Game-related ramblings.

Month: May 2025

Scratching That Itch: Wizard Battle

This is the two hundred sixteenth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our two hundred sixteenth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is plummeting towards us. It’s Wizard Battle, by Scott Ethington, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

A puzzle game about a wizard falling down a hole.

Look, it happens to the best of us.

Scratching That Itch: Escaped Chasm

This is the two hundred fifteenth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our two hundred fifteenth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is lonely, seeking a way out of its isolation. It’s Escaped Chasm, by temmie (AKA Temmie Chang), and its tagline in the bundle reads:

​A small little RPGmaker game about a lonely girl with a connection to anoth…

It’s not Lonely Boy, this time it’s a lonely girl.

Scratching That Itch: Electric Zine Maker (A Work In Progress, Be Gentle, Hug It Often) By Alienmelon

This is the two hundred fourteenth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our two hundred fourteenth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is helping us to make our own zines. It’s Electric Zine Maker (a work in progress, be gentle, hug it often) by alienmelon, by alienmelon, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

The Electric Zine Maker (⚡️✂️) is a printshop and art tool for making zin…

Pretty sure that was going to say “zines”.

Scratching That Itch: Gataela – Demo

This is the two hundred thirteenth entry in the Scratching That Itch series, wherein I randomly select and write about one of the 1741 games and game-related things included in the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality. The Bundle raised $8,149,829.66 split evenly between the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund and Community Bail Fund, but don’t worry if you missed it. There are plenty of ways you can help support the vital cause of racial justice; try here for a start. Lastly, as always, you may click on images to view larger versions.

Our two hundred thirteenth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality is giving us a taste of what’s to come. It’s Gataela – Demo by Atemly Games, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

Uncover schemes, investigate mysteries, and debate the citizens and nobles…

Uncover schemes and investigate mysteries!? I’m in.

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