Game-related ramblings.

Month: July 2025

Scratching That Itch: Dear Mariko

This is the two hundred nineteenth 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 nineteenth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality has written us a letter. It’s Dear Mariko, by Coren Baili, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

A girl comes home to find a letter.

This is, indeed, what happens.

Scratching That Itch: Aerannis

This is the two hundred eighteenth 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 eighteenth random selection from the itch.io Bundle for Racial Justice and Equality has snuck into our high-tech facility and taken us hostage at gunpoint. It’s Aerannis, by ff, and its tagline in the bundle reads:

A stealth-action metroidvania

I’m honestly not sure if I’ve seen stealth in a Metroidvania before.

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