CorgiSpace is a collection of little games.
I played CorgiSpace bit by bit this month. It is a nice collection of games by Adam Atomic, the creator of Canabalt. It is also pretty cheap even without discounts (less than a nice cup of coffee).
It is a UFO50-like game, with lots of small games. But here all of the games have "short legs", all are short and based on simple ideas. They are all also done for the PICO-8 with a nice and coherent retro feel. After playing a game once, you unlock a comment from the author about the background of the game.
While the games may be simple, some are surprisingly deep. Here is my list of favorite games in it:
- Rat Dreams: souls-like with only dodging and hitting. Fun and very non-punishing.
- Kuiper Cargo: falling blocks game with a fun progression mechanic. Each play has a limited number of rounds, so you cannot spend too much time playing at once like in standard Tetris.
- Sebastian's Quest: sokoban-like where you combine gems and eat some cheese. Also very cute.
- Prince of Prussia: one of the highlights of the collection for me. Kill nazis and escape prison; a stealth version of Prince of Persia.
- Mole Mole: you play as a mole who wants to take a nap. Plays similar to Bomberman, but you have to collect the bombs in the field.
- Wizard's Folly: another falling blocks game, but now you have to fill a given space without putting too many blocks outside it. Very fun when it works; sometimes the randomness is annoying.
- Space Corgi 2: Play as a corgi and a pug, find your bed to take a good nap. (The Space Corgi 1 is also good and hidden elsewhere in the main game.)
- Frogwell: go down a well as a frog. You can lick things and jump to move. First time I played, I beat it in less than 30 minutes.
Other games are either too arcade- or sokoban-like for my tastes, but they might be fun for you it you like these genres.