EVERY DAY THE SAME DREAM

Ever since I've read Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" every game that resembled a life parable and had metaphysical and philosophical considerations at its core turned into a unique gaming experience for me, and each title seemed to approach it from a different angle.The name, the simplistic, but stylized and highly effective black-and-white graphics with sparse coloured details and depressing instrumental indie/lofi pop, sounds and noises  pretty much reveal  what you'll be doing throughout - fighting or giving in to your sense of alienation and your 9-to-5 job.With different choices come different outcomes of a single boring work day that you just can't seem to wake up from. Each attempt  seems to slightly affect the next iteration of your "groundhog day".The 5 persons you interact with bring you closer to finishing the game and to your final release.

Whether  you consider this title to be a game or not, or whether it qualifies as a game by modern gaming standards, EVERY DAY THE SAME DREAM is a unique point in gaming history  and another great effort on the part of indie game makers to make real adult games that open new horizons for games, indie and otherwise.

A SLOWER SPEED OF LIGHT

I 've  only recently found this game and I was completely blown away by it! My ESL skills are virtually non-existent when it comes to physics and explaining scientific concepts and how they translate to video game parts . Therefore I strongly recommend  viewing the video below to get the grasp of what the game is all about.

The first time I tried it I figured it would just be a single afternoon's worth of  fun , but it transposed  a series of highly sophisticated concepts and physical phenomena to  your average 3d game mechanics and surroundings  making you somehow experience these so vividly that you almost feel smarter as you progress. Sure, it got mixed reviews , but mixed reviews have been en vogue for the last couple of years, haven't they?

ENVIRO-BEAR 2000: OPERATION: HIBERNATION

Messy games are the best , and this is truly one of the messiest ones out there. Messy as in sketchy  and swiftly built, a far cry from being an eye candy. The navigation is  simple and awkward and done by moving and clicking a single mouse button, the in-game music is obnoxious and made in a matter of minutes. Almost every aspect of this game seems unappealing . Despite this, ENVIRO-BEAR 2000 possesses some je-ne-sais-quoi that keeps you tied to your seat for at least a while. That is, if you're open to a game like this to begin with.

Having awaken a bit too far in the autumn, you now have to prepare for the upcoming winter by eating fish and berries. And what better way to do this  more efficiently and swiftly than to take someone's car and go through the reserve in trying to have enough food stuck to your windshield,  avoiding other cars driven by other bears and dealing with badgers and other animal friends that miraculously end in your car . If you fail to gather enough food and drive your car into your cave before the snow starts to fall the game's over. Sounds a lot dumber than  it's supposed to, but the game is loads of fun. The concept of using clumsiness of movement pays off and makes this a delightful play.

as user i_am_sad once said in a reddit comment : "Enviro-Bear 2000 is more fun than should be allowed for a game as stupid as this."