Works that I found interesting and memorable on this website. They're usually titles you are unlikely to find readily available on other platforms. Not all are itch.io exclusives, but they do convey some indie spirit that I really enjoy.
A creative take on the Boeing safety manual people pretend to read before takeoff.
A visual novel that echoes my repressed thoughts on game developments and the communities I'm in.
An eclectic visual novel that takes images from the web and twists them into a nihilistic diary-like game about losing a part of oneself.
An ode to the titles that we pledge to make someday.
A qualitative resource management game where you roleplay as a dungeon master who needs to manage time, the players' attention span, and even yours. Pretty fun game!
The fairest hard puzzle game I've ever played.
A short platformer that follows its own rules, the title feels like a good dream someone had and decided to make one day. It can be frustrating at times, but I find it admirable to see something so principled.
Medieval plagues and gay sex: the good stuff.
A colorful, disgusting Twine title about how complicated abusive sibling relationships can be.
Erotic body horror that explores the technology of dehumanization.
A short sokoban game that's pretty cute.
A truthfully allegorical story about the battle against addiction.
One of my favorite visual novels, it explores grief and longing in interesting ways. Lots of cute infodumps about architecture, alcohol, and other various subject matter too.
A RPG Maker 2003 visual novel that captures the silences and absences found in awkward conversations between two people who clearly had a history together. Lovely and poignant.
A work about fragments of traumas stitched together with scenes written in English and Japanese.
A very well-written Twine work exploring the erotic trauma of a bad night out without any instance of violence or assault.
A lovely title where you fish and grieve about a loved one.
A poignant Bitsy title that expresses one simple emotion through different graphical screens.
A short and cute parser game where you are helping your best friend overcome a breakup she's still shocked by.
A history of interactive fiction, a personal game, and a letter to the communities all at once -- I have written elsewhere, but I highly regard this work and see it as a penetrating title that will remain with me for years to come.
A conversation about what's happening in the games industry while paying homage to My Dinner with Andre and The Simpsons.
Captures so sympathetically the alienation of a programmer who wishes to do good but seen her creation be taken over by startups and venture capital while exploring perennial issues in psychology and more.
A hauntingly beautiful visual novel.
A recreation of a chat that I'm sure most people online have faced at least once.
A short visual novel where the languages of emotions and desire blur into the ambiguous landscapes of dreams and reality, it never ceases to be haunting and provocative till the very end.
A short, chilling horror work that evokes dread through minimalism. The trick used for the ending is executed very well.
Trans yuri poly visual novel. This is what the world needs.
A Yume Nikki fangame, an essay, a trans theory read, and a story of self-discovery in one package.
