first of all: it's genuinely unreal how good the games for this jam were. truly we called to talk about it and were gushing about literally every single one of these. if you submitted a game to this jam: we read it, we talked about it, we said nice things about it, and we probably at one point said either "no i'm seriously going to play this game" or "no i'm seriously going to import this part of this game into another game and play with it."
and, because we had so many submissions we were so head over heels with, we decided to, in addition to giving out our five awards, name an honorable mention in each category as well! and even with that, there are still so many games we haven't gotten to include which we loved to death, honestly you should just go read all the games, they're all really good.
without further ado!
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best visual design - Unidentified Feminizing Object
in addition to being an unbelievably cute little experiment in form and function, this thing also looks absolutely stellar. an eye-popping fully illustrated piece of candy, it's as much fun to look at as it is to read.
honorable mention - Prey 4 Mercy
also consider this "the most likely to convince the players to enter a 24/7 D/s relationship," but also well laid out with a slick looking logo tying the whole thing together. so good.
most likely to actually feminize - The Lipstick Game
we're losing it over this one. we've been assured this is a first draft and that more is coming but even as it stands this is one of the hottest things we've ever seen. can't imagine coming away from this one not a woman.
honorable mention - Damn Bro That Sucks, You Should Become A Girl About It
most memorable conception of femininity - Hot Damn Deadly Alien Overlord Au Pair
the joke here is so so funny and it's such a perfect and unique little spin on what forced feminization is and where it might come from. feminization as something which happens not to you, but to your context.
honorable mention - Project FF
the twist on this one is that it's going sissification, which today makes the game feel like something of an aesthetic throwback, the kind of thing you would find on an angelfire page. it's recognizably its own angle, distinct from anything else submitted.
best writing - The Long Dissolve
holy shit what a striking little poem of a game. an instantly captivating artistic voice with so many playful little flourishes (the appendix! the hidden text!), you simply must read it if you have an academic interest in the field.
honorable mention - Escape from the Eve Compound
horrifying! absolutely the blackest comedy imaginable in a little adventure i could never imagine running but desperately want to listen to an actual play for. just a perfect sickening little module.
most affective core system - Damn Bro That Sucks, You Should Become A Girl About It
oh this ROCKS. so quickly gets to the psychology of the characters, has so much fun undermining them, and just generally does its job really really well. we'll both be playing this game and so should you.
honorable mention - Point Venus
using audio in this way is such an ingenious little invention that there should honestly be a hundred games following in its wake. we love its precision, we love its goal. this thing is an absolute gem.
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and those are our award winners! put 'em on your resume, if you want.
we cannot emphasize enough how many great game there are that we didn't even get to mention here. really do look through all of these and then go look through the rest of the games as well. and then play them and leave some five star reviews.
ok love u bye