I enjoyed playing through the first 5 games and want to play the rest someday. While there is variance in quality between them, they're all generally solid. Idk if they match to the above games, but it's worth playing at least one of them for their unique take on the genre. Which specific one idk

butter side down is OUT NOW!
store.steampowered.com/app/3812580/...

1982 was very early for Japanese adventure games, with only a small number of releases. Takara Building Adventure thus is one of the earliest adventure games in Japanese, but it was not generally available...

...until today.

Includes some unexpected history!

bluerenga.blog/2025/10/29/t...

Also should link to the site: umbrellaterms.neocities.org

On my website I now have a button if you want to share the site that way, created by my wonderful girlfriend @maidrobo.bsky.social!

I am covering EVERY First Person Shooter EVER made in Japan.

From 1985 to 2025, that's over 40 years and 70 games of gaming history.

Link: youtu.be/F80Cl6WzBNo?...

This was without a doubt the most ambitious video I've ever made.

I’ve started a GoFundMe to help with my cancer battle gofund.me/6850175a3

Skate & Date - lesbian roller derby, rhythm game is out now! Come get your yuri on wheels!!
https://f.mtr.cool/scjlbborbl
https://f.mtr.cool/ugehecznam

(I've linked steam codes to itch.io so you can easily get it for both and have Valve take less money from me <3)

TIER (The online journal of games criticism) just published this conversation with me!
www.tier-review.com/a-conversati...
it was a lot of fun, deeply thoughtful, and i appreciate the opportunity to have chatted with them.
#GameDev #GamesCrit

!!NEW VIDEO!!

This time I cover Chunsoft’s Sound Novel franchise, a hugely important series in the history of Japanese video games that served as the progenitor to the visual novel genre and was a source of inspiration for all kinds of developers.

WATCH - www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9BT...

We played the ORIGINAL survival horror and watched the movie it was tied in with. We had a great time!

btw if u dig my work and wanna support me making more, you can always drop a donation via ko-fi.com/cathroon 💜

EVERYTHING SPIRALS TO A FINAL POINT OF UNIFICATION

THE SACRED ΩMEGA POINT
cathroon.itch.io/omega-point

A MIXTAPE AT THE END OF THE WORLD

[FLASHING IMAGE WARNING]

INCOMING CANON FIRE!

A slice of life comedy about... being abandoned by your family.

TALES FROM TOYOTOKI is
surprisingly lighthearted, until it's not.

Conbining real and magical history, it's a story about finding your place when you've been tossed aside.

canonfire.net/post/7937752...

i reviewed NBA 2K26 for @endlessmode.bsky.social because someone had to while you're all playing silksong: www.endlessmode.com/article/comm...

Pleased to have such a thorough and thoughtful reflection on TIER, it really reflects the scale of what we can do!

when i replayed Repeat the Ending to write this piece, i thought about how there aren’t that many spaces these days to publish personal games without feeling unwelcome.

everything is gazed upon with this “critical” eye that pathologizes or fawns over any vulnerability: bsky.app/profile/tier...

Having read all 6 chapters and not spoiling any specific story moments, I thought it was just ok. In regards to its handling of gender, it has a few sweet moments, but doesn't go as far as I'd like

At this point think a statement is in order.

Framing itch.io as anti-queer is genuinely maddening.
Besides the horrific pressures exerted on it recently that every other company, including steam, has folded on far more harshly and thoughtlessly, Itch has bee nothing but supportive of queer games.

it was wonderful to come through and talk about this game, had a pretty good time even with a pretty poor translation

and here: stop-paypros.neocities.org

hate to ask but it's been a miserable week, and I've been hit with a lot of unexpected bills

anything you can give would help me afford food next week
www.paypal.com/paypalme/sie...

I do not like Date Everything, but it is so fascinating... I tried to work though just how weird this thing is.