#play critters for sale

[rottingbiogirl]

This is my favourite side character from “Critters for Sale” so far. The look, the name, their lore.

In this household, we stan Mike Lobster, the BDSM-looking, landlord-hating, probably scammed crypto bro. 👏👏

[bodiesinourcellar]

Currently playing Critters for Sale… Borja butch!

[1800duckhotline]

i need more games like who's lila? in my life

[deadghosy]

Sebastian && Ominis with a siren/mermaid!reader hcs

🐚 ྀ࿓immediately when it was spread around how the new fifth year was a half merfolk. Sebastian was amazed while ominis was a bit skeptical. He never really believed in those kinda tells. 

🐚 ྀ࿓even after getting to know you a lot. And how Sebastian described your tail when you went in water, Ominis still didn’t believe until he felt your energy shift. Felt your tail scales, heard you talk in your own language. But also when he heard first years say that an actual mermaid or siren perhaps was in the water.

🐚 ྀ࿓sallow most definitely watches you swim through the window to the ocean. He finds you magical. He may even playfully draw a heart against the window only to feel his heart swell at how you made a heart air bubble

🐚 ྀ࿓those two always wait by the window to see you. Well mostly seeing from Sebastian while Ominis is just there for your presence.

🐚 ྀ࿓Sebastian would put his feet in the water while you are full on mermaid mode whilst Ominis is just relaxing, bathing in the sun.

🐚 ྀ࿓your two slytherin boys heart melts when you give them sea treasures. Immediately they want to gift you some things as well.

🐚 ྀ࿓Sebastian who sometimes thinks if you get water poured onto your arms you would turn into a mermaid accidentally on land. He told this to Ominis who didn’t worry much as you told him yourself you have to be in ocean water fully.

🐚 ྀ࿓Ominis who just feels the ocean for you when you are in there. He likes how you hold his hand and not pull him in like a jerk.

🐚 ྀ࿓these two Slytherins are very protective. They don’t even let a single male student talk to you. In fear of them not being your favorite best friends. They personally say that they are your boys.

🐚 ྀ࿓ “can you speak fish?” Sebastian says as he plays with your hair in charms class. Ominis scrunched up his face hearing that question while you snickers. “Sebsatian. Please be quiet” Ominis says, which makes you laugh out a little bit.

🐚 ྀ࿓Sebastian who makes you try to talk to a fish only for you to slap the back of his head and tell him no yourself

🐚 ྀ࿓you three sometimes get into mischief if a person tries to sale you. Only to know you got two protective Slytherin boys by your back. Ready to harm anyways trying to harm you. Especially Sebastian.

🐚 ྀ࿓if you can sing just like how sirens and mermaid are told to sing. Except Ominis and Sebastian standing over you in your bed wanting you to sing them to sleep. It was Sebastian’s idea, dragging Ominis in this.

🐚 ྀ࿓Sebastian makes you a sea shell bracelet..it was garbage but hey, it’s the thought that counts.

🐚 ྀ࿓gaunt is an excellent boy who loves to just sleep by the window if you choose to sleep with the sea critters. He doesn’t care for odd looks. He likes your attention and presence most.

🐚 ྀ࿓Sebastian definitely has a field trip when you two prank Ominis. He can sense your energy, yes but he can’t sense it with you deep under water.

🐚 ྀ࿓it’s all love as Sebastian says sorry along with you just agreeing. Head out of the water as well. You three go back to the house and relax like the trio you are.

[mintys-playarea]

RUGGIE B. W A DUNCE! PLAYING! LOVER!

You had no idea how you were able to get a man such as him to fall in love with you. He was clever, sweet, a great cook, and an absolute cutie... Ruggie was yours and you were his!

You had many flaws. You weren't very smart, you had tendencies to mess with people... The list could go on. Yet he still loved you.

It was a cool, autumn day. Warm colored leaves fell from trees, leaving the courtyard a blend of reds, browns and oranges. There were plenty students walking and talking happily along with one another, the smell of pumpkin spice wafting in the air. Though you were relatively uninterested before... A particular student has caught your eyes. It was none other than the Azul Ashengrotto walking around, promoting his most recent sale for the Mostro Lounge... This was the perfect opportunity.

The leaves crunched beneath your shoes as you tapped his leg, your icy cold hands sneaking up his pant leg and touching his warm calf. He shivered with a loud yelp, immediately turning around to find no one there. You were hiding behind a nearby tree. You weren't hidden well of course, but Azul couldn't see you. He shook his head, sighing and brushing it off as the wind. As he continued to promote the sale, you snuck up on him again. You tapped his leg the same way as before, except... You weren't fast enough this time. He kicked you and hoisted you up with stern eyes.

"Do you understand how disrespectful you are?!" Azul screeched. He clearly disliked getting his legs touched like that.

You sputtered trying to come up with an excuse, panicking as you see the Leech twins starting to come into view. You squirmed as Azul held still and started walking.

"Excuse me boys, but may you help hand out flyers for me as i return this rascal to their owner? They were very disrupting to me, we wouldn't want that happening with to another," Azul had a slight pout as he continued walking. He muttered something to himself quietly before going into the Savannaclaw mirror.

Leona sighed as he saw Azul waltz up to him. "And how am i responsible for the herbivore??" He said with a tired look.

"Well, aren't they always over here? I'd assume it's because they have something with you?" Azul responded, almost annoyed with the fact he had to speak with Leona.

"No... You'd have to find Ruggie. He's— Right here," Leona groaned before returning to his room.

"Oh, hey there Az! Whatcha doin' here? And why do ya got lovebug there?" Ruggie commented on you being carried by Azul like a critter he finds dirty.

"I found.. er.. Lovebug messing with me during my promotion for the new Mostro Lounge sale... So you're the one taking care of.. this thing?"

"Aye, they're person, you know! Not just a 'thing.' But yes, i am in charge of taking care of Lovebug."

"I'll just hand them over already... You should really keep a watch on them. They're probably going to cause a big problem if you dont." Azul shook his head before leaving Savannaclaw finally.

"So... Lovebug, what was that about?"

You pulled out a to-go box of fresh food. Food you stole from Azul. A goofy smile spread across your face.

"Ahh... I see! I've trained you well... You deserve a treat for that!" Ruggie smiled along with you, bringing you into the kitchen.

"I know ya may not be tha brightest sometimes, but you're a sneaky lil' thang fo'sho! Here, ya wanna help bake some cookies to go with that meal?"

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TAGS!!: @cheezy-moon

A little note on how the tagging system works:

If I know you like a character and I end up writing for it, I'll tag you in it (⁠*⁠´⁠ω⁠｀⁠*⁠)

Also, I have no clue what to put for name replacements so... I'll just do pet names! :D also I wanted to keep this in second person, but I kept it gn when I had to use the pronouns (*⁠´⁠∀⁠｀*⁠)

I also forgot how the mirrors work (⁠•⁠ ⁠▽⁠ ⁠•⁠;⁠) and I gave ruggie a special way of talking! I like writing him speak like that :3

[flareheart8]

What If.....Playtime Co. made Uglydolls?

"Want the suffering to end, little one......? Join me and the rest of experiments in the Hour of Joy, and your freedom will be granted."

What if Playtime Co. made Uglydolls?

Well for starters, I imagine they would make their debut before the Smiling Critters would. Their sales will be decent, but not as good as Huggy Wuggy. Mainly, because kids find them boring with their blank faces, or don't find their personalities engaging. Eventually, they would get overshadowed by the Smiling Critters due to how ambitious Playtime co is with the franchise.

In terms of experimentation, some would act like wild animals while others would have some intelligences. They would mainly be in the laboratory since the orphans in Playcare prefers to play with the Smiling Critters than the Uglydolls. Each Uglydolls would be given a small task they have to complete before the end of the day. If any were to failed, or refuse their task, they will be either punished or destroyed.

One of the Uglydolls, Moxy, hates living in the laboratory, because how cruel and unfair each scientists. Doesn't help the fact that she has to watch her kind get harshly punished or destroyed. She wants to help, but is too scared to do anything that could get her in trouble. That's until when she meets the Prototype. He promised her a chance of freedom if she persuade her kind to participate in the Hour of Joy. Such an offer wasn't something Moxy could pass up, so she reaches out her hand, not knowing she will still only endure more suffering.

A very interesting idea I came up with, and probably explore more of it in the future.

[whysodelirious08]

Dealing Out Agony Within - E.M Short

Hurt/No Comfort - Any gender (I think)

Please reblog with hastags! It helps a bunch! 💗

You held the aged envelope in your hands. Every year you looked at it with the intent to finally gather up the courage to open it. But you never did. Try as you might, the pain, like a lake, would whirlpool beneath you and drag you under. Until you put the letter back in the box. Back under your bed. Waiting for the same time next year. But this year it remained in your hold, your glossy eyes looking at the haphazardly scribbled letters of your name, slightly smudged, mostly worn.

The rain, the thunder, it seemed to claw and howl at your window just like it did back then. Perhaps a sign. Now was the time to summon up all that courage. That strength. See what Eddie had left you.

The letter had come after you heard of his death. It was bittersweet. A final gift. The last of a long collection of letters between you both. You were both so young. You were just nineteen then. 39 years later and you still sat there just as fragile as you had then.

You took a breath. You gently turned the envelope around and carefully, so carefully opened it. Taking your time. Bracing yourself. Once you had opened it, there was no going back, there was no undoing the last bit of Eddie you had been holding onto. As if he were still here. Unable to accept the truth.

As you pulled out the letter, you saw something else tucked within, but you turned your attention to the letter first. The bad handwriting, the scribbled doodles, the change in pen when clearly one had run out.

"OK. First off you're wrong about Critters. It was a cool movie and you don't give it enough credit. And I don't want to hear how I'm wrong and how it was, by your words, "an unconvincing comedy horror that could barely keep a kid entertained". - again. And I didn't just enjoy it because I have the humour of a child. I know that's what you would say and you're wrong."

You scoffed at his words but enjoyed them nevertheless. Seeing at the end of that section there was a drawing of a face with his tongue out. It wasn't a bad movie, you had just loved to wind him up and annoy him.

"Fun fact from Professor Munson-! The Longest length of sword able to be "swallowed" by a practiced exponent, after a heavy meal, is 27 inches". Or at least according to the Guinness book of world records from 1978. I found it at a yard sale. Now I have way more facts to give than you.

...and I could swallow more than 27 inches, I'm sure. wink wink."

He was always so immature but you found yourself cringing and laughing at the comment. You unfolded the last bit and noticed how he had changed his pen for a red ink.

"I know you probably thought I forgot but unfortunately, for you, I am still holding you to your promise. So pack your bags! Metallica Damage, Inc Tour; here we come! And only the legend himself. OZZY OSBOURNE is also playing. Keep hold of the tickets for me. Wayne doesn't know. Our secret!

Catch you next month for movie night

- your humble servant, the awesome, the one and only, Eddie Munson of the no.1 touring band in the world- Corroded Coffin!"

And in the envelope sat tickets. Two. For a show played 39 years ago. You didn't get to see it with Eddie. But you sure as hell know he was watching from above. And rocking out.

You had long left Hawkins behind but every year you felt a tug to go back. Perhaps you owed Eddie a trip. At least, one last time. Make amends for wasting those tickets.

[sleepy-harper]

haaii if u do any requests umm could u do smth smth like.. caretaker merchant vibes or smth i dunno how this works … i am just so fixated on that guy jts not even funny …… :3 no worries if u dont wanna feel free 2 ignore ^_^

HIHIHI OFC!! I wasn't sure what specific content you wanted, but inspiration struck and I figured you'd enjoy some headcanons!! <3

I also have a merchant moodboard here & here and a merchant pfp here!!

🪻— Merchant

✦ let me start this off with: he is the most prepared cg ever.

☆ oh what's that? you need a new paci? he's got 6 brand new ones in the back. thirsty? will that be a sippy, cup, or bottle? you need a new fuzzy friend to cuddle or a new figure or doll to play with? all you had to do was ask!!

✦ if you're an older or more sociable kiddo he'll let you help out a bit with the customers, teaching you to negotiate and he'll take over when customers might try and haggle

☆ if you're interested with that type of stuff though, he'll make sure you're all set up by yourself near his shops, just within eye sight for him

✦ though, if you're a baby and need more attention and closer care? he's got you carefully set up behind his desk on the floor near him

☆ happen to be napping near by? he's using ur cute little charms to persuade customers, telling them that he's been saving up to get you new toys

✦ ^ only partially lying, because he really does spoil you rotten with all his sales

☆ happen to be a little clinger? or you want to look/be like him? he's got you your own little purple bandana or necklace, carefully tying it around your neck

✦ if you happen to be a little or a critter who likes to snag the shiny looking items, you better believe he's making sure to double triple check every single spot

☆ he's a very laid back cg though, doesn't do discipline often and even when he does, it's just a stern talking to or you have to go sit on The Barrel of Shame™

✦ if you're an older kiddo, he's absolutely sending you on errands when you're bored

☆ he'll see you huffing and kicking a rock and he calls you over, giving you a paper of an order request and the supplies, sending you off with the directions and a playful good luck

✦ he makes sure you have your own little bag just like his own, just not filled with his shops stock

☆ that's not to say you don't have anything important in there though!! you have all your toys, binkies, clothes, snacks, and blankies in there!!

✦ and while we're on the topic of food... being a traveling merchant has many perks for you if you like to try new things!!

☆ he's always very encouraging when you want to try a new food, telling you you can't be sure you don't like it unless you at least try it

✦ he's just as accepting if you're a picky eater though, reassuring you it just saves time on getting something you might not like at all!!

[oleanderfox]

Palia Tips

Some things I have learned that might help others. 🩵

Game Controls

You can put away your tool by pressing X.

If you get stuck, type /unstuck in the chat window and you’ll be teleported to the nearest stable surface.

Right clicking with a tool equipped will let you switch between different types of ammo (for bug catching and hunting).

You can cancel without wasting ammo after entering "aim" mode by pressing the Shift key or right mouse button (h/t @sharky857 ).

You can climb ivy in addition to cliffs. (Like inside the lighthouse..!)

You can cancel climbing/drop from a cliff face by clicking X. (h/t @lazyadmiral )

You can jump (space bar) while climbing cliffs to climb faster.

You can hold down the mouse key when mining, tilling, and chopping down trees rather than clicking for each chop.

Camera & Photos

Press K to enter camera mode.

There’s a 🔁 button in the corner if you want to swap to a front-facing camera/“selfie mode”.

If you want to see your photos while in the game, you have to save them to the album. However all photos taken, even if you don’t do that step, will be saved to your computer’s hard drive.

To find your photos, open Windows Explorer and enter %appdata% in the location bar. From there navigate to %AppData%/Local/Palia/Saved/Screenshots. You should be able to pin this folder to your quick nav/favorites to find it again easily.

Time

One hour of real time = one entire day in Palia. That means an hour in Palia passes in only 2.5 minutes of play.

You only get "credit" (for building friendships) for chatting with villagers once per villager per day.

Many bugs, fish, and plants can only be found at certain times. Time in Palia is divided into: ‣ Morning: 3-6am (rooster crows at 3) ‣ Day: 6am-6pm ‣ Evening: 6pm-9pm ‣ Night: 9pm-3am (owl hoots at 9)

Time in Palia is the same across all servers. Midnight (a new day) will always be on the hour in real world time, so 6am in Palia is at X:15, noon is at X:30, and 6pm is at X:45.

6am is a "new day" for crops, but midnight is a "new day" for chatting with villagers. Midnight also seems to be when the furniture in Tish’s shop refreshes.

Gifting runs on real world time, not Palia time. You can only give a villager one gift every 24 hours in the real world, and "Weekly Wants" are valid for one real world week. The week currently resets on Mondays at 12am Eastern.

Once you get a villager's key, you can talk to and visit them even when they are "asleep".

Mail is delivered and picked up (shipping bin sales) at 6am and 6pm.

To find rare spawns, arrive in the area 15-30 Palia minutes before the start of its catch period and clear all the common critters/plants. This will make it more likely your rare will spawn when the clock chimes.

Inventory & House

Furniture does not take up inventory space!!

A gold star on an item's icon means it's "star quality." Starred items fetch higher sales prices and are required for some quests.

Starred items will not stack with normal items.

Only star quality food can be placed in your house/lot.

More storage chests = more storage slots, but you are capped at 8.

You can hang items on the exterior walls of your home - including wallpaper!!

When in placement mode, you can rotate items using Q and E. You can turn off “grid mode” by pressing z, which allows more flexible item placement.

Leveling

Your character level is a combination of your level in each of your skills.

Eating food increases your "focus," which applies a percentage bonus that will make you level faster.

You can increase that bonus by visiting the Dragon and Phoenix shrines and spending Renown to increase the percentage (Phoenix Shrine) and the amount of focus you can accumulate.

You can only "carry" 1,000 Renown at any time. If you're not spending it, you're throwing away Exp.

Renown is also needed to expand your housing plot (by buying "Writs").

Event

You can get "displayable" food from Reth and Delaila, but it's based on RNG. Just keep buying the item until you get a star quality one.

The quickest way to get Chapaa Chase tickets is by completing the Achievements; some require you to party with others.

The drums are not obvious, but you only need to go back and forth between a pair of them interacting as they light up. Eventually the big fireworks will trigger and you will get the achievement and reward. (Do this 2 more times for the second achievement!)

The event achievements are on the Event tab, not the achievements one.

Skill-Specific Tips

Fishing: If you don’t click in time and the fish disappears, don’t panic — the same fish will keep trying again! And if you change your mind, you can pull your line in/cancel and you won’t spend any bait. This means you can wait to be sure you’ve hooked the fish you want before reeling it in so you don’t waste all your precious glow worms! The one caveat is that sparkle pools (and the guaranty of a star quality catch) disappear if you don’t catch the fish on the first nibble.

Hunting: The Proudhorn Sernuk can teleport and the Azure Chapaa can make an illusion of copies of itself that disappear when shot. They're both very difficult to hunt until you learn to make Dispel arrows. If you’re still struggling to have enough resources for everything, learn the lowest quality arrow that can kill something in one shot and hunt with those. (Kilima chapaa can be killed with a makeshift arrow while regular Kilima sernuk require a standard arrow. Bahari chapaa need at least a standard arrow while elder sernuk in Bahari will cost you several fine arrows.)

Looting: For hunting, mining, and chopping down trees, everyone who gets one "hit" in gets loot, and the loot is not diminished by sharing. So working together to find pallium nodes or hunt rare critters rewards everyone. :) (Note that you need to have the required equipment quality to be able to share, though - if you get a message saying “sorry, you need to upgrade your equipment” then you won’t get any loot.)

Mining: On the topic of Palium, it’s not as rare as you think. It has very specific spawn points, which it only shares with stone - you’ll never find palium where you found iron before. This means you should mine all the stone sharing those points to encourage palium to spawn for your next visit. Palium can be found in the caves hidden around the perimeter of Bahari and in the Pavel mines.

Foraging: Purple glowing trees are flow trees, and require more than one player to chop them down. Again, everyone gets "full" loot, no matter how many people get a swing in. For small trees, let them heal after each hit if needed to make sure everyone present can get a hit. If you’re looking for a specific resource, say, sweet leaf, look up what it shares spawn points with (in this case, morels) and pick three as well so sweet leaf has a chance to spawn. Also, brightshrooms are typically found in ruins right up against the structures so they can be easy to overlook or mistake for glowing bugs at night.

Cooking: You can find recipes in villager's homes, by fishing them up in bottles, lying around the wilderness, and completing quests or bundles in addition to buying them from Reth.

Cooking together: Like with looting, everyone gets the full reward, even if you don't contribute any ingredients.

Lore & Fun Stuff

There is a mysterious beast in the Elderwoods.

The mine's haunted.

Sooo much queer rep: All the romanceable characters don’t care about the player’s “body type.” Sifuu, the Duchess (Kenyara), and Eshe are canonically wlw. Chayne was raised by two dads. The former lighthouse keepers in Bahari Bay were a gay couple. 🏳️‍🌈

Critters that have been mentioned but don't have in-game models or released concept art yet so we just have to speculate: ‣ Kitsuu: Sacred companions, according to Hassian. There is a kitsuu constellation which has "floppy ears" and horns. Possibly the "fennec fox with antlers" creature drawn in the Vault of the Waves? (Confirmed by the official Discord emotes!) No longer unreleased as of 0.3.6. :) ‣ Peki: Palian version of chickens, or at least they lay eggs and have feathers, and according to Nai’o “there are at least 72 unique color and pattern combinations for peki breeds.” ‣ Riffroc: Palian mounts. Nai'o has a beloved one named Sugarfoot; Kenyatta’s is named Sundrop.

Bug Reporting, Suggestions, and Help

Report problems here.

Give feedback and request/suggest features here.

If you're stuck on a quest or where to find an item, there's an "Official" wiki and an "unofficial" wiki.

[arisupaints]

Critters... I have 25% off on all items at my etsy to raise money for my friends.

My D&D group and I live 5000 miles apart. We met during the pandemic, and quickly grew close over our shared love of Critical Role and queer ttrpg. After 3 years of playing together, they finally visited me in my country.

While they were here, their house burned down.

They are the kindest, most generous people - and they have lost everything. As nurses they dedicate every day to helping others, and when someone is in need, they're always the first to donate. If anyone was in need of a Critter hug today, it's them. I'm offering a 25% sale on all my Critrole merch on my etsy to support them. All earnings will directly go to their Go Fund Me. Please help us.

[small-sinclair]

More Band!Au Sinclair HCs that no one asked for:

Au belongs to: @arkunder

Bo and Lester had a drinking contest on stage. Vincent was so disappointed.

They play rock-paper-scissors if one of them has to do an interview.

Ask Vincent about his hidden goldfish snacks! He has them hidden everywhere. He’ll just pull a little bag out of nowhere sometimes.

Bo is, indeed, in therapy. Not for drinking but for mental health.

They once live streamed Bo and Vincent playing chess for a charity event. They are both really good at playing.

Lester went off stage for a moment and came back with nachos. He didn’t play the drums for a set, so the twins did the heavy lifting.

The three brothers had the world’s hottest soup to see who can eat more. No one was surprised when Lester won.

They actually love playing catch! They have baseball gloves and a ball they bring. Before a show, they play catch and chill.

Vincent has a base that looks like a mermaid tail.

They went to a nursing home and played for an elder fan. She was 97 year old and loved heavy metal music. She died a few days after later. In honor of her, Vickey wrote a song and named it after her: “Lilith”.

One time, someone passed a fiddle to the stage and Bo took it. He opened up the case and started tearing into it. The crowd went nuts.

They have sibling tattoos. Bo has a sun, Vincent has a moon, and Lester has a star. It’s on their back.

Bo once sung in French during a song out of boredom. The girls and the gays went nuts.

Vincent likes smoking lavender cigarettes.

A kid placed a flower crown on Lester’s head. He nearly cried.

During a meet and greet at a convention, Bo held a crying baby and calmed them down to let the staff member take a little break.

Whenever they go to award shows, Bo wears his black suit and tie; Vincent wears a three piece suit with a Vincent von Gough themed tie; and Lester is in his finest blue jeans, shiny cowboy boots, a nice plaid, and wears his Luisiana belt buckle.

During an outside show, Lester came on stage with an opossum in his arms. Where did it come from? No one knows.

Whenever Vincent goes out to do charity work and Bo comes with him, the twins like to have fun! They’ll color and play with the kids, let them draw on their arms, and put things in their hair. At the end of the day, they do a group photo with everyone they spent time with and hang the photo in the bus. Vincent puts one in his base case.

Bo has an emotional support stuffie named Snuffles. It’s an alligator.

Vincent stopped the show and hopped off stage. Someone brought their cat and he wanted to pet it.

Speaking of cats, whenever they do an outdoor show, Vincent found a kitten stuck in the sound system under the stage. He crawled under the stage and brought them out. Shes named Soundwave and is loved by Jonesy and the fans.

Bo loves playing the piano before the show starts. He’ll come out in his heavy metal outfit and sits next to the keyboard and play classical music like Mozart.

On Saturdays during the summer, they take the day to go to farmer markets and pop-up sales in the little towns by the city. They wear ‘disguises’ when they go. Some people are able to figure them out, some don’t.

When Louisiana flooded, the boys went back home and helped cleaned up the town (I’m assuming Ambrose is still an alive town). Bo helps rebuild houses and sheds, Lester helps cleaning the mud and the muck along with returning any loose critters to the DNR for recovery, and Vincent cooks d and pass out food at a crisis center. If they have to, they’ll give blood.

SIDE NOTE:

Whenever they go home to Ambrose, everyone treats them normal as if they’re not famous. It gives them some space to breathe.

They don’t stay for too long, maybe a weekend or a week. If they stay longer, Bo is down at the garage, Vincent is in the art and hobby store, and Lester cleans up the roads and road kill. They also take this time to help their next door neighbor, Mr. and Mrs. Lane. They’re like grandparents to them.

They live in their own house while Trudy and their father are in the house from the movie. Because Trudy doesn’t approve of them doing this, she doesn’t visit them, and Victor ignores them.

[milesluna]

My Favorite Games of 2023.

Hi. Hello. Thanks ever so much for clicking on this page. Happy to have you.

First thing's first: I'm a little freak when it comes to video games. I don't feel the need to beat most games I play. From Software is one of my favorite studios in the industry and I've never finished a single one of their games. This means, fortunately, that I get to play a LOT more games than the average bear.

I've written up some blurbs about my top ten favorite games from 2023, but before that here's the list of every game I remember playing this year that left any sort of lasting impact on me (in no particular order):

Dead Space Remake Resident Evil 4 Remake F-Zero 99 Humanity Dredge Metroid Prime Remastered Anemoiaplois Alan Wake 2 Baldur’s Gate 3 LoZ Tears of the Kingdom Counter Strike 2 Hunt Showdown El Paso Elsewhere Jusant Slay the Princess| Remnant II The Finals Street FIghter 6 Lethal Company BattleBit Remastered Don’t Scream Homebody The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog Pizza Tower World of Horror Super Mario Wonder Mr. Sun’s Hatbox Fifa 23 Sea of Stars (Demo) Half-Life (25th Anniversary Update)

And the games I played that were NOT released in 2023:

Unpacking Persona 4 Golden Picross 7 The Order 1886 Shovel Knight Dig Lost Planet: Extreme Condition Spider-Man: Miles Morales Pac-Man Championship Edition DX Project Zomboid Quake LoZ The Minish Cap Drill Dozer Wario Land 4 Pokemon Pinball Resident Evil Revelations Summer of ‘58 Trackmania TwinCop We Were Here Visage Cursed Halo CE Half-Life 2 (I probably play this once per year) Witch Hunt Red Dead Redemption 2 Cyberpunk 2077 Borderlands 3 Brutal Legend Cultic Slay the Spire PUBG Rez Infinite Batman Arkham City Alan Wake Alan Wake: American Nightmare Max Payne LoZ: Majora’s Mask 3DS Metroid Prime Metroid Prime 2 Tunic Everhood Final Fantasy VII Final Fantasy VII Remake GOODBYE WORLD Yakuza: Like a Dragon Critters for Sale Dome Keeper Phasmophobia Hades Nintendo Switch Sports

Now that you understand the kind of freak you're dealing with…

Let's dive into my top ten favorite games from this objectively fucked up year.

10. El Paso Elsewhere Developed by Texas indie studio Strange Scaffold, El Paso Elsewhere is a Max Payne-clone with vampires, an opinionated narrator, and lots and lots of bullet time. As a small studio punching well above their weight class, Strange Scaffold leans into abstract, PlayStation 1 minimalism when it comes to visuals and pairs them with a soundtrack that will make your hands sweat. The vibes are here and they're ready for the end of the world. I'm personally also a big fan of everything this studio stands for.

9. Mr. Sun's Hatbox I want you to imagine Metal Gear Solid V. Now I want you to imagine that game as a 2D, level-based, slapstick platformer you can play with up to three friends. If you think that sounds stupid, you'd be right. And it's beautiful. As you build up a secret army of soldiers with various skills (and disorders), you'll start to develop *favorites*. This game constantly asks if you're willing to send those favorites on a harrowing mission and risk losing them forever… or if you'd rather send an idiot you recently captured who blinks constantly and can't kill anyone without fainting.

8. Dredge Every year I feel like I find one game that falls into the “just one more round” category, and baby… Dredge was it for 2023. As a weary fisherman in strange waters, you'll make the most out of your 12 measly hours of sunlight only for your daily voyages to inevitably pull you into the darkness of night, and night is when things get weird. Rocks emerge from the fog that you swear weren't there before, your equipment malfunctions, and you're pretty sure you just saw something in the water… something big. Despite only containing a small collection of islands, the world of Dredge manages to feel vast - perhaps vast enough to swallow you whole.

7. Resident Evil 4 Remake I was curious to see what sort of changes would be made to the timeless classic and father of modern 3rd person shooters, Resident Evil 4. I wasn't let down. RE4 Remake takes all the things that didn't age well about the original, tossed them out, and replaced them with only good things. And MORE things! It's campy, fun, and better than a game of bingo.

6. Jusant I really feel like this one didn't get the recognition it deserves. Jusant is a rock climbing game that combines the quiet contemplation of Journey with the mechanical specificity of Death Stranding. Unlike Death Standing, though, there is very little story to interrupt your flow. There are plenty of collectible bits to find for those curious to learn more about what happened before the events of the game, but the environmental storytelling does most of the heavy lifting. For me, the joy of the game comes from how it feels. Right trigger controls your right hand grip, and left trigger controls left hand grip. Plan your route, manage your stamina, and climb high above the clouds in search of answers.

5. F-Zero 99 This. Shit. Slaps. I've never been a big F-Zero guy, but this MADE me one. The “battle royale”, 99 player format is the perfect fit for the ruthless, high octane world of the game. Races last about three minutes, and friend, they are the most intense, white-knuckled three minutes of your life. The decision to make your boost meter the same as your health meter started in F-Zero 64 (I believe), and it is so much more HARROWING in this game when another player could side-swipe you mere meters from the finish line and blow you to bits. Sadly it's only playable via Switch Online, but it made me cheer, laugh, and scream enough this year to earn a spot in my top 5.

4. Alan Wake 2 Remedy makes weird games that also manage to exist in the AAA space and for that I will forever love them. Although Alan Wake 2 resembles a 3rd person shooter survival horror, I'd honestly say it's more of a narrative game than anything else. There's sidequests, there's puzzles, there's upgradeable skills, but at the end of the day the characters, world, and story are what kept me playing. If you haven't checked them out recently, you should definitely watch a story recap of the original games before diving into this sequel, but the wild swings for the fences this game takes are well worth that small price of admission. There's a god damn musical number, for Christ's sake.

3. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom I've really got nothing to say about this game that most people don't already know. It's incredible. The fact that Nintendo made a game that redefined an entire genre and then made a SEQUEL to it that ups the ante is remarkable. To be honest, I've only cleared the Rito, Zora, and Goron cities. I got a bit tired of exploring the depths and guiding Koroks to their friends, but I can't deny the sheer level of complexity and polish on display here. I saw someone on TikTok build a functioning Mecha Godzilla in this game. Good God. I've heard that the ending of this game is one of the best in the franchise, and if I'd seen it this year then it may have wound up higher on my list, but for the time being I'll continue picking up this masterpiece from time to time, chipping away at it until the day comes that I can finally smack the tits off thicc Ganondorf.

2. Half-Life (25th Anniversary Update) I know I'm gonna get shit for this, but I don't care. This year was the 25th anniversary of Half-Life and Valve released an update that made playing it (and it's online Death Match) much more accessible. I threw it on my Steam Deck out of curiosity, expecting to play for 20 minutes. I could not put it down. It is unbelievable how modern this game still feels. I simply had so much fun sprinting through the corridors of Black Mesa with a dozen weapons strapped to my back, blasting aliens and military Spec-Op chumps as a 24(?!) year old theoretical physicist.

1. Baldur's Gate III This game is fucked up, man. The sheer amount of writing in this game scares me. We can all talk about how BIG this game is, it deserves it, but the thing BG3 does better than any other role playing game I have ever experienced is actually encourage roleplaying. I've played through Act I four times now, with four different groups of friends, and it has felt fresh every time. I have seen the same events play out in so many different ways that it boggles the mind, but in every one of those play sessions I see players asking themselves “What would my lil guy do here?” rather than "what is the best thing to do here?" The game rewards players constantly for just trying shit and the D&D 5e rule set means playing like the character you said you were from the start leads to frequent Points of Inspiration. Maybe one day I'll see the end of this story (probably not), but I don't have to in order to feel a connection with BG3's world, characters, and most impressively, the characters I made myself.

Honorable Mentions for 2023

5. Dave the Diver 4. Homebody 3. Sea of Stars 2. Humanity 1. Super Mario Wonder

Top 5 Favorites NOT from 2023

5. Metroid Prime 4. Final Fantasy VII Remake 3. Cursed Halo (Halo CE Mod) 2. Red Dead Redemption 2 1. Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (3DS)

Games I didn't have a chance to play from 2023 but still want to when I find more time...

Viewfinder Venba Chants of Sennaar Thirsty Suitors Hi-Fi Rush Moonring Armored Core VI Laika Aged Through Blood Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

OKAY THANKS BYE!

[petite-guignol]

STEAM SPRING SALE

I decided to go through games I already own + have played, see what's on sale, and make some recs.

Crypt of the Necrodancer (2.99) -- a rhythm roguelike with a thriving mod community and multiplayer. tough but rewarding. i have over a thousand hours in this game you could say i like it a fair bit. definitely pick up the DLC

Downwell (0.79) -- action platformer where your only actions are falling and shooting (from your gun boots). unique, fast paced, and satisfying. cute 2-color graphics, unexpectedly banger soundtrack. also this is insanely cheap jesus christ

Inscryption (7.99) -- horror that dumps you into a remote cabin playing a sinister card game with an ominous entity. one of those kinds of games where its hard to say too much about it without spoiling it, but it goes Places. also has a cool roguelike mode

La-Mulana (3.99) -- puzzle-heavy metroidvania. play as an adventure archaeologist exploring a cursed ruin that houses the secret history of all civilization, with all the obtuse traps and constant death that entails. will drive you insane one way or another. not for everyone but if you click with it this will probably blow your face off

OneShot (5.99) -- simple but emotionally affecting game where you, the player, are a part of the story. melancholy and funny and hopeful in equal measure. probably buy this immediately if you liked Undertale. fun fact, this was originally programmed in RPGMaker XP and i have absolutely no idea how that was accomplished. blood magic probably.

RPGMaker MV (11.99) -- speaking of RPGMaker. this is the second most recent version (MZ is the current one, minus that unity-based thing nobody likes) but the two are more alike than they are different. easy to use but also crazy flexible if you put in a little more effort, and there are tons of community assets for it available

Spelunky (3.74) -- 2D roguelike platformer. fun with a lot of weird secrets to discover and chaos to be had. the sequel seems even better but i haven't played it yet. this game is also really hard and i have never beaten it lol

Spirit City: Lofi Sessions (8.03) -- not really a game, sort of a co-working app that lets you set ambiance sounds and do shit alongside your dress-up avatar and cute critters you collect. has light productivity tools like a pomodoro timer, to-do list, habit trackers, that sorta thing. honestly does help a lot for me.

Angels of Death (4.99) -- peak RPGMaker horror imo. i once called this "jeff the killer for people who played chrono trigger" and i mean that in the best way possible. exactly the right combination of thoughtful and extremely stupid. i think there's an anime of this?

APE OUT (2.99) -- one of the most stylish games ever made. play as a gorilla escaping to freedom. commit unbelievable carnage backed by an organic jazz soundtrack that reflects your actions. be warned that this one is also hard tho

CARRION (5.99) -- horror action platformer where you play as the monster. escape, devour, infect, ooze through the ventilation ducts, get larger with every human you shove into your gross maw. shorter than it should be IMO but immensely satisfying

DEADBOLT (2.49) -- 2D assassination simulator from the makers of Risk of Rain. play as a reaper tasked with sending the undead back to hell. almost more of a puzzle game than anything else. you die in one hit so make sure every bullet counts.

Endoparasitic (7.49) -- horror game where you play as a guy with only one remaining limb and a parasite burrowing into his brain trying to escape an alien infested lab. really don't think there's any other games out there like this. very tense.

FAITH: The Unholy Trinity (7.49) -- lo-fi horror game with a distinctly 80s vibe. a priest returns to the site of a failed exorcism and descends into an occult nightmare. truly unsettling use of clunky synth voices and rotoscoped animation. you might have seen me reblog gay fanart of this one.

Kingsway (3.49) -- turnbased RPG where everything is accomplished via a fantasy version of Windows 95. keep your desktop organized. a really solid example of the genre that's also extremely quirky. we love to see it

The Shivah (1.49) -- point-and-click adventure about a cynical, down on his luck rabbi in NYC investigates a mysterious donation to his struggling synagogue. a very different type of story than you usually see in video games, excellently told.

Strange Horticulture (6.39) -- play as an herbalist in a town full of secrets and drama. Identify plants, understand their mystical uses, and provide solutions to your customers' problems -- or make everything a lot worse.

might have a few more later

[electricpurrs]

[variablecemetery]

Games for Watermelon Bundle

Another game bundle is on sale at itch.io! It is organised by Letters for Watermelon, featuring content from 30 creators, to support two families in Palestine (half of the proceeds will go to the first family and the other half will go to the second).

Each of the selected families are found on Operation Olive Branch, a volunteer organisation committed to connecting Palestinian families to the help they need.

Please consider checking this bundle out. It's only $5, and while the organisers have already reached their goal, there's still a ways to go on both of the actual campaigns for the families - this would really help them out, and you'd get something out of it too.

The bundle will be open until March 3rd 2025.

Below I'll put info on some of the games that are included. These are the ones that caught my eye, but there are many more! Descriptions are taken from the product pages of the respective games, as I haven't played them yet.

Dr. Scarlet O'Beetle, MD. has received troubling news from afar, and her local community seems to be beset with problems as well! The indomitable doctor is never discouraged and will rise to meet any challenge, even ones far, far larger than herself.

SCARLET O’BEETLE AND THE UNSEEN WORLD is a classic adventure point-and-click, story-rich puzzle game set in the fascinating world of insects. While interacting with the characters and learning about their lives, the player will learn exciting scientific facts about the species they encounter and the anthropic impact of climate change and pollution.

goshzilla is in love is about Goshzilla, a giant lizard monster on a date with Moffy, a giant moth monster. A very short & chaotic dating simulator about dating as a giant monster.

A Dragon Is My Friend is a singleplayer, print-and-play tabletop game about taking care of an injured dragon for 7 days, where many activities (and disasters) could happen during the day. It all depends on what dice rolls you get!

Wild Mannered is a simple, silly one-shot ttrpg system. Play as a woodland critter in a trenchcoat and hunt down forest defiling hooligans. Make a mess, break some stuff, and overall cause an absolute ruckus.

Nature/Town/Farm/Villagers is a quick and compact little physical game of farming simulation. You play this RPG on a calendar.

By the same creator, HOUSE of cards is a TTRPG inspired by House of Leaves, and stupid wizard battle is a 2-player bookmark RPG. These are also included in the Games for Watermelon Bundle.

I'm definitely going to try out that HOUSE of cards one.

If you're interested in any of these games, here's the bundle page again, so you don't have to scroll back up.

[jokerislandgirl32]

Chris for the ornaments(and not really WK related but Nori as an ornament lol)

Oh yes! Thank you so much for requesting Chris! I’ve been wanting to do one of the bros! I’ve had their ornaments picked out from the start! And Nori absolutely deserves one! She is a Wild Kratts OC in my book, and she’s also Zach and Violet’s adopted niece/daughter! They love her so much! Chris and Nori have two ornaments each! You can find their ornaments below the cut! In response to this post 😊.

For Chris I had to go with a green and animal theme for both his ornaments. Chris’s first ornament is this chubby little bird! It is the Cozy Critters Hallmark Keepsake Ornament from 2021! This little bird has a cute little outfit that has a green color scheme (and red so it kinda eludes to Toodles too…anyway), and the bird’s feathers are primarily brown. Chris is the brown eyed and brunette brother, and he LOVES green. So, this ornament is not only representative of his appearance, but it also showcases one of his favorite things: green, for our GREEN and blue world!

The second ornament for Chris is this brown fabric cat with a green ribbon around its neck and a moon, star, and Christmas tree pattern all over. This is an ornament that I believe was given to my family by my father’s youngest sister (aka the aunt who makes my Wild Kratts birthday cakes). The green and brown color combo, as with his previous ornament, give me soooo many Chris vibes. But this ornament also plays into the fact that he is the climbing brother (the trees are for climbing), and he’s the cat brother! In the Cats and Dogs special it is revealed at the beginning that he prefers cats, so this ornament is just perfect for the cat lover in him!

Nori Foreman, our beautiful mermaid girl, has two beautiful blue themed ornaments in store for her!

The first ornament I selected for her is this large sea foam colored glass ornament with a swirling, glittery, white pattern throughout. The sea foam color makes me think of her eye color, first and foremost. She had beautiful light sea foam eyes just like the ocean! And speaking of the ocean…this color makes me think of her connection to the ocean! Her amazing and spectacular merpowers! The swirling glitter pattern gives the feeling of the ocean waves, which pays homage to our (mine and Caity) joint story Under the Violet Waves!

Her next ornament is this HUGE clip on butterfly ornament that my mother got on sale after Christmas a few years ago. Its clip is about off and needs repair, but this butterfly is hanging in there lol. Which…kinda makes me think of Nori, she’s been through a lot to discover how to hone and control her merpowers, but she powers in and tries her best regardless of any setbacks. Plus the color just reminds me of her, she’s so blue coded to me! I feel like this is probably her favorite color of blue…perhaps reminds her of her beloved Harry’s eyes 😉.

I hope you love these ornaments, Caity! Wishing you the best New Year!