Made a collection of games on @itch.io that tell their whole story through texting/messaging. Check it out and follow the Exhibit:Play itchio account.

New Exhibit:Play Curation 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 Curated by @farfama.bsky.social Games about housing crises across the world. Rental nightmares in the UK, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Australia, and America turned into playable social commentary.

New Exhibit:Play Curation 𝗗𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝐬 Games created as personal tributes to developers' grandmothers. Curated by @farfama.bsky.social

New from Exhibit:Play 𝐌𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 Curated by @farfama.bsky.social Megastructure parkour games focused on vertical traversal, speed-climbing, and precision platforming through monolithic architecture. Filter by the aesthetics of brutalism, industrial, frutigo aero, and liminal.

A while ago we shared that there were an amazing 🌴435 entries from🌴 78 different countries!  You can find all the amazing submissions here🦩:  https://f.mtr.cool/tvcmighcjp  #AMaze2026 #mbbfunded #arthousegames #indiegames #playfulmedia #immersivetheatre #indiedev #AMazeAwards

Made a collection of games on @itch.io that tell their whole story through texting/messaging. Check it out and follow the Exhibit:Play itchio account.

Submissions for A MAZE have been extended to Feb.8th. Going through the submissions have opened new in-progress curations. VR Dance, Unconventional Rhythm Games, Intergenerational Trauma, Gender Dysphoria, Memories of Temporary Homes, Navigating Through Bureaucracy, Midwest Emo Vibes Vibes, and more

If you are dev that made a "Fake OS" game, a Steam Event is being planned by @fbeckpeccoz.bsky.social. An Exhibit:Play list titled "Cyber Nostalgia" was made last year with desktop exploration games focused on early computing. Needs an update, but a lot of great titles to explore in the genre.

New Exhibit:Play Curated List Curated by @farfama.bsky.social 🧠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡-𝐍𝐨𝐢𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 🧠 exhibitplay.com/tech-noir-ne... Neural hacking interfaces, memory manipulation, and dystopian mysteries in this curated collection of tech-noir brain hacking games.

New Exhibit:Play List 𝐈𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐲𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 Created by @farfama.bsky.social Indie management tycoons that combine classic isometric gameplay with social commentary about greed, corruption, and systemic exploitation.

New Exhibit:Play List Created by @farfama.bsky.social 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞-𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐕 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 📺 8 games based off of live-action TV series exhibitplay.com/ps1-live-act...

My game curation project @exhibitplay.com received its first supporter! This will go towards a fund for commissioning written pieces and original micro games based on one of the current lists. A call for pitches will happen soon. If you have the means, you can support the project on buymeacoffee.

More games have been added to the Conversations in Cars collection. - Three Fourths Home by [bracket]games - chip generator 2000 by @koonce.itch.io and @chrisperbix.bsky.social - Stutter by JoshuaTextor

Some more games have been added to the Language Deciphering Games list. Blightseed by Zen of Mars The Apothecary of Trubiz by Kinjo Games Lab Lessons on Strange Symbols by nants00 Lost in Translation by @featurekreep.bsky.social 7 tags have been added so you can sort the list further.

...just 4 days left to submit for this year's #AMazeAwards Did you know❓  The new XR-History Award at #AMaze2026 supports travel and accommodation too. Send in your games and playful media so you don't miss out  👉 https://f.mtr.cool/zwufuambiu @koerberhistory.bsky.social #playfulmedia #altctl #xr

my field recording experiment from a few years back was included in this curation! i still want to incorporate those mechanics into a larger adventure game: sample audio from the environment and use it in other contexts

New Exhibit:Play Curation! Field Recording 🎤 Curated by @farfama.bsky.social These games use field recording as a key gameplay mechanic. Explore the list of games featuring childhood summers, ghosts, the end of the world, frogs, and more. exhibitplay.com/field-record...

Exhibit:Play now has a @itchio.bsky.social page. It contains most of the collections on the official site and all games that have an itchio page. There's also a bonus itchio only list at the bottom of the page 👀 Follow for future updates! exhibitplay.itch.io

New Exhibit:Play Curation! 🤺 𝟏𝐯𝐬𝟏 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 🤺 Created by @farfama.bsky.social Contains games with a focus on fencing multiplayer battles that can be played with a friend offline on the same couch. Ranges from 2D arcade to realistic 3D simulations, as well as a TTRPG!

Any volunteers interested in helping @farfama.bsky.social input the data for all IGF Nuovo Award nominations, winners, and honorable mentions? There are over 200 games that are recognized for advancing the medium and the way we think about games. DM if you are interested in helping.

New Exhibit:Play list! 𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐙𝐄. 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 Created by @farfama.bsky.social Features all the winners from @amazefest.bsky.social Arthouse Games Festival from 2012 - 2025. Includes extensive tags so you can filter by award, year, theme, artstyle, and more! exhibitplay.com/amaze-berlin...

2025 Year in Review - Created and curated 13 lists of hyper specific themes in games. - 334 games across all of them. Vast majority indie and solo works. - 150+ tags for more filtering. - Two in-person talks given. One at A MAZE Berlin. The other at Games Art International Assembly in Barcelona.

New Exhibit:Play Collection! Lesbian Bullet Hell Games about lesbians dodging lots of bullets Curated by @farfama.bsky.social

Boshi’s, NYC nonprofit games space, is hosting an end of year fundraiser!! Your generous support is greatly appreciated. For more about how, what, when, where, and why, see the link in our bio. We love you! #game #nyc #donate #videogames #boardgames #giveback

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Please show your support to @santaragione.com. The studio's latest game has been unfairly banned from Steam.

Exhibit:Play homepage just became 57.4% more playful thanks to some javascript magic exhibitplay.com

New Exhibit:Play curated collection of games 𝗤𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 Focused on games that takes place during the quiet final moments of the world. Contemplative conversations, childhood exploration, documenting memories. Enjoy the final moments. exhibitplay.com/quiet-moment...

“if you want to feel something in this big big world. To see every color, every character in desperate search for some human warmth, to understand and befriend them as we ourselves are looking for genuine connection.” Based off a popular letterboxd list. What are you suggestions?

Farfama here. I'm in Barcelona for the Game Arts International Assembly in Barcelona. I'll be talking about Exhibit:Play and the motivations for why I made it and what I hope it will become. More importantly, I'll get to hang out with a bunch of cool people in a wonderful city.

New Exhibit:Play Curation Indigenous Voices of Turtle Island This list features games made or heavily consulted by Indigenous developers, artists, storytellers, elders, and members of the community based in Turtle Island (so-called North America). exhibitplay.com/indigenous-v...

"Links are the lifeblood of the web, and linking to other sites is a declaration of independence. Its a declaration that says, “I am the infrastructure of the web, I am not content, nor am I a product, I am a human and a participant in this great work of humanity we call the Internet”."

Can you guess what these games have in common?

Some new additions to the Game-Worker Cooperatives list. @giantbomb.bsky.social @rascal.news @aftermath.site @aesthetic.games New tag filters (Development and Journalism) exhibitplay.com/game-worker-...

Congrats to @roguesite.bsky.social for the launch of their website. Rogue is worker-owned and independent games media that is human-first. We've added the website to our Game Worker Cooperatives collection. If you know of more games media or studios that are taking this approach, let us know!

Congrats to @charlesgames.bsky.social ‬on their Gee! award win. The GEE! award recognizes excellence in educational game design. "Velvet 89 is hidden-object game tells the story of ordinary people taking part in the peaceful demonstrations that changed the course of history."

Check out VILE. Browse a computer and uncover information about adult film actress Candy Corpse, and her recent departure from the industry. A game about misogynistic entitlement. It's part of the Cyber Nostalgia collection on Exhibit:Play. The Steam version was recently hit by ban. Support the dev!

New additions to the Conversations in Cars collection Glitchhikers: First Drive by @silverstringmedia.bsky.social Wheels of Aurelia by @santaragione.com Detours by Mismatched Games Black Ice, Cliff Face by @mousecouncil.bsky.social Explore the full list of 16 titles in the link below

AvantBeetle Presents: CRTL ALT RESIST A three-day videogame exhibition highlighting games as a tool for protest, political resistance, and radical imagination; elevating play as a political act.

過去のメルボルン・クィア・ゲーム・フェスティバルの受賞作の一覧！！日本語ローカライズされてるものも多いですよ〜。

New Exhibit:Play Collection! 🚗💬 Conversations in Cars. These games take place primarily in vehicles where a wide range of conversations happen. With family, friends and strangers. Across cities at night and quiet rural roads.

This festival is one of my favorites. They were my first ever award as a dev and gave me a huge confidence boost. I really treasured watching matilda (their robot) play the games. I can't overstate how special this festival is and I appreciate you highlighting it like this.

Next week 👀 If you know of anymore, please share! Games need to take place primarily in a vehicle and be focused on conversations.

New Exhibit:Play Collection 🏳️‍🌈 Winners from the Melbourne Queer Games Festival. This collection contains 38 games spanning 7 years from the yearly festival. Gold, Silver, Bronze, Jury, Emerging Developer, and Technical Achievement. Check the Dig Deeper for the full shortlist of quality queer games

Here's a list of some collections we will publish soon. It takes some time to fill in the metadata and create the page, but each of these have at least 5 games which is when we consider them ready for page creation.

i think a lot of diaspora can feel disconnected from our roots (physical distance, lack of community/language, &c.), but the food we grow up eating is often one of the strongest connections to a home we otherwise don't know so well personally & becomes an experience we can share 🍚

New to the Asian Diaspora collection - A Taste of the Past by Sondering Studio A story of growth through reliving previous moments with family and cooking. - tong jyun by @npckc.net Learn from mom how to make tong jyun over a video call because your chinese isn't good enough to read the recipe.

Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈 While we're in the process of new specific collection of LGBTQ+ focused games, we come across countless games on itchio. We'll use this thread to share some of the small LGBTQ+ games we find that don't fit any list we're making at the moment, but still wish to highlight.

New addition to the Virtual Museum collection The Tour by Mothlanturn "A virtual museum of identity and self reflection" moth-lanturn.itch.io/thetour

New Exhibit:Play Collection 🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ+ focused game narratives that use the artstyle and mechanics of a retro Game Boy game. All of these can be found on @itch.io and most are made with @gbstudio.dev which means you can even play them on a physical Game Boy.