The year 2020, with all of the absolute insanity that led up to and occurred during it, will likely stand as one of the most fascinating times in modern history. I truly do not envy those who have to study everything that occurred during this incredibly strange year. However, one of the things that will likely help to show just how bizarre the world was is to look at the media that arose from it, and Five Dates, developed by Wales Interactive, does a fairly good job of captur

Inspired by his love of reading through the fictional bestiaries of Dungeons & Dragons, developer Nick Lives began work on Home Safety Hotline in 2020, going so far as to create a prototype that was later abandoned. After discovering the analog horror genre and inspired by Hypnospace Outlaw, Lives resumed working on the concept, deciding to lean into the 90's era media formats. Set in the year 1996, we play as someone who has been recruited to work at the titular Home Safety

As the name may suggest, The Suicide of Rachel Foster is a game that deals with a few very heavy topics that could be deeply triggering for some people. Over the course of the narrative, there's a continued focus on a young girl's suicide and the events that lead up to it, which include grooming, sexual abuse of a minor, teenage pregnancy, and a host of mental and emotional damage surrounding everything. While the game handles these topics with respect and nuance, I feel it b