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Sugarlawn, by Mike Spivey
Fun Treasure Hunt, June 15, 2025

In this game you play as a contestant on a reality show, searching for valuables inside the Sugarlawn mansion and around the plantation property. Overall, I quite enjoyed it; it's Adventure but if Adventure was a reality show, essentially. It is short, but has replayability as it is pretty hard to get a good score the first time. Overall I really liked the concept and the game itself. One question though: Why a chicken costume?

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Bee, by Emily Short
Feels Very Real, June 15, 2025

This is a story about a homeschooled girl preparing for the spelling bee. There are four different endings and it was written using Varytale, which I had never heard of prior to playing this game. Overall, I found the style a bit confusing, and it was repetitive at times, but this girl's story dideally resonate with me as it explores loneliness, a family dynamic that feels real, and the girl's struggle to figure out who she is as she grows up in a very sheltered environment. A very well told story that I ultimately replayed so that I could get all four endings.

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