F2P Friday

A black and white illustrated forest with crows flying overhead and a cat arching his back. (A Dark Forest)

F2P Friday: A DARK FOREST

Lauren Darnell

For this week’s F2P Friday, we play A Dark Forest, a minimalist text adventure game steeped in mystery with heavy horror elements. Read on for our review.

A photo still for the game Storm the Swan, featuring a retro-style handheld game displaying a cartoon goose with dialogue options.

F2P Friday: STORM THE SWAN

Lauren Darnell

For this week’s F2P Friday, we play Storm the Swan, a retro-inspired text adventure game with a horror theme and heavy topics. Read why you should play it!

(High Steaks) Cartoon guy with yellow spiked hair giving the OK hand sign over a grill covered in meats and vegetables.

F2P Friday: HIGH STEAKS

Lauren Darnell

For this week’s F2P Friday, we play High Steaks, a space management puzzle game, for the title of ultimate grill-master. Read our review!

Beaver wearing a yellow hardhat and holding a gnawed on log. (Benedict Beaver the Builder)

F2P Friday: BENEDICT BEAVER THE BUILDER

Lauren Darnell

For this week’s F2P Friday, we play Benedict Beaver the Builder, a charming puzzle game about rebuilding your community after a storm. Read our review!

Pixelated ghost dog floating into a darkened house, away from a gravestone in the yard. (goodbye, doggy)

F2P Friday GOODBYE, DOGGY

Lauren Darnell

For this week’s F2P Friday, we haunt the grief-stricken halls of our family home in goodbye, doggy, a short puzzle game about moving on.

A yellow tabby cat sits in a box with a green and blue background. (Lots of Cats in Every Moment)

F2P Friday: LOTS OF CATS IN EVERY MOMENT

Lauren Darnell

For this week’s F2P Friday, we play Lots of Cats in Every Moment, a hidden picture game about life, love and cats. Read on for our review.

F2P Friday: BERRYWITCHED!

Lauren Darnell

For this week’s F2P Friday, we play Berrywitched!, a horror-adventure RPG set in a cursed berry forest with multiple endings. Read our review.

F2P FRIDAY: BARBE-CUES

Lauren Darnell

For this week’s F2P Friday, we play Barbe-cues, a fast-paced free typing game that invites you to fire up the grill with dad. Read our review.

F2P Friday: THE WHALE ISLAND

Lauren Darnell

For this week's F2P Friday, we play The Whale Island, a romance visual novel dating sim with a taste for adventure and a cozy charm. Read on for our review.

A crying frog prince in an alchemy shop with the text "Potion Promotion" in rainbow colors in the center.

F2P Friday: POTION PROMOTION

Lauren Darnell

For this week’s F2P Friday, we play Potion Promotion, an LGBTQ+ visual novel about making choices and brewing potions. Read on for our review!

Chibi style witch in overalls and a hat standing in the foreground in front of a row of potted plants in the video game Astra's Garden

F2P Friday: ASTRA’S GARDEN

Lauren Darnell

For this week’s F2P Friday, we play Astra's Garden, a visual novel idle-clicker crossover about running a witch shop and figuring out life. Read our review!

Side profile of an illustrated black haired teen with "Small Town Emo" in background

F2P Friday: SMALL TOWN EMO

Lauren Darnell

For this week’s F2P Friday, we play Small Town Emo, a romantic, queer coming-of-age adventure with GAMEBOY aesthetics that's set in 200.

The word Lookouts in black over an orange background with the two "o" being replaced with a wolf and eagle face under a crescent moon.

F2P Friday: LOOKOUTS

Lauren Darnell

For this week’s F2P Friday, we play Lookouts, a queer western visual novel about othered outlaws finding common ground in an unlikely town.

A graphic of cozy-themed illustrated food and plants with the text "Little Chef" in blue and red over top.

F2P Friday: LITTLE CHEF

Lauren Darnell

For this week’s F2P Friday, we play Little Chef, a cozy 2-D puzzle game with a simple drag-and-drop mechanic. Read why you should play it!

Circle and square-shaped cartoon people on a news segment screen in a still for the video game We Become What We Behold. This text appears at the bottom of the image in red and white.

F2P Friday: WE BECOME WHAT WE BEHOLD

Lauren Darnell

For this week’s F2P Friday, we tackle We Become What We Behold, a short game about news cycles and civil unrest. Read why you should play it!