JuniperTheory
@bimbo.city
A perfect 30-something angelic butterfly who always wants to tell you about games you haven't heard of. Media team lead at Null Signal Games. Streaming games you haven't heard of at twitch.tv/junipertheory . Find me online at butterflytheory.site .
it's so fucking good. every time i think about it i wann aplay it then i stop myself cuase i know i'll lose 30 hours
December 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
it's so fucking good. every time i think about it i wann aplay it then i stop myself cuase i know i'll lose 30 hours
finished reading? click HERE for the july thread bsky.app/profile/bimb...
alright time for the JULY games. i still haven't gotten better so this thread continues to get longer. i got SIXTEEN FUCKIN GAMES for ya, including FOUR games in the niche pervert game category.
and i'm leaving so many good ones out. july was insane. LETS GO
for last month's thread:
and i'm leaving so many good ones out. july was insane. LETS GO
for last month's thread:
December 21, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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that's already too many games so the only honorable mention this month is to the ppl in my polycule who brought me delicious soup and orange juice while i'm sick
see you tomorrow for AUGUST. where at least 3 of my favorite games of the entire year came out lol help
see you tomorrow for AUGUST. where at least 3 of my favorite games of the entire year came out lol help
December 21, 2025 at 5:11 AM
that's already too many games so the only honorable mention this month is to the ppl in my polycule who brought me delicious soup and orange juice while i'm sick
see you tomorrow for AUGUST. where at least 3 of my favorite games of the entire year came out lol help
see you tomorrow for AUGUST. where at least 3 of my favorite games of the entire year came out lol help
lastly, SANAE'S SYLPHID BREEZE
as a game, this is a short kirby clone that's pretty fun, although maybe get it on sale, but i like it a lot. as a collection of kirby-inspired touhou pixel art, it's PERFECT, oh my god look at the catgirl sanae she's so CUTE oh my GOD i LOVE HER
as a game, this is a short kirby clone that's pretty fun, although maybe get it on sale, but i like it a lot. as a collection of kirby-inspired touhou pixel art, it's PERFECT, oh my god look at the catgirl sanae she's so CUTE oh my GOD i LOVE HER
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"SANAE's Sylphid Breeze" is 2D Platformer game with cute pixelart. The main character in this game, SANAE KOCHIYA is a character from the "Touhou Project". With her new ability “SP...
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December 21, 2025 at 5:02 AM
lastly, SANAE'S SYLPHID BREEZE
as a game, this is a short kirby clone that's pretty fun, although maybe get it on sale, but i like it a lot. as a collection of kirby-inspired touhou pixel art, it's PERFECT, oh my god look at the catgirl sanae she's so CUTE oh my GOD i LOVE HER
as a game, this is a short kirby clone that's pretty fun, although maybe get it on sale, but i like it a lot. as a collection of kirby-inspired touhou pixel art, it's PERFECT, oh my god look at the catgirl sanae she's so CUTE oh my GOD i LOVE HER
next runner up is PRIMORDIALIS
we've seen a few games like this, where you build your little guy brick by brick and then try to fight with them, but this one i really, really loved. i spent HOURS trying to make the perfect missile launcher, only to discover nothing worked like i wanted. it RULED
we've seen a few games like this, where you build your little guy brick by brick and then try to fight with them, but this one i really, really loved. i spent HOURS trying to make the perfect missile launcher, only to discover nothing worked like i wanted. it RULED
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Primordialis is a physics-based roguelike fish builder. Unleash your creativity to defeat creatures using venomous tentacles, electrical shocks, or exploding children. The possibilities are endless. E...
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December 21, 2025 at 5:00 AM
next runner up is PRIMORDIALIS
we've seen a few games like this, where you build your little guy brick by brick and then try to fight with them, but this one i really, really loved. i spent HOURS trying to make the perfect missile launcher, only to discover nothing worked like i wanted. it RULED
we've seen a few games like this, where you build your little guy brick by brick and then try to fight with them, but this one i really, really loved. i spent HOURS trying to make the perfect missile launcher, only to discover nothing worked like i wanted. it RULED
first runner up for the niche pervert award is: CRISIS IN THE KREMLIN: THE COLD WAR
any game where as many reviews are complaining about specific economic simulation balancing as this one qualifies it for this award. and you get to be the ussr!
any game where as many reviews are complaining about specific economic simulation balancing as this one qualifies it for this award. and you get to be the ussr!
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Crisis in the Kremlin is a global real-time political strategy about the Socialist world in its final decade. Shape the fate of the world as you manage economy, foreign relations, and domestic policy....
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December 21, 2025 at 4:59 AM
first runner up for the niche pervert award is: CRISIS IN THE KREMLIN: THE COLD WAR
any game where as many reviews are complaining about specific economic simulation balancing as this one qualifies it for this award. and you get to be the ussr!
any game where as many reviews are complaining about specific economic simulation balancing as this one qualifies it for this award. and you get to be the ussr!
it's not even close it's vivid/stasis.
this rhythm game has more content then some 60 dollar releases, including TONS of songs, a gay as hell visual novel, a massively complex puzzle game hidden in that novel, and is FREE. it's one of the most ambitious projects ever.
(it's also hard as fuck)
this rhythm game has more content then some 60 dollar releases, including TONS of songs, a gay as hell visual novel, a massively complex puzzle game hidden in that novel, and is FREE. it's one of the most ambitious projects ever.
(it's also hard as fuck)
vivid/stasis on Steam
Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?
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December 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
it's not even close it's vivid/stasis.
this rhythm game has more content then some 60 dollar releases, including TONS of songs, a gay as hell visual novel, a massively complex puzzle game hidden in that novel, and is FREE. it's one of the most ambitious projects ever.
(it's also hard as fuck)
this rhythm game has more content then some 60 dollar releases, including TONS of songs, a gay as hell visual novel, a massively complex puzzle game hidden in that novel, and is FREE. it's one of the most ambitious projects ever.
(it's also hard as fuck)
and with that i can finally get to the FOUR games in the niche pervert game category. for games with a limited audience, but that nail that audience. tower networking inc should be here but i liked that category idea
and the winner of first place is ALSO our winner of best free game of the month!
and the winner of first place is ALSO our winner of best free game of the month!
December 21, 2025 at 4:53 AM
and with that i can finally get to the FOUR games in the niche pervert game category. for games with a limited audience, but that nail that audience. tower networking inc should be here but i liked that category idea
and the winner of first place is ALSO our winner of best free game of the month!
and the winner of first place is ALSO our winner of best free game of the month!
runner up for the PGFTETIYB award meanwhile is another type of edgy teenager: the ones who spent too much time on newgrounds!
CONTRACT RUSH DX feels like the best version of a big expansion to a flash game. tons of animation, tons of content, tons of newgrounds style, for better and worse. Awesome
CONTRACT RUSH DX feels like the best version of a big expansion to a flash game. tons of animation, tons of content, tons of newgrounds style, for better and worse. Awesome
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Contract Rush DX is a hand-animated 2D Shoot 'Em Up, with multiple playable characters. Explore the world, collect powerful upgrades throughout levels, and unleash them to defeat difficult boss battle...
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December 21, 2025 at 4:51 AM
runner up for the PGFTETIYB award meanwhile is another type of edgy teenager: the ones who spent too much time on newgrounds!
CONTRACT RUSH DX feels like the best version of a big expansion to a flash game. tons of animation, tons of content, tons of newgrounds style, for better and worse. Awesome
CONTRACT RUSH DX feels like the best version of a big expansion to a flash game. tons of animation, tons of content, tons of newgrounds style, for better and worse. Awesome
next up is PLATFORMING GAME FOR THE EDGY TEENAGER IN YOUR BRAIN
both options here are great, but i'll give it to ADVENT NEON. it's sonic, it's megaman, it's sick as FUCK. not just amazing to control and play but stylish as hell too, this deserves more recognition by everybody
both options here are great, but i'll give it to ADVENT NEON. it's sonic, it's megaman, it's sick as FUCK. not just amazing to control and play but stylish as hell too, this deserves more recognition by everybody
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Hyperactive 2D action platformer with wicked fast attacks, omnidirectional dashing, and time-freezing! Play well enough to transform and unleash 100% power!
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December 21, 2025 at 4:49 AM
next up is PLATFORMING GAME FOR THE EDGY TEENAGER IN YOUR BRAIN
both options here are great, but i'll give it to ADVENT NEON. it's sonic, it's megaman, it's sick as FUCK. not just amazing to control and play but stylish as hell too, this deserves more recognition by everybody
both options here are great, but i'll give it to ADVENT NEON. it's sonic, it's megaman, it's sick as FUCK. not just amazing to control and play but stylish as hell too, this deserves more recognition by everybody
runner up goes to ONE-EYED LIKHO
a game that, upon finding it and seeing how it looked, made me immediately go "dang i need to get off my ass and play this studio's previous game" lol. so i'm gonna go do that asap. but yeah this game looks SO good, more games should be black and white
a game that, upon finding it and seeing how it looked, made me immediately go "dang i need to get off my ass and play this studio's previous game" lol. so i'm gonna go do that asap. but yeah this game looks SO good, more games should be black and white
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One-Eyed Likho is a grim first-person horror adventure set in a world inspired by a dark, Slavic fairy tale. Explore an unsettling and twisted land set in 19th-century Russia in your endeavor to escap...
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December 21, 2025 at 4:46 AM
runner up goes to ONE-EYED LIKHO
a game that, upon finding it and seeing how it looked, made me immediately go "dang i need to get off my ass and play this studio's previous game" lol. so i'm gonna go do that asap. but yeah this game looks SO good, more games should be black and white
a game that, upon finding it and seeing how it looked, made me immediately go "dang i need to get off my ass and play this studio's previous game" lol. so i'm gonna go do that asap. but yeah this game looks SO good, more games should be black and white
the next category is GAME THAT MAKES ME GO O?OOOOH LOOKIT THAT OOOGHGHG WHENEVER I LOOK AT IT
and if jack king-spooner does literally anything in a year it wins that prize. MASHINA is no exception. it's a digging game (motherload, for you flash game fans) but stop motion and oooooHHG LOOKIT
and if jack king-spooner does literally anything in a year it wins that prize. MASHINA is no exception. it's a digging game (motherload, for you flash game fans) but stop motion and oooooHHG LOOKIT
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A little robot digs to repair her world. Dig, build, discover and mend in a chill, stop-motion world.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:44 AM
the next category is GAME THAT MAKES ME GO O?OOOOH LOOKIT THAT OOOGHGHG WHENEVER I LOOK AT IT
and if jack king-spooner does literally anything in a year it wins that prize. MASHINA is no exception. it's a digging game (motherload, for you flash game fans) but stop motion and oooooHHG LOOKIT
and if jack king-spooner does literally anything in a year it wins that prize. MASHINA is no exception. it's a digging game (motherload, for you flash game fans) but stop motion and oooooHHG LOOKIT
meanwhile with equally insane vibes but from a completely different angle:
THE GREAT VILLAINESS: STRATEGY OF LILY
do you read bad anime webtoons and go "i wish these gaybaited me harder, and also a strategy game, and also completely fucking deragned in every way"?
why?
but also here you go!
THE GREAT VILLAINESS: STRATEGY OF LILY
do you read bad anime webtoons and go "i wish these gaybaited me harder, and also a strategy game, and also completely fucking deragned in every way"?
why?
but also here you go!
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The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily is a turn-based strategy game. Framed for murdering the Emperor, villainess Scarlet and Lily, fight the Empire as the first Streamers in history. Capture every e...
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December 21, 2025 at 4:41 AM
meanwhile with equally insane vibes but from a completely different angle:
THE GREAT VILLAINESS: STRATEGY OF LILY
do you read bad anime webtoons and go "i wish these gaybaited me harder, and also a strategy game, and also completely fucking deragned in every way"?
why?
but also here you go!
THE GREAT VILLAINESS: STRATEGY OF LILY
do you read bad anime webtoons and go "i wish these gaybaited me harder, and also a strategy game, and also completely fucking deragned in every way"?
why?
but also here you go!
next prize is GAME FOR LESBIANS WITH ABSOLUTELY INSANE VIBES
lovely lady rpg! a game about a trans woman trying to, uh, do literally anything, it's heavily inspired by disco elysium and will kill you even more often. highest slur count of any game i've rec'd outside of maybe slime feet.
lovely lady rpg! a game about a trans woman trying to, uh, do literally anything, it's heavily inspired by disco elysium and will kill you even more often. highest slur count of any game i've rec'd outside of maybe slime feet.
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Lovely Lady RPG is a visual novel about wandering around and just sort of seeing what life has in store for you. After waking up with a hole in her ceiling, a cosmic space Orb embedded in her chest an...
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December 21, 2025 at 4:39 AM
next prize is GAME FOR LESBIANS WITH ABSOLUTELY INSANE VIBES
lovely lady rpg! a game about a trans woman trying to, uh, do literally anything, it's heavily inspired by disco elysium and will kill you even more often. highest slur count of any game i've rec'd outside of maybe slime feet.
lovely lady rpg! a game about a trans woman trying to, uh, do literally anything, it's heavily inspired by disco elysium and will kill you even more often. highest slur count of any game i've rec'd outside of maybe slime feet.
runner up of course is BACKYARD BASEBALL 01
they're going through all the old backyard sports games and putting them on steam but this one, this one was mine. this one was the one i played the most. i played this and i did the anton ego eating the food bit it's just like i remember
they're going through all the old backyard sports games and putting them on steam but this one, this one was mine. this one was the one i played the most. i played this and i did the anton ego eating the food bit it's just like i remember
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Backyard Baseball 2001 is the second Backyard Baseball game, and the fourth overall game, in the Backyard Sports franchise. Build your roster from iconic Backyard athletes and legendary MLB players. S...
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December 21, 2025 at 4:36 AM
runner up of course is BACKYARD BASEBALL 01
they're going through all the old backyard sports games and putting them on steam but this one, this one was mine. this one was the one i played the most. i played this and i did the anton ego eating the food bit it's just like i remember
they're going through all the old backyard sports games and putting them on steam but this one, this one was mine. this one was the one i played the most. i played this and i did the anton ego eating the food bit it's just like i remember
next prize is BEST OLDER PC GAME THAT IS NOW ON STEAM, AND THAT'S FUCKING COOL
wolfquest: anniversary edition!
some people already know this game and love it, it's been around since 2013; this is the definitive edition and it's got SO many incredible features. for the therian in your life.
wolfquest: anniversary edition!
some people already know this game and love it, it's been around since 2013; this is the definitive edition and it's got SO many incredible features. for the therian in your life.
WolfQuest: Anniversary Edition on Steam
Live the life of a wild wolf in a realistic ecological simulation set in Yellowstone National Park.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:34 AM
next prize is BEST OLDER PC GAME THAT IS NOW ON STEAM, AND THAT'S FUCKING COOL
wolfquest: anniversary edition!
some people already know this game and love it, it's been around since 2013; this is the definitive edition and it's got SO many incredible features. for the therian in your life.
wolfquest: anniversary edition!
some people already know this game and love it, it's been around since 2013; this is the definitive edition and it's got SO many incredible features. for the therian in your life.
second place is S.P.L.I.T.
the dev of buckshot roulette is back with a new horror game, and this time it plays like you're navigating a linux install! what could be scarier!
not hard or long, but a very cool idea. buy it and feel like a hacker in hell
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the dev of buckshot roulette is back with a new horror game, and this time it plays like you're navigating a linux install! what could be scarier!
not hard or long, but a very cool idea. buy it and feel like a hacker in hell
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A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.
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December 21, 2025 at 4:31 AM
second place is S.P.L.I.T.
the dev of buckshot roulette is back with a new horror game, and this time it plays like you're navigating a linux install! what could be scarier!
not hard or long, but a very cool idea. buy it and feel like a hacker in hell
store.steampowered.com/app/3684610/...
the dev of buckshot roulette is back with a new horror game, and this time it plays like you're navigating a linux install! what could be scarier!
not hard or long, but a very cool idea. buy it and feel like a hacker in hell
store.steampowered.com/app/3684610/...
alright enough succesful games. lets get niche.
BEST GAME FOR YOUR FRIEND WHO KNOWS WHAT NIXOS LINUX IS
tower networking inc!
this is a management sim where you manage... an internet service provider for one specific building. and it is for the TRULY deranged. american truck simulator but for IT.
BEST GAME FOR YOUR FRIEND WHO KNOWS WHAT NIXOS LINUX IS
tower networking inc!
this is a management sim where you manage... an internet service provider for one specific building. and it is for the TRULY deranged. american truck simulator but for IT.
Tower Networking Inc. on Steam
An internet service provider simulation game. Design and build network connectivity and services to clients in an ever-expanding randomly generated tower. Configure and maintain equipment to ensure yo...
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December 21, 2025 at 4:27 AM
alright enough succesful games. lets get niche.
BEST GAME FOR YOUR FRIEND WHO KNOWS WHAT NIXOS LINUX IS
tower networking inc!
this is a management sim where you manage... an internet service provider for one specific building. and it is for the TRULY deranged. american truck simulator but for IT.
BEST GAME FOR YOUR FRIEND WHO KNOWS WHAT NIXOS LINUX IS
tower networking inc!
this is a management sim where you manage... an internet service provider for one specific building. and it is for the TRULY deranged. american truck simulator but for IT.
runner up, but by no means worse, is THE DRIFTER!
if you like classic point and click adventures... well actually there's like 8 or so great choices for you this year. it was a stacked year
but THE DRIFTER is either near or at the top of the pile. An absolute thriller of an adventure.
if you like classic point and click adventures... well actually there's like 8 or so great choices for you this year. it was a stacked year
but THE DRIFTER is either near or at the top of the pile. An absolute thriller of an adventure.
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A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ri...
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December 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
runner up, but by no means worse, is THE DRIFTER!
if you like classic point and click adventures... well actually there's like 8 or so great choices for you this year. it was a stacked year
but THE DRIFTER is either near or at the top of the pile. An absolute thriller of an adventure.
if you like classic point and click adventures... well actually there's like 8 or so great choices for you this year. it was a stacked year
but THE DRIFTER is either near or at the top of the pile. An absolute thriller of an adventure.
BEST GAME I COULD AFFORD AND PLAYED AND ENJOYED
...I cannot deny how much i love ABIOTIC FACTOR
the first crafting/exploration game i've played since subnautica that feels this GOOD, a hilarious and brilliant merging of half life 1 and SCP stuff. Played too many hours with my gf
...I cannot deny how much i love ABIOTIC FACTOR
the first crafting/exploration game i've played since subnautica that feels this GOOD, a hilarious and brilliant merging of half life 1 and SCP stuff. Played too many hours with my gf
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Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos fro...
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December 21, 2025 at 4:17 AM
BEST GAME I COULD AFFORD AND PLAYED AND ENJOYED
...I cannot deny how much i love ABIOTIC FACTOR
the first crafting/exploration game i've played since subnautica that feels this GOOD, a hilarious and brilliant merging of half life 1 and SCP stuff. Played too many hours with my gf
...I cannot deny how much i love ABIOTIC FACTOR
the first crafting/exploration game i've played since subnautica that feels this GOOD, a hilarious and brilliant merging of half life 1 and SCP stuff. Played too many hours with my gf
wolfquest anniversary edition, a world of kelflings, contract rush dx, sword and souls legacy collection, and backyard baseball 01 just to name a few
December 21, 2025 at 3:37 AM
wolfquest anniversary edition, a world of kelflings, contract rush dx, sword and souls legacy collection, and backyard baseball 01 just to name a few
tbh the REAL theme of july was "old game gets rereleased." i've counted no less then like, 8 different games that were an old flash game or an old pc game that now have a New Updated Version on steam
December 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
tbh the REAL theme of july was "old game gets rereleased." i've counted no less then like, 8 different games that were an old flash game or an old pc game that now have a New Updated Version on steam