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Dedicated to discovering and sharing hyper specific curated game lists. All human curated. Created by @farfama.bsky.social exhibitplay.com

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · 25d

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).

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Indigenous Voices of Turtle Island

Explore games focused on Indigenous culture and language created by Indigenous people of Turtle Island.

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · 3d

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.

Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · 25d

Be sure to check out the Dig Deeper section for a big collection of research papers, articles, videos, and websites with insightful related resources and information.

Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · 25d

Indigenous Voices of Turtle Island

Explore games focused on Indigenous culture and language created by Indigenous people of Turtle Island.

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · 27d

Most of our pages have a 'Dig Deeper' section full of articles, websites, videos, research papers, resources, and blogs. We aren't just curating games, we're connecting and sharing other human perspectives. A web of thoughts and ideas. A starting point for further curiosity.

Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · 27d

"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”."

Every site needs a Links Page / Why linking matters

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Sep 9

ding ding ding. you win

Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Sep 9

Can you guess what these games have in common?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3861590/A_Hundred_Years_of_Love_and_Death/
- Rogue Legacy
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/246110/MASSIVE_CHALICE/
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/595690/One_Hour_One_Life/
-https://store.steampowered.com/app/536270/Ancestors_The_Humankind_Odyssey/
- Crusader Kings
- Wildermyth
- WorldNeverland - Daily Life in the Elnea Kingdom - Another Life Adventure
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oreshika:_Tainted_Bloodlines
- Record of Agarest War
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Valor
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/758870/Kynseed/
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2455640/Romancing_SaGa_2_Revenge_of_the_Seven/
- Tokyo Jungle
- Medieval Dynasty
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantasy_Star_III
- Rune Factory 2
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/1536090/Echoes_of_the_Plum_Grove/

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Sep 9

Great suggestions! This isn't an exhaustive list. The hope is to get others to fill in the gaps. Three Fourths Home looks like a wonderful little game.

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Sep 4

Some new additions to the Game-Worker Cooperatives list.
@giantbomb.bsky.social
@rascal.news
@aftermath.site
@aesthetic.games
New tag filters (Development and Journalism)
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Logos for Rascal, Aftermath, Giant Bomb, and Rogue

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Sep 3

New discoveries in the last 10 minutes to be added.
- Giant Bomb
- Aftermath
- Rascal

Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Sep 3

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!

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Aug 22

You can find more games about resistance, rebellion, and revolutions in the collection we discovered with over 50 games. Click the history tag to find Velvet 89. (more search tools coming soon)
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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Aug 22

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."

Ondřej Trhoň🐍 @ondrejtrhon.bsky.social · Aug 22

A (free) game about Velvet Revolution I co-made (writing/design/sound) won a very beautiful award. Good birthday gift, indeed. @charlesgames.bsky.social

www.geeawards.com/blog/velvet-...

Velvet 89: 2025 Small/Indie Game Winner — 2025 Gee Learning Games Award

Finding People, Understanding Revolution “The smog is terrible, but the regime is worse,” declares Marie, a 17-year-old punk protesting in 1989 Czechoslovakia. She’s one of over 45 characters hidden ...

www.geeawards.com

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Aug 13

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Direct link to support page

Vile Is Banned

Developer Statement: VILE: Exhumed is a game about searching through an old computer, uncovering dark secrets, and experiencing the horrors […]

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Aug 13

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!

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Aug 11

Thank you @yafffle.bsky.social, @breewolfstuff.bsky.social, and @goosewho.games for the suggestions!

Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Aug 11

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

Conversations in Cars

Games where conversations take place in a car

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AvantBeetle @avantbeetle.bsky.social · Jul 14

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.

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まきちゃん @makichang23.bsky.social · Jul 23

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〜。

Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Jul 11

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

Melbourne Queer Games Festival Winners

Explore the winners of the Melbourne Queer Games Festival, a celebration of queer culture and games. The Queer Games Festival (QGF) is a lofi event held yearly by a small team of volunteers who love q...

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Jul 22

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.

Conversations in Cars

Games where conversations take place in a car

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Taylor McCue @tmccue.bsky.social · Jul 19

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.

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Jul 18

Wow, this looks really unique. A bit outside the scope of this list, but adding this to an in-progress list about being a fish.

Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Jul 18

Next week 👀

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

A list of links with steam and itch.io games with the headline title "Car Conversations"

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Jul 11

Be sure to check out @bargainbingaymer.bsky.social Youtube channel for some excellent videos covering a lot of the games featured in the collection, along with an interview with an organizer from the festival.

Exploring The Melbourne Queer Games Festival with Luke Miller

YouTube video by Bargain Bin Gaymers

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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · Jul 11

Games from
@shrimplifies.bsky.social @gracelessgames.bsky.social @violetfairy.bsky.social @futureruins.bsky.social @hatimb00.itch.io
jellolin,queermo games,Team Spicy Bubble, littlerat,Cow Children,wedgiebee,Cathy!? Trang,CrossXGames, milkymilkface,inbetweengames,Greatest Bear,Mimosa Echard