MindExplorer
A downloadable game
MindExplorer is a single-player tabletop roleplaying game inspired by the aesthetics of educational materials from the 1990’s. You will explore a building constructed from your imagination during a dream you have one night and meet the characters that live inside it.
The game uses the Art Dice created by World Champ Game Co. You can download them for free here or use the digital version here.
Influences for MindExplorer include the Utopian Scholastic aesthetic, the minigame in the Encarta encyclopedia software series, and the games Alone Among the Stars and Enter the Orb. Cover art is by Fred Bednarski.
License: Creative Commons 4.0 Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. You are free to share, adapt, and modify the text of this game and distribute it, even commercially, as long as you give attribution and use this license as well. This does not include the cover, art dice, or stock images used in the game.
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Enter the Orb - Inspired by early ‘90s CG animation, you'll play out an experimental 3D-animated movie in three short parts.
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it's a very cool game literally we need more developers like this guy to make this awesome 90s retro style games!
Michael, I have been playing this game on and off for a while now. It has been on my mind and it is one of the few games that uses a Consumer Aesthetic explicitly as something core to the game. It gave me time to reflect on my experiences and as a result turned into a video essay.
Seriously thank you for making this lovely game. Also I am now a big fan of art dice thanks to your work.
thank you so much for making this video! This means so much to me
what a trippy game, loved it
Thank you so much!
Love the aesthetic
Thank you!