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- December 1st - Mr. Platformer
- Genre: Platformer
- Suggested By: Metroid Crime
- Mr. Platformer, by Terry Cavanagh, scratches some classic gaming itches with a simple retro vibe & intuitive gameplay. It's little wonder Metroid Crime suggested this to kick off our Advent Calendar. Can you get Mr. Platformer to the very end?
- December 2nd - Franzen
- Genre: RPG
- Franzen is a JRPG that Vynnada had nothing but praise for! With a world built on steampunk aesthetics and a cast that will grow on you, this weekend might be a great time to go on this journey by Scumhead.
- December 3rd - NOISZ STΔRLIVHT
- Genre: Rhythm/Phone
- Suggested By: Okapi
- Test your rhythm and your reflexes with NOISZ STΔRLIVHT! This bullet hell rhythm phone game, submitted by Okapi, will have you rocking along to its electric tracks, no matter your skill level.
- December 4th - Suika Game
- Genre: Casual Puzzle
- Have you gotten your daily dose of fruits yet?
If not, head on over to Suika Game for today's advent calendar offering, and merge your way up to a watermelon!
- December 5th - We Went Back
- Genre: Horror
- Suggested By: AstridTheHorrorGirl
- AstridTheHorrorGirl is a name we trust for our fears, and her suggestion, We Went Back by Dead Thread Games, challenges you to not be too scared to explore your environment. Can you figure out how to escape this looping space station?
- December 6th - A Game That Will Force You to Stop Procrastinating Your Gender Crisis
- Genre: UNIQUE
- A Game That Will Force You to Stop Procrastinating Your Gender Crisis has a very good purpose in the title; but the member who suggested it says it also helped them make other big decisions. Do you also have something to figure out before the year ends?
- December 7th - Sonic and the Fallen Star
- Genre: Sonic
- We know a lot of you are fast hedgehog fans! If you want to dip your toes into a fangame, try out Sonic and the Fallen Star! This labor of love uses completely unique assets and BGM, and still challenges longtime fans with its special stages.
- December 8th - Looking Inward (Demo)
- Genre: RPG
- Okay, so a demo isn't a complete game. But the demo for Looking Inward by Crooked Beaker literally just released, and we wanted to share in the discovery of this introspective RPG with you! Check out these Earthbound vibes!!
- December 9th - Outcore: Desktop Adventure
- Genre: Puzzle/Platformer/Meta AF
- Today we're breaking through calendar post #9 to suggest Outcore: Desktop Adventure by Doctor Shinobi! This game isn't afraid to explore your computer, if it's not making you platform around the heavily easter egg-filled world of Lumi's memories!
- December 10th - Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun
- Genre: RTS/Abandonware
- Commander, we're in need of your assistance. Did you know Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun is free to download and runs on modern operating systems? Get out there soldier, we've got units to deploy and Tiberium to obtain!
- December 11th - Jump Rope Challenge
- Genre: Exercise/Switch
- Suggested By: LadyErianna
- Keeping a regular exercise routine can be a challenge, and if you've been considering one of the Switch's many fitness games, LadyErianna says this simple and free game could help springboard you into better health heights. Why not leap in?
- December 12th - A Mini Falafel Adventure
- Genre: Metroidvania
- With it's adorable Game Boy aesthetic and chiptune beats, beadybox's A Mini Falafel Adventure rolled its way in to Day #12. This bite-sized Metroidvania's got some fun power-ups and even more fun bosses, so keep your movement crisp and fluffy!
- December 13th - Lofi Ping Pong
- Genre: Rhythm
- Suggested By: selcouthmind
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Today's game, Calvares Lofi Ping Pong, was recommended by selcouthmind! But don't let the chill vibes fool you, you'll need to time your hits just right to get through the match.
- December 14th - White Day
- Genre: Horror/Abandonware
- Suggested By: BigScared
- White Day is a classic Korean horror game, and BigScared suggests you give the original a try! Hui-min snuck into school a little late at night, and gets wrapped up in a ghost story far later than anyone (including some persistent janitors) would like.
- December 15th - Universal Paperclips
- Genre: Idle
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- December 16th - One Night Hot Springs
- Genre: Visual Novel
- Suggested By: BunniestBunRena
- Relax with One Night, Hot Springs, a lovely visual novel by npckc, suggested by BunniestBunRena. It sweetly depicts a trans woman's experience as she tries her best to find acceptance in a gendered society.
- December 17th - SUPER IS HOT
- Genre: Puzzle
- Have two games ever been so wildly different? Debug the game, Baba Is You-style, to beat the stage, SUPERHOT-style! This mashup by pyrofoux will have you bending time and your personal understanding of logic to complete SUPER IS HOT.
- December 18th - Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt
- Genre: Action-Adventure
- Be careful to not game too hard! Ludosity's Princess Remedy in a World of Hurt sends you on a light bullet-hell adventure to help the pained and suffering citizens of Hurtland while dodging and shooting- er, HEALING enemies with finesse.
- December 19th - Helltaker
- Genre: Puzzle
- Suggested By: dijonketchup
- Demons and dating! Helltaker, created by vanripper, and suggested by dijonketchup! This free to play puzzle game will take you on a wild ride through hell itself, but one misstep will be your doom!
- December 20th - Hot Dog Reporter
- Genre: Platformer
- Suggested By: Metroid Crime
- Get ready for the glitziest glizzies this side of the North Pole! Frankie is on a mission, and that mission is to gather all the best galaxy tubes in the world! Get this free version of Hot Dog Reporter by Exquisite Trash Club, and become one with the bun!
- December 21st - I Love Hue
- Genre: Casual Puzzle/Phone
- Suggested By: Jaypeg
- No matter when you are this holiday season, take time for yourself! Jaypeg suggests you can take a moment to color-sort through some of the hundreds of puzzles in soothing phone game I Love Hue (and its sequel, I Love Hue Too).
- December 22nd - Cave Story
- Genre: Metroidvania
- Suggested By: kariohki
- Delve into Cave Story, a Metroidvania that has inspired players for nearly 20 years! kariohki recommends it as one of the games that kicked off the 2D retro platformer craze, while becoming a quintessential indie darling!
- December 23rd - Enchambered's Alone Together
- Genre: Puzzle
- Make sure you grab a friend for this one! The browser-based Alone Together, by Enchambered, is for escape room fans, and you'll be working your way to escape a mysterious puzzle where your partner has the clues you need, and vice versa.
- December 24th - Handshakes
- Genre: Puzzle
- Suggested By: selcouthmind
- Shake hands, achieve exaltation, and solidify your friendship. Handshakes, suggested by selcouthmind, is a simple but beautiful puzzle game. It even has local co-op so you can firmly shake hands with the person sitting next to you without touching them, at last!
- December 25th - Charm Studies
- Genre: Puzzle
- Merry Christmas from Lady Arcaders! Our final Advent Calendar game of 2023 is Charm Studies, a cute, lofi picross game depicting two young witches trying to make it through school and social interactions! Made for NaNoRenO 2023, NomnomNami created this game all by themselves!
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For this holiday season, the Lady Arcaders Community put together a list of free games that are worth playing! Come back each day this December 2023 to learn about a new game!
Thank you to each and every Arcader who submitted a game, to zokubun and IndyVillain for vetting and prepping the games,
the wonderful devs who made these games, and of course, thanks to zokubun for proposing the idea!
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