Our Inspirations and Recommendations
Games and Visual Novels
OMORI – A story heavy RPG Maker game with dark themes that makes use of incredible music and visuals to convey emotions.
Katawa Shoujo – A visual novel about a young man diagnosed with a life-altering medical condition and his journey to make new friends and find romance.
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk – A short visual novel from the perspective of a girl struggling with her own mind. The reader helps her to get some milk.
Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk – A longer sequel to Milk inside a bag, taking a step back from the girl’s perspective and giving the reader an outsider’s view.
VA-11 Hall-A – A cyberpunk bartending visual novel that tells its incredible story through conversations with customers. Also features some gameplay like mixing drinks.
Hope Left Me – A short visual novel set in a post-apocalyptic world, created by the amazing musician Astrophysics and featuring the album by the same name.
Musical Artists
Yuba – The original inspiration for Alex’s Journey to the Grave is thanks to Yuba! The game was originally conceived while listening to this song.
Trashcan – An amazing small artist bursting with talent and potential. She is currently working on the soundtrack for Alex’s Hope & Alex’s Solitude!
Audio Nightmare – Another heavily underrated small artist, with music that conveys heavy emotions incredibly well. She is also currently helping with the soundtrack!
SCHM – An awesome electronic music producer with a very clean sound. Songs like the path to you have been very inspirational for the creation of Alex’s Journey to the Grave.