Games to Play During Isolation Times

Since self-isolation and social distancing is becoming a must, it looks like we will be staying indoors quite a lot these days. If you’re looking to find ways to pass time, look no further! Here are games from Hamar Game Collective that will keep you entertained for a long time.

Humor is the Best Medicine

If what you need right now is a good laugh, these games might do the trick:

Manual Samuel

By Perfectly Paranormal
(PC, PS4, Xbox, Switch)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky5mScjzYZk

Meet Samuel, he’s handsome, wealthy and most importantly – dead. A deal with Death gives Samuel one last chance to live again if he can survive a whole day doing everything manually.

Jingle

By Speed Potion
(PC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky5mScjzYZk

Jingle is a cheerful Christmas game about working as an elf in Santa’s workshop. Your job is to explore the workshop and find any way possible to ruin Christmas once and for all. You have one goal, DESTRUCTION!

Fight Fire with Fire – Heavy topic games

Some people need stronger distractions to get their mind off of one thing. If that seems like you, try these games out:

My Child Lebensborn

By Sarepta Studio
(Android, iOS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=onkHe-z89Zk

My Child Lebensborn is a story-driven nurture game telling the stories of Children Born of War.

You play as the ward of a young Lebensborn child in Norway after World War II. But parenting is hard when your child grows up in a hostile, hateful environment. How will you take care of Klaus or Karin?

Among the Sleep

By Krillbite
(PC, PS4, Xbox, Switch)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EAeewMmM_k

Among the Sleep is a first person horror adventure, in which you play a two year old child. After waking up in the middle of the night to mysterious sounds, you start exploring the dark looking for comfort.

Mosaic

By Krillbite
(PC, PS4, Xbox, Switch, Apple Arcade)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yLuJ2WqwTJE&vl=en

Enter a world that’s utterly surreal and eerily familiar. Escape the mundanity of your existence in an experience that will stay with you. Mosaic is a narrative-driven modern adventure game where You live a monotonous and repetitive lonely life in a cold overpopulated ever-expanding city.

We can still socialize – Multiplayer/Co-Op Games

Self isolation does not need to be so lonely! Take a look at these games where you can play with others:

Degrees of Separation

By Moondrop
(PC, PS4, Xbox, Switch)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vx4EZxaLPlQ

Follow the journey of Ember and Rime, two souls empowered with the ability to manipulate the environment around them while growing ever closer to one another. Harness the powers of hot and cold to solve environmental puzzles and interact with a gorgeously realized, non-linear world as you unlock Ember and Rime’s potential.

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Shadow Puppeteer

By Sarepta Studio
(PC, WiiU)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wkr8f96qmA

Invite a friend to explore the strange, yet beautiful world of darkness and light in Shadow Puppeteer, a local co-op adventure. Work together as a boy and his shadow, manipulating light to solve puzzles that bring you closer to finding the villain who separated you from one another: the evil shadow puppeteer.

RockaBowling

By Reflux Interactive
(PC VR)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN4WIkeY0-I

RockaBowling is a VR bowling game set to a classic rockabilly theme. Enjoy immersive visuals and solid gameplay as your ears are filled with classic sounds of rock. Can enjoy a couple of sets of 10-pin bowling for yourself or with a friend.

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Spend time with yourself

Do you just want to sit down and tune out of the world? Here are several games that can help with that:

Amphora

By Moondrop
(PC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XldNJEMTV20

Amphora is a peculiar puzzle game that mixes story elements and physics. Amphora presents you with an unfamiliar world with a striking visual style inspired by all the shadow theatre traditions and colors of the world.

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The Plan

By Krillbite
(PC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWEZ2cbdacc

A fly ascends to the skies, pondering the pointlessness of its brief existence.

Apple Slash

By Agelvik
(PC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PHIX2tR4m5w

Repel an invasion of mysterious charming creatures in a vast murky marshland. Strike your foes in a God-like slash-based manner and experience ambiguous encounters brimming with personality.

What a Goofhead

By Deltaquack
(Android)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNAI37VfU38

Play as a hollow space cube and collect the shiny stars. Just watch out for traps and enemies, and try not to fall into the water. Rotate your way through 10 challenging levels in this great puzzle adventure!

Klang

By Tinimations
(PC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Hl4eN-wHk&feature=emb_title

Klang is an innovative take on traditional rhythm games that pushes the genre beyond pressing buttons to tempo into a world of fast-paced exploration, platforming and combat. Set to the music of legendary EDM composer, bLiNd, Klang is an adrenaline rush sure to challenge even the most skilled of multitaskers.

Blip Blop

By Krillbite
(Android, iOS)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5tzTr1imqw

Blip Blop is a revolutionary new gaming experience. BlipBlop provides endless hours of entertainment, it’s simple and accessible, enjoyable for everyone, and it’s completely free! A fun game that is also a part of Mosaic.