This one's for the big timers, the show stoppers, the absolute classics. Break out your textbooks and turn to page 69 for a radical exploration of itch.io's required reading list! This week we bring to the table the existentially horrifying and amusing Fatum Betula https://bryce-bucher.itch.io/fatum-betula and the coming of age, coming out, coming in to home-plate gay baseball visual novel Butterfly Soup https://brianna-lei.itch.io/butterfly-soup

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You wanted them, and here they are: Snakes! Your favorite Licensed snake wranglers Hunter and Bobby are here to help with this game infestation you have here. This week we bring to the table the simply addictive Slitherin' https://ivankaryakin.itch.io/slitherin and the classic made captivating Snake Snake Snake https://sheepolution.itch.io/snake-snake-snake

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We killed all of the snakes we planned to show you, and from their grizzled corpses sprung wholesomeness eternal with our scattered coverage of The 2022 Wholesome Direct: a videogame showcase for exactly our kind of games. Stay safe out there buds.

The Wholesome Games site has information on all games included - https://wholesomegames.com/

The Galaxy Fund is a project providing funding for small BIPOC and queer creators in videogames - https://supportgalaxy.fund/

The Lilith Fund, the oldest abortion fund in Texas, provides financial assistance and emotional support in English and Spanish to those seeking abortions - https://www.lilithfund.org/

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Detective Bobby and Private Eye Hunter take a ride downtown with these investigative entertainments. This week we bring to the table the ever so evocative Clam Man https://marafrass.itch.io/clam-man and the creatively classic Detective Case and Clown Bot in Murder In The Hotel Lisbon https://nerdmonkeys.itch.io/detective-case-and-clown-bot-in-murder-in-the-hotel-lisbon

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We lay ourselves at the alter of Fishing Games and are found deeply wanting. This week we bring to the table the slightly spooky platonic ideal fishing game Mysteries Under Lake Ophelia https://bryce-bucher.itch.io/mysteries-under-lake-ophelia and the spookier retro-inspired fishing game Fishing Vacation https://teebowah-games.itch.io/fishing-vacation

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We get a mighty itch for some immersive minimalism in this our foundational episode! This week we bring to the table the sci-fi puzzle-ish exploration game Nauticrawl: 20,000 Atmospheres https://armor-games-studios.itch.io/20000atm and the atmospheric megastructure climbing sim Lorn's Lure https://rubeki.itch.io/lorns-lure

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