Recent reviews by Harle

A PDF with 6 nice short stories focusing on each of the main characters. They bring an additional sense of closure to an already marvelous story.
It also features rough designs of several side characters.

A heartfelt story about hardship, Okinawan folklore, love and magic, with characters that feel incredibly genuine.
There are not many illustrations but they have a distinctive style and the music is beautiful and very well used.

The author wanted to write a character-centric story so he left a lot of lore details in the extras you unlock after finishing the story. A weird choice but I guess that works.

English version will release this autumn. Don't miss out, it's very very good.

アカリラブ

It's finally here. And it's glorious.

A cool retro platformer that feels a lot like playing the original Prince of Persia but with a gun.
The SF world of the game looks good (if you like big pixels) and the rotoscoped animations are a nice touch. The story felt kinda light but I guess you can't put much more of it in a 6h platformer.
In the end, it's nothing groundbreaking but it should be a nice play if you're looking for a game of this genre.

Cool translation game taking place in a tower where different tribes have lost the ability to communicate with each other.
The translation parts are quite fun as you begin with no idea what you are being told and then slowly expand your vocabulary. A very rewarding process. There are also a few unnecessary stealth and block-pushing riddles but there aren't many of them and they're not too bad, they merely feel out of place.
The story is quite naive but it's still worth telling.

Gotta go fast!
Completely off-the-wall racing game where you speed through a city and its surroundings, while trying to fight back against a giant bear, vacuum machines and other weird things.
The actual driving is very fun, I wonder what the next levels will be like (game is still early access). Hopefully, more craziness.
Try the demo if you think you may like it!

Great looking shmup (mostly) set in mythological Japan.
I suck at this kind of game but I still managed to finish it while having lots of fun along the way so it gets a thumbs up.
Pretty short though.

Amazing atmosphere, it reminded me a lot of the movie The Wicker Man, with a spoonful of eldritch horror added to it.
The pixel art is very well done and the puzzles are all very logical (so they're quite easy as a result but it's not a bad thing).
I was so into this game, I completed it in 2 days. Strongly recommended if you're intrigued by the setting!

A cute-looking game where you try to communicate with a stranger across the sea by matching items to produce the right kind of sounds.
It's very short but relaxing and also free so why not give it a try?

Interesting visual novel about a girl trying to deal with the collapse of society and her thoughts about the strange phenomenon that triggered it.
The player plays the role of a self-insert character who somehow managed to contact that girl and become her virtual companion. The mood is quite different from usual zombie games as it heavily leans on the melancholy of the surviving characters. The clean and simple interface fits well with this mood, as do the artworks which are a bit sparse but well drawn.
So far, it's only available in Japanese but an English version is supposed to release some time after the full version of the game (planned for this summer) so keep an eye on it.