HatchlingGames
Games
In Development: Art or Trash?
Demo Coming soon to itch.io, full release on Steam!
Art or Trash? is an educational puzzle game where you start your new career at the local art gallery...as the janitor! Modern art is confusing...is this thing art or trash? Make sure to clean-up before the gallery opens in the morning and remember: DON'T TOUCH THE ART!
Each night you have a new gallery featuring pixel art renditions of real art pieces that needs some tidying up...or a lot of tidying up... before the timer runs out! Collect artworks from each curated gallery that you can view and learn more about in your own personal gallery later.
Demo Out Now! Miriel's Safe Space Training
Free on itch.io!
Join our Mascot Miriel in our underwater classroom to brush up on your LGBTQIA+ awareness and knowledge. This isn't just a training for allies- 99% of people say they learn something new about the community or themselves! We don't have a lot of space in society to talk about these things, and Miriel's classroom is a safe place to learn and explore. Based on the Safe Zone Project training, this game examines prejudice, assumptions and privilege in a cozy environment with reflective exercises, interactive worksheets, written experiences from past students, and calming mindfulness activities.
About
New all Transgender and Non-binary game development collective founded July 1st, 2023 creating fun, inclusive games. Technically we are a studio, according to Rick Davidson. Davidson says the literal meaning of a game studio is “any individual or team working to make Indie Games in order to make money” (2014). Well, making money isn’t really our primary goal…but being able to afford food and shelter is a big plus.
Davidson, Rick. 2014. “How to Start An Indie Game Studio”. Game Career Coach.
Values
- Mutual respect and trust create a base to work towards a shared vision.
- Empower each other to share individual creators’ voices, cultures, and experiences.
- Support skill-sharing and networking to learn and evolve professionally.
- No one person’s job is more valuable than another’s.
Goals
- Create shared creative spaces for transgender and non-binary video game creators and artists.
- Provide opportunity with compensation for the creation of inclusive games by minorities. Collective members participating in funded projects get equal precent of profit per hour invested.
- Facilitate a low-pressure environment to create, share, network, and develop professionally. Share your work and connect without requirement to sign on to collective projects.
Dev Team
Lawrence Appenzeller (Producer/Director and Founder)
Adrian Valdes (Artist)
Soap (Programmer and Developer)
Dani Jakubowski (Researcher and Art Historian)
Blake (Writer and Social Media)
Lou Perish (Artist and Legal Assistant)
