One of these games will win the 2022 Tribeca Games Award.
Visai Games
For the second year, the Tribeca Festival features an official games selection to highlight “excellence in art and storytelling through design, artistic mastery, and highly immersive worlds.”
Inspired by prestige TV and true crime stories, As Dusk Falls is a lushly illustrated narrative adventure tracking three decades of turmoil in the aftermath of a botched robbery.
In platformer The Cub, you’re left behind as the ultra-rich flee the planet they trashed for a new life on Mars. Now they’re back to hunt you, a child immune to the toxins that wiped out most of those abandoned on Earth.
Cuphead made waves for its hand-drawn art inspired by classic cartoons and its extremely challenging gameplay. The Delicious Last Course brings all that back for a new adventure on Inkwell Isle.
The follow-up to Her Story and Telling Lies is another narrative investigation game from Sam Barlow. This time, you’ll sift through lost films and other footage of missing actress Marissa Marcel to uncover the mystery of her disappearance.
Oxenfree II picks up five years after the first game when the supernatural radio signals of Oxenfree are back again. This time they’re haunting protagonist Riley Poverly’s hometown under the control of a mysterious cult.
Set in the Middle Ages, A Plague Tale: Requiem continues the gut-wrenching story of the acclaimed A Plague Tale: Innocence. A brother and sister fight for their survival against human and supernatural threats in this emotional sequel.
Thirsty Suitors’ varied gameplay combines turn-based battles, skateboarding, and cooking — all part of Jala’s unconventional preparation for her sister’s wedding. Can she make peace with her exes and please her picky parents in time?
In narrative cooking game Venba, you play as a woman who immigrates from India to Canada with her family but has her recipe book damaged along the way. In between branching conversations, you’ll rediscover and cook from actual South Asian recipes.