Frog Days
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The year is 1995. Computer technology is advancing at a rapid pace and the demand for personal computers has never been higher. Leading computers into the living spaces of millions is FlamingOS, the latest version of the number one graphical user interface that both businesses and home users choose as their computer's operating system. Even your computer is running FlamingOS! However, your computer is special. Mysterious functionality allows you to explore virtual worlds hidden within the operating system and within each world you find, every new piece of data you discover, there lies clues to one of the best kept secrets of human-kind... That's right, an ancient alien conspiracy.
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Think the game crashed on me, which considering this game is an abandoned project isn't a shock, so I didn't see everything this game had to offer but regardless I already fell in love with it, its totally my shit. While Hypnospace Outlaw was an ode to the late 90's Internet this game is a love letter to 90's computers, programs, and multimedia software. Frog Days just captures the vibe of how those games looked and felt so well and its a genuinely beautiful game with some real bops in the soundtrack, including the goofy audio program on the in-game PC. I didn't really dive into too much of the puzzle aspect of the game, because of the crash and saves not working properly because it not being finished, but man it really does suck this game got abandoned. What the dev already accomplished here was wonderful and I would love to see more. Its probably unlikely, but I do hope the dev comes back to this some day, its an absolute shame that this will be condemned to unfinished obscurity otherwise.
While the game lacks a proper ending due to being unfinished, I recommend playing through the demo if you like 90s point and click aesthetics. Everything is crafted with a lot of care and there is plenty of clever ideas in the game.