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What is 10mg?
10mg is a tiny dose of something special.
10mg is a collection of 10 games. 10 doses of stimulating, new, and creative gameplay, each designed to be a single 10-minute session in length. Each game is made by a different member of our collective, is sold for a couple of dollars, and shares the recognisable 10mg brand.
The opening collection of 10mg collaboration of games is available on Steam now for £10/$10.
It makes the case for spending money on small, weird, and short video games. While flights of fancy flourished in the heyday of free browser games, aggressively monetised storefronts remain largely hostile to small, unconventional games. Indie publishers are looking for surefire hits, not oddball experiments, and the truly independent works get drowned out by ‘indie’ companies with budgets in the hundreds of thousands.
Some games featuring in the 10mg collection:
SNAAAK (developed by Clovit and Jok) SNAAAK is a short Snakevania about encarnating a formless critter delving into the bowels of a bleak complex.
Always Down (developed by Stuffed Wombat)
Always down is a meditation on change that will stay with you for a long time. The deeper you disappear into the cave, the more you change.
Sealed Estate (developed by Salman Shurie)
Sealed Estate is a psychological horror game about being locked inside by a creature ready to hunt you down. Who are the voices haunting your every step?
Cover Me In Leaves (developed by Elliot Herriman)
A short work of interactive horror fiction, about bright minds, and the end of all things. Feel the ink on your skin, return to the woods, and escape the small town that you've never called home.
Why are you doing this?
The primary goal is to create an appetite for short games.
The challenge of developing for 10mg is to reconsider what we “know” about game design. Instead of facilitating endless dopamine hits, 10mg aims to explore new, nourishing ideas. Inspiration and originality are king.Secondarily, 10mg desires to establish a recognisable format and brand for games that dare to push back. Together, the voice and presence of underground micro-game creators can reach more people than they ever could alone.
In such a small format, developers can experiment more freely and without worrying about alienating players, or the job security of hundreds of employees. They can be bolder and braver.
At worst, they waste 10 minutes of your time on a buck-wild idea that didn’t pan out.
At best, they provide you with 10 minutes that you’ll reflect on for 10 years.
A comprehensive list of games and their creators can be found at 10min.games
Review Opportunities
If you would like to request a review pack (consisting of all games) for the 10mg collection then please reply to this email to send your request through the tab below.
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Steam bundle link: https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/16287/
Itch bundle link: https://itch.io/b/619/10mg-collection
10mg Presskit: https://10min.games/presskit/
10mg Steam Franchise page: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38713864/
10mg on Twitter: https://twitter.com/10mingames
10mg Website: 10min.games