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I wrote about the genre extensively almost a year ago! azhdarchid.com/against-metr...

azhdarchid.comAgainst 'Metroidbrania': a Landscape of Knowledge GamesWhat are knowledge games? How do we relate them to each other? What sub-genres exist – and which ones might be implied?

Constant Fractal@nfb42.bsky.social

I love these games, Roottrees is a goty for me. Do you know or want to post some good write-ups of the genre as it's been developing? I'm super curious to learn more.

15/10/26, 5:14 am9 reposts42 likes

Constant Fractal

@nfb42.bsky.social

Thank you, excited to read!!!

Beef (they/them)

@beefsen.bsky.social

I like the separate language of incremental. I loved Obra Dinn, but everyone recommended Golden Idol as "if you liked Obra Dinn..." when I feel like it was completely missing what I liked about OD (other than ships). It was a fine game, but I felt deceived in a way being told the two were the "same"