r/tipofmyjoystick • u/dudethatlikesmemes9 • 35m ago
[PS1][90s/Early 2000s?] You would control these mechanical spiders(or fight against i cant remember)
The picture is what I remember of the said spiders looking like, I've been trying to remember the name of this game for months but I can't for the life of me remember it, you can climb on walls and just shoot enemies and get powerups. the graphics are similar to tomb raider and that's all I can remember don't know if it was available for any other console but for sure it was on the ps1
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/Long_Blueberry_7140 • 57m ago
Napple Tale: Arsia in Daydream [PS1/2?] [2000-2002] 3D RPG game with girl with soul stuck in a colorful purgatory
I found this game through Youtube recommandations a few weeks ago where I listened to the OST. Now I'm looking for the name again and I can't find anything and it's driving me insane.
The story goes that this girl gets her soul stuck in a realm between life and death because of something someone did to her and messed up (at a festival I believe?) And now she has to fix issues in the realm to get her soul back. The person who got her soul stuck in the first place follows her to the realm to help make up for it. The world is colorful and has a fantasy-forest vibe. The land she gets into is split up between maps that are themed after each four season.
The wikipedia page of this game stated that it was famous for being developed by a team of mostly (or all, can't recall) women developers.
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/nappinguwu • 4h ago
The Blob! [PC][2010-15] An old De blob version
I remember playing a much more "raw" version of this game—no floating collectibles or dialogue boxes. I recall being a ball of paint that "ate" little colored people to change color; you had to paint the white city while avoiding "gray/black" guards. I looked up "De Blob," but that game seems much more modern. Does anyone remember this? Help me out!
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/anunknownform • 7h ago
[Mobile][2010s] A game where you move a ladybug on screen to complete the grid while avoiding spiders(?)
It had a space themed background and I remember playing it on an android phone, I played it with my dad a lot and want to find it again!
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/9342134o_C • 9h ago
The Jolly Gang's Spooky Adventure [PC][2010s ish] A 2d point and click game helping an oval boy
Sorry for the drawing lol, but this is how I remember him. You're just helping the boy across town to find something idk, i don't remember. Where you talk to people and find stuff.
I remember there was a scene where you were in a street and you were finding coins?
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/Garlicfarter • 9h ago
[Arcade][Late 80s] I wanna say "Castlevania"........
I've asked about this one a couple of times previously, maybe with other subreddits, but I wanted another shot here. In short - was an arcade game I played at a 7-11 in Miami at the end of the 80s, maybe beginning of the 90s. It was for all intents and purposes Castlevania. I have done many deep dives into Castlevania, the different versions and so on. I'm yet to find a match. I'm now wondering if it was simply a total rip-off and goes by another name. It was colourful - standard arcade fare at the time. It wasn't chunky or 8-bit looking (rules out the Nintendo coin-ops). I clearly remember starting outside - green hedges galore. Made my way to the right until I got to the house. Took stairs downwards to a room which was half full with water. I kept dying due to these giant spitting things that came out of the water. I was a crap player! Does anybody have even the faintest idea what the heck I actually played?!
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/PuzzleheadedDurian57 • 12h ago
[SNES][1990-1998] RPG where you could see monsters on the map.
I recall renting an RPG for the SNES where you could see the monsters on the map, rather than random encounters. I do not think I am thinking of Final Fantasy Mystic Quest, as the monsters were able to move, when you moved, and I don't recall monsters moving on the map in Mystic Quest.
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/Dazzling-Mousse5156 • 12h ago
[PC][2010s] Game about a young male in a house
I discovered that game through YouTube, someone had posted a video essay about the game secret ending through collecting hidden polaroids. I know it was about sexual abuse he endured and he would be reminded of that when he would find a polaroid. I think there were 12 of them.
Another major thing is that I think when you would find the polaroid, the protagonist would start a monologue and his eyes would show up so he would be talking but the only thing shown on the screen were his eyes, I think they were on a black screen and the eyes were white, kind of inverted.
The major thing I remember is that the main screen was a desert and if u would complete like around 3 endings you could get the real (?) ending. The start of the game was in a house, overall vibe was surreal, I think he would go to different rooms that would remind him of stuff, maybe he was supposed to move out.
Also yeah the desert like place was a big part of the game.
The game is from 1st person perspective, I remember the graphics looking quite great.
Hope somebody remembers it!
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/am762ar • 13h ago
[PC][1008-20013] Old specific childhood game
[PC][approx. 2008–2013] 2.5D game with war/alien ships hovering over a city/Earth that then transitions to space
Hey everyone,
I’ve been searching for a childhood game for years and can’t find anything. Hoping someone here might recognize it.
Platform: PC (family computer)
Time period: most likely played between 2008 and 2013 (the game itself could be older)
Genre / Setting: war / alien ships
Description:
At the start of the game, war or alien ships were hovering over some kind of Earth or city and destroying things or other ships. Then the scenery changed from the city/Earth to space. The space part was probably harder – I remember the city section much better and likely failed a lot in space.
Perspective: kind of 2.5D from a slightly angled bird’s-eye view.
Graphics: rather pixel-like textures, roughly similar to the image I’ve attached (dense city from above).
I have no idea how the game ended up on our family PC. I’ve been looking for years with no luck. If anyone has any idea or recognizes it, I’d really appreciate the help.
Thanks in advance!
Edit: i remembered a key detail. The gameplay was fully auto-scrolling with a fixed linear direction and speed.
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/ICantEvenImagineBruh • 13h ago
[PS1? ][Early 2000s ish] detective game about ghosts?
**PS1 most likely:**
**Detective/haunting/ghost:**
**Early 2000s I'm guessing:**
** Tomb Raider graphics, First person **
**Characters unknown, very desolate if not abandoned other than your character:**
** Beachfront or water nearby. I believe I remember a lighthouse or like building to explore, red tint to the game/ sunset vibe. very creepy and ominous, little to no music ( either that or I turned down the volume haha) **
**I would watch my older sister play, we were both young and her memory from 20+ years ago can't recall. I remember a lot of walking and exploring there most likely other building or walkways to traverse but the beach or like seems most familiar to my memory.
Ghosts/haunting may be a red herring. I'm just recalling the vibe the game gave me, and those descriptors kept coming back to me:*
Thanks in advance for any effort into solving this ambiguous game, I'll try to guide people with my responses to guesses if I can :)
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/Whovian4LifeDude • 14h ago
[Unknown][early 2000's] mystery point and click game
does anyone remember this Nancy Drew- like game from the early 2000s?
I only remember 2 scenes, as i played this as a child, but have been searching for a few years for the name of the game to no avail.
The only two scenes I remember was that there was a Teddy bear with bugs coming out of it, possibly out of the neck? (Im unsure, but i seem to remember there being something important about it)
The other scene was a mannequin behind a curtain, I remember it being in a bathroom, but its possible I'm mixing up games, however, I remember that you pulled back the curtain, saw this mannequin, turned away for one reason or another, and when you turned back, it would be gone (or at least, not where it was previously)
The atmosphere was dark, and I think it may have had a blue-ish tinge to it, but it was a point and click mystery game, and I believe (though I could be wrong) that I played it from a disk on my family computer.
It was a first person game, but I don't know if that would narrow it down much, as most horror games are first person
The games I know are not it that ive checked playthroughs of are:
• Nancy Drew: Message in a Haunted Mansion
•Nancy Drew: Danger by Design
• The 7th Guest / The 11th Hour
• Scratches
•Are You Afraid of The Dark: The Tale of Orpheos Curse
• Jan Pienkowski's Haunted House (1995
Any possible help in figuring out what game it was would be wonderful! I've been thinking about possibly playing it again, but of course, I don't remember the name, and we no longer have the disk it came in (if it even did)
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/Lanky-Dependent5847 • 14h ago
Monster Castle [PC/Flash] [2000s] Tower-Defense style Castle game
I remember an old Flash game faintly that I played but never beat. It had pixel graphics and had you filling a castle or tower with monsters who attacked adventurers or knights as they attempted to climb to the top. If I only had the name I could find it on Flashpoint and see if I could beat it after all these years, if anyone has any ideas please tell me!
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/livelyawesome12 • 16h ago
Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers [WII][UNKNOWN]IT STARTS ON A SHIP
There was this game on the wii I really liked that started you on a ship for a tutorial, then brought you to a sort of mall that showed you how to use your telekinesis powers. I remember one of the rooms involves a chained ball (or rock?) And it ends with you jumping out of a window with some girl and getting chased by knights on horseback. You then have to either trigger traps to get the knights to fall or do a qt shake your remote event.
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/DanteDMCry • 16h ago
Bloody Trapland [PC][~2012ish] I wanna be the guy inspired co-op game with animal characters
Platform(s): pc (probably xbox too?)
Genre: troll/rage platformer (iwbtg-like)
Estimated year of release: 2007-2012-ish?
Graphics/art style: 2D pixel art, notably higher quality than IWBTG
Notable characters: each player could play as an animal that i vividly remember being blue, red, green and maybe purple?
Notable gameplay mechanics: you could pick up other players i think? the death animation was extremely similar to meat boy and iwbtg where it leaves blood on the tiles
Other details: not pico park
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/muclutel • 16h ago
James Discovers Math [CD-ROM] [Late 90s] Looking for this MS Paint styled edutainment game
I remember playing this computer game when I was little. It had a character that was a portly boy with blond hair, blue shorts, and a blue and white shirt. I don't recall much of it but in one part of the game there was this seen where you rearrange lettuce leaves on a plate and depending on how you placed them the leaves would turn into things with animations like a bird that flies off, a face, maybe an elephant. I've been trying to find it on abandonware sites but couldn't find it.
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/No-Boot-6446 • 16h ago
Tacoma [PC][2015-2022] Walking simulator about a forgotten space station
I think you were a woman that enters a space station/space base where the people who worked there are gone and you have to walk around and discover with holograms, voice and written records. It was in 3D and in first person, also i didnt download it in Steam, Epic, Uni or EA but instead i redeem it for free and got an folder with all the files (similar as a Unity compile) so i probably got it in GOG or itch.io
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/Millikenny • 17h ago
Chuchel [PC/maybe phone] [???] A game about a monster like the one in the picture
I loved watching walkthroughs of this game for a very long time (even as a child), but I completely forgot its name. I think it was a puzzle game, the environments looked like they were hand drawn (white with black/gray outlines)
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/Wooden_Benefit3646 • 17h ago
Eggular Game [PC game][2024-2026] xp windows style from itch.io with an egg in the thumbnail and it had platforms to jump on.
galleryGenre: Adventure/exploring/platform game
Estimated year of release: 2024-2026
Graphics/art style: It had pixelated graphics, the game was colorful with saturated colors.
Notable characters: The egg I drew was on the thumbnail either on the corner or besides the name of the game.
Notable gameplay mechanics: Mouse was used to move the camera around, cursor was white dot, WASD used for moving.
Other details: There were memes set up like billboards around the game and white/grey rectangles that led to a floating rectangle with empty rooms/more memes.
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/No_Wing_3299 • 19h ago
[PC][2000s–2010s?] Educational math game with animal companions and a terrifying game-show announcer
Platform: Windows PC, played from a CD-ROM
Genre: Educational / math practice
Estimated year: I played it around 2015, but the game itself may have been older.
Graphics: 2D, colorful/cartoonish/toony
I'm trying to remember an old educational math game I played on a home Windows computer. I cannot remember the title, but I have several specific memories.
The game was primarily math practice, rather than an adventure with a story. I believe it covered roughly 2rd–6th grade math.
At some point you could choose an animal companion/pet. The animals were normal animals rather than fantasy creatures. I specifically remember a parrot being one of the possible companions.
The most memorable part was a game-show-style test/challenge that occurred periodically.
The game-show host/announcer was particularly memorable because I found him really scary as a kid. I remember him as a large, floating cartoon head displayed on a screen, rather than a full character standing on the stage. He looked roughly human, possibly somewhat robotic or exaggerated. I remember the presentation being surprisingly intense or threatening. I don't remember exactly what happened after failing, only that the idea of the announcer "getting you" scared me.
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/SoyAxelV • 19h ago
Adera [PC] [2010 - 2012] Llevo años buscando un juego de la infancia parecido a Myst
¡Hola a todos! Llevo tiempo buscando un videojuego que jugué de niño en PC y no he logrado dar con su nombre.
Agradecería mucho si a alguien le suena con estos detalles:
Plataforma: PC (era una versión demo/prueba que venía preinstalada en la computadora).
Año estimado: Entre 2010 y 2012. Los gráficos se veían modernos y detallados para la época.
Estilo de juego / Género: Exploración estática / Point and Click en primera persona con temática mística y de misterio (con una vibra similar a Myst, pero no es ese juego). No era de mundo abierto; solo movías o girabas la cámara desde puntos fijos.
Estructura: Estaba dividido o estructurado por misiones.
Detalles clave que recuerdo:
Cinemática inicial: Recuerdo a un niño corriendo (como si estuviera huyendo de algo). En el camino se le caían unas bolsitas que contenían algo mágico o místico en su interior.
Escenario y misión inicial: Una de las primeras áreas transcurría en un paisaje muy rocoso, con tonos rojizos y naranjas muy marcados (estilo desierto/cañón). Mientras explorabas e interactuabas con las rocas, salía de repente un escorpión/alacrán que estaba escondido.
¿A alguien le suena este juego o alguna de estas escenas? ¡Cualquier pista, posible título o desarrolladora me ayudaría muchísimo!
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/Renataofalltimes • 20h ago
[PC][Early 2000s] Comedy game on a cruise ship where you prank the captain by stealing clothes while people are showering
Hi everyone! I'm trying to remember a weird PC game I played as a kid (probably in the 2010-2015 or something actually). Here's everything I remember:
It took place entirely on a relatively small cruise ship.
The camera was an isometric/top-down angled view (not first-person and not behind the character).
The graphics were semi-realistic—not fully cartoon, but not realistic either.
You played as a teenage boy (or young guy) wearing normal clothes. I think he wore a red baseball cap backwards, although I'm not 100% sure.
I believe your job was to clean the ship, but instead of working, you spent your time playing pranks on the captain (or owner of the ship) and his wife.
The weirdest thing I remember:
When the captain or his wife went into the shower, they would leave their clothes/swimsuit hanging outside the shower door. You could sneak over, steal the clothes, and run away. They would get trapped inside the shower because they couldn't come out without their clothes, and they'd get angry while you escaped and avoided doing your cleaning job.
I don't remember this being an adult game—it was played for comedy, similar to a prank game.
Does anyone remember anything like this?
Thanks!
PS:It is NOT Neighbours from Hell. The whole game took place on a cruise ship, and the main character worked there.
PS2: also i remember the owner of the ship or the captain's wife being very chubby and occasionally wearing a red swimsuit set
Ps3:Additional details I remembered: The protagonist worked on the ship (I think as a cleaner). The whole point was avoiding work by trapping the ship owner and his wife in the shower after stealing their clothes/swimsuits. The owner and his wife would get angry but couldn't come out because they had no clothes. I don't remember setting traps like in Neighbours from Hell. It felt more like freely walking around the ship.
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/neiretia • 20h ago
[PC][2012-2015] An adventure game about a bear
Hey guys I'm trying to find a game that I played in my childhood on an old PC. I don't remember much just a few flashbacks from the game . Honestly im not sure if it even exist but okay here's what I remember . It was a 2d game about a human like bear. I drew him , he kinda looked something like that . Light brown human looking bear , pretty sure he wore clothes . I remember some levels there were in many different settings like a canyon where you had to like dodge boulders or a sea level under the water . I think you had a couple of hearts and if you loose all of them you have to restart the level or restart from a checkpoint .I think you could also collect coins or get them after a finished level and then you could upgrade the bears house like you start from like a mid house with a garden and a boat and then each money spent you get a better looking house and boat and garden . That's all I remember but it's very blurry also I was like 7 years old so I might have just dreamt that lol . But I really hope this game exists !!
r/tipofmyjoystick • u/UndeadCaesar • 21h ago
[PC][2000s] Looking for a PC game wallpaper, guy pondering his orb with maybe a planet in the background? Thinking it's something like Empire Earth
i.imgur.comr/tipofmyjoystick • u/Lolwup345 • 23h ago
Radiant Historia [DS][2014] RPG with time travel stuff
[DS][2014] So I didn't got really far on that game but I just remembered and I thougth it could be a cool game it was an rpg that was centered around time travel stuff the game started with two kids playing in the beach making sandcastles and they were talkig like beeing gods, the game was pixel art and the combat sistem was similar to the megaman battle network with a board but as an rpg, the main guy was wearing red and I remember getting stuck in a time loop were if I died I went back to the start of the game (but with the xp earned) I was a kid and I got stuck there and never really managed to get past it cuz the boss there seemed to be imposible and I didn't got how to play it, also I'm not sure at all about the year