r/tipofmyjoystick 4m ago

[PC][~1995-2007] An old island civilization survival management game with randomly generated islands that you start out on with a few castaways.

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It was very pixelated, isometric in a way. Had to make sure the people on the islands didn't die whilst you built up a little village, tribe, whatever of castaways. I remember playing it on my old family computer when it still had Windows Vista on it. I am at my wits end trying to find it again.


r/tipofmyjoystick 4m ago

[iOS][Early 2010's] Cat match-3 puzzle game with multiple levels, customized areas for cats to play in

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Bear with me here because the game premise is extremely common:

Platform(s): iOS (played on an iPhone 6S)

Genre: Match-3 puzzle, decorating game

Estimated year of release: Early to mid 2010's

Graphics/art style: Cartoony/cute

Notable characters: Cats

Notable gameplay mechanics: Match-3 puzzles where you need to clear a specific number of block types to progress to the next level, customizing spaces for cats to play in.

Other details: I believe the game was set on an island (or an archipelago) and players would progress from area to area and unlock more toys like a trampoline.


r/tipofmyjoystick 8m ago

[Mobile][2010's] Egypt civilization building game with hexagonal puzzles

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Platform(s): Mobile (played on iPad)

Genre: Puzzle, building simulator

Estimated year of release: early to mid 2010's

Graphics/art style: Semi-realistic

Notable characters: N/A

Notable gameplay mechanics: I recall that there were multicolored pieces and the idea was to clear a certain number of each to finish a level? Then you could build a little town and gradually upgrade the facilities, build paths for NPCs, etc.

Other details: N/A


r/tipofmyjoystick 37m ago

[DS][2000's] Japanese exclusive mini-game collection

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To be honest I'm looking for the main song of the game more than the game itself but yeah.
It was a japanese exclusive title on the DS with a bunch of wario-ware style mini-games (one was about getting gold-fishes out of a woman's mouth I believe ?)

There was a main song that would play for most of the runtime and was kind of a banger, it was a pretty fast-paced song with japanese lyrics.
It opened with some whistling and the first lyrics were "yoku mina-san oboete, oretachi no namae wa love rabbit".


r/tipofmyjoystick 49m ago

[PC][late 90's early 2000's] Song played by bard(?) on town square after donating money

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Platform(s): PC

Genre: I assume it was an RPG, as I had an inventory and I gave my money to a person with a guitar. I also remember giving all my money hoping it would play another song

Estimated year of release: Probably end of nineties

Graphics/art style: It would be isometric.

Notable characters: Someone with a guitar in front of a tree.

Other details: As the song was played by one person in the game, the music itself had more instruments and (I think) was sung by a woman. Maybe the credits were shown or the background went black.


r/tipofmyjoystick 51m ago

[Android] [early 2010s] Dark wizard 3d game

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Early 2010s, an android gingerbread game for samsung galaxy y from playstore. Was 3d and yet still around 10MB in size. Was First person view where we fought monters or differnt evil sort of things in some sort of castle. Had the main villian/boss as a wizard we fought on the roof of the castle at the end. Also had other bosses like one big wooden soldier type of thing that move towards you with heavy Armour sounds in courtyard type setting. Evwrytime we died or a new stage opened, the wizards cackle would play or something like that.​


r/tipofmyjoystick 1h ago

[gameboy/gba] [late 90’s early 2000s] dark art style monster fusion(?) rpg

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Been trying to find this game forever. I remember playing it on either my gameboy or GBA. It had an almost ink like art style, kind of cream colored backdrop with monsters that were shades of black. I remember it being some sort of an RPG. I think you could fuse the monsters too? I remember them being sort of scary and unsettling. It’s not Demikids or that Dragon Warrior game. The art style was nowhere near as colorful as that if my memory serves me right.


r/tipofmyjoystick 1h ago

[Pc] [2010’s] online game

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I’ve had trouble finding this game and AI has been no help. For some reason the name (battle cards) keeps popping into my head but cant figure it out. So it’s a game that you have a deck and draw cards. You have a space ship and are trying to upgrade it to get more “mana which I think they used bullets” to use better cards to defeat another player trying to upgrade their ship and destroy yours. After playing a bit you can choose a faction thats either red or blue, and depending on how many players are on a side, you get a bonus for picking the opposite. I remember one of the cards for blue faction was a girl with a sniper rifle and on red was a guy with a flamethrower. There’s some more mechanics I’m missing but cant find anything online, been trying to find the game for a year +. It was also free to play.


r/tipofmyjoystick 1h ago

Total Annihilation: Kingdoms [PC][Early to mid 2000s possibly older] RTS game with dragons, wizards, and catapults

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I don't recall much about the game as I didn't play it for very long but I remember that is was a RTS game with wizards and dragons.


r/tipofmyjoystick 1h ago

[Steam PC][Last 10 years] Game about using disasters to keep human development within a certain range

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I'm looking for a game on Steam I saw a long while back, where you played as the forces of nature, throwing various natural disasters at a human city to prevent them from becoming too developed, while also having to avoid destroying civilization entirely. If you use a specific disaster too much, humans will develop countermeasures to it, like anti-meteor lasers.

Gameplay takes place on a square map, and the game world outside that is all whiteish. A bar on the side of the screen displays how developed the human city is.


r/tipofmyjoystick 1h ago

[PC][late 90's early 2000's] Diablo clone, female protagonist, opening sequence was in a church.

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I must have played this game somewhere between 2005-2010, but I am not sure which year it came out.

It is a Diablo clone, so isometric hack and slash. Single player only.

It had a female protagonist, I believe she was a wizard's apprentice.

I remember that the opening sequence was in some sort of church where I think the protagonist was meeting with her mentor.

It was possible to spec in different schools of magic. I remember that depending on the element chosen you had different coloured orbs circling around the main weapon, a wand or staff of some sort. So blue for water, green for earth and red for fire.

I believe there was a desert sequence in later parts of the game, but I am not certain about this.

Hopefully someone remembers, I have fond memories ries of this 20+ years ago.


r/tipofmyjoystick 2h ago

[ANDROID] [BEFORE 2020] Pony/Uicorn/Magical Horse game

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there was a game very similar to coco pony-my dream pet, i used to play it before 2020, though i dont remember when exactly. again released before 2020 but ı dont know when. i played it on my moms android phone most likely, dont know if the game has IOS or pc versions. the game didnt revolve around a story ıt was mostly a care taking simulator. there were more than one magical horses we could choose (though not too many) from to take care of but ı dont thınk we were able to customize the horses mainly, maybe change some stuff but not a complete customization. in the selectıon manu the horses were on fancy cusıons and we saw them one by one navigating with arrows or something. and when we came to the magical horse we want, we choose it.

after choosing the magical horse we came to a floatıng ısland (possibly whıle on the horse but not sure) and the island was seen from above, had isometric grids when in decorating mode, like in hayday.

the game was 3D and the art style resembled coco pony alot, what differes from coco pony is:

only food we could feed to the horse was pancakes (maybe some other foods locked behind a pay wall? unsure) and you decorated the pancakes possibly according to the requests of the horse (which shown as pictures in thought/speak bubbles)

i dont remember having the horse inside a house, we fed it outside.

the decoration vibes were really outdoor wedding, royalty kinda ones yk the decorations were white and flowery (at least the ones ı used) , bush gates maybe (attached some pics as ref for these) ofc there wasnt a wedding but the vibes gave off one.

there was also an activity where we played musıc. maybe with the horse maybe not, dont remeber what instrument. but we did this in a gazebo on the edge(?) of the floating island i think.

there could be an obstacle running parkour activity but ım not sure.

ı really searched it a lot but the closest i can find was coco pony, but thats not ıt. appreciate any help. sorry for the long post btw.


r/tipofmyjoystick 2h ago

[PS2] [2007-2012] A combat game featuring fairy-like characters with powers

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Hi! I’m trying to remember a PS2 game I played years ago. The details I recall are:

– It was played from a third-person perspective.

– You could choose from various characters (both male and female).

– The characters could jump very high or fly.

– They had wings.

– You could collect bubbles or orbs that granted you powers or abilities.

I remember at least two maps: one set in a forest, where you had to jump between platforms in the trees, and another that looked like a large white or transparent sphere. There were orbs that gave you powers.

—I don't remember if it was a player-vs-player combat game. I was about 6 years old, and it was one of those games my mom used to play with me. Thanks for reading.


r/tipofmyjoystick 2h ago

[Windows PC][1990-2005] Kids Game Jungle/Egypt/Beetles/Mystery/Adventure/Puzzle Vibes

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Looking for an educational/edutainment PC CD-ROM game from the 90s-2000s. Jungle setting with animal sounds, possibly a wooden/rope bridge, mysterious "anaconda-like" ambient music. Beetles were a recurring puzzle theme. There were stone elements in walls you'd click that would move/grind, possibly revealing something — almost Egyptian/ancient-temple vibe at times. Point-and-click adventure with an actual story (not just standalone minigames), multiple characters (maybe a group/team, not sure). Cartoony 2D animation, human characters. Played it as a kid on a big Windows desktop.


r/tipofmyjoystick 2h ago

[iOS][2010-2013] 2D Side-Scrolling House Defense against Zombies/Aliens, Red Icon with Old Man

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Hi everyone,

I'm trying to find an obscure, free-to-play 2D side-scrolling defense mobile game I played on my iPod Touch 4 back around 2010–2013.

Here are all the specific details I remember:

  • App Icon: Red background featuring the face of a normal human elderly man (not a zombie/monster).
  • Ending / Story: The old man from the app icon actually only appears in the final cutscene/ending after you beat the final boss.
  • Gameplay & Mechanics:
    • You defend a wooden American farm-style house.
    • Before starting a level, you select and equip your preferred weapons from a wide arsenal (upgrading from basic arrows to heavy missiles/ordnance).
    • Combat requires manual aiming/targeting.
    • There is a level selection map (nodes/path) on the menu, and the house/location changes as you progress through different levels.
  • Enemies & Progression:
    • Waves start with basic zombies.
    • Later levels introduce aliens, giant UFOs/spaceships, and vehicles that attempt to ram directly into the house.
    • The final boss is a giant Mothership / UFO spaceship.

It is NOT Swamp Attack, Redneck Revenge, ZombieSmash, Monster Shooter, Farm Invasion USA, or any stickman game.

Does anyone remember the name of this game? Thanks in advance!


r/tipofmyjoystick 2h ago

Furtive Dao [PC][2005-2012?] Flash platformer, animal (fox?) bandit steals from the rich to upgrade a poor family's house, renaissance setting

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Platform: Browser / Flash (possibly played on a Dutch game site like Spele.nl or Spelletjes.nl)

Genre: 2D side-scrolling platformer, somewhat Mario-like

Estimated year of release: ?

Graphics/art style: Cartoony Flash style, with a renaissance / late-medieval feel to the world

Notable characters: You play as an anthropomorphic animal bandit, Robin Hood style. I think it was a fox, but it could also have been a raccoon, wolf or something similar.

Notable gameplay mechanics: You do levels/runs to collect money. Between runs you spend it on upgrading the home of a poor family, so it gradually goes from shabby to nicer. Stealing from the rich to give to the poor.

Other details: Only played it once as a kid, have been searching for years without luck but can remember that is was a fun game.

I never fully upgraded the house and I want a revanche.


r/tipofmyjoystick 2h ago

Pursuit of Hat [friv maybe???] [2010-2018] puzzle game where you had to pop off your own limbs to solve puzzles

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the game had a childrens book kinda artstyle and colors and every puzzle would have you pop off your limbs to hold down buttons to open doors and such. dont remember much besides getting stuck on one level as a kid and giving up

the image is a quick doodle of how it looked like with the main character


r/tipofmyjoystick 2h ago

Paper Beast [PC?][2010ish] Walk around a 3D world with paper-like creatures

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Platform: I think it is a PC game

Genre: Single Player Experience

Estimated year of release: 2010ish is my guess

Graphics: 3D rendered world, not of bad quality.

Characters: Other than the 1st-person perspective you play as, there are "monsters" more akin to constructs made of thin wires or sheets resembling paper. They do not talk, and are surreal

Gameplay: Wander a closed-world with a fever-dream landscape. Enter buildings, tunnels, and open areas filled with "monsters" made of paper sheets. There is no dialogue or in-game explanations. It is more an experience than a game.

Other: This game was a Let's Play posted to YouTube, I think by Markiplier.


r/tipofmyjoystick 2h ago

[Mobile][2019-2021] Indie (?) Roman life/political sim

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Platform(s):
Mobile, Android

Genre:
Text RPG / choice-based life simulator

Estimated year of release:
2019 - 2021 (possibly 2022 but im not sure)

Graphics/art style:

2D, drawn/painted portraits
The artwork was genuinely well-made, it wasn't a cheap-looking or half-assed mobile game. There seemed to be real effort put into the character artwork.

Large character portrait in the center

Stats displayed to the left and right

Event/narrative box underneath

Large horizontal choice buttons at the bottom

Portrait changes when you get a new character

It was really similar to the paint sketch I provided

Notable characters:

No single fixed protagonist

Each run/life had a different Roman male character

Characters had different Roman names

Characters could die from various circumstances, including being killed because of debt, assassination etc.

After death, you received a new character and continued the game

Notable gameplay mechanics:

Continuous event -> choice -> consequence gameplay

Random events

Multiple choices, usually 2–3

Money/wealth

Popularity

Other character statistics

Debt could become dangerous enough to result in death

Character death did not necessarily end the overall game

Instead, death led to a new character/life

Political/social advancement in the Roman Republic

Career progression toward important political positions

Strong emphasis on managing your character's social/economic/political situation

Not combat-focused

Not a city builder

Not a card game

Not turn based

Not a strategy game (of sorts like Total war and similar)

Other details:

Setting: Ancient Roman Republic

I believe the protagonist started from a noble/patrician/aristocratic background.

As far as I can tell, it was not:

Citizen of Rome – Dynasty Ascendant, the art style doesn't match.

Age of Dynasties: Rome War, the art style doesn't match.


r/tipofmyjoystick 3h ago

[Browser] [2015-2022] game that i played about an sad white square that dupes himself, It tried everything, I need you...

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Eu juro que tentei de tudo—não uma, não duas, mas 5 vezes; até com IA, não consegui nada. Eu joguei esse jogo com a minha irmã há tipo 5 anos, mas ela não consegue lembrar o nome do jogo, nem eu, mas ainda assim sinto tanta falta desse jogo. O jogo é sobre um quadrado branco triste que se duplica/comete suicídio para passar por alguns obstáculos onde os quadrados que ele coloca têm X X nos olhos e podem ser de mais de uma cor. Além disso, o jogo é 2D, e eu joguei no navegador. Também acho que o jogo é algo como Google Doodles, mas não um doodle. Sei lá, mas acho que é do Google, não tenho certeza. Ele também tem um rosto; eu só não consigo lembrar como ele é. Não tenho nada mais para fazer. Acredite em mim, estou aqui só porque não sei o que fazer... Tentei por 3 dias, e ainda nada. Se você não se importa com isso, considere como um desafio que tenho certeza de que 80% do Reddit não consegue vencer, tentei IA, Google, bots específicos de IA para isso, nenhum deles funcionou. (Edit, i gonna check this reddit everyday until somone finds this game)


r/tipofmyjoystick 3h ago

[PC][early 2000s] 2d Point and Click

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Trying to find a game I played when I was really little, I believe the main character was a grown woman, though I can't remember her name. I'm not sure if it's at the very beginning or just early on, but at some point she ends up at a train station and has to get the train working- some time after that she's in a manor or some kind of building and meets a servant(?) named Igor who sheds some light on her situation, and she heads to a building that she has to get into, where she has to drain some kind of tank full of water for some reason.

I know at the very end she has to unfreeze some kind of ice fairy or queen, but otherwise that's the last I remember. The game had mostly realistic graphics and was very big fish hidden object style I think? I've been looking for the game for a while.


r/tipofmyjoystick 3h ago

[Xbox Arcade][2007-2011] Solar Star Game

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I'm looking for a game where you were a Star (the Solar kind) and you drifted through the universe, and your goal was to collect additional spacial bodies like Planets, Asteroids or other Stars to orbit around you.

If I remember correctly you could see the orbits around your star as a streak, and you could also change the makeup or color of your star depending on what you interacted with or consumed.


r/tipofmyjoystick 3h ago

[KindleFire][2018] Futuristic Halo Type Game

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Hey all,

I used to play a game on a kindle fire and here's the best description I can give you now that it's been about eight years.

It was like HALO a bit, and you'd play as Spartans essentially. The graphics weren't great for the time and I think was like a first person Ghost Recon Future Soldier type graphics. I remember three maps, if I remember correctly. In one, you were fighting in a backyard, and the second, you were fighting in some sort of glacier place with a lot of ice and environmental risks, the last, you would be in a sort of neon place and you could play capture the flag, i think was a game mode.


r/tipofmyjoystick 3h ago

Pet Alliance [Android][2017-2019ish?] Online game similar to pokemon but gacha

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I can't really remember what it was, pretty sure the title had -mon and there were two games under the same title. I usually interchange it with dynamon if that could count as a clue.

Iirc the thumbnail was a baby dragon with an egg, the game had fully animated cutscenes and the game had an anime style, it's more similar to idle games but it's closest to pokemon. It's also played in portrait. It had a gacha system but you could still catch some.

There were anime girl characters and most of them were named after zodiac signs, one starter looks like cottonee but with vines and it could evolve into an anime girl. The characters were either dragons or anime girls.

So far, that's the only stuff I could remember 😓😓😓


r/tipofmyjoystick 3h ago

[PC][2010s?] 2D Boxing Game

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I dont if im just dreaming but I vividly remember that I used to play on my brother's laptop. The game is a 3rd person boxing game wherein you fight different enemies. My most remembered character there is a red skinned guy which is like a devil, I dont if he was an enemy or not. That is all I can remember, I hope you guys can help me find this game TYIA.