things i like

comics!

• The Tapestry: a MSPFA about aliens. it's set in the homestuck universe but i believe it's way better! the art is amazing here and the story is captivating
• Val and Isaac: small comics set in a colorful, diverse universe. simple yet memorable character design and very high quality humor!
• xkcd: simple artstyle, scientific humor. easy to understand but extremely educational nonetheless
• Cocksley and Catapult: silly comic. i don't have much to say about it but it's good

browser games!

• corru.observer: an immersive exploration of alien technology. unique artstyle, fantastic OST and wonderfully put together worldbuilding. if you're into computers and/or aliens you will absolutely love this, guaranteed. even has a reduced difficulty mode! the people over at its discord are amazing as well!
• Trust and Safety Tycoon: manage a social media company's entire moderation team! make important decisions and experience consequences! a great representation of struggles of modern online moderation
• Nicky Case's entire collection: many small educational games worth playing! the site's got wonderful articles too
• mouchette.org: not quite a game but a fun webpage to explore. warning it's quite unsettling!

installable games!

• (android, free) Cell Lab: engineer microorganisms to conquer challenges in petri dishes!
• (android, free) Thousand Night Anamnesis: a kind of a mobile port of touhou, basically a bullet hell. a little difficult to learn but i enjoy it
• (android, free) Touhou Mix: a simplistic touhou rhythm game with many included songs
• (PC/mobile, free demo) Slice&Dice: a dice-based adventure with numerous builds to explore
• (PC/mobile, free) Pixel Dungeon: (reddit but go straight to the discord from there it's way better): a classic roguelike without any typical mobile game crap! open source and has 300+ mods made by the community. what's not to love
• (PC, paid) Noita: a thouroughly magical experience. build wands with no restrictions and use them on enemies in a world with one-of-a-kind simulated physics system. might be a little hard but it supports mods

youtube creators!

• Cathode Ray Dude: a channel about mostly old fun tech and its history. very long and captivating videos. good humor and quality research
• PearlescentMoon: minecraft player. fantastic builder and overall entertaining and relaxing to watch
• EchoRidgeGaming: strategy game player. i only really watch their ONI playthroughs but they're very good
• HalfBreadChaos: deltarune/undertale theorist. fun editing and intensive research
• Technology Connections: super well-researched dives into the workings and history of a variety of common practical tech. entertaining and educational
• Retro Game Mechanics Explained: visually illustrated and animated explanations of retro games
• Janus Cycle: hacking and demonstration of various fun tech
• Veronica Explains: explanations of modern and retro tech and assorted linux software
• minusT: extremely well made 3D animations of touhou fights. good music and professional grade animations that can be enjoyed even by non-touhou fans
• Marcel Vos: rollercoaster tycoon expert demonstrating fun trivia
• Posy: super high production quality videos on music tech and other stuff. 100% original music and footage
• danooct1: demonstrations of assorted malware
• Acerola: explanations of the workings of computer graphics technology
• Jan Misali: variety of content including languages, math and music
• Junferno: complex things explained simply. funny, well edited and educational
• gobou: short high quality yume nikki pixel animations
• Evie (ChickasaurusGL): pokemon glitch researcher
• TheZZAZZGlitch: also a pokemon glitch researcher

music!

• frog96: unique, unusual vocal synth music. fascinating visuals and exploration of music theory
• Lyrica Live: wonderful fanmade vocal covers of unremixed touhou music. masterfully crafted lyrics that capture each character's essence while flowing with the music. emotional, controlled vocals
• inabakumori: vocal synth producer making mostly calm, peaceful songs, famous for creating lagtrain. great use of instruments and deep lyrics
• YaboiMatoi: fantastic touhou metal covers. notably doesn't skip commonly overlooked parts of original songs
• AZALI: short original compositions with creative use of instruments
• Teza's Tunes: serious covers and original songs and funny memes. both with equally wonderful vocals!
• kopikostar: many violin covers, including touhou
• Jerobeam Fenderson: oscilloscope music. it looks precisely like what it sounds like. amazing