games as art

also, if you haven't played any of the games below, they're worth a few minutes for thinking about

games as art:

Jason Rohrer

Passage: http://hcsoftware.sourceforge.net/passage/

Rod Humble:

Marriage: http://rodvik.com/rodgames/marriage.html

Stars over Half Moon Bay: http://www.rodvik.com/rodgames/SOHMB.html

Amanita:

Samarost: http://amanita-design.net/samorost-1/

http://amanita-design.net/samorost-2/

www.machinarium.com

Jeneva Chen:

Cloud: http://www.jenovachen.com/flowingames/cloud.htm