355: Remember the Flowers A furry visual novel that follows an amnesiac human that wakes up in a futuristic world. He accepts assistance to reach a human community, but his journey takes a dark and complex turn once it's time for transport.
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Weekly recommendations for all sorts of obscure and underrated series and franchises to check out! Mondays: Games Wednesdays: Literature and comics/manga Fridays: Shows, movies, etc.
354: Mr. Trance A Columbian animated series following the titular Mr. Trance solving problems adulthood throws at him with his imagination
353: Dreadnot A 1996 ARG only accessible through the Wayback Machine centering around the mysterious case of a missing child.
352: Treasures of the Aegean A sidescroller platform game with puzzle solving elements. It follows a parkourist and treasure hunter unveiling the secrets of a forgotten kingdom trapped in a time loop
351: Malbolge Trench A tropical analog horror series detailing the mysterious titular trench and its peculiar fauna
350: The Bug Wars A sci-fi novel about an evolved race of lizardfolk clashing with giant insect tribes
349: PowerSlave Exhumed A boomer shooter released for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation in the 90's, but both versions have been combined for modern consoles. You play as a covert operations specialist entering the Egyptian city of Karnak to fight off mysterious alien forces known as the Kilmaat
348: Nilus the Sandman A TV show featuring the sandman Nilus, who helps kids and teens through their dreams while they're asleep. The beginning and end of each episode are live action while the dream segments are animated.
347: Winged Warriors A cancelled webcomic set in a feudal avian world. It follows a stern clan leader overseeing his land's army, whose dated worldview is thrown into question when a determined woman joins as a recruit
346: Headlander A retro 70's sci-fi action adventure by Double Fine Productions. You play as the last known human in the universe… that's just a disembodied head. You're able to take control of machines by docking your head into them.
345: Warning From Space A 50's tokusatsu film where starfish-like aliens disguised as humans travel to Earth to warn humans of a rogue planet on its way to collide with Earth
344: Lucky Cow A comic strip series that explores America's love-hate affair with fast food joints, both in terms of their employees and consumers
343: Moonlight Pulse A metroidvania set within the body of a giant spacefaring turtle, which you're tasked to protect from a swarm of interstellar parasites. There are four characters to play as, which you can strategically switch in an instant. The game ends when any character falls in battle.
342: Pizza Party Massacre A shot-on-video slasher flick set in a pizza party where the group is targeted by Pizza Face, a bullied boy who was disfigured after a prank gone wrong. Despite the silly concept, it's played completely straight with all sorts of gooey practical effects.
341: Killjoys An urban fantasy webcomic following a recently fired duo of officers trying to get their jobs back through shady means. It has superpowered clowns, a mime mafioso, and all sorts of chicanery. It sadly hasn't updated since 2019
340: Antichamber A mind-bending psychological exploration game where you navigate and interact with a non-euclidean world
339: The Monster Kid A shonen manga and anime series following Kaibutsu-kun and his pals, who travel to the Human Realm from Monster Land and encounter and battle several monsters. It had a live-action series in 2010.
338: Strawberry Seafoam A colorful webtoon about a shy mermaid named Frasei who becomes a magical girl to fight against Phantom Ink, a malevolent substance turning sea life into violent monsters
337: 1000 Amps A puzzle platformer where you're tasked with lighting up the world while thwarting a mysterious intruder
336: Detective Heart of America: The Final Freedom The movie finale of FilmCow's comedic webshow. It follows the titular eagle statue detective embarking on his hardest case yet that jeopardizes the entire United States. It's one of the funniest movies I ever saw and it's free to watch on YouTube
335: Scarlet Star A webcomic that follows the outcasted high school delinquent Mars whose life changes when he becomes a magical girl and fights monsters known as the Voids
334: Lone Fungus A metroidvania set in a world built by mushrooms where you play as the last mushroom alive. It contains a vast open world and a simple combat system with depth in customization
333: Armored Saurus A Korean tokusatsu series about a team of humans riding weaponized dinosaurs to fight against aliens
332: Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot A children's book series by the author of Captain Underpants. It's about a mouse boy and his giant robot saving the world from treacherous villains
331: Trench Face A survival horror indie RPG. The player character wakes up hours after a battle, lacking any memory on what happened since. It's set in a deserted forest with nothing but corpses and unexplainable objects moving high in the sky.
330: Kronos A 1957 sci-fi film where aliens from another world send a giant robotic energy accumulator to invade Earth and absorb all of the planet's energy
329: Hereville A graphic novel series about Mirka Hirschberg eleven year-old orthodox Jewish girl who wants to fight dragons, following her fantastical misadventures to accomplish this
328: Rocketron A side-scrolling action shooter that debuted on the Dreamcast, but is now available for PCs. Play as B.L.A.M. as you shoot and soar through various levels to stop the Congregation of Gogoh's attempts at world domination
327: Meta4orce A BBC animated miniseries about a group of biogenetically altered detectives embarking on their first investigation into a sinister murder in near future flooded London
326: HOTBLOOD! A historical fiction romance webcomic set in the old west where humans and centaurs co-exist. It has a sequel called ZARCO.