Perceptions that the world of gaming is dominated by teenage boys are long outdated. With 48% of mobile gamers being women, the future of videogaming looks increasingly female. And while some companies in the games development business have a reputation for exclusion and sexism, we’re seeing this picture change as more and more women join the industry. Ahead of Women’s Day (9 August), Alcatel recommends some games that were produced by female-led studios and female game designers, directors, and/or artists.
Zen Koi 2 is a sequel to the mesmerising collection game Zen Koi that follows the Asian myth about Koi ascending into Dragons. Developed by LandShark Games, Zen Koi 2 is a free-to-play mobile game that offers an enhanced experience built on the well-loved core gameplay of languid action and strategic collection.
Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny. It features a wide variety of puzzles, designed with different levels of difficulty as well as some arcade-inspired mini-games.
A Normal Lost Phone is a game about exploring the life of an unknown person whose phone you find. You have to search the phone’s text messages, pictures and applications, in order to learn about its former owner.
Taking inspiration from the classic Jules Verne novel, this game invites you to choose your own route around a 3D globe. Travelling by airship, submarine, mechanical camel, steam-train and more, you will race other players and a clock that never stops in TIME Magazine’s Game of the Year 2014.
Tengami is an atmospheric adventure game set inside a Japanese pop-up book. Fold and slide the beautifully crafted paper world to solve puzzles and discover secrets.
Race for the Galaxy is a strategy boardgame where players advance their empire by playing cards to build technological developments or to settle planets. Its core mechanic is a phase choosing game. Players secretly and simultaneously determine which one of seven phases they will lock in, all reveal at once, then execute the phases in order.
