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I try out a selection of games I found on Itch.io where you play as a squid! Many are tech demos or jam contributions, with varying "squid factor". Some seem to be inspired partly by Daisuke Amaya's squid game Ika-chan. Some are extremely cute. Games played:

-Squiddy, by castpixel and lexaloffle. A lovely little 1kb Pico-8 game. https://castpixel.itch.io/squiddy
-Squiddy, by tribbs. A charming 2.5D obstacle course with some physics. https://tribbs.itch.io/squiddy
-Squiddy Bot, by PixelAfterPixel. A difficult obstacle course with an interesting art style. https://pixelafterpixel.itch.io/squiddybot
-The Legend of Squiddy, by Violacrimosum. A Game Boy-style Zelda tribute. https://violacrimosum.itch.io/the-legend-of-squiddy
-Dodge the Creeps, by giackdev. A simple dodging game. https://giackdev.itch.io/dodge-the-creeps
-Commander McSquidy, by TwoSticks. An innovative platformer about avoiding your past mirror images. https://twosticks.itch.io/commander-mcsquidy
-Squid Loves Fox, by Sarah Cole. A sweet little interactive fiction game. https://irny.itch.io/squid-loves-fox
-The Untitled Squid Game, by JeffreyLiu. A cool inky game with good squid factor. https://jeffreyliu.itch.io/the-untitled-squid-game
-Squiddy’s Adventure, by UndividedSensation. A fun Ecco-ish game with a zippy squid jumping between sea and land. https://undividedsensation.itch.io/squiddys-adventure
-Squid Lander, by Nebula Tales. A brief tech demo inspired by Lunar Lander. https://nebula-tales.itch.io/squidlander
-Mote, by mikegbrown. An interesting demo with a complex control scheme. https://mikegbrown.itch.io/mote
-Squid Game, by pashspice. A silly game with a squid skidding around on land. https://pashspice.itch.io/squid-game
-Squid Escape, by Typhen. An even sillier game with grabbable physics objects to fight off pirates. https://typhen.itch.io/squid-escape
-Sir Squidalot’s Grand Montreal Crusade, by technobeanie. An interesting puzzle game with a morphable squid and gravity flipping. https://technobeanie.itch.io/
-Octopus vs. Squid, by mokesmoe. A fast paced head-to-head ink battle. https://mokesmoe.itch.io/
-Squibidi, by Ahmed Kalifa (Amidos). A great Pico-8 puzzle game. https://amidos2006.itch.io/squibidi
-Squid! Escape! Fight!, by Omael. A fun arcadey Pico-8 action game. https://omael.itch.io/squid
-Squid with sword, by adriendittrick. A short and silly platformer. https://adriendittrick.itch.io/squid-with-sword
-Resquid, by Rhadamenthe, Kallysto, Rémi Töötätä, Labelpastek, razeltif, Fleaurian, Bomb-X. An exciting "pacifist shoot em up". https://rhadamenthe.itch.io/resquid
-Octopus, by droqen. A fascinating exploration game with some surprising interactions (including a full-circle Cave Story reference). https://droqen.itch.io/oubliette-5


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