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24 alternatives to Polygon Backstory - 3. Girls Make Games

Laila Shabir, the founder of Girls Make Games

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Polygon Backstory - 3. Girls Make Games launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   From Barbie to Mortal Kombat▲67

   Explores the complicated issue of gender in computer games­

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Kingdom Hearts 3▲70

   Sora and friends are back

   2015 · square-enix.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Polygon Longform - Atlas Reactor▲55

   How an MMO studio created a great competitive game

   2015 · polygon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Polycade▲72

   A modern arcade cabinet

   2015 · polycade.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Gamewheel▲73

   Empowering creators in the digital world

   2015 · gamewheel.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   WEAVE▲78

   An abstract journey of two characters coping with their past

   2015 · taut-nerve.itch.io · its alternatives →

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   Play Well - 7: Creating Your Own Narrative with Nina Freeman▲58

   Discussions around Cibele, romance in games, and pricing

   2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Made With Code▲137

   Google initiative championing creativity, girls, and code.

   2014 · grow.google · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Game Writing▲73

   Narrative Skills for Videogames

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Freaking Shapes▲68

    Fitting a square peg in a round hole

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Gridland ▲87

    An adictive roleplaying stacking puzzle

    2015 · gridland.doublespeakgames.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Polygon Newsworthy - 1. Randy Pitchford on Battleborn, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Borderlands and magic▲54

    Interview with Pitchford at DICE 2016

    2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Humani: Jessie’s Story▲76

    A conversation-based narrative game

    2016 · messenger.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Royals▲78

    8-bit simulation game from the maker of Threes

    2015 · ashervo.itch.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Polygon Video▲147

    Next level interactive video

    2021 · expireddomains.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Happy Mitten - 33½: Board Games, Business, and Origins 2014▲51

    Interviews and highlights from the Origins Game Fair 2014

    2016 · happymittengames.com · its alternatives →

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    Trine 2▲63

    A sidescrolling game of action, puzzles and platforming

    2015 · trine2.com · its alternatives →

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    Dreams▲74

    From the creators of LittleBigPlanet™ and Tearaway™

    2015 · dreams.mediamolecule.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    GROW v3▲60

    Amazing combination game

    2015 · eyezmaze.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Britsoft: An Oral History▲53

    A collective story of the early British games industry

    2015 · readonlymemory.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Anagram▲84

    A modern take on a classic game.

    2016 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Space Legacy▲69

    New Space Adventure from the creators of HOOP

    2016 · play.google.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Obduction▲82

    The next adventure from the makers of Myst and Riven

    2015 · cyan.com · its alternatives →

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    Tampon Run▲81

    a game that's trying to close the gender gap in coding

    2014 · tamponrun.com · its alternatives →

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