New in Town

Walking, Talking Raccoon: HEY! HEY YOU! 
Walking, Talking Raccoon: WANNA RELAX? I HAVE JUST THE THING! BUY THIS GAME- NO, I’M NOT BADGERING POTENTIAL CUSTOMERS-

New In Town is a cozy, introspective solo journaling game about arriving in a new place, reminding yourself of all the possibilities it brings and everything you’re capable of.

Take a breath, grab your journaling utensils and step into your new life, full of new friends and new ways to discover the world around you, and the world inside of you with 64 unique journaling prompts and as many story and world building prompts.

Written, Designed & Illustrated by Cutestpatoot Games 
Edited by Ruben Ferdinand
Plus One EXP Zine Club January 2026 Story Game Zine.

Angel a.k.a. CutestPatoot Games is a disabled, queer, indigenous Latin American multi*hyphenate, whose body of work spans from nostalgic to hopeful futuristic in a wide array of designs, original games, web series and 'medium' films. They are a Diana Jones Award Nominated Game Designer and have created settings, character designs, and mechanics for credits including QUEERZ, CHEW, Alchemistresses, KOBOA & more as well as their own 20+ original games. Keep up with her work at Cutestpatoot.carrd.co

Ruben Ferdinand is a writer, editor, TTRPG enthusiast, and activist based in The Hague. With their Dutch-Surinamese and queer backgrounds, their works touch on the bizarre and the beautiful, and the bureaucracies maintaining such. Their likeness can often be found performing for the EUphoria channel. Their (self-published) works can be read at https://urbanfriendden.blogspot.com