Played: Balloon Diaspora.
Before Kentucky Route Zero, the three-person outfit that makes up Cardboard Computer made this, a short adventure game about travelling around an unknown landscape in search of cloth to repair your balloon. There are echoes of the company’s later work - dialogue choices make little difference to outcomes, aside from subtly altering the mood of the game. The world is sparse, but filled with enough to be slightly unnerving and utterly bewitching. It’ll take about 20 minutes of your time, and it’s worth it.