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Queer Man Peering Into A Rock Pool.jpg is a video game developed by Fuzzy Ghost, the studio of Sydney-based independent developers Pete Foley and Scott Ford. Described as a "joyful, strange experience in which a middle-aged queer man toddles around a strange island", the game is a narrative adventure game and walking simulator. The developers conceived of Queer Man Peering Into A Rock Pool as an abstract expression of their personal experiences and sense of location and identity in the Sydney queer community. Upon release, the game received praise from critics for its positive and sentimental tone, with the game receiving an 'Excellence in Emerging Games' award at the 2022 Australian Game Developer Awards and a nomination for the Nuovo Award at the 2023 Independent Games Festival.