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Mario von Rickenbach

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Designer making games and other playable things. Half of @playables.net mariov.ch

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 7d

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

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Hannah Nicklin @hannahnicklin.bsky.social · 1h

📚 My current contract is coming to an end in Dec so I am now looking for new work!

⭐ I am an award-winning & expert/lead game writer & narrative designer.

🌎 I am interested in long & short term contracts & consultancy, ideally remote.

Let's chat!

hannahnicklin.com
linkedin.com/in/hannah-nicklin

A selection of images from games etc. Hannah Nicklin has worked on, a screencap or key art image from: Saltsea Chronicles, Black Mirror: Thronglets, Mutazione; and the cover of Writing for Games: Theory & Practice. Also featured two reviews.

One from Eurogamer: 5/5 Saltsea Chronicles
"Onwards you go in pursuit of your missing crew, then, your story diverging further from mine with every island choice, with every flick of the head or settling of the lips. Memories/Artefacts? Skeptical/Curious? And astonishingly, through all these moving parts, all this phase space, my story still made rich sense, and actually built to a truly devastating climax.

Scream/Weep? Fittingly, for me, Saltsea Chronicles turned out to be a story about choices as well as a story made of choices. It made me think about the big decisions I make in life, but also the decisions that shape a life that I don't even notice having made. Ripples turning to waves and all that. You must play this. It's luminous."

The second of Mutazione from Gamespew, 9/10
"Mutazione is a game that builds up relationships within a community you instantly feel a part of. The main story is secondary to the real drama and the heart of the town, but it’s necessary. It’s extremely well-written, and the hand-drawn environments are beautifully designed. Die Gute Fabrik has crafted a sweet, powerful fairy tale that delves into the human psyche and allows you to reside there for five hours or so."

A virtual biz card on a dark purple background, featuring an image of a white woman in glasses, with blonde hair, speaking at a podium. Next to it is the title Hannah Nicklin, and the details Creative Director, Narrative Lead/Designer, Senior Writer, Consultant.

11+ years experience in interactive narrative

• 3 games shipped as Lead (PC, Console, mobile)
• Many more as consultant
• PhD in Interactive Practices
• Masters & BA in Play/Screenwriting & Dramatic Arts
• GDC Indie Summit Advisor, BAFTA Juror, TGA Future Class
• Author of Writing for Games: Theory & Practice

Black Mirror: Thronglets; Saltsea Chronicles; Mutazione; Saturnalia; Night School (A Netflix Studio); Cardboard Computer; Die Gute Fabrik; Draknek; Twisted Tree Games.

Based in: Sheffield, United Kingdom
Work in: Remote, CET-PST
LinkedIn.com/in/hannah-nicklin
hannahnicklin.com

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 24m

It's refreshing to know that this is the icon of an officially distributed Apple application in 2025. I really hope it will outlive the Liquid Glass era without any changes.

"clipboard viewer" icon with a badly aligned magic genie lamp on it

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Brittany @brrosenau.bsky.social · 1d

what a delightful little nightmare, 10/10 was absolutely dataviz triggered

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 7d

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 2d

thanks!!

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Molleindustria - Wishlist FUTURE? NO THANKS! @molleindustria.org · 2d

I enjoyed cooking books for my Poket Boss, the new minimalist masterpiece by @mariov.ch / playables.

It's a game in which you stoke flaccid growth charts and sculpt data like clay, and I honestly can't think of a more relevant concept for 2025.

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 7d

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 2d

Management lets me know that it should say "review it", but now it's too late to change that.

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 2d

Did you know that leaving a Pocket Boss review significantly boosts your Customer Quality Rating (CQR)? Try it out today!

1. Get the game: pocketboss.ch
2. Play it
3. Rate it 📈📈📈

– Regards, Management

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 2d

i just updated pretty much all our apps across all platforms in summer and now there‘s the unity issue that makes me do this all over again..

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Zander Hulme ~♪ @zander.supertonic.au · 3d

This game has exceptionally good sound design. Ultra tactile and so responsive. Makes you forget that someone had to design this behaviour, that these aren't just physical objects that naturally make these sounds as you manipulate them.

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 6d

The Android Version of Pocket Boss is now finally available on Google Play! 🤖 👇

play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Other platforms: pocketboss.ch

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 3d

früher so (von playkids.ch/process/2014)

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Kimmo Lahtinen @gimblll.com · 4d

This was great. Funnily enough, I felt like I was interacting with my boss from Day Repeat Day again.

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 6d

The Android Version of Pocket Boss is now finally available on Google Play! 🤖 👇

play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Other platforms: pocketboss.ch

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PythagoRascal @pythagorascal.bsky.social · 5d

Loved this! Amazingly playful!

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 7d

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

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business goose🪿 @goose.art · 5d

finished this game, very fun! felt like i wasn't unemployed for like half an hour

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 7d

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 6d

Hi, the Android version is now out. I can send you a promo code if you bought it on itch and prefer to play it on the phone. Let me know!

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 6d

The Android Version of Pocket Boss is now finally available on Google Play! 🤖 👇

play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Other platforms: pocketboss.ch

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 6d

dont tell your boss

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 6d

pocket steam

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 6d

For those wondering what's up with the Android version of Pocket Boss: It's still NOT available because it's unexpectedly stuck in Google Play review hell. Sorry for the confusing announcements, we assumed it's just a glitch but it actually is blocked. We're working on it (or better: Google is)!

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 6d

I suspect they changed something about the (early access?) process and forgot to show that change in the UI. I released multiple apps on Google Play in the last years and never had any similar issues.. that‘s why I‘m still a bit surprised

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 6d

now it‘s still/again in a review that apparently was caused by making it live (changing availability). looks like it was not really reviewed before when the production build was „approved“. it also says that we had „early access“ active, even though we never touched that.. it‘s a mess.

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Warp Door @warpdoor.com · 6d

Pocket Boss (@playables.net, @mariov.ch, Luc Gut)

"Increase productivity, boost customer satisfaction, make losses disappear, erase competitors — all with just a swipe of your finger."

Paid - Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android: warpdoor.com/2025/10/09/p...

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El Chellu @chellu.bsky.social · 7d

2 juegos editados por Playables en 1 año y tú con esos pelos. Jugaos Time Flies y Pocket Boss haceos el favor.
bsky.app/profile/mari...

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 7d

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 7d

sorry about that, pls send a mail to [email protected] and we can find a solution so you get access

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 7d

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

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Andy Baio @andy.baio.net · 7d

Instant buy!

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