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Problem Machine
@problemmachine.bsky.social
Artist, game developer, writer, overthinker, etc. Current project is Bound City, a game about a strange dying place that might be a metaphor for something. (He/They)
A fake it 'til you make it approach to teaching reading. It might work, if we never needed to read anything besides picture books. But at that point you're not really using the text at all, are you? It's the opposite of learning to read.
November 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
An obsession with form over function -- except that's not right, is it? A belief that form IS function, and once you learn to mimic the form well enough that's the same thing as creating a functional replica. Which maybe works fine until there's literally any change of context.
November 11, 2025 at 11:15 PM
A metroidvania with a strong narrative emphasis. The night never ends, the sea rises, the tower grows. Investigate by fighting your way to the heart of the city and meeting people along the way.

A couple years from completion, but a demo is available store.steampowered.com/app/3871260/...
November 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
false :(
October 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
...true?
October 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
...true?
October 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
With hunter crest dash attack bounces you up and you can get another hit immediately if you're still in range, so might have been that. I used that combo a lot.
October 18, 2025 at 7:19 AM
I've been thinking "Adventure-Platformer" for mine but maybe explicitly calling out exploration is better
October 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
I wonder how much of that just stems from having a talking rather than silent protagonist
September 20, 2025 at 4:43 AM
We're stuck with jacking off 1.1 (the internet)
September 13, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Dunno if that's my best ever but I agree easily the best in Bloodborne. If we're including Sekiro I might say Genichiro though
September 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
I'm treated as a madman when I say Midir is the best fight in the DLC. It's good! It forces you to interact with the space differently! I think Gael is, like, fine. He's fine.
September 11, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I'm no editor so I'm sure there is much that can be improved
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D163...
Bound City Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Problem Machine
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August 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Bound City Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Problem Machine
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July 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM