iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 18/09/2026

🦵🙂🦵 experiments.mariov.ch/draw/bounce/

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 10/09/2026

finally i have my little tool to draw an interactive scene like that in 30 min. this one was made on a computer, but most of them are made on a phone directly

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 10/09/2026

bird 🦜 play here: experiments.mariov.ch/draw/bird

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 09/09/2026

new apple just dropped experiments.mariov.ch/draw/apple/

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 08/09/2026

Try it here. Can you juggle? experiments.mariov.ch/draw/football/ 🦵⚽️

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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 04/09/2026

Future? No Thanks! IS OUT NOW ON STEAM An open-world comedy adventure about workable utopias, the twilight of patriarchy, revolution, and the horrifying possibility that the younger generations might be right. 💀 Windows + Mac 💀 6+ hours of gameplay 💀 20% off at launch futurenothanks.com

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 04/09/2026

new format: interactive png (IPNG)

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 04/09/2026

I'm at the point where I'm embedding a full interactive scene including some scene specific js code in a png, so i can drop a png in the browser and it runs my scene.. what could go wrong

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 02/09/2026

Our pointer webtoy from almost 10 years ago is now on the cover of this new book! Critical Web Design by xtine burrough and Owen Mundy, published by MIT press: mitpress.mit.edu/978026205316... criticalwebdesign.github.io/wiki/ criticalwebdesign.github.io/index/ Pointer: pointer.playables.net

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 01/09/2026

my new exercise: soft collisions

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 29/08/2026

prototyping a little app for creating interactive drawings. how should i call it?

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 28/08/2026

At Gamescom? Check out the @amazefest.bsky.social Digital Playground. You‘ll find this beautiful Pocket Boss installation (huge thanks to Sebastiaan and team for making it happen!) and many other great games.

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 01/07/2026

Pocket Boss installation. Employee of the day @michaelfrei.io is hard at work.

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George Batchelor @georgebatch.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

peak collection

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · 30/06/2026

all classics, all should be in your possession

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Michael Frei 🪰 @michaelfrei.io · 29/06/2026

Buy game. Is cheap now. Good value. Worth. Time. store.steampowered.com/app/2000120/...

store.steampowered.com

Save 50% on Time Flies on Steam

Time Flies is a little adventure about our limited time in this world.

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Playables @playables.net · 30/06/2026

ENTIRE Playables Collection. $20. Cheap. Buy now! store.steampowered.com/bundle/60739...

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 26/06/2026

Want to play with 50 friends? Now you can! The new Rakete local co-op mode supports unlimited* players. Get it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3814090/... *The number of players is limited by the number of buttons you have available.

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 24/06/2026

Rakete is out now on Steam! Every button is a thruster, the rest is physics. The 2012 game remastered, now with 60 levels plus local co-op where any* number of friends share one rocket. 🚀 store.steampowered.com/app/3814090/... *as many as you have buttons

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 22/06/2026

Pocket Boss also received the Kids award at last week's Swiss Design Awards Exhibition! The best of all awards, thank you so much! 🫶

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 16/06/2026

The Swiss Design Awards exhibition is running until the end of this week in Basel. Play Pocket Boss in a brand new setup resembling a very productive home office environment. More info: swissdesignawards.ch/en/about Thanks everyone who did some real work there yesterday at the opening! 📈

exhibition setup with a treadmill, a table with phone, and a screen

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 16/06/2026

I'm very grateful to have received a Swiss Design Award for Pocket Boss yesterday! It's really nice to see a game recognized in this environment. www.schweizerkulturpreise.ch/en/schweizer...

banner of "Swiss Art+Design Awards" outside a building

Photo of a book with a page of screenshots of Pocket Boss, a game showing data visualizations

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Ricky Haggett @rickyhaggett.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

All ready for campsite holiday next week, with my lovely little Thinkpad which runs linux and doesn't have a gpu:

screenshot of my desktop with 4 Steam icons for games I wanna play: Wax Heads, Pocket Boss, Phonopolis and Miniatures. (I actually played most of Miniatures already: it's ace).

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Michel Ziegler @dasmirts.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

SURVIVAL HORROR IN THE ALPS FFS! No AI slop in my game... For your consideration: Mundaun - a lovingly hand-pencilled horror tale. It's at 93% positive on Steam. It's on a steep sale right now. All human made. Sound. Voice acting in a language I don't even speak! BUY IT -> SUPPORT HUMAN (me)

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 05/01/2026

Made a little (de-)glitch toy with quadtrees: Quadraw: experiments.mariov.ch/quadraw/

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Patrick @vectorpark.com · 26/12/2025

And I am awed & delighted by Pocket Boss (pocketboss.ch), also from Playables. So much wit and care packed into this. Every "puzzle" is a finely-crafted joke, and one in particular made me blush when I realized what was I doing.

pocketboss.ch

Pocket Boss

Who says that work and play don’t mix? Not us! Play Pocket Boss, the game where you handle lots of fun data and one not-so-fun boss.

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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 25/11/2025

Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...

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Naomi Clark (@metasynthie) 暗悪直美 @halfrobot.com · 11/11/2025

6-year-old: I want to play that kids game with the people again. Me: ...with people? What were they doing? 6-year-old: You... click the little white people to complete things! Me: ...complete things? That's lots of games... 6-year-old: NO!! THEY JUMP IN HOLES! Me: Ohhhh, you want the game KIDS!

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Playables @playables.net · 11/11/2025

Get fit for cheap! My Exercise is now on sale in the Steam Animal Fest. store.steampowered.com/app/1004330/...

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Museum of Digital Art @handle.invalid · 09/11/2025

What a wonderful night we had last night! Thanks @futureofmaterials.bsky.social @mariov.ch @michaelfrei.io and #OscilloscopeMusic for this wonderful send off for our @dirkkoy.bsky.social exhibition in #Bellinzona <3

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Museum of Digital Art @handle.invalid · 06/11/2025

Also this Saturday at the @dirkkoy.bsky.social finissage: the wonderful @mariov.ch will give a keynote about the development of his newly released game #PocketBoss! Expect nerdy takes in how to manipulate your bosses digits. More at muda.co/events

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 31/10/2025

New from the makers of KIDS & CARS: EGGS

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 27/10/2025

haha, i found a video of plug & play with 100M views. how is that even possible. no idea what he's doing there... just plugging in and out?? www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0Dt...

youtube.com

KISAH PERSELINGKUHAN ANTARA COLOKAN ( Plug and Play ) #bokuregi #shorts

YouTube video by BokuRegi

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 27/10/2025

We regularly get support requests that the sound of the game doesn't work on iOS without headphones. Turns out everyone who has this problem has the physical side switch set to "slient mode" and isn't aware of that, since many apps just ignore it. Are we supposed to *also* ignore it?

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 24/10/2025

🚨 🚧 Maintenance alert! Finally got around to fixing our trusted Review Reader. 👍 iOS reviews should now work again 👍 Icons now appear when searching 👍 Links show previews when sharing reviewreader.playables.net ★★★★★

reviewreader.playables.net

Review Reader

Listen and enjoy.

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George Batchelor @georgebatch.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

this is the best thing you could be doing right now with your phone

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 20/10/2025

finally somebody made a sequel! For Windows 10 AND Windows 11!

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Hannah Nicklin @hannahnicklin.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

📚 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 · 15/10/2025

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 · 14/10/2025

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

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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 13/10/2025

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.

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 13/10/2025

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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