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Zach Gage
@stfj.net
artist
game maker
co-created puzzmo
I am really enjoying Dragon Quest 7 Reimagined.

These are the settings I changed from default:
Dash: Toggle
Battle Speed: Fast
Show HUD: Don’t Show
Monster Strength: Strong
February 8, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Reposted by Zach Gage
I've been trying to figure out how to pitch Bluesky integration for @puzzmo.com - I have 4 main goals:

- Follow @puzzmo.com
- Sync your bsky + puzzmo followers
- Use a bsky labeler for a 'streetpass' for Puzzmo users
- Put streak/stats in user registry so other apps can use it

Interested in ideas!
February 7, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Today we launched the first of many features we plan to launch this year focusing on friends and community.

Friends leaderboards are now highlighted, and it's much easier to follow your friends!

www.puzzmo.com/user/puz/hel...
February 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Reposted by Zach Gage
thrilled to announce i’m doing a mini-crossword residency at @puzzmo.com all month! 28 tiny crosswords, one each day of february. i’ll thread them here, first up is CROSSOVER EVENT www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
Puzzmo - Cross|word
Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.
www.puzzmo.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
Legally, it should be a requirement that any beeping appliance instead of beeping, simply says its own name, like a Pokémon
January 22, 2026 at 1:26 PM
To me, the interesting thing about this clip isn't what Affleck says, it's how informed he is. It's super clear that he's been playing with, thinking about, and crucially, discussing LLM tools for some time now... with everyone around him who is also doing the same

www.theverge.com/news/864107/...
Ben Affleck says smart things about AI.
In a Joe Rogan interview on Friday, Affleck spoke for several minutes about how he believes generative AI will (or won’t) impact creative industries, saying it’s “going to be a tool, just like visual ...
www.theverge.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:46 PM
wow extremely wild and great circuits puzzle today! puzzmo.com/play/circuit...
@helvetica's finished Circuits #824
Re-imagined mainstays like the daily Crossword Puzzle, modern classics like Really Bad Chess and SpellTower, and even a few brand new puzzles.
puzzmo.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
This week in the Puzzmo newsletter I talked about the design of Ribbit, and we also debuted a new *newsletter exclusive* game from Jacob Land that I love! link.mailer.puzzmo.com/public/43448...
ISSUE #115 | January 9, 2026
link.mailer.puzzmo.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Reposted by Zach Gage
Our almost 4-hour GOTY 2025 special is live now!

The gang's all here to count down our favorite "games" of "2025", alongside a bevvy of great picks from previous guests and listeners.

secretlives.games/151-games-of...
The Secret Lives of Games: 151: Games of the Year 2025
The gang's all here to count down our favorite "games" of "2025", alongside a bevvy of great picks from previous guests and listeners. Happy new year! Audio edited by Dylan Shumway  Our GOTY Pic...
secretlives.games
January 8, 2026 at 5:39 PM
Happy New Year everyone! I hope this year gives you some moments of tranquility.

New Years is my absolute favorite holiday, and to celebrate we launched a new word game to subscribers: Ribbit!

Play here: www.puzzmo.com/play/ribbit
January 1, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This is just like a parade of bangers. These are the kinds of games I have been wishing Adam would switch back to making for the last decade. Just totally fantastic one after another
December 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Reposted by Zach Gage
Reposted by Zach Gage
BIG NEWS:

We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:

The Secret Lives of Games

AND ALSO:

We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!

secretlives.games/all-systems-...
The Secret Lives of Games: All Systems Brough - Introduction
We're joined by Frank Lantz (Q-UP) and Mare Sheppard + Raigan Burns of Metanet (N++) for the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long exploration of the work of Michael Brough. We share our th...
secretlives.games
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
If you make products on the internet watch this video. This video connected for me that Wikipedia is doing the Design Anarchy (adbusters) approach and it worked.

perfect thing to watch first thing in the morning and think about all day.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zi0...
Wikipedia and the Destruction of Trust
YouTube video by Hank Green
www.youtube.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:20 PM
this game rob made is so simple and good you will be sure it must have existed before but somehow it didn’t. and it’s a really fun party game
Looking for a party game that combines social deduction with the pleasant absurdity of rating animals, films, and the weather on a scale of ★ to ★★★★★? And it's just a simple deck of cards? AND it's live on Kickstarter now?!?! Guess what, STARFRIENDS has launched! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...
Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks
A party game where you get into your friends' heads. Kinda like a blend of Wavelength and Letterboxd that fits into a deck of cards.
www.kickstarter.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
these just continue to be absolute bangers
October 26, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Reposted by Zach Gage
1X111 by @abagames.bsky.social
one of the classic japanese game hobbiests, Kenta Cho recently tied together 111 of his single-button games into an old-school wario-ware you can play on your phone (he's been making tiny free games since the 80s)

abagames.itch.io/1x111
August 15, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Reposted by Zach Gage
Happy 15th birthday to Super Crate Box! Ask your grandparents what it was like when the game first came out. supercratebox.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Reposted by Zach Gage
Looking for a party game that combines social deduction with the pleasant absurdity of rating animals, films, and the weather on a scale of ★ to ★★★★★? And it's just a simple deck of cards? AND it's live on Kickstarter now?!?! Guess what, STARFRIENDS has launched! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...
Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks
A party game where you get into your friends' heads. Kinda like a blend of Wavelength and Letterboxd that fits into a deck of cards.
www.kickstarter.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
still feeling like beast claw is the most underrated crest in the game
October 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
we’re three days in on the mini and it’s all bangers. checkout today’s (and all the previous ones) in this thread:
🏃 Puzzmo Mini Crossword #3: www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
October 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
@puzzmo.com just launched a free mini crossword by Brooke.

🐸 bonus: it's amazing

🍕 double bonus: it will teach you how to solve full-size crosswords

🍔 triple bonus: even if you are a crossword pro you will love this mini, each one is exquisite.

play it ⇢ www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
2 years ago: @stfj.net says puzzmo will never run minis
6 months ago: @orta.io and i brainstorm how i might design a mini that could change zach's mind
today: @puzzmo.com's first mini

join us for 30 days of minis that teach you how to solve crosswords. start here:

www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2025-...
October 1, 2025 at 1:35 PM
one thing i’m really proud of with puzzmo is that almost every time someone starts a game, they finish it (80-90%!)
September 29, 2025 at 11:03 AM
doubtless you have already heard, but Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo, and Maxi Boch's new game is out today and it's really good. store.steampowered.com/app/1281040/...
Baby Steps on Steam
Play as Nate, an unemployed failson with nothing going for him, until one day he discovers a power he never knew he had… putting one foot in front of the other.
store.steampowered.com
September 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
man the last few days of circuits have been firing on all cylinders!
September 22, 2025 at 1:13 AM