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I was disappointed to see the store page description put his name front and center while not mentioning any of the creators of the original games. This industry’s obsession with auteurs is not healthy.

That said, I hope the game will get a more nuanced label than “new Jon Blow game”. While the creative vision is his, he didn’t make any of the original games and there are a lot of talented people at Thekla who also deserve credit.

Mirror Isles:
alan.draknek.org/games/puzzle...

Skipping Stones to Lonely Homes:
alan.draknek.org/games/puzzle...

Promesst:
silverspaceship.com/promesst/
Promesst 2:
silverspaceship.com/promesst2/

Heroes of Sokoban:
sites.math.washington.edu/~ostroff/puz...
Heroes of Sokoban II:
sites.math.washington.edu/~ostroff/puz...
Heroes of Sokoban III:
sites.math.washington.edu/~ostroff/puz...

The bans say more about a psychopathic and bigoted USA, perfectly fine with mass murder in ordinary FPS games (and IRL), yet treating nudity and sexuality as taboo no matter how intentionally or elliptically they’re approached.