2026-09-26 · design-roundup
Tsumiki Design Roundup — 2026-09-26
One piece today: a 2024 Thinky Games interview with the developers of Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure. They borrowed the RPG as a bundle of vibes rather than rules, put swords on the board instead of in an inventory, kept difficulty in check with mechanic-based puzzle sets, and grew both story and mechanics from their heroine.
