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<https://twitter.com/playstation/status/1278335235244130305?s=21|https://twitter.com/playstation/status/1278335235244130305?s=21>

What a clever use of recursion, so the user gets to play with this feature.

I've seen a few folks experimenting with this idea over the years. I think Portal (and the wave of games-playing-tricks-with-portals that followed it, like Stanley Parable and Antichamber) really burst the dam on this sort of gameplay. But this is the first time I've seen someone polish it into a proper game. And the fact that Annapurna are publishing it makes it basically an insta-buy for me.

I am sure I've seen a 2d sokoban style game with similar mechanic, but I can't find it now.

It involved some blocks with gaps in and you had to fit them inside each other etc. Maybe I saw a clip on Twitter and it's still in development...

I like the lighting model, reminiscent of The Witness.  And this is just the sort of game I enjoy playing.

<https://twitter.com/108/status/1278375650932535306> some context. this game is almost definitely going to be great

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Ah yes, that one!

<https://www.patricksparabox.com|https://www.patricksparabox.com>

my game Shadow Physics was (partially) an inspiration for him, it's been a loooong journey, I briefly talked about working on it with him to help him ship

EGW is a goldmine for this stuff, Baba is You was first shown there I think also

<https://store.steampowered.com/app/497780/Recursed/>

Fisherman's tale (VR puzzle game) also has some similarities to Maquette

<https://store.steampowered.com/app/559330/A_Fishermans_Tale/>

For those following the thread, EGW is the <http://www.experimental-gameplay.org|Experimental Gameplay Workshop>, which is a little event within GDC (Game Developers Conference). There have been some _fantastic_ games shown off at the EGW. Totally agree, it's a great place to look for wild ideas. It reminds me a bit of, say, the Emerging Languages Camp within Strange Loop. There are <https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Experimental+Gameplay+Workshop|videos> of past EGWs on YouTube, if you're interested.

one of my minor bucket list items is to return to EGW one year

Yep, I came here to mention a Fisherman's Tale.  It's far from perfect, suffers from some adventure game randomness, but the world, and the feel is nice.