Tim (Frycandle)
@frycandle.bsky.social
Tim | Game Developer | Working on The Button Effect, a minimalist first-person puzzle game about hidden connections and spatial insights
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2299940/The_Button_Effect/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2299940/The_Button_Effect/
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Tim (Frycandle)
@frycandle.bsky.social
· May 29
👉🔴 Demo Announcement 🔴👈
I've released the Steam demo for The Button Effect!
A first-person #puzzlegame inspired by The Witness, The Talos Principle, THE CORRIDOR, Antichamber and the architecture of a modern arts museum I enjoyed.
Wishlist = ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/3563110/
I've released the Steam demo for The Button Effect!
A first-person #puzzlegame inspired by The Witness, The Talos Principle, THE CORRIDOR, Antichamber and the architecture of a modern arts museum I enjoyed.
Wishlist = ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/3563110/
#pitchyagame / #screenshotsaturday
I've been working on a puzzle game inspired by The Witness but instead of panels and wires every puzzle is a cluster of cryptic buttons... 😶🌫️
If you're curious - I have a demo out on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3563110/...
I've been working on a puzzle game inspired by The Witness but instead of panels and wires every puzzle is a cluster of cryptic buttons... 😶🌫️
If you're curious - I have a demo out on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3563110/...
November 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
#pitchyagame / #screenshotsaturday
I've been working on a puzzle game inspired by The Witness but instead of panels and wires every puzzle is a cluster of cryptic buttons... 😶🌫️
If you're curious - I have a demo out on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3563110/...
I've been working on a puzzle game inspired by The Witness but instead of panels and wires every puzzle is a cluster of cryptic buttons... 😶🌫️
If you're curious - I have a demo out on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3563110/...
ThinkyCon 2025 is coming up in November 👀
Announcing the line-up for ThinkyCon 2025! 🎉 Tune in for 3 days of amazing talks from the makers of your favorite puzzly games!
thinkygames.com/even...
thinkygames.com/even...
October 29, 2025 at 5:54 PM
ThinkyCon 2025 is coming up in November 👀
Reposted by Tim (Frycandle)
I’ve just released a substantial video essay:
“How Music Mirrors Game Design in Taiji, Trifoil, Braid, Patrick’s Parabox & Other Games”
LINK IN THE REPLIES!
“How Music Mirrors Game Design in Taiji, Trifoil, Braid, Patrick’s Parabox & Other Games”
LINK IN THE REPLIES!
September 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I’ve just released a substantial video essay:
“How Music Mirrors Game Design in Taiji, Trifoil, Braid, Patrick’s Parabox & Other Games”
LINK IN THE REPLIES!
“How Music Mirrors Game Design in Taiji, Trifoil, Braid, Patrick’s Parabox & Other Games”
LINK IN THE REPLIES!
My (first ever) podcast interview with @gameengineering.bsky.social is out – we cover indie dev, puzzle design and The Button Effect :)
#indiedev #puzzlegame
youtu.be/e_o_uEPRWNM?...
#indiedev #puzzlegame
youtu.be/e_o_uEPRWNM?...
You Should Push These Buttons | Tim Bekkers
YouTube video by Wookash Podcast
youtu.be
September 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
My (first ever) podcast interview with @gameengineering.bsky.social is out – we cover indie dev, puzzle design and The Button Effect :)
#indiedev #puzzlegame
youtu.be/e_o_uEPRWNM?...
#indiedev #puzzlegame
youtu.be/e_o_uEPRWNM?...
Reposted by Tim (Frycandle)
The final demo I played in the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase (thanks again @thinkygames.com) was The Button Effect. I love first person puzzle games and learning mechanics as you play so this was right up my alley. @frycandle.bsky.social very excited for the full release!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=11YK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=11YK...
I'll Push ALL Your Buttons | The Button Effect
YouTube video by Goobertron
www.youtube.com
August 19, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The final demo I played in the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase (thanks again @thinkygames.com) was The Button Effect. I love first person puzzle games and learning mechanics as you play so this was right up my alley. @frycandle.bsky.social very excited for the full release!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=11YK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=11YK...
Reposted by Tim (Frycandle)
ZOE Begone! is coming to PC and consoles on September 17th!
August 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
ZOE Begone! is coming to PC and consoles on September 17th!
Reposted by Tim (Frycandle)
The simple task of pressing buttons comes with extra layers in The Button Effect Demo 🤔
Can I press them all?
#let'splay #gamedemo #indiegame #puzzlegame
youtu.be/60fGOxS-YZI?...
Can I press them all?
#let'splay #gamedemo #indiegame #puzzlegame
youtu.be/60fGOxS-YZI?...
Pressing ALL the Buttons in The Button Effect Demo
YouTube video by GamesWithMorgan
youtu.be
July 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The simple task of pressing buttons comes with extra layers in The Button Effect Demo 🤔
Can I press them all?
#let'splay #gamedemo #indiegame #puzzlegame
youtu.be/60fGOxS-YZI?...
Can I press them all?
#let'splay #gamedemo #indiegame #puzzlegame
youtu.be/60fGOxS-YZI?...
Reposted by Tim (Frycandle)
Playing with puzzle toys in The Button Effect by @frycandle.bsky.social!
July 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Playing with puzzle toys in The Button Effect by @frycandle.bsky.social!
Reposted by Tim (Frycandle)
The 5th Thinky Puzzle Game Jam starts in about 5 hours! 🎉
thinkygames.com/news...
thinkygames.com/news...
The 5th annual Thinky Puzzle Game Jam starts today! · Thinky Games
Come make a tiny game for one of our favorite recurring events in the online puzzle games community: the Thinky Puzzle Game Jam! Within a relaxed one week time span, spend up to 48 hours working on a small puzzle game.
thinkygames.com
June 20, 2025 at 5:32 PM
The 5th Thinky Puzzle Game Jam starts in about 5 hours! 🎉
thinkygames.com/news...
thinkygames.com/news...
Reposted by Tim (Frycandle)
NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT! 🔥
Burn With Me — a narrative-driven roguelike deckbuilder soaked in cozy dread and forbidden rituals.
Synergize creatures on the field to summon new ones for your deck, and burn old ones while discovering the depths of obsession.
🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/2954010/
Burn With Me — a narrative-driven roguelike deckbuilder soaked in cozy dread and forbidden rituals.
Synergize creatures on the field to summon new ones for your deck, and burn old ones while discovering the depths of obsession.
🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/2954010/
June 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT! 🔥
Burn With Me — a narrative-driven roguelike deckbuilder soaked in cozy dread and forbidden rituals.
Synergize creatures on the field to summon new ones for your deck, and burn old ones while discovering the depths of obsession.
🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/2954010/
Burn With Me — a narrative-driven roguelike deckbuilder soaked in cozy dread and forbidden rituals.
Synergize creatures on the field to summon new ones for your deck, and burn old ones while discovering the depths of obsession.
🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/2954010/
Reposted by Tim (Frycandle)
The Button Effect by @frycandle.bsky.social
Puzzle museum by way of satisfying button presses. A minimalist approach to instructions leads to some great "Aha!" moments.
Puzzle museum by way of satisfying button presses. A minimalist approach to instructions leads to some great "Aha!" moments.
June 10, 2025 at 5:31 AM
The Button Effect by @frycandle.bsky.social
Puzzle museum by way of satisfying button presses. A minimalist approach to instructions leads to some great "Aha!" moments.
Puzzle museum by way of satisfying button presses. A minimalist approach to instructions leads to some great "Aha!" moments.
The Witness + THE CORRIDOR + The Talos Principle + The Stanley Parable + Antichamber + the architecture of a modern arts museum I enjoyed = ?
🔴 The Button Effect
Press the Wishlist button on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/2299940
#PitchYaGame #puzzlegame #indiegame
🔴 The Button Effect
Press the Wishlist button on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/2299940
#PitchYaGame #puzzlegame #indiegame
June 6, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The Witness + THE CORRIDOR + The Talos Principle + The Stanley Parable + Antichamber + the architecture of a modern arts museum I enjoyed = ?
🔴 The Button Effect
Press the Wishlist button on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/2299940
#PitchYaGame #puzzlegame #indiegame
🔴 The Button Effect
Press the Wishlist button on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/2299940
#PitchYaGame #puzzlegame #indiegame
Reposted by Tim (Frycandle)
played through the demo, the results are in: button effect good
👉🔴 Demo Announcement 🔴👈
I've released the Steam demo for The Button Effect!
A first-person #puzzlegame inspired by The Witness, The Talos Principle, THE CORRIDOR, Antichamber and the architecture of a modern arts museum I enjoyed.
Wishlist = ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/3563110/
I've released the Steam demo for The Button Effect!
A first-person #puzzlegame inspired by The Witness, The Talos Principle, THE CORRIDOR, Antichamber and the architecture of a modern arts museum I enjoyed.
Wishlist = ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/3563110/
June 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
played through the demo, the results are in: button effect good
VICE covered Thinky Direct – & The Button Effect! 😊
June 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
VICE covered Thinky Direct – & The Button Effect! 😊
Reposted by Tim (Frycandle)
With Cerebral Puzzle Showcase going on, it's time for part 1 of my favorite demos from the event and a 🧵 shoutout youtu.be/_iWP_3uK2rA #indiegamedev
The Best Demos of Cerebral Puzzle Showcase Part 1 | #indiegame Showcase 292 #gamewisdom #indiedev
YouTube video by Game Wisdom
youtu.be
June 2, 2025 at 10:45 PM
With Cerebral Puzzle Showcase going on, it's time for part 1 of my favorite demos from the event and a 🧵 shoutout youtu.be/_iWP_3uK2rA #indiegamedev
May 30, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Reposted by Tim (Frycandle)
I really enjoyed the demo!
And it will be a VOD afterward.
I also enjoyed the fact that it wasn't linear and there were totally optional areas that people could easily miss if they didn't work at it.
That was a fun and rewarding demo & I'm jazzed for the full release!
And it will be a VOD afterward.
I also enjoyed the fact that it wasn't linear and there were totally optional areas that people could easily miss if they didn't work at it.
That was a fun and rewarding demo & I'm jazzed for the full release!
May 30, 2025 at 3:37 AM
I really enjoyed the demo!
And it will be a VOD afterward.
I also enjoyed the fact that it wasn't linear and there were totally optional areas that people could easily miss if they didn't work at it.
That was a fun and rewarding demo & I'm jazzed for the full release!
And it will be a VOD afterward.
I also enjoyed the fact that it wasn't linear and there were totally optional areas that people could easily miss if they didn't work at it.
That was a fun and rewarding demo & I'm jazzed for the full release!
Thanks Dogubomb! 💙
Also appearing in the Cerebral Showcase, the Steam demo for Frycandle's new first-person puzzler, The Button Effect. We're looking forward to checking it out.
👉🔴 Demo Announcement 🔴👈
I've released the Steam demo for The Button Effect!
A first-person #puzzlegame inspired by The Witness, The Talos Principle, THE CORRIDOR, Antichamber and the architecture of a modern arts museum I enjoyed.
Wishlist = ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/3563110/
I've released the Steam demo for The Button Effect!
A first-person #puzzlegame inspired by The Witness, The Talos Principle, THE CORRIDOR, Antichamber and the architecture of a modern arts museum I enjoyed.
Wishlist = ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/3563110/
May 29, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Thanks Dogubomb! 💙
👉🔴 Demo Announcement 🔴👈
I've released the Steam demo for The Button Effect!
A first-person #puzzlegame inspired by The Witness, The Talos Principle, THE CORRIDOR, Antichamber and the architecture of a modern arts museum I enjoyed.
Wishlist = ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/3563110/
I've released the Steam demo for The Button Effect!
A first-person #puzzlegame inspired by The Witness, The Talos Principle, THE CORRIDOR, Antichamber and the architecture of a modern arts museum I enjoyed.
Wishlist = ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/3563110/
May 29, 2025 at 5:07 PM
👉🔴 Demo Announcement 🔴👈
I've released the Steam demo for The Button Effect!
A first-person #puzzlegame inspired by The Witness, The Talos Principle, THE CORRIDOR, Antichamber and the architecture of a modern arts museum I enjoyed.
Wishlist = ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/3563110/
I've released the Steam demo for The Button Effect!
A first-person #puzzlegame inspired by The Witness, The Talos Principle, THE CORRIDOR, Antichamber and the architecture of a modern arts museum I enjoyed.
Wishlist = ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/3563110/
Grateful to be featured in the upcoming Cerebral Puzzle showcase, which is about to kick off with Thinky Direct at 7PM CEST!! 👏 I may or may not be revealing a trailer of my own – if so I could use your support later today!
@puzzleshowcase.bsky.social #puzzlegame #indiegame
@puzzleshowcase.bsky.social #puzzlegame #indiegame
May 29, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Grateful to be featured in the upcoming Cerebral Puzzle showcase, which is about to kick off with Thinky Direct at 7PM CEST!! 👏 I may or may not be revealing a trailer of my own – if so I could use your support later today!
@puzzleshowcase.bsky.social #puzzlegame #indiegame
@puzzleshowcase.bsky.social #puzzlegame #indiegame
12 hours to go! 👏👏
24 hours remain! Don't miss our first Thinky Direct!
(and pls share it with everyone you know 😭🙏)
(and pls share it with everyone you know 😭🙏)
🎉 We're excited to announce our very first Thinky Direct!
Yep, we'll be sharing brand new trailers and exclusive reveals for lots of exciting thinky games!
📺 Watch live on Thursday, May 29!
👉 thinkygames.com/direct/
Yep, we'll be sharing brand new trailers and exclusive reveals for lots of exciting thinky games!
📺 Watch live on Thursday, May 29!
👉 thinkygames.com/direct/
May 29, 2025 at 4:49 AM
12 hours to go! 👏👏
Trifoil's demo is out – it's full of interesting spatial puzzles! 👀
🧩 Trifoil Demo is out on Steam and Itch. Including a new Trailer! 🎥All ready for the @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social 🧩
💿Download, play and wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3085710/...
💾Itch.io: andrew-jones.itch.io/trifoil
🗣️Discord: discord.com/invite/ENGxJ...
#puzzlegame #indiegame #puzzle
💿Download, play and wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3085710/...
💾Itch.io: andrew-jones.itch.io/trifoil
🗣️Discord: discord.com/invite/ENGxJ...
#puzzlegame #indiegame #puzzle
May 28, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Trifoil's demo is out – it's full of interesting spatial puzzles! 👀
Demo reveal trailer this Thursday – in the very first Thinky Direct!! ✨️
(livestream linked below)
#puzzlegame #indiegame
(livestream linked below)
#puzzlegame #indiegame
May 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Demo reveal trailer this Thursday – in the very first Thinky Direct!! ✨️
(livestream linked below)
#puzzlegame #indiegame
(livestream linked below)
#puzzlegame #indiegame
Steam demo incoming... 👀
May 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Steam demo incoming... 👀
4 days to go for Thinky Direct – and the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase on Steam! 👀
4 more days to get your brains ready to think!
thinkygames.com/direct/
thinkygames.com/direct/
May 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
4 days to go for Thinky Direct – and the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase on Steam! 👀