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Videogame Workshop
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Independent videogame development studio. Our games are puzzley, interesting, and easy for anyone to play. We share our insights and dialogue as we develop.

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Videogame Workshop @videogameworkshop.com · Nov 14
Counting, reading, and listening are harder for adults than you might think!

We talked to @thinkygames.com about how it impacts thinky games especially, and what designers can do about it!

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Adults Can’t Count Either - Dennis Ramirez & Charlie Mackin (ThinkyCon 2025)
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Our friends over at MinnMax make good videos!

You should watch this one.
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Please pay attention to what's happening in Minneapolis, Minnesota. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY

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January 27, 2026 at 1:54 AM
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Operation Investigation is multiplayer and aimed at families. This changed a lot about how we approached the design, and introduced some unique challenges.

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Design Diary: Operation Investigation
Operation Investigation is multiplayer and aimed at families. This changed a lot about how we approached the design, and introduced some unique challenges.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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Play the weekly headliner! All clues are REAL headlines!

"Man Successfully Registers ____ as Silencer"

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HEADLINER
A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.
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January 22, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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Some games have literal keys. If you’re making a game in an urban environment, having literal locked doors and keys works. Not all games are as straight forward as that though, and there’s a lot of ways to hide a key.

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Directing Players with Keys | Videogame Workshop
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January 20, 2026 at 4:03 PM
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All crossword clues are REAL headlines from last week!

"In the Philippines a woman prayed to ____ instead of Buddha for four years"

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HEADLINER
A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:59 PM
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Weekly Headliner puzzle up now!

"Dream Job: Get Paid to Live on A Gorgeous Greek Island With 55 ____"

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HEADLINER
A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.
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January 7, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Building your prototypes using the engine you’re making your full game with allows you to playtest immediately, and integrate newly tested features quickly.

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Greybox Your Game | Videogame Workshop
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January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
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Last Headliner puzzle of the year is up now!

"$400K ____ shipment hijacked en route to Illinois Costco locations"

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HEADLINER
A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.
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December 31, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Like most RPGs, Pokémon has a lot of menus. The funny thing is, there could be A LOT more. Pokémon cleverly hides it's menus inside the game’s world.

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Diegetic Menus in Pokémon
Pokémon cleverly hides menus inside the game’s world.
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December 30, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Weekly Headliner puzzle up now!

"Washington state officials warn of toilet ____ after floods: ‘Try to stay calm’"

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HEADLINER
A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.
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December 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Knowing who your audience is can make or break your game pitch.

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Know Your Audience | Videogame Workshop
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December 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Weekly Headliner puzzle up now!

"Florida cops capture 10-foot-long ____ outside 7-Eleven"

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HEADLINER
A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.
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December 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Our Design Diary series showcases the behind the scenes development of our previous client games.

Push Pull Puzzles was made for PBS Kids and released with the launch of Hero Elementary in 2020.

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Design Diary: Push Pull Puzzles | Videogame Workshop
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December 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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A wireframe is to a game what a blueprint is to a building.

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Make a Wireframe Prototype | Videogame Workshop
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December 16, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Fast-time, Real-time, Hub-and-spoke, Over-world, and Level-select. There are many ways to travel in games! We're chatting about great uses of each type, and why you might choose one over another.

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Travel Mechanics in Games
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December 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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My favorite difficulty setting menu from a video game has to be from Keep Driving which simply asks what your relationship with your parents is between 1 and 5.

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A settings menu from the game Keep Driving. A paper with attributes is listed in front of a background that features a rural landscape with houses done in a pixel art style.
December 11, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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That’s goddamn right @videogameworkshop.com @charlie.videogameworkshop.com this is Skyward Sword country
December 11, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Weekly Headliner puzzle up now!

"Black bear wanders into Tennessee Christmas _____"

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HEADLINER
A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.
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December 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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A wireframe is to a game what a blueprint is to a building.

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Make a Wireframe Prototype | Videogame Workshop
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December 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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We made a game for PBS Kids! Each design goal is built up from a simple core base.

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Game Design Goal #gamedev #gamedesign
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December 5, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Weekly Headliner puzzle up now!

"Pope Leo Goes Viral After Blessing the ____ at Slovakian Rave"

#GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGames
HEADLINER
A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.
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December 3, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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There are a few main problems games based on movies tend to struggle with, giving the whole sub-genera a bad rep.

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Games Based on Movies Are Hard To Make | Videogame Workshop
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December 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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We made a PBS Kids game! If you've ever wondered how the web games you played as a kid were developed, check this episode out!

#gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames #podcast #edusky
How We Made a PBS Kids Game: Sound It Out!
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November 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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Weekly Headliner puzzle up now!

"Missouri Judge Who Wore ____ Wig in Court Agrees to Resign"

#gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames
HEADLINER
A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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" ____ stealing parrot captured at South Korean cafe"

Play the weekly Headliner puzzle to see last week's weird headlines!

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HEADLINER
A crossword puzzle about ridiculous news in horrific times.
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November 19, 2025 at 7:02 PM