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Mario von Rickenbach

@mariov.ch

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Designer making games and other playable things. Half of @playables.net mariov.ch

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 4h

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 4h

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

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Reposted by Mario von Rickenbach

Andy Baio @andy.baio.net · 1h

Instant buy!

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 2h

Releasing a game is great because that means I finally have time to play all these other games that came out while I was working on it.

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Michael Frei 🪰 @michaelfrei.io · 2h

NEW @playables.net GAME ALERT! 🚨 Play with data! It’s unexpectedly sexy.

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 4h

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 3h

I don't understand spanish, but I really like the format of this review.

Fernando Coun @fercoun.bsky.social · 3h

¿Quién no tuvo o tiene un jefe o jefa muy demandante? En @irrompibles.bsky.social, Moki no es la excepción. Como prueba, les dejo mi intercambio de chats sobre #PocketBoss, la última creación de @mariov.ch de @playables.net.

www.irrompibles.net/58790-pocket...

Pocket Boss [REVIEW] - [IRROMPIBLES] El gamer no muere, respawnea

Pocket Boss es un delirante simulador de chat con un jefe o jefa que nos pide arreglar gráficos inverosímiles.

www.irrompibles.net

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v buckenham @v21.bsky.social · 4h

just played this & loved it. worth the half an hour of your time it will take to play - beautiful & pointed

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 4h

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 4h

Clarification: Android is not *yet* available, but it should be soon (hopefully).

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 4h

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 4h

android is still not out, but let's pretend it will be until people hear about it 🤞. I'm very curious what people think of it, it's a slightly unusual mix of things.. thanks for playing!

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 4h

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 7h

apparently publishing the reviewed changes triggers another review.. that totally makes sense!

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 7h

i thought the point of doing the review earlier would be that you can release it on a specific time, but apparently that's one of the unsolved problems in 2025 for google

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 8h

Does anyone know how long it takes until a Google Play app shows up as released on the store? It's been 1.5h since it shows it as released in the dashboard, but it's still not available. Or is it?

play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 23h

That’s TOMORROW!

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 2d

Uh oh. Pocket Boss will be out THIS WEDNESDAY (October 8)!
pocketboss.ch

Really looking forward to share this with the world. Finally I've done something to please the shareholders.

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 1d

i think i just broke steam by uploading an image, sorry about that

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 1d

Forget AI, this is the real productivity boost everyone is looking for!

screenshot of "Microsot Pocket Boss 2025"

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 2d

I did some final testing at the REFRESH festival (refresh.zhdk.ch/refresh-6/ex...) this weekend. Of course I found a new bug IMMEDIATELY... get the BUG FREE* version soon!

*maybe

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 2d

Uh oh. Pocket Boss will be out THIS WEDNESDAY (October 8)!
pocketboss.ch

Really looking forward to share this with the world. Finally I've done something to please the shareholders.

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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 13d

this. mobile (the platforms) suck but mobile (the format) is great!

Adriaan @adriaan.games · 13d

mobile is in such an unjustifiably terrible place right now. find me a single indie dev that doesn’t have an existing audience and isn’t using a gross business model on mobile to survive. just one! i don’t know any success stories like that over the last few years.