New missions! Today's update for U.V.S. Nirmana adds 10 new bonus missions that will require you to use familiar tools in unfamiliar ways, increasing in difficulty to challenges that may at first seem impossible. steamcommunity.com/games/253672...
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Coincidence is a cooperative game studio created by ex-Zachtronics developers. Zach Barth is no longer teaching high school and is making games again.
U.V.S. Nirmana is now available on Steam! Set off on a journey of uncountable eons toward the edge of the universe. Stop by distant worlds and ancient civilizations, helping them as part of your pilgrimage with your companions, the Renunciants. store.steampowered.com/app/2536720/...
Are you a 2D game artist looking for a new job? Do you live in the Redmond, WA area? Do you think that UI is the most exciting part of a video game? Were you sad when skeuomorphic design went out of style? Consider joining the Coincidence team! coincidence.games/artist/
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"I'm givin' her all she's got, captain!" "Bullshit I just looked at the leaderboards and you're like, not even halfway as efficient as you could be"
Coincidence@coincidence.games · 3mo agoNew game, available next week! U.V.S. NIRMANA Set off on a journey of uncountable eons toward the edge of the universe. Stop by distant worlds and ancient civilizations, helping them as part of your pilgrimage with your companions, the Renunciants. store.steampowered.com/app/2536720
New game, available next week! U.V.S. NIRMANA Set off on a journey of uncountable eons toward the edge of the universe. Stop by distant worlds and ancient civilizations, helping them as part of your pilgrimage with your companions, the Renunciants. store.steampowered.com/app/2536720
U.V.S. Nirmana on Steam
U.V.S. Nirmana is a engineering puzzle game from Coincidence, the creators of Kaizen: A Factory Story and the inventors of the Zach-like. Set off on the Unreturning Void Ship Nirmana as it continues a...
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We're having a moving sale! The "Coincidence collection" 3-pack of our tabletop games, which includes the new Zach Attack! Scratch 'n Solve Puzzle Pack, is now 33% off from our website: coincidence.games/store/ If you live in the U.S. that's free shipping, and then some!
I rendered Bad Apple!! on TIS-100. This was a fun long weekend project, and I got to learn about some of the internals of one of my favourite puzzle games! #zachtronics #badapple #touhou youtu.be/N3JwU-Kvqpo
Bad Apple!! but it's running on TIS-100
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If you're curious about why I keep making tabletop games, you'll probably enjoy listening to this podcast episode! Although, I'm not sure if I actually managed to answer that question...
Dan Thurot@danthurot.bsky.social · 6mo agoMost people know Zach Barth as the founder of Zachtronics. But we are not most people. Today on the Space-Cast!, Zach talks about his analog designs, including The Lucky Seven, Chemistry Set, and the scratch-off puzzle pack Zach Attack! Listen here: spacebiff.com/2026/02/04/s...
These games are all about negotiating risk: about engaging logically, but then pushing your luck and living with your choices. (Once you scratch, there's no going back). So I helped build up a little narrative pocket universe for each, in settings and genres where that kind of thinking feels right!
Coincidence@coincidence.games · 7mo agoThe Zach Attack! Scratch 'n Solve Puzzle Pack is now available for purchase on the Coincidence store! If you backed the project on Kickstarter, your order either already shipped or will ship tomorrow. coincidence.games/store/ coincidence.games/zach-attack/
been playing @coincidence.games' new scratch off puzzle games and really enjoying them! a really smart balance of chance and mitigation
The Zach Attack! Scratch 'n Solve Puzzle Pack is now available for purchase on the Coincidence store! If you backed the project on Kickstarter, your order either already shipped or will ship tomorrow. coincidence.games/store/ coincidence.games/zach-attack/
Kaizen: A Factory Story is now available on the itch.io store! In addition to getting DRM-free builds of the game for Windows, Mac, and Linux, you also get a Steam key! astralogicalgames.itch.io/kaizen-a-fac...
Kaizen: A Factory Story by Astra Logical
Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan.
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Bonus Puzzle #10 - DESIGNER'S NOTEBOOK ... which is actually not a puzzle, but a set of 12 new puzzles, most of which require you to design a production line able to build one of two different products using conditional inputs and commands. It's challenging! steamcommunity.com/games/227549...
Bonus puzzle #9 - TOY CASH REGISTER "Get kids started early on understanding the transactional nature of modern life! This toy cash register includes a light-up display and a working cash drawer. It's all about the Yukichis (Benjamins)!" store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/...
Bonus puzzle #8 - SLOT CAR TRACK "Even though it was clear by the late 80s that video game racing would gain popularity over the old hobby of slot cars, someone at Matsuzawa had enough of a soft spot for it to approve the release of this track." store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/...
Bonus puzzle #7 - DOLLHOUSE KITCHEN "This kids' kitchen playset originally included real heating elements along with realistic flame and smoke effects, but those features were nixed before it went into production due to safety concerns." store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/...
Our AMA on Reddit is live right now! Join us to talk about our games, Coincidence, Zachtronics, game design, pachinko, or anything else you want an answer to! www.reddit.com/r/AMA/commen...
From the AMA community on Reddit: I'm Zach Barth, a game developer at Coincidence. We just released Kaizen: A Factory Story, but before that we made a bunch of games at Zachtronics. AMA!
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We're going to be doing an AMA tomorrow (08/29/25) on Reddit (/r/IAMA) starting at 10AM PT. Join us to talk about Kaizen: A Factory Story, Coincidence, or anything else we've worked on here or at Zachtronics!
Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 35 featuring Zach Barth from @coincidence.games is out now! Topics include the development of Kaizen, making accessible Zach-likes, and systems design. draknek.org/podcast
Draknek & Friends Official Podcast
Join Alan and Syrenne from Draknek & Friends as they talk to developers of some of their favorite puzzle games, shedding light onto how games get made and th...
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Bonus puzzle #6 - BOOMBOX "Bring the beats with Matsuzawa's biggest boom box to date! The whopping twelve D batteries it requires will definitely set you back some cash, but the volume that enables will guarantee you never lose another boom box battle!" store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/...
Bonus puzzle #5 - CHESS COMPUTER "The Matsuzawa ENDGAME was an entry-level chess computer intended to introduce children and neophytes to the world of chess. But sales faced headwinds because nobody could beat it, even when set to the lowest difficulty." store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/...
We can neither confirm nor deny the appearance of the Matsuzawa Grendel MaxTar on the Kaizen OST.
Coincidence@coincidence.games · 12mo agoBonus puzzle #4 - ELECTRIC GUITAR! "Combining the best of analog and digital into a single instrument, the Matsuzawa Grendel MaxTar included a built-in amplifier and effects unit. Plans to add oscillators and a step sequencer were shelved, however." store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/...
Bonus puzzle #4 - ELECTRIC GUITAR! "Combining the best of analog and digital into a single instrument, the Matsuzawa Grendel MaxTar included a built-in amplifier and effects unit. Plans to add oscillators and a step sequencer were shelved, however." store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/...
The original soundtrack to Kaizen: A Factory Story, by me, Sam Kulchin, and @drewmm.com is out now on Bandcamp and coming to streaming services soon! coincidencegames.bandcamp.com/album/kaizen...
Kaizen: A Factory Story Original Soundtrack, by Matthew S. Burns, Sam Kulchin, Drew Messinger-Michaels
20 track album
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Bonus puzzle #3 - ARCHERY TARGET! "After an unsuccessful foray into developing new building materials, the Matsuzawa team realized its wood fiber composite was perfect for use in archery targets and dart boards. Thus, the sporting goods division was born!" store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/...
Bonus puzzle #2 - SYNTHESIZER! "The battery-powered Matsuzawa Grendel let keyboard players jam with the music anywhere, anytime. It was praised for its eight realistic built-in voices and four-note polyphony, but some criticized the small number of keys." store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/...
Weekly bonus puzzle #1 - SUPER DEFENDER BOT! "Taking note of Defender Bot's popularity, Matsuzawa released the Super Defender Bot in 1987. It added shoulder-mounted cannons and button-activated sound effects, testing the patience of parents across the world!" store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/...
I had the privilege of leading the localization team on this project! David's story resonated so deeply with my own and I'm glad I got to be a part of bringing it to other languages, especially Japanese. Our team worked particularly hard to make sure the dialogue was period-accurate. Go play it!
Coincidence@coincidence.games · last yr.Kaizen: A Factory Story is now available on Steam! Build assembly lines to make toys, electronics, appliances, and more in 1980s Japan. Impress your bosses with your innovative solutions. store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/... Look out for weekly bonus puzzles coming your way soon!
🎮🕹️ There's a new (almost) #Zachtronics game out! It's "Kaizen: A Factory Story", the latest from @coincidence.games. It's the puzzle gameplay you know and love tied up in a great 1980s Japan setting. I had a blast with it! Check out my full review: david.reviews/articles/kai...
"Kaizen: A Factory Story" is a excellent Zach-like from the devs who know the genre best
Familiar Zachtronics-style gameplay feels great in 1980s Japan.
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