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...

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...

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

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.

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...

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!

🎮🕹️ 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 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!

It's the last day to get points for hm_gamejam_v2: Kaizen! Deadline Mon, July 14, 18:00 UTC. Make, Play, Vote! Wishlist Kaizen: A Factory Story on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/... #GameJam #Kaizen

come make some games, memes, experiences, sick ascii art, or WHATEVER The theme is Kaizen, to hype the launch of Kaizen: A Factory Story (out monday) from our friends at @coincidence.games !! wishlist Kaizen: A Factory Story here store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/...

What's revealed when you scratch off a game card in the Zach Attack! Scratch 'n Solve Puzzle Pack? I would say "clues for strategizing and logical deduction" but the marketing people assure me that "fun!" is the correct answer. Just 24 hours left to go! www.kickstarter.com/projects/zac...

Only TWO WEEKS left in the Kickstarter for the Zach Attack! Scratch 'n Solve Puzzle Pack, the latest physical game from Coincidence. www.kickstarter.com/projects/zac... My goal with this project was to fit as much game design as possible into a scratch-off card. This was a challenge! (1/2)

The demo for Kaizen: A Factory Story is now live on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2275490 This is the first demo that I have made for one of our games since... 2011? I've been operating under the assumption that Bulletstorm killed the PC game demo, but apparently that's not true anymore.

Did you catch us at the PC Gaming Show? In case you missed it, Kaizen: A Factory Story will be launching on July 14th! We're also releasing a demo, available June 9th (tomorrow!) as part of Steam’s Next Fest. Check it out and let us know what you think! www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDuD...

Kaizen: A Factory Story will be part of PC Gamer's PC Gaming Show! Tune in for an exciting announcement! Sunday June 8th 12pm PT / 3pm ET www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXC7...

We made a new physical game! The Zach Attack! Scratch 'n Solve Puzzle Pack is a collection of six different scratch-off games that combine the deductive thinking of logic puzzles with the risk management of push-your-luck games. Scratch off some serious fun! www.kickstarter.com/projects/zac...

Don’t miss the #PCGamingShow on June 8 when we take a closer peek at open-ended puzzle automation game Kaizen: A Factory Story from the original Zachtronics team!

With Kaizen: A Factory Story, Coincidence continues its mission to explore the intersection of engineering, history, and interactive design.

Never thought I would read a full-on academic paper about TIS-100, its story (the first I wrote for Zachtronics), and its relationship to the birth of personal computing gamestudies.org/2401/article...

DEMO DUDES is back with the PC Gamer demo disc from January 1995! In this episode, we hit some things with baseball bats, discover the origins of the Heroes of Might and Magic franchise, and even free up some conventional memory. Literally tens of kilobytes! www.youtube.com/watch?v=i02W...

Matthew, who wrote the story for Kaizen and most of the Zachtronics games, has a novel coming out!

Eliza, the visual novel, is on sale for the lowest price it’s ever been as part of the Steam Visual Novel Fest. Follow Evelyn as she experiences the effects of the AI-powered therapy program she helped create, and navigates her own life in the midst of it. store.steampowered.com/app/716500/E...

I'm happy to announce our first major game, Kaizen: A Factory Story! Design production lines to create the iconic products of 1980s Japan in this open-ended factory puzzle game developed by Coincidence and published by Astra Logical. Wishlist it now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2275490

Zachtronics (now @coincidence.games) who you may know from their great TIS-100 #assembler #programming game, also ported some of their mini-games to actual retro hardware: (1/2) zachtronics.itch.io/hackmatch-fo..., there is a link to a dev write-up, and #sourcecode is included #nesdev #NES

We have a new... podcast? Let's Play? I'm honestly not sure what this is! In this pilot episode of DEMO DUDES, join us as we check out the very first PC Gamer demo disc from December 1994, including hit games like Wing Commander 3, Jazz Jackrabbit, and DreamWeb. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RS_P...

Our second card game, Chemistry Set, is 33% off right now on the Coincidence store. We also still have copies of the second printing of The Lucky Seven in stock! It's all right here: coincidence.games/store/

I've never reviewed a single card... but the depot, the one-card addition to The Lucky Seven, makes the game significantly harder and more interesting. Read about it here: spacebiff.com/2024/09/26/l...

All pre-orders of Chemistry Set and The Lucky Seven have been shipped! If you somehow missed this, check them out on our store, where we have a bunch of copies left in stock: coincidence.games/store/

We just got our copies of The Lucky Seven and Chemistry Set and are going to start shipping these out right away! If you still need to purchase, check out our store: coincidence.games/store/

If you want a copy of Chemistry Set and The Depot but don't want to purchase another copy of The Lucky Seven, I've added a combo package for exactly this on the Coincidence store: coincidence.games/store/

We have a new card game coming out soon called Chemistry Set! It's a quick two-player game about building molecules. You can also play it as a solitaire game. Info and rules here: coincidence.games/chemistry-set/ Pre-order here: coincidence.games/store/ Shipping in early October 2024.