Sylvie (she/her) is a prolific creator of challenging platformers, action RPGs, and games about cats. She sat down with me to discuss her design philosophy based in constraints, games as conversations, and her esoteric entry into the year of bump combat. Later, she 1CCs an arcade cult classic.

You can learn more about Sylvie’s games and writing on her website, and follow her on cohost @sylvie.

Sylvie’s Cool Things to Share
- The Tower of Druaga (Namco, 1984) and her 1CC playthrough

Things Discussed
- Sylvie’s game spreadsheet
- love ♥ game
- Sylvie Lime (Sylvie, 2023)
- Her Little Sylvietower (Sylvie, 2022)
- Sylvie RPG: 7 Elf Apocalypse (Sylvie, 2024)
- Sylvie Miniature (Sylvie, 2024)
- The Ys franchise (Nihon Falcom, 1987-2023)
- Angeline Era (Analgesic Productions, upcoming)
- Sylvie’s essay “Ways of Speaking”

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