Aftermath Hours No More Horses Around (With Eyepatch Wolf)
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Dec 5, 2025 John "Super Eyepatch Wolf" Walsh, a noted YouTuber and author, delves into the fascinating world of fake games. He shares his obsession with these imaginative constructs, including their role in broadening creative horizons for budding developers. Discussing everything from the bizarre Codex Seraphinianus to the controversial Steam ban of the indie game Horses, Walsh and the hosts explore the implications for artistic expression and platform accountability. They also tackle the rising trend of AI-generated games, balancing human creativity against mechanized outputs.
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Fake Games As World-Building Tools
- Fake video games act as compact world-building containers that invite audience collaboration and imagination.
- John "Eyepatch Wolf" Walsh argues they allow creators to show game ideas without development constraints, broadening who can design games.
From Short Video To Book Deal
- Eyepatch Wolf intended a short video on Vermis but it expanded into a nearly two-hour exploration after he obsessed over the material.
- HoloPress then invited him to make a book collecting fake games presented as real magazine-style articles.
Game UI Signals Create Playable Fiction
- UI and familiar game signifiers (save icons, menus) convey massive implied narrative and gameplay context in fake games.
- Those cues let readers mentally play and solve mechanics without interactive code, making concepts feel playable.
