Michael Mato

Michael Mato

6 min read

🍅The game that made me stop talking

How playing Big Walk challenged and changed me, a movie that broke my brain, and updates to FORKLIFT FLOWERPOT & my website!

🍅The game that made me stop talking
4 min read

🍅How to make Difficult Choices

Updates on FORKLIFT FLOWERPOT, thoughts on choice in Narrative Games

🍅How to make Difficult Choices
5 min read

🍅3 Big Announcements + Why my NPCs are going viral

3 big announcements in this issue! In February, I spent a lot of time working on a new island, with new NPCs, and then something cool happened.

🍅3 Big Announcements + Why my NPCs are going viral
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🍅Was there Too Much Tomato at MAGfest?

Progress on FORKLIFT FLOWERPOT, the most impactful games of 2025, and more.

🍅Was there Too Much Tomato at MAGfest?
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🍅2025 Review - How was your Year?

I want to hear from you- what were your highlights in 2025?

🍅2025 Review - How was your Year?
4 min read

🍅I'm finishing another game this year (just the alpha)

Constraints breed creativity.

🍅I'm finishing another game this year (just the alpha)
7 min read

🍅What's the Secret behind Sokpop's Game-a-Month Model?

How a small collective cranked out over 100 games in 7 years. Plus, news for what I'll be working on after TORSO TENNIS.

🍅What's the Secret behind Sokpop's Game-a-Month Model?
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🍅TORSO TENNIS is out now on Steam!

Here's what's next:

🍅TORSO TENNIS is out now on Steam!
5 min read

🍅TORSO TENNIS release date announcement!

Announcing the release date for the full game

🍅TORSO TENNIS release date announcement!
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🍅TORSO TENNIS will be finished in 120 hours

Exploring a new way to finish long-term projects

🍅TORSO TENNIS will be finished in 120 hours
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🍅TORSO on TOUR - Why go to conventions?

Plus, some ideas on how to get the "Team/Studio Feel" as a solo creator

🍅TORSO on TOUR - Why go to conventions?
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🍅Why I put an Endless Mode in the TORSO TENNIS Demo

Talking about the TORSO TENNIS Update and my experiences with RimWorld, a game that brands itself as a "Story Generator".

🍅Why I put an Endless Mode in the TORSO TENNIS Demo
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🍅Building Engines in TORSO TENNIS

Design Epiphanies for TORSO TENNIS and FORKLIFT FLOWERPOT.

🍅Building Engines in TORSO TENNIS
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🍅Overcoming BIG CHALLENGES

There are times in life where you must face BIG CHALLENGES.

🍅Overcoming BIG CHALLENGES
4 min read

🍅Launching TORSO TENNIS soon?

Demo Updates, Launch Plans, Cycling through Final Fantasy IX, and more

🍅Launching TORSO TENNIS soon?
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