The official "spiritual successor" seems to be Coincidence studio - their games in the genre being "Kaizen: A Factory Story" and the recent "U.V.S. Nirmana".
replyHe never stopped, he’s just under a different label: https://coincidence.games/
replyThey’ve released two Zach-likes, Kaizen and UVS Nirmana.
Blatant self promotion, but if you want the full story, he chatted to me about it on Software Engineering Daily after the release of Kaizen: https://softwareengineeringdaily.com/2025/12/18/designing-in...
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replyWhat's up with the AI narration at the beginning? Or is it just someone with an incredibly steady voice and AI cadence? It's uncanny and weird considering that this is a podcast hosted by actual humans!
replyIt’s not AI, that is an honest to goodness human! She reads the intro to every episode on a daily podcast, she’s just well practiced.
replyI'm glad!
replyThis is an excellent interview; thanks for posting it.
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