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Card 624 of 10002026-09-11 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-11

Parva Machina’s offline games with nothing left to chance

parvamachina.com Observed source
Editorial interest 86/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

A one-person studio making strategy, puzzle, and terminal-simulation games that run in the browser without accounts, ads, telemetry, or network access after loading.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-11 issue.

Field notes

The studio says its three games share a zero-dependency rules core written in plain TypeScript, with web and mobile builds running the same engine. Its privacy model is unusually explicit: no account, telemetry, analytics, crash reporting, ads, or in-app purchases, with saves and settings kept on the player’s device. The projects include a 42-level Silk Road puzzle, a 120-hex micro-4X intended for 20–30-minute sessions, and a terminal simulation covering one overnight sysadmin shift.

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OpenPublic substance visible
PrettyNotable craft visible
ProPolished or operationally mature
NicheUnusually specific use
HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade

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Landing page observed 2026-09-11. The live site may have changed.