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Back Scratching Simulator 2023 lets you scratch an itch on ItchA co-op sequel to Tie Simulator, fresh from ALT+CTRL 2022
A co-op sequel to Tie Simulator, fresh from ALT+CTRL 2022
Keyboards are eternally horizontal, and moving or rotating them outside of their designated comfort zone feels like an affront to all that is good and right with the world. But that’s precisely what makes Ludipe’s alt-ctrl gameTie Simulator 2020so wonderfully weird. As many RPS Treehouse members found out at EGX 2022, it’s a game that sees you holding your keyboard vertically, and pressing buttons to (sort of) tie your tie onscreen. Now, Ludipe’s back with a new co-op sequel calledBack Scratching Simulator 2023where you’re once again doing terrible, but brilliant things with a vertical keyboard.We Played Games Using Weird Bespoke Controllers At EGX London 2022See Tie Simulator 2020 in action courtesy of vid bud Liam and hardare editor James' adventures in the RPS-curated Alt Ctrl zone at EGX 2022.Watch on YouTubeLike Tie Simulator 2020, Back Scratching Simualtor 2023 tasks you with holding the keyboard vertically and pressing specific keys in sequence. Your aim is to complete the sequence in the fastest time possible, which is hard when you’re still trying to comprehend that keyboards can indeed be lifted from a desk.The big difference is thatBack Scratching Simulator 2023is co-op. You hold the keyboard on your pal’s back and hide behind them so you can’t see the screen. Your friend, who is looking at the screen, then tells you which keys to press to scratch the itch. The key thing (sorry), though, is that none of the onscreen buttons have letters on them, leading to a lot of shouting “ooooh, down a bit! Now up a bit! To the side NO THE OTHER SIDE!” It’s a quick bit of funny chaos, just like scratching a back in real life.When we visitedEGX 2022, Ed and I had a good few hours to simply wander around together. We inevitably stumbled into theRPS Alt Controller area, where we found Tie Simulator and quickly grabbed the keyboard. The look of confusion on Ed’s face for the following 60ish seconds was priceless, and I’m desperately hoping that we can get together in the same room again soon to play Back Scratching Simulator 2023. I might not be able to see his confusion anymore, because one of us will be looking at the screen, but I can’t wait to hear it in his voice.You can name your own price for Back Scratching Simulator 2023 over onItch.ioif you want to scratch that itchright now, of course - and you might as well pick upTie Simulatorwhile you’re at it, too. They were both created during Itch.io’sALT+CTRL game jam, which is all about making games that use controllers in weird ways. You can check out the other entries for last year’s ALT+CTRL 2022here.
Keyboards are eternally horizontal, and moving or rotating them outside of their designated comfort zone feels like an affront to all that is good and right with the world. But that’s precisely what makes Ludipe’s alt-ctrl gameTie Simulator 2020so wonderfully weird. As many RPS Treehouse members found out at EGX 2022, it’s a game that sees you holding your keyboard vertically, and pressing buttons to (sort of) tie your tie onscreen. Now, Ludipe’s back with a new co-op sequel calledBack Scratching Simulator 2023where you’re once again doing terrible, but brilliant things with a vertical keyboard.We Played Games Using Weird Bespoke Controllers At EGX London 2022See Tie Simulator 2020 in action courtesy of vid bud Liam and hardare editor James' adventures in the RPS-curated Alt Ctrl zone at EGX 2022.Watch on YouTubeLike Tie Simulator 2020, Back Scratching Simualtor 2023 tasks you with holding the keyboard vertically and pressing specific keys in sequence. Your aim is to complete the sequence in the fastest time possible, which is hard when you’re still trying to comprehend that keyboards can indeed be lifted from a desk.The big difference is thatBack Scratching Simulator 2023is co-op. You hold the keyboard on your pal’s back and hide behind them so you can’t see the screen. Your friend, who is looking at the screen, then tells you which keys to press to scratch the itch. The key thing (sorry), though, is that none of the onscreen buttons have letters on them, leading to a lot of shouting “ooooh, down a bit! Now up a bit! To the side NO THE OTHER SIDE!” It’s a quick bit of funny chaos, just like scratching a back in real life.When we visitedEGX 2022, Ed and I had a good few hours to simply wander around together. We inevitably stumbled into theRPS Alt Controller area, where we found Tie Simulator and quickly grabbed the keyboard. The look of confusion on Ed’s face for the following 60ish seconds was priceless, and I’m desperately hoping that we can get together in the same room again soon to play Back Scratching Simulator 2023. I might not be able to see his confusion anymore, because one of us will be looking at the screen, but I can’t wait to hear it in his voice.You can name your own price for Back Scratching Simulator 2023 over onItch.ioif you want to scratch that itchright now, of course - and you might as well pick upTie Simulatorwhile you’re at it, too. They were both created during Itch.io’sALT+CTRL game jam, which is all about making games that use controllers in weird ways. You can check out the other entries for last year’s ALT+CTRL 2022here.
Keyboards are eternally horizontal, and moving or rotating them outside of their designated comfort zone feels like an affront to all that is good and right with the world. But that’s precisely what makes Ludipe’s alt-ctrl gameTie Simulator 2020so wonderfully weird. As many RPS Treehouse members found out at EGX 2022, it’s a game that sees you holding your keyboard vertically, and pressing buttons to (sort of) tie your tie onscreen. Now, Ludipe’s back with a new co-op sequel calledBack Scratching Simulator 2023where you’re once again doing terrible, but brilliant things with a vertical keyboard.
We Played Games Using Weird Bespoke Controllers At EGX London 2022See Tie Simulator 2020 in action courtesy of vid bud Liam and hardare editor James' adventures in the RPS-curated Alt Ctrl zone at EGX 2022.Watch on YouTube
We Played Games Using Weird Bespoke Controllers At EGX London 2022
Like Tie Simulator 2020, Back Scratching Simualtor 2023 tasks you with holding the keyboard vertically and pressing specific keys in sequence. Your aim is to complete the sequence in the fastest time possible, which is hard when you’re still trying to comprehend that keyboards can indeed be lifted from a desk.
The big difference is thatBack Scratching Simulator 2023is co-op. You hold the keyboard on your pal’s back and hide behind them so you can’t see the screen. Your friend, who is looking at the screen, then tells you which keys to press to scratch the itch. The key thing (sorry), though, is that none of the onscreen buttons have letters on them, leading to a lot of shouting “ooooh, down a bit! Now up a bit! To the side NO THE OTHER SIDE!” It’s a quick bit of funny chaos, just like scratching a back in real life.
When we visitedEGX 2022, Ed and I had a good few hours to simply wander around together. We inevitably stumbled into theRPS Alt Controller area, where we found Tie Simulator and quickly grabbed the keyboard. The look of confusion on Ed’s face for the following 60ish seconds was priceless, and I’m desperately hoping that we can get together in the same room again soon to play Back Scratching Simulator 2023. I might not be able to see his confusion anymore, because one of us will be looking at the screen, but I can’t wait to hear it in his voice.
You can name your own price for Back Scratching Simulator 2023 over onItch.ioif you want to scratch that itchright now, of course - and you might as well pick upTie Simulatorwhile you’re at it, too. They were both created during Itch.io’sALT+CTRL game jam, which is all about making games that use controllers in weird ways. You can check out the other entries for last year’s ALT+CTRL 2022here.
