Retro-styled puzzle compilation Last Call BBS is the final Zachtronics game Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Retro-styled puzzle compilation Last Call BBS is the final Zachtronics game Bittersweet news for fans of the Zach-like everywhere News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on June 16, 2022 35 comments Infinifactory developers Zachtronics have revealed what they say is their last game, Last Call BBS. It's a compilation of eight smaller games, some new and some reworked elements of previous games. These range from assembling Gundam-esque models to the tile-matching from Exapunks, now with an added single–player campaign. Of course, there's two solitaire games thrown in for good measure too. Check out Zachtronics' last hurrah in the trailer below. Watch on YouTube Last Call BBS features the Sawayama Z5 Powerlance computer, which looks delightfully bad-ass. The announcement that Last Call BBS would be Zachtronics final game was made on Twitter. Replying to commenters, the company explained that Last Call BBS is actually a compilation, but said that several of its component games were at least as sizeable as 2015's programming-based puzzler TIS-100. The news led to an outpouring of thanks and sadness from Zachtronics fans – one tweeter even posted a GIF of legendary actor and procrastinator Bernard Cribbins openly weeping. The founder and namesake of Zachtronics, Zach Barth, told TwilioQuest's Press X To Learn Twitch stream earlier this year that the company's upcoming game would be their last. Barth has landed a job teaching high school computer science, which is awesome of him, frankly, and explains the change in circumstances. Although Barth seems to have left full-time games development for now, that doesn't mean that Zachtronics couldn't continue without him or that Barth can't develop solo. It does seem like, at least for the foreseeable future, this is their last game together though. "I applied for a job and they came back to me, and it was like, exactly the school that I wanted to teach at and basically exactly what I want to teach," Barth said on the stream. "Right now we're working on a game at Zachtronics – it is the last Zachtronics game… I actually thought we would be done sooner, which is why I have another job now, but I'm actually doing both at the same time." You can listen to the part of the stream when Barth discusses the game and his new job here, but it's worth going back to the start because it's just an interesting conversation with the developer. Barth has put the usual amount of effort into Last Call BBS, even designing a lovely 3D-printable version of the game's fictional Sawayama Z5 Powerlance computer and sharing the specs. I'm secure enough in my own ineptitude to admit that I'm probably not savvy enough about programming to really get the most out of all of Zachtronics' output, but they've undoubtedly compiled a bloody compelling range of work over the years. Last Call BBS is releasing on Steam and Game Pass for PC on July 5th. You can see the full details of what's included here. Thanks for all the fish, Zachtronics! More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here