{"id":25297,"date":"2024-01-10T13:31:18","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T04:31:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=25297"},"modified":"2024-01-11T09:41:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-11T00:41:40","slug":"20230110-25297","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/20230110-25297\/","title":{"rendered":"Running games in extremely small windows seems to be a recent trend among developers\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Japanese developer STP WORKS, known for the <strong>Old Coin Pusher Friends<\/strong> series, shared an interesting piece of trivia about a certain feature of their games. It seems STP WORKS\u2019 games are designed so that they can be run even in an extremely small window. This reflects a certain trend that might&nbsp;be becoming popular recently.&nbsp;<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u3010Steam\u7248\u3011\u53e4\u92ad\u30d7\u30c3\u30b7\u30e3\u30fc\u30d5\u30ec\u30f3\u30ba\u5f10PV\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ol3dhsZG4m4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>STP WORKS is a Japanese game dev duo that creates unique and affordable multiplayer titles. Their \u201cPusher Friends\u201d series is inspired by arcade machine games, and has a new entry titled \u201cFrench Fries Pusher Friends\u201d planned for release on January 12.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, STP WORKS shared a piece of trivia regarding their games via X\/Twitter. Apparently, when running STP WORKS\u2019 titles in windowed mode, you can resize the window to any size manually and even play in the smallest of window sizes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">STPWORKS\u306e\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u8c46\u77e5\u8b58\u306a\u3093\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u30a6\u30a4\u30f3\u30c9\u30a6\u30e2\u30fc\u30c9\u306b\u3059\u308b\u3068\u30a6\u30a4\u30f3\u30c9\u30a6\u3092\u624b\u52d5\u3067\u52d5\u304b\u3059\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<br><br>\u3053\u3093\u306a\u306b\u5c0f\u3055\u3044\u30a6\u30a4\u30f3\u30c9\u30a6\u30b5\u30a4\u30ba\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3082\u3001\u4e00\u5fdc\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u306f\u52d5\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<br><br>\u6614\u3001\u8266\u3053\u308c\u3092\u4ed5\u4e8b\u4e2d\u306b\u3069\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3082\u904a\u3073\u305f\u304f\u3066\u5c0f\u3055\u3044\u30a6\u30a4\u30f3\u30c9\u30a6\u306b\u3057\u3066\u904a\u3093\u3067\u3044\u305f\u3068\u304d\u3092\u601d\u3044\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u5b9f\u88c5\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3hq1weEug5\">pic.twitter.com\/3hq1weEug5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; STP WORKS\uff20\u30b2\u30fc\u30e0\u958b\u767a (@stpworks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stpworks\/status\/1743111147967119753?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 5, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> A piece of trivia about STP WORKS\u2019 games \u2013 if you make a game windowed, you can move the window around manually. Even if you make the window size tiny like this, the game will still run. We implemented this feature upon reminiscing about how we used to play Kantai Collection in a small window so that we could play it during work.&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I tried this out for myself, and you really can manipulate the game window in any way possible \u2013 you can change the total size of the window, or alter the width and height separately. No errors occur even at extremely small window sizes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"651\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-001.jpg\" alt=\"Three Pusher Friends series games being run at the same time in widows of different orientations and sizes.\" class=\"wp-image-25301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-001.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-001-380x206.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-001-768x417.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-001-600x326.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems this function was inspired by the browser game Kantai Collection, and the developers\u2019 desire to play it at any cost while in the office. Kantai Collection is a game that doesn\u2019t require a lot of operation by the player, but building fleets and the like is time-consuming. It is the kind of game you can stealthily progress in during spare moments at work. It seems the developers\u2019 tactic for playing Kantai Collection in the office undetected was to make the game\u2019s window as small as possible.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pusher Friends series by STP WORKS also has settings that automatically perform in-game operations, so you can play it on and off in between other tasks. The window size manipulation feature complements this style of gameplay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are other games with similar concepts \u2013 Maboroshi Caravan, which was released in December, is an idle game that you can window and keep an eye on while doing something else on your computer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"669\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-002.jpg\" alt=\"Maboroshi Caravan being run in a small landscape oriented window at the bottom of the screen.\" class=\"wp-image-25302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-002.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-002-380x212.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-002-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-002-600x335.jpg 600w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s also the upcoming Rusty\u2019s Retirement, an idle farming simulator which you can run on the bottom half of your screen while doing other tasks. It seems that the increase in idle games is naturally leading to various solutions that make multitasking easier. However, the previously mentioned games by STP WORKS are unique in that you can resize them both vertically and horizontally without causing any issues in the game, which is quite rare.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is of course the obvious drawback that its very difficult to see things properly if you make the window too small, as evidenced by the extremely blurry screenshots I took, so some balance is needed if you want to fully enjoy the game. I\u2019m interested to see if this trend of small, windowed games will develop further.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"890\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-003.jpg\" alt=\"Old Coin Pusher Friends being run in the smallest possible window size\" class=\"wp-image-25303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-003.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-003-380x282.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-003-768x570.jpg 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/20240108-278313-003-600x445.jpg 600w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Gameplay in the smallest possible window size&nbsp;<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>French Fries Pusher Friends by STP WORKS is scheduled for release for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2714330\/French_Fries_Pusher_Friends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam)<\/a> on January 12, 2024.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:12px\"><br><br><br><em>Written by. 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