Eli Piilonen, also known under the pseudonym 2DArray, is a Nebraska-based American video game developer working as lead designer at indie studio

Messhof Mark Essen, better known as Messhof, is an American video game designer and artist best known for '' Nidhogg'', its sequel, and ''Flywrench''. Career In college, Messhof made games with GameMaker and Microsoft Paint software. An early game, ' ...

. Piilonen is however mainly known for his earlier, independent work on

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such as ''

Spewer ''Spewer'' is a 2009 browser-based puzzle-platform game. It uses liquid physics through regurgitation as its core mechanic. Taking the role of a mysterious test subject, code named "Spewer", the player must vomit their way through over 60 levels ...

'' (with

Edmund McMillen Edmund Charles McMillen (born March 2, 1980) is an American video game designer and artist known for his Flash game visual style. His most notable works include 2010's side-scroller '' Super Meat Boy'' and 2011's roguelike game '' The Binding of ...

), the art game '' The Company of Myself'', its prequel ''Fixation'' and the roguelike '' Not The Robots''. ''The Company of Myself'' and to a lesser extent its prequel ''Fixation'' have frequently been cited as an early art game that successfully explores issues of

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