Last Call BBS

Last Call BBS is a collection of puzzle games. It was developed by Zachtronics studio, the authors of such games as Infinifactory, SpaceChem, Opus Magnum, SHENZHEN I/O and Ironclad Tactics.

Plot

Collection simulates games from the early era of personal computers. While playing various mini-games, we slowly uncover the secrets of the mysterious BBS system administrator supplying us with these programs, nicknamed The Barkeep, and the history of the employees of the Sawayama Corporation electronics company.

Game mechanics

The set includes eight games, each with unique fun game mechanics.

1. 20th Century Food Court - the player's task is to design food factories in the 20th century.
2. STEED FORCE Hobby Studio - a game in which assembled robot models modeled after the fictional anime Steed Force.
3. X'BPGH: The Forbidden Path - the player is transported to a cursed fantasy world, where he must create sculptures in exchange for eternal life.
4. Sawayama Solitaire - an unusual variation of solitaire of the Klondike variety.
5. Dungeons & Diagrams - a puzzle game in which we create dungeon maps.
6. ChipWizard Professional - in this game we build integrated circuits using wires, transistors and capacitors.
7. HACK*MATCH - a remastered version of a mini-game from EXAPUNKS about matching tiles.
8. Kabufuda Solitaire - a simplified version of the card game that debuted in the Elize adventure.

Game modes

Most of the games in the set allow only solitary play. The exception is HACK*MATCH, which offers a multiplayer mode (both locally and over the Internet thanks to Steam Remote Play support).

Technical aspects

Last Call BBS features an attractive two-dimensional graphics. Each game in the collection has a different visual style, but all are inspired by games from the early 1990s.