Jono Puts One Player in Control at a Time on Steam
A free Steam game built around a single global queue turns waiting into the product, and the 1,000-plus players and 72,000 rooms cleared since October 5 show the format finding an audience.
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Jono, a free side-scrolling action game from Finnish studio Part Time Monkey, released on Steam on October 5. Players worldwide share one character and queue for turns of one minute each, then pass control to the next person. Losing five lives also ends a turn. Since release, more than 1,000 players have participated and over 72,000 rooms have been cleared toward a goal of 1 million.
Part Time Monkey, an indie studio founded in 2015 by Tuomas Erikoinen, who worked on graphics for the original Angry Birds, built Jono around a shared character and a global line of players waiting their turn. Rooms cleared by one player stay cleared for everyone, and a tombstone marks where a player died. The October 17 update removed the one-minute limit when no one else is waiting.
Jono also ships with a level editor. Stages made by players can be added to the main route others challenge, and an October 13 update added MEAT GRINDER, a separate mode for high-difficulty stages. The game is free for Windows on Steam.
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