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”’Stephen Lavelle”’, better known by the pseudonym ”’Increpare”’, the [[Latin]] word for “rebuke”,”'<ref name=”Guardian”>{{cite web |last=Ellison |first=Cara |date=2 April 2015 |title=Increpare: the genius developer who gives his games away for free |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/02/increpare-the-genius-developer-who-gives-his-games-away-for-free |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330161138/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/02/increpare-the-genius-developer-who-gives-his-games-away-for-free |archive-date=30 March 2018 |access-date=14 August 2018 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>”’ is an Irish [video game developer] based in [[London]]. Lavelle has released over 506 games since 2004, mostly small [[freeware]] games and often at the rate of several projects per month. With 178 games released between 2008 and 2014, Lavelle was named the “most prolific independent game developer” in the 2016 iteration of the ”[[Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition]]”.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7s96CgAAQBAJ |title=Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2016 |date=10 September 2015 |publisher=[[Guinness World Records]] |isbn=9781910561102 |page=187}}</ref> Notable commercial releases include ”[[English Country Tune]]” (2011) and ”[[Stephen’s Sausage Roll]]” (2016).<ref name=”PC Gamer”>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/english-country-tune-review/ |title=English Country Tune review |first=Chris |last=Donlan |date=30 January 2012 |website=[[PC Gamer]] |access-date=20 June 2025 |archive-date=27 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327122621/https://www.pcgamer.com/english-country-tune-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=”Polygon”>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/4/18/11450516/stephens-sausage-roll-preview-jonathan-blow-bennett-foddy |title=Why the creators of QWOP and The Witness are calling Stephen’s Sausage Roll one of the best of all time |first=Allegra |last=Frank |date=18 April 2016 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725161651/https://www.polygon.com/2016/4/18/11450516/stephens-sausage-roll-preview-jonathan-blow-bennett-foddy |archive-date=25 July 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2013, Lavelle released PuzzleScript, an [[Open-source software|open-source]] scripting language for [[puzzle video games]] made in [[HTML5]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/10/making-games-is-easier-than-ever-in-puzzlescript/ |title=Making Games Is Easier Than Ever In PuzzleScript |author=junglist |date=8 October 2013 |website=[[Kotaku Australia]] |access-date=14 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024502/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/10/making-games-is-easier-than-ever-in-puzzlescript/ |archive-date=15 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/10/14/puzzlescript-is-a-simple-language-for-making-puzzle-games/ |title=PuzzleScript Is A Simple Language For Making Puzzle Games |first=Graham |last=Smith |date=14 October 2013 |website=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]] |access-date=14 August 2018 |archive-date=15 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815055320/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/10/14/puzzlescript-is-a-simple-language-for-making-puzzle-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

”’Stephen Lavelle”’, better known by the pseudonym ”’Increpare”’, the [[Latin]] word for “rebuke”,”'<ref name=”Guardian”>{{cite web |last=Ellison |first=Cara |date=2 April 2015 |title=Increpare: the genius developer who gives his games away for free |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/02/increpare-the-genius-developer-who-gives-his-games-away-for-free |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180330161138/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/02/increpare-the-genius-developer-who-gives-his-games-away-for-free |archive-date=30 March 2018 |access-date=14 August 2018 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>”’ is [video game developer] based in [[London]]. Lavelle has released over 506 games since 2004, mostly small [[freeware]] games and often at the rate of several projects per month. With 178 games released between 2008 and 2014, Lavelle was named the “most prolific independent game developer” in the 2016 iteration of the ”[[Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition]]”.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7s96CgAAQBAJ |title=Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2016 |date=10 September 2015 |publisher=[[Guinness World Records]] |isbn=9781910561102 |page=187}}</ref> Notable commercial releases include ”[[English Country Tune]]” (2011) and ”[[Stephen’s Sausage Roll]]” (2016).<ref name=”PC Gamer”>{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/english-country-tune-review/ |title=English Country Tune review |first=Chris |last=Donlan |date=30 January 2012 |website=[[PC Gamer]] |access-date=20 June 2025 |archive-date=27 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250327122621/https://www.pcgamer.com/english-country-tune-review/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=”Polygon”>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/2016/4/18/11450516/stephens-sausage-roll-preview-jonathan-blow-bennett-foddy |title=Why the creators of QWOP and The Witness are calling Stephen’s Sausage Roll one of the best of all time |first=Allegra |last=Frank |date=18 April 2016 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |access-date=29 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725161651/https://www.polygon.com/2016/4/18/11450516/stephens-sausage-roll-preview-jonathan-blow-bennett-foddy |archive-date=25 July 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 2013, Lavelle released PuzzleScript, an [[Open-source software|open-source]] scripting language for [[puzzle video games]] made in [[HTML5]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/10/making-games-is-easier-than-ever-in-puzzlescript/ |title=Making Games Is Easier Than Ever In PuzzleScript |author=junglist |date=8 October 2013 |website=[[Kotaku Australia]] |access-date=14 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815024502/https://www.kotaku.com.au/2013/10/making-games-is-easier-than-ever-in-puzzlescript/ |archive-date=15 August 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/10/14/puzzlescript-is-a-simple-language-for-making-puzzle-games/ |title=PuzzleScript Is A Simple Language For Making Puzzle Games |first=Graham |last=Smith |date=14 October 2013 |website=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]] |access-date=14 August 2018 |archive-date=15 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180815055320/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/10/14/puzzlescript-is-a-simple-language-for-making-puzzle-games/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Selected works ==

== Selected works ==

Latest revision as of 07:11, 5 February 2026

Video game developer

Stephen Lavelle, better known by the pseudonym Increpare, the Latin word for “rebuke”,[1] is a video game developer based in London. Lavelle has released over 506 games since 2004, mostly small freeware games and often at the rate of several projects per month. With 178 games released between 2008 and 2014, Lavelle was named the “most prolific independent game developer” in the 2016 iteration of the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition.[2] Notable commercial releases include English Country Tune (2011) and Stephen’s Sausage Roll (2016).[3][4] In October 2013, Lavelle released PuzzleScript, an open-source scripting language for puzzle video games made in HTML5.[5][6]

  1. ^ a b c Ellison, Cara (2 April 2015). “Increpare: the genius developer who gives his games away for free”. The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 March 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ^ Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2016. Guinness World Records. 10 September 2015. p. 187. ISBN 9781910561102.
  3. ^ a b Donlan, Chris (30 January 2012). “English Country Tune review”. PC Gamer. Archived from the original on 27 March 2025. Retrieved 20 June 2025.
  4. ^ a b Frank, Allegra (18 April 2016). “Why the creators of QWOP and The Witness are calling Stephen’s Sausage Roll one of the best of all time”. Polygon. Archived from the original on 25 July 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. ^ junglist (8 October 2013). “Making Games Is Easier Than Ever In PuzzleScript”. Kotaku Australia. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. ^ Smith, Graham (14 October 2013). “PuzzleScript Is A Simple Language For Making Puzzle Games”. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 15 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  7. ^ Teti, John (23 March 2009). “Opera Omnia”. The A.V. Club.
  8. ^ O’Connor, Alice (27 August 2015). “Ride A Surreal Metro In Subway Adventure”. Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  9. ^ Humble Monthly August 2017 – Humble Original – Increpare’s Quiet City. Humble Bundle. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2018 – via YouTube.
  10. ^ Clayton, Natalie (2 September 2019). “Increpare’s latest is Hypnocult, a geometry-hell rhythm puzzle”. Rock, Paper, Shotgun.

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