Indie dev removes fall damage from their 6-player city builder “because it’s annoying” and also because their mom said they can’t

It turns out spite is an excellent motivator, especially if you’re making a video game. The developer of chaotic city-builder Overthrown removed one pesky mechanic specifically to go against the grain of the cautionary words of their mother.

Removing fall damage from Overthrown was a decision made by the game’s creator because it’s “annoying” but more importantly because their mother used to tell them “you can’t just do whatever you want”, according to a post on Twitter. As it turns out, when you’re an adult you can totally just do whatever you want, at least within the technical confines of the game you’re making.