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Dudefilms.tex

\textttCompiles with 1 warning. Ignore it. To play: git clone https://github.com/dudefilms/abide.tex && pdflatex abide.tex Requirements: TeX Live 2022 or later, a sense of humor, and at least one rug.

An Investigative Report into the Weirdest Niche in Interactive Fiction By: Indie Zine, Digital Archaeology Desk Date: April 14, 2026 1. The Premise In the sprawling, chaotic ecosystem of indie game development, most studios choose a lane: narrative walking simulators, retro pixel platformers, or photorealistic shooters. Then there’s DudeFilms.tex —a two-person "micro-studio" based out of a garage in Austin, Texas, that has built a cult following by doing something no one asked for but everyone secretly needed. dudefilms.tex

They make compiled entirely inside LaTeX . \textttCompiles with 1 warning

Derek added: "We're also working on a LuaLaTeX integration that plays 'The Man in Me' by Bob Dylan during compilation. Very legal, very cool." DudeFilms.tex is absurd, impractical, and genuinely brilliant. It's a love letter to two things that should never mix: typesetting precision and laid-back slacker energy. If you have ever wanted to fight a marmot using only \section* commands, or argue about the ontological status of a rug via BibTeX citations—this is your studio. An Investigative Report into the Weirdest Niche in