Press

2026

• August 19 · Denfaminicogamer — Chinese Street Food Legend · Night Market Cooking Game Launches to Positive Reviews (Japanese)
• August 17 · GamerSky — Chinese Street Food Legend · Chinese Street Food Legend Launches to Positive Steam Reviews (Chinese)

2025

• December 22 · 3DM — Chinese Street Food Legend · Chinese Street Food Legend Arrives on Steam (Chinese)
• December 17 · GamerSky — Chinese Street Food Legend · Internet Humor Comes to a Street Food Stall (Chinese)
• December 17 · 4Gamer — Chinese Street Food Legend · Street Food Stall Simulator Opens Its Steam Page (Japanese)
• April 3 · AUTOMATON — Thought Experiment Simulator · Nintendo Switch Version Announced (Japanese)
• March 25 · PC Gamer — While Waiting · While Waiting Is a Game About Life’s Mundane Tasks and Whimsy
• February 15 · The Verge — While Waiting · While Waiting Is a Playful Reminder of the Joys of Boredom
• February 10 · AUTOMATON — While Waiting · A Game You Can Complete Simply by Waiting (Japanese)
• February 4 · IGN — While Waiting · Official Launch Trailer (video; produced and edited by Hongke Luo)
• January 23 · Denfaminicogamer — While Waiting · February Release Announced (Japanese)

2024

• October 7 · GameMakers — While Waiting · “Doing Nothing” Is the Fastest Way to Finish (Japanese; interview with Hongke Luo)
• September 29 · 4Gamer — While Waiting · You Can Do Something—or Nothing—While You Wait (Japanese; Tokyo Game Show play report and interview with Hongke Luo)
• September 4 · The MATTER — Thought Experiment Simulator · Which Track Should the Trolley Take? (Thai)
• August 1 · 17173 — Thought Experiment Simulator · A Chinese Meme Lover’s Philosophy Game Finds an Audience Abroad (Chinese)
• June 25 · Final Weapon — While Waiting · Interview: Dong Zhou and Hongke Luo of Optillusion Games
• April 23 · 4Gamer — Thought Experiment Simulator · Playing the Thought Experiment Simulator Demo (Japanese)
• April 22 · 80 Level — Thought Experiment Simulator · Solve Timeless Philosophical Problems in This Unusual Simulator
• April 20 · GameMeca — Thought Experiment Simulator · Which Side Will You Save? A Philosophy Simulator Game Revealed (Korean)
• January 10 · GameGrapes — Thought Experiment Simulator · A Chinese Game Gains Attention in the U.S. and Japan (Chinese; interview with Hongke Luo)
• January 2 · TapTap — Thought Experiment Simulator · A Chinese Developer Turns the Trolley Problem into an Absurd Game (Chinese; interview with Hongke Luo)