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We craft gloriously bad games and genuinely useful tools for PC & Mac owners. Proudly under-achieving since 2019.

⭐ 2.1 avg. game rating
✓ 40K+ tool downloads
🏆 Worst Indie Studio 2023
Intentionally bad LowEffort.digital Mac & PC tools Bad games since 2019 40K+ downloads No refunds. No promises. Pixel art optional Actually useful tools Intentionally bad LowEffort.digital Mac & PC tools Bad games since 2019 40K+ downloads No refunds. No promises. Pixel art optional Actually useful tools
12
Bad Games Released
8
Actually Good Tools
2.1★
Average Game Rating
40K+
Tool Downloads

Three looks. One vibe.
Pick your flavour.

Our brand flexes across dark, vibrant, and monochrome palettes — always self-aware, always a bit lazy.

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Dark Mode

Low Effort

Deep space dark · The default. Like us, we rarely go outside.

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Vivid Purple

Low Effort

For when we want to look like we tried. We didn't.

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Hot Pink

Low Effort

Loud, proud, and slightly embarrassing. Just like our games.

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Monochrome

Low Effort

Boring on purpose. There's a joke here somewhere.

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Proudly bad.
Unashamedly ours.

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Platformer
Free
Fish Out of Water: The Sequel to the Prequel
Guide a sentient fish through a world of stairs. Jump mechanics were added on day 3, removed on day 4, added back differently on day 7.
★★☆☆☆ 2.1 / 5 · 892 reviews
Play for free
Simulation
$1.99
Coffee Shop Tycoon 4: No Coffee Edition
Manage a wildly successful coffee shop that sells everything except coffee. Customers are unreasonably content. The economics make no sense.
★★★☆☆ 3.0 / 5 · 2,140 reviews
Get for $1.99
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Puzzle
Free
Duck? Duck? Goose!
A puzzle game where every level is solved the same way. We ran out of ideas after level 3 so there are 97 identical levels.
★★☆☆☆ 1.9 / 5 · 4,388 reviews
Play for free

Tools so good,
people forget who made them.

Turns out when we actually try, we're pretty decent at making software. Our tools have been downloaded 40,000+ times and have near-zero bug reports. Suspicious.

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Native macOS & Windows
No Electron. No web wrappers. Real native apps that respect your RAM.
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Free tiers that actually work
We don't believe in crippling free versions. The free tier is genuinely useful.
Embarrassingly fast
We compensate for our game quality with tools that launch in under 200ms.
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ClipVault
Clipboard history manager. 10,000-entry history, search, pin.
Mac Win Free
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FolderAI
Auto-organises your Downloads folder so you don't have to.
Mac Free
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PomoPal
Pomodoro timer with focus analytics and gentle guilt-tripping.
Mac Win $3.99
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HostSwitch
Switch /etc/hosts profiles instantly. Great for developers.
Mac Win Free

People said things.
Mostly about our games.

★★☆☆☆

"I played Fish Out of Water for 40 minutes before realising it was impossible. 2 stars because the fish looks genuinely sad and I respect that."

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xXGameGod2004Xx
Steam Review · Fish Out of Water
★★★★★

"ClipVault is the single best Mac utility I've installed in five years. How is this made by the same people who made Duck? Duck? Goose!?"

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Sarah K.
App Store Review · ClipVault
★☆☆☆☆

"I want my $1.99 back. I also want the 6 hours back I spent trying to beat level 12. I couldn't. I don't think it's completable. Still playing."

BrewMaster Phil
Steam Review · Coffee Shop Tycoon 4
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