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A manic game of twisting bodies, quick reactions, and iteration.

Here is the Recurse description for No Quarter (written by Charles Pratt, edited by Frank Lantz):

Recurse
by Matt Parker
Recurse foregrounds the tension between vanity and play. A digital game about movement in physical space, the game's distorted mirror encourages players to forget themselves as they twist and stretch their bodies in order to get a high score. Waggling one foot inside a green patch on this side of the screen while stretching out a hand to reach for another patch of green on the other side, all while keeping your hips still inside a red patch, is something that can only be accomplished by someone who has full consciousness of their body and no self-consciousness about their appearance.

Recurse is an enthusiastic celebration of a feature of play that digital games have often forgotten: extraordinary behavior in public spaces. This feature is highlighted by the gallery of images the game creates as players reach high scores and a record of their bizarre contortions is captured for posterity.

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