Books
Stories on the page, told the slow way. You see it coming for chapters, and it arrives anyway.
Something is about to fall on you.
Falling Piano Studios is an independent studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We are building The Falling Universe: a satirical take on our own, where everything that can go wrong does, right on schedule.
An independent studio that expects the worst.
We are a small, independent studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We write books, make games, and produce videos, all aimed at the same target: the gap between how things are supposed to go and how they actually do.
No committee, no boardroom, nobody to blame but us. Everything we make is witty on purpose and dark where it counts.
About the studioThe Falling Universe
Same Earth as yours. Same gravity. Slightly worse luck. In the Falling Universe, Murphy’s law is less a saying than a load-bearing wall, and every story is about what happens when something finally gives way.
- Anything that can go wrong
- Does. Usually in front of an audience, and usually right after someone asks, “What’s the worst that could happen?”
- Every plan is foolproof
- Right up until someone says so out loud. The universe takes that personally.
- Every story starts fresh
- New cast, new setting, same bad luck. You can start anywhere and the trouble will find you.
Three ways into the mess.
The universe is built through books, games, and videos. Each one is anthology-driven, so every story stands alone. All of it is still in the works.
In the works
Games
Interactive disasters. You are in charge, and it still goes wrong. That is the design.
Videos
The universe on screen. Someone was always supposed to be filming.
Got an idea, a question, or a warning?
Collaborations, press, and general condolences all go to the same place.