Puppet Combo

## Benedetto "Ben" Cocuzza

**Benedetto "Ben" Cocuzza**, better known as **Puppet Combo** and originally **Pig Farmer Games**, is a one-man game developer that specializes in a specific genre, mixing PS1 and PS2 survival horror games like *Silent Hill* and *Resident Evil* with low budget 70's/80's slasher films like *Halloween,* *The Texas Chainsaw Massacre*, *Friday the 13th*, *A Nightmare on Elm Street* and *Scream*.

## Works

Starting in late 2016, Puppet Combo began a Patreon and started making exclusive games on a near monthly basis for it. In 2019, Puppet Combo started publishing games by other developers on his Patreon page.

In June 2020, Puppet Combo started a horror publishing label **"Torture Star"** and started promoting and publishing games from other small indie game developers.

T-Shirts, physical games, and other merchandise are available for purchase at Puppet Combo's store.

## Games

Clarification is needed. Not all game statuses are accurate.

## Games Published

Games not developed by Puppet Combo, only produced/published.

## Other Games

Games that never saw the light of day, shelved or current status unknown.

## Books

Novelizations

* 2020 - Babysitter Bloodbath Young Adult Novel
* 2021 - Nun Massacre Young Adult Novel
* 2022 - Murder House Young Adult Novel

## Future Projects

* TBD - *Feed Me More Billy*
* TBD - *Pancake House*

## Bundles

* 2019 - *Unfinished Worlds Vol. 1*
* 2020 - *Unfinished Worlds Vol. 2*
* 2021 - *Unfinished Worlds Vol. 3*
* 2022 - *Masters of Indie Horror*

## Social Medias

* Website
* Store
* Twitter
* Patreon
* YouTube
* TikTok
* Instagram

## Trivia

* One of the most frequently asked questions by fans is will more of Puppet Combo's games be released on Steam. Puppet Combo stated that he doesn't plan on releasing most of his games on Steam, mostly because the games he released on Steam don't sell well compared to Itchio.
	+ Puppet Combo also prefers to keep most of his games on his Patreon and Itchio.io.
	+ In a Q&A, Puppet Combo stated that he doesn't plan on releasing any of his games on mobile anymore. He would eventually release Stay Out of the House on mobile.
* Puppet Combo used to work as a cook until he started to make enough money to make games full-time .
* According to Puppet Combo, none of his games are officially scrapped, just put on hold and most will be finished at some point in the future.
* Puppet Combo once joked that he'll make Nun Massacre in the space titled Nun X if his Twitter account gets verified.
* In April of 2022, as an April Fools joke, Puppet Combo made a post on his social media announcing a PS1-style fighting game titled **"Puppet Kombat"** featuring Puppet Combo killers as playable characters, alongside the link for the trailer, which was just a link to Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up.
	+ On April of 2023 as another April Fools joke, Puppet Combo made a post announcing a Dating simulator game featuring Puppet Combo killers
* In June 2022, Puppet Combo revealed their first-ever Puppet Combo Direct Show, which showed news about upcoming projects from Puppet Combo.

## Gallery

### Logos

Puppet Combo PresentsPuppet Combo's original incarnation as Pig Farmer Games
## External Links

* Puppet Combo on *Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia*.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/torturestar
2. ↑ https://puppetcombostore.com/
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/PuppetCombo/status/1530251629068525569
4. ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/1064460/discussions/0/3047234112554319643/
5. ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/app/1064460/discussions/0/3416556480586711230/
6. ↑ https://twitter.com/PuppetCombo/status/1607476331251376128
7. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/PuppetCombo/comments/g64l5x/comment/fo8as88/?utm\_source=share&utm\_medium=web2x&context=3
8. ↑ https://twitter.com/PuppetCombo/status/1607470622052945921
9. ↑ https://twitter.com/PuppetCombo/status/1276682132275048448
10. ↑ https://twitter.com/PuppetCombo/status/1509863397021691909
11. ↑ https://twitter.com/PuppetCombo/status/1642206511404310528
12. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/live/cSVnvfbcoCQ?feature=share