This may not be relevant, but Zachtronics (a known programming puzzle game dev) nearly always includes zines in the games, and they feel unique and quirky as yo

This may not be relevant, but Zachtronics (a known programming puzzle game dev) nearly always includes zines in the games, and they feel unique and quirky as you say. E.g the exapunks "Trash world news" zine: https://imgur.com/a/TZEZx7N https://imgur.com/a/TZEZx7N (or https://exazines.mattmerr.com/zine01.html https://exazines.mattmerr.com/zine01.html) https://www.zachtronics.com/ https://www.zachtronics.com/