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Anca

@ancastasia.bsky.social
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I make, play & promote art games about personal stories & psychology 👁 Co-Founder, Producer & Post-capitalist Biz Dev @SymmetryBreak.bsky.social 🎮 Cursed spidercat streamer lichen.tv/ancastasia 🕷 @pantaloon.io ambassador (she/her)

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Chris Hanney @hanney.bsky.social · 12h
If you have an iThing you deserve this game it’ll make your life that little bit lovelier
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gamedevmap @gamedevmap.com · 05/10/2026
With all the international work we do at #gamedevmap, what's the best nation for us? 🗺️ A do-NATION! As we round out the year, you can really help our nonprofit with financial support. If you have employer matching, your contribution goes even further! 🙏 www.gamedevmap.com/donation_for...
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Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yet again, the Game UI Database is being scraped to the point that it's getting knocked offline. Even Cloudflare's "I'm under attack" mode isn't working. I just wanted to create a resource for real designers. I'm getting so fucking sick of this.
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I literally don’t know a single woman who hasn’t been raped, stalked, groped, harassed, or sexually violated in some way at some point in their life. If you choose to doubt and dox survivors, just know every woman in your life is disgusted by you.
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Kim McCauley @kimischilling.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
imagine being a heretic AND getting zero bitches? like pick a struggle
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thatFain @thatfain.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bloodspill is out NOW !!! store.steampowered.com/app/3737680/Bl oodspill/ #indiegame #psx #gamedev
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zach @extrafabulous.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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gamera obscura october edition @ohrobin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
youtube premium is giving me three free months of discord nitro. crunchbucket plus is giving me ninety free days of splorb. fubo ultra is giving me a complimentary fortnight of bonk concierge. grackle platinum is giving me six years of squak. quibi eternal is giving me three fiscal quarters of tobi.
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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward
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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Streaming ad-free, subs-free at lichen.tv/ancastasia (though Ko-fi donos appreciated)! Time for Roman Sands RE:Build by @arbitrarymetric.bsky.social cause I promised, so now if I don't do it I fear @alexbpart.bsky.social will make an attempt on my life 😶 I kid, I kid.. Legit excited 😄 #indiegames
Cover image of Roman Sands RE:Build showing a character in anime style against the backdrop of a hotel lounge.
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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
With all of my being: fuck the Trump administration, fuck ICE. www.cbsnews.com/news/wilber-...
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Man shot by ICE in Austin being held in detention center with bullet in his back, lawyer says
Wilber Rafael Garces Perez, the 28-year-old Venezuelan national shot by an ICE officer on Sunday, said in a phone call on Monday that he's "not doing well."
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Musicology Duck @musicologyduck.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I have not responded to the email that you sent me and which you probably spent awhile writing Forgive me it was so long and my executive functioning is completely shot
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passivestar @passivestar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
godot 4.8 exposed mesh buffers to gpu compute. all sorts of cool procedural shit is possible now
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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 22/09/2026
Nighthawks is OUT! When the sun sets, outcasts rise. Gather new friends, face old prejudices, and prepare to seize the night in Nighthawks, the vampire RPG where the secret is out... but the hunt continues. Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/... GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/nigh...
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Helen Carmichael - Forbidden Solitaire @bchezza.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Announcing: Forbidden Solitaire DLC! It's 2020. Robyn Cierra excavates hidden files in the remnants of a cursed 1995 CD-ROM. A bizarre graveyard of scrapped content lies entombed, deep within the code. You thought your sister was beyond saving. Until now. store.steampowered.com/app/5238350/...
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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Fitness level: 10-min runs destroy me 😎
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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
"I think that ordinary people don’t trust companies, governments, or the tech industry and always suspect that we are cooking up some new way to screw them over." - CEO who's literally building pre-crime
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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
More Forbidden Solitaire things?? 👀
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Ju Li Khaw @juleshortstuff.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
My counterpoint to "if you cared about your work, you would crunch" is if you cared about the quality of your game and your workers, you would give them appropriate time to craft it.
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jessica harvey @jessiscah23.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Roman Sands RE:Build is out. After so many years, you can finally play our labour of love. It's deranged, it goes SO MANY PLACES, it probably shouldn't exist, and I've no idea if you're going to like it or not but that ain't the point. Roman Sands RE:Build. store.steampowered.com/app/2231460/...
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Save 10% on Roman Sands RE:Build on Steam
A service industry adventure with an apocalyptic flavor. A manic genre mashup told across two broken realities. Step through the cracks: find your Exit.
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Alexander Sliwinski @sliwinski.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
As I spend my day collating Vampirium 1997 feedback (again, this is all great!), the submissions that are giving me life are a bug that makes inanimate objects aware of your presence. The sentient knife was funny. The sentient fire extinguisher was a solid chuckle...but, but this was perfection...
Bug in Vampirium 1997 causing inanimate objects to be aware of your presence. In this example: "War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is aware of my presence."
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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Imprinted is looking for new playtesters for later parts of the game! Join their discord if interested in helping out: discord.gg/54PkcmAnzG
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Join the Cobalt Lane Community Discord Server!
Check out the Cobalt Lane Community community on Discord - hang out with 154 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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Point-and-Click Showcase @pointclickshowcase.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
📣 Announcing the Point-and-Click Showcase 🎉 Together @amanita-design.net and @rustylake.com are hosting a showcase packed with new game trailers, a dedicated Steam sale, and much more to be revealed. 👀 🔗 Apply NOW: forms.gle/z6e1QQFP9xwT... Follow us for future updates! 🖱️
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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Me whenever I hang out with a couple
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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 07/09/2026
People keep asking us if they should buy Future? No Thanks! or pre-order GTA VI so we made a quick guide:
GTA VI vs Future? No Thanks! comparison chart
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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Playing Future? No Thanks! by @molleindustria.org cause it's bonkers funny 😂 The cops wear foam pig suits and say All Cops Are Besties ajahahahahahahaa 💀 lichen.tv/ancastasia New streaming platform btw, f u Twitch 🫡 #indiegames
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Grumpy grandpa euthanasia | Checking out the "Future? No thanks!" demo 🤌
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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
PS I've been doing some research into psychological studies of different voter/political groups and - it's true - progressives are ofter far less happy than rightwingers or the disengaged. But do you know which group comes out as happiest of all, consistently? Progressive organisers and activists.
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Daniel J. Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 05/09/2026
Creating this no-ai indie games starter pack is one of the best things I ever did on BlueSky. Lots of great developers in here, making things with their own hands, some of whom I might not have found otherwise!! go.bsky.app/78u8M6Y
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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 04/09/2026
Future? No Thanks! IS OUT NOW ON STEAM An open-world comedy adventure about workable utopias, the twilight of patriarchy, revolution, and the horrifying possibility that the younger generations might be right. 💀 Windows + Mac 💀 6+ hours of gameplay 💀 20% off at launch futurenothanks.com
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taby 🏳️‍⚧️ @tabymeow.afrolatinsky.app · 03/09/2026
i whish all trans women a very money
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Joost Vervoort @joostvervoort.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Is using AI to conceptualize a game and then make it with human hands @doctorow.pluralistic.net's Reverse Centaur for games? Humans labouring to fulfil the AI vision of what is good because we are gaslighting ourselves into mistrusting our own judgement
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Nels Anderson @nelsanderson.zone · 02/09/2026
If you too would like to stop using increasingly shitty software made by bad people who make the world worse, I wrote a guide for how to lessen/end your small team's dependence on US-based tech services: nelsanderson.zone/a-guide-to-d...
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A Guide to Ditching US Tech (for Game Developers)
This post is based on a guide from Paris Marx, host of Tech Won't Save Us, author of one excellent book and upcoming (likely also excellent) book last updated September 2nd, 2026 At this point, it's...
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M - making games @sharkbombs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Everything is better with googly eyes! It definitely gives Ten a real "I will kill you" stare. If this gives you nightmares, blame @ancastasia.bsky.social
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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Ahhhh cannot wait 🫪
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M - making games @sharkbombs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🔥 If you like deckbuilders or #ttrpg games, check out my current giveaway! It runs for ONE MORE WEEK! ✉️ Subscribe to my newsletter for a chance at a prize: Your pick of one of my games - a digital key for the platform of your choice or even a physical edition! ➡️ www.crownbreakersgame.com/now/
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Pile Of Garbage @pileofgarbage.net · 01/09/2026
I love how Werner Herzog is ALWAYS like this:
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Tanat (making Building Relationships) Boozayaangool @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com · 02/09/2026
meme of two guys in a bus, left side feeling sad looking at rocky wall, right side looking happy at the landscape

both labeled with the same text "nobody will buy my indie game"
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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Morning affirmations
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zaratustra @zaratustra.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
every other post in /r/gamedev is like "please sirs, i am but a poor game developer, may i have just a smattering of AI please, just the smallest crumb of AI"
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🌑 @fell.energy · 01/09/2026
i want games made by people who get to keep their jobs
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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Banger demo, I shook when I made my last move and the game hit the judge with a "GUTS ON FIRE" 💥💥💥
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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I’m Anca, co-founder and (creative) producer at Symmetry Break, maker and streamer of story rich indie games and trying to leave this place more loved than I found it 💙 Three days of exhibiting at the Indie Arena Booth to go! #gamescom #WhatAGameDevLooksLike
Me in front sitting on the floor of the IAB with people walking around game booths in the back, all bathed in a magenta glow
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JC Lau @drjclau.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Here’s a quick cheeky #WhatAGameDevLooksLike, because while it normally coincides with GDC in March, why not also do a Gamescom edition! I’m JC, lead producer and COO at Twirlbound! I’ve been in games for 12+ years and I love talking about production, leadership, and making spaces for yourself 💜
JC at Gamescom
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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Crazy how you would alienate your customer base like that
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Xalavier Nelson Jr. @writnelson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
CAA is launching an indie game accelerator--and I'm a mentor for it! They're taking a fresh approach to supporting developers and getting games funded, so if that sounds like something you need (or want to help with), I encourage y'all to apply. www.frame1games.com
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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Might be a drop in the ocean but after #Twitch introduced opt-in by default AI training on all channels, I handed in my cancellation for my Affiliate agreement. Until further notice after gamescom, I'll be streaming at anca.radicalpi.eu on an #Owncast instance kindly hosted by a friend 🙏 No ads!!
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Edwin Evans-Thirlwell @edwinet.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm working on a feature about videogame art that has been falsely accused of using genAI. If it's happened to you and you'd like to share thoughts about why your work attracted suspicion, feel free to give me a bell: edwin.evansthirlwell@rockpapershotgun.com
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Anca @ancastasia.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We've seen Luigi plead guilty to killing, next up: billionaire gets life sentence over person dead from poverty and treatable illness
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Keely (Chicken Scratch) @keely-brown.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
holy smokes I did some truly horrible math code to get this to work but it was all worth it for this. #gamedev #indiegames
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Keely (Chicken Scratch) @keely-brown.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
friend: "what are you listening to lately?" me: "oh have you heard of
It's a screenshot of Spotify with an artist with an incomprehensible name consisting of a bunch of wingdings. The song names are similarly bizarre.
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