iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 05/10/2026

lucio's mythic weapon is crazy 🐸✨ #overwatch

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 05/08/2026

No cheating, post your lock screen. 🐱🏠 By @citrusam.com

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 02/08/2026

i am asexual and making a lot of life here

many plants on a shelf with a lot of trinkets and books

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 22/06/2026

it's here!!!!!!! so excited to get into this story by @miraongchua.com! 💙🩷 it is gorgeous printed~

A copy of The Cosmic Ballad of Layla and Airy with two photo cards and a sticker

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 16/06/2026

NOOOOO i didn't know linkedin told everyone i'm playing games i'm so sorry please ignore me!!!!!

screenshot of a LinkedIn notification saying that Julien Balbontin is playing Zip

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 29/05/2026

really proud of my plant collection lately as it goes into growing season 🥹🌱 (in left to right) there is an alocasia, a rubberplant, two spider plants, a pothos, a succulent, an umbrella plant and a jade plant

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 20/05/2026

This is a cat check point: relinquish your most recent cat picture on your phone

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 15/05/2026

hi me and @williamhperkins.bsky.social are gonna be at the XP Gaming Summit next week! come say hi and ask me about what CONTINUE @wearecontinue.bsky.social, Hand Eye Society @thehandeyesociety.bsky.social , or Dames 4 Games @dames4games.org has been up to! i am generally friendly. see you there! 🎉

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 09/05/2026

no like this cat went from completely hiding in a drawer under my bed to being by my side constantly just in 3 days

Cat sitting on a couch right behind Julien

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 08/05/2026

i adopted a cat named Primrose aka Rosie. she is flighty and shy but after 3 days has been more brave. i am so excited to unravel more of her personality with time 🥲💕 ilu rosie

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 05/05/2026

WAX HEADS IS OUT! 🗣️ (i genuinely had a lot of fun playing this demo a few weeks ago and one of my favourite kind of questions is 'what should i listen to if ___'. i am on a no-buy ban at the moment but this is an exception. i cannot wait to play the whole game through!)

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 09/04/2026

spring time means the corms come out into their own pots 🌱

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 31/03/2026

with that and the 30th anniversary pikachu i am all here for the round fluffy pikachu agenda!!

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 24/03/2026

it is the last week to vote for me as Community Champion for @thegamehers.bsky.social Awards! 🌟 vote here and i promise to give The Prince more uppies: bit.ly/tghnominate

Julien Balbontin in all black holding up The Prince from Katamari Damacy on their head. There is a green background.

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 16/03/2026

had to schedule The Big Sad day for my old dear cat Miss C. i'm really proud how far she's come in her condition, but just as sad to see her go. i will be cherishing the time i have left with her!

an illustration of Miss C, a cat. the cat is sitting neatly looking up at the viewer. there is a green background full of stars.

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 10/03/2026

hi i'm julien and this is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike!! no GDC for me! 🙅 i made my first games in the summer!! i'm Partner & Art Director at CONTINUE, Design Lead at Dames 4 Games, and board member at Hand Eye Society 🌟 i am so grateful to work with a bunch of cool game devs WHO LOOK LIKE DEVS TOO!

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 07/03/2026

i am trying to do a no-buy ban on Steam until i play more of my games (it's working) but every time a game goes on sale i can't help..... to just look.......

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 13/01/2026

i have been nominated for @thegamehers.bsky.social Community Champion award! ⭐ prioritizing an abundance mindset instead of one of competition has kept my heart full. workikng with Dames 4 Games, Hand Eye Society, and others has been important to me~ vote here: www.bit.ly/tghnominate

picture of Julien Balbontin's nomination for thegamehers awards

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 22/12/2025

locking in for the holidays already thank you @goldenidol.bsky.social hades 2 next

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 13/12/2025

What actor's facial expression in a movie/TV show will stay with you for the rest of your life?

marv, the robber from Home Alone, as a skeleton

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 20/11/2025

let's go!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 wishlist on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1115990/... wishlist on xbox: www.xbox.com/en-ca/games/...

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 11/11/2025

playing Ambrosia Sky (@softrains.bsky.social) while the snow blows around outside is a vibe. so far, it's beautifully sombre, rewards wandering and spending time with the environment and its readables. it's fulfilling to watch the fungi get washed away. 🪐 store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 31/10/2025

having my mother's death anniversary near halloween is funny because people are telling me their sincere beautiful memories with her and i'm sitting there reading them like this

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 29/09/2025

✨ new logo work with MS Canada x @wearecontinue.bsky.social ✨ designed the logo for Vs MS Fest - a fundraising festival ongoing throughout October to raise awareness + funds for over 90k Canadians who are impacted by MS. please share~ get involved + get more information: mscanada.ca/vs-ms-fest

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 17/09/2025

i'm the heaviest weighted blanket she's ever had (she paws at me if i get up)

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 11/09/2025

AAAAAAAA isabeau is home and fraternizing with the locals @insertdisc5.com @isat-game.bsky.social

two stuffed toys, the prince from Katamari Damacy and Isabeau from In Stars and Time sitting together

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 25/08/2025

got (temporarily) tatted up at the farmers market

three arms with cherry tomato temporary tattoos

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 09/08/2025

i need to register for a new birth certificate bc i lost mine

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 06/08/2025

If you see this, quote this post with a title screen that’s iconic to you.

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 05/08/2025

the jig is up. this is who writes everything and does all my work

A small tabby cat looking up at a laptop

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 31/07/2025

wario stream wario stream wario stream with @xxuchuuj.in while fundraising for @dames4games.org um i'm having too much fun, join us: www.twitch.tv/dames4games

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 20/07/2025

i wanted to explore the link between trauma impacting memory in a variety of ways, and also illustrate the different systems that i have built around me to help. also while not making it scary, but somewhat a celebration and an act of forgiveness.

differnt text messages from Julien that contain the word 'forget' or 'forgot'

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 16/07/2025

anyone good with Game Maker? am i cooked?

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julien b. ❤️‍🔥 @balbontino.com · 14/07/2025

i got the pure purple one, but then after had the yellow and blue one that's BEAUTIFUL and i still have it to this day

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