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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Thank you friend! You're such a wonderful cheerleader! Always.

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Damn... Well I wasn't informed. But now I know!

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PC Gamer @pcgamer.com · 09/10/2026

I'll probably develop strong feelings on head-canons about its characters and spend hours tooling for new angles in its photo mode long past rinsing the simulation game this world is hiding in. pc-gamer.visitlink.me/80bvMA #pcgamer #pcgaming #nivalisnights

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alyssa mercante @alyssamerc.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Gears of War: E-Day is the latest game to become an unwilling participant in a culture war keeping people distracted and putting revenue in the pockets of rage baiters! The voluntary insomnia that these rage beaters display is one of the main ways this war persists.

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Please enjoy our serious game about the future.

A quote from Nivalis Nights about baking.

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

An absolute dream review for us writers; it's humbling, delightful and extremely satisfying to know people are connecting with the vibrant, bizarre, deeply human world we helped dream up: www.pcgamer.com/games/life-s... @calmdowntom.bsky.social @karlpoyzer.bsky.social @benjiswriting.bsky.social

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Nivalis Nights review

An avalanche of fascinating characters carrying an alright shop sim on their backs.

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

When @benjiswriting.bsky.social @karlpoyzer.bsky.social and @starkholborn.bsky.social decided they were going to make the weirdest characters they could, we hoped people would "get it." When PC Gamer gets it... well, that's pretty amazing. Cheers pals! www.pcgamer.com/games/life-s...

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Nivalis Nights review

An avalanche of fascinating characters carrying an alright shop sim on their backs.

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

I'm doing a lot of exciting projects, but this one is special!

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Kenze Wee @seppukudoge.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Some cyberpunk style graphics and small animations I created for IONLANDS’s new game Nivalis Nights.

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Who wrote this post and why are they not already recognised as the world's greatest marketer?

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Great write up from Eurogamer! Always feels more real somehow when they've covered one of our games!

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Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Nivalis Nights dares to ask what if Cyberpunk 2077 met Dave the Diver and Stardew Valley? And for now at least I'm loving the answer www.eurogamer.net/nivalis-nigh...

Nivalis Nights screenshot showing the neon-drenched Ramen Noir noodle bar against the backdrop of a dystopian city.

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Last night @boxofgreebles.bsky.social won our first ever funding, securing the runner-up prize in Converge's Create Change Challenge! We are now a functioning game studio! We secured funding, industry partners and mentors, investment and a lovely trophy for our shelf. The first of many we hope!

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Karl Poyzer @karlpoyzer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

So it's out now! I was lucky enough to spend a couple of years writing this with a lovely team (This was a bit of a weird career tangent for me) Lovely to learn loads and just get to write utter nonsence for a bit! @calmdowntom.bsky.social @starkholborn.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW0P...

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Nivalis Nights - Official Launch Trailer

YouTube video by IGN

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I'm so glad you finally get to play friend! Hope you're well! ❤️

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

And this is why we do what we do 🙏😭 Thanks so much to everyone who's exploring and enjoying the people and worlds we wrote for Nivalis Nights (and if you want to know what's next for us – cough cough indie project – follow @boxofgreebles.bsky.social...)

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I love Lois' attitude, and every other ADHD game designer like her that I know in real life.

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Kaiju - Monstrous Non-Binary ⚧️🦖 @enbykaiju.itch.io · 30/09/2026

Taking my first hesitant steps into @nivalisgame.com and immediately feel like I'm home A very different kind of game to CloudPunk, but the atmosphere, the soul, are all here in abundance I don't use the word "immersive" lightly, but if any game can claim to be immersive, this one can 💜

Screenshot from the game Nivalis Nights. Pictured is a worn-down sci-fi urban area full of neon lights and wandering pedestrians

Screenshot from the game Nivalis Nights. Viewed from the ground looking up through Japanese Torii gates at a bustling market, up to the broiling grey & gold clouds above.

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Dave Ghoul @daveghoul.com · 29/09/2026

The team that made Cloudpunk, one of my all-time favorite games (no, really) just released their follow up, Nivalis Nights, a Cyberpunk life sim that takes place in the same world-space. I can't download and get lost in this fast enough.

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

IT'S OUT. It's been a hell of a... 5 years! Really proud of Nivalis Nights. One million wishlists! I hope you love the city of Nivalis and all the weird and interesting people we created for you to meet. Welcome to Nivalis! store.steampowered.com/app/1488490/...

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Nivalis Nights on Steam

Grow your business, manage restaurants and nightclubs, make friends and enemies, buy and decorate apartments, go fishing and maybe even find love in a cyberpunk city that stretches from the ocean to t...

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

About to ship Nivalis Nights today as the narrative director. Happy to chat.

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Also I have a lot of THOUGHTS, so if you want me to come on your podcast and talk about Nivalis Nights and being a narrative director, hit me up!

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Press and narrative people, if you want to talk to me about the writing process for Nivalis Nights, reach out. We launch... Tomorrow!

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Please wish me and the whole @boxofgreebles.bsky.social luck as we head towards the final of the Converge Challenge! We find out on October 1st who wins. We're down to the last 5! They've never funded this kind of thing before, and some said we were wasting out time... but we're in with a chance!

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Our game just reached one million wish lists! Very excited for you all to play Nivalis in a few weeks!

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Wondering what I've been working on? Well the news is out! Meet TOKAMAK, our first person, surreal, limbic narrative horror game set on the Glasgow Subway... (Oh and give Box of Greebles a follow while you're at it!)

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

We released a little video of what you do in an average day in Nivalis! www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJxg...

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Nivalis Nights - A Day In The Life

YouTube video by 505 Games

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Nivalis Nights @nivalisgame.com · 28/08/2026

Another shift, another opportunity to prove who's the best manager in town 🍜 Think you've got what it takes?

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Content creators, do you want access to Nivalis Nights early? Repost to get the word out. Sign up below! t.co/Rixoqi80hZ

Image of a street from game Nivalis Nights.

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I'm delighted to tell you I'm joining Cryptic Killers! I'll be writing a little more murder mystery it seems. Can't wait to get started!

An image of murder mystery games for Cryptic Killers

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It's on the website now, so I can tell people... I'm a jury member for the GDC awards! I'm on the committee for the Social Impact Award, and Best Game category. gamechoiceawards.com/jury/

A list of judges for the GDC Awards featuring Thomas Welsh

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Stop Stark at Gamescomm and ask her about our subway horror game! It's really weird!

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Combining my two passions. Writing item descriptions, and food.

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We have a wee video for how you get around the city in Nivalis Nights. A looooooot of people like trains, so I hope this makes you happy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWQq...

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How do you travel around Nivalis Nights? - Q&A Video #3

YouTube video by 505 Games

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Glad I can share this one now! One of the key things we wanted to do with Nivalis Nights was intertwine the overarching story with your everyday life in the city. You know, avoid the serial killer, grow more carrots. www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-Zv...

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What can you do in Nivalis Nights? - Q&A Video #2

YouTube video by 505 Games

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Some of the most fun characters we wrote feature in this new trailer. I'm very glad we can start to share this stuff!

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Delighted to say that @boxofgreebles.bsky.social , our new studio, is off to Gamescom thanks to @techscaler.bsky.social ! @starkholborn.bsky.social will be there representing us. Ask her about our weird subway horror game!

A poster for Techscaler Gamescom showing the attendees.

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Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer @calmdowntom.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

The night my Gran let me rent Bill and Ted AND Robocop remains a high point that the rest of my life has failed to match. I was one happy 9 year old.

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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 21/07/2026

It’s official! I’m giving the opening talk at AdventureX this year. It’s called “20 Years of Wadjet Eye” and I’ll be talking about how I survived 20 years in this business. I’ll also be revealing some early sales figures for the first time. Hope to see you there!

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Stark Holborn @starkholborn.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

At the end of last year I was invited to give a talk at TEDxBristol - and now it's live! So here I am talking about intention, integrity and the dangers of outsourcing creativity to AI: youtu.be/frH1ksnMh50?...

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Human creativity in the age of AI | Stark Holborn | TEDxBristol

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Byron C Clark @byroncclark.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The creator of Roger Rabbit (who is 85 years old by the way) is a good sort Crossposted with @openvibe.social

Gary K. Wolf •
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I've had to unfriend a few fans lately, all for the same reason. They made ridiculing, unkind, and in some cases outright cruel comments about pictures I posted of young women cosplaying Jessica.
More than a person, Jessica is a state of mind. To play Jessica, you need self -confidence, a sense of humor, and a Jessican -attitude-. There is no such thing as a Jessica cosplayer being too short, too flat chested, too heavy, too thin, too unattractive, too black, too Asian, or even too male!!! All Jessica, any Jessica, every Jessica is good Jessica.
I'm not giving any warnings or second chances. A single disparaging comment on a Jessica cosplayer, and I'm throwing you out of the rainbow colored Toontown Tent.

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