Reposted by illygarmmy @garrrzzz.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Happy 14th anniversary Bravely Default! 🎉 My friend @kohiu.com and I put together From the Land of Beginnings: a compilation of our BDFF sketches from 2014 to 2026 (focused on the main characters). Including a brand new collab art! Link to the free-to-download PDF: garmmy.itch.io/from-the-lan... 1213111
Reposted by illyMinaSheep - Sealed Fortress out NOW @minasheep.bsky.social · 09/10/2026MAGIC IS MADE MANIFEST Sealed Fortress, my dungeon-crawling rpg is out now! This has been my biggest project ever, check it out! Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/5210640/... itchio: minasheep.itch.io/sealed-fortr... 39919477
Reposted by illyWaffles 🧇 @bsky @mon0eye.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Yay, a brand new Escaflowne illustration for the Sunrise 50th anniversary project by Hirotoshi Sano, who was a key animator for the series. 2448229
Reposted by illyGHOULISH - Wishlist PARASENSOR now! @ghoulish.com.au · 07/10/2026Terrified to announce that Parasensor's demo is OUT NOW ON STEAM 📣😱 Become telecom technician Marisol and explore our freaky Footscray-inspired quarantine zone. 1 demo play = 1 flower for artist @unseconds.bsky.social who we suspect hasn't smelt a flower yet this spring :') #indiegames #indiedev 718370
Reposted by illyJanice 🐸 @jchusketch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026No, I won't stop because Im coping with the ending. 0286
Reposted by illyOgre Run @ogre-run.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Qliphah in Providence’s Shadow is a modern example of a JRPG which challenges the preconceived notions of the genre, and there is no need to wait ten years to retroactively praise it as a good game if we can do so right now: ogrerun.com/2026/10/06/q...ogrerun.comQliphah in Providence’s Shadow and the Weird New JRPGWhat makes Qlipah bold is not strictly its combination of genres but how those genres are combined 35522
Reposted by illy❖ CORVIDAY ❖ @corviday.bsky.social · 06/10/202606. KERNEL #inktober #drawtober 1553147
Reposted by illydvlsblsh @devilsblush.bsky.social · 06/10/2026monster world iv / mega drive westone, 1994 214236
illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026really wishing i could play the panzer dragoon games on my 3ds... 000
Reposted by illyadam le doux @adamledoux.net · 02/10/2026somehow(??) bitsy turns 10 this month, and i'm hosting an extra-special, extra-long 100th #bitsyjam to celebrate! :D the jam page is already open over on itch.io for anyone who wants to sign up now <3 itch.io/jam/bitsy-100itch.io#bitsyjam 100A game jam from 2026-10-15 to 2027-01-24 hosted by adam le doux. hey there! welcome to #bitsyjam 100 ! bitsy 's 10th anniversary is coming up on october 15th 2026 and to celebrate i'm hosting an extra... 07438
illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026the siren song of sea bed is calling me again... I really do love that game to bits 100
illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026probs not going to update my blog until the end of the year... haven't had much chance to digitise my notes and formalise them into something neater + 100
Reposted by illyMinaSheep - Sealed Fortress out NOW @minasheep.bsky.social · 01/10/2026WILD MAGIC BECKONS DEVOUT BLOOD The latest Sealed Fortress trailer is here! Along with its release date! 🏰 Wishlist on Steam! : store.steampowered.com/app/5210640/... 17682343
Reposted by illyXEECEE @xeecee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's fall sale season once again. A perfect time to cozy up with a good book, or perhaps a series of visual novels about a nun who got stuck in the pear wiggler store.steampowered.com/bundle/71001... 2293159
Reposted by illyGame Vecanti @gamevecanti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Two-page magazine ad for "Linda Cube Again" (PS1) [リンダキューブ] 112127
Reposted by illyかわアナゴ @kawaanago0827.bsky.social · 28/09/20261世代~9世代(+メガシンカ)までのちびポケ達再掲です🙌 #ちびかわポケ 9482239
Reposted by illyPedro Soares @peachflavor3d.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The artwork of Romancing SaGa 3 by Tomomi Kobayashi used on the back cover of the remastered OST and as part of a post card set, albeit with a different color tone. Most likely it was used for other stuff as well. Usual upscale/clean/retouch process applied. 113642
Reposted by illyAtelier Alyssa ⭐💫 @alyossan.art · 09/08/2025Commission for @jaydeneevee.bsky.social Shizuna and Anelace ice cream date 😊 #TrailsThroughDaybreak #TrailsInTheSky #art 🌟 11404235
Reposted by illydvlsblsh @devilsblush.bsky.social · 26/09/20267th saga / super famicom produce co, 1993 19417
illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026i think i did make one of those '10 games to get to know me' lists a couple of years ago but when i looked at it like a year later, what i would pick had already changed 100
Reposted by illyErin Returns From The Grave 🦇🖤🦇 @woodaba.bsky.social · 25/09/2026important image 03106849
Reposted by illy🌹 @nishi55.bsky.social · 24/09/2026「拝啓、在りし日に咲く花たちへ」20話前編更新されました!晴世がいっぱい回。 電子版コミックス4巻10/21発売予定です。こちらもよろしくお願いします! #ありさく ・カドコミ… comic-walker.com/detail/KC_00... ・ニコニコ… manga.nicovideo.jp/comic/70738 117980
Reposted by illyHelios @helios096.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I wanted to post about a translation project I've been helping with releasing today! Project Metafalica 2.0 is a complete, human re-translation of the incredible 2007 PS2 game, Ar Tonelico 2! www.projectmetafalica.comprojectmetafalica.comProject Metafalica 2.0 — Ar tonelico 2 RetranslationA complete retranslation and remaster of Ar tonelico 2: Melody of Metafalica for PS2, with bugfixes and QoL features. 3302184
illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026been "indulging" this year and playing triple a rpgs (aargh) and the recent ones have been a replay of ff13 and a first time playthrough of xbc3 and these things are so alike at times 100
Reposted by illyfaea @faearie.neocities.org · 13/09/2026Pop'n TwinBee is a somewhat oddball shmup that rejects genre tradition in focus of resource-driven, mechanics-laden chaos. I take a look at the implications of its unusual design priorities and how it slants an unsuspecting format into a lovely co-op experience. faearie.neocities.org/posts/popn-t...faearie.neocities.orgPop'n Twinbee, Chaos, and Co-Operation 23312
illy @castleinthemist.bsky.social · 23/09/2026if there is one good thing about the onorous work commute it is that i can go through my bookmarks on here and read some blog posts/articles 100
Reposted by illyHerbert @xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 18/08/2026with the Elevator Action renaissance in full swing (two people I follow played it) I decided to write an essay about the game, because I've been thinking about it non-stop since I played it at the start of the year backloggd.com/u/Herbert/re...backloggd.comHerbert's review of Elevator Action | BackloggdIn Elevator Action one can still feel acutely the influences of the era of the analog arcade games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, long since attenuated beyond detection in modern games. ... 35914
Reposted by illypang @birthbydrip.neocities.org · 22/07/2026finally I return to my long-form articles after half a year... backloggd legend drax asks: what exactly does "arcade-y" refer to? in response, I explain my reasoning for three major fundamentals of the arcade style, each of which drives the arcade mechanics we know and love. link below! 46538
Reposted by illyAndes Chucky @wendeego.bsky.social · 05/08/2026For scrmbl, I wrote about Brandish, and its PSP remake Brandish: The Dark Revenant!scrmbl.comIn Brandish, the dungeon rotates with you | scrmblGame mechanics are not a "solved" problem. 24316
Reposted by illyJohn @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026"Big Picture Game Design". New little blog post on why it's fun and good to play games full of lasting decisions. farawaytimes.blogspot.com/2026/09/big-...farawaytimes.blogspot.comBig Picture Game DesignIn Resident Evil , I’ve entered a room, and there are three zombies between me and the exit. I can shoot them, stab them, run by them, or go... 34924
Reposted by illyOgre Run @ogre-run.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Here are a few ~$15 RPGs to check out for the current Steam sale. Aria Chronicle (2020): $8.89. Fun little dungeon crawler reminiscent of Darkest Dungeon. store.steampowered.com/app/1229900/...store.steampowered.comSave 50% on ARIA CHRONICLE on SteamRandomized dungeons, strategic battles, diverse growth factors, unique characters... ARIA CHRONICLE offers an unparalleled gaming experience. Let’s set out to help the Princess of Tamageria! 22112
Reposted by illyErin Returns From The Grave 🦇🖤🦇 @woodaba.bsky.social · 20/09/2026NEW ARTICLE! Cavia is gone, but "In the Copied Cathedral", my exploration of the Drakengard/NieR series, continues on. Drakengard 3 is a game of monstrosity and monotony, the end result of discovering an audience that enjoys drinking your poison, and wondering how much you can charge for each drop.woodaba.neocities.orgThe Copied Cathedral: Drakengard 3The Last Song. 512461
Reposted by illyheadfallsoff @headfallsoff.com · 19/09/2026hope: my mother is dead... i'm on the run... and i'm going to die in mere days. my life is over and i'm scared lightning: kid listen to me right now. the only thing that will help your suffering is killing my sister's ugly husband with this knife. that i am give to you. am i making myself clear 18996313
Reposted by illypmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Sorcerian (1987) by Hitoshi Yoneda 0400103
Reposted by illyFollow me on twitch 👀 @zambicandy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I had to lmao #goodbyelara #spoilers #spoiler 013128