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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!!

@debaser1215.bsky.social
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Indie #gamedev, formerly Maxis, Phoenix Labs. Mutt owner, swing dancer, bad movie lover, #49ers fan. He/him. SF, CA. All opinions my own.

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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 21h
The Steam page for our next game just went live. It's a cozy, co-op, clean-up game set in a medieval castle. If that sounds cool to ya, we'd love a wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/5187990/... #indiegame #cozygame #tidyup
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The Royal Restoration Society on Steam
Tidy up a cozy castle, solo or with 3 other friends! Queen Zoe has called upon you to clean and redecorate her family home. Put everything in its rightful place, remove dirt and rubbish, and repair ba...
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TruePlayer💫 @trueplayer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
About sums it up!
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D.W.A.P. (Ben) @andwap.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When your gamedev friend shows you progress on their new engine.
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is one of the best co-op games I've played in years.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Just gonna light this bag of dogshit on fire and walk away from the doorstep, but the people in media I hear saying AI has made them "more productive" appear to be producing less than ever, and worse things than ever. I wonder if they can even tell.
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's gotta be this
link to the past logo
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
amen
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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Foundation grants are bandaids. The industry needs major reconstructive surgery. And buddy? We’re board-certified. 💅
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Ham @drrehaminator.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
"I'm too talented to need shortcuts" goes so fucking hard.
youtube community post from Huggbees that discusses why he does not and will not ever use AI in his art
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andy™ @andylevy.net · 08/09/2026
werner herzog on AI filmmaking (from here www.indiewire.com/features/int...)
Q: A couple years ago at IDFA, I saw this movie "About a Hero," which is this partly Al-generated hybrid documentary that tries to recreate the atmosphere of your films.

A: The intention of this young filmmaker was never to remake any [of my films], but making something in the spirit. And I immediately said, "You will fail. It is such a stupid idea. It's phenomenally, abysmally stupid. I will not take part in it." He wanted me to explain things and have my voice in it.
I said, "You are alone. There's such a thing as free speech, which I respect. So go ahead and fail." And it is a failure, period.
It's so standardized that Al can step in because there's not real storytelling. It's mimicry of something that has happened before. And I welcome Al to replace all the idiots who are into nothing but repeating, repeating, repeating until it's ad nauseam.
When it's ad nauseam, please, please, please let Al step in and do the job.
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Some people say Elon is a sociopath, but he's also smart. Turns out he's a sociopath and also very dumb.
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Hemry, Local Bartender @bartenderhemry.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
it'll always be funny to me how he was like "chess is for babies, real intellectuals play polytopia" and then he had a meltdown because grimes beat him at polytopia
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Crushed @silenttakedown.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
yeah sure whatever, let lara croft cook potato stew on her phone for 2m0s of damage resistance who gives a shit anymore
a screenshot from the upcoming remake of Tomb Raider 1. lara croft is looking at her phone in the middle of an ancient ruin, and it's showing her a generic crafting menu, and a png of saucepan of stew that apparently her phone lets her cook for "Damage resistance" if she has 6 potatoes
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
SIGH
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Station Eleven (2014)
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Alexander Newcombe @alexandernewcombe.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Exactly the kind of thing @debaser1215.bsky.social would put into Petunia's Purgatory
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Jim Zub @jimzub.com · 20/08/2026
Same here, baby. Same.
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Dr. Kill Everyone (Eclipse) @eclipse.gay · 15/08/2026
if you're somehow still alive, and you're seeing this, please - pokemon go to the escape pods
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
SomeBODY
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Getting bought by a big corp used to be the dream, and now it's a death sentence.
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
"Hello, I am Mr. CEO Man defending our use of AI. I will make a bad joke about not knowing who my own employees are. Also, I will threaten to replace any of them who get too mouthy with me. This is good for consumers for some reason."
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Just finished A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers and started the follow up, A Prayer for the Crown-Shy, and man, these books are like a warm hug.
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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!
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onekade @onekade.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
This is not a joke. This is a screenshot of the actual case management software used by Massachusetts' 11 District Attorneys. Must-read work here by @nasser.wiki nasser.blog/dial-up-just...
I am not joking: this is AOL era software. It's got clip art. IDK how it even works on modern computers
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
gets incredible air here
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
lol, lmao even
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post malone ergo propter malone @proptermalone.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
and GOD IS EMPTY JUST LIKE ME
democrat is socialist and socialist is communist
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Imagine being this joyless. Humans have been playing games for thousands of years!
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The ESA is a lobbying group for game *corporations*. They absolutely do not represent game workers.
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United Videogame Workers-CWA @videogameworkers.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
🎉 IT'S LIVE 🎉 The game industry hardship fund itch bundle made in partnership with @necrosoftgames.com is HERE. Over 100 games for $10+ bucks: all funds (save for itch fees) go directly to the UVW-CWA Game Worker Hardship Fund. GOOD GAMES FOR A GOOD CAUSE👇 itch.io/b/3802/game-...
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Game industry hardship fund by Necrosoft Games and 109 others
Game industry hardship fund: 127 items for $10.00
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 30/07/2026
In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
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Emma Kidwell えま @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
the stuff I work on outside my 9-5 is no one's business but my own and they're big mad because they can't sell it :^)
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Colibria @colibriaplays.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🍓 Suivez ces pépites #cozygames en juillet ! 🏘️ Go-Go Town! @pridefulsloth.com 📦 Cat Mail Co. @maracasstudio.bsky.social 🪓 It's Chopping Time! 🚗 I Know a Spot 🍩 High Times - Dating/Cooking Sim @yangyangmobile.bsky.social 🌺 Petunia's Purgatory @debaser1215.bsky.social 2/7
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
"Organized Retail Crime" is, and always was, made up. dannykatch.substack.com/p/we-used-to...
We assume they are coldly dedicated to their bottom line
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Convergence @convergence-gs.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"Sometimes you have to be okay with killing your ideas" We asked Matt Yang of Dead Possum Games about the best piece of advice he's had in his career in gamedev.
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
The folks over at Convergence interviewed us about our new game, Petunia's Purgatory! (apologies for all the random hand movements I have a problem) #indiegame #gamedev
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Everything is free now That's what they say Everything I ever done Gonna give it away Someone hit the big score They figured it out That we're gonna do it anyway Even if it doesn't pay www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy6V...
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Everything Is Free
YouTube video by Gillian Welch - Topic
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Paper Rogue @paperrogue.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Devs are terrified to post their games because someone will show up and go "looks like a shit game." Years of work killed in 4 words. But you know what helps me? The thing my 4yo son always says when he's upset: ok, I don't care. #indiegame #indiedev #roguelike #indiegames #rpg #dungeoncrawler
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Austin Wood @woodwould.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
He's only gone and written 2,500 more words about how game devs feel about generative AI. Latest piece quotes around two dozen different people with an indie background. When asked how they feel about gen AI, not one, but two devs responded, "Fuck that shit." www.gamesradar.com/games/it-cre...
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"It creates lesser games": Indie game studios are supposed to love generative AI, so why do the 25 devs I spoke to avoid it?
"So it may be slightly faster, and a lot worse, but it's also more expensive? Neat"
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Damion Schubert @zenofdesign.com · 22/07/2026
Also, if the Bernie Sanders of the world really wanted to sell UHC to the political center, one thing they should talk up is the degree that it would supercharge small businesses and startups. UHC would free up SO much talent currently afraid to take a major risk.
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Lemme help you: no. You made a machine that's entire purpose is to *seem* as convincingly human as possible and then you're shocked when it seems human? These people have bought into their own con.
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Nesstalgic ˖°.🍂 Cozy Games & Reviews @nesstalgic.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Petunia's Purgatory is a little telling idler game that sits at the bottom of your desktop! What I like: 🌷Grow cursed crops to feed to the Elder God! 🌷Spooky but cute pixel style 🌷Your desktop starts hallucinating when sanity is low Platform: PC
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Petunia's Purgatory is a creepy-cute idle farming game that lives at the bottom of your screen. Grow cursed crops, feed the Elder God, and keep Petunia sane before her hallucinations invade your deskt...
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Nesstalgic ˖°.🍂 Cozy Games & Reviews @nesstalgic.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
What a day for game releases!! I wanted to highlight the games that I am interested in/am currently playing in this little thread that have come out today🧵 Featuring: 🚀Farlands 🏗️Go-Go Town 🐭Moss: The Forgotten Relic 🧜‍♀️The Mermaid Mask 🎤K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut 🌷Petunia's Purgatory
Nesstalgic presents today in games featuring:
Farlands
Go-Go Town
Moss: The Forgotten Relic
The Mermaid Mask
K-Pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut
Petunia's Purgatory 

The game keyart is shown in each box
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mana @mahou.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Started playing this a little while ago and I adore it 💜
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Isaiah D. Colbert @shineyezehuhh.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
There’s a new Christopher Nolan out that’s supposed to be nuts.
Tim Robinson sitting on an easy chair.
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Matt Yang - Petunia's Purgatory, Out NOW!! @debaser1215.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Our new game, Petunia's Purgatory, is out NOW on Steam. We're so proud of it, and can't wait for more people to play it. If you enjoy it, please leave us a review. It makes a big difference for little indie teams like us. Thank you!! #gamedev #indiegame store.steampowered.com/app/4009450/...
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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It's not enough to be against AI, you need to be pro art. You need to be a champion of the art you love, you need to share that passion and joy, and do what you can to support the artists who make it, because it's not enough to hate AI, to hate what it's doing to art and media; you gotta love.
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Aaron Cynic @aaroncynic.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The most forgotten demographic: men who own $50k trucks and eat sandwiches at diners in the suburbs/exurbs that we've been interviewing about politics for more than a decade
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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
"executives with no understanding of the industry" seems to be an endemic problem across industries: higher education, medicine, you name it, a bunch of suits with MBAs and unearned arrogance are destroying everything around us, and for some reason, we're supposed to accept that they know best
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