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Just making it through. Occasionally pretending to be a gamedev. BLM. He/Him.

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Aaron @demonmage.com · 16/10/2026
@wanderbot.bsky.social Did you see Rogue: Genesia is going all in on LLM code? 😭
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Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Now we've given gamers the ability to trivially make their own dream game, we can finally see what they want: Generic racing games with bad collision. I hope the new Xbox Labs user centric approach to creativity makes the most of this data.
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Gennifer Hutchison @gennhutchison.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Divest from Harry Potter and JKR, y'all. It's okay to feel sad about no longer engaging with something that meant a lot to you, but a fictional world that funds a very real assault on trans rights will never be more meaningful than caring about the safety of trans folks.
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Eniko Fox @enikofox.com · 12/10/2026
It's fall sale 2: electric boogaloo and Kitsune Tails is 35% off! kitsunegames.com/kitsunetails Or help our queer studio survive by getting four games bundled for $17.99 on itch (itch.io/s/204320/kit...) or $18.75 on Steam (store.steampowered.com/bundle/15673...) Bundle contents in the reply 👇
A screenshot of the dance in kitsune tails, with kiri dipping a shocked looking yuzu. Above them is a pull quote:

"Nintendo wasn't brave enough to put lesbian fox girls in Super Mario Bros. 3" Austin Wood, GamesRadar+

On the right is an award icon for the Gayming Awards 2025 saying Best LGBTQ Indie Game Winner. On the left is an award icon for the Queer Games Festival 2024, saying Silver Award.
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James @gravitysra1nbow.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I genuinely mean this. I cannot imagine a more bleak dystopian notion than the idea of all art being turned into slop designed to coddle my exact perceived intentions. The point of literature, film, music, and art is to be exposed to the interior lives of others. Who are these people.
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Slashie @slashie.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I've been given the honor of giving the closing talk at this year's #Roguelike Celebration @roguelike.club, joining a stellar speaker lineup. I'd share my talk's title, but it would go over bsky's character limit! Check out the full program: www.roguelike.club/event2026.html
The Decades-Long Design Experiment That Escapes Permadeath and Finds a New Form Every Run
I’ve been making roguelikes for more than two decades, and I’ve come to realize that I haven’t really been making dozens of separate games: instead I’ve been running one very long design experiment. This talk follows the ideas that have survived that experiment: mechanics, systems, interfaces, world-generation techniques, and questions that disappear for years only to emerge again and sometimes find a working shape.

This isn’t a story of steady progress toward better games, rather an exploration of how curiosity, iteration, failure, and unfinished work accumulate over time. (true) Roguelikes are built around the idea that knowledge persists across runs even when characters don’t, I think game development can work the same way.
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EvilToaster @eviltoaster.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
I've seen a lot of programmers really disrespect themselves thinking that genAI is "fine" when it comes to coding or w/e because it's not "art" Programming is an art. It requires creativity. And you're literally programming graphics, it's visual art. It's just art. It counts. AI coding is AI "art"
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Tana Pigeon | Word Mill Games @tanapigeonwmg.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Mythic Magazine #70 is out, and I'm considering this the "thoughtful" issue. Deep thoughts about how we think about our games, interpretations, coming up with ideas ... my brain is already tingling! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... #solottrpg #ttrpg
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Mythic Magazine Volume 70 | Word Mill Games | Word Mill Games | DriveThruRPG
Mythic Magazine #70 Mythic Magazine is a monthly ezine with tips, rules, and more goodies for the Mythic Role-Playing System, Mythic Game Master Emulator, and Crafter Series from Word Mill Games . Thi...
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Aaron @demonmage.com · 06/10/2026
I just backed Microscope (2nd Edition) 🥳
kickstarter.com
Microscope (2nd Edition)
The award-winning game of epic fractal histories
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Party of One Podcast @partyofonepodcast.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
NEW EPISODE: THE FALLEN (MAGIC: THE GATHERING HACK) WITH VERA DREW @veradrew22.bsky.social I sat down with Vera to play The Fallen, a Spindlewheel TTRPG about a Paladin and their God, using her actual Commander deck (including fan-made Twin Peaks cards). www.partyofonepodcast.com/2026/10/06/5...
This week on Party of One

THE FALLEN (MAGIC: THE GATHERING HACK)
Feat. Vera Drew
Director, The People's Joker

Hear the episode at
partyofonepodcast.com
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Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
on AI generated voiceovers in games
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Robert Rose @robear.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
A good fresh Star Trek take on those fake isekai title jokes
A tumblr screenshot showing a post and two reblog responses, reading:
1. "star trek would be the ideal fictional universe to get trapped in because you'd explain your situation and they'd be like yeah makes sense. no further questions. fortunately we can use the mysterious warp signature emitting from this system's icy moon to counterface with the solar radiation and slingshot you back home"
2. "I'm from a universe where your world is all a work of fiction." Benjamin Sisko, nodding. "That happened to me once."
3. "I Got Isekaid Into The Star Trek Universe And They Quickly Understood What Was Happening"
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John Harper @johnharper.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Speaking of toxic miasma... :) (work on the Breathless hack continues!)
A page spread from Requiem for the Wretched Dead, depicting the Miasma.

Text reads: The ubiquitous toxic void-smoke of the deathlands—all that remains of the howling death throes of the souls consumed by the arcane cataclysm that broke the world.
Deathlanders must remain alert to its malevolent presence, relying on portable lightning barrriers or emergency plasm-flares for defense when it strikes.

Threats (bullet list):
At a distance:
1. Obscures vision, dampens hearing. You fail to notice what’s happening or lose track of where you are.
2. Senses you. Moves to nearby.

Nearby:
1. Fouls gear, erodes materials. An item is badly damaged—mark 1 usage.
2. Closes in. Moves to close contact.

In close contact:
1. Fully envelops you. Mark 1 usage on all your items and suffer Harm. If you can’t escape it, face the next threat.
2. Finds a gap in your mask or exposure suit. You start choking uncontrollably as it gets into your mouth and nose. Suffer Harm. If you can’t escape it or get immediate aid, suffer Harm again and face the next threat.
3. Fills your lungs, snakes into your ears and eyes. You succumb fully to the miasma and perish. See Wretch on page xx.
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Aaron @demonmage.com · 02/10/2026
Damn. A Livid Lady's Guide to Getting Even was so much better than I was expecting it to be. Fun watch. Hope it gets Season 2!
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Spooky Falco @falco.works · 01/10/2026
Day 1 -- Mushroom Though a bit squishy, the naturally hollow mushrooms in the borderlands between the deep woods and Stag's Run made for a fine enough shelter from the rain, in a pinch.
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lumpley @lumpley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Why didn't these kinds of moves— Pick 3, pick 2, pick 1 Pick 2, pick 1, pick none Exceptional success, success, compromise — become "how PbtA works"? Like I say, I think it's obvious why, but choosing one move to be "how PbtA works" at all was the first mistake.
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Adrullan Online Adventures @adrullanonline.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As the nights grow longer, the whispers grow stronger. So very much has changed in Adrullan, but the shadows still stir as they do every harvest season... Will you follow the calls wherever they may lead? Adrullan Online Adventures Open Alpha Event November 1st - 3pm ET / 8pm UTC adrullan.online
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Jfreak @jfreakdraws.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Working on the comic has been fun and learned a lot, definitely improved my skills and learned some stuff to work on the next one, only 3 chapters left until I can move onto my next comic
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Maia Kobabe @redgoldsparks.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Self Care Tips from Tumblr (this is rolling around again so I thought I'd reshare it here) #raccoons #selfcare
Self Care Tips From Tumblr, illustrated by Maia Kobabe: When you feel like everyone hates you, sleep. When you feel like you hate everyone, eat. When you feel like you hate yourself, shower. Someone out there feels better because you exist. (illustrated with cartoon drawings of raccoons acting out the recommended advice)
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Aaron @demonmage.com · 20/09/2026
I gotta say one real nice thing about Trails in the Sky is just booting it up and being instantly back in your save.
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Brian G. aka urbanbohemian 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com · 18/09/2026
When you ask an employee "Do you have any more in the back?" 😳 | #ShelveThePotions @knightowlgamesstudio.com It was the perfect place for the demo to end. Just enough to both shock me and cause me to buy the game. 😂 #twitch #gaming #tidyup #organization
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Brian G. aka urbanbohemian 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com · 15/09/2026
I love this so much. "Play the game exactly how you need to." I have often had to tap out of an action/RPG narrative game and read the rest of the plot online because I couldn't get past some of the encounters. So being able to experience the entire story in-game is always amazing.
From Remedy's page about Accessibility Settings in CONTROL Resonant.

The Intended Experience.

We talk a lot internally about designer intent. We do have a meticulously crafted, intended experience for CONTROL Resonant. It's balanced to be tense, demanding, and rewarding.

However, our philosophy is straightforward: if you run into a wall and the friction becomes too much, we would much rather you tweak the rules to overcome it than put the controller down and stop playing. Your time is valuable, and there’s no single right way to experience the game. Because of that, we absolutely do not gate any trophies or achievements behind these settings. Play the game exactly how you need to.
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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 14/09/2026
It's TIME! TO! GET! HYPE! Today, I get to proudly unveil Steam Hype, the project I've been working on with the help of @hookshot.media for the past two and a half months. A new PC gaming site which aims to demystify PC gaming, cut through the 100+ daily releases and spotlight indies as much as AAA
steamhype.com
Steam Hype
Steam Hype is your go-to destination for discovering the latest, greatest, and most talked-about games on Steam.
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IAHFY ✦ @iahfy.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Samus & Kirby
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K. C. Alexander Gambolputty de von Ausfern-schplenden-schlitter- @kacealexander.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Who has a bucket of thumbs and is returning back to (a kind of) normalcy with a bang? This guy. Definitely this guy. Because I'm launching a Hades 2 Hellthon, where I start streaming 9/13 til credits (naps aside, because I don't want to die.) twitch.tv/outergodinc
A graphic of Melinoe from Hades 2 next to the text: Hades 2 Hellthon. September 13-??. Playing until the credits roll. You encourage me. You torture me. The pets benefit. <3 Chaos, Good Vibes, Bad Decisions, Real World Good. twitch.tv/outergodinc.

In the bushes is an emote of a scared face with purple hair, text: Why do I do this to myself?
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Rachel Aaron @rachel-aaron.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It's here! The second Mana Runners book, DEATH HAS GONE ROGUE comes out on October 1st! amzn.to/4ymiQF4
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Threads of Time - Wishlist Now on Steam! @riyogames.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Riding a 20-ton Brontosaurus, but a tiny Viking with cider has full right-of-way.🦕🍺
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Livinpink @livinpink.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Live meow :) Twitch.tv/livinpink
twitch.tv
livinpink - Live on Twitch
Live meow! 85+ hours in | Streaming mewgenics.
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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 27/08/2026
I've been silent recently, as there's a lot of stuff going on (not the "good" kind, sadly). Anyway, here's a free version of Voidlight for y'all to enjoy. If you like it, buy the full game and support a friendly indie designer who's going through a rough patch. ❤️ hope you like it
news.farirpgs.com
Announcing Voidlight Terminal Edition
A free "bare-bones" edition of the game
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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com
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Aaron @demonmage.com · 02/08/2026
Everything Rachel writes is fantastic and I can definitely recommend the DFZ series. Doubly so if you're a Shadowrun fan! If you've never read anything from her before please do give this a try.
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Brian G. aka urbanbohemian 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com · 29/07/2026
Don't Talk to Me or My Gonk Droid Son Ever Again! | #PowerWashSimulator 2 #StarWars DLC The job is to clean up Owen Lars' Moisture Farm but I'm going to adopt this droid instead, sorry-not-sorry! 🥰 #gaming #gonkdroid #maytheforcebewithyou @powerwashsimulator.co.uk
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⭐️ Alina ⭐️ @alinalal.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Print for @ericamendez.bsky.social, voice of Kache in Needy Girl Overdose 💜
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Brian McClellan @brianmcclellan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Maybe they weren't meant for each other...
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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
BOOM! The End. #thethirteenthgod www.royalroad.com/fiction/1472...
royalroad.com
Chapter One Hundred Five - The Thirteenth God
It's not going to work. It was never going to work. Adamant is too strong, too fucking fast. Bigger opponents are supposed to be slow, but he whips that red sword around with cat-like grace. (.....
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Livinpink @livinpink.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Winning GOTY and standing up on stage together yesterday will be a moment I will cherish forever. So proud of our team, thank you so much @G4C for this moment ❤️
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Quinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Five fires blah blah... OK, but I have this afternoon been heavily thinking what , forex , might a dungeon based on the themes of the blues be like? Is it even a dungeon or is it something else? Blues is interesting because it has its own myths and legends to borrow/re-intepret.
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Eniko Fox @enikofox.com · 16/07/2026
and that's our first bit of combat animation for You Have Died (And Been Reincarnated As A Fox Girl) done! really pleased with how this came out a little detail i'm proud of is the snake's HP bar dropping smoothly instead of instantly, something i've never added to a game before
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Possible Worlds Games @possibleworlds.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Possible Worlds Games is proud to announce Path Apparatus by @ckunzelman.bsky.social & @mmcwh.bsky.social—a study of & system for lifepaths in TTRPGs! Find it alongside our fall pre-orders, available on its own or with combined shipping for November delivery: realis.backerkit.com/hosted_preor...
The cover reads "C. Kunzelman & M.G. McWhorter Present Path Apparatus, A Study of & System for Lifepath Generation in Tabletop Roleplaying Games" set over a pink and purple illustration of various fantasy archetype statues on pedestals with a path running between them.
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AdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Losing my mind at this Murder, She Wrote promo
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Thurston Hillman @oncallgm.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
OK have some more painted minis... maybe even a secret preview of something coming up. Decided to paint some Paizo Printables for the funsies. Quick paints, but super glad with how they turned out!
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Django Wexler @djangowexler.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Sale time! HOW TO BECOME THE DARK LORD AND DIE TRYING is $1.99 on Kindle. It's the simple story of a girl stuck in a time loop trying to save the kingdom for a thousand years, who pursues her not-at-all unhinged dream of becoming Dark Lord instead! www.amazon.com/Become-Dark-...
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Brian G. aka urbanbohemian 🪩🥂💖 @urbanbohemian.com · 19/06/2026
How about a little #Juneteenth day-off stream? Coffee, croissant, co-working… other words that start with "c." Who knows, maybe even some games? 💖
twitch.tv
urbanbohemian - Twitch
Some #Juneteenth Co-Working? And Maybe Games? | !clip | @urbanbohemian 💖 🏳‍🌈 | !pronouns [CC]
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Redbeardflynn @redbeardflynn.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Thinking about trying #everquestlegemds ? Never played before or want to see some of the new features? I deleted my max level characters just to make this beginner guide. Don't let frogbeardflynn die in vain. youtu.be/qTTSDi6-cjA
youtu.be
Getting Started in Everquest Legends: Beginner Basics
YouTube video by Redbeardflynn
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RP @rpdeshaies.farirpgs.com · 18/06/2026
I've got some pretty cool news to share. Voidlight, my rules-bright scifi horror dungeon crawl RPG is now available for free on my website and is 100% free. More details in the video below (oh also, im bringing it to print in partnership with @pandiongames.com !) www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMjT...
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JP Bergamo @jpnichts.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Had to make some queer versions for pride
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Spencer Hayes @spnkr.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Beatdown City Survivors is out! I liked each of the builds I played, and there is more going on here than you probably expect. BCS is one of the few Garlic-likes that's looking forward to where the genre can go and has a real sense of space. It's a refreshing game in more ways than one.
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Aaron @demonmage.com · 06/06/2026
@jellyd0ughnut.bsky.social Relevant to your interest maybe? store.steampowered.com/app/4363380/...
store.steampowered.com
Wicked Delights on Steam
Rhythm your way through a campy and mysterious visual novel in Wicked Delights. Battle hideous monsters, sling drinks at a cafe, play lead in a heavy metal band, and much more as you unravel the secre...
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FluffCopter @fluffcopter.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I doodle a Caves of Qud creature every day until I don't feel like it: day 70
A digital illustration of Caves of Qud's Oboroqoru, Ape God. You stand not at the foot of a wintry knoll but beneath a mountain of muscle, swathed in blanched fur, that must be nature's crowning jewel. Cast from the mold of the great apes (or perhaps the exemplar from which those apes were molded), the living god differs only in that He bears not two but six arms, each of which might be the fleeced bole of an ancient yew. His fists are of proportions that suggest the might with which hoary gods beat the mountains into shape when the earth was young. However, His aspect bears not a shred of that divine fury; He doesn't rage but instead sits in contemplation of eons.
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Quinn murphy @gamefiend.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Brain: Heeeey it's been a bit. Me: Yes! I mean....what -- Brain: A hexcrawl, but it is about black joy and imagination. Play as kids exploring their neighborhood after school, but interpreting what they see through lens of their hyperactive imagination Me: Normally I'd say I'm busy but... go on...
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