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words in trees, cats in phones, doctorate in jerks online; 🧶 @YarnSpinner.dev, 😿 Night in the Woods, 🚀 I Feel Fine, 🎨 Leonardo, 💼 @SecretLab.games.

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Jon, from Videogames @desplesda.net · 23/09/2026
Unity invited Yarn Spinner to be part of their Autumn Sale! We explained that we can’t because it’s spring here, but they said “do you want us to promote you or not” and we said “oh fine I guess” Anyway: get us at 50% off and help support development of the world’s greatest narrative tools!
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Yarn Spinner+ for Unity, the friendly dialogue and narrative tool | Behavior AI | Unity Asset Store
Get the Yarn Spinner+ for Unity, the friendly dialogue and narrative tool package from Yarn Spinner and speed up your game development process. Find this & other Behavior AI options on the Unity Asset...
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Thew @amazingthew.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
god i love videogames. have you heard about "places"? they are called locations
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Yarn Spinner 🔜 #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev · 16/09/2026
Examples of good reasons to book a meeting with us during #GCAP26: • you've used Yarn Spinner • you want to use Yarn Spinner • you don't use Yarn Spinner + would like to tell us why • you haven't seen us in a while and would like to • you just like Tasmanians, game devs, coffee, or sharing dog pics
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Yarn Spinner 🔜 #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev · 16/09/2026
It's 1995, and you're one of the last employees at a video game hint line. And the calls have started getting weird. Hint Line '95, the sequel to the smash-hit art installation we made on a whim, just got funded by @screentasmania.bsky.social! www.screen.tas.gov.au/funding/appr...
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Jon, from Videogames @desplesda.net · 16/09/2026
Unity keeps inviting us to be a part of their sales, which tells us that we’re doing something right and tells you that we’re the absolute greatest to ever do it
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Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison 🔜 MIGW26 @hey.paris · 12/09/2026
Looking forward to going to a few #gamedev events in the coming weeks! We'll be at #GCAP2026 and the AGDAs in #Naarm, and then at #GamescomAsia in Bangkok, and #AdventureX in #London. Want to chat narrative games, tools, Yarn Spinner, exdev or codev, or anything at all? Say hello!
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webby& ☉∇ @quacking.online · 20/09/2024
preserving my best cohost post before they shut the lights off
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Yarn Spinner 🔜 #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev · 02/09/2026
Our monthly update for August is here! We organised many events, and lots of amazing new Yarn Spinner games came out! 💚 yarnspinner.dev/blog/monthly...
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Monthly Update: Aug '26 | Yarn Spinner
A short one, because August was mostly events: we fixed the IL2CPP build failures, built a way to test Yarn Spinner in real player builds, kept rewriting action dispatch, did more work on Story Solver...
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boobs are progressive and feminist @bapaf.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
no wonder this is such a popular tournament format
round robin
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Pro Jank Footy @projankfooty.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
PRO JANK FOOTY is OUT NOW 🏆 Aussie Rules meets Aussie humor in this chaotic, unpredictable, and proudly Australian arcade game featuring commentary from Broden Kelly! Play it now on Steam, PS5, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
i think we’re going in a healthy direction
2 panel comic

Panel 1: Heading: “Discussing Movies with Friends”
Three people sit around a table discussing a movie they just saw. The conversation goes:
Blue Person: I think it’s his best work
Yellow Person: Really?
Purple Person: It was pretty good

Panel 2: Heading: “Online Movie Discourse”
Yellow Guy is being dragged to hell by terrifying ghouls. They scream “WE SAW A BOOB AND IT SCARED US”
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Yarn Spinner 🔜 #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev · 04/08/2026
If we could ask a quick favour of any Yarn Spinner user, it would be for those who have purchased YS+ to leave a review. Less than 1% of purchases have left a review. Y'all game devs know how much reviews make a difference, and tools are no different. Help us stand out among AI-coded slop 🙏
A screenshot of the Yarn Spinner Plus page on the Unity asset store has had a large red circle and arrow drawn on it to draw attention to the fact that the five-star rating is from just 9 customer reviews.A screenshot of the Yarn Spinner Plus page on Itch dot IO has had a large red circle and arrow drawn on it to draw attention to the fact that the five-star rating is from just 10 customer reviews.
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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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Joseph Fink, we're going to win @planetoffinks.bsky.social · 24/02/2024
this is genuinely my greatest fear about writing historical fiction. I'll spend a bunch of time researching, do my best, and some fucking chicken expert will be like "chickens are wrong"
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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
made an attempt at porting @sirocyl.bsky.social 's legendary "I broke IKEA" cohost post to video so it can live on (because archive.org appears to have broken the embed in its capture, unfortunately)
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Garth Marenghi's Catbus @catbus.phd · 10/04/2024
remembering the greatest interview of all time
An interview with the guy who yells MORTAL KOMBAT in the theme for Mortal Kombat

interviewer: I see. will you do it over the phone?
guy: would i do it over the phone? absolutely.
interviewer: let's hear it.
guy: Mortal Kombat!
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Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison 🔜 MIGW26 @hey.paris · 24/07/2026
I’ve been staring at this little guy for a week 🫡
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kren @kren.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
I've been thinking about this sign for 6 months. a phrase I'll treasure forever. a metaphor with boundless potential
BEST HAM in the airport sign @ BCN
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Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison 🔜 MIGW26 @hey.paris · 20/07/2026
Added a oft-requested feature as an experimental/preview feature to the @yarnspinner.dev VSCode Extension: the Preview mode will prompt you for values for custom functions that the compiler knows of/can infer the type of, without your game engine being needed!
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Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 20/07/2026
A side project I've been working on—a curated link page of important essays on video game narrative—is now live. You can read about it on my blog: azhdarchid.com/the-game-nar... Or you can go straight to the dedicated website: www.gamenarrativereader.org
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The Game Narrative Reader, Zeroth Edition
Announcing a curated, thematic link page of important essays and articles about video game narrative.
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Oregon 🕎🎲 @oregonthedm.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Those assembly turn cranks that won't get thrown in the trash
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michael lutz @ztul.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Damn extreme wealth creates conditions of estrangment within the family unit as a variety of domestic employees perform the majority of childrearing while the parents descend into ghoulish solipsism? I'll have to tell my governess, tutor, weapons-master, and even humble Otto the Gardener about this!
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Flowae @flowho.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Afternoon Vibes #nitw #nitwfanart #nitwmae
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 21/11/2024
HASTINGS: I say, Poirot, this vial’s labeled “hyaluronic acid”! Is it a poison? SKINCARE HERCULE POIROT: Non, mon ami. This acid, it replenishes the skin’s barrier naturale HASTINGS: So this is a gal who takes care of her skin. SKINCARE HERCULE POIROT: *irritated* The gentleman may use it as well
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Yarn Spinner 🔜 #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev · 15/07/2026
Love to watch new gamedev content and just come across surprise compliments 💚 (KO_OP's talk at NarraScope) youtu.be/NHvPRd9PvxQ
Screenshot shows the very corner of inset slides where a footnote reads "shout out to yarn spinner. we love you yarn spinner" and a Yarn Spinner logo has been added.
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Harris Foster @harris.zone · 14/07/2026
Video game fact! Though there are hundreds of video games of many genres and styles, there are only three possible “sizes” a video game can come in. Those sizes are: “Small” (16.00 MB) “Medium” (374.26 MB) “Large” (154.44 GB)
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Yarn Spinner 🔜 #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev · 15/07/2026
Today is International Non-Binary People's Day and the Nonbinary Coded Games showcase on Steam is running to celebrate! 💛🤍💜 It includes a bunch of Yarn Spinner-powered games (here's just a few!), and there's no time like the present to buy/support/play them! 👇 store.steampowered.com/curator/4610...
A composed tile shows the character artwork from the Nonbinary Coded Games showcase - including a little bunny with a cape, a cat-person, a person dressed like a witch, and a little blue demon - and the dates this showcase runs (July 13th - 20th, 2026). Inset is then a series of nine games from the showcase which use Yarn Spinner. The games are: Burger Bois, S.K.R.U.B. Squad, BIG HOPS, Skate & Date, ShelfLife: Art School Detective, Hyper Typer 200, lily's world XD, Capy Castaway, and Puppergeist.
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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
hardware prices 🤝 astrology keeping an eye on chinese ram
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Yarn Spinner 🔜 #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev · 09/07/2026
wow unreal engine really does have everything built-in
A screenshot of Unreal Editor. The 'Create New Content' menu is open, showing a very large number of possible categories and assets that can be created. Two kinds of assets are highlighted, with large red question marks and arrows pointing at them: "Beauty", and "Truth".
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sunset visitor 斜陽過客 | Prove You're Human - Wishlist Now! @sunsetvisitor.studio · 08/07/2026
🗣️ SISTERS 🗣️ For ✨ 40% OFF ✨, you can get our Peabody award-winning game 1000xRESIST, which has: ✨ a generations-spanning sci-fi story ✨ incredible levels of matricide ✨ women committing crimes (both gay and not) Get it before the sale ends tomorrow! s.team/a/1675830/
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Yarn Spinner 🔜 #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev · 07/07/2026
Inspired by the great @kenney.nl, if you've been hit with one of the horrendous #gamedev #layoffs, we'd love to give you things. Offer ends when form is closed. 💚 lab.to/YSClaim
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A gift from Yarn Spinner
To the game devs who have recently lost their jobs in the massive layoffs in the game industry, we would like to offer you free licenses for some of our paid products. Whether you want to polish up yo...
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Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison 🔜 MIGW26 @hey.paris · 06/07/2026
With #DevWorld On Tour done, it's time to turn our attention to #XWorld & #DevWorld in #Melbourne! The CFP is open for another ~10 days, and ticket are now available! We've announced our #keynotes for #DevWorld! You'll hear from the amazing Judit Klein + Daniel Steinberg. devworld.au xworld.au
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/dev/world/2026
/dev/world is Australia's longest running conference for macOS and iOS developers and designers.
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10,000 Motivated Rats @bombsfall.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Seeing folks talk about NITW being a quintessential game about America which is a common misconception- it actually takes place in ancient rome
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Yarn Spinner 🔜 #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev · 02/07/2026
our monthly update for June is here! look at all the things from June! marvel at them! yarnspinner.dev/blog/monthly...
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Monthly Update: Jun '26 | Yarn Spinner
We automated our release packaging, rewrote our source generator, moved Yarn Spinner for Godot towards beta, built most of Story Solver's backend, kept working on VO tooling, and won an award.
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Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison 🔜 MIGW26 @hey.paris · 25/06/2026
It is Winter in Tasmania, Australia, where Yarn Spinner is based. Thank you for being part of our Summer Sale on @itch.io. itch.io/s/193207/sum...
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Summer Sale 2026 by Yarn Spinner
A bundle by Yarn Spinner, $75.00 for Yarn Spinner+ for Unity, Speech Bubbles for Yarn Spinner, Dialogue Wheel for Yarn Spinner
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Harris Foster @harris.zone · 25/09/2024
Had the privilege of introducing folks to Classics of Game on a Discord call just now so I'm carrying on that opportunity to everyone here at Bluesky. Here's a thread of some of my favorites. Please subscribe to this channel, it's the best: www.youtube.com/@ClassicsOfG...
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Jon, from Videogames @desplesda.net · 18/06/2026
The way that sales on the Unity Asset Store work is that every week, they keep the items that have sold the best on sale. When Unity run sales events, Yarn Spinner is consistently kept from week to week. Yarn Spinner, we conclude, is pretty good.
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innes mck @innes.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
im pretty far on the anti-AI and LLM end of the spectrum, but you have to constantly think critically and reassert your reasons *why* you oppose it, otherwise you end up taking positions like "it's good to manually complete tasks which could be automated and doing avoidable work is virtuous"
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Dr Paris Buttfield-Addison 🔜 MIGW26 @hey.paris · 16/06/2026
WIP of the "Hint Pigeon", a feature of Leonardo's Moon Ship where you can send off a pigeon to collect a relevant hint from Leonardo's archives. All driven by @yarnspinner.dev and the saliency system, of course. #gamedev #wip #leonardosmoonship
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Ben Barrett @chaossmurf.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
oh my god they literally just did this
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Yarn Spinner 🔜 #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev · 09/06/2026
Yarn Spinner literally SHOWN in Day of the Devs via "Prove You're Human" by @sunsetvisitor.studio! 😍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJJ5...
A bunch of lines of Yarn Spinner dialogue, showing commands being used in the script.
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Yarn Spinner 🔜 #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev · 07/06/2026
A huge number of upcoming games powered by Yarn Spinner are featured in showcases this weekend! Every single one of these has a demo available right now, so go check them out! We'll highlight more over the coming week, too!
"Powered by Yarn Spinner". An illustration showing 15 different game cards featured in game showcases: Shape Sender Deluxe, Penguin Colony, Apothecurse, Janet DeMornay Is A Slumlord (And A Witch), Signy and Mino: Against All Gods, Palm Sugar: A Village Story, Building Relationships, My Arms Are Longer Now, Wild Blue Skies, The Regreening, Mirth Island, Grim Trials, Design and Conjure, Lily's World XD, and Schrödinger's Call. Green plants frame the scene, and a man wearing safety gear and holding a speech bubble inside an orb hangs from a girder and looks towards the game art.
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Yarn Spinner 🔜 #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev · 03/06/2026
In Yarn Spinner+, we’ve added two new dialogue presenters: Snaaake, and Classic RPG! These featureful, ready-to-go presenters are great for adapting into your game, or using as-is! Learn more on the site: yarnspinner.dev/install/#uni...
A screenshot of the Snaaake dialogue presenter. A green monochrome glowing screen shows two pixelated faces on either side of a radio frequency display. The character on the left wears a baseball cap embroidered with YS3 and a science-fiction eyepiece. The character on the right wears an eyepatch. Both are scowling. The caption below the characters reads “The Committee won’t stand for this, Max Force!“A screenshot of the Classic RPG dialogue presenter. Two capsule characters stand in a field outside of a castle wall. The green character is facing the blue character. A dialogue box appears at the bottom of the scene with the text “Hi! I’m a friendly merchant!” a blue button labelled next and three red heart icons appear along the top of the screen. Two small glowing fairies hover above the two characters.
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Yarn Spinner 🔜 #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev · 03/06/2026
Our monthly update for May ’26 just went up, with huge amounts of stuff! Yarn Spinner for Unity 3.2.4 is out, cool new things are in the works (interruptions! dynamic character casting! more!), Godot and Unreal improvements, and very cool new addons in Yarn Spinner+!! yarnspinner.dev/blog/monthly...
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Monthly Update: May '26 | Yarn Spinner
April was eaten almost entirely by running Level Up Tasmania (worth it! It’s fantastic to have industry events locally, even if we have to help run them!), so it was wonderful to spend May with our he...
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Jon, from Videogames @desplesda.net · 02/06/2026
hey you. go play 1000xRESIST immediately thanks
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Yarn Spinner 🔜 #MIGW26 @yarnspinner.dev · 02/06/2026
Our Annual Engine Support Survey is up and running on our Discord (check the announcements channel)! Please drop by and contribute? discord.com/invite/yarns...
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Join the Yarn Spinner Community Discord Server!
The community hub for developing with Yarn Spinner, the friendly tool for game narrative. | 2871 members
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Ryan North @ryannorth.ca · 28/05/2026
Part of being an AI user in creative works is convincing yourself that everyone ELSE uses it too, because otherwise you have to confront the reality that you're a faker and a fraud
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Topher Florence @topherflorence.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
myst and gumby are both fundamentally about dudes who are addicted to travelling inside of fucked up books
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Kuro "Leigh" Ronin @kuroronin.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
message that comes up when you want to close mobydick.exe
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