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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 8h

We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs

Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 8h

as your failbetter games bluesky correspondent, it is unsurprising that i am overly invested in a topic that boils down to the creative application of words (Many thanks Samuel for this fun discussion!)

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Tucker Hazell @tuckerhazell.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

NINE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY EIGHT SUBSCRIBERS on Dev Dive! Can we hit 1,000 by the end of the week?? www.youtube.com/channel/UCrX...

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Miss Melancholy @villyne.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I love Fallen London

Consume the gift
Your stomach growls.
This act defies categorisation, and will not grant a reward. Don't do it.
GO

Discovery

The urchins watch, sullenly, as you drag the coffin away. A sulky crackle of thunder sounds from the roof of the Neath. Slivvy, the Stuttering Urchin with the liver-coloured birthmark, clutches his head.
Back in the sanctuary of your home, you feast. The thing's flesh has a texture somewhere between jelly and squid, laced with stringy gristle. Wine helps it go down. The fingers are boneless, and easier to man-age. Experimentally, you nibble on one of the intricate-ly-jointed tarsal bones. It is porous, and crumbles chalkily. Deep within the ribs, though, your questing crimson fingers discover a human heart, a human spine. Did he (it was a he) wreak these changes on himself? Was it an act of sacrament, or survival? After a certain point, you suppose the difference is irrele-vant.
You wrap the innards in greaseproof paper, tie it with string, store them in your larder. Tomorrow you can have leftovers.

You've gained 1 x Seeking Mr Eaten's Name (new total 79 - Damned).

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 28/09/2026

if you've been a subscriber for a while you have an opportunity here

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chimera aunt @strangelittlevine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Fallen London mechanical text

"Remember how it feels to be this shape: change approaches."
"Your size does not awe."
"Your skin is so fragile."
"Your nerves do not crackle and spark."
"Your body is your own, whole and entire."

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Damiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Six years ago, when I first got in touch with @richardcobbett.bsky.social he was already working on Nighthawks. This is a true labor of love by one of the most talented writers in the business. It's a sweet and sour take on vampires, very Fallen London-like. Recommended to sink your teeth into it.

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The secret is out. Vampires have been exposed to the world… and you’re one of them. Seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, ...

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shd @shd262623.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My fist time in the Tomb Colonies, and oh my god this place is great.

screenshot from a storylet in Fallen London:

"The society pages?
Marriage is not unknown in the tomb-colonies, although the Church dithers rather on the significance of wedlock in death. Two lovers, wrapped in the rose satin bandages of the rich and relatively beautiful, approach you. They've heard you're newly come from London. Can you do them a favour?

Assist them - in exchange for information
They'd like their marriage announced in the society pages of the Unexpurgated London Gazette. Unfortunately their deaths have already been announced there. Can you pull a few strings?"

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King_Fuffy @king-of-fuffies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

the fallen london exceptional story is especially good this month, especially as someone who has spent the last 6 days unaccountably gunked up with a bad cold

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nile @rikiyuu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I appreciate this ES for starting with a vivid description of how I felt two weeks ago when I was consumed by the plague. It's like the devs installed cameras into my bedroom for inspiration

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 24/09/2026

"Oh, let me look at you, my poor darling. Yes, it's just as I thought! You have the Lily-Tongue Sweats. Fascinating. Beautiful!" Investigate a burgeoning aesthetic movement that treats illness as art in the Exceptional Story for October, The Unwellness Salon by @rossignol.bsky.social.

A slender white woman in an acid green off-the-shoulder dress and jewels looks over at you across a party. Her dress is adorned with sickly green bubbles and her silk glove seems to be covered with a green slime.

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One More Horizon @funnyhotelguy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Beyond excited to see the preview for the Fallen London RPG. Just scrolling down I knew ahead of time that there were some things unfinished but this looks like it really needs some work, hah! Anyway very excited, I didn't know the PDF would make me so hungry. I had to reprint it a few times...

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 22/09/2026

For those of you who own Sunless Sea, there's a cheeky wee bundle with Nighthawks so you can get a modest discount on some more top class words from @richardcobbett.bsky.social 🩸

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 22/09/2026

Fallen London's scheduled maintenance will begin in about 15 minutes. Hold onto your hat.

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Richard Cobbett @richardcobbett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

First Nighthawks review. 89% from PC Gamer! I’ll… I’ll politely take that :-D www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/ni...

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Nighthawks review

Postcards from Bat Country.

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 21/09/2026

Steel your nerves! Fallen London will be down for scheduled maintenance tomorrow, the 22nd of September, from about 11am to 11:30am BST.

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RPG towns @rpgtowns.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Fifth City aka London Fallen London Failbetter Games October 2009

An illustration of a victorian era city of London. The big Ben was sunk in the river.

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Shazzbaa @shazzbaa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

in #fallenlondon I got the ratwork mechanical dancing shoes that use Red Science to make it "ankle-sprainingly impossible to move off-beat" and I just like thinking about Samuel's shoes giving him no choice but to keep up if his dance partner starts getting fancy.... [no FL spoilers please!]

A drawing of my Fallen London character, Samuel, dressed in a suit and top hat and tie instead of his usual clerical collar, dancing with a muscular lady who is significantly taller than him. She is confident and clearly leading, he has a smile but is sweating to keep pace. His shoes are fancy and half-mechanical, spitting sparks and steam as he takes long, quick steps to keep up with her.

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Cass @awesomehylian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I'm currently in another Sunless Skies kick, and I can't recommend it enough, along with the entire @failbettergames.com portfolio. Any game put together with the Sunless series is an auto-buy for me, honestly.

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Milktooth | making Bad Magpie @milktooth.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

we are going to be part of @unmistakablefest.com from the 8 - 12 Oct 👁️ we're excited to share that an exclusive Bad Magpie art process video, from our art director @catherineunger.bsky.social, will be part of it 🎨 #UnmistakableFestival

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Wombat Brawler @wombatbrawler.com · 16/09/2026

Wild n Chill will be featured in the Unmistakable Festival, coming October 8 on Steam, celebrating the very best in art and animation in video games! 🎨 We can’t wait to dive in and discover all the other beautiful & creative games on show & discount. @unmistakablefest.com #UnmistakableFestival

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eniac @artereniac.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hello synthpunkers! HEAVYDELIC joins Unmistakable Festival on Steam from Oct 8, celebrating the best art & animation in games! 👁️ Also coming: a video on Horná Ves & making the game, in my super English :) @unmistakablefest.com #UnmistakableFestival store.steampowered.com/app/4332500/...

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Ground Shatter 💥 2 Fights 2 Tight Spaces @groundshatter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Proud to announce that 2 Fights 2 Tight Spaces has been chosen for the #UnmistakableFestival! Thanks to @unmistakablefest.com for including us 💥 To celebrate, it'll be 20% off throughout 8th - 12th Oct! Already dived into the FITS2 fray? Gift a copy to a friend and kick butt together in co-op 🤝

Unmistakable Festival art featuring 2 Fights 2 Tight Spaces. Screenshot shows Agent 11 holding a sledgehammer while surrounded by enemies with guns, with different cards displayed.

Text reads: We are Unmistakable. Available to play now in early access. 20 percent off during festival, October 8th till 12th.

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City of Dolorosa - Wishlist on STEAM! @cuelebrecult.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Hey, how you doing? 😈 We are so stoked to announce that we have been chosen to participate at the UNMISTAKABLE festival!! 👁️ And it's not just that! Throughout 8th - 12th October, you'll be able to try our DEMO on STEAM for the very FIRST TIME! 🖤 @unmistakablefest.com | #UnmistakableFestival

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 16/09/2026

You'll be able to enjoy a brand new, behind the scenes Mandrake art video as part of #UnmistakableFestival! Many thanks to @unmistakablefest.com for having us. Check out the other games that'll be on show, it's a feast for the eyes!

A lovely celestial backdrop with eyes that are like planets surrounds the verdant green key art for Mandrake. Text reads: We Are Unmistakable.

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chimera aunt @strangelittlevine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

when you yell at me, this is who you're being mean to

Fallen London mechanical text field reading "You are speaking to a lizard made of mud: a Parietal"

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chris balser 🖤 @doomfunk.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Fallen London... or parts two hours and some change west or so

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Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨ @unaminh.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

MANDRAKE HYPE! What a treat it is that @failbettergames.com uploaded their Gamescom demo walkthrough for those like me who weren't able to attend. A DELIGHT. www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCBn...

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Mandrake Gamescom Demo in Full || Rural Life Sim

YouTube video by Failbetter Games

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Aaron A. Reed @aaronareed.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I wrote some words for this lovely game, out now! Assemble a team of misfits for doomed missions into weird underworlds. Interesting choices, gorgeous art, super replayable... fans of Fallen London and inkle games take note! Congrats to @radiofreelunch.bsky.social and @kitfoxgames.com on release 🎉🎉🎉

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im jared @mightnot.fail · 10/09/2026

back on my fallen london grind and you know im milking the creature

Curdling
The process requires mask, gloves and recalling to mind the worst heartbreak you have ever felt. No, worse. The Miser does not have udders so much as cillia. Your tears are, apparently, an inducement to lactation. The flow is clear: you can see your every desire reflected in it. The Miser looks at you, un-troubled. Is that kinship in its rheumy eyes? It whickers, shedding fresh glim as it bounds away from you.

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 09/09/2026

Thousand Hells is out now, and because it's packed with delicious words, we've made you a wee bundle with Sunless Skies! Two games that would shake hands and nod silently with respect for one another. Here:

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Sunless Skies: Sovereign Edition on Steam

SAIL THE STARS. BETRAY YOUR QUEEN. MURDER A SUN. Sunless Skies is a Gothic Horror roleplay game with a focus on exploration and exquisite storytelling.

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Dr Holly Nielsen @hollynielsen.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Thousand Hells is out NOW. A tactical narrative game about staging heists in different hells that blends mythology and surrealism from the creators of King of Dragon Pass and Six Ages - there’s nothing like it. I’m delighted to be one of the writers involved store.steampowered.com/app/3794210/...

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Save 10% on Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists on Steam

Recruit your team, choose your path, and descend into hell. Four heroes must overcome the trials of the underworlds in tactical narrative encounters. A new systemic storybook experience blending mytho...

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inkle @inkle.co · 08/09/2026

Narrative heist game Thousand Hells is out now, and we're happy to say it's bundled with Heaven's Vault in the "Heaven's and Hells" bundle!

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 08/09/2026

Delighted to present Mandrake alongside these games, all of which are self-published. Worth looking at the Steam page to spot the gems that appeal to you!

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IndieGameBusiness @indiegamebusiness.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

The #PrismaticIndieShowcase is a Steam event bringing self-published gems into the light Watch the event trailer for a sneak peek at some games in the showcase, then click the link for more! 📅 September 7th - 11th store.steampowered.com/curator/4622... youtu.be/4uBWE432pwM?... #IndieGames

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Prismatic Indie Showcase Launch Trailer

The Prismatic Indie Showcase is a curated Steam event celebrating self-published games and titles currently seeking publishing partners. Whether you're looking for your next wishlist, your next…

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Ground Shatter 💥 2 Fights 2 Tight Spaces @groundshatter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We're excited to announce that 2 Fights 2 Tight Spaces has been selected to take part in the Prismatic Indie Steam Showcase next week! The event celebrates games that are self-published or looking for publishers & spotlights developers without major backing BUT still absolutely (head) smashing it💥

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the world's preeminent linclaude scholar @linclaude.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

if any of you are open to propaganda and will let me convince you to try fallen london then now is a great time bc there is a Very profitable and neat event happening from today until the 17th and it would give you a great leg up for early game stuff........👀 [drops this here] fallenlondon.com

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Fallen London

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Jeremy Peel @jeremypeel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Genuine thought that Fallen London just caused to pass through my head: ‘Damn, I’m out of Maniac’s Prayers. Must stock up.’

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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 03/09/2026

The Fruits of the Zee festival comes to Fallen London, and with it a new, ratty zailing vignette! Read all about it on the blog: www.failbettergames.com/news/the-fru...

A coterie of rats in a green-black darkness, broken only by a single candle. The leader (?) holds the candle aloft, seaweed dripping from his arm.

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Samsara Final Girl @eris.anarchogoth.rip · 01/09/2026

in fallen london, there is a language called the Correspondence, and it's words are not semiotic like all other languages, and are in fact Law itself, its sigils are the literal thing that they correspond to. I adore any time it appears in the story

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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 02/09/2026

Cold blood. Warm hearts. Nighthawks is a vampire RPG where death isn't the end - it's a second chance. Build a nightclub empire. Befriend or betray your fellow revenants. Who will you choose to become when the sun goes down? Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...

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inkle @inkle.co · 01/09/2026

The couple-based gameplay in GTA VI is very cool but meanwhile, have you played 80 Days by inkle studios ltd

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Alethea @aletheasimon.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Great stuff. As a translator and a Correspondence fan, this gave me quite a bit to chew on philosophically.

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Anna Anne Anthropy @cyborgurl.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

meet my second terrible Fallen London daughter in this month's exceptional story

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Anna Anne Anthropy @cyborgurl.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

A fringe researcher, her secretive colleague, a ladder-climbing fascist and an impossible machine. my second Fallen London story, The Poetry of God, is now live.

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