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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
inCyders?
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#22 Code Vein 2- Two steps forward one step back type game. There's less of a focus on Proper Nouns and Lore, but that new focus on tragedy is undercut by a silent protagonist and pandering. Surprisingly, this is some of the most impressive lip-syncing I've seen in a game with this kinda art style
key art for the video game "Code Vein II" featuring a stand-in for the player character poised to strike a weakened giant figure's glowing heart with a giant clawed hand. Set against a backdrop of a white-tinted hazy image of a ruined cityscape.
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
#21 Gales of Nayeli- an indie SRPG so full of ideas you can feel the engine buckling under the weight. Particularly love the breadth of itemization for units, tho it can make an 'optimal' battle prep take a LONG time. Even if you eschew that playstyle, there's still SO MUCH game in this game
Key art for the video game "Gales of Nayeli" featuring protagonist Nayeli out front and her allies (clockwise from the top): Quidel, Keri, Daisie, Flynn, and Annabelle. Set against an ominous purple backdrop with a large shadowy figure looming over them.
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Mascot Texorcism 🐯 @texsaber.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I've had this stupid joke in my head for the past 3 weeks, I had to put it into drawing
Theatrical poster for "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me," except the portrait of Laura Palmer is replaced with a Walkling from the game Big Walk, and the film name is replaced with "Big Walk with Me"
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 18/09/2026
Share if you agree
Fat little chihuahua puppy (maybe?) looking extremely round and smiling lying on a tan fleece blanket
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Aesthetically, the viola suit is one of my all time favorite suits, incl. the helmet. BUT getting peeks at samus' face helps connect with her as a character and I love the nose/mouth cover implying her suit is providing O2 or monitoring her health. Gives extra context to the helmet tubing too.
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Nana Moon { game dev } - WISHLIST BATHORY @moonana.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I know these were just on sale but Anglerman needs emergency surgery so I'm extending the pack sale for a few days!! 😭😭 Share this post to help out, every like matters! Get the packs here for $10 each, if we can sell 200 it pays for the surgery: itch.io/s/197592/161... #gamedev 🎮 #ttrpg #vtuber
its a picture of anglerman looking sad and some text explaining his situation of how he needs an emergency surgery :(
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"You are Already an Enemy of the Constitution"- WACHENRÖDER "Uroborus, the Serpent that Devours the Horizon"- Bravely Default "Pitch Black Intrusion"- Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow and like half the soundtrack for Umurangi Generation has 10/10 titles. "Murder on the St. Fucko Express"
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ynoham @ynoham.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The #GunmetalGothic Demo is now available! store.steampowered.com/app/5005460/...
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Gunmetal Gothic Demo on Steam
A co-op shooter-RPG with a retro-3D aesthetic. Customize and upgrade your character as you take back the city of Vestige from demonic machines!
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Jesse Boo-rascia 👻 @jesseguarascia.com · 08/01/2026
FFXII menu UI appreciation post
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
the "waow basedbasedbased" meme girl but the "basedbasedbased" in her thought cloud is replaced with Matoran (written language in the bionicle world) text
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James Wragg @lovelyhellplace.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
𝔉𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔪𝔞𝔨𝔢𝔯𝔰 𝔬𝔣 𝔇𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝔇𝔢𝔩𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔬𝔫... 𝕰𝖓𝖙𝖗𝖔𝖕𝖞 is OUT NOW in Early Access!!! ⚔️Tactical Combat! 💀Soulslike Mechanics! 💬Narrative Conundrums! 🌎3D World Map! fr, the team have poured their hearts and souls into this one & I'm so proud of what we've achieved❤️ store.steampowered.com/app/3940340/...
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Depends on what you want, but any is a good entry point! 1 is definitely the most straightforward, mixes old God of War combat with 3D Zelda puzzles and world design. 2 has more worlds, more dungeons, and diablo style loot. 3 scales back to one big Metroid Prime style map and a few souls-y touches.
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
TRUE. I think IGN's Darksiders 3 previews were where I first encountered your work, actually. Can't wait for more news on 4
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
#20 Cataclismo- It's been a minute since a game has really pushed me to learn its intricacies quite like this. Gonna have to dive into the side modes before those skills fade. Reactivated parts of my brain dedicated to LEGOs and StarCraft that haven't seen much use since childhood.
key art for the video game "Cataclismo" featuring protagonist/hero unit Iris in the center, flanked by a bowman on the left and a arbalest on the right. They are in front of a large grey citadel and monsters horrors approach in the shadowy foreground.my steam review, full text reads: Big thumbs up on this one with one big caveat: this game is made way harder because of the things it doesn't go out of its way to teach you. Now maybe you have experience with this sorta horde defense/base builder type game (me personally I have more of an RTS background) or you just like a game you can teach yourself so that's not an issue.

The number one thing that's vital to learn which the game doesn't teach you is how to ramp up your economy quickly and efficiently so that you'll be able to properly defend yourself when the waves get harder. Early on in the game I would sometimes have to restart a mission I've already spent two hours on because it was a lost cause (missions 6 and 10 are the big difficulty jumps imo). Another smaller thing you're expected to figure out on your own are the best practices for building. The game will forgive a lot of slapdash builds so long as you've got the right idea, but you might be spending too many resources, or be making yourself extra vulnerable to a catastrophic collapse, or you might not be building in an ideal location because you didn't realize until a few missions in that you can see the general pathing the monsters will take on the zoomed out map! Once I figured this stuff out and learned the particular quirks of this game's units, Medium difficulty was much smoother sailing.

Other points of praise!
Fantastic art direction throughout, but the 2d art used in cutscenes and unit portraits in particular is superb
Chill thinky music, reminded me of some of the lowkey mass effect songs at points
Three different mission types in the campaign: city/base building, expedition (explore with found units, minimal but more puzzle-like building), and tower defense (no hero unit, limited resources, you initiate the waves) - and there's even more modes outside of the campaign I haven't touched, but I do so love when a strategy game has a proper story mode.
The sounds of plopping down blocks and stru…
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Sovereign Tower - ✨OUT NOW!✨ @sovereigntower.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Sovereign Tower is OUT NOW on Steam! Manage eccentric Knights, assign quests and balance egos whilst carving out your kingdom's destiny in Sovereign Tower! 🤝 Recruit 🗡️ Send them on quests ⏪ Fix your mistakes with help from a time-rewinding demon store.steampowered.com/app/4113940/...
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
In news that only I will care about, Wanted: Dead seems to have changed out some of its key art for genAI garbage a few days ago without making use of Steam's AI generated content disclosure. Whelp, that's one more game taken off the wishlist.
A screenshot from SteamDB showing the updates to the steam store page assets for Wanted: Dead on July 31st 2026The header of the steam store page for Wanted: Dead showing the AI Generated image (it's bad!) A screenshot of where there should be a disclosure for AI Generated Content on the steam page for Wanted: Dead, but there isn't one. Cowardly behavior, if you ask me.
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Xenoblade Chronicles 2's list of crimes continues to grow. How dare you do this to Momo
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
#19 Slay The Princess- It's good! Good art, good music, good performances! Real smart with how it plays with its narrative construction. But I dunno, something about my brain is making it not really resonate with me. So it goes sometimes! Don't let that stop you from checking it out yourself.
Key art for the video game featuring the titular princess offset to the right saying "Please don't." in a speech bubble with and fractured glass pattern behind her illuminating several variations of her.
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
#18 Fire Emblem: Three Houses- So I may be a *little* bit hyped for Fortune's Weave. To quell that hype I finally played through my 3rd route (Crimson Flower) on the highest difficulty (Maddening) on a fresh file. WOW is that route unfinished! Edelgard deserves more than this hasty sketch of a plot.
The cover art for the video game "Fire Emblem: Three Houses" featuring (in clockwise order from the top) Claude von Riegan, Edelgard Hresvelg, the masculine and feminine variants of the player Avatar Byleth, and Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd. All in set against the backdrop of a picturesque sunrise over Garreg Mach Monastery.
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
#17 Lost Eidolons- When it's not trying to be a big fantasy epic and sticks to its grounded war saga, this is a competently made and well produced Fire Emblem-like. It raises the floor and lowers the ceiling on unit strength in ways that make for satisfying tactics, but a homogeneous fighting force
Key art for the video game "Lost Eidolons" Featuring several characters against a smoke-filled backdrop. Key among them are Protagonist Eden (on the left) and Antagonist Balastar (on the right), backed by their Eidolons the Azure Dragon and Vermillion Bird.
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Chairman George @superbunnyhop.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Let's have an Odyssey party! Please give a warm welcome to Gamer Homer, who will be spending today discussing very serious literature art history topics such as translating the bing-bongs, tasteful male nudity, brain goop and the 1996 Atlantis Summer Games: youtu.be/0dRvg4Xa3zE
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Gamer Homer's Top 6 Odyssey Things
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i’m just ken @shepardcdr.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
If you’re a queer man who plays Love and Deepspace and wants to talk about your relationship with the game and community, I’d love to chat with you for a Kotaku story. RTs appreciated.
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Proud to announce the next game Vampirium: 1997 Dracula is king of the United British Empire. Kill his enemies and find your own path through a minimalist immersive sim sandbox. Wishlists and retweets massively appreciated (and, you know, massively helpful) store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/...
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Vampirium: 1997 on Steam
1997. Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living enviro...
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Makes me think of another obsidian game, Tyranny, which otherwise rules at exploring the spectrum of evil, but really doesn't actually want you to side with your boss the big bad world conquering overlord by the end even though the whole conceit of the game is 'be the bad guy'
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Chris Franklin @errant-signal.com · 02/07/2026
I liked Wax Heads and managed to put some thoughts together on it
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Spinning LPs for NPCs in Wax Heads
YouTube video by Errant Signal
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I love Pyukumuku so much, literally cannot learn a single directly damaging move, making it unbelievably slow to use in single player, and the most infuriating troll to all my friends - I ran mine with Curse, Pain Split, Bide, and Counter - and I regret NOTHING. (for a bonus: look up its cry sfx)
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Layers Deep @layersdeep.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
Onion
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🎀 Flat Bartender 🌸 @kissa.moe · 21/06/2026
The things we really should talk more about but don't because self-doubt, fear of change and rejection make a formidable barrier of anxiety. Pretending the easiest option, up until it isn't anymore. Happy pride! #art #furry #furryart #transartist
A drawing of my blue bunny (=me), wearing her black leotard, long black gloves and long black stockings.
She's smiling, looks like she's running, holding a trans flag.

The drawing reads: "PRIDE — Carving your own space, one step at a time". "PRIDE" is written with the trans flag colors.
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
#16 Mina The Hollower- Simply calling the music evocative of Castlevania is an injustice to the amount of GB/A and Genesis influences present, Yuzo Koshiro is even on here! There's a bit to learn upfront, but once you're on the game's wavelength, it loves to offer you help and reward your curiosity
Key art of the video game "Mina the Hollower" featuring the titular mouse Mina holding her whip "Nightstar" against a purple background with gold flourishes.
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Flat is playing AC6!!! 🚨THIS IS NOT A DRILL 🚨
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Noah Caldwell-Gervais @noahgervais.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
LANDS BETWEEN FUNDRAISER STREAM An Elden Ring NG+ Livestream Benefiting KOI Saturday June 13th, 10AM-10PM Pacific Standard Time Join me and a wide rotation of other creators, artists, and all around cool people to raise money for a good cause, goof around, and celebrate pride month.
A poster for the fundraiser by @kaceyisspacey.bsky.social, depicting the Erdtree, a foggy landscape, and trans flag colors across the sky.A guest list including: Jacob Geller, Darkfry (Cohost), Ela Bambust, Chris Franklin, hbomberguy, Victoria Scott, Harper Jay, Ashley Schofield, CaseyExplosion, Zeitgeist Mistress, Pim's Crypt, Dan Floyd, Vivian Aladren, Liv Smith, Shannon Strucci, The Cursed Judge, Aranock, Professor Bopper, Codex Entry, Questing Refuge, Locke, and Skylar (From KOI)
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BlindCoco Studios - Wicked Night @blindcoco.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Calling all the Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave fans! If you like... 📚A Rich World & Story ⚔️Intense Tactical Gameplay 🧙‍♀️Unique Playable Characters You'll love Wicked Night - Holy Knights✨ #fireemblem #srpg #indiegame #ファイアーエムブレム万紫千紅
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
I am demanding that Square Enix RESPECT Nanaki's name for ONCE in this trilogy PLEASE #FF7
Party menu UI from the newly announced Final Fantasy VII Revelation where it incorrectly labels Nanaki as "Red XIII"
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
#15 Dragon's Dogma 2- an incredible fantasy adventurer life sim, but only a pretty ok Action-RPG. I wish there were more jobs and skill slots to play around with, I "solved" my build rather quickly. The story reaches for some cool heights, but you have to get through a lot of inane fluff to see that
Key art for the video game "Dragon's Dogma 2" featuring three characters posed dramatically against sparks of flame. From left to right they are: the catwoman ("beastren" to use the game's terminology) Empress Nadinia of Battahl, an armored knight representing the player character called "The Arisen", and the archer and village leader Ulrika.
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Roviahc 로비악 @quahn06.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Happy Pride Month!!
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autumn wright 🍂 @autumn-wright.com · 02/06/2026
despite everything I do want to see no rest for the wicked 1.0....dont think pr is gonna get back to me anymore tho
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You cannot beat the final boss of No Rest for the Wicked's latest saga
The founder of Moon Studios has become the action RPG's worst enemy.
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Bathory - Heritage of Blood 🧛 @bathorygame.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Bathory - Heritage of Blood is a soulsvania about the Vampiric Bathory lineage set in gothic Hungary. 🩸 Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4670880/... #gamedev #pixelart
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Michael Kamm @michaelkamm.games · 26/05/2026
Last year, miHoYo copied my puzzle game Ouros in Zenless Zone Zero. Because they are a recognized, billion-dollar studio and my game isn't well known, some people are now assuming that their version is the original, and mine is the clone. I hope this video clears that up.
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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
SO hi, had some thoughts about the almost too sexy sexiness of Love and Deepspace. I love a game that wields intimacy with a big ole turbo sexy bat
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GLAAD @glaad.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is targeting LGBTQ stories. They are trying to control what you see on television. This government overreach is dangerous to the existence of an independent and free media. Take action: glaad.org/fcc
Tell the FCC: LGBTQ People on TV Don't Need A Warning Label
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
Ah. rip cohost, I suppose
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
I've been messing around with bear blog, don't think I have the software know how to tell if it fits with what you're looking for tho bearblog.dev
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This Week in Videogames @thisweekinvideogames.com · 08/05/2026
From Minos to Hades, Baldur's Gate 3 to Date Everything!, videogame characters of all kinds just keep getting... hotter. To unpack that phenomenon, @maddie-b-a.bsky.social spoke to a sex therapist and developers to ask: why do we want characters (even the non-human ones) to be more fuckable?
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Minotaurs, Role-Playing, and the Link Between Games and Kink
A sex therapist and developers on games like Minos and Date Everything! tell us why they think people want hotter videogame characters.
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
#14 Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown- the inclusion of purchasable treasure maps and photos you can pin to the map are innovations I kinda want in every metroidvania forever now. Platforming challenges always pushed me without becoming frustrating, but I wish the combat demanded more. Fun DLC too!
Key Art for the video game "Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown" featuring protagonist Saros leaping through the air against the backdrop of a mountain citadel in various states of destruction due to magical time shenanigans.
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
#13 Vagrant Story- one of the coolest games to ever exist. Millions of AAA dollars nowadays often fail to capture a fraction of the style this game's cutscenes effortlessly exude. On the PS1 no less!! Be warned tho, you need a high tolerance for languid menuing to see this one through to the end.
Key art for the video game "Vagrant Story" featuring characters (from left to right) Ashely Riot and Callo Merlose against the backdrop of in-universe religious iconography
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fax @faxmachinations.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
#12 Onee Chanbara Origin- Unfortunately, nowhere near as camp as the image of a cowboy bikini zombie hunter might make you believe, storytelling overall is very low-key. Some unique combat mechanics worth exploring tho, and I wish more games would copy their optional visual assist for combo timing
Key art from the video game "Onee Chanbara Origin" featuring the three playable characters, from left to right: Saki, Lei, and Aya
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mothcub @mothcub.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Classic ghoul man.
A bunny holding a flower greets a hideous, forlorn ghoul man, "hey ghoul man what's up?" The ghoul man replies, "EEAAUGHHHH". The bunny says, finally, "yeah".
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sukeban games @sukeban.moe · 25/04/2026
"Closed eyes won't take me anywhere" .45 PARABELLUM BLOODHOUND - 2nd Trailer Wishlist now on Steam #45pb ▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mRg... 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/3014650/...
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.45 PARABELLUM BLOODHOUND - 2nd Trailer
YouTube video by SUKEBAN GAMES
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