Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexTheropods - OUT NOW @losttoken.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Ten years ago, it started with a game jam. Since then, we've poured all of our love and craft into every single pixel. Now, it's finally here: a wordless point-and-click adventure in a prehistoric world full of dinosaurs. Theropods launches August 20th!🦕 15843226
Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexthe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 02/08/2026never thought short form video would be able to capture a type of humor i can only describe as “the far side-esque” but this comes close. 86211416651
Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexGowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Excited to be part of @rpgtrader.bsky.social's GM-less Games Bundle. Download AMONTILLADO - a two-player game of impending doom based on the famous POE story - along with 105 other games from 105 other creators!rpg-trader.comGM-less Games Bundle on RPG Trader106 games from 106 creators all across the RPG Trader community 041
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Excited to be part of @rpgtrader.bsky.social's GM-less Games Bundle. Download AMONTILLADO - a two-player game of impending doom based on the famous POE story - along with 105 other games from 105 other creators!rpg-trader.comGM-less Games Bundle on RPG Trader106 games from 106 creators all across the RPG Trader community 041
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 08/07/2026youtu.be/W4TNu0oBtKs?...youtu.beMax Payne, Kane & Lynch, and the Meaning of Ugly GamesYouTube video by Jacob Geller 010
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 08/07/2026youtu.be/rTOEGeWcQdY?...youtu.be"The Best Looking Game Ever"YouTube video by Jacob Geller 110
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Yeah, it’s an “objective” standard of quality that they think will insulate them from criticism on that front. It’s a bad, anti-art impulse. @jacobgeller.com has a few videos about this. youtu.be/-yVs2E4aldg?...youtu.be"Bad Graphics"YouTube video by Jacob Geller 110
Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexDaniel Burke - 🍺Innkeep @innkeep.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Le Guin on the idea that there is a secret to getting good at writing. 8191082768
Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexScam Ghouldin @gotitatguineys.bsky.social · 07/07/2026The best edit I’ve seen in weeks, you absolutely have to turn the sound on for this one. 7294673632
Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexZane Schacht - Voice Goblin @voicesbyzane.bsky.social · 06/07/2026Dude I saw you autosave before walking up to me whats up man we cool 190032482
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 06/07/2026This fun bitsy game of mine has gotten almost 90 views on itchio over the past three days, referred from Google... and I have no idea why! Any thoughts? A Borges fan club, perhaps?gowanusaurusrex.itch.ioIn the House of Asterion by Gowanusaurus RexAsterion has a huge, incredible house. And he's expecting company. 210
Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexRPG Trader @rpgtrader.com · 28/06/2026🎉 We're closing in on 4,000 downloads for the Free RPG Day Bundle! If you haven't grabbed it yet, there's still time - but only 2 days left. Pick it up for FREE, or choose PWYW to support the incredible creators behind the bundle. Don't miss out! 🎲👇 rpg-trader.com/products/102...rpg-trader.comFree RPG Day 2026 Bundle on RPG TraderOver $1,000 worth of digital and print content from more than 250 creators all across the RPG Trader community. 08154
Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexJacob Geller @jacobgeller.com · 28/06/2026Had a dream that they remade Call of Duty Black Ops but Hannah Einbender wrote it and I was telling everyone that this one was good because it was "from the female gaze" 19114889
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 27/06/2026I'm excited for this year's #1pTTRPGJam. Last year I made AMONTILLADO, a take on the Poe story I'd wanted to do but had some trouble cracking UNTIL the restrictions of the One Page format helped me to kind of lock in. Give it a try! Excited to see what I can come up with this year.rpg-trader.comAmontillado on RPG Trader"For the love of God, Montressor!" 000
Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 25/06/2026CBS does a free ad for Democratic Socialism👇🏽 55864226
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I’m so @adamledoux.net bitsy brained that I saw this which is supposed to represent just a random digital artifact and thought “dog” 010
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I've gotta say I've been really gratified with how popular my game for the #1pRPGJAM Weekender has been. It's a solo journaling game with 1 x d6. You play as a scientist who must document the strange changes happening to your body after a teleporter accident. Will you still make the conference?gowanusaurusrex.itch.ioThe Change by Gowanusaurus RexA teleporter accident risks turning you into a bug. Will you make it to the conference okay? 021
Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexSupergiant Games @supergiantgames.bsky.social · 25/06/2026📢This Saturday, don't miss our one-time-only HADES ORCHESTRAL CONCERT, streaming live from London in partnership with Game Music Festival and Twitch!🔥🎼 🎺What: Ballads of the Underworld Concert 🎻When: June 27 8:30am EST / 1:30pm BST 🎸Where: twitch.tv/supergiantgames See you there!!🌖twitch.tvSupergiantGames - TwitchCreators of Hades, Pyre, Transistor, and Bastion. We are an independent studio based in San Francisco, creating video games since 2009. 11509147
Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexAshley Nichols @ashleynichols.bsky.social · 24/06/202690% of modern media criticism just sounds like this 213186074743
Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexTen Acre Games @tenacregames.bsky.social · 25/06/2026The @rpg-trader.bsky.social Free RPG Day bundle will be available starting in 1 hour. Over 250 products totalling more than $1,000 in value at whatever price you like. rpg-trader.com/products/102...rpg-trader.comFree RPG Day 2026 Bundle on RPG TraderOver $1,000 worth of digital and print content from more than 250 creators all across the RPG Trader community. 23621
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 24/06/2026People keep saying “learn a trade” but that’s only useful if people can afford stuff. 030
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I'm also taking part in @itch.io's SUMMER SALE. Come see what you're missing!itch.ioSummer Sale 2026 by Gowanusaurus RexA bundle by Gowanusaurus Rex, $20.00 for 7 games 000
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I know #LARP is maybe even more niche than TTRPGs, but I'm proud of these two and am excited to offer the pair of them in a bundle for your weird enjoyment. Are you a theater kid? Are your friends? Do any of you just kind of have theater kid energy?rpg-trader.comThe LARP Bundle on RPG Trader2 weird litform/Norcie style LARPs for your one-shot pleasure 010
Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexWorld Champ Game Co @worldchamp.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I really think everyone in the scene should participate in one page game jam. Get an idea out that you’d never otherwise make, don’t get consumed by scope creep, riff on some untested theory shit, and let your guard down for a minute. 610744
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I think to a certain extent that coolness needs be part of it - I think if the movie doesn’t explore the appeal of this kind of thing to the characters involved then it’s not really saying or doing as much, or at least it’s doing a different thing. 000
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 23/06/2026My game “Mysterious Ways” is me going back to correct one of those black marks because I was such a fan of my idea and just couldn’t figure out how to execute it until later.gowanusaurusrex.itch.ioMysterious Ways by Gowanusaurus RexThe New Pope needs miracles to make the Old Pope a saint. It's your job to convince him. 021
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 22/06/2026My Journal Bundle is still active until June 13th, providing you the full color versions of three solo journaling TTRPG's for the low price of $15! Check it out, grab a pen and a deck of cards, and explore the weird parts of your brain.rpg-trader.comThe Journal Bundle on RPG TraderGrab a pen. You're in for a treat. 020
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I always try to exit when I know I won't make it so as not to screw up the numbers (there's and mine) but a couple of times I've just completely whiffed and it just sits there in my "Jams Joined" tab haunting me. 110
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I've been missing Jam deadlines because I've been so busy but I can't stop entering jams. 110
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Once @rpg-trader.bsky.social's launch sale ended, the price on this bundle went back up to $20... so I've decided to extend the sale and lower it back to $16! Give these games a read, as I'm as proud of them for their writing and design as I am for their gameplay. 000
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 15/06/2026The full interview, which originally appeared in Family Computer Magazine in 1994:shmuplations.comEarthbound – 1994 Developer Interview - shmuplations.comThis Earthbound interview between Shigesato Itoi and writer Hajime Kimura originally appeared in the 9/94 edition of Family Computer Magazine. 000
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 15/06/2026As someone coming from the arts and humanities who’s interested in writing for games, it sometimes seems like a steep climb. No one wants to hire writers who have not already worked on games. As such, this bit from legend Hajime Kimura was heartening to read! 100
Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexDr. Emily Friedman @ecfriedman.com · 14/06/2026I’ve scrolled enough to see all y’all TTRPG folks have been manifesto-ing & all I can say is: I like theory, I like practice. I like people who get nerdy with me about why they do what they do. I like people who appreciate that I think about why they do what they do even though they don’t. 2585
Reposted by Gowanusaurus rexrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 13/06/2026apropos of the thing of the day: just about every construction regulation that you personally find to be annoying overkill is in place because somebody had a grisly, avoidable death. they don’t establish regulations ahead of disaster just to be safe. they do it to clean up horrifying messes 301766323
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 11/06/2026In fact, check out @jellyfishlines.itch.io's whole Manifesto Jam! Lots of really amazing, thoughtful work. itch.io/jam/the-ttrp...itch.ioTHE TTRPG MANIFESTO JAMA game jam from 2025-04-30 to 2025-06-07 hosted by Jellyfishlines. A Manifesto for the TTRPG Manifesto Jam and warning for the times FREE YOUR THOUGHTS FROM CONFORMITY, YOU'LL FIND THOSE THAT WILL LOV... 020
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Give it a read here. dreamofinkberry.itch.io/game-design-...dreamofinkberry.itch.ioGame Design as Play: In Pursuit of Bad Art by Dream Of InkberryA ttrpg manifesto calling for less stress, more care, and bad games. 110
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Reading Dream of Inkberry's "Game Design as Play: In Pursuit of Bad Art" and I take a lot of solace in this quote. I'm still new to this, and so much of my work is untested, and it's often hard to get feedback or find time to play with friends. It can feel hard to figure out, but I do try for art. 161
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Here's a link to the game, btw gowanusaurusrex.itch.io/in-the-house...gowanusaurusrex.itch.ioIn the House of Asterion by Gowanusaurus RexAsterion has a huge, incredible house. And he's expecting company. 010
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 10/06/2026It's fun to hear her read the dialogue and watch her come to realize what's going on in the story. Amazing! 110
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Don't really have an answer for this but in researching it I found an awesome actual play from user Onyx Zhentarim of my game IN THE HOUSE OF ASTERION, based on the Jorge Luis Borges story. A cool thing about this video is she does the rooms in an order that never occurred to me hahayoutube.comI Am The Minotaur - In The House of AsterionYouTube video by Onyx Zhentarim 110
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Hmmm that youtube one is interesting. Anyone seen anything that might explain it? 000
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Excited that @rpg-trader.bsky.social's servers are back up because it means I can tell you about my second bundle: The LARP BUNDLE! Last year I wrote two #LARP books for @metaparadox.bsky.social's Litform LARP Jam. You might call them "theater" or "Nordic" LARPs. And they're currently $16!rpg-trader.comThe LARP Bundle on RPG Trader2 weird "theater stye" story-driven LARPs for your one-shot pleasure 010
Gowanusaurus rex @gowanusaurusrex.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Are you familiar with omikuji shaking boxes? www.youtube.com/shorts/m1PDZ...youtube.comA brief guide to Japanese fortunes aka omikuji #travel #japanYouTube video by Lillian Dail 100
