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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Learning the darning loom so my long socks last more than one winter

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

ahhhh #PaxAus where dopamine blast meets solid community vibe Welcome Home! two weeks and counting

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Social media described like 1970s physical places -

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

The public loos at the small Victorian town of Yarragon, midway between Melbourne and east Gippsland artist Matthew Thompson (Ling) #streetart #urbanart #Gippsland

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

monster in a courtyard behind a cafe Foz, 2021 #streetart #westernNSW #BrokenHill

street art mural of a cute monster, on the rough cement wall of a small shed

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

So I remember 'way back when a Catholic was running for (USA) president, because it was an electoral liability. He had to promise that he wouldn't let the Pope tell him how to lead America.

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Kingfisher & Wombat @tkingfisher.com · 06/05/2025

It’s D&D Night, we’re all near death and surrounded by enraged emus. Long ago, when I was GMing, I gave the party a custom magic item. ME: Use it! Use it! It doesn’t matter anymore! BARD: But— ME: WE WILL DIE IN A BLAZE OF GLORY

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

( #indiegames I saw at #PaxAus) I don't know if anything I say could adequately encompass a city built on a spacefaring Sky Whale. Looks gorgeous, release date in 2025. By new Zealand group @balancingmonkeygames.com, reviewed on www.rockpapershotgun.comm

game artwork of a huge craggy dark interstellar Sky Whale, outlined against the red-gold light of a sun in deep space. The whale has a town built on its dorsal surface.

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

(#indiegames I saw at #PaxAus) #Tavernkeeper So business sims are a thing? I'm done with farming and peasant towns, I'm gonna have a pub. Customisable filth & flammability! Looks like it's got humour, characters, and character. By @greenheartgames.bsky.social, listed for 2025 release on Steam

Screenshot of design setting for the game's tavern. There's a blueprint/model of the pub building, ornamented with decor and sprites. To the right, a panel listing the building's customisable features : temperature, brightness, filth, noise, decoration, damage, and flammability.

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

Australian elections are so chill that it's a nationwide excuse to hold a sausage sizzle or cake stall at your local primary school #democracysausage #Straya #vote

Clip from the Democracy Sausage web page, it's a map of Melbourne with symbols showing the polling booths where a community group is holding a stall on election day. The symbols indicate what's available : sausage in bread, halal option, vegetarian option, cake stall, coffee.

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

#Adelaide 's Botanic Garden is the absolute goods. We went there for the #Chihuly exhibition, which was exceptional, then went around the gardens afterwards and that was fab too. Adelaide is so great. #art #glassblowing #sculpture

Chihuly glass sculpture, red and yellow, in a tropical garden

Chihuly glass sculpture, kind of like a huge bowl with a fluted edge, swirled red on the outside green inside. Or maybe it looks more like a giant clam. Or an enormous alien flower

Chihuly glass sculpture., peak-topped bubbles about the size of beach balls, floating in a pond. They are all shades of blue

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

mural in a parking garage, Adelaide Jasmine Crisp 2022 #streetart #adelaidestreetart #Adelaide @jasmin_crisp on Insta

looking into entrance of a parking garage in the city

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Ethan Kocak @ethankocak.com · 23/04/2025

por qué no los dos

A natural colored blue headed wrasse saying trans rights, with YOU BET YOUR WRASSE written below

The same design but with trans pride colors

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Love the way the winter bunnies peep out of their burrows and adorably flop their ears. I mean, their whole purpose is to be trapped for meat and skins, but still cute. #Outlanders #PomeloGames

very simple art style, scene of a winter rabbit peering out of its burrow, snowy ground, snow -covered pine trees

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Commander Sterling @commandersterling.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

So I want to talk a little about my work on Quantum Witch because it’s rather special to me on a personal level. Specifically, my work on this game is heavily influenced by two things: living in the Bible Belt for 12 years, and (content warning) the topic of emotional abuse…

A screenshot from Quantum Witch. Laticauda lounges on a large ornate chair in front of a wall of water.

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Another one I liked at previous #PaxAus was Hissy Fit. It's a snake game: customise your danger noodle, wreck things, grow. Cute graphics; fun. Parents of little kids: this isn't Bluey. The playable beast chomps people and dies in cartoon-gruesome. @hissyfitgame from Panda Arcade

Cartoon image of imaginary beach landscape. A yellow snake of unlikely size is chasing some people.

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

always good things to see in the Kiwi area #PaxAus Looking forward to trying Adaptory, sweet team crash landed in space, build base, survive and thrive #indiegames @stormcloak.games

2D pic, cute playable characters building an underground habitat

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Checkpoint Gaming @checkpointau.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

This #TransDayofVisibility we’ve collated a definitive list of 90+ trans games throughout history. Almost 100 games by trans developers and/or with trans representation. Featuring games from: @deconstructeam.bsky.social @maddymakesgames.com and many others 🏳️‍⚧️ checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

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A definitive list of 90+ trans games throughout history

This Trans Day of Visibility, we found it necessary to make a definitive list of 90+ trans games throughout history that are loud and proud.

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

political engagement

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

vivid dreams are such a ride. Last night I was in the Australian outback, mapping geology with Batman

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a close up of a man wearing a batman costume

Alt: Gif of the Christian Bale Batman

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I'd like to think I'd relax with a game that challenges my brain or engages my emotions. idk though after a stressy work day I'm all about cheap adrenaline thrills and whimsical humour #crossyroad *nearly gets squished by a parade float of dancing dinosaurs*

Theme park setting. Playable character is trying to cross a stream by hopping from log to log, while carrying an overloaded ice cream cone. It will not go well.

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

(remembering #indiegames I admired at previous #PaxAus) I liked the look of MistForge, a terraforming roguelite with a hostile sentient mist. It felt pleasantly crerpy, like Lt Ripley does Stardew in Dredge. Also with tentacles? No release date on its Steam page. @mistforgegame.com

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Another fine #indiegames I saw at previous #PaxAus : Dungeon Heart by @ghostmothhq.bsky.social A post-life match-3 adventure with narrative and (possible) romance. Review checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

Clip from Ghost Moth webpage, 5 character portraits. The hopeful -looking skeleton is the player

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

I've been watching youtube 2024 #PaxAus omegathon & so encountered #crossyroad for the first time. Adrenalin!

Gamescape, character must cross a train track and a crocodile infested stream

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Checkpoint Gaming @checkpointau.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Are you a trans game dev? Does your game that’s upcoming or already released have trans characters? WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! We’re working on building a definitive list of trans games and would love to be made aware of your game to go on such a list this TDOV. Get in touch! #indiegaming #gaming

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

continuing my pre- #PAXAUS reflection on cool things I've seen in previous years: from Darwin, Salty Games studio's farm sim is a cattle station in Australia's Top End. I love the fine local flavour in the visuals 🐊Playtest recently concluded. On Insta @saltygamesofficial

A brown Australian landscape, 2-person helicopter flying & mustering cattle, POV behind helicopter

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

"instead of choosing when to fire, you choose when to stop ..." 😆

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

continuing my pre- #PAXAUS reflection on cool things I've seen in previous years: Project Regolith This two-player looked interesting but life happened to it, hats off to the sweetly frank devblog that laid out the hidden challenges in bringing home an ambitious project. #indiegames #PaxRising

two stylish robots drawn in a palette of purple and sunrise orange

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Australia's most independent video news goes to a new non scheduled format @6newsau.bsky.social

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

as the #PAXAUS2025 hype bus winds up, I'm going to remember some neat things I saw in the last couple of years First up - Primordial Legends: Hollow Hills from Toybox Studios #combatwombat #indiegames checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

game image, wide view, huge tree backlit by dawn

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

There's some very epic music suggestions in this thread

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I'm being thrashed by a bunch of fish real creepy ones #dredge #dredgegame #blacksaltgames

creepy looking fish with a huge green eye: the All-Seeing Cod

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

I thought #Portal was going to be easier now I'm older and wiser but nope level 15

Screenshot of a room with a glass wall and a red button on a plinth. On the other side of the glass, a larger room with an energy bolt emitter

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 31/01/2024

I don't know who needs to hear this but the PAXAUS dates for 2024 have just dropped 11-13 Oct aus.paxsite.com #PAXAus2024 #gaming 🎮

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PAX Aus

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 24/01/2024

the closing traditional event in Australian summer holidays, a debate Eloquently summed up in bush poet style : fb.watch/pMIB5K-iZX/? #australiaday #invasionday #straya

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 24/12/2023

ah Melbourne, great place to be a duck (Merry Christmas & happy holidays to all who celebrate)

Melbourne weather forecast for Christmas Day 2023. Includes 100% chance of 9 to 40 mm rain, possible severe thunderstorm. Despite that, UV is rated as very high (wear sunscreen all day) and the fire danger is still moderate.

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 24/12/2023

It's Christmas Eve and if I stand in my backyard I catch the aromas of the neighbourhood's roast dinners 🦃🎄

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 19/12/2023

Always lovely to see a traditional seasonal movie with friends

Photo of Alan Rickman as criminal Hans Gruber in the movie Die Hard

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Grez @grez.bsky.social · 11/12/2023

Christmas tree is up. Giant spider says Don't Touch #christmas #Straya

dark room, decorated Christmas tree with lights

At the base of the Christmas tree, a metal sculpture of a giant spider is made of car engine parts. It's threatening to belt something with a metal fly swat.

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