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Jaden @jadens.games · 26/08/2026

count me in that circle I love this album lol

Jaden @jadens.games · 18/07/2026

Not a TTRPG system but Dice Throne is basically battle Yahtzee where you pick a class and cast different abilities against each other based on your die rolls. I liked it the two times I played it

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Jaden @jadens.games · 10/05/2026

I felt this so hard before I eventually dropped it too. I was within an in game month of finishing the game and I just couldn't do it anymore because everything that's not the main content is sooooooo boring and just wastes a lot of time

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Jaden @jadens.games · 04/05/2026

I kinda want one but I'm gonna wait a while because I know they're gonna pull something like this

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Jaden @jadens.games · 04/05/2026

anyone who buys any of those listings is going to have egg on their face when you can buy it during next year's autumn sale for $80 bundled with a game. This is Valve, remember

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Jaden @jadens.games · 09/02/2026

1000% the robot lady

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Jaden @jadens.games · 26/01/2026

funniest clean version of a song on the high effort end of the spectrum is We Cry Together from Kendrick. the whole thing is illegible www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFJh...

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Kendrick Lamar - We Cry Together ft. Taylour Paige (Clean Version)

YouTube video by Michael Papelman

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Jaden @jadens.games · 13/12/2025

Designing a puzzle game is hard for me too but I think designing around The Graph to lower the amount of possibility space and increasing the # of routes to a solution, then slowly increasing possibility + decreasing the # of routes over several levels to get harder *might* be the way to go

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Jaden @jadens.games · 13/12/2025

don't know if you'd have time to make a system like this for your game but I came across this a couple weeks ago, and something like this in the backend is probably how I'd want to design puzzle games going forward youtu.be/AK8OLuRBFTw

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Why Stephen’s Sausage Roll is Brutal: A State-Space Walkthrough of the Opening Levels

YouTube video by Stephen's State Space

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Vlambeer @vlambeer.com · 05/12/2025

It took a while, but Nuclear Throne Update 100 is out now! (and 50% off on Steam) store.steampowered.com/app/242680/N...

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Jaden @jadens.games · 05/12/2025

probably a better question for @lostincult.co.uk but do you know if there's any chance of the Citizen Sleeper deluxe book ever coming back in stock? I've wanted the solo TTRPG/dice for a long time but I missed the initial run 😭

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Jaden @jadens.games · 30/11/2025

my Logitech G502 has a thumb button that does this by default

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sink @sinksadventure.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

My new open world precision "batformer" Vampire's Best Friend is out now on Steam and itch with a 10% launch discount! Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day!

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Jaden @jadens.games · 16/10/2025

Is this update coming to all platforms? Just started playing on PS4 again so this is perfect timing

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Jaden @jadens.games · 26/09/2025

using your power wisely

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Jaden @jadens.games · 17/09/2025

tbh you don't even need to hit gameplay before you reach that point lol. Presentation in the game is top notch

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Jaden @jadens.games · 15/09/2025

Was just playing a lil Ridge Racer Type 4 last night and forgot how much I adore the menus/graphic design of that game. The animated dot matrix preview of the map before a race (on the left) is so damn cool

course data screen before a race on RR4 (most of the screen is a top down map of the upcoming course and an animated dot matrix display under the map moves through the course while you wait)

results screen after race in RR4 (white/red dot matrix display)

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Jaden @jadens.games · 31/08/2025

Oh neat that's still cool

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Jaden @jadens.games · 31/08/2025

wait what is this??? is there groove coaster machines with like, optional ddr pads built in for the inputs?

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GT 🫪 @granitetide.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light

90s computer desk with shelves for speakers, tower, printer, pull-out mouse and keyboard drawer etc

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Jaden @jadens.games · 29/07/2025

lmfao I'll never forget my first run of the game

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Jaden @jadens.games · 09/07/2025

Ugggghgh totally feel this. Made the big leap this weekend after distro hopping a bunch (CachyOS was the winner) but I also work a very Microsoft-heavy IT job

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Jaden @jadens.games · 07/06/2025

Hell yeah you won't be disappointed, game's great

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Jaden @jadens.games · 01/06/2025

Didn't realize you were using Mint, are all of your monitors different resolutions? I have a 4K and 1080p monitor and last time I used it (a few months ago) the fractional window scaling between monitors was still kinda broken

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Jaden @jadens.games · 30/05/2025

Whoa I had no idea this existed and I've really wanted something like this to play with friends! Won't be on the stream since I'll be busy tonight but thanks for bringing this to my attention!!

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Jaden @jadens.games · 21/05/2025

Oh also my friends got really into Due Process recently, it's like R6 Siege but it doesn't suck. No hero shooter elements and procgen maps that rotate weekly, so you can't rely on map knowledge to get an edge store.steampowered.com/app/753650/D...

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Due Process on Steam

A PVP tactical FPS about PLANNING & EXECUTION. Sound strategy and good teamwork are essential for victory because new PROCEDURALLY-GENERATED MAPS are delivered every week. You'll face a new tactic...

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Jaden @jadens.games · 21/05/2025

Ratz Instagib has gotten some decent play time in my friends group. Dead simple arena shooter where you can ONLY rocket jump and snipe. Not a lot to it but it's really good at what it does store.steampowered.com/app/338170/R...

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Ratz Instagib on Steam

Shoot first, eat cheese later! Jump into a fast, frenetic and exciting one-hit, one-kill FPS arena shooter with a totally level playing field, tonnes of maps, customisation and a robust map editor!

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Jaden @jadens.games · 21/05/2025

Fuck yes I've been playing a bunch of it recently actually, insane game

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Jaden @jadens.games · 19/05/2025

If you like heavy psych rock the new Psychedelic Porn Crumpets album is really really good youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Carpe Diem, Moonman - YouTube

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Jaden @jadens.games · 17/05/2025

@guadalindie.bsky.social Hey I just now found out about all the cool talks happening today/yesterday, will vods of them be online at some point soon? Would love to listen to this but missed most of em 😅

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Jaden @jadens.games · 15/05/2025

Alongside my pinned intro post, I'd also like to draw attention to: 1) my new website, jadens.games! 2) a blog post I wrote on there detailing the development of Lobber over the course of 6 months through my college's game design program: jadens.games/reflecting-o...

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Reflecting on Lobber

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Jaden @jadens.games · 15/05/2025

🎮 HELLO! 🎲 I'm Jaden, a programmer, designer and lover of all kinds of games! 🔹Previous creations:🔹 🪓LOBBER: s.team/a/2407840/ 🦀Bubble Trouble: tanner-cobb.itch.io/bubble-trouble 🎪Playwrights: floog.itch.io/the-playwrig... Portfolio: jadens.games

Screenshot of video game Lobber. Orc character with an axe in the center of the screen is running away from enemy skeletons, with other UI elements on the screen

Screenshot from video game Bubble Trouble. A crab is standing near two pipes underwater with an angry looking fish above it.

Picture of the board game Root on a table with prototype pieces for a custom playable faction named the Playwrights

Screenshot from video game High Sails. Game looks like a naval map, and two playable boats are on it trying to shoot each other with cannons

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Jaden @jadens.games · 12/05/2025

love how I already knew what the music was gonna be before I clicked on it lol

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Chandana Ekanayake @ekanaut.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

I've learned (and I am still learning) how to run a game studio for the last seven years doing both creative and biz. Here's a list of guidelines that work for us and might be useful for others that were lessons I've incorporated with our experience and guidance from others. 🧵

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Jaden @jadens.games · 03/05/2025

hell yeah gotta love the boys

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Jaden @jadens.games · 25/04/2025

Oh neat, the little press about it I've gleaned made it sound like Persona so I thought they were more directly comparable. Sounds great tho I'm more interested in checking it out now

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Jaden @jadens.games · 24/04/2025

Did you ever end up finishing Metaphor? I got really close to the end but dropped it because the side quests/confidants being mid and the game repeating itself constantly burned me out hard. How does it compare?

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Jaden @jadens.games · 15/04/2025

did he deserve it

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Jaden @jadens.games · 18/03/2025

Idk if you ended up playing 1000x RESIST but if you want narrative heavy stuff like it I LOVE Citizen Sleeper. One of my favorite stories in a game, filled with loads of lovely people trying to make ends meet on a fucked up ringed city in space store.steampowered.com/app/1578650/...

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Save 70% on Citizen Sleeper on Steam

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedo...

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DDDistortion @dddistortiondev.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Effectively weaving between melee combat, parries, Discharge Cancels, and shooting is key to surviving in the Toyko Ruins. 東京遺跡で生き続けるため、近接戦闘、パリー、ディスチャージキャンセル、射撃を全部上手く使う必要があります #screenshotsaturday #nightmareoperator #gamedev #ps1 #psx #indiegame

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Cole Wehrle 🔜 Essen @colewehrle.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

This piece by @joeyschutz.bsky.social has been rattling in my head today. It so nicely captures my dissatisfaction with some of the ways we talk about (& praise games) and how often good design is in fact a very, very bad thing. 🧵 blog.joeyschutz.com/to-kill-a-dr...

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To Kill a Dragon: Video Games and Addiction

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Jaden @jadens.games · 02/03/2025

updated my handle to be my custom domain 🎉 Slowly learning my way through all sorts of webdev stuff right now through revamping my portfolio and it all feels like magic sometimes, it's so cool

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