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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥

@jamespatton.bsky.social
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Solo gamedev making DUSKPUNK, a gritty steampunk RPG of survival and hope! 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/2610880 Also made: 🧙🏽‍♀️Hidden Isle 🤖Silicon Dreams

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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
This is what I've been working on the last 6 months! It's gonna be the deepest dive into The Hidden Isle yet!! Very excited!🌟✨
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Ensure skin is fully removed before adding skull to cauldron.
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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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Sa-ilent Hill Bajaj @sahilbajaj.dev · 31/08/2026
Hey y'all, My buddy at WIRED Middle East is looking to comission a games journalist familiar with the Middle East for a particular story and I was wondering if any of y'all would be open to covering this or know someone who would? If so, DM me and I can tell you more about this.
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Laurie O'Connel (is looking for ttrpg work (in Dublin)) @laurieoc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Hello! I'm currently looking for freelance writing and editing work. I'm made a shiny new portfolio, you can find it here. laurieoconnel.com
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Laurie O'Connel - Tabletop Game Writer & Editor
Laurie O'Connel: Tabletop game writer, editor, and accuracy reader.
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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 22/07/2026
I think I often find myself, when we talk about elections, thinking… when push comes to shove, if the proletariat really threatened the ruling class, would this person encourage us to seize power or would they negotiate with the bourgeoisie and send us home. Would I bet my life on it?
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Sefirot @sefirotgame.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
⭐Announcing Haven's Heir, The Hidden Isle's first campaign book. Uproot conspiracies, defy gods and despots, and decide what Dioscoria becomes when the world discovers magic.⭐ Sign up to get a free adventure! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... Visual done by: @solelle.bsky.social
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
currently enjoying The Vow, genuinely fascinating and disturbing. You really understand why a person would be drawn to that group.
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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 07/07/2026
Jesus... I knew it was bad, but wiping out almost all of Id Software's coders - the most experienced engine coders and optimizers in the entire business - is ABSOLUTELY INSANE.
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Gareth DAMIAN MARTIN | Jump Over the Age @jumpovertheage.com · 18/06/2026
If you think games are in a bad state, there are demos that can fix you: - Virtue and a Sledghammer - Entropy - Moldrise - Penguin Colony - Burn-9 (that’s just what I have time to play which is no time at all!) There’s so many ideas still to explore and so many people doing it. Don’t ignore them.
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Low key reminds me why I wanted to make games to begin with 🥲
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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 12/06/2026
Do you think we need communism yet?
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Very intrigued by this!
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Gareth DAMIAN MARTIN | Jump Over the Age @jumpovertheage.com · 07/06/2026
Welcome to SIGNET CITY... 👁️A first person fungalpunk RPG from (me) the creator of Citizen Sleeper ◼️YOU ARE A PARASITE ◼️Manipulate your hosts, feed on their emotions ◼️Discover a strange city of biotech and brutalist architecture Support the game and WISHLIST now on Steam 🙏 bit.ly/SC-Steam
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Gareth DAMIAN MARTIN | Jump Over the Age @jumpovertheage.com · 07/06/2026
Turns out that despite my attempts to not tell on myself constantly @julianbenson.bsky.social has got me down. Signet City has been growing in my brain since it set down roots in 2018: www.rockpapershotgun.com/play-a-paras...
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Our friendly-faced rivals at PC Gamer might think they exclusively revealed the new RPG from Citizen Sleeper's creator, but I have relevant unused quotes from an old feature and I'm not afraid to use ...
Signet City is new game from Citizen Sleeper creator Gareth Damian Martin. The first-person RPG sees you play a brain parasite.
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Another Sunday, another stupidly ambitious game idea 🙃
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Ohhhhhh that sounds beautiful, for both you and the dev!
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inkle @inkle.co · 18/05/2026
We’re pretty thrilled with this - TR-49 has been nominated for *two* Apple design awards We love the mobile form factor and always have - the immediacy of it and the lower barrier to entry - and we’re dead chuffed to have that recognised!
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M - making games @sharkbombs.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.blacksky.app · 04/05/2026
Comparing people’s living conditions in 1901 to now is already silly & serves no meaningful purpose so let’s talk about numbers that matter to Alive People In 2016 Elon Musk’s wealth was 11 billion dollars. Today it is 800 billion dollars. Federal minimum wage in 2009 was 7.25. Today it is 7.25.
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Buy Mass Effect The Board Game! @ithayla.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
30 years ago Richard Garfield released the game he considers his masterpiece. invented to fix all the problems he saw in magic the gathering, a game he pitched in a moment of panic when robo rally got turned down. still the best game ever made
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
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a man says " somehow palpatine returned " in front of a crowd
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
I talked about two of my favourite games, go listen I guess!
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
My game is a finalist in MCV Develop's "Narrative Innovation" category! WhaT?! Amazing seeing my little game right next to KC:D, Still Wakes the Deep and DOOM. 🤯
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Ask Us About Loom - An Adventure Game Podcast @askusaboutloom.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
NEW EPISODE ON FRIDAY! @jamespatton.bsky.social talks about @inkle.co's "Overboard!" *AND* "Expelled!" We cover both Inkle's open world interactive novels and we get really, really deep into what they may be exploring. It's a good 'un, this one. #podcasts #adventuregames
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
I feel similarly. "We're going to establish a moon base" got me excited, but "so that China doesn't" took all my enthusiasm. Of course they're doing it for imperialism.
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Ahhhhh @nerdjpg.com · 06/04/2026
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Thiago Ávila, coordinator of Global Sumud Flotilla, deported from Argentina : Peoples Dispatch
According to Ávila’s account, the ban on his entry came from the highest levels of the government of Javier Milei, a staunch ally of Israel and the United States.
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Laurens Naudts @laurensnaudts.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Greatly enjoyed the political philosophy of @jamespatton.bsky.social ‘s Duskpunk. Drawing from Mbembe’s Necropolitics, in this blogpost I explain why the game’s resource of plasm is such a great narrative mechanic. Check out the game on steam! codedmass.com/2026/04/04/d...
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Death Commodified: The Necropolitics of Duskpunk
In his 2003 essay “Necropolitics”, the Cameroonian historian and political theorist Achille Mbembe posits that the “ultimate expression of sovereignty resides, to a large degree, …
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
There are plans for ports to Switch and PS5. it's early days but I'm pretty confident it'll happen!
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M - making games @sharkbombs.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Time to yell about the upcoming CROWNBREAKERS CROWDFUNDER! Help me make the game better! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...
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Coming soon: Crownbreakers - Tactical Deckbuilding-Brawler for Steam!
A fast-paced, single-player video game for PC that mixes deckbuilding with turn-based combat and dynamic battlefields.
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
I recently learned that it made z targeting mainstream, and seriously innovated contextual buttons (eg. The action button does different actions based on what you're close to. And you can map item buttons to different items.) Was this a giant step forward? Yes! Do I want to play it? No!
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Hello Bluesky. I'm working on an animated short and just launched a Kickstarter for it. Please take a look and share with anyone you think will like it! 🙏 www.kickstarter.com/projects/alt...
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
I mean, he does play a Good Cop in The Rookie. I have to assume he lives in a liberal paradise where if only everyone was nice to each other then society would work just fine.
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Nelson Pecora @nelson.codes · 14/03/2026
Damn, I just finished the one-two punch of @chrisbodegard.bsky.social's Esoteric Ebb and @jamespatton.bsky.social's Duskpunk. Dice-based videogames are BACK babeyy
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meghna jayanth @meghna.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
thank you @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social for bringing the cold, hard facts about Israeli genocide & Microsoft’s complicity to their audience in covering our @nogamesforgenocide.com pledge. we love to see courageous reporting in games, and we are so grateful for the support from our community 💪🏽
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Achim Fehrenbach @achimfehrenbach.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
#Duskpunk, #cyberpunk and more: An interview with James Patton (Clockwork Bird), a British indie game developer based in Vienna (paywall). #RPG #SiliconDreams #TheHiddenIsle #Spinnortality #indiegames #games #gamedev @jamespatton.bsky.social @subotron.bsky.social www.games.ch/austria-game...
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Österreichische Spielestudios im Porträt - Special - Teil 4 - Clockwork Bird aus Wien: Dystopische Welten
Der Brite James Patton lebt seit Langem in Wien und entwickelt dort Computerspiele. Sein neuestes Werk "Duskpunk" ist Ende letzten Jahres erschienen. Ein Interview über Einflüsse wie "Citizen Sleeper"...
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Last chance to pick up a gorgeous gilded Tarot deck plus bonus items! 🪙 Divination coins 🌏 Deck travel bag 🦭 Seal and wax 🕯️ Scented candles and more! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cau...
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
This sounds crazy, but one time I accidentally saw only the last half hour of a movie, and it acted like a teaser encouraging me to watch it from the beginning
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I've got my copy! Looking forward to it.
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inkle @inkle.co · 04/03/2026
📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope 100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max... ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
This is why it's ok if my games don't blow up on launch day. Even if my games don't make tons of money, there will be a handful of players who absolutely love each one. None of them are failures.
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Absolutely horrendous, I am so sorry
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 28/02/2026
Every day is shut the fuck up Friday
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𝖘𝖆𝖘𝖍𝖆 𝖊 𝖍𝖊𝖆𝖉 @sievish.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
ONE. THIRD. and countless lives destroyed because of it.
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
I'm writing a Tarot book, now on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cau... ✨ Inspired by esoteric Tarot wisdom 🃏 Delves into the mysteries of the cards... 📜 ...and the traditions of Dioscoria!
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Sefirot @sefirotgame.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
🚨 Our Gilded Legacy Tarot deck is live! 🚨 ✨ Gold-foiled, queer-friendly deck 🪶 Inspired by a magic Renaissance setting 📖 With new guidebook delving into Tarot wisdom and setting lore Plus, there's early bird discounts for the next 48 hours!
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Nathalie Lawhead @alienmelon.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
🌼My new game is here!🥀 "She danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died." alienmelon.itch.io/flower A game poem and interactive fiction about The End. You play the very last flower left on Earth, bringing peace to long dead soil. #IndieGame #VideoGame #GamePoem #Game
a screenshot of a long winding brutalist staircase. there is a poem written on the wall. light comes through the windows. paint splats are on the stairs.a screenshot of a tree that looks like a human bowing. the tree is large and covered in dandelion whisps. there is a poem at the base of the screen.a screenshot looking up at old brutalist buildings. the buildings are abandoned.a screenshot of a desert filled with dead trees. the dead trees almost look human. there is a poem at the base of the screen.
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Sefirot @sefirotgame.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
What a start to our Gilded Legacy campaign! 🏅 A new card has been unlocked already, and you only have another ⏲24 hours left⏲ to get three juicy early bird discounts: - Reduced Opus Aureum Guidebook - Reduced Gilded Legacy deck - Reduced Deck and Guidebook bundle
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
oh, and if you haven't looked into Wildermyth, you should, it's definitely relevant to the field.
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
then you should look at versu.com, the engine behind Blood and Laurels. A very interesting experiment, but the plug was pulled rather suddenly. But there are some research papers and descriptions of the system still available that I've found fascinating.
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Versu
Character AI for Interactive Stories
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