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@jqhy.bsky.social
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Developer (software, VR), writer (words, music), player (instruments, games) Switchboard: store.steampowered.com/app/3931650/… My game design podcast: open.spotify.com/show/33eqks26rN0Zg…

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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
If you like games that look like THIS, play HERO MANAGER now for free! It's fantasy football with extra fantasy - find talented heroes, sponsor them, and hope they perform next season! The sim is deeper than it looks. Join our daily challenge with seed 141026! #indiedev jqhy.itch.io/hero-manager
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Kamegumi 🐢 💨 @kamegumi.studio · 03/10/2026
As the #GDoCExpo2026 Steam Sale comes to a close, we want to take a moment to thank all of the @gdocexpo.com team members and all the speakers, streamers and fellow #gamedev peeps who showcased alongside us! Congrats on a truly amazing event highlighting so many special games!
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The #GDoC Steam event is here, and Switchboard is 30% off! Following a week of excellent talks and presentations, @gdocexpo.com now presents a catalogue of amazing games by developers all over the world. Watch, play and buy now! store.steampowered.com/sale/gdocexp... #indiegame #indiedev
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The idea of a "Distributed Denial Of Sale" event is starting to crystalise in my mind. It's not a perfect metaphor, since DDoService is usually centrally coordinated. Thanks to AI, a deluge of imitators can arrive so quickly that it torpedoes the attention the original deserves (even before release)
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Switchboard is joining an array of fantastic games featured at #GDoC Expo 2026! @gdocexpo.com is worldwide online conference, with 4 days of speakers, panels and more. Celebrate creativity & culture in games, and make industry connections! All are welcome. #indiegame #gamedev ti.to/GDoCExpo/202...
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Thanks for tuning in, new followers! Let me introduce you to Switchboard, out now on Steam and Itch - a desk PUZZLE GAME, featuring more than 20 voice actors in a BRANCHING MYSTERY AUDIO-DRAMA. Check it out, or watch and learn why the game is for you! store.steampowered.com/app/3931650/Switchboard/
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Robot enemies is my go-to design choice partly for this reason. The VR game Hard Bullet is mechanically entertaining sure, but I admit I didn't play it for long because I felt a bit too much like a modern-day mass murderer! H3VR is more my speed.
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I am famed among my gaming friends as the one with TENS of little games no one else has heard of. I love that space, it's where game design flourishes and innovation happens.
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Partially late news (but hope is not lost!), my audiodrama The Curse of Greed is being broadcast on BBC Upload this coming week! Part one was aired on Thursday, alongside an interview with myself. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Tune in 6-8PM next Thursday for part two! #radio #radioplay #audiodrama
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm the dev for JQHY Creative, I make narrative games with audio drama elements! I'd love to be included in this pack.
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
For your consideration: Switchboard! AI-free puzzle gameplay, with a cast of 20+ (human) voice actors in several hours of branching audio-drama! store.steampowered.com/app/3931650/...
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Switchboard on Steam
1952, Empire Grand. Inhabit the frantic life of a telephone exchange operator in this thrilling voice-acted historical puzzle game. Connect calls, consult the directories and listen closely to earn yo...
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
White Meat Can't Jump (1992)
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
My game SWITCHBOARD is built for all kinds of players. Full subtitling, readability and clarity are at the forefront of its design! Share the next 48 seconds with me as I explain, and play now! store.steampowered.com/app/3931650/... #accessiblegaming #indiegame #accessibility #indiedev #gamedev
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
jqhy.itch.io/switchboard What is SWITCHBOARD's approach to worldbuilding? Get a peek at the development & research behind every aspect of this game's style. Try the game now on your favourite platform, and enjoy the view! #indiegame #indiedev #history #vintage @itch.io tinyurl.com/switchboardg...
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
What can SWITCHBOARD offer you, specifically? If your faves are mentioned here, consider buying now while the discount lasts! store.steampowered.com/app/3931650/... #indiegame #indiedev #history #discoelysium #papersplease #notforbroadcast
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Switchboard is 20% off for the next TEN DAYS! tinyurl.com/switchboardg... I published Switchboard almost exactly 1 year after I began my research and design. I had been prototyping small ideas as practice during a personally difficult time; this project was the triumphant bookend. Enjoy! #indiegame
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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ>∿<ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
whoah i was just tinkering with ml map gen but i stumbled on this and its a whole ass lineage of architectural grammars, i think i got a new project www.academia.edu/44344321/The...
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The Palladian grammar
A parametric shape grammar that generates the ground plans of Palladio's villas is developed as a definition of the Palladian style. The grammar is applied to generate the plan for the Villa Malconten...
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House on the Bailey @houseonthebailey.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Behind the Hydra's Eyes is still on sale, so you can try our comedy office sim for only $3.19! Also consider rating us on steam, as reaching ten reviews will allow us to have a score tag, which makes a big difference. store.steampowered.com/app/3554030/... #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #godot
A promotional image for Behind the Hydra's Eyes. The game's logo (a silhoutte being accosted by the strange hydra heads) is in the centre, with text underneath reading "Steam Sale 20% off". The background this is laid over is composed of four gameplay images from the game, one in each corner. A ribbon in the bottom left proclaims the price: $3.19.
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
#audiodrama and #radioplay fans! The Curse of Greed, my original audio drama, is now out on Bandcamp. A neat historical sci-fi story set in the Age of Sail. If you enjoyed the writing and performances of Switchboard, you may hear some familiar voices... jonathanyeap.bandcamp.com/track/the-cu...
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The Curse Of Greed, by Jonathan Yeap
track by Jonathan Yeap
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A42 Games @a42games.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
A 🧵 about how Google Play removed our game and how we have spent the last 10 days banging our heads against an (most likely) AI support bot trying to defend our game. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #ゲーム制作 #ゲーム開発 #インディーゲーム
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House on the Bailey @houseonthebailey.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Behind the Hydra's Eyes is 20% off 🥳 So if you want to play the premier* comedy office sim about corporate greenwashing and email mashing, then you're in luck! Go check it out on Steam *probably, who knows store.steampowered.com/app/3554030/... #indiegame #pixelart #godot #officesim #indiedev
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Save 20% on Behind the Hydra's Eyes on Steam
Welcome to Forward Green, Dave, we hope you're excited. Project Lagoon Breeze is a great opportunity to make connections, oversee construction, and manage community relations on an international scale...
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House on the Bailey @houseonthebailey.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
We're also on sale on @itch.io, if you would prefer to own the game there! You can check out our new itch page while you're at it (which has some teasers for what we're currently working on 👀). houseonthebailey.itch.io/behind-the-h... #indiedev #indiegame #godot #pixelart #officesim #itch
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Behind the Hydra's Eyes by HouseOnTheBailey
Comedy office sim about greenwashing.
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
As a dev I think VR is such fertile ground for new game design! I've enjoyed seeing how long-standing tropes/patterns in normal gaming can be circumvented entirely, not just adapted. The adaptations like Pavlov are still valuable and popular, but there's so much to discover.
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
@itch.io Summer Sale has SWITCHBOARD at 20% off right now! My 1950s Puzzle Thriller with 20+ voice actors and a mysterious branching narrative. Enjoy precisely-designed historical visuals and audio, tactile and satisying call-connecting gameplay and more! #indiegame itch.io/s/194104/summer-sale-2026
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Switchboard | Summer Sale 2026 by JQHY
A sale by JQHY, 20% off Switchboard
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
#steamsummersale is underway - grab SWITCHBOARD, my 1950s puzzle game with a branching audio-drama narrative, at its lowest price ever! 20+ voice actors, a tactile switchboard interface and many mysteries to listen out for... #indiegame store.steampowered.com/app/3931650/...
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
"Wheel You Survive?" - a gameshow auto-battler from @houseonthebailey.bsky.social and I, built in 1 week for the @juniperdev.bsky.social Very Serious Game Jam. Take a peek at the SPECTACULAR art by @onperambulation.bsky.social. Play online below! houseonthebailey.itch.io/wheel-you-survive #indiegame
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Adam @onperambulation.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Working on something 👀 #indiedev #godot
A straight talking tech entrepreneur. Blazer, shirt, tie, glasses, confident smile. His name badge reads "tim" and another badge reads "I love my wife".A thin, weary looking janitor, smiley face rosette clipped to one side of his overalls and a mysterious red stain on the other. Bearded, greying, hair swept back, drooping eyes.A jester, or perhaps a clown, her face clasped in her hands. Bright yellows and pinks and reds in her makeup contrast grey skin, her eyes inhumanely large and hopeful.A large mascot costume: a hawk, or perhaps an eagle. Black feathers and bright orange beak and huge eyes. Some sort of sports jersey is worn over the top, on which rests two large pearl necklaces. The eyes of the person in the costume can be seen staring out of the birds mouth, solemnly.
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I think this game is fascinating, I love the concept and the emergent drama it could create (as you've depicted). I can't say for sure what it would take for it to have another boom - perhaps it needs a successor. So many things done right!
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
I think your example includes a couple elements one can use for engagement . Theres the classic drama of a ticking clock - being hunted or timed, encouraging the player to play at speed. Then the option of a highly-involved control scheme - not necessarily "janky", just requiring a lot of attention.
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
sloppenheimer
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Tom Waters - Shallow Thinking Games @shallowthinking.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
It's the end of the month and it'd be nice to round it out with a few more sales if you fancy some nice commercial-use textures for your projects! Rivets n Rust evokes 90s base maps, Downtown Dystopia's a bit more modern urban. shallowthinking.itch.io #gamedev #indiedev #lowpoly #texturepack #noai
Textures from the Downtown Dystopia texture pack in use in a simple loading bay environment.Textures from the Rivets n Rust pack in use in a rugged-looking retro base environment.
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Mortars maybe? They usually have a higher arc which can circumvent structures, and AOE damage.
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slashie101 🐈‍⬛ indie enthusiast 🩵 free 🇵🇸 @slashie101.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Hi everyone! We're taking on the role of phone operator, a job I haven't thought about in a long time! Looking forward to trying out this underappreciated indie puzzle game from @jqhy.bsky.social! Thanks for the key #ad live now on twitch! twitch.tv/slashie101
A selfie of me
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
FANTASTIC is a neat little #ttrpg out now, for free. Easy rules for Players and GMs, suitable for beginners and quick to try! Also two free supplements, "The Crypt of the Cursed Legion" Adventure and the fantasy setting of Utherun. All support appreciated! #indie #game jqhy.itch.io/fantastic-tt...
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Fantastic - TTRPG by JQHY
Approachable Fantasy TTRPG rules for all ages
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
What a pleasant surprise!
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
The game is almost as much audio-drama as it is puzzle game! Your performance (in gameplay) and decisions (in cutscenes) have a very dramatic effect on where the story goes. While I love audio as a medium, I will note that the game has visual cues for characters, so it can be played with subs only!
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Switchboard is OUT NOW on Steam and itch.io! store.steampowered.com/app/3931650/... jqhy.itch.io/switchboard A fast-paced puzzler wrapped in postwar mystery, brought to life by more than 20 voice actors. Original music & art, and many endings. Answer the call, Operator! #gamedev #indiegame #release
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Tomorrow, SWITCHBOARD finally comes to call! store.steampowered.com/app/3931650/... A Papers Please-like with - a tactile switchboard interface; - a branching, human-voice-acted story; - carefully researched 1950s visuals. #indiegame fans, lovers of #history and #audiodrama, grab this game tomorrow!
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Adam @onperambulation.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Just two days now! Go and wishlist!! An indie game with an original soundtrack, full cast of VAs, and a branching Papers Please inspired story! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #unitydev
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Adam @onperambulation.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
I need to talk about this more! It's an indie game where you play as a switchboard operator. It has a cast of talented VAs, an original soundtrack, a branching story, and loads of hidden depth. (And I helped write some of it! 😉) store.steampowered.com/app/3931650/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
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Switchboard on Steam
1952, Empire Grand. Inhabit the frantic life of a telephone exchange operator in this thrilling voice-acted historical puzzle game. Connect calls, consult the directories and listen closely to earn yo...
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
If you have 20 seconds to spare, take a look at the latest trailer for Switchboard - featuring more new original music. And slightly tighter editing by me imo! #indiegame #indiedev #trailer #gaming #audiodrama #gamedev
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
#audiodrama is a huge part of Switchboard, with more than an hour of FULLY VOICE-ACTED cutscenes, by a talented (human) cast. Here's a short preview - watch to the end for an example of an in-game decision! Play the demo on #steam here: tinyurl.com/switchboardsteam #indiegame #voiceacting #indiedev
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House on the Bailey @houseonthebailey.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
A letter. A Masquerade. A body. To Celebrate the End of History is a point n' click death game—solve puzzles, sniff out a murderer, try to escape alive. A short ode to Clue and Zero Escape. Free to play in browser! houseonthebailey.itch.io/end-of-histo... #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
If you want to take your switchboard experience into the next decade, you should grab Cold Calling now! Cold-war era, with a comedy twist. Looks like a very entertaining time!
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I am very grateful to have Switchboard appear on Exhibit:Play's latest curated list! My fellow developers clearly agree that the switchboard is a great vehicle for mystery-filled interactive narratives. Please check out the Exhibit:Play page, they've got more excellent hyper-specific lineups!
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Exhibit:Play @exhibitplay.com · 24/03/2026
New Exhibit:Play Curation 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 Curated by @farfama.bsky.social Narrative focused games about switchboard operators. Connect calls in these games that explore history, community, and power through the lens of a telephone operator.
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Switchboard Operator Narratives
Narrative focused games about switchboard operators: historical visual novels and mysery sims set in telephone exchanges from Chinatown, the Cold War White House, and rural post-war towns. Eavesdrop, ...
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
"pay no attention to the millions of creators behind the curtain!"
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
1000 wishlists for Switchboard! I quietly punched the air when I saw this. The other 999 were just as important, but seeing 4 digits has a shine to it. 1000 people noticing, playing our demo, and taking the time to click. Thank you all! #indiedev #indiegame store.steampowered.com/app/3931650/...
A wishlist counter for the game Switchboard, showing 1000 total wishlists on Steam.
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
"Canal and Factories", 1955 is a scene from Runcorn and Widnes. To me, the layout highlights how industry affected the "landscape" of the North, figuratively and literally. Lowry's art helped me understand the atmosphere of that time and place. store.steampowered.com/app/3931650/... #indiegame
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Jonathan @jqhy.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
L S Lowry was an English artist from Lancashire, known for his striking depictions of industry in the North. I had already been inspired by Lowry's work during development, so it was surreal to happen upon copy in person. This piece, 'Going To Work' shows a factory in Manchester in 1943. #history
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