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Des Gayle

@kiddesimo.bsky.social
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Writer-Director on an animated short on Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/altere… Deputy chair BAFTA Games committee and I also work at Unity.

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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ahhhh...London. 8 quid for a pint. Glad I am such a lightweight! 😅💸
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Alasdair Beckett-King @misterabk.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
First show is TOMORROW in Pocklington. Or, if you're reading this tomorrow, today!
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Uff. Marketing is hard...
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Saul Goodman: Do You Concur? (Better Call Saul)
ALT: Saul Goodman: Do You Concur? (Better Call Saul)
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Alejandro Arque @darkvegetamad.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I did a podcast! Max Pears on The Level Design Lobby invited me to have a chat with him about my years making games, Directive 8020, Switchback VR, Life is Strange, game direction, design, building teams and many other things! Thanks Max for having me! #GameDev #GameDirector #GameDesign #VideoGames
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Press Start: The Alejandro Arque Story
YouTube video by Level Design Lobby
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Zach Soares @voxels.ca · 11/09/2026
I'm available for work! - Characters - Rigging and Animations - Environments Art I've worked on Teardown, Vampire Crawlers, Moonglow Bay and many more! Feel free to DM me or email zachary.soares@zsinked.com
Teardown Marketing screenshot showcasing the second level of the Relics of Barkuna DLC. Vampire Crawlers screenshot from within the library. Environment art can be seen with the array of bookshelves and propsMoonglow Bay selfies screenshot from the main character. Soft and light art styleA screenshot from On The Nose, interrogating our first suspect Mr. Deerest.
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🔥🔥🔥
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Korina ✨🐛 @shikaboom.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Hello games press pals! I'm updating my press list and have some incredible games to show you soon 👀 If you're newly freelance, starting a new thing or have changed jobs, I might've missed you and would love to stay in touch! Email in bio or here's a handy form 👇 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Tom Vian @sfbtom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Hey UK folks, Currys has the Zelda 40th Switch 2 console up for preorder RIGHT NOW www.currys.co.uk/products/nin...
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Gareth DAMIAN MARTIN | Jump Over the Age @jumpovertheage.com · 10/09/2026
It’s newsletter day once again,! This time I’m diving into the visual inspirations for the “ink and grain” aesthetic of Signet City. 📷 Read here: jumpovertheage.substack.com/p/signet-cit...
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SIGNET CITY: Visualizing the City
Drowned in ink and grain.
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LootLevelChill @lootlevelchill.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Rogue Eclipse is a fairly fun little time-wasting blaster, but it feels quite limited as it stands.
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Rogue Eclipse review | Loot Level Chill
Rogue Eclipse is a fairly fun little time-wasting blaster, but it feels quite limited as it stands.
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Christa Mrgan @antichrista.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🔥🔥🔥
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AdventureX @adventurex.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Tickets are now available for #AdvX26, the UK narrative & adventure games conference taking place in London on 7 & 8 November! Come play our curated game exhibits, chat with devs and listen to experts! Buy at buytickets.at/adventurexco... Info, speakers, games, schedule at adventurexpo.org!
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Malindy @yourkyotowife.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I wrote my first feature for Crunchyroll so if you could click click and clack clack on that even though we don't have link previews that would be cool cheers, it's about Smoking Behind the Supermarket With You www.crunchyroll.com/news/feature...
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
+9000 on this. Helped me a lot with Kidd Copter.
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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I've just added a new indie game publisher onto this Bluesky starter pack. There's still loads of room, so if you're a publisher and want to be added give me a prod in the replies 👍🏻
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Just finished The Agency S1. Some really good writing but I'm not sure I like it. 😅 Had anyone else watched it?
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Kidd Copter for @play.date is on sale with 33% off! play.date/games/kidd-c...
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Kidd Copter for Playdate
A retro inspired, snackable arcade shooter.
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sunset visitor 斜陽過客 | Prove You're Human - Wishlist Now! @sunsetvisitor.studio · 24/07/2026
Not now, sister. Fixer is Gaming. 💚 ONE WEEK LEFT IN THE FIXER PLUSHIE CAMPAIGN 💚 🔗 www.makeship.com/products/fix...
Photo. The Fixer Plush from Makeship is sitting on a table and playing a game.
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Mcdoogleh - ROGUE ECLIPSE OFFICIALLY OUT NOW!!! @mcdoogleh.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Obligatory #wishlistwednesday post for Rogue Eclipse, coming out August 7th! Wait a minute why does this star system feel so familiar... #jimothy #indiegames #gamedev
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
📢 ICYMI yesterday!
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Beyond The Pixels @beyond-the-pixels.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Meet the Astro Burn Mini PC by Wired2Fire! 🐾 Portable, powerful & 80s-inspired. Meowtastic! #indiegame #gamingnews #retrogaming
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Suzanne | Indiebard Trailers @indiebard.co · 08/07/2026
What do editors actually DO when we make a trailer, and why does it take so long? I wrote about it! www.indiebard.co/knowledge/yo...
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You’re hiring your trailer editor too late — IndieBard
“We need this trailer in 2 weeks” is something editors hear all the time, and it always makes us wince. Is it doable? Sure! And we do it all the time, because we like the client or we think the game l...
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Mcdoogleh - ROGUE ECLIPSE OFFICIALLY OUT NOW!!! @mcdoogleh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Before I forget shout out to the amazing team that is @kiddesimo.bsky.social @rudikolenc.bsky.social @samsilvers.bsky.social @jodieazhar.bsky.social @bryanvenzen.bsky.social @dasubergryx.bsky.social @khayaahmed.bsky.social (Abisv1 is sadly not on Bluesky) @indiebranding.co.uk ! ; (iA) more soon!
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Riker's Iconic Smile
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
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ARTE Interactive - THE MERLIES OUT NOW!! @arteinteractive.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
It is still time to wishlist Looking for Fael 😎 store.steampowered.com/app/2521170/...
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Looking For Fael on Steam
Hello, this is Fael... Listen, this is going to sound strange, but... I think I'm lost in the apartment. Right now... I... I don't know where I am. Can you come and help me?
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
😈
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Alexis Trust 🌶️ @alexistrust.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Any journalists at Develop next week want to catch up over a coffee? Hoping to learn more about what you’re covering, how best to help freelancers get their bag, talk Witchbrook and KYORA, and general state of play. Shares much appreciated! 🙏
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
It's so early, I have a whole wagon to myself. 🥱
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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
More #IndieDevs should let @noaksey.com, @kiddesimo.bsky.social and me graffiti their games 😎 These look so rad in The Quiet Things by @silverscriptgames.bsky.social
Screenshot of The Quiet Things games showing a graffiti tag of the handle NoakseyScreenshot of The Quiet Things games showing a graffiti tag of the handle Kid DesimoScreenshot of The Quiet Things games showing a graffiti tag of the handle HeyDanThomas
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Zaire @zeestermeester.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
If anyone is looking to hire a Peabody and BAFTA winning senior writer, I am looking for work. I’ve got six years experience in games. Everything from indie to AAA. I am not married to staying in games. I am hoping to relocate to the Bay Area. I am keeping my ears to the ground.
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Shawn Alexander Allen @shawndoublea.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
37 reviews! 100% positive on Steam! Please help us get to 50, so Steam will like us more! beatdown.city/bdcsrstm
37 reviews!37?!
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DAERHYK @daerhyk.blacksky.app · 15/06/2026
If you enjoyed the new avatar and headquarters featured in @bvigaming.bsky.social Summer Game Fest Showcase, I am soft-launching lowpoly 3D outsourcing services and would like to solicit new collaborations for games and virtual production to build a client portfolio. Hmu or share with someone!
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Claire - open for work 🦈 @thesharkbit.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Shocked & heartbroken to say Team17 PR & Events dept & thus my role have been made redundant. ✨Looking for new roles using my 15 years supporting projects & brands across Marketing, PR, Brand & Comms✨ I appreciate any help that comes my way. Dhia libh uilig💚 (More info in post under this)
Some key art from a few games I've worked on past couple of years (I have worked on a lot more these are just some highlights).
Featured are Date Everything!, Hell Let Loose Vietnam, Banquet for Fools, Lumentale, Alien Isolation and Worms franchise
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
FUNDED! 17 days left to go, let's keep going!
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I just backed Astro Burn 😸 Cute-em-up Indie Game: Physical Edition on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/bey...
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Astro Burn 😸 Cute-em-up Indie Game: Physical Edition
A love letter to the early 90s classics like Parodius and Pop’n TwinBee. Play the game directly from the Retro USB cartridge you own!
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
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Anne Hathaway Emotional Clapping
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Cabel Sasser @cabel.panic.com · 07/05/2026
this is huge!! crankboy lands in catalog!! it even comes with four great indie gameboy titles, in addition to any game roms you may own! play.date/games/crankb...
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CrankBoy for Playdate
Full-speed GB emulator (games included!)
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
🔥🔥🔥
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
And that's GAME! Kickstarter campaign all done. Chest bumps all round! 🙏🥰
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a group of men are standing in a room with a police officer standing in the background .
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Final day and just 12 hours to go! If you like: 📖 Melancholic stories 🎥 Animated shorts 🤘 Independent creators Then there is a good chance you will like this. 👇 www.kickstarter.com/projects/alt... #taltfe #shortfilm
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There's a last time for everything - Animated Short Film
A fragile portrait of siblings, time, and the spaces in between.
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Final 36 hours! Just over £1500 to go to hit our stretch goal. Thanks so much for everybody's support. This campaign has been amazing. www.kickstarter.com/projects/alt... #taltfe #shortfilm
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There's a last time for everything - Animated Short Film
A fragile portrait of siblings, time, and the spaces in between.
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Aerial_Knight @aerialknight.com · 28/03/2026
Update for DropShot mobile is live right now! play the first 20 levels for free! linktr.ee/aerial_knight
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Shawn Alexander Allen @shawndoublea.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
This amazing bundle ends in 3 days! Help us hit $10K in proceeds! This will go directly toward supporting our community of Black indie devs who are <1% of the industry! To help, you can adjust the slidernto give more.
Humble slider.
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Final 36 hours! Just over £1500 to go to hit our stretch goal. Thanks so much for everybody's support. This campaign has been amazing. www.kickstarter.com/projects/alt... #taltfe #shortfilm
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There's a last time for everything - Animated Short Film
A fragile portrait of siblings, time, and the spaces in between.
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Ok folks, we're inside the last 48 hours of the campaign and we are chipping away at the stretch goal. Only £2,097 left to go! £1 or £99, every bit helps. Please share far and wide. www.kickstarter.com/projects/alt...
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There's a last time for everything - Animated Short Film
A fragile portrait of siblings, time, and the spaces in between.
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Wayne Emanuel @wayneemanuel.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Can I get a RT on the below🙏🏾 - Are you a game dev (big or small), publisher or gaming content creator? - Are you interested in social impact but would like to browse verified opportunities before committing? If it's a ✅ to all of the above, you should sign up to Cause+Select 👉🏾 causeselect.org
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Des Gayle @kiddesimo.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Listen to me throw shade at EA & then completely forget about Tales of Kenzera: Zau. Sorry @abubakarsalim.bsky.social! 🙈 AND I was wrong about how @adhocstudio.com released Dispatch. 😇 (I'd love to talk to them about it because I am genuinely stunned.) Haaaa, the dangers of late night podcasts!
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