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Kyle Kukshtel

@kkukshtel.bsky.social
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making games + tools zinc.graphics mood.site gamedatapodcast.com also made the certified HIDDEN GEM psychedelic weirdo tactical strategy game CANTATA currently: senior core runtime eng @ unity

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cmrn knzlmn @ckunzelman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
If you are a graduate student in the humanities (construed as broadly as possible), what is the MOST EXCITING book published in the last five years to you? Please repost if you’re not a graduate student!
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Sean McCoy @sean.tuesdayknightgames.com · 26/08/2026
Mothership Month is back this year, with one big caveat: no crowdfunding, no new releases. Instead we're investing back in the community: For starters: the Jump-9 Writers Grant will invest $9k in 3 new writers to help them each create a Mothership zine. www.failuretolerated.com/mothership-m...
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Mothership Month 2026
<p><strong>Mothership Month is coming November 1 - November 30,</strong> back to our regularly scheduled timeslot. With one big caveat: <strong>No crowdfunding this year.</strong></p> <p>I don’t know ...
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brendan mordheim @brendanmcleod.dev · 27/07/2026
I wrote a Myth for Mythic Bastionland for Appendix N Jam 2026. Witness the invasive power of THE VERSE. Inspired by Annihilation, Pontypool, and Book of the New Sun. sulcata.itch.io/what-they-sc...
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What They Scrawled Across The Edifice by sulcata | Brendan McLeod
An invasive Myth
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
good post day
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
hell yeah @jumplust.bsky.social used my engine Zinc to make their cute lil zombie game yellowbuttons.itch.io/undead-dolores
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Undead Dolores by Yellow Buttons
Fight your way through the local residents as a zombie in this prototype for a '50s-themed 2D action game.
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Alex Jay Brady @alexjaybrady.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
My pro career has died a death lately, i cant find paid work anymore, but if you like my artwork and can support me making more in my slow chaotic way heres my patreon, thanks! patreon.com/c/AlexDuneBr...
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
basically football?
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Stephen R Bissette @stephenrbissette.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Cardinal Syn will take your confession now.
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Vincent // HEARTWORM 📸 THE ATTIC DOOR 🚪 @adinolfi.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
the past ~6 months I've been working on StarBourne: a trad. roguelike with deep tactical deckbuilding combat set on a dark fantasy planet that is secretly a cosmic prison. Think Shandalar meets Caves of Qud. Still early. Playtests will happen soon in my discord. Would you play?
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heinn @heinn.dev · 15/06/2026
corpses
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[ B O L Z A K ] @0bolzak0.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Ulxia, the Immaculate Despair
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
discussion last night at the table
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Daniel Harila Carlsen @danielharila.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Two new beasts for wildendrem 2, commissioned by the fine folks Phantom Mill Games! Inked 100% traditionally by yours truly 2026!
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Nauris @nauris.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Just made a free sampler asset pack of the Bitcrawl series - basics for a simple dungeon crawler. The expanded ones with creatures and environments will come soon, too! #pixelart
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ᙎOᗫᙓᙎOᖇᙏ🔻 @wodeworm.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Blattas blessings
The communal skittering faces peeked from their shadowy world and stared at the fetal figure writhing and jittering. Blatta, the many, a roach, swam through the tight space , laid a hand  of comfor upon the  human, offering reassurance, a splitting of form, the comfort of anywhere, the rendering down of the sublimation of need, and the gaining of a primal want. The human, ever swimming in this odd space, quickly darted a glance to see a laurel wreath of newborn forms climbing atop each other from this benevolent bug; crystalline shards swam around them. The promises of strange boons kept on pouring into the headspace of someone who was ever receptive,  space splitting down into ultimate generalization, unfettered by the crushing boundaries that weighed them down so. They skittered into their new shadowy home, unburned by singularity.
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Ulfsire @ulfsire.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
another tablet for the long weekend
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
goty incoming
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thomas "noio" 🏔️ vandenberg @handle.invalid · 12/05/2026
built this 'cheat/debug panel' that automatically assigns hotkeys to actions based on the name (if available) It's hooked up with just an [Attribute] in code. Super useful, those single keystrokes become second nature when testing
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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
REALIS, the science fantasy TTRPG I’ve been working on for the last five years, is now live on Kickstarter! 55 Player Classes 150+ NPC Classes 29 Factions 20 Example Moons of Realis GMing and Prep Guidance Over 100 incredible illustrations from 17 artists! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
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Realis
A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker
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Cole Wehrle @colewehrle.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Today's the day: it's time for Buried Giant's first Kickstarter page. I don't know if I've ever been so nervous before a launch in my life! www.kickstarter.com/projects/col...
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Arcs: Beyond the Reach
Return to the world of Arcs with a set of expansions brimming with new strategic options and devious characters.
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
new update: kylekukshtel.itch.io/depot/devlog...
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picking a query language for depot
i originally posted this in the wip forum thread here but realized it made sense to breakout as a devlog post, as it may be broadly interesting! i did a lot of thinking/back end work recently about so...
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
i'm rebuilding my game data editing tool depot to be a standalone app, and adding in tons of features that came out of deep use of it by myself and others the past few years. follow along on itch here: kylekukshtel.itch.io/depot
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depot by kyle kukshtel
standalone editor for static game data — edit json like a spreadsheet
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Twinkling Titanite @ivyjinna.bsky.social · 17/10/2024
#ELDENRING Hi all. I’m Ivy. I would love to reach more audience with my souls art. Follow me if you find my works interesting :) And please repost if you can, it makes huge difference. Thank you and take care.
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Matheus Graef @omiosures.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Heavily inspired by Morrowind, Planescape and 70's Star Wars with a dash of bronze age and art nouveau. The mood? Conan after Conan: all the heroes are dead and this is the world they built. That's OMIOS URES, my weird fantasy RPG. And it's FREE on itch.io! matheusgraef.itch.io/omios-ures
A black robed wizard, embroided with stars, stands on top of a stone peak. Behind him, the vastness of the world. The early morning creeps amidst the ravines, painting the world in coy lilacs and deep purples. A city of horned spires jolts from the stony wastes, illuminated in bright cosmopolitan oranges. An alien zeppelin flares out its floodlights at the rooftops and beyond.

The wizard stares at the viewer, though we do not see within his cloak and hood. Blackness. From the void creeps out two marble-white hands, old as time, covered in rings, gesturing in unknown signs.

OMIOS URESTwo Carverine (orc-like humanoids), a male and a female, ride alongside eachother, on top of war hippos. They hold each other's arms. With the other hand, the female orc displays a freshly decapitated head - the enemy king. While the male lifts his axe up in prideful show. Both orcs have red hair and pinkish-gray skin, similar to the hippos they ride upon. The carverine have long, elephant like tusks, and wear minimal bronze armor.
Two Carverine (orc-like humanoids), a male and a female, ride alongside eachother, on top of war hippos. They hold each other's arms. With the other hand, the female orc displays a freshly decapitated head - the enemy king. While the male lifts his axe up in prideful show. Both orcs have red hair and pinkish-gray skin, similar to the hippos they ride upon. The carverine have long, elephant like tusks, and wear minimal bronze armor.a drawing of a gnome in a wizardly outfit, holding a lit candle - the gnome is half colored, half sketched. The gnome has blue nails, pointy shoes and an art nouveau walking stick. above him is in the text "GNOMOS" in an orange, art nouveau font.
a drawing of a gnome in a wizardly outfit, holding a lit candle - the gnome is half colored, half sketched. The gnome has blue nails, pointy shoes and an art nouveau walking stick. above him is in the text "GNOMOS" in an orange, art nouveau font.A giant cyclops. Slender, female. Her armor is golden bronze, made of large plates with shield-sized domes protusions, which help veer off attacks. She wears a golden diadem, golden earrings, and her single eye is bright blue. Her armor shines from the warm light that trickles into the large chamber, pouring in from an off-scene oculus. Her face partially in the dark, tall that she is, only illuminated partially by the bounce lighting of her armor. Her right arm adjusts her belt, while her left arm is lifted, underneath it; we see a shirtless servant on top of a tall staircase, tying the laces of her bracer. The staircase is built of beige stone. The bracer is almost the size of this person. By the cyclops' feet, we see two other servants donning her greaves. One of them holds the giant slab of bronze in place, while the other, behind the cyclops' calf, ties up the laces. The floor is a white marble tile, giving the entire scene a slight reflection.

Did you know a single greave of this Cyclops weighs around 150 kilos?

Behind the Princes Warrior, we see a 2 story tall greataxe. It is brightly illuminated by the single shaft of light that brightens the entire room. In fact, the entire scene is illuminated either by the natural light, or the bounce lighting of the cyclops' armor, giving the entire painting a warm look.

The chamber is large and tall, made of stone, to accomodate the Princess Warrior. A small brazier burns incense, permeating the room with a pleasant odor of cloves. Behind the Cyclops and her servants, three noble folk overlook her befitting from a balcony. The balcony sits at the height of the Cyclops' head. One woman smokes, the man in the middle lifts a goblet with a grin, and the leftmost woman looks simply bored. There's a glass pitcher hewn with gold half-filled with wine next to them.
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❍ @latticeparable.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
www.inprnt.com/collections/...
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Roque Romero - Comms closed @roqueromero.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Hi, new blueskiers! I'm Roque, a 47 Spanish graphic layout designer and comic letterer by daylight and horror, sci-fi and dark fantasy artist when I have some spare time, working mostly on awesome ttrpg stuff with even awesomer people. cara.app/roquerr roque-romero.itch.io
Color illustration of a star made of plants travelling through colourful ghostsGrid of 16 horror facesTeam illustration of 8 science fiction background charactersGrid of four black and white illustrations depicting classic fantasy creatures
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ᙎOᗫᙓᙎOᖇᙏ🔻 @wodeworm.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Good Holy Vermin, pray for us!
abominable dragon, a small dragon, perched upon a make shift alter, mouth slather open with sores and wounds, thurible clutched in claw, a small breast plate adorns its body protecting from deadly bolts of prayer.
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Tabletop Bookshelf🔜Gamehole Con @tabletopbookshelf.com · 28/12/2025
I sense an influx of people who might be interested in TTRPGs! Check out our starter pack go.bsky.app/HGiNepJ
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
big love to @ayealreet.bsky.social for launching the steam page for his anti-cozy cozy game. played an early build and really enjoyed it!
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Casper Pham @marcheriest.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
spent most of this year on my comic so not much to share for a 2025 recap, here were some highlights though
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Frogboi 🫒 @frogboi.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Work in progress on a lich and her pet Rakshasa
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
going to try and do this again this year!
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
“mythopoetic mech tragedy” 👀👀👀
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
absolutely incredible work here!!!
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Ulfsire @ulfsire.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
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austin_walker @austinwalker.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Surprise, we're getting pretty close to the final version of REALIS! ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...
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Coming soon: Realis
A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Yo I’ll be at pax unplugged all weekend, hit me up if you want to meet up!
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loren schmidt @lorenschmidt.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
i have a lot of trouble with self-promotion, but i lost my insurance and SNAP benefits a few months ago due to federal level hijinx, and am really struggling with the day to day right now. i could really use your help! i'm trying to get back up to $1000. www.patreon.com/vacuumflowers
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Get more from Loren Schmidt on Patreon
creating video games + other digital art
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Haematinon @haematinon.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
10 years of study and 4 years of work. May the Spirits be merciful to me. I have attempted to climb their starry ladder and unveil the secrets of their game! The story of many sinners and many saints, the tale of pilgrims and courtesans will serve you as a guide. It is done.
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Tanya X. Short @tanyaxshort.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
I'm gonna GO to SPACE, she said I'm gonna POWERWASH their SOULS, she said I'm gonna BEFRIEND the FUNGUS, she said and then she did! Happy Ambrosia Sky launch day! (the above may or may not reflect your play experience, consider it fan fiction) store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
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Save 15% on Ambrosia Sky on Steam
You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by a mysterious contamination. Survive and harvest strains of aggressive alien fungi...
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Ulfsire @ulfsire.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
sunday fun stuff doing a triptych of lonraigh mythos
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Gustav Örn Samuelson @mechabarbarian.bsky.social · 02/11/2025
40% off on my prints! End in jjust 17 hours www.inprnt.com/gallery/mech...
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
It’s been a crazy month for crowdfunding stuff (and Mothership month just went live!) but the thing to not miss right now is the The Valley of Flowers follow up. Grab the original and follow up books in the campaign!! Truly one of the best TTRPG books I’ve read. www.kickstarter.com/projects/626...
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Wildendrem Volume Two: The Saintly Hollows
Two new books of mythic adventure in a land of wonder and peril, for use on their own or alongside the award-winning Valley of Flowers.
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Every TTRPG I’ve read the past year has felt like a pale imitation of The Valley of Flowers. They’ve got a new Kickstarter coming up for the next book, and I expect it will be everything from the previous book and more, along with a great chance to grab Volume 1. www.kickstarter.com/projects/626...
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Coming soon: Wildendrem Volume Two: The Saintly Hollows
Two new books of mythic adventure in a land of wonder and peril, for use on their own or alongside the award-winning Valley of Flowers.
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Farleigh Hanchet @farleigh.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
In the wake of the announcement regarding redundancies at Bithell Games please go and follow these wonderful, talented people go.bsky.app/U1R3UmV
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pebbles @pebble1250.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
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Non-Breaking Space @nbsp1618.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
we did it! 40+ people joined us for an incredible session of john company, where the familial links of the east india company emerged from play. it was amazing to see joco and the company archives scale so well. thanks @colewehrle.bsky.social and @wehrlegig.games all the players and volunteers.
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Cole Wehrle @colewehrle.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Last year, this was my favorite part of Gen Con and this year it got bigger and better in every way, transforming what was a black box production to a massive piece of theater. I don't know how or when it's going to happen, but we'll do our best to put together some documentation on how to run this.
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
new episode of game data up! I talk with SomaSim games about nearly a decade of creating unique strategy games and their custom data definition language underlying it all (inspired by logic programming??) listen here and wherever you get podcasts www.gamedatapodcast.com/p/somasim-ri...
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Matthew Viglione & Gabriel Firmo on Rise of Industry 2
Listen now | On building the data architecture and design pipeline behind a city-building game
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Kyle Kukshtel @kkukshtel.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
added in the ability to directly paste in @scryfall.com links to mood.site and get card art and links back to source. pretty cool! also paves the way for more “paste from url” type stuff! mood.site/BvD4lxc5
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moood - Create Beautiful Mood Boards
Create and share visual mood boards with drag-and-drop simplicity
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