Reposted by Laura MichetChristian Sparks @hippowombat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Hey there friends! Unfortunately, I was among those impacted by layoffs at Heart Machine last week. If you or someone you know is looking for an experienced Unreal Engine Technical Artist, I'm available for full time, part time, or contract opportunities. 9296142
Reposted by Laura MichetKevin Snow @bravemule.bsky.social · 22/09/2026they sent Pikachu to space without a plan to return. June 17th was when he ran out of oxygen. Goodbye brave rodent 🫡 112297518
Reposted by Laura MichetZach Northrop | Wishlist Worming from Home🪱 @zachnorthrop.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I made a remote job simulator where you’re secretly a worm :) Mash the keyboard, brew coffee, message your coworkers, and wriggle your way to the big promotion. Worming from Home is OUT NOW! 16702243
Reposted by Laura MichetKO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 31/08/2026We’re so excited to announce that the 1.0 Launch of Young Suns is LIVE on XBOX for PC, XBOX Series X|S, and XBOX One! Thank you so much to everyone for your support and meeting our Jupiter crew! hi.youngsuns.com/XBOX 415059
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 26/08/2026This is going to sound crazy but I've been logging on to bsky more often than I normally do over the last two weeks... for the sole purpose of checking several accounts to see if they have apologized to Tillie Walden yet. (they have not.) 0130
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Chilling out today, head empty of all thoughts except how good the Skin Deep soundtrack by @ghoulnoise.com is. Anyway, just a friendly reminder, since I'm thinking about it ghoulnoise.bandcamp.com/track/in-cry...ghoulnoise.bandcamp.comIn Cryo (Presented by MIAOCorp), by Ghoulnoisefrom the album Skin Deep (Original Soundtrack) 1194
Reposted by Laura Michetbrendan mordheim @brendanmcleod.dev · 06/08/2026I used the power of the One Ring. I recognize that it's evil, and I expect a lot of people to be mad at me for using it. Sorry! However, I plan to continue using it. Here's why: (1/62) 21457398
Reposted by Laura MichetHeather Flowers (500FF DEMO OUT NOW) @hthrflwrs.bsky.social · 04/08/2026The 500 FINGER FILLET demo is OUT NOW!!! 500 STABS. 20 MINUTES TO ESCAPE. A horror roguelite about stabbing yourself in the hand 500 times to escape a deadly trap. Can you make it out with all your fingers? Or will you bleed out on the table? store.steampowered.com/app/4973880/... 16566244
Reposted by Laura Michetjake rodkin @rodkin.online · 04/08/2026This is as good an excuse as any to re-share the Quadrilateral Cowboy trailer I got to help make with @derek-lieu.com @chrisremo.bsky.social and @erinyvette.bsky.social a decade ago. Still proud of it! youtu.be/S_IVvhSX2tYyoutu.beQuadrilateral Cowboy release trailerYouTube video by Blendo Games 87315
Reposted by Laura MichetHeather Flowers (500FF DEMO OUT NOW) @hthrflwrs.bsky.social · 03/08/2026TOMORROW. 310825
Reposted by Laura MichetBrendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Quadrilateral Cowboy & Invisible Inc are in a cyberpunk bundle together! store.steampowered.com/bundle/82990... I'm a big fan of Invisible Inc, what a joy to be bundled together🙏store.steampowered.comSave 63% on Klei Cyberpunk on Steam 310036
Reposted by Laura MichetJosh Scherr @joshscherr.bsky.social · 24/07/2026A deeply under-appreciated game: store.steampowered.com/app/447120/W...store.steampowered.comWhere the Water Tastes Like Wine on SteamWhere the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny. 516445
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 23/07/2026i can touch the tip of my nose with the tip of my tongue I have written or edited 20 separate commercial videogames i have "rolled credits" on a tamagotchi i have been posting one blog post every single day on blog.lauramichet.com which is why i rarely post here. i will hit two years on sept 12 2542
Reposted by Laura MichetAura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 21/07/2026late night post: I wrote a fairly long article quite awhile ago (auratriolo.com/blog/2024/09...) on why you might submit to the Independent Games Festival. Today I present something a bit more specific: Advice on navigating the submissions interface and common pitfalls auratriolo.com/blog/2026/07...auratriolo.comA quick guide to the Submissions Interface for The Independent Games Festival (IGF) – AURAMBLES 27846
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 20/07/2026This page is fantastic. It's a "best hits of game narrative blogging" and it can teach a student more about narrative design and production best practices than many university programs will bother to. I am also very proud to report that my writing is on it several times 16221
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Thank fucking god. Going back to my tomb to sleep in the cobwebs 1150
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 06/07/2026"England vs Norway this weekend in Miami" is like a hex a witch casts. Neither team will leave Miami alive 519829
Reposted by Laura MichetColin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Skin Deep ($11.99) - an immersive FPS, to the degree of 'sneezing can alert guards'. you're the 'insurance policy' on a starship, and the means of protecting it against pirates is wildly inventive (and goofy as hell). a fantastic comedy stealth sandbox. store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S... 39323
Reposted by Laura MichetLaura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Skin Deep is 40% off in the Steam Summer Sale. If you want to see a thread of bizarre, unexpected tricks and Gamer Shit you can do with the game's immersive sim mechanics, check out this thread I posted last year: store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...store.steampowered.comSave 40% on Skin Deep on SteamSkin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this ... 315355
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Skin Deep is 40% off in the Steam Summer Sale. If you want to see a thread of bizarre, unexpected tricks and Gamer Shit you can do with the game's immersive sim mechanics, check out this thread I posted last year: store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...store.steampowered.comSave 40% on Skin Deep on SteamSkin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this ... 315355
Reposted by Laura MichetBruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 26/06/2026New blog post: a long one going over my approach to running story breaking sessions with video game writing teams. azhdarchid.com/how-to-run-a...azhdarchid.comHow to Run a Story Breaking SessionWriter's room technique: How to lead a meeting to break a story as a group. 15717
Reposted by Laura Michetsuzanne @binarypartitioned.space · 26/06/2026For your perusal: Skin Deep is 40% off for the next two weeks and it contains what I believe to be some of my finest work store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...store.steampowered.comSave 40% on Skin Deep on SteamSkin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this ... 413243
Reposted by Laura MichetDominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 26/06/2026Skin Deep's a gem. An immersive sim that heard everyone's fears about being violent, and solved it by making the bad guys immortal cartoon mooks who will probably hurt themselves MORE if you don't kick their asses for them. Also the writing is fantastic and funny. Some Venture Brothers notes to it. 27621
Reposted by Laura MichetBruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 22/06/2026New blog post (and sliding into email subscribers' inboxes too, I have not forgotten about you). About "that talk" at Narrascope; the application of choice mechanics in games; trying to rescue some context. azhdarchid.com/you-must-fre...azhdarchid.comYOU MUST FREE YOURSELF FROM THE TYRANNY OF "MEANINGFUL CHOICES"Not really a response to a Narrascope talk so much as the talk is an alarm letting me know it's time to have this conversation again. 821463
Reposted by Laura MichetZaire @zeestermeester.bsky.social · 15/06/2026If 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. 351557698
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Figured I would make this clear - my "main" gig is now Blendo Games, where I'm handling both narrative and production. I've updated most of my public pages to indicate that Blendo is my "day job"! But my time at Blendo varies between full and part time. I'm still available for freelance thru 2027. 0452
Reposted by Laura MichetBrendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Excited to announce our friends at @kleientertainment.bsky.social will be co-stewards of these Blendo titles: Atom Zombie Smasher, Thirty Flights of Loving, Quadrilateral Cowboy We're part of Klei Fest 2026 -- check it out! klei.gg/KleiFest2026 0284
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 08/06/2026@jesawyer.bsky.social I'm the one who told you about the very strange bike ride yesterday... I have a link to the next one now, if you haven't yet located it yourself. It is my favorite ride of the year and I think the best one anyone can do in LA 010
Reposted by Laura MichetBrendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Releasing a new tool today: Blendo Wav Tool For browsing/searching through all of your audio assets. Loads: wav ogg mp3 flac opus This is a cleaned-up version of what we used during Skin Deep development. Free 👉Download blendogames.itch.io/blendo-wav-t... 👉Source code github.com/blendogames/... 06817
Reposted by Laura Michetnic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Get it with The Banished Vault for a nice bundle discount! store.steampowered.com/bundle/68748...store.steampowered.comSave 21% on Amberspire + The Banished Vault on Steam 14918
Reposted by Laura Michetnic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 06/05/2026🌖 Amberspire is OUT NOW! 🌇 A dice driven science fantasy city builder. Grow your city atop a mausoleum moon, interact with strange weather and ecology, gain influence to make deals with powerful off-world factions, experience the history of a future city. PC, Mac, Steam Deck s.team/a/3350750 33834310
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 02/05/2026lauramichet.itch.io/make-poisonlauramichet.itch.ioMake Poison by Laura MichetA flickgame where you make poison for a wizard. 1268
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 29/04/2026lauramichet.itch.io/zoom-outlauramichet.itch.ioZoom Out by Laura MichetA flickgame where you zoom out. 1123
Reposted by Laura MichetBruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 30/03/2026After years away I have returned to writing about video games with a piece for Remap about the less immediately obvious problems with DLSS 5 117444
Reposted by Laura MichetAura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Hey yall - unfortunately the rest of the very, very talented wanderstop team was laid off today and the studio shuttered. I'm no longer in need of work, but please, hire these peeps in the thread below! They're all absurdly good at what they do. 15455258
Reposted by Laura Michetnic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Amberspire, our dice driven science fantasy city builder, will release MAY 6! Roll dice, grow a city, forge alliances, interact with an ecology, and read a history of the future. PC, Mac, Steam Deck - May 6! s.team/a/3350750 16582179
Reposted by Laura MichetNecrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · 19/03/2026It's the Spring Sale on Steam! Demonschool is 20% off!!! You should please buy it if you have not. It's no exaggeration to say the more people buy the game, the more we'll be able to do with it in the future. So tell your friends as well! store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/... 12504202
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Huge thank you to Inkle for putting together this massive book!!! I wrote an essay about how your game is going to need *end to end* editorial late in dev and it's completely ordinary for it to be an unshippable mess until that happens 0233
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 03/03/2026I will be at GDC. Get in touch if you'd like to hang out, or if you'd like to give me two million dollars. Either is fine 6543
Reposted by Laura Michetinkle @inkle.co · 02/03/2026ANNOUNCEMENT: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope launches this Wednesday! Over 100+ essays on the craft of game writing and narrative design; affordable priced. … AND we’ll also launch with the first two episodes of the podcast series, where we talk to the article writers about their craft. 10375146
Reposted by Laura MichetBruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 09/02/2026Let Me Ruin Players' Lives For You 112844
Reposted by Laura MichetBruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 06/02/2026I'm still looking for full-time or contract work – I'm a narrative design generalist with credits on multiple shipped titles. I focus on taming the complexity of narrative systems, writing prose, and leading narrative teams. brunodias.dev/biobrunodias.devBioBruno Dias is a game designer and writer. Previous credits include Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, Neo Cab, and Pathologic 2. 011082
Reposted by Laura MichetBruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 02/02/2026For more on this, vide Michet 2024 blog.lauramichet.com/why-you-shou...blog.lauramichet.comWhy you should not make your games writers sprintFor many years, I've off-and-on enjoyed a certain glorious benefit that some people in games writing can only dream of: I've been working on teams that don't... 33917
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 27/01/2026Contacted my reps to tell them the only people I'm voting for or donating to in the next election are ICE abolitionists and people who prosecute and cage ICE goons 0291
Reposted by Laura MichetBrendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social · 26/01/2026It's Atom Zombie Smasher's 15th anniversary! 🎉 To celebrate, we: 1. MADE A BLENDO GAMES MERCH STORE Store is live and open for orders! Shirts! Stickers! blendogames-shop.fourthwall.com 2. UPDATED THE DANG GAME Various additions, improvements, and fixes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/550... 37924
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Pathologic 3 is out!!! I did localization editing on it, with several of my friends. We polished the English language game text. If you've ever been interested in Pathologic, you can start with this one - no need to play 2 first. (But you should play both!!!) store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/...store.steampowered.comSteam StoreSteam is the ultimate destination for playing, discussing, and creating games. 1225997
Reposted by Laura MichetBrendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Additionally, Skin Deep got IGF Honorable Mentions in: - Excellence in Audio - Seumas McNally Grand Prize Wow! The Skin Deep music was by Priscilla Snow @ghoulnoise.com and the soundtrack is available here: ghoulnoise.bandcamp.com/album/skin-d... The folks who made Skin Deep happen were INCREDIBLE 0233
Reposted by Laura MichetBrendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social · 09/01/2026Skin Deep is nominated for the IGF EXCELLENCE IN DESIGN award! I'm so proud of what we made. Skin Deep's designers: - Suzanne Will @binarypartitioned.space - Tynan Wales - Brendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social Skin Deep credits: blendogames.com/skindeep/cre... IGF noms: tinyurl.com/2zzt8sw4 1221654
Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 07/01/2026😌 www.polygon.com/pathologic-3...polygon.comPathologic 3 is a love letter to a town full of creeps and a sentient plagueBoth long-time franchise-lovers and curious new players will find themselves right at home in the Town-on-Gorkhon 0225
Reposted by Laura Michetleon @leyawn.bsky.social · 01/01/2026just saw a billionaire pack all his things in a bindle and start leaving new york city on foot. he turned and looked at me with tears in his eyes and said “maybe one day when this city is safe we’ll return” before walking away 9175921343