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I am truly truly enamored with @panpipestudio.bsky.social 's Colorbound, oh wow. I literally wept my way through the intro. The art is beautiful and the puzzles hit the sweet spot of challenging but approachable. Genuinely special! store.steampowered.com/app/3778610/...

In Colorbound, color is more than just hue. As Anku, an Aymara boy with a unique gift, you’ll harness the power of color to shape the environment itself, uncovering hidden paths to navigate challengin...

Colorbound on Steam

Really enjoyed PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE from @teaisfortoby.bsky.social, unbelievably stylish and just great to look at. The story comes out swinging and I am very excited to unravel more of it when it launches. LOVE all the accessibility options as well! store.steampowered.com/app/4656880/...

PATIENCE IS A VIRTUE on Steam

Something's hiding in the cassette. Rearrange the words of your enemies to investigate a small-town conspiracy in this mystery puzzle game.

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Had a super nice time with Woodo from @juliaprokhorova.bsky.social! Truly adorable from top to bottom and an utterly zen gameplay experience. I loved the art and the extremely sweet story and just how truly tactile everything felt! store.steampowered.com/app/2572040/...

Woodo feels like a 3D coloring book you can touch, a relaxing puzzle-tale told through handcrafted wooden dioramas. A toy for those who never forgot how to be a child.

Woodo on Steam

Yay for @komodorange.com's Froggy Brews!! The art in the intro cutscene is so soft and lovely, I wanna live in it!! This one is very cute and sweet, I love the idea of solving a little puzzle to brew the perfect tea. Love the studio logo as well!! store.steampowered.com/app/3814270/...

Froggy Brews is a cozy narrative adventure, where every cup of tea tells a story. Play as a tea-loving frog returning to your old neighborhood that has changed over time. Brew tea for villagers, uncov...

Froggy Brews on Steam

Book Nook from @malapatastudio.bsky.social was super cute and nice to play. Genuinely perfect for someone like me who loves the idea of those little DIY book nooks but hates the thought of having to use a bunch of messy glue and deal with wiring 😳 really nice! store.steampowered.com/app/4414620/...

Build miniature diorama scenes, piece by piece. Complete beautiful book nooks as you place furniture, decorations, and small details. Relax and enjoy the peaceful satisfaction of every detail falling ...

Book Nook on Steam

I found @firelinegames.com's Leafy Corner VERY addicting!! I LOVED that all the plants were real plants (some I even have in my home!) and all the info on them was accurate! I was too into it, I kept playing after I ended stream 🫣 very cute and satisfying! store.steampowered.com/app/3558600/...

screenshot from day 23 of the Leafy Corner demo. michakes' purple-haired character stands behind the counter of her plant shop, fully stocked with several varieties of plants all in pots of many shapes, sizes, and colors.

Spiritstead from @turbodoggames.bsky.social is very cute, the art is so squishable and lovely. I loved that building placement was low commitment & there were no penalties for rearranging. I found the tutorial a little clunky, but ultimately had a lot of fun. store.steampowered.com/app/3501540/...

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Build a village in a world of magic and care for the people who live there, with the help of hidden spirits you discover along the way. Watch your town grow and flourish as you expand, create, and dec...

Pelican Post (@pelicanpost.bsky.social) is a super cute side scrolling game about delivering mail to a town full of *characters*, I thought this demo was extremely cute and the story is promising! I also loved that there were options to reduce motion sickness! store.steampowered.com/app/4458440/...

Pelican Post is a cozy narrative game about building community by delivering mail to a town of charming characters. As Port Pleasant's mailman, you'll get to know the townsfolk and make a difference i...

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Had a super good time with @dodoot.bsky.social and @blibloop.bsky.social's Milki Delivery! the gameplay loop is fun and satisfying and the art is SO lovely. great demo, cannot WAIT for the full game!! store.steampowered.com/app/4259360/...

Rebuild a community one bottle at a time in this tiny delivery adventure with your pet cow Milki. Gather resources and upgrade your barn, then bike along dirt paths, breezy meadows, and seaside docks ...

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Angel @angelrosestar.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Since the next Next Fest is coming up, I'm realizing that I somehow never posted my thread from the previous one! I played a bunch of demos on stream during the June 2026 Next Fest and I wanna tell you about 'em! #SteamNextFest #NextFest

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It has been a month and we have not hit the first milestone. I still have lots of motivation in me! One of the best ways to support is to just: 🌹 Lurk in my stream and leave the tab muted! 🌹 Follow me channel for when I stream! 🌹 Consider raiding me! Ty 💜

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Jackie The Raccoon @jackietheraccoon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In 3 days this begins!

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michakes 🌈 @michakes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It sucks so bad! Like, isn't the whole point the doing? The making? The problem solving of it all? Isn't that why we create? And it makes me especially sad to see people so flippant about AI when it comes to coding specifically. That's also creative work! That's also people making cool things!

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michakes 🌈 @michakes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

We hear and talk a lot about the impact that AI has on artists and designers but AI generated code is also shit. AI generated books and articles are shit. We are all creatives and we are all human and we are all on the same side.

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michakes 🌈 @michakes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Some people rejecting AI for their own craft but having no issue using it for others' is so upsetting. Replacing the skill, expression, and art of a person with the output of the plagiarism machine is always bad. Drawing, writing, programming, these are all creative endeavors. We are all creatives.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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michakes 🌈 @michakes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

hello I am live with more Ocarina of Time! your regularly scheduled programming is here to continue to confuse the Brand-Friendliness AI! #Twitch #GoingLive twitch.tv/michakes

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michakes - Live on Twitch

punching jabu jabu's guts | !poptart | [18+] | Streaming the legend of zelda: ocarina of time.

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michakes 🌈 @michakes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh okay, well, as long as the BRANDS consented to all of my streams being transcribed and analyzed then, that's alright then.

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michakes 🌈 @michakes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

gamers, please be excited, it is almost time for my favorite event of the year !!! be a little ghost, carve pumpkins, look at pumpkins, fly around, watch movies, escape the haunted mansion, go on the hay ride, BE A LITTLE GHOST !! it’s the perfect video game adamgryu.itch.io/pumpkin-carver

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The Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival by adamgryu

carve a lil pumpkin and share it with the world

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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026

talent is a lie

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michakes 🌈 @michakes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

did you make it say "ASSHAT" on purpose or was that a happy accident because it's extremely funny

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Corey Brickley * Blight's Hollow Dot Com @coreybrickley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

do you ever think social media is kind of like laser pointer cat toys for humans. like it feels productive but is also extremely frustrating because you cant kill the laser dot

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Brendan Albetski @brendanalbetski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Hey, if you buy a print from me in the next 8 hours it ships FREE! INPRNT: www.inprnt.com/gallery/hell...

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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · 25/09/2026

There's less than a week left to sign up for the Jam! Register your team on the Discord server by September 30th!

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Peter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

i really can’t bring myself to care about AI anthropomorphism debates. “is AI thinking?” i don’t know. is a calculator calculating? questions for the philosophers. what’s important is that we put sam altman in prison.

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michakes 🌈 @michakes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I, michakes, have posted a new youtube short in the year 2026 !!! #zelda #twitch youtube.com/shorts/iP_LK...

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OoT speedrunners DO NOT WATCH #twitch #zelda

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Angel @angelrosestar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hai my pc has been acting up, I got a tech person coming in tomorrow but the price is over $200 This really interrupted partner push but hopefully it fixed by tomorrow Meanwhile please consider commissioning me or spread the word Ty 🩵 Discount emotes here: www.commissions.gg/angelrosesta...

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michakes 🌈 @michakes.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I, michakes, have posted a new youtube short in the year 2026 !!! #zelda #twitch youtube.com/shorts/iP_LK...

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OoT speedrunners DO NOT WATCH #twitch #zelda

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michakes 🌈 @michakes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

drew a quick little @sleddinggame.com frog for their discord’s fall-themed icon contest 🎃 huge shoutout to Long, Quiet Train Ride on this one, is there anywhere better to paint a little fall frog than Long, Quiet Train Ride? #art

a sort of soft, slightly stylized, brightly colored digital painting of the sledding game frog holding a large pumpkin over their head

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Angel @angelrosestar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

LIVE! PARTNER PUSH! More arts come hang out! www.twitch.tv/angelrosestar

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Boo!-per Lund @cooperlund.online · 14/09/2026

I can’t help but notice that the people who cause the most trouble don’t seem to ever post about sports

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michakes 🌈 @michakes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I would like to clarify for the people that I am simply a Glass Animals fan and learned about the unfortunate Dre*m connection against my will !!!

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michakes 🌈 @michakes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"Let's stop talking about Minecraft now, OK? Please?"