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Paul Kilduff-Taylor

@mode7games.bsky.social
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indie games // electronic music // words Mode 7 // nervous_testpilot + _ensnare_ // Mode Collapse mode7.games - indie games nervoustestpilot.com - electronic music modecollapse.com - words

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is astonishing work
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Small business can be a good fit for games - that doesn't have to entail zero growth, zero investment, zero shared equity etc Unfortunately, we have developed systems which are very hostile towards it, to the extent that anything small business-related tends to get elided with Big Business Concerns
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Richard Cobbett @richardcobbett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Nighthawks! It's out! Please buy and like it! That is the best marketing slogan my tired brain can come up with right now! store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
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Save 10% on Nighthawks on Steam
The secret is out. Vampires have been exposed to the world… and you’re one of them. Seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, ...
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Morning affirmation
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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT RTs HUGELY APPRECIATED 🏌🏌🏼‍♂️🏌🏌️‍♀️⛳🛺 This is *Really Illegal Golf* It's essentially Metal Gear Golf with Friends. Really. - Multiplayer stealth golf - Dodge security, stay alive, and sink that putt - Free multiplayer demo available right now store.steampowered.com/app/4115520/...
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
I think I'm doing alright with the various Belfast accents and then a taxi driver started talking to me about EA and I found the conversation very confusing. Eventually became clear he was talking about AI.
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
People who actually know about critical theory - is there a term for nostalgia-bait content which exaggerates distinctive features of the original inspiration? An example might be a "Y2K"-styled modern indie game with crazy volumetric lighting everywhere.
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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 14/09/2026
It's TIME! TO! GET! HYPE! Today, I get to proudly unveil Steam Hype, the project I've been working on with the help of @hookshot.media for the past two and a half months. A new PC gaming site which aims to demystify PC gaming, cut through the 100+ daily releases and spotlight indies as much as AAA
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Steam Hype
Steam Hype is your go-to destination for discovering the latest, greatest, and most talked-about games on Steam.
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I feel two things about this: 1) The Steam team has an almost insurmountable challenge when it comes to dealing with the range of content on the platform 2) Indies in particular really need clearer, simpler content guidelines and a better understanding of what those mean in terms of visibility
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Simon Byron @byronicman.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I'm pleased to report I've still got it. The Royal Writ is out now on Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox and Game Pass. Really happy more people now have the opportunity to play this brilliant deckbuilder.
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm *very* lucky to have been able to write game music in some form for 20-odd years - it's one of the things I'm most happy about in career terms. Thanks to everyone who has given me those opportunities.
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Excited to see everyone queued up for our first public playtest this weekend. Can’t wait to hear your feedback. Doors are now closed. Oh? You didn’t know we were doing a playtest this weekend and didn’t sign up? Hop on our mailing list to be notified of the next one mailchi.mp/bithellgames...
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My soundtrack for Amberspire by @nictringali.bsky.social (Lunar Division / @bithellgames.bsky.social ) is out now on Bandcamp, and will be everywhere else in a couple of weeks. Sorry for slow! nervoustestpilot.bandcamp.com/album/ambers...
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Amberspire (Original Game Soundtrack), by nervous_testpilot
11 track album
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Cliff Harris (Cliffski) @cliffharris.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
My game 'Production Line: Car Factory Simulation' is one of the games in today's War Child charity bundle. You can see details here: www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/wa... 100% of the proceeds go to War Child. A very very worthy cause. @warchilduk.bsky.social Please RT.
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War Child Charity Bundle (2026) | Steam Game Bundle | Fanatical
Support the War Child charity efforts and get Suicide Squad:...
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
People always talk about Tim Curry "breaking character" but it always came across more to me as "revelling in character". Rest in spaaaace.
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Alexander Sliwinski @sliwinski.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Tim Curry's contribution to movies and roles that end up in the gay cinema pantheon across genres is absurd. For me, Clue is a perfect cast with iconic performances, but without Curry being the emcee of the circus it would not be the movie I could go back to over and over again and still smile.
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Mcdoogleh - ROGUE ECLIPSE OFFICIALLY OUT NOW!!! @mcdoogleh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
ROGUE ECLIPSE OFFICIALLY OUT NOW!! 🕹 Tight Flight Controls 💥 Merciless Armadas to Blast Through 👾 Epic Boss Fights to Overcome 🚀 A Roguelike Campaign ☪ An Arabesque Futurism inspired Cosmos Hope ya'll enjoy our launch trailer! bit.ly/4bRLumD 🥳😎🚀💥💥💥 #gaming #indiegames #gamedev
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Game design isn’t about being able to identify problems. Everyone who plays games can identify problems. Game design is about diagnosing player experience, having intent, and executing. I think to a lot of folks outside dev, game criticism (an art in itself) is seen as interchangeable with design.
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Alpha Chrome Yayo @alphachromeyayo.com · 13/08/2026
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
A person who feels like they have to get all of the achievements in a video game, even if they don't really like getting the achievements, is at the opposite end from me on some kind of personality slider and that's cool and interesting
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Mcdoogleh - ROGUE ECLIPSE OFFICIALLY OUT NOW!!! @mcdoogleh.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Hey everyone, regrettably we've had to postpone the release of Rogue Eclipse to the 14th of August (next week). Really sorry to keep you all waiting, (iA) very much looking forward to getting the game in your hands soon! Apologies for the hold up and really appreciate the support! bit.ly/4bRLumD
Game Title: Rogue Eclipse
New Release Date: 14th August 2026

In the background you see a player starfighter being pursued by an armada.
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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Extremely excited to say that the first ever No More Robots Humble Bundle is now live! 11 No More Robots games for a tiny price. The last 9 years of my life, bundled. Featuring games from @danthat.bsky.social, @jaytholen.net, @springloaded.bsky.social, @braveatnight.bsky.social, and loads more
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Alpha Chrome Yayo @alphachromeyayo.com · 05/08/2026
Due to popular request... the oscilloscope can produce mind-boggling effects 2.0 (Kiwi edition)
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Interested in how combat works in Vampirium: 1997? New gameplay video on the steam page.. 10 minutes of tactical timer based vampiric carnage. Share, and of course, wishlist. store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/...
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Vampirium: 1997 on Steam
1997. Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living enviro...
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It seems Genius has confused my track Triumph from Frozen Synapse with Triumph by the Wu-Tang Clan which is both phenomenal and terrifying on a number of different levels
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
YES GOOD
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michael lutz @ztul.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
it's called the odyssey because that guy sees a lot of odd shit
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Kastor @kastor.sh · 23/07/2026
It’s finally out
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I was responsible for cueing the wall on Series 1 of hit BBC TV show Hole in The Wall John Romero bought me a slice of pizza because I asked him what percentage of Masters of Doom was true in 2007 My music has featured on Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star and a Fanta advert
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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · 23/07/2026
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
It is the year 9149: my consciousness has been reconstituted by the Galactic Hardmesh. Harsh glyphs of textual data - infostreams from other Minds - dance across my vision. I begin to read... "An indie game is a game made by fewer than three people." My screams are subsumed by the machinic noise.
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Alexander Sliwinski @sliwinski.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
I ❤️‍🔥the Postmark games crew (high quality and family friendly designs at an outrageously reasonable price). Master of Coin is THE most excited I've been for one of their games since Voyages. It just hits all of my "yes, please" fantasies. Check it and definitely toss 'em a fiver. 👇
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Hey who wants to see the least true marketing email subject line of all time?
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michael lutz @ztul.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
this exploitation model--perks, rewards, and special services that entice the target to spend more time gambling--is precisely what casinos have been doing for decades (see Schull, Addiction by Design) and tech-gambling has been rapidly workshopping in the past few years (see Cassidy, Vicious Games)
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Alexander Sliwinski @sliwinski.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Content Warning: "Vampirium: 1997 abstracts through a tile-based system a series of horror and action scenarios, including decapitation, drinking blood and general acts of vampirism." General 👏 Acts 👏 of 👏 Vampirism 👏 A huge thanks to the many, many of you who've wishlisted. 🙏
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Vampirium: 1997 on Steam
1997. Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living enviro...
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Bithell Games @bithellgames.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
❗ New game announcement coming TODAY❗ We'll be letting you in on our newest project in a few hours. Stay tuned.
An image made up of blocks of colour, imitating something heavily pixellated. The 'Bithell' logo is at its centre.
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Obsession 2 looking rough
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VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 02/07/2026
The Video Game History Foundation has called on trade groups like the ESA to find a way to "legally preserve" digital-only games for research. "Asking museums to download a copy of GTA 6 and hope it’ll run in 50 years is not a preservation solution." www.videogameschronicle.com/news/video-g...
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Video Game History Foundation calls on the ESA to find a way to ‘legally preserve’ digital-only games for research | VGC
“Asking museums to download a copy of GTA 6 and hope it’ll run in 50 years is not a solution”…
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Most people are gonna find out about our next game next week via a trailer, or coverage.. The folks following this story are gonna discover it via a revelation at the end of chapter 4.. if you’re a fan of my particular brand of bullshit, I hope you’re onboard for this option. You’ll be rewarded.
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nic tringali @nictringali.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
ANNOUNCEMENT Forget Starlight is a tabletop rpg set on an infinite feudal space station. Written by me, edited by @deptofmeteors.bsky.social. Out this summer with a print version available as well. More info here: enceledean.itch.io/forget-starl...
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Kevin VanOrd 🏳️‍🌈 🐻 @fiddlecub.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Guys this is a really good, atmospheric game, and my favourite from this team. Please do pick it up.
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James Parker @jamesgroundshatter.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
For some reason I have replaced the words "Run D.M.C" on the cover of Run DMC vs. Jeson Nevin's "It's like that" with the words "Ineffectual Dome"
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
My hero
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Samuel Mottershaw @samwrotedown.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Big fan
Ineffectual Dome in comic sans
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
I just tried to gravity gun this wall so I can get closer to the sniper on the roof but instead I accidentally made this Ineffectual Dome that just stupidly rolled away....absolute cinema
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
It's fine - all terminology around games is completely clear at all times and doesn't lead to insane conversations in a legislative setting. This is good and should happen more. Well done everyone.
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Schrodinger's Cat Burglar 😺 OUT NOW @abandonedsheep.com · 28/06/2026
It's official - 500 reviews, 98% thumbs up, so we are officially Overwhelmingly Positive in both recent reviews and all time reviews. I'm going to celebrate by going to bed early. Rock and roll!
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Jim Rossignol @rossignol.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The greatest survival game of all time is for sale at -50% on the Steam computer gaming platform. You may already own it. If not, you should. store.steampowered.com/app/242880/S...
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Save 50% on Sir, You Are Being Hunted on Steam
Sir, You Are Being Hunted is a freedom sandbox stealth experience, where each playthrough is unique, thanks to our British Countryside Generator. Escape from these robot-infested islands with violence...
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Feel like basically everyone on this website would enjoy Angel's Egg (1985) - never seen it before and it's...well it's very this:
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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Yup I've made jokes about this in the past and I probably shouldn't have. Equally we need to disambiguate "the games industry" and explain that "getting into games" means a set of distinct things that are virtually unrecognisable from each other
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