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Nozomi Okumura 🦋

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Writer & Designer Play Only Scattered Things for free: nozomiokumura.itch.io/only-scattere… Icon: @ahlatoad.bsky.social | Banner: @ahlatoad.bsky.social Minors DNI vgen.co/NozomiOkumura www.twitch.tv/NozomiOkumura

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Sam @rhysticstudies.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
30 years ago, Barry Reich designed a visionary Magic set that Wizards purchased but never published. Spectral Chaos was a daydream about what a game could be, long before we knew what it would become. 🎥 youtu.be/gco_njeerfE
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LA3L 🌱 @la3l.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
// 𝐕𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚. // #pixelart | #art | #ドット絵
Pixel art of a man with wings over the top part of his face. His arms are outstretched at his sides, and pieces of him are breaking/flaking off into golden strips. He has two pairs of wings, one lifting upwards, and the other curling downwards. The color palette is pale yellow, gray, and blue.
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castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I'm Christina I've been a professional illustrator since 2005 and a specialist game artist/ art director since 2009. I've worked for Mojang (on Minecraft), Netflix Games, WB Games I've been unemployed for 8+ months. I'm tired of rejection letters. Please help me find a paying project #gamedev
My cover illustration for the game Space Jam (on which I also did all the art and animation)

Bugs Bunny, Lebron James and Lola Bunny are posing in front of an enemy from the game, blending in as a star-filled sky.a portrait of Otto Rehagel for Esquire MagazineMy terraria illustration for Lost In Cult's Deluxe Edition book on Terraria.
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Gremlin | Artist | Comms Open! @gremlings.art · 23/08/2026
vgen.co/Gremlings Finally making the move to VGen! You can find my current openings here, as well as my birthday discount active! (50% off!) #GremlinComm | #HumanMade | #Art | #FFXIV
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Check out Gremlin's commissions and portfolio! | ☆ Gremlin • Any Pronouns • Disabled • Parent ☆ ...
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LA3L 🌱 @la3l.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
It's good to be back. #art
Lael squats in front of a cityscape with a bright moon in the background, looking content. His shoelaces are untied.
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julia 🪻 @romanhyacinths.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Out of over 10,600 entries! 😳 Thanks to everyone who played Antempo! #GMTK2026
A screenshot showing we got #6 in audio, #23 in artwork, #104 in narrative, #136 in enjoyment, and #371 in creativity
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 16/07/2026
I've released my first game! nozomiokumura.itch.io/only-scatter... Only Scattered Things is a one-page, solo journaling RPG about a desperate archaeologist and their cursed cairn-pick. It was created for the One Page RPG Jam 2026. Cover art by the impeccable @romanhyacinths.bsky.social.
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Only Scattered Things by nozomiokumura
A solo journaling RPG about haunted archaeology.
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LA3L 🌱 @la3l.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
where am I
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 21/07/2026
If you've played Only Scattered Things, I'd love to know how you rate it! You can go to the game's page on Itch and rate it that way, and the comments are open if you want to leave feedback or ask questions. nozomiokumura.itch.io/only-scatter...
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 19/07/2026
New blog: What? I played KH2. nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/sunday-my-su...
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Sunday - My Summer's Over
=== Thoughts === I'm not rightly sure where my last days of freedom have gone, but there they go! New job begins tomorrow and I'm tentatively excited. Th...
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Valis ✨Commissions Open! @valistarri.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
After so long I finally made a ttrpg of my own volition again!! Feels good to design again after hibernation for literal years!! Made Greetings from Beyond, a solo journaling game for @onepagerpgjam.bsky.social and you can get it for free below!! valistarri.itch.io/greetings-fr...
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Greetings From Beyond by Valistarri
A solo journaling game about sending postcards on your pilgramage across the universe
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 19/07/2026
After the Only Scattered Things actual play with @akeisw.bsky.social last night, I'm buzzing. You can still play it and other games from the @onepagerpgjam.bsky.social at the links below: itch.io/jam/one-page... nozomiokumura.itch.io/only-scatter...
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One-Page RPG Jam 2026
A game jam from 2026-07-12 to 2026-08-16 hosted by Unknown Dungeon. The One Page RPG Jam returns for its sixth year running. This ENNIE award-winning game jam is about making new, one-page table-top r...
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Ren Alea @sarensays.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
My first ever TTRPG is on @itch.io! Made for the 2026 @onepagerpgjam.bsky.social with playtesting input from @edgy-koala on itch. sarensays.itch.io/bathroom-esc...
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Bathroom Escape by saren
A short, co-op game for two players
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 18/07/2026
Do you want to see Only Scattered Things played live? @akeisw.bsky.social is playing it RIGHT NOW! twitch.tv/a_kei_sw nozomiokumura.itch.io/only-scatter...
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TIL SJTTRPG | #CreamerNation !quote !backseatTax !commands
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 18/07/2026
Do you want to see Only Scattered Things played live? @akeisw.bsky.social is playing it RIGHT NOW! twitch.tv/a_kei_sw nozomiokumura.itch.io/only-scatter...
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TIL SJTTRPG | #CreamerNation !quote !backseatTax !commands
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SoloRPGList @solorpglist.com · 18/07/2026
New to the #SoloRPG List: Creature Comforts by @romanhyacinths.bsky.social Can you help dungeon monsters find love? 😏💋 A silly & wholesome solo journaling TTRPG. LINKY: solorpglist.com/search.php?i...
Cover for the solo TTRPG: Creature Comforts - can you help dungeon monsters find love? Cute pink font for the title and a medieval script for the subtitle, over a top down photo of the game instructions on a wooden table
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 17/07/2026
We're the third most popular submission in the One Page RPG Jam 2026!!! For my first submission and my first finished game, that feels incredible. Everyone who got Only Scattered Things to where it is, thank you so much. 🙇‍♂️🙇‍♂️ It's free to play so give it a try! nozomiokumura.itch.io/only-scatter...
A screenshot of the One Page RPG Jam 2026. Only Scattered Things is the third listing when sorted for most popular.
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 17/07/2026
It's so nice to see so many folks interested in Only Scattered Things. If you play it (it's free to play!), let me know what you think by leaving a comment on the Itch page! nozomiokumura.itch.io/only-scatter...
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Only Scattered Things by Nozomi
A solo journaling RPG about haunted archaeology.
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 16/07/2026
New blog, gushing about Only Scattered Things! nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/thursday-only-scattered-things/
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Thursday - Only Scattered Things
=== Thoughts === It's official! I have released a game! Only Scattered Things was created for the One Page RPG Jam 2026. It's my first Finished Game and ...
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 15/07/2026
I was lucky enough to playtest this and it had me giggling and shouting at my dice from start to finish Give it a look!
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julia 🪻 @romanhyacinths.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
📌 I'm Julia (she/her), a 2D artist, zinester, and videogame/TTRPG developer. I've made 14+ games, including: 🫂 a VN about post-breakup grief 💗 a TTRPG about dungeon monsters falling in looovee 🐸 an action game that makes music with jumping frogs 🏆 multiple GMTK Top 100 games ... and many more!
A collage of many colorful games I've done the art for
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julia 🪻 @romanhyacinths.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Just released a short solo journaling TTRPG where you play as a matchmaker helping dungeon monsters find true love! It's a silly and wholesome project for @onepagerpgjam.bsky.social, up for free on @itch.io now: roman-hyacinths.itch.io/creature-com... #TTRPG #indieTTRPG #soloRPG
A spread of a printed document with the title "Creature Comforts: Can you help dungeon monsters find love? A silly & wholesome solo journaling TTRPG" on a wooden background
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julia 🪻 @romanhyacinths.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Highly recommend this solo journaling RPG! I really enjoyed playtesting it — the multiple ways you interact with the archaeological dig stack to create a reflective, wonderfully atmospheric journaling experience.
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 16/07/2026
I've released my first game! nozomiokumura.itch.io/only-scatter... Only Scattered Things is a one-page, solo journaling RPG about a desperate archaeologist and their cursed cairn-pick. It was created for the One Page RPG Jam 2026. Cover art by the impeccable @romanhyacinths.bsky.social.
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Only Scattered Things by nozomiokumura
A solo journaling RPG about haunted archaeology.
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 15/07/2026
I was lucky enough to playtest this and it had me giggling and shouting at my dice from start to finish Give it a look!
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 14/07/2026
New blog: I'm back! nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/tuesday-retu...
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Tuesday - Return
=== Thoughts === Things were pretty hectic on the day I got back, but we're here now and that's what counts! Holiday was good. Got a lot of rest, saw a l...
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Friday Night @fridayyakuza.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Friday at last…
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Quinns @itsquinns.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
New video! Last month I was invited to Spain's Guadalindie game convention to do a talk of my choice. I ended up giving an angry polemic about how the culture of games is failing designers left and right, because there is no games industry. There's just "play" www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4Xm...
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Why We're Doing Journalism Differently: The Future isn't Games, it's Play - PMG | Guadalindie 2026
YouTube video by MálagaJam
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Cole Wehrle @colewehrle.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is a great watch. Stop thinking about games. Start thinking about play. 🧵
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 09/07/2026
New blog: nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/thursday-up/ Quinns, Quinns Quest, and the PMG team are genuinely one of the most important voices in games/play at the moment. If you are anywhere near design or the games industry, you probably don't me to tell you to check them out.
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Thursday - Up
=== Thoughts === I'm going on holiday, and will be back on 13/07! See you on the other side! === What I'm Writing === 01/07/2026: Mostly a TTRPG Proje...
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 09/07/2026
New blog: nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/wednesday-prep/
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 07/07/2026
New Blog: nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/tuesday-clear/
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Tuesday - Clear
=== Thoughts === I'm on the tail end of this cold now, so I'm feeling a lot better. Short and sweet post because of a busy evening but some fun developments...
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 06/07/2026
New blog: nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/monday-less-...
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Monday - Less Gunk
=== Thoughts === Feeling slightly better today, though no less miserable on account of my body being generally grotty. Still, somewhere between the tissues ...
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Dulceskull @ Tacoma Sticker Fest @dulceskull.com · 06/07/2026
a story in 4 parts don't let these fucking losers bully you if you can help it. THEY need US.
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 05/07/2026
New blog: nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/sunday-gunk/
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Sunday - Gunk
=== Thoughts === Aaaand I'm ill. This normally happens just after I go on annual leave; my body begins to wind down and my immune system goes "oh hey, final...
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 10/05/2026
My commissions are always open - fics, lore, scripts, you name it, I've done it! If you need something writing, check out my #VGenComms page: vgen.co/nozomiokumura
Sample of a short project commission, I Know You, completed for Jujupancakes.Sample of a Skeb-Like commission, Dawn Cross, completed for Gremlin.Sample of a Skeb-Like, Syndication, completed for MellowCherryBlossoms.Sample of a Skeb-Like commission, Thal's Silent Flame, completed for R3ptor.
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 04/07/2026
New blog: nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/saturday-sca... I miss Bit Socket. I hope they're doing well.
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Saturday - Scatter
=== Thoughts === Feeling a little more safe recently, which has helped me relax into my usual scatter-brained creativity. I'm resisting the urge to start 10...
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 03/07/2026
New blog: nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/friday-shuff...
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Friday - Shuffle
=== Thoughts === Surprisingly busy day today, lots to do and the temperature's starting to climb again. Time to resume my rightful place in front of the fan...
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 02/07/2026
New blog: nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/tuesday-drop...
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Tuesday - Drop Your Shoulders
=== Thoughts === Coming back to this is so much easier now. It's funny what a little tweak will do to take the weight off of something. === What I'm Writin...
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 01/07/2026
New! and changed blog format: nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/wednesday-ju...
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Wednesday - July
=== Thoughts === New template! So short! So svelte! I'm going to transition my upcoming releases and latest releases to pages that you can click on, and ...
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 30/06/2026
New blog: nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/tuesday-june...
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Tuesday - June Retrospective
=== Thoughts === We made it. A fractious month, June. Allergies, heatwaves, joblessness, job...fulness? I'unno. It's been hard. I've really struggled....
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 29/06/2026
New blog: nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/monday-next-...
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Monday - Next Up
=== Thoughts === July's coming, and I'm trying to think of it as a chance to reset. I've fallen off the wagon for a lot of things, so what's important is th...
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 29/06/2026
I asked for variations for each of the services I run on VGen for my commissions (which are open, wink wink nudge nudge car crash sound effect), and for my spicy comms @ahlatoad.bsky.social came up with this. I love art.
Art of Nozomi. They sit with a blushing chilli pepper floating amidst magical wisps in their hands. They, too, are blushing.
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 28/06/2026
New blog: I'm alive - again again again nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/sunday-heatw...
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Sunday - Heatwave
=== Thoughts === It's been a hard week, compounded by how blisteringly hot it's been. I'm still not really thinking about the loss of my PC. There'll be ...
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 08/06/2026
It's that time of year where I have #VGen invite codes available! If you're a moot and you (or someone you trust) wants access to VGen, drop me a line!
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 20/06/2026
New blog: nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/saturday-sni...
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Saturday - Sniff
=== Thoughts === I spilled water on my PC last night, by pure kak-handed accident. I thought it was fine, gave it a clean, made sure it was dry. Alas. ...
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 19/06/2026
These have been on my VGen for a little while, but @ahlatoad.bsky.social has done some phenomenal work helping me work through some new ideas and a new setting for Nozomi. They're not going anywhere, but they will be different. Thank you so much, @ahlatoad.bsky.social 💙 #errata_rel
Art of Nozomi. Dressed in tattered black, silver chains, and a butterfly-wing shawl, Nozomi magically rotates an icosahedron with a contemplative, playful expression.
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 19/06/2026
These have been on my VGen for a little while, but @ahlatoad.bsky.social has done some phenomenal work helping me work through some new ideas and a new setting for Nozomi. They're not going anywhere, but they will be different. Thank you so much, @ahlatoad.bsky.social 💙 #errata_rel
Art of Nozomi. Dressed in tattered black, silver chains, and a butterfly-wing shawl, Nozomi magically rotates an icosahedron with a contemplative, playful expression.
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Nozomi Okumura 🦋 @nozomiokumura.com · 19/06/2026
New blog: nozomiokumura.bearblog.dev/friday-done/ I'm alive!
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Friday - Done
=== Thoughts === Phew! Hello there. It's been a long time since I last checked in. Slightly longer than I intended, primarily because my allergies have t...
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