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Robert Carlson

@robertcarlson.bsky.social
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Professional programmer, aspiring writer, and sometimes solo game developer. Designer of "The Amateur Deity Society": store.steampowered.com/app/3241070/…

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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 1m
I love Digimon, but Digimon fans have got to stop telling people it's older than Pokemon, cause it isn't. The original Digimon v-pet came out in Japan in 1997, and Pokemon Red and Green came out in 1996.
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Jon Perry @perryjon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Hard at work on development for Party House: the Deckbuilding game & getting very excited about all the fun new characters I'm adding! Our joint Kickstarter campaign with the Baba is You Board Game has less than 3 days left. Go check it out now & back 1 or both games!
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Baba Is You: The Board Game & Party House: Deckbuilding Game
Two sensational award-winning video games — Baba is You and Party House (UFO 50) — leap off the screen and onto your table!
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Freya Holmér @freya.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
on AI generated voiceovers in games
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's the #SteamFallSale again, which means you (yes, you) can play The Amateur Deity Society for just $3, which is like forty cents in 1998 dollars, I think. #adventuregames #interactivefiction #indiegames store.steampowered.com/app/3241070/...
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Save 40% on The Amateur Deity Society on Steam
A point-and-click interactive fiction game. Navigate cryptic dreams, hide your insanity from your classmates, and try not to break the school computer.
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00 (Zero Zero): A Digidice Actual Play Podcast @zerozeropod.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Hi, hello! Editor Rob here. Episode 2 of Zero Zero should be on its way to your feed as we speak! To those of you who have been waiting, thanks for your patience as I've finished up editing! RSS Feed: feeds.libsyn.com/626655/rss More links in the comments! ... wait why is the episode called that
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I tried to ban "immersive" the other year, but with little success
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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 02/10/2026
This is a serious problem that nobody talks about.
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I'd try Tamers if you're interested in branching out to the old stuff. It's comfortably the best one in my book, definitely the most thoughtful, and it's finally getting an official subtitled release.
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Schmullus (Logan) @schmullus.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Unfortunately, the name "Family Guy" was already taken.
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
It's the #SteamFallSale again, which means you (yes, you) can play The Amateur Deity Society for just $3, which is like forty cents in 1998 dollars, I think. #adventuregames #interactivefiction #indiegames store.steampowered.com/app/3241070/...
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Save 40% on The Amateur Deity Society on Steam
A point-and-click interactive fiction game. Navigate cryptic dreams, hide your insanity from your classmates, and try not to break the school computer.
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I believe the typical reason for a "Why wasn't this rendered in-engine, you can't tell the difference" FMV was that it cut between environments or assets quickly enough that an in-engine version would be interrupted by load times. Wasn't an uncommon practice in the PS2/GC generation
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Glad I remembered to back this before time's up. 20 hours left! www.kickstarter.com/projects/dou...
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Amnesia Fortnight 2026, Indie Reboot
A Double Fine Productions Game Jam, Documentary, and Kickstarter Campaign
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Love to see Loom on one of these
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Ctrl Alt Ego 2 @mindthunk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Buried Treasure changed my life - doubt I'd be working on game#2 if it weren't for the 'holds up against Prey' headline. A small contribution to keep a distinguished, artful and amusingly controversial (or controversially amusing?) video game writer type person in business, you'd be mad not to.
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Robert / Zeboyd @zeboydgames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Let's talk about some Zombie Fun Run combat mechanics. If you've played our past games, some of this will sound familiar. As always, Work-In-Progress so stuff could change. And be sure to wishlist the game on Steam. It helps us a lot! store.steampowered.com/app/2656830/...
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Zombie Fun Run on Steam
They're coming and we need your help! Join IRA, Crossing Guard Robot 2nd class, as he joins the Zombie Fun Run circuit and saves the day with the power of friendship and heavy artillery in this turn-b...
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SEGA SATURN, SHIRO! @segasaturnshiro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is there any harm in using AI to work on — or entirely create — projects for the Sega Saturn and elsewhere in the retro gaming scene? Yes, PandaMonium says in this opinion column, equating such work to digital asbestos: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/09/24/c... #sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming
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Column: All A.I. Projects Are Digital Asbestos
The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of all SHIRO! Media Group contributors. The cost of modern day video game consoles and personal computers have skyrocketed…
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 22/09/2026
Here's a list of rpg fan translations that do not use AI! very handy resource
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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 24/09/2026
Just another e-beg reminder for Steam players to please leave a review, especially if you were *not* a Kickstarter backer. The backers’ reviews annoyingly don’t count towards the final number and at this early stage we need all the momentum we can get! 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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Robert / Zeboyd @zeboydgames.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Less than 24 hours to pick up our Zeboyd bundle on Steam at a very heavy discount. Lots of turn-based JRPG goodness here for less than the price of most single games on sale! Please share! Thanks! store.steampowered.com/bundle/53253...
Cosmic Star Heroine battle screen where the party is facing a robotic ghost dragon.Battle screen from This Way Madness Lies. Our party of magical girls is fighting a killer plant monster.Cthulhu: "Really? Santa is going to give me the power to destroy the world? That feels off-brand."

From Cthulhu Saves Christmas.A cutscene from Cosmic Star Heroine where Chahn summons a bunch of laser guns via gunmancy.
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That's great news about the video. Motion oddities are my one pet peeve about 24p blu-rays of shows with the occasional 60i video effect, and Tamers's video was already clean enough on DVD to merit only a modest upscale tbh. Can't wait to finally get those official subs! Dream come true!
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Dragonfree @antialiasis.dragonflycave.com · 16/09/2026
Something that bugs me about the new experience mechanics is that now any Pokémon fainting *lowers the total amount of experience your team gets for every subsequent Pokémon you fight*. A Pokémon that fights and faints is now the only one that *doesn’t* get experience.
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Dragonfree @antialiasis.dragonflycave.com · 14/09/2026
If you want a reason to take everything an LLM tells you with an enormous grain of salt, look no further than the part where they persistently appear to think that random Pokémon generator websites are an essential tool for playing Nuzlocke challenges.
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Devastating news, gone way too soon. This guy directed a lot of damn good dubs on top of being an excellent voice actor. RIP.
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
*PLACEMAT. Bluesky needs an edit button
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Table near me at a restaurant has a toddler who's repeatedly grabbing and dropping his placement for his mom to catch before it hits the floor. Really amazing how children are born understanding of the importance of the primary gameplay loop #gamedev
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Alpha Beta Gamer @alphabetagamer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So what is an "anti-shooter?" Laser Guy is an indie twin-stick pixel art anti-shooter where try to avoid accidentally lasering your coworkers into oblivion! Playtest the game now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3656610/... by indie dev @pointnsheep.bsky.social #gaming
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Robert / Zeboyd @zeboydgames.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I want to show more work in progress clips. I got the traditional anime defeat effect working in our comedy Zombie Fun Run. (Everything here is under development and could change before release) You can wishlist the game here: store.steampowered.com/app/2656830/...
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Publishers, please do yourselves a favor and pay Zeboyd to make a game.
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Damien Crawford @developerdamien.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Your reminder to leave reviews for the things you like, and if you aren't one to write much even two words and a thumbs up or five stars means that little extra bump in visibility or approach to the next threshold of rating.
A Recommended Steam review with 0.4 hours on record posted today, July 20th 2026 with the review only saying two words: Nice one.
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Daniel J. Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 20/08/2026
Good morning new followers! I'm Daniel and mostly these days I make game assets so that game devs don't have to turn to AI (ew) to make art. You can find them all 100% free at chequered.ink or we sell them all bundled in one big pack of 13,000+ assets here on itch: ci.itch.io/all-game-ass...
Card game sprites, puzzle game sprites, platformer sprites, pool spritesAdventure game (zelda GB like), RPG, darts, board gamesPixel icons, HD icons, Dice, Letter TilesUI elements, Controls, Cars, Audio
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Uh oh, here comes the toilet paper roll orientation discourse again...
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Pokémon Gems @pokemongems.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
how
Photo of a Voltorb using a cue stick while sitting on a pool table with various balls with text saying “Is Voltorb a cue ball? No, but Voltorb likes to play billiards!”
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Robert / Zeboyd @zeboydgames.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
My daughter & I are making a comedy turn-based RPG called Zombie Fun Run. No genAI. We appreciate any and all wishlists on Steam. :) store.steampowered.com/app/2656830/...
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Zombie Fun Run on Steam
They're coming and we need your help! Join IRA, Crossing Guard Robot 2nd class, as he joins the Zombie Fun Run circuit and saves the day with the power of friendship and heavy artillery in this turn-b...
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I bet they did this just to lull kids into a false sense of security before they play their first King's Quest game
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
If you were to hypothetically get funding tomorrow, how'd you feel about getting a writer-programmer? Hypothetically
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Here's mine: store.steampowered.com/app/3241070/... Point-and-click/text adventure hybrid. Version 2.0 with music and visuals coming soonish!
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The Amateur Deity Society on Steam
A point-and-click interactive fiction game. Navigate cryptic dreams, hide your insanity from your classmates, and try not to break the school computer.
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Hi folks who just subscribed to a list I'm on, I'm Robert, and the other year I made a short and breezy point-and-click text adventure. The dream is to make games full time someday, and each wishlist helps towards that and is greatly appreciated! store.steampowered.com/app/3241070/...
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The Amateur Deity Society on Steam
A point-and-click interactive fiction game. Navigate cryptic dreams, hide your insanity from your classmates, and try not to break the school computer.
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Hi folks who just subscribed to a list I'm on, I'm Robert, and the other year I made a short and breezy point-and-click text adventure. The dream is to make games full time someday, and each wishlist helps towards that and is greatly appreciated! store.steampowered.com/app/3241070/...
store.steampowered.com
The Amateur Deity Society on Steam
A point-and-click interactive fiction game. Navigate cryptic dreams, hide your insanity from your classmates, and try not to break the school computer.
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MS-DOS Games, Programs, Trivia, Pixels, Grog @scumm-bar.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
AutoCAD 2.18 Autodesk, Inc. 1985
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
We only ever rented Pokemon tapes, but I did have the "Ancient Mew" card from seeing The Movie 2000 in theaters. Couldn't use it in a game cause the back from different, of course.
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Dragonfree @antialiasis.dragonflycave.com · 09/08/2026
This crochet artist is my friend and I can vouch for her excellent skills and speedy work! If you’d like to own a lovely, sturdy, remarkably on-model little yarn version of your favorite Pokémon or other creature, you should commission her.
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Sometimes the third franchise is the charm, just ask the Nats.
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 06/08/2026
We are halfway to the end of the game industry hardship bundle - this is when most campaigns to experience a slump - let's try to beat the trend! We've already raised $160k to help out of work game devs - I'd love to double that by campaign's end. Please share widely! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Hello to whoever bought my game sometime in the last hour or two, just wanted to say you're my favorite person of the day.
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clever display name lacker @pfish.zone · 29/03/2026
Colonel Mustard saying the quoted skeet
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Yooooo, this is shaping up to be an August 1st for the ages
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Robert Chapman (unable to donate right now) @rob-of-ages.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
speaking of being insane, after two years of work, my friends and I just co-lauched our very first podcast- a Digimon Actual Play podcast powered by Digidice called 00 (Zero Zero)! Seriously, go check this shit out, it's real! zerozeropod.libsyn.com/site (and follow @zerozeropod.bsky.social!)
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Zero Zero: A Digidice Actual Play Podcast
Zero Zero is a Digidice TTRPG Actual Play Podcast, based on the Digimon franchise.
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Wikimon @wikimon.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
It's that time of the year! Happy Odaiba Memorial Day! #Digimon #デジモン #お台場メモリアル #お台場メモリアル2026
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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I'm going to stop calling generative AI a solution in search of a problem because "a problem in search of increasingly bigger problems" feels more accurate. bbc.com/news/article...
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Google withdraws Earth AI tool after misinformation warnings
Experts told BBC Verify Google's new feature which let people generate fake satellite images could be misused.
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Dragonfree @antialiasis.dragonflycave.com · 31/07/2026
I did a new Yellow playthrough from scratch for my Mew trick article’s screenshots/additional research and I just love this game so much. Modern QoL is nice and all but genuinely, the originals are so worth playing. There’s a reason they rewrote all our brains.
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