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Sam Cast

@samcast.games
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Creative/Game Director, Lead Writer and Head Inspector at The Bureau of Fantastical & Arcane Affairs @hipflask.games Writer, Game Designer, and enjoyer of video games!

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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 24/09/2026
"My thoughts on AI." My brother in Christ, I think we have enough thoughts on AI. I think we're outta room in the thought jar, let me hear your thoughts on BLTs instead.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 15/07/2026
I have been summoned.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 06/02/2026
Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd be surprised if they achieve it before the money runs out. And even if it doesn't, in my lifetime.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 06/02/2026
Not to mention it costs a billion dollars to generate. And yes, of course, the tech will improve, but improvements will be more incremental as time goes on, as the company bleeds money training these models.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 06/02/2026
In games, perfection is the standard to be successful. AI slop that looks pretty but can't remember where it put things and has no core loop is miles away from something actually marketable.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 06/02/2026
This whole project Genie causing a panic sell of gaming stocks really shows how little the average person understands about game developement.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 28/01/2026
I just learned about project dragon, and my day is now ruined
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 13/12/2025
I did it. 🥲
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 12/12/2025
Someone please actually re-make kotor. Please, I am literally begging. And don't tell me to just play the old games, I have tried and they are just a little too out of date.
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Andy Kelly @ultrabrilliant.xyz · 12/12/2025
Big fan of the key art for that new Star Wars racing game.
Key art for Star Wars: Galactic Racer featuring three speeders from above on a series of coloured lines with a muted '70s-ish colour palette.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 12/12/2025
You're the bomb Naj!! It was such a feat!!
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 12/12/2025
Games announced tonight I am most excited for (no particular order) nolaw fate of the old republic gang of the dragon Star wars galactic racer divinity
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 25/11/2025
Excellent Wisdom from Naj as always!
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 24/11/2025
No real point to this. Sometimes I have thoughts and I just gotta get em out there.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 24/11/2025
Kindness is free, empathy is free, gratefulness is free. But just because they are free, doesn't make them easy. The present if beautiful, but it can be hard to pay attention to sometimes.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 20/11/2025
Truth. It is incredible.
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Layla Ali @sephiraex.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
I will never EVER in a million years get over hearing a voice actor read things I wrote. Holy shit.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 19/11/2025
Worked my ass off on this, I promise it's a fun watch!
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 16/11/2025
Making a game.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 15/11/2025
reposting here :)
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 15/11/2025
This is awesome. One of my favorite parts of stories is the moments in-between the story happening. This feels like a really fun example of that. Sort of grounds things in a fun way.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 11/11/2025
It's a shame that the games industry at large does relatively little to support and celebrate junior and early career talent. I feel like future class, while imperfect, was one of the few high profile things that shined a light on a part of games that is often left in the dark.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 04/11/2025
Played a few hours of RV there yet. It's fun, but honestly, I feel like the further you get, the more cracks in the gameplay loop show the sort of simple sandbox puzzles become more about levers and switches. Of course, for $7 it doesn't matter lol.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 02/11/2025
Shoulda called it the war of art.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 23/10/2025
I'm no PC gamer but they are in my top ten!
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 16/10/2025
Went to the Witcher concert tonight. I hope that one day I can make a game that has the impact on people that those games had on me.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 14/10/2025
Pardon my language.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 14/10/2025
Minimalist design is bullshit.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 12/10/2025
The guide to leading good brainstorms is also fairly great. My favorite points being: setting a time limit and avoiding discussion of ideas until after the brainstorm is done.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 12/10/2025
Another couple nuggets: "The eye is connected to the brain but the ear is connected to the heart" and "GD is like standup comedy: the designer and the comedian immediately know if something has worked."
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 12/10/2025
In the prototyping section, he mentions the concepts of Keep, Change, Chuck as a good framework for playtesting which is already how I think about it but I like simple 3 word explainers.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 12/10/2025
Clarity, brevity and active listening are named as keys to effective communication in game Dev. Couldn't agree more. I also like how it paints respectful conflict as an essential piece of the game dev puzzle.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 30/09/2025
New blog on Tech Writing: samcast.games/blog/on-tech...
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On Technical Writing: From the Desk of the Bureau #1 — Sam Cast
A blurb about my lessons working on BFAA, specifically in regard to the art of tech writing
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 30/09/2025
Enough strawmen on linkedin to build the first pigs house.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 26/09/2025
The coolest thing about game dev so far is just how much I learn. It feels like everyday I pick up something new or get to see something in a new light. I love it.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 23/09/2025
I've been slacking on the tok front 😅. But this one would be pretty big-time spoilers, so if I do, I'll have to be careful! Lol
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 23/09/2025
Downside is I'm now probably gonna be up till 2 am getting this on paper lol.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 23/09/2025
Have been banging my head against a game writing problem for 3 full days, and finally cracked through today. Top 10 feeling.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 23/09/2025
Accordingly to their press release, the conference previously known as GDC is going to drop prices significantly this year and drop the summits and core concept. That seems like significantly bigger news than the rebrand.
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Hip Flask Games @hipflask.games · 17/09/2025
Things have been slow on our marketing front, but I think this next trailer is really something fun, can't wait to show it to y'all.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 09/09/2025
It is NEVER your responsibility to tell people to give up on their dreams.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 02/09/2025
Alright, takeaway number 1: I like, I wish, what if, is a brilliant framework for giving feedback and I like it much more than the compliment sandwich strategy, as I think it's a more straightforward yet respectful process of going about things.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 02/09/2025
Going to start re-reading: A Playful Production Process, my favorite book about game design. I'll maybe start posting some of my key takeaways in a thread here, mostly just to keep myself accountable. Or maybe I won't, who knows.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 19/08/2025
I'm curious to know what other not-as-successful games have had this impact. Another game that comes to mind is Avowed for its impeccable smaller open-world level design, but time will be the judge there.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 19/08/2025
For example, Wayfinder was not a commercial success (mostly due to design reasons). Still, I have found it is almost a ubiquitous inspiration among stylized 3d artists, and I think it will shape game art for decades to come. Seriously, I see it talked about everywhere in that niche.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 19/08/2025
It's very interesting to me that games that struggled to gain significant traction commercially will still sometimes have a large impact on the medium and the Dev's that make games. 1/X
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 13/08/2025
Small bit of early grey-boxing today
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 10/08/2025
The cruel reality of life is that one day 20 years from now you will wake up and remember more of what you didn't do rather than what you did.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 31/07/2025
Convinced people only put desert levels in their games because they feel obligated to.
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Sam Cast @samcast.games · 24/06/2025
One game you've worked on - no words just trailers www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDEt...
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The Bureau Of Fantastical And Arcane Affairs Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Hip Flask Games
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