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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Have all you struggling to find jobs tried just walking into the boss's office unannounced and a firm handshake? Clip from Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold, starring @vincedesi.bsky.social. Drawn and animated by Alek Wasilewski (me), color by Julia Maksymiuk, produced by @smilestudios.bsky.social

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

So I heard in AAA now like that Wolverine game you can't fail a QTE even if you try. Well, in TSIOQUE, as pictured below, you can not only fail a QTE, but we animated by hand EVERY POSSIBLE scenario how you can fail, for EVERY inventory item. I don't even remember if that's all of them.

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Animated clip from Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold. One of the first we've made, from the early days of hustling in the Disco era by @vincedesi.bsky.social . Drawn and animated by Alek Wasilewski (me), color by Julia Maksymiuk, produced by @smilestudios.bsky.social goingpostaldoc.com

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Oh man, it's actually out! 🤯 As Day 1 Kickstarter backers ... wait, how many years ago? that was 2019?! - super stoked to see it finally out there. Can't wait to play it (and you should, too)!

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deenom @deenom.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

your favourite Disney princess (wrong answers only) (Tsioque by @smilestudios.bsky.social)

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Another animated clip from Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold. Starring Adam Bellin, game developer at Atari and also friend and collaborator of @vincedesi.bsky.social from the wild early days before Running With Scissors. Also if I decide to draw buildings and architecture again, tell me not to ok?

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Another animated clip from Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold @goingpostaldoc . Final clip delving into behind-the-scenes of The Postal Game That Doesn't Exist, and series of unfortunate events that led to russian Postal 3.

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Animated clip from Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold, This time it's about @vincedesi.bsky.social and his natural business instincts. Drawn and animated by Alek Wasilewski (me), color by Julia Maksymiuk, produced by @smilestudios.bsky.social

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Last few days to grab TSIOQUE on Steam Summer sale at whopping all-time low 65% discount. Escape and thwart the Evil Wizard’s plans before his spell on our home castle escalates beyond control… Hand animated in frame-by-frame 2d, no AI, 100% human made. store.steampowered.com/app/393190/T...

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Another animated clip from Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold, delving further into behind-the-scenes of The Postal Game That Doesn't Exist, and series of unfortunate events that led to russian Postal 3.

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

New work! We had the pleasure of doing animated sequences for the Release Trailer of Slaughter Void - or Hotline R'lyeh if you will. We had a blast creating stuff within this vibe and universe so why don't you get it so we can animate some more of it huh? store.steampowered.com/app/3333980/...

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New Blood Interactive @newblood.games · 03/06/2026

Blood West: Scavengers - the $5 roguelite DLC for Blood West that could have been a standalone game - is OUT NOW on Steam, GOG, PS5 and Xbox Series. Death is not the end ☠️ youtu.be/Qja0ND0Fy6M?...

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Blood West: Scavengers - Launch Trailer

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Animated clip from Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold. This time it's how Vince Desi got Gary Coleman into Postal 2. Drawn and animated by Alek Wasilewski (me), color by Julia Maksymiuk, production @smilestudios.bsky.social Watch on Amazon Prime & Apple TV or support directly & buy the Blu-Ray/DVD

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Another animated clip from Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold. I uploaded a making-of timelapse of this one a while back. We're now delving into behind-the-scenes of The Postal Game That Doesn't Exist, and series of unfortunate events that led to russian Postal 3.

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

More animated behind-the-scenes of the Postal movie, casting process as told by the Man himself, from Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold. Drawn and animated by Alek Wasilewski(me), color by Julia Maksymiuk, produced by @smilestudios.bsky.social Watch on Amazon Prime & Apple TV or buy the Blu-Ray/DVD

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

POSTAL: THESE SUNNY DAZE SPOILER ALERT!! I usually hesitate before showing ending cinematics not to spoil the fun of experiencing it the intended way, but it's all over the Internet hours after release anyway (often before) so might as well show it to you properly. Animatic vs animation side-by-side

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

More animated behind-the-scenes of Uwe Boll's Postal movie as narrated by Zack Ward, from Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold. Drawn and animated by Alek Wasilewski(me), color by Julia Maksymiuk, produced by @smilestudios.bsky.social. Watch on Amazon Prime & Apple TV, or buy the Blu-Ray/DVD.

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Congrats on successful release of Magin: The Rat Project Stories, to which we had the pleasure of creating animated storytelling for the release trailer. Here's a shorter version featuring most of the animation. We've been rooting for this one for a while now - check it out, don't miss out.

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

More fun animated stuff from Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold documentary, revealing hopeful beginnings of Uwe Boll's Postal movie. Drawn and animated by Alek Wasilewski (me), color by Julia Maksymiuk, produced by @smilestudios.bsky.social

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Storyboard/Animatic vs Final Animation side-by-side clip, this time from "One Last Miracle" music video created for @coheedandcambria.bsky.social . Sequel to "Toys" music video from 2019, featuring some returning, familiar faces.

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

One of many animated clips we did for Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold. Indeed it was HILARIOUS, and I got to animate Uwe Boll. Drawn and animated by me (also did Polish translation), color by Julia Maksymiuk, produciton @smilestudios.bsky.social Watch the whole thing on Amazon Prime and Apple TV

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Some more of our behind-the-scenes work, storyboard/animatic vs final animation side-by-side, this time from Postal: These Sunny Daze, latest DLC for Postal: Brain Damaged. Would you like to see more stuff like this?

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Storyboard/Animatic to final animation - side-by-side comparison of our latest animation for Blood West DLC: Scavengers, published by @newblood.games and developed by @hyperstrangesa.bsky.social.

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Last moment to grab TSIOQUE on Steam Spring sale, 55% off! Our home has become our prison – escape and thwart the Evil Wizard’s plans before his spell on the castle escalates beyond control… 100% hand animated in frame-by-frame 2d before AI was even a thing. store.steampowered.com/app/393190/T...

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

🌵 🤠 Aahh, the Barren Lands... 🌄 💀 We're back at it once again with animated cinematics we created for the latest Blood West DLC: Scavengers, published by @newblood.games, developed by @hyperstrangesa.bsky.social. Coming SOON™

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

GHOULTOWN - I AM THE UNDEAD Animatic and final video comparison. Animatic: @alekwasilewski.bsky.social Animation: Oren Mashkovski, @roastedstix.bsky.social and @alekwasilewski.bsky.social Compositing: @roastedstix.bsky.social and @alekwasilewski.bsky.social #makingof

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Courtesy of @coheedandcambria.bsky.social , the One Last Miracle music video is now also up on @newgrounds.com. A funny holiday romp about ICE separating parents from their children, I'd wish it aged worse since December: www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/...

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Andy Zahn @andyzahn.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Coheed & Cambria released the best music video of 2025! www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4T6...

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Coheed and Cambria - "One Last Miracle" [Official Music Video]

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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

very satisfying slay ride from the good folks at Coheed & Cambria www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4T6...

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Coheed and Cambria - "One Last Miracle" [Official Music Video]

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

So have you watched our latest music video for Coheed and Cambria "One Last Miracle" already? www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4T6... Full credits below:

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

New timelapse video, yay! From work on Postal: These Sunny Daze cutscenes, this particular shot is from the outro, cropped in a most non-spoilery way possible. 3 hours of work for a little over 1 second of animation, at 10000% speed, including a surprise around the middle, for your viewing pleasure.

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Hey, TSIOQUE is 50% off during Steam Autumn Sale. Rated Overwhelmingly Positive and arguably best Point & Click adventure game you never heard of, escape the Evil Wizard and discover the secrets hidden within the spellbound castle of your ancestors. store.steampowered.com/app/393190/T...

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Postal: These Sunny Daze, DLC for Postal: Brain Damaged is out! Get it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3768390/... And yes, this means more animated cutscenes from us. Here's the intro, enjoy! Ending cutscene we advise watching in-game but if you have absolutely no impulse control it's there too.

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Postal: These Sunny Daze - Postal: Brain Damaged DLC - Intro Animation

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Something new is stirring at Smile Studios. As beneficiaries of "Program Wsparcia Gier Wideo 2024/25" we’ve teamed up with Centrum Rozwoju Przemysłów Kreatywnych to prototype our new game. It’s time to do our own thing again. More info coming soon!

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

🎉 Happy 1st anniversary to Songs of Silence! 🎉 It was a blast to support this great game's unique vision with our trailer work. Huge thanks to @songsofsilence.bsky.social for the inspiring collaboration. Congrats! Can't wait what's next.

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

💥It's out!💥 Watch Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold On Amazon Prime and Apple TV. Everyone (us included) put a lot of heart into it so you better watch it, or else.

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Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold | Now Streaming

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

💥 Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold - the raw, unfiltered story behind the most notorious game series ever made featuring our animation - hits Apple TV and Amazon Prime, starting with English-Speaking regions on May 30 and other languages following soon.

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Making-of for one of animated sequences for "Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold", full animation watchable in their latest released clip so you can check it out. This part that I bothered to record is lineart and animation keys. Color by Julia Maksymiuk

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

I screenshotted this review of TSIOQUE just the other day and now bumped on the author here. Thanks so much for the lovely review @capabilitygames.bsky.social, still read every single one and they really matter. It's great our game can still find and touch you, for more reason than one.

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Reviews for "Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold" are coming in, all looking good. We get noticed, too - yay!

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

"Going Postal: The Legacy Foretold" just started its film festival run premiering on Phoenix Film Festival and is set to stream on Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV. We were responsible for most of the animated sequences and also contributed to the Polish translation of the film.

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Francisco González @grundislav.games · 27/03/2025

ROSEWATER IS OUT! A Wild West adventure about friendship, storytelling, and found family. It's been a journey making this game. I sincerely hope you enjoy it. 🤠🌵 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/... GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/rose...

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Smile Studios @smilestudios.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Sneaky peeky stills from our animation work on Going Postal: Legacy Foretold documentary, premiering at Phoenix Film Festival in a couple of days.

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Alek Wasilewski @alekwasilewski.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

#SteamSpringSale is up, this you may know. But do you know TSIOQUE is 50% off? Break free from your prison, solve puzzles, give your captors a hard time. store.steampowered.com/app/393190/T...

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Ian Danskin @innuendostudios.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

TSIOQUE: one of my favorite finds of the last decade. I sing its praises all the time and I don't think anyone listens to me. the vizier takes over the kingdom and locks the very young princess in the tower, but she escapes, and she is SO. ANNOYED. store.steampowered.com/app/393190/T...

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TSIOQUE on Steam

TSIOQUE (pronounced: "chiock") is a dark but playful Point & Click adventure, hand-animated in meticulous, frame-by-frame 2D. Escape the clutches of an Evil Wizard and discover the secre...

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