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Spiderweb Software

@spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social
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Founded Spiderweb Software in 1994. Has written many games, including the Exile, Geneforge, Avadon, and Avernum series. Geneforge 2 - Infestation is out! www.spiderwebsoftware.com

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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Another update about the Kickstarter for Geneforge 3 - Infestation, which had a big finish yesterday. A lot of details for backers, but I also talk about the rewrite and the sort of things we're changing. Thanks again to backers! www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
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Update 4: Geneforge 3 - Detonation Kickstarter Update ... We Made It! · Geneforge 3 - Detonation. Cult-classic indie RPG, remade!
The Geneforge 3 - Detonation Kickstarter has concluded, and we are thrilled by how it went! We reached the third stretch goal just before the conclusion, guaranteeing a new quest line full of fresh Ge...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Our Kickstarter is done! Geneforge 3 - Detonation is coming next year, around Spring. We're really happy about how it did, and we're going to pack this rewrite with tons of new stuff. You can still back it for a few months if the merch appeals ... www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
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Geneforge 3 - Detonation. Cult-classic indie RPG, remade!
The classic indie saga continues, remade and expanded! Open-ended fantasy adventure with your own army of custom-made mutant monsters.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
One day left in our Geneforge 3 - Detonation Kickstarter, the new rewrite in our cult-classic indie RPG series! Made a new stretch goal: An all-new quest line expanding on lore requested by the backers. Thank you! A huge job is ahead, but we're super-excited. www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
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Geneforge 3 - Detonation. Cult-classic indie RPG, remade!
The classic indie saga continues, remade and expanded! Open-ended fantasy adventure with your own army of custom-made mutant monsters.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Just 2 days left in our Kickstarter! A tiny push away from stretch goal #3. We're already working on this unique, alien, indie RPG, and we're so grateful for the support. Just a little time left to get into the idea-giving pool! Gonna be a lot of fun ... www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
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Geneforge 3 - Detonation. Cult-classic indie RPG, remade!
The classic indie saga continues, remade and expanded! Open-ended fantasy adventure with your own army of custom-made mutant monsters.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Screenshot Saturday for Geneforge 3 - Detonation. Kickstarter ends in 4 days! The third remake in our epic, cult-classic, intensely open-ended series. A mutant mix of fantasy, science fiction, and mad science. Fun, weird, and totally open-ended. Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New Blog Post! More fun ancient tech I found when deep cleaning the house. Learn about crazy 20th century nonsense like Zip disks, fax machines, and Everquest! Once amazing. Now fodder for cheap jokes. Like all of history. bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/nerd-deep-...
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Nerd Deep Housecleaning Update, Part 2
Once so amazing. Now landfill fodder.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Screenshot Saturday pic of Geneforge 3 - Detonation. 11 days left in the Kickstarter, with a big stretch goal getting close. The next full rewrite of an indie cult-classic RPG series going back to 1999! Backers can contribute ideas for a bunch of stuff. www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
New Blog Post! A little love letter to one of my favorite board games: Clumsy, maligned, iconic old Monopoly. Which is a legit banger if you learn the rules. It's not perfect, but it's wonkiness is part of its charm. If you learn the rules. bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/i-sing-a-s...
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I Sing a Song of Monopoly
The enduring, universal, underrated board game. If you learn the rules.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Our Kickstarter for Geneforge 3 - Detonation is halfway done, and we're really thrilled. Two stretch goals down, another coming. Thank you! We've put up an update about how things are going and the direction the game wants to be taken in here ... www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
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Update 2: Geneforge 3 - Detonation Kickstarter Halfway Update ... Chugging Along! · Geneforge 3 - Detonation. Cult-classic indie RPG, remade!
The Kickstarter for Geneforge 3 - Infestation is halfway done and chugging along nicely. We're getting a decent flow of backers, and there's a always a surge near the end. We're pretty optimistic abou...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
New Blog Post! I review recent low-budget horror megahit Obsession and dissect what makes the horror genre so distinct and eternal. I love paying money to watch horrible things happen to good people! I have a lot of fun with this one. bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/obsession-...
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Obsession Review (And Why Horror Is the Most Honest Genre)
Because Obsession is the only big movie out right now.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The Kickstarter for Geneforge 3 - Infestation has been going great! We funded in 2 hours and have reached two stretch goals, cramming more content and options into our upcoming RPG. We just posted a quick update: www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi... Now back to work!
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
A Screenshot Saturday alpha shot of our next game, Geneforge 3 - Detonation. Kickstarter running now! The third part in the cult-classic Geneforge saga will be a massively open-ended turn-based RPG, full of fun and mad science. Almost to Stretch Goal #2! www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
New Blog Post! - We write about our remaster of 2005's Geneforge 3. A post-mortem of the worst-selling entry of a cult-classic series, plus fun ancient game history! Kickstarter for Geneforge 3 - Detonation is going great! bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/kickstarte...
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Kickstarter For Geneforge 3 - Detonation Has Launched!
A postmortem, plus indie game history, plus crass self-promotion!
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Aaaand ... Funded in two hours! Thank you! We'll be thinking of ways to add new content stretch goals (as the others are reached) and other goodies to buy (as to others sell out). Exciting! This game will have a bunch of cool new stuff and we're having a blast writing it.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Big news! We have launched our Kickstarter for Geneforge 3 - Detonation! It's our next indie, turn-based RPG, middle part of the epic, cult-classic Geneforge saga. Lots of cool merch and backer rewards, with more on the way ... www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
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Geneforge 3 - Detonation. Cult-classic indie RPG, remade!
The classic indie saga continues, remade and expanded! Open-ended fantasy adventure with your own army of custom-made mutant monsters.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Big news! Our new Kickstarter starts on Tuesday! We put up the preview page for our next indie, turn-based RPG, Geneforge 3 - Detonation. A huge, fun game, lots of cool merch. If you want to be reminded when it starts for real, go here ... www.kickstarter.com/projects/spi...
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Coming soon: Geneforge 3 - Detonation. Cult-classic indie RPG, remade!
The classic indie saga continues, remade and expanded! Open-ended fantasy adventure with your own army of custom-made mutant monsters.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
We're having a great Steam Summer Sale! Like turn-based indie RPGs with cool worlds and stories? We've written 18 of them. (!!!) Try Avernum 4: Greed & Glory. Or Geneforge 1 - Mutagen. Or Avernum: Escape From the Pit. Great fun, on the cheap! store.steampowered.com/publisher/sp...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
I hear Grand Theft Auto 6 preorders started. Honestly, who preorders a digital game in 2026? What? You think they're going to run out of electrons?
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
New Blog Post! Cranky Indie Review Roundup. Hits-Only Edition! Run and gun reviews of Ball X Pit, The King Is Watching, Slay the Spire [n], Cloverpit, and The Witness. I'm not an adored, worshipped pro journalist reviewer, so I get to be quick and catty. bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/cranky-ind...
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Cranky Indie Review Roundup. Hits-Only Edition!
Artists should be honest with each other, and it's easier to take constructive criticism when you're rich.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Our masters at Steam have commanded us to make everything cheap and we have obliged! All our indie RPGs are on the cheap. Avernum 4: Greed and Glory is still doing great, and it’s as its lowest price yet. The Geneforge games are fun and unique as well. store.steampowered.com/publisher/sp...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
It's been months of work, but we finally have fully playable content for our next RPG. We hope to announce it and start a Kickstarter next month!
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
New Blog Post: The Sad Unusability of Video Game Reviews. There is a way that pro reviewers can be helpful. It just doesn't work for video games. Even if there were reliable reviewers. Which there is not. So just use Steam refunds a lot! bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/the-sad-un...
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The Sad Unusability of Video Game Reviews
Dude, you can’t rate PowerWash Simulator and Dwarf Fortress on the same scale.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
New Blog Post! After much disruption, I'm back to blogging with a short cheery post about creation. Video games are a young art form, and there is still so much to be discovered. You don't have to be a Capital-C Creator or hitmaker to take part. bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/creation-a...
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Creation and Invention Are Games We All Play
Returning to blogging and finding why classics are classics.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
If you want to have fun playing with the earliest games of Spiderweb Software, reminder that you can get a nice, new, working copy of Blades of Exile (From 1998!) on itch.io. Users made tons of cool adventures for it, all still available! nqn.itch.io/blades-of-ex...
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Download the latest indie games
itch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you co...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Fun news! Avernum 4: Greed and Glory is now in a bundle with the excellent Lovecraftian turn-based RPG SKALD: Against the Black Priory! Two fun, cheap indie games, now fun and even cheaper together. store.steampowered.com/app/3882020/...
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Avernum 4: Greed and Glory on Steam
The cult-classic saga is back! Battle for fame, power, and wealth in the subterranean nation of Avernum. Conquer an enormous underworld in this epic turn-based fantasy RPG. Features huge, clever dunge...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
I was just on the This Week In Retro Podcast, and I had a great time! I rant about Apple Inc's strangeness, reminisce about ancient days, and get weirdly pedantic about coin-op arcade games from a previous century. Lots of fun, check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUAk...
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Apple Computer At 50 - This Week In Retro 263
YouTube video by This Week in Retro
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
New Blog Post! Nerd Deep Housecleaning Update, Part 1. We've run our indie games company since 1994, and we picked up a ton of clutter along the way. See a bit of history from the games biz from before Steam (or the world wide web). bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/nerd-deep-...
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Nerd Deep Housecleaning Update, Part 1
Running a game company online when the world was young.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Spiderweb Software is in the Spring Sale. Everything is cheap(er) now! Our recent success, Avernum 4: Greed and Glory at a new biggest discount. Queen's Wish 2, now freshly expanded, also on sale for more than ever. Check out the goods here! store.steampowered.com/publisher/sp...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
New Blog Post! We've concluded our Queen's Wish series of RPGs. These games contain some of our best design and worst decisions. I'm very proud of them and never want to think about them again. Here's a postmortem, with sales figures! bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/queens-wis...
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Queen's Wish: A Portmortem Of Mixed Success
Reaching the beginning of the end of a career.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
BIG NEWS! We've released Queen’s Wish: The Judgment, the conclusion to our unique indie RPG series of empire management and high stakes family politics! This final chapter is a free expansion for Queen’s Wish 2: The Tormentor. Queen's Wish 2 on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1947750/...
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Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor on Steam
You are in a barbarian land. They are trying to kill you. The Queen demands you tame them. So what now? Escape into an exciting, open-ended story and cunning tactical combat. Epic, indie fantasy adven...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
New Blog Post! I talk about huge indie hit Mewgenics. The strangeness of indie games, the joy of perfect polish, the enormous design toolkit we designers can pull from now, and how I have become very, very old. bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/a-detailed...
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A Detailed Review of Like 8% of Mewgenics
Indie games doing what indie games do best.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
New Blog Post! I'm still on about how video games affect the brain and how those effects are the product we sell. I compare how Elden Ring & Silksong are very similar games that take very different approaches. Kind of dry, but I think I'm over this now. bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/what-exact...
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What Exact Products Do Games Sell, Two Case Studies
Elden Ring and Silksong are very close and very far apart.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Going back to Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor for #screenshotsaturday . Our last all new game is a unique mix of empire, politics, fantasy, and suspenseful, tactical combat missions. Free expansion to conclude the series comes in March! Sale on Steam now: store.steampowered.com/app/1947750/...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
New Blog Post! - I sort through a bunch of recent fun science fiction stuff, plus the latest cool indie game about geese. Lots of gassing on about making a good story. Also, I hawk our new, upcoming game! bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/video-game...
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Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #9
A special TV and movie edition. Plus, our next game!
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Saw the new 28 Years Later movie. Turns out that (get ready for a shock) humans are the real monsters. Lame. When I go see a monster movie, at some point, I want the monsters to be the real monsters.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
BIG NEWS! In March, 2026, we release Queen’s Wish: The Judgment, the conclusion to the series! This final chapter will be released as free DLC for Queen’s Wish 2: The Tormentor. Queen's Wish 2 is on sale on Steam this week ... store.steampowered.com/app/1947750/...
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Save 40% on Queen's Wish 2: The Tormentor on Steam
You are in a barbarian land. They are trying to kill you. The Queen demands you tame them. So what now? Escape into an exciting, open-ended story and cunning tactical combat. Epic, indie fantasy adven...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Happy New Year! One last little push for the Steam Winter Sale. Avernum 4, Geneforge 2, and Queen's Wish 2 are cheaper than ever before. (Hope to announce Queen's Wish news before end of month.) Have a great year! store.steampowered.com/publisher/sp...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
New Blog Post! So what, exactly, are video games FOR? Video games are machines for affecting your brain, and people give lots of good money to have their brain affected. I list 5 key ways they do this, 5 products you can sell! Better do at least one ... bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/the-top-wa...
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The Top Ways Video Games Affect Your Brain. Number Five May Disturb You!
So what, exactly, are video games FOR?
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Having a great Steam Winter Sale this year. Thank you! Our new game being liked makes happy feelings, which we're storing to sustain us during the long coding months ahead. Anyway, Avernum 4 is good and cheap and might make a nice last-minute gift ... store.steampowered.com/app/3882020/...
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Save 15% on Avernum 4: Greed and Glory on Steam
The cult-classic saga is back! Battle for fame, power, and wealth in the subterranean nation of Avernum. Conquer an enormous underworld in this epic turn-based fantasy RPG. Features huge, clever dunge...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Spiderweb Software is in the Steam Winter Sale, and all our indie RPGs are even cheaper! Avernum 4: Greed and Glory got great reviews from critics and players, and now is at a nice discount. Geneforge 2 and Queen's Wish 2 also quite cheap. Drop by ... store.steampowered.com/publisher/sp...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
New Blog Post! Another grab bag of mixed topics, including Borderlands 4 ( 🫤 ), fun indie games ( 🤩 ), & the 2025 Game Awards ( 😶 ). Time to grab a seat in some Twitch chat and get ready to heckle the Game Awards. Gonna get really catty on my alt! 😸 bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/video-game...
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Video Game Thoughts Bonus Bag #8
In which I am a crank, again.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
GlitchSPANKR is a weird walking sim type game with a lot of love in it. Strange. Funny. Often gross. Smiling Friends vibes, which is a compliment. I played about 80% of it, until the parts where it tries to be a Real Video Game got annoying. It really tickled me until then and is worth the money.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Avernum 4: Greed and Glory is out for iPad! The cult classic Avernum series is back as a unique indie RPG in a vast underworld nation. Fight a monster plague. Explore the depths. Be loyal or treacherous. Huge & full of fun. Find here ... apps.apple.com/us/app/avern...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
For Screenshot Saturday, yet another promo shot for iPad Avernum 4: Greed and Glory. Our cool new indie turn-based RPG in a vast subterranean world is out December 3rd. Until then, the very well-reviewed Steam version is at: store.steampowered.com/app/3882020/...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
New Blog Post! - Video games are machines for affecting the human brain. So let's find tricks to make it easier! Remember, players play with the brains they have, not the brains you want them to have. Avoid learning how their brains work at your peril. bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/understand...
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Understanding The Player Brain, Pt. 1: Loss Avoidance
If you want to manipulate a player's brain, you must first understand it.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
For Screenshot Saturday, another promo shots for iPad Avernum 4: Greed and Glory. Our new, well-reviewed, indie turn-based RPG should be out for your handheld by the end of the year. PC version is doing great and you can find it here ... store.steampowered.com/app/3882020/...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Avernum 4: Greed and Glory is out for iPad Dec. 3, 2025! Our popular return to Avernum, a unique indie RPG series set in a vast underworld nation, will become portable! Fight a monster plague. Explore the depths. Be loyal or treacherous. Get rich and famous! Huge & full of fun.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
New Blog Post! "The Time I Annoyed Lord British and He Gave Me His Debris" A story of the time one of the video game design greats was my summer camp counselor and I was an intense pain in his ass. But at least I traded my dignity for a nice souvenir. bottomfeeder.substack.com/p/the-time-i...
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The Time I Annoyed Lord British and He Gave Me His Debris
Even when young, I had the tenacity of the cockroach.
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
We have uploaded a bunch of cool, free desktop art for our newest RPG, Avernum 4: Greed and Glory. Get it at the link below. Game is doing well on Steam. iPad version coming early next month! www.spiderwebsoftware.com/otherpg.html...
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
For Screenshot Saturday, one of our promo shots for iPad Avernum 4: Greed and Glory. Our new, well-reviewed, indie turn-based RPG should be out for your handheld by the end of the year. PC version is doing great and you can find it here ... store.steampowered.com/app/3882020/...
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