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Ian Danskin @innuendostudios.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

listen to Jay, Jay is correct

splayr @splayr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i would say this is also why demon's souls gets less flak about runbacks despite still having some of these problems: a strict and explicit "level run" structure, combined with architecture making avoidance trickier make the enemies and end boss come together as one unified challenge segment.

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splayr @splayr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

this is what the runback is: on the game's part, a failure to make field encounters *matter* in the game's structured challenge, therefore on the player's part, a dismissal of the field encounters as a legitimate part of the section's challenge.

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splayr @splayr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

metroidvanias and souls-likes are the perfect example of this. combat was optional from the get go in demon's, but as the series progressed: levels became more open, making it easier to skip mobs, checkpoints became more plentiful, and what was made harder and more intricate? *bosses*.

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splayr @splayr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

regular enemies will become second-class combat next to bosses, which are (very usually) unavoidable and will be the more memorable sections of the game to most players. with enough iteration on this paradigm, eventually only bosses will matter and the rest is a filler stroll to get to the boss.

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splayr @splayr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

the commonly agreed "better" alternative, field encounters, *will* be stealthed around (unless level design makes it impossible*) once the player hits a certain threshold of uncomfort, creating a loose & subvertible challenge, making regular enemy encounters less important by default.

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splayr @splayr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

defend random encounters but this isn't the argument i would use. my take is this: mandatory combat = meaningful combat

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danbo @danboland.net · 26/09/2026

i only just started with HYPER DEMON and im absolutely floored by how well-presented the online leaderboards and score grind are. probably has less aura if you dont have 60,000 players but still

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splayr @splayr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

"i've gone to arcades back in the day, so i think i know about these coin munchers more than you emulator kids"

edited hard drive article title, says "Proud Former Arcade Goer Has Played Five Minutes of Every Video Game"

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boreian (battle mode) 🇨🇦 @boreian.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

accurate depiction of discovering someone has a mutual interest

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David Piskorowski @pd-cgt.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Saturdays are made for LURRUNA 👨 ...and LURRUNA's EX Mode 🚗 Play now: store.steampowered.com/app/4315900/...

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Ash @santanaelchan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

OKAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

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daily ralsei @ralsei.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

ralsei pretty eyes [ daily art streak: 548 || #deltarune ]

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K'eeg @armormodekeeg.blacksky.app · 05/09/2026

I say this as a joke but honestly if, when playing a video game, you can lose and: - not get frustrated or annoyed - think about what happened and examine the elements in play - reconsider your choices regularly then you'll be well on your way to overcoming a lot of difficult gaming challenges

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IceFairy @richardeffendi.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Some of you might have noticed that there is now a separate Steam page for Touhou EoSD classic. As JYUNYA explains, while the original plan was to have them be one game, but that proved to be difficult, so they split into two. Buying New Classic will give you Classic for free.

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

someone posted (on threads) that opening up threads is like a lil phone cigarette and yes

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splayr @splayr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

i dunno if timers are universally hated though, more likely there is a (significant) vocal minority that usually will pest about the stress/difficulty factor of it or how it hampers exploring their level. if you're not making an easy game/adventure/open-world game none of these points matter really

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splayr @splayr.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

shoutouts to my favorite design choice from square, final fantasy games have their timer-based missions countdown *while in the menu*. they fucked ("fixed") it in the pixel remasters because they don't know ball

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temmie @tuyoki.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

using the computer

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Ami - BUY MY BOOK 🏳️‍⚧️📚💙 @amithero.bot · 03/09/2026

hello I am modern aaa game designer. the shareholders told me to make the game longer. I do not wish to make the game longer. they told me to make the game longer or I lose job. I make the player collect 6 potatoes for 5% damage resistance. The shareholders are happy. I've been laid off.

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Albasoup @albasoup.itch.io · 29/08/2026

Was walking past this building and through the window saw this backrooms-ass room, so I accidentally took the coolest picture ever due to the window's reflection

A backrooms-ass room with a twilight sky and trees seemingly imposed over it in a dream-like fashion (it's the reflection of the window)

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💀CoooOOOOOoooOODY👻 @codyanskaya.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Meanwhile real consoles are left to suffer

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Yoshitura Yamamoto @yoshiyamamoto.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Since these are kinda fun to draw: I've been doodling random Ralseis in return for pitching stuff to my k0ʄ1. Let's make this a bit more interesting: Any amount and a word = You get a Ralsei based on your word. If you don't specify it then you'll get a random one. SFW only.

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I saw this picture and immediately had to show it to some level designers.

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Devil Daggers is $2.49 on Steam buff.ly/AmCzMnv

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Ian Danskin @innuendostudios.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

*Jeff Foxworthy voice* if fully one third of your weapons don't deal damage, and people are complaining that's fewer than the last game? ya might be an imsim.

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VGM Quiz @vgm-quiz.com · 15/08/2026

A summery VGM tracklist is happening this week on Sunday at the usual event time ☀️

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ヤマリ @yamari6363s.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

サンシャイン追加嬉しい！

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Kayin @kayin.moe · 14/08/2026

OKAY LETS HAVE FUN. "Most critically acclaimed thing you hate" is like a free square, so lets hear THE CRITICALLY WORST GAME YOU LIKE. Bonus points if it's actually bad, but 'It's actually slept on' is fine. Mine is probably Jurassic Park: Trespasser. Magical, shitty game.

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splayr @splayr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

ikari warriors arcade fucking rules and (most of) the ways it is being an unfair evil money sucking piece of trash are also fully part of why it's awesome

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splayr @splayr.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

two people in my feed mentioning nestris 😭 like i would 100% say most tetris games (i know of) suck but this is one of the better ones, hell, much prefer it to *gameboy* tetris for sure

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Boghog @boghogstg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Anti parry stuff has developed into a completely nonsensical bandwagon since everything bad about parries applies to iframe dashes & fast movement but those get treated as inoffensive or desirable

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jenspooki 👻🧛🎃🧟 @jenoki.net · 30/07/2026

Glitch2 is now available to download and use for free, in memory of its creator, Kieran Foster. AKA illformed / dblue. illformed.com

illformed.com

Illformed :: Glitch²

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aqua a @aquaflower.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

i think you need to play toys and have fun and believe in yourself and the world because theres love on the planet

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Bethany Black @bethanyblack.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Solar eclipse coming up so here’s one of my favourite maps

Top is a map of the US with “Google search volume for “eyes hurt” April 3 to April 10 2024” with a hot line running from Texas north east through to Maine. The bottom map shows the path of the total solar eclipse which runs in a lone from Texas through to Maine

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Darío @dariosamo.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Somebody asked me on Reddit why people who use AI to generate Recomp projects are currently being rejected from the communities and what they can do to fix this. I might tweak parts of this to be a more general blog post at some point, but this should be of help to anyone in a similar situation.

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mengo @mengo329.itch.io · 04/08/2026

Joel Vinesauce played my mod on stream and it unlocked a new Iconic Joel Laugh

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splayr @splayr.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

wanted to do my part and forgot at some point. thanks for reminding me! and congrats for releasing this cool game

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