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james lantz

@stiknork.bsky.social

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Lead dev @ Everybody House Games. Formerly Klei Entertainment. Made Q-UP, Babble Royale, Smilebot, Invisible Inc.

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james lantz @stiknork.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We’re making a scrabble tower defense game! Every word in the english dictionary is a unique tower ARROW pierces enemies PUNCHES knocks them back

james lantz @stiknork.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Inspired by some great discussion on Q-UP from @austinwalker.bsky.social, @notquitereal.bsky.social, @sylvibullet.bsky.social, @molleindustria.org and other folks, I wrote a short piece on the design inspiration for Q-UP and what developing the game meant to me stiknork.substack.com/p/qing-up-in...

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Qing-UP in the Age of Tilt

As anyone who has played 5 seconds of League of Legends knows, competitive multiplayer games have a tilt problem.