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Adam Riches

@supernorn.bsky.social
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✦ UK Indie Dev & Co-Founder of Robust Games (@robustgames.bsky.social) • Made Loco Motive - a train based murder mystery game! • Pixel Artist, Animator, Writer & Designer • IGF Award Finalist 2026 • BAFTA Member 🗡️ Buy: s.team/a/1709880 🌐 robust.games

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PAUL CONWAY @doomcube.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm delighted that we can finally talk about our partnership with @lostincult.co.uk to bring @blakemanorgame.bsky.social to physical on PS5 and Switch 2. We had a lot of fun designed the new covers. Pre-Order here: www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/blake...
The EDITIONS bundles includes an essay and dev interview booklet, poster and sticker, 4 art cards, Director’s authenticity card and a variant game cover as well as a copy of the game on PS5.
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm begging Steam to quit doing these rug pulls on devs every couple of months that significantly change core parts of their storefront.
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm gonna be at AdventureX in a few months! a lovely narrative games convention in London. I'm not on a panel or doing a talk this year so just there for the good vibes. There's still tickets available!
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Oh great, now I'm being let down on two fronts! 🧠
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Occasionally we get asked why there isn’t a physical edition of Loco Motive, and all I can say is: we’ve tried a bunch of times with a few partners, and more than once now, the discussions have ended with us getting ghosted. It would be a cool thing, but sometimes the metrics don't line up.
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
as a lifelong Ed Sheeran hater, the last 48 hours have been incredibly vindicating.
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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 14/09/2026
The "Adults Only" ranking has been removed from Nighthawks! Everything is set for launch on the 22nd! Phew. What a roller coaster. Thank you everyone for your amazing support while we got this sorted. If you weren't able to wishlist before, now you can! store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Steam is deliberately de-listing a sexy vampire RPG, and the people aren't currently rioting? if this platform has any reach whatsoever people should be up in arms.
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Zach Soares @voxels.ca · 11/09/2026
I'm available for work! - Characters - Rigging and Animations - Environments Art I've worked on Teardown, Vampire Crawlers, Moonglow Bay and many more! Feel free to DM me or email zachary.soares@zsinked.com
Teardown Marketing screenshot showcasing the second level of the Relics of Barkuna DLC. Vampire Crawlers screenshot from within the library. Environment art can be seen with the array of bookshelves and propsMoonglow Bay selfies screenshot from the main character. Soft and light art styleA screenshot from On The Nose, interrogating our first suspect Mr. Deerest.
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
"GE warns its toaster may grow human arms and shoot you with a gun" Ok that sounds like their fault. They should do something about that
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Soo it's basically impossible to get a SW2 devkit, right? Does anyone have a high profile uncle at Nintendo that can help me out.
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Looks like our historical discount finally exposed Loco Motive to the fascists? 👀 A reminder to leave a review if you enjoyed the game, as it’s the only real way a developer can offset these!
baby maga can't handle puzzles or women in their videogames.
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Everyone's immediate reaction to the visuals in the new Ocarina Of Time remake.
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I guess they're just letting AI grifters run Steam festivals now? I can't imagine anyone with a shred of integrity (if not basic PR skills) would want to associate their game with a slop fest.
An email from a slop lover that reads:

"Hi Robust Games,

As a game developer, I want to invite you to the first AI Gaming Conference taking place virtually this month starting September 10th. We're in an era where game prototypes are made in 2 days, playable builds within 2 weeks, a demo in 1 month, and a Steam launch in 3 months. And we're showing developers how!

The festival is showcasing nearly 300 games that have used AI in their development process, across both Steam and Glitch, along with talks and workshops from high-profile speakers such as:

    Game Directors from well-known titles like Assassin's Creed and Fortnite
    VCs and game developers that have raised millions for their studios
    Top game engines like Unity presenting AI-optimized workflows
    AI experts from Zynga and Take-Two Interactive
    Marketers who use AI to get their games into the Top 5 on Steam Next Fest and reach 100K wishlists
    And more talks

Two links for the festival:

    Festival's Main Games Page
    Festival's Speaker/Workshop Schedule

We will also have a networking and jobs area for people looking for part-time gigs, collaborations, or full-time employment to connect during the month-long festival.

Looking forward to potentially seeing you there!

Best,

Glitch Team"
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Last few hours to pick up Loco Motive on Steam for 8 bucks!
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TimOfLegend @timoflegend.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Oops, new game! youtu.be/ijqbq9nfUX4?...
youtu.be
Thank You Bus Driver Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Double Fine
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Bluesky is predictably hiding a lot of the responses to this, so I'll just quote that this post sucks ass, is a disservice to developers who aren't using Gen-AI, and Eurogamer *should* know better than this.
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TurianShepard @turianshepard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is brilliant news! The Drifter was an incredible game, so I’m very intrigued to see how it’ll translate to being a movie! #AdventureGame #TheDrifter
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Had to confirm this was real, but I kinda think it’s great that they clearly don’t give a shit about this IP and are just throwing all this bullshit into it. I respect the hubris on some level over making a very boring, safe remake. I think it’ll be a way worse video game for it, though.
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Loco Motive is today's Daily Deal on Steam! At *55% OFF* it's our deepest ever discount, meaning you can grab the game today for like eight bucks! 🎉 🗡️ Solve a murder aboard a steam train 🎨 Beautifully animated pixel art 📣 Full voice acting! ✅ Verified on Deck 🧠 100% Human Made 🔗 s.team/a/1709880
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Lu Nascimento @lunascimento.art · 25/08/2026
Zach's looking for work and is an amazing and experienced Voxel Artist that would be an amazing addition to ANY team & project :)
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Very proud of my buddies at Bytten Studio who've only gone and made another banger. Amazing voice cast, too!
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Theropods - OUT NOW @losttoken.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
10 years in the making — we poured all our love into those pixels. Theropods is out now! store.steampowered.com/app/1091870/...
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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The Crimson Diamond is 2 years old today!! 🎉🎉 I've planned fun stuff! 1️⃣ the game is 30% off, its deepest discount EVER: store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/The_Crimson_Diamond/ 2️⃣ Party tonight, 8pm Eastern! Giveaways, cake, 2 awesome announcements! Celebrate with me! twitch.tv/a_maplemystery
A cropped version of The Crimson Diamond key art, featuring Nancy Maple with a striped party hat, fireworks, and bright stars in the sky. In hand-written type, it says: "Thanks for 2 years of The Crimson Diamond."
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Mcdoogleh - ROGUE ECLIPSE OFFICIALLY OUT NOW!!! @mcdoogleh.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
ROGUE ECLIPSE OFFICIALLY OUT NOW!! 🕹 Tight Flight Controls 💥 Merciless Armadas to Blast Through 👾 Epic Boss Fights to Overcome 🚀 A Roguelike Campaign ☪ An Arabesque Futurism inspired Cosmos Hope ya'll enjoy our launch trailer! bit.ly/4bRLumD 🥳😎🚀💥💥💥 #gaming #indiegames #gamedev
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AdventureX @adventurex.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Tickets for #AdvX26 are now on sale! Event page: buytickets.at/adventurexconferencescic/2339289 More info: adventurexpo.org/faq AdventureX brings together narrative gaming pros and enthusiasts, this year taking place in London on 7-8 November at the LSBU Hub building. Let us know you're joining!
AdventureX 2026, 7-8 November. Tickets are on sale! A group of three people wearing AdventureX lanyards laugh together.
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Stuck In Attic @stuckinattic.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🎉 Hocus Focus is out now on Steam! A cozy desktop companion to help you work, study, or relax to soothing tunes. You’re a student in a magic university - control time and weather, unlock new locations, collect cute Mitzkins, and level up in-game and in real life!
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AdventureX @adventurex.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Check our curated #AdvX26 games appearing at adventurexpo.org! Go on an adventure into the world of narrative gaming and join us in London on 7-8 November! Tickets go on sale on 12 August!
AdventureX 2026 on 07-08 November. Official selection. Images of game covers including: Dance Dance Detective, From Ruins, Travelling Light, Slime in the Ice Machine, Project Red, The Restricted Index, All Will Rise, As Long As You're Here, I'M YOUR HOST, Stop the Press!, The Mermaid Mask, Vale's Echo, Wax Heads, The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler, Two Realms: Whispers from the Rift, Venice After Dark, Spill the Beans, Eloquence, Deep Fog Signals, Of The Lilies, Psychotic Bathtub, Remote Control, T.W.I.R.L., The Infectious Madness of Doctor Dekker 2, Less Miserables, Murder Meet Cute, DeTails, DEGENERATE STAR, Death at Fleming Manor, Crime or Punishment, Chords, and Creatures Like Us.
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Dominic Armato @darmato.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
WHAT.
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UK Games Fund @ukgamesfund.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Prototype Fund News New funded companies announced! tinyurl.com/pt92pcyj
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Newly Funded Companies Announced - UK Games Fund
"Following the reopening of applications for the Prototype Fund, we received a strong response from highly talented teams developing ambitious and innovative projects.”
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Very excited and grateful that we're now able to build our next game with the support of the UK Games Fund, and humbled for the confidence they've shown in the project from day one.
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AdventureX @adventurex.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
This year’s schedule and lineup of incredible talks and panels are live! Visit adventurexpo.org for details. Join us at #AdvX26 in London on 7-8 November to hear from @sallybeaumont.bsky.social, @theexaminedgame.bsky.social, and more amazing gaming pros. Keynotes coming soon! Follow for updates
AdventureX 2026 on 07-08 November. Speakers and Panels Announcement. Audience members sit in a theater together. One person looks at an AdventureX program.
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
I'm very proud that my other-brother @alfiesound.bsky.social is *also* in games and doing very cool stuff! Remember the name JOHN GLEEP 👽
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
"What do you mean, your work is done? You didn't do anything!"
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I've been playing a fair bit of The Mermaid Mask and loving it so far. The voice acting is top tier stuff and the characters are all so fun - especially the wonderful Symmetry Silkmoth!
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Robust Games @robustgames.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
The Chucklefish Publisher Sale is here, and Loco Motive is 40% off till July 31✨ Loco Motive for £9.59 | $10.79! - that's our deepest ever sale to date! 🛍️ bit.ly/CFPubSale2026
Loco Motive 40% off til July 31!
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Mcdoogleh - ROGUE ECLIPSE OFFICIALLY OUT NOW!!! @mcdoogleh.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Epic. Spaceflight. Action. Roguelike. This is Rogue Eclipse, launching NEXT MONTH ON AUGUST 7th! 🕹 Arcade Flight Controls 💥 Merciless Armadas to Blast Through 👾 Epic Boss Fights to Overcome 🚀 A Story that unfolds over roguelike campaign Wishlist Here! bit.ly/4bRLumD #gaming #indiegames #gamedev
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Tomorrow I'll be arriving at Develop Conference in Brighton, my DMs are open if you'd like an impromptu meeting over the next couple days :)
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
gif that describes you as a writer:
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Spongebob Writes 'The'
Alt: Spongebob Writes 'The'
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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Proud to announce the next game Vampirium: 1997 Dracula is king of the United British Empire. Kill his enemies and find your own path through a minimalist immersive sim sandbox. Wishlists and retweets massively appreciated (and, you know, massively helpful) store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/...
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Vampirium: 1997 on Steam
1997. Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living enviro...
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
I'm very proud of our little videogame, and it's like 12 bucks in the Summer Sale, so allow me to bang on about it once more! 100% Human Made, with an eye watering amount of hand drawn art & animation - If you'd like to support work like this, spread the word! that's one of the best ways to help ❤️
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Today is Day 01 of our new project, and we are very excited to be working on a new thing 🙌
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🌞 The sun is shining and the Steam Summer Sale is officially LIVE! Loco Motive is back on sale, so you can pick up our IGF-nominated murder mystery adventure for 30% off! 🔗 s.team/a/1709880
Steam Summer Sale - Loco Motive 30% off!
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Anders Gullmarsvik @pxlitch.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
We (Pugstorm) are looking to hire a Senior Pixel Artist! 🎨 - Highly skilled pixelartist, strong communication skills - Ability to work closely with our Art Directors - Experience in animation & Unity is a MAJOR plus! - Time zone near Sweden, fully remote 👉 join@pugstorm.dev
Screenshot from the game Kyora depicting a character standing next to a statue on a grassy hill.Screenshot from the game Core Keeper depicting various crops and plantsScreenshot from the game Core Keeper showing an underwater creature with characters in boats surrounding it.Screenshot from the game Kyora depicting a character hiding in a ruin during nighttime, with bats roaming overhead.
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Polygon @polygon.com · 17/06/2026
Xbox should never have bought the studios it keeps closing
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Microsoft should sell Xbox before it ruins everything
Xbox should never have bought the studios it keeps closing
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Xbox should just pack it in at this point. They're not going to have any first party studios left, and new hardware is now too expensive for them to pursue. I'm not sure self-immolation is a viable business strategy.
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CASSETTE BEASTS 2002 | Bytten Studio @byttenstudio.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
We're thrilled to announce CASSETTE BEASTS 2002, the next adventure from the world of Cassette Beasts, coming soon to all major platforms! We can't wait to tell you more - for now, check the announcement trailer & wishlist on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3802140/…
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Dave 💾 Powerhoof @dave.powerhoof.com · 06/06/2026
Announcing my 90s Fantasy Adventure Epic ⚔️ The Telwynium ⚔️ is coming to Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2818820/... 🧙 Go play the Demo (Book 1 - Winter's Dawn) right now!
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
I've been reading the responses and may have caused some real psychic damage here. My apologies for the emotional roller coaster of discovering and then instantly mourning the loss of this project. However my DMs remain open if you own the rights to other beloved IP and want us to pitch for it 👋
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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Turned 39 today🎂 Feeling good about it!
A photo of meee
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