Reposted by Stephan HövelbrinksCäcilia Eming @caeming.bsky.social · 10/10/2026wild flower bed #peachtober26flowerbed #peachtober26 #pixelart 1154
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I get up every day with the confidence that I will get a lot of things done on that day, more than on most days. Which is of course not realistic when looking at it statistically. But I think I prefer that kind of confidence over whatever else might be the alternative, mood-wise. 1252
Reposted by Stephan HövelbrinksCäcilia Eming @caeming.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Moooo-se #peachtober26moose #peachtober26 #pixelart 1112
Reposted by Stephan HövelbrinksCäcilia Eming @caeming.bsky.social · 01/10/2026oak #peachtober26oak #pixelart 081
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Feels as if I had watched "The Salute of the Jugger" around the same time back then. That gave a lot of material to my imagination for creating some backstories for the characters. 010
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We watched Buster Keaton's "The General" recently in cinema, accompanied by live music. What a treat. Incredible how a comedy movie a hundred years old still works if the pacing is good and the humor is mostly universal and for all ages. 1102
Reposted by Stephan HövelbrinksPaintbucket made The Darkest Files 🕵️♀️ @paintbucket.de · 10/09/2026🎉 IT’S FINALLY HERE! 🎉 We’re incredibly happy to announce that Moka Efti - A Babylon Berlin Story is RELEASED TODAY! 🥂✨ As a journalist, you’ll follow the clues to a mysterious case at the famous nightclub - but can you really trust your memories? You can now play the game for FREE ON STEAM! 13512
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Death Trash progress report: We are working on the Northern Waste content update and it's getting closer. We have locations and scenarios in place, most of the artwork painted, most of the dialogue written now and are spending time on filling in the missing details and improving the existing parts. 3412
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 07/09/2026I have not. Thank you for mentioning it. 130
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Empire of AI - Karen Hao The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick Briefe an einen jungen Dichter - Rainer Maria Rilke Der Weg zurück - Erich Maria Remarque Daily Rituals - Mason Curry If any random recommendation for me comes to mind, don't hold back. 191
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 03/09/2026My reading highlights this year (no particular order): The Melancholy of Resistance - László Krasznahorkai The Dispossessed - Ursula K. Le Guin Der Zauberberg - Thomas Mann The Complete Stories - Clarice Lispector Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea - Emily Wilson The Sickness Unto Death - Søren Kierkegaard 3152
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I've maintained an extensive reading habit over the last few years. Every time I look for books I find a few cases of "definitely want to read this". The more I read, the more my interest broadens and deepens. Feels like the best kind of long-term investment into "never getting bored until I die". 2755
Reposted by Stephan HövelbrinksCäcilia Eming @caeming.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Lobster Claw #pixel_dailies #crustacean 1293
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026The Windows Clock app wants me to sign in with my Microsoft account. Sends me on a "WTF?"-spiral each and every time. 2181
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 27/07/2026In Rilke's letters to a young poet he talks about how artists need to work through creative thoughts internally and have patience with that. "In this there is no measuring with time, a year doesn’t matter, and ten years are nothing." I feel vindicated by a dead old poet, at least. 5216
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 16/07/2026One issue I have with Death Trash is the world building inviting so many ideas, but choosing and implementing them being a costly endeavor. Example: "Edible servants." A short thing in my notes I spotted again and it draws my mind to places and scenarios. But that would be just the beginning. 4262
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Someone asked about the next Death Trash update. tl;dr -> On the beta branch "soonish". Wow, am I looking forward to having this update done. Because, afterwards, update rhythm towards 1.0 should be more frequent. steamcommunity.com/app/941460/d... 1322
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026I was about to quote post this with "same", and a longer "actually making the game" phase, of course, but then I thought about it for a moment and realized that I am still experiencing joy in this late stage development. 3241
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Posting that "I'm gonna make my own Fallout" mockup was basically day 1 of the project. 030
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026There's a rough visual roadmap on the Steam store page. We are currently working on a large content update covering the locations for the Northern part of the world map, which will hopefully happen soonish, and after that there are two "endgame" regions missing and improving what's already there. 010
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026I did a few smaller things in the beginning. But since the commercial launch I didn't take the time for that anymore. Or maybe there was nothing that felt important or good enough to make time for it. 020
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Main goal when picking the next project will be to pick something that will be finished in less than a decade. (some laughing-crying emoji) 4472
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Kind of related: I want the game to be done and I also want the game to continue living. And I am looking forward to having enough time to try out some of the other game ideas. 1241
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Finished version of the Death Trash scene piece. 3757
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Concept art for a new Death Trash scene piece. 1493
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Sometimes things take ages. And other times it takes only a few hours to hammer out the level design for a new location. (Thank you, tools.) 1162
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Another common thing: People saying that the developers behind long-in-development games have a problem with discipline. If discipline were a problem, we wouldn't be here anymore. 2342
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 11/06/2026After some party-compatible decades inbetween I am now coming full circle with my young self again: Books, games, reflection, and occasionally talking to other people. What else do I need, right? 2162
Reposted by Stephan HövelbrinksJoram Wolters @joramwolters.com · 09/06/2026Gamers will never understand that making a game means you have to make every part of the game, and that making any one part is difficult just by itself. 1336
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 09/06/2026I can totally understand why some people are unhappy with the long development time for Death Trash (reason: complex game with small team), but what gets me is the "abandoned game", "dead game" calls while showing up to work every day like clockwork and even posting a daily development log. 11665
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 05/06/2026This recent Steam change sounds like the end of an era, honestly. Your tiny indie game, formerly shown next to other upcoming games, now moved to niche. store.steampowered.com/news/app/593... 2203
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Working on some Death Trash scene art this week. 0526
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 19/05/2026For those who of you who love reading minute details of game development (who doesn't?) I have a regular development log over here: steamcommunity.com/app/941460/d... 1251
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Old painting of mine which I still like. 2784
Reposted by Stephan HövelbrinksOh Apollo! ✨ wishlist now! @ohapollogame.bsky.social · 25/03/2026mortals 👀 I am in a game. it is called Oh Apollo! you work at my oracle. you fix my temple. you try to impress me. wishlist on Steam 🔥 14314
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Working on some Death Trash scene art today. 215414
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 19/03/2026I have become more efficient and productive over the last years, but I feel more and more like a person stuck in the past, not using AI tools. (I see how they can be useful and time-saving in some cases, but I hate basically everything else about them.) 5262
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 18/03/2026I'm planning to be more active here... (imagine this, tonally, like a blog entry, promising to write more regularly soon, but that promise already being four years old with no new post in sight) ...but in the meantime there's my regular dev log over here: steamcommunity.com/app/941460/d... 2203
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Playing Bloodborne intensively while lying sick in bed for days is one of my favorite gaming memories. Perfect immersion for the sickness theme of that game. (Nothing to do with playing video games badly, sorry.) 2171
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 24/11/2025My computer, after having arrived with the train. 110
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 24/11/2025I feel old, sitting on the train, not swiping my phone. 3150
Reposted by Stephan HövelbrinksLiz England @lizardengland.bsky.social · 21/11/2025So in Arc Raiders there is a door glitch. You don't need to know what it is, just that the gamers are brainstorming all the "easy" ways to "fix" the doors and it's simultaneously hilarious and horrifying. My two favorite solutions are "add a kill volume" and "put a second door behind the door". 2534536
Stephan Hövelbrinks @talecrafter.bsky.social · 21/11/2025@jesawyer.bsky.social This might be of interest to you: bsky.app/profile/blue... (Made by a few friends from the Saftladen.) 181
