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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 13/09/2026

also, for donations over $5 to The Zium Railway, donators will receive "A Beautiful Moment Will Occur", an ambient, impressionistic, abstract, surreal software-based film, written, directed and developed by curator, Michael Berto, developed alongside The Zium Railway, and its soundtrack.

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 13/09/2026

For The Zium Railway, we are employing a revenue-share honorarium, which means that for the first year of release, all donations to The Zium will be evenly distributed amongst our featured artists. For those curious, and for more on development, please visit: theziumsociety.itch.io/the-zium-rai...

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 12/09/2026

Kamennyj Ostrov by @zilasaule.bsky.social on display as part of The Zium Railway available September 13th 2026. www.thezium.art/theziumrailway

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 11/09/2026

Base Man by @pippinbarr.bsky.social on display as part of The Zium Railway available September 13th 2026. www.thezium.art/theziumrailway

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 10/09/2026

Selected Works by @pawsmenu.info on display as part of The Zium Railway available September 13th 2026. www.thezium.art/theziumrailway

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 10/09/2026

Where Are Your Friends by @yulelepalacios.bsky.social on display as part of The Zium Railway available September 13th 2026. www.thezium.art/theziumrailway

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 08/09/2026

Pillars of the Community by @gemstonez.bsky.social and virtual neighbors on display as part of The Zium Railway available September 13th 2026. www.thezium.art/theziumrailway

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 08/09/2026

The Valley of the Underground Mountain by @jpotterfield.bsky.social on display as part of The Zium Railway available September 13th 2026. www.thezium.art/theziumrailway

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 06/09/2026

Back Home by @farfama.bsky.social on display as part of The Zium Railway available September 13th 2026. www.thezium.art/theziumrailway

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 05/09/2026

Aqualung Caverns by @sweaterparrot.bsky.social on display as part of The Zium Railway available September 13th 2026. www.thezium.art/theziumrailway

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 04/09/2026

A Beating Heart by @charlottemadelon.bsky.social on display as part of The Zium Railway available September 13th 2026. www.thezium.art/theziumrailway

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 03/09/2026

Records of Babel by @worldenddisk.com on display as part of The Zium Railway available September 13th 2026. www.thezium.art/theziumrailway

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 12/08/2026

The Zium Railway features a fully explorable open-world, designed by artist @jpotterfield.bsky.social. Explore on foot, or via the Z-Train to visit various train stations populated with the work of our featured artists. For more information, please visit www.thezium.art/theziumrailway

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 25/07/2026

Another glimpse at the new Zium overworld, designed by @jpotterfield.bsky.social and this time around, it is the home to our featured artist's works and installations.

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 01/07/2026

Hello. We're currently working on the next entry in The Zium series, and it's going very well. Perhaps we will start showing some work-in-progress glimpses occasionally. Here is one from our new gallery overworld, designed and art directed by the wickedly talented @jpotterfield.bsky.social

A work-in-progress screenshot from a video game, the next in The Zium series, of a mountainous expanse with various structures from stone houses inlaid into the cliffs to modern structs and strata of bridges and other installations.

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 01/06/2026

I received my personal copy of The Zium Digest direct from Italy. Thank you again to @mlupetti.upandpunch.red for all your help in making the physical version a reality. As well as everyone involved in every bit of it.

A copy of The Zium Digest resting on a concrete flowerpot growing parsley. The cover is red with white text, and with an imagine on the cover of a birch forest with painted squares upon it.

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 13/05/2026

If you're going to A Maze Berlin, The Zium Digest will be available to purchase exclusively at the festival! (and later at the A Maze Shop!) Thank you @amazefest.bsky.social and @thorstenstorno.bsky.social for your hand and book modelling. Have a great festival everyone!

A physical copy of The Zium Digest in the hands of A Maze director Thorsten "Storno" Wiedemann

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 17/04/2026

The painting featured on the cover of The Zium Digest is by the incredible Cat Graffam. Thank you again @catgraffam.bsky.social for the beautiful art See more from the "Object Permanence" collection: www.catherinegraffam.com/objectperman... The Zium Digest: theziumsociety.itch.io/the-zium-dig...

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 17/04/2026

@jpotterfield.bsky.social also made a poster for The Zium Digest, which in the back pages has some cameos from other collectives, and this was ours for The Zium. The image in this is the mountain from the new Zium from some early art tests. Adore this piece of art. Thank you, Jacob!

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 17/04/2026

🏛️The Next Zium🏛️ In the land of Lyptch, in the valley of the Underground Mountain... Thought you'd like a little look. Out later this year. New exhibits, artists, and a new gallery/world to explore! World art + art direction @jpotterfield.bsky.social

A colourful, expressive, slightly abstract landscape with a large mountain at the center, a number of mountains and hills around it, and a transit line snaking its way around the area. The image looks not unlike a sort of theme park in a mountainous landscape with a central mountain as the focal point.

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 17/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who has purchased and downloaded The Zium Digest already. Purchasing, sharing and donating all help empower whatever comes next from us. As a thank you, we've added a few more community copies, which are free copies, on the itchio: theziumsociety.itch.io/the-zium-dig...

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 15/04/2026

To the artists who contributed, to my little Digest and Oratorio team, and to all of you. Thank you very much, for supporting the Zium, for your attention, for your consideration and for your time. Thank you! Please enjoy The Zium Digest www.thezium.art/theziumdigest

The Zium Digest Now Available is written on a red background, beside a painting of a birch forest with painted coloured squares in select areas, a painting by Cat Graffam

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 15/04/2026

🎨📕🏛️ The Zium Digest Oratorio🏛️📕🎨 A companion application, and free reading of The Zium Digest by the curator and select contributors. A beautiful piece of work from @sweaterparrot.bsky.social and @pawsmenu.info (and others!) Download it free, here: theziumsociety.itch.io/the-zium-digest-oratorio

A stylised bush in a mellow red and green gradient, and the face of a curious looking man can be seen in the open area near the top of the bush. A screenshot from The Zium Digest Oratorio.

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 15/04/2026

A limited first-print run will be available from the AMAZE store in Berlin from May. Also available at and during @amazefest.bsky.social in limited quantities. Thank you to @thorstenstorno.bsky.social for the kind offer.

A grid of red books, all featureless red (rear covers) point upward, one is turned the right way around, it is The Zium Digest.

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 15/04/2026

Thank you to @mlupetti.upandpunch.red for all the assistance in the design, production and logistics of producing The Zium Digest both digitally and physically. Thank you @sweaterparrot.bsky.social for your work on The Zium Digest Oratorio, and for lending me your talent, vision and pure magic.

A stylised bush in a mellow red and green gradient, and a floating tape player in the open area near the top of the bush. A screenshot from The Zium Digest Oratorio.

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 15/04/2026

The painting featured on the cover of The Zium Digest is by the indubitably fantastic Cat Graffam. One of my favourite pieces from the Object Permanent series, and in general, one of my favourite works by Cat. Thank you @catgraffam.bsky.social for your lending us your beautiful art.

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 15/04/2026

The Zium got together with a bunch of artists, game developers and writers and asked them to share some of their writing, in order to make a book to support The Zium! It's a lovely collection of work, and a lovely little book. Please consider purchasing a copy, and/or donating!

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 07/04/2026

The Zium Digest releases next week! April 15 2026 and also available the same day The Zium Digest Oratorio www.thezium.art/theziumdigest www.thezium.art/theziumdigestoratorio Please enjoy the sound of rainbow lorikeets.

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 24/03/2026

Also announcing 🎨📕🏛️ The Zium Digest Oratorio🏛️📕🎨 a companion application and reading of The Zium Digest. Releasing the same day, on April 15th. For more information, please visit: thezium.art/theziumdigestoratorio Thank you and have a nice day.

A magnificent stylised shrub/bush with a tape player hovering just inside a small nook - art by Christopher Ferris

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 24/03/2026

Announcing... 📕The Zium Digest📕 A poetry, short fiction and experimental fiction digest, from artists and game makers. Launching Digitally on April 15th 2026. For more information, please visit: thezium.art/theziumdigest

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 20/11/2024

Looking forward to it, Farfama! Ticketing link if you're in Tokyo on Friday and are into experimental games, art games, games, art, or all of the above; www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gmz-meetup...

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 20/11/2024

Post a picture you took (no description) to bring some zen to the timeline

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 15/11/2024

This place, Tower of the Sun, and Tarō Okamoto have been a deep inspiration for many years, and a direct inspiration for The Zium Exposition. Please visit Expo '70 Commemorative Park in Osaka if you ever get the chance.

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 15/11/2024

Tower of the Sun, designed by the visionary Tarō Okamoto for Expo '70 Osaka, is a magnificent sight to behold, and be in the presence of. The surrounding gardens are peaceful and beautiful, and in every season. A wonderful way to spend a day. Autumn is arriving at the park, currently.

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 15/11/2024

A pilgrimage to Tower of the Sun today. As I was leaving, a nice volunteer approached with a form asking how to "attract more international visitors" to the park. I told her we made a video game inspired by Tower of the Sun... I still filled in the form, but hopefully The Zium Exposition helps.

A portrait-orientation image of Tower of the Sun by Tarō Okamoto at Expo '70 Commemorative Park, Osaka

A portrait-orientation image of the upper half of Tower of the Sun by Tarō Okamoto at Expo '70 Commemorative Park, Osaka

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 11/11/2024

🎨🗻🏛️ The Zium Exposition🏛️🗻🎨 Housed in the Zwitzerland Pavilion of The Grand Expo A New Iteration of The Zium Project Now Open To The Public • Free Admission theziumsociety.itch.io/the-zium-exp...

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