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Tom Battey

@tombattey.bsky.social
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Writer, narrative designer and games educator in U.K. HE. Based in Yorkshire. Tombattey.com

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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 4h
My wife and I both met and (later, obviously) got married at Bishops’ House! A place very close to our hearts.
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Failbetter Games | Wishlist Mandrake on Steam! @failbettergames.com · 30/09/2026
We're hiring! We're looking for a Writer and Narrative Designer to join the Fallen London team at a senior or mid level. This position is permanent, remote, and full time, which for us means 35 hours a week. #GamesJobs
Night. The House of Chimes - a tower which you might immediately think of as Big Ben - is adrift in the River Thames. It still seems to be keeping time. In the background, a large, alien building looms over the city of London.
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Necrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · 03/08/2026
Hyper Gunsport is of course available on itch via the hardship fund bundle, but if you're like "what if I could have it on Steam instead?" you are in luck! It's on sale during the Steam Cyberpunk Fest for just $1.99! Get it if you like queer-coded arcade games store.steampowered.com/app/1663250/...
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Gamer boycotts are so funny. A collective thousand hours of righteous YouTube anger, and everyone folds the second a big company releases some lukewarm dribble.
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Anna Megill @annamegill.com · 15/06/2026
Hey narrative folks! I'm back at work and we're back to hiring 🦾We have TWO senior writer roles to fill on my team. Apply here: www.cdprojektred.com/en/jobs/2216... #writing #narrative #videogames
cdprojektred.com
CD PROJEKT RED | Award-Winning Creator of Story-Driven RPGs
As the team behind The Witcher 4, Cyberpunk 2077, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, we create revolutionary RPGs with memorable stories that inspire gamers.
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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
OPPORTUNITY - Lead Narrative Designer - EA - Battlefield - Hybrid - UK Absolutely affiliated (a chance to work together!). Shares very welcome! jobs.ea.com/en_US/career...
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Lead Narrative Designer
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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
OPPORTUNITIES ! Narrative Design Intern. Narrative Writer Not affiliated. Shares welcome tapblaze.com/career/
tapblaze.com
TapBlaze - Career | Mobile Entertainment Apps
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Oh heckin’ heck yeah, Jurassic Park! That’ll hit me right in the childhood!
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Work With Indies @workwithindies.com · 19/03/2026
From the team behind Wilmot’s Warehouse & Wilmot Works It Out, Hollow Ponds is hiring a Social Media Content Creator! 📍 Remote, Part-time (GMT ±4 hours) 🎮 Create & edit 1-min videos for socials 📆 Applications close March 30, 2026 Work with @hollowponds.bsky.social & apply:
workwithindies.com
Hollow Ponds is hiring a Social Media Content Creator
Hollow Ponds are looking for someone to work with our development team to create approachable, funny and informative short-form videos for social media platforms.
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Ricky Haggett @rickyhaggett.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
We're looking for someone to work with us! Reposts appreciated <3
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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
OPPORTUNITY Technical Writer -EA - Canada Affiliated with EA, but not directly to this role. jobs.ea.com/en_US/career...
jobs.ea.com
Technical Writer
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
As much as enjoyed my time with I couldn’t get myself to finish Infinite Wealth. Too much going on, too many characters, no real focus on anything, and the plot was just ????
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Magpies in the garden absolutely tanked my cat’s framerate.
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Ash Parrish, Kotaku's LeBron James @adashtra.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch! www.ashparrish.com
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Ash Parrish
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Happy Christmas Hannah, hope you are well!
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Pokémon Legends ZA.
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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
OPPORTUNITY Arc Raiders - Narrative Designer Not affiliated. Shares welcome! careers.embark-studios.com/jobs/6883281...
careers.embark-studios.com
Narrative Designer - ARC Raiders - Embark Studios
As a Narrative Designer, you will be the key link between the story and the gameplay. You will design, implement, and maintain the gameplay systems and interactions that help deliver narrative to t...
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Samus must get fed up of being the chosen one for basically every single civilisation in the galaxy. *lands on new planet full of hitherto unseen flora and fauna* “Oh great, you’re here. Finally. We’ve got a load of shit we need you to sort out for us.”
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
The HORSES fiasco has finally got me to work out how to run games from itch.io on my Steam Deck. Turns out it’s really easy! So now I can buy more games on there and fewer on Steam! Thanks Valve!
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
If I was less shit at the fights the pacing would probably be even better! But I actually really like noodling around with strategy, retrying turns and such, and sometimes surprising myself with a killer outcome.
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
I really love the pacing of Demonschool so far. The balance of talky bits and fighty bits is spot on. It feels very respectful of the player’s time - it’s rare to play an RPG that feels meaningful in 10-minute chunks the way this does.
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Ectoplasma Ring @plasmaring.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
"an absolute no-no" okay I thought I was using hyperbole in discussing how people talk about this stuff but fuck me. Every time an intentionally disturbing creative decision raises controversy, it's like "wuh oh. :/ I guess they didn't realize how this looks to Normal People. Whoopsie-doodle."
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
Congratulations - been on my most-anticipated list for ages, and I’ve really dug the first couple of hours. Looking forward to playing more!
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Congrats on the launch everyone! Got my copy ready to go for later.
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
This post is old as heck now but with Demonschool currently downloading on my Switch 2…is this on the cards at any point or…?
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Happy Demonschool day to all who celebrate.
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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
MORSE's launch discount of 20% off ends in less than an hour! Grab it whilst you can! store.steampowered.com/app/1976860/... #hamradio #gamedev #morsecode
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Alex Johansson @alexvscoding.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
My strategy game, MORSE released this week! MORSE teaches you Morse Code through timing, tactics and telegraphy. Learn a secret language, build your own telegraph and jump head first down the rabbit hole of ham radio. 🔥⚓️⚫️➖ #hamradio #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #morsecode
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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
OPPORTUNITY! Creative Assembly - UK - Principal Narrative Designer Not affiliated. Shares welcome! www.creative-assembly.com/careers/view...
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Principal Narrative Designer | Creative Assembly
As a Principal Narrative Designer, you will be tasked with creating and implementing engaging dialogue and compelling characters. You will craft the game's narrative journey while collaborating with t...
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Necrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · 05/11/2025
TWO WEEKS UNTIL DEMONSCHOOL
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Florencia Minuzzi @flom.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Alongside Elemental Flow's demo release, I wrote a short blog post. Given how Argentina is doing at the moment, I think it's useful to think about how things could be, in ways that still resonate with the soul of the city (at least my experience of it). teawithflo.com/2025/11/05/e...
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Elemental Flow Demo
If you head over to Steam, you can find our latest demo for Elemental Flow, a conversation-centric Solarpunk RPG! That page also has a pretty good description of the game, including gifs and a trai…
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
I love maps in videogames. Any game that lets me scribble on maps and cross off objective rules, as far as I’m concerned. I’m realising more recently this is a pillar of survival horror games, which is probably partly why I vibe with them.
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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
OPPORTUNITY - Respawn - Narrative Design Intern Unaffiliated. Shares Welcome hitmarker.net/jobs/respawn...
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Narrative Design Intern, Summer 2026 (Jedi) - Respawn Entertainment | Hitmarker
Respawn Entertainment is hiring a Narrative Design Intern, Summer 2026 (Jedi). Apply now on Hitmarker.
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Design Room @designroom.site · 14/10/2025
🚨🚨🚨 We are live! Welcome to Design Room, a new independent games media site. • We specialize in oral histories like the Final Fantasy 7 and Street Fighter 2 ones I (@mattleone.bsky.social) did at Polygon • Our first big story is on Shadow of the Colossus: bit.ly/4hjwz8n • See more: designroom.site
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Design Room
Video game oral histories
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Meagan G @m00gart.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
It's that time again, folks. I have been told I will be let go from Heart Machine next week. The people there have been amazing friends and coworkers and anyone else who has been affected deserves all the love and support. I will be updating my portfolio soon; any Env Art leads would be appreciated
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 05/10/2025
GHOST OF YŌTEI does some interesting stuff with the frankly tired AAA open-world formula. The first big thing it does is completely remove any sense of narrative urgency, which to me has always been the most jarring thing about these games.
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sunset visitor 斜陽過客 | Prove You're Human - Wishlist Now! @sunsetvisitor.studio · 30/09/2025
Hekki, we’re hiring! First up: Senior Programmer! 💠 80k CAD salary 💠 Hybrid/remote work (relocation support available) 💠 Health benefits plan 💠 4-day work week 💠 4 weeks annual paid vacation, unlimited sick/personal days Job listing ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sunset Visitor logo on the right with the 1000xRESIST dialogue textbox on the left, with a black background behind. The dialogue box text says, in white: "Sunset Visitor: We're hiring!"
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sunset visitor 斜陽過客 | Prove You're Human - Wishlist Now! @sunsetvisitor.studio · 30/09/2025
We’re also hiring for 3D Artist Generalists! 💠 80k CAD salary 💠 Hybrid/remote work (relocation support available) 💠 Health benefits plan 💠 4-day work week 💠 4 weeks annual paid vacation, unlimited sick/personal days Job listing ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Sunset Visitor logo on the right with the 1000xRESIST dialogue textbox on the left, with a black background behind. The dialogue box text says, in white: "Sunset Visitor: We're hiring!"
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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.
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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
The three types of game dev job listings
RESPECTABLE AA STUDIO is hiring 25 different LEAD EXECUTIVE SENIOR C-SUITE DEVELOPERS for EXCITING NEW GAME THAT’S BEEN GETTING LOTS OF BUZZ

Requirements:
-At least two PhDs in game development
-Shipped at least 25 AAA titles as a lead developer
-400 years of experience with Unreal Engine
-Expert in C#, Python, C++, Ruby, Swift, Rust, HTML, CSS, PHP, Perl, SQL, MATLAB, R, QBASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, Assembly, punch cards, and operating Babbage’s difference engine
-No, we are not fishing for one specific person who coincidentally just left their job at another studio. Why would you think that?
THAT FAMOUS GAME STUDIO is hiring a developer for THAT BELOVED GAME FRANCHISE THAT WAS FORMATIVE TO YOU BECOMING A DEV!

Benefits:
-$150,000/year plus insurance, dental, a retirement plan, and a puppy
-Hang with those famous game devs you saw at that GDC talk 
-We have a ball pit!

Requirements:
-A positive attitude 😊 
-Passionate about our game!
-Willing to learn
-Some basic game dev experience a plus but not required
-Onsite only on Pitcairn Island
A 14-YEAR-OLD WHO DOWNLOADED UNITY YESTERDAY is hiring a developer for I DECIDED TO TURN MY DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS CAMPAIGN INTO A GAME

-so im making this game and i have this rly rly good idea but i never made a game b4 so i need u to do all the engine stuff and the programming and fix the mechanics and do the sound and lighting and shaders and backgrounds, i drew my characters on the back of homework but can u turn them into pixel art for me, i cant pay u but we can do rev share and when this game is a big hit youll make millions of dollars
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Necrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · 04/09/2025
Today is a really good day to wishlist Demonschool btw store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
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maya-soleum 🧜👻 @lightningfused.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
I got laid off from Firaxis today. I helped ship Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC and Civilization VII, and would love to talk to you about mid level Producer roles.
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Emmurder Killwell えま @emmakidwell.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight. I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open: emmkid.info
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The National Videogame Museum @nvmuk.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
Unleash your creativity in our Make It! Play It! Workshops Create your own characters and use stop motion animation to bring them to life in our clay modelling drop-in workshop. Play it. Make it. Book it.⁠ thenvm.org/make-it-play-it/ #MakeItPlayIt #OneTicketPlayAllSummer #claymation
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
I want to spend all my time reading the work of people who are smarter than I am.
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
It’s gotta be Microsoft, going from the Xbox, to the Xbox 360, to the Xbox One. It’s like numbers don’t even mean anything.
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Laura Kate Dale - LauraKBuzz @laurakbuzz.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
So, I think it's time I begin, in detailed specifics, talking about the mess that is Unbound / Boundless as a book publisher, in essence stealing most of a years royalties from me and many other authors, as a result of poor financial decisions, and legal BS. Please read and share this thread.
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Andy Walsh @englishscribe.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
OPPORTUNITY Narrative Design Lead - Lucid Games - remote UK - 12 month fixed Not affiliated, shares welcome gamejobs.co/Narrative-De...
gamejobs.co
Narrative Design Lead at Lucid Games
We are looking for a creative, passionate and experienced designer to join our team on a 12 month fixed term contract.
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Tom Battey @tombattey.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Pease take this with the humour with which it is intended, but… …we’ve still got David Cage games?
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