drajjon (Alexis)
@alexisjanson.com
#IndieDev, #GameDesign, engineering, "Artisan of Joy"
TRY MY STRATEGY GAME! - Once Upon a Galaxy - galaxy.fun
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TRY MY STRATEGY GAME! - Once Upon a Galaxy - galaxy.fun
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drajjon (Alexis)
@alexisjanson.com
· Jul 30
Once Upon a Galaxy is now officially in Steam Early Access! Combine fantasy characters and magical treasures in our free-to-play card autobattler- quick to learn, play at your own pace, no AI art, lots of strategic depth to discover. #indiedev
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tbh clarissa explained NONE of this
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 AM
tbh clarissa explained NONE of this
Oh sweet free migraine
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Oh sweet free migraine
“This is only the third craziest idea I’ve had today,” I say as I try to shove a pen into a cord organizer
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
“This is only the third craziest idea I’ve had today,” I say as I try to shove a pen into a cord organizer
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increasingly toying with the idea that this is the root of all "rule of law" issues. A democratic theory of the rule of law should begin with the idea that the rule of law emerges from the average citizen's lived experience. And that experience today is being ruthlessly ripped off at all times.
I can’t say it enough: U.S. culture is scam culture. It pervades everything we do. We don’t notice it because it’s the water we swim in. A party would do well to remind everybody how awful this is and propose to fix it.
I think Democrats should offer voters a broadly defined anti-fraud platform. Yes, obviously, start with Trump’s influence peddling, but don’t stop there. Online fraud is massive, almost every phone call you get is a scam, and the solution has to be federal or it just won’t work.
August 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
increasingly toying with the idea that this is the root of all "rule of law" issues. A democratic theory of the rule of law should begin with the idea that the rule of law emerges from the average citizen's lived experience. And that experience today is being ruthlessly ripped off at all times.
Some people get up on the wrong side of the bed
I prefer to go to sleep on the wrong side, gives me a nice head start
I prefer to go to sleep on the wrong side, gives me a nice head start
I’m definitely an adult who can choose to stay up way past my bedtime posting rants on the doomscroll machine
November 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Some people get up on the wrong side of the bed
I prefer to go to sleep on the wrong side, gives me a nice head start
I prefer to go to sleep on the wrong side, gives me a nice head start
I’m definitely an adult who can choose to stay up way past my bedtime posting rants on the doomscroll machine
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
I’m definitely an adult who can choose to stay up way past my bedtime posting rants on the doomscroll machine
I just don’t understand how other trans people can write a whole thread on how terrible Sarah McBride is and… this is their justification.
And without fail it’s posted as self-evident!
Who does this hurt and how? (nobody)
And without fail it’s posted as self-evident!
Who does this hurt and how? (nobody)
November 12, 2025 at 7:38 AM
I just don’t understand how other trans people can write a whole thread on how terrible Sarah McBride is and… this is their justification.
And without fail it’s posted as self-evident!
Who does this hurt and how? (nobody)
And without fail it’s posted as self-evident!
Who does this hurt and how? (nobody)
Hey now sometimes its 4 things
whether games are action or turn based; developed in america, japan or china; whether they're on steam or console or gacha games you play on your phone; have an audience of millions or an audience of double digits; what's important is that games are about choosing one from a list of three things
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Hey now sometimes its 4 things
Weird. We don’t use genAI (which is what they actually mean here) and it seems everywhere I look, other studios (mostly indie) are also rejecting GenAI wholesale.
Don’t let a couple of overpaid blowhard bigwigs speak for the whole industry.
Don’t let a couple of overpaid blowhard bigwigs speak for the whole industry.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Weird. We don’t use genAI (which is what they actually mean here) and it seems everywhere I look, other studios (mostly indie) are also rejecting GenAI wholesale.
Don’t let a couple of overpaid blowhard bigwigs speak for the whole industry.
Don’t let a couple of overpaid blowhard bigwigs speak for the whole industry.
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i mean i think the truth is that those of us who think this will probably usually get fired if we become journalists because we’re not good enough at keeping our mouths shut long enough to get powerful people to talk to us, and this is a self compounding problem in journalism
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
i mean i think the truth is that those of us who think this will probably usually get fired if we become journalists because we’re not good enough at keeping our mouths shut long enough to get powerful people to talk to us, and this is a self compounding problem in journalism
OK actually this is brilliant, new #neurospicy tech just dropped
“This is not the only element of Connor’s approach that walks the fine line between haphazard and brilliant. Instead of diligently referencing a list of questions during interviews, he uses a “mood board” made up of relevant imagery.”
“This is not the only element of Connor’s approach that walks the fine line between haphazard and brilliant. Instead of diligently referencing a list of questions during interviews, he uses a “mood board” made up of relevant imagery.”
November 11, 2025 at 11:59 PM
OK actually this is brilliant, new #neurospicy tech just dropped
“This is not the only element of Connor’s approach that walks the fine line between haphazard and brilliant. Instead of diligently referencing a list of questions during interviews, he uses a “mood board” made up of relevant imagery.”
“This is not the only element of Connor’s approach that walks the fine line between haphazard and brilliant. Instead of diligently referencing a list of questions during interviews, he uses a “mood board” made up of relevant imagery.”
“There's a responsibility, I think, when you're interviewing someone with that amount of power and that amount of influence, that if you're given the opportunity to talk to them, you need to ask them certain hard questions about things they've done or they support”
fortnite friday is a talk show that takes place entirely in fortnite, which has nonetheless pulled names as big as gavin newsom, george santos, and the rizzler. I’ve always wondered how @connoreatspants.bsky.social does it, and I finally got a chance to ask him
November 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
“There's a responsibility, I think, when you're interviewing someone with that amount of power and that amount of influence, that if you're given the opportunity to talk to them, you need to ask them certain hard questions about things they've done or they support”
Game patch notes are an artform.
#indiedev
#indiedev
But what if the Dwarf Fortress babies WANT to worship extra deities?
aftermath.site/but-what-if-th...
aftermath.site/but-what-if-th...
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Game patch notes are an artform.
#indiedev
#indiedev
This is the most Alexis kitchen tool that exists (fwiw baked 🥓> microwave 🥓 > fried 🥓)
I had a reputation at WotC for making the kitchen smell like bacon every afternoon 🤣 back then I used plates and paper towels (another amazing technology)
This thing is so amazing I just bought a second
I had a reputation at WotC for making the kitchen smell like bacon every afternoon 🤣 back then I used plates and paper towels (another amazing technology)
This thing is so amazing I just bought a second
November 11, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This is the most Alexis kitchen tool that exists (fwiw baked 🥓> microwave 🥓 > fried 🥓)
I had a reputation at WotC for making the kitchen smell like bacon every afternoon 🤣 back then I used plates and paper towels (another amazing technology)
This thing is so amazing I just bought a second
I had a reputation at WotC for making the kitchen smell like bacon every afternoon 🤣 back then I used plates and paper towels (another amazing technology)
This thing is so amazing I just bought a second
I'll be doing another @playgalaxygame.bsky.social dev stream in about 30 mins (11am Pacific), come say hi, ask me anything etc. #indiedev #gamedev
twitch.tv/playgalaxygame (not my personal twitch)
twitch.tv/playgalaxygame (not my personal twitch)
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
November 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I'll be doing another @playgalaxygame.bsky.social dev stream in about 30 mins (11am Pacific), come say hi, ask me anything etc. #indiedev #gamedev
twitch.tv/playgalaxygame (not my personal twitch)
twitch.tv/playgalaxygame (not my personal twitch)
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Our couples costume this year: the Blue Prince and the Blue Prince Inventory and UI 💙👑✨
October 31, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Our couples costume this year: the Blue Prince and the Blue Prince Inventory and UI 💙👑✨
Actually if you’ll allow some mild poetic license
I am a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev
…write what you know, amirite? 🤣
I am a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev
…write what you know, amirite? 🤣
sometimes i take a break as a software engineer at a game studio to work on my novel about a software engineer at a game studio
i bet this would make a good game
i bet this would make a good game
October 31, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Actually if you’ll allow some mild poetic license
I am a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev
…write what you know, amirite? 🤣
I am a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev who is writing a novel about a trans game dev
…write what you know, amirite? 🤣
sometimes i take a break as a software engineer at a game studio to work on my novel about a software engineer at a game studio
i bet this would make a good game
i bet this would make a good game
October 29, 2025 at 10:50 PM
sometimes i take a break as a software engineer at a game studio to work on my novel about a software engineer at a game studio
i bet this would make a good game
i bet this would make a good game
why is it that I'm so good at wanting to work on something while being so bad at actually getting myself to work on it
October 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
why is it that I'm so good at wanting to work on something while being so bad at actually getting myself to work on it
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i had no idea. and I'd forgotten that specific conversation ages and ages ago.
but it still started a pebble rolling down a hill.
do good, be good, put good out in the world. more good will usually come of it.
but it still started a pebble rolling down a hill.
do good, be good, put good out in the world. more good will usually come of it.
October 24, 2025 at 2:06 AM
i had no idea. and I'd forgotten that specific conversation ages and ages ago.
but it still started a pebble rolling down a hill.
do good, be good, put good out in the world. more good will usually come of it.
but it still started a pebble rolling down a hill.
do good, be good, put good out in the world. more good will usually come of it.
Everyone has voices in their head. Mine just happen to be cheerleaders.
October 10, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Everyone has voices in their head. Mine just happen to be cheerleaders.
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This, and also: if your answer is “I can’t afford to be fearless,” ask yourself at least once if you are sure.
You don’t owe it to anybody else to offer a defense but you do owe it to yourself.
You don’t owe it to anybody else to offer a defense but you do owe it to yourself.
The title verse of “We Shall Overcome” and most of the others are in the future tense. One verse is in the present: “We are not afraid TODAY.”
That is the most important message for our current moment. If you can “afford” to be fearless, do it.
That is the most important message for our current moment. If you can “afford” to be fearless, do it.
October 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
This, and also: if your answer is “I can’t afford to be fearless,” ask yourself at least once if you are sure.
You don’t owe it to anybody else to offer a defense but you do owe it to yourself.
You don’t owe it to anybody else to offer a defense but you do owe it to yourself.
apparently i've got this new habit where i get so into-the-zone that i forget to breathe consistently and then suddenly my brain course-corrects with a giant one-shot yawn
ngl it's a weird experience
ngl it's a weird experience
October 9, 2025 at 10:22 PM
apparently i've got this new habit where i get so into-the-zone that i forget to breathe consistently and then suddenly my brain course-corrects with a giant one-shot yawn
ngl it's a weird experience
ngl it's a weird experience
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The Cosmetic Switcher is here! Check out the details of the most recent patch as we set the stage for Candylar!
🪞🦝♻️
galaxy.fun/patch
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galaxy.fun/patch
Patch Notes: October 8th, 2025
Free Starter Decks, Cosmetic Switcher and Bug/Stability fixes
galaxy.fun
October 9, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The Cosmetic Switcher is here! Check out the details of the most recent patch as we set the stage for Candylar!
🪞🦝♻️
galaxy.fun/patch
🪞🦝♻️
galaxy.fun/patch