Chris Butler
@avalix.bsky.social
Lead Programmer @ ZA/UM on Disco Elysium for Mobile | Ex-Freelance Indie Dev |🟥🟪🟦|🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️| Unity/C#/C++ | Board games | Cat Dad
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This year has been so good for video games - I've managed to play a lot this year so I'll share my highlights of the year that you should play!
These might not have come out this year, just that I played them this year.
These might not have come out this year, just that I played them this year.
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youtu.be/xx9mEiI-c24 he had a good run this year
The Gävle Goat Fall 27.12.2025
YouTube video by Fn_ XC Adventure
youtu.be
December 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
youtu.be/xx9mEiI-c24 he had a good run this year
Woooo finally watched superman, it slapped!
December 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Woooo finally watched superman, it slapped!
This year has been so good for video games - I've managed to play a lot this year so I'll share my highlights of the year that you should play!
These might not have come out this year, just that I played them this year.
These might not have come out this year, just that I played them this year.
December 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This year has been so good for video games - I've managed to play a lot this year so I'll share my highlights of the year that you should play!
These might not have come out this year, just that I played them this year.
These might not have come out this year, just that I played them this year.
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And Tiny Sim, who DID die
December 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
And Tiny Sim, who DID die
Fucking nailed the beef joint for dinner today <3
December 26, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Fucking nailed the beef joint for dinner today <3
Also the cats got some chicken for dinner today. I think he is sated
December 26, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Also the cats got some chicken for dinner today. I think he is sated
Gromit is too good for Wallace
December 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Gromit is too good for Wallace
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i had to drop what i was doing to make this
December 23, 2025 at 3:59 PM
i had to drop what i was doing to make this
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this made me so happy
December 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
this made me so happy
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<drawl> Consider, the cat. One assumes he's a damnably cantankerous little fellah, yet confoundingly, he screams with a genu-ine hunger, and the bowl? Stands empty.
How do we unwrap this <southernly gesturing holding a glass of nog> festive chocolate orange of a mystery that sits wrapped before us.
How do we unwrap this <southernly gesturing holding a glass of nog> festive chocolate orange of a mystery that sits wrapped before us.
Benoit Blanc taking my cat's side in the case of I Have Never Been Fed Once, Ever
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
<drawl> Consider, the cat. One assumes he's a damnably cantankerous little fellah, yet confoundingly, he screams with a genu-ine hunger, and the bowl? Stands empty.
How do we unwrap this <southernly gesturing holding a glass of nog> festive chocolate orange of a mystery that sits wrapped before us.
How do we unwrap this <southernly gesturing holding a glass of nog> festive chocolate orange of a mystery that sits wrapped before us.
My daughter is just the cutest 💕
December 19, 2025 at 11:18 AM
My daughter is just the cutest 💕
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and i'm not saying that having a small body of work means that work can't be important but oh my god joblo is self important enough without helping him further along and there are voices in indie games that are way more important than his who get way less credit and hype
December 18, 2025 at 9:35 AM
and i'm not saying that having a small body of work means that work can't be important but oh my god joblo is self important enough without helping him further along and there are voices in indie games that are way more important than his who get way less credit and hype
I think I said this before, but i enjoyed The Witness up to a point, The Looker is the better game with a better payoff at the end
December 18, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I think I said this before, but i enjoyed The Witness up to a point, The Looker is the better game with a better payoff at the end
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oh and his new game that he's proudly stamping his name on in big bold letters is actually a remix and mashup of a bunch of puzzle games literally made by other people that he sourced rights for
December 18, 2025 at 9:24 AM
oh and his new game that he's proudly stamping his name on in big bold letters is actually a remix and mashup of a bunch of puzzle games literally made by other people that he sourced rights for
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just a casual reminder that this guy has put out 3 games in the last 17 years and one of those 3 games was just an enhanced edition of the 1st
December 18, 2025 at 9:21 AM
just a casual reminder that this guy has put out 3 games in the last 17 years and one of those 3 games was just an enhanced edition of the 1st
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"More or less okay with the way we're using it" is just manufactured consent from the guy who has the power to fire all these people in the worst games industry job market that has ever existed
sigh
December 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"More or less okay with the way we're using it" is just manufactured consent from the guy who has the power to fire all these people in the worst games industry job market that has ever existed
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We're at the point in the AI bubble where executives and experts generally accept that AI is trash, but because they have to keep using it, they'll tell you to use it to "generate ideas" or "brainstorm" as if you are dumb and incapable of doing that yourself.
December 16, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We're at the point in the AI bubble where executives and experts generally accept that AI is trash, but because they have to keep using it, they'll tell you to use it to "generate ideas" or "brainstorm" as if you are dumb and incapable of doing that yourself.
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Sometimes I think people outside narrative sincerely believe that placeholder text reads like “[PLACEHOLDER] I am reloading.” because the writers don’t have time to write anything else, and not because it needs to be highly noticeable amongst hundreds of lines of finished dialogue.
December 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Sometimes I think people outside narrative sincerely believe that placeholder text reads like “[PLACEHOLDER] I am reloading.” because the writers don’t have time to write anything else, and not because it needs to be highly noticeable amongst hundreds of lines of finished dialogue.
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The sequel to the 50 indie game recommendation prompt, FIFTY UPCOMING INDIE GAMES! Feel free to quote this and start your own thread, I'd encourage you to play along.
1. Crowsworn
Very eagerly anticipating this one, the backer demo was juicy as hell, definitely stick this one on your wishlists.
1. Crowsworn
Very eagerly anticipating this one, the backer demo was juicy as hell, definitely stick this one on your wishlists.
Crowsworn on Steam
Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to u...
store.steampowered.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The sequel to the 50 indie game recommendation prompt, FIFTY UPCOMING INDIE GAMES! Feel free to quote this and start your own thread, I'd encourage you to play along.
1. Crowsworn
Very eagerly anticipating this one, the backer demo was juicy as hell, definitely stick this one on your wishlists.
1. Crowsworn
Very eagerly anticipating this one, the backer demo was juicy as hell, definitely stick this one on your wishlists.
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I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
December 15, 2025 at 6:03 AM
I have grown to believe that excessive wealth does something to your brain that is analogous to a serious head injury
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The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has responded to Rockstar's justification for dismissing over 30 employees in October
www.gamesindustry.biz/union-claims...
www.gamesindustry.biz/union-claims...
Union claims Rockstar's justification of dismissals is "littered with falsehoods and disinformation"
Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain alleges developer is "attempting to reverse engineer a rationale" for the mass firing
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 15, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has responded to Rockstar's justification for dismissing over 30 employees in October
www.gamesindustry.biz/union-claims...
www.gamesindustry.biz/union-claims...
I can keep my yorkshire pudding license for another year
December 14, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I can keep my yorkshire pudding license for another year
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Lol the crazy thing is, no, you’re not running out of good ideas. There are tons of great ideas everywhere. You’re just not willing to fund them because you’re all cowards.
December 14, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Lol the crazy thing is, no, you’re not running out of good ideas. There are tons of great ideas everywhere. You’re just not willing to fund them because you’re all cowards.