Ben Gelinas
@bengelinas.bsky.social
I tell characters in video games what to do! Senior Writer on Control 2. My weird indie adventure game Times & Galaxy is out now on all platforms!
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Ben Gelinas
@bengelinas.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Hey new followers. I’m Ben. I write and edit words for video games (Dragon Age, Control, Mass Effect, Gotham Knights, [REDACTED]) and make weird indies (Speed Dating for Ghosts, Times & Galaxy). I am gonna start posting more here because it’s so nice and chill. Here’s my dog Gary and my cat Panda.
Malys 1.0 is out today! I wrote a bit of spooky things for this game and the team on it are all angels (and also @davidgaider.bsky.social!) Play it like hell
🔥 Malys is OUT NOW in 1.0! 🔥
For a game about demons, you've all been absolute angels - thank you for your support along the way & we're so happy to share Malys' full release with you 🖤
Check out the launch trailer and then get exorcising below!
For a game about demons, you've all been absolute angels - thank you for your support along the way & we're so happy to share Malys' full release with you 🖤
Check out the launch trailer and then get exorcising below!
Malys 1.0 Launch Trailer
Malys is OUT NOW on Steam!Play the game via bit.ly/playmalysExorcise the infernal and exact vengeance in this unholy roguelite deckbuilder from David Gaider ...
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Malys 1.0 is out today! I wrote a bit of spooky things for this game and the team on it are all angels (and also @davidgaider.bsky.social!) Play it like hell
Super stoked to be in a bundle with Beyond Galaxyland. I am also super weirded out that they went with my idea for the bundle title. store.steampowered.com/bundle/58812...
Save 50% on Beyond Times & Galaxyland on Steam
store.steampowered.com
September 29, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Super stoked to be in a bundle with Beyond Galaxyland. I am also super weirded out that they went with my idea for the bundle title. store.steampowered.com/bundle/58812...
Hey our controller-friendly comedy adventure game is on sale as part of Steam’s @fellowtraveller.games publisher sale. Please consider buying this labor of love (and the other story-rich labors of love) for you and four friends. My children need wine!
store.steampowered.com/sale/FellowT...
store.steampowered.com/sale/FellowT...
September 17, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Hey our controller-friendly comedy adventure game is on sale as part of Steam’s @fellowtraveller.games publisher sale. Please consider buying this labor of love (and the other story-rich labors of love) for you and four friends. My children need wine!
store.steampowered.com/sale/FellowT...
store.steampowered.com/sale/FellowT...
Just woke up cuz someone is driving around the streets of Helsinki in what sounds like an ice cream truck at 2 am. Cool. Cool. Not scary at all. Normal.
September 3, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Just woke up cuz someone is driving around the streets of Helsinki in what sounds like an ice cream truck at 2 am. Cool. Cool. Not scary at all. Normal.
How do I explain to my therapist that I am unironically listening to Dido
August 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
How do I explain to my therapist that I am unironically listening to Dido
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Caslevania 2's manual sure is something
May 27, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Caslevania 2's manual sure is something
When I was in university, I called myself an “undergrad” or a “student” but never a “scholar of the arts”!
August 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
When I was in university, I called myself an “undergrad” or a “student” but never a “scholar of the arts”!
Take your inner child to work day
August 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Take your inner child to work day
Times & Galaxy came out one year ago today. How has it already been a year?!?! Love you.
June 22, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Times & Galaxy came out one year ago today. How has it already been a year?!?! Love you.
Shoutout to my new personal assistant Concerta. She’s really helping me get my shit together.
May 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Shoutout to my new personal assistant Concerta. She’s really helping me get my shit together.
With these words, I am participating in social media
May 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
With these words, I am participating in social media
Back this game or you might be a demon (or you definitely are a demon, in which case, back this game) 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈
On the 12th hour of Exorcist-mas, my demon gave to me... 12 drops of holy water, 11 haunting screams... you get it. 🔥
We're 12 hours away from finishing our Malys Kickstarter and we need each ONE (get it) of you to spread the word and back the campaign!
bit.ly/kickstartmalys
We're 12 hours away from finishing our Malys Kickstarter and we need each ONE (get it) of you to spread the word and back the campaign!
bit.ly/kickstartmalys
May 22, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Back this game or you might be a demon (or you definitely are a demon, in which case, back this game) 😈😈😈😈😈😈😈
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David Gaider sat down to talk to PCGamesN about Malys, RPGs, and all things Summerfall! 🌅
Check it out here, then back the Kickstarter (maybe you want to name a demon after your ex, perhaps?) as we're in our FINAL hours! ⬇️
Check it out here, then back the Kickstarter (maybe you want to name a demon after your ex, perhaps?) as we're in our FINAL hours! ⬇️
Ex Dragon Age writer wants to make a new RPG where romance matters even more than Baldur's Gate 3
From the mind of Dragon Age icon David Gaider comes Malys, a gothic deckbuilder that, in many ways, is the precursor to something new.
www.pcgamesn.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
David Gaider sat down to talk to PCGamesN about Malys, RPGs, and all things Summerfall! 🌅
Check it out here, then back the Kickstarter (maybe you want to name a demon after your ex, perhaps?) as we're in our FINAL hours! ⬇️
Check it out here, then back the Kickstarter (maybe you want to name a demon after your ex, perhaps?) as we're in our FINAL hours! ⬇️
Happy Eurovision Final to all who celebrate
May 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Happy Eurovision Final to all who celebrate
Quiet down everyone. Gary is sleeping.
May 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Quiet down everyone. Gary is sleeping.
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OPPORTUNITY - Owlcat Games - Narrative Designer- Warhammer 40k
It says 'Narrative Designer ', but it looks like more of a writer position.
Not affiliated. Shares welcome
owlcat.games/careers/141
It says 'Narrative Designer ', but it looks like more of a writer position.
Not affiliated. Shares welcome
owlcat.games/careers/141
Narrative Designer
Join our team and create new amazing adventures with us!
owlcat.games
May 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
OPPORTUNITY - Owlcat Games - Narrative Designer- Warhammer 40k
It says 'Narrative Designer ', but it looks like more of a writer position.
Not affiliated. Shares welcome
owlcat.games/careers/141
It says 'Narrative Designer ', but it looks like more of a writer position.
Not affiliated. Shares welcome
owlcat.games/careers/141
Hey sinners. If you haven’t already done so, you should back this new horror narrative deckbuilder game by @davidgaider.bsky.social and friends. I’m a little bias, but as an avid sinner myself, I think it’s really cool. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sum...
Update 4: David talks narrative in Malys! · Malys: Exorcise demons on your hunt for an ancient evil 🕯️
Hey everyone!So, in the last update I wrote, I talked about how not all narrative involves being told a story. My focus there was on the kind of narrative that can be invoked by the cards you play dur...
www.kickstarter.com
May 6, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Hey sinners. If you haven’t already done so, you should back this new horror narrative deckbuilder game by @davidgaider.bsky.social and friends. I’m a little bias, but as an avid sinner myself, I think it’s really cool. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sum...
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Me: "I can't imagine anyone having a Dragon Age question so spicy they'd be willing to pay $10k to hear the answer to it." 😅
We have some pretty top tier rewards for our Malys Kickstarter - but how about the ones we didnt include:
🎁'Priest' scented candle $50
🎁 Ask David your spiciest Dragon Age question $10k
🎁 Summerfall performs an actual exorcism on you $50k
To see what made the cut:
🎁'Priest' scented candle $50
🎁 Ask David your spiciest Dragon Age question $10k
🎁 Summerfall performs an actual exorcism on you $50k
To see what made the cut:
Malys: Exorcise demons on your hunt for an ancient evil 🕯️
Play as an exorcist on a quest to protect the innocent in this demonic roguelite deckbuilder from the creators of "Stray Gods".
bit.ly
May 6, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Me: "I can't imagine anyone having a Dragon Age question so spicy they'd be willing to pay $10k to hear the answer to it." 😅
As a lifelong Oilers fan I need to stress how much I think our team is the only reason the Kings haven’t gone all the way these last few years. I wish we were playing the Kings for the entire playoffs. Such good games. Mamma Mia. Hockey.
May 2, 2025 at 5:06 AM
As a lifelong Oilers fan I need to stress how much I think our team is the only reason the Kings haven’t gone all the way these last few years. I wish we were playing the Kings for the entire playoffs. Such good games. Mamma Mia. Hockey.
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Time to UNLEASH HELL because our Malys Kickstarter is OFFICIALLY LIVE! 🔥
Follow the link to join the hunt and and help our hellish roguelite deckbuilder reach its full infernal potential!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/summerfallstudios/malys-exorcise-demons-on-your-hunt-for-an-ancient-evil
Follow the link to join the hunt and and help our hellish roguelite deckbuilder reach its full infernal potential!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/summerfallstudios/malys-exorcise-demons-on-your-hunt-for-an-ancient-evil
April 23, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Only 24 hours left for the Early Bird rewards on Malys! We're 26% of the way funded, would LOVE to hit 30% in that time 👀
Malys is live on Kickstarter! Have you backed our exorcism roguelite deckbuilder yet?
The early demon gets the... innocent soul? Juiciest rewards?? Best deals???
In any case - you have just 24 hours to scoop up those early bird rewards! Get in quick! ⏰
https://bit.ly/kickstartmalys
The early demon gets the... innocent soul? Juiciest rewards?? Best deals???
In any case - you have just 24 hours to scoop up those early bird rewards! Get in quick! ⏰
https://bit.ly/kickstartmalys
April 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Only 24 hours left for the Early Bird rewards on Malys! We're 26% of the way funded, would LOVE to hit 30% in that time 👀
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Link, how they massacred my boy.
April 8, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Link, how they massacred my boy.
My Finnish Airbnb has a painting of Solas in it.
April 8, 2025 at 6:27 AM
My Finnish Airbnb has a painting of Solas in it.
I just had the worst nachos of my entire life.
April 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I just had the worst nachos of my entire life.