Calligram Studio
@calligramstudio.com
Three of us, really. Award-winning + award-losing makers of Phoenix Springs. Working on game #2.
🏝️ s.team/a/1973310
🐈 www.calligramstudio.com
🏝️ s.team/a/1973310
🐈 www.calligramstudio.com
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Calligram Studio
@calligramstudio.com
· Jan 24
Hi again! (new pin📌)
Our first game is out now:
“A point-and-click detective game for the 21st century"
– The Guardian
“…unsettling, smart, and emotionally cathartic”
– The Verge
“Phoenix Springs is playable art...”
– Polygon
❤️ Here to share art, words and code x
🕹️ s.team/a/1973310
Our first game is out now:
“A point-and-click detective game for the 21st century"
– The Guardian
“…unsettling, smart, and emotionally cathartic”
– The Verge
“Phoenix Springs is playable art...”
– Polygon
❤️ Here to share art, words and code x
🕹️ s.team/a/1973310
new studio bio
in 2026 we are NOT hustling, we are NOT grinding, we are doing just enough Job to have money for Video Game
December 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
new studio bio
Love to see point and clicks + adventure games in everyone's top 10 lists this year 👌
December 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Love to see point and clicks + adventure games in everyone's top 10 lists this year 👌
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Took this on a misty day at North Berwick. Ghost Story For Christmas vibez
December 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Took this on a misty day at North Berwick. Ghost Story For Christmas vibez
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Breakdown of where the money you pay for a game on Steam goes:
- 30% goes to Valve, right off the top.
- The remaining 70% goes to the publisher, and is split with the developer based on their contract. Usually the publisher will want to recoup their investment before paying the devs.
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- 30% goes to Valve, right off the top.
- The remaining 70% goes to the publisher, and is split with the developer based on their contract. Usually the publisher will want to recoup their investment before paying the devs.
...
If you didn't know, between Steam's cut, taxes, and company profit splits, I get maybe 25 cents per unit sold of Eldritch at this price. And that's fine, it's a game I made in another lifetime, I'm just happy if anyone is still enjoying it in the year of our Lord 2025. But yeah. Games is hard.
December 19, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Breakdown of where the money you pay for a game on Steam goes:
- 30% goes to Valve, right off the top.
- The remaining 70% goes to the publisher, and is split with the developer based on their contract. Usually the publisher will want to recoup their investment before paying the devs.
...
- 30% goes to Valve, right off the top.
- The remaining 70% goes to the publisher, and is split with the developer based on their contract. Usually the publisher will want to recoup their investment before paying the devs.
...
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I spoke to a dozen professional concept artists working in games about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs easier, even if it's just used in "very early ideation stages."
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I spoke to a dozen professional concept artists working in games about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs easier, even if it's just used in "very early ideation stages."
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
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Ok the term indie is a bit blurry and undefined for me, but I've really been enjoying what people been posting, so here's what I would consider 50 Artemis Octavio coded deep cuts (also I'm bored at work)
New rule this year: If you post "Play more indie games" during the game awards, you are required to make a thread recommending 50 of them.
December 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Ok the term indie is a bit blurry and undefined for me, but I've really been enjoying what people been posting, so here's what I would consider 50 Artemis Octavio coded deep cuts (also I'm bored at work)
reposting because Luis is a superb writer and because what we crave as players is to experience a feeling of "oh I didn't know games could do that" so yeah this is still GOTY at the studio
My game of the Year is Many Nights a Whisper by @selkieharbour.com & @deconstructeam.bsky.social 🧵
December 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
reposting because Luis is a superb writer and because what we crave as players is to experience a feeling of "oh I didn't know games could do that" so yeah this is still GOTY at the studio
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Soooo we accidentally launched the same day as UNBEATABLE, oops 😅
To celebrate our blunder, there's a bundle available on Steam featuring Bits & Bops and UNBEATABLE at a discount! 🤩
Enjoy this wonderful week of rhythm goodness by grabbing it for yourself or a friend! 🥰
To celebrate our blunder, there's a bundle available on Steam featuring Bits & Bops and UNBEATABLE at a discount! 🤩
Enjoy this wonderful week of rhythm goodness by grabbing it for yourself or a friend! 🥰
December 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Soooo we accidentally launched the same day as UNBEATABLE, oops 😅
To celebrate our blunder, there's a bundle available on Steam featuring Bits & Bops and UNBEATABLE at a discount! 🤩
Enjoy this wonderful week of rhythm goodness by grabbing it for yourself or a friend! 🥰
To celebrate our blunder, there's a bundle available on Steam featuring Bits & Bops and UNBEATABLE at a discount! 🤩
Enjoy this wonderful week of rhythm goodness by grabbing it for yourself or a friend! 🥰
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Our statement on the recent layoffs affecting workers at Coatsink, Splash Damage, Glowmade & Square Enix, putting over 300 workers at risk of redundancy in the run up to Christmas.
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
December 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Our statement on the recent layoffs affecting workers at Coatsink, Splash Damage, Glowmade & Square Enix, putting over 300 workers at risk of redundancy in the run up to Christmas.
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
If you work in the UK games industry, join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
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"No one is helpless. No one is beyond helping." One part of the Log Lady's message in Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier I read today. All of the Log Lady's segments in the extra intros and supplemental material is getting to me way more these days. Think I used to just gloss over them.
December 8, 2025 at 6:27 AM
"No one is helpless. No one is beyond helping." One part of the Log Lady's message in Twin Peaks: The Final Dossier I read today. All of the Log Lady's segments in the extra intros and supplemental material is getting to me way more these days. Think I used to just gloss over them.
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Another batch of puzzle games.
A Case of Fraud
Ambrosia Sky: Act One
The Apothecary of Trubiz
Mind Diver
Orbyss
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/12/late...
A Case of Fraud
Ambrosia Sky: Act One
The Apothecary of Trubiz
Mind Diver
Orbyss
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/12/late...
Late fall puzzle games
The heart of winter is months off yet, but the darkness already presses in. (Remember about Nighthawk's Solstice!) I have gotten into the latest crop of deduction-investigation games... and a few othe...
blog.zarfhome.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Another batch of puzzle games.
A Case of Fraud
Ambrosia Sky: Act One
The Apothecary of Trubiz
Mind Diver
Orbyss
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/12/late...
A Case of Fraud
Ambrosia Sky: Act One
The Apothecary of Trubiz
Mind Diver
Orbyss
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/12/late...
Oh hey it's bandcamp Friday i always forget to share ours. Thanks to everyone who supports us over there x
calligramstudio.bandcamp.com
calligramstudio.bandcamp.com
Phoenix Springs OST, by A. Smith, J.Özer, L. Smith
6 track album
calligramstudio.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Oh hey it's bandcamp Friday i always forget to share ours. Thanks to everyone who supports us over there x
calligramstudio.bandcamp.com
calligramstudio.bandcamp.com
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Despite the controversy, Horses is only shocking if you're unfamiliar with the history movies, theater, literature, or basically any art form that does not have stats. aftermath.site/horses-indie-g...
Horses Is Tame
Horses, the indie game that is too scandalous for either Valve or Epic, is only beyond the pale if you're not familiar with any other art form.
aftermath.site
December 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Despite the controversy, Horses is only shocking if you're unfamiliar with the history movies, theater, literature, or basically any art form that does not have stats. aftermath.site/horses-indie-g...
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Here's a fun Friday afternoon article from me! About the chilling effect of censorship in games, the ethical obligations of being a poweful entity in the medium, and how we respond when video games' freedom of expression - from so many directions - is under siege.
www.eurogamer.net/however-you-...
www.eurogamer.net/however-you-...
However you frame it, Valve's ham-fisted ban of an indie darling is another blow for free expression in video games, and this will always be a tragedy
Free expression in video games is in the spotlight, and Valve's banning of Horses might be only one instance of many that put that expression at risk.
www.eurogamer.net
November 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Here's a fun Friday afternoon article from me! About the chilling effect of censorship in games, the ethical obligations of being a poweful entity in the medium, and how we respond when video games' freedom of expression - from so many directions - is under siege.
www.eurogamer.net/however-you-...
www.eurogamer.net/however-you-...
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HERE IT IS: my top 10 games of the year for @vulture.com
TLDR: no Silksong; no Clair Obscur; much Lumines hype; NYU Game Center is massively overrepresented (congrats past and present faculty and alumni); Shadows over Yōtei (bite me); 2025 is Hinako & Nate's year.
www.vulture.com/article/best...
TLDR: no Silksong; no Clair Obscur; much Lumines hype; NYU Game Center is massively overrepresented (congrats past and present faculty and alumni); Shadows over Yōtei (bite me); 2025 is Hinako & Nate's year.
www.vulture.com/article/best...
The Best Video Games of 2025
Continent-spanning adventures, psychedelic puzzles, and one 30-something couch potato who can’t help but fall on his ass.
www.vulture.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
HERE IT IS: my top 10 games of the year for @vulture.com
TLDR: no Silksong; no Clair Obscur; much Lumines hype; NYU Game Center is massively overrepresented (congrats past and present faculty and alumni); Shadows over Yōtei (bite me); 2025 is Hinako & Nate's year.
www.vulture.com/article/best...
TLDR: no Silksong; no Clair Obscur; much Lumines hype; NYU Game Center is massively overrepresented (congrats past and present faculty and alumni); Shadows over Yōtei (bite me); 2025 is Hinako & Nate's year.
www.vulture.com/article/best...
same
My game of the Year is Many Nights a Whisper by @selkieharbour.com & @deconstructeam.bsky.social 🧵
December 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
same
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Another December marks another @npr.org best games of the year list. Indies ruled 2025. Our list is the most eclectic you will find on the internet. 🧵
www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
The best games of 2025, picked by NPR's staff
From indies like Blue Prince to big console exclusives like Donkey Kong Bananza, NPR staff members and contributors round up their favorite games of 2025.
www.npr.org
December 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Another December marks another @npr.org best games of the year list. Indies ruled 2025. Our list is the most eclectic you will find on the internet. 🧵
www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
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Looking to open some freelance slots for the new year!
I’m a Pixel Artist & Animator with 10+ years industry experience and can do a strong range of styles. if you need polished visuals, character work or fluid animations, then shoot me a DM!
Shares also appreciated 😉
#art #gamedev #pixelart
I’m a Pixel Artist & Animator with 10+ years industry experience and can do a strong range of styles. if you need polished visuals, character work or fluid animations, then shoot me a DM!
Shares also appreciated 😉
#art #gamedev #pixelart
December 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Despelote is currently 35% off. You know what to do (if you haven't done so already). store.steampowered.com/app/2367820/...
December 3, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Despelote is currently 35% off. You know what to do (if you haven't done so already). store.steampowered.com/app/2367820/...
going to [buy Horses] even harder
December 2, 2025 at 6:07 PM
going to [buy Horses] even harder
gamedev feels so dumb and pointless sometimes just clicking on the computer all day and then a stranger sends you a beautiful, radical 18k word essay and says the game inspired them to write again and it's so much joy it almost hurts
www.patreon.com/posts/144611...
www.patreon.com/posts/144611...
A Video Game About Techno-Fascism And Eugenics | Estelle Ellison
Get more from Estelle Ellison on Patreon
www.patreon.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:14 PM
gamedev feels so dumb and pointless sometimes just clicking on the computer all day and then a stranger sends you a beautiful, radical 18k word essay and says the game inspired them to write again and it's so much joy it almost hurts
www.patreon.com/posts/144611...
www.patreon.com/posts/144611...
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SOUP ROOMS is a collaborative minimalist art-game featuring over 100 ROOMS created by cool and talented indie devs from around the world.
Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
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Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
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November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
SOUP ROOMS is a collaborative minimalist art-game featuring over 100 ROOMS created by cool and talented indie devs from around the world.
Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
↓↓↓↓↓↓↓