Thomas Welsh - game narrative writer
@calmdowntom.bsky.social
Thomas Welsh. Author of the Metiks Fade trilogy. Lead writer and narrative designer on Nivalis, Best Served Cold, more. I wrote Cloudpunk.
Nonbinary. Likes finery. He/Him/She/Her
Nonbinary. Likes finery. He/Him/She/Her
Reading about Vikings for my novel set in the Borders and I love how nervous these guys always look in the original art.
January 18, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Reading about Vikings for my novel set in the Borders and I love how nervous these guys always look in the original art.
My game Best Served Cold is part of the Steam Detective Fest! I loved writing these characters. Grab it cheap!
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Save 33% on Best Served Cold on Steam
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crime...
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January 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
My game Best Served Cold is part of the Steam Detective Fest! I loved writing these characters. Grab it cheap!
store.steampowered.com/app/3218530/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3218530/...
Hey nice! @eurogamer.bsky.social picking Nivalis as one of the most anticipated games of 2026. Can't wait till you all get to play my weird game!
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10 Biggest 2026 Games (That Aren't GTA 6!)
YouTube video by Eurogamer
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January 4, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Hey nice! @eurogamer.bsky.social picking Nivalis as one of the most anticipated games of 2026. Can't wait till you all get to play my weird game!
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I've been doing this SGDA Scottish government accelerator program for people starting their own game studios, and someone came up to me and asked, "Hey... were you CalmDownTom?"
December 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
I've been doing this SGDA Scottish government accelerator program for people starting their own game studios, and someone came up to me and asked, "Hey... were you CalmDownTom?"
Aww nice. My game Best Served Cold on a "best games of 2025" list by NPR!
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December 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Aww nice. My game Best Served Cold on a "best games of 2025" list by NPR!
www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/03/n...
Happy to say that next week I officially start the SGDA accelerator program for starting a new studio! So, you know, no announcements just yet.... But read between the lines and follow me here if you're a composer, 2D artist, voice actor or narrative-type person!
November 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Happy to say that next week I officially start the SGDA accelerator program for starting a new studio! So, you know, no announcements just yet.... But read between the lines and follow me here if you're a composer, 2D artist, voice actor or narrative-type person!
Just how wild was this shrew?
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Just how wild was this shrew?
I have a new game out today! I loved writing all the weird characters in Service with a Shotgun. It was a privilege to help Nolyn finish his game, and I was very excited to come onboard and make this fun game even funerer.
@silverliningint.bsky.social
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Save 15% on Service with a Shotgun on Steam
Service With a Shotgun [SWAS] is a mash up of visual novel storytelling and chaotic wave game shooting. You're the last poor soul manning a beat-up roadside shop in the middle of the zombie apocalypse...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I have a new game out today! I loved writing all the weird characters in Service with a Shotgun. It was a privilege to help Nolyn finish his game, and I was very excited to come onboard and make this fun game even funerer.
@silverliningint.bsky.social
store.steampowered.com/app/3777020/...
@silverliningint.bsky.social
store.steampowered.com/app/3777020/...
Had a great time at OH Con this weekend. Did a few talks that went really well, met some amazing authors and keen young writers, and saw brilliant costumes. The best part for me was the welcoming vibe from the organisers and their enthusiasm for the event. Thanks for having us Stornaway!
October 14, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Had a great time at OH Con this weekend. Did a few talks that went really well, met some amazing authors and keen young writers, and saw brilliant costumes. The best part for me was the welcoming vibe from the organisers and their enthusiasm for the event. Thanks for having us Stornaway!
Really excited to travel up to Stornaway for Oh!Con today. On Saturday I'll be doing 2 workshops - one for new fantasy writers and games writers looking to get started, the other for writing nonviolent games with engaging dialogue.
October 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Really excited to travel up to Stornaway for Oh!Con today. On Saturday I'll be doing 2 workshops - one for new fantasy writers and games writers looking to get started, the other for writing nonviolent games with engaging dialogue.
I'm speaking at @GamesTalksLive next week. Words can be more exciting than bullets! Come learn how to make cyberpunk games without guns, cops or cyborg gun cops.
(Works on other genres too!)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgda-prese...
(Works on other genres too!)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgda-prese...
October 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
I'm speaking at @GamesTalksLive next week. Words can be more exciting than bullets! Come learn how to make cyberpunk games without guns, cops or cyborg gun cops.
(Works on other genres too!)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgda-prese...
(Works on other genres too!)
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sgda-prese...
Did a wee reading of my weird time travel story at the Tantallon Tìr Book Launch. Glad to see a new Scottish publisher pop up in these chaotic times.
@tantallontir.bsky.social
@tantallontir.bsky.social
October 4, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Did a wee reading of my weird time travel story at the Tantallon Tìr Book Launch. Glad to see a new Scottish publisher pop up in these chaotic times.
@tantallontir.bsky.social
@tantallontir.bsky.social
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You can't joke about anything anymore. Because you signed a multi figure contract with the Saudi government that said they wouldn't pay you if you did.
September 27, 2025 at 10:09 PM
You can't joke about anything anymore. Because you signed a multi figure contract with the Saudi government that said they wouldn't pay you if you did.
I told my daughter I am talking at her careers day tomorrow. She asked if I will talk about corndogs.
September 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
I told my daughter I am talking at her careers day tomorrow. She asked if I will talk about corndogs.
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Happy 38th birthday, KNIGHTMARE, the hardest game show on television! In 1987, Treguard the Dungeon Master welcomed the first team of adventurers to his blue screen labyrinth. Losers didn’t just fail, they 'died': blades, spikes, and bottomless pits abounded. "Ooh, nasty..."
September 7, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Happy 38th birthday, KNIGHTMARE, the hardest game show on television! In 1987, Treguard the Dungeon Master welcomed the first team of adventurers to his blue screen labyrinth. Losers didn’t just fail, they 'died': blades, spikes, and bottomless pits abounded. "Ooh, nasty..."
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VideoGames Glasgow Soapbox meetup on now with @calmdowntom.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
VideoGames Glasgow Soapbox meetup on now with @calmdowntom.bsky.social
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Tonight! Glasgow Games Soapbox at @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social degree show, in association with VideoGames Glasgow
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@calmdowntom.bsky.social @glasgowindiegamesfest.org
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Blog Post | Glasgow School of Art | Glasgow Games Soapbox at GSA
Videogames Glasgow & The School of Innovation & Technology Present the Glasgow Games Soapbox - Aug 28, 2025
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September 4, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Tonight! Glasgow Games Soapbox at @glasgowschoolofart.bsky.social degree show, in association with VideoGames Glasgow
sit.gsa.ac.uk/post/glasgow...
@calmdowntom.bsky.social @glasgowindiegamesfest.org
sit.gsa.ac.uk/post/glasgow...
@calmdowntom.bsky.social @glasgowindiegamesfest.org
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When two words sound the same but have a different meaning it’s called a
August 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
When two words sound the same but have a different meaning it’s called a
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Check out the latest trailer for the atmospheric gothic horror game Eyes Of Hellfire, as it has been released into Early Access today. #EyesOfHellfire #horror
Check out the latest trailer for the atmospheric gothic horror game Eyes Of Hellfire, as it has been released into Early Access today. #EyesOfHellfire #horror
Check out the latest trailer for the atmospheric gothic horror game Eyes Of Hellfire, as it has been released into Early Access today
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August 27, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Check out the latest trailer for the atmospheric gothic horror game Eyes Of Hellfire, as it has been released into Early Access today. #EyesOfHellfire #horror
Amazing conversation on the bus to the Chappell Roan gig. Bus full. Everyone wearing pink cowboy hats. The bus says Chappell Roan on the front.
"When should we get off?"
"When... When everyone else does..."
"When should we get off?"
"When... When everyone else does..."
August 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Amazing conversation on the bus to the Chappell Roan gig. Bus full. Everyone wearing pink cowboy hats. The bus says Chappell Roan on the front.
"When should we get off?"
"When... When everyone else does..."
"When should we get off?"
"When... When everyone else does..."
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ME: *writing in my journal with the sole aim of pissing off future historians and archaeologists* I returned to my home - which is built in the usual style - by the normal way, and prepared and ate dinner in the way I often but not always do
January 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
ME: *writing in my journal with the sole aim of pissing off future historians and archaeologists* I returned to my home - which is built in the usual style - by the normal way, and prepared and ate dinner in the way I often but not always do
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For the Guardian, I spoke to Speculative Agency about All Will Rise, a card game about environmenral activism that hopes to show that community will win out. Thanks again for having me, @meghna.bsky.social 😗
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All Will Rise, the game empowering players to tackle real-world problems
With its rousing card game about activism, indie studio Speculative Agency hopes to inspire players to engage with issues such as pollution and the climate crisis
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August 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
For the Guardian, I spoke to Speculative Agency about All Will Rise, a card game about environmenral activism that hopes to show that community will win out. Thanks again for having me, @meghna.bsky.social 😗
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
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Crisol is PLAYABLE this weekend at Gamescom inside the Games from Spain booth in Hall 10.2. Are you feeling brave enough?
August 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Crisol is PLAYABLE this weekend at Gamescom inside the Games from Spain booth in Hall 10.2. Are you feeling brave enough?
I did a wee interview about writing for Tantallon and my upcoming short story in their collection!
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Exploring Scottish Writing: Insights from Thomas Welsh
Explore the creative journey of Thomas Welsh, writer of Cloudpunk's sequel and cyberpunk games, sharing insights on inspiration and writing.
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August 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I did a wee interview about writing for Tantallon and my upcoming short story in their collection!
tantallontir.com/author-spotl...
tantallontir.com/author-spotl...
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Make sure your RPG battle transitions, scene composition, and attack animations are at least as cool as this Taiwanese DOS RPG from 1995
May 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Make sure your RPG battle transitions, scene composition, and attack animations are at least as cool as this Taiwanese DOS RPG from 1995