David Hellman
@davidhellman.bsky.social
http://davidhellman.art // artist from Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure (video game), Braid (extremely old video game), A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible (evergreen web comic), Second Quest (graphic novel) // anti-zionist Jew 🇵🇸
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Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure (PS5/Switch) up for preorder on Amazon ($34.99) amzn.to/4avFQY2 #ad
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February 12, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure (PS5/Switch) up for preorder on Amazon ($34.99) amzn.to/4avFQY2 #ad
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This is a great edition featuring brand new art by @lynndoodle.bsky.social and Kelly Smith linktr.ee/beatfist! and much more…
February 11, 2026 at 9:46 PM
This is a great edition featuring brand new art by @lynndoodle.bsky.social and Kelly Smith linktr.ee/beatfist! and much more…
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We did it again! Thrilled to announce our latest Editions, this time we’re launching the lovely puzzle adventure ARRANGER.
New gamebox artwork housed in a wraparound illustrated slipcase, essay booklet, art cards, poster, sticker OH YES! It’s a beauty :)
Artwork by: Kelly Smith and Lynn Scurfield
New gamebox artwork housed in a wraparound illustrated slipcase, essay booklet, art cards, poster, sticker OH YES! It’s a beauty :)
Artwork by: Kelly Smith and Lynn Scurfield
February 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
We did it again! Thrilled to announce our latest Editions, this time we’re launching the lovely puzzle adventure ARRANGER.
New gamebox artwork housed in a wraparound illustrated slipcase, essay booklet, art cards, poster, sticker OH YES! It’s a beauty :)
Artwork by: Kelly Smith and Lynn Scurfield
New gamebox artwork housed in a wraparound illustrated slipcase, essay booklet, art cards, poster, sticker OH YES! It’s a beauty :)
Artwork by: Kelly Smith and Lynn Scurfield
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"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
January 27, 2026 at 4:15 PM
"You raise your voice, I erase your voice."
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
ICE in Minneapolis are erasing your rights.
Please share our new video of what's happening in our city. youtu.be/W1dyNcRGRXY
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i whipped up a basic website for myself. It's been fun getting back into the web after not doing any web work for like 20 years
adamdegrandis.com
adamdegrandis.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:31 PM
i whipped up a basic website for myself. It's been fun getting back into the web after not doing any web work for like 20 years
adamdegrandis.com
adamdegrandis.com
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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 9:06 PM
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...
That’s true
I believe Trump is a self serving authoritarian who's dismantling democracy, trying to make trans people illegal, and wanting to set up concentration camps for immigrants - whereas Jon in February called him "the best President we have had in my entire life".
December 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
That’s true
Great thread Alan
So, “Order of the Sinking Star” by Thekla was just announced, which takes several small free games (two of which are mine) and gives them a major graphical upgrade and mashes up their rulesets. I haven’t been very involved but it’s a great concept and looks cool.
December 12, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Great thread Alan
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
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Now that Spooky Express is out, it’s time to shout out the people who made it happen! Thread follows... 🧵
Spooky Express
All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express!
spooky.express
October 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Now that Spooky Express is out, it’s time to shout out the people who made it happen! Thread follows... 🧵
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Last week! 60% OFF! Don't miss it! Leave a nice review! 🧩⚔️
Arranger is 60% off ($7.99!) from now until Sep 3rd for its belated 1-year anniversary! Tell a pal!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2596420/
Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
PS5: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
EGS: store.epicgames.com/p/arranger-a...
Itch: furnimat.itch.io/arranger
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2596420/
Switch: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
PS5: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
EGS: store.epicgames.com/p/arranger-a...
Itch: furnimat.itch.io/arranger
Save 60% on Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure on Steam
Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.
store.steampowered.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Last week! 60% OFF! Don't miss it! Leave a nice review! 🧩⚔️
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I've wanted to keep this incognito for a while as the union launched and grew but the thing I am proudest of making this year is definitely designing the @videogameworkers.bsky.social logo 💪
August 20, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I've wanted to keep this incognito for a while as the union launched and grew but the thing I am proudest of making this year is definitely designing the @videogameworkers.bsky.social logo 💪
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Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is $7.99 on Steam buff.ly/b80CJxF
US PSN buff.ly/vsJBaRB
$14.99 in 2 game bundle on Fanatical buff.ly/VwQVMd6
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$14.99 in 2 game bundle on Fanatical buff.ly/VwQVMd6
August 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure is $7.99 on Steam buff.ly/b80CJxF
US PSN buff.ly/vsJBaRB
$14.99 in 2 game bundle on Fanatical buff.ly/VwQVMd6
US PSN buff.ly/vsJBaRB
$14.99 in 2 game bundle on Fanatical buff.ly/VwQVMd6
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Please donate to my friend Ahmad in Gaza so he and his family may survive the ongoing genocide. Anything you can give will provide immediate relief. gofund.me/dbb02ed8
🇵🇸 PLEASE DONATE AND SHARE 🙏
🇵🇸 PLEASE DONATE AND SHARE 🙏
June 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Please donate to my friend Ahmad in Gaza so he and his family may survive the ongoing genocide. Anything you can give will provide immediate relief. gofund.me/dbb02ed8
🇵🇸 PLEASE DONATE AND SHARE 🙏
🇵🇸 PLEASE DONATE AND SHARE 🙏
Please donate to my friend Ahmad in Gaza so he and his family may survive the ongoing genocide. Anything you can give will provide immediate relief. gofund.me/dbb02ed8
🇵🇸 PLEASE DONATE AND SHARE 🙏
🇵🇸 PLEASE DONATE AND SHARE 🙏
June 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Please donate to my friend Ahmad in Gaza so he and his family may survive the ongoing genocide. Anything you can give will provide immediate relief. gofund.me/dbb02ed8
🇵🇸 PLEASE DONATE AND SHARE 🙏
🇵🇸 PLEASE DONATE AND SHARE 🙏
Mr Sleepy Man has won my heart. His plight mirrors my own. I love the music
Mr. Sleepy Man is coming to Nintendo Switch 💤💤💤
Here’s the new trailer!
Here’s the new trailer!
May 31, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Mr Sleepy Man has won my heart. His plight mirrors my own. I love the music
Arranger is in this awesome money-saving bundle! Such an honor :)
Mind Over Magnet is on sale as part of the @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social on Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/2685900/...
And it’s in a brilliant bundle with the amazing Arranger, Isles of Sea & Sky, and Elechead! What an honour!
store.steampowered.com/bundle/53643...
store.steampowered.com/app/2685900/...
And it’s in a brilliant bundle with the amazing Arranger, Isles of Sea & Sky, and Elechead! What an honour!
store.steampowered.com/bundle/53643...
May 30, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Arranger is in this awesome money-saving bundle! Such an honor :)
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Nico explains to Jason of @somanygames.co.uk the challenges of making a game with three co-directors, yowza!!! Also what is the biggest challenge with game development in general?
Watch the full episode here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-il...
Watch the full episode here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-il...
May 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Nico explains to Jason of @somanygames.co.uk the challenges of making a game with three co-directors, yowza!!! Also what is the biggest challenge with game development in general?
Watch the full episode here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-il...
Watch the full episode here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-il...
Ahmad’s family is in dire need of help. They have been displaced at night from shelling. Food is increasingly scarce. Please give them a chance to survive. Give whatever you can. Thank you. www.paypal.me/AMQudaih His IG: www.instagram.com/qudaih__ahmad
May 20, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Ahmad’s family is in dire need of help. They have been displaced at night from shelling. Food is increasingly scarce. Please give them a chance to survive. Give whatever you can. Thank you. www.paypal.me/AMQudaih His IG: www.instagram.com/qudaih__ahmad
I've edited some 90 second clips from the great interview Nico and I did with Jason at @somanygames.co.uk. Do you like this?? At least 4 more on the way…
Jason from @somanygames.co.uk asked us about Arranger's inception! Did you know it was inspired by a Rubik's Cube? Nico explains…
Full podcast here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-il...
Full podcast here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-il...
May 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I've edited some 90 second clips from the great interview Nico and I did with Jason at @somanygames.co.uk. Do you like this?? At least 4 more on the way…
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Some I've spoken with believe Wilson's optimism comes in no small part from wanting to go all in on generative AI.
If you work at EA and are seeing AI creep into your work like never before I'm ethangach@protonmail.com and ethangach on Discord.
If you work at EA and are seeing AI creep into your work like never before I'm ethangach@protonmail.com and ethangach on Discord.
EA says business primed for 'accelerated growth' following layoffs
EA says business primed for 'accelerated growth' following layoffs
CEO Andrew Wilson said the publisher has 'never been more optimistic about what comes next.'
www.gamedeveloper.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Some I've spoken with believe Wilson's optimism comes in no small part from wanting to go all in on generative AI.
If you work at EA and are seeing AI creep into your work like never before I'm ethangach@protonmail.com and ethangach on Discord.
If you work at EA and are seeing AI creep into your work like never before I'm ethangach@protonmail.com and ethangach on Discord.
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Apparently I'm out of a job. I really can't complain too much -- Polygon was a great place to work for the last decade-plus -- but if anyone's hiring, please reach out!
May 1, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Apparently I'm out of a job. I really can't complain too much -- Polygon was a great place to work for the last decade-plus -- but if anyone's hiring, please reach out!
Help I'm in the vault!
This is Hellman. Those of you with GDC Vault access can now watch my talk about the art of Arranger!
Within: our dalliance with 2.5-D, and later invention of a unique comic-like storytelling format integrated into the game world itself.
Lmk what you think!
gdcvault.com/play/1035318...
Within: our dalliance with 2.5-D, and later invention of a unique comic-like storytelling format integrated into the game world itself.
Lmk what you think!
gdcvault.com/play/1035318...
GDC Vault
gdcvault.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Help I'm in the vault!
How nice 😊 I really enjoyed this conversation with Jason and Nico about Arranger.
The new episode of the So Many Games Podcast is out NOW!!
Nico Recabarren and David Hellman join us to discuss the development and art of Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure.
Links in the comments below ⬇️
@cabezotta.bsky.social @davidhellman.bsky.social
Nico Recabarren and David Hellman join us to discuss the development and art of Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure.
Links in the comments below ⬇️
@cabezotta.bsky.social @davidhellman.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
How nice 😊 I really enjoyed this conversation with Jason and Nico about Arranger.