Dayten Rose
@daytenrose.bsky.social
Games and culture ✍️✍️✍️ Kansas City based
Words in Rock Paper Shotgun, Unwinnable, Thinky Games, GamesRadar+, Into the Spine, Tedium
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Words in Rock Paper Shotgun, Unwinnable, Thinky Games, GamesRadar+, Into the Spine, Tedium
Freelance! Hire me!!
dayten.rose@gmail.com
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Dayten Rose
@daytenrose.bsky.social
· Sep 22
Step into a new identity. This month's issue of Unwinnable Monthly features @daytenrose.bsky.social on butterflies in games, @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social on Disco Elysium and the trans experience, and our regulars on the topics on their minds.
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BioShock 2 stocks have never been higher
The adults are larping again
November 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The adults are larping again
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Echo Weaver on Steam
A time loop metroidBRAINia where time is your best resource and secrets are your only upgrades. You're the last of the Weavers, a remnant of a ruined society trapped in a glitching time loop. Explore…
store.steampowered.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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-100's of games launch on Steam every week
-There aren't enough writers to cover them
-Pubs/devs don't always respond to emails from excited writers
-Editors can't always afford to pay for reviews/features
Please don't rush to blame writers/sites when something niche isn't covered. We're trying.
-There aren't enough writers to cover them
-Pubs/devs don't always respond to emails from excited writers
-Editors can't always afford to pay for reviews/features
Please don't rush to blame writers/sites when something niche isn't covered. We're trying.
November 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
-100's of games launch on Steam every week
-There aren't enough writers to cover them
-Pubs/devs don't always respond to emails from excited writers
-Editors can't always afford to pay for reviews/features
Please don't rush to blame writers/sites when something niche isn't covered. We're trying.
-There aren't enough writers to cover them
-Pubs/devs don't always respond to emails from excited writers
-Editors can't always afford to pay for reviews/features
Please don't rush to blame writers/sites when something niche isn't covered. We're trying.
I used to not understand why people listened to sad music when they were sad. But it’s jarring to be placed in an environment that contrives to make you feel something you don’t actually feel, and even being surrounded by horror can be a comfort when you feel a little horrified
Whether it's screens, AI, the "manosphere," or the psychosexual dream world of Silent Hill 2, fantasy won't solve the "male loneliness epidemic." www.endlessmode.com/article/will...
Will You Go Down?: Silent Hill 2 and the Male Loneliness Epidemic
Whether it's screens, AI, the "manosphere," or the dream world of Silent Hill 2, fantasy won't solve the "male loneliness epidemic."
www.endlessmode.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
I used to not understand why people listened to sad music when they were sad. But it’s jarring to be placed in an environment that contrives to make you feel something you don’t actually feel, and even being surrounded by horror can be a comfort when you feel a little horrified
Glad everyone is enjoying Seance of Blake Manor, and if you are I HIGHLY recommend Mindcop. Overall a much more compact experience and one of my favorites of that year
October 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Glad everyone is enjoying Seance of Blake Manor, and if you are I HIGHLY recommend Mindcop. Overall a much more compact experience and one of my favorites of that year
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Announcing the line-up for ThinkyCon 2025! 🎉 Tune in for 3 days of amazing talks from the makers of your favorite puzzly games!
thinkygames.com/even...
thinkygames.com/even...
October 29, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Announcing the line-up for ThinkyCon 2025! 🎉 Tune in for 3 days of amazing talks from the makers of your favorite puzzly games!
thinkygames.com/even...
thinkygames.com/even...
Obviously im mad cuz bad, but at the same time i have never been playing a game and thought, “you know what would hit the spot? A really bad slog of a level”
October 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Obviously im mad cuz bad, but at the same time i have never been playing a game and thought, “you know what would hit the spot? A really bad slog of a level”
Im just saying it was perfectly fine without bilewater
October 19, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Im just saying it was perfectly fine without bilewater
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Paradise Killer
the hovering ziggurats which are somehow always visible on the horizon would like to clarify that this is not, even slightly, a sex thing. their intentions are unknowable and, I cannot stress this enough, entirely nonsexual
October 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Paradise Killer
I’m just imagining playing Pokemon Ruby on my Gameboy Advance, unaware that one day Pokemon would let you have a romper set and a balayage
October 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I’m just imagining playing Pokemon Ruby on my Gameboy Advance, unaware that one day Pokemon would let you have a romper set and a balayage
You can balayage in pokemon???
October 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
You can balayage in pokemon???
OK so if I want to stay up to date on game releases I just need to beat Ghost of Yotie, Silksong, and Final Fantasy Tactics in the next 5 days before Pokemon comes out
October 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
OK so if I want to stay up to date on game releases I just need to beat Ghost of Yotie, Silksong, and Final Fantasy Tactics in the next 5 days before Pokemon comes out
I had no idea y’all were so into baseball
October 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
I had no idea y’all were so into baseball
As always, disastrous games result from disastrous management. Hope they get what was promised to them, this letter paints a bleak picture
More than 90 staff who worked on this year's blockbuster flop MindsEye have sent a searing open letter to the company's management calling for change, after "one of the worst video game launches this decade."
After 250 Job Losses and 'Disastrous' Management, MindsEye Staff Past and Present Unite in Open Call For Better Conditions, as Further Layoffs Feared
bit.ly
October 11, 2025 at 4:00 AM
As always, disastrous games result from disastrous management. Hope they get what was promised to them, this letter paints a bleak picture
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Hey! Just a reminder — don’t forget to be stressed about that thing :)
Your day’s going alright so far, but that thing you’ve been dreading is juuuuust around the corner, and if you don’t anxiously fixate on it for a few hours, who will?
Gotta stay on your toes!
Don’t relax 😔 Hyperventilate 😊
Your day’s going alright so far, but that thing you’ve been dreading is juuuuust around the corner, and if you don’t anxiously fixate on it for a few hours, who will?
Gotta stay on your toes!
Don’t relax 😔 Hyperventilate 😊
October 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Hey! Just a reminder — don’t forget to be stressed about that thing :)
Your day’s going alright so far, but that thing you’ve been dreading is juuuuust around the corner, and if you don’t anxiously fixate on it for a few hours, who will?
Gotta stay on your toes!
Don’t relax 😔 Hyperventilate 😊
Your day’s going alright so far, but that thing you’ve been dreading is juuuuust around the corner, and if you don’t anxiously fixate on it for a few hours, who will?
Gotta stay on your toes!
Don’t relax 😔 Hyperventilate 😊
“You’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music”
October 8, 2025 at 5:37 AM
“You’re making disgusting, over-processed hotdogs out of the lives of human beings, out of the history of art and music”
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Why do I even review games lmao
October 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Why do I even review games lmao
On my bs about side quests in open world games being like “i need to take a break from saving the world to find someone’s lucky underpants” and emma very quietly said, “every problem is a big problem to somebody.” Which… true! I stand corrected!
October 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
On my bs about side quests in open world games being like “i need to take a break from saving the world to find someone’s lucky underpants” and emma very quietly said, “every problem is a big problem to somebody.” Which… true! I stand corrected!
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This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 5:24 PM
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
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The game in which the premise is "the odds are real but gamers struggle to conceptualize or even believe them" has negative reviews from gamers who don't believe the odds are real (game: Unfair Flips)
October 5, 2025 at 12:02 AM
The game in which the premise is "the odds are real but gamers struggle to conceptualize or even believe them" has negative reviews from gamers who don't believe the odds are real (game: Unfair Flips)
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big thank you to union chair spring mcparlin-jones for chatting to me about za/um becoming the FIRST RECOGNISED WORKPLACE UNION IN UK GAMES ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Current developers at Disco Elysium studio ZA/UM have unionised.
The union marks the first recognised workplace union in the UK games industry.
The union marks the first recognised workplace union in the UK games industry.
Workers at Disco Elysium Developer ZA/UM Have Unionised
The group of developers at Disco Elysium developer ZA/UM is the first recognised workplace union in the UK games industry.
thisweekinvideogames.com
October 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
big thank you to union chair spring mcparlin-jones for chatting to me about za/um becoming the FIRST RECOGNISED WORKPLACE UNION IN UK GAMES ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
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Reviewed Consume Me! Not a huge fan of how it ends, but the concept and sheer personality here make it worth playing regardless. I had to review Baby Steps AND Hades 2 last week, so I'm really glad I found the time to play this game too.
Despite stumbling in later chapters, Consume Me is a special game teeming with creativity and personality. Our review: gameinformer.com/review/consu...
October 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Reviewed Consume Me! Not a huge fan of how it ends, but the concept and sheer personality here make it worth playing regardless. I had to review Baby Steps AND Hades 2 last week, so I'm really glad I found the time to play this game too.
I just bought a physical game for the first time in years… can someone catch me up on why I still need an 80 gig download
October 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I just bought a physical game for the first time in years… can someone catch me up on why I still need an 80 gig download
Someone explain to me why sites put links at the bottom of the page and then add endless scroll. This is a threat
October 3, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Someone explain to me why sites put links at the bottom of the page and then add endless scroll. This is a threat