Damien Crawford
@developerdamien.bsky.social
Indie dev, witch; fae/faer. I've made a 99 character RPG, a game about retired adventurers, a fake MMO, and other things. Games at cannibalinteractive.itch.io contact: cannibalinteractive@gmail.com
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Please buy this game or any of my others on Steam or Itchio below so I can afford a Switch 2 and Kirby Air Riders. They're all also on sale
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the ludic ideal… I still don’t think anyone has ever made a better game than this…..
Replayed Papers Please and man the fact that it feels GOOD as a border inspector to find something wrong in an immigrant's paperwork and deny them entry is such effective design-as-commentary.
November 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
the ludic ideal… I still don’t think anyone has ever made a better game than this…..
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if you want to leave a positive review but don't know what to say I have a suggestion
![My review of Caves of Qud. "Creator is cringe and gay. [thumbs up]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:spxpslnaahdrez5zg2knsz7y/bafkreifvqx6fcv5wgflbgb2vejha6yoaxxp2uncq7qkxdqb7f3fl2aekdm@jpeg)
November 12, 2025 at 5:54 AM
if you want to leave a positive review but don't know what to say I have a suggestion
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Got a real pancake/waffles situation happening here on bsky dot com.
November 12, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Got a real pancake/waffles situation happening here on bsky dot com.
Unironically, this is what game design's about
being real funny about testing the player's patience
being real funny about testing the player's patience
November 12, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Unironically, this is what game design's about
being real funny about testing the player's patience
being real funny about testing the player's patience
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Here ya go. I have a Firefox extension that sometimes works. Thanks for sharing.
November 12, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Here ya go. I have a Firefox extension that sometimes works. Thanks for sharing.
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
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Omniheal | Dragon Quest Commission
April 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Omniheal | Dragon Quest Commission
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So many little details got lost after Claremont walked in 1991 -- like in this issue where Ororo is speaking Egyptian, because even though her family is from Kenya, she was actually raised in Cairo. A far cry from the animated series where she just gives Shakespearean soliloquies.
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
So many little details got lost after Claremont walked in 1991 -- like in this issue where Ororo is speaking Egyptian, because even though her family is from Kenya, she was actually raised in Cairo. A far cry from the animated series where she just gives Shakespearean soliloquies.
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No need for Paul Verhoeven movies anymore, now that we have posts like this
Meet Ronald Gibbons, the 98-year-old veteran staying active by working at a Lowe's garden center.
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 AM
No need for Paul Verhoeven movies anymore, now that we have posts like this
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What's nice about this tweet is how rarely are we as adults given a perfect snapshot of the moment our future as a gifted burnout is cemented.
For folks who don't study education and developmental psychology: That second page is FAR more important. Pre-K is more about socialization than academics.
For folks who don't study education and developmental psychology: That second page is FAR more important. Pre-K is more about socialization than academics.
I think the belief by the powerful that "people will put up with many things if you are excellent at math" is incredibly revealing in terms of understanding How We Got Here
November 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
What's nice about this tweet is how rarely are we as adults given a perfect snapshot of the moment our future as a gifted burnout is cemented.
For folks who don't study education and developmental psychology: That second page is FAR more important. Pre-K is more about socialization than academics.
For folks who don't study education and developmental psychology: That second page is FAR more important. Pre-K is more about socialization than academics.
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This is started by some dear ex coworkers of mine and I wish them all the luck in trying to recapture that old bundle magic.
Digiphile launching today from former Humble Bundle veterans - a new discovery platform offering curated premium, game and book bundles that benefit users, creators, publishers, and charities
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November 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This is started by some dear ex coworkers of mine and I wish them all the luck in trying to recapture that old bundle magic.
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
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Just heard about this releasing today and it looks really interesting
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Save 20% on MORSE on Steam
Vanquish the Kaiser's Imperial Fleet using timing, tactics and telegraphy in MORSE, a minimalist strategy game that teaches you the lost language of Morse code. Can you change the world with the push ...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Just heard about this releasing today and it looks really interesting
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I played a lot of this game as a kid and it's such a neat and weird fighting game. Also it's weird how I can actually hear that specific combo they're showing in my head still lol
Was anyone else obsessed with the joke combos you could do in pocket fighter? And the aesthetic in general…. Gah capcom used to be so fucking silly.
November 11, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I played a lot of this game as a kid and it's such a neat and weird fighting game. Also it's weird how I can actually hear that specific combo they're showing in my head still lol
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Forget making a Top 10 Games this year.
Who would make it on your Future Class list?
And second, how can we best support them in the coming year?
Who would make it on your Future Class list?
And second, how can we best support them in the coming year?
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
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“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Forget making a Top 10 Games this year.
Who would make it on your Future Class list?
And second, how can we best support them in the coming year?
Who would make it on your Future Class list?
And second, how can we best support them in the coming year?
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the "are games art?" debate is so funny because gamers and game company execs are steadfastly determined to make the answer "no"
sincerely cannot imagine being this stupid or anti-art
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
the "are games art?" debate is so funny because gamers and game company execs are steadfastly determined to make the answer "no"
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I know it may seem that us Future Class folks don't seem to give Geoff any benefit of the doubt. But we have given him ample opportunities yet he consistently shows us what his priorities are: "his own bag, his rich friends, and positive press." Not supporting the industry that lets him have a show.
Apparently, Keighley doesn't have time to reply to @alyssamerc.bsky.social's request for comment, but he sure does have time to post about his latest business deal surrounding the awards on LinkedIn.
November 11, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I know it may seem that us Future Class folks don't seem to give Geoff any benefit of the doubt. But we have given him ample opportunities yet he consistently shows us what his priorities are: "his own bag, his rich friends, and positive press." Not supporting the industry that lets him have a show.
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that’s what I’ve been saaaayying maaan
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
that’s what I’ve been saaaayying maaan
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At risk of flogging a dead horse: this whole letter is a reminder that the creative process is an end in and of itself, and vital to self-actualisation. You can’t experience BECOMING, as he puts it, by outsourcing it to ChatGPT.
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
At risk of flogging a dead horse: this whole letter is a reminder that the creative process is an end in and of itself, and vital to self-actualisation. You can’t experience BECOMING, as he puts it, by outsourcing it to ChatGPT.