Don Bellenger 𐕣 𖤐 𐕣
@donnotron.bsky.social
Game Developer, humanist, musician and baker from Oakland. Grim Optimist. Made Black Future '88, working on NECTARMANCER at The Beauty Cult. Does music as SKYMELT, currently playing synths in FRTRSS, current MLIS student.
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Wasn't able to play nearly as many indie games as I would've in previous years...partly cause less immediately stood out to me, but also cause busy.
Of the ones I played, I'll shout out Nectarmancer for showing some promise.
Reality Layer Zero *seems* neat, but I'd need to see more to know for sure
Of the ones I played, I'll shout out Nectarmancer for showing some promise.
Reality Layer Zero *seems* neat, but I'd need to see more to know for sure
January 11, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Wasn't able to play nearly as many indie games as I would've in previous years...partly cause less immediately stood out to me, but also cause busy.
Of the ones I played, I'll shout out Nectarmancer for showing some promise.
Reality Layer Zero *seems* neat, but I'd need to see more to know for sure
Of the ones I played, I'll shout out Nectarmancer for showing some promise.
Reality Layer Zero *seems* neat, but I'd need to see more to know for sure
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When I say diversity is a nonsense word this image is what I mean…
Delighted to see this piece up! Massive thank you to all the women who shared their experience with me for this 🖤
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/a-decade-on-...
A decade on from Gamergate, how has the games industry changed for women?
Some of gaming's most influential women share their experiences, along with what still needs to be done
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 17, 2025 at 4:46 PM
When I say diversity is a nonsense word this image is what I mean…
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oh man, wasn't the last: somehow I left off Nectarmancer, which looks beautiful. store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...
The Beauty Cult's NECTARMANCER on Steam
NECTARMANCER tells the story of Aisa, the conscripted Nectarmancer for The Throne in this visually stunning action platformer and "gardenvania" by The Beauty Cult.
store.steampowered.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:06 PM
oh man, wasn't the last: somehow I left off Nectarmancer, which looks beautiful. store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...
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In a surprise announcement, TGA awards Donald Trump its first-ever Peace Prize
December 12, 2025 at 1:23 AM
In a surprise announcement, TGA awards Donald Trump its first-ever Peace Prize
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Honestly I think @donnotron.bsky.social deserves more recognition for Black Future '88. It's a synth wave cyberpunk masterpiece of a game. Played a lot of it on the Switch. Bangin' soundtrack. The perfect 80's vibe.
Gamedevs don’t get enough appreciation for what they do, and often the biggest impact comes from people the public never hears about.
Which gamedevs would YOU give an award to, and for what?
Which gamedevs would YOU give an award to, and for what?
December 12, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Honestly I think @donnotron.bsky.social deserves more recognition for Black Future '88. It's a synth wave cyberpunk masterpiece of a game. Played a lot of it on the Switch. Bangin' soundtrack. The perfect 80's vibe.
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🎉 I’m excited to announce the next game from Vertex Pop is
HYPER DETONATOR, a chain-reaction bullet hell shooter set in cyberspace
Coming out in 2026! Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3965780/...
youtu.be/fXiqM_GmyD8
HYPER DETONATOR, a chain-reaction bullet hell shooter set in cyberspace
Coming out in 2026! Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3965780/...
youtu.be/fXiqM_GmyD8
HYPER DETONATOR — Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Vertex Pop
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🎉 I’m excited to announce the next game from Vertex Pop is
HYPER DETONATOR, a chain-reaction bullet hell shooter set in cyberspace
Coming out in 2026! Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3965780/...
youtu.be/fXiqM_GmyD8
HYPER DETONATOR, a chain-reaction bullet hell shooter set in cyberspace
Coming out in 2026! Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3965780/...
youtu.be/fXiqM_GmyD8
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November 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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just wanna thank my cunt ex-roommate aka ex friend of 20 years for not only stealing money from me but also for taking all of the umbrellas when she left to move back to SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA leaving me super fucking fucked in this rain today :) dw, she is living the life she deserves
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
just wanna thank my cunt ex-roommate aka ex friend of 20 years for not only stealing money from me but also for taking all of the umbrellas when she left to move back to SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA leaving me super fucking fucked in this rain today :) dw, she is living the life she deserves
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hi! i'm jynnie, an indie game maker, making Wild Seasons! a roguelike deck-gardener. grow your deck and align the stars to power up your plants
we're deep in development, but will share updates!
#gamedev
we're deep in development, but will share updates!
#gamedev
October 30, 2024 at 6:01 PM
hi! i'm jynnie, an indie game maker, making Wild Seasons! a roguelike deck-gardener. grow your deck and align the stars to power up your plants
we're deep in development, but will share updates!
#gamedev
we're deep in development, but will share updates!
#gamedev
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Can we all agree to start calling it Regurgitive AI?
I think that needs to become a thing.
I think that needs to become a thing.
November 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Can we all agree to start calling it Regurgitive AI?
I think that needs to become a thing.
I think that needs to become a thing.
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My piece "Reflections" (top center) on display at the Descanso Gardens Searching for Serenity exhibit. This is my first exhibit at a gallery show.
November 2, 2025 at 12:58 AM
My piece "Reflections" (top center) on display at the Descanso Gardens Searching for Serenity exhibit. This is my first exhibit at a gallery show.
Always a pleasure to get to talk about WEIRD SHIT with my friends!
New podcast episode! This week, I spoke with @donnotron.bsky.social, founder of the Beauty Cult, creator of Black Future '88, musician, and punk rock indie game developer! We spoke about games as subversive art, horror movies, advice on breaking into the industry, and more!
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October 31, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Always a pleasure to get to talk about WEIRD SHIT with my friends!
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Microsoft are cowards and people shouldn't buy Halo anymore
October 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Microsoft are cowards and people shouldn't buy Halo anymore
My bandmate and I have been planning this really special night in SF. It's a private show where we're running our own sound and bar and there's amazing art being shown. With the feds raiding SF it feels like both the wrong time and perfect time to be doing this, so I hope you'll join us this Sat.
October 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
My bandmate and I have been planning this really special night in SF. It's a private show where we're running our own sound and bar and there's amazing art being shown. With the feds raiding SF it feels like both the wrong time and perfect time to be doing this, so I hope you'll join us this Sat.
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Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
NEW: Israel informed the UN it will permit only 300 aid trucks into Gaza daily, not the 600 mandated by the ceasefire it just signed.
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Hey look, Israel broke the cease-fire, twice, in two different ways, within 24 hours - again.
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WAIT WHAT'S THIS?
💿There is a demo live for EARTH MUST DIE!
🕹️This gives you (most of) the tutorial section for the game! Have fun, and if you haven't wishlisted the full game yet DO THAT NOW PLEASE it really really helps us out.
Enjoy!
store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...
💿There is a demo live for EARTH MUST DIE!
🕹️This gives you (most of) the tutorial section for the game! Have fun, and if you haven't wishlisted the full game yet DO THAT NOW PLEASE it really really helps us out.
Enjoy!
store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...
Earth Must Die Demo on Steam
These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...
store.steampowered.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
WAIT WHAT'S THIS?
💿There is a demo live for EARTH MUST DIE!
🕹️This gives you (most of) the tutorial section for the game! Have fun, and if you haven't wishlisted the full game yet DO THAT NOW PLEASE it really really helps us out.
Enjoy!
store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...
💿There is a demo live for EARTH MUST DIE!
🕹️This gives you (most of) the tutorial section for the game! Have fun, and if you haven't wishlisted the full game yet DO THAT NOW PLEASE it really really helps us out.
Enjoy!
store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...
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Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
September 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Too late, Batman. Once this Tylenol floods the city's water supply, my wiki won't run out of editors ever again
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All you need to know about the new iPhone.
September 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
All you need to know about the new iPhone.
San Francisco! Come out tonight to Kilowatt, I'm playing a show with my band FRTRSS and it's going to be super fun. The lineup is GOTH AS FUCK and this night absolutely will not disappoint!
dice.fm/event/mxqw9l...
dice.fm/event/mxqw9l...
FRTRSS, Burning Cathedral and Holy Water Tickets | $13.39 | Sep 4 @ Kilowatt, San Francisco | DICE
**FRTRSS:** https://www.instagram.com/duo.frtrss/ **Burning Cathedral** **Holy Water:** https://www.instagram.com/holywater.music/
dice.fm
September 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
San Francisco! Come out tonight to Kilowatt, I'm playing a show with my band FRTRSS and it's going to be super fun. The lineup is GOTH AS FUCK and this night absolutely will not disappoint!
dice.fm/event/mxqw9l...
dice.fm/event/mxqw9l...
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from your favourite developer of games that never came out like pigeon simulator and last man sitting, comes the next thing that never comes out: HandPlant
#gamedev #screenshotsaturday
#gamedev #screenshotsaturday
August 29, 2025 at 7:18 PM
from your favourite developer of games that never came out like pigeon simulator and last man sitting, comes the next thing that never comes out: HandPlant
#gamedev #screenshotsaturday
#gamedev #screenshotsaturday
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GRAND JURY NULLIFICATION!
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:12 PM
GRAND JURY NULLIFICATION!
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
Prosecutors Fail to Secure Indictment Against Man Who Threw Sandwich at Federal Agent www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/u...
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Game execs looking at the tech sector reporting zero returns from AI initiatives
August 23, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Game execs looking at the tech sector reporting zero returns from AI initiatives
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don't be a fuck face
throw out spotify
download winamp (or audacious if you're on linux like me)
also get some skins for that mofo
and then buy the fucking songs on bandcamp so these poor sods actually get paid
throw out spotify
download winamp (or audacious if you're on linux like me)
also get some skins for that mofo
and then buy the fucking songs on bandcamp so these poor sods actually get paid
August 20, 2025 at 11:06 PM
don't be a fuck face
throw out spotify
download winamp (or audacious if you're on linux like me)
also get some skins for that mofo
and then buy the fucking songs on bandcamp so these poor sods actually get paid
throw out spotify
download winamp (or audacious if you're on linux like me)
also get some skins for that mofo
and then buy the fucking songs on bandcamp so these poor sods actually get paid
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Two years ago everyone bullied us into making this... And now it's real.
We're making a Bubsy 3D Sequel.
We're making a Bubsy 3D Sequel.
August 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Two years ago everyone bullied us into making this... And now it's real.
We're making a Bubsy 3D Sequel.
We're making a Bubsy 3D Sequel.
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Israel has no "Gaza War" - not for Gaza, nor for narrative. Israel massacres Palestine as its fascist genocidal solution to the Nakba's echoes, and massacres the truth with US/EU support.
Journalists, aid workers, infants, educators, athletes, poets, artists - they're obstacles to extermination.
Journalists, aid workers, infants, educators, athletes, poets, artists - they're obstacles to extermination.
August 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Israel has no "Gaza War" - not for Gaza, nor for narrative. Israel massacres Palestine as its fascist genocidal solution to the Nakba's echoes, and massacres the truth with US/EU support.
Journalists, aid workers, infants, educators, athletes, poets, artists - they're obstacles to extermination.
Journalists, aid workers, infants, educators, athletes, poets, artists - they're obstacles to extermination.