Kim Acuff Steiner
@emberdione.bsky.social
Chief Creative Officer at Prime8 Entertainment.
Principal Level Designer by day.
Prev: LBI, Zynga, Blizzard, ATVI, Sega. My views are my own, and entirely absurd.
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I stream at https://www.twitch.tv/emberdione
Principal Level Designer by day.
Prev: LBI, Zynga, Blizzard, ATVI, Sega. My views are my own, and entirely absurd.
Profile pic by @meggoart <3
She/Her
I stream at https://www.twitch.tv/emberdione
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Kim Acuff Steiner
@emberdione.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Hi!
I'm Kim Steiner, and I'm a Cat Shaped designer! I have a focus in Level Design, but due to the Industry being what it is and a HEAVY dose of ADHD, I am very much a generalist.
I've been in the Industry for almost 18 years, and I've gotten to work on a ton of cool games with super cool people.
I'm Kim Steiner, and I'm a Cat Shaped designer! I have a focus in Level Design, but due to the Industry being what it is and a HEAVY dose of ADHD, I am very much a generalist.
I've been in the Industry for almost 18 years, and I've gotten to work on a ton of cool games with super cool people.
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"It's just that every time you talk to someone it's 'did you see that insane thing that happened?' And they say 'no, but did you hear about this insane thing?' 'NO.' All day. That's all it's been."
*30 minutes later*
"Did you hear about the Text with Jesus?"
"What?"
"We just talked about this."
*30 minutes later*
"Did you hear about the Text with Jesus?"
"What?"
"We just talked about this."
November 15, 2025 at 5:47 AM
"It's just that every time you talk to someone it's 'did you see that insane thing that happened?' And they say 'no, but did you hear about this insane thing?' 'NO.' All day. That's all it's been."
*30 minutes later*
"Did you hear about the Text with Jesus?"
"What?"
"We just talked about this."
*30 minutes later*
"Did you hear about the Text with Jesus?"
"What?"
"We just talked about this."
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creating a digital god can't possibly go wrong can it?
*stares at piles of science fiction*
oh. oh my. oh no.
*stares at piles of science fiction*
oh. oh my. oh no.
The app Text With Jesus uses artificial intelligence and chatbots to offer spiritual guidance to users who are looking to connect with a higher power: on.nbc10.com/7XM8xrf
People can text with Jesus on a controversial new app. How does it work?
Artificial intelligence app Text With Jesus lets users chat with biblical figures and it is raising debate over faith and technology.
on.nbc10.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 AM
creating a digital god can't possibly go wrong can it?
*stares at piles of science fiction*
oh. oh my. oh no.
*stares at piles of science fiction*
oh. oh my. oh no.
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I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
November 15, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I just don’t see how we can pretend even for a moment that anything involving our federal government is remotely normal when the president is covering up his involvement in a child sex trafficking ring. Like, what are we doing here
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Now they've banned Patton Oswalt for this pattonoswalt.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Now they've banned Patton Oswalt for this pattonoswalt.bsky.social
One of our comically rotund raccoons dive bombed through our tent in the backyard so I no longer have shade.
Dude took the whole frame out too.
Dude took the whole frame out too.
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 PM
One of our comically rotund raccoons dive bombed through our tent in the backyard so I no longer have shade.
Dude took the whole frame out too.
Dude took the whole frame out too.
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I have been a professional game developer for 20 years now.
In that time I have learned many things.
The most important being 'this discourse has happened before and will happen again. If there were a single universal truth, we would have found it by now. This too shall pass.'
In that time I have learned many things.
The most important being 'this discourse has happened before and will happen again. If there were a single universal truth, we would have found it by now. This too shall pass.'
a capybara with an orange on its head in a pool
Alt: a capybara with an yuzu on its head in a pool
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:23 PM
I have been a professional game developer for 20 years now.
In that time I have learned many things.
The most important being 'this discourse has happened before and will happen again. If there were a single universal truth, we would have found it by now. This too shall pass.'
In that time I have learned many things.
The most important being 'this discourse has happened before and will happen again. If there were a single universal truth, we would have found it by now. This too shall pass.'
I love when I suddenly have 13 new notifications and it's just my husbando liking the last day worth of posts. XD
He's the best. <3
He's the best. <3
November 14, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I love when I suddenly have 13 new notifications and it's just my husbando liking the last day worth of posts. XD
He's the best. <3
He's the best. <3
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seeing Ambrosia Sky listed along side genre-defining games like Hades 2 and Silksong is truly an mindblowing experience
what an incredible launch week for our gay space death cleaning imsim
thanks to everyone who believed in us 🚀🌑
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
what an incredible launch week for our gay space death cleaning imsim
thanks to everyone who believed in us 🚀🌑
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
November 14, 2025 at 9:09 PM
seeing Ambrosia Sky listed along side genre-defining games like Hades 2 and Silksong is truly an mindblowing experience
what an incredible launch week for our gay space death cleaning imsim
thanks to everyone who believed in us 🚀🌑
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
what an incredible launch week for our gay space death cleaning imsim
thanks to everyone who believed in us 🚀🌑
store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
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I may have just invented the most pretentious game design term yet: Ludo-anagnorisis
November 14, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I may have just invented the most pretentious game design term yet: Ludo-anagnorisis
Well we have a very specific priority list for tasks for Ryan tomorrow. XD
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Well we have a very specific priority list for tasks for Ryan tomorrow. XD
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"STOP TELLING ME THIS IS NOT A HORROR GAME. IT'S SO CREEPY."
Actual Quote.
Actual Quote.
November 14, 2025 at 6:05 AM
"STOP TELLING ME THIS IS NOT A HORROR GAME. IT'S SO CREEPY."
Actual Quote.
Actual Quote.
"It's spooky, not scary. Haunted Mansion! Not haunting of hill house."
These are things I say about our game.
Then a streamer completes a quest and the quest ding sound scares the crap out of him. XD
These are things I say about our game.
Then a streamer completes a quest and the quest ding sound scares the crap out of him. XD
November 14, 2025 at 5:25 AM
"It's spooky, not scary. Haunted Mansion! Not haunting of hill house."
These are things I say about our game.
Then a streamer completes a quest and the quest ding sound scares the crap out of him. XD
These are things I say about our game.
Then a streamer completes a quest and the quest ding sound scares the crap out of him. XD
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Kim i stg Unpacking deserved the Nobel Prize and I won’t stop until we’ve reached peak puzzle
November 14, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Kim i stg Unpacking deserved the Nobel Prize and I won’t stop until we’ve reached peak puzzle
Every so often my kiddo says "Cat!" and sounds exactly like @piratehearts.com (his uncle) and it gets me every time. I just start giggling uncontrollably. XD
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Every so often my kiddo says "Cat!" and sounds exactly like @piratehearts.com (his uncle) and it gets me every time. I just start giggling uncontrollably. XD
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Oops All Side Quests is the game I wish to play. Collections? Brewing potions? Decorating and redecorating? Damn, dog, I’d take that ten times out of ten over fake guns.
some sort of god mode where combat is laughably easy so i can actually progress. i dont care about fighting. i dont like it. i dont like stealth i dont like timer countdowns i only like exploring and puzzles and talking to people and fun little side quests
???
November 14, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Oops All Side Quests is the game I wish to play. Collections? Brewing potions? Decorating and redecorating? Damn, dog, I’d take that ten times out of ten over fake guns.
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The Spectral Tiger, Spectral Cub, and the Demon Hunter duo are ALSO available now to the public! I just forgot to post about them, whoops
November 13, 2025 at 11:40 PM
The Spectral Tiger, Spectral Cub, and the Demon Hunter duo are ALSO available now to the public! I just forgot to post about them, whoops
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look
People think documentation is hard. "Documenting a lot" has legit been career advancing for me
One trick:
If you're writing down an answer to someone in an email or an IM, paste that this into a page
Just do it. Copy-paste. A little cleanup if you're feeling ambitious. Bam, documentation.
People think documentation is hard. "Documenting a lot" has legit been career advancing for me
One trick:
If you're writing down an answer to someone in an email or an IM, paste that this into a page
Just do it. Copy-paste. A little cleanup if you're feeling ambitious. Bam, documentation.
November 13, 2025 at 9:06 PM
look
People think documentation is hard. "Documenting a lot" has legit been career advancing for me
One trick:
If you're writing down an answer to someone in an email or an IM, paste that this into a page
Just do it. Copy-paste. A little cleanup if you're feeling ambitious. Bam, documentation.
People think documentation is hard. "Documenting a lot" has legit been career advancing for me
One trick:
If you're writing down an answer to someone in an email or an IM, paste that this into a page
Just do it. Copy-paste. A little cleanup if you're feeling ambitious. Bam, documentation.
I wonder if there's some neat blog out there that tracks all the "same episodes" of X-Files and Supernatural.
Just gonna say, I think Supernatural wins the "babies fathered by demon and mom doesn't know" contest, purely due to casting Bruce Campbell. XD
Just gonna say, I think Supernatural wins the "babies fathered by demon and mom doesn't know" contest, purely due to casting Bruce Campbell. XD
November 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I wonder if there's some neat blog out there that tracks all the "same episodes" of X-Files and Supernatural.
Just gonna say, I think Supernatural wins the "babies fathered by demon and mom doesn't know" contest, purely due to casting Bruce Campbell. XD
Just gonna say, I think Supernatural wins the "babies fathered by demon and mom doesn't know" contest, purely due to casting Bruce Campbell. XD
I was trying to tell someone about the whole Jack leaving Bluesky thing and I cannot for the life of me remember the specific people it was over - like someone joined and people started screaming for them to be banned - and then jack got pissy and left. Who was that person we all wanted banned?
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I was trying to tell someone about the whole Jack leaving Bluesky thing and I cannot for the life of me remember the specific people it was over - like someone joined and people started screaming for them to be banned - and then jack got pissy and left. Who was that person we all wanted banned?
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Hey so, today is my last day at Crystal Dynamics apparently. I joined the company in 2018 to work on Marvel's Avengers and it's been the longest (and best) job I've ever had. It now means I'm looking for work, so if you know of any senior writer/narrative designer positions please send them my way.
November 13, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Hey so, today is my last day at Crystal Dynamics apparently. I joined the company in 2018 to work on Marvel's Avengers and it's been the longest (and best) job I've ever had. It now means I'm looking for work, so if you know of any senior writer/narrative designer positions please send them my way.
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I heard I can @pitchyagame.bsky.social still so here I am #pitchyagame !
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Streets of Fortuna is a megasim sandbox RPG. Survive if you can in a Constantinople-inspired city - start as a street rat, then live your life? From the publisher of Dwarf Fortress: store.steampowered.com/app/2946850/...
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Streets of Fortuna is a megasim sandbox RPG. Survive if you can in a Constantinople-inspired city - start as a street rat, then live your life? From the publisher of Dwarf Fortress: store.steampowered.com/app/2946850/...
Streets of Fortuna on Steam
Use your wits to survive the generated chaos that is living in the Streets of Fortuna megasim. A free-roaming sandbox RPG about growing from street rat to a tradesman, a priest, a smuggler, an alchemi...
store.steampowered.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I heard I can @pitchyagame.bsky.social still so here I am #pitchyagame !
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Streets of Fortuna is a megasim sandbox RPG. Survive if you can in a Constantinople-inspired city - start as a street rat, then live your life? From the publisher of Dwarf Fortress: store.steampowered.com/app/2946850/...
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Streets of Fortuna is a megasim sandbox RPG. Survive if you can in a Constantinople-inspired city - start as a street rat, then live your life? From the publisher of Dwarf Fortress: store.steampowered.com/app/2946850/...
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TODAY I'll be streaming Wow Housing on www.twitch.tv/warcraft giving away codes for Midnight Epic Edition! Thank you Blizz for the invite and opportunity! Happening at 7pm GMT/2pm EST/11am PST. See you there!!
Warcraft - Twitch
World of Warcraft is an online game where players from around the world assume the roles of heroic fantasy characters and explore a virtual world full of mystery, magic, and endless adventure. ESRB: T...
www.twitch.tv
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
TODAY I'll be streaming Wow Housing on www.twitch.tv/warcraft giving away codes for Midnight Epic Edition! Thank you Blizz for the invite and opportunity! Happening at 7pm GMT/2pm EST/11am PST. See you there!!
I hate that I can't think: it's weird that they stripped Andrew of his titles last week then whoops he's in these emails. Without immediately thinking "gosh that sounds like our government hid this shit and gave the RF a heads up. No, that sounds like a conspiracy theory!"
November 13, 2025 at 6:22 AM
I hate that I can't think: it's weird that they stripped Andrew of his titles last week then whoops he's in these emails. Without immediately thinking "gosh that sounds like our government hid this shit and gave the RF a heads up. No, that sounds like a conspiracy theory!"