Manuel Correia
@gamesbymanuel.bsky.social
Eclectic game designer, making games that bring people together since 2010. Lead Game Designer at Redcatpig
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https://gamesbymanuel.com/
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Manuel Correia
@gamesbymanuel.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Hi everyone, I'm Manuel Correia. I've been designing videogames and boardgames for the last 14 years.
These are some of my favorite projects so far. Have you played any?
These are some of my favorite projects so far. Have you played any?
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Associação Inércia is partnering with the LOAD ZX Museum to present a demoscene category at the upcoming GOTY 2025 awards on the 21st of February. Here are the nominees selected by our jury.
February 10, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Associação Inércia is partnering with the LOAD ZX Museum to present a demoscene category at the upcoming GOTY 2025 awards on the 21st of February. Here are the nominees selected by our jury.
I had seem some before but not to this point! It looks like there are several different things going on there.
February 10, 2026 at 8:07 PM
I had seem some before but not to this point! It looks like there are several different things going on there.
My PS4 couldn't read this DVD so I went to check it and - uh oh.
This used to be silver but now I can read the title from the bottom!
This used to be silver but now I can read the title from the bottom!
February 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM
My PS4 couldn't read this DVD so I went to check it and - uh oh.
This used to be silver but now I can read the title from the bottom!
This used to be silver but now I can read the title from the bottom!
He's going to LOVE horror movies!
February 9, 2026 at 2:27 PM
He's going to LOVE horror movies!
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hey i'm the new editor for The Games Press!! excellent show by People Make Games about video game journalism, a topic dear to me. this episode has maddy meyers and zoe hannah on the launch of Mothership, great talk with chris on the current moment in independent journalism. check it out!!!!
Extremely pleased to bring The Games Press back today with Mothership's @midimyers.com & @zoehhannah.com!
We talk about the current state of feminist writing in the games media, whether "subscription fatigue" is real & how they've processed what happened to them & their former coworkers at Polygon.
We talk about the current state of feminist writing in the games media, whether "subscription fatigue" is real & how they've processed what happened to them & their former coworkers at Polygon.
February 9, 2026 at 2:22 PM
hey i'm the new editor for The Games Press!! excellent show by People Make Games about video game journalism, a topic dear to me. this episode has maddy meyers and zoe hannah on the launch of Mothership, great talk with chris on the current moment in independent journalism. check it out!!!!
This! Finishing games takes different skills than starting games. It requires prioritization and making hard choices.
It teaches you to let go.
It teaches you to let go.
Ive been talking about this a lot over the last couple of years, specifically with respect to public funding for games.
Finishing games is how people make better games. Length doesnt matter. Our entire industry encourages people however to get trapped making enormous endless work they never finish
Finishing games is how people make better games. Length doesnt matter. Our entire industry encourages people however to get trapped making enormous endless work they never finish
Also, @mammonmachine.bsky.social has a great write up on making a short story/novella length VN in a "short" period that I like to send to beginner game writers/narrative designers.
medium.com/mammon-machi...
medium.com/mammon-machi...
February 7, 2026 at 10:19 AM
This! Finishing games takes different skills than starting games. It requires prioritization and making hard choices.
It teaches you to let go.
It teaches you to let go.
Same here! It doesn't help that both company's slogans are about smoothness, at least in my country.
February 6, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Same here! It doesn't help that both company's slogans are about smoothness, at least in my country.
I've only read the Hitchhiker books, I should check the radio series. 🤔
February 6, 2026 at 1:10 PM
I've only read the Hitchhiker books, I should check the radio series. 🤔
Exactly. The plot and dialogue are only part of the fun of Discworld. So much of the juice is in the descriptions and footnotes.
In a book it's delightful. As a movie it would be relentless chatter that often goes on tangents and leaves no time to unwrap the clever wordplay.
In a book it's delightful. As a movie it would be relentless chatter that often goes on tangents and leaves no time to unwrap the clever wordplay.
February 6, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Exactly. The plot and dialogue are only part of the fun of Discworld. So much of the juice is in the descriptions and footnotes.
In a book it's delightful. As a movie it would be relentless chatter that often goes on tangents and leaves no time to unwrap the clever wordplay.
In a book it's delightful. As a movie it would be relentless chatter that often goes on tangents and leaves no time to unwrap the clever wordplay.
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If you'd like to discover more interesting Japanese vocals, check out the movie Paprika!
Here's a bit of the intro that is so perfectly directed that it never fails to give me goosebumps.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXCo...
Here's a bit of the intro that is so perfectly directed that it never fails to give me goosebumps.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXCo...
Paprika Intro HD
YouTube video by ZimpanX
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
If you'd like to discover more interesting Japanese vocals, check out the movie Paprika!
Here's a bit of the intro that is so perfectly directed that it never fails to give me goosebumps.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXCo...
Here's a bit of the intro that is so perfectly directed that it never fails to give me goosebumps.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXCo...
I like it a lot.
In fact, I'd recommend everything Satoshi Kon worked on. I wish there was more.
In fact, I'd recommend everything Satoshi Kon worked on. I wish there was more.
February 3, 2026 at 7:27 PM
I like it a lot.
In fact, I'd recommend everything Satoshi Kon worked on. I wish there was more.
In fact, I'd recommend everything Satoshi Kon worked on. I wish there was more.
If you'd like to discover more interesting Japanese vocals, check out the movie Paprika!
Here's a bit of the intro that is so perfectly directed that it never fails to give me goosebumps.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXCo...
Here's a bit of the intro that is so perfectly directed that it never fails to give me goosebumps.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXCo...
Paprika Intro HD
YouTube video by ZimpanX
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
If you'd like to discover more interesting Japanese vocals, check out the movie Paprika!
Here's a bit of the intro that is so perfectly directed that it never fails to give me goosebumps.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXCo...
Here's a bit of the intro that is so perfectly directed that it never fails to give me goosebumps.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXCo...
Great work for such limited resolutions!
February 3, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Great work for such limited resolutions!
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Loaded up this week's Critical Distance and was immediately hit with this oof
February 2, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Loaded up this week's Critical Distance and was immediately hit with this oof
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Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
February 1, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly
I'm not great with names but just this morning I saw a photo in an article and went "That's Juniper!".
January 31, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I'm not great with names but just this morning I saw a photo in an article and went "That's Juniper!".
So heartwarming! That game is very special to me.
picked up cross-stitch again as a break from everything, i started this 5 years ago and maybe one day it will be finished
January 31, 2026 at 2:51 PM
So heartwarming! That game is very special to me.
Sorry for the late reply! Hectic couple of days.
Starting from a PS1 style prototype sounds amazing. I’d love to try something like that.
With that approach I can see how the game itself would be the "design documentation" in the sense that the systems are already there and working as intended.
Starting from a PS1 style prototype sounds amazing. I’d love to try something like that.
With that approach I can see how the game itself would be the "design documentation" in the sense that the systems are already there and working as intended.
January 30, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Sorry for the late reply! Hectic couple of days.
Starting from a PS1 style prototype sounds amazing. I’d love to try something like that.
With that approach I can see how the game itself would be the "design documentation" in the sense that the systems are already there and working as intended.
Starting from a PS1 style prototype sounds amazing. I’d love to try something like that.
With that approach I can see how the game itself would be the "design documentation" in the sense that the systems are already there and working as intended.
Oooh, that's promising!
January 30, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Oooh, that's promising!
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was asked to draw this for a book sketch. went a little above and beyond my usual doodle
January 29, 2026 at 6:11 PM
was asked to draw this for a book sketch. went a little above and beyond my usual doodle
That art direction looks so good! A lot more faithful to the original manga than the previous adaptations. I wonder if the tone will be as goofy.
First teaser for "The Ghost In The Shell" anime series by Science Saru studio.
Directed by Mokochan (+ Shuhei Handa on character designs & animation).
Coming in July.
Full official video >> www.catsuka.com/news/2026-01...
Directed by Mokochan (+ Shuhei Handa on character designs & animation).
Coming in July.
Full official video >> www.catsuka.com/news/2026-01...
January 30, 2026 at 11:50 AM
That art direction looks so good! A lot more faithful to the original manga than the previous adaptations. I wonder if the tone will be as goofy.
You can recommend them to get a Pairs deck and play Port, which is mostly the same game.
January 30, 2026 at 12:53 AM
You can recommend them to get a Pairs deck and play Port, which is mostly the same game.
For me my notes and game design documentation are very closely connected.
My notes include all the ideas, research, brainstorms, sketches, hypotheses and feedback. My game design documents and rulebooks distill them into only the ones that made it through.
My notes include all the ideas, research, brainstorms, sketches, hypotheses and feedback. My game design documents and rulebooks distill them into only the ones that made it through.
January 29, 2026 at 12:52 AM
For me my notes and game design documentation are very closely connected.
My notes include all the ideas, research, brainstorms, sketches, hypotheses and feedback. My game design documents and rulebooks distill them into only the ones that made it through.
My notes include all the ideas, research, brainstorms, sketches, hypotheses and feedback. My game design documents and rulebooks distill them into only the ones that made it through.
I believe what you’re describing can work for the right team and project, but I don’t think it scales.
January 29, 2026 at 12:41 AM
I believe what you’re describing can work for the right team and project, but I don’t think it scales.