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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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?
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.
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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...
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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
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.
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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.
If you want a print and play copy of Cortiça, this may be your last chance!
If you are the kind of cool, sexy gamer that enjoys a print-and-play game www.pnparcade.com is shutting down tomorrow!
So, now is the time to secure all your purchased games and/or buy those games you've been looking at for a while!
So, now is the time to secure all your purchased games and/or buy those games you've been looking at for a while!
PNPArcade
PNPArcade
www.pnparcade.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:54 PM
If you want a print and play copy of Cortiça, this may be your last chance!
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Announcing!!!!
🦖 DINO RACER 🦕🍌
Dino Racer is a fast-paced card game where you’ll draft cards of five wacky dinos competing in a prehistoric race to the finish.
Expect this one to *saur* at Gen Con 2026!!!! 🎲✂️
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46...
🦖 DINO RACER 🦕🍌
Dino Racer is a fast-paced card game where you’ll draft cards of five wacky dinos competing in a prehistoric race to the finish.
Expect this one to *saur* at Gen Con 2026!!!! 🎲✂️
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46...
January 26, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Announcing!!!!
🦖 DINO RACER 🦕🍌
Dino Racer is a fast-paced card game where you’ll draft cards of five wacky dinos competing in a prehistoric race to the finish.
Expect this one to *saur* at Gen Con 2026!!!! 🎲✂️
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46...
🦖 DINO RACER 🦕🍌
Dino Racer is a fast-paced card game where you’ll draft cards of five wacky dinos competing in a prehistoric race to the finish.
Expect this one to *saur* at Gen Con 2026!!!! 🎲✂️
boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/46...
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Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Transphobia is a cancer of the heart and mind.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
It is a useless fear, based on ignorance and cruelty.
Trans people are not responsible for a single one of the problems we face.
Do the world a favor and grow the fuck up.
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Já no próximo fim de semana, o encontro mensal da demoscene em Portugal. Junta-te a nós, dia 31 a partir das 15h, para uma tarde bem passada!
January 25, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Já no próximo fim de semana, o encontro mensal da demoscene em Portugal. Junta-te a nós, dia 31 a partir das 15h, para uma tarde bem passada!
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It's amazing how well this title theme conveys that you're about to explore a mysterious alien planet, without saying a single word.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=42u0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=42u0...
January 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM
It's amazing how well this title theme conveys that you're about to explore a mysterious alien planet, without saying a single word.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=42u0...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=42u0...
January 22, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Today is the 10th anniversary of this gif of me showing how to make games on TV.
January 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Today is the 10th anniversary of this gif of me showing how to make games on TV.
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It's a great time to listen to the latest A Life Well Wasted episode if you haven't already.
@robertashley.bsky.social 's reporting gets at some strange, uncomfortable phenomena around the release of big games.
alifewellwasted.com
@robertashley.bsky.social 's reporting gets at some strange, uncomfortable phenomena around the release of big games.
alifewellwasted.com
Episodes • A Life Well Wasted
alifewellwasted.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It's a great time to listen to the latest A Life Well Wasted episode if you haven't already.
@robertashley.bsky.social 's reporting gets at some strange, uncomfortable phenomena around the release of big games.
alifewellwasted.com
@robertashley.bsky.social 's reporting gets at some strange, uncomfortable phenomena around the release of big games.
alifewellwasted.com
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I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
we're getting all the downsides of cyberpunk (social alienation, ruthless hyper capitalism, digital mass surveillance state) but none of the promised upsides (cheap street food, cool jackets, super drugs that make you really fast and strong before they kill you)
January 20, 2026 at 10:02 PM
I think we’ve got better and more culturally-varied street food than I could have imagined, cool jackets galore, and drugs that make us think we’re really fast and strong before they kill us.
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This is my favorite photo in a while. From Serra do Cume in Terceira.
January 20, 2026 at 9:38 AM
This is my favorite photo in a while. From Serra do Cume in Terceira.
Ash is delightful and offers an important perspective. Get her before your competitor does!
Breaks my heart to share this, but today is my last day at The Verge and I am looking for work! I'd really like to stay in video games, preferably in some kind of journalistic capacity but I can do PR/Marketing and maybe even a lil Narrative Design. Please get in touch!
www.ashparrish.com
www.ashparrish.com
Ash Parrish
www.ashparrish.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Ash is delightful and offers an important perspective. Get her before your competitor does!
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Same with board game designers.
Please, never be shy telling an author you loved their books.
It’s seriously what gets us through.
It’s seriously what gets us through.
January 18, 2026 at 8:11 AM
Same with board game designers.
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How hard is it to make a good detective video game? The story behind the excellent The Seance of Blake Manor, whose developers were changing integral parts of the design six months before release, might help answer that question.
New column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
New column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Making a Great Detective Video Game Is Really Hard
The makers of ‘The Seance of Blake Manor’ say it took years of iteration for their game to work
www.bloomberg.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
How hard is it to make a good detective video game? The story behind the excellent The Seance of Blake Manor, whose developers were changing integral parts of the design six months before release, might help answer that question.
New column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
New column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Thank god Flip 7 didn’t win the Spiel des Jahres, you know that guy would be sending it to Trump now.
January 16, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Thank god Flip 7 didn’t win the Spiel des Jahres, you know that guy would be sending it to Trump now.