Will
@gruffwill.bsky.social
He/Him | Designer at Playground Games | Previously Frontier & Playsport on F1 Manager & Motorsport Manager.
Fan of strategy games, F1 and ice hockey.
Views expressed are my own and don't represent my employer.
Fan of strategy games, F1 and ice hockey.
Views expressed are my own and don't represent my employer.
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Will
@gruffwill.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Exciting to see Bluesky so active! I'm a designer who loves games with deep systems.
I've been at Playground Games since early this year and previously worked on the Motorsport Manager and F1 Manager franchises.
Unsurprisingly I'm also a big F1 and Motorsport fan, but I also love ice hockey.
I've been at Playground Games since early this year and previously worked on the Motorsport Manager and F1 Manager franchises.
Unsurprisingly I'm also a big F1 and Motorsport fan, but I also love ice hockey.
Hot damn, we're already nearly half way through the year. Here's my favourite games I've played this year so far!
Blue Prince - My partner and I played this together and it was perfect. Everything unraveled perfectly for us. Something we'll remember for a long time.
Astro Bot - Perfect platformer.
Blue Prince - My partner and I played this together and it was perfect. Everything unraveled perfectly for us. Something we'll remember for a long time.
Astro Bot - Perfect platformer.
June 27, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Hot damn, we're already nearly half way through the year. Here's my favourite games I've played this year so far!
Blue Prince - My partner and I played this together and it was perfect. Everything unraveled perfectly for us. Something we'll remember for a long time.
Astro Bot - Perfect platformer.
Blue Prince - My partner and I played this together and it was perfect. Everything unraveled perfectly for us. Something we'll remember for a long time.
Astro Bot - Perfect platformer.
Only 10 seconds is criminal. Really really dangerous and weak precedent being set.
June 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Only 10 seconds is criminal. Really really dangerous and weak precedent being set.
The Williams podium was so close 😭
Much more exciting race than expected though!
Much more exciting race than expected though!
May 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The Williams podium was so close 😭
Much more exciting race than expected though!
Much more exciting race than expected though!
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emotional day for me. managed to lead my team & release Rift Riff being caretaker of my wife (long covid, hasn’t been out of bed this year) and our 2yo son. i’m exhausted. proud. anxious.
it would make my day if u can repost, buy, enjoy, review🙏🏼
Rift Riff: store.steampowered.com/app/2800900/...
it would make my day if u can repost, buy, enjoy, review🙏🏼
Rift Riff: store.steampowered.com/app/2800900/...
May 9, 2025 at 4:57 PM
emotional day for me. managed to lead my team & release Rift Riff being caretaker of my wife (long covid, hasn’t been out of bed this year) and our 2yo son. i’m exhausted. proud. anxious.
it would make my day if u can repost, buy, enjoy, review🙏🏼
Rift Riff: store.steampowered.com/app/2800900/...
it would make my day if u can repost, buy, enjoy, review🙏🏼
Rift Riff: store.steampowered.com/app/2800900/...
I do wish they'd swap regular quali to the sprint quali timings.
They do feel more intense, with much less dead time.
They do feel more intense, with much less dead time.
May 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I do wish they'd swap regular quali to the sprint quali timings.
They do feel more intense, with much less dead time.
They do feel more intense, with much less dead time.
Feels like a very soft penalty for causing a completely avoidable collision.
May 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Feels like a very soft penalty for causing a completely avoidable collision.
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Avowed is now on sale for 20% off on Steam!
Forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.
Sale ends May 8th at 10am PT / 1pm ET
⚔️ bit.ly/3Go65UY
April 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Avowed is now on sale for 20% off on Steam!
Forge powerful alliances or deadly rivalries, and wield magic and steel to shape the fate of the Living Lands—and your own destiny.
Sale ends May 8th at 10am PT / 1pm ET
⚔️ bit.ly/3Go65UY
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FYI: The 10% launch discount for Promise Mascot Agency ends tomorrow! ✨
📢The news is in, Promise Mascot Agency is a CERTIFIED BANGER! ✨
🎉Promise Mascot Agency is AVAILABLE NOW on Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox and Switch! 🎉
Thank you so much for playing our strange little game, your support means the world to us! 🛻✨💗
#promisemascotagency #プロミス・マスコットエージェンシー #プロミスマスコットエージェンシー
🎉Promise Mascot Agency is AVAILABLE NOW on Steam, Epic, PS5, Xbox and Switch! 🎉
Thank you so much for playing our strange little game, your support means the world to us! 🛻✨💗
#promisemascotagency #プロミス・マスコットエージェンシー #プロミスマスコットエージェンシー
April 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
FYI: The 10% launch discount for Promise Mascot Agency ends tomorrow! ✨
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🥳 GUESS WHAT
Today, all of us at @systemera.net are announcing STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions!! It's a brand new video game within the Astroneer universe that aims to foster community, comradery, and optimism for the future.
Explorers and silly gooses* welcome.
🔗 www.starseekergame.com
Today, all of us at @systemera.net are announcing STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions!! It's a brand new video game within the Astroneer universe that aims to foster community, comradery, and optimism for the future.
Explorers and silly gooses* welcome.
🔗 www.starseekergame.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:59 PM
🥳 GUESS WHAT
Today, all of us at @systemera.net are announcing STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions!! It's a brand new video game within the Astroneer universe that aims to foster community, comradery, and optimism for the future.
Explorers and silly gooses* welcome.
🔗 www.starseekergame.com
Today, all of us at @systemera.net are announcing STARSEEKER: Astroneer Expeditions!! It's a brand new video game within the Astroneer universe that aims to foster community, comradery, and optimism for the future.
Explorers and silly gooses* welcome.
🔗 www.starseekergame.com
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We're at live Steam Next Fest🥳
Try out our demo during the event✨️
Try out our demo during the event✨️
February 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
We're at live Steam Next Fest🥳
Try out our demo during the event✨️
Try out our demo during the event✨️
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📢✨MASCOT HANDLERS!
‼️The Promise Mascot Agency DEMO is NOW AVAILABLE on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series and Epic!‼️
Explore a cursed Japanese town! Recruit mascot friends! Become the #1 Mascot Agency in an open-world crime drama!
Links to our free demo below!
🛻✨💗
‼️The Promise Mascot Agency DEMO is NOW AVAILABLE on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series and Epic!‼️
Explore a cursed Japanese town! Recruit mascot friends! Become the #1 Mascot Agency in an open-world crime drama!
Links to our free demo below!
🛻✨💗
Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.
youtu.be
February 17, 2025 at 4:05 PM
📢✨MASCOT HANDLERS!
‼️The Promise Mascot Agency DEMO is NOW AVAILABLE on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series and Epic!‼️
Explore a cursed Japanese town! Recruit mascot friends! Become the #1 Mascot Agency in an open-world crime drama!
Links to our free demo below!
🛻✨💗
‼️The Promise Mascot Agency DEMO is NOW AVAILABLE on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series and Epic!‼️
Explore a cursed Japanese town! Recruit mascot friends! Become the #1 Mascot Agency in an open-world crime drama!
Links to our free demo below!
🛻✨💗
Absolute shambles from the Bruins 🤣
January 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Absolute shambles from the Bruins 🤣
First game of 2025 finished, just in time to go back to work.
What a joy Astro Bot was! Great platforming throughout and a good mixture of abilities to keep it fresh.
What a joy Astro Bot was! Great platforming throughout and a good mixture of abilities to keep it fresh.
January 5, 2025 at 6:31 PM
First game of 2025 finished, just in time to go back to work.
What a joy Astro Bot was! Great platforming throughout and a good mixture of abilities to keep it fresh.
What a joy Astro Bot was! Great platforming throughout and a good mixture of abilities to keep it fresh.
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Organic pipe drawing - we think, one of our most satisfying game features. Say bye to the rigid grid! #indiegame #gamedev #starbirds
December 27, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Organic pipe drawing - we think, one of our most satisfying game features. Say bye to the rigid grid! #indiegame #gamedev #starbirds
With the year ending, I've been thinking about my favourite games of 2024.
First up, Horticular. A great gardening game, using a similar creature loop to Viva Pinata.
There's more to it than I expected, with a strong "one more day" loop and a mission system to give you long term progression.
First up, Horticular. A great gardening game, using a similar creature loop to Viva Pinata.
There's more to it than I expected, with a strong "one more day" loop and a mission system to give you long term progression.
December 27, 2024 at 9:00 AM
With the year ending, I've been thinking about my favourite games of 2024.
First up, Horticular. A great gardening game, using a similar creature loop to Viva Pinata.
There's more to it than I expected, with a strong "one more day" loop and a mission system to give you long term progression.
First up, Horticular. A great gardening game, using a similar creature loop to Viva Pinata.
There's more to it than I expected, with a strong "one more day" loop and a mission system to give you long term progression.
Went to a fancy cinema, with big reclining seats etc, for the first time.
10/10 no notes, great way to enjoy the cinematic experience of the year that is Sonic 3.
10/10 no notes, great way to enjoy the cinematic experience of the year that is Sonic 3.
December 24, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Went to a fancy cinema, with big reclining seats etc, for the first time.
10/10 no notes, great way to enjoy the cinematic experience of the year that is Sonic 3.
10/10 no notes, great way to enjoy the cinematic experience of the year that is Sonic 3.
Finished with work for the year and ready for a break. I wanted to look back over some of my favourite games I played in 2024, and saw my post from the start of the year.
I didn't finish any of these games 😅 I did play a bunch of Outer Wilds though. Still got a week to sneak Signalis in.
I didn't finish any of these games 😅 I did play a bunch of Outer Wilds though. Still got a week to sneak Signalis in.
I also had a think about 3 games I haven't played yet, but definitely want to in 2024!
Heard great things about all of them so it's time to finally dig in.
Heard great things about all of them so it's time to finally dig in.
December 20, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Finished with work for the year and ready for a break. I wanted to look back over some of my favourite games I played in 2024, and saw my post from the start of the year.
I didn't finish any of these games 😅 I did play a bunch of Outer Wilds though. Still got a week to sneak Signalis in.
I didn't finish any of these games 😅 I did play a bunch of Outer Wilds though. Still got a week to sneak Signalis in.
I think Hadjar is going to surprise a lot of people. Seems to get a lot of flack, but he's been consistently quick in F2 and F3.
NEW: Isack Hadjar will make his Formula 1 debut in 2025 as Yuki Tsunoda's new team mate at Racing Bulls, the team which competed as RB this year.
Hadjar handed F1 debut alongside Tsunoda at Racing Bulls
Isack Hadjar will make his Formula 1 debut in 2025 as Yuki Tsunoda's new team mate at Racing Bulls, the team which competed as RB this year.
buff.ly
December 20, 2024 at 10:40 AM
I think Hadjar is going to surprise a lot of people. Seems to get a lot of flack, but he's been consistently quick in F2 and F3.
Counter Strike has finally been dethroned 😅
I do feel like the mini version doesn't do justice to the variety of stuff played over the year.
I do feel like the mini version doesn't do justice to the variety of stuff played over the year.
December 18, 2024 at 8:25 PM
Counter Strike has finally been dethroned 😅
I do feel like the mini version doesn't do justice to the variety of stuff played over the year.
I do feel like the mini version doesn't do justice to the variety of stuff played over the year.
65/100 is more than I expected! Feel like there's a few big ones missing though.
December 15, 2024 at 9:11 AM
65/100 is more than I expected! Feel like there's a few big ones missing though.
Game devs, post your first shipped game and your latest shipped game.
I'm also only now realising I wasn't at the studios when either of these games shipped 😅
I'm also only now realising I wasn't at the studios when either of these games shipped 😅
December 15, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Game devs, post your first shipped game and your latest shipped game.
I'm also only now realising I wasn't at the studios when either of these games shipped 😅
I'm also only now realising I wasn't at the studios when either of these games shipped 😅
I'm enjoying Skelton Crew a lot and found this a really interesting thread on how they've combined practical effects and CG.
Happy #SkeletonCrew Day!
Who wants to hear some facts about the visual effects techniques ILM uses to bring our beloved Neel to life? Along the way, we’re gonna debunk clickbait junk headlines like this. ⬇️
#NeelNation
#StarWars
A 🧵.
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Who wants to hear some facts about the visual effects techniques ILM uses to bring our beloved Neel to life? Along the way, we’re gonna debunk clickbait junk headlines like this. ⬇️
#NeelNation
#StarWars
A 🧵.
(Cont.)
December 10, 2024 at 10:55 PM
I'm enjoying Skelton Crew a lot and found this a really interesting thread on how they've combined practical effects and CG.
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Pentiment is a Christmas game btw (like Night in the Woods is a Halloween game)
December 8, 2024 at 10:10 PM
Pentiment is a Christmas game btw (like Night in the Woods is a Halloween game)