Hayden Gough
@haydengough.bsky.social
An illustrator with a passion for games. #art #artist
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Hayden Gough's Portfolio
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Check out my portfolio on my website! I do all sorts of funky art.
haydengough.squarespace.com
haydengough.squarespace.com
Hopping on a trend like I'm at one health and the trend is a deviously placed spike trap.
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Hopping on a trend like I'm at one health and the trend is a deviously placed spike trap.
I don't care how fun Arc Raiders is, I'm not playing a game with GenAI voice work.
My growing backlog has nothing to do with it.
My growing backlog has nothing to do with it.
November 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I don't care how fun Arc Raiders is, I'm not playing a game with GenAI voice work.
My growing backlog has nothing to do with it.
My growing backlog has nothing to do with it.
Check out my portfolio on my website! I do all sorts of funky art.
haydengough.squarespace.com
haydengough.squarespace.com
Hayden Gough's Portfolio
haydengough.squarespace.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Check out my portfolio on my website! I do all sorts of funky art.
haydengough.squarespace.com
haydengough.squarespace.com
Where are all the entry level art jobs? I need *something* to expand my portfolio a bit.
November 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Where are all the entry level art jobs? I need *something* to expand my portfolio a bit.
There's gotta be a better way to meet people than going to the bar, right?
November 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
There's gotta be a better way to meet people than going to the bar, right?
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we seek to ruin literally all other branching narratives for our players.
This isn't even accounting for the fact that the Hardcore Mode lets you have 3 traits which is a whole new slew of combination possibilities on top of the strenuous "fun" of Not Fucking Dying™, truly one of the best replayable games in this generation of gaming.
November 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
we seek to ruin literally all other branching narratives for our players.
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a girl and her dog
October 30, 2025 at 2:27 PM
a girl and her dog
I wonder if I've been using digital painting as a crutch for a while, to cover my drawing skills. I feel stagnant, like I'm missing some key, fundamental truth.
October 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I wonder if I've been using digital painting as a crutch for a while, to cover my drawing skills. I feel stagnant, like I'm missing some key, fundamental truth.
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I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 25, 2024 at 6:18 PM
I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
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this is why I want Scarlet Hollow to be complete and enter the cultural consciousness of gamers widespread
heck, even Slay the Princess should already count, but the fact that this post was made means it didn't get played enough 😔
heck, even Slay the Princess should already count, but the fact that this post was made means it didn't get played enough 😔
when a video game is described as having a complex and dynamic narrative shaped by your decisions that means that at the end there's a "good" button and a "bad" button and you get to pick which one you press
October 26, 2025 at 12:41 PM
this is why I want Scarlet Hollow to be complete and enter the cultural consciousness of gamers widespread
heck, even Slay the Princess should already count, but the fact that this post was made means it didn't get played enough 😔
heck, even Slay the Princess should already count, but the fact that this post was made means it didn't get played enough 😔
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social media manager doing her best to fight the good fight
October 25, 2025 at 6:13 PM
social media manager doing her best to fight the good fight
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"You two can be the family you were always meant to be, free from the sins of generations past, if you let me do what needs doing."
Scarlet Hollow Episode 5 releases in February, on Friday the Thirteenth.
A huge shout out to our friends at @smallbu.bsky.social for animating this trailer!
Scarlet Hollow Episode 5 releases in February, on Friday the Thirteenth.
A huge shout out to our friends at @smallbu.bsky.social for animating this trailer!
October 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
"You two can be the family you were always meant to be, free from the sins of generations past, if you let me do what needs doing."
Scarlet Hollow Episode 5 releases in February, on Friday the Thirteenth.
A huge shout out to our friends at @smallbu.bsky.social for animating this trailer!
Scarlet Hollow Episode 5 releases in February, on Friday the Thirteenth.
A huge shout out to our friends at @smallbu.bsky.social for animating this trailer!
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October 22, 2025 at 1:18 PM
If I had a nickle for every breakfast joint with good vibes that had a cokctail bar that I liked, but just doesnt have enough visitors, I'd have two nickles.
October 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
If I had a nickle for every breakfast joint with good vibes that had a cokctail bar that I liked, but just doesnt have enough visitors, I'd have two nickles.
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I don't wanna be a constant hater of the game I love playing, whose existence allowed me to create a job centered on media analysis. But I'm so fucking tired of recognizing less & less of what made me excited to talk about this in the first place.
October 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
I don't wanna be a constant hater of the game I love playing, whose existence allowed me to create a job centered on media analysis. But I'm so fucking tired of recognizing less & less of what made me excited to talk about this in the first place.
October 9, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This Von Ryan's Leaper turned out real nice.
October 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
This Von Ryan's Leaper turned out real nice.
Finished Date Everything last night, here are my tierlists. Penelope best girl.
Its such a dumb silly game.
Its such a dumb silly game.
October 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Finished Date Everything last night, here are my tierlists. Penelope best girl.
Its such a dumb silly game.
Its such a dumb silly game.
Silksong good send skeet
September 8, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Silksong good send skeet
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Clown behavior. Payment processors shouldn’t get to decide what legal products you can buy, and the extent to which @itch.io has pre-emptively censored tens of thousands of titles is unacceptable.
Visa and mastercard aren’t government bodies, but they’re acting like they are.
Visa and mastercard aren’t government bodies, but they’re acting like they are.
Consume Me just got delisted in a wave of delistings on itchio. It's a semi-autographical game about disordered eating. It won the grand prize at the most recent IGF awards.
When storefronts start mass bannings, everything is threatened.
When storefronts start mass bannings, everything is threatened.
July 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Clown behavior. Payment processors shouldn’t get to decide what legal products you can buy, and the extent to which @itch.io has pre-emptively censored tens of thousands of titles is unacceptable.
Visa and mastercard aren’t government bodies, but they’re acting like they are.
Visa and mastercard aren’t government bodies, but they’re acting like they are.
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@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
July 18, 2025 at 2:43 PM
@tomtomorrow.bsky.social @rubenbolling.bsky.social
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
Me: "The Steam Summer Sale exploits many indie devs, who feel like they must undercharge their games in order to make *any* money at all. We should encourage the Indies to charge a correct amount for their games for a healthy market."
Also me: "Holy shit, Gris is 90% off."
Also me: "Holy shit, Gris is 90% off."
July 3, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Me: "The Steam Summer Sale exploits many indie devs, who feel like they must undercharge their games in order to make *any* money at all. We should encourage the Indies to charge a correct amount for their games for a healthy market."
Also me: "Holy shit, Gris is 90% off."
Also me: "Holy shit, Gris is 90% off."
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try me
July 1, 2025 at 10:58 PM
try me
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I feel like the "smoothening" of game design over the past decade or so has changed the way many players interact with the art form for the worse.
Friction often serves a purpose.
If something feels unsatisfying, why? Does that feeling contribute to the meaning of what you're experiencing?
Friction often serves a purpose.
If something feels unsatisfying, why? Does that feeling contribute to the meaning of what you're experiencing?
June 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I feel like the "smoothening" of game design over the past decade or so has changed the way many players interact with the art form for the worse.
Friction often serves a purpose.
If something feels unsatisfying, why? Does that feeling contribute to the meaning of what you're experiencing?
Friction often serves a purpose.
If something feels unsatisfying, why? Does that feeling contribute to the meaning of what you're experiencing?
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StudioReignbow presents a chatsim-style otome visual novel called In My Orbit. Abandoned in space, all hope lost until you receive a strange ad... Maybe you won't die alone and a virgin after all?
★ There are hot single Deities in your orbit!
#otomejam2025
★ There are hot single Deities in your orbit!
#otomejam2025
June 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
StudioReignbow presents a chatsim-style otome visual novel called In My Orbit. Abandoned in space, all hope lost until you receive a strange ad... Maybe you won't die alone and a virgin after all?
★ There are hot single Deities in your orbit!
#otomejam2025
★ There are hot single Deities in your orbit!
#otomejam2025