Tim Hengeveld
@hedgefield.bsky.social
Dutch indie gamedev and illustrator. Making small narrative games about life’s joys and mysteries. Currently working on The Ruin Wanderer.
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Tim Hengeveld
@hedgefield.bsky.social
· Jul 7
Hey there! 👋 I'm Tim, an illustrator and indie game dev from The Netherlands.
I like making small narrative games about weird mysteries, beautiful environments, and the tiny joys of life.
Currently working on a cozy stealth game about an art thief https://hedgefield.games/project-art-thief
I like making small narrative games about weird mysteries, beautiful environments, and the tiny joys of life.
Currently working on a cozy stealth game about an art thief https://hedgefield.games/project-art-thief
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With October coming to a close things really escallated quickly. We now know of so many games industry layoff waves in 2025 that we're only one short of matching 2024, and we have two months still to go.
November 1, 2025 at 1:14 PM
With October coming to a close things really escallated quickly. We now know of so many games industry layoff waves in 2025 that we're only one short of matching 2024, and we have two months still to go.
I just discovered Rumicat, a newsletter service, and I love their manifesto.
"Rumicat was born from the loss of spaces designed for authentic connection and personal expression."
www.rumicat.com/about
"Rumicat was born from the loss of spaces designed for authentic connection and personal expression."
www.rumicat.com/about
About | Rumicat
A space that honors the gentle art of personal publishing. Where writers write for the joy of writing, and meaningful connections matter more than metrics.
www.rumicat.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I just discovered Rumicat, a newsletter service, and I love their manifesto.
"Rumicat was born from the loss of spaces designed for authentic connection and personal expression."
www.rumicat.com/about
"Rumicat was born from the loss of spaces designed for authentic connection and personal expression."
www.rumicat.com/about
One of the grad students I counselled at the HKU just announced his game, a wild mix of genres with a unique style - keep an eye on this one!
FINALLY ANNOUNCING UNSHINE ARCADE!
An action-roguelite horror fusion in an abandoned arcade where you have to win tickets, collect gachas and free the mysterious virtual pet from the prize cabinet.
Wishlist on Steam!
An action-roguelite horror fusion in an abandoned arcade where you have to win tickets, collect gachas and free the mysterious virtual pet from the prize cabinet.
Wishlist on Steam!
October 29, 2025 at 1:40 PM
One of the grad students I counselled at the HKU just announced his game, a wild mix of genres with a unique style - keep an eye on this one!
I am CAPTIVATED by Blake Manor. The stunning style, the most excellent detective mechanics, all those suspicious guests skulking around the hotel at their own schedules, it is really living up to the promise of those first screenshots years ago.
The wait is over. The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW!
Begin your investigations into the disappearance of Evelyn Deane. The fate of everyone may just depend on you.
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
Begin your investigations into the disappearance of Evelyn Deane. The fate of everyone may just depend on you.
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
October 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I am CAPTIVATED by Blake Manor. The stunning style, the most excellent detective mechanics, all those suspicious guests skulking around the hotel at their own schedules, it is really living up to the promise of those first screenshots years ago.
This man don’t quit!
HOLLOWBODY V2.0 IS NOW LIVE! ⚠️
💸40% off
🇪🇸 Spanish
🇷🇺 Russian
🇧🇷 BZ-PT
🇯🇵 Japanese
🖥️Engine Upgrade
📈Loading Optimisations
🐛Bug Fixes + Tweaks
Available NOW! store.steampowered.com/app/2123640/...
Special thanks to @thewarlocs for their work on the localisations❤️
Happy 1st bday to Hollowbody🥹
💸40% off
🇪🇸 Spanish
🇷🇺 Russian
🇧🇷 BZ-PT
🇯🇵 Japanese
🖥️Engine Upgrade
📈Loading Optimisations
🐛Bug Fixes + Tweaks
Available NOW! store.steampowered.com/app/2123640/...
Special thanks to @thewarlocs for their work on the localisations❤️
Happy 1st bday to Hollowbody🥹
Save 40% on Hollowbody on Steam
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.
store.steampowered.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:40 PM
This man don’t quit!
I wish streaming platforms had something like a 'reading list', for albums I want to check out when I have time to sit down with them.
October 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I wish streaming platforms had something like a 'reading list', for albums I want to check out when I have time to sit down with them.
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Hey friends, I just lost my job—I’m looking for new work!
See a thread of work below 🧵, or visit oldmanofthefire.com
I’m an artist and programmer. As an art director I’ve lead art teams on projects for Netflix, Apple, Sony, and more.
If you’d be so kind, please share this to get the word out!
See a thread of work below 🧵, or visit oldmanofthefire.com
I’m an artist and programmer. As an art director I’ve lead art teams on projects for Netflix, Apple, Sony, and more.
If you’d be so kind, please share this to get the word out!
December 10, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Hey friends, I just lost my job—I’m looking for new work!
See a thread of work below 🧵, or visit oldmanofthefire.com
I’m an artist and programmer. As an art director I’ve lead art teams on projects for Netflix, Apple, Sony, and more.
If you’d be so kind, please share this to get the word out!
See a thread of work below 🧵, or visit oldmanofthefire.com
I’m an artist and programmer. As an art director I’ve lead art teams on projects for Netflix, Apple, Sony, and more.
If you’d be so kind, please share this to get the word out!
Hey, it’s back! A formative stealth game, missing from storefronts for too long. And a great Steam Deck game. I’ve made a custom controller configuration for it since it has no controller support out of the box, can be found under community layouts.
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow gets a Steam release
#SplinterCell #PandoraTomorrow #Ubisoft #PCGaming
#SplinterCell #PandoraTomorrow #Ubisoft #PCGaming
Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow gets a Steam release
Quite a surprise to see, Ubisoft have revived Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow with a Steam release now available.
www.gamingonlinux.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Hey, it’s back! A formative stealth game, missing from storefronts for too long. And a great Steam Deck game. I’ve made a custom controller configuration for it since it has no controller support out of the box, can be found under community layouts.
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I’m opening a movie theater in which I show recently released films that I ripped from the internet but the studios are welcome to opt out if they wish.
Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.
OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.
on.wsj.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
I’m opening a movie theater in which I show recently released films that I ripped from the internet but the studios are welcome to opt out if they wish.
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Hello it’s me Sam Altman I have a zillion dollar idea it’s a chat bot that tells teenagers to kill themselves and you can generate csam with it and it poisons the air and water and it’s wrong most of the time and we’re going to put it in your refrigerator and stuff 👍 I need more money for this btw
August 26, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Hello it’s me Sam Altman I have a zillion dollar idea it’s a chat bot that tells teenagers to kill themselves and you can generate csam with it and it poisons the air and water and it’s wrong most of the time and we’re going to put it in your refrigerator and stuff 👍 I need more money for this btw
We sure won't be starved for interesting historical fiction games soon - Valor Mortis, Blight, God Save Birmingham, La Divina Commedia, Kaidan, Ghost of Yotei - but I'm happy to see someone in AA also went for the idea of a Green Knight-like, which I am chasing too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIg5...
1348 Ex Voto - Official Reveal Trailer | gamescom 2025
YouTube video by IGN
www.youtube.com
August 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
We sure won't be starved for interesting historical fiction games soon - Valor Mortis, Blight, God Save Birmingham, La Divina Commedia, Kaidan, Ghost of Yotei - but I'm happy to see someone in AA also went for the idea of a Green Knight-like, which I am chasing too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIg5...
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MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing
There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.
fortune.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.
The word is out! BlackMill’s newest game, which I’m doing some work for, got announced at GamesCom 🎉
Gallipoli is a new authentic FPS game set on the Middle Eastern Front of WW1! Fight across battlefields ranging from Gallipoli to Lower Mesopotamia with realistic weaponry, historical classes and upgraded gameplay features.
Watch the trailer: youtu.be/Yp0WfD85DzU
Watch the trailer: youtu.be/Yp0WfD85DzU
August 18, 2025 at 3:58 PM
The word is out! BlackMill’s newest game, which I’m doing some work for, got announced at GamesCom 🎉
Damn, I wish I worked on Star Trek Strange New Worlds in some capacity, just so I could stand up at the end of the internal screening of the season 3 premiere and yell "HELL YEAH! NOW THAT'S TELEVISION!"
August 5, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Damn, I wish I worked on Star Trek Strange New Worlds in some capacity, just so I could stand up at the end of the internal screening of the season 3 premiere and yell "HELL YEAH! NOW THAT'S TELEVISION!"
I finally had time to pay full attention to Harold Halibut, and it hit me right this time. It's like slow tv; you just inhabit this sunken spaceship and do menial tasks and breathe in the lore, and then one day you find an alien! And you talk to it about your ex while classical music plays.
Save 50% on Harold Halibut on Steam
Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to fin...
store.steampowered.com
August 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I finally had time to pay full attention to Harold Halibut, and it hit me right this time. It's like slow tv; you just inhabit this sunken spaceship and do menial tasks and breathe in the lore, and then one day you find an alien! And you talk to it about your ex while classical music plays.
My new(ly remade) homage game The Ruin Wanderer is out now on Steam! Step into the boots of an intrepid adventurer in this tiny indie game, and go raid that tomb. Takes about 15-30 minutes, runs great on a Steam Deck #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity
s.team/a/3775390
s.team/a/3775390
The Ruin Wanderer on Steam
Somewhere in the Great Desert, an ancient tomb awaits an eager explorer. Can you make it past the traps and escape with the treasure in this short episodic single-player adventure?
s.team
July 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
My new(ly remade) homage game The Ruin Wanderer is out now on Steam! Step into the boots of an intrepid adventurer in this tiny indie game, and go raid that tomb. Takes about 15-30 minutes, runs great on a Steam Deck #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity
s.team/a/3775390
s.team/a/3775390
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My time with Ubisoft has closed, and I'm looking for new full-time work! I have game accessibility experience from indies to AAA.
Looking to make your games accessible for disabled players while honoring your creative goals? please reach out!
linktr.ee/clintonlexa
(Signal boosts appreciated!)
Looking to make your games accessible for disabled players while honoring your creative goals? please reach out!
linktr.ee/clintonlexa
(Signal boosts appreciated!)
Clinton Lexa | Twitter, Instagram | Linktree
Accessibility Design Specialist, formerly with Ubisoft, retired speedrunner
linktr.ee
July 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
My time with Ubisoft has closed, and I'm looking for new full-time work! I have game accessibility experience from indies to AAA.
Looking to make your games accessible for disabled players while honoring your creative goals? please reach out!
linktr.ee/clintonlexa
(Signal boosts appreciated!)
Looking to make your games accessible for disabled players while honoring your creative goals? please reach out!
linktr.ee/clintonlexa
(Signal boosts appreciated!)
I wish I had the time and attention span to get deep into Tiny Glade…
July 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I wish I had the time and attention span to get deep into Tiny Glade…
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visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help.
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
July 25, 2025 at 4:02 PM
visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help.
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.
we can beat them
phone numbers and a script:
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Germany gave people €1,200/month no strings attached.
They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others.
Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further.
#UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.
They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others.
Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further.
#UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.
July 24, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Germany gave people €1,200/month no strings attached.
They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others.
Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further.
#UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.
They kept working, slept better, switched to better jobs, and even gave more to others.
Turns out, when people aren’t drowning, they swim further.
#UBI doesn’t kill ambition, it frees it.
Oh shit, I want to find something I saw on my feed earlier, I'll probably never see it again - oh wait, this is bluesky. Hell yeah there it is, right where I left it.
July 23, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Oh shit, I want to find something I saw on my feed earlier, I'll probably never see it again - oh wait, this is bluesky. Hell yeah there it is, right where I left it.
I'll take it as a compliment that the only complaint Valve had when reviewing my game build was about the trailer on the store page.
July 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
I'll take it as a compliment that the only complaint Valve had when reviewing my game build was about the trailer on the store page.
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Someone use ChatGPT to write their terms of service then
In the interests of balance, WeTransfer has released a statement clarifying that they don’t plan to train AI models using your content, that they garbled the t&cs and that they’ve now changed them to reflect actual company policy
wetransfer.com/blog/story/w...
wetransfer.com/blog/story/w...
July 16, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Someone use ChatGPT to write their terms of service then