Alex Roberts
@helloalexroberts.bsky.social
The game designer behind Star Crossed, For the Queen, Precious Little Animal, POP!, Hero Dog Saves Town, Our Time on Earth, Rat Trash Party, and more. helloalexroberts.carrd.co please send inquiries to helloalexroberts at gmail
Do people still do Zinequest? Is it still in February? I have a game in progress that seems pretty zine-able
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Do people still do Zinequest? Is it still in February? I have a game in progress that seems pretty zine-able
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he is probably leaving to enjoy a stick figure cultural event, such as using the washroom or slowly assembling a hanging body
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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don't hesitate - he longs to be reunited with his creator
He is standing next to the hieroglyphic logogram nṯr, meaning "god"; death awaits him when you leave the Zoom call
November 6, 2025 at 8:19 PM
don't hesitate - he longs to be reunited with his creator
"Confronted with another pointless meeting, the little stick man chooses instead, as many of us would, the black void of unknowing." - Werner Herzog, presumably, if I showed him this and he knew where it was from and wanted to talk about it
Something about the little guy on the leave button in zoom is ominous. where is he going
November 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Confronted with another pointless meeting, the little stick man chooses instead, as many of us would, the black void of unknowing." - Werner Herzog, presumably, if I showed him this and he knew where it was from and wanted to talk about it
"The stick man enacts our desire to escape, and by watching him do this, we fulfill - and thereby extinguish - that desire. His departure blocks not the method of our escape, but the very idea of escape." - Slavoj Žižek probably
November 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
"The stick man enacts our desire to escape, and by watching him do this, we fulfill - and thereby extinguish - that desire. His departure blocks not the method of our escape, but the very idea of escape." - Slavoj Žižek probably
picturing this guy commuting to and from the office in a lightcycle
the grid from tron
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
picturing this guy commuting to and from the office in a lightcycle
Something about the little guy on the leave button in zoom is ominous. where is he going
November 6, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Something about the little guy on the leave button in zoom is ominous. where is he going
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Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Here We GO! Come along, my dearies!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/lum...
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Don't miss our closing livestream with @madeofcartoons.bsky.social, @sebastianyue.bsky.social, and @alliemackie.bsky.social today at 2:00 pm Eastern! Get notified when we go live: www.youtube.com/live/oOHkJV-...
November 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Don't miss our closing livestream with @madeofcartoons.bsky.social, @sebastianyue.bsky.social, and @alliemackie.bsky.social today at 2:00 pm Eastern! Get notified when we go live: www.youtube.com/live/oOHkJV-...
I speak the truth
perhaps the truest thing I've ever read from @helloalexroberts.bsky.social's chapter on Intimacy in GMROM
November 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I speak the truth
If you were gonna spend a day recovering from anaesthesia and expected to feel not great but not terrible either what movies would you watch
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 AM
If you were gonna spend a day recovering from anaesthesia and expected to feel not great but not terrible either what movies would you watch
One of the most memorable, influential freeform games of the last decade
October 31, 2025 at 5:54 AM
One of the most memorable, influential freeform games of the last decade
Yay!!!! Hit point press is doing something really interesting and ambitious with SHIFT and I'm really glad my writing gets to tag along.
Thanks to your support, @helloalexroberts.bsky.social's romance setting Regencia has been unlocked! Thank you for helping to being this fun and flirty world to life!
Our next stretch goal is a superhero setting written by @gailsimone.bsky.social!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...
Our next stretch goal is a superhero setting written by @gailsimone.bsky.social!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...
October 28, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Yay!!!! Hit point press is doing something really interesting and ambitious with SHIFT and I'm really glad my writing gets to tag along.
Keep it coming, folks! I made a very cute world for this approachable and intuitive system!
The SHIFT Kickstarter is just under $5K away from unlocking @helloalexroberts.bsky.social's romance setting stretch goal! Pledge today and help us unlock the fabulous, flirty world of Regencia!
www.kickstarter.com/...
www.kickstarter.com/...
October 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Keep it coming, folks! I made a very cute world for this approachable and intuitive system!
Omegle was a magical playground for me
October 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Omegle was a magical playground for me
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a warning to all the craigslist purebred puppy for sale scammers: i am always on craigslist. always. i am flagging you within seconds. i am flagging you before you even post. i was flagging you before you were born. you will never defeat me
October 16, 2025 at 3:49 PM
a warning to all the craigslist purebred puppy for sale scammers: i am always on craigslist. always. i am flagging you within seconds. i am flagging you before you even post. i was flagging you before you were born. you will never defeat me
Ok Linux guys we really need to get our shit together
This is the future of Windows. Microsoft wants to rewrite Windows to turn computers into AI PCs that you talk to. It's now bringing AI features to all Windows 11 PCs today, in a bid to convince you to talk to your PC and let AI control it. Full details 👇 www.theverge.com/news/799768/...
Microsoft wants you to talk to your PC and let AI control it
Copilot Voice and Vision are now rolling out.
www.theverge.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Ok Linux guys we really need to get our shit together
Absolutely loved this game. Weird-as-you-want worldbuilding, characters you instantly care about, and all building towards an almost (but not quite!) guaranteed tragic ending. Get it.
Ithaca in the Cards: Second Expedition is out now on digital release! You can get the PDF at ehronlime.itch.io/ithaca-in-th... for $15. This GM-less blackjack driven storygame has you playing as doomed travelers on a perilous journey home, pitting your hand and hearts against Fate.
Ithaca in the Cards: Second Expedition by ehronlime
A blackjack-driven storygame about doomed travelers on a perilous journey home.
ehronlime.itch.io
October 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Absolutely loved this game. Weird-as-you-want worldbuilding, characters you instantly care about, and all building towards an almost (but not quite!) guaranteed tragic ending. Get it.
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Make sure this goal is funded so I can say I wrote on the same game as the incredible @helloalexroberts.bsky.social!
The KS for the SHIFT RPG is going so strong it was funded before I realized it was happening??
BUT they still haven't unlocked my romance-themed setting... and you're gonna want that imo
www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...
BUT they still haven't unlocked my romance-themed setting... and you're gonna want that imo
www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...
SHIFT RPG - All-Ages Collaborative Roleplaying Game
A new tabletop roleplaying game that lets you collaboratively build, create & play in any world you can imagine. Your World, Your Rules
www.kickstarter.com
October 10, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Make sure this goal is funded so I can say I wrote on the same game as the incredible @helloalexroberts.bsky.social!
The KS for the SHIFT RPG is going so strong it was funded before I realized it was happening??
BUT they still haven't unlocked my romance-themed setting... and you're gonna want that imo
www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...
BUT they still haven't unlocked my romance-themed setting... and you're gonna want that imo
www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...
SHIFT RPG - All-Ages Collaborative Roleplaying Game
A new tabletop roleplaying game that lets you collaboratively build, create & play in any world you can imagine. Your World, Your Rules
www.kickstarter.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The KS for the SHIFT RPG is going so strong it was funded before I realized it was happening??
BUT they still haven't unlocked my romance-themed setting... and you're gonna want that imo
www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...
BUT they still haven't unlocked my romance-themed setting... and you're gonna want that imo
www.kickstarter.com/projects/shi...
This was lovely to read. And what a great pairing. Dating show contestant and the host!!
I played Star Crossed and wrote about it: www.roleplayletters.com/2025/10/08/s... Great game that really delivers on its powerful premise! #ttrpg @helloalexroberts.bsky.social
Star Crossed – Roleplay Letters
www.roleplayletters.com
October 9, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This was lovely to read. And what a great pairing. Dating show contestant and the host!!
Happy Halloween everybody
In Super Smash Bros., the skeletons visible when characters are hurt by electric attacks are not tied to specific animations, and instead are a form that can be toggled on and off at any time, including in cutscenes. Below are excerpts of the game's intro, with skeletons.
October 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Happy Halloween everybody
Living wage? What of the laughing wage. How much is the loving wage. Tell me that
October 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Living wage? What of the laughing wage. How much is the loving wage. Tell me that
This is a story more compelling than all the prequels put together
Helped my brother buy a new car today and this was the only decoration the salesman had on the desk.
October 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
This is a story more compelling than all the prequels put together