izzy kestrel
@iznaut.com
🎮 game designer/engineer (prev Astra Logical, No Goblin, Funomena)
🏳️⚧️ trans poly bisexual she/her
📍 victoria, bc (soon)
🦎 gex’s #1 fan
iznaut.com
🏳️⚧️ trans poly bisexual she/her
📍 victoria, bc (soon)
🦎 gex’s #1 fan
iznaut.com
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izzy kestrel
@iznaut.com
· Aug 13
hi i’m izzy, i am a game designer and programmer that likes making tools to support ppl’s cool projects. i’m also good at writing and a bunch of other stuff probably idk iznaut.com
izzy kestrel - game designer
game dev portfolio for isabelle adena kestrel
iznaut.com
hi hello my husband recently accepted a job in Victoria, BC so we are hoping to immigrate to Canada before the year is over
soooo i will be leaving my in-office IT job and be out of work again. shares and job leads welcome!
soooo i will be leaving my in-office IT job and be out of work again. shares and job leads welcome!
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you can def network vertically, but prioritize networking horizontally
surround yourself with kind, hardworking, and talented friends, and it’s only a matter of time before your careers go places
also: if you can’t take an opportunity, pass it on to a friend who’d do just as well if not better
surround yourself with kind, hardworking, and talented friends, and it’s only a matter of time before your careers go places
also: if you can’t take an opportunity, pass it on to a friend who’d do just as well if not better
Just gonna say this again for games sphere cus we get the same question:
Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends.
Make. Friends.
Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends.
Make. Friends.
Talking to one of these types at a con who asked how I 'got in' with so many 'famous writers' who I'd been talking to and I said "we made friends before anyone knew who we were decades ago by striking up interesting conversations and enjoying each other's company" and he kept re-asking the question.
December 27, 2025 at 12:45 AM
you can def network vertically, but prioritize networking horizontally
surround yourself with kind, hardworking, and talented friends, and it’s only a matter of time before your careers go places
also: if you can’t take an opportunity, pass it on to a friend who’d do just as well if not better
surround yourself with kind, hardworking, and talented friends, and it’s only a matter of time before your careers go places
also: if you can’t take an opportunity, pass it on to a friend who’d do just as well if not better
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December 31, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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attention new bluesky users:
pick up that can
pick up that can
December 26, 2025 at 6:57 PM
attention new bluesky users:
pick up that can
pick up that can
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not expecting this to change a lot in the next few weeks so here’s my 2025 GOTY list bckl.gg/p25x
'goty 2025' a list of games by iznaut | Backloggd
Keep a virtual backlog of your video game collection, then rate and review the ones you've played to share with your friends!
bckl.gg
December 7, 2025 at 1:37 PM
not expecting this to change a lot in the next few weeks so here’s my 2025 GOTY list bckl.gg/p25x
god help me i searched Numberblocks on itch
December 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
god help me i searched Numberblocks on itch
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can’t stop thinking about how hard it would go to have this motherfucker spawn in a MOBA and say “Steps must be taken…”
November 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
can’t stop thinking about how hard it would go to have this motherfucker spawn in a MOBA and say “Steps must be taken…”
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Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
April 22, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
me when i just finished at the Waterworld attraction
December 26, 2025 at 4:33 AM
me when i just finished at the Waterworld attraction
damn…you’re telling me i could be playing games while watching youtube on big screen while ALSO watching youtube on secondary small screen? sign me up
December 26, 2025 at 1:59 AM
damn…you’re telling me i could be playing games while watching youtube on big screen while ALSO watching youtube on secondary small screen? sign me up
watching other parents be like “oh. Transformers. you love those” while i’m over here with my kid being like “oh shit i can’t wait to get home and play with these Numberblocks”
December 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
watching other parents be like “oh. Transformers. you love those” while i’m over here with my kid being like “oh shit i can’t wait to get home and play with these Numberblocks”
merry christmas from the dog couch
December 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
merry christmas from the dog couch
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Everyone needs a movie they watch every Christmas, and if yours isn’t “Jingle All the Way” then I feel bad for you
December 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Everyone needs a movie they watch every Christmas, and if yours isn’t “Jingle All the Way” then I feel bad for you
my mom just makes shit up every time we get together tbh bsky.app/profile/izna...
Since it's a season when a lot of people are spending time with friends and family: what are your favorite made-up games and traditions to play during the holidays? DIY scavenger hunts, almonds baked into cakes for win a prize, Scrabble tournaments that get way too heated... please share em all!
December 25, 2025 at 3:03 AM
my mom just makes shit up every time we get together tbh bsky.app/profile/izna...
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ATTENTION BSKY: in celebration of Cinco Paus Day's Eve, please message me if you'd like a free copy of the best game ever made. :)
smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus
Also TSLOG are doing an amazing series of podcasts on Michael's games:
eggplant.show
PLEASE REPOST! OR RE-SKEET! WHATEVER IT'S CALLED!! :)
smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus
Also TSLOG are doing an amazing series of podcasts on Michael's games:
eggplant.show
PLEASE REPOST! OR RE-SKEET! WHATEVER IT'S CALLED!! :)
Cinco Paus by Michael Brough
Available for Windows, macOS
smestorp.itch.io
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
ATTENTION BSKY: in celebration of Cinco Paus Day's Eve, please message me if you'd like a free copy of the best game ever made. :)
smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus
Also TSLOG are doing an amazing series of podcasts on Michael's games:
eggplant.show
PLEASE REPOST! OR RE-SKEET! WHATEVER IT'S CALLED!! :)
smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus
Also TSLOG are doing an amazing series of podcasts on Michael's games:
eggplant.show
PLEASE REPOST! OR RE-SKEET! WHATEVER IT'S CALLED!! :)
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someone consigned their haunted dolls in my mom’s shop
December 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
someone consigned their haunted dolls in my mom’s shop
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btw i would like to remind everyone of these facts about Garfield Caught in the Act:
- begins with the main character being sucked into the TV by a horrific cyber monster
- first level is graveyard themed
- came out in 1995
remind you of anyone?
- begins with the main character being sucked into the TV by a horrific cyber monster
- first level is graveyard themed
- came out in 1995
remind you of anyone?
August 12, 2024 at 3:18 PM
btw i would like to remind everyone of these facts about Garfield Caught in the Act:
- begins with the main character being sucked into the TV by a horrific cyber monster
- first level is graveyard themed
- came out in 1995
remind you of anyone?
- begins with the main character being sucked into the TV by a horrific cyber monster
- first level is graveyard themed
- came out in 1995
remind you of anyone?
classic episode
December 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
classic episode
i remember being drawn toward this game as a youth despite everything about it going over my head. just visually arresting
When you consider that this beauty runs on 25 year old hardware, the possibilities for us are still endless.
December 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
i remember being drawn toward this game as a youth despite everything about it going over my head. just visually arresting
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Gift Jam 2025 has started already. 14 days left to make a tiny game for it.
Gift Jam is back for its 10th edition🎁
Make something small for a friend, your partner, or a relative. Thank them for their help during a hard time or just for making life a little happier. That's the theme!
More info on @itch.io Banner by @isi-cano.itch.io.
itch.io/jam/gift-jam...
Make something small for a friend, your partner, or a relative. Thank them for their help during a hard time or just for making life a little happier. That's the theme!
More info on @itch.io Banner by @isi-cano.itch.io.
itch.io/jam/gift-jam...
Gift Jam 2025
A game jam from 2025-12-21 to 2026-01-06 hosted by Ludipe. Gift Jam is back (10th edition) it's time to make games for those close to you Make something small for a friend, your partner, or a relative...
itch.io
December 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Gift Jam 2025 has started already. 14 days left to make a tiny game for it.
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ustwo (the parent company of ustwo games, makers of Monument Valley) is apparently into AI now
ustwo.com/ai/
ustwo.com/ai/
AI x ustwo | We're building people-first AI
Explore how we can combine deep AI expertise with rapid experimentation to accelerate your next breakthrough.
ustwo.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
ustwo (the parent company of ustwo games, makers of Monument Valley) is apparently into AI now
ustwo.com/ai/
ustwo.com/ai/
the only thing i care about is if antman shows up in this one bc he was the only guy that didn’t show up in the last one and i think thats unfair
every single time i see anything about the upcoming avengers movie whether it be real or leaks or changed plans i'm like. good luck guys. this is incomprehensible
December 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
the only thing i care about is if antman shows up in this one bc he was the only guy that didn’t show up in the last one and i think thats unfair