James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥
@jamespatton.bsky.social
Solo gamedev making DUSKPUNK, a gritty steampunk RPG of survival and hope!
🔗 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2610880
Also made:
🧙🏽♀️Hidden Isle
🤖Silicon Dreams
🔗 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2610880
Also made:
🧙🏽♀️Hidden Isle
🤖Silicon Dreams
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Duskpunk release trailer
YouTube video by Clockwork Bird
youtu.be
My survival RPG Duskpunk is OUT NOW on PC!!
The war left you with two assets: your life and your sanity. Keeping both will prove a challenge.
youtu.be/EcXl0rwyjWo
The war left you with two assets: your life and your sanity. Keeping both will prove a challenge.
youtu.be/EcXl0rwyjWo
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🚨🚨 Trump MURDERED an ICU nurse THEN called him a terrorist!
Alex Pretti saved lives for a living!!
Trump repaid this American citizen by pumping 10 BULLETS into him and is now lying about it
Anyone who supports this brutal lynching should be considered an accomplice and dealt with accordingly 🚨🚨
Alex Pretti saved lives for a living!!
Trump repaid this American citizen by pumping 10 BULLETS into him and is now lying about it
Anyone who supports this brutal lynching should be considered an accomplice and dealt with accordingly 🚨🚨
February 11, 2026 at 12:46 PM
🚨🚨 Trump MURDERED an ICU nurse THEN called him a terrorist!
Alex Pretti saved lives for a living!!
Trump repaid this American citizen by pumping 10 BULLETS into him and is now lying about it
Anyone who supports this brutal lynching should be considered an accomplice and dealt with accordingly 🚨🚨
Alex Pretti saved lives for a living!!
Trump repaid this American citizen by pumping 10 BULLETS into him and is now lying about it
Anyone who supports this brutal lynching should be considered an accomplice and dealt with accordingly 🚨🚨
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Flawless, 10/10 ending
February 10, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Flawless, 10/10 ending
I'm writing the guidebook for this!
The tarot research is wonderful. Spent the morning cataloguing colour meanings and seeing connections across cards I'd never seen before 🤯
The tarot research is wonderful. Spent the morning cataloguing colour meanings and seeing connections across cards I'd never seen before 🤯
48 hours left until launch!! 🚀 Here’s what’s new compared to previous editions:
🎴 New card back
🧲 Sturdy new cardbox - with a magnetic lid
📖 Opus Aureum Guidebook (with extensive lore-drop)
🃏 New cards (to be unlocked via stretch goals)
🎴 New card back
🧲 Sturdy new cardbox - with a magnetic lid
📖 Opus Aureum Guidebook (with extensive lore-drop)
🃏 New cards (to be unlocked via stretch goals)
February 10, 2026 at 2:20 PM
I'm writing the guidebook for this!
The tarot research is wonderful. Spent the morning cataloguing colour meanings and seeing connections across cards I'd never seen before 🤯
The tarot research is wonderful. Spent the morning cataloguing colour meanings and seeing connections across cards I'd never seen before 🤯
Reposted by James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥
Sefirot: The Gilded Legacy launches Feb 12, 5 PM CET/8 AM PST! 🌟 Sign up now to grab some of our special discounts!
⚡ Early Bird: 48-hour discounts on basic tiers
🌈 Loyalty Bundle: Exclusive link via newsletter/Discord for campaign-long savings
⚡ Early Bird: 48-hour discounts on basic tiers
🌈 Loyalty Bundle: Exclusive link via newsletter/Discord for campaign-long savings
February 5, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Sefirot: The Gilded Legacy launches Feb 12, 5 PM CET/8 AM PST! 🌟 Sign up now to grab some of our special discounts!
⚡ Early Bird: 48-hour discounts on basic tiers
🌈 Loyalty Bundle: Exclusive link via newsletter/Discord for campaign-long savings
⚡ Early Bird: 48-hour discounts on basic tiers
🌈 Loyalty Bundle: Exclusive link via newsletter/Discord for campaign-long savings
Reposted by James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥
This game is SO good actually. Really really enjoyed my first playthrough and have been meaning to do a second.
But despite this praise, the game has still not reached many people! Which is a damn shame!
If you want to help, you can spread the word to your friends, gift it for the winter holidays, and write a Steam review. Those really help visibility!
store.steampowered.com/app/2610880
If you want to help, you can spread the word to your friends, gift it for the winter holidays, and write a Steam review. Those really help visibility!
store.steampowered.com/app/2610880
Duskpunk on Steam
A gritty dice-driven RPG, in a steampunk city. You escaped the War, but how to survive? Explore the city. Build up your skills. Decide who to trust. Choose carefully: you might just spark a revolution...
store.steampowered.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:27 PM
This game is SO good actually. Really really enjoyed my first playthrough and have been meaning to do a second.
This was a really fun interview, lots of juicy Duskpunk details!
I interviewed @jamespatton.bsky.social about his game Duskpunk and what it means to be a Citizen Sleeper-like! We also chatted about the limits of '-like', immersion in games, marketing narrative games and more. The full interview is on YT, but here's a short excerpt:
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How Do You Make A Citizen Sleeper-Like? Also, What Even Makes Something A [Game You Know Here]-Like?
Developer James Patton shares how Citizen Sleeper influenced his game Duskpunk, memorable examples of world-building and immersion in games, and the limits of “X-like” as a descriptor.
exalclaw.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:53 PM
This was a really fun interview, lots of juicy Duskpunk details!
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Ubisoft unions call for four-day strike: "It is time for management to understand that they cannot do whatever they want"
www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-unio...
www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-unio...
January 28, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Ubisoft unions call for four-day strike: "It is time for management to understand that they cannot do whatever they want"
www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-unio...
www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-unio...
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What started as a library card mystery ended up being Inkle's best game launch yet
Fake news and podcast drama led to one of 2026's first great games
What started as a library card mystery ended up being Inkle's best game launch yet
www.polygon.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:00 AM
What started as a library card mystery ended up being Inkle's best game launch yet
Reposted by James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥
Not my usual "cozy" stuff, but this might be as good a time as any to play @jamespatton.bsky.social's Duskpunk.
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Not my usual "cozy" stuff, but this might be as good a time as any to play @jamespatton.bsky.social's Duskpunk.
Reposted by James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.
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TR49 - EDGE Review, ingested
YouTube video by inkleStudios
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 4:44 PM
Good thread, but:
"here's the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich"
That does not amaze me at all. That is called capitalism.
"here's the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich"
That does not amaze me at all. That is called capitalism.
1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
January 23, 2026 at 11:58 AM
Good thread, but:
"here's the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich"
That does not amaze me at all. That is called capitalism.
"here's the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich"
That does not amaze me at all. That is called capitalism.
I played and loved this. Go buy it!
If you liked Her Story or games where you dig through a weird old archive, it'll blow your damn mind.
If you liked Her Story or games where you dig through a weird old archive, it'll blow your damn mind.
TR-49: OUT NOW
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
TR-49 - Official Trailer
YouTube video by inkleStudios
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I played and loved this. Go buy it!
If you liked Her Story or games where you dig through a weird old archive, it'll blow your damn mind.
If you liked Her Story or games where you dig through a weird old archive, it'll blow your damn mind.
I'm excited to get back to writing Sefirot content!
💫This is a reprint of our luxurious golden Tarot deck that started it all. Well worth checking out!
📖I'm also writing a grimoire with Tarot insights and renaissance fantasy lore, oh my!
💫This is a reprint of our luxurious golden Tarot deck that started it all. Well worth checking out!
📖I'm also writing a grimoire with Tarot insights and renaissance fantasy lore, oh my!
We are launching on February 12. The Gilded Legacy has a date!
Four weeks of mortal time
Before the bells of fortune chime!
Four weeks of mortal time
Before the bells of fortune chime!
January 20, 2026 at 3:22 PM
I'm excited to get back to writing Sefirot content!
💫This is a reprint of our luxurious golden Tarot deck that started it all. Well worth checking out!
📖I'm also writing a grimoire with Tarot insights and renaissance fantasy lore, oh my!
💫This is a reprint of our luxurious golden Tarot deck that started it all. Well worth checking out!
📖I'm also writing a grimoire with Tarot insights and renaissance fantasy lore, oh my!
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Expelled! is one of the @theguardian.com top 15 switch games to play this year. Or now. You could also play it, right now. (and it’s on sale on steam for another few hours)
The 15 best games to play on the Nintendo Switch in 2026
From the greatest cartoon racing game in history to a remastered version of an Alien-inspired sci-fi shooter, here are the Switch’s must-play games
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Expelled! is one of the @theguardian.com top 15 switch games to play this year. Or now. You could also play it, right now. (and it’s on sale on steam for another few hours)
This is totally out of touch. The slogan "Fuck ice!" appropriately expresses the anger and outrage of everyday people.
Resistance and change happen when people are engaged, focused, and unified. Anger is a part of that process.
Resistance and change happen when people are engaged, focused, and unified. Anger is a part of that process.
That kind of vile, dehumanizing language has no place at a nonviolent demonstration. | Opinion
F-bombs at KC Plaza ICE protest spoiled our peaceful message | Opinion
That kind of vile, dehumanizing language has no place at a nonviolent demonstration. | Opinion
bit.ly
January 16, 2026 at 12:02 PM
This is totally out of touch. The slogan "Fuck ice!" appropriately expresses the anger and outrage of everyday people.
Resistance and change happen when people are engaged, focused, and unified. Anger is a part of that process.
Resistance and change happen when people are engaged, focused, and unified. Anger is a part of that process.
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COMING SOON! Ask Us About Loom is back on the 30th Jan!
So far, 2026 will see appearances from @adventgamepod.bsky.social, @little-writer.bsky.social, Alfredo Avalos, @villainyvs.bsky.social and @jamespatton.bsky.social!
Find us in your podcast apps, part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social!
So far, 2026 will see appearances from @adventgamepod.bsky.social, @little-writer.bsky.social, Alfredo Avalos, @villainyvs.bsky.social and @jamespatton.bsky.social!
Find us in your podcast apps, part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social!
January 14, 2026 at 11:35 AM
COMING SOON! Ask Us About Loom is back on the 30th Jan!
So far, 2026 will see appearances from @adventgamepod.bsky.social, @little-writer.bsky.social, Alfredo Avalos, @villainyvs.bsky.social and @jamespatton.bsky.social!
Find us in your podcast apps, part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social!
So far, 2026 will see appearances from @adventgamepod.bsky.social, @little-writer.bsky.social, Alfredo Avalos, @villainyvs.bsky.social and @jamespatton.bsky.social!
Find us in your podcast apps, part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social!
The folks behind Star Dynasties just announced Mafia Infiltration!
🕵️Spy on Mafia members
😡Turn the mob against each other
🔥Work your way to the top, so you can burn it all down.
store.steampowered.com/app/2719620/...
🕵️Spy on Mafia members
😡Turn the mob against each other
🔥Work your way to the top, so you can burn it all down.
store.steampowered.com/app/2719620/...
Mafia Infiltration on Steam
Here's some advice for you, pal: If you can't beat them, join them. Befriend them, learn their flaws, sabotage their operations, pit them against each other, climb the ranks. And then—burn it all down...
store.steampowered.com
January 13, 2026 at 8:06 AM
The folks behind Star Dynasties just announced Mafia Infiltration!
🕵️Spy on Mafia members
😡Turn the mob against each other
🔥Work your way to the top, so you can burn it all down.
store.steampowered.com/app/2719620/...
🕵️Spy on Mafia members
😡Turn the mob against each other
🔥Work your way to the top, so you can burn it all down.
store.steampowered.com/app/2719620/...
If you feel this way, you should get organized politically (ie. Join a political group) and go to some protests to show the ruling class how outraged you are.
You don't need to give up hobbies to make a difference!
You don't need to give up hobbies to make a difference!
But it's kind of a lose/lose. You regard everything with the rage and sadness it deserves 24/7 and let them take your life away, or you acknowledge that things are what they are and do your best to find joy when and wherever you can. Either way it feels like surrender.
January 12, 2026 at 7:10 AM
If you feel this way, you should get organized politically (ie. Join a political group) and go to some protests to show the ruling class how outraged you are.
You don't need to give up hobbies to make a difference!
You don't need to give up hobbies to make a difference!
I had the pleasure of testing this a few weeks ago and it got its hooks in my brain in a very special, unsettling way.
Everyone should check it out.
Everyone should check it out.
🚨⚠️ Release Date Disclosure! ⚠️🚨
TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.
DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck
This is what we know, so far.
TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.
DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck
This is what we know, so far.
TR-49 - Official Trailer
YouTube video by inkleStudios
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I had the pleasure of testing this a few weeks ago and it got its hooks in my brain in a very special, unsettling way.
Everyone should check it out.
Everyone should check it out.
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🚨⚠️ Release Date Disclosure! ⚠️🚨
TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.
DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck
This is what we know, so far.
TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.
DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck
This is what we know, so far.
TR-49 - Official Trailer
YouTube video by inkleStudios
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:45 PM
🚨⚠️ Release Date Disclosure! ⚠️🚨
TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.
DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck
This is what we know, so far.
TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.
DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck
This is what we know, so far.
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Inkle was awesome enough to let me test this a little last year! So believe me when I say that YOU SHOULD REALLY GO WISHLIST THIS IMMEDIATELY.
🚨⚠️ Release Date Disclosure! ⚠️🚨
TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.
DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck
This is what we know, so far.
TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share.
DESIGNATION: TR-49
GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA
DATE: 21st JANUARY
PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck
This is what we know, so far.
TR-49 - Official Trailer
YouTube video by inkleStudios
www.youtube.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:02 PM
Inkle was awesome enough to let me test this a little last year! So believe me when I say that YOU SHOULD REALLY GO WISHLIST THIS IMMEDIATELY.
This photoshoot brings me such joy.
January 4, 2026 at 3:15 PM
This photoshoot brings me such joy.
Reposted by James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥
Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
January 4, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Colombian President Petro commenting on the US;
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
“A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy. To keep Epstein's list from coming out, they send warships to kill fishermen & threaten our neighbor with invasion for their oil."
Reposted by James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥
Really hoping that anyone making a "Games to look forward to in 2026" list hasn't forgotten about our game, Forbidden Solitaire, which is due out early in 2026.
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Forbidden Solitaire on Steam
Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
store.steampowered.com
December 15, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Really hoping that anyone making a "Games to look forward to in 2026" list hasn't forgotten about our game, Forbidden Solitaire, which is due out early in 2026.
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...