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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥
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Solo gamedev making DUSKPUNK, a gritty steampunk RPG of survival and hope!
🔗 https://store.steampowered.com/app/2610880

Also made:
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James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · Nov 19
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
Duskpunk release trailer
YouTube video by Clockwork Bird
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2headedhero.bsky.social
FT games from:
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@zugalu.bsky.social
@talesworth.bsky.social
@queensdomain.bsky.social

and MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE

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Small Developers are SAVING RPGs! Vol 1
YouTube video by 2 Headed Hero
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December 26, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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dcmcneill.bsky.social
This week I wrote a feature for ZeroIndent about Dustpunk by @jamespatton.bsky.social, a clock-dice RPG that captures the sweaty, desperation of revolution, and the necessity of hope and compassion: zeroindent.com/dustpunk-an-...
Dustpunk: An Empire Of Dice and Dusk
The crumbling city of Dredgeport is bent on churning people into profit and oil while the Emperor and his kin thrive in the Palace District.
zeroindent.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
jamespatton.bsky.social
I don't know what you're talking about, this is a perfectly reasonable set for an Altered Carbon scene.
December 20, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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therock7785.bsky.social
I just finished Duskpunk(tinyurl.com/2b76av88) on my Deck and it is absolutely my game of the year! I tells a great story, about war, friendship, found family and the power of the people. @jamespatton.bsky.social thank you for this gem. @rainersigl.bsky.social @indiefresse.org habt ihr es am Radar?
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
December 20, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Reposted by James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥
mattsilversoul.bsky.social
Top Games is up! Had to get some of my favourite indies on, including:

@ysbryd.net Demonschool
@ruevalley.bsky.social
@skatestory.com
@jumpovertheage.com Citizen Sleeper 2
@jamespatton.bsky.social Duskpunk
@kaizengameworks.com Promise Mascot Agency
@ivyroadgames.bsky.social Wanderstop

Check it!
December 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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trans.bsky.social
the empire is weak & largely run by the nepobabies of oligarchs with generational wealth.

America clings to power through horrible violence as it plunders the rest of the world. Now that same violence & pillaging is coming home to roost in the imperial core.

this often happens as an empire dies.
December 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
jamespatton.bsky.social
Very excited to be part of this!

I'll be co-writing the grimoire, so if you liked my take on Tarot or Renaissance worldbuilding from Hidden Isle or another Sefirot campaign, take a look!
sefirotgame.bsky.social Sefirot @sefirotgame.bsky.social · 10d
The Golden Sefirot Deck returns! Our much-beloved gilded deck is coming back in 2026 with lavish gold foiling, the Opus Aureum grimoire of Dioscorian lore, and treasures yet to be revealed.
December 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
jamespatton.bsky.social
I launched Duskpunk a month ago!🥳

How did it go? What did I learn? And is the "Citizen Sleeper-like" a viable commercial genre?

clockworkbird.net/one-month-af...
December 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
jamespatton.bsky.social
Capitalists gonna capitalist. They'd sacrifice the lives of innocent children - in wars, or from poor healthcare, or inadequate food or housing - to keep hold of their millions. To eke out a little more profit.
noescapevg.com https://kolektiva.social/@noescape_vg 🏴🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸 @noescapevg.com · 13d
the epic game store giveaway of Hogshits Legacy is Tim Sweeney, a billionaire, donating a nice fat sum to JK Rowling, another billionaire and the financier of anti-trans hate, with Geoff Keighley's "institutional" blessing (given that this shit was announced at TGA and endorsed by it). Moral decay.
December 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
jamespatton.bsky.social
Last month I launched Duskpunk, a gritty RPG where you can eat rats, meet a god and spark a revolution!

But what did the press think? 🧵
December 11, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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mikerose.bsky.social
Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam

This is where we're at now.
December 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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narremeolai.bsky.social
I had the immense pleasure of working with Jamie on #StarDynasties. His eloquence and drive were an absolute force to be reckoned with and it's amazing to see it come to life so spectacularly in the form of #Duskpunk.

Also, the art slaps.
jamespatton.bsky.social James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · Nov 19
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
Duskpunk release trailer
YouTube video by Clockwork Bird
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Reposted by James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥
fellowtraveller.games
Big news, Sleepers! Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector has officially made the @baftagames.bsky.social's longlist for "British Game" and "Game Beyond Entertainment"! 🌟

We’re over the moon and grateful to all who’ve joined us in the Belt. Thank you for believing in this journey 🌌

💫 bit.ly/CS2Steam
December 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
jamespatton.bsky.social
You ever wanted to eat a rat, take some drugs, bluff a gang lord and overthrow an emperor?

My game has you covered.

store.steampowered.com/app/2610880/...
December 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
jamespatton.bsky.social
Thank you @jumpdashroll.bsky.social for your Duskpunk review!

Duskpunk "excels at showcasing a world gone wrong that doesn’t feel all that different from [ours], filled with interesting characters, and will make you want to take a shower after completing it."

www.jumpdashroll.com/article/dusk...
Duskpunk Review - Jump Dash Roll
Duskpunk is a gritty, grimy, and gloomy game that makes up for its rote gameplay with a compellingly dismal narrative and an oppressively bleak atmosphere.
www.jumpdashroll.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:13 PM
jamespatton.bsky.social
I enjoy how specific this pitch is
sibyllance.bsky.social Meep Beep Manifesto @sibyllance.bsky.social · 25d
If you want to be a communist union rabble rouser in an industrial revolution setting where people's corpses are ground up for mad science fuel, you're in luck!
jamespatton.bsky.social James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 26d
100% this. Duskpunk could be reaching soooo many more people!

Speaking of:
store.steampowered.com/app/2610880/...
December 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
jamespatton.bsky.social
Thanks Phil! There's a lot of me in this game, so there's a lot of hope.
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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phil.70percentcomplete.com
If you haven’t played Duskpunk yet, you need to. @jamespatton.bsky.social made a hopeful, revolutionary game that was a balm for my weary soul.

I cannot recommend it enough

www.70percentcomplete.com/duskpunk-rev...
Duskpunk is a revolutionary inspiration worth playing
Duskpunk is deeply interested in the solidarity that arises from disparate people and the strength that comes from uniting them.
www.70percentcomplete.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
jamespatton.bsky.social
Thanks Séamus!

Fallen London was a big inspiration, I think that game's in my bones now.
sdob.bsky.social Séamus Ó Buadhacháin @sdob.bsky.social · 26d
I played through Duskpunk over the weekend and thoroughly enjoyed it; strongly recommended to my fellow Fallen London heads.
jamespatton.bsky.social James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 26d
100% this. Duskpunk could be reaching soooo many more people!

Speaking of:
store.steampowered.com/app/2610880/...
December 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
jamespatton.bsky.social
When Richard Cobbett, ex-PC-Gamer writer working on Nighthawks, says your writing is good, you know your writing is good. 😅
richardcobbett.bsky.social Richard Cobbett @richardcobbett.bsky.social · 26d
Saw this one at AdventureX and picked it up on Steam afterwards. Really cool aesthetics and world building - Dishonored/Fallen London vibes.
jamespatton.bsky.social James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥 @jamespatton.bsky.social · 26d
100% this. Duskpunk could be reaching soooo many more people!

Speaking of:
store.steampowered.com/app/2610880/...
December 2, 2025 at 4:10 PM
jamespatton.bsky.social
100% this. Duskpunk could be reaching soooo many more people!

Speaking of:
store.steampowered.com/app/2610880/...
December 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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heyitsdora.com
The best way journalists can support indie games is to cover more than whatever the current indie hits/darlings of the moment are. Games like Hades, Blue Prince, and Silksong do not need help with visibility, but discoverability is the biggest challenge facing many indie devs today.
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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dovebelle.bsky.social
have you seen this? @jamespatton.bsky.social recently made a game that touches on the topic of revolution amongst others

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
December 1, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Reposted by James Patton ⚙️ just launched Duskpunk! 🔥
cowchildren.bsky.social
@jamespatton.bsky.social DuskPunk is magnificent! I've been at it ever since #AdvX25 and I'm only sad to have reached the end. I hope DLC of some kind emerges, as I kinda want to play this in perpituity.
An extremely satisfying and engaging game, and I look forward to discovering its other routes!
November 28, 2025 at 11:38 PM
jamespatton.bsky.social
Duskpunk, the game GAMINGbible called "Exceptional", is available now!

🧭Explore a steampunk city
💀powered by the bones of the dead
🔥spark a revolution!

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
November 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM