Jon Renish
@jonrenish.bsky.social
Father, Game Developer, Generally okay person.
RingFit is Undefeated
January 13, 2026 at 10:26 PM
RingFit is Undefeated
Oh, I have correct pronoun usage, and the multiple death screens also communicate that fact.
January 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Oh, I have correct pronoun usage, and the multiple death screens also communicate that fact.
Not correcting my child calling the playable character "Metroid" in 'Metroid: Zero Mission' is good parenting.
January 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Not correcting my child calling the playable character "Metroid" in 'Metroid: Zero Mission' is good parenting.
Reposted by Jon Renish
Happy New Year folks!
We are once again doing a no-crunch version of Global Game Jam at Walkthrough which means there is no overnighting at the space. Don't forget to check out the other options in Edmonton, Calgary, & Lethbridge!
Sign up here: globalgamejam.org/jam-sites/20....
We are once again doing a no-crunch version of Global Game Jam at Walkthrough which means there is no overnighting at the space. Don't forget to check out the other options in Edmonton, Calgary, & Lethbridge!
Sign up here: globalgamejam.org/jam-sites/20....
Global Game Jam - Walkthrough Collaborative Centre No Crunch Jam | Global Game Jam
This a cozy Global Game Jam site, hosted by Interactive Arts Alberta at the Walkthrough Collaborative Centre (WCC). We are located on Whyte Avenue @ 10345 82 Avenue NW! The WCC is donation-based inter...
globalgamejam.org
January 8, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Happy New Year folks!
We are once again doing a no-crunch version of Global Game Jam at Walkthrough which means there is no overnighting at the space. Don't forget to check out the other options in Edmonton, Calgary, & Lethbridge!
Sign up here: globalgamejam.org/jam-sites/20....
We are once again doing a no-crunch version of Global Game Jam at Walkthrough which means there is no overnighting at the space. Don't forget to check out the other options in Edmonton, Calgary, & Lethbridge!
Sign up here: globalgamejam.org/jam-sites/20....
My child playing Yoshi's Island for the first time:
"Keeping the baby safe is too hard."
Me while cooking my child chocolate banana pancakes for breakfast:
"Safe isn't even the half of it."
"Keeping the baby safe is too hard."
Me while cooking my child chocolate banana pancakes for breakfast:
"Safe isn't even the half of it."
January 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
My child playing Yoshi's Island for the first time:
"Keeping the baby safe is too hard."
Me while cooking my child chocolate banana pancakes for breakfast:
"Safe isn't even the half of it."
"Keeping the baby safe is too hard."
Me while cooking my child chocolate banana pancakes for breakfast:
"Safe isn't even the half of it."
Oh no! The racism robot died?1
January 1, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Oh no! The racism robot died?1
Four+ years of my professional career is about to become an industry ghost story.
We're two weeks from the Anthem shutdown. If you're a fan playing until the end, one who dropped off, or a developer who worked on the game and want to talk (anonymously) about these final days, the shutdown, or the game broadly for a Kotaku story, hit me up here or at kshepard@kotaku.com! RTs plz.
a close up of a futuristic soldier 's helmet with a v on it
ALT: a close up of a futuristic soldier 's helmet with a v on it
media.tenor.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Four+ years of my professional career is about to become an industry ghost story.
So I *can* use the trampoline?
December 24, 2025 at 6:56 PM
So I *can* use the trampoline?
Doors should be higher
Task difficulty tier list of game development
December 24, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Doors should be higher
Agree 100% without bias.
December 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Agree 100% without bias.
Reposted by Jon Renish
If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
December 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
If you pay attention to any large industry long enough and follow it to its logical conclusion you eventually end up sounding like a communist even if you started off testing CPU case fans. youtu.be/cUrJVdF2me0?...
Currently I've played/reviewed a total of 5326 games on Steam with 3022 remaining at the time of this posting.
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Currently I've played/reviewed a total of 5326 games on Steam with 3022 remaining at the time of this posting.
A full list of the Steam games I played in 2025 is here:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Videos for everything I played can be found on my YouTube here:
www.youtube.com/@JonRenish
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Videos for everything I played can be found on my YouTube here:
www.youtube.com/@JonRenish
Jon Renish
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
A full list of the Steam games I played in 2025 is here:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Videos for everything I played can be found on my YouTube here:
www.youtube.com/@JonRenish
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
Videos for everything I played can be found on my YouTube here:
www.youtube.com/@JonRenish
1 - The Roottrees are Dead
Puzzle/Logic games are near impossible to get right. The balance of nailing the difficulty so players don't get stuck but still feel like they are being clever is razor thin. This game pulls it off and does so with style.
store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
Puzzle/Logic games are near impossible to get right. The balance of nailing the difficulty so players don't get stuck but still feel like they are being clever is razor thin. This game pulls it off and does so with style.
store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
The Roottrees are Dead on Steam
A genealogical mystery straight out of 1998. Scour the early Internet for clues, uncover hidden connections, and piece together the family tree behind the secretive Roottree Corporation.
store.steampowered.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
1 - The Roottrees are Dead
Puzzle/Logic games are near impossible to get right. The balance of nailing the difficulty so players don't get stuck but still feel like they are being clever is razor thin. This game pulls it off and does so with style.
store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
Puzzle/Logic games are near impossible to get right. The balance of nailing the difficulty so players don't get stuck but still feel like they are being clever is razor thin. This game pulls it off and does so with style.
store.steampowered.com/app/2754380/...
2 - Death of the Reprobate
Renaissance paintings come to life for a nonsense and irreverent point'n'click adventure game. One of the funniest game I've played in a long time.
store.steampowered.com/app/1739900/...
Renaissance paintings come to life for a nonsense and irreverent point'n'click adventure game. One of the funniest game I've played in a long time.
store.steampowered.com/app/1739900/...
Death of the Reprobate on Steam
Explore a world built from the luscious landscapes, turbulent townscapes and preposterous portraits of real Renaissance paintings. Death of the Reprobate is a Rabelaisian adventure game from the creat...
store.steampowered.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
2 - Death of the Reprobate
Renaissance paintings come to life for a nonsense and irreverent point'n'click adventure game. One of the funniest game I've played in a long time.
store.steampowered.com/app/1739900/...
Renaissance paintings come to life for a nonsense and irreverent point'n'click adventure game. One of the funniest game I've played in a long time.
store.steampowered.com/app/1739900/...
3 - The Jackbox Party Pack 11
The first Jackbox Party Pack in years that is more bangers than duds. They even got a top tier audio based game for a change.
store.steampowered.com/app/3364070/...
The first Jackbox Party Pack in years that is more bangers than duds. They even got a top tier audio based game for a change.
store.steampowered.com/app/3364070/...
The Jackbox Party Pack 11 on Steam
The pack is back! The Jackbox Party Pack 11 transports your game night with 5 new games! Destroy wholesome jokes in Doominate, record your voice in Hear Say, create kookiness in Cookie Haus, sleuth th...
store.steampowered.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
3 - The Jackbox Party Pack 11
The first Jackbox Party Pack in years that is more bangers than duds. They even got a top tier audio based game for a change.
store.steampowered.com/app/3364070/...
The first Jackbox Party Pack in years that is more bangers than duds. They even got a top tier audio based game for a change.
store.steampowered.com/app/3364070/...
4 - Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Despite constantly being frustrated with numerous design choices for the 'pick one of three' upgrade formula, I just kept coming back to it multiple times to scratch that 'survivor-like' itch.
store.steampowered.com/app/2321470/...
Despite constantly being frustrated with numerous design choices for the 'pick one of three' upgrade formula, I just kept coming back to it multiple times to scratch that 'survivor-like' itch.
store.steampowered.com/app/2321470/...
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor on Steam
DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep...
store.steampowered.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
4 - Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Despite constantly being frustrated with numerous design choices for the 'pick one of three' upgrade formula, I just kept coming back to it multiple times to scratch that 'survivor-like' itch.
store.steampowered.com/app/2321470/...
Despite constantly being frustrated with numerous design choices for the 'pick one of three' upgrade formula, I just kept coming back to it multiple times to scratch that 'survivor-like' itch.
store.steampowered.com/app/2321470/...
5 - Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To
Anytime a game delivers exactly what it says it will it it quickly climbs my ratings. Great character interactions are a nice touch but it's the best Match 3 game of the year.
store.steampowered.com/app/1592170/...
Anytime a game delivers exactly what it says it will it it quickly climbs my ratings. Great character interactions are a nice touch but it's the best Match 3 game of the year.
store.steampowered.com/app/1592170/...
Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To on Steam
Cast spells, be queer, and crash the biggest concert of the year! Spirit Swap is an action-puzzle meets narrative game set in a lush world of witchy demons.
store.steampowered.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
5 - Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To
Anytime a game delivers exactly what it says it will it it quickly climbs my ratings. Great character interactions are a nice touch but it's the best Match 3 game of the year.
store.steampowered.com/app/1592170/...
Anytime a game delivers exactly what it says it will it it quickly climbs my ratings. Great character interactions are a nice touch but it's the best Match 3 game of the year.
store.steampowered.com/app/1592170/...
6 - Baldur's Gate 3
Playing this only as co-op (aka friend slop) I couldn't tell you anything about the much lauded companions or plot hooks, still what a playground to be part of for ~50 hours.
store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/...
Playing this only as co-op (aka friend slop) I couldn't tell you anything about the much lauded companions or plot hooks, still what a playground to be part of for ~50 hours.
store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/...
Baldur's Gate 3 on Steam
Baldur’s Gate 3 is a story-rich, party-based RPG set in the universe of Dungeons & Dragons, where your choices shape a tale of fellowship and betrayal, survival and sacrifice, and the lure of abso...
store.steampowered.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
6 - Baldur's Gate 3
Playing this only as co-op (aka friend slop) I couldn't tell you anything about the much lauded companions or plot hooks, still what a playground to be part of for ~50 hours.
store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/...
Playing this only as co-op (aka friend slop) I couldn't tell you anything about the much lauded companions or plot hooks, still what a playground to be part of for ~50 hours.
store.steampowered.com/app/1086940/...