Ryan Young
@ludicryan.bsky.social
he/him // Game Designer // Sword Fighter // Cat Dad
Previously worked on: Monument Valley 3, Surviving the Abyss, Dynasty of the Sands
Currently doing Game Design at Studio Púca. Game developers must unionise! Based in Belfast
ludicryan.com
Previously worked on: Monument Valley 3, Surviving the Abyss, Dynasty of the Sands
Currently doing Game Design at Studio Púca. Game developers must unionise! Based in Belfast
ludicryan.com
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This afternoon, IWGB Game Workers joined together with unions from all over Europe, including @stjv.fr and @csvi-cgt.bsky.social to protest against Rockstar's union busting in Paris - on est là!
Protests continued today outside Take Two's offices in London, but also in Paris, where Le Syndicat des Travailleureuses du Jeu Vidéo (@stjv.fr) came out to show their international solidarity with the fired Rockstar workers.
November 14, 2025 at 6:56 PM
This afternoon, IWGB Game Workers joined together with unions from all over Europe, including @stjv.fr and @csvi-cgt.bsky.social to protest against Rockstar's union busting in Paris - on est là!
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We, the workers at Bethesda Games Studios, express our solidarity and support for the developers at Rockstar Games. Last month’s firings in the UK and Canada were a clear and disgusting case of union busting.
November 14, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We, the workers at Bethesda Games Studios, express our solidarity and support for the developers at Rockstar Games. Last month’s firings in the UK and Canada were a clear and disgusting case of union busting.
Terrific video about the recent union busting at Rockstar and the response by affected employees and supporters
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Terrific video about the recent union busting at Rockstar and the response by affected employees and supporters
Any London based game devs out there, I think this would be an important demo to show up to if you can.
The UK industry has to show Rockstar and Take Two higher ups that union busting will not be tolerated.
The UK industry has to show Rockstar and Take Two higher ups that union busting will not be tolerated.
November 5, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Any London based game devs out there, I think this would be an important demo to show up to if you can.
The UK industry has to show Rockstar and Take Two higher ups that union busting will not be tolerated.
The UK industry has to show Rockstar and Take Two higher ups that union busting will not be tolerated.
This is utterly scandalous and shameful behaviour from Rockstar! The right to unionise should be inalienable for all workers.
That T2 and Rockstar would stoop this low is unconscionable!!
That T2 and Rockstar would stoop this low is unconscionable!!
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:31 PM
This is utterly scandalous and shameful behaviour from Rockstar! The right to unionise should be inalienable for all workers.
That T2 and Rockstar would stoop this low is unconscionable!!
That T2 and Rockstar would stoop this low is unconscionable!!
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This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
Riddle time:
I am a key of grey hue.
For dullness I am mocked.
I must often cross with sisters.
For purest crimson do I unlock.
What am I?
I am a key of grey hue.
For dullness I am mocked.
I must often cross with sisters.
For purest crimson do I unlock.
What am I?
October 17, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Riddle time:
I am a key of grey hue.
For dullness I am mocked.
I must often cross with sisters.
For purest crimson do I unlock.
What am I?
I am a key of grey hue.
For dullness I am mocked.
I must often cross with sisters.
For purest crimson do I unlock.
What am I?
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🙌The first recognised union for game devs in the UK! 🙌
Workers at ZAUM now have a say on their pay and conditions at work with the support of the @iwgbunion.bsky.social
Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
Workers at ZAUM now have a say on their pay and conditions at work with the support of the @iwgbunion.bsky.social
Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
The ZA/UM Workers' Alliance - a new union set up to represent a subset of UK-based employees at the company - discusses how it wants to help staff feel safe and comfortable in their jobs
www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...
www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...
After layoffs, cancellations, and controversy, ZA/UM UK staff unionise as the Workers' Alliance
"We like being here. We want to continue being here. So let's try and get a seat at the table in the big management meetings."
www.gamesindustry.biz
October 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
🙌The first recognised union for game devs in the UK! 🙌
Workers at ZAUM now have a say on their pay and conditions at work with the support of the @iwgbunion.bsky.social
Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
Workers at ZAUM now have a say on their pay and conditions at work with the support of the @iwgbunion.bsky.social
Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...
Outside of the full time job as a game designer I try to practice outside of that with whatever design skill I’m not using.
Main job requiring lots of system design? Practice level design. Main job requiring level design? Practice puzzle design
Main job requiring lots of system design? Practice level design. Main job requiring level design? Practice puzzle design
Welcome, new followers! We're a group of game designers trying to push our craft forward through deep thought, collaboration, and open minds. We think, we chat, we write, we experiment.
How do YOU explore and improve as a game designer, besides making games? (Reposts welcome)
How do YOU explore and improve as a game designer, besides making games? (Reposts welcome)
September 28, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Outside of the full time job as a game designer I try to practice outside of that with whatever design skill I’m not using.
Main job requiring lots of system design? Practice level design. Main job requiring level design? Practice puzzle design
Main job requiring lots of system design? Practice level design. Main job requiring level design? Practice puzzle design
Doesn’t get much better than you and the cat playing silksong together
September 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Doesn’t get much better than you and the cat playing silksong together
I am all for the excitement of Hollow Knight fans crashing Steam. But please only temporarily! 😅
September 4, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I am all for the excitement of Hollow Knight fans crashing Steam. But please only temporarily! 😅
Rainbow season has kicked off in style here! 🌈
A kind of under-rainbow but triple!!
A kind of under-rainbow but triple!!
September 3, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Rainbow season has kicked off in style here! 🌈
A kind of under-rainbow but triple!!
A kind of under-rainbow but triple!!
Today's the day! A silksong special announcement in less than 7 hours. I'm wearing my Hollow Knight T-Shirt in celebration 😅
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGe...
Hollow Knight: Silksong - Special Announcement
YouTube video by Team Cherry
www.youtube.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Today's the day! A silksong special announcement in less than 7 hours. I'm wearing my Hollow Knight T-Shirt in celebration 😅
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGe...
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We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
August 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
Games for username letters
L onging
U nsighted
D yson Sphere Program
I was a teenage exocolonist
C hants of Senaar
R esident Evil 2
Y es, Your Grace
A strea: Six Sided Oracles
N ine Sols
L onging
U nsighted
D yson Sphere Program
I was a teenage exocolonist
C hants of Senaar
R esident Evil 2
Y es, Your Grace
A strea: Six Sided Oracles
N ine Sols
Games for username letters
D ark Souls
A stro Bot Rescue Mission
M etal Gear Solid
I co
S uper Mario Odyssey
A nimal Crossing: New Horizons
N idhogg
T etris Effect
H ouse of the Dead 2
R ez Infinite
O utRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
P ersona 5 Royal
E lden Ring
D ark Souls
A stro Bot Rescue Mission
M etal Gear Solid
I co
S uper Mario Odyssey
A nimal Crossing: New Horizons
N idhogg
T etris Effect
H ouse of the Dead 2
R ez Infinite
O utRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
P ersona 5 Royal
E lden Ring
Games for username letters
S hadow of the Colossus
M etal Gear Solid 3
I nscryption
T he Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
H itman World of Assassination
S pelunky
T etris Effect
O ri and the Will of the Wisps
C all of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
K atamari Damacy
S hadow of the Colossus
M etal Gear Solid 3
I nscryption
T he Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
H itman World of Assassination
S pelunky
T etris Effect
O ri and the Will of the Wisps
C all of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
K atamari Damacy
August 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Games for username letters
L onging
U nsighted
D yson Sphere Program
I was a teenage exocolonist
C hants of Senaar
R esident Evil 2
Y es, Your Grace
A strea: Six Sided Oracles
N ine Sols
L onging
U nsighted
D yson Sphere Program
I was a teenage exocolonist
C hants of Senaar
R esident Evil 2
Y es, Your Grace
A strea: Six Sided Oracles
N ine Sols
I’m not saying our wifi password is GustaveBestBoi (I’m also not not saying that), however, until Silksong comes out, Clair Obscur is my game of the year
July 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I’m not saying our wifi password is GustaveBestBoi (I’m also not not saying that), however, until Silksong comes out, Clair Obscur is my game of the year
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We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...
July 31, 2025 at 8:39 AM
We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...
If you have never made a puzzle but really want to give it a try, I wholeheartedly recommend the LOK puzzle system. It has spatial and temporal elements that really get the brain meat working!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI28...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI28...
How to Make LOK Puzzles
YouTube video by LudicRyan
www.youtube.com
July 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM
If you have never made a puzzle but really want to give it a try, I wholeheartedly recommend the LOK puzzle system. It has spatial and temporal elements that really get the brain meat working!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI28...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI28...
How I tend to work is with one hand, whilst little Gertrude climbs into my arm and demands chin scritches and belly rubs.
July 24, 2025 at 9:07 AM
How I tend to work is with one hand, whilst little Gertrude climbs into my arm and demands chin scritches and belly rubs.
Started Logic Bombs last night and it's a real delightful puzzle game. Scratches the same itch as Clues by Sam. The tutorial levels give only a tiny bit of information and they really rely on familiarity with nonograms and solving solutions in other logic puzzles. Highly recommend!
July 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Started Logic Bombs last night and it's a real delightful puzzle game. Scratches the same itch as Clues by Sam. The tutorial levels give only a tiny bit of information and they really rely on familiarity with nonograms and solving solutions in other logic puzzles. Highly recommend!
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@ludicryan.bsky.social made a fantastic video about how to make a LOK puzzle!
Using both pen and paper environment and the editor in LOK Digital, Ryan really exposed what makes a LOK puzzle tick. I also contributed a bit with an interview.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI28...
Using both pen and paper environment and the editor in LOK Digital, Ryan really exposed what makes a LOK puzzle tick. I also contributed a bit with an interview.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI28...
How to Make LOK Puzzles
YouTube video by LudicRyan
www.youtube.com
July 20, 2025 at 9:38 AM
@ludicryan.bsky.social made a fantastic video about how to make a LOK puzzle!
Using both pen and paper environment and the editor in LOK Digital, Ryan really exposed what makes a LOK puzzle tick. I also contributed a bit with an interview.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI28...
Using both pen and paper environment and the editor in LOK Digital, Ryan really exposed what makes a LOK puzzle tick. I also contributed a bit with an interview.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI28...
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Our #indiegame #Kickstarter is now LIVE! 🤩🎉
You're the one whodunnit in this reverse detective #visualnovel - can you find the perfect scapegoat, get away with theft, and stomach some sickening consequences? 🔎☕
Head over to our project page and support SPILL THE BEANS! ➡️ bit.ly/stb-kickstar...
You're the one whodunnit in this reverse detective #visualnovel - can you find the perfect scapegoat, get away with theft, and stomach some sickening consequences? 🔎☕
Head over to our project page and support SPILL THE BEANS! ➡️ bit.ly/stb-kickstar...
July 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Our #indiegame #Kickstarter is now LIVE! 🤩🎉
You're the one whodunnit in this reverse detective #visualnovel - can you find the perfect scapegoat, get away with theft, and stomach some sickening consequences? 🔎☕
Head over to our project page and support SPILL THE BEANS! ➡️ bit.ly/stb-kickstar...
You're the one whodunnit in this reverse detective #visualnovel - can you find the perfect scapegoat, get away with theft, and stomach some sickening consequences? 🔎☕
Head over to our project page and support SPILL THE BEANS! ➡️ bit.ly/stb-kickstar...
This morning my partner joked that they never have to worry about me cheating on them because I'd just be at home filling out my Monster Train 2 spreadsheet 😅
(Making a spreadsheet because I want to do a system design breakdown video of the mini-engines at play for each faction)
(Making a spreadsheet because I want to do a system design breakdown video of the mini-engines at play for each faction)
July 2, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This morning my partner joked that they never have to worry about me cheating on them because I'd just be at home filling out my Monster Train 2 spreadsheet 😅
(Making a spreadsheet because I want to do a system design breakdown video of the mini-engines at play for each faction)
(Making a spreadsheet because I want to do a system design breakdown video of the mini-engines at play for each faction)
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A new kind of heist game. South African game studio announces Relooted, a game all about stealing stolen cultural artifacts from museums and bringing them back home to Africa.
Get the details here:
Get the details here:
Relooted Lets Players Steal Back Cultural Artifacts And Return Them Home
Relooted is an Africanfuturist heist experience to PC and Xbox where players steal cultural artifacts and bring them back to their home.
butwhytho.net
June 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
A new kind of heist game. South African game studio announces Relooted, a game all about stealing stolen cultural artifacts from museums and bringing them back home to Africa.
Get the details here:
Get the details here:
I've wanted to write about Sekiro for years but nothing I wanted to say about it was interesting until I reflected on the nature of play and my own experience swordfighting. Finally finished it though!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ-c...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ-c...
Sekiro & The Expressive Nature of Play
YouTube video by LudicRyan
www.youtube.com
June 21, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I've wanted to write about Sekiro for years but nothing I wanted to say about it was interesting until I reflected on the nature of play and my own experience swordfighting. Finally finished it though!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ-c...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZ-c...