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Michał Majkowski
@majk.bsky.social
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Level/Game Designer @ BoomBitGames

🎮 Crafting worlds, tweaking mechanics
🖌️ Streetart & Brutalism lover
🌌 Physics nerd | Tattoo collector
🏀 NBA fan | Bloodborne devotee
🐈 Cat dad | 🪴 Plant caretaker
🎲 RPG | 🧟 Horror freak | Critter

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Michał Majkowski @majk.bsky.social · Nov 16
Let's do this!:)

#gamedev | #leveldesign | #unrealengine
Reposted by Michał Majkowski
martyfive.bsky.social
today is my 28th birthday! as we all know, sharing artists’ work makes them very happy.

thank you for all your continuing support and newfound friendships this year, it means the world to me.
one very green painting of my OC, mysterious skeleton girl, posing down on her knee. she has unnaturally long limbs. she’s holding a fossilised ichthyosaur skull sword on her shoulder and is wearing weird clothes that make her skeleton visible like on an x-ray. there’s a spirit of a hare in the background, running around with its eye gleaming red. a digital painting with three characters from kingdom come deliverance games standing one before the other: lady jitka, hans and henry. first comes lady jitka of kunstadt standing with her back to us. she is dressed in a dark reddish dress with white rim that slightly opens her shoulders, and a white waistband. she has black hair and warm skin and looks very delicate. next, standing face to face with her but looking sideways, is hand capon, her almost husband. he’s highest of the three of them, dressed is almost all white, with yellow hues. there’s somewhat lost look on his face. he holds jitka’s right hand in his left one up, but it doesn’t look like he’s doing it willingly. behind him, almost lost to the background and to the figures before him, stands henry. he’s holding his sword in his left hand, wearing a red glove. the blade of the sword stays between hans’ and jitka’s shoulders, not letting them come closer to each other. henry’s face is barely visible behind hans’ shoulder but he’s looking at jitka. not with hate, not with jealousy, more with acceptance and awareness. henry’s holding a wreath full of flowers and a red ribbon in his right hand. hans’ right one, instead of holding jitka’s, has found the wreath without having to look, and his and henry’s finger are touching. jitka knows. she’s looking down, trying to reach them with her fingers, but alas. that heart is already full. there are herbs’ silhouettes in the background. according to the list of plants with symbolism on wiki, here’s their meaning. astragalus for hans (your presence softens my pain), heliotrope for henry (emblem of faithfully devoted love), and rue for jitka (regret, sorrow, repentance, grace, clear vision , disdain). three sketches of my beagle, Bucky. he’s posing, asking for snacks, eyes wide and begging; he is lying curled into a ball, eyes sad like no one loves him (LIES); and he is lying on his side, stretched out, his ear thrown back. digital drawing made in heavypaint. it’s a simple bright and sunny mountain landscape, with white clouds and greenery and flowers. a girl is standing in the grass, turned to us. she has long golden blonde hair, is dressed in a white shirt and red shorts and is holding a hat with a white ribbon on it in her left hand and a yellow flower in her right. she’s smiling, happy and calm, her eyes closed. two birds are flying in the distance. this is a portrait of my friend. i haven’t visited her in a couple years.
November 5, 2025 at 12:59 PM
majk.bsky.social
Today is the day!!!!

#CriticalRole
criticalrole.bsky.social Critical Role @criticalrole.bsky.social · Oct 1
ALL YOU NEED TO JOIN US IN ARAMÁN ⚔️ 🧭 🪶

Campaign 4 is begin, TOMORROW at 7PM PT! Find all you need to join our epic saga here in our helpful guide to Aramán!

WHAT IS CAMPAIGN 4? 4️⃣ 👀
Get started with an introduction to our tale!
➡️ bit.ly/46tpZbE
October 2, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Eyes on design, pacing, story, and sound. Im hoping for dread by context, not cheap jumps. Lets gooo

"It’s Okay... It's Just A Dream..."?
#silenthillf
September 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
majk.bsky.social
Let's go! :)

#Borderlands4
September 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Oh, cool paper on "morality bars" in games. The authors built a small game and tested how a morality bar changes choices. When ratings are intuitive, players think about consequences; when they’re inverted, they treat the bar like a simple points counter.
philarchive.org/archive/FORM...

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philarchive.org
September 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Reposted by Michał Majkowski
danidonovan.com
the ADHD experience of telling a story to a group and realizing in the middle of a sentence that no one’s actually listening anymore so you slowly get quiet and die just a little inside
August 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Reposted by Michał Majkowski
andrewcrawshaw.bsky.social
It's the 10th anniversary of Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. Here's a thread of images that very few people will have seen. Thanks to the opportunity that Sony Santa Monica gave us, we had the freedom to explore ideas, even if that meant we left a lot of amazing work on the cutting room floor...
August 11, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Reposted by Michał Majkowski
littlemevs.bsky.social
Psst kid, you wanna buy some drugs?
XENOBLADE
August 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
majk.bsky.social
No i w sumie przyszlo mi jeszcze na myśl, czy ta emocjonalna trudność jest >atrakcyjna< mimo nieprzyjemnych uczuć.

Taki positive discomfort.

I wydaje mi siee, ze tak, o ile gracz rozumie, że ta trudność ma sens.
majk.bsky.social Michał Majkowski @majk.bsky.social · Aug 4
Czytam sobie różne artykuły o grach i mam pytania, bo jestem ciekaw Waszych odp:

Czy jumpscare to porażka designu, czy tylko narzędzie (zależnie od kontekstu)?

Czy gracz może się bać, jeśli ma pełną kontrolę?

Czy poziom trudności może być emocjonalny, a nie tylko mechaniczny?
August 5, 2025 at 8:52 PM
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Today’s vinyl haul. Opposite vibes, both awesome.:)
August 4, 2025 at 8:11 PM
majk.bsky.social
Czytam sobie różne artykuły o grach i mam pytania, bo jestem ciekaw Waszych odp:

Czy jumpscare to porażka designu, czy tylko narzędzie (zależnie od kontekstu)?

Czy gracz może się bać, jeśli ma pełną kontrolę?

Czy poziom trudności może być emocjonalny, a nie tylko mechaniczny?
August 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Didn’t click at first, but #Wuchang grew on me. Thanks to combat and level design. Quick notes:

1. Skyborn Might is awesome-> super satisfying counters after dodges
2. Free respec -> constant build swapping
3. Inner Demon -> fighting your own setup after death - loooove it

1/2
August 3, 2025 at 8:29 PM
majk.bsky.social
I guess #TitanQuest2 aimed to be different. No bloated systems, no economy juggling. If you're into deep ARPGs like Diablo or PoE, it might feel too simple. But as a TQ1/Grim Dawn fan? It's a must-buy. Classic, chill ARPG with no pressure, no mtx. :)
August 3, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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For horror fans: a great article on why we enjoy fear, what makes horror elements scary, why empathy matters in horror, and how the genre can even be therapeutic.

osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
August 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
majk.bsky.social
Probably you’ve heard this already since it’s been out a while, but I just read a cool breakdown of how Death Stranding turns solo delivery into a community affair.

How caring for BBs, building bridges and sharing gear ties players together in a unique asynch co-op. Highly recommend!
(PDF) Forging connections: the social dynamics of “Death Stranding” as a paradigm shift in gaming
PDF | This paper explores the video game Death Stranding as a shift in digital interactive media, emphasizing altruism, collaboration, and social... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ...
www.researchgate.net
July 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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Always embrace your "me time".:)
July 11, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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About last night :)

#Heilung
July 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Mostly thanks to Death Stranding 2, because ever since I heard the track “Ghosts” by Hania Rani, I’ve been completely captivated. I’ve already watched all of her live concerts, and her music is on repeat on Spotify.

And this one is on a completely different level:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5oZ...
Hania Rani live at Invalides in Paris, France for Cercle
YouTube video by Cercle
www.youtube.com
July 8, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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No hej @darkmuradin.bsky.social :)

#DeathStranding2
July 5, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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It's so hot that I went to my car to read a book in an "air-conditioned room."😅

#gamedesign #leveldesign
July 2, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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I don’t have time to take nice photos! this will have to do, it’s time to play!;D

#DeathStranding2
June 26, 2025 at 4:26 PM
majk.bsky.social
I need to process this game now and everything I went through with it.

Absolutely an exceptional title.

#ClairObscurExpedition33
May 19, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Since I’m turning 33 at the end of this year, I just couldn’t pass up this opportunity :)

However, I’m counting on you, Expedition 34!

#ClairObscureExpedition33
May 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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Whoever designed this stage, I hope you won’t sleep well tonight! 😅

That was a lot of fun; it took me over 100 attempts

#ClairObscureExpedition33
May 16, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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How it started...

HOW IT'S GOING

LotR x The Office - you won't come up with a better crossover :D
May 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM