Darth Mel
@melrambles.bsky.social
Name's Mel 🖤 Senior Game Designer on The Sims✨prev. FaeFarm, Stonefly🪲Star Wars Squadrons, SW Battlefront II and Mass Effect Andromeda 💫 TGA Future Class ‘21 🏆
Métis, genderfluid, gremlin 🐸🇨🇦
keeper of many creatures 🐱🐰
PFP by @nicholaskole.bsky.social
Métis, genderfluid, gremlin 🐸🇨🇦
keeper of many creatures 🐱🐰
PFP by @nicholaskole.bsky.social
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Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
Game design is simple, actually
So, let’s just walk through the whole thing, end to end. Here’s a twelve-step program for understanding game design. One: Fun There are a lot of things people call “fun.” But most of them are not useful for getting better at making games, which is usually why people read articles like this. The fun of a bit of confetti exploding in front of you, and the fun of excruciating pain and risk to life and limb as you free climb a cliff are just not usefully paired together.
www.raphkoster.com
November 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
I fear Ball X Pit is another pure banger that will consume my every waking thought for the rest of 2025 ☝🏻
November 3, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I fear Ball X Pit is another pure banger that will consume my every waking thought for the rest of 2025 ☝🏻
‘Tis ween! Have a good ween everyone 🧡🎃
October 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
‘Tis ween! Have a good ween everyone 🧡🎃
It is my birthday today and I crocheted matching witchy hats for myself and my cat 💅🏻
October 31, 2025 at 12:22 AM
It is my birthday today and I crocheted matching witchy hats for myself and my cat 💅🏻
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Pretty happy with this DH outfit I put together 🐙❤️
October 15, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Pretty happy with this DH outfit I put together 🐙❤️
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Bilbo learnin’ hims magics
August 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Bilbo learnin’ hims magics
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DBT in a nutshell:
February 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
DBT in a nutshell:
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New meme template just dropped
June 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
New meme template just dropped
POV you found me thrifting
June 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM
POV you found me thrifting
I missed sgf but now I’m caught up 😌 Blighted looks incredibleeeeeee
June 7, 2025 at 4:26 AM
I missed sgf but now I’m caught up 😌 Blighted looks incredibleeeeeee
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Our next game, Dosa Divas. Battle an evil fast food empire in this spicy narrative turn-based RPG. Two sisters and their upgradable spirit-mech cook delicious meals, fight corpos, build up your reputation with local communities, and reconcile with loved ones. youtu.be/jzOKSPSVYwY?...
Dosa Divas Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Outerloop Games
youtu.be
June 6, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Our next game, Dosa Divas. Battle an evil fast food empire in this spicy narrative turn-based RPG. Two sisters and their upgradable spirit-mech cook delicious meals, fight corpos, build up your reputation with local communities, and reconcile with loved ones. youtu.be/jzOKSPSVYwY?...
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Broski had a near perfect run and drafted a furnace 😩
June 6, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Broski had a near perfect run and drafted a furnace 😩
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Pointless Balatro lore: When I started Balatro dev I was living in my hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan. I had a bus stop outside my apartment (similar to the one in this image) and I based the art of 'Ride the Bus' on that bus stop!
Every time I see that joker it reminds me of my old apartment
Every time I see that joker it reminds me of my old apartment
June 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Pointless Balatro lore: When I started Balatro dev I was living in my hometown of Regina, Saskatchewan. I had a bus stop outside my apartment (similar to the one in this image) and I based the art of 'Ride the Bus' on that bus stop!
Every time I see that joker it reminds me of my old apartment
Every time I see that joker it reminds me of my old apartment
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The Ultimate Satisfaction Bundle is now available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5 and Nintendo Switch 💦
All content in one place with a clean discount! ✨
Already own PWS? Pick up the Satisfying Specials bundle to complete your collection!
All content in one place with a clean discount! ✨
Already own PWS? Pick up the Satisfying Specials bundle to complete your collection!
June 2, 2025 at 11:37 AM
The Ultimate Satisfaction Bundle is now available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4|5 and Nintendo Switch 💦
All content in one place with a clean discount! ✨
Already own PWS? Pick up the Satisfying Specials bundle to complete your collection!
All content in one place with a clean discount! ✨
Already own PWS? Pick up the Satisfying Specials bundle to complete your collection!
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Trash Tower Zero is now LIVE on the Google Play Store for the USA and Canada! 🎉
#puzzlegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #physics
#indiegame #videogame #videogames #mobilegame
#puzzlegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #physics
#indiegame #videogame #videogames #mobilegame
June 1, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Trash Tower Zero is now LIVE on the Google Play Store for the USA and Canada! 🎉
#puzzlegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #physics
#indiegame #videogame #videogames #mobilegame
#puzzlegame #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #physics
#indiegame #videogame #videogames #mobilegame
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We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games!
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
February 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games!
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
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look, I don’t have much positive to say about jobs right now. but growing your creative skills is never a waste. in a world that prioritizes “good enough for non-experts” and the simulacra of competence, growing a practice of critical and artistic thought helps you from sliding down into the muck.
May 28, 2025 at 7:35 PM
look, I don’t have much positive to say about jobs right now. but growing your creative skills is never a waste. in a world that prioritizes “good enough for non-experts” and the simulacra of competence, growing a practice of critical and artistic thought helps you from sliding down into the muck.
Got a haircut so good it silenced the Demons™️
(I mean @dekubrush.bsky.social’s smile also does this but the haircut is a nice bonus) ✨😌
(I mean @dekubrush.bsky.social’s smile also does this but the haircut is a nice bonus) ✨😌
May 31, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Got a haircut so good it silenced the Demons™️
(I mean @dekubrush.bsky.social’s smile also does this but the haircut is a nice bonus) ✨😌
(I mean @dekubrush.bsky.social’s smile also does this but the haircut is a nice bonus) ✨😌
Cross-posting a little edit I made of another crochet kitty project I made for a friend 😌🧶❤️
May 31, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Cross-posting a little edit I made of another crochet kitty project I made for a friend 😌🧶❤️
Fun emoji combos I’ve used recently feel free to steal:
“You got me” - 🖐🏻🙂↕️🤚🏻
“Guards! Seize him” - 🫵🏻
This one’s great if you have a tummy ache: 👊🏻💩🔥
“You got me” - 🖐🏻🙂↕️🤚🏻
“Guards! Seize him” - 🫵🏻
This one’s great if you have a tummy ache: 👊🏻💩🔥
May 30, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Fun emoji combos I’ve used recently feel free to steal:
“You got me” - 🖐🏻🙂↕️🤚🏻
“Guards! Seize him” - 🫵🏻
This one’s great if you have a tummy ache: 👊🏻💩🔥
“You got me” - 🖐🏻🙂↕️🤚🏻
“Guards! Seize him” - 🫵🏻
This one’s great if you have a tummy ache: 👊🏻💩🔥
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VANCOUVER OCT 11th
we party + raise $ for charity
tickets on sale friday 🩵
we party + raise $ for charity
tickets on sale friday 🩵
May 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
VANCOUVER OCT 11th
we party + raise $ for charity
tickets on sale friday 🩵
we party + raise $ for charity
tickets on sale friday 🩵
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what if #neopets aisha was in #AnimalCrossing :o
May 24, 2025 at 7:09 PM
what if #neopets aisha was in #AnimalCrossing :o