Melanated Game Kitchen
@mgamekitchen.bsky.social
BIPOC Collective Co-Op studio focused on the creation and curation of game experiences for the culture and our diasporas.
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Links: https://melanatedgamekitchen.itch.io/
Host of the Culture Bytes Game Jam Series
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Links: https://melanatedgamekitchen.itch.io/
Host of the Culture Bytes Game Jam Series
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Clock Out at 2 – Trailer 2 | Narrative Adventure Game
⏰ It’s 2PM… but what if you could never clock out?
Celia is having a terrible day. To make matters worse, ever since the “incident” you’ve been seeing strange and terrifying creatures.
Is It…
youtu.be
Happy TGS Week!
Here's a new trailer for our upcoming Roguelike Psychological-Horror Narrative Adventure game, Clock Out at 2!
🕑mystery story
🕑mechanics and choices that matter
Updated demo now available on Steam.
Wishlist, play the demo, follow @bt-games-mac.bsky.social
youtu.be/kiNWrI1D_kk
Here's a new trailer for our upcoming Roguelike Psychological-Horror Narrative Adventure game, Clock Out at 2!
🕑mystery story
🕑mechanics and choices that matter
Updated demo now available on Steam.
Wishlist, play the demo, follow @bt-games-mac.bsky.social
youtu.be/kiNWrI1D_kk
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This week, I'm officially an "expert" aka "curator" on the Ludocene Game Discovery/Curation App. Joining many other talented designer friends.
Hope you'll use my "expert card" to assist you with finding interesting games to play!
Hope you'll use my "expert card" to assist you with finding interesting games to play!
Excited to welcome @timstatis.bsky.social (worked on God of War: Ragnarok, Marvel's Avengers) as our newest expert on Ludocene.com.
Select his Expert card to find genre-bending games with a high-skill ceiling and experimental or culture-rich storytelling.
www.ludocene.com/expert-166/T...
Select his Expert card to find genre-bending games with a high-skill ceiling and experimental or culture-rich storytelling.
www.ludocene.com/expert-166/T...
Ludocene - Game Discovery From People You Trust
Game discovery from people you trust. Ludocene is a free game finder that uses human-researched data to match you with games you'll love.
www.ludocene.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:22 AM
This week, I'm officially an "expert" aka "curator" on the Ludocene Game Discovery/Curation App. Joining many other talented designer friends.
Hope you'll use my "expert card" to assist you with finding interesting games to play!
Hope you'll use my "expert card" to assist you with finding interesting games to play!
Reposted by Melanated Game Kitchen
For today's shift of #PitchYaGame⏰
Clock Out at 2 is a rougelite narrative adventure game featuring the complexities of workplace trauma, mental health, & resilience. Play an immersive experience of the challenges of corporate life through Celia, an Afro-Latina woman.
Steam Demo:
buff.ly/w8awoko
Clock Out at 2 is a rougelite narrative adventure game featuring the complexities of workplace trauma, mental health, & resilience. Play an immersive experience of the challenges of corporate life through Celia, an Afro-Latina woman.
Steam Demo:
buff.ly/w8awoko
November 7, 2025 at 9:03 PM
For today's shift of #PitchYaGame⏰
Clock Out at 2 is a rougelite narrative adventure game featuring the complexities of workplace trauma, mental health, & resilience. Play an immersive experience of the challenges of corporate life through Celia, an Afro-Latina woman.
Steam Demo:
buff.ly/w8awoko
Clock Out at 2 is a rougelite narrative adventure game featuring the complexities of workplace trauma, mental health, & resilience. Play an immersive experience of the challenges of corporate life through Celia, an Afro-Latina woman.
Steam Demo:
buff.ly/w8awoko
congrats on the TTRPG release Basil! We're curious to learn more about the world you've built and to see people playing it.
The seas glow before us,
The lighthouse shines bright,
When you play Pelogos,
You become the only light.
Pelogos is now available on itch.io!
kobanya.itch.io/pelogos
The lighthouse shines bright,
When you play Pelogos,
You become the only light.
Pelogos is now available on itch.io!
kobanya.itch.io/pelogos
November 8, 2025 at 12:00 AM
congrats on the TTRPG release Basil! We're curious to learn more about the world you've built and to see people playing it.
Good work on the panel Darius!
Wow I had such an amazing time at Game Sound Con! This was my first time going in person and participating in a panel!
Great seeing many of my audio friends and was a much needed recharge with everything going on in my life. Thankful for the new connections and inspiring discussions!
Great seeing many of my audio friends and was a much needed recharge with everything going on in my life. Thankful for the new connections and inspiring discussions!
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Good work on the panel Darius!
Hope some of y'all enjoyed our demo as part of Steam Scream Fest!
A horror like you've never seen before...
Play our demo at Steam Scream 4👻
#SteamScreamFest #spooktober #COA2 #ADV #ノベルゲーム #renpy
Song: Madness by Elektrobear
Play our demo at Steam Scream 4👻
#SteamScreamFest #spooktober #COA2 #ADV #ノベルゲーム #renpy
Song: Madness by Elektrobear
November 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Hope some of y'all enjoyed our demo as part of Steam Scream Fest!
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Had the pleasure of meeting @bt-games-mac.bsky.social during #TokyoGameShow this year! We had a lovely interview all about Borderless Studios and their #indiegame Clock Out at 2!
WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbWa...
WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbWa...
October 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Had the pleasure of meeting @bt-games-mac.bsky.social during #TokyoGameShow this year! We had a lovely interview all about Borderless Studios and their #indiegame Clock Out at 2!
WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbWa...
WATCH THE FULL INTERVIEW: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbWa...
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One of our members is involved with this project. We're looking forward to playing the demo!
Who doesn't like a little challenge?
store.steampowered.com/app/1883920/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1883920/...
Below the Crown on Steam
Explore the dungeons Below the Crown, in this love letter to Roguelikes, Dungeon Crawlers, and Chess. Prepare for strategy, game-changing spells, psychological tests, and challenges from your fellow p...
store.steampowered.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
One of our members is involved with this project. We're looking forward to playing the demo!
We love a good conference boost. Let's keep the momentum through the Fall
October 15, 2025 at 10:34 PM
We love a good conference boost. Let's keep the momentum through the Fall
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Let’s go with a new trailer! Have you played the demo yet?! No? What are you waiting for?
Happy TGS Week!
Here's a new trailer for our upcoming Roguelike Psychological-Horror Narrative Adventure game, Clock Out at 2!
🕑mystery story
🕑mechanics and choices that matter
Updated demo now available on Steam.
Wishlist, play the demo, follow @bt-games-mac.bsky.social
youtu.be/kiNWrI1D_kk
Here's a new trailer for our upcoming Roguelike Psychological-Horror Narrative Adventure game, Clock Out at 2!
🕑mystery story
🕑mechanics and choices that matter
Updated demo now available on Steam.
Wishlist, play the demo, follow @bt-games-mac.bsky.social
youtu.be/kiNWrI1D_kk
Clock Out at 2 – Trailer 2 | Narrative Adventure Game
⏰ It’s 2PM… but what if you could never clock out?
Celia is having a terrible day. To make matters worse, ever since the “incident” you’ve been seeing strange and terrifying creatures.
Is It…
youtu.be
September 27, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Let’s go with a new trailer! Have you played the demo yet?! No? What are you waiting for?
Reposted by Melanated Game Kitchen
So proud of what this team has accomplished so far! This trailer is my FAV
Happy TGS Week!
Here's a new trailer for our upcoming Roguelike Psychological-Horror Narrative Adventure game, Clock Out at 2!
🕑mystery story
🕑mechanics and choices that matter
Updated demo now available on Steam.
Wishlist, play the demo, follow @bt-games-mac.bsky.social
youtu.be/kiNWrI1D_kk
Here's a new trailer for our upcoming Roguelike Psychological-Horror Narrative Adventure game, Clock Out at 2!
🕑mystery story
🕑mechanics and choices that matter
Updated demo now available on Steam.
Wishlist, play the demo, follow @bt-games-mac.bsky.social
youtu.be/kiNWrI1D_kk
Clock Out at 2 – Trailer 2 | Narrative Adventure Game
⏰ It’s 2PM… but what if you could never clock out?
Celia is having a terrible day. To make matters worse, ever since the “incident” you’ve been seeing strange and terrifying creatures.
Is It…
youtu.be
September 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
So proud of what this team has accomplished so far! This trailer is my FAV
Happy TGS Week!
Here's a new trailer for our upcoming Roguelike Psychological-Horror Narrative Adventure game, Clock Out at 2!
🕑mystery story
🕑mechanics and choices that matter
Updated demo now available on Steam.
Wishlist, play the demo, follow @bt-games-mac.bsky.social
youtu.be/kiNWrI1D_kk
Here's a new trailer for our upcoming Roguelike Psychological-Horror Narrative Adventure game, Clock Out at 2!
🕑mystery story
🕑mechanics and choices that matter
Updated demo now available on Steam.
Wishlist, play the demo, follow @bt-games-mac.bsky.social
youtu.be/kiNWrI1D_kk
Clock Out at 2 – Trailer 2 | Narrative Adventure Game
⏰ It’s 2PM… but what if you could never clock out?
Celia is having a terrible day. To make matters worse, ever since the “incident” you’ve been seeing strange and terrifying creatures.
Is It…
youtu.be
September 25, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Happy TGS Week!
Here's a new trailer for our upcoming Roguelike Psychological-Horror Narrative Adventure game, Clock Out at 2!
🕑mystery story
🕑mechanics and choices that matter
Updated demo now available on Steam.
Wishlist, play the demo, follow @bt-games-mac.bsky.social
youtu.be/kiNWrI1D_kk
Here's a new trailer for our upcoming Roguelike Psychological-Horror Narrative Adventure game, Clock Out at 2!
🕑mystery story
🕑mechanics and choices that matter
Updated demo now available on Steam.
Wishlist, play the demo, follow @bt-games-mac.bsky.social
youtu.be/kiNWrI1D_kk
Reposted by Melanated Game Kitchen
The Clock Out at 2 trailer drops in under 24 hours at 7pm PST | 11am JST!
Are you ready to clock out, or stay trapped forever?
Click Notify me to watch the trailer when it releases:
buff.ly/bin6f2t
Our team will be at the Tokyo Game Show! DM us to connect.
#TGS2025 #COA2 #ADV #ノベルゲーム #renpy
Are you ready to clock out, or stay trapped forever?
Click Notify me to watch the trailer when it releases:
buff.ly/bin6f2t
Our team will be at the Tokyo Game Show! DM us to connect.
#TGS2025 #COA2 #ADV #ノベルゲーム #renpy
September 24, 2025 at 5:40 AM
In case you didn't catch it live, our creative director of Clock Out at 2, @bt-games-mac.bsky.social, gave a great interview at GDoCExpo about the game, it's inspirations, and why it's an important story players should experience. Tap in to learn more about our narrative thriller roguelike.
VOD in 🧵
VOD in 🧵
September 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
In case you didn't catch it live, our creative director of Clock Out at 2, @bt-games-mac.bsky.social, gave a great interview at GDoCExpo about the game, it's inspirations, and why it's an important story players should experience. Tap in to learn more about our narrative thriller roguelike.
VOD in 🧵
VOD in 🧵
Relooted! we played this during Summer Games Fest and it's definitely an experience you'll want to check out.
Looking forward to supporting our friends with its release.
Looking forward to supporting our friends with its release.
THE DEMO IS OUT!
In a near future where museums twist loopholes to keep stolen history, this game centers on 70 artifacts. Each one is inspired by real items of real cultural significance taken from African nations. Our stories matter. Their return matters.
#wishlistwednesday #blackvoicesingaming
In a near future where museums twist loopholes to keep stolen history, this game centers on 70 artifacts. Each one is inspired by real items of real cultural significance taken from African nations. Our stories matter. Their return matters.
#wishlistwednesday #blackvoicesingaming
September 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Relooted! we played this during Summer Games Fest and it's definitely an experience you'll want to check out.
Looking forward to supporting our friends with its release.
Looking forward to supporting our friends with its release.
Reposted by Melanated Game Kitchen
#DevInterview Clock Out at 2
This narrative-driven 2D roguelite game explores workplace trauma, resilience, & identity through the eyes of Celia, an Afro-Latina woman navigating corporate life.
Struggling against toxic office culture, microaggressions, & unseen pressures - Can you Clock Out at 2?
This narrative-driven 2D roguelite game explores workplace trauma, resilience, & identity through the eyes of Celia, an Afro-Latina woman navigating corporate life.
Struggling against toxic office culture, microaggressions, & unseen pressures - Can you Clock Out at 2?
September 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
#DevInterview Clock Out at 2
This narrative-driven 2D roguelite game explores workplace trauma, resilience, & identity through the eyes of Celia, an Afro-Latina woman navigating corporate life.
Struggling against toxic office culture, microaggressions, & unseen pressures - Can you Clock Out at 2?
This narrative-driven 2D roguelite game explores workplace trauma, resilience, & identity through the eyes of Celia, an Afro-Latina woman navigating corporate life.
Struggling against toxic office culture, microaggressions, & unseen pressures - Can you Clock Out at 2?
Reposted by Melanated Game Kitchen
Please support! We are so close 😎
We're 81% of the way to our support bundle goal, with just 3 days left! 🩵💚
Reminder: all proceeds support programs like conferences, games showcases, grants, scholarships, and other year-round initiatives that expand access to opportunities in the game industry.
itch.io/b/3171/game-...
#gamedev
Reminder: all proceeds support programs like conferences, games showcases, grants, scholarships, and other year-round initiatives that expand access to opportunities in the game industry.
itch.io/b/3171/game-...
#gamedev
September 3, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Please support! We are so close 😎
The 1st of a few interview features highlighting the winners from our summer game jam, the Big Byte Game Jam. @jamsandjoysticks.bsky.social highlighting the platformer game, Necto, by @noniko.bsky.social
Read the rest via the link in 🧵
Read the rest via the link in 🧵
August 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
The 1st of a few interview features highlighting the winners from our summer game jam, the Big Byte Game Jam. @jamsandjoysticks.bsky.social highlighting the platformer game, Necto, by @noniko.bsky.social
Read the rest via the link in 🧵
Read the rest via the link in 🧵
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It’s live!
The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle is here!💚🩵
🎮 100+ items from 70+ creators
💰 Just $10 (worth ~$409)
🫶🏾 Save 97% + support GDoC programs
Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!
👉 Grab the bundle now: itch.io/b/3171/game-...
The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle is here!💚🩵
🎮 100+ items from 70+ creators
💰 Just $10 (worth ~$409)
🫶🏾 Save 97% + support GDoC programs
Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!
👉 Grab the bundle now: itch.io/b/3171/game-...
August 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It’s live!
The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle is here!💚🩵
🎮 100+ items from 70+ creators
💰 Just $10 (worth ~$409)
🫶🏾 Save 97% + support GDoC programs
Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!
👉 Grab the bundle now: itch.io/b/3171/game-...
The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle is here!💚🩵
🎮 100+ items from 70+ creators
💰 Just $10 (worth ~$409)
🫶🏾 Save 97% + support GDoC programs
Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!
👉 Grab the bundle now: itch.io/b/3171/game-...
Our friends at GDoC have a great bundle starting today! BONUS: a few of our members, like Magz, have their games in the bundle too!
Support!
Support!
i'm in this bundle for Concoct a Bad Day Remedy microTTRPG.
def support this bundle and @gdocexpo.com !
#GameBundles #SupportBundle
def support this bundle and @gdocexpo.com !
#GameBundles #SupportBundle
It’s live!
The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle is here!💚🩵
🎮 100+ items from 70+ creators
💰 Just $10 (worth ~$409)
🫶🏾 Save 97% + support GDoC programs
Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!
👉 Grab the bundle now: itch.io/b/3171/game-...
The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle is here!💚🩵
🎮 100+ items from 70+ creators
💰 Just $10 (worth ~$409)
🫶🏾 Save 97% + support GDoC programs
Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!
👉 Grab the bundle now: itch.io/b/3171/game-...
August 20, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Our friends at GDoC have a great bundle starting today! BONUS: a few of our members, like Magz, have their games in the bundle too!
Support!
Support!
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Art Interns here!
We helped out with making character sheets!
Similarly with finalizing the assets and sprites for the mini-game, we collaborated with the team, making sure they fit with the art of the game.
This was a fun project.
#ADV #visualnovel #ノベルゲーム #renpy
We helped out with making character sheets!
Similarly with finalizing the assets and sprites for the mini-game, we collaborated with the team, making sure they fit with the art of the game.
This was a fun project.
#ADV #visualnovel #ノベルゲーム #renpy
August 18, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Art Interns here!
We helped out with making character sheets!
Similarly with finalizing the assets and sprites for the mini-game, we collaborated with the team, making sure they fit with the art of the game.
This was a fun project.
#ADV #visualnovel #ノベルゲーム #renpy
We helped out with making character sheets!
Similarly with finalizing the assets and sprites for the mini-game, we collaborated with the team, making sure they fit with the art of the game.
This was a fun project.
#ADV #visualnovel #ノベルゲーム #renpy
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Our 11th Annual Student Showcase is happening Saturday, Aug. 23 in #Oakland!
Join us for demos of some epic student-created games, live DJs, food, schwag & more! This event is FREE, but please RSVP at: tinyurl.com/2025students... #studentshowcase #gamedev
Join us for demos of some epic student-created games, live DJs, food, schwag & more! This event is FREE, but please RSVP at: tinyurl.com/2025students... #studentshowcase #gamedev
August 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Our 11th Annual Student Showcase is happening Saturday, Aug. 23 in #Oakland!
Join us for demos of some epic student-created games, live DJs, food, schwag & more! This event is FREE, but please RSVP at: tinyurl.com/2025students... #studentshowcase #gamedev
Join us for demos of some epic student-created games, live DJs, food, schwag & more! This event is FREE, but please RSVP at: tinyurl.com/2025students... #studentshowcase #gamedev
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Programming Interns Here!
This is the third dev log for the stress relief mini game. First, here is the initialization of the inner growing circle. Perfect route was added.
See our code in action below~
#ADV #visualnovel #ノベルゲーム #renpy
This is the third dev log for the stress relief mini game. First, here is the initialization of the inner growing circle. Perfect route was added.
See our code in action below~
#ADV #visualnovel #ノベルゲーム #renpy
August 11, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Programming Interns Here!
This is the third dev log for the stress relief mini game. First, here is the initialization of the inner growing circle. Perfect route was added.
See our code in action below~
#ADV #visualnovel #ノベルゲーム #renpy
This is the third dev log for the stress relief mini game. First, here is the initialization of the inner growing circle. Perfect route was added.
See our code in action below~
#ADV #visualnovel #ノベルゲーム #renpy
Reposted by Melanated Game Kitchen
Art Interns here!
During our absence, we worked on matching our sprites to the art style & created variations of things like the end screen. We couldn't have finalized the assets for the mini game without the team's feedback! Also, we finished our stress bar! Look!
#ADV #visualnovel #ノベルゲーム #renpy
During our absence, we worked on matching our sprites to the art style & created variations of things like the end screen. We couldn't have finalized the assets for the mini game without the team's feedback! Also, we finished our stress bar! Look!
#ADV #visualnovel #ノベルゲーム #renpy
August 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Art Interns here!
During our absence, we worked on matching our sprites to the art style & created variations of things like the end screen. We couldn't have finalized the assets for the mini game without the team's feedback! Also, we finished our stress bar! Look!
#ADV #visualnovel #ノベルゲーム #renpy
During our absence, we worked on matching our sprites to the art style & created variations of things like the end screen. We couldn't have finalized the assets for the mini game without the team's feedback! Also, we finished our stress bar! Look!
#ADV #visualnovel #ノベルゲーム #renpy
Dunno if y'all saw 👀 but we released a slick highlight reel from our BiG Byte Game Jam!
Featuring some of the fav games from the jam.
All the applause goes to @elijahsbrain.bsky.social for leveling-up all my ideas and then some.
My first response was "this is slick!" True story
youtu.be/fNR5AAXJ0Sw
Featuring some of the fav games from the jam.
All the applause goes to @elijahsbrain.bsky.social for leveling-up all my ideas and then some.
My first response was "this is slick!" True story
youtu.be/fNR5AAXJ0Sw
Highlights from BiG Byte Game Jam 2025 | Melanated Game Kitchen
Enjoy this quick look at the games made during the BiG Byte Game Jam of 2025!
Game Creators from all over the world formed teams and came together for 1-month to create games using the theme:…
youtu.be
August 7, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Dunno if y'all saw 👀 but we released a slick highlight reel from our BiG Byte Game Jam!
Featuring some of the fav games from the jam.
All the applause goes to @elijahsbrain.bsky.social for leveling-up all my ideas and then some.
My first response was "this is slick!" True story
youtu.be/fNR5AAXJ0Sw
Featuring some of the fav games from the jam.
All the applause goes to @elijahsbrain.bsky.social for leveling-up all my ideas and then some.
My first response was "this is slick!" True story
youtu.be/fNR5AAXJ0Sw