Mike Enoch
@mickenoch.bsky.social
I make games. Code lead on Crackdown, Crackdown 2. Made Ghost Dentist VR on Train Jam with friends. He/Him. @mikeenoch in the other place, it was taken here!
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Mike Enoch
@mickenoch.bsky.social
· Jun 7
Time to start talking about my game!
Fight off an alien invasion, turn based strategy, rogue-lite. Similar to XCOM and Into The Breach.
Follow or ask for more details.
Haven’t picked a name yet 👽🛸
Fight off an alien invasion, turn based strategy, rogue-lite. Similar to XCOM and Into The Breach.
Follow or ask for more details.
Haven’t picked a name yet 👽🛸
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I've reposted many posts made by folks who were recently laid off from Heart Machine, but here is a thread that highlights them all.
I am also including folks who were previously laid off & are still looking for work. I will be linking their Bsky posts, as well as LinkedIn.
Please, share this. 🖤
I am also including folks who were previously laid off & are still looking for work. I will be linking their Bsky posts, as well as LinkedIn.
Please, share this. 🖤
October 15, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I've reposted many posts made by folks who were recently laid off from Heart Machine, but here is a thread that highlights them all.
I am also including folks who were previously laid off & are still looking for work. I will be linking their Bsky posts, as well as LinkedIn.
Please, share this. 🖤
I am also including folks who were previously laid off & are still looking for work. I will be linking their Bsky posts, as well as LinkedIn.
Please, share this. 🖤
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this got recommended to me by YouTube, and it deserves to have one billion views, so I'm showing it to you in the hopes that you will also watch it and share it, because it is so lovely
youtu.be/bV-2KfJtthE?...
youtu.be/bV-2KfJtthE?...
Steve, Socks, and Spleen Surgery - An Animated Story
YouTube video by william snekspeare
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
this got recommended to me by YouTube, and it deserves to have one billion views, so I'm showing it to you in the hopes that you will also watch it and share it, because it is so lovely
youtu.be/bV-2KfJtthE?...
youtu.be/bV-2KfJtthE?...
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Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
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Absolute best edit of a Northernlion video I've ever seen hey @katie.bzky.team check this out
The Password Odyssey: A Northernlion Story
YouTube video by harryfhumbert
youtu.be
October 6, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Absolute best edit of a Northernlion video I've ever seen hey @katie.bzky.team check this out
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Hey everyone. I’ll be honest, I’ve run out of rope on this “being a writer” business, to the point where my site either takes off, now, or I start applying for whatever local shop/cleaning jobs are available. This isn’t a “threat”, just an honest statement of where I am. Sorry.
ko-fi.com/kimimi
ko-fi.com/kimimi
Support Kimimi
Videogame archaeologist and explorer: Player of the untranslated. Lifter-upper of the unloved and misunderstood.
ko-fi.com
October 2, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Hey everyone. I’ll be honest, I’ve run out of rope on this “being a writer” business, to the point where my site either takes off, now, or I start applying for whatever local shop/cleaning jobs are available. This isn’t a “threat”, just an honest statement of where I am. Sorry.
ko-fi.com/kimimi
ko-fi.com/kimimi
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so I posted this on LinkedIn already but figure I might as well share it here too: Do I have any press contacts interested in my general Horse Game Shenanigans™ who would be interested in covering the Khiimori kickstarter success? Or just the horse game phenomenon in general 👀
March 12, 2025 at 8:45 AM
so I posted this on LinkedIn already but figure I might as well share it here too: Do I have any press contacts interested in my general Horse Game Shenanigans™ who would be interested in covering the Khiimori kickstarter success? Or just the horse game phenomenon in general 👀
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Indie game devs! Worried you don't have a good publishing deal? May I present my firm's 2025 Publishing Agreement Data Report! Taken from 100+ actual Publishing Agreements ranging from 2017-2025, providing averages for rev share splits, advances, IP ownership and more!
indiegamepublishing.com
indiegamepublishing.com
March 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Indie game devs! Worried you don't have a good publishing deal? May I present my firm's 2025 Publishing Agreement Data Report! Taken from 100+ actual Publishing Agreements ranging from 2017-2025, providing averages for rev share splits, advances, IP ownership and more!
indiegamepublishing.com
indiegamepublishing.com
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I've learned (and I am still learning) how to run a game studio for the last seven years doing both creative and biz. Here's a list of guidelines that work for us and might be useful for others that were lessons I've incorporated with our experience and guidance from others. 🧵
February 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I've learned (and I am still learning) how to run a game studio for the last seven years doing both creative and biz. Here's a list of guidelines that work for us and might be useful for others that were lessons I've incorporated with our experience and guidance from others. 🧵
Been working on a UFO interior today, kind of a set dressing approach - using stock assets and kit bashing. It’s felt a lot like playing Happy Home Academy in Animal Crossing! Coming up with a little narrative for what and why things are there, and working within tight spatial constraints
February 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Been working on a UFO interior today, kind of a set dressing approach - using stock assets and kit bashing. It’s felt a lot like playing Happy Home Academy in Animal Crossing! Coming up with a little narrative for what and why things are there, and working within tight spatial constraints
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ma’am you are in the way
February 1, 2025 at 10:56 PM
ma’am you are in the way
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This is really shocking: and true. I discovered I'd just been upgraded without consent to an AI-enshittified package that was about £30 a year more expensive. Strongly recommend anyone who has an Office 365 follow the below advice to get rid of it
Microsoft is going to price gouge you by adding their genAI to your subscription without your consent, and they are not transparent about how to avoid this bullshit.
Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
Here's how to change your subscription back to "Classic" for a lower charge without Copilot: answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msoffi...
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answers.microsoft.com
January 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
This is really shocking: and true. I discovered I'd just been upgraded without consent to an AI-enshittified package that was about £30 a year more expensive. Strongly recommend anyone who has an Office 365 follow the below advice to get rid of it
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Y'all, with all seriousness, we could do with a bit of a morale boost with this one on our anniversary. :c I haven't asked for much over the past year and change of working really hard daily here on BlueSky to share cool stuff, all the bytes of and bits of gaming history on top of everything else.
Ah, it's just about to the hour for ONE WHOLE YEAR since the first issue of our fortnightly retro gaming and anime 'zine, BETWEEN THE SCANLINES, first rolled out. 🎉
Want to get in on the action with our £1 digital zine, knowing there's catch-up sale bundles available?
betweenthescanlines.itch.io
Want to get in on the action with our £1 digital zine, knowing there's catch-up sale bundles available?
betweenthescanlines.itch.io
October 25, 2024 at 8:05 PM
Y'all, with all seriousness, we could do with a bit of a morale boost with this one on our anniversary. :c I haven't asked for much over the past year and change of working really hard daily here on BlueSky to share cool stuff, all the bytes of and bits of gaming history on top of everything else.
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Heyyy guess what I’ll tell you! Experimental Game Workshop submissions just opened up. If you've been working on something interesting this year, please submit it to the Experimental Game Workshop to get a chance to show it off at GDC next year. ExperimentalGameWorkshop.org
EXPERIMENTAL GAME WORKSHOP
Submissions for 2025 are now open!
ExperimentalGameWorkshop.org
October 9, 2024 at 6:14 PM
Heyyy guess what I’ll tell you! Experimental Game Workshop submissions just opened up. If you've been working on something interesting this year, please submit it to the Experimental Game Workshop to get a chance to show it off at GDC next year. ExperimentalGameWorkshop.org
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Doshin The Giant wishes you a great and relaxing weekend!
October 4, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Doshin The Giant wishes you a great and relaxing weekend!
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The single most informative thing nintendo has ever officially posted about game design is this sketch for the zelda 1 map, done in a single session, with miyamoto drawing the right half and tezuka drawing the left half
October 2, 2024 at 11:25 PM
The single most informative thing nintendo has ever officially posted about game design is this sketch for the zelda 1 map, done in a single session, with miyamoto drawing the right half and tezuka drawing the left half
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New games, updates, demos, and more in last week's #TurnBasedThursday showcase!
💀 A dark roguelike deckbuilder
📖A JRPG x Visual Novel Combo
🤖 A turn-based mech game
✏️A charming hand drawn JRPG
& many more! ⤵️
bsky.app/profile/spri...
💀 A dark roguelike deckbuilder
📖A JRPG x Visual Novel Combo
🤖 A turn-based mech game
✏️A charming hand drawn JRPG
& many more! ⤵️
bsky.app/profile/spri...
September 12, 2024 at 4:48 PM
New games, updates, demos, and more in last week's #TurnBasedThursday showcase!
💀 A dark roguelike deckbuilder
📖A JRPG x Visual Novel Combo
🤖 A turn-based mech game
✏️A charming hand drawn JRPG
& many more! ⤵️
bsky.app/profile/spri...
💀 A dark roguelike deckbuilder
📖A JRPG x Visual Novel Combo
🤖 A turn-based mech game
✏️A charming hand drawn JRPG
& many more! ⤵️
bsky.app/profile/spri...
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Welcome to v4 of the Blue Sky Game Dev orientation 🧵!
Let's get you started with the basics of Bluesky, finding other devs, and posting about your games!
Btw, this is based on the artist orientation thread from @purlane.ink; make sure to check it out if you’re also on the art side of game dev!
Let's get you started with the basics of Bluesky, finding other devs, and posting about your games!
Btw, this is based on the artist orientation thread from @purlane.ink; make sure to check it out if you’re also on the art side of game dev!
Welcome to the Bluesky artist orientation 🧵!
This will get you started on the basics of how this network works, how to connect with other artists, and how to get your art seen.
If you’re a furry, I also highly recommend checking out @buttplug.engineer's furry orientation thread below:
This will get you started on the basics of how this network works, how to connect with other artists, and how to get your art seen.
If you’re a furry, I also highly recommend checking out @buttplug.engineer's furry orientation thread below:
Welcome to qDot’s “So you’re a furry that just joined bsky” 🧵
A guide to other posts on the network and servers furries should know because I’m sick of repeating myself
First up, @kamu.bsky.social ’s Furry Roll-call thread. Comment to let others know you’re here.
A guide to other posts on the network and servers furries should know because I’m sick of repeating myself
First up, @kamu.bsky.social ’s Furry Roll-call thread. Comment to let others know you’re here.
September 13, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Welcome to v4 of the Blue Sky Game Dev orientation 🧵!
Let's get you started with the basics of Bluesky, finding other devs, and posting about your games!
Btw, this is based on the artist orientation thread from @purlane.ink; make sure to check it out if you’re also on the art side of game dev!
Let's get you started with the basics of Bluesky, finding other devs, and posting about your games!
Btw, this is based on the artist orientation thread from @purlane.ink; make sure to check it out if you’re also on the art side of game dev!
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What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
We don't all have the same number of bones or muscles. There's an average, I guess. We all kind of cluster around it. Some muscles are pretty rare. Some people just invent their own artisanal bones.
We don't all have the same number of bones or muscles. There's an average, I guess. We all kind of cluster around it. Some muscles are pretty rare. Some people just invent their own artisanal bones.
Court ordered therapy almost never works and usually makes the problem worse.
Can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make them stop harming their kid/spouse, the kid/spouse won’t rebuild the lost affection, and mostly abusers just learn to be more efficient and cruel abusers.
Can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make them stop harming their kid/spouse, the kid/spouse won’t rebuild the lost affection, and mostly abusers just learn to be more efficient and cruel abusers.
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
Indexes in books are written by actual humans and cannot be done automatically by computers
Indexes in books are written by actual humans and cannot be done automatically by computers
September 4, 2024 at 3:56 AM
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
We don't all have the same number of bones or muscles. There's an average, I guess. We all kind of cluster around it. Some muscles are pretty rare. Some people just invent their own artisanal bones.
We don't all have the same number of bones or muscles. There's an average, I guess. We all kind of cluster around it. Some muscles are pretty rare. Some people just invent their own artisanal bones.
Time to start talking about my game!
Fight off an alien invasion, turn based strategy, rogue-lite. Similar to XCOM and Into The Breach.
Follow or ask for more details.
Haven’t picked a name yet 👽🛸
Fight off an alien invasion, turn based strategy, rogue-lite. Similar to XCOM and Into The Breach.
Follow or ask for more details.
Haven’t picked a name yet 👽🛸
June 7, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Time to start talking about my game!
Fight off an alien invasion, turn based strategy, rogue-lite. Similar to XCOM and Into The Breach.
Follow or ask for more details.
Haven’t picked a name yet 👽🛸
Fight off an alien invasion, turn based strategy, rogue-lite. Similar to XCOM and Into The Breach.
Follow or ask for more details.
Haven’t picked a name yet 👽🛸
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Laralyn McWilliams, game designer, passes away at 58
During her 30-year career in games, McWilliams worked on a number of games such as Gears of War 4, Free Realms, and Deal or No Deal.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/lar...
During her 30-year career in games, McWilliams worked on a number of games such as Gears of War 4, Free Realms, and Deal or No Deal.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/lar...
February 6, 2024 at 7:31 PM
Laralyn McWilliams, game designer, passes away at 58
During her 30-year career in games, McWilliams worked on a number of games such as Gears of War 4, Free Realms, and Deal or No Deal.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/lar...
During her 30-year career in games, McWilliams worked on a number of games such as Gears of War 4, Free Realms, and Deal or No Deal.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/lar...