Emanuel -Mr. Stidz- Garcia
@mrstidz.bsky.social
🇵🇷 Narrative Game Designer | Tabletop RPG Writer | Engineer | Cyberpunk Enthusiast
"the sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel" 👓
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"the sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel" 👓
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Heyo! I'm Emanuel, also known as Mr. Stidz, a Narrative Game Designer who loves all things cyberpunk, sci-fi, and TTRPGs.
We could be friends if you like...
✅ System Shock
✅ Deus Ex
✅ Shadowrun
✅ NieR
✅ William Gibson
✅ Philip K. Dick
And most recently Metaphor Re Fantazio. Damn, what a game...
We could be friends if you like...
✅ System Shock
✅ Deus Ex
✅ Shadowrun
✅ NieR
✅ William Gibson
✅ Philip K. Dick
And most recently Metaphor Re Fantazio. Damn, what a game...
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When you're writing a tabletop roleplaying game, the mechanics should evoke the atmosphere you want in your story.
A simple example: we're writing a cozy woodland mystery game. What are the combat mechanics like? Well, clearly there aren't any. Combat isn't part of our cozy woodland story.
But...
A simple example: we're writing a cozy woodland mystery game. What are the combat mechanics like? Well, clearly there aren't any. Combat isn't part of our cozy woodland story.
But...
November 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
When you're writing a tabletop roleplaying game, the mechanics should evoke the atmosphere you want in your story.
A simple example: we're writing a cozy woodland mystery game. What are the combat mechanics like? Well, clearly there aren't any. Combat isn't part of our cozy woodland story.
But...
A simple example: we're writing a cozy woodland mystery game. What are the combat mechanics like? Well, clearly there aren't any. Combat isn't part of our cozy woodland story.
But...
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PRAISE THE ALLMOTHER, 1000xRESIST is out on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 🎮 @sunsetvisitor.studio
This sci-fi thriller is now available in Brazilian Portuguese, French, and Korean 🗣️
A warm HEKKI GRACE to new Sisters across the globe 🫂
💚 bit.ly/1KXRXbox
💙 bit.ly/1KXRPlayStat...
This sci-fi thriller is now available in Brazilian Portuguese, French, and Korean 🗣️
A warm HEKKI GRACE to new Sisters across the globe 🫂
💚 bit.ly/1KXRXbox
💙 bit.ly/1KXRPlayStat...
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
PRAISE THE ALLMOTHER, 1000xRESIST is out on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 🎮 @sunsetvisitor.studio
This sci-fi thriller is now available in Brazilian Portuguese, French, and Korean 🗣️
A warm HEKKI GRACE to new Sisters across the globe 🫂
💚 bit.ly/1KXRXbox
💙 bit.ly/1KXRPlayStat...
This sci-fi thriller is now available in Brazilian Portuguese, French, and Korean 🗣️
A warm HEKKI GRACE to new Sisters across the globe 🫂
💚 bit.ly/1KXRXbox
💙 bit.ly/1KXRPlayStat...
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New deadline for our CAFECITOS sign-ups is now November 2nd! ☕️
Sign-up forms will close at 11:59 PM EST (12:59 AM AST - Nov. 3rd)!
Sign up as a MENTEE: forms.gle/uB9cRn9bKySvz5WAA
Sign up as a MENTOR: forms.gle/BNZsZniY46f7tjrNA
Sign-up forms will close at 11:59 PM EST (12:59 AM AST - Nov. 3rd)!
Sign up as a MENTEE: forms.gle/uB9cRn9bKySvz5WAA
Sign up as a MENTOR: forms.gle/BNZsZniY46f7tjrNA
October 22, 2025 at 12:59 PM
New deadline for our CAFECITOS sign-ups is now November 2nd! ☕️
Sign-up forms will close at 11:59 PM EST (12:59 AM AST - Nov. 3rd)!
Sign up as a MENTEE: forms.gle/uB9cRn9bKySvz5WAA
Sign up as a MENTOR: forms.gle/BNZsZniY46f7tjrNA
Sign-up forms will close at 11:59 PM EST (12:59 AM AST - Nov. 3rd)!
Sign up as a MENTEE: forms.gle/uB9cRn9bKySvz5WAA
Sign up as a MENTOR: forms.gle/BNZsZniY46f7tjrNA
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I love this analytical take on video game categorization from Antoine Mayerowitz and Julie Belzanne:
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
September 14, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I love this analytical take on video game categorization from Antoine Mayerowitz and Julie Belzanne:
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...
Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length
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🚨🚨 Giveaway alert 🚨🚨
We have single day badges for PAX East! Fill out the Google form below and good luck!
15 badges total will be available and winners contacted by 4/28
Enter to win: docs.google.com/forms/d/1TqV...
#PAXEast
We have single day badges for PAX East! Fill out the Google form below and good luck!
15 badges total will be available and winners contacted by 4/28
Enter to win: docs.google.com/forms/d/1TqV...
#PAXEast
April 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🚨🚨 Giveaway alert 🚨🚨
We have single day badges for PAX East! Fill out the Google form below and good luck!
15 badges total will be available and winners contacted by 4/28
Enter to win: docs.google.com/forms/d/1TqV...
#PAXEast
We have single day badges for PAX East! Fill out the Google form below and good luck!
15 badges total will be available and winners contacted by 4/28
Enter to win: docs.google.com/forms/d/1TqV...
#PAXEast
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🚨 The Steam page for Welcome to Brightville is now live! 🚨
Add to your wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3541250/...
Take a first look at a dark, stylish immersive sim where magic powers machines and your choices shape the world.
Add to your wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3541250/...
Take a first look at a dark, stylish immersive sim where magic powers machines and your choices shape the world.
Welcome to Brightville on Steam
'Welcome to Brightville' is an action-adventure immersive sim in which you play as a unique automaton guardian. You will explore the mysterious city of Brightville, where magic and steampunk technolog...
store.steampowered.com
April 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
🚨 The Steam page for Welcome to Brightville is now live! 🚨
Add to your wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3541250/...
Take a first look at a dark, stylish immersive sim where magic powers machines and your choices shape the world.
Add to your wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3541250/...
Take a first look at a dark, stylish immersive sim where magic powers machines and your choices shape the world.
We'll be starting our workshop soon! See you there!
If you want to learn about the fundamentals of Narrative Design and more, we have a workshop with Emanuel Garcia (@mrstidz.bsky.social) on April 6th at 1:00 PM AST in our Discord server - discord.gg/PdsGH5y - in the Stage channel. We hope to see you there! 🤩
April 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We'll be starting our workshop soon! See you there!
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Missed our last hangout from last year? Well, this time we have a Post-GDC community hangout in Downtown Cupey! Hang out with us this April 12th @ 5 PM AST, and get to meet a few PRGDA’s GDC Scholars! Don't miss it! 😎
More info + registration: prgda.net/event-list/community-hangout-april-2025
More info + registration: prgda.net/event-list/community-hangout-april-2025
March 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Missed our last hangout from last year? Well, this time we have a Post-GDC community hangout in Downtown Cupey! Hang out with us this April 12th @ 5 PM AST, and get to meet a few PRGDA’s GDC Scholars! Don't miss it! 😎
More info + registration: prgda.net/event-list/community-hangout-april-2025
More info + registration: prgda.net/event-list/community-hangout-april-2025
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March 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I'll be giving a workshop! If you're interested to learn more about Narrative Design, this is a great start!
If you want to learn about the fundamentals of Narrative Design and more, we have a workshop with Emanuel Garcia (@mrstidz.bsky.social) on April 6th at 1:00 PM AST in our Discord server - discord.gg/PdsGH5y - in the Stage channel. We hope to see you there! 🤩
March 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I'll be giving a workshop! If you're interested to learn more about Narrative Design, this is a great start!
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Fling with a Tiefling needs one more review until it reaches 50 and gets the Very Positive rating on Steam! 🥹💕
This is so exciting! This will be my first game on there with that amount of reviews.
If you enjoyed the game, consider reviewing it! store.steampowered.com/app/3249540/...
This is so exciting! This will be my first game on there with that amount of reviews.
If you enjoyed the game, consider reviewing it! store.steampowered.com/app/3249540/...
March 19, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Fling with a Tiefling needs one more review until it reaches 50 and gets the Very Positive rating on Steam! 🥹💕
This is so exciting! This will be my first game on there with that amount of reviews.
If you enjoyed the game, consider reviewing it! store.steampowered.com/app/3249540/...
This is so exciting! This will be my first game on there with that amount of reviews.
If you enjoyed the game, consider reviewing it! store.steampowered.com/app/3249540/...
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WISHLIST TOAD TAVERN TODAY ‼️
Our steam page is finally live! This is a small step towards the incredible year we're going to have thanks to you awesome folk 🥂
buff.ly/PoB5DYL
#steam #visualnovel #frog #pixelart
Our steam page is finally live! This is a small step towards the incredible year we're going to have thanks to you awesome folk 🥂
buff.ly/PoB5DYL
#steam #visualnovel #frog #pixelart
March 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
WISHLIST TOAD TAVERN TODAY ‼️
Our steam page is finally live! This is a small step towards the incredible year we're going to have thanks to you awesome folk 🥂
buff.ly/PoB5DYL
#steam #visualnovel #frog #pixelart
Our steam page is finally live! This is a small step towards the incredible year we're going to have thanks to you awesome folk 🥂
buff.ly/PoB5DYL
#steam #visualnovel #frog #pixelart
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Are you going to be around GDC this year? If so, are you looking to meet awesome Boricua devs? Come to our Puerto Rico Game Dev Meetup this March 20th in Fish & Farm (424 Clay St.) at 7:30 PM! Thanks to our friends at @latinxingaming.bsky.social for helping us make this a possibility! 🇵🇷✨
March 16, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Are you going to be around GDC this year? If so, are you looking to meet awesome Boricua devs? Come to our Puerto Rico Game Dev Meetup this March 20th in Fish & Farm (424 Clay St.) at 7:30 PM! Thanks to our friends at @latinxingaming.bsky.social for helping us make this a possibility! 🇵🇷✨
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UNDERTALE is on sale for $1.
If you're a bluesky user who hasn't played this game - now is the best time to join the other 99% of people on this website and pick it up.
store.steampowered.com/app/391540/U...
If you're a bluesky user who hasn't played this game - now is the best time to join the other 99% of people on this website and pick it up.
store.steampowered.com/app/391540/U...
Save 90% on Undertale on Steam
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
store.steampowered.com
March 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
UNDERTALE is on sale for $1.
If you're a bluesky user who hasn't played this game - now is the best time to join the other 99% of people on this website and pick it up.
store.steampowered.com/app/391540/U...
If you're a bluesky user who hasn't played this game - now is the best time to join the other 99% of people on this website and pick it up.
store.steampowered.com/app/391540/U...
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Recently finished the Gogmagog duology and can’t recommend them enough. Gorgeously surreal, alternate-universe post-war London, where the worldbuilding is the draw but the rich prose is what hooks you. The best written fantasy I’ve read in a long while.
March 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Recently finished the Gogmagog duology and can’t recommend them enough. Gorgeously surreal, alternate-universe post-war London, where the worldbuilding is the draw but the rich prose is what hooks you. The best written fantasy I’ve read in a long while.
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Announcing our #PRGDA GDC 2025 Scholars! 🥳
Thanks to the Latam Video Games Federation for giving GDC All-Access Passes to our community! In the thread below, we'll highlight the scholars - representing Puerto Rican professionals and students. 🧵
More info: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-2025-scholars
Thanks to the Latam Video Games Federation for giving GDC All-Access Passes to our community! In the thread below, we'll highlight the scholars - representing Puerto Rican professionals and students. 🧵
More info: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-2025-scholars
February 17, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Announcing our #PRGDA GDC 2025 Scholars! 🥳
Thanks to the Latam Video Games Federation for giving GDC All-Access Passes to our community! In the thread below, we'll highlight the scholars - representing Puerto Rican professionals and students. 🧵
More info: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-2025-scholars
Thanks to the Latam Video Games Federation for giving GDC All-Access Passes to our community! In the thread below, we'll highlight the scholars - representing Puerto Rican professionals and students. 🧵
More info: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-2025-scholars
Most successful indie games may feel they're "perfect," but it's their imperfection that makes them feel that way, giving them character and innovative systems.
How Embracing Imperfection Makes Indie Game Development Easier
What pushed Undertale, Citizen Sleeper, and A Short Hike to stardom? It wasn't just their emotional storytelling and satisfying gameplay loop. It's everything else that supported it.
mrstidz.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Most successful indie games may feel they're "perfect," but it's their imperfection that makes them feel that way, giving them character and innovative systems.
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🚨 Today is the last day to apply, don't forget!🚨
Puerto Rico Game Developers Association (PRGDA) (@prgda.net)
Thanks to the Latam Video Games Federation, the #PRGDA GDC Scholarship is here for 2025! We're giving 10 GDC All-Access Passes to our local Puerto Rican community. ✨ For info on eligibility and how…
bsky.app
February 7, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🚨 Today is the last day to apply, don't forget!🚨
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1/ With a heavy heart, I announce that effective this friday, myself and some on my team will be laid off. Due to the financial standing of the studio, our union couldn't prevent it, but we were able to negotiate some cushioning pay to soften the blow. The modeling,
February 4, 2025 at 10:24 PM
1/ With a heavy heart, I announce that effective this friday, myself and some on my team will be laid off. Due to the financial standing of the studio, our union couldn't prevent it, but we were able to negotiate some cushioning pay to soften the blow. The modeling,
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💠 1000xRESIST Has Sold Over 70,000 Copies!! 💠
To celebrate, we are on SALE at -25% off on Steam!
We also commissioned @themaarika.bsky.social again to give life to BBF x Healer 😍
Read our update below 👇
To celebrate, we are on SALE at -25% off on Steam!
We also commissioned @themaarika.bsky.social again to give life to BBF x Healer 😍
Read our update below 👇
1000xRESIST - From You, 70,000 Copies Ago - Steam News
It’s been another ~4 months since our last update – and what a WILD time it’s been
store.steampowered.com
February 4, 2025 at 8:01 PM
💠 1000xRESIST Has Sold Over 70,000 Copies!! 💠
To celebrate, we are on SALE at -25% off on Steam!
We also commissioned @themaarika.bsky.social again to give life to BBF x Healer 😍
Read our update below 👇
To celebrate, we are on SALE at -25% off on Steam!
We also commissioned @themaarika.bsky.social again to give life to BBF x Healer 😍
Read our update below 👇
!Si vives en Puerto Rico (o eres puertorriqueño), eres creador de juegos, o desarrollador/artista, y quieres ir para San Francisco para el Game Developer's Association, llena el formulario abajo!
✅ !Este viernes (7 de febrero) es el último dia para solicitar!
✅ !Este viernes (7 de febrero) es el último dia para solicitar!
Thanks to the Latam Video Games Federation, the #PRGDA GDC Scholarship is here for 2025! We're giving 10 GDC All-Access Passes to our local Puerto Rican community. ✨
For info on eligibility and how to apply: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-scholarship-2025
Application Deadline: February 7, 2025
For info on eligibility and how to apply: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-scholarship-2025
Application Deadline: February 7, 2025
February 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
!Si vives en Puerto Rico (o eres puertorriqueño), eres creador de juegos, o desarrollador/artista, y quieres ir para San Francisco para el Game Developer's Association, llena el formulario abajo!
✅ !Este viernes (7 de febrero) es el último dia para solicitar!
✅ !Este viernes (7 de febrero) es el último dia para solicitar!
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CITIZEN SLEEPER 2 is💫OUT NOW!💫
Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt, in this Dice Driven RPG.
“The perfect sequel, offering complexity, consequence, and quiet optimism in a world of strife.” - PCGamesN
links below 👇
Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt, in this Dice Driven RPG.
“The perfect sequel, offering complexity, consequence, and quiet optimism in a world of strife.” - PCGamesN
links below 👇
January 31, 2025 at 3:59 PM
CITIZEN SLEEPER 2 is💫OUT NOW!💫
Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt, in this Dice Driven RPG.
“The perfect sequel, offering complexity, consequence, and quiet optimism in a world of strife.” - PCGamesN
links below 👇
Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt, in this Dice Driven RPG.
“The perfect sequel, offering complexity, consequence, and quiet optimism in a world of strife.” - PCGamesN
links below 👇
Reposted by Emanuel -Mr. Stidz- Garcia
Thanks to the Latam Video Games Federation, the #PRGDA GDC Scholarship is here for 2025! We're giving 10 GDC All-Access Passes to our local Puerto Rican community. ✨
For info on eligibility and how to apply: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-scholarship-2025
Application Deadline: February 7, 2025
For info on eligibility and how to apply: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-scholarship-2025
Application Deadline: February 7, 2025
January 26, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Thanks to the Latam Video Games Federation, the #PRGDA GDC Scholarship is here for 2025! We're giving 10 GDC All-Access Passes to our local Puerto Rican community. ✨
For info on eligibility and how to apply: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-scholarship-2025
Application Deadline: February 7, 2025
For info on eligibility and how to apply: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-scholarship-2025
Application Deadline: February 7, 2025
Here's another article looking into the design and storytelling choices of NieR: Automata’s tutorial, focusing on the difficulty and meaning behind each sequence.
The Story Within A Story In NieR: Automata’s Difficult Tutorial
Tutorials are meant to show players the game's fundamental mechanics and systems. NieR: Automata does the opposite... sort of, but for a good, storytelling, reason.
open.substack.com
January 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Here's another article looking into the design and storytelling choices of NieR: Automata’s tutorial, focusing on the difficulty and meaning behind each sequence.