Sean Bouchard
@ndef.itch.io
Game design professor at USC. Cat person, feminist. (he/him) https://linktr.ee/seanbouchard
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Sean Bouchard
@ndef.itch.io
· Nov 19
Some games:
📻 The Klaxo Radio Hour, an interactive audio drama that isn't haunted. ndef.itch.io/klaxo-radio-...
🐦 Cosmonet, a short branching story about space, birds, and online quizzes. ndef.itch.io/cosmonet
✉️ From Ivan, a sequel to Cosmonet about mail and human resources. ndef.itch.io/fromivan
📻 The Klaxo Radio Hour, an interactive audio drama that isn't haunted. ndef.itch.io/klaxo-radio-...
🐦 Cosmonet, a short branching story about space, birds, and online quizzes. ndef.itch.io/cosmonet
✉️ From Ivan, a sequel to Cosmonet about mail and human resources. ndef.itch.io/fromivan
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Merry Christmas to all who are so inclined!
December 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Merry Christmas to all who are so inclined!
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Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Eleven years ago, I wrote to Tom Stoppard to ask about this coup de théâtre from 1949. It took me down an unexpected rabbit hole - in memory of Stoppard, here's what I found.
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It is your civic duty to freedom of the press to Streisand the heck out of this 60 minutes report about CECOT so here's another place you can watch it and pass it around
www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...
www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...
BREAKING: Here’s the 60 Minutes Segment Trump and CBS News Executives Don’t Want You to See
Hours before it was set to air last night, CBS News executives pulled the segment, but Canada’s Global TV app received it prior to broadcast.
www.thereset.news
December 23, 2025 at 1:24 AM
It is your civic duty to freedom of the press to Streisand the heck out of this 60 minutes report about CECOT so here's another place you can watch it and pass it around
www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...
www.thereset.news/p/breaking-h...
When the Legendary Edition came out a few years ago I played through the whole series again - including playing the Citadel DLC for the first time. Absolutely wonderful experience. If you’re waiting on more Mass Effect, it’s still there.
Mass Effect is not coming back in any meaningful sense and we just need to accept it
This is My Favorite Stage of Grief on the Citadel - VGBees
Last week’s announcement that Dragon Age: The Veilguard and EA Sports FC 25 both underperformed on the sales side was confusing for many to swallow....
vgbees.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:00 AM
When the Legendary Edition came out a few years ago I played through the whole series again - including playing the Citadel DLC for the first time. Absolutely wonderful experience. If you’re waiting on more Mass Effect, it’s still there.
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this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
December 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
this is the greatest feeling, when the cord box proves its utility to a family member
Trans rights are human rights!
Trans rights are human rights!
Trans rights are human rights.
December 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Trans rights are human rights!
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When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
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Ahahaha my time has come!!! Let's do this!!!
I'm a bit pressed for time rn, so I'll probably do a couple now, and the rest over the weekend (G-d willing).
A lot of puzzle / thinky games, narrative-focused, queer stuff will follow (not every game is all of these, but some definitely are!)
I'm a bit pressed for time rn, so I'll probably do a couple now, and the rest over the weekend (G-d willing).
A lot of puzzle / thinky games, narrative-focused, queer stuff will follow (not every game is all of these, but some definitely are!)
New rule this year: If you post "Play more indie games" during the game awards, you are required to make a thread recommending 50 of them.
December 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Ahahaha my time has come!!! Let's do this!!!
I'm a bit pressed for time rn, so I'll probably do a couple now, and the rest over the weekend (G-d willing).
A lot of puzzle / thinky games, narrative-focused, queer stuff will follow (not every game is all of these, but some definitely are!)
I'm a bit pressed for time rn, so I'll probably do a couple now, and the rest over the weekend (G-d willing).
A lot of puzzle / thinky games, narrative-focused, queer stuff will follow (not every game is all of these, but some definitely are!)
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whats the best video game movie of all time and why is it Hundreds of Beavers
December 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
whats the best video game movie of all time and why is it Hundreds of Beavers
I don't know that I can do 50 but I for sure can come up with 30 to 40 games from this year that you should check out. A lot of these are student games, and most of them are short and free and experimental. Hit me up if you've got one I should add to the list.
This has been a long week but I will make a list of 50 indie games that are:
From this awards voting year (Nov 2024 - Nov 2025)
Not covered by the awards show
Deserve your attention
From this awards voting year (Nov 2024 - Nov 2025)
Not covered by the awards show
Deserve your attention
New rule this year: If you post "Play more indie games" during the game awards, you are required to make a thread recommending 50 of them.
December 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I don't know that I can do 50 but I for sure can come up with 30 to 40 games from this year that you should check out. A lot of these are student games, and most of them are short and free and experimental. Hit me up if you've got one I should add to the list.
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Bet. First, I'm gonna cheat and get four games from Enigma Studio because I really want to get around to talking about them and i haven't yet. First, play The Enigma Machine. It's a short (~1-2 hour) horror game about managing an AI's dreams.
December 12, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Bet. First, I'm gonna cheat and get four games from Enigma Studio because I really want to get around to talking about them and i haven't yet. First, play The Enigma Machine. It's a short (~1-2 hour) horror game about managing an AI's dreams.
Watched Red One tonight and had a blast. Smart writing, great acting, well executed all around. It’s a silly action comedy that knows what it is and has fun with it. Directed by Jake Kasdan, who did the 2017 Jumanji, and it has that same energy (complimentary). 5/5 Christmas trees 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
December 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Watched Red One tonight and had a blast. Smart writing, great acting, well executed all around. It’s a silly action comedy that knows what it is and has fun with it. Directed by Jake Kasdan, who did the 2017 Jumanji, and it has that same energy (complimentary). 5/5 Christmas trees 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
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This has been a long week but I will make a list of 50 indie games that are:
From this awards voting year (Nov 2024 - Nov 2025)
Not covered by the awards show
Deserve your attention
From this awards voting year (Nov 2024 - Nov 2025)
Not covered by the awards show
Deserve your attention
New rule this year: If you post "Play more indie games" during the game awards, you are required to make a thread recommending 50 of them.
December 13, 2025 at 5:55 AM
This has been a long week but I will make a list of 50 indie games that are:
From this awards voting year (Nov 2024 - Nov 2025)
Not covered by the awards show
Deserve your attention
From this awards voting year (Nov 2024 - Nov 2025)
Not covered by the awards show
Deserve your attention
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since other people are doing it, here's a 50 indie game recommendation thread (entirely separate from the 50 indie games i have enjoyed thread i made a few days ago, which is here - bsky.app/profile/ella...). feel free to mute the thread if it's annoying
New rule this year: If you post "Play more indie games" during the game awards, you are required to make a thread recommending 50 of them.
December 12, 2025 at 8:11 PM
since other people are doing it, here's a 50 indie game recommendation thread (entirely separate from the 50 indie games i have enjoyed thread i made a few days ago, which is here - bsky.app/profile/ella...). feel free to mute the thread if it's annoying
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Simple way of testing the messaging:
1. Watch the trailer.
2. Write how you'd describe the game to someone who hadn't seen the trailer.
3. Does the description make the game sound unique or is it vague, generic, or unclear?
If you can't come up with good or clear, that's a big uh-oh 👀
1. Watch the trailer.
2. Write how you'd describe the game to someone who hadn't seen the trailer.
3. Does the description make the game sound unique or is it vague, generic, or unclear?
If you can't come up with good or clear, that's a big uh-oh 👀
December 12, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Simple way of testing the messaging:
1. Watch the trailer.
2. Write how you'd describe the game to someone who hadn't seen the trailer.
3. Does the description make the game sound unique or is it vague, generic, or unclear?
If you can't come up with good or clear, that's a big uh-oh 👀
1. Watch the trailer.
2. Write how you'd describe the game to someone who hadn't seen the trailer.
3. Does the description make the game sound unique or is it vague, generic, or unclear?
If you can't come up with good or clear, that's a big uh-oh 👀
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🤖 "Terminator" (1984)
🤖 "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (2003)
🤖 "Terminator 3: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Salvation” (2009)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Genisys" (2015)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Dark Fate” (2019)
🤖 "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (2003)
🤖 "Terminator 3: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Salvation” (2009)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Genisys" (2015)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Dark Fate” (2019)
December 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
🤖 "Terminator" (1984)
🤖 "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (2003)
🤖 "Terminator 3: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Salvation” (2009)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Genisys" (2015)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Dark Fate” (2019)
🤖 "Terminator 2: Judgment Day" (1991)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines" (2003)
🤖 "Terminator 3: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (2008)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Salvation” (2009)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Genisys" (2015)
🤖 "Terminator 3: Dark Fate” (2019)
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Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Please don't let the fear of not doing something well stop you from trying it for the first time. Write a messy story. Paint a crappy flower. Whittle the worst wooden bear of all time.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
The best gift you can give yourself is to have fun and grow.
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This is the number one issue I find with junior game designers (and unfortunately, non-designers who think anyone can design). So many people cannot tell the difference between "a game I like" and "a game that's designed well" and they get REAL mad if you point out there's a difference
begging people to learn to separate “i like it” with “it’s good.”
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
i like some things that are objectively crap. you can admit that you do too. it’s fine
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This is the number one issue I find with junior game designers (and unfortunately, non-designers who think anyone can design). So many people cannot tell the difference between "a game I like" and "a game that's designed well" and they get REAL mad if you point out there's a difference
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truth coming out of her cup noodles to shame mankind
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
truth coming out of her cup noodles to shame mankind
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Love sports people because they post something like this and I watch it and it's some guys playing hockey
Never in a million years would you guess what happens in this video
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Love sports people because they post something like this and I watch it and it's some guys playing hockey
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We are one week away from the return of the Turkey Fiend. defector.com/i-have-creat...
I Have Created A Turkey Fiend | Defector
Last week, I owned a cat. Today, I own a turkey fiend.
defector.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We are one week away from the return of the Turkey Fiend. defector.com/i-have-creat...
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Xenopurge (@traptics.bsky.social) is a tactical autobattler roguelite where you command troops from your desk that recently hit its 1.0 launch. It's an immersive experience like no other. Check it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-ci...
#IndieGame #IndieCreators
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-ci...
#IndieGame #IndieCreators
HIGHLY Immersive Alien Infestation Command Center Roguelite | Xenopurge 1.0
YouTube video by JamesMISC
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Xenopurge (@traptics.bsky.social) is a tactical autobattler roguelite where you command troops from your desk that recently hit its 1.0 launch. It's an immersive experience like no other. Check it:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-ci...
#IndieGame #IndieCreators
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-ci...
#IndieGame #IndieCreators
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smelly
October 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
smelly
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😈 Maleficent, the evil queen, had her goblins searching for Sleeping Beauty for 16 years.
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
😈 Maleficent, the evil queen, had her goblins searching for Sleeping Beauty for 16 years.
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will
🛑 BUT…. they were looking for a baby the whole time. Acceptance criteria fail!
🧠 This is why it’s so important for villains to leverage AGILE practices. Don’t let this become your team. My new ecourse will