Nonadecimal
@nonadecimal.com
Making social impact games like:
🪐 episodic systemic narrative Jovian Nights
💾 cyberPUNK open world RPG Black Ice
♟️ Forbidden Chess
🌊 cellular automata RTS about feedback loops
nonadecimal.com
🪐 episodic systemic narrative Jovian Nights
💾 cyberPUNK open world RPG Black Ice
♟️ Forbidden Chess
🌊 cellular automata RTS about feedback loops
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Seems like a great day to wishlist some indie games!
Why not start with Black Ice, the "Overwhelmingly Positive" cyberspace looter/shooter RPG where hackers expose corporate corruption and help people get healthcare and organize against the megacorps. store.steampowered.com/app/311800/B...
Why not start with Black Ice, the "Overwhelmingly Positive" cyberspace looter/shooter RPG where hackers expose corporate corruption and help people get healthcare and organize against the megacorps. store.steampowered.com/app/311800/B...
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For as long as I can keep getting funding, I will keep hiring talented and kind people to make great art and stories to inspire people through the dark times. ❤️
I've gotten to work with some really wonderful folks since I started freelancing last year. But I wanna call out @nonadecimal.com! They've been extremely kind and great to work for. I feel super lucky.
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
For as long as I can keep getting funding, I will keep hiring talented and kind people to make great art and stories to inspire people through the dark times. ❤️
For as long as I can keep getting funding, I will keep hiring talented and kind people to make great art and stories to inspire people through the dark times. ❤️
I've gotten to work with some really wonderful folks since I started freelancing last year. But I wanna call out @nonadecimal.com! They've been extremely kind and great to work for. I feel super lucky.
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 AM
For as long as I can keep getting funding, I will keep hiring talented and kind people to make great art and stories to inspire people through the dark times. ❤️
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Since I'm making a game about hackers, I'm occasionally obligated to share news about real-life hackers.
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Since I'm making a game about hackers, I'm occasionally obligated to share news about real-life hackers.
Since I'm making a game about hackers, I'm occasionally obligated to share news about real-life hackers.
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
Hacktivist deletes white supremacist websites live on stage during hacker conference | TechCrunch
A hacker known as Martha Root broke in and deleted three white supremacists websites at the end of a talk during the annual hacker conference Chaos Communication Congress in Germany.
techcrunch.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Since I'm making a game about hackers, I'm occasionally obligated to share news about real-life hackers.
Running multiple businesses, I've become overly reliant on multiple chrome profiles as dashboards for each, along with dozens of automated google sheets and calendars.
My 2026 goal is to sever my reliance on megacorps and replace with self-hosted and non-US alternatives.
My 2026 goal is to sever my reliance on megacorps and replace with self-hosted and non-US alternatives.
Silicon Valley’s alliance with Donald Trump was a mask off moment and showed the world we can’t depend on US tech companies.
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
For the past few months, I’ve been trying to get off US tech and I put together a guide so you find alternatives too. I hope you find it helpful!
Getting off US tech: a guide
I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.
www.disconnect.blog
January 5, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Running multiple businesses, I've become overly reliant on multiple chrome profiles as dashboards for each, along with dozens of automated google sheets and calendars.
My 2026 goal is to sever my reliance on megacorps and replace with self-hosted and non-US alternatives.
My 2026 goal is to sever my reliance on megacorps and replace with self-hosted and non-US alternatives.
I'm really glad I added this music viz to the escape menu because staring at it soothes me when I'm super stressed and today is an 11 million on the stress meter.
January 4, 2026 at 2:52 AM
I'm really glad I added this music viz to the escape menu because staring at it soothes me when I'm super stressed and today is an 11 million on the stress meter.
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There are many things to love about Rami’s top 10 for 2025 but this is one of my favourites.
January 2, 2026 at 12:05 PM
There are many things to love about Rami’s top 10 for 2025 but this is one of my favourites.
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December 13, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Writing hacker plots for Black Ice is a lot of speculating "will this exploit still exist in 2080?"
I had used this one for the tutorial's prank war between 2 CEOs to hack a vending machine to taunt their employees. I figured a vending machine would still have this vuln but now, maybe more will...
I had used this one for the tutorial's prank war between 2 CEOs to hack a vending machine to taunt their employees. I figured a vending machine would still have this vuln but now, maybe more will...
Here's a tragedy of DOGE that most people will never know about, even though it has big consequences: no one is left to coordinate the transition to memory safe systems code. 🧵
"Memory Safety for Skeptics," published in the ACM Queue.
Arguing for why memory safety is worth pursuing, even amid competing priorities and limited budgets, and with or without Rust.
Arguing for why memory safety is worth pursuing, even amid competing priorities and limited budgets, and with or without Rust.
December 30, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Writing hacker plots for Black Ice is a lot of speculating "will this exploit still exist in 2080?"
I had used this one for the tutorial's prank war between 2 CEOs to hack a vending machine to taunt their employees. I figured a vending machine would still have this vuln but now, maybe more will...
I had used this one for the tutorial's prank war between 2 CEOs to hack a vending machine to taunt their employees. I figured a vending machine would still have this vuln but now, maybe more will...
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This is awesome ⤵️
mijofr.github.io/st-panorama/...
mijofr.github.io/st-panorama/...
December 30, 2025 at 6:44 PM
This is awesome ⤵️
mijofr.github.io/st-panorama/...
mijofr.github.io/st-panorama/...
Even though 2025 was an objectively bad year, it was a huge year for me.
Finally closed the chapter on my accident and ptsd. Started a chess business that rapidly expanded to 20 schools. Which in turn is helping me hire a bunch of artists for my games. And now teaching game design at a university!
Finally closed the chapter on my accident and ptsd. Started a chess business that rapidly expanded to 20 schools. Which in turn is helping me hire a bunch of artists for my games. And now teaching game design at a university!
December 29, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Even though 2025 was an objectively bad year, it was a huge year for me.
Finally closed the chapter on my accident and ptsd. Started a chess business that rapidly expanded to 20 schools. Which in turn is helping me hire a bunch of artists for my games. And now teaching game design at a university!
Finally closed the chapter on my accident and ptsd. Started a chess business that rapidly expanded to 20 schools. Which in turn is helping me hire a bunch of artists for my games. And now teaching game design at a university!
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Prototyping a little ambient infoviz thing that draws facts from Wikidata based on your location. When testing with a lat/lon from central London, I love the fact: "Looking around, you might find British Empire."
December 28, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Prototyping a little ambient infoviz thing that draws facts from Wikidata based on your location. When testing with a lat/lon from central London, I love the fact: "Looking around, you might find British Empire."
I know this is true because Meg and I became friends 15 years ago in a Skype chat room for new indie devs when I was trying to make my first game.
15 years later, we're still not really famous, but we're a lot better at making games! Plus we help each other with our projects all the time.
15 years later, we're still not really famous, but we're a lot better at making games! Plus we help each other with our projects all the time.
Just gonna say this again for games sphere cus we get the same question:
Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends.
Make. Friends.
Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends.
Make. Friends.
Talking to one of these types at a con who asked how I 'got in' with so many 'famous writers' who I'd been talking to and I said "we made friends before anyone knew who we were decades ago by striking up interesting conversations and enjoying each other's company" and he kept re-asking the question.
December 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I know this is true because Meg and I became friends 15 years ago in a Skype chat room for new indie devs when I was trying to make my first game.
15 years later, we're still not really famous, but we're a lot better at making games! Plus we help each other with our projects all the time.
15 years later, we're still not really famous, but we're a lot better at making games! Plus we help each other with our projects all the time.
Every time I post about Black Ice, a bunch of people buy it on Steam (what a concept!) so I should probably let you know it's 15% off AND it looks even better than the trailer and screenshots on the store page.
I know, making a new trailer this weekend!
store.steampowered.com/app/311800/B...
I know, making a new trailer this weekend!
store.steampowered.com/app/311800/B...
December 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Every time I post about Black Ice, a bunch of people buy it on Steam (what a concept!) so I should probably let you know it's 15% off AND it looks even better than the trailer and screenshots on the store page.
I know, making a new trailer this weekend!
store.steampowered.com/app/311800/B...
I know, making a new trailer this weekend!
store.steampowered.com/app/311800/B...
What is the opposite of pizza??
In Black Ice, this pizza joint is a front for corporate assassins, using their delivery access to reach their targets.
I want to add a rival agency that also delivers food. Ideally something that lends itself to Takeout puns. But what's the opposing food to pizza?
In Black Ice, this pizza joint is a front for corporate assassins, using their delivery access to reach their targets.
I want to add a rival agency that also delivers food. Ideally something that lends itself to Takeout puns. But what's the opposing food to pizza?
December 25, 2025 at 8:05 PM
What is the opposite of pizza??
In Black Ice, this pizza joint is a front for corporate assassins, using their delivery access to reach their targets.
I want to add a rival agency that also delivers food. Ideally something that lends itself to Takeout puns. But what's the opposing food to pizza?
In Black Ice, this pizza joint is a front for corporate assassins, using their delivery access to reach their targets.
I want to add a rival agency that also delivers food. Ideally something that lends itself to Takeout puns. But what's the opposing food to pizza?
Not the christmas movie I was expecting
![subtitle reads "[tentacle adheres wetly]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:qrocn3cix26pcikisj3nx7kg/bafkreihozrpbqw5xov5frd2bsif2kgiec3wi5t7qmx4giqiux6psyg3veu@jpeg)
December 25, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Not the christmas movie I was expecting
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Some work from this morning. Always wanted to do series of abstract planets, so here's the first one. Trying to reset a bit and get back to where I need to be. Just a lot of life happening and I fizzled out the last month.
December 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Some work from this morning. Always wanted to do series of abstract planets, so here's the first one. Trying to reset a bit and get back to where I need to be. Just a lot of life happening and I fizzled out the last month.
Between pirate news broadcasts and autonomous vehicles shutting down a city, we're approaching a rate of one Black Ice plot point occurring in real life every day.
Hopefully the parts where our resistance changes the world for the better start coming true too!
store.steampowered.com/app/311800/B...
Hopefully the parts where our resistance changes the world for the better start coming true too!
store.steampowered.com/app/311800/B...
Save 15% on Black Ice on Steam
Hack greedy megacorps to help as many people as you can in a high-agility cyberpunk looter/shooter RPG. Explore neon cyberspace vistas and outmaneuver AIs to customize your hacker OS and weapon combos...
store.steampowered.com
December 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Between pirate news broadcasts and autonomous vehicles shutting down a city, we're approaching a rate of one Black Ice plot point occurring in real life every day.
Hopefully the parts where our resistance changes the world for the better start coming true too!
store.steampowered.com/app/311800/B...
Hopefully the parts where our resistance changes the world for the better start coming true too!
store.steampowered.com/app/311800/B...
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This is a great idea. Adding a clause to my will stipulating which books should go in my memorial tiny library.
Another wip architectural concept from earlier this year. Each time someone passes in the village, a tomb is built for them and filled with their favourite books. A library that allows others to get to know who they were. Using an open book with layered pages as the motif for the structure
December 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
This is a great idea. Adding a clause to my will stipulating which books should go in my memorial tiny library.
This is a great idea. Adding a clause to my will stipulating which books should go in my memorial tiny library.
Another wip architectural concept from earlier this year. Each time someone passes in the village, a tomb is built for them and filled with their favourite books. A library that allows others to get to know who they were. Using an open book with layered pages as the motif for the structure
December 23, 2025 at 5:44 AM
This is a great idea. Adding a clause to my will stipulating which books should go in my memorial tiny library.
My 2 biggest, most cathartic laughs of the week were 1) imagining this guy trying to stuff Pandora into a box and 2) when my girlfriend's 1st grade student confidently handed her a paper, saying "This is what you are", and on the paper was written "BICH".
These people are clowns.
December 22, 2025 at 2:27 AM
My 2 biggest, most cathartic laughs of the week were 1) imagining this guy trying to stuff Pandora into a box and 2) when my girlfriend's 1st grade student confidently handed her a paper, saying "This is what you are", and on the paper was written "BICH".
There's multiple plot points in Black Ice about hackers and corporations manipulating traffic with autonomous autos. Turns out it doesn't even take that many to shut down a city. missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...
Waymo halts service during massive S.F. blackout after causing traffic jams
Numerous autonomous vehicles caused traffic jams across San Francisco after a PG&E outage hit 1/3 of the city.
missionlocal.org
December 21, 2025 at 6:43 AM
There's multiple plot points in Black Ice about hackers and corporations manipulating traffic with autonomous autos. Turns out it doesn't even take that many to shut down a city. missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...
Ben's art was in my architectural references for Black Ice's cyberspace world throughout development.
Happy to report that years later, we're adding some of Ben's art to the game too!
Happy to report that years later, we're adding some of Ben's art to the game too!
December 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Ben's art was in my architectural references for Black Ice's cyberspace world throughout development.
Happy to report that years later, we're adding some of Ben's art to the game too!
Happy to report that years later, we're adding some of Ben's art to the game too!
It's been fun watching this go from proof of concept to A Game and it's nearly there!
Any fans of EDF and Dynasty Warriors who remember the Redwall books should keep an eye on this project.
Any fans of EDF and Dynasty Warriors who remember the Redwall books should keep an eye on this project.
I am SO EXCITED to finally have non-placeholder animations for all this
Like they ain't truly polished yet, need to tune the curves and add more recovery frame movement and etc etc, but hot damn
Also, attacking from a draw is every bit as cool as I'd hoped, totally worth the technical annoyance 🐭⚔️
Like they ain't truly polished yet, need to tune the curves and add more recovery frame movement and etc etc, but hot damn
Also, attacking from a draw is every bit as cool as I'd hoped, totally worth the technical annoyance 🐭⚔️
December 19, 2025 at 5:54 PM
It's been fun watching this go from proof of concept to A Game and it's nearly there!
Any fans of EDF and Dynasty Warriors who remember the Redwall books should keep an eye on this project.
Any fans of EDF and Dynasty Warriors who remember the Redwall books should keep an eye on this project.
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It's that time of year when Black Ice is on sale for $16.99!
A cyberspace adventure where you hack greedy corporations by shooting spiders with lasers, uncover corporate conspiracies, and help a bunch of people get healthcare and erase their debt.
store.steampowered.com/app/311800/B...
A cyberspace adventure where you hack greedy corporations by shooting spiders with lasers, uncover corporate conspiracies, and help a bunch of people get healthcare and erase their debt.
store.steampowered.com/app/311800/B...
December 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
It's that time of year when Black Ice is on sale for $16.99!
A cyberspace adventure where you hack greedy corporations by shooting spiders with lasers, uncover corporate conspiracies, and help a bunch of people get healthcare and erase their debt.
store.steampowered.com/app/311800/B...
A cyberspace adventure where you hack greedy corporations by shooting spiders with lasers, uncover corporate conspiracies, and help a bunch of people get healthcare and erase their debt.
store.steampowered.com/app/311800/B...