Barry Hemans
@overgroundlab.bsky.social
Game Developer (Little Orpheus, Sunless Skies, Access, VTM:Bloodlines 2) Currently at IOI working on James Bond 007: First Light.
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Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well put by @drrachelbarr.bsky.social
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Fallen London
November 20, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Fallen London
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C++ is for little worms
November 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
C++ is for little worms
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Hey folks, my new video is out now, a review of the 2024 horror game Still Wakes The Deep, set aboard a Scottish oilrig. I'm really proud of this one, and I think it might be my best video yet! Please give it a look, and let me know what you think.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Oq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Oq...
Still Wakes The Deep - A Workplace Safety Horror
YouTube video by Casey Explosion
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October 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Hey folks, my new video is out now, a review of the 2024 horror game Still Wakes The Deep, set aboard a Scottish oilrig. I'm really proud of this one, and I think it might be my best video yet! Please give it a look, and let me know what you think.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Oq...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=63Oq...
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Inspired?
Everything we do in life is influenced in some way by Mr Blobby, he mentally scarred all British people of a certain age. If you know, you know.
The Dr. Spotty hero card was our homage to our nightmarish OG.
Everything we do in life is influenced in some way by Mr Blobby, he mentally scarred all British people of a certain age. If you know, you know.
The Dr. Spotty hero card was our homage to our nightmarish OG.
October 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Inspired?
Everything we do in life is influenced in some way by Mr Blobby, he mentally scarred all British people of a certain age. If you know, you know.
The Dr. Spotty hero card was our homage to our nightmarish OG.
Everything we do in life is influenced in some way by Mr Blobby, he mentally scarred all British people of a certain age. If you know, you know.
The Dr. Spotty hero card was our homage to our nightmarish OG.
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Systems design: you have two cows. one of the cows dies; it drops 25 xp, 2x leather, 1x meat.
Narrative design: you have two cows. one of the cows dies; the other cow uses a salience-based storylet system to react with an appropriate bark ("moooo")
3c design: you have two cows. they can airdash
Narrative design: you have two cows. one of the cows dies; the other cow uses a salience-based storylet system to react with an appropriate bark ("moooo")
3c design: you have two cows. they can airdash
October 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Systems design: you have two cows. one of the cows dies; it drops 25 xp, 2x leather, 1x meat.
Narrative design: you have two cows. one of the cows dies; the other cow uses a salience-based storylet system to react with an appropriate bark ("moooo")
3c design: you have two cows. they can airdash
Narrative design: you have two cows. one of the cows dies; the other cow uses a salience-based storylet system to react with an appropriate bark ("moooo")
3c design: you have two cows. they can airdash
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If we make it illegal to steal paintings from the Louvre then the entire industry will be unsustainable
you don't understand. as someone who isn't inherently good at art, stealing paintings from the museum is the *only* way i'm able to express myself creatively. i wouldn't be able to paint beautiful portraits. but by breaking into a museum and stealing the paintings, now i am
October 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
If we make it illegal to steal paintings from the Louvre then the entire industry will be unsustainable
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This will automatically select your local MP and pre-draft an email for you after entering your name and address in just a few clicks and less than 30 seconds.
My local MP is thankfully one of those actively advocating for trans rights; if one can do it, they all can.
My local MP is thankfully one of those actively advocating for trans rights; if one can do it, they all can.
🚨This is an emergency🚨
This Government is currently sitting on an EHRC Code of Practice that will lead to the segregation and exclusion of trans people in public life.
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
@transsolidarity.bsky.social
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
This Government is currently sitting on an EHRC Code of Practice that will lead to the segregation and exclusion of trans people in public life.
Use our tool to email your MP: tinyurl.com/scrap-the-bathroom-ban
@transsolidarity.bsky.social
#ScrapTheBathroomBan
October 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
This will automatically select your local MP and pre-draft an email for you after entering your name and address in just a few clicks and less than 30 seconds.
My local MP is thankfully one of those actively advocating for trans rights; if one can do it, they all can.
My local MP is thankfully one of those actively advocating for trans rights; if one can do it, they all can.
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We’re changing game engine.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
We’re changing game engine.
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How do I explain to offline people that my favorite Japanese mascot said "we can only be liberated from queer oppression if we are truly seen as human" and then started wielding fireworks like a rocket launcher on the side of a mountain without sounding like I've totally lost it?
Chiitan forever
Chiitan forever
Chiitan has a dream.
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍
I hope that one day the term LGBT will become a thing of the past.
I will continue to spread my message until we live in a world where everyone can love freely and is free from persecution and discrimination.
Until then, let's all support each other🤍
October 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
How do I explain to offline people that my favorite Japanese mascot said "we can only be liberated from queer oppression if we are truly seen as human" and then started wielding fireworks like a rocket launcher on the side of a mountain without sounding like I've totally lost it?
Chiitan forever
Chiitan forever
This year managed to build a nice collection of front covers of things I've worked on.
October 7, 2025 at 7:20 AM
This year managed to build a nice collection of front covers of things I've worked on.
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Hi! Here’s Silksongs Hornet if she were a Hades 2 character!
Check the last slide for Melinoe as a Silksong character :)
Check the last slide for Melinoe as a Silksong character :)
September 12, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Hi! Here’s Silksongs Hornet if she were a Hades 2 character!
Check the last slide for Melinoe as a Silksong character :)
Check the last slide for Melinoe as a Silksong character :)
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If you're on LinkedIn, here's the opt-out for LinkedIn's AI bullshit using your content.
www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
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Login to LinkedIn to keep in touch with people you know, share ideas, and build your career.
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September 22, 2025 at 5:08 PM
If you're on LinkedIn, here's the opt-out for LinkedIn's AI bullshit using your content.
www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
www.linkedin.com/mypreference...
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Genuinely powerful words to live by.
September 22, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Genuinely powerful words to live by.
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Get behind the wheel of iconic 007 cars and experience the thrill of the chase in #007FirstLight.
Pre-order now and get a free Deluxe Edition Upgrade.
bit.ly/4ng7i0I
#EarnTheNumber
Pre-order now and get a free Deluxe Edition Upgrade.
bit.ly/4ng7i0I
#EarnTheNumber
September 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Get behind the wheel of iconic 007 cars and experience the thrill of the chase in #007FirstLight.
Pre-order now and get a free Deluxe Edition Upgrade.
bit.ly/4ng7i0I
#EarnTheNumber
Pre-order now and get a free Deluxe Edition Upgrade.
bit.ly/4ng7i0I
#EarnTheNumber
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We're making an automation game set in Windows 95 about making PowerPoint factories #gamedev #indiegames
September 17, 2025 at 11:30 AM
We're making an automation game set in Windows 95 about making PowerPoint factories #gamedev #indiegames
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How do we fix this mess?
September 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
How do we fix this mess?
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imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.
September 15, 2025 at 12:27 PM
imagine getting qt dunked by ed davey. unrecoverable. you’re furious and he is serenely going down a log flume in bognor regis.
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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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So this is apparently how it goes these days:
(violence occurs)
TRANSPHOBE: It's the evil violent trans people who have done this!
(perpetrator revealed not to be trans)
TRANSPHOBE: Ah! Nevertheless -
(violence occurs)
TRANSPHOBE: It's the evil violent trans people who have done this!
(perpetrator revealed not to be trans)
TRANSPHOBE: Ah! Nevertheless -
September 12, 2025 at 4:03 PM
So this is apparently how it goes these days:
(violence occurs)
TRANSPHOBE: It's the evil violent trans people who have done this!
(perpetrator revealed not to be trans)
TRANSPHOBE: Ah! Nevertheless -
(violence occurs)
TRANSPHOBE: It's the evil violent trans people who have done this!
(perpetrator revealed not to be trans)
TRANSPHOBE: Ah! Nevertheless -
If Danganronpa 2 is so good why isn't there a Danganronpa 2 2?
Danganronpa 2×2 announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC
Publisher Spike Chunsoft and developer Gemdrops has announced Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair remake Danganronpa 2x2 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2026.
Publisher Spike Chunsoft and developer Gemdrops has announced Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair remake Danganronpa 2x2 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2026.
Danganronpa 2×2 announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC
Publisher Spike Chunsoft and developer Gemdrops has announced Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair remake Danganronpa 2x2 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC (Steam). It will launch in 2026.
www.gematsu.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If Danganronpa 2 is so good why isn't there a Danganronpa 2 2?
Not to brag but this is the second time this year something I've worked on has made the front page!
The latest @pcgamer.com magazine is out now, with world exclusive access to IO Interactive's exciting new James Bond action-adventure, 007 First Light. Plus, Titan Quest II, Aether & Iron, Phantom Blade Zero, Grounded 2, Raw Fury, PCIe 5.0 SSDs rated, and much more, too. 💥 tinyurl.com/mpjfn63d
PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: 007 First Light
Plus, Titan Quest II, Aether & Iron, Phantom Blade Zero, Grounded 2, Raw Fury, Drakan: Order of the Flame, PCIe 5.0 SSDs rated, and much more, too.
tinyurl.com
September 11, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Not to brag but this is the second time this year something I've worked on has made the front page!
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Super early look at Kenney Creator, my new modeling software for indies. It'll feature many blocks and tools to create any sort of model - aiming for a Q1 2026 release! ✨
September 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Super early look at Kenney Creator, my new modeling software for indies. It'll feature many blocks and tools to create any sort of model - aiming for a Q1 2026 release! ✨
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007 First Light comes to PS5 on March 27, 2026.
IO Interactive breaks down spycraft, combat, gadgets, and more to come in this standalone Bond adventure: play.st/4p704xK
IO Interactive breaks down spycraft, combat, gadgets, and more to come in this standalone Bond adventure: play.st/4p704xK
September 3, 2025 at 6:38 PM
007 First Light comes to PS5 on March 27, 2026.
IO Interactive breaks down spycraft, combat, gadgets, and more to come in this standalone Bond adventure: play.st/4p704xK
IO Interactive breaks down spycraft, combat, gadgets, and more to come in this standalone Bond adventure: play.st/4p704xK