Pietro Polsinelli 🔜 Games about revolution
@peterpunk.bsky.social
Made Roller Drama 🛼, Football Drama ⚽ , Becoming Saint 😇 (vidgms), Eutopia 🍄 The Game 🐄 Vietato Innamorarsi ❤️ (theatre), 30 applied vgs. Making Revolt!
Clueless, intense fever dreams.
I'm with the Ciompi's in Florence. He/Him 🌈
See https://open-lab.com
Clueless, intense fever dreams.
I'm with the Ciompi's in Florence. He/Him 🌈
See https://open-lab.com
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Becoming Saint is now available on Steam, with discounts, bundles, and also a *supporter edition* with high-res funny assets, some of which decorate this announcement release thread - so get that! 😝 Thank you all for playing and hopefully leaving a review on Steam! 😇
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my take on game industry finance is any analysis of dev time, dev cost, sale pricing etc. is pointless without acknowledging the role of big capital in systematically acquiring and extracting all of the wealth
it‘s like giving someone diet and exercise advice while Dracula is actively killing them
it‘s like giving someone diet and exercise advice while Dracula is actively killing them
February 15, 2026 at 1:21 PM
my take on game industry finance is any analysis of dev time, dev cost, sale pricing etc. is pointless without acknowledging the role of big capital in systematically acquiring and extracting all of the wealth
it‘s like giving someone diet and exercise advice while Dracula is actively killing them
it‘s like giving someone diet and exercise advice while Dracula is actively killing them
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For ages @peterpunk.bsky.social tried to convince me that microwaving tea was bad, and now that I stopped I see he was right... and that he could've easily convinced me by saying: "It's like putting pasta in the pot before it boils." How did you not think of that, PP!
February 11, 2026 at 9:57 AM
For ages @peterpunk.bsky.social tried to convince me that microwaving tea was bad, and now that I stopped I see he was right... and that he could've easily convinced me by saying: "It's like putting pasta in the pot before it boils." How did you not think of that, PP!
"Every day a Voight-Kampff Test" peterpunk.substack.com/p/every-day-...
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 AM
"Every day a Voight-Kampff Test" peterpunk.substack.com/p/every-day-...
February 10, 2026 at 6:46 AM
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This is an amazing story about why a whole decade of game devs thought demos were bad. jboger.substack.com/p/the-unfair...
The Unfair Lie That Ruined Demos
What could go wrong if I misinterpret data to make a shocking argument?
jboger.substack.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:56 AM
This is an amazing story about why a whole decade of game devs thought demos were bad. jboger.substack.com/p/the-unfair...
This song is sufficient reason to learn Italian open.spotify.com/intl-it/trac...
Per una amica
open.spotify.com
January 31, 2026 at 8:55 PM
This song is sufficient reason to learn Italian open.spotify.com/intl-it/trac...
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Ok, yes, I exaggerated with this dynamic color tool I made
(but I like it ^_^)
(but I like it ^_^)
January 31, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Ok, yes, I exaggerated with this dynamic color tool I made
(but I like it ^_^)
(but I like it ^_^)
So I've been asked by my top 3 games played in 2025 (streamed in Italian here www.twitch.tv/videos/26818...), and these are:
Top 2025 con tantissimi DEV ITALIANI! - masterzi_and_dioghito on Twitch
masterzi_and_dioghito went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Just Chatting VOD now.
www.twitch.tv
January 28, 2026 at 9:23 AM
So I've been asked by my top 3 games played in 2025 (streamed in Italian here www.twitch.tv/videos/26818...), and these are:
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Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
January 20, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Italian voice actor Carlo Bononi was the voice of all of the characters on Pingu. A trained clown by trade, he used a theater technique called grammelot, which consists of "speaking" in a mix of babbled gibberish noises. He improvised all the voices live and unscripted.
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TR-49: OUT NOW
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
TR-49 - Official Trailer
YouTube video by inkleStudios
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:03 PM
TR-49: OUT NOW
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
Narrative deduction / audio drama
"Outstanding" - PC Gamer
"Politically fierce" - Polygon
"One of the best" - Thinky Games
"I wanted to know everything" - RPS
"Impressive - very impressive indeed" - Eurogamer
$6.99 / ~6 hours
Steam: tinyurl.com/2jvt9ewk
iOS: tinyurl.com/4ucwx4s7
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Yesterday, Wednesdays won the Indiecade Jury's Choice Award (tied with @asocialgiraffe.bsky.social )!
@indiecade.bsky.social has been around celebrating indie games for 19 years and It means A LOT to us to now be part of that glorious history!
@indiecade.bsky.social has been around celebrating indie games for 19 years and It means A LOT to us to now be part of that glorious history!
January 18, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Yesterday, Wednesdays won the Indiecade Jury's Choice Award (tied with @asocialgiraffe.bsky.social )!
@indiecade.bsky.social has been around celebrating indie games for 19 years and It means A LOT to us to now be part of that glorious history!
@indiecade.bsky.social has been around celebrating indie games for 19 years and It means A LOT to us to now be part of that glorious history!
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Our second Jury Prix winner is Wednesdays by The Wednesdays Team! @arteinteractive.bsky.social @wednesdays-game.bsky.social @thepixelhunt.bsky.social
www.arte.tv/digitalprodu...
Art by Tim Hutchings!
www.arte.tv/digitalprodu...
Art by Tim Hutchings!
January 17, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Our second Jury Prix winner is Wednesdays by The Wednesdays Team! @arteinteractive.bsky.social @wednesdays-game.bsky.social @thepixelhunt.bsky.social
www.arte.tv/digitalprodu...
Art by Tim Hutchings!
www.arte.tv/digitalprodu...
Art by Tim Hutchings!
This is so good 😊
🚨NEW DOC ALERT🕹️
Our Disco Elysium series continues with a 72 minute deep dive into Writing. From how characters were created, to the tech the team used, the collaborations between writers and editors, and the struggles they had along the way.
youtu.be/fpjHZc9bbFk
Our Disco Elysium series continues with a 72 minute deep dive into Writing. From how characters were created, to the tech the team used, the collaborations between writers and editors, and the struggles they had along the way.
youtu.be/fpjHZc9bbFk
The Making of Disco Elysium - Part Three: Writing
YouTube video by /noclip
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
This is so good 😊
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GUAJIROS!!!
MI FIEL PUBLISHER @dupuis_bd ANNOUNCED HAVANA SPLIT 2 !!! OUT IN FRENCH BOOKSTORES THE 23 JANUARY!!
☠️
This book will be even more FOR ADULTS! Men tears!
Bikini! Face tattoos!! Voodoo!!!!
not for kids !!!
🐙🦀🌴
Scenario: Frédéric Brrémaud
Drawings: yo 🙈
Colors: @leevolt.bsky.social
MI FIEL PUBLISHER @dupuis_bd ANNOUNCED HAVANA SPLIT 2 !!! OUT IN FRENCH BOOKSTORES THE 23 JANUARY!!
☠️
This book will be even more FOR ADULTS! Men tears!
Bikini! Face tattoos!! Voodoo!!!!
not for kids !!!
🐙🦀🌴
Scenario: Frédéric Brrémaud
Drawings: yo 🙈
Colors: @leevolt.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 AM
GUAJIROS!!!
MI FIEL PUBLISHER @dupuis_bd ANNOUNCED HAVANA SPLIT 2 !!! OUT IN FRENCH BOOKSTORES THE 23 JANUARY!!
☠️
This book will be even more FOR ADULTS! Men tears!
Bikini! Face tattoos!! Voodoo!!!!
not for kids !!!
🐙🦀🌴
Scenario: Frédéric Brrémaud
Drawings: yo 🙈
Colors: @leevolt.bsky.social
MI FIEL PUBLISHER @dupuis_bd ANNOUNCED HAVANA SPLIT 2 !!! OUT IN FRENCH BOOKSTORES THE 23 JANUARY!!
☠️
This book will be even more FOR ADULTS! Men tears!
Bikini! Face tattoos!! Voodoo!!!!
not for kids !!!
🐙🦀🌴
Scenario: Frédéric Brrémaud
Drawings: yo 🙈
Colors: @leevolt.bsky.social
My talk on Becoming Saint for IVIPRO www.youtube.com/watch?v=q760... [in Italian] - also the full list here www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
January 2, 2026 at 1:01 PM
My talk on Becoming Saint for IVIPRO www.youtube.com/watch?v=q760... [in Italian] - also the full list here www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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For my english-reading friends: if you want to know more about the really excellent programs for using games as part of civic literacy that Lucas Ramada is running in Barcelona, check this out! The booklet is available in English, and I think it's a must for library folks.
Hey! Que por fin se ha publicado en tres lenguas (Cat/Cas/ En) el nuevo librito de Ficció en Joc, el programa de mediación con juegos en bibliotecas públicas de la diputación de Barcelona.
www.diba.cat/ca/web/bibli...
www.diba.cat/ca/web/bibli...
January 2, 2026 at 10:42 AM
For my english-reading friends: if you want to know more about the really excellent programs for using games as part of civic literacy that Lucas Ramada is running in Barcelona, check this out! The booklet is available in English, and I think it's a must for library folks.
Found a beautiful resource to reopen my mind at the start of the year, even within the current nightmare of a world controlled by sociopathic finance lords & their vassals, left & right: on logical and mathematical infinity & paradoxes www.youtube.com/watch?v=14OP... - good luck for 2026!
January 1, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Found a beautiful resource to reopen my mind at the start of the year, even within the current nightmare of a world controlled by sociopathic finance lords & their vassals, left & right: on logical and mathematical infinity & paradoxes www.youtube.com/watch?v=14OP... - good luck for 2026!
Ending the year exploring great (board) game design, quick, atmospheric, effective, simple, deep: “Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes”, including an unexpected Philip K. Dick’s “The Man in the High Castle”’s like scenario! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25...
December 31, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Ending the year exploring great (board) game design, quick, atmospheric, effective, simple, deep: “Blitzkrieg!: World War Two in 20 Minutes”, including an unexpected Philip K. Dick’s “The Man in the High Castle”’s like scenario! boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25...
So watch this talk about easily getting rich by making games! "Delicate Art of Making Depressing Games" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnM2... by @thepixelhunt.bsky.social @wednesdays-game.bsky.social
AdventureX 2025 – Talk: Pierre Corbinais & Florent Maurin "Delicate Art of Making Depressing Games"
YouTube video by AdventureX
www.youtube.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
So watch this talk about easily getting rich by making games! "Delicate Art of Making Depressing Games" www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnM2... by @thepixelhunt.bsky.social @wednesdays-game.bsky.social
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Every interview with the AI shills pushing for "world models" betrays a profound lack of understanding about how games are made.
"DeepMind’s Alexandre Moufarek...said he hoped that world models would help give developers space to 'find the fun' and 'try new ideas and take risks again.'" 1/2
"DeepMind’s Alexandre Moufarek...said he hoped that world models would help give developers space to 'find the fun' and 'try new ideas and take risks again.'" 1/2
December 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Every interview with the AI shills pushing for "world models" betrays a profound lack of understanding about how games are made.
"DeepMind’s Alexandre Moufarek...said he hoped that world models would help give developers space to 'find the fun' and 'try new ideas and take risks again.'" 1/2
"DeepMind’s Alexandre Moufarek...said he hoped that world models would help give developers space to 'find the fun' and 'try new ideas and take risks again.'" 1/2
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i liked this piece on how to revitalize unions in the neoliberal era
socialistregister.com/index.php/sr...
socialistregister.com/index.php/sr...
socialistregister.com
December 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
i liked this piece on how to revitalize unions in the neoliberal era
socialistregister.com/index.php/sr...
socialistregister.com/index.php/sr...
We make weird games about rebellion.
Football Drama, Roller Drama, and Becoming Saint.
Different forms. Different mechanics. Different narratives.
All on sale now on Steam! 😇⚽🛼
#SteamSale #IndieGames #WinterSale
Football Drama, Roller Drama, and Becoming Saint.
Different forms. Different mechanics. Different narratives.
All on sale now on Steam! 😇⚽🛼
#SteamSale #IndieGames #WinterSale
December 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
We make weird games about rebellion.
Football Drama, Roller Drama, and Becoming Saint.
Different forms. Different mechanics. Different narratives.
All on sale now on Steam! 😇⚽🛼
#SteamSale #IndieGames #WinterSale
Football Drama, Roller Drama, and Becoming Saint.
Different forms. Different mechanics. Different narratives.
All on sale now on Steam! 😇⚽🛼
#SteamSale #IndieGames #WinterSale
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Questa mattina abbiamo presentato Cadentia Farnese, gioco per l’ambasciata francese in Italia: 12 storie choice-based, la grafica che cresce e cambia nel corso di ogni storia, un’esperienza che abbiamo immaginato essenziale e profonda insieme.
@wearemuesli.bsky.social
wearemuesli.it/it/our-games...
@wearemuesli.bsky.social
wearemuesli.it/it/our-games...
Cadentia Farnese – We Are Muesli
wearemuesli.it
December 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Questa mattina abbiamo presentato Cadentia Farnese, gioco per l’ambasciata francese in Italia: 12 storie choice-based, la grafica che cresce e cambia nel corso di ogni storia, un’esperienza che abbiamo immaginato essenziale e profonda insieme.
@wearemuesli.bsky.social
wearemuesli.it/it/our-games...
@wearemuesli.bsky.social
wearemuesli.it/it/our-games...
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Valve HQ:
"AAA game about murdering a lot of Muslims and destroying their homes" "ship it"
"solo game in which you fight the IDF" "ban the savages"
"indie game that criticizes Western power dynamics with a horse metaphor" "unacceptable"
"This review hates Muslims" "ahh smell that thats freedom"
"AAA game about murdering a lot of Muslims and destroying their homes" "ship it"
"solo game in which you fight the IDF" "ban the savages"
"indie game that criticizes Western power dynamics with a horse metaphor" "unacceptable"
"This review hates Muslims" "ahh smell that thats freedom"
Valve has now rejected my complaint, confirming that "I don't like muslims" is a valid reason to leave a negative review on a game on Steam
This is where we're at now.
This is where we're at now.
December 11, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Valve HQ:
"AAA game about murdering a lot of Muslims and destroying their homes" "ship it"
"solo game in which you fight the IDF" "ban the savages"
"indie game that criticizes Western power dynamics with a horse metaphor" "unacceptable"
"This review hates Muslims" "ahh smell that thats freedom"
"AAA game about murdering a lot of Muslims and destroying their homes" "ship it"
"solo game in which you fight the IDF" "ban the savages"
"indie game that criticizes Western power dynamics with a horse metaphor" "unacceptable"
"This review hates Muslims" "ahh smell that thats freedom"