Joel
@phoenixup.bsky.social
Time Bandit, IGF23 Nuovo Finalist, Part 1 out now: http://store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/
Marxist, she/her
https://phoenixup.itch.io/
thinking of giving up gamedev for the dance 💃
Marxist, she/her
https://phoenixup.itch.io/
thinking of giving up gamedev for the dance 💃
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Joel
@phoenixup.bsky.social
· Sep 16
Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine on Steam
A who̴͊leso̶̬̙̍me real-time adventure with a dark secret. At your relaxing new job managing resources and collecting crystals, everything you do seems to take ... much, MUCH longer than it should. In ...
store.steampowered.com
ok i really am going to try not to treat this as a promo platform but
by way of introduction
i made Time Bandit, a real-time adventure game about stealing from your employer
now im working on Part 2
please tell more people to play Part 1 so this unwise investment of gamedev time is justifiable
by way of introduction
i made Time Bandit, a real-time adventure game about stealing from your employer
now im working on Part 2
please tell more people to play Part 1 so this unwise investment of gamedev time is justifiable
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legit one of the most inventive games i've ever played, for $3 it's a steal
my game Time Bandit is 66% off!
💰like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been
⏰like 10 hours of box-pushing, steal-from-your-boss gameplay
⏳and like 1 month to see everything cus of the real-time waiting mechanics
⚒️so hurry up and bring down capitalism for cheap!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
💰like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been
⏰like 10 hours of box-pushing, steal-from-your-boss gameplay
⏳and like 1 month to see everything cus of the real-time waiting mechanics
⚒️so hurry up and bring down capitalism for cheap!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
Save 66% on Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine on Steam
A who̴͊leso̶̬̙̍me real-time adventure with a dark secret. At your relaxing new job managing resources and collecting crystals, everything you do seems to take ... much, MUCH longer than it should. In ...
store.steampowered.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:22 PM
legit one of the most inventive games i've ever played, for $3 it's a steal
my game Time Bandit is 66% off!
💰like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been
⏰like 10 hours of box-pushing, steal-from-your-boss gameplay
⏳and like 1 month to see everything cus of the real-time waiting mechanics
⚒️so hurry up and bring down capitalism for cheap!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
💰like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been
⏰like 10 hours of box-pushing, steal-from-your-boss gameplay
⏳and like 1 month to see everything cus of the real-time waiting mechanics
⚒️so hurry up and bring down capitalism for cheap!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
Save 66% on Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine on Steam
A who̴͊leso̶̬̙̍me real-time adventure with a dark secret. At your relaxing new job managing resources and collecting crystals, everything you do seems to take ... much, MUCH longer than it should. In ...
store.steampowered.com
February 16, 2026 at 6:14 PM
my game Time Bandit is 66% off!
💰like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been
⏰like 10 hours of box-pushing, steal-from-your-boss gameplay
⏳and like 1 month to see everything cus of the real-time waiting mechanics
⚒️so hurry up and bring down capitalism for cheap!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
💰like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been
⏰like 10 hours of box-pushing, steal-from-your-boss gameplay
⏳and like 1 month to see everything cus of the real-time waiting mechanics
⚒️so hurry up and bring down capitalism for cheap!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
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store.steampowered.com/app/3831080/... Oeuf demo released! Enjoy! #OeufGame
Oeuf on Steam
3D physics-platformer where you are an egg! Roll, hop and slide your way back home.
store.steampowered.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:20 PM
store.steampowered.com/app/3831080/... Oeuf demo released! Enjoy! #OeufGame
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My algorhythmic worlds collide with @jaredhenderson.bsky.social (via @tedgioia.bsky.social's Honest Broker Substack) interviewing @add-hawk.bsky.social about his new book THE SCORE which I very much want to read soon.
In the meantime, give this a watch.
www.honest-broker.com/p/the-philos...
In the meantime, give this a watch.
www.honest-broker.com/p/the-philos...
The Philosopher of Games
A conversation with C. Thi Nguyen on his new book 'The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game'
www.honest-broker.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:51 PM
My algorhythmic worlds collide with @jaredhenderson.bsky.social (via @tedgioia.bsky.social's Honest Broker Substack) interviewing @add-hawk.bsky.social about his new book THE SCORE which I very much want to read soon.
In the meantime, give this a watch.
www.honest-broker.com/p/the-philos...
In the meantime, give this a watch.
www.honest-broker.com/p/the-philos...
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for years, 868-HACK was my favorite video game. eventually, Michael made Cinco Paus, and that became my favorite video game. then I became a playtester for 868-BACK, and you'll never guess what happened next.
please wishlist, buy, and play this game. it is unbelievably good.
please wishlist, buy, and play this game. it is unbelievably good.
February 12, 2026 at 6:16 PM
for years, 868-HACK was my favorite video game. eventually, Michael made Cinco Paus, and that became my favorite video game. then I became a playtester for 868-BACK, and you'll never guess what happened next.
please wishlist, buy, and play this game. it is unbelievably good.
please wishlist, buy, and play this game. it is unbelievably good.
well, i beat the manbreaker on my 2nd try. i’m not proud. completionism in excess got me here
February 9, 2026 at 11:20 PM
well, i beat the manbreaker on my 2nd try. i’m not proud. completionism in excess got me here
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The epstein files reveal the bourgeoisie acting AS A CLASS, which is to say, sharing ideas, cultural touchstones and social circles. But they do not invent economic conditions out of idle conversations, they are idiots repeating what they hear from their underlings and colleagues, please im begging
February 1, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The epstein files reveal the bourgeoisie acting AS A CLASS, which is to say, sharing ideas, cultural touchstones and social circles. But they do not invent economic conditions out of idle conversations, they are idiots repeating what they hear from their underlings and colleagues, please im begging
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"I spend a lot of time in my blogging spitting at Artists and Artisans and their neuroses; and i guess i should acknowledge that, for a very long time, i shared these aspirations and shaped my own ambitions after them."
polclarissou.com/boudoir/post...
polclarissou.com/boudoir/post...
Faustian Economics and the Tragedy of Crafts
polclarissou.com
January 22, 2026 at 4:04 PM
"I spend a lot of time in my blogging spitting at Artists and Artisans and their neuroses; and i guess i should acknowledge that, for a very long time, i shared these aspirations and shaped my own ambitions after them."
polclarissou.com/boudoir/post...
polclarissou.com/boudoir/post...
i went from 0 to 100 in the space of a year, basically counting from the moment i unrepressed and realized anything, and even then i already began socially transitioning. strongly recommend. and when you finally do it, get off the computer and throw yourself into the world
bsky.app/profile/tpwr...
bsky.app/profile/tpwr...
"Just fucking transition already" in all its forms is necessary counterculture to the endless fucking eggslop that litters the trans internet. "When you wish you were a–" you are one. Transition about it. Quit romanticising the closet.
January 20, 2026 at 4:39 PM
i went from 0 to 100 in the space of a year, basically counting from the moment i unrepressed and realized anything, and even then i already began socially transitioning. strongly recommend. and when you finally do it, get off the computer and throw yourself into the world
bsky.app/profile/tpwr...
bsky.app/profile/tpwr...
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flash sale! my game Time Bandit is 66% off for only 2 days. that’s like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been. so you can steal the game (basically) and then you can steal from your boss and bring down capitalism (in the game(?)). have fun!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
Save 66% on Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine on Steam
A who̴͊leso̶̬̙̍me real-time adventure with a dark secret. At your relaxing new job managing resources and collecting crystals, everything you do seems to take ... much, MUCH longer than it should. In ...
store.steampowered.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
flash sale! my game Time Bandit is 66% off for only 2 days. that’s like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been. so you can steal the game (basically) and then you can steal from your boss and bring down capitalism (in the game(?)). have fun!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
flash sale! my game Time Bandit is 66% off for only 2 days. that’s like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been. so you can steal the game (basically) and then you can steal from your boss and bring down capitalism (in the game(?)). have fun!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
Save 66% on Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine on Steam
A who̴͊leso̶̬̙̍me real-time adventure with a dark secret. At your relaxing new job managing resources and collecting crystals, everything you do seems to take ... much, MUCH longer than it should. In ...
store.steampowered.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:51 PM
flash sale! my game Time Bandit is 66% off for only 2 days. that’s like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been. so you can steal the game (basically) and then you can steal from your boss and bring down capitalism (in the game(?)). have fun!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
Save 66% on Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine on Steam
A who̴͊leso̶̬̙̍me real-time adventure with a dark secret. At your relaxing new job managing resources and collecting crystals, everything you do seems to take ... much, MUCH longer than it should. In ...
store.steampowered.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:50 PM
flash sale! my game Time Bandit is 66% off for only 2 days. that’s like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been. so you can steal the game (basically) and then you can steal from your boss and bring down capitalism (in the game(?)). have fun!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
i finished a music project this year and finally performed it at my transiversary party last week. next year new music project and games coming
December 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
i finished a music project this year and finally performed it at my transiversary party last week. next year new music project and games coming
my new years resolution is to make up a holiday for every month and throw a house party for it and i think it’s the best and most practicable resolution i’ve ever come up with
December 30, 2025 at 10:22 PM
my new years resolution is to make up a holiday for every month and throw a house party for it and i think it’s the best and most practicable resolution i’ve ever come up with
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last day to get my real-time adventure game Time Bandit 50% off on Steam! (it will go on sale again soon, this is the never-ending cycle of platform capitalism, plz end it so i don’t have to apply discounts for as long as i live)
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
Save 50% on Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine on Steam
A who̴͊leso̶̬̙̍me real-time adventure with a dark secret. At your relaxing new job managing resources and collecting crystals, everything you do seems to take ... much, MUCH longer than it should. In ...
store.steampowered.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
last day to get my real-time adventure game Time Bandit 50% off on Steam! (it will go on sale again soon, this is the never-ending cycle of platform capitalism, plz end it so i don’t have to apply discounts for as long as i live)
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
Save 50% on Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine on Steam
A who̴͊leso̶̬̙̍me real-time adventure with a dark secret. At your relaxing new job managing resources and collecting crystals, everything you do seems to take ... much, MUCH longer than it should. In ...
store.steampowered.com
December 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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i've been doing some igf stuff and so and thus wanted to do a little thread of some games that you maybe haven't seen (usual caveat, these are just my personal recs and not an indication of what will get nominated, etc.)
December 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
i've been doing some igf stuff and so and thus wanted to do a little thread of some games that you maybe haven't seen (usual caveat, these are just my personal recs and not an indication of what will get nominated, etc.)
i've been doing some igf stuff and so and thus wanted to do a little thread of some games that you maybe haven't seen (usual caveat, these are just my personal recs and not an indication of what will get nominated, etc.)
December 15, 2025 at 8:32 PM
i've been doing some igf stuff and so and thus wanted to do a little thread of some games that you maybe haven't seen (usual caveat, these are just my personal recs and not an indication of what will get nominated, etc.)
last day to get my real-time adventure game Time Bandit 50% off on Steam! (it will go on sale again soon, this is the never-ending cycle of platform capitalism, plz end it so i don’t have to apply discounts for as long as i live)
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
Save 50% on Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine on Steam
A who̴͊leso̶̬̙̍me real-time adventure with a dark secret. At your relaxing new job managing resources and collecting crystals, everything you do seems to take ... much, MUCH longer than it should. In ...
store.steampowered.com
December 15, 2025 at 6:50 PM
last day to get my real-time adventure game Time Bandit 50% off on Steam! (it will go on sale again soon, this is the never-ending cycle of platform capitalism, plz end it so i don’t have to apply discounts for as long as i live)
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
Reposted by Joel
Time Bandit, my real-time anti-capitalist adventure game in which you may either enjoy your box-pushing job or try to steal from your boss on the clock, is 50% off on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Time Bandit, my real-time anti-capitalist adventure game in which you may either enjoy your box-pushing job or try to steal from your boss on the clock, is 50% off on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
Time Bandit, my real-time anti-capitalist adventure game in which you may either enjoy your box-pushing job or try to steal from your boss on the clock, is 50% off on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
December 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Time Bandit, my real-time anti-capitalist adventure game in which you may either enjoy your box-pushing job or try to steal from your boss on the clock, is 50% off on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...
if you dont trust me, a recommendation from bennett has never once steered me wrong bsky.app/profile/fodd...
This look incredible
Small release-day housekeeping note:
The Steam version... is alive! You can get it right now!
store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...
The eShop page for the Nintendo Switch version will be up in 1 hour and 45 minutes!
Please hold the champagne uncorking until then!
The Steam version... is alive! You can get it right now!
store.steampowered.com/app/3649490/...
The eShop page for the Nintendo Switch version will be up in 1 hour and 45 minutes!
Please hold the champagne uncorking until then!
October 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
if you dont trust me, a recommendation from bennett has never once steered me wrong bsky.app/profile/fodd...
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happy biggest new yoshiro kimura game in like 15 years to all who celebrate
October 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
happy biggest new yoshiro kimura game in like 15 years to all who celebrate