Erica Pinto
@psyham.bsky.social
I make stuff move. Cinematic Animation Lead
@Respawn, previously @santamonicastudio.bsky.social on God of War. Views expressed are my own.
@Respawn, previously @santamonicastudio.bsky.social on God of War. Views expressed are my own.
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Erica Pinto
@psyham.bsky.social
· Sep 22
🌴🌴My card game Downtown Las Palmas will be available soon (like Black Friday!) from @buttonshy.bsky.social! 🌴🌴
You can check out the preview page at the link below and sign up to be notified when it is in stock.
Looking forward to all the cities you will make 🥰
buttonshygames.com/pages/downto...
You can check out the preview page at the link below and sign up to be notified when it is in stock.
Looking forward to all the cities you will make 🥰
buttonshygames.com/pages/downto...
Reposted by Erica Pinto
school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history
January 20, 2026 at 4:10 PM
school being canceled because the president sent armed thugs to harass and imprison the populace for voting against him should be the biggest domestic scandal in american history
Reposted by Erica Pinto
People who aren't in Minnesota might not know that if you drive or walk past pretty much any school, there's going to be a group of people, parents and childless, standing guard to make sure the kids are safe from feds. It's pretty remarkable. And very disturbing. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Twin Cities students walk out, decry ICE as surge continues
Hundreds of Twin Cities high school students walked out of school Monday to protest federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota. Officials are increasingly concerned about high absenteeism in some sc...
www.mprnews.org
January 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
People who aren't in Minnesota might not know that if you drive or walk past pretty much any school, there's going to be a group of people, parents and childless, standing guard to make sure the kids are safe from feds. It's pretty remarkable. And very disturbing. www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Reposted by Erica Pinto
A reminder that not so long ago we honored immigrants in the US, even by carving monuments like this one at Immigration Point, over the Golden Gate connecting the Pacific to SF Bay.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 2:36 AM
A reminder that not so long ago we honored immigrants in the US, even by carving monuments like this one at Immigration Point, over the Golden Gate connecting the Pacific to SF Bay.
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
@hcrichardson.bsky.social @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
Reposted by Erica Pinto
There’s a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross’s legal expenses for murdering Renee Good.
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
January 11, 2026 at 7:53 AM
There’s a GoFundMe for Jonathan Ross’s legal expenses for murdering Renee Good.
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
This violates GoFundMe’s Terms of Service. Everyone must report it.
A thread on how to do that 🧵
Reposted by Erica Pinto
Finally got my Button Shy Black Friday order...! I'm SO excited about all three of these games from @marcelineleiman.bsky.social, @psyham.bsky.social, and @jwaaaap.com & @squidcor.bsky.social!!
January 8, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Finally got my Button Shy Black Friday order...! I'm SO excited about all three of these games from @marcelineleiman.bsky.social, @psyham.bsky.social, and @jwaaaap.com & @squidcor.bsky.social!!
There are tons of awesome games in this lineup! I'm still amazed that I get to share the spotlight with some heavy hitters in the gaming industry. 2026 is gonna be a good year...
Our biggest announcement of every year is live! Check it out at the link below. 12 new games, 9 new additional wallets and a little new line of games, all announced here, with lots of images and descriptions too. www.patreon.com/posts/2026-b...
December 2, 2025 at 8:56 PM
There are tons of awesome games in this lineup! I'm still amazed that I get to share the spotlight with some heavy hitters in the gaming industry. 2026 is gonna be a good year...
Support small businesses this Black Friday! Buy more games! (and if one of them happens to be mine, that's cool too, but seriously you can't go wrong with any Button Shy game, and those $10 bundles are a STEAL) 😁
Button Shy Black Friday is live! 8 new products (Dustbiters, Downtown Las Palmas, Phantasmic, and more!) , a bunch of $10 bundles. Use coupon code toomuchturkey for just about everything else. buttonshygames.com/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Support small businesses this Black Friday! Buy more games! (and if one of them happens to be mine, that's cool too, but seriously you can't go wrong with any Button Shy game, and those $10 bundles are a STEAL) 😁
Downtown Las Palmas is now on sale at @buttonshy.bsky.social! To celebrate, here's a "how to play" video for everybody picking up their copies. Thank you everyone for your support! 🥰 🌴🏙️
buttonshygames.com/products/dow...
buttonshygames.com/products/dow...
November 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Downtown Las Palmas is now on sale at @buttonshy.bsky.social! To celebrate, here's a "how to play" video for everybody picking up their copies. Thank you everyone for your support! 🥰 🌴🏙️
buttonshygames.com/products/dow...
buttonshygames.com/products/dow...
Reposted by Erica Pinto
Button Shy Black Friday is live! 8 new products (Dustbiters, Downtown Las Palmas, Phantasmic, and more!) , a bunch of $10 bundles. Use coupon code toomuchturkey for just about everything else. buttonshygames.com/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Button Shy Black Friday is live! 8 new products (Dustbiters, Downtown Las Palmas, Phantasmic, and more!) , a bunch of $10 bundles. Use coupon code toomuchturkey for just about everything else. buttonshygames.com/collections/...
Reposted by Erica Pinto
Hope yall were able to recover from your turkey hangovers!!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
Button Shy Black Friday is live! 8 new products (Dustbiters, Downtown Las Palmas, Phantasmic, and more!) , a bunch of $10 bundles. Use coupon code toomuchturkey for just about everything else. buttonshygames.com/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hope yall were able to recover from your turkey hangovers!!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
Black Friday is TOMORROW!
Here we come full circle to Union Station! It was on the train home that Downtown Las Palmas was first sparked.
This Thanksgiving I'm very grateful to Jason Tagmire and the @buttonshy.bsky.social crew for taking a chance on a first-time card game designer. Happy playing!
Here we come full circle to Union Station! It was on the train home that Downtown Las Palmas was first sparked.
This Thanksgiving I'm very grateful to Jason Tagmire and the @buttonshy.bsky.social crew for taking a chance on a first-time card game designer. Happy playing!
November 28, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Black Friday is TOMORROW!
Here we come full circle to Union Station! It was on the train home that Downtown Las Palmas was first sparked.
This Thanksgiving I'm very grateful to Jason Tagmire and the @buttonshy.bsky.social crew for taking a chance on a first-time card game designer. Happy playing!
Here we come full circle to Union Station! It was on the train home that Downtown Las Palmas was first sparked.
This Thanksgiving I'm very grateful to Jason Tagmire and the @buttonshy.bsky.social crew for taking a chance on a first-time card game designer. Happy playing!
2 days!
I've started seeing people posting about my game after picking up copies at PAX Unplugged. It's a cool feeling!
When I took this pic at City Hall I reflected on the journey I'd taken through town that day, and the journey I've started as a game designer. Where will the road take me next?
I've started seeing people posting about my game after picking up copies at PAX Unplugged. It's a cool feeling!
When I took this pic at City Hall I reflected on the journey I'd taken through town that day, and the journey I've started as a game designer. Where will the road take me next?
November 27, 2025 at 5:04 AM
2 days!
I've started seeing people posting about my game after picking up copies at PAX Unplugged. It's a cool feeling!
When I took this pic at City Hall I reflected on the journey I'd taken through town that day, and the journey I've started as a game designer. Where will the road take me next?
I've started seeing people posting about my game after picking up copies at PAX Unplugged. It's a cool feeling!
When I took this pic at City Hall I reflected on the journey I'd taken through town that day, and the journey I've started as a game designer. Where will the road take me next?
This is so cool! Get in on this 25% discount of a super cool, super portable chess-like with solo mode before the crowd sale is over!
#Crownfell Crowd Sale milestone! All three items are now up to a 25% discount! 🎉👑🍾
Less than four days left to get in on the action:
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
Less than four days left to get in on the action:
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
Crownfell is ON SALE!
Recruit and command a unique squad of skirmishing warriors to seize the crown.
www.thegamecrafter.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is so cool! Get in on this 25% discount of a super cool, super portable chess-like with solo mode before the crowd sale is over!
Reposted by Erica Pinto
#Crownfell Crowd Sale milestone! All three items are now up to a 25% discount! 🎉👑🍾
Less than four days left to get in on the action:
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
Less than four days left to get in on the action:
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
Crownfell is ON SALE!
Recruit and command a unique squad of skirmishing warriors to seize the crown.
www.thegamecrafter.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
#Crownfell Crowd Sale milestone! All three items are now up to a 25% discount! 🎉👑🍾
Less than four days left to get in on the action:
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
Less than four days left to get in on the action:
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
3 days to Downtown Las Palmas!
The turquoise terracotta, the art deco style, and the grand 4-sided clock make the Eastern Columbia Building one of the most breathtaking structures in downtown LA!
Are you ready for @buttonshy.bsky.social's Black Friday sale?
buttonshygames.com/collections/...
The turquoise terracotta, the art deco style, and the grand 4-sided clock make the Eastern Columbia Building one of the most breathtaking structures in downtown LA!
Are you ready for @buttonshy.bsky.social's Black Friday sale?
buttonshygames.com/collections/...
November 25, 2025 at 9:23 PM
3 days to Downtown Las Palmas!
The turquoise terracotta, the art deco style, and the grand 4-sided clock make the Eastern Columbia Building one of the most breathtaking structures in downtown LA!
Are you ready for @buttonshy.bsky.social's Black Friday sale?
buttonshygames.com/collections/...
The turquoise terracotta, the art deco style, and the grand 4-sided clock make the Eastern Columbia Building one of the most breathtaking structures in downtown LA!
Are you ready for @buttonshy.bsky.social's Black Friday sale?
buttonshygames.com/collections/...
Reposted by Erica Pinto
My first thought when making a solo mode for a chess-like game was "What's the point? How could you ever simulate a meaningful game of chess without simply doing chess puzzles?"
Then I had the idea to make it sort of like a top-down arcade shooter... no, stay with me... 😅
🎲✂️ 1/5
Then I had the idea to make it sort of like a top-down arcade shooter... no, stay with me... 😅
🎲✂️ 1/5
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 AM
My first thought when making a solo mode for a chess-like game was "What's the point? How could you ever simulate a meaningful game of chess without simply doing chess puzzles?"
Then I had the idea to make it sort of like a top-down arcade shooter... no, stay with me... 😅
🎲✂️ 1/5
Then I had the idea to make it sort of like a top-down arcade shooter... no, stay with me... 😅
🎲✂️ 1/5
4 more days to Downtown Las Palmas!
I wanted a building that fit the shape of a wide card without any sky in it, but wasn't a boring box either. The NHM is one of my favorite museums ever! It isn't a perfect rectangle but was simple to adapt to this shape.
#ButtonShyGames #NHMLA #cardgames
I wanted a building that fit the shape of a wide card without any sky in it, but wasn't a boring box either. The NHM is one of my favorite museums ever! It isn't a perfect rectangle but was simple to adapt to this shape.
#ButtonShyGames #NHMLA #cardgames
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 PM
4 more days to Downtown Las Palmas!
I wanted a building that fit the shape of a wide card without any sky in it, but wasn't a boring box either. The NHM is one of my favorite museums ever! It isn't a perfect rectangle but was simple to adapt to this shape.
#ButtonShyGames #NHMLA #cardgames
I wanted a building that fit the shape of a wide card without any sky in it, but wasn't a boring box either. The NHM is one of my favorite museums ever! It isn't a perfect rectangle but was simple to adapt to this shape.
#ButtonShyGames #NHMLA #cardgames
Reposted by Erica Pinto
Hey @psyham.bsky.social it’s our babies together!!!! @buttonshy.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Hey @psyham.bsky.social it’s our babies together!!!! @buttonshy.bsky.social
1 WEEK to Downtown Las Palmas!!
If you're at PAX Unplugged this weekend, you can pick it up EARLY at @buttonshy.bsky.social's Booth 3442!
Check out the display station to get an overview of the game and build your own city🌴🏙️
Photo credit: Justin Antezana
#cardgames #ButtonShy #PAXUnplugged #PAX
If you're at PAX Unplugged this weekend, you can pick it up EARLY at @buttonshy.bsky.social's Booth 3442!
Check out the display station to get an overview of the game and build your own city🌴🏙️
Photo credit: Justin Antezana
#cardgames #ButtonShy #PAXUnplugged #PAX
November 21, 2025 at 10:28 PM
1 WEEK to Downtown Las Palmas!!
If you're at PAX Unplugged this weekend, you can pick it up EARLY at @buttonshy.bsky.social's Booth 3442!
Check out the display station to get an overview of the game and build your own city🌴🏙️
Photo credit: Justin Antezana
#cardgames #ButtonShy #PAXUnplugged #PAX
If you're at PAX Unplugged this weekend, you can pick it up EARLY at @buttonshy.bsky.social's Booth 3442!
Check out the display station to get an overview of the game and build your own city🌴🏙️
Photo credit: Justin Antezana
#cardgames #ButtonShy #PAXUnplugged #PAX
8 days to Downtown Las Palmas! (for real now)
The dragons of the Gateway Monument welcome you to Chinatown!
I had a card with a section of sky between 2 smaller buildings and wanted to pull different features from various shops and gardens, with the dragons as a central setpiece to set it all off.
The dragons of the Gateway Monument welcome you to Chinatown!
I had a card with a section of sky between 2 smaller buildings and wanted to pull different features from various shops and gardens, with the dragons as a central setpiece to set it all off.
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 AM
8 days to Downtown Las Palmas! (for real now)
The dragons of the Gateway Monument welcome you to Chinatown!
I had a card with a section of sky between 2 smaller buildings and wanted to pull different features from various shops and gardens, with the dragons as a central setpiece to set it all off.
The dragons of the Gateway Monument welcome you to Chinatown!
I had a card with a section of sky between 2 smaller buildings and wanted to pull different features from various shops and gardens, with the dragons as a central setpiece to set it all off.
Reposted by Erica Pinto
Pax Unplugged is right around the corner!!
Looking back at all the IGNM coverage—I’m so proud and impressed at how much our community came together to promote these awesome indie works!
There’s a game for everyone in this lot!
Here’s a thread of all the incredible coverage of IGNM 2025: 🧵 🎲✂️
Looking back at all the IGNM coverage—I’m so proud and impressed at how much our community came together to promote these awesome indie works!
There’s a game for everyone in this lot!
Here’s a thread of all the incredible coverage of IGNM 2025: 🧵 🎲✂️
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Pax Unplugged is right around the corner!!
Looking back at all the IGNM coverage—I’m so proud and impressed at how much our community came together to promote these awesome indie works!
There’s a game for everyone in this lot!
Here’s a thread of all the incredible coverage of IGNM 2025: 🧵 🎲✂️
Looking back at all the IGNM coverage—I’m so proud and impressed at how much our community came together to promote these awesome indie works!
There’s a game for everyone in this lot!
Here’s a thread of all the incredible coverage of IGNM 2025: 🧵 🎲✂️
Reposted by Erica Pinto
#Crownfell is an asymmetric, abstract, 2-player strategy card game that is live on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social!
No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.
Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.
Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
November 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#Crownfell is an asymmetric, abstract, 2-player strategy card game that is live on @thegamecrafter.bsky.social!
No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.
Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
No stretch goals, except for this: The more people get it, the lower the price goes *for everyone*.
Add-ons include a playmat & solo expansion.
www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
9 more days...? until Downtown Las Palmas! (I'll fix the countdown later)
I love learning about the rich diversity in LA and how it's represented in its architecture. I wanted to reflect some of that in my game as well. This mosque is one of the few in town that has a minaret!
#buttonshy #cardgame
I love learning about the rich diversity in LA and how it's represented in its architecture. I wanted to reflect some of that in my game as well. This mosque is one of the few in town that has a minaret!
#buttonshy #cardgame
November 19, 2025 at 5:40 AM
9 more days...? until Downtown Las Palmas! (I'll fix the countdown later)
I love learning about the rich diversity in LA and how it's represented in its architecture. I wanted to reflect some of that in my game as well. This mosque is one of the few in town that has a minaret!
#buttonshy #cardgame
I love learning about the rich diversity in LA and how it's represented in its architecture. I wanted to reflect some of that in my game as well. This mosque is one of the few in town that has a minaret!
#buttonshy #cardgame
10 days to Downtown Las Palmas!
This is home to the LA branch of Hawk Anamorphic: When I saw the ivy-covered building on the train ride I knew I wanted it in my deck.
It took a bit of work to figure out how to translate a leafy building into a useable card, but we settled on this textured look.
This is home to the LA branch of Hawk Anamorphic: When I saw the ivy-covered building on the train ride I knew I wanted it in my deck.
It took a bit of work to figure out how to translate a leafy building into a useable card, but we settled on this textured look.
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
10 days to Downtown Las Palmas!
This is home to the LA branch of Hawk Anamorphic: When I saw the ivy-covered building on the train ride I knew I wanted it in my deck.
It took a bit of work to figure out how to translate a leafy building into a useable card, but we settled on this textured look.
This is home to the LA branch of Hawk Anamorphic: When I saw the ivy-covered building on the train ride I knew I wanted it in my deck.
It took a bit of work to figure out how to translate a leafy building into a useable card, but we settled on this textured look.
11 days to Downtown Las Palmas!
The vibrant colors of this historic street had to take a back seat for players to understand which parts could score points, but I had fun adding little details to these store fronts that celebrate Mexican culture.
#buttonshy #DTLA #cardgames
The vibrant colors of this historic street had to take a back seat for players to understand which parts could score points, but I had fun adding little details to these store fronts that celebrate Mexican culture.
#buttonshy #DTLA #cardgames
November 16, 2025 at 5:32 PM
11 days to Downtown Las Palmas!
The vibrant colors of this historic street had to take a back seat for players to understand which parts could score points, but I had fun adding little details to these store fronts that celebrate Mexican culture.
#buttonshy #DTLA #cardgames
The vibrant colors of this historic street had to take a back seat for players to understand which parts could score points, but I had fun adding little details to these store fronts that celebrate Mexican culture.
#buttonshy #DTLA #cardgames