Sam Read-Graves
@readgraves.com
“Developer, lecturer, and potential entry-level sociopath.” - Forbes
18+ years Indie Dev. He/Him. 🇬🇧
Writing Horror and making Party Games.
Task Time | Trolley Problem, Inc | Gang Beasts | Mainlining | Dream
ReadGraves.com
18+ years Indie Dev. He/Him. 🇬🇧
Writing Horror and making Party Games.
Task Time | Trolley Problem, Inc | Gang Beasts | Mainlining | Dream
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Sam Read-Graves
@readgraves.com
· Sep 28
NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!
A Family Friendly, Physics-Fueled FPS Party Game! Over half a million task variations and over 500 unlockable cosmetics and emotes with NO Microtransactions! This is your New Favourite Friendslop!
Play the Playtest on Steam Now!
store.steampowered.com/app/2182680
A Family Friendly, Physics-Fueled FPS Party Game! Over half a million task variations and over 500 unlockable cosmetics and emotes with NO Microtransactions! This is your New Favourite Friendslop!
Play the Playtest on Steam Now!
store.steampowered.com/app/2182680
@crobertcargill.bsky.social and @blumhouse.com have done me dirty with this puzzle. The black is impossible!
December 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
@crobertcargill.bsky.social and @blumhouse.com have done me dirty with this puzzle. The black is impossible!
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Here’s to 2026
December 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Here’s to 2026
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We were featured on @theguardian.com’s list of games you might have missed in 2025 and we’re in incredible company!
“It’s a must-play for both puzzle fanatics and visual novel lovers.”
Thank you for the kind words💕
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
“It’s a must-play for both puzzle fanatics and visual novel lovers.”
Thank you for the kind words💕
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
The video games you may have missed in 2025
Date a vending machine, watch intergalactic television and make the most out of your short existence as a fly. Here are the best games you weren’t playing this year
www.theguardian.com
December 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
We were featured on @theguardian.com’s list of games you might have missed in 2025 and we’re in incredible company!
“It’s a must-play for both puzzle fanatics and visual novel lovers.”
Thank you for the kind words💕
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
“It’s a must-play for both puzzle fanatics and visual novel lovers.”
Thank you for the kind words💕
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/d...
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Happy Christmas from all of us here at Yogscast Games! We hope you're enjoying the festive season and catching up on that backlog 😉
(P.S. Rhell says stay cozy gamerz xox)
(P.S. Rhell says stay cozy gamerz xox)
December 25, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Happy Christmas from all of us here at Yogscast Games! We hope you're enjoying the festive season and catching up on that backlog 😉
(P.S. Rhell says stay cozy gamerz xox)
(P.S. Rhell says stay cozy gamerz xox)
It’s not going to be hard to shove Chat GPT in these guys. When they start walking up to you in a bar and say “well actually…” civilisation is doomed.
From the BeAmazed community on Reddit: Robots in China are doing it all now, even dancing on stage like pros.
Explore this post and more from the BeAmazed community
www.reddit.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It’s not going to be hard to shove Chat GPT in these guys. When they start walking up to you in a bar and say “well actually…” civilisation is doomed.
How is Shrek 5 still a year and a half away? We need an oddly proportioned version of him in Fortnite asap!
December 22, 2025 at 6:20 AM
How is Shrek 5 still a year and a half away? We need an oddly proportioned version of him in Fortnite asap!
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Task Time is coming to #DGF26 🎉
This chaotic gameshow-inspired party game will be fully playable on the show floor. Dive into rounds of unpredictable, physics powered tasks, sabotage your friends, and fight your way to the top of the leaderboard!
25 April 2026 // Norfolk Showground Arena, Norwich
This chaotic gameshow-inspired party game will be fully playable on the show floor. Dive into rounds of unpredictable, physics powered tasks, sabotage your friends, and fight your way to the top of the leaderboard!
25 April 2026 // Norfolk Showground Arena, Norwich
December 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Task Time is coming to #DGF26 🎉
This chaotic gameshow-inspired party game will be fully playable on the show floor. Dive into rounds of unpredictable, physics powered tasks, sabotage your friends, and fight your way to the top of the leaderboard!
25 April 2026 // Norfolk Showground Arena, Norwich
This chaotic gameshow-inspired party game will be fully playable on the show floor. Dive into rounds of unpredictable, physics powered tasks, sabotage your friends, and fight your way to the top of the leaderboard!
25 April 2026 // Norfolk Showground Arena, Norwich
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Guys! GUYS! If you are an iPhone user you are NOT crazy. You're not just getting old. You're not suddenly all thumbs. Our iPhones are broken - that's why you keep misspelling shit so often in texts. I shared this with Jess and we both went 🤯
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hksV...
Thank the maker- I was feeling clumsy for about three releases. Well done Apple.
Thank the maker- I was feeling clumsy for about three releases. Well done Apple.
It's Not Just You - The iOS Keyboard is Broken
YouTube video by Michi NekoMichi
www.youtube.com
December 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Guys! GUYS! If you are an iPhone user you are NOT crazy. You're not just getting old. You're not suddenly all thumbs. Our iPhones are broken - that's why you keep misspelling shit so often in texts. I shared this with Jess and we both went 🤯
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This is a great read to start your day 👇
Ok, Nearly the end of the year, and 6 months since Highrook was released! I wrote a little postmortem, covering some nerdy production info and my thoughts on what it was like to be an indie in the last few years.
www.nullpointer.co.uk/game-post-mo...
www.nullpointer.co.uk/game-post-mo...
Indie Game Post-mortem - Highrook
A rocky road to Highrook So 'The Horror At Highrook' has been…
www.nullpointer.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This is a great read to start your day 👇
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SLEEP AWAKE is AVAILABLE NOW on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
The HUSH waits for you.
➡️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2446540/SLEEP_AWAKE/
➡️ https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10011233
➡️ https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/sleep-awake/9pf3t0m4hk95
The HUSH waits for you.
➡️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2446540/SLEEP_AWAKE/
➡️ https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10011233
➡️ https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/sleep-awake/9pf3t0m4hk95
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
SLEEP AWAKE is AVAILABLE NOW on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
The HUSH waits for you.
➡️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2446540/SLEEP_AWAKE/
➡️ https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10011233
➡️ https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/sleep-awake/9pf3t0m4hk95
The HUSH waits for you.
➡️ https://store.steampowered.com/app/2446540/SLEEP_AWAKE/
➡️ https://store.playstation.com/en-us/concept/10011233
➡️ https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/store/sleep-awake/9pf3t0m4hk95
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The additional context is that Valve is still killing a beloved games studio, still tried to weasel out of making a press statement, still didn't allow a second review, and still did not communicate with the developer beyond vague references to their terms.
www.eurogamer.net/valve-respon...
www.eurogamer.net/valve-respon...
Valve responds with "additional context" following Horses Steam ban controversy
Following Valve's decision to ban first-person horror adventure Horses from distribution on Steam, the company has provided "additional context" in a statement.
www.eurogamer.net
November 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
The additional context is that Valve is still killing a beloved games studio, still tried to weasel out of making a press statement, still didn't allow a second review, and still did not communicate with the developer beyond vague references to their terms.
www.eurogamer.net/valve-respon...
www.eurogamer.net/valve-respon...
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I'm really really struggling to find potential Sponsors for @limitbreak.co.uk at the moment
We're not looking for huge amounts of money. We're a very lean programme thanks to our amazing volunteers!
Can you help? Look at out Sponsorship Deck or share this post 💖
limitbreak.co.uk/sponsorform
We're not looking for huge amounts of money. We're a very lean programme thanks to our amazing volunteers!
Can you help? Look at out Sponsorship Deck or share this post 💖
limitbreak.co.uk/sponsorform
Limit Break - Sponsorship Deck Request
Please fill in the following, and we will reach out with our most up to date sponsorship information.
limitbreak.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I'm really really struggling to find potential Sponsors for @limitbreak.co.uk at the moment
We're not looking for huge amounts of money. We're a very lean programme thanks to our amazing volunteers!
Can you help? Look at out Sponsorship Deck or share this post 💖
limitbreak.co.uk/sponsorform
We're not looking for huge amounts of money. We're a very lean programme thanks to our amazing volunteers!
Can you help? Look at out Sponsorship Deck or share this post 💖
limitbreak.co.uk/sponsorform
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WGGB stands in solidarity with the @gamesworkers.co.uk members fired by @rockstargames.com
This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
WGGB stands in solidarity with the @gamesworkers.co.uk members fired by @rockstargames.com
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okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
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We’re going to do our best to have the biggest showcase of indie games in the whole of the UK next year
We’ve already confirmed some seriously cool stuff and can’t wait to announce it super soon!
And we want YOU to exhibit your game too. Do not be shy, no excuses. It’s completely free 😊
We’ve already confirmed some seriously cool stuff and can’t wait to announce it super soon!
And we want YOU to exhibit your game too. Do not be shy, no excuses. It’s completely free 😊
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We’re going to do our best to have the biggest showcase of indie games in the whole of the UK next year
We’ve already confirmed some seriously cool stuff and can’t wait to announce it super soon!
And we want YOU to exhibit your game too. Do not be shy, no excuses. It’s completely free 😊
We’ve already confirmed some seriously cool stuff and can’t wait to announce it super soon!
And we want YOU to exhibit your game too. Do not be shy, no excuses. It’s completely free 😊
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This NYC immigrant videogame developer salutes this man and his aloof wife 🙏
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 5:02 AM
This NYC immigrant videogame developer salutes this man and his aloof wife 🙏
As a white, 34 year old male who has lived in England their whole life, and will never Ieave, this is what it means to be British in the 21st century. I love our culture - www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOIF...
#SixtyMinutesLive - Dizzee Rascal, BBK, Lethal Bizzle, Tempa T, Fekky, Footsie & General Levy
YouTube video by BBC Radio 1Xtra
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:42 AM
As a white, 34 year old male who has lived in England their whole life, and will never Ieave, this is what it means to be British in the 21st century. I love our culture - www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOIF...
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Fun fact…
Back in the day, publishers used to send in artificially resolution boosted screenshots so they looked better in print.
Many of us in print media called them bullshots, and it was particularly common in the Xbox and PS2 days!
Back in the day, publishers used to send in artificially resolution boosted screenshots so they looked better in print.
Many of us in print media called them bullshots, and it was particularly common in the Xbox and PS2 days!
Tip #12
Again. Resolution matters more than you think. An A4 page printed at 300 DPI is roughly 2480 × 3508 pixels.
Anything smaller may look soft or blurry in print.
Editors can always scale images down, but they can’t invent lost detail when scaling up.
Again. Resolution matters more than you think. An A4 page printed at 300 DPI is roughly 2480 × 3508 pixels.
Anything smaller may look soft or blurry in print.
Editors can always scale images down, but they can’t invent lost detail when scaling up.
November 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Fun fact…
Back in the day, publishers used to send in artificially resolution boosted screenshots so they looked better in print.
Many of us in print media called them bullshots, and it was particularly common in the Xbox and PS2 days!
Back in the day, publishers used to send in artificially resolution boosted screenshots so they looked better in print.
Many of us in print media called them bullshots, and it was particularly common in the Xbox and PS2 days!
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Magazines exist in 2025 🤯
Did you catch Dreams of Another in DEBUG's summer edition?
Big thanks to BloodyGoodReviews | Pirate PR for all your support!
Big thanks to BloodyGoodReviews | Pirate PR for all your support!
November 2, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Magazines exist in 2025 🤯
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October 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
I look forward to playing a load of mid versions of Hit and Run - youtu.be/mqQDlH9ztL4?...
Welcome to Springfield - Fortnite | The Simpsons
YouTube video by Fortnite
youtu.be
November 1, 2025 at 10:40 PM
I look forward to playing a load of mid versions of Hit and Run - youtu.be/mqQDlH9ztL4?...
October 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Task Time is officially heading to Xbox PC, and Play Anywhere!
You’ll laugh. You’ll scream. You’ll sabotage your loved ones in ways you never thought possible.
Coming soon.
Brace yourself. The betrayal is inevitable 😈
Wired.gg/TaskTimeXbo...
You’ll laugh. You’ll scream. You’ll sabotage your loved ones in ways you never thought possible.
Coming soon.
Brace yourself. The betrayal is inevitable 😈
Wired.gg/TaskTimeXbo...
October 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Task Time is officially heading to Xbox PC, and Play Anywhere!
You’ll laugh. You’ll scream. You’ll sabotage your loved ones in ways you never thought possible.
Coming soon.
Brace yourself. The betrayal is inevitable 😈
Wired.gg/TaskTimeXbo...
You’ll laugh. You’ll scream. You’ll sabotage your loved ones in ways you never thought possible.
Coming soon.
Brace yourself. The betrayal is inevitable 😈
Wired.gg/TaskTimeXbo...
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✨🕹️ #TaskTime by @readgraves.com
❎ ID @xbox.com Fall 2025 Showcase
#indiegame #indiegames #videogames #gaming
❎ ID @xbox.com Fall 2025 Showcase
#indiegame #indiegames #videogames #gaming
Task Time on Steam
Task Time is a Gameshow inspired competitive party game where 8 friends dive headfirst into 6 rounds of unpredictable tasks and physics-fuelled chaos, to finish top of the leaderboard. From (some of) ...
store.steampowered.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:38 PM
✨🕹️ #TaskTime by @readgraves.com
❎ ID @xbox.com Fall 2025 Showcase
#indiegame #indiegames #videogames #gaming
❎ ID @xbox.com Fall 2025 Showcase
#indiegame #indiegames #videogames #gaming
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You can get our game for 50% off right now. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat
Love #IndieGames? Love games made in #Ireland? Love games set in Ireland? Love Irish voice casts? Love co-op games?
Whatcha waiting for?! Come play Eyes of Hellfire with your friends (only one person needs to buy, and the others play for freeeeeeee)
#gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
Whatcha waiting for?! Come play Eyes of Hellfire with your friends (only one person needs to buy, and the others play for freeeeeeee)
#gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
October 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
You can get our game for 50% off right now. Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat