Ricky Haggett
@rickyhaggett.bsky.social
Makes games at Hollow Ponds. FLOCK / I am Dead / the Wilmot games / Loot Rascals / Hohokum / Frobisher / Super Exploding Zoo / Tenya Wanya Teens / Wiiild Rumpus! Reluctant grasper of nettles. He/him
Icon by Richard Hogg, header image from Flock
Icon by Richard Hogg, header image from Flock
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Ricky Haggett
@rickyhaggett.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Hello I'm Ricky - game designer / programmer / creative director of UK-based independent game dev studio Hollow Ponds.
It's been a busy year for releasing things!
- July: our chill creature-tracking game FLOCK
- August: The Wilmot's Warehouse Boardgame
- Oct 23rd: Wilmot Works it Out!
🧵...
It's been a busy year for releasing things!
- July: our chill creature-tracking game FLOCK
- August: The Wilmot's Warehouse Boardgame
- Oct 23rd: Wilmot Works it Out!
🧵...
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Really loved Small Prophets on BBC. Lovely weird little thing, excellent cast, loads of memorable moments.
February 18, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Really loved Small Prophets on BBC. Lovely weird little thing, excellent cast, loads of memorable moments.
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Computer Mice
February 18, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Computer Mice
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Hello. AP Thomson’s newest game Titanium Court is wonderful and just a really relaxing, polished, dreamlike little thing with the funniest writing and excellent narrative design. Please do get the demo
February 17, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Hello. AP Thomson’s newest game Titanium Court is wonderful and just a really relaxing, polished, dreamlike little thing with the funniest writing and excellent narrative design. Please do get the demo
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The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
agree with this (hah) but also think a particular mistake the left made for a long time online, and still makes to an extent, is failing to understand that the person whose mind you may actually change is the one reading the argument you're having, not the one you're arguing with
The secret to engaging in social media debate is knowing you will never win anyone over. The best you can hope for is to have people who already agree with tell you you're awesome. You might great a dopamine thrill from the righteousness of your anger! Fine benefits, all. But you will never win.
February 16, 2026 at 11:35 PM
The drunk uncle theory.
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
You don’t argue with the casually homophobic uncle at Thanksgiving dinner to change his mind; you argue so that the closeted cousin at the kids table knows there’s safe people and better possibilities out there
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I made a little doc about Talha and Jack and their last game Mashina and saw some of the most creative game making I’ve seen. They’re now applying this method to a horror game, So you should check out their new Kickstarter. You will play this game THIS YEAR.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
February 17, 2026 at 6:46 AM
I made a little doc about Talha and Jack and their last game Mashina and saw some of the most creative game making I’ve seen. They’re now applying this method to a horror game, So you should check out their new Kickstarter. You will play this game THIS YEAR.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
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I have one hundred thousand thoughts on all of this.
My top line drum bangs are:
- game cultural ecosystems need patronage from the places money has pooled
- we need to shout & celebrate the long term impacts of grass roots game culture. They are hugely ignored by both “industry” & arts orgs
My top line drum bangs are:
- game cultural ecosystems need patronage from the places money has pooled
- we need to shout & celebrate the long term impacts of grass roots game culture. They are hugely ignored by both “industry” & arts orgs
new blog post: The future of public game arts festivals and non-commercial games culture, with notes on @free-play.bsky.social / indie games events around the world www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/02/the-...
The future of public game arts festivals and non-commercial games culture
Discoursing about public games events / the shrinking non-commercial game festival space around the world (and in Australia)
www.blog.radiator.debacle.us
February 16, 2026 at 9:38 AM
I have one hundred thousand thoughts on all of this.
My top line drum bangs are:
- game cultural ecosystems need patronage from the places money has pooled
- we need to shout & celebrate the long term impacts of grass roots game culture. They are hugely ignored by both “industry” & arts orgs
My top line drum bangs are:
- game cultural ecosystems need patronage from the places money has pooled
- we need to shout & celebrate the long term impacts of grass roots game culture. They are hugely ignored by both “industry” & arts orgs
I've been playing this and it's something really special: A hybrid of strategic card battler, legal/investigative drama and team management, made by a fantastic team - the visual art, writing, audio design are all great. Check it out!
🚨 HUGE NEWS! 🚨
All Will Rise is now LIVE on Kickstarter! Fundraising has begun to bring our revenge fantasy against the powerful to life.
Want to try before you fund? All Will Rise currently has a demo on Steam too!
Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
#IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev
All Will Rise is now LIVE on Kickstarter! Fundraising has begun to bring our revenge fantasy against the powerful to life.
Want to try before you fund? All Will Rise currently has a demo on Steam too!
Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
#IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev
February 16, 2026 at 2:28 PM
I've been playing this and it's something really special: A hybrid of strategic card battler, legal/investigative drama and team management, made by a fantastic team - the visual art, writing, audio design are all great. Check it out!
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What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
February 14, 2026 at 9:06 PM
What a great photo of Brazilian alpine skier Lucas Pinheiro Braathen, the first South American to ever win a medal at the Winter Olympic Games.
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i often think about this review
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
i often think about this review
I say this like @doodledemmy.bsky.social and @rekim.com aren't doing all the hard work...
The deeper you get into the complexities of getting a rigged character with IK and physics properly working in a videogame, the more Rayman makes sense as a character.
February 13, 2026 at 10:35 AM
I say this like @doodledemmy.bsky.social and @rekim.com aren't doing all the hard work...
I always suspected there was something going on with the Piccadilly Line. This is a good short story:
i wrote a little story about being on a train, its like 4 pages, lets just straight up link a PDF on bsky and it'll probably embed nicely right adamatomic.com/underground.... yea great lol
adamatomic.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:50 AM
I always suspected there was something going on with the Piccadilly Line. This is a good short story:
The deeper you get into the complexities of getting a rigged character with IK and physics properly working in a videogame, the more Rayman makes sense as a character.
February 12, 2026 at 11:12 PM
The deeper you get into the complexities of getting a rigged character with IK and physics properly working in a videogame, the more Rayman makes sense as a character.
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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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Entering the eighty-fourth year of continuous rain here in Somerset. The roads are rivers, the fields oceans. I feed the village with a dinghy cargo of sausage rolls from the underwater Tesco.
February 12, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Entering the eighty-fourth year of continuous rain here in Somerset. The roads are rivers, the fields oceans. I feed the village with a dinghy cargo of sausage rolls from the underwater Tesco.
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Phonopolis Demo is OUT NOW on Steam!! 📣
store.steampowered.com/app/4109130/...
Take a look at how we built the cardboard city by hand.
store.steampowered.com/app/4109130/...
Take a look at how we built the cardboard city by hand.
February 11, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Phonopolis Demo is OUT NOW on Steam!! 📣
store.steampowered.com/app/4109130/...
Take a look at how we built the cardboard city by hand.
store.steampowered.com/app/4109130/...
Take a look at how we built the cardboard city by hand.
An excellent essay about a superb film:
I poured my heart out about Marty Supreme, Jewish identity, why the Old Testament isn’t the same book as the Torah and what it takes to survive trauma
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
look at me. I’m here. I’m the ultimate product of Hitler’s defeat
Marty Supreme is the most intensely Jewish movie I’ve ever seen in my life, and I ended up writing 5,000 words about it. buckle up.
open.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM
An excellent essay about a superb film:
Sunshine!! I can see the sun in London for the first time in what feels like about 6 months!
February 11, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Sunshine!! I can see the sun in London for the first time in what feels like about 6 months!
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📣 Phonopolis Demo arrives on Steam tomorrow!
February 10, 2026 at 5:19 PM
📣 Phonopolis Demo arrives on Steam tomorrow!
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Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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February 10, 2026 at 4:59 PM
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🚀 Mythmatch launches March 13th on Steam!! 🚀
🐐 Merge the items
💪 Unite the people
🏠 Make a home
Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
🐐 Merge the items
💪 Unite the people
🏠 Make a home
Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
February 10, 2026 at 2:22 PM
🚀 Mythmatch launches March 13th on Steam!! 🚀
🐐 Merge the items
💪 Unite the people
🏠 Make a home
Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
🐐 Merge the items
💪 Unite the people
🏠 Make a home
Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...