sincerely, rob dubbin
@robdubbin.bsky.social
utility clown
writer & game developer & he/they
games @brainfruit.bsky.social
proprietor @ https://roblemsolving.com
cohost @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social
tools @ https://scripto.live
previously @ colbert
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writer & game developer & he/they
games @brainfruit.bsky.social
proprietor @ https://roblemsolving.com
cohost @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social
tools @ https://scripto.live
previously @ colbert
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Pinned
Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks
A party game where you get into your friends' heads. Kinda like a blend of Wavelength and Letterboxd that fits into a deck of cards.
www.kickstarter.com
Looking for a party game that combines social deduction with the pleasant absurdity of rating animals, films, and the weather on a scale of ★ to ★★★★★? And it's just a simple deck of cards? AND it's live on Kickstarter now?!?! Guess what, STARFRIENDS has launched! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...
game’s on, mods are distracted, repost mina crossword
Fellow puzzle lovers: In honor of the Super Bowl I made a little football-themed crossword with my friend @robdubbin.bsky.social for @puzzmo.com.
You can play for free today:
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
You can play for free today:
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
February 9, 2026 at 12:14 AM
game’s on, mods are distracted, repost mina crossword
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today’s mini crossword is just a regular puzzle for a normal sunday. nothing in any way super about it….. wait…… what’s that….. it’s growing louder… OH MY GOD IT’S @minakimes.bsky.social’S MUSIC
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
Puzzmo - Cross|word
Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.
www.puzzmo.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:13 PM
today’s mini crossword is just a regular puzzle for a normal sunday. nothing in any way super about it….. wait…… what’s that….. it’s growing louder… OH MY GOD IT’S @minakimes.bsky.social’S MUSIC
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
Fellow puzzle lovers: In honor of the Super Bowl I made a little football-themed crossword with my friend @robdubbin.bsky.social for @puzzmo.com.
You can play for free today:
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
You can play for free today:
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
February 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Fellow puzzle lovers: In honor of the Super Bowl I made a little football-themed crossword with my friend @robdubbin.bsky.social for @puzzmo.com.
You can play for free today:
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
You can play for free today:
www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
I've just published a new userscript that remembers the path of your cursor over the linked pages of Wikipedia, averaging and wearing them into the page, showing your browsing history over time
Install at greasyfork.org/en/scripts/5... or read more about it everest-pipkin.com#projects/des...
Install at greasyfork.org/en/scripts/5... or read more about it everest-pipkin.com#projects/des...
Desire Paths for Wikipedia
An extension that remembers the path of a cursor over the linked pages of Wikipedia, “wearing” them into the page.
greasyfork.org
February 7, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I've just published a new userscript that remembers the path of your cursor over the linked pages of Wikipedia, averaging and wearing them into the page, showing your browsing history over time
Install at greasyfork.org/en/scripts/5... or read more about it everest-pipkin.com#projects/des...
Install at greasyfork.org/en/scripts/5... or read more about it everest-pipkin.com#projects/des...
oh SHIT this is the right kind of news. and i’m technically in LA right now so i can say it with my full chest, Nithya for Mayor!!!!
Breaking News: Nithya Raman, a rising star among West Coast progressives and a Los Angeles City Council member, said she will run for mayor. Her announcement presents a significant challenge to the incumbent, Mayor Karen Bass.
Rising Progressive Star Shakes Up Race for Los Angeles Mayor
www.nytimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:28 PM
oh SHIT this is the right kind of news. and i’m technically in LA right now so i can say it with my full chest, Nithya for Mayor!!!!
they say don’t meet your heroes, but what about getting interviewed by your editors? well, i’m happy to say in this case it went great. here’s me interviewed by @xws.bsky.social for the puzzmo newsletter about my february mini crossword residency!
link.mailer.puzzmo.com/view/65959cc...
link.mailer.puzzmo.com/view/65959cc...
February 6, 2026 at 8:06 PM
they say don’t meet your heroes, but what about getting interviewed by your editors? well, i’m happy to say in this case it went great. here’s me interviewed by @xws.bsky.social for the puzzmo newsletter about my february mini crossword residency!
link.mailer.puzzmo.com/view/65959cc...
link.mailer.puzzmo.com/view/65959cc...
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
miracle of miracles, it's finally HERE
📣 The full schedule drop for the ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories 🎮 @romchip.bsky.social Twitch Fundraiser on Feb 21st
Check out everything we got coming down the line: donate.romchip.org/2026-schedul...
📣 The full schedule drop for the ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories 🎮 @romchip.bsky.social Twitch Fundraiser on Feb 21st
Check out everything we got coming down the line: donate.romchip.org/2026-schedul...
2026 Schedule
About the Book Released in fall 2007, Assassin’s Creed transformed video gaming. Across more than a dozen franchise entries, players engage with the eternal conflict between the Order of...
donate.romchip.org
February 5, 2026 at 5:56 PM
miracle of miracles, it's finally HERE
📣 The full schedule drop for the ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories 🎮 @romchip.bsky.social Twitch Fundraiser on Feb 21st
Check out everything we got coming down the line: donate.romchip.org/2026-schedul...
📣 The full schedule drop for the ROMchip: A Journal of Game Histories 🎮 @romchip.bsky.social Twitch Fundraiser on Feb 21st
Check out everything we got coming down the line: donate.romchip.org/2026-schedul...
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
the grand thread of my puzzmo mini-crossword residency continues, as does the month of february, and yea, time itself. today it's #5, AAAAND SCENE, with some wordplay roads taken, others not, and one very special clue for new york city www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
Puzzmo - Cross|word
Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.
www.puzzmo.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM
the grand thread of my puzzmo mini-crossword residency continues, as does the month of february, and yea, time itself. today it's #5, AAAAND SCENE, with some wordplay roads taken, others not, and one very special clue for new york city www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
7PM-8PM ET: @pfquarta.bsky.social fires up Super Smash Bros. Melee on GameCube
8PM-9PM: @robdubbin.bsky.social brings the One Hour ZZT Game Jam! Rob will collaborate with the chat to design an original game in the ZZT game development platform.
8PM-9PM: @robdubbin.bsky.social brings the One Hour ZZT Game Jam! Rob will collaborate with the chat to design an original game in the ZZT game development platform.
February 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM
7PM-8PM ET: @pfquarta.bsky.social fires up Super Smash Bros. Melee on GameCube
8PM-9PM: @robdubbin.bsky.social brings the One Hour ZZT Game Jam! Rob will collaborate with the chat to design an original game in the ZZT game development platform.
8PM-9PM: @robdubbin.bsky.social brings the One Hour ZZT Game Jam! Rob will collaborate with the chat to design an original game in the ZZT game development platform.
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
One Hour ZZT Game Jam will be brought to us by @robdubbin.bsky.social !
February 5, 2026 at 5:52 PM
One Hour ZZT Game Jam will be brought to us by @robdubbin.bsky.social !
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
i just beat caves of qud last week (have been playing it off and on since the beginning of early access) and the ending made me cry tears of joy. i can't even really articulate why it did, because to do so would reveal too much. you just have to experience it.
February 4, 2026 at 10:38 PM
i just beat caves of qud last week (have been playing it off and on since the beginning of early access) and the ending made me cry tears of joy. i can't even really articulate why it did, because to do so would reveal too much. you just have to experience it.
finally, a cultural counterweight to all the bibles in hotel rooms
February 5, 2026 at 1:33 AM
finally, a cultural counterweight to all the bibles in hotel rooms
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Caves of Qud mutates onto the Nintendo Switch, February 16th!
February 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Caves of Qud mutates onto the Nintendo Switch, February 16th!
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
WHAT'S up me hearties it be thy boy Ahab, with the biggest ounce of gold giveaway ever hath ye seen on the channel. Swerve not thy fixed purpose to attend this one, guys! But first I must tell ye the tale of SQUARESPACE, who be thy sponsor today
February 4, 2026 at 6:25 PM
WHAT'S up me hearties it be thy boy Ahab, with the biggest ounce of gold giveaway ever hath ye seen on the channel. Swerve not thy fixed purpose to attend this one, guys! But first I must tell ye the tale of SQUARESPACE, who be thy sponsor today
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
🫥 NEW OFK MUSIC
👁️ "The Prestige" drops THURSDAY
Super proud... We did it?? The band from our game has a life of their own. Still releasing music. Playing shows. It's been a climb, now working on new videogames while we fight to give OFK extra life. This one, I think, it slaps
👁️ "The Prestige" drops THURSDAY
Super proud... We did it?? The band from our game has a life of their own. Still releasing music. Playing shows. It's been a climb, now working on new videogames while we fight to give OFK extra life. This one, I think, it slaps
February 3, 2026 at 11:25 PM
🫥 NEW OFK MUSIC
👁️ "The Prestige" drops THURSDAY
Super proud... We did it?? The band from our game has a life of their own. Still releasing music. Playing shows. It's been a climb, now working on new videogames while we fight to give OFK extra life. This one, I think, it slaps
👁️ "The Prestige" drops THURSDAY
Super proud... We did it?? The band from our game has a life of their own. Still releasing music. Playing shows. It's been a climb, now working on new videogames while we fight to give OFK extra life. This one, I think, it slaps
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
i'm bijan! i'm a game writer and narrative designer. i'm also a music critic at @thenation.com. you can find my games on itch and my writing at my site. get in touch! i love you.
bijanstephen.itch.io
bijanstephen.blog
newsletter.bijanstephen.blog
bijanstephen.itch.io
bijanstephen.blog
newsletter.bijanstephen.blog
February 2, 2026 at 6:11 PM
i'm bijan! i'm a game writer and narrative designer. i'm also a music critic at @thenation.com. you can find my games on itch and my writing at my site. get in touch! i love you.
bijanstephen.itch.io
bijanstephen.blog
newsletter.bijanstephen.blog
bijanstephen.itch.io
bijanstephen.blog
newsletter.bijanstephen.blog
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In memorandum of my 4 beautiful years curaring @nyugamecenter.bsky.social's annual No Quarter exhibition I've pulled together an archive of each of the 4 cohorts & the 16 weird & wonderful works they brought into the world
www.goodafternoon.uk/four-quarters
Four Quarters. — Good Afternoon
NYU's No Quarter Exhibition and commissioning series 2022 - 2025
www.goodafternoon.uk
February 2, 2026 at 3:08 PM
In memorandum of my 4 beautiful years curaring @nyugamecenter.bsky.social's annual No Quarter exhibition I've pulled together an archive of each of the 4 cohorts & the 16 weird & wonderful works they brought into the world
www.goodafternoon.uk/four-quarters
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
thrilled to announce i’m doing a mini-crossword residency at @puzzmo.com all month! 28 tiny crosswords, one each day of february. i’ll thread them here, first up is CROSSOVER EVENT www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
Puzzmo - Cross|word
Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.
www.puzzmo.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
thrilled to announce i’m doing a mini-crossword residency at @puzzmo.com all month! 28 tiny crosswords, one each day of february. i’ll thread them here, first up is CROSSOVER EVENT www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
it's sad that it's lost in copyright hell because Commander Keen was just as important to me as a kid as Mario was. there is something still kinda magic to me about that first Commander Keen game in particular www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTIc...
Commander Keen 1: Marooned on Mars (PC DOS, 1990) Longplay
YouTube video by Retro PC Games
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:04 PM
it's sad that it's lost in copyright hell because Commander Keen was just as important to me as a kid as Mario was. there is something still kinda magic to me about that first Commander Keen game in particular www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTIc...
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
important thread about the power of compound interest
For every retweet I will make Zuckerberg’s creep glasses 5% thicker
February 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM
important thread about the power of compound interest
thrilled to announce i’m doing a mini-crossword residency at @puzzmo.com all month! 28 tiny crosswords, one each day of february. i’ll thread them here, first up is CROSSOVER EVENT www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
Puzzmo - Cross|word
Play Cross|word on Puzzmo, Take a hint.
www.puzzmo.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
thrilled to announce i’m doing a mini-crossword residency at @puzzmo.com all month! 28 tiny crosswords, one each day of february. i’ll thread them here, first up is CROSSOVER EVENT www.puzzmo.com/puzzle/2026-...
Reposted by sincerely, rob dubbin
before he was the wizard of small grids, michael brough’s first commercial release was a real-time strategy game about graph theory with 3D art, a campaign, and online multiplayer. buckle up for VERTEX DISPENSER (2011) with droqen, darius kazemi, and tara macalister secretlives.games/all-systems-...
The Secret Lives of Games: All Systems Brough - Vertex Dispenser
We're joined by droqen (The End of Gameplay, Starseed Pilgrim), Darius Kazemi (Tiny Subversions, Harvard Applied Social Media Lab), and Tara Macalister (mathematician, composer) to discuss Vertex Disp...
secretlives.games
January 30, 2026 at 11:51 PM
before he was the wizard of small grids, michael brough’s first commercial release was a real-time strategy game about graph theory with 3D art, a campaign, and online multiplayer. buckle up for VERTEX DISPENSER (2011) with droqen, darius kazemi, and tara macalister secretlives.games/all-systems-...
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I really love the artwork in Starfriends.
heyyy STARFRIENDS production decks have cleared customs and are headed to the warehouse for fulfillment! in celebration/panic, @garrett.bsky.social and I are in the @brainfruit.bsky.social discord live-drawing unique Starfriends for our highest-tier backers. come and hang: discord.gg/xjR6xXUt?eve...
January 30, 2026 at 11:59 PM
I really love the artwork in Starfriends.