Rohit Crasta
@rsc390.bsky.social
Lead Game Designer at NYT, President of #RocGameDev. Opinions my own.
I can’t. She’s grown up so much in just 1 year. 😭😭
February 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I can’t. She’s grown up so much in just 1 year. 😭😭
Yessss ☁️🏄
we found that careening off cliffsides into the abyss was decidedly UN-cozy... so we introduced
☁️☁️༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ cloud-surfing ☁️☁️
☁️☁️༼ つ ◕_◕ ༽つ cloud-surfing ☁️☁️
January 22, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Yessss ☁️🏄
And… we’re live! Check out our newest game: Crossplay! It’s beautiful, fun, and totally free :)
Introducing Crossplay: Our first 2-player word game.
In our newest game, solvers go head-to-head and put word-building skills to the test. nyti.ms/4r6i7UZ
In our newest game, solvers go head-to-head and put word-building skills to the test. nyti.ms/4r6i7UZ
January 21, 2026 at 6:42 PM
And… we’re live! Check out our newest game: Crossplay! It’s beautiful, fun, and totally free :)
My new game was announced!! #NYTCrossplay realeases 1/21, now accepting preorders :)
www.today.com/life/nyt-cro...
www.today.com/life/nyt-cro...
EXCLUSIVE: New York Times Reveals Crossplay, Its Newest Game Coming in 2026
The latest brainteaser from The New York Times is a two-player game that will be released in January with its own app.
www.today.com
January 11, 2026 at 4:08 PM
My new game was announced!! #NYTCrossplay realeases 1/21, now accepting preorders :)
www.today.com/life/nyt-cro...
www.today.com/life/nyt-cro...
New skill acquired: avocado stance
January 3, 2026 at 3:22 PM
New skill acquired: avocado stance
This is a wonderful player mindset! It’s the same philosophy championed by Bernie Dekoven in “the well played game”: if we are both fully engaged in the game, the fruit is not the outcome but the unique experience we shared together.
If only we could all approach games this way.
If only we could all approach games this way.
January 1, 2026 at 7:53 PM
This is a wonderful player mindset! It’s the same philosophy championed by Bernie Dekoven in “the well played game”: if we are both fully engaged in the game, the fruit is not the outcome but the unique experience we shared together.
If only we could all approach games this way.
If only we could all approach games this way.
This little dude turned 6mo this week! Full of smiles and obsessed with his big sister. He’s currently working very hard on crawling.
December 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
This little dude turned 6mo this week! Full of smiles and obsessed with his big sister. He’s currently working very hard on crawling.
Reposted by Rohit Crasta
Some thoughts on Mozilla's trajectory and Waterfox's stance on AI in the browser 👇
www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
No AI* Here - A Response to Mozilla's Next Chapter - Waterfox Blog
Mozilla's pivot to AI-first browsing raises fundamental questions about what a browser should be. While ML tools like local translation offer real utility, LLMs are opaque black boxes. Waterfox won't ...
www.waterfox.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Some thoughts on Mozilla's trajectory and Waterfox's stance on AI in the browser 👇
www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-h...
Meeting Anna and Elsa was a hit!
December 16, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Meeting Anna and Elsa was a hit!
Can we please redesign the FTUE on the English alphabet? The way letters relate to phonemes is so unintuitive.
December 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Can we please redesign the FTUE on the English alphabet? The way letters relate to phonemes is so unintuitive.
If the grinch’s heart was two sizes too small, then grew THREE sizes on that fated Christmas morning… then wouldn’t his heart be too big? Does he have cardiomegaly?
December 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
If the grinch’s heart was two sizes too small, then grew THREE sizes on that fated Christmas morning… then wouldn’t his heart be too big? Does he have cardiomegaly?
“What has parental leave been like?”
Basically… contact naps. Allllll of the contact naps.
Basically… contact naps. Allllll of the contact naps.
December 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“What has parental leave been like?”
Basically… contact naps. Allllll of the contact naps.
Basically… contact naps. Allllll of the contact naps.
This is awesome! If you need assets for your game, please consider supporting these humans instead of turning to AI.
HUGE NEWS: Today we're launching a pack of 10,000 game assets! All existing Chequered Ink Assets + hundreds exclusive to the pack, across a variety of genres for commercial use in all your projects. AND they're all made by HUMANS 🫨 ci.itch.io/all-game-ass... #gamedev #indiedev
December 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This is awesome! If you need assets for your game, please consider supporting these humans instead of turning to AI.
Crazy idea: What if we repurposed #BlackFriday? Maybe instead of shopping and consumerism that feeds oligarchy… it could be about supporting black artists and businesses? Maybe instead of concentrating wealth, we redistribute it?
November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Crazy idea: What if we repurposed #BlackFriday? Maybe instead of shopping and consumerism that feeds oligarchy… it could be about supporting black artists and businesses? Maybe instead of concentrating wealth, we redistribute it?
Is it just my algos, or is public opinion finally turning against generative AI? Better late than never…
November 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Is it just my algos, or is public opinion finally turning against generative AI? Better late than never…
Today is #ROCGameFest! Come check out and support games made in NY! #rocgamedev #gamedev
www.rocgamefest.com
www.rocgamefest.com
Rochester Game Festival
Visit the post for more.
www.rocgamefest.com
September 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Today is #ROCGameFest! Come check out and support games made in NY! #rocgamedev #gamedev
www.rocgamefest.com
www.rocgamefest.com
A first for me: I wrote a song inside a dream! I was about to show it to some musical friends, started getting shy and stalling, then suddenly woke up. It was 3am so I jotted down the words with solfège, and tried to go back to sleep.
Can now confirm: the song is… very mediocre!
Can now confirm: the song is… very mediocre!
September 26, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A first for me: I wrote a song inside a dream! I was about to show it to some musical friends, started getting shy and stalling, then suddenly woke up. It was 3am so I jotted down the words with solfège, and tried to go back to sleep.
Can now confirm: the song is… very mediocre!
Can now confirm: the song is… very mediocre!
This Rochester Playbook is a treasure! I love the fun, visual, and detailed breakdown of playgrounds in #ROC. A must-have for any local parent. Grab the 2025 version online!
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September 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
This Rochester Playbook is a treasure! I love the fun, visual, and detailed breakdown of playgrounds in #ROC. A must-have for any local parent. Grab the 2025 version online!
a.co/d/5TGqBr2
a.co/d/5TGqBr2
Reposted by Rohit Crasta
Just got new materials for a party game that I am playtesting at Protospiel Rochester 2025! If you're interested in trying it out, please come find me Saturday morning. #protospiel #RocGameDev
September 3, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Just got new materials for a party game that I am playtesting at Protospiel Rochester 2025! If you're interested in trying it out, please come find me Saturday morning. #protospiel #RocGameDev
Tomorrow starts part 2 of parental leave, which goes through the end of the year! This will be my longest break from work since… well ever. The whole thing is exciting and strange!
September 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Tomorrow starts part 2 of parental leave, which goes through the end of the year! This will be my longest break from work since… well ever. The whole thing is exciting and strange!
When AI evangelists say “AI is just a tool”, it sounds a lot like “guns don’t kill people”. Sure they CAN be used for good… but that’s not why we’re complaining.
August 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
When AI evangelists say “AI is just a tool”, it sounds a lot like “guns don’t kill people”. Sure they CAN be used for good… but that’s not why we’re complaining.
Very excited about the Serious Play Conference coming to Rochester next week! Anyone I know traveling in? #seriousplay
seriousplayconf.com
seriousplayconf.com
Homepage - Serious Play Conf
seriousplayconf.com
August 3, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Very excited about the Serious Play Conference coming to Rochester next week! Anyone I know traveling in? #seriousplay
seriousplayconf.com
seriousplayconf.com
Who knew a threenager and newborn at the same time would be tough? 🫠🙃
July 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Who knew a threenager and newborn at the same time would be tough? 🫠🙃
