Sarah “Business with a Smile” Lynn
@sbar713.bsky.social
🎮 Executive Producer @ Ironroot Games
👶 Now stay at home Mom
📃 Writer
🏳️🌈 LGBT+ | She/Her
👶 Now stay at home Mom
📃 Writer
🏳️🌈 LGBT+ | She/Her
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Hello Bluesky! Figured I’d reintroduce myself as I try to rebuild a community here.
I am a former senior producer, now stay at home mom, in #gamedev - I also have experience in QA and marketing. Most recently I was at ZoS.
You may also know my voice from the First Look videos for Civilization VI!
I am a former senior producer, now stay at home mom, in #gamedev - I also have experience in QA and marketing. Most recently I was at ZoS.
You may also know my voice from the First Look videos for Civilization VI!
When you’re a game producer and also hosting Thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
When you’re a game producer and also hosting Thanksgiving
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…and of course for our little ogre mascot! Here’s some “internal fanart” that Gabrielle Snow did of the logo she designed. What a cute little fella!
Which has us thinking… does this ogre need a name?
Which has us thinking… does this ogre need a name?
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
…and of course for our little ogre mascot! Here’s some “internal fanart” that Gabrielle Snow did of the logo she designed. What a cute little fella!
Which has us thinking… does this ogre need a name?
Which has us thinking… does this ogre need a name?
There are two kinds of people. @qtraincobb.ironrootgames.com @leylses.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
There are two kinds of people. @qtraincobb.ironrootgames.com @leylses.bsky.social
My brain was racing before bed last night and I couldn’t sleep because I had a really good idea for an excel spreadsheet.
November 26, 2025 at 12:36 PM
My brain was racing before bed last night and I couldn’t sleep because I had a really good idea for an excel spreadsheet.
A couple years ago, our DM introduced what I assume was supposed to be a throwaway character named Lunan. He was basically wearing pots and pans for armor, and Doing His Best.
Today we saw him in a nearly-final-boss battle where he got TWO crits and did a whopping 11 damage. #dnd
Today we saw him in a nearly-final-boss battle where he got TWO crits and did a whopping 11 damage. #dnd
a man in a suit and tie holds a microphone and says that 's my son snl
Alt: a man in a suit and tie holds a microphone and says that 's my son snl
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November 26, 2025 at 3:40 AM
A couple years ago, our DM introduced what I assume was supposed to be a throwaway character named Lunan. He was basically wearing pots and pans for armor, and Doing His Best.
Today we saw him in a nearly-final-boss battle where he got TWO crits and did a whopping 11 damage. #dnd
Today we saw him in a nearly-final-boss battle where he got TWO crits and did a whopping 11 damage. #dnd
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I know I'm relatively quiet on here, but I'm incredibly excited to announce our new #IndieGameStudio, Ironroot Games! I'll be serving as Content Director and Artist. Not much to say about what we're working on at the moment, but please feel free to follow our account and check out our website!
We are Ironroot Games, a brand new independent game studio created by friends that want to make incredible games. Our team has come together to tell stories rooted in years of combined industry experience. Our first project is in development. ironrootgames.com
Ironroot Games
Ironroot Games is a studio founded by seasoned AAA developers who believe great games grow from great developer culture. As a community-driven studio, we commit to empowering creative ownership for cr...
ironrootgames.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I know I'm relatively quiet on here, but I'm incredibly excited to announce our new #IndieGameStudio, Ironroot Games! I'll be serving as Content Director and Artist. Not much to say about what we're working on at the moment, but please feel free to follow our account and check out our website!
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Today I can announce an exciting collaboration of friends and former colleagues, we've formed Ironroot Games, a new independent game studio. We are a developer-owned studio where games are crafted by care for both developers and players in mind. We can't wait to show what we're working on!
We are Ironroot Games, a brand new independent game studio created by friends that want to make incredible games. Our team has come together to tell stories rooted in years of combined industry experience. Our first project is in development. ironrootgames.com
Ironroot Games
Ironroot Games is a studio founded by seasoned AAA developers who believe great games grow from great developer culture. As a community-driven studio, we commit to empowering creative ownership for cr...
ironrootgames.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Today I can announce an exciting collaboration of friends and former colleagues, we've formed Ironroot Games, a new independent game studio. We are a developer-owned studio where games are crafted by care for both developers and players in mind. We can't wait to show what we're working on!
So anyway, I'm back in the saddle. Happy to share that I've joined Ironroot Games as Executive Producer. 😎
We are Ironroot Games, a brand new independent game studio created by friends that want to make incredible games. Our team has come together to tell stories rooted in years of combined industry experience. Our first project is in development. ironrootgames.com
Ironroot Games
Ironroot Games is a studio founded by seasoned AAA developers who believe great games grow from great developer culture. As a community-driven studio, we commit to empowering creative ownership for cr...
ironrootgames.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
So anyway, I'm back in the saddle. Happy to share that I've joined Ironroot Games as Executive Producer. 😎
Reposted by Sarah “Business with a Smile” Lynn
We are Ironroot Games, a brand new independent game studio created by friends that want to make incredible games. Our team has come together to tell stories rooted in years of combined industry experience. Our first project is in development. ironrootgames.com
Ironroot Games
Ironroot Games is a studio founded by seasoned AAA developers who believe great games grow from great developer culture. As a community-driven studio, we commit to empowering creative ownership for cr...
ironrootgames.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:58 PM
We are Ironroot Games, a brand new independent game studio created by friends that want to make incredible games. Our team has come together to tell stories rooted in years of combined industry experience. Our first project is in development. ironrootgames.com
My family has tornado energy, especially around the holidays. And I just got a text to “not stress about it and just let what happens happen” and I wonder what they would do if they showed up and I literally did zero work to prepare. 🫠
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My family has tornado energy, especially around the holidays. And I just got a text to “not stress about it and just let what happens happen” and I wonder what they would do if they showed up and I literally did zero work to prepare. 🫠
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Today in news that shocks no one. 😆
November 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Today in news that shocks no one. 😆
A poem about food poisoning
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
A poem about food poisoning
I think my biggest game criticism this year is going to be that the horses in Disney Dreamlight Valley sound… a little weird.
But at least I got to make my main boi.
But at least I got to make my main boi.
a cartoon horse is standing on its hind legs with its mouth open
Alt: Spirit stallion of the cimaron rearing
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November 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I think my biggest game criticism this year is going to be that the horses in Disney Dreamlight Valley sound… a little weird.
But at least I got to make my main boi.
But at least I got to make my main boi.
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Same, Pokemon NPC. Same.
November 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Same, Pokemon NPC. Same.
Idk why everyone’s talking about auroras right now but I finally saw my first one earlier this year outside the plane window on my way to Iceland!
We had one in Maryland in the spring, and although I was able to get a photo with my camera, it wasn’t something I could see with my eyes.
We had one in Maryland in the spring, and although I was able to get a photo with my camera, it wasn’t something I could see with my eyes.
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Idk why everyone’s talking about auroras right now but I finally saw my first one earlier this year outside the plane window on my way to Iceland!
We had one in Maryland in the spring, and although I was able to get a photo with my camera, it wasn’t something I could see with my eyes.
We had one in Maryland in the spring, and although I was able to get a photo with my camera, it wasn’t something I could see with my eyes.
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I've shipped six AAA games, and I still don't know. Every shipped game is a goddamn miracle
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I've shipped six AAA games, and I still don't know. Every shipped game is a goddamn miracle
But seriously
How the heck do video games even get made ?
November 12, 2025 at 11:57 AM
But seriously
She cold. I cold. It cold.
November 12, 2025 at 11:56 AM
She cold. I cold. It cold.
How the heck do video games even get made ?
November 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
How the heck do video games even get made ?
Yesterday I think I finally managed to figure out that flossing dance.
And I think this is the most boomer thing I’ve ever said.
And I think this is the most boomer thing I’ve ever said.
an elderly woman is dancing in front of a building that says viral hog
Alt: an elderly woman is flossing
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November 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Yesterday I think I finally managed to figure out that flossing dance.
And I think this is the most boomer thing I’ve ever said.
And I think this is the most boomer thing I’ve ever said.
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Hi #PitchYaGame!
#SugarplumCafe is an ~aesthetic~ merge crafting game where you run a pastel rococo café 💖
🍰 Merge ingredients into desserts
🎀 Meet fashionable ladies inspired by sweets
🫖 Host elegant tea parties
✨ Embrace your frilly fairytale side
#cozygame #egl #cozygames
#SugarplumCafe is an ~aesthetic~ merge crafting game where you run a pastel rococo café 💖
🍰 Merge ingredients into desserts
🎀 Meet fashionable ladies inspired by sweets
🫖 Host elegant tea parties
✨ Embrace your frilly fairytale side
#cozygame #egl #cozygames
November 7, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Hi #PitchYaGame!
#SugarplumCafe is an ~aesthetic~ merge crafting game where you run a pastel rococo café 💖
🍰 Merge ingredients into desserts
🎀 Meet fashionable ladies inspired by sweets
🫖 Host elegant tea parties
✨ Embrace your frilly fairytale side
#cozygame #egl #cozygames
#SugarplumCafe is an ~aesthetic~ merge crafting game where you run a pastel rococo café 💖
🍰 Merge ingredients into desserts
🎀 Meet fashionable ladies inspired by sweets
🫖 Host elegant tea parties
✨ Embrace your frilly fairytale side
#cozygame #egl #cozygames
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Okay a golden girls reboot but…
November 5, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Okay a golden girls reboot but…
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Drinking with a game director at a launch party. He said something through all the free wine that still sticks with me.
"Making a game is like landing a plane while you are building it, and the plane is on fire."
"Making a game is like landing a plane while you are building it, and the plane is on fire."
Everything about making video games is harder than you think.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Drinking with a game director at a launch party. He said something through all the free wine that still sticks with me.
"Making a game is like landing a plane while you are building it, and the plane is on fire."
"Making a game is like landing a plane while you are building it, and the plane is on fire."