Nick Lives 🔜 GDC
@slicknicklives.bsky.social
Spooky Game Dev. Creative Director of @nightsignalentertainment.com. (Home Safety Hotline, Forbidden Solitaire, Night Signal + More)
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In case you missed it, we recently announced FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE with @greyalien.bsky.social @bchezza.bsky.social !
💀 90's FMV-inspired dungeon hellscapes
🃏 Bloodletting solitaire gameplay
👁️ Purchase upgrades from the eye in the walls
💿 Uninstall the game before it's too late
➡️ shorturl.at/fR6i5
💀 90's FMV-inspired dungeon hellscapes
🃏 Bloodletting solitaire gameplay
👁️ Purchase upgrades from the eye in the walls
💿 Uninstall the game before it's too late
➡️ shorturl.at/fR6i5
You wouldn't know it looking at my current stuff, but the Ed McMillen influence has always run strong through a lot of my earlier 2D work. I would frequently have to pull back from making stuff look too Isaac-y.
February 19, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You wouldn't know it looking at my current stuff, but the Ed McMillen influence has always run strong through a lot of my earlier 2D work. I would frequently have to pull back from making stuff look too Isaac-y.
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Tea Sprites are a subspecies of sprite known to feed off tea and tea leaf residue. Homeowners infested with Tea Sprites commonly report leaf-like droppings, and sounds of fluttering near kitchens.
To avoid infestation, always clean tea receptacles shortly after use.
To avoid infestation, always clean tea receptacles shortly after use.
February 18, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Tea Sprites are a subspecies of sprite known to feed off tea and tea leaf residue. Homeowners infested with Tea Sprites commonly report leaf-like droppings, and sounds of fluttering near kitchens.
To avoid infestation, always clean tea receptacles shortly after use.
To avoid infestation, always clean tea receptacles shortly after use.
@supervisorcarol.bsky.social and I decided to take the plunge on Mewgenics last night (been following Ed's work since the Newgrounds days of yore) ...and wound up accidentally binge-playing for 6 straight hours. 😳
Yeah okay damn, this is something special. Couldn't wipe the stupid grin off my face.
Yeah okay damn, this is something special. Couldn't wipe the stupid grin off my face.
February 18, 2026 at 5:11 PM
@supervisorcarol.bsky.social and I decided to take the plunge on Mewgenics last night (been following Ed's work since the Newgrounds days of yore) ...and wound up accidentally binge-playing for 6 straight hours. 😳
Yeah okay damn, this is something special. Couldn't wipe the stupid grin off my face.
Yeah okay damn, this is something special. Couldn't wipe the stupid grin off my face.
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Those of you who applied to our 'Fake OS + Interface Sim' Steam event should now have a reply in your inboxes!
(We had 240 games to consider 🫠🤩)
We picked a name: InterfaceX26, and a vibe is coming together, courtesy of @jumpybit.bsky.social and others, pooling ideas behind the scenes.
#indiedev
(We had 240 games to consider 🫠🤩)
We picked a name: InterfaceX26, and a vibe is coming together, courtesy of @jumpybit.bsky.social and others, pooling ideas behind the scenes.
#indiedev
February 17, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Those of you who applied to our 'Fake OS + Interface Sim' Steam event should now have a reply in your inboxes!
(We had 240 games to consider 🫠🤩)
We picked a name: InterfaceX26, and a vibe is coming together, courtesy of @jumpybit.bsky.social and others, pooling ideas behind the scenes.
#indiedev
(We had 240 games to consider 🫠🤩)
We picked a name: InterfaceX26, and a vibe is coming together, courtesy of @jumpybit.bsky.social and others, pooling ideas behind the scenes.
#indiedev
Steam Next Fest is next week but you can play the demo to our cursed CD-ROM right now!
In 1995, parent groups called for the ban of a solitaire game, citing its violent content, disturbing themes and a string of mysterious deaths that followed in its wake. 👁️🩸
You found a copy at a thrift store. Would you install it?
💿PLAY THE DEMO: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
You found a copy at a thrift store. Would you install it?
💿PLAY THE DEMO: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
February 17, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Steam Next Fest is next week but you can play the demo to our cursed CD-ROM right now!
Whoever came up with the “stall for time” mechanic in Star Wars Outlaws deserves some kind of award. It’s so damn fun and makes getting caught feel like a quirky little setback in your adventure rather than a failure to be stealthy. It’s also just very Star Wars!
February 17, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Whoever came up with the “stall for time” mechanic in Star Wars Outlaws deserves some kind of award. It’s so damn fun and makes getting caught feel like a quirky little setback in your adventure rather than a failure to be stealthy. It’s also just very Star Wars!
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The Annual Valentines Day Playthrough of Bioshock Infinite has been very nice and I’m always so glad @slicknicklives.bsky.social wants to play it every year as our little tradition with themed food and cocktails. 🖤✨ I am also happy to report that I am officially a Martini girl 🍸
February 16, 2026 at 5:02 AM
The Annual Valentines Day Playthrough of Bioshock Infinite has been very nice and I’m always so glad @slicknicklives.bsky.social wants to play it every year as our little tradition with themed food and cocktails. 🖤✨ I am also happy to report that I am officially a Martini girl 🍸
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I’m not a big horror fan, but Home Safety Hotline is pitched perfectly (for me, anyway).
Fascinating enough to justify the eerieness, but also way, way funnier than I was expecting. An all-timer weird-fun ending as well :-)
@slicknicklives.bsky.social @nightsignalentertainment.com #IndieGaming
Fascinating enough to justify the eerieness, but also way, way funnier than I was expecting. An all-timer weird-fun ending as well :-)
@slicknicklives.bsky.social @nightsignalentertainment.com #IndieGaming
February 15, 2026 at 7:24 PM
I’m not a big horror fan, but Home Safety Hotline is pitched perfectly (for me, anyway).
Fascinating enough to justify the eerieness, but also way, way funnier than I was expecting. An all-timer weird-fun ending as well :-)
@slicknicklives.bsky.social @nightsignalentertainment.com #IndieGaming
Fascinating enough to justify the eerieness, but also way, way funnier than I was expecting. An all-timer weird-fun ending as well :-)
@slicknicklives.bsky.social @nightsignalentertainment.com #IndieGaming
Doodle Date, my surreal comedy dating sim about dating your own drawings is 50% off for Valentine’s Day! ✏️💘
It’s a deeply unserious game featuring flirtatious waiters, obsessive fruit, divorce papers and existential dread, all for just a buck!
➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/830980/D...
It’s a deeply unserious game featuring flirtatious waiters, obsessive fruit, divorce papers and existential dread, all for just a buck!
➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/830980/D...
February 15, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Doodle Date, my surreal comedy dating sim about dating your own drawings is 50% off for Valentine’s Day! ✏️💘
It’s a deeply unserious game featuring flirtatious waiters, obsessive fruit, divorce papers and existential dread, all for just a buck!
➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/830980/D...
It’s a deeply unserious game featuring flirtatious waiters, obsessive fruit, divorce papers and existential dread, all for just a buck!
➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/830980/D...
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Send this to someone who has stolen your heart. ❤️ #valentinesday
February 14, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Send this to someone who has stolen your heart. ❤️ #valentinesday
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this is a great read on why doing development and talking about development are fundamentally different things
Today's Load-bearing Tomato addresses the age old question:
"why don't the devs just [SOCIAL MEDIA OPINION]"
It turns out, "a lot of reasons", but if you never have to test your ideas, you never have to discover why they're not any good.
loadbearingtomato.com/p/why-chasin...
"why don't the devs just [SOCIAL MEDIA OPINION]"
It turns out, "a lot of reasons", but if you never have to test your ideas, you never have to discover why they're not any good.
loadbearingtomato.com/p/why-chasin...
Why chasing twitter's approval doesn't work
The opinions you believe are universal are being fed to you by an algorithm designed to show you what you want.
loadbearingtomato.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM
this is a great read on why doing development and talking about development are fundamentally different things
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Did you know the band's lead singer/guitarist Kiri Monks also plays the "It's f***ing solitaire!" protester in-game? Now you do!
February 13, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Did you know the band's lead singer/guitarist Kiri Monks also plays the "It's f***ing solitaire!" protester in-game? Now you do!
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Our Regency Solitaire games are on sale this Valentine weekend :-)
96% and 97% positive. If you think you'll like them, you'll probably LOVE them! ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2137470/...
96% and 97% positive. If you think you'll like them, you'll probably LOVE them! ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2137470/...
Save 57% on Regency Solitaire II on Steam
Revisit romantic Regency Britain to build a glorious garden, in this charming solitaire sequel. Tour historic hotspots, silence gossips, and host the season’s most anticipated soiree. Play your cards ...
store.steampowered.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Our Regency Solitaire games are on sale this Valentine weekend :-)
96% and 97% positive. If you think you'll like them, you'll probably LOVE them! ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2137470/...
96% and 97% positive. If you think you'll like them, you'll probably LOVE them! ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2137470/...
Happy Friday the 13th! Super excited about this one and seeing how people react to it. I co-wrote the lyrics, so it's story relevant and everything! 👀
SPOOKY NEWS! 💘💀
Did you know our upcoming horror game Forbidden Solitaire will feature an original 90s-inspired single by occult rock group @graveyardviolet.bsky.social?
Here's a preview of 'MIRAGE' - which will be included in the the Forbidden Solitaire OST!
💿Wishlist Now: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
Did you know our upcoming horror game Forbidden Solitaire will feature an original 90s-inspired single by occult rock group @graveyardviolet.bsky.social?
Here's a preview of 'MIRAGE' - which will be included in the the Forbidden Solitaire OST!
💿Wishlist Now: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
February 13, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Happy Friday the 13th! Super excited about this one and seeing how people react to it. I co-wrote the lyrics, so it's story relevant and everything! 👀
Every other Forbidden Solitaire video is like "Why is our hand so hairy?" "Wow, we're hairy." "Quite a hairy hand!"
Meanwhile as the owner of said hairy hand... 🫠😢
Meanwhile as the owner of said hairy hand... 🫠😢
February 12, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Every other Forbidden Solitaire video is like "Why is our hand so hairy?" "Wow, we're hairy." "Quite a hairy hand!"
Meanwhile as the owner of said hairy hand... 🫠😢
Meanwhile as the owner of said hairy hand... 🫠😢
Woke up thirsty and raised my water glass to my face, didn’t immediately taste water and thought “damn am I out of water?”
Tilted it further. Poured water all over. Nope, not out of water.
Tilted it further. Poured water all over. Nope, not out of water.
February 12, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Woke up thirsty and raised my water glass to my face, didn’t immediately taste water and thought “damn am I out of water?”
Tilted it further. Poured water all over. Nope, not out of water.
Tilted it further. Poured water all over. Nope, not out of water.
It ain't that type of high retention game! It's asymmetric multiplayer and thus the unpredictable nature of the players themselves vary each session. ☝️🤓
February 11, 2026 at 5:29 PM
It ain't that type of high retention game! It's asymmetric multiplayer and thus the unpredictable nature of the players themselves vary each session. ☝️🤓
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I’m Satanized! Thank you to everyone who complemented my costume! I felt so welcome at my first ritual and I am so glad that I get to be a part of such a lovely Ghost community. Tonight was everything and more. I’m healed, I’m seen, and most importantly I’m loved. And Ghost helped me remember that.
February 11, 2026 at 8:21 AM
I’m Satanized! Thank you to everyone who complemented my costume! I felt so welcome at my first ritual and I am so glad that I get to be a part of such a lovely Ghost community. Tonight was everything and more. I’m healed, I’m seen, and most importantly I’m loved. And Ghost helped me remember that.
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Satan! Lucifer! Osculum Obscinum!
Going to a concert tonight w/ @supervisorcarol.bsky.social! Can you guess who we’re seeing? 👻
February 11, 2026 at 12:54 AM
Satan! Lucifer! Osculum Obscinum!
Going to a concert tonight w/ @supervisorcarol.bsky.social! Can you guess who we’re seeing? 👻
February 11, 2026 at 12:44 AM
Going to a concert tonight w/ @supervisorcarol.bsky.social! Can you guess who we’re seeing? 👻
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Hey y'all.
A South African dev released a blackity black game during BHM and it's currently getting the usual suspects in the reviews.
Imma grab this up myself anyway, but can we all be some chums and help push the racists out of the reviews? 🙂
A South African dev released a blackity black game during BHM and it's currently getting the usual suspects in the reviews.
Imma grab this up myself anyway, but can we all be some chums and help push the racists out of the reviews? 🙂
“Please enjoy the museum”:
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
Relooted is OUT NOW!
Please share!
February 10, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Hey y'all.
A South African dev released a blackity black game during BHM and it's currently getting the usual suspects in the reviews.
Imma grab this up myself anyway, but can we all be some chums and help push the racists out of the reviews? 🙂
A South African dev released a blackity black game during BHM and it's currently getting the usual suspects in the reviews.
Imma grab this up myself anyway, but can we all be some chums and help push the racists out of the reviews? 🙂
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When the cards' fate aren't to thy liking, cast SHUFFLE.
💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j
💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j
February 10, 2026 at 5:45 PM
When the cards' fate aren't to thy liking, cast SHUFFLE.
💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j
💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j
Been polishing up my presentation on the storytelling technique we use in Forbidden Solitaire & HSH for the 'Games About Games Microtalks' at GDC! 🥳💀
If you happen to be attending GDC, consider popping by on March 10 from 3-4 pm! Deets below! 👇
schedule.gdconf.com/session/game...
If you happen to be attending GDC, consider popping by on March 10 from 3-4 pm! Deets below! 👇
schedule.gdconf.com/session/game...
February 10, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Been polishing up my presentation on the storytelling technique we use in Forbidden Solitaire & HSH for the 'Games About Games Microtalks' at GDC! 🥳💀
If you happen to be attending GDC, consider popping by on March 10 from 3-4 pm! Deets below! 👇
schedule.gdconf.com/session/game...
If you happen to be attending GDC, consider popping by on March 10 from 3-4 pm! Deets below! 👇
schedule.gdconf.com/session/game...
Personally I love losing a major marketing arm right before a launch. 🙃
Anyway sign up for our newsletter please and thank you!
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Anyway sign up for our newsletter please and thank you!
night-signal-entertainment.kit.com/4673575074
February 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Personally I love losing a major marketing arm right before a launch. 🙃
Anyway sign up for our newsletter please and thank you!
night-signal-entertainment.kit.com/4673575074
Anyway sign up for our newsletter please and thank you!
night-signal-entertainment.kit.com/4673575074
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Perhaps the one big success of AI is that it has made people appreciate real human-made art more?
February 8, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Perhaps the one big success of AI is that it has made people appreciate real human-made art more?