Reposted by Michael Brough
Listening to the 868-HACK episode of @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social where Doug recommends the 2015 release trailer which I’d never seen and oh wow 🤣❤️ youtu.be/PRTSoVxxElQ?... @smestorp.bsky.social 👏👏👏
868-Hack Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by GameSpot Trailers
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 2:46 AM
Listening to the 868-HACK episode of @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social where Doug recommends the 2015 release trailer which I’d never seen and oh wow 🤣❤️ youtu.be/PRTSoVxxElQ?... @smestorp.bsky.social 👏👏👏
post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
January 15, 2026 at 2:30 PM
post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
Reposted by Michael Brough
One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
December 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
Reposted by Michael Brough
ATTENTION BSKY: in celebration of Cinco Paus Day's Eve, please message me if you'd like a free copy of the best game ever made. :)
smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus
Also TSLOG are doing an amazing series of podcasts on Michael's games:
eggplant.show
PLEASE REPOST! OR RE-SKEET! WHATEVER IT'S CALLED!! :)
smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus
Also TSLOG are doing an amazing series of podcasts on Michael's games:
eggplant.show
PLEASE REPOST! OR RE-SKEET! WHATEVER IT'S CALLED!! :)
Cinco Paus by Michael Brough
Available for Windows, macOS
smestorp.itch.io
December 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
ATTENTION BSKY: in celebration of Cinco Paus Day's Eve, please message me if you'd like a free copy of the best game ever made. :)
smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus
Also TSLOG are doing an amazing series of podcasts on Michael's games:
eggplant.show
PLEASE REPOST! OR RE-SKEET! WHATEVER IT'S CALLED!! :)
smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus
Also TSLOG are doing an amazing series of podcasts on Michael's games:
eggplant.show
PLEASE REPOST! OR RE-SKEET! WHATEVER IT'S CALLED!! :)
Reposted by Michael Brough
Reposted by Michael Brough
I made myself a Cinco Paus shirt. Fifty magic sigils 🤘🤘
December 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
I made myself a Cinco Paus shirt. Fifty magic sigils 🤘🤘
Reposted by Michael Brough
All Systems Brough - 868-HACK
Nick, Doug, Rob, Sarah, and Andy are joined by @shawndoublea.bsky.social, @colewehrle.bsky.social, and @wehrlegig.games to discuss the first game in our yearlong series covering @smestorp.bsky.social's work.
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
Nick, Doug, Rob, Sarah, and Andy are joined by @shawndoublea.bsky.social, @colewehrle.bsky.social, and @wehrlegig.games to discuss the first game in our yearlong series covering @smestorp.bsky.social's work.
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
The Secret Lives of Games: All Systems Brough - 868-HACK
We're joined by Shawn Alexander Allen (Beatdown City Survivors), Cole Wehrle (Root), and Drew Wehrle (Pax Pamir) to discuss the first title in our year-long exploration of the work of Michael Brough: ...
secretlives.games
December 19, 2025 at 3:53 PM
All Systems Brough - 868-HACK
Nick, Doug, Rob, Sarah, and Andy are joined by @shawndoublea.bsky.social, @colewehrle.bsky.social, and @wehrlegig.games to discuss the first game in our yearlong series covering @smestorp.bsky.social's work.
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
Nick, Doug, Rob, Sarah, and Andy are joined by @shawndoublea.bsky.social, @colewehrle.bsky.social, and @wehrlegig.games to discuss the first game in our yearlong series covering @smestorp.bsky.social's work.
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
right?
* get clippy to fill in ten thousand generic npc barks to make a game, incidentally destroy a swathe of land
* get michael to make a game that doesn’t even need that shit
oh no i can’t choose
* get clippy to fill in ten thousand generic npc barks to make a game, incidentally destroy a swathe of land
* get michael to make a game that doesn’t even need that shit
oh no i can’t choose
December 18, 2025 at 12:14 PM
right?
* get clippy to fill in ten thousand generic npc barks to make a game, incidentally destroy a swathe of land
* get michael to make a game that doesn’t even need that shit
oh no i can’t choose
* get clippy to fill in ten thousand generic npc barks to make a game, incidentally destroy a swathe of land
* get michael to make a game that doesn’t even need that shit
oh no i can’t choose
Reposted by Michael Brough
how are guys saying it costs hundreds of millions to make a game, in broad daylight, largely unchallenged. eeeeeverything is cheaper to do than it's ever been. these dipshits who happen to have $300m they're too dumb to spend well would be annihilated overnight if indies could ever access a mil
December 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
how are guys saying it costs hundreds of millions to make a game, in broad daylight, largely unchallenged. eeeeeverything is cheaper to do than it's ever been. these dipshits who happen to have $300m they're too dumb to spend well would be annihilated overnight if indies could ever access a mil
Reposted by Michael Brough
Caves of Qud update: poured warm static on my dog, it turned into a dromad trader that comes with guards and items. They are all my dog, the whole trade party and merchandise. I convinced my dog to sell me my dog for free while my dog, my dog, my dog and my dog were standing guard.
December 16, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Caves of Qud update: poured warm static on my dog, it turned into a dromad trader that comes with guards and items. They are all my dog, the whole trade party and merchandise. I convinced my dog to sell me my dog for free while my dog, my dog, my dog and my dog were standing guard.
Reposted by Michael Brough
Reposted by Michael Brough
So, “Order of the Sinking Star” by Thekla was just announced, which takes several small free games (two of which are mine) and gives them a major graphical upgrade and mashes up their rulesets. I haven’t been very involved but it’s a great concept and looks cool.
December 12, 2025 at 1:55 AM
So, “Order of the Sinking Star” by Thekla was just announced, which takes several small free games (two of which are mine) and gives them a major graphical upgrade and mashes up their rulesets. I haven’t been very involved but it’s a great concept and looks cool.
Reposted by Michael Brough
One week left until the recording of our 868-HACK episode, the first installment of All Systems Brough, a year-long (monthly) exploration of the work of @smestorp.bsky.social.
It’s not too late to play along with us!
store.steampowered.com/app/274700/8...
apps.apple.com/us/app/868-h...
It’s not too late to play along with us!
store.steampowered.com/app/274700/8...
apps.apple.com/us/app/868-h...
868-HACK on Steam
You are a computer hacker. You steal precious data while the world sleeps.
store.steampowered.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
One week left until the recording of our 868-HACK episode, the first installment of All Systems Brough, a year-long (monthly) exploration of the work of @smestorp.bsky.social.
It’s not too late to play along with us!
store.steampowered.com/app/274700/8...
apps.apple.com/us/app/868-h...
It’s not too late to play along with us!
store.steampowered.com/app/274700/8...
apps.apple.com/us/app/868-h...
Reposted by Michael Brough
Chris Person takes a look at Horses, "the indie game that is too scandalous for either Valve or Epic, is only beyond the pale if you're not familiar with any other art form" (quoted from the article blurb).
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
At least read this paragraph:
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
At least read this paragraph:
December 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Chris Person takes a look at Horses, "the indie game that is too scandalous for either Valve or Epic, is only beyond the pale if you're not familiar with any other art form" (quoted from the article blurb).
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
At least read this paragraph:
aftermath.site/horses-indie...
At least read this paragraph:
Reposted by Michael Brough
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
December 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
Reposted by Michael Brough
incredible sentence here
December 2, 2025 at 5:28 PM
incredible sentence here
Reposted by Michael Brough
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
Reposted by Michael Brough
oh hey my @roguelike.club talk is up on youtube
"The Roots of Roguelikes in Fantasy Fiction"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpX2...
i messed up and didn't fit in everything i wanted to say so i recorded a few minutes extra:
youtu.be/MRd3xu7nkF8
"The Roots of Roguelikes in Fantasy Fiction"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpX2...
i messed up and didn't fit in everything i wanted to say so i recorded a few minutes extra:
youtu.be/MRd3xu7nkF8
rl celebration - The Roots of Roguelikes in Fantasy Fiction: bonus ending
YouTube video by smestorp
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 10:56 AM
oh hey my @roguelike.club talk is up on youtube
"The Roots of Roguelikes in Fantasy Fiction"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpX2...
i messed up and didn't fit in everything i wanted to say so i recorded a few minutes extra:
youtu.be/MRd3xu7nkF8
"The Roots of Roguelikes in Fantasy Fiction"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpX2...
i messed up and didn't fit in everything i wanted to say so i recorded a few minutes extra:
youtu.be/MRd3xu7nkF8
gathered together some of my old games that had fallen off the internet
smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...
smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...
lots of michael brough games by Michael Brough
collection
smestorp.itch.io
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
gathered together some of my old games that had fallen off the internet
smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...
smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...
Reposted by Michael Brough
Dog is a gamer
November 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Dog is a gamer
Does anyone happen to have a copy of any of the games I've listed on my website as "released but no longer hosted"? (the bottom 14 www.smestorp.com)
brog
Michael Brough
www.smestorp.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Does anyone happen to have a copy of any of the games I've listed on my website as "released but no longer hosted"? (the bottom 14 www.smestorp.com)
blog post - year of me
mightyvision.blogspot.com/2025/11/year...
mightyvision.blogspot.com/2025/11/year...
Year Of Me
I find it pretty hard to explain when asked what my work is. What should I say? I'll go simple and direct: "I make videogames" - but it tu...
mightyvision.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:08 PM
blog post - year of me
mightyvision.blogspot.com/2025/11/year...
mightyvision.blogspot.com/2025/11/year...
Reposted by Michael Brough
BIG NEWS:
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
The Secret Lives of Games: All Systems Brough - Introduction
We're joined by Frank Lantz (Q-UP) and Mare Sheppard + Raigan Burns of Metanet (N++) for the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long exploration of the work of Michael Brough. We share our th...
secretlives.games
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
BIG NEWS:
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...