Jeff STARGAZY Sheen
@stargazy.com
Since 2009, STARGAZY has made innovative games.
Democracy 4 / Democracy 3 Africa / Prison Architect
🔗 https://linktr.ee/stargazy
Democracy 4 / Democracy 3 Africa / Prison Architect
🔗 https://linktr.ee/stargazy
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Jeff STARGAZY Sheen
@stargazy.com
· Jul 4
I'm STARGAZY 👋
Been making indie games since 2009
Programmer for Prison Architect, lead designer & programmer for Democracy 3 Africa + Democracy 4.
My new strategy game is in development 🙌
I've written game engines; designed systems, AI, UX etc.; & run my business.
I'm also a father 💖
#gamedev
Been making indie games since 2009
Programmer for Prison Architect, lead designer & programmer for Democracy 3 Africa + Democracy 4.
My new strategy game is in development 🙌
I've written game engines; designed systems, AI, UX etc.; & run my business.
I'm also a father 💖
#gamedev
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Surprise! The Button City: Soccer Days Demo is now available on Steam! Get a preview of Button City: Soccer Days and play arcade physics soccer as cute animals!
Check out the demo and wishlist today!
⚽ store.steampowered.com/app/2417530/...
Check out the demo and wishlist today!
⚽ store.steampowered.com/app/2417530/...
Button City: Soccer Days on Steam
Rejoin the wholesome cast of Button City as they compete in this cozy soccer adventure! Build your dream team, plan your day, bond with teammates, enjoy action-packed soccer, and win the tournament!
store.steampowered.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Surprise! The Button City: Soccer Days Demo is now available on Steam! Get a preview of Button City: Soccer Days and play arcade physics soccer as cute animals!
Check out the demo and wishlist today!
⚽ store.steampowered.com/app/2417530/...
Check out the demo and wishlist today!
⚽ store.steampowered.com/app/2417530/...
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Announcing my pagan trading game Prophet Margin
Wishlist now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/...
Sharing appreciated!
Wishlist now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/...
Sharing appreciated!
Prophet Margin on Steam
The Gods hunger for tribute! Build settlements and weave trade routes, feed temples and earn divine boons in this Eurogame-inspired strategy game.
store.steampowered.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Announcing my pagan trading game Prophet Margin
Wishlist now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/...
Sharing appreciated!
Wishlist now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/...
Sharing appreciated!
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The Arcane Eats demo is available RIGHT NOW, fresh out of the oven and piping hot! 🔥
Serving crisp & crunchy card play, tossed in roguelike spices, with a heaping side of culinary humor - enough to whet the appetite for the feast to come!
Take a bite & wishlist:
store.steampowered.com/app/2640090
Serving crisp & crunchy card play, tossed in roguelike spices, with a heaping side of culinary humor - enough to whet the appetite for the feast to come!
Take a bite & wishlist:
store.steampowered.com/app/2640090
November 5, 2025 at 1:40 AM
The Arcane Eats demo is available RIGHT NOW, fresh out of the oven and piping hot! 🔥
Serving crisp & crunchy card play, tossed in roguelike spices, with a heaping side of culinary humor - enough to whet the appetite for the feast to come!
Take a bite & wishlist:
store.steampowered.com/app/2640090
Serving crisp & crunchy card play, tossed in roguelike spices, with a heaping side of culinary humor - enough to whet the appetite for the feast to come!
Take a bite & wishlist:
store.steampowered.com/app/2640090
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ANNOUNCEMENT:
☠Forbidden Solitaire is coming to @gog.com ☠
📀 1995: A game launches, then vanishes. Pulled from shelves.
🕰 2019: You find a copy in a thrift store.
👁 You install it, despite the sinister warning: 'Do not play this game.'
Wishlist : www.gog.com/en/game/forb...
☠Forbidden Solitaire is coming to @gog.com ☠
📀 1995: A game launches, then vanishes. Pulled from shelves.
🕰 2019: You find a copy in a thrift store.
👁 You install it, despite the sinister warning: 'Do not play this game.'
Wishlist : www.gog.com/en/game/forb...
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT:
☠Forbidden Solitaire is coming to @gog.com ☠
📀 1995: A game launches, then vanishes. Pulled from shelves.
🕰 2019: You find a copy in a thrift store.
👁 You install it, despite the sinister warning: 'Do not play this game.'
Wishlist : www.gog.com/en/game/forb...
☠Forbidden Solitaire is coming to @gog.com ☠
📀 1995: A game launches, then vanishes. Pulled from shelves.
🕰 2019: You find a copy in a thrift store.
👁 You install it, despite the sinister warning: 'Do not play this game.'
Wishlist : www.gog.com/en/game/forb...
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Welcome, new followers! We're a group of game designers trying to push our craft forward through deep thought, collaboration, and open minds. We think, we chat, we write, we experiment.
How do YOU explore and improve as a game designer, besides making games? (Reposts welcome)
How do YOU explore and improve as a game designer, besides making games? (Reposts welcome)
September 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Welcome, new followers! We're a group of game designers trying to push our craft forward through deep thought, collaboration, and open minds. We think, we chat, we write, we experiment.
How do YOU explore and improve as a game designer, besides making games? (Reposts welcome)
How do YOU explore and improve as a game designer, besides making games? (Reposts welcome)
This podcast series is extremely good at giving condensed histories of various companies, people and hardware in the games industry
TIL Nintendo started off as a side project of a particularly entrepreneurial cement merchant
podcast.theycreateworlds.com
TIL Nintendo started off as a side project of a particularly entrepreneurial cement merchant
podcast.theycreateworlds.com
They Create Worlds | Alex Smith, and Jeffrey Daum
Love of the worlds created by video game designers and personalities drives Alex Smith & Jeffrey Daum (history, law, CS degrees) to provide a scholarly yet light-hearted discussion of how arcade, home...
podcast.theycreateworlds.com
September 17, 2025 at 8:13 AM
This podcast series is extremely good at giving condensed histories of various companies, people and hardware in the games industry
TIL Nintendo started off as a side project of a particularly entrepreneurial cement merchant
podcast.theycreateworlds.com
TIL Nintendo started off as a side project of a particularly entrepreneurial cement merchant
podcast.theycreateworlds.com
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because I'm me, I preferred a game without any colours or animated characters or stealth sections. instead you just stare at some obelisks and think about vowel shifts. currently less than a quid store.steampowered.com/app/2789770/...
September 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
because I'm me, I preferred a game without any colours or animated characters or stealth sections. instead you just stare at some obelisks and think about vowel shifts. currently less than a quid store.steampowered.com/app/2789770/...
1st new ALWW podcast episode in almost 4 years!
Always here for what Robert Ashley is laying down
🖤🎧
Always here for what Robert Ashley is laying down
🖤🎧
A Life Well Wasted episode 9: Game Over is up now. Grab a timed-edition poster by Olly Moss anytime in the next 7 days to support the show. Thanks for sticking with me! alifewellwasted.com
September 5, 2025 at 11:52 AM
1st new ALWW podcast episode in almost 4 years!
Always here for what Robert Ashley is laying down
🖤🎧
Always here for what Robert Ashley is laying down
🖤🎧
Helldivers 2's new Into the Unjust update is interesting (requires you to play without access to strats underground), & v.janky
Only viable solo load out I've found:
CB-9 Exploding Crossbow
GP-20 Ultimatum
G-123 Thermite
Recoilless Rifle
Machine Gun Sentry
Gatling Sentry
Emancipator Exosuit
Only viable solo load out I've found:
CB-9 Exploding Crossbow
GP-20 Ultimatum
G-123 Thermite
Recoilless Rifle
Machine Gun Sentry
Gatling Sentry
Emancipator Exosuit
September 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Helldivers 2's new Into the Unjust update is interesting (requires you to play without access to strats underground), & v.janky
Only viable solo load out I've found:
CB-9 Exploding Crossbow
GP-20 Ultimatum
G-123 Thermite
Recoilless Rifle
Machine Gun Sentry
Gatling Sentry
Emancipator Exosuit
Only viable solo load out I've found:
CB-9 Exploding Crossbow
GP-20 Ultimatum
G-123 Thermite
Recoilless Rifle
Machine Gun Sentry
Gatling Sentry
Emancipator Exosuit
Excited to read Michael-Shawn Dugar's chronicle of the Seahawk's Legion of Boom era
NFL teams are opaque, to protect their competitive edges, & present a polished product
This retrospective sheds that veneer to get into the juicy details
Signing Mon 25th Aug
www.elliottbaybook.com/events/47630
NFL teams are opaque, to protect their competitive edges, & present a polished product
This retrospective sheds that veneer to get into the juicy details
Signing Mon 25th Aug
www.elliottbaybook.com/events/47630
Michael-Shawn Dugar | Elliott Bay Book Company
Full-service, general bookstore operating since 1973. Frequent author events, cafe, over 150,000 titles
www.elliottbaybook.com
August 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Excited to read Michael-Shawn Dugar's chronicle of the Seahawk's Legion of Boom era
NFL teams are opaque, to protect their competitive edges, & present a polished product
This retrospective sheds that veneer to get into the juicy details
Signing Mon 25th Aug
www.elliottbaybook.com/events/47630
NFL teams are opaque, to protect their competitive edges, & present a polished product
This retrospective sheds that veneer to get into the juicy details
Signing Mon 25th Aug
www.elliottbaybook.com/events/47630
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The #HugoAward for Best Game or Interactive Work goes to Caves of Qud.
August 17, 2025 at 4:45 AM
The #HugoAward for Best Game or Interactive Work goes to Caves of Qud.
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Reminder that the best conference for understanding generative systems, and how people play them, is full of kind people, online and you can go to it.
We have a preview event on September 7, 2025 at 3 PM Pacific! Tickets are free here:
ti.to/roguelike-ce...
ti.to/roguelike-ce...
Roguelike Celebration: Preview Event 2025
Roguelike games have been part of gaming culture for over 30 years and they have a deep and special place in our hearts. We'd love to get to spend some time with you all learning about roguelikes and ...
ti.to
August 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Reminder that the best conference for understanding generative systems, and how people play them, is full of kind people, online and you can go to it.
Thank you Belgium for Destination X
A group of contestants need to guess where they are in Europe as they ride around in a blacked out bus
Cryptic clues + person who guesses furthest away leaves each week
UK version is 🔥
Like European geography & Only Connect? 👀
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
A group of contestants need to guess where they are in Europe as they ride around in a blacked out bus
Cryptic clues + person who guesses furthest away leaves each week
UK version is 🔥
Like European geography & Only Connect? 👀
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC One - Destination X
It’s the adventure of a lifetime, with one key question: where in the world am I?
www.bbc.co.uk
August 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Thank you Belgium for Destination X
A group of contestants need to guess where they are in Europe as they ride around in a blacked out bus
Cryptic clues + person who guesses furthest away leaves each week
UK version is 🔥
Like European geography & Only Connect? 👀
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
A group of contestants need to guess where they are in Europe as they ride around in a blacked out bus
Cryptic clues + person who guesses furthest away leaves each week
UK version is 🔥
Like European geography & Only Connect? 👀
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Anyone got strats for speeding up unlocking the Treasures in LONESTAR?
AFAIK I'm only ticking off the odd new one that I encounter in Vacation events?
AFAIK I'm only ticking off the odd new one that I encounter in Vacation events?
August 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Anyone got strats for speeding up unlocking the Treasures in LONESTAR?
AFAIK I'm only ticking off the odd new one that I encounter in Vacation events?
AFAIK I'm only ticking off the odd new one that I encounter in Vacation events?
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"Öoo" the bomb caterpillar exploration puzzle platformer, is out now! 🎉
Dive into an adventure packed with discovery and clever puzzles, we hope you enjoy it!
👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...
Dive into an adventure packed with discovery and clever puzzles, we hope you enjoy it!
👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...
August 7, 2025 at 3:01 PM
"Öoo" the bomb caterpillar exploration puzzle platformer, is out now! 🎉
Dive into an adventure packed with discovery and clever puzzles, we hope you enjoy it!
👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...
Dive into an adventure packed with discovery and clever puzzles, we hope you enjoy it!
👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...
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We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
August 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
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The person who invented the video game joystick has disappeared, they down right up and left.
July 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The person who invented the video game joystick has disappeared, they down right up and left.
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/bat...
@godotengine.org is now being used by AAA
TLDR: the UGC authoring tools in Battlefield 6 are powered by Godot
@godotengine.org is now being used by AAA
TLDR: the UGC authoring tools in Battlefield 6 are powered by Godot
Battlefield 6's UGC mode is the heart of EA's big live service swing for the series
EA wants Battlefield 6 to be a live service revenue driver for the company, competing with Fortnite and Call of Duty. EA's strategy: have those players build the Battlefield they want through Battlefi...
www.gamedeveloper.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
www.gamedeveloper.com/business/bat...
@godotengine.org is now being used by AAA
TLDR: the UGC authoring tools in Battlefield 6 are powered by Godot
@godotengine.org is now being used by AAA
TLDR: the UGC authoring tools in Battlefield 6 are powered by Godot
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I really enjoyed this piece about the Iraqi bluffing game mheibes. It's pretty amazing- one person on a team of 50 is secretly holding a ring. The opposing captain looks into each of their eyes. Then he has ONE GUESS who has the ring (and in which hand!!!)
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The World’s Hardest Bluffing Game
Why are some Iraqis so good at figuring out when a person is lying?
www.theatlantic.com
July 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I really enjoyed this piece about the Iraqi bluffing game mheibes. It's pretty amazing- one person on a team of 50 is secretly holding a ring. The opposing captain looks into each of their eyes. Then he has ONE GUESS who has the ring (and in which hand!!!)
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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It's the last week to get your submissions in for Leftfield 2025. They close on Friday 1st of August: airtable.com/appIQDFmYU3o...
July 30, 2025 at 4:33 PM
It's the last week to get your submissions in for Leftfield 2025. They close on Friday 1st of August: airtable.com/appIQDFmYU3o...
I've noticed that the majority of the British strawberries I've bought this year are tasteless, & already going soft in the box
Usually they are full of flavour & freshness at this time of the year
Has there been a disruption to the crops, or to the logistics network?
Usually they are full of flavour & freshness at this time of the year
Has there been a disruption to the crops, or to the logistics network?
July 9, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I've noticed that the majority of the British strawberries I've bought this year are tasteless, & already going soft in the box
Usually they are full of flavour & freshness at this time of the year
Has there been a disruption to the crops, or to the logistics network?
Usually they are full of flavour & freshness at this time of the year
Has there been a disruption to the crops, or to the logistics network?
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We're revealing an all new game!
Spiritual Successor to Death Road to Canada:
SPACE DINGUS
Now with ONLINE DROP-IN MULTIPLAYER
Co-op horror/comedy road trip, now in space.
Watch the Trailer & Wishlist it here!
store.steampowered.com/app/3545200/...
Please repost and get the word out! #indiegame
Spiritual Successor to Death Road to Canada:
SPACE DINGUS
Now with ONLINE DROP-IN MULTIPLAYER
Co-op horror/comedy road trip, now in space.
Watch the Trailer & Wishlist it here!
store.steampowered.com/app/3545200/...
Please repost and get the word out! #indiegame
Space Dingus on Steam
Space Dingus is a co-op horror road trip, in SPACE! Manage your ship, lead a crew full of jerks, and explore a dangerous galaxy in a last-ditch effort to save your home. Every run is randomized, with ...
store.steampowered.com
June 29, 2025 at 12:38 AM
We're revealing an all new game!
Spiritual Successor to Death Road to Canada:
SPACE DINGUS
Now with ONLINE DROP-IN MULTIPLAYER
Co-op horror/comedy road trip, now in space.
Watch the Trailer & Wishlist it here!
store.steampowered.com/app/3545200/...
Please repost and get the word out! #indiegame
Spiritual Successor to Death Road to Canada:
SPACE DINGUS
Now with ONLINE DROP-IN MULTIPLAYER
Co-op horror/comedy road trip, now in space.
Watch the Trailer & Wishlist it here!
store.steampowered.com/app/3545200/...
Please repost and get the word out! #indiegame
Rock On! Island 🍒
#UFO50
Nice mix of tower placement/upgrading, investment economy (i.e. "how much can invest now for a bigger return in later turns, denying myself that value in this turn?"), and strategy/dexterity challenge of controlling an attacking avatar during waves
#UFO50
Nice mix of tower placement/upgrading, investment economy (i.e. "how much can invest now for a bigger return in later turns, denying myself that value in this turn?"), and strategy/dexterity challenge of controlling an attacking avatar during waves
June 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Rock On! Island 🍒
#UFO50
Nice mix of tower placement/upgrading, investment economy (i.e. "how much can invest now for a bigger return in later turns, denying myself that value in this turn?"), and strategy/dexterity challenge of controlling an attacking avatar during waves
#UFO50
Nice mix of tower placement/upgrading, investment economy (i.e. "how much can invest now for a bigger return in later turns, denying myself that value in this turn?"), and strategy/dexterity challenge of controlling an attacking avatar during waves
Cracking Eurovision last night, with a deserved winner 🇪🇺💖🌈
Context switching between pop & operatic vocals is proper tough!
As usual, the public vote conflicting with the jury vote made it really exciting 😅
Every large euro economy's public giving Israel 8+ points introduced real jeopardy 😬
Context switching between pop & operatic vocals is proper tough!
As usual, the public vote conflicting with the jury vote made it really exciting 😅
Every large euro economy's public giving Israel 8+ points introduced real jeopardy 😬
May 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Cracking Eurovision last night, with a deserved winner 🇪🇺💖🌈
Context switching between pop & operatic vocals is proper tough!
As usual, the public vote conflicting with the jury vote made it really exciting 😅
Every large euro economy's public giving Israel 8+ points introduced real jeopardy 😬
Context switching between pop & operatic vocals is proper tough!
As usual, the public vote conflicting with the jury vote made it really exciting 😅
Every large euro economy's public giving Israel 8+ points introduced real jeopardy 😬
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🌜The House is finally open 🌛
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card-crafting RPG
🕯️Uncover the dark secrets of Highrook Manor
🌙Manage your team of investigators
🔥Summon Ancient Demons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=drjG...
store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/...
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card-crafting RPG
🕯️Uncover the dark secrets of Highrook Manor
🌙Manage your team of investigators
🔥Summon Ancient Demons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=drjG...
store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/...
The Horror At Highrook - Release Trailer
YouTube video by tomnullpointer
www.youtube.com
May 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
🌜The House is finally open 🌛
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card-crafting RPG
🕯️Uncover the dark secrets of Highrook Manor
🌙Manage your team of investigators
🔥Summon Ancient Demons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=drjG...
store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/...
The Horror at Highrook is an occult card-crafting RPG
🕯️Uncover the dark secrets of Highrook Manor
🌙Manage your team of investigators
🔥Summon Ancient Demons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=drjG...
store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/...