Stephane Rappeneau
@stephanerappeneau.bsky.social
Game Industry Finance 🎮 http://weird-loop.com indie studio & indie-plaza.eu cofounder. Teacher of game economics at La Sorbonne university. French Excel Artist. MtG nerd. He/Him.
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How to manage studio finances when crisis is the new norm ? I've spent 20y in a major investment bank during subprimes, here's what I learned and what I think also applies to game industry 🧵
I love Camille‘s corpus of work, energy, and excellent taste in indie games. She’s topping my list of people I’d love to work with 😍
If you or anyone you know is looking for a tradigital 2d animator, I’d appreciate the chance. Looking for new mid-to-longer term projects mainly. Previews of some of my work here: camillecee.weebly.com
Reposts appreciated, with love, increasingly urgent anxiety and thanks!
Reposts appreciated, with love, increasingly urgent anxiety and thanks!
CAMILLE C.
CAMILLE C.
camillecee.weebly.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I love Camille‘s corpus of work, energy, and excellent taste in indie games. She’s topping my list of people I’d love to work with 😍
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Announcement: Steam Demo Out Now!
The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them.
How badly do you wish to live forever? 👁️🩸
👇👇👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Please wishlist and share - thank you!
#indiedev
The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them.
How badly do you wish to live forever? 👁️🩸
👇👇👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Please wishlist and share - thank you!
#indiedev
January 16, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Announcement: Steam Demo Out Now!
The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them.
How badly do you wish to live forever? 👁️🩸
👇👇👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Please wishlist and share - thank you!
#indiedev
The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them.
How badly do you wish to live forever? 👁️🩸
👇👇👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Please wishlist and share - thank you!
#indiedev
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I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
Jesper Myrfors, Magic the Gathering first Art Director, about women in fantasy (as subjects of a drawing and as artists).
It feels as needed in 2025 as it was back then, though one can certainly appreciate his vision when MtG was just an oddity in board game shops.
It feels as needed in 2025 as it was back then, though one can certainly appreciate his vision when MtG was just an oddity in board game shops.
January 4, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Jesper Myrfors, Magic the Gathering first Art Director, about women in fantasy (as subjects of a drawing and as artists).
It feels as needed in 2025 as it was back then, though one can certainly appreciate his vision when MtG was just an oddity in board game shops.
It feels as needed in 2025 as it was back then, though one can certainly appreciate his vision when MtG was just an oddity in board game shops.
Poissy right now, 5min away from my home
January 3, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Poissy right now, 5min away from my home
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On my favorite games of 2025, in that weird meandering way I think about games and life and industry and everything. Thanks to @giantbomb.bsky.social for having me!
giantbomb.com/articles/ram...
giantbomb.com/articles/ram...
Rami Ismail's Top Games of 2025 | Giant Bomb
Rami Ismail's Top Games of 2025 - A guest list for GiantBomb.com's 2025 Game of the Year extravaganza.
giantbomb.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:40 AM
On my favorite games of 2025, in that weird meandering way I think about games and life and industry and everything. Thanks to @giantbomb.bsky.social for having me!
giantbomb.com/articles/ram...
giantbomb.com/articles/ram...
If you love video games and environments, follow that man 👇
Happy new year! 明けましておめでとうございます。
To kick off 2026, I decided to create a profile on Bluesky. As a 3D artist passionate about urban environments, I enjoy sharing photos of Tokyo and randomly talking about video games I enjoy. So follow me if that sounds interesting to you I guess.
To kick off 2026, I decided to create a profile on Bluesky. As a 3D artist passionate about urban environments, I enjoy sharing photos of Tokyo and randomly talking about video games I enjoy. So follow me if that sounds interesting to you I guess.
January 1, 2026 at 7:15 PM
If you love video games and environments, follow that man 👇
Jan 1rst, 2026: my four boys beat me at arm wrestling. Soon I will watch‘em work the fields while I doze on the patio.
January 1, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Jan 1rst, 2026: my four boys beat me at arm wrestling. Soon I will watch‘em work the fields while I doze on the patio.
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Ivre, il rouvre un blog en 2025, avec l'intention folle de l'alimenter plus d'une fois par an.
boulapoil.bearblog.dev/gone-rogue/
boulapoil.bearblog.dev/gone-rogue/
Gone rogue
Si on m'avait dit il y a cinq ans que je rouvrirai un blog en 2025, j'aurais certainement parié sur une usurpation d'identité, vu les nombreuses vagues de pi...
boulapoil.bearblog.dev
December 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Ivre, il rouvre un blog en 2025, avec l'intention folle de l'alimenter plus d'une fois par an.
boulapoil.bearblog.dev/gone-rogue/
boulapoil.bearblog.dev/gone-rogue/
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Entre les jeux mobiles F2P et Fortnite/Roblox d'un côté, et les consoles premium au catalogue destiné aux ados/adulte, il y avait un ✨boulevard✨ pour une console peu chère, déconnectée, tournée vers le jeu multi en local et destinée aux familles avec jeunes enfants
Peu chère, déconnectée et destinée aux enfants... Le succès de la console Nex Playground prend l’industrie du jeu vidéo par surprise www.lefigaro.fr/medias/peu-c...
Peu chère, déconnectée et destinée aux enfants... Le succès de la console Nex Playground prend l’industrie du jeu vidéo par surprise
DÉCRYPTAGE - Cette console « low tech » à reconnaissance de mouvements est plébiscitée par les familles américaines en cette fin d’année. Elle arrivera en Europe en 2026.
www.lefigaro.fr
December 24, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Entre les jeux mobiles F2P et Fortnite/Roblox d'un côté, et les consoles premium au catalogue destiné aux ados/adulte, il y avait un ✨boulevard✨ pour une console peu chère, déconnectée, tournée vers le jeu multi en local et destinée aux familles avec jeunes enfants
This is making rounds on reddit. I know a few indiedevs who balk at the price of a french junior concept artist, and are « proud to pay 1/10 the price with fiverr ». Well it seems paying $15 for a 2D fully-rendered concept and base mesh will only get you a prompt artist WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
December 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
This is making rounds on reddit. I know a few indiedevs who balk at the price of a french junior concept artist, and are « proud to pay 1/10 the price with fiverr ». Well it seems paying $15 for a 2D fully-rendered concept and base mesh will only get you a prompt artist WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT
COPILOT: Hello Stéphane. I hope you're doing great 😜 Do you want me to draw art, craft stories, give you parenting advices, imitate the voice of your dead loved ones or just suck the joy out of everything that makes you human ?
ME: Fuck off, just format this word document.
COPILOT: Sorry can't do.
ME: Fuck off, just format this word document.
COPILOT: Sorry can't do.
December 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
COPILOT: Hello Stéphane. I hope you're doing great 😜 Do you want me to draw art, craft stories, give you parenting advices, imitate the voice of your dead loved ones or just suck the joy out of everything that makes you human ?
ME: Fuck off, just format this word document.
COPILOT: Sorry can't do.
ME: Fuck off, just format this word document.
COPILOT: Sorry can't do.
What it feels like working in Paris. Went to see Sargent exhibition with our artists and my son. Grabbed Churros at Tuileries and ended up picking a couple of Christmas presents. This city is such an open-sky museum 🎨
December 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
What it feels like working in Paris. Went to see Sargent exhibition with our artists and my son. Grabbed Churros at Tuileries and ended up picking a couple of Christmas presents. This city is such an open-sky museum 🎨
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We had an Overwhelmingly Positive score on Steam, then these two reviews rolled in
Why does Valve allow this?
Why does Valve allow this?
December 8, 2025 at 9:54 AM
We had an Overwhelmingly Positive score on Steam, then these two reviews rolled in
Why does Valve allow this?
Why does Valve allow this?
Reposted by Stephane Rappeneau
Vous avez déjà certainement utilisé des services bourrés de pubs pour découper un PDF, convertir une image ou supprimer l'arrière-plan d'une image.
Framatoolbox vous propose une énorme boîte à outils gratuite et sans pub
framatoolbox.org/abc/fr/
Framatoolbox vous propose une énorme boîte à outils gratuite et sans pub
framatoolbox.org/abc/fr/
Framatoolbox
La boîte à outils libre et éthique
framatoolbox.org
December 2, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Vous avez déjà certainement utilisé des services bourrés de pubs pour découper un PDF, convertir une image ou supprimer l'arrière-plan d'une image.
Framatoolbox vous propose une énorme boîte à outils gratuite et sans pub
framatoolbox.org/abc/fr/
Framatoolbox vous propose une énorme boîte à outils gratuite et sans pub
framatoolbox.org/abc/fr/
I’ve been thinking about this interaction more than I should lol. Right now all CEOs who are thinking about replacing receptionists by AI have no idea how it helped me kickstart a difficult week and gave me a sense of belonging. It made me feel welcome and seen.
✅ Bucket-list #68 : being on a first-name basis with the receptionist at Arte headquarters.
November 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I’ve been thinking about this interaction more than I should lol. Right now all CEOs who are thinking about replacing receptionists by AI have no idea how it helped me kickstart a difficult week and gave me a sense of belonging. It made me feel welcome and seen.
✅ Bucket-list #68 : being on a first-name basis with the receptionist at Arte headquarters.
November 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
✅ Bucket-list #68 : being on a first-name basis with the receptionist at Arte headquarters.
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
Head of CNC (part of french ministry of culture in charge of cinema & game industries) raises a warning on private school selling expensive dreams (30 to 50k€) to wannabe gamedevs
www.linkedin.com/posts/gaetan...
(ping @erwancario.bsky.social)
www.linkedin.com/posts/gaetan...
(ping @erwancario.bsky.social)
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Head of CNC (part of french ministry of culture in charge of cinema & game industries) raises a warning on private school selling expensive dreams (30 to 50k€) to wannabe gamedevs
www.linkedin.com/posts/gaetan...
(ping @erwancario.bsky.social)
www.linkedin.com/posts/gaetan...
(ping @erwancario.bsky.social)
Dread Delusion is an incredibly tight and dense open-world with splendid writing, haunting soundtrack and an otherworldly setting that made me feel like a teenager discovering Morrowind for the first time. It succeeds where most AAA fail, distilling fantasy/escapism to its unadulterated essence.
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Dread Delusion is an incredibly tight and dense open-world with splendid writing, haunting soundtrack and an otherworldly setting that made me feel like a teenager discovering Morrowind for the first time. It succeeds where most AAA fail, distilling fantasy/escapism to its unadulterated essence.
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One of the first board games project we worked on last year is out ! Beautiful varnished cover 😍
Art Direction : @leamenardart.bsky.social
Concept Art : Léa & @rappenem.bsky.social
Thank you Studio H (Hachette) for their trust 🙏
Art Direction : @leamenardart.bsky.social
Concept Art : Léa & @rappenem.bsky.social
Thank you Studio H (Hachette) for their trust 🙏
November 13, 2025 at 6:01 PM
One of the first board games project we worked on last year is out ! Beautiful varnished cover 😍
Art Direction : @leamenardart.bsky.social
Concept Art : Léa & @rappenem.bsky.social
Thank you Studio H (Hachette) for their trust 🙏
Art Direction : @leamenardart.bsky.social
Concept Art : Léa & @rappenem.bsky.social
Thank you Studio H (Hachette) for their trust 🙏
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People dislike synthetic content but it will likely be harder and harder to tell, leading to misleading purchases. Like social slop, at one point you start feeling icky and it becomes easier to just switch to a more « trustful » platform. I’m pretty sure my kids have this generational agility.
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM
People dislike synthetic content but it will likely be harder and harder to tell, leading to misleading purchases. Like social slop, at one point you start feeling icky and it becomes easier to just switch to a more « trustful » platform. I’m pretty sure my kids have this generational agility.
40k tracks per day on Deezer (more than a third) are IA generated. Volume tripled in less than a year. On Steam Nextfest, 507 out of 2900 games were disclosing AI, a likely under-reported floor. Current platforms don’t care about content production process as long as people consume and MAU go up.
La musique générée par IA, un raz de marée qui submerge les services de streaming
www.lefigaro.fr/medias/la-mu...
www.lefigaro.fr/medias/la-mu...
La musique générée par IA, un raz de marée qui submerge les services de streaming
DÉCRYPTAGE - Sur Deezer, un tiers des nouveautés sont désormais des morceaux entièrement créés par des algorithmes. Un phénomène qui n’est pas sans conséquence pour le secteur et ses acteurs.
www.lefigaro.fr
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 AM
40k tracks per day on Deezer (more than a third) are IA generated. Volume tripled in less than a year. On Steam Nextfest, 507 out of 2900 games were disclosing AI, a likely under-reported floor. Current platforms don’t care about content production process as long as people consume and MAU go up.
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Hey all you gamers claiming to "want shorter games made by fewer people who are paid more to work less" here's your chance to put your $15 where your mouth is: a spooky & elegiac exploration game made by ex-Bethesda & Ubi devs. It's excellent. Buy it & prove there's a market for games like this!
There'll be a new pinned post this week, but for now: Ambrosia Sky: Act One is *out* now!
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
EGS: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...
EGS: store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...
Save 15% on Ambrosia Sky on Steam
You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by a mysterious contamination. Survive and harvest strains of aggressive alien fungi...
store.steampowered.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Hey all you gamers claiming to "want shorter games made by fewer people who are paid more to work less" here's your chance to put your $15 where your mouth is: a spooky & elegiac exploration game made by ex-Bethesda & Ubi devs. It's excellent. Buy it & prove there's a market for games like this!