Adam Riches
@supernorn.bsky.social
✦ UK Indie Dev & Co-Founder of Robust Games (@robustgames.bsky.social) • Made Loco Motive - a train based murder mystery game! • Pixel Artist, Animator, Writer & Designer • BAFTA Member 2021 - 2025
🌐 robust.games 🚂💨 s.team/a/1709880
🌐 robust.games 🚂💨 s.team/a/1709880
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Looking to open some freelance slots for the new year!
I’m a Pixel Artist & Animator with 10+ years industry experience and can do a strong range of styles. if you need polished visuals, character work or fluid animations, then shoot me a DM!
Shares also appreciated 😉
#art #gamedev #pixelart
I’m a Pixel Artist & Animator with 10+ years industry experience and can do a strong range of styles. if you need polished visuals, character work or fluid animations, then shoot me a DM!
Shares also appreciated 😉
#art #gamedev #pixelart
December 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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hello bsky! our game was taken down due to a false DMCA which completely killed our momentum at launch. our studio is in a very precarious position right now. please share and spread the word, steam has been little help to our situation.
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December 2, 2025 at 4:13 PM
hello bsky! our game was taken down due to a false DMCA which completely killed our momentum at launch. our studio is in a very precarious position right now. please share and spread the word, steam has been little help to our situation.
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Wow! Thanks to everyone who jumped in and left a Steam user review over the last few days, we really appreciate it. Due to the spike of recent reviews, we’re actually just a few shy of 900 now, which would be a huge milestone! ♥️
December 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Wow! Thanks to everyone who jumped in and left a Steam user review over the last few days, we really appreciate it. Due to the spike of recent reviews, we’re actually just a few shy of 900 now, which would be a huge milestone! ♥️
We got a Steam review today that reads "there's no French localization. Unbelievable in this day and age when AI can do that in seconds."
1. We will never use AI.
2. Leaving a bad review because the game isn't available in your language is incredibly lame. 😔
1. We will never use AI.
2. Leaving a bad review because the game isn't available in your language is incredibly lame. 😔
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
We got a Steam review today that reads "there's no French localization. Unbelievable in this day and age when AI can do that in seconds."
1. We will never use AI.
2. Leaving a bad review because the game isn't available in your language is incredibly lame. 😔
1. We will never use AI.
2. Leaving a bad review because the game isn't available in your language is incredibly lame. 😔
Loco Motive is currently 30% off, and we've been seeing a lot of new players picking up the game. As a result, we're inching closer to 900 reviews on Steam! If you've enjoyed the game but haven't left a Steam review yet, we'd really appreciate it.
➡️ s.team/a/1709880
➡️ s.team/a/1709880
Save 30% on Loco Motive on Steam
There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characte...
s.team
November 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Loco Motive is currently 30% off, and we've been seeing a lot of new players picking up the game. As a result, we're inching closer to 900 reviews on Steam! If you've enjoyed the game but haven't left a Steam review yet, we'd really appreciate it.
➡️ s.team/a/1709880
➡️ s.team/a/1709880
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I'm a BAFTA Breakthrough 2025!
I'm honoured to be amongst such an incredible cohort, and for BAFTA to recognise my work on Old Skies!
As a disabled, female, performer-writer in games, I am so proud to show what we can do, and with BAFTA's support the sky's the limit!
www.bafta.org/stories/brea...
I'm honoured to be amongst such an incredible cohort, and for BAFTA to recognise my work on Old Skies!
As a disabled, female, performer-writer in games, I am so proud to show what we can do, and with BAFTA's support the sky's the limit!
www.bafta.org/stories/brea...
November 25, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I'm a BAFTA Breakthrough 2025!
I'm honoured to be amongst such an incredible cohort, and for BAFTA to recognise my work on Old Skies!
As a disabled, female, performer-writer in games, I am so proud to show what we can do, and with BAFTA's support the sky's the limit!
www.bafta.org/stories/brea...
I'm honoured to be amongst such an incredible cohort, and for BAFTA to recognise my work on Old Skies!
As a disabled, female, performer-writer in games, I am so proud to show what we can do, and with BAFTA's support the sky's the limit!
www.bafta.org/stories/brea...
About to make my way over for the second day of AdventureX! Yesterday was amazing - held a fireside chat about the development of Loco Motive with my pal @mcdoogleh.bsky.social, and had the opportunity to meet @darmato.bsky.social himself - aka the voice of Guybrush Threepwood, mighty pirate!
November 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
About to make my way over for the second day of AdventureX! Yesterday was amazing - held a fireside chat about the development of Loco Motive with my pal @mcdoogleh.bsky.social, and had the opportunity to meet @darmato.bsky.social himself - aka the voice of Guybrush Threepwood, mighty pirate!
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Loco Motive is $12.59 on Steam buff.ly/Do2W124
Deck verified
Pax Augusta $14.99 buff.ly/aXvYSB5
Dark Deity 2 $15.03 Gamebillet buff.ly/DVKUxXf
Deck verified
World of Goo 2 $19.79 buff.ly/K7nowfk
Deck verified
SCP: Fragmented Minds $4.82 GamerThor w/ code GT10 buff.ly/35VbufT
Deck playable
Deck verified
Pax Augusta $14.99 buff.ly/aXvYSB5
Dark Deity 2 $15.03 Gamebillet buff.ly/DVKUxXf
Deck verified
World of Goo 2 $19.79 buff.ly/K7nowfk
Deck verified
SCP: Fragmented Minds $4.82 GamerThor w/ code GT10 buff.ly/35VbufT
Deck playable
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Loco Motive is $12.59 on Steam buff.ly/Do2W124
Deck verified
Pax Augusta $14.99 buff.ly/aXvYSB5
Dark Deity 2 $15.03 Gamebillet buff.ly/DVKUxXf
Deck verified
World of Goo 2 $19.79 buff.ly/K7nowfk
Deck verified
SCP: Fragmented Minds $4.82 GamerThor w/ code GT10 buff.ly/35VbufT
Deck playable
Deck verified
Pax Augusta $14.99 buff.ly/aXvYSB5
Dark Deity 2 $15.03 Gamebillet buff.ly/DVKUxXf
Deck verified
World of Goo 2 $19.79 buff.ly/K7nowfk
Deck verified
SCP: Fragmented Minds $4.82 GamerThor w/ code GT10 buff.ly/35VbufT
Deck playable
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Loco Motive might have like, some of the best voice acting of any adventure game I've played? I am VERY picky about voice acting and often skip lines due to my high reading speed, even in games I enjoy the writing in a lot. Loco Motive's cast is fucking killing it. They elevate every single line
November 22, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Loco Motive might have like, some of the best voice acting of any adventure game I've played? I am VERY picky about voice acting and often skip lines due to my high reading speed, even in games I enjoy the writing in a lot. Loco Motive's cast is fucking killing it. They elevate every single line
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Simplified Chinese language support is now available for Loco Motive!
We're also the Deal Of The Day on Steam to celebrate our one year anniversary! - you can grab the game for 30% off, so don’t miss out!
tinyurl.com/LManniversary
We're also the Deal Of The Day on Steam to celebrate our one year anniversary! - you can grab the game for 30% off, so don’t miss out!
tinyurl.com/LManniversary
November 21, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Simplified Chinese language support is now available for Loco Motive!
We're also the Deal Of The Day on Steam to celebrate our one year anniversary! - you can grab the game for 30% off, so don’t miss out!
tinyurl.com/LManniversary
We're also the Deal Of The Day on Steam to celebrate our one year anniversary! - you can grab the game for 30% off, so don’t miss out!
tinyurl.com/LManniversary
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We've teamed up with @robustgames.bsky.social and @chucklefishltd.bsky.social to offer the Foolish Motives Bundle! Get 10% off when you buy Foolish Mortals and Loco Motive together - and if you have one already, you’ll still get the other 10% off! Available now on Steam!
November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We've teamed up with @robustgames.bsky.social and @chucklefishltd.bsky.social to offer the Foolish Motives Bundle! Get 10% off when you buy Foolish Mortals and Loco Motive together - and if you have one already, you’ll still get the other 10% off! Available now on Steam!
Reposted by Adam Riches
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Announcement time! - next week marks Loco Motive’s one year anniversary, and we’ll be celebrating with a brand new update! We’re also adding Simplified Chinese language support to the game! 🇨🇳
《罗伊斯号快车谋杀案》简体中文版即将上线！
➡️ tinyurl.com/CNAnniversaryUpdate
《罗伊斯号快车谋杀案》简体中文版即将上线！
➡️ tinyurl.com/CNAnniversaryUpdate
November 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Announcement time! - next week marks Loco Motive’s one year anniversary, and we’ll be celebrating with a brand new update! We’re also adding Simplified Chinese language support to the game! 🇨🇳
《罗伊斯号快车谋杀案》简体中文版即将上线！
➡️ tinyurl.com/CNAnniversaryUpdate
《罗伊斯号快车谋杀案》简体中文版即将上线！
➡️ tinyurl.com/CNAnniversaryUpdate
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We're so thrilled to be able to announce that Cassette Beasts has sold over *1.1 MILLION units*!
We started out as a tiny team hoping we might be lucky enough to sell even a fraction of that - for every share, review, or positive comment, we really can't thank all of you enough. 💜
We started out as a tiny team hoping we might be lucky enough to sell even a fraction of that - for every share, review, or positive comment, we really can't thank all of you enough. 💜
November 12, 2025 at 5:16 PM
We're so thrilled to be able to announce that Cassette Beasts has sold over *1.1 MILLION units*!
We started out as a tiny team hoping we might be lucky enough to sell even a fraction of that - for every share, review, or positive comment, we really can't thank all of you enough. 💜
We started out as a tiny team hoping we might be lucky enough to sell even a fraction of that - for every share, review, or positive comment, we really can't thank all of you enough. 💜
Loco Motive was a wholly human creation made with a relatively tiny budget - We paid real human voice actors, artists and musicians - And they all brought something to the final game.
Nexon has a market cap of $17,000,000,000 USD and they're too cheap to care about their craft. Fuck off.
Nexon has a market cap of $17,000,000,000 USD and they're too cheap to care about their craft. Fuck off.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
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“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Loco Motive was a wholly human creation made with a relatively tiny budget - We paid real human voice actors, artists and musicians - And they all brought something to the final game.
Nexon has a market cap of $17,000,000,000 USD and they're too cheap to care about their craft. Fuck off.
Nexon has a market cap of $17,000,000,000 USD and they're too cheap to care about their craft. Fuck off.
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My tiny Over the Garden Wall fan game is now available for FREE! 🎉
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw
Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw
Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.
The Round-about Orchard: A tiny OtGW fan game by JuliaMinamata
A two-room adventure game that takes about fifteen minutes to play
juliaminamata.itch.io
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
My tiny Over the Garden Wall fan game is now available for FREE! 🎉
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw
Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw
Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.
Look, I know it's pure commercialism but I just saw the gen AI Coca Cola christmas ad on TV and it looks like complete dogshit lmao.
Any 'creative' involved with this ad should feel deep shame and embarrassment.
Any 'creative' involved with this ad should feel deep shame and embarrassment.
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Look, I know it's pure commercialism but I just saw the gen AI Coca Cola christmas ad on TV and it looks like complete dogshit lmao.
Any 'creative' involved with this ad should feel deep shame and embarrassment.
Any 'creative' involved with this ad should feel deep shame and embarrassment.
If you're into adventure games - we just dropped a really good bundle on Steam at a tidy discount. Tell your friends! 😱
We’ve teamed up with our friends at Powerhoof, Clifftop Games & Raw Fury to bring you:
*The Point-and-Click Mystery Bundle 🔎*
➡️ tinyurl.com/PCMysteryBun...
Three amazing adventures in one pack - For *10% off!*
@dave.powerhoof.com @clifftopgames.bsky.social @rawfury.bsky.social
*The Point-and-Click Mystery Bundle 🔎*
➡️ tinyurl.com/PCMysteryBun...
Three amazing adventures in one pack - For *10% off!*
@dave.powerhoof.com @clifftopgames.bsky.social @rawfury.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
If you're into adventure games - we just dropped a really good bundle on Steam at a tidy discount. Tell your friends! 😱
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Our point & click adventure game FOOLISH MORTALS is NOW AVAILABLE on Steam & GOG! store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/...
Foolish Mortals Launch Trailer - Now Available!
YouTube video by Inklingwood Studios
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November 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Our point & click adventure game FOOLISH MORTALS is NOW AVAILABLE on Steam & GOG! store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/...
Loco Motive is a finalist in tonight’s TIGA Awards for Best Puzzle Game! 🏆
We’ll be at the ceremony and are looking forward to connecting with the other amazing nominees!
We’ll be at the ceremony and are looking forward to connecting with the other amazing nominees!
November 4, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Loco Motive is a finalist in tonight’s TIGA Awards for Best Puzzle Game! 🏆
We’ll be at the ceremony and are looking forward to connecting with the other amazing nominees!
We’ll be at the ceremony and are looking forward to connecting with the other amazing nominees!
I don't know how to fix this but it drives me crazy. The last 12 months might be the most fruitful year for adventure game releases in a while.
Been seeing an interesting thing on social media with both fighting games and adventure games, where people who haven’t played them since the 90s will say “I wish they still made X genre” or “there aren’t any indie games in X genre”, when they’re more active than they’ve ever been
November 3, 2025 at 12:21 AM
I don't know how to fix this but it drives me crazy. The last 12 months might be the most fruitful year for adventure game releases in a while.
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in my humble moderate opinion i think sam altman should be tried at the hague and everyone at openAI should be tried as an accessory
ChatGPT made me delusional
YouTube video by Eddy Burback
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October 31, 2025 at 2:28 AM
in my humble moderate opinion i think sam altman should be tried at the hague and everyone at openAI should be tried as an accessory
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HOLLOWBODY V2.0 IS NOW LIVE! ⚠️
💸40% off
🇪🇸 Spanish
🇷🇺 Russian
🇧🇷 BZ-PT
🇯🇵 Japanese
🖥️Engine Upgrade
📈Loading Optimisations
🐛Bug Fixes + Tweaks
Available NOW! store.steampowered.com/app/2123640/...
Special thanks to @thewarlocs for their work on the localisations❤️
Happy 1st bday to Hollowbody🥹
💸40% off
🇪🇸 Spanish
🇷🇺 Russian
🇧🇷 BZ-PT
🇯🇵 Japanese
🖥️Engine Upgrade
📈Loading Optimisations
🐛Bug Fixes + Tweaks
Available NOW! store.steampowered.com/app/2123640/...
Special thanks to @thewarlocs for their work on the localisations❤️
Happy 1st bday to Hollowbody🥹
Save 40% on Hollowbody on Steam
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.
store.steampowered.com
October 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
HOLLOWBODY V2.0 IS NOW LIVE! ⚠️
💸40% off
🇪🇸 Spanish
🇷🇺 Russian
🇧🇷 BZ-PT
🇯🇵 Japanese
🖥️Engine Upgrade
📈Loading Optimisations
🐛Bug Fixes + Tweaks
Available NOW! store.steampowered.com/app/2123640/...
Special thanks to @thewarlocs for their work on the localisations❤️
Happy 1st bday to Hollowbody🥹
💸40% off
🇪🇸 Spanish
🇷🇺 Russian
🇧🇷 BZ-PT
🇯🇵 Japanese
🖥️Engine Upgrade
📈Loading Optimisations
🐛Bug Fixes + Tweaks
Available NOW! store.steampowered.com/app/2123640/...
Special thanks to @thewarlocs for their work on the localisations❤️
Happy 1st bday to Hollowbody🥹
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If you, like me, are a fiend for deductive narrative games (Obra Dinn, Golden Idol, etc) then you must check out the tremendous The Seance of Blake Manor (out today), which has become one of my favorite games of 2025. Only caveat is that I ran into a few nasty bugs www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATH_...
The Séance of Blake Manor | Release Date Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Raw Fury
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October 27, 2025 at 1:09 PM
If you, like me, are a fiend for deductive narrative games (Obra Dinn, Golden Idol, etc) then you must check out the tremendous The Seance of Blake Manor (out today), which has become one of my favorite games of 2025. Only caveat is that I ran into a few nasty bugs www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATH_...
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Guess what?.. Cabernet is featured on the front page of Steam today!! 😭🖤 This is such a meaningful milestone for us. Also by Halloween magic, it is 30% off! 🎃 Get it while it's hot!
October 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Guess what?.. Cabernet is featured on the front page of Steam today!! 😭🖤 This is such a meaningful milestone for us. Also by Halloween magic, it is 30% off! 🎃 Get it while it's hot!