The Aleks (they/them)
@thealeks.bsky.social
I make art, video games, tabletop roleplaying games, that kind of thing. Very cool. The Poochie of social media.
https://thealeks.itch.io
https://unverifiedpersonalgnosis.neocities.org
https://ko-fi.com/feedthealeks
https://patreon.com/atelier_aleks
https://thealeks.itch.io
https://unverifiedpersonalgnosis.neocities.org
https://ko-fi.com/feedthealeks
https://patreon.com/atelier_aleks
Sigh. Just had my final session with my therapist of a decade, and I spent the entirety of it talking about the Chinese Room experiment and why Von Newman computers are, in fact, incapable of sapience OR will, despite "AI" occasionally furnishing a convincing illusion thereof ...
I hate it here.
I hate it here.
February 13, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Sigh. Just had my final session with my therapist of a decade, and I spent the entirety of it talking about the Chinese Room experiment and why Von Newman computers are, in fact, incapable of sapience OR will, despite "AI" occasionally furnishing a convincing illusion thereof ...
I hate it here.
I hate it here.
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Hi,
Please help this little #ttrpg dream of mine see the light of day. I've already put hundreds of hours into it out of sheer love, but I can't live on love, sadly ... Every pledge and boost helps.
#ttrpg #zinemonth #art #fuckai #cosmichorror
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Please help this little #ttrpg dream of mine see the light of day. I've already put hundreds of hours into it out of sheer love, but I can't live on love, sadly ... Every pledge and boost helps.
#ttrpg #zinemonth #art #fuckai #cosmichorror
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Shores Of Night - Redux
The essential core of Shores Of Night, the Surreal / Weird / Cosmic Horror TTRPG without ableist sanity systems.
www.kickstarter.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Hi,
Please help this little #ttrpg dream of mine see the light of day. I've already put hundreds of hours into it out of sheer love, but I can't live on love, sadly ... Every pledge and boost helps.
#ttrpg #zinemonth #art #fuckai #cosmichorror
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Please help this little #ttrpg dream of mine see the light of day. I've already put hundreds of hours into it out of sheer love, but I can't live on love, sadly ... Every pledge and boost helps.
#ttrpg #zinemonth #art #fuckai #cosmichorror
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
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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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Because fascists can't create art. They can only co-opt it.
Why do you think they love generative AI so much?
Why do you think they love generative AI so much?
From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
As the right stokes culture wars, their alternatives to ‘woke’ Hollywood prove to be shoddily made and uninspired
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Because fascists can't create art. They can only co-opt it.
Why do you think they love generative AI so much?
Why do you think they love generative AI so much?
It's probably not much of a selling point, but all of my non-free games from before 2025 are in this. Like, all of them. The other bajillion games you'll get in the bargain are probably an even bigger selling point.
The biggest selling points is fucking fuck ice.
The biggest selling points is fucking fuck ice.
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 11, 2026 at 12:02 AM
It's probably not much of a selling point, but all of my non-free games from before 2025 are in this. Like, all of them. The other bajillion games you'll get in the bargain are probably an even bigger selling point.
The biggest selling points is fucking fuck ice.
The biggest selling points is fucking fuck ice.
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The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
Hi,
Please help this little #ttrpg dream of mine see the light of day. I've already put hundreds of hours into it out of sheer love, but I can't live on love, sadly ... Every pledge and boost helps.
#ttrpg #zinemonth #art #fuckai #cosmichorror
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Please help this little #ttrpg dream of mine see the light of day. I've already put hundreds of hours into it out of sheer love, but I can't live on love, sadly ... Every pledge and boost helps.
#ttrpg #zinemonth #art #fuckai #cosmichorror
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Shores Of Night - Redux
The essential core of Shores Of Night, the Surreal / Weird / Cosmic Horror TTRPG without ableist sanity systems.
www.kickstarter.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Hi,
Please help this little #ttrpg dream of mine see the light of day. I've already put hundreds of hours into it out of sheer love, but I can't live on love, sadly ... Every pledge and boost helps.
#ttrpg #zinemonth #art #fuckai #cosmichorror
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Please help this little #ttrpg dream of mine see the light of day. I've already put hundreds of hours into it out of sheer love, but I can't live on love, sadly ... Every pledge and boost helps.
#ttrpg #zinemonth #art #fuckai #cosmichorror
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
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#ttrpg #selfpromosaturday
Shores Of Night, the tabletop roleplaying game of surreal, weird, and cosmic horror, is back on Kickstarter for #zinemonth, now in a humbler, zine-ier, more modular format.
If you want horror without "sanity roll" malarkey, this is it.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Shores Of Night, the tabletop roleplaying game of surreal, weird, and cosmic horror, is back on Kickstarter for #zinemonth, now in a humbler, zine-ier, more modular format.
If you want horror without "sanity roll" malarkey, this is it.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Shores Of Night - Redux
The essential core of Shores Of Night, the Surreal / Weird / Cosmic Horror TTRPG without ableist sanity systems.
www.kickstarter.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
#ttrpg #selfpromosaturday
Shores Of Night, the tabletop roleplaying game of surreal, weird, and cosmic horror, is back on Kickstarter for #zinemonth, now in a humbler, zine-ier, more modular format.
If you want horror without "sanity roll" malarkey, this is it.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Shores Of Night, the tabletop roleplaying game of surreal, weird, and cosmic horror, is back on Kickstarter for #zinemonth, now in a humbler, zine-ier, more modular format.
If you want horror without "sanity roll" malarkey, this is it.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
#ttrpg #selfpromosaturday
Shores Of Night, the tabletop roleplaying game of surreal, weird, and cosmic horror, is back on Kickstarter for #zinemonth, now in a humbler, zine-ier, more modular format.
If you want horror without "sanity roll" malarkey, this is it.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Shores Of Night, the tabletop roleplaying game of surreal, weird, and cosmic horror, is back on Kickstarter for #zinemonth, now in a humbler, zine-ier, more modular format.
If you want horror without "sanity roll" malarkey, this is it.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Shores Of Night - Redux
The essential core of Shores Of Night, the Surreal / Weird / Cosmic Horror TTRPG without ableist sanity systems.
www.kickstarter.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:19 AM
#ttrpg #selfpromosaturday
Shores Of Night, the tabletop roleplaying game of surreal, weird, and cosmic horror, is back on Kickstarter for #zinemonth, now in a humbler, zine-ier, more modular format.
If you want horror without "sanity roll" malarkey, this is it.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Shores Of Night, the tabletop roleplaying game of surreal, weird, and cosmic horror, is back on Kickstarter for #zinemonth, now in a humbler, zine-ier, more modular format.
If you want horror without "sanity roll" malarkey, this is it.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
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Hi folks. Probably not the optimal time of day, or day of the week to be launching things, but I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do, and I'm going to give Shores Of Night another go for #zinequest, in the form of a smaller, humbler core rulebook. So ... help?
#ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
#ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Shores Of Night - Redux
The essential core of Shores Of Night, the Surreal / Weird / Cosmic Horror TTRPG without ableist sanity systems.
www.kickstarter.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Hi folks. Probably not the optimal time of day, or day of the week to be launching things, but I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do, and I'm going to give Shores Of Night another go for #zinequest, in the form of a smaller, humbler core rulebook. So ... help?
#ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
#ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Man, getting older sucks. It sucks even more when you're a "failed" artist in the age of "AI" and have 8 bucks left to your name. But hey, at least I get to live with my parents.
My right knee and lower back are now chronically in pain, my hands too, plus I think my teeth are falling out. I'm 39!
My right knee and lower back are now chronically in pain, my hands too, plus I think my teeth are falling out. I'm 39!
February 7, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Man, getting older sucks. It sucks even more when you're a "failed" artist in the age of "AI" and have 8 bucks left to your name. But hey, at least I get to live with my parents.
My right knee and lower back are now chronically in pain, my hands too, plus I think my teeth are falling out. I'm 39!
My right knee and lower back are now chronically in pain, my hands too, plus I think my teeth are falling out. I'm 39!
Hi again, it's me, Aleks. I want to thank everyone who already backed.
For those who haven't, I know that it LOOKS like I've smashed through the funding goal several hours ago ... buuut, I'm pretty sure the one "big backer" is, in fact, just a high rolling scammer / spammer, or bot. Which sucks ...
For those who haven't, I know that it LOOKS like I've smashed through the funding goal several hours ago ... buuut, I'm pretty sure the one "big backer" is, in fact, just a high rolling scammer / spammer, or bot. Which sucks ...
Hi folks. Probably not the optimal time of day, or day of the week to be launching things, but I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do, and I'm going to give Shores Of Night another go for #zinequest, in the form of a smaller, humbler core rulebook. So ... help?
#ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
#ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Shores Of Night - Redux
The essential core of Shores Of Night, the Surreal / Weird / Cosmic Horror TTRPG without ableist sanity systems.
www.kickstarter.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:51 AM
Hi again, it's me, Aleks. I want to thank everyone who already backed.
For those who haven't, I know that it LOOKS like I've smashed through the funding goal several hours ago ... buuut, I'm pretty sure the one "big backer" is, in fact, just a high rolling scammer / spammer, or bot. Which sucks ...
For those who haven't, I know that it LOOKS like I've smashed through the funding goal several hours ago ... buuut, I'm pretty sure the one "big backer" is, in fact, just a high rolling scammer / spammer, or bot. Which sucks ...
Hi folks. Probably not the optimal time of day, or day of the week to be launching things, but I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do, and I'm going to give Shores Of Night another go for #zinequest, in the form of a smaller, humbler core rulebook. So ... help?
#ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
#ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
Shores Of Night - Redux
The essential core of Shores Of Night, the Surreal / Weird / Cosmic Horror TTRPG without ableist sanity systems.
www.kickstarter.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Hi folks. Probably not the optimal time of day, or day of the week to be launching things, but I'm gonna do what I'm gonna do, and I'm going to give Shores Of Night another go for #zinequest, in the form of a smaller, humbler core rulebook. So ... help?
#ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
#ttrpg
www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...
I'm trying to relaunch a Shores Of Night Kickstarter this month in much more humble form than before (more of a core-ruleset booklet than the full thing - the monsters, GM advice, and so on will have to come later) for #zinequest and damn, KS approved the campaign instantly. Usually takes a few days
February 7, 2026 at 2:22 AM
I'm trying to relaunch a Shores Of Night Kickstarter this month in much more humble form than before (more of a core-ruleset booklet than the full thing - the monsters, GM advice, and so on will have to come later) for #zinequest and damn, KS approved the campaign instantly. Usually takes a few days
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"Talent" is a lie told to obscure the work it takes to succeed at something and devalue the people doing the work and the work itself
February 6, 2026 at 7:15 PM
"Talent" is a lie told to obscure the work it takes to succeed at something and devalue the people doing the work and the work itself
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The idea of “gatekeeping art” is the reason people turn to AI because of it is funny to me as an artist from a working class family. Like…I learned to draw and my mom was a waitress
I don’t like people trying to hide behind the idea working/poor folks can’t draw, because we create and always have
I don’t like people trying to hide behind the idea working/poor folks can’t draw, because we create and always have
February 6, 2026 at 8:42 PM
The idea of “gatekeeping art” is the reason people turn to AI because of it is funny to me as an artist from a working class family. Like…I learned to draw and my mom was a waitress
I don’t like people trying to hide behind the idea working/poor folks can’t draw, because we create and always have
I don’t like people trying to hide behind the idea working/poor folks can’t draw, because we create and always have
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Hi there. I just published my 1st new #ttrpg in a while. It's a small, zine-sized thing (trifold pamphlet) called "The Snarl" - a "dungeon explorer" game loosely inspired by Roadside Picnic & etc.
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
Cloud Monster Zine Factory - The Snarl by Aleks Samoylov
A micro-crawler for one to several players.
thealeks.itch.io
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Hi there. I just published my 1st new #ttrpg in a while. It's a small, zine-sized thing (trifold pamphlet) called "The Snarl" - a "dungeon explorer" game loosely inspired by Roadside Picnic & etc.
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
Hi there. I just published my 1st new #ttrpg in a while. It's a small, zine-sized thing (trifold pamphlet) called "The Snarl" - a "dungeon explorer" game loosely inspired by Roadside Picnic & etc.
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
Cloud Monster Zine Factory - The Snarl by Aleks Samoylov
A micro-crawler for one to several players.
thealeks.itch.io
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Hi there. I just published my 1st new #ttrpg in a while. It's a small, zine-sized thing (trifold pamphlet) called "The Snarl" - a "dungeon explorer" game loosely inspired by Roadside Picnic & etc.
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
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Hi there. I just published my 1st new #ttrpg in a while. It's a small, zine-sized thing (trifold pamphlet) called "The Snarl" - a "dungeon explorer" game loosely inspired by Roadside Picnic & etc.
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
Cloud Monster Zine Factory - The Snarl by Aleks Samoylov
A micro-crawler for one to several players.
thealeks.itch.io
February 4, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Hi there. I just published my 1st new #ttrpg in a while. It's a small, zine-sized thing (trifold pamphlet) called "The Snarl" - a "dungeon explorer" game loosely inspired by Roadside Picnic & etc.
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
Hi there. I just published my 1st new #ttrpg in a while. It's a small, zine-sized thing (trifold pamphlet) called "The Snarl" - a "dungeon explorer" game loosely inspired by Roadside Picnic & etc.
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
Cloud Monster Zine Factory - The Snarl by Aleks Samoylov
A micro-crawler for one to several players.
thealeks.itch.io
February 4, 2026 at 12:15 AM
Hi there. I just published my 1st new #ttrpg in a while. It's a small, zine-sized thing (trifold pamphlet) called "The Snarl" - a "dungeon explorer" game loosely inspired by Roadside Picnic & etc.
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
It's 3 bucks. Check it out and help me eat.
#mutualaid #zinemonth #zinequest
thealeks.itch.io/snarl
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That is the part, I think, that I dwell on most often: how many people – how many creatives, how many innovators, how many organizers, how many workers, how many *human beings* – have been systematically silenced and driven out and re-abused by institutions' and individuals' protecting abusers?
February 2, 2026 at 3:43 AM
That is the part, I think, that I dwell on most often: how many people – how many creatives, how many innovators, how many organizers, how many workers, how many *human beings* – have been systematically silenced and driven out and re-abused by institutions' and individuals' protecting abusers?
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going to make a fresh post; i have gone entirely without my anti-seizure and gastroparesis management meds for coming up on two months, and REALLY need to buy more. its not cheap: $145, but its the only thing that keeps me well. anything helps. #BIPOCMA #MAV #MutualAidSky 💸💕 bsky.app/profile/stem...
replying to this tweet w my n my wife's support links, we are reliant on mutual aid to stay afloat, anything helps 💸💕🏳️⚧️
paypal.me/stemmonade
venmo.com/u/stemmonade
cash.app/$stemmonade
ko-fi.com/stemmonade
patreon.com/stemmonade
www.amazon.com/registries/g...
throne.com/stemmonade
paypal.me/stemmonade
venmo.com/u/stemmonade
cash.app/$stemmonade
ko-fi.com/stemmonade
patreon.com/stemmonade
www.amazon.com/registries/g...
throne.com/stemmonade
Support Stemmonade + Helix Backdash ❤️
Become a supporter of Stemmonade + Helix Backdash today!
ko-fi.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:10 AM
going to make a fresh post; i have gone entirely without my anti-seizure and gastroparesis management meds for coming up on two months, and REALLY need to buy more. its not cheap: $145, but its the only thing that keeps me well. anything helps. #BIPOCMA #MAV #MutualAidSky 💸💕 bsky.app/profile/stem...
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A bunch of projects launching for Kickstarter’s #ZineQuest this month are using Gen-AI. Even if the concept sounds appealing, please support designers with integrity first. If this sounds unreasonable, we shouldn’t be mutuals.
Art by @/willowsquest.co.uk
Logo by @/hinokodo.com
Art by @/willowsquest.co.uk
Logo by @/hinokodo.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
A bunch of projects launching for Kickstarter’s #ZineQuest this month are using Gen-AI. Even if the concept sounds appealing, please support designers with integrity first. If this sounds unreasonable, we shouldn’t be mutuals.
Art by @/willowsquest.co.uk
Logo by @/hinokodo.com
Art by @/willowsquest.co.uk
Logo by @/hinokodo.com
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Hi. Tonight, I'm not gonna ask anyone to buy my games or my art or what have you...
I'm asking for direct aid - every cent helps. I don't know if this will be any more effective or if it will reach anyone at all, but I don't need much, just basic necessities.
ko-fi.com/feedthealeks
#mutualaid
I'm asking for direct aid - every cent helps. I don't know if this will be any more effective or if it will reach anyone at all, but I don't need much, just basic necessities.
ko-fi.com/feedthealeks
#mutualaid
January 24, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Hi. Tonight, I'm not gonna ask anyone to buy my games or my art or what have you...
I'm asking for direct aid - every cent helps. I don't know if this will be any more effective or if it will reach anyone at all, but I don't need much, just basic necessities.
ko-fi.com/feedthealeks
#mutualaid
I'm asking for direct aid - every cent helps. I don't know if this will be any more effective or if it will reach anyone at all, but I don't need much, just basic necessities.
ko-fi.com/feedthealeks
#mutualaid