Graham van der Made 🎮 Freelance video game narrative writer ✍️
@thegrahamza.bsky.social
Writer by trade. Writer by passion.
Always looking for cool game dev clients with even cooler projects.
Check out #Residual #DeckOfSouls #OrgansPlease #RevivalRecolonization #AnvilSaga #OverKnights
Contact details and portfolio 👉 linktr.ee/thegrahamza
Always looking for cool game dev clients with even cooler projects.
Check out #Residual #DeckOfSouls #OrgansPlease #RevivalRecolonization #AnvilSaga #OverKnights
Contact details and portfolio 👉 linktr.ee/thegrahamza
It's crazy how the Shining Force series is just dead.
September 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
It's crazy how the Shining Force series is just dead.
Rurouni Kenshin is really fun! I wonder what else the author did...
...oh...
...oh no...
...oh...
...oh no...
August 18, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Rurouni Kenshin is really fun! I wonder what else the author did...
...oh...
...oh no...
...oh...
...oh no...
It's been two weeks since the release of the initial OverKnights: The First Climb story, and it has already gathered over 9.9K views!
A huge thank you to everyone who read it!
If you missed the link, you can read it here: www.webnovel.com/book/overkni...
#OverKnights #GameWriting #Writer
A huge thank you to everyone who read it!
If you missed the link, you can read it here: www.webnovel.com/book/overkni...
#OverKnights #GameWriting #Writer
August 11, 2025 at 9:14 AM
It's been two weeks since the release of the initial OverKnights: The First Climb story, and it has already gathered over 9.9K views!
A huge thank you to everyone who read it!
If you missed the link, you can read it here: www.webnovel.com/book/overkni...
#OverKnights #GameWriting #Writer
A huge thank you to everyone who read it!
If you missed the link, you can read it here: www.webnovel.com/book/overkni...
#OverKnights #GameWriting #Writer
Google Music is so weird 'cos I'll be listening to Pink Floyd's The Wall album and then 'Your Love' by The Outfield will play afterwards. 🙃
August 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Google Music is so weird 'cos I'll be listening to Pink Floyd's The Wall album and then 'Your Love' by The Outfield will play afterwards. 🙃
It's taken a loooong time, but I finally have a copy of Space Hulk (Third Edition)! A few models need a bit of TLC, and it's missing the sand timer, but I'm fine with that.
#BoardGames #SpaceHulk #Warhammer
#BoardGames #SpaceHulk #Warhammer
August 7, 2025 at 1:33 PM
It's taken a loooong time, but I finally have a copy of Space Hulk (Third Edition)! A few models need a bit of TLC, and it's missing the sand timer, but I'm fine with that.
#BoardGames #SpaceHulk #Warhammer
#BoardGames #SpaceHulk #Warhammer
Messing around with a Pong tutorial 'cos why not
August 5, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Messing around with a Pong tutorial 'cos why not
Had some really great luck the past two days!
Found sealed Descent (1st Ed) The Sea of Blood (with Nara the Fang promo) and The Tomb of Ice expansions! Only need the other three now. 😅
And sealed copies of the #MageKnight: Unlimited and Mage Knight: Dungeons Pyramid starter sets!
#BoardGames
Found sealed Descent (1st Ed) The Sea of Blood (with Nara the Fang promo) and The Tomb of Ice expansions! Only need the other three now. 😅
And sealed copies of the #MageKnight: Unlimited and Mage Knight: Dungeons Pyramid starter sets!
#BoardGames
August 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Had some really great luck the past two days!
Found sealed Descent (1st Ed) The Sea of Blood (with Nara the Fang promo) and The Tomb of Ice expansions! Only need the other three now. 😅
And sealed copies of the #MageKnight: Unlimited and Mage Knight: Dungeons Pyramid starter sets!
#BoardGames
Found sealed Descent (1st Ed) The Sea of Blood (with Nara the Fang promo) and The Tomb of Ice expansions! Only need the other three now. 😅
And sealed copies of the #MageKnight: Unlimited and Mage Knight: Dungeons Pyramid starter sets!
#BoardGames
I'm extremely proud to announce that I co-wrote a short story for @obitusgames.bsky.social !
It was created to expand on the game's lore and concepts.
Link below to read OverKnights: The First Climb [Vol. 1] – A Promised Climb.
(Vol. 1 means there's more to come...)
#OverKnights #GameWriting
It was created to expand on the game's lore and concepts.
Link below to read OverKnights: The First Climb [Vol. 1] – A Promised Climb.
(Vol. 1 means there's more to come...)
#OverKnights #GameWriting
![OverKnights: The First Climb [Vol. 1] - A Promised Climb cover](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bh5n6yefu2j2l4v2cdg6liu4/bafkreievvjmm22ctm54y33ss66ggkv6amyfh6mon2vsgng3alxe244wgwm@jpeg)
July 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
I'm extremely proud to announce that I co-wrote a short story for @obitusgames.bsky.social !
It was created to expand on the game's lore and concepts.
Link below to read OverKnights: The First Climb [Vol. 1] – A Promised Climb.
(Vol. 1 means there's more to come...)
#OverKnights #GameWriting
It was created to expand on the game's lore and concepts.
Link below to read OverKnights: The First Climb [Vol. 1] – A Promised Climb.
(Vol. 1 means there's more to come...)
#OverKnights #GameWriting
The official Final Fantasy XI site is the most pre-2004 website I've seen in years (and there's no https lol). www.playonline.com/ff11us/
www.playonline.com
July 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The official Final Fantasy XI site is the most pre-2004 website I've seen in years (and there's no https lol). www.playonline.com/ff11us/
Any South African board gamers have a set of the Gloomhaven (1st Edition) Removable Stickers that they want to sell? It's impossible to find them anymore.
#boardgames #gloomhaven
#boardgames #gloomhaven
July 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Any South African board gamers have a set of the Gloomhaven (1st Edition) Removable Stickers that they want to sell? It's impossible to find them anymore.
#boardgames #gloomhaven
#boardgames #gloomhaven
A huge, HUGE reminder that Visa, Mastercard, and other financial entities should not have this kind of power. Ever.
Valve just updated their Steam rules to ban content that “may violate rules set by payment processors or banks.” Sounds boring. It’s not. It’s the quiet normalization of financial censorship and it’s going to hurt LGBTQ+ games and devs
July 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
A huge, HUGE reminder that Visa, Mastercard, and other financial entities should not have this kind of power. Ever.
Just a small request from me! If you liked my little Star Trek fan game - Assimilation Denied - would you mind leaving a rating and/or review? It helps me gauge interest in developing this kind of title. Thanks!
#IndieDev #SoloDev #StarTrek #VideoGames
thegrahamza.itch.io/star-trek-as...
#IndieDev #SoloDev #StarTrek #VideoGames
thegrahamza.itch.io/star-trek-as...
Star Trek: Assimilation Denied (fan game) by Graham van der Made
Top-down high-score shooter about defeating the Borg
thegrahamza.itch.io
July 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Just a small request from me! If you liked my little Star Trek fan game - Assimilation Denied - would you mind leaving a rating and/or review? It helps me gauge interest in developing this kind of title. Thanks!
#IndieDev #SoloDev #StarTrek #VideoGames
thegrahamza.itch.io/star-trek-as...
#IndieDev #SoloDev #StarTrek #VideoGames
thegrahamza.itch.io/star-trek-as...
Latest round of board game pick-ups.
Grabbed Final Hour as it's discontinued, and a local store had a few copies.
Wanted to try out XCOM's app-assisted gameplay. And got a really good deal on DOOM.
Do you think I like Fantasy Flight Games? I'm not sure... 😁
#BoardGames #ArkhamHorror #Xcom
Grabbed Final Hour as it's discontinued, and a local store had a few copies.
Wanted to try out XCOM's app-assisted gameplay. And got a really good deal on DOOM.
Do you think I like Fantasy Flight Games? I'm not sure... 😁
#BoardGames #ArkhamHorror #Xcom
July 15, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Latest round of board game pick-ups.
Grabbed Final Hour as it's discontinued, and a local store had a few copies.
Wanted to try out XCOM's app-assisted gameplay. And got a really good deal on DOOM.
Do you think I like Fantasy Flight Games? I'm not sure... 😁
#BoardGames #ArkhamHorror #Xcom
Grabbed Final Hour as it's discontinued, and a local store had a few copies.
Wanted to try out XCOM's app-assisted gameplay. And got a really good deal on DOOM.
Do you think I like Fantasy Flight Games? I'm not sure... 😁
#BoardGames #ArkhamHorror #Xcom
If Sony had actually cared about the PS Vita.
July 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
If Sony had actually cared about the PS Vita.
I've got the 5th edition of Talisman and Talisman: Kingdom Hearts, but now I want Warhammer 40,000: Relic...
...is that too many copies of Talisman?
...is that too many copies of Talisman?
June 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I've got the 5th edition of Talisman and Talisman: Kingdom Hearts, but now I want Warhammer 40,000: Relic...
...is that too many copies of Talisman?
...is that too many copies of Talisman?
I'm getting FOMO from all of the Death Stranding 2 coverage.
The first one was such an amazing experience.
Hope DS2 doesn't take as long as DS1 to come to Xbox.
The first one was such an amazing experience.
Hope DS2 doesn't take as long as DS1 to come to Xbox.
a person with a backpack on their back is walking across a field
ALT: a person with a backpack on their back is walking across a field
media.tenor.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I'm getting FOMO from all of the Death Stranding 2 coverage.
The first one was such an amazing experience.
Hope DS2 doesn't take as long as DS1 to come to Xbox.
The first one was such an amazing experience.
Hope DS2 doesn't take as long as DS1 to come to Xbox.
Something a bit different from me: I voiced the release trailer for Guards II: Chaos in Hell from @herocraftpc.bsky.social.
Check it out!
Steam link: store.steampowered.com/app/2958570/...
#DungeonCrawler #TacticalRPG #TurnBasedTactics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yc5...
Check it out!
Steam link: store.steampowered.com/app/2958570/...
#DungeonCrawler #TacticalRPG #TurnBasedTactics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yc5...
Guards II Chaos in Hell — Release trailer
YouTube video by HeroCraft PC
www.youtube.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Something a bit different from me: I voiced the release trailer for Guards II: Chaos in Hell from @herocraftpc.bsky.social.
Check it out!
Steam link: store.steampowered.com/app/2958570/...
#DungeonCrawler #TacticalRPG #TurnBasedTactics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yc5...
Check it out!
Steam link: store.steampowered.com/app/2958570/...
#DungeonCrawler #TacticalRPG #TurnBasedTactics
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Yc5...
Thanks to a bunch of feedback, I've made a few more changes to the game:
Decreased the point value for Borg Cubes
Increased the point values for Borg Spheres
Increased enemy count
Added shield indicator, limitations, and recharge timer
Added music and sound effect toggles
Decreased the point value for Borg Cubes
Increased the point values for Borg Spheres
Increased enemy count
Added shield indicator, limitations, and recharge timer
Added music and sound effect toggles
My little Star Trek fan game is ready to play. It's called Star Trek: Assimilation Denied.
It's a multidirectional shooter about battling the Borg.
#IndieDev #GameDev #StarTrek #PixelArt #GameMaker
thegrahamza.itch.io/star-trek-as...
It's a multidirectional shooter about battling the Borg.
#IndieDev #GameDev #StarTrek #PixelArt #GameMaker
thegrahamza.itch.io/star-trek-as...
June 18, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Thanks to a bunch of feedback, I've made a few more changes to the game:
Decreased the point value for Borg Cubes
Increased the point values for Borg Spheres
Increased enemy count
Added shield indicator, limitations, and recharge timer
Added music and sound effect toggles
Decreased the point value for Borg Cubes
Increased the point values for Borg Spheres
Increased enemy count
Added shield indicator, limitations, and recharge timer
Added music and sound effect toggles
My little Star Trek fan game is ready to play. It's called Star Trek: Assimilation Denied.
It's a multidirectional shooter about battling the Borg.
#IndieDev #GameDev #StarTrek #PixelArt #GameMaker
thegrahamza.itch.io/star-trek-as...
It's a multidirectional shooter about battling the Borg.
#IndieDev #GameDev #StarTrek #PixelArt #GameMaker
thegrahamza.itch.io/star-trek-as...
June 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
My little Star Trek fan game is ready to play. It's called Star Trek: Assimilation Denied.
It's a multidirectional shooter about battling the Borg.
#IndieDev #GameDev #StarTrek #PixelArt #GameMaker
thegrahamza.itch.io/star-trek-as...
It's a multidirectional shooter about battling the Borg.
#IndieDev #GameDev #StarTrek #PixelArt #GameMaker
thegrahamza.itch.io/star-trek-as...
Asmodee purchased the Zombicide IP from CMON Limited. Jees, that's huge news!
#BoardGames #Zombicide #Asmodee #CMON
corporate.asmodee.com/news/asmodee...
#BoardGames #Zombicide #Asmodee #CMON
corporate.asmodee.com/news/asmodee...
corporate.asmodee.com
June 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Asmodee purchased the Zombicide IP from CMON Limited. Jees, that's huge news!
#BoardGames #Zombicide #Asmodee #CMON
corporate.asmodee.com/news/asmodee...
#BoardGames #Zombicide #Asmodee #CMON
corporate.asmodee.com/news/asmodee...
Final Fantasy VII Intergrade and Final Fantasy XVI are FINALLY (heh) coming to Xbox!
June 8, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Final Fantasy VII Intergrade and Final Fantasy XVI are FINALLY (heh) coming to Xbox!
I like Imagine Dragons, but, okay, go off, Internet. 🤷♂️
June 8, 2025 at 7:31 AM
I like Imagine Dragons, but, okay, go off, Internet. 🤷♂️
I was busy with a #GameMaker shooter tutorial to refresh my memory and didn't like the default theme, so I did a quick #StarTrek reskin. Even has the correct music, sound effects, and a non-descript Federation ship.
...I really want to make a sci-fi game in the future!
#IndieDev
...I really want to make a sci-fi game in the future!
#IndieDev
June 6, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I was busy with a #GameMaker shooter tutorial to refresh my memory and didn't like the default theme, so I did a quick #StarTrek reskin. Even has the correct music, sound effects, and a non-descript Federation ship.
...I really want to make a sci-fi game in the future!
#IndieDev
...I really want to make a sci-fi game in the future!
#IndieDev
I'm excited about Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles! Here's hoping that SE also re-releases FF Tactics Advance and FF Tactics Advance A2.
And also My Life as a King - it's not related to Tactics, but I just really liked it.
And also My Life as a King - it's not related to Tactics, but I just really liked it.
June 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I'm excited about Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles! Here's hoping that SE also re-releases FF Tactics Advance and FF Tactics Advance A2.
And also My Life as a King - it's not related to Tactics, but I just really liked it.
And also My Life as a King - it's not related to Tactics, but I just really liked it.