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T for TOM, roundy, and zigzag.

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TOM @tomsimmonds.bsky.social · Aug 3
If you fancy reading a bit about videogames, photography, adventures, or general obsessions, look no further!

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#blog #substack #videogames #photography #adventures
TYPEDBYTOM 🖳 | Thomas Cole Simmonds | Substack
Thoughts (mostly) on videogames, photography, the places I visit, and the things I like. Putting the TOM in TYPEDBYTOM since 2023... Click to read TYPEDBYTOM 🖳, by Thomas Cole Simmonds, a Substack pub...
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Another QUEST LOG up on the blog today looking at the demo for G-Rebels, a modern take on the G-Police games.

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#videogame #blog #demo #g-rebels
It's the future, and the po-po need no roads.
QUEST LOG #50: G-REBELS (DEMO)
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November 12, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Another QUEST LOG up on the blog today, this time looking at the demo for #StarTrek: Voyager - Across the Unknown. A sort of choose your own adventure based on the show, with XCOM-esque ship upgrades and Mass Effect-esque space exploration.

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#videogame #demo
Janewaying.
QUEST LOG #49: STAR TREK: VOYAGER - ACROSS THE UNKNOWN (DEMO)
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November 5, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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I'm not much for gasping, but one slipped out yesterday when I opened this beautiful tome.
November 5, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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A new QUEST LOG up on the blog today looking at another demo from the latest Steam Next Fest - MOTORSLICE (@regularstudio.bsky.social)

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#videogame #blog #questlog #demo #motorslice #steamnextfest
Jumping up walls and chopping up diggers.
QUEST LOG #48: MOTORSLICE (DEMO)
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October 29, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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New QUEST LOG up on the blog today looking at the demo for #transhumandesign 's Jackal, a nice and bloody top-down shooter.

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#steamnextfest #demo #videogame #blog
Spilling lots of blood (and ruining soft furnishings).
QUEST LOG #47: JACKAL (DEMO)
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October 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Switched things about as there is another Next Fest! A bunch of demos have been played and there are some Quest Logs on the way. Here’s what’s upcoming so far. :)

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#jackal #motorslice #startrekvoyageracrosstheunknown #steamnextfest #videogame #blog #demo
October 16, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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New post up on the blog - buying an aging console as a BlyRay player (and also enjoying some complimentary backwards compatibility).

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#videogame #blog
Spinning discs like it's 2017.
THOUGHTS ON #17: XBOX ONE X
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October 8, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Here’s what’s coming up over the next couple of weeks on the blog - quite proud of the title for the Tomorrow Never Dies one… 😅

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#videogame #blog
October 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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If you missed this week's post on House of the Dying Sun, be sure to head on over to typedbytom.substack.com Check out the Videogame section for more while you're there! 😁

#videogame #blog
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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New QUEST LOG up on the blog today looking at House of the Dying Sun, an excellent albeit brief space combat game.

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#videogame #blog #houseofthedyingsun
Grim universe, fun space battles.
QUEST LOG #46: HOUSE OF THE DYING SUN
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October 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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Part two of our ADVENTURES post on our trip to Seville is up on the blog today:

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#blog #travel #seville
Tapas and tiles.
ADVENTURES #13: SEVILLE (PART 2)
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September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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A new ADVENTURES post up on the blog today, part 1 of our trip to Seville back in August. 🍊

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#blog #travel #seville
The land of oil and orange.
ADVENTURES #12: SEVILLE (PART 1)
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September 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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Missed national videogame day and the PlayStation 30th, but all the shite I've written about games is still here! 😁 typedbytom.substack.com/s/videogames
VIDEOGAMES 🕹️ | TYPEDBYTOM 🖳 | Thomas Cole Simmonds | Substack
Written playthroughs of classic and contemporary games as well as thoughts on the industry and gaming in general. Click to read TYPEDBYTOM 🖳, by Thomas Cole Simmonds, a Substack publication. Launched ...
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September 13, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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New QUEST LOG up on the blog today looking at Intertial Drift, an arcade racer with a twist!

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#videogame #blog #inertialdrift
Two-thumb racing.
QUEST LOG #45: INERTIAL DRIFT
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September 10, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Working on getting the patreon up to date (slow process), but it's looking more useable with the latest updates to the site. Catching up on weekly posts for the foreseeable on a variety of bits and pieces (although mostly videogames).

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#blog
September 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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handlebars in one hand, and camera in the other 📸🚲

patch 3 is now live on Steam, bringing a new Photo Mode and Linux build for Steam Deck users

various fixes and QoL additions have also been pushed to Xbox

patch notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1497460/view/524227425953909063
September 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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New OBJECTS OF OBSESSION post up on the blog today, part two on maps, this time looking at some lovely physical videogame maps. Had to think of something to do with them… 😅

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#videogame #maps #blog
Maps to nowhere.
OBJECTS OF OBSESSION #8: CARTOGRAPHIC DELIGHTS (PART 2)
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September 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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New Objects of Obsession post up on the blog today looking at maps - because maps are good!

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Reppin' the world in 2D.
OBJECTS OF OBSESSION #7: CARTOGRAPHIC DELIGHTS (PART 1)
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August 27, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Part 17 of A Journey into the Virtual World is up on the blog today, looking at how the footage would be put together in for the two-channel piece. See more on the [VR]Ography section!

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#photography #blog #videogames #vrography
Putting the footage together.
A JOURNEY INTO THE VIRTUAL WORLD #17
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August 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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This is what combing the shelves for games has come to haha. The cursed remnants of the PS1 era… Nothing like the golden age.

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#videogame #blog
August 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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New QUEST LOG up today looking at the demo for Half Sword, a game in which you dismember lots of peasants.

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#HalfSword #videogame #gaming #demo #blog
Remember to dismember.
QUEST LOG #44: HALF SWORD (DEMO)
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August 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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Been playing around with the demo for Half Sword, so I’ve slotted a QUEST LOG in to the schedule for that tomorrow. This will also be my 52nd post in a row without a break, which I’m quite pleased about. The image is representative of both the game and the streak haha. 😅

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August 12, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Another from the archive - a Thoughts On finding the fun in exploring virtual worlds.

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#videogames #gaming #blog
Finding fun in finding the fun.
THOUGHTS ON #5: NAVIGATION IN THE VIRTUAL
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August 8, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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New QUEST LOG up today looking at Bright Memory: Infinite - a solidly made and very enjoyable (albeit) brief first person shooter, with a bit of questionable DLC.

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#videogame #blog
Good FPS or porn for cowards?
QUEST LOG #43: BRIGHT MEMORY: INFINITE
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August 6, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Tiny Book Shop (@tinybookshopgame.com) comes out tomorrow - if you haven't tried the demo, check out my QUEST LOG. A lovely little title that'll have researching how you can open a bookshop of your own in real life.

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#videogame #blog #gaming #tinybookshop
Cosy capitalist exploits the people of a small seaside town.
QUEST LOG #39: TINY BOOK SHOP (DEMO)
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August 6, 2025 at 6:53 AM