Josie Brechner
@visager.bsky.social
music and sounds for games. 🌺🗡️ #RiftoftheNecrodancer #BlossomTales #Meatpunks #Mixolumia #FreshlyFrosted #TheTartarusKey and more. Fuck AI art. philly.
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Josie Brechner
@visager.bsky.social
· Feb 5
The Rift of the NecroDancer soundtrack is now available! Very proud of the team -
@familyjules7x.bsky.social @alexmoukala.bsky.social @visager.bsky.social Sam + Nick @braceyourselfgames.com
It's great to finally release this after years of work. Enjoy the game!
open.spotify.com/album/4fR6X6...
@familyjules7x.bsky.social @alexmoukala.bsky.social @visager.bsky.social Sam + Nick @braceyourselfgames.com
It's great to finally release this after years of work. Enjoy the game!
open.spotify.com/album/4fR6X6...
Rift of the Necrodancer OST
Various Artists · Compilation · 2025 · 48 songs
open.spotify.com
WAHOO Rift of the Necrodancer is finally out!! I'm so so so proud of the work we did on this.
Writing with all these composers was such a dream and I'm forever grateful to have been given the trust from Danny and the amazing team @braceyourselfgames.com to run totally wild with my songs on the OST.
Writing with all these composers was such a dream and I'm forever grateful to have been given the trust from Danny and the amazing team @braceyourselfgames.com to run totally wild with my songs on the OST.
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My Winter Car is Out Today & I'm Not Playing It and Neither Should You
December 30, 2025 at 12:49 AM
My Winter Car is Out Today & I'm Not Playing It and Neither Should You
sooooooo i made a track for a compilation of Green Day christmas covers album with my friends,,,
Here's "Ghoulevard of Ghostly Dreams" - with Jacob Marley singing to Ebenezer Scrooge
Feat. harmonies by Keilidh and album art by Blake Andrews!
redandgreenday.bandcamp.com/track/ghoule...
Here's "Ghoulevard of Ghostly Dreams" - with Jacob Marley singing to Ebenezer Scrooge
Feat. harmonies by Keilidh and album art by Blake Andrews!
redandgreenday.bandcamp.com/track/ghoule...
Ghoulevard of Ghostly Dreams (Boulevard of Broken Dreams) - Josie Brechner ft. Keilidh, by Red and Green Day
from the album Cookie
redandgreenday.bandcamp.com
December 25, 2025 at 8:00 PM
sooooooo i made a track for a compilation of Green Day christmas covers album with my friends,,,
Here's "Ghoulevard of Ghostly Dreams" - with Jacob Marley singing to Ebenezer Scrooge
Feat. harmonies by Keilidh and album art by Blake Andrews!
redandgreenday.bandcamp.com/track/ghoule...
Here's "Ghoulevard of Ghostly Dreams" - with Jacob Marley singing to Ebenezer Scrooge
Feat. harmonies by Keilidh and album art by Blake Andrews!
redandgreenday.bandcamp.com/track/ghoule...
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the MTA is gonna spend a billion dollars on new turnstiles to "curb fare evasion" aka make it harder to get in FOR EVERYONE... please contact them and complain contact.mta.info/s/customer-f...
MTA
contact.mta.info
December 23, 2025 at 2:09 PM
the MTA is gonna spend a billion dollars on new turnstiles to "curb fare evasion" aka make it harder to get in FOR EVERYONE... please contact them and complain contact.mta.info/s/customer-f...
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update: still looking for an apartment, and we got another extension because the landlord's lawyer made a mistake. i'm taking a couple days off for xmas and then i'm gonna get back to trying to make more money and find a place!
please share! thank you for all your help.
please share! thank you for all your help.
here we go- we are being evicted, and our next court date is tomorrow. i am pretty sure we will be forced to leave. the cheapest apartments i can find are $2700, and most places want 40x that in income!!! maybe through some miracle we can raise that much gofund.me/ee5a3b747
Donate to Support a Disabled Family Facing Eviction, organized by Priya Huq
We are being evicted and need to find another place to live. Rent in NYC is insane… Priya Huq needs your support for Support a Disabled Family Facing Eviction
gofund.me
December 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
update: still looking for an apartment, and we got another extension because the landlord's lawyer made a mistake. i'm taking a couple days off for xmas and then i'm gonna get back to trying to make more money and find a place!
please share! thank you for all your help.
please share! thank you for all your help.
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Thanks to very gracious community members we've smashed through to 61%, a huge gain that's unlocked a Nocturne HDR rerun at some point in either '26 or '27. I've also extended the ask into January, till the end of Jan '26.
I deeply appreciate everyone's help thus far. Thank you. #MutualAid
I deeply appreciate everyone's help thus far. Thank you. #MutualAid
I've got an opportunity lined up that should keep me solvent once it starts, but it won't be until about mid-late January, and I'm essentially at the last of my savings now. The $4000 I'm asking for here (ko-fi.com/sjhdoesgames) should be enough to keep me covered until that time. (2/3)
Buy Sean H. a Coffee
Become a supporter of Sean H. today!
ko-fi.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Thanks to very gracious community members we've smashed through to 61%, a huge gain that's unlocked a Nocturne HDR rerun at some point in either '26 or '27. I've also extended the ask into January, till the end of Jan '26.
I deeply appreciate everyone's help thus far. Thank you. #MutualAid
I deeply appreciate everyone's help thus far. Thank you. #MutualAid
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don't worry, guys, the most human parts of the game- the artistic development- is all we're replacing with the plagiarism machine! all the final stuff you play with will have a human labour veneer so we can avoid being cancelled
December 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
don't worry, guys, the most human parts of the game- the artistic development- is all we're replacing with the plagiarism machine! all the final stuff you play with will have a human labour veneer so we can avoid being cancelled
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my 2026 goal is to not having to use Bsky for anything,
you can help me reach that goal by donating to my fundraiser which is ending in 8 Days, and I haven't been able to reach half of my goal, so would be great to boost/spread this holiday week, as we still need a lot of help to survive January
you can help me reach that goal by donating to my fundraiser which is ending in 8 Days, and I haven't been able to reach half of my goal, so would be great to boost/spread this holiday week, as we still need a lot of help to survive January
Help a Queer Immigrant Rebuild Her Life
I am an artist, musician, and self-taught software developer/game developer who immigrated to Germany from Turkey in January 2020 due to being a leftist and openly gay woman.
Unfortunately with covi...
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December 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
my 2026 goal is to not having to use Bsky for anything,
you can help me reach that goal by donating to my fundraiser which is ending in 8 Days, and I haven't been able to reach half of my goal, so would be great to boost/spread this holiday week, as we still need a lot of help to survive January
you can help me reach that goal by donating to my fundraiser which is ending in 8 Days, and I haven't been able to reach half of my goal, so would be great to boost/spread this holiday week, as we still need a lot of help to survive January
"'The thing that’s so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references,' after which 'they find us and reach out'."
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
"'The thing that’s so insidious about using AI this way is that one of the main ways artists get hired are studios looking for art references,' after which 'they find us and reach out'."
Reposted by Josie Brechner
I spoke to a dozen professional concept artists working in games about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs easier, even if it's just used in "very early ideation stages."
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
We spoke to a dozen professional concept artists who are currently or have previously worked in game development about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs any easier.
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Zero said it did. Most said it made things harder.
thisweekinvideogames.com/feature/conc...
Concept Artists Say Generative AI References Only Make Their Jobs Harder
“The ‘early ideation stages’, when worlds are being fleshed out by writers and artists, are literally crucial to the development of a game’s vision,” said one artist.
thisweekinvideogames.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
I spoke to a dozen professional concept artists working in games about whether generative AI image tools have made their jobs easier, even if it's just used in "very early ideation stages."
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
Zero said "yes." Most said it made their job harder.
I learnt a lot about concept artists. You should too!
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whoops I changed it to 75% off right after it went live because you deserve it
Mixolumia: Entrancing musical falling block puzzler. Now 50% off on the #ItchWinterSale!
davemakes.itch.io/mixolumia
davemakes.itch.io/mixolumia
December 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
whoops I changed it to 75% off right after it went live because you deserve it
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For a year fraught with many challenges, turmoil, & shaken sense of stability, we cannot wait to continue living up to the honor bestowed upon us: bringing impactful programming, funding, & scholarships to devs of color.
Thank you for the kind words, & thank you @indiegameawards.gg for this honor!🏆
Thank you for the kind words, & thank you @indiegameawards.gg for this honor!🏆
December 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
For a year fraught with many challenges, turmoil, & shaken sense of stability, we cannot wait to continue living up to the honor bestowed upon us: bringing impactful programming, funding, & scholarships to devs of color.
Thank you for the kind words, & thank you @indiegameawards.gg for this honor!🏆
Thank you for the kind words, & thank you @indiegameawards.gg for this honor!🏆
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Atuel is 100% OFF its original price of COMPLETELY FREE for the Steam Winter Sale! 🎉🎊✨
Play our award-winning, surrealist documentary game about a river in Argentina and the ongoing climate crisis today!
store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/...
Play our award-winning, surrealist documentary game about a river in Argentina and the ongoing climate crisis today!
store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/...
Atuel on Steam
Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game in which you explore beautiful, dreamlike landscapes inspired by the topography and wildlife of the Atuel River Valley in Argentina.
store.steampowered.com
December 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Atuel is 100% OFF its original price of COMPLETELY FREE for the Steam Winter Sale! 🎉🎊✨
Play our award-winning, surrealist documentary game about a river in Argentina and the ongoing climate crisis today!
store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/...
Play our award-winning, surrealist documentary game about a river in Argentina and the ongoing climate crisis today!
store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/...
So proud of our wild, weird, genre-defying soundtrack getting recognized last night at the @indiegameawards.gg!!
Huge shoutouts to @dannybstyle.bsky.social @alexmoukala.bsky.social @familyjules7x.bsky.social @sam-webster.bsky.social, Nick & the whole Rift Team. Could not be more inspired by y'all.
Huge shoutouts to @dannybstyle.bsky.social @alexmoukala.bsky.social @familyjules7x.bsky.social @sam-webster.bsky.social, Nick & the whole Rift Team. Could not be more inspired by y'all.
We are so beyond honoured that Rift was recognized for its music for the @indiegameawards.gg
Thank you to all our incredible composers.
Rift of the NecroDancer doesn’t just feature music – it IS the music. ❤️
Thank you to all our incredible composers.
Rift of the NecroDancer doesn’t just feature music – it IS the music. ❤️
December 19, 2025 at 7:21 PM
So proud of our wild, weird, genre-defying soundtrack getting recognized last night at the @indiegameawards.gg!!
Huge shoutouts to @dannybstyle.bsky.social @alexmoukala.bsky.social @familyjules7x.bsky.social @sam-webster.bsky.social, Nick & the whole Rift Team. Could not be more inspired by y'all.
Huge shoutouts to @dannybstyle.bsky.social @alexmoukala.bsky.social @familyjules7x.bsky.social @sam-webster.bsky.social, Nick & the whole Rift Team. Could not be more inspired by y'all.
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So proud of my friend @visager.bsky.social and her big win!!!
December 19, 2025 at 4:30 AM
So proud of my friend @visager.bsky.social and her big win!!!
horrendous water use and everything aside i just cant imagine someone handing me some temp art AI cooked up and being like "ah yes I'm inspired to make my own art now"
December 18, 2025 at 8:25 PM
horrendous water use and everything aside i just cant imagine someone handing me some temp art AI cooked up and being like "ah yes I'm inspired to make my own art now"
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slowly but surely, I am hopeful we can get to safety
December 12, 2025 at 7:28 AM
slowly but surely, I am hopeful we can get to safety
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New music!! The Rhyolite OST is up now - grab yourself a copy if you need the perfect songs for hurtling through the desert on a locomotive while you fend off ghosts. 👻
visager.bandcamp.com/album/rhyoli...
visager.bandcamp.com/album/rhyoli...
December 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
New music!! The Rhyolite OST is up now - grab yourself a copy if you need the perfect songs for hurtling through the desert on a locomotive while you fend off ghosts. 👻
visager.bandcamp.com/album/rhyoli...
visager.bandcamp.com/album/rhyoli...
New music!! The Rhyolite OST is up now - grab yourself a copy if you need the perfect songs for hurtling through the desert on a locomotive while you fend off ghosts. 👻
visager.bandcamp.com/album/rhyoli...
visager.bandcamp.com/album/rhyoli...
December 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
New music!! The Rhyolite OST is up now - grab yourself a copy if you need the perfect songs for hurtling through the desert on a locomotive while you fend off ghosts. 👻
visager.bandcamp.com/album/rhyoli...
visager.bandcamp.com/album/rhyoli...
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Rhyolite would only be half a game without the incomparable Josie Brechner @visager.bsky.social! We needed evocative music that players wouldn't get tired of, and Josie DELIVERED.
Support authentic artists and go grab the absolutely bangin' Rhyolite soundtrack:
visager.bandcamp.com/album/rhyoli...
Support authentic artists and go grab the absolutely bangin' Rhyolite soundtrack:
visager.bandcamp.com/album/rhyoli...
Rhyolite (Original Game Soundtrack), by Josie Brechner
6 track album
visager.bandcamp.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Rhyolite would only be half a game without the incomparable Josie Brechner @visager.bsky.social! We needed evocative music that players wouldn't get tired of, and Josie DELIVERED.
Support authentic artists and go grab the absolutely bangin' Rhyolite soundtrack:
visager.bandcamp.com/album/rhyoli...
Support authentic artists and go grab the absolutely bangin' Rhyolite soundtrack:
visager.bandcamp.com/album/rhyoli...
Check out Rhyolite! It was a blast working with Natalie and Nick on this and a lot of love went into making a fun co-op game.
ALL ABOARD! Rhyolite v1.0 is officially live! 🚂 Only $7.99 for the first two weeks! Grab your friends and catch some ghost trains =)
#indiegame #indiedev #coopgaming #gamedev #steam
store.steampowered.com/app/3195990/...
#indiegame #indiedev #coopgaming #gamedev #steam
store.steampowered.com/app/3195990/...
Save 20% on Rhyolite on Steam
Rhyolite throws your crew of up to 4 players into a pressure cooker of broken train mechanisms, complex enemy attacks, and an ever-shifting puzzle of resource and attention management as you capture g...
store.steampowered.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Check out Rhyolite! It was a blast working with Natalie and Nick on this and a lot of love went into making a fun co-op game.
Reposted by Josie Brechner
ALL ABOARD! Rhyolite v1.0 is officially live! 🚂 Only $7.99 for the first two weeks! Grab your friends and catch some ghost trains =)
#indiegame #indiedev #coopgaming #gamedev #steam
store.steampowered.com/app/3195990/...
#indiegame #indiedev #coopgaming #gamedev #steam
store.steampowered.com/app/3195990/...
Save 20% on Rhyolite on Steam
Rhyolite throws your crew of up to 4 players into a pressure cooker of broken train mechanisms, complex enemy attacks, and an ever-shifting puzzle of resource and attention management as you capture g...
store.steampowered.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:18 PM
ALL ABOARD! Rhyolite v1.0 is officially live! 🚂 Only $7.99 for the first two weeks! Grab your friends and catch some ghost trains =)
#indiegame #indiedev #coopgaming #gamedev #steam
store.steampowered.com/app/3195990/...
#indiegame #indiedev #coopgaming #gamedev #steam
store.steampowered.com/app/3195990/...
Announcement tomorrow! As always you can join my newsletter if you dont wanna miss anything from me~
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Stay in touch for news about what Josie is up to!
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December 11, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Announcement tomorrow! As always you can join my newsletter if you dont wanna miss anything from me~
mailchi.mp/josiebrechne...
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Sam has been working so hard on this forrreverrrrr please check it out!!
SKATE STORY is NOW AVAILABLE on PC, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch!
Go forth. Devour the Moon.
Go forth. Devour the Moon.
Skate Story - Official Launch Trailer | Out NOW
YouTube video by DevolverDigital
youtu.be
December 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Sam has been working so hard on this forrreverrrrr please check it out!!
eeee cant wait to play angeline era!!!
Angeline Era is out NOW!!! ^.^ here's a breakdown of some elements and techniques I used to create the HUGE visual world of Era. Ultra-dense action and secrets meant a bigger focus than ever on visual clarity and communication! ⚔️🔍
See it in action!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
See it in action!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
December 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
eeee cant wait to play angeline era!!!
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Angeline Era is OUT NOW!!!
🔍Every level hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼… and a soul-shattering story!
GET IT HERE!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
🔍Every level hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼… and a soul-shattering story!
GET IT HERE!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
December 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Angeline Era is OUT NOW!!!
🔍Every level hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼… and a soul-shattering story!
GET IT HERE!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
🔍Every level hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼… and a soul-shattering story!
GET IT HERE!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...