Matthew John
@yuigaron.itch.io
UK TRPG designer. Writer of 'Sworn by Ghostlight' and 'The Cold Dark' and loads of nasty little dungeons you can die in.
TTRPGs: yuigaron.itch.io/
The Cold Dark (Print): https://pandiongames.com/products/the-cold-dark
TTRPGs: yuigaron.itch.io/
The Cold Dark (Print): https://pandiongames.com/products/the-cold-dark
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Matthew John
@yuigaron.itch.io
· Sep 13
Itchio might be down, but you can still buy physical copies of my game The Cold Dark at the following places.
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TRPGs need more dinosaurs.
December 30, 2025 at 3:06 AM
TRPGs need more dinosaurs.
There's going to be so much fucking magenta next year.
As part of that threat I'm finally throwing up the oddments page I've been meaning to make public on itch. I'm hoping to fill and empty this space with projects over the coming year.
yuigaron.itch.io/oddments
yuigaron.itch.io/oddments
December 30, 2025 at 3:00 AM
There's going to be so much fucking magenta next year.
As part of that threat I'm finally throwing up the oddments page I've been meaning to make public on itch. I'm hoping to fill and empty this space with projects over the coming year.
yuigaron.itch.io/oddments
yuigaron.itch.io/oddments
December 30, 2025 at 2:36 AM
As part of that threat I'm finally throwing up the oddments page I've been meaning to make public on itch. I'm hoping to fill and empty this space with projects over the coming year.
yuigaron.itch.io/oddments
yuigaron.itch.io/oddments
You will be seeing a lot more of me in the TRPG space over 2026 than you have in the last two years and that is a threat!
December 30, 2025 at 1:22 AM
You will be seeing a lot more of me in the TRPG space over 2026 than you have in the last two years and that is a threat!
In the soloRPG The Cold Dark, you must endure ever worsening conditions to explore human ruins deep within a boreal forest, all whilst some thing stalks you from the shadows.
If the cold doesn't kill you, IT will.
(The Cold Dark is currently on sale over on itch)
yuigaron.itch.io/cold-dark
If the cold doesn't kill you, IT will.
(The Cold Dark is currently on sale over on itch)
yuigaron.itch.io/cold-dark
The Cold Dark by Yuigaron
If the cold doesn't kill you, It will.
yuigaron.itch.io
December 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
In the soloRPG The Cold Dark, you must endure ever worsening conditions to explore human ruins deep within a boreal forest, all whilst some thing stalks you from the shadows.
If the cold doesn't kill you, IT will.
(The Cold Dark is currently on sale over on itch)
yuigaron.itch.io/cold-dark
If the cold doesn't kill you, IT will.
(The Cold Dark is currently on sale over on itch)
yuigaron.itch.io/cold-dark
Heating on, teapot brewed, blankets fetched, hot water bottle full... Ready to watch!
My End of Year video is on the "Golden Age of Indie RPGs," from roughly 2010 to 2025. I start with Apocalypse World's release, work through the Google+ Era, and follow design lineages and historical events that have impacted the hobby up through 2025.
The Golden Age of Indie RPGs: 2010-2025
YouTube video by A.A. Voigt
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Heating on, teapot brewed, blankets fetched, hot water bottle full... Ready to watch!
But first, privately roll d6; on 3-6 do exactly as the image suggests, otherwise do the opposite.
Keep me on my toes.
Keep me on my toes.
![Before the year ends… reply to this tweet [sic] and give your honest thoughts about me?](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rwvswvldzx6ejntrsrmvnjah/bafkreidyxv7f6swkcnaqwht65ng6k37cnie6rss53ikjpjlyi322dcdxda@jpeg)
December 28, 2025 at 12:20 AM
But first, privately roll d6; on 3-6 do exactly as the image suggests, otherwise do the opposite.
Keep me on my toes.
Keep me on my toes.
Starter Packs; the illusion that people actually like me.
December 28, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Starter Packs; the illusion that people actually like me.
Yule-igaron Winter Sale 2025 by Yuigaron
A bundle by Yuigaron, $40.00 for 13 games
itch.io
December 28, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Reposted by Matthew John
It's my birthday!! If you donate $10 or more TODAY and email me your receipt, I'll give you an itch key to one of my games of your choice!
www.pcrf.net
www.pcrf.net
PCRF
The Palestine Children's Relief Fund was established in 1992 by concerned humanitarians in the USA to bring injured and sick children for free medical care they could not get locally
www.pcrf.net
December 27, 2025 at 3:29 PM
It's my birthday!! If you donate $10 or more TODAY and email me your receipt, I'll give you an itch key to one of my games of your choice!
www.pcrf.net
www.pcrf.net
From my notifications I'm going to assume that starter packs are a thing again?
December 27, 2025 at 5:06 AM
From my notifications I'm going to assume that starter packs are a thing again?
Every single boss fight in Silksong that has several rounds of adds and minions for its phase 1 is a weaker boss because of it. Truly terribly design for an otherwise incredibly good game.
December 27, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Every single boss fight in Silksong that has several rounds of adds and minions for its phase 1 is a weaker boss because of it. Truly terribly design for an otherwise incredibly good game.
In that weird end of year void and the only thing I'm certain is real is the butt groove in the settee I haven't moved from all day.
December 26, 2025 at 9:53 PM
In that weird end of year void and the only thing I'm certain is real is the butt groove in the settee I haven't moved from all day.
I've got a week; reckon I can fit another re-watch of The Expanse into 2025?
December 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I've got a week; reckon I can fit another re-watch of The Expanse into 2025?
I want more tech made using wood veneer and black plastic.
December 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
I want more tech made using wood veneer and black plastic.
Blank VHS covers. Incredible.
December 25, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Blank VHS covers. Incredible.
The universe needs a new feature in 2026 where anyone who even thinks about creating yet one more video on youtube about Carpenter's The Thing they get immediately fucking slapped across the face.
December 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The universe needs a new feature in 2026 where anyone who even thinks about creating yet one more video on youtube about Carpenter's The Thing they get immediately fucking slapped across the face.
So, if Knives Out is set in autumn, Glass Onion in summer, and Wake Up Dead Man in spring, I really hope we get a winter mystery next.
Fucking love me a good winter mystery.
Fucking love me a good winter mystery.
December 24, 2025 at 11:06 PM
So, if Knives Out is set in autumn, Glass Onion in summer, and Wake Up Dead Man in spring, I really hope we get a winter mystery next.
Fucking love me a good winter mystery.
Fucking love me a good winter mystery.
Knives Out, still good.
December 24, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Knives Out, still good.
Seeing Jamie Oliver on my TV is a crime and should absolutely be something you opt into and not out of.
December 23, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Seeing Jamie Oliver on my TV is a crime and should absolutely be something you opt into and not out of.
Huh. It really has been quite a very different experience of Xmas this first winter in about 20 years of not working in retail.
December 22, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Huh. It really has been quite a very different experience of Xmas this first winter in about 20 years of not working in retail.
Hahaha fuck this rasher.
December 22, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Hahaha fuck this rasher.
Reposted by Matthew John
Loom, by @yuigaron.itch.io, is a LUMEN hack inspired by Hades, in which you play fallen gods trying to reclaim their seats of power. It's a fantastic blend of game system and genre, and just makes total sense.
December 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Loom, by @yuigaron.itch.io, is a LUMEN hack inspired by Hades, in which you play fallen gods trying to reclaim their seats of power. It's a fantastic blend of game system and genre, and just makes total sense.
The Long-term nuclear waste warning messages and physical landmarks stuff is exactly the kind of shit I want in my mega dungeons.
December 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
The Long-term nuclear waste warning messages and physical landmarks stuff is exactly the kind of shit I want in my mega dungeons.
I've been walking around for a few days humming a little tune in the style of Hollow Knight/Silksong characters, especially Cornifer, only to today realise I'm humming the whistled song from '68s Twisted Nerve.
December 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I've been walking around for a few days humming a little tune in the style of Hollow Knight/Silksong characters, especially Cornifer, only to today realise I'm humming the whistled song from '68s Twisted Nerve.