Nathalie Lawhead
@alienmelon.bsky.social
i make experimental games, net-art, and software ~Tetrageddon, Everything is going to be OK, Electric Zine Maker, BlueSuburbia…
🔥 http://tetrageddon.com
🦄 http://unicornycopia.com
🐘 alienmelon@mastodon.social
🌈 they/them ⭐️ (i live in EU now 🦜)
🔥 http://tetrageddon.com
🦄 http://unicornycopia.com
🐘 alienmelon@mastodon.social
🌈 they/them ⭐️ (i live in EU now 🦜)
also… the event took this cool photo of me preforming my playable-essay to a live audience and posted it to instagram. i think it’s a cool photo so im adding it here too 😌
November 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
also… the event took this cool photo of me preforming my playable-essay to a live audience and posted it to instagram. i think it’s a cool photo so im adding it here too 😌
zine making workshop was a success. good art was made.
November 17, 2025 at 7:24 PM
zine making workshop was a success. good art was made.
selfie from amsterdam. i got a pink spiked collar and now i feel whole. 💕😌
((felt cute might delete later))
((felt cute might delete later))
November 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
selfie from amsterdam. i got a pink spiked collar and now i feel whole. 💕😌
((felt cute might delete later))
((felt cute might delete later))
yay seeing “slovenia” there!
represent 🎉✨💕
represent 🎉✨💕
November 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
yay seeing “slovenia” there!
represent 🎉✨💕
represent 🎉✨💕
it's going to be so good!
i thought i didn't have anything to say but then i started reading a bunch of early internet manifestos from the 90's and then i guess pairing 1995 Hackers together with altgames kinda made sense in the end :D
i thought i didn't have anything to say but then i started reading a bunch of early internet manifestos from the 90's and then i guess pairing 1995 Hackers together with altgames kinda made sense in the end :D
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
it's going to be so good!
i thought i didn't have anything to say but then i started reading a bunch of early internet manifestos from the 90's and then i guess pairing 1995 Hackers together with altgames kinda made sense in the end :D
i thought i didn't have anything to say but then i started reading a bunch of early internet manifestos from the 90's and then i guess pairing 1995 Hackers together with altgames kinda made sense in the end :D
🍝 short horror story:
an animated gif of a man struggling to eat spaghetti
no mater how long you run this animation, he will never take a bite
he is trapped in this moment. forever hungry 😔
an animated gif of a man struggling to eat spaghetti
no mater how long you run this animation, he will never take a bite
he is trapped in this moment. forever hungry 😔
October 30, 2025 at 10:11 AM
🍝 short horror story:
an animated gif of a man struggling to eat spaghetti
no mater how long you run this animation, he will never take a bite
he is trapped in this moment. forever hungry 😔
an animated gif of a man struggling to eat spaghetti
no mater how long you run this animation, he will never take a bite
he is trapped in this moment. forever hungry 😔
the way up, a winding staircase
October 28, 2025 at 3:27 PM
the way up, a winding staircase
the ending: cursed tower
(screenshots from today... i'm modeling the ending tower & texturing it.)
(screenshots from today... i'm modeling the ending tower & texturing it.)
October 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
the ending: cursed tower
(screenshots from today... i'm modeling the ending tower & texturing it.)
(screenshots from today... i'm modeling the ending tower & texturing it.)
the ending: cursed tower
(screenshots from today... i'm modeling the ending tower & texturing it.)
#gamedev #indiegamedev #horror
(screenshots from today... i'm modeling the ending tower & texturing it.)
#gamedev #indiegamedev #horror
October 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
the ending: cursed tower
(screenshots from today... i'm modeling the ending tower & texturing it.)
#gamedev #indiegamedev #horror
(screenshots from today... i'm modeling the ending tower & texturing it.)
#gamedev #indiegamedev #horror
the way up, a winding staircase
October 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
the way up, a winding staircase
lol omg 😆 i’m putting together a lecture on altgames (artgames, arthouse games, experimental games…) and i noticed when googling “altgame” the very first search result shows the thumbnail of “everything is going to be ok”.
October 27, 2025 at 8:38 AM
lol omg 😆 i’m putting together a lecture on altgames (artgames, arthouse games, experimental games…) and i noticed when googling “altgame” the very first search result shows the thumbnail of “everything is going to be ok”.
"Sometime in 1997 a cutting edge cyberpet CD-Rom series was announced.
It was highly anticipated until it vanished without a trace. All record of it, the company, publisher, and any associating third parties disappeared from the early web."
unicornycopia.com/graveyard/
#Halloween #Horror #IndieGame
It was highly anticipated until it vanished without a trace. All record of it, the company, publisher, and any associating third parties disappeared from the early web."
unicornycopia.com/graveyard/
#Halloween #Horror #IndieGame
October 24, 2025 at 10:20 AM
"Sometime in 1997 a cutting edge cyberpet CD-Rom series was announced.
It was highly anticipated until it vanished without a trace. All record of it, the company, publisher, and any associating third parties disappeared from the early web."
unicornycopia.com/graveyard/
#Halloween #Horror #IndieGame
It was highly anticipated until it vanished without a trace. All record of it, the company, publisher, and any associating third parties disappeared from the early web."
unicornycopia.com/graveyard/
#Halloween #Horror #IndieGame
There are only three weeks left until the start of NEXT LEVEL! 👉 www.next-level.digital/en/
The opening event will take place on 13 November with an opening performance entitled Waluigi's Purgatory, an interactive performance that explores themes of AI, deception, and collective decision-making.
The opening event will take place on 13 November with an opening performance entitled Waluigi's Purgatory, an interactive performance that explores themes of AI, deception, and collective decision-making.
October 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
There are only three weeks left until the start of NEXT LEVEL! 👉 www.next-level.digital/en/
The opening event will take place on 13 November with an opening performance entitled Waluigi's Purgatory, an interactive performance that explores themes of AI, deception, and collective decision-making.
The opening event will take place on 13 November with an opening performance entitled Waluigi's Purgatory, an interactive performance that explores themes of AI, deception, and collective decision-making.
🙏💕
“Beautiful and sad piece of horror poetry. As good an example of the use of videogame mechanics and play to write [create? improvise? explain?] poetry that l've ever seen.”
get A Butterfly on steam store.steampowered.com/app/3439300/...
itch alienmelon.itch.io/butterfly
#IndieGame #IndieHorror
“Beautiful and sad piece of horror poetry. As good an example of the use of videogame mechanics and play to write [create? improvise? explain?] poetry that l've ever seen.”
get A Butterfly on steam store.steampowered.com/app/3439300/...
itch alienmelon.itch.io/butterfly
#IndieGame #IndieHorror
![screen shot of steam review: Beautiful and sad piece of horror poetry. As good an example of the use of videogame mechanics and play to write [create? improvise? explain?] poetry that l've ever seen.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k5fb442ldsrgtl6jmta3gc4u/bafkreie4inqexfy3afwdi7ylradlxhh4pv3hcijb4jjaaycsvy5jwicd64@jpeg)
October 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🙏💕
“Beautiful and sad piece of horror poetry. As good an example of the use of videogame mechanics and play to write [create? improvise? explain?] poetry that l've ever seen.”
get A Butterfly on steam store.steampowered.com/app/3439300/...
itch alienmelon.itch.io/butterfly
#IndieGame #IndieHorror
“Beautiful and sad piece of horror poetry. As good an example of the use of videogame mechanics and play to write [create? improvise? explain?] poetry that l've ever seen.”
get A Butterfly on steam store.steampowered.com/app/3439300/...
itch alienmelon.itch.io/butterfly
#IndieGame #IndieHorror
new laurels added!
(this is the dutch premier of the project 😌)
(this is the dutch premier of the project 😌)
October 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
new laurels added!
(this is the dutch premier of the project 😌)
(this is the dutch premier of the project 😌)
itch.io/b/3276/hello...
“This fundraiser was pulled together by folks on both sides of the Atlantic and the Alps to support legal services for those who do not have the resources themselves to navigate America’s thorny, taut legal system.”
🙏💕
(please help share this!)
“This fundraiser was pulled together by folks on both sides of the Atlantic and the Alps to support legal services for those who do not have the resources themselves to navigate America’s thorny, taut legal system.”
🙏💕
(please help share this!)
October 5, 2025 at 4:48 PM
itch.io/b/3276/hello...
“This fundraiser was pulled together by folks on both sides of the Atlantic and the Alps to support legal services for those who do not have the resources themselves to navigate America’s thorny, taut legal system.”
🙏💕
(please help share this!)
“This fundraiser was pulled together by folks on both sides of the Atlantic and the Alps to support legal services for those who do not have the resources themselves to navigate America’s thorny, taut legal system.”
🙏💕
(please help share this!)
i didn't know this but on your itch account you can see all the bundles you where in!
the total sum of money made for charity over the years (only that i participated in) is...
$9,748,184.49
and that's only what i was part of!
imagine how much more the site facilitated that went to various causes.
the total sum of money made for charity over the years (only that i participated in) is...
$9,748,184.49
and that's only what i was part of!
imagine how much more the site facilitated that went to various causes.
October 5, 2025 at 8:51 AM
i didn't know this but on your itch account you can see all the bundles you where in!
the total sum of money made for charity over the years (only that i participated in) is...
$9,748,184.49
and that's only what i was part of!
imagine how much more the site facilitated that went to various causes.
the total sum of money made for charity over the years (only that i participated in) is...
$9,748,184.49
and that's only what i was part of!
imagine how much more the site facilitated that went to various causes.
i’m glad you are both well adjusted AND good at CSS these are rare traits in one single person, yes i believe ur peers 👍…
(i do enjoy the irony of a css tutorial page having a styling problem with the illustration overlapping the text.)
(i do enjoy the irony of a css tutorial page having a styling problem with the illustration overlapping the text.)
September 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
i’m glad you are both well adjusted AND good at CSS these are rare traits in one single person, yes i believe ur peers 👍…
(i do enjoy the irony of a css tutorial page having a styling problem with the illustration overlapping the text.)
(i do enjoy the irony of a css tutorial page having a styling problem with the illustration overlapping the text.)
a very cool review for A Butterly ☺️🙏💕
i love that people appreciate the horror imagery and non-traditional nature of it!
you can get it for fifty cents on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/3439300/...
🦋
#IndieGame #IndieGames #IndieDev #VideoGames #Horror
i love that people appreciate the horror imagery and non-traditional nature of it!
you can get it for fifty cents on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/3439300/...
🦋
#IndieGame #IndieGames #IndieDev #VideoGames #Horror
September 30, 2025 at 6:59 AM
a very cool review for A Butterly ☺️🙏💕
i love that people appreciate the horror imagery and non-traditional nature of it!
you can get it for fifty cents on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/3439300/...
🦋
#IndieGame #IndieGames #IndieDev #VideoGames #Horror
i love that people appreciate the horror imagery and non-traditional nature of it!
you can get it for fifty cents on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/3439300/...
🦋
#IndieGame #IndieGames #IndieDev #VideoGames #Horror
another video of Bitsy's being played in a Twine story being played in the Unreal game.
breaking up interaction sequences like this to tell a story is very effective because you get to show so many different angles of the same narrative. i'm proud of how it turned out. aesthetically too! #GameDev
breaking up interaction sequences like this to tell a story is very effective because you get to show so many different angles of the same narrative. i'm proud of how it turned out. aesthetically too! #GameDev
September 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
another video of Bitsy's being played in a Twine story being played in the Unreal game.
breaking up interaction sequences like this to tell a story is very effective because you get to show so many different angles of the same narrative. i'm proud of how it turned out. aesthetically too! #GameDev
breaking up interaction sequences like this to tell a story is very effective because you get to show so many different angles of the same narrative. i'm proud of how it turned out. aesthetically too! #GameDev
here is a video of Bitsy embedded in a Twine game!
this will be embedded in my Unreal game as story pieces that you can find.
the Bitsy is an interactive illustration of the story, so it's like you can investigate memories closer by playing them.
it's very cool! 🤓 #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev
this will be embedded in my Unreal game as story pieces that you can find.
the Bitsy is an interactive illustration of the story, so it's like you can investigate memories closer by playing them.
it's very cool! 🤓 #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev
September 27, 2025 at 10:32 AM
here is a video of Bitsy embedded in a Twine game!
this will be embedded in my Unreal game as story pieces that you can find.
the Bitsy is an interactive illustration of the story, so it's like you can investigate memories closer by playing them.
it's very cool! 🤓 #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev
this will be embedded in my Unreal game as story pieces that you can find.
the Bitsy is an interactive illustration of the story, so it's like you can investigate memories closer by playing them.
it's very cool! 🤓 #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev
ok i really had it with this account because they’ve been dunking on me ever since that game journalist put me on their radar with their awful vague posts (those posts dunking on me for wanting accountability and that article that exploited my sexual assault taken down)… 1/3
September 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
ok i really had it with this account because they’ve been dunking on me ever since that game journalist put me on their radar with their awful vague posts (those posts dunking on me for wanting accountability and that article that exploited my sexual assault taken down)… 1/3
you ever just pick up a book because it had a good title and then really get into what it’s saying?
(me on a whim today. it definitely delivers)
(me on a whim today. it definitely delivers)
September 24, 2025 at 3:37 PM
you ever just pick up a book because it had a good title and then really get into what it’s saying?
(me on a whim today. it definitely delivers)
(me on a whim today. it definitely delivers)
the “Play for Peace - Games for Palestine 2025 Charity Bundle” needs as much support as it can get right now. it’s halfway there with just 2 days to go!
itch.io/b/2979/play-...
please share and spread the word.
itch.io/b/2979/play-...
please share and spread the word.
September 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
the “Play for Peace - Games for Palestine 2025 Charity Bundle” needs as much support as it can get right now. it’s halfway there with just 2 days to go!
itch.io/b/2979/play-...
please share and spread the word.
itch.io/b/2979/play-...
please share and spread the word.