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@crestofthebeast.bsky.social
writing designing programming games. she/her. living on stolen land in naarm, sovereignty was never ceded.
writing about page for my website(tm) and its like... how do i find the exact right amount of conceited to be in an about page. probably a bit more than i think i'd imagine
December 30, 2025 at 10:04 AM
writing about page for my website(tm) and its like... how do i find the exact right amount of conceited to be in an about page. probably a bit more than i think i'd imagine
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Storynexus is shutting down soon and Josh is doing heroic work preserving Samsara - my game of courtly intrigue, opium-fuelled poetry and dream-walking set in Bengal in 1757, at the dawn of the British Raj. You can play along + even vote on options!
For a little preservation effort, EJ is doing a commented playthrough of Yoon Ha Lee's Winterstrike, and I've started one for @meghna.bsky.social's Samsara:
intfiction.org/t/lets-play-...
intfiction.org/t/lets-play-...
#InteractiveFiction
intfiction.org/t/lets-play-...
intfiction.org/t/lets-play-...
#InteractiveFiction
December 30, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Storynexus is shutting down soon and Josh is doing heroic work preserving Samsara - my game of courtly intrigue, opium-fuelled poetry and dream-walking set in Bengal in 1757, at the dawn of the British Raj. You can play along + even vote on options!
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a central principle—maybe THE central principle—in each of these is: sometimes you won't understand what the weird little guys do, and they'll do it for a machine-reason that you can only feel the edges of. but you will enjoy it when they do it
October 13, 2025 at 9:51 PM
a central principle—maybe THE central principle—in each of these is: sometimes you won't understand what the weird little guys do, and they'll do it for a machine-reason that you can only feel the edges of. but you will enjoy it when they do it
ive gotta write more. too many things to do! but i could probably scope that lesbian car ennui thing to have a first draft before end of year if i actually sit down with my laptop and write assuming this prototype doesnt consume me (or i could do car ennui for game a week! honestly)
December 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
ive gotta write more. too many things to do! but i could probably scope that lesbian car ennui thing to have a first draft before end of year if i actually sit down with my laptop and write assuming this prototype doesnt consume me (or i could do car ennui for game a week! honestly)
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a few of us thought it might be fun to do #roguelikesunday. play a game which you feel fits, on any day of the week, and post a little context for folks who might be interested in what's going on, what it's like, etc.!
for my contribution, here is the lush starter town in poschengband!
for my contribution, here is the lush starter town in poschengband!
December 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
a few of us thought it might be fun to do #roguelikesunday. play a game which you feel fits, on any day of the week, and post a little context for folks who might be interested in what's going on, what it's like, etc.!
for my contribution, here is the lush starter town in poschengband!
for my contribution, here is the lush starter town in poschengband!
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19 DAYS FROM NOW · SOMETHING HUNTS IN THE DARK · DISCOVER THE CHRYSALIS BODY
lost-signals.itch.io/the-chrysali...
lost-signals.itch.io/the-chrysali...
THE CHRYSALIS BODY (Pre-order) by Nat Silveira
A fast-paced sci-fi novel blooming with organic horror.
lost-signals.itch.io
December 21, 2025 at 9:21 PM
19 DAYS FROM NOW · SOMETHING HUNTS IN THE DARK · DISCOVER THE CHRYSALIS BODY
lost-signals.itch.io/the-chrysali...
lost-signals.itch.io/the-chrysali...
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Madonna and her Beef Wellington
December 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Madonna and her Beef Wellington
goal for the sem break is to feel less shackled by game engines by learning ECS and fna stuff. that and doing the RMIT game a week program to get myself designing more ^o^
December 21, 2025 at 7:55 AM
goal for the sem break is to feel less shackled by game engines by learning ECS and fna stuff. that and doing the RMIT game a week program to get myself designing more ^o^
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great news: for the past like 5 years I’ve been referencing Tanya Short @tanyaxshort.bsky.social on “orthagonality” in procgen character design & no one including me has remembered where the thing is I’m talking about. well I finally found it! it’s not an article, it’s a GDC vault talk, & it’s here
Writing Modular Characters for System-Driven Games
Making the paradigm shift from linear to system-driven thinking can be difficult, especially when it comes to delivering good writing. Using examples from the speaker's own system-driven writing ('Moo...
www.gdcvault.com
December 19, 2025 at 7:41 AM
great news: for the past like 5 years I’ve been referencing Tanya Short @tanyaxshort.bsky.social on “orthagonality” in procgen character design & no one including me has remembered where the thing is I’m talking about. well I finally found it! it’s not an article, it’s a GDC vault talk, & it’s here
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HEY if you have ever wanted to make a whole working #PICO8 ROM from absolute scratch, but weren't sure where to start...
just head over to www.pico-8-edu.com and i'll take you on a lil 15 minute tour that will have you up and running in no time! well, in 15 minutes 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWsj...
just head over to www.pico-8-edu.com and i'll take you on a lil 15 minute tour that will have you up and running in no time! well, in 15 minutes 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWsj...
How to make a game using PICO-8 | CorgiJam
YouTube video by Finji
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December 10, 2025 at 9:14 PM
HEY if you have ever wanted to make a whole working #PICO8 ROM from absolute scratch, but weren't sure where to start...
just head over to www.pico-8-edu.com and i'll take you on a lil 15 minute tour that will have you up and running in no time! well, in 15 minutes 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWsj...
just head over to www.pico-8-edu.com and i'll take you on a lil 15 minute tour that will have you up and running in no time! well, in 15 minutes 😅 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWsj...
(HOLDING A GUN, FIDDLING WITH THE SAFETY): you know, i could totally shoot you right now. just pull the trigger and bam! and it would feel great. I'd love it--I've checked. but you know, I wouldn't do that--I wouldn't do it. it would be the wrong thing to do.
December 17, 2025 at 4:28 AM
(HOLDING A GUN, FIDDLING WITH THE SAFETY): you know, i could totally shoot you right now. just pull the trigger and bam! and it would feel great. I'd love it--I've checked. but you know, I wouldn't do that--I wouldn't do it. it would be the wrong thing to do.
wanted to play some roguelikes with hunger so i booted up dungeons of dredmor on my fedora gnome install... screen size is borked :(
December 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
wanted to play some roguelikes with hunger so i booted up dungeons of dredmor on my fedora gnome install... screen size is borked :(
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In Missouri prisons, people can purchase some Nintendo Game Boy Advance titles on their Securus tablets. Last year, Byron wrote about how Harvest Moon took over his facility: "About a week after the game was made available, it was the only thing you heard many prisoners here talking about."
This Video Game Has Residents of My Missouri Prison Obsessed
It seems that everyone here is tending farms in Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town.
prisonjournalismproject.org
August 6, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In Missouri prisons, people can purchase some Nintendo Game Boy Advance titles on their Securus tablets. Last year, Byron wrote about how Harvest Moon took over his facility: "About a week after the game was made available, it was the only thing you heard many prisoners here talking about."
A tabletop rpg is a cruel joke played on groups of people with poor time management
December 14, 2025 at 9:21 AM
A tabletop rpg is a cruel joke played on groups of people with poor time management
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Fuck me, role playing games used to be so fucking cool. This rules so hard.
December 10, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Fuck me, role playing games used to be so fucking cool. This rules so hard.
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Most people resort to therapy.
But you chose the brave option.
🔨 Virtue and a Sledgehammer 🔨
WISHLIST NOW!
But you chose the brave option.
🔨 Virtue and a Sledgehammer 🔨
WISHLIST NOW!
December 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Most people resort to therapy.
But you chose the brave option.
🔨 Virtue and a Sledgehammer 🔨
WISHLIST NOW!
But you chose the brave option.
🔨 Virtue and a Sledgehammer 🔨
WISHLIST NOW!
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26 games, 30 minutes. Frosty Mini is TOMORROW! ☀️🍦
Catch the showcase live on our YouTube and Twitch channels. Expect surprise reveals, announcements, and updates!
🔴 YouTube: youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg
🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/frostygamesf...
Catch the showcase live on our YouTube and Twitch channels. Expect surprise reveals, announcements, and updates!
🔴 YouTube: youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg
🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/frostygamesf...
December 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
26 games, 30 minutes. Frosty Mini is TOMORROW! ☀️🍦
Catch the showcase live on our YouTube and Twitch channels. Expect surprise reveals, announcements, and updates!
🔴 YouTube: youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg
🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/frostygamesf...
Catch the showcase live on our YouTube and Twitch channels. Expect surprise reveals, announcements, and updates!
🔴 YouTube: youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg
🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/frostygamesf...
merry bumpslash everybody
December 8, 2025 at 12:12 PM
merry bumpslash everybody
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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/...
this is the funniest clickthrough of my life. wonderful project
@itseieio.bsky.social I released a follow up to my Every 5x5 Nonogram game, Every 5x6 Nonogram, incorporating some of your feedback from last time!
puzzarium.com/every-5x6-no...
Now it supports realtime progress, so you can see every square other players click.
puzzarium.com/every-5x6-no...
Now it supports realtime progress, so you can see every square other players click.
Every 5x6 Nonogram - Puzzarium
Can you help solve all 90,305,804 5x6 nonogram puzzles? Every puzzle has a unique solution, requires no guessing, is true-to-size, and excludes rotations and reflections.
puzzarium.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:40 AM
this is the funniest clickthrough of my life. wonderful project
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When we made our systemic game MirrorMoon EP about the manipulation of systems, the play of contingency, and the brokenness of machines, you commented, “Oh, so experimental games mean Portal guns now?”
It traumatised us so much we’ve been making games exclusively about Italian politics ever since
It traumatised us so much we’ve been making games exclusively about Italian politics ever since
The interesting, sophisticated thing about games is not whether they can tell stories as well as books or movies (they can’t) or float shocking themes as well as fine art (honestly, who cares).
It’s the manipulation of systems, the play of contingency, the brokenness of machines.
It’s the manipulation of systems, the play of contingency, the brokenness of machines.
December 5, 2025 at 6:13 PM
When we made our systemic game MirrorMoon EP about the manipulation of systems, the play of contingency, and the brokenness of machines, you commented, “Oh, so experimental games mean Portal guns now?”
It traumatised us so much we’ve been making games exclusively about Italian politics ever since
It traumatised us so much we’ve been making games exclusively about Italian politics ever since
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"Can video games tell stories better than books" idk man, is a cream puff more numinous than a pair of jorts? Does the sky have more of the Buddha-nature than a rubbermaid container full of loose hdmi cables? Try an argument that's even remotely a thing.
December 5, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"Can video games tell stories better than books" idk man, is a cream puff more numinous than a pair of jorts? Does the sky have more of the Buddha-nature than a rubbermaid container full of loose hdmi cables? Try an argument that's even remotely a thing.