Alyssa Butler
@crimsonlea.bsky.social
Alyssa Butler, but I also go by Syl or Crimson (I have too many names). she/her. Dog owner. Horror lover. Writer (Adventure Game Hotspot, Unwinnable, PC Gamer, Rely on Horror). #1 fan of the survival horror RPG Koudelka. https://syls.blog
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I’m super happy to officially announce our next project, spearheaded by @threeohfour.bsky.social!
“Gilt” is a sci-fi/fantasy game about a priest haunted by a dying God.
Learn more (and wishlist!) over here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3979770
“Gilt” is a sci-fi/fantasy game about a priest haunted by a dying God.
Learn more (and wishlist!) over here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3979770
Gilt on Steam
Embark on a quest of redemption across the planet of Gilt to restore a disillusioned priest's faith, a dying God's power, and the waning hope of a people who have forgotten how to believe. A sci-fi fa...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I’m super happy to officially announce our next project, spearheaded by @threeohfour.bsky.social!
“Gilt” is a sci-fi/fantasy game about a priest haunted by a dying God.
Learn more (and wishlist!) over here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3979770
“Gilt” is a sci-fi/fantasy game about a priest haunted by a dying God.
Learn more (and wishlist!) over here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3979770
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Our debut title, sword action shooting game BIRDCAGE, is out now! Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this challenging, story-driven arcade shooter!🕊️🥚
store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our debut title, sword action shooting game BIRDCAGE, is out now! Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this challenging, story-driven arcade shooter!🕊️🥚
store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...
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It’s the final day to get the itchio bundle for the Palestinian Children’s Relief fund! For $10 you can get Questlandia and Noirlandia + over 240 other games. It’s a great way to round out your weird indie library while supporting the fight for Palestinian liberation.🇵🇸 itch.io/b/3299/pales...
November 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
It’s the final day to get the itchio bundle for the Palestinian Children’s Relief fund! For $10 you can get Questlandia and Noirlandia + over 240 other games. It’s a great way to round out your weird indie library while supporting the fight for Palestinian liberation.🇵🇸 itch.io/b/3299/pales...
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October 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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A 'Blair Witch Project' inspired commercial for 'Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!' on the PlayStation.
October 29, 2025 at 1:53 AM
A 'Blair Witch Project' inspired commercial for 'Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage!' on the PlayStation.
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I regret to announce I am starting a blog www.imightaswellexplainthejoke.com/welcome-to-i...
Welcome to I Might As Well Explain the Joke
I Might As Well Explain the Joke is a monthly blog where I write about popular jokes in American history, the kind that seep into the culture at large and get repeated on TV and in the funny pages and...
www.imightaswellexplainthejoke.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I regret to announce I am starting a blog www.imightaswellexplainthejoke.com/welcome-to-i...
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4 screenshots from the cozy, story-driven, puzzle adventure game we’re working on 👀💙🕯❄
October 1, 2025 at 3:01 PM
4 screenshots from the cozy, story-driven, puzzle adventure game we’re working on 👀💙🕯❄
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🍂STEAM AUTUMN SALE!🍂
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a whopping 50% off on Steam! Tis the perfect time to nab a folk horror bargain as we approach the spooky season! ⛏️💀🪱
store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a whopping 50% off on Steam! Tis the perfect time to nab a folk horror bargain as we approach the spooky season! ⛏️💀🪱
store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
September 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🍂STEAM AUTUMN SALE!🍂
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a whopping 50% off on Steam! Tis the perfect time to nab a folk horror bargain as we approach the spooky season! ⛏️💀🪱
store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a whopping 50% off on Steam! Tis the perfect time to nab a folk horror bargain as we approach the spooky season! ⛏️💀🪱
store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
I've been offline for a bit due to a broken wrist. I'm set to have surgery on Monday. I'll be back to writing and blogging as soon as I can!
September 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I've been offline for a bit due to a broken wrist. I'm set to have surgery on Monday. I'll be back to writing and blogging as soon as I can!
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@srtrzinski.bsky.social on horror sensation My Friendly Neighborhood and the actual horror of defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting:
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/my-...
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/my-...
My Defunded Friendly Neighborhood — Gamers with Glasses
In the horror game My Friendly Neighborhood , the puppets from a children’s show become monsters after a long period of neglect. Samantha Trzinski explores what we stand to lose, as parents, children...
www.gamerswithglasses.com
September 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
@srtrzinski.bsky.social on horror sensation My Friendly Neighborhood and the actual horror of defunding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting:
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/my-...
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/my-...
It's a CD party kind of night.
September 19, 2025 at 1:31 AM
It's a CD party kind of night.
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cancel disney+ and throw bucks at small press. buy an indie game. save your cash to help people in need. i am not asking you, i am telling you to start pirating shit again
September 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
cancel disney+ and throw bucks at small press. buy an indie game. save your cash to help people in need. i am not asking you, i am telling you to start pirating shit again
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"I’m not afraid of the fallout of last week’s news because everything bad that might come out of it was already being planned." open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
I Can't Tell You What's Coming
or: how to face the news
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September 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
"I’m not afraid of the fallout of last week’s news because everything bad that might come out of it was already being planned." open.substack.com/pub/margaret...
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Fuck it, how about a little self-promo tonight on the last night of the first amendment.
I'm No Escape. I'm writing a book rn and when I'm not doing that I publish pretty good games criticism and commentary. I've been doing this shit since 2019. #supportindiemedia
patreon.com/noescapevg
I'm No Escape. I'm writing a book rn and when I'm not doing that I publish pretty good games criticism and commentary. I've been doing this shit since 2019. #supportindiemedia
patreon.com/noescapevg
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A blog about digital culture and its discontents
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September 18, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Fuck it, how about a little self-promo tonight on the last night of the first amendment.
I'm No Escape. I'm writing a book rn and when I'm not doing that I publish pretty good games criticism and commentary. I've been doing this shit since 2019. #supportindiemedia
patreon.com/noescapevg
I'm No Escape. I'm writing a book rn and when I'm not doing that I publish pretty good games criticism and commentary. I've been doing this shit since 2019. #supportindiemedia
patreon.com/noescapevg
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I am terrified for the future of this country, but glad that at least we started building @aftermath.site a couple years ago — before shit really hit the fan. we’re beholden to nobody but ourselves. no execs can sacrifice us at the altar of a merger, and no bad faith mobs can get us fired
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 1:34 AM
I am terrified for the future of this country, but glad that at least we started building @aftermath.site a couple years ago — before shit really hit the fan. we’re beholden to nobody but ourselves. no execs can sacrifice us at the altar of a merger, and no bad faith mobs can get us fired
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Please, support @popheist.com — we are so small and are trying to give writers a place to write about pop culture that isn’t dictated by SEO or dragged through AI slop. Please, check us out. Please share. RT.
Independent media is the only media we will have that will not be beholden to The State
This means it will not have the same reach, influence, or attention as traditional models developed.
This will like be both very good and extremely difficult to maintain.
This means it will not have the same reach, influence, or attention as traditional models developed.
This will like be both very good and extremely difficult to maintain.
Becoming increasingly clear we’re gonna have to build a parallel infrastructure for all the media we really love. The reason all of this is happening under the color of law is hyperconsolidation, dissent being traded straight up for merger approval, or fear of harassment.
September 18, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Please, support @popheist.com — we are so small and are trying to give writers a place to write about pop culture that isn’t dictated by SEO or dragged through AI slop. Please, check us out. Please share. RT.
Went kayaking yesterday for the first time ever and fell in love! I can't wait to go again!
September 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Went kayaking yesterday for the first time ever and fell in love! I can't wait to go again!
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You should take a minute (or 7) and watch this absolutely beautiful animated adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart from 1953. Unbelievable.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezuu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezuu...
The Tell Tale Heart 1953 (UPA Cartoons Short 37)
YouTube video by Richard
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September 14, 2025 at 4:01 PM
You should take a minute (or 7) and watch this absolutely beautiful animated adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart from 1953. Unbelievable.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezuu...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezuu...
Another great piece from one of my favorite writers. Hoping to pick up Cronos soon or at least watch a playthrough of it. I don't always agree with Bloober's choices, but I'm willing to give them a chance, and I did enjoy the SH2 remake.
Horror game studio Bloober Team has a spotty record, but its latest, Cronos: The New Dawn, has won over one of its long-term critics. See why @gracemachine.bsky.social likes this one far more than Bloober's Silent Hill remake. www.endlessmode.com/article/how-...
How Cronos: The New Dawn Won Over A Stalwart Bloober Team Hater
Endless Mode explores the infinite possibilities of games and anime, from the excitement of video games, togetherness of board games, and action of pinball, to the adventure of theme parks, exhilaration of sports, and transformational thrill of immersive art.
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September 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Another great piece from one of my favorite writers. Hoping to pick up Cronos soon or at least watch a playthrough of it. I don't always agree with Bloober's choices, but I'm willing to give them a chance, and I did enjoy the SH2 remake.
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ICYMI: "[T]his preoccupation with individual agency over interdependent, communal agency is pervasive in a popular genre of games that often claims to center the latter: Wholesome or Cozy games."
@phoenixsimms.bsky.social muses on communal care in videogames:
@phoenixsimms.bsky.social muses on communal care in videogames:
Co-opting Co-op - Unwinnable
The narratives of care that feel the most impactful are happening in game genres that aren’t explicitly labelling themselves as being “wholesome."
buff.ly
September 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
ICYMI: "[T]his preoccupation with individual agency over interdependent, communal agency is pervasive in a popular genre of games that often claims to center the latter: Wholesome or Cozy games."
@phoenixsimms.bsky.social muses on communal care in videogames:
@phoenixsimms.bsky.social muses on communal care in videogames:
My top 5 albums of the year so far:
1. Hayley Williams - "Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party"
2. Cammie Beverly - "House of Grief"
3. Ho99o9 - "Tomorrow We Escape"
4. Heather Maloney - "Exploding Star"
5. Spiritbox - "Tsunami Sea"
1. Hayley Williams - "Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party"
2. Cammie Beverly - "House of Grief"
3. Ho99o9 - "Tomorrow We Escape"
4. Heather Maloney - "Exploding Star"
5. Spiritbox - "Tsunami Sea"
September 11, 2025 at 3:39 AM
My top 5 albums of the year so far:
1. Hayley Williams - "Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party"
2. Cammie Beverly - "House of Grief"
3. Ho99o9 - "Tomorrow We Escape"
4. Heather Maloney - "Exploding Star"
5. Spiritbox - "Tsunami Sea"
1. Hayley Williams - "Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party"
2. Cammie Beverly - "House of Grief"
3. Ho99o9 - "Tomorrow We Escape"
4. Heather Maloney - "Exploding Star"
5. Spiritbox - "Tsunami Sea"
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You'll want sound on this one...🔊👈
Just remember, you don't hate cities, you hate the danger and chaos of cars in cities. Design for people and you'll restore life.
Just remember, you don't hate cities, you hate the danger and chaos of cars in cities. Design for people and you'll restore life.
September 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
You'll want sound on this one...🔊👈
Just remember, you don't hate cities, you hate the danger and chaos of cars in cities. Design for people and you'll restore life.
Just remember, you don't hate cities, you hate the danger and chaos of cars in cities. Design for people and you'll restore life.
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really funny to see posts like "dont read old scifi/fantasy its all gross dudes" which not only erases marginalized authors of that period but then theyre like "read these nonproblematic friends of mine instead like tj klune"
September 4, 2025 at 4:54 PM
really funny to see posts like "dont read old scifi/fantasy its all gross dudes" which not only erases marginalized authors of that period but then theyre like "read these nonproblematic friends of mine instead like tj klune"
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After a year of work I've finally released my adventure game. It's called Maura and Ash, and it's designed for MS-DOS. You can download it or play it in the browser right now!
moralrecordings.itch.io/mauraash
#msdos #pointandclick #adventuregame
moralrecordings.itch.io/mauraash
#msdos #pointandclick #adventuregame
September 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
After a year of work I've finally released my adventure game. It's called Maura and Ash, and it's designed for MS-DOS. You can download it or play it in the browser right now!
moralrecordings.itch.io/mauraash
#msdos #pointandclick #adventuregame
moralrecordings.itch.io/mauraash
#msdos #pointandclick #adventuregame