~ JL McCallum ~
@cruddish.bsky.social
he/she/they/heyyyyy
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game dev currently working on SKIRL and GIVE UP THE GHOST!
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running @playgiveuptheghost.bsky.social
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game dev currently working on SKIRL and GIVE UP THE GHOST!
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running @playgiveuptheghost.bsky.social
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~ JL McCallum ~
@cruddish.bsky.social
· Oct 27
hellooo bluesky <3 i'm JL, a game dev from scotland. i'm currently working on GIVE UP THE GHOST, a dark fantasy RPG as part of the studio either//or collective, as well as SKIRL, a folk-horror personal project set in ancient scotland. bluesky doesn't support multiple videos so here are some screens!
hello i am there :o
we're at #GIGF2025! always feels surreal to see the game being played in-person.
August 9, 2025 at 1:54 PM
hello i am there :o
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The SOLEGATE -- it stinks of rotting flesh, its surface like the shell of a crab; it has stood in the Wheatfields longer than anything else yet its purpose remains forever unknown. (sound on for ambience)
July 26, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The SOLEGATE -- it stinks of rotting flesh, its surface like the shell of a crab; it has stood in the Wheatfields longer than anything else yet its purpose remains forever unknown. (sound on for ambience)
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HEARTHALL -- sitting in a village on the edge of the Fordite plains rests somewhere surprisingly warm, where folk like the PITWATCHER and FREE MARBLE MAN coalesce.
July 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
HEARTHALL -- sitting in a village on the edge of the Fordite plains rests somewhere surprisingly warm, where folk like the PITWATCHER and FREE MARBLE MAN coalesce.
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Ruins of the Coastal Highway (Metal Garden, PC, Tinerasoft, 2025)
July 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Ruins of the Coastal Highway (Metal Garden, PC, Tinerasoft, 2025)
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today’s warm up
June 11, 2025 at 9:17 PM
today’s warm up
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trapped nowhere
June 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
trapped nowhere
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As much I need funding to #Val'tyFPS I don't have the courage to do a kickstarter at this point, or to release the game shortly in early access.
If you wanna help you can:
Get my games (and leave a review 🙏): store.steampowered.com/developer/vi...
Subscribe to my patreon:
www.patreon.com/vikintor/
If you wanna help you can:
Get my games (and leave a review 🙏): store.steampowered.com/developer/vi...
Subscribe to my patreon:
www.patreon.com/vikintor/
June 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
As much I need funding to #Val'tyFPS I don't have the courage to do a kickstarter at this point, or to release the game shortly in early access.
If you wanna help you can:
Get my games (and leave a review 🙏): store.steampowered.com/developer/vi...
Subscribe to my patreon:
www.patreon.com/vikintor/
If you wanna help you can:
Get my games (and leave a review 🙏): store.steampowered.com/developer/vi...
Subscribe to my patreon:
www.patreon.com/vikintor/
here to confirm my own flesh and bone will be in attendance
We've been invited to be guest exhibitors at this year's #ECGx! Two members of our lovely team will be there presenting our demo, so if you're in the city of Edinburgh come and say hi!
The Edinburgh College Games Expo 2025 is coming!
#ECGx is both the end-of-year-show for #Edinburgh College #GameDev students
AND a mini expo for #ScotGameDev!
Come to CodeBase on Thu 5th June (5:30pm) to play around 30 or 40 games from students and local indies.
youtu.be/txo0rFRsnrI
INFO🧵⤵
#ECGx is both the end-of-year-show for #Edinburgh College #GameDev students
AND a mini expo for #ScotGameDev!
Come to CodeBase on Thu 5th June (5:30pm) to play around 30 or 40 games from students and local indies.
youtu.be/txo0rFRsnrI
INFO🧵⤵
May 25, 2025 at 7:24 PM
here to confirm my own flesh and bone will be in attendance
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a DEMO?? ain't nobody going hungry tonight
NEWS AT LAST!! We have a new playable Alpha demo up on itch that encompasses roughly the first 25 minutes of the game! Please do try it out if you get the chance we are ravenous for feedback all the feedback
Give up the Ghost - Alpha Demo by Either/Or Collective
A MYSTERY RPG
eitherorcollective.itch.io
March 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
a DEMO?? ain't nobody going hungry tonight
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Four illustrations by Victor Ambrus for Shakespeare’s Macbeth in “Favourite Tales from Shakespeare” (Hamlyn, 1976) by Bernard Miles.
March 28, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Four illustrations by Victor Ambrus for Shakespeare’s Macbeth in “Favourite Tales from Shakespeare” (Hamlyn, 1976) by Bernard Miles.
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one pot two pot three pot four
March 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
one pot two pot three pot four
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in case you missed it, yesterday we released a new progress update on our KICKSTARTER feat. snippets of music, some gameplay clips, and other knickknacks
Update 7: In-Progress Update - MARCH 2025! · Give up the Ghost - A Mystery RPG
Hello backers! Hope you're well. It’s been a minute. A lot has changed at EITHER/OR -- and all of it for the better. It’s about time we fill you in on the juicy details.First and foremost, we need to…
www.kickstarter.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
in case you missed it, yesterday we released a new progress update on our KICKSTARTER feat. snippets of music, some gameplay clips, and other knickknacks
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the overseer getting a lil *frisky* during a rigging test
March 3, 2025 at 7:57 PM
the overseer getting a lil *frisky* during a rigging test
New account that I will mostly be running!!
Hello! We are Either/Or Collective, developers of GIVE UP THE GHOST, a haunted point-and-click RPG set in a city at the end of the world, where walls converge and anguish boils. We are currently deep in development after a successful crowdfunding campaign and are very excited to share more soon.
February 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
New account that I will mostly be running!!
we're looking for a lovely animator!! if you're interested or know anyone who is pls send us a letter containing your portfolio and sealed with kiss!!
Either/Or Collective is hiring a 2D Animator for their mystery point-and-click game, Give up the Ghost!
🛰️ Remote, Freelance (Anywhere)
🎨 Made in Unity
👻 Theatre-puppet animation style
https://workwithindies.com/careers/either-or-collective-2d-animator
🛰️ Remote, Freelance (Anywhere)
🎨 Made in Unity
👻 Theatre-puppet animation style
https://workwithindies.com/careers/either-or-collective-2d-animator
February 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
we're looking for a lovely animator!! if you're interested or know anyone who is pls send us a letter containing your portfolio and sealed with kiss!!
frothing at the mouth, positively chomping at the bit for warioware clones
February 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
frothing at the mouth, positively chomping at the bit for warioware clones
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January 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you live in the UK and also appalled by the rampant theft of copyright materials to train AI then I encourage you to let your opinions be added to this questionnaire for the Consultation on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence:
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