Catherine Smith-Desbiens
@csdesbiens.bsky.social
Just a game dev from Montreal, co-founder of Girls on Games.
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👩💻 She/Her/Elle
🇨🇦 EN/FR
🔗 https://bento.me/csdesbiens
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Just got a big influx of followers so let me reintroduce myself! I'm Cat, I live in Montreal, I do UI on For Honor at Ubisoft, I do a weekly podcast called Girls on Games with some friends, and my hobbies are cooking, TTRPGs, gaming and fitness.
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WHELP! We are getting another GTA 6 delay before getting GTA 6. Plus, we chat Take-Two Interactive, Pokémon Legends ZA DLC and more: www.girlsongames.ca/2025/11/13/g...
GoGCast 516: GTA 6 Delays, Take-Two Interactive on AI, Pokémon Legends ZA DLC and more - Girls on Games
WHELP! We are getting a GTA 6 delay before getting GTA 6. Go figure. Plus, there is even more news from the Take Two interactive earnings call that we must discuss. We’re excited for the Pokemon ZA DL...
www.girlsongames.ca
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
WHELP! We are getting another GTA 6 delay before getting GTA 6. Plus, we chat Take-Two Interactive, Pokémon Legends ZA DLC and more: www.girlsongames.ca/2025/11/13/g...
Me and my old guy
November 10, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Me and my old guy
I hope y'all have been enjoying our latest comedic intros ;)
Order, Order in the court! This podcast is now in session! In this episode of the #GoGCast: the Pokémon vs Palworld ruling, an update to Animal Crossing New Horizons and a game of Suits Happen! 👩⚖️ www.girlsongames.ca/2025/11/06/g...
GoGCast 515: Palworld vs Pokémon Ruling, Animal Crossing New Horizons Update, and more. - Girls on Games
Order, Order in the court! This podcast is now in session! In this episode of the GoGCast, we have legal matters on our minds. A judge tells Nintendo to stuff it and we play a game of Suit Happens. Ma...
www.girlsongames.ca
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I hope y'all have been enjoying our latest comedic intros ;)
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Roses are red, Violets are blue, Getting stuff clean in PowerWash Simulator 2.
In this episode of the #GoGCast: PowerWash Simulator 2, Halo: Campaign Evolved and a new podcast game called Humble Bumble!
www.girlsongames.ca/2025/10/30/g...
In this episode of the #GoGCast: PowerWash Simulator 2, Halo: Campaign Evolved and a new podcast game called Humble Bumble!
www.girlsongames.ca/2025/10/30/g...
GoGCast 514: PowerWash Simulator 2, Halo: Campaign Evolved, and more - Girls on Games
Roses are red, Violets are blue, Getting stuff clean in PowerWash Simulator 2. Swipe left, or swipe right, let’s challenge the crew, In this game of Humble Bumble to find the villainous boo. Grab yo...
www.girlsongames.ca
October 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Roses are red, Violets are blue, Getting stuff clean in PowerWash Simulator 2.
In this episode of the #GoGCast: PowerWash Simulator 2, Halo: Campaign Evolved and a new podcast game called Humble Bumble!
www.girlsongames.ca/2025/10/30/g...
In this episode of the #GoGCast: PowerWash Simulator 2, Halo: Campaign Evolved and a new podcast game called Humble Bumble!
www.girlsongames.ca/2025/10/30/g...
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Attrapez-les tous! 🥖 We're back in Lumiose city as @leahjewer.bsky.social reviews Pokémon Legends ZA. Plus we play Pokémon Ball or Bluff. C'est parti pour le GoGCast: www.girlsongames.ca/2025/10/23/g...
GoGCast 513: Pokémon Legends ZA Review - Girls on Games
Attrapez-les tous! Leah returns to Lumiose City in Pokémon Legends ZA where she strives to be the very best in the battle royale. Grab your café au lait and croissant and prepare for Cat’s adventure i...
www.girlsongames.ca
October 24, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Attrapez-les tous! 🥖 We're back in Lumiose city as @leahjewer.bsky.social reviews Pokémon Legends ZA. Plus we play Pokémon Ball or Bluff. C'est parti pour le GoGCast: www.girlsongames.ca/2025/10/23/g...
This was a great use of my free will and my money.
October 23, 2025 at 10:23 PM
This was a great use of my free will and my money.
Première fois à goûter la cuisine malgache, certainement pas la dernière fois! On fait la découverte du restaurant 325F ce soir 😙👌
October 19, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Première fois à goûter la cuisine malgache, certainement pas la dernière fois! On fait la découverte du restaurant 325F ce soir 😙👌
I'm really enjoying Ghost of Yotei. What a great game.
October 18, 2025 at 8:43 PM
I'm really enjoying Ghost of Yotei. What a great game.
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In this week's #GoGCast, we share our first impressions of Ghost of Yotei and re-evaluate our Gamepass subscriptions. See you in Ezo: www.girlsongames.ca/2025/10/09/g...
GoGCast 512: Ghost of Yotei, Gamepass Price Increase, and more - Girls on Games
We’re riding through the flowery and grassy landscapes of the isle of Ezo. Joelle and Cat share their first impressions of Ghost of Yotei. Plus, we re-evaluate our Gamepass subscriptions following an ...
www.girlsongames.ca
October 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
In this week's #GoGCast, we share our first impressions of Ghost of Yotei and re-evaluate our Gamepass subscriptions. See you in Ezo: www.girlsongames.ca/2025/10/09/g...
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It’s a bountiful fall harvest of game announcements with the PlayStation State of Play and Minecraft Live. 🍂 Grab your favourite hot beverage and cozy up with the latest episode of the #GoGCast: www.girlsongames.ca/2025/10/02/g...
GoGCast 511: PlayStation State of Play, Minecraft Live, and more - Girls on Games
It’s a bountiful fall harvest of game announcements! We check out the latest PlayStation State of Play and Minecraft Live. Plus, EA is going private? Also, Leah shares her first impressions of Slime R...
www.girlsongames.ca
October 3, 2025 at 12:57 AM
It’s a bountiful fall harvest of game announcements with the PlayStation State of Play and Minecraft Live. 🍂 Grab your favourite hot beverage and cozy up with the latest episode of the #GoGCast: www.girlsongames.ca/2025/10/02/g...
This game is really good y'all, I really enjoyed it. Kudos to @qdork.bsky.social and her collaborators.
In this episode of the #GoGCast, we review Consume Me, a game about a student battling self image issues, and check out a GTA History Class. Class is in session! 👩🏫https://www.girlsongames.ca/2025/09/25/gogcast-510-consume-me-review/
GoGCast 510: Consume Me Review - Girls on Games
Feeling philosophical? A little academic? Is the existential dread setting in? Or are you just hungry? The GoGcast is here for you. Cat reviews the semi-autobiographical indie game ‘Consume Me’ which ...
www.girlsongames.ca
September 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
This game is really good y'all, I really enjoyed it. Kudos to @qdork.bsky.social and her collaborators.
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In this episode of the #GoGCast, we catch up on the latest #NintendoDirect including the 40th anniversary of the Super Mario Brothers, Ditto going from Pokémon to a little girl and the return of the Virtual Boy. So grab that power-up and let’s-a-go! www.girlsongames.ca/2025/09/18/g...
GoGCast 509: Nintendo Direct Highlights - Girls on Games
In this episode of the GoGCast, we catch up on the latest Nintendo Direct including the 40th anniversary of the Super Mario Brothers, Ditto going from Pokémon to a little girl and the return of the Vi...
www.girlsongames.ca
September 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
In this episode of the #GoGCast, we catch up on the latest #NintendoDirect including the 40th anniversary of the Super Mario Brothers, Ditto going from Pokémon to a little girl and the return of the Virtual Boy. So grab that power-up and let’s-a-go! www.girlsongames.ca/2025/09/18/g...
We beat the main campaign of the Elden Ring board game. We even defeated the final boss in one try!
September 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
We beat the main campaign of the Elden Ring board game. We even defeated the final boss in one try!
Currently looking for a new home for our upcoming newly designed merch. If you have suggestion, hmu.
We are saddened to hear about Design by Humans shutting down. We are going to look for a new home for our merch as well as bring you updated designs.
September 11, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Currently looking for a new home for our upcoming newly designed merch. If you have suggestion, hmu.
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It's all about roguelike in this week's #GoGCast! @joellelauren.bsky.social reviews the long awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong and we play a round of Roguelike Jeopardy: www.girlsongames.ca/2025/09/11/g...
GoGCast 508: Hollow Knight: Silksong Review - Girls on Games
It’s finally here! Hollow Knight: Silksong has launched and is breaking online game stores and player count records left right and center. That means real interesting things are happening in the fanta...
www.girlsongames.ca
September 11, 2025 at 11:12 PM
It's all about roguelike in this week's #GoGCast! @joellelauren.bsky.social reviews the long awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong and we play a round of Roguelike Jeopardy: www.girlsongames.ca/2025/09/11/g...
Diegetic UI is hard to do but when you get it right, it is very satisfying 😘👌
August 22, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Diegetic UI is hard to do but when you get it right, it is very satisfying 😘👌
I am obsessed with the Pokémon Go for airplanes.
Now boarding Episode 505 of the #GoGCast. 👩✈️ Enjoy our complimentary reviews of SkyCards, a mobile game where you catch airplanes, and updates on Subnautica 2 and Disco Elysium 2. Please fasten your seatbelts and get ready for takeoff🛫 www.girlsongames.ca/2025/08/21/g...
GoGCast 505: SkyCards Review and More - Girls on Games
Now boarding Episode 505 of the GoGCast. Cat turns into a full on plane spotter thanks to SkyCards, a mobile game where you catch and collect airplanes. Would you like tea or coffee? Tea it is as we c...
www.girlsongames.ca
August 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I am obsessed with the Pokémon Go for airplanes.
Is This Seat Taken? is a cute puzzle game and you should play it.
In this week's #GoGCast, we play seating matchmaker and we program farming robots. @csdesbiens.bsky.social reviews @potipoti.studio's Is This Seat Taken? and @leahjewer.bsky.social has first impressions of Ritual of Raven. www.girlsongames.ca/2025/08/14/g...
GoGCast 504: Is This Seat Taken? and Ritual of Raven Reviews - Girls on Games
In this episode, Cat reviews the chill puzzle game Is This Seat Taken? where you make sure that shapes are sitting where they need to be. Leah scratches the farming sim itch, but this time with a litt...
www.girlsongames.ca
August 15, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Is This Seat Taken? is a cute puzzle game and you should play it.
My coach added hack squats to my program for the first time and holy shit, that was humbling.
a giraffe is standing on its hind legs in a grassy field .
Alt: a giraffe is standing on its hind legs in a grassy field .
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August 10, 2025 at 3:12 PM
My coach added hack squats to my program for the first time and holy shit, that was humbling.
Allô, lui pis moi, ça fait 20 ans, aujourd'hui. That's it, that's the tweet.
August 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Allô, lui pis moi, ça fait 20 ans, aujourd'hui. That's it, that's the tweet.
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On this week #GoGCast, we review @kenney.nl's Makeroom, a cozy games where you do just that, make rooms. Plus, @joellelauren.bsky.social tries to stump us with a game of "Who Said That?" cozy game edition. www.girlsongames.ca/2025/08/07/g...
GoGCast 503: Makeroom Review - Girls on Games
The crew becomes interior decorators as we review Makeroom, a newly released game where you… make… rooms. Just that. Decorate cute rooms. Plus, Joelle tries to stump us with a game of ‘Who Said That?’...
www.girlsongames.ca
August 7, 2025 at 7:06 PM
On this week #GoGCast, we review @kenney.nl's Makeroom, a cozy games where you do just that, make rooms. Plus, @joellelauren.bsky.social tries to stump us with a game of "Who Said That?" cozy game edition. www.girlsongames.ca/2025/08/07/g...
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Sometimes, games just don’t hit the way you thought they would, other times, they are just right. On this week's #GoGCast, we have reviews for Donkey Kong Bananza and Two Point Museum Fantasy Finds DLC: www.girlsongames.ca/2025/07/25/g...
GoGCast 502: Donkey Kong Bananza and Two Point Museum Fantasy Finds DLC Reviews - Girls on Games
Sometimes, games just don’t hit the way you thought they would, other times, they are just right. Joelle did not go bananas for Donkey Kong Bananza while Leah had a fantastic time playing Two Points M...
www.girlsongames.ca
July 25, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Sometimes, games just don’t hit the way you thought they would, other times, they are just right. On this week's #GoGCast, we have reviews for Donkey Kong Bananza and Two Point Museum Fantasy Finds DLC: www.girlsongames.ca/2025/07/25/g...
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On the docket this episode of the #GoGCast, we’re chatting about news that is making a splash 💦 including the whole Subnautica 2 leadership debacle, updates on EB Games and rumours of a Donkey Kong Movie. So let's dive in! www.girlsongames.ca/2025/07/17/g...
GoGCast 501: Subnautica 2, Donkey Kong Movie, and More - Girls on Games
On the docket this week, we’re chatting about news that is making a splash! We catch up with everything happening with Subnautica 2, there’s updates on the return of EB Games and Nintendo could be wor...
www.girlsongames.ca
July 18, 2025 at 1:19 AM
On the docket this episode of the #GoGCast, we’re chatting about news that is making a splash 💦 including the whole Subnautica 2 leadership debacle, updates on EB Games and rumours of a Donkey Kong Movie. So let's dive in! www.girlsongames.ca/2025/07/17/g...
500 whole episodes... Holy shit.
It's a CELEBRATION 🎉 500 episodes of the GoGCast, can you believe it? Friends of the podcast and community members join us to play some podcast games. It's a fun one, enjoy! www.girlsongames.ca/2025/07/10/g...
GoGCast 500: Game On! Special Episode - Girls on Games
It’s a CELEBRATION! 500 episodes of the GoGCast, can you believe it? We certainly can’t. Friends of the podcast, past panelists and community members join us to play some games such as Two Lies and a ...
www.girlsongames.ca
July 10, 2025 at 9:27 PM
500 whole episodes... Holy shit.