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Jo Graylock
@jograylock.bsky.social
Game Designer, Table top nerd, and co-founder at Sprocket Games.
(they/them)
Seeing our little fuzzy guy going apeshit really warms my heart.

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#gamedev
When You're A Indie Developer
YouTube video by Sprocket Games
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February 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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It's surreal to be finally getting to show off such awesome stuff about our game while the world is kinda terrifying, but I'm so proud of our work.

#gamedev
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February 7, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Such a fun showcase of the beautiful worlds the team has been crafting.
February 4, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Reposted by Jo Graylock
On our latest podcast we interviewed @capothedev.bsky.social & @jograylock.bsky.social of @sprocketgames.bsky.social about their upcoming Project Cosmos. Let us know what you think!

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Cosmos: The Next Generation of Survival Crafting Games
YouTube video by Mythica
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January 31, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Reposted by Jo Graylock
Always explore, never return to base.

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It's how we do
YouTube video by Sprocket Games
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December 30, 2024 at 11:48 PM
Come join us and check out Project Cosmos in action!
@capothedev.bsky.social will be testing out a stream setup at 4:15pm PT today till 5pm or so. Come say hi and check out Cosmos.

@capothedev.bsky.social will hang out, answer questions about Sprocket, Cosmos, game dev, dart frogs or whatever else you want to know.

twitch.tv/sprocketgames
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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December 19, 2024 at 11:26 PM
Hey look, it's our actual video game!
How about something a little more direct.

HERE'S PROJECT COSMOS!

Much more is on the way.

Hang out on Discord: discord.gg/projectcosmos

#gamedev #survivalgame #indiegames
December 19, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Last post of the year, where we look back at a few milestones from the year.
Last newsletter post of the year! Thanks again to everyone that's been following along and helping out in 2024, and we look forward to 2025!

sprocketgames.substack.com/p/sprockets-...
Sprocket's 2024 End of Year Update
Hello friends!
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December 18, 2024 at 7:27 PM
The absolute terror of realizing I am missing an earring/gauge, and having to retrace my steps for who knows how long. Shocking how easy it is to lose a piece of wood the size of a marble.
December 16, 2024 at 8:29 PM
As the down period goes longer, even when the industry starts to recover, the talent train will be awful.

So many folks that are so brilliant will just do something else. This happens in games a little all the time, but in the longer downturns, we can lose access to whole generations of devs.
Game industry continues to be just incredibly bleak behind the scenes. Ecosystem is in free fall. Doubt there’ll be an easy solution, or a quick one. This darkest hour has dragged out to a darkest couple of years.
December 3, 2024 at 3:52 AM
I have such a deep love in my heart for metal songs that build up for at least seven minutes to finally explode in the last thirty seconds. I feel like that sort of experience is waaaay too rare outside of metal (and orchestral).

Great for focus work too.
December 3, 2024 at 3:42 AM
The new steam recording/clipping feature is so nice for QA and Playtesting. Getting everyone using OBS or Nvidia tools was generally asking them to enable a whole new tool. The steam recording is so much easier. Thank you @valvesoftware.bsky.social!
November 26, 2024 at 7:58 PM
I know I have a few new homeowner friends. If you can, now may be a very good time to schedule that appliance replacement or contractor work you were putting off. Between tariffs and deportations, it might be more expensive to do these things soon.

Also, tip your repair techs and contractors.
November 26, 2024 at 1:56 AM
New post days are some of my favorite days.
New newlsetter post up today! We're talking about some of our in game power progression, and showing off some extra art too!

sprocketgames.substack.com/p/power-and-...
Power and Progression In the Worlds of Project Cosmos
Time to talk about Relics!
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November 19, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Hello new followers! I am a potato this week due to stacking some Project Cosmos playtesting on top of normal game director stuff, but will try to be more chatty soon! Laser dog as apology.
November 15, 2024 at 1:32 AM
Going to try to like, actually use this, but today was a day where I was really proud that I had lunch before my partner had started to make dinner, so like, baby steps.
November 12, 2024 at 7:11 AM
Newsletter post!
Today, we have a post from our narrative lead Ro on how we're building an optimistic survival game.

You can read more here:
sprocketgames.substack.com/p/an-optimis...
November 7, 2024 at 8:23 PM
Reposted by Jo Graylock
Today we have some very exciting news! We're currently accepting signups for playtesting! The slots are limited, but this is only the first round!
October 22, 2024 at 7:51 PM
Doing the intro post! I've been making games since 2005!

Systems Design @ Obsidian (10ish years)
- Alpha Protocol
- Dungeon Siege 3
- SouthPark Stick of Truth

Riot (8ish years)
- LoL systems
- LoL Design Leadership

Sprocket Games Founder
Game Director on Project Cosmos
October 22, 2024 at 5:16 AM
Trying to get active on Twitter again is absolutely a nightmare. The priority given to the worst sort of content is kinda staggering to deal with, and even then the audience you're fighting for is just so much less than it was.
September 17, 2024 at 10:45 PM