Alex Kubodera
@keikube.bsky.social
🔮 Founder of Horn and Ivory Games @hornandivorygames.bsky.social
💀 Death's Gambit: Art Director | Game Designer | Writer
💀 Death's Gambit: Art Director | Game Designer | Writer
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Alex Kubodera
@keikube.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Hello bsky! I'm a game designer, pixel artist, and writer for indie games! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
I also write game design essays on occasion
✒️ medium.com/@alex.kubodera
And have a tiny print shop for my illustrations!
🖼️ www.inprnt.com/profile/keik...
I also write game design essays on occasion
✒️ medium.com/@alex.kubodera
And have a tiny print shop for my illustrations!
🖼️ www.inprnt.com/profile/keik...
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👻 Our spooktacular Halloween store sale is live!
Spin some chills with our hauntingly good vinyl deals including:
🎀 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
🔵 LISA: PAIN & JOY
⚔️ Death’s Gambit: Afterlife
🪐 Lifeless Planet & many more.
store.serenityforge.com/collections/...
Spin some chills with our hauntingly good vinyl deals including:
🎀 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
🔵 LISA: PAIN & JOY
⚔️ Death’s Gambit: Afterlife
🪐 Lifeless Planet & many more.
store.serenityforge.com/collections/...
October 29, 2025 at 10:25 PM
👻 Our spooktacular Halloween store sale is live!
Spin some chills with our hauntingly good vinyl deals including:
🎀 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
🔵 LISA: PAIN & JOY
⚔️ Death’s Gambit: Afterlife
🪐 Lifeless Planet & many more.
store.serenityforge.com/collections/...
Spin some chills with our hauntingly good vinyl deals including:
🎀 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
🔵 LISA: PAIN & JOY
⚔️ Death’s Gambit: Afterlife
🪐 Lifeless Planet & many more.
store.serenityforge.com/collections/...
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A NEW look at our modern love letter to classic turn-based JRPGs!
⚔️ Engage in cinematic turn-based combat
✨ Step into a world map set across different eras
💪 Utilize devastating team combo attacks
Wishlist Threads of Time here: s.team/a/2090210
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdd8...
⚔️ Engage in cinematic turn-based combat
✨ Step into a world map set across different eras
💪 Utilize devastating team combo attacks
Wishlist Threads of Time here: s.team/a/2090210
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdd8...
Threads of Time | PC Gaming Show | TGS 2025
YouTube video by Riyo Games
www.youtube.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
A NEW look at our modern love letter to classic turn-based JRPGs!
⚔️ Engage in cinematic turn-based combat
✨ Step into a world map set across different eras
💪 Utilize devastating team combo attacks
Wishlist Threads of Time here: s.team/a/2090210
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdd8...
⚔️ Engage in cinematic turn-based combat
✨ Step into a world map set across different eras
💪 Utilize devastating team combo attacks
Wishlist Threads of Time here: s.team/a/2090210
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdd8...
Didn’t know I needed a picture of Death being a supportive grocery friend 🧺
Stop by and handpick your next favorite game from our Steam Publisher Sale!🧺
Almost our entire market is on sale until 9/25, but you can browse the deals now while they’re still fresh!🍅
💚Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
🔵LISA: Definitive Edition
🌙To the Moon
store.steampowered.com/sale/Serenit...
Almost our entire market is on sale until 9/25, but you can browse the deals now while they’re still fresh!🍅
💚Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
🔵LISA: Definitive Edition
🌙To the Moon
store.steampowered.com/sale/Serenit...
September 17, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Didn’t know I needed a picture of Death being a supportive grocery friend 🧺
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If you're an indie developer, you should hang this screenshot on your wall and use it as inspiration to never give up
September 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
If you're an indie developer, you should hang this screenshot on your wall and use it as inspiration to never give up
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Fear the Old Blood 🩸🧠👁️
September 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Fear the Old Blood 🩸🧠👁️
Without a majority of the levels using tiles mind you
I don’t know why we decided to make one of the biggest worlds in Metroidvania history with such a small team, but we did.
August 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Without a majority of the levels using tiles mind you
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studios arent turning to AI. Ownership and dipshit leadership are, and are making everyone's jobs harder in the process.
August 23, 2025 at 1:59 PM
studios arent turning to AI. Ownership and dipshit leadership are, and are making everyone's jobs harder in the process.
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Final trailer.
August 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Final trailer.
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The 2025 Swordtember prompt list is here! ⚔️ #swordtember
August 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
The 2025 Swordtember prompt list is here! ⚔️ #swordtember
Working with voice actors was the single BEST experience in the entire 8 years of making Death’s Gambit. So much joy, laughter, and magic. Would never trade those memories for a soulless product that’s “cheaper”. You pay for it in other ways by depriving yourself of the process and SO much more
July 28, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Working with voice actors was the single BEST experience in the entire 8 years of making Death’s Gambit. So much joy, laughter, and magic. Would never trade those memories for a soulless product that’s “cheaper”. You pay for it in other ways by depriving yourself of the process and SO much more
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July 24, 2025 at 1:03 AM
This #portfolioday I'm looking to hire #pixelart environment artists to join my team! Post your most vibrant and moody samples below and please spread the word!
July 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This #portfolioday I'm looking to hire #pixelart environment artists to join my team! Post your most vibrant and moody samples below and please spread the word!
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Introducing Parasensor from new Melbourne studio @ghoulish.com.au! Investigate a frightening metamorphosis in this horror mystery.
Just premiered in Frosty Games Fest, watch the trailer:
Just premiered in Frosty Games Fest, watch the trailer:
Parasensor | Frosty Games Fest 2025
Featured in Frosty Games Fest 2025! Watch the full showcase here: https://youtu.be/3ff3YxX7CgwWe are extremely excited to premiere the incredibly vibe-y Anno...
youtu.be
June 7, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Introducing Parasensor from new Melbourne studio @ghoulish.com.au! Investigate a frightening metamorphosis in this horror mystery.
Just premiered in Frosty Games Fest, watch the trailer:
Just premiered in Frosty Games Fest, watch the trailer:
Quote with your fanart ♦️
June 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Quote with your fanart ♦️
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1-800-NIFTY.com
pls meet Nifty
pls meet Nifty
Snap & Grab - 1-800-NIFTY
The hotline to reach Nifty Nevada, the star of upcoming photo crime adventure Snap & Grab
1-800-nifty.com
June 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
1-800-NIFTY.com
pls meet Nifty
pls meet Nifty
Some standouts from all the recent game announcements:
📼 Mixtape
✒️ Into the Unwell
📸 Snap and Grab
🥊 Felt That Boxing (unreal)
📼 Mixtape
✒️ Into the Unwell
📸 Snap and Grab
🥊 Felt That Boxing (unreal)
June 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Some standouts from all the recent game announcements:
📼 Mixtape
✒️ Into the Unwell
📸 Snap and Grab
🥊 Felt That Boxing (unreal)
📼 Mixtape
✒️ Into the Unwell
📸 Snap and Grab
🥊 Felt That Boxing (unreal)
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Good morning. It's Saturday and I'm writing news.
"It's not hard to imagine ways in which repeating the myth of Clair Obscur's team size could contribute to worse conditions for games and the people developing them."
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
"It's not hard to imagine ways in which repeating the myth of Clair Obscur's team size could contribute to worse conditions for games and the people developing them."
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
No, Geoff Keighley—Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was not made by a team of 'under 30 developers,' and devs say repeating the myth is 'a dangerous path'
SGF's fascination with small staff sizes discredits the integral work of external contractors and contributors.
www.pcgamer.com
June 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Good morning. It's Saturday and I'm writing news.
"It's not hard to imagine ways in which repeating the myth of Clair Obscur's team size could contribute to worse conditions for games and the people developing them."
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
"It's not hard to imagine ways in which repeating the myth of Clair Obscur's team size could contribute to worse conditions for games and the people developing them."
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
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#PitchYaGame
Hear Tell of Hauntings is an old-school survival horror game set in America’s old west.
It’s available for wishlist! ⬇️
store.steampowered.com/app/3410390/...
Hear Tell of Hauntings is an old-school survival horror game set in America’s old west.
It’s available for wishlist! ⬇️
store.steampowered.com/app/3410390/...
June 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
#PitchYaGame
Hear Tell of Hauntings is an old-school survival horror game set in America’s old west.
It’s available for wishlist! ⬇️
store.steampowered.com/app/3410390/...
Hear Tell of Hauntings is an old-school survival horror game set in America’s old west.
It’s available for wishlist! ⬇️
store.steampowered.com/app/3410390/...
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Hi #PitchYaGame crew!
Plan, aim, shoot! FLICK SHOT ROGUES blends the tactile satisfaction of flicking stuff across a table with the strategic depth of your favourite turn-based roguelikes.
Check out our Demo on Steam: bit.ly/FlickShotRogues
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEcF...
#indiegames #gamedev
Plan, aim, shoot! FLICK SHOT ROGUES blends the tactile satisfaction of flicking stuff across a table with the strategic depth of your favourite turn-based roguelikes.
Check out our Demo on Steam: bit.ly/FlickShotRogues
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEcF...
#indiegames #gamedev
Flick Shot Rogues Mix Trailer
YouTube video by Butter By The Fish
www.youtube.com
June 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Hi #PitchYaGame crew!
Plan, aim, shoot! FLICK SHOT ROGUES blends the tactile satisfaction of flicking stuff across a table with the strategic depth of your favourite turn-based roguelikes.
Check out our Demo on Steam: bit.ly/FlickShotRogues
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEcF...
#indiegames #gamedev
Plan, aim, shoot! FLICK SHOT ROGUES blends the tactile satisfaction of flicking stuff across a table with the strategic depth of your favourite turn-based roguelikes.
Check out our Demo on Steam: bit.ly/FlickShotRogues
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEcF...
#indiegames #gamedev
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Hi #PitchYaGame!
This is Ancestral Harvest:
- healer-based combat + world restoration (🥀->🪻)
- Zelda meets Guitar Hero (🔼+🎸)
- you are a child shaman drummer (👦+🪘)
- play the test demo on Steam!
#indiegame #gamedev
This is Ancestral Harvest:
- healer-based combat + world restoration (🥀->🪻)
- Zelda meets Guitar Hero (🔼+🎸)
- you are a child shaman drummer (👦+🪘)
- play the test demo on Steam!
#indiegame #gamedev
June 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Hi #PitchYaGame!
This is Ancestral Harvest:
- healer-based combat + world restoration (🥀->🪻)
- Zelda meets Guitar Hero (🔼+🎸)
- you are a child shaman drummer (👦+🪘)
- play the test demo on Steam!
#indiegame #gamedev
This is Ancestral Harvest:
- healer-based combat + world restoration (🥀->🪻)
- Zelda meets Guitar Hero (🔼+🎸)
- you are a child shaman drummer (👦+🪘)
- play the test demo on Steam!
#indiegame #gamedev
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I am looking for freelance work! I specialize in editorials, book covers, and branding projects
I've worked with the NYT, Scientific American, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin, and more and would love to work with your organization too
🪴samanthamashillustration@gmail.com
🪴samanthamash.com
I've worked with the NYT, Scientific American, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin, and more and would love to work with your organization too
🪴samanthamashillustration@gmail.com
🪴samanthamash.com
June 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
I am looking for freelance work! I specialize in editorials, book covers, and branding projects
I've worked with the NYT, Scientific American, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin, and more and would love to work with your organization too
🪴samanthamashillustration@gmail.com
🪴samanthamash.com
I've worked with the NYT, Scientific American, HarperCollins, Macmillan, Penguin, and more and would love to work with your organization too
🪴samanthamashillustration@gmail.com
🪴samanthamash.com
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Update: The TERRIBLE 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulations advanced House Committee. What does this mean?
It means we BLAST the HELL out of their phones! Call your House Members AND Senators today! Called a few days ago? Call again!
Tell them NO on 10-year State AI Regulation Ban!
(Info in thread)
It means we BLAST the HELL out of their phones! Call your House Members AND Senators today! Called a few days ago? Call again!
Tell them NO on 10-year State AI Regulation Ban!
(Info in thread)
May 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Update: The TERRIBLE 10-Year Ban on State AI Regulations advanced House Committee. What does this mean?
It means we BLAST the HELL out of their phones! Call your House Members AND Senators today! Called a few days ago? Call again!
Tell them NO on 10-year State AI Regulation Ban!
(Info in thread)
It means we BLAST the HELL out of their phones! Call your House Members AND Senators today! Called a few days ago? Call again!
Tell them NO on 10-year State AI Regulation Ban!
(Info in thread)
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