löyly
@loyly.bsky.social
Connoisseur of indie games with interesting narratives and no combat or other stressful stuff. Trying to keep this profile (mostly) game-related.
My curator: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35872486
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My curator: https://store.steampowered.com/curator/35872486
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löyly
@loyly.bsky.social
· Jan 2
Hi! A bunch of people have been following me out of nowhere without engaging with any of my posts. FYI I'm not going to follow you back unless I'm actually interested in the stuff you post, Idc if you think it's rude.
Feel absolutely free to use the same policy if I've followed you first!
Feel absolutely free to use the same policy if I've followed you first!
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Hooray! The first of the Thanksgaming 2025 posts is up on Kotaku, with an epic TWENTY unknown indies to check out!
I'm going to put up another 20 tomorrow.
Spread it far and wide!
kotaku.com/indie-games-...
I'm going to put up another 20 tomorrow.
Spread it far and wide!
kotaku.com/indie-games-...
20 Incredible Innovative Indie Games To Wishlist This Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgaming 2025 everybody! Celebrate with a huge pile of unknown indies to put on your radar
kotaku.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Hooray! The first of the Thanksgaming 2025 posts is up on Kotaku, with an epic TWENTY unknown indies to check out!
I'm going to put up another 20 tomorrow.
Spread it far and wide!
kotaku.com/indie-games-...
I'm going to put up another 20 tomorrow.
Spread it far and wide!
kotaku.com/indie-games-...
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When I see the Steam AI disclosure for "placeholder art", what I read is "We thought we could get away with it, but someone found out so now we're pretending it was meant to be replaced"
November 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
When I see the Steam AI disclosure for "placeholder art", what I read is "We thought we could get away with it, but someone found out so now we're pretending it was meant to be replaced"
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Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
“We can produce results that meet our quality standards without its assistance.”
buff.ly
November 24, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
As much as I love cute harmless fantasy, I also love #indiegames that aren't "just a game"
In our case, we've conducted a number of interviews and playtests with real life eco/climate lawyers and social movement organizers. We're also drawing on a lot of research on how real societal change happens - especially in terms of social and emotional dynamics.
November 24, 2025 at 4:05 PM
As much as I love cute harmless fantasy, I also love #indiegames that aren't "just a game"
Is there a word for the new form of passive aggression where they just make genAI spit out a "diplomatic" wall of nonsense to waste your time?
November 16, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Is there a word for the new form of passive aggression where they just make genAI spit out a "diplomatic" wall of nonsense to waste your time?
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the heart that comes with people giving art their best shot is ALWAYS more impactful than generative AI. the moment you can tell a voice is fake, it loses character in more than just a literal sense
August 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
the heart that comes with people giving art their best shot is ALWAYS more impactful than generative AI. the moment you can tell a voice is fake, it loses character in more than just a literal sense
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Another inspiration for our sideways speculative version of reality in Kerala is the 'Seeds of Good Anthropocenes' project that tries to find initatives and projects that already exist everywhere around the world - and that could inspire a better future. goodanthropocenes.net
November 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Another inspiration for our sideways speculative version of reality in Kerala is the 'Seeds of Good Anthropocenes' project that tries to find initatives and projects that already exist everywhere around the world - and that could inspire a better future. goodanthropocenes.net
I'm so confused. I thought early reviews for games on Steam were super important? Why would experienced indie devs publish a game without making sure they have some fans posting reviews ASAP? The game looks promising, but several hours after release just *crickets*... IT BOTHERS ME
#gamedev
#gamedev
November 4, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I'm so confused. I thought early reviews for games on Steam were super important? Why would experienced indie devs publish a game without making sure they have some fans posting reviews ASAP? The game looks promising, but several hours after release just *crickets*... IT BOTHERS ME
#gamedev
#gamedev
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Made a starter pack based on cool responses to earlier thread (see below) about games that fearlessly work toward a better future and find the fun in the political struggle. Starter packs = a bit over but still. Ping us if you know more folks: go.bsky.app/Fhw51ip #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Made a starter pack based on cool responses to earlier thread (see below) about games that fearlessly work toward a better future and find the fun in the political struggle. Starter packs = a bit over but still. Ping us if you know more folks: go.bsky.app/Fhw51ip #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
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I want to explore fantastical worlds with the content of a tool shed, a stack of 20 soups, a bunch of random stuff I found, and a burning torch in my invisible backpack.
Honestly I kinda hate realism in games
November 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I want to explore fantastical worlds with the content of a tool shed, a stack of 20 soups, a bunch of random stuff I found, and a burning torch in my invisible backpack.
I want to explore fantastical worlds with the content of a tool shed, a stack of 20 soups, a bunch of random stuff I found, and a burning torch in my invisible backpack.
Honestly I kinda hate realism in games
November 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I want to explore fantastical worlds with the content of a tool shed, a stack of 20 soups, a bunch of random stuff I found, and a burning torch in my invisible backpack.
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Up for a free spooky game? Always wondered what my userpic is from? Look no further! direkris.itch.io/displacer
Displacer Beast by Kris Lorischild
There's something wrong with your new cat.
direkris.itch.io
October 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Up for a free spooky game? Always wondered what my userpic is from? Look no further! direkris.itch.io/displacer
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Calling all game developers working on making the future a better place, or addressing the bullshit of our current time in some creative way! Where are you? Let's connect and team up.
October 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Calling all game developers working on making the future a better place, or addressing the bullshit of our current time in some creative way! Where are you? Let's connect and team up.
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Me 1 year ago: I wish I could make a game and do everything myself
Me now: I wish I could pay @hannahnicklin.bsky.social as a game designer, @direkris.itch.io and @onbearfeet.bsky.social for the writing, @naladraws.com for the art, ...
#gamedev
Me now: I wish I could pay @hannahnicklin.bsky.social as a game designer, @direkris.itch.io and @onbearfeet.bsky.social for the writing, @naladraws.com for the art, ...
#gamedev
October 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Me 1 year ago: I wish I could make a game and do everything myself
Me now: I wish I could pay @hannahnicklin.bsky.social as a game designer, @direkris.itch.io and @onbearfeet.bsky.social for the writing, @naladraws.com for the art, ...
#gamedev
Me now: I wish I could pay @hannahnicklin.bsky.social as a game designer, @direkris.itch.io and @onbearfeet.bsky.social for the writing, @naladraws.com for the art, ...
#gamedev
Me 1 year ago: I wish I could make a game and do everything myself
Me now: I wish I could pay @hannahnicklin.bsky.social as a game designer, @direkris.itch.io and @onbearfeet.bsky.social for the writing, @naladraws.com for the art, ...
#gamedev
Me now: I wish I could pay @hannahnicklin.bsky.social as a game designer, @direkris.itch.io and @onbearfeet.bsky.social for the writing, @naladraws.com for the art, ...
#gamedev
October 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Me 1 year ago: I wish I could make a game and do everything myself
Me now: I wish I could pay @hannahnicklin.bsky.social as a game designer, @direkris.itch.io and @onbearfeet.bsky.social for the writing, @naladraws.com for the art, ...
#gamedev
Me now: I wish I could pay @hannahnicklin.bsky.social as a game designer, @direkris.itch.io and @onbearfeet.bsky.social for the writing, @naladraws.com for the art, ...
#gamedev
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Instead of paying out the nose to play generative AI slop, what about a free game where you ARE the generative AI slop? direkris.itch.io/genai
You Are Generative AI by Kris Lorischild
A Large Language Model Simulator
direkris.itch.io
October 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Instead of paying out the nose to play generative AI slop, what about a free game where you ARE the generative AI slop? direkris.itch.io/genai
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Look, I know I wrote a game called COZY Grove, but I'm starting to think coziness has reached its moral limit blog.giovanh.com/blog/2025/10...
October 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Look, I know I wrote a game called COZY Grove, but I'm starting to think coziness has reached its moral limit blog.giovanh.com/blog/2025/10...
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I see a lot of people comment on their "backlog" of video games as a problem to feel bad about. Honestly? I love looking at mine. All the potential experiences! The anticipation! The out-of-my-usual-niche games waiting there just in case the right mood hits me! I want to swim in unplayed games.
October 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I see a lot of people comment on their "backlog" of video games as a problem to feel bad about. Honestly? I love looking at mine. All the potential experiences! The anticipation! The out-of-my-usual-niche games waiting there just in case the right mood hits me! I want to swim in unplayed games.
I see a lot of people comment on their "backlog" of video games as a problem to feel bad about. Honestly? I love looking at mine. All the potential experiences! The anticipation! The out-of-my-usual-niche games waiting there just in case the right mood hits me! I want to swim in unplayed games.
October 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I see a lot of people comment on their "backlog" of video games as a problem to feel bad about. Honestly? I love looking at mine. All the potential experiences! The anticipation! The out-of-my-usual-niche games waiting there just in case the right mood hits me! I want to swim in unplayed games.
As a Linux user, I nearly choked on my food 😂
(Apple also seems to hate people who don't want or can't afford to buy 100% of their stuff from Apple though?)
(Apple also seems to hate people who don't want or can't afford to buy 100% of their stuff from Apple though?)
Microsoft hates computers AND everyone who uses them, whereas Apple only hates computers, and Linux only hates the people who use them. In this essay I will
October 17, 2025 at 4:45 PM
As a Linux user, I nearly choked on my food 😂
(Apple also seems to hate people who don't want or can't afford to buy 100% of their stuff from Apple though?)
(Apple also seems to hate people who don't want or can't afford to buy 100% of their stuff from Apple though?)
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I'll give credit where it's due: a majority of the @vangamegarden.bsky.social volunteers were masking. Also shoutouts to the single masked dev whose gaze I met over our respective respirators. He was tabling for Generation Exile so give it a wishlist
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
Generation Exile on Steam
You are aboard humanity’s first and final generation ship, a last-chance expedition now teetering on the rim of collapse. One step at a time you must rebuild society and the ship’s fragile ecosystems ...
store.steampowered.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I'll give credit where it's due: a majority of the @vangamegarden.bsky.social volunteers were masking. Also shoutouts to the single masked dev whose gaze I met over our respective respirators. He was tabling for Generation Exile so give it a wishlist
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
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I'VE DONE IT, I'VE FINALLY RELEASED A WRITING PROJECT I SAID I WOULD RELEASE. TAKE THAT PROCRASTINATION DEMONS!
Anyways, as the horrors keep coming and they don't stop coming, I've compiled the above into an article that'll be poked at as time goes on! And can be linked in relevant places!
Anyways, as the horrors keep coming and they don't stop coming, I've compiled the above into an article that'll be poked at as time goes on! And can be linked in relevant places!
Other Games For Tetris Effect — Olivia Wertheimer's Art
(blows dust off blog, immediately starts coughing) So! Something that's been discussed as of writing lately, is how Tetris is good for preventing ptsd. Not curing it mind you, but *preventing it*. Or...
www.oliviawertheimersart.com
September 15, 2025 at 1:32 AM
I'VE DONE IT, I'VE FINALLY RELEASED A WRITING PROJECT I SAID I WOULD RELEASE. TAKE THAT PROCRASTINATION DEMONS!
Anyways, as the horrors keep coming and they don't stop coming, I've compiled the above into an article that'll be poked at as time goes on! And can be linked in relevant places!
Anyways, as the horrors keep coming and they don't stop coming, I've compiled the above into an article that'll be poked at as time goes on! And can be linked in relevant places!
1 day 10 hrs left for the Queer bundle, 2 weeks for the Palestine one
September 8, 2025 at 8:19 PM
1 day 10 hrs left for the Queer bundle, 2 weeks for the Palestine one
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There are so many skilled, brilliant writers out of work right now. If you have any budget at all, now's your chance to hire the best writing talent the games industry has ever seen ✨️
September 4, 2025 at 11:48 AM
There are so many skilled, brilliant writers out of work right now. If you have any budget at all, now's your chance to hire the best writing talent the games industry has ever seen ✨️