Chief Goblin Officer 🇨🇦
@mcdichael.bsky.social
Play my team's game, it's like fire emblem but you die more https://store.steampowered.com/app/2560500/Astral_Throne/
He/Him, based in Ontario, Canada
He/Him, based in Ontario, Canada
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New game new game new game!!
Just announced Astral Throne II: Age of the Phoenix.
It's a Fire Emblem and FFT-inspired Roguelite, written by a fantasy novelist, and has Octopath-style graphics. Wow!
Wishlist! -> store.steampowered.com/app/4084400/...
#SRPG #Roguelike #InideGame #IndieGames
Just announced Astral Throne II: Age of the Phoenix.
It's a Fire Emblem and FFT-inspired Roguelite, written by a fantasy novelist, and has Octopath-style graphics. Wow!
Wishlist! -> store.steampowered.com/app/4084400/...
#SRPG #Roguelike #InideGame #IndieGames
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New game new game new game!!
Just announced Astral Throne II: Age of the Phoenix.
It's a Fire Emblem and FFT-inspired Roguelite, written by a fantasy novelist, and has Octopath-style graphics. Wow!
Wishlist! -> store.steampowered.com/app/4084400/...
#SRPG #Roguelike #InideGame #IndieGames
Just announced Astral Throne II: Age of the Phoenix.
It's a Fire Emblem and FFT-inspired Roguelite, written by a fantasy novelist, and has Octopath-style graphics. Wow!
Wishlist! -> store.steampowered.com/app/4084400/...
#SRPG #Roguelike #InideGame #IndieGames
November 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
New game new game new game!!
Just announced Astral Throne II: Age of the Phoenix.
It's a Fire Emblem and FFT-inspired Roguelite, written by a fantasy novelist, and has Octopath-style graphics. Wow!
Wishlist! -> store.steampowered.com/app/4084400/...
#SRPG #Roguelike #InideGame #IndieGames
Just announced Astral Throne II: Age of the Phoenix.
It's a Fire Emblem and FFT-inspired Roguelite, written by a fantasy novelist, and has Octopath-style graphics. Wow!
Wishlist! -> store.steampowered.com/app/4084400/...
#SRPG #Roguelike #InideGame #IndieGames
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humans are a kind of ape that loves fermenting stuff
October 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
humans are a kind of ape that loves fermenting stuff
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starting a punk band named update your tickets
October 7, 2025 at 2:32 AM
starting a punk band named update your tickets
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jc denton: word on the street is people can get anything from you. vaccines. drugs. even bofa.
deus ex npc: what's bofa?
jc denton, pulling out gun: i'm asking the questions here.
deus ex npc: what's bofa?
jc denton, pulling out gun: i'm asking the questions here.
September 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
jc denton: word on the street is people can get anything from you. vaccines. drugs. even bofa.
deus ex npc: what's bofa?
jc denton, pulling out gun: i'm asking the questions here.
deus ex npc: what's bofa?
jc denton, pulling out gun: i'm asking the questions here.
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i dont believe in 'arrays'. i will simply track 163 distinct boolean variables
September 22, 2025 at 9:19 PM
i dont believe in 'arrays'. i will simply track 163 distinct boolean variables
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Thanks so much for hosting #TurnBasedThursday! I love the look of your game!
We just added the biggest content update yet to our Roguelike Fire Emblem-like, including new maps and story scenes. The game is also (still) on a huge sale - 50% off
bsky.app/profile/mcdi...
We just added the biggest content update yet to our Roguelike Fire Emblem-like, including new maps and story scenes. The game is also (still) on a huge sale - 50% off
bsky.app/profile/mcdi...
Super excited, my game Astral Throne is back on the steam front page for a daily deal!
The game didn't even meet the documented requisites for being chosen, we just asked support if we could have one and they said yes 😀
store.steampowered.com/app/2560500/...
The game didn't even meet the documented requisites for being chosen, we just asked support if we could have one and they said yes 😀
store.steampowered.com/app/2560500/...
September 18, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Thanks so much for hosting #TurnBasedThursday! I love the look of your game!
We just added the biggest content update yet to our Roguelike Fire Emblem-like, including new maps and story scenes. The game is also (still) on a huge sale - 50% off
bsky.app/profile/mcdi...
We just added the biggest content update yet to our Roguelike Fire Emblem-like, including new maps and story scenes. The game is also (still) on a huge sale - 50% off
bsky.app/profile/mcdi...
Super excited, my game Astral Throne is back on the steam front page for a daily deal!
The game didn't even meet the documented requisites for being chosen, we just asked support if we could have one and they said yes 😀
store.steampowered.com/app/2560500/...
The game didn't even meet the documented requisites for being chosen, we just asked support if we could have one and they said yes 😀
store.steampowered.com/app/2560500/...
September 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Super excited, my game Astral Throne is back on the steam front page for a daily deal!
The game didn't even meet the documented requisites for being chosen, we just asked support if we could have one and they said yes 😀
store.steampowered.com/app/2560500/...
The game didn't even meet the documented requisites for being chosen, we just asked support if we could have one and they said yes 😀
store.steampowered.com/app/2560500/...
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New video is up on the channel now!
The Terribly Tragic, Totally Avoidable, Absolute Collapse Of The Gaming Industry
The Terribly Tragic, Totally Avoidable, Absolute Collapse Of The Gaming Industry
July 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
New video is up on the channel now!
The Terribly Tragic, Totally Avoidable, Absolute Collapse Of The Gaming Industry
The Terribly Tragic, Totally Avoidable, Absolute Collapse Of The Gaming Industry
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Steam early access is really just a model for "full release of a finished product with planned free content patches"
I'm very rapidly becoming of of the opinion that Steam Early Access either needs to cease to exist, or that it needs to come without reviews, forums, etc.
The number of "This Game Isn't Absolutely Perfect" reviews/posts make Early Access meaningless. It may as well just be full release.
The number of "This Game Isn't Absolutely Perfect" reviews/posts make Early Access meaningless. It may as well just be full release.
July 27, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Steam early access is really just a model for "full release of a finished product with planned free content patches"
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It's absurd and dystopian that payment processors get to decide what we can and can't see on the internet.
That companies like Visa and Mastercard can use their enormous size to bully companies into taking stuff offline - based on the reactionary politics of a small group.
That companies like Visa and Mastercard can use their enormous size to bully companies into taking stuff offline - based on the reactionary politics of a small group.
July 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It's absurd and dystopian that payment processors get to decide what we can and can't see on the internet.
That companies like Visa and Mastercard can use their enormous size to bully companies into taking stuff offline - based on the reactionary politics of a small group.
That companies like Visa and Mastercard can use their enormous size to bully companies into taking stuff offline - based on the reactionary politics of a small group.
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if you wanna make video games as a career you have to enjoy the process of making video games. its not enough to just enjoy the end result. same goes for most types of creative works
July 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
if you wanna make video games as a career you have to enjoy the process of making video games. its not enough to just enjoy the end result. same goes for most types of creative works
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Hey. I've written a new article.
One of the difficulties in talking about "how can we do something better" is that it means we gotta talk about what isn't going well.
I wrote this in the hopes that reading it would give you tools to write work you're proud of.
docseuss.medium.com/lets-reconsi...
One of the difficulties in talking about "how can we do something better" is that it means we gotta talk about what isn't going well.
I wrote this in the hopes that reading it would give you tools to write work you're proud of.
docseuss.medium.com/lets-reconsi...
let’s reconsider how we talk about video games
There’s that moment before a tornado where the humidity gets unbearable, the sky — which is often mostly gargantuan cumulonimbus towering…
docseuss.medium.com
July 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Hey. I've written a new article.
One of the difficulties in talking about "how can we do something better" is that it means we gotta talk about what isn't going well.
I wrote this in the hopes that reading it would give you tools to write work you're proud of.
docseuss.medium.com/lets-reconsi...
One of the difficulties in talking about "how can we do something better" is that it means we gotta talk about what isn't going well.
I wrote this in the hopes that reading it would give you tools to write work you're proud of.
docseuss.medium.com/lets-reconsi...
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to every company that is cancelling their huge GAAS "live service" games:
give those assets to a smaller little scrappy group of devs in your company. a team of 5-10 people. let them make a singleplayer thing with the characters and props, locations. it will be interesting. it will probably sell
give those assets to a smaller little scrappy group of devs in your company. a team of 5-10 people. let them make a singleplayer thing with the characters and props, locations. it will be interesting. it will probably sell
July 4, 2025 at 1:02 AM
to every company that is cancelling their huge GAAS "live service" games:
give those assets to a smaller little scrappy group of devs in your company. a team of 5-10 people. let them make a singleplayer thing with the characters and props, locations. it will be interesting. it will probably sell
give those assets to a smaller little scrappy group of devs in your company. a team of 5-10 people. let them make a singleplayer thing with the characters and props, locations. it will be interesting. it will probably sell
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Feels like the videogame crash should actually be localized nearly entirely to the US cause the way Microsoft functions is a world's difference from how Japanese or French or even Canadian studios operate due to laws on the books
July 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Feels like the videogame crash should actually be localized nearly entirely to the US cause the way Microsoft functions is a world's difference from how Japanese or French or even Canadian studios operate due to laws on the books
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Shoutout to Montreal’s @breakingwalls.bsky.social for organizing the big “Canadian Game Sale” on Steam, featuring 300+ games from across the country. 🇨🇦 🎮
The sale officially begins on Canada Day, but you can check out a bunch of cool already released & upcoming Canadian games there in the meantime.
The sale officially begins on Canada Day, but you can check out a bunch of cool already released & upcoming Canadian games there in the meantime.
Canadian Game Sale featuring over 300 games to be held on Steam
The sale kicks off on Canada Day and offers deals on already released games while spotlighting some upcoming releases.
mobilesyrup.com
June 20, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Shoutout to Montreal’s @breakingwalls.bsky.social for organizing the big “Canadian Game Sale” on Steam, featuring 300+ games from across the country. 🇨🇦 🎮
The sale officially begins on Canada Day, but you can check out a bunch of cool already released & upcoming Canadian games there in the meantime.
The sale officially begins on Canada Day, but you can check out a bunch of cool already released & upcoming Canadian games there in the meantime.
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the video version of our Peabody speech for 1000xRESIST.
June 19, 2025 at 4:13 AM
the video version of our Peabody speech for 1000xRESIST.
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a good game can turn into a great game if it sucks a little bit in an interesting way
January 14, 2025 at 9:26 PM
a good game can turn into a great game if it sucks a little bit in an interesting way
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People and media often say Balatro was made by 'one guy'. I feel like that unfortunately may be stoking the flames of this David vs. Goliath narrative a tiny bit
No it was not 'one guy', look at the dang in-game credits
No it was not 'one guy', look at the dang in-game credits
This year's Summer Games Fest presentation was really concerned with how few people made a lot of those games, huh?
It feels kinda fucked up. Not just because they're often misrepresntating the real size of these teams, but because I think it's playing directly into a new(ish) flavour of dev hate.
It feels kinda fucked up. Not just because they're often misrepresntating the real size of these teams, but because I think it's playing directly into a new(ish) flavour of dev hate.
June 7, 2025 at 6:49 AM
People and media often say Balatro was made by 'one guy'. I feel like that unfortunately may be stoking the flames of this David vs. Goliath narrative a tiny bit
No it was not 'one guy', look at the dang in-game credits
No it was not 'one guy', look at the dang in-game credits
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free advice for game developers: try to make the next smash hit video game, such as grand theft auto. if you do, you'll be making more than just a video game – you'll be making millions of dollars
May 31, 2025 at 2:43 PM
free advice for game developers: try to make the next smash hit video game, such as grand theft auto. if you do, you'll be making more than just a video game – you'll be making millions of dollars
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DELTARUNE in one week.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
May 29, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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