Jeff Sparks ✨
@misterjsparkles.bsky.social
Just doing dirty rotten no good videogame design all day and all night. Maybe other stuff too.
Currently:
☕️ Design Director at Mythwright
🐸 Design Lead on Out of Words
💀 Design Consultant for Remedy
Currently:
☕️ Design Director at Mythwright
🐸 Design Lead on Out of Words
💀 Design Consultant for Remedy
Pinned
Greetings humans of bluesky, I'm Jeff 💙🦋
I've worked on some videogames and my jam is sort of:
💀Horror ✨Indies 👾Retro 🕹️Gamedev 👁️Animation 🤘Metal ☕️Coffee 👻Ghouls 🐸Frogs
Follow me for [uncategorized brainrot] and [this space intentionally left blank]
I've worked on some videogames and my jam is sort of:
💀Horror ✨Indies 👾Retro 🕹️Gamedev 👁️Animation 🤘Metal ☕️Coffee 👻Ghouls 🐸Frogs
Follow me for [uncategorized brainrot] and [this space intentionally left blank]
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friday soapbox: as a designer, if you want something to be a skillful action for players, and you want growth in this skill to be very deep/meaningful, then you need to also let players be bad at it. sometimes horrendously bad. players hate this pain, and designers often want to mitigate it away.
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
friday soapbox: as a designer, if you want something to be a skillful action for players, and you want growth in this skill to be very deep/meaningful, then you need to also let players be bad at it. sometimes horrendously bad. players hate this pain, and designers often want to mitigate it away.
So what do you think "good" game design documentation looks like?
Any best practices or bad experiences out there?
Any best practices or bad experiences out there?
November 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
So what do you think "good" game design documentation looks like?
Any best practices or bad experiences out there?
Any best practices or bad experiences out there?
does final fantasy 7 feature the best jrpg squad ever?
November 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
does final fantasy 7 feature the best jrpg squad ever?
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Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 Steam codes for Lost in Random: The Eternal Die courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social. Giveaway closes on Nov 8th, 5:30 PM PT
Game is $9.99 on Gamesplanet w/ code RANDOM buff.ly/ql1ya7N
Game is $9.99 on Gamesplanet w/ code RANDOM buff.ly/ql1ya7N
November 4, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 Steam codes for Lost in Random: The Eternal Die courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social. Giveaway closes on Nov 8th, 5:30 PM PT
Game is $9.99 on Gamesplanet w/ code RANDOM buff.ly/ql1ya7N
Game is $9.99 on Gamesplanet w/ code RANDOM buff.ly/ql1ya7N
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Over the weekend I did finally make it to Alan Wake 2's musical segment and HOT DAMN was I not disappointed.
It was knowledge of this segment's existence that prompted me to play Alan Wake & Alan Wake 2 in the first place! It was so worth it for this.
It was knowledge of this segment's existence that prompted me to play Alan Wake & Alan Wake 2 in the first place! It was so worth it for this.
November 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Over the weekend I did finally make it to Alan Wake 2's musical segment and HOT DAMN was I not disappointed.
It was knowledge of this segment's existence that prompted me to play Alan Wake & Alan Wake 2 in the first place! It was so worth it for this.
It was knowledge of this segment's existence that prompted me to play Alan Wake & Alan Wake 2 in the first place! It was so worth it for this.
Happy Halloween! It's been raining on and off all week, which nearly reduced our punkins to mush 🎃🎃🎃
October 31, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Happy Halloween! It's been raining on and off all week, which nearly reduced our punkins to mush 🎃🎃🎃
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Darkwood 2 announced store.steampowered.com/app/3708010/...
October 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Darkwood 2 announced store.steampowered.com/app/3708010/...
Back on my shit. God help us. 👑
October 26, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Back on my shit. God help us. 👑
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Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 Steam codes for Once Upon a Katamari courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social. Giveaway closes on Oct 27th, 6:30 PM PT
Game is $32.97 on Gamesplanet w/ code KATAMARI buff.ly/j4qOsMG
Game is $32.97 on Gamesplanet w/ code KATAMARI buff.ly/j4qOsMG
October 24, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 Steam codes for Once Upon a Katamari courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social. Giveaway closes on Oct 27th, 6:30 PM PT
Game is $32.97 on Gamesplanet w/ code KATAMARI buff.ly/j4qOsMG
Game is $32.97 on Gamesplanet w/ code KATAMARI buff.ly/j4qOsMG
This event was good fun. Nice to have an excuse to dip back in. 👑👑
October 23, 2025 at 10:18 PM
This event was good fun. Nice to have an excuse to dip back in. 👑👑
If you see this QTP with the game you're currently playing.
October 23, 2025 at 8:04 PM
If you see this QTP with the game you're currently playing.
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Motivational punch card i just made myself for drafting my novel
October 22, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Motivational punch card i just made myself for drafting my novel
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Systems design: you have two cows. one of the cows dies; it drops 25 xp, 2x leather, 1x meat.
Narrative design: you have two cows. one of the cows dies; the other cow uses a salience-based storylet system to react with an appropriate bark ("moooo")
3c design: you have two cows. they can airdash
Narrative design: you have two cows. one of the cows dies; the other cow uses a salience-based storylet system to react with an appropriate bark ("moooo")
3c design: you have two cows. they can airdash
October 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Systems design: you have two cows. one of the cows dies; it drops 25 xp, 2x leather, 1x meat.
Narrative design: you have two cows. one of the cows dies; the other cow uses a salience-based storylet system to react with an appropriate bark ("moooo")
3c design: you have two cows. they can airdash
Narrative design: you have two cows. one of the cows dies; the other cow uses a salience-based storylet system to react with an appropriate bark ("moooo")
3c design: you have two cows. they can airdash
Be safe out there this Halloween 🎃
October 23, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Be safe out there this Halloween 🎃
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Welcoming all our new upcoming cleaners, and congrats to the Brightrock Games team 🥳🫧
After just three weeks with over 100k wishlists and over 61k playtest signups. We're floored by the support we've seen for #KaijuCleanup so far!
Thank you all for your support, check the full post and mini Q&A here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/372...
More news soon!
Thank you all for your support, check the full post and mini Q&A here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/372...
More news soon!
Kaiju Cleanup - 100,000 Wishlists In Three Weeks! + Mini Q&A - Steam News
We just wanted to take a moment to thank you all for the enormous enthusiasm you’ve shown for Kaiju Cleanup and answer some of your most pressing questions.
store.steampowered.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Welcoming all our new upcoming cleaners, and congrats to the Brightrock Games team 🥳🫧
One hundred THOUSAND?! 🤯
After just three weeks with over 100k wishlists and over 61k playtest signups. We're floored by the support we've seen for #KaijuCleanup so far!
Thank you all for your support, check the full post and mini Q&A here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/372...
More news soon!
Thank you all for your support, check the full post and mini Q&A here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/372...
More news soon!
Kaiju Cleanup - 100,000 Wishlists In Three Weeks! + Mini Q&A - Steam News
We just wanted to take a moment to thank you all for the enormous enthusiasm you’ve shown for Kaiju Cleanup and answer some of your most pressing questions.
store.steampowered.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One hundred THOUSAND?! 🤯
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Hey look it's our lovely game in the Guardian ✨
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
Out of Words – crafting gaming’s most unusual love story from clay and glue
Most games want you to save the world. This stop-motion adventure wants you to hold someone’s hand
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hey look it's our lovely game in the Guardian ✨
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
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Hey look it's our lovely game in the Guardian ✨
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
Out of Words – crafting gaming’s most unusual love story from clay and glue
Most games want you to save the world. This stop-motion adventure wants you to hold someone’s hand
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hey look it's our lovely game in the Guardian ✨
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...
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I saw some folks thinking that voice acting in games was objectively good, always a positive. "What kind of game doesn't have voice acting in 2025?!" sorta thing
I say that there are positive reasons why one would choose NOT to have VO.
How many design justifications we can come up with?
Join me
I say that there are positive reasons why one would choose NOT to have VO.
How many design justifications we can come up with?
Join me
October 18, 2025 at 4:13 AM
I saw some folks thinking that voice acting in games was objectively good, always a positive. "What kind of game doesn't have voice acting in 2025?!" sorta thing
I say that there are positive reasons why one would choose NOT to have VO.
How many design justifications we can come up with?
Join me
I say that there are positive reasons why one would choose NOT to have VO.
How many design justifications we can come up with?
Join me
Huge if true 😉
🚨Sound has made its way into Deadstick🚨
First look at the implementation of sound into the game is here, we captured this on location with Chris Cheetham and Sound Cuts 🔊
youtu.be/MR-XTIcmytw
First look at the implementation of sound into the game is here, we captured this on location with Chris Cheetham and Sound Cuts 🔊
youtu.be/MR-XTIcmytw
Take off & Landing with Audio | Discord Steam News - October 2025
YouTube video by Mythwright
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Huge if true 😉
Sweet lord give me strength I've been stuck on this boss all morning and 🤬
October 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Sweet lord give me strength I've been stuck on this boss all morning and 🤬
It's that time again... 🎃🍂
October 14, 2025 at 7:14 AM
It's that time again... 🎃🍂
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Sign up for the Deadstick playtest: store.steampowered.com/app/771800/D...
Deadstick - Bush Flight Simulator on Steam
Become a true stick-and-rudder pilot and master the backcountry in Deadstick - Bush Flight Simulator. With limited aids and instruments in your agile aircraft, this is flying at its most turbulent.…
store.steampowered.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Sign up for the Deadstick playtest: store.steampowered.com/app/771800/D...