Aaron Makes Video Games (and a podcast)
@nemo10.bsky.social
Game designer LFW. Host of "Make Games, Drink Coffee" podcast. Previously: PeopleFun, Wildseed Games, Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes, Heroes of Dragon Age, Color Switch, & more. Writer, musician, movie nerd, dad of 2. He/him. http://www.aaronnemoyten.com
I wonder if the guy who wrote Dark City ever worked at a Costco
November 17, 2025 at 10:58 PM
I wonder if the guy who wrote Dark City ever worked at a Costco
Latest podcast episode is out! I spoke with Manuela Malasaña (@xibanya.bsky.social), graphics programmer, shader expert, creator of video game adaptations of classic plays, and hobbyist opera singer! You've seen her work in Darkest Dungeon 2 and I Am Your Beast.
makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
Latest podcast episode is out and it's a doozy! I spoke with Manuela Malasaña, whose work as a graphics programmer you've seen in games like Darkest Dungeon 2 and I Am Your Beast. We spoke abo...
Latest podcast episode is out and it's a doozy! I spoke with Manuela Malasaña, whose work as a graphics programmer you've seen in games like Darkest Dungeon 2 and I Am Your Beast. We spoke about think...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Latest podcast episode is out! I spoke with Manuela Malasaña (@xibanya.bsky.social), graphics programmer, shader expert, creator of video game adaptations of classic plays, and hobbyist opera singer! You've seen her work in Darkest Dungeon 2 and I Am Your Beast.
makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
I love when the AI summary is contradicted in the preview text of the first result.
November 12, 2025 at 4:53 AM
I love when the AI summary is contradicted in the preview text of the first result.
Gemini team must think they’re doing great! Nobody’s submitting complaints from Safari on iPhone because there’s no submit button on the feedback form!
November 12, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Gemini team must think they’re doing great! Nobody’s submitting complaints from Safari on iPhone because there’s no submit button on the feedback form!
Has anyone considered an upright-bass-themed social deduction game?
You could call it A Mingus Among Us
You could call it A Mingus Among Us
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Has anyone considered an upright-bass-themed social deduction game?
You could call it A Mingus Among Us
You could call it A Mingus Among Us
exclusive look at my top secret game ideas document
November 10, 2025 at 9:23 PM
exclusive look at my top secret game ideas document
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Check out Aaron and my conversation on his podcast!
New podcast episode! I spoke with @homecrust.bsky.social, a game designer, writer, and narrative designer with a ridiculous variety of experience writing and designing for indie, mobile, and AAA games. He is also a hobbyist blacksmith! We talked about that too!
www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
Home - Make Games, Drink Coffee - The official home of the Make Games, Drink Coffee Podcast.
A Weekly Podcast About Game Development. Your weekly caffeine-spiked dose of hot game industry brew, featuring interviews with game developers telling their best war stories, sharing their artistic in...
www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Check out Aaron and my conversation on his podcast!
New podcast episode! I spoke with @homecrust.bsky.social, a game designer, writer, and narrative designer with a ridiculous variety of experience writing and designing for indie, mobile, and AAA games. He is also a hobbyist blacksmith! We talked about that too!
www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
Home - Make Games, Drink Coffee - The official home of the Make Games, Drink Coffee Podcast.
A Weekly Podcast About Game Development. Your weekly caffeine-spiked dose of hot game industry brew, featuring interviews with game developers telling their best war stories, sharing their artistic in...
www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:04 PM
New podcast episode! I spoke with @homecrust.bsky.social, a game designer, writer, and narrative designer with a ridiculous variety of experience writing and designing for indie, mobile, and AAA games. He is also a hobbyist blacksmith! We talked about that too!
www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
If we did crossovers by the rules of the world rather than the vibes of the world, it would make perfect sense to do a Santa Clause / Highlander crossover.
Think about it.
Think about it.
November 4, 2025 at 2:42 AM
If we did crossovers by the rules of the world rather than the vibes of the world, it would make perfect sense to do a Santa Clause / Highlander crossover.
Think about it.
Think about it.
I know I'm a day late but I finally had a few minutes actually get an enemy moving around in my horror game test project. Is this spooky?
November 2, 2025 at 4:54 AM
I know I'm a day late but I finally had a few minutes actually get an enemy moving around in my horror game test project. Is this spooky?
Fun fact: World War 1 started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. This is where the phrase “dropping a dookie” originates.
November 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Fun fact: World War 1 started when Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. This is where the phrase “dropping a dookie” originates.
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Always a pleasure to get to talk about WEIRD SHIT with my friends!
New podcast episode! This week, I spoke with @donnotron.bsky.social, founder of the Beauty Cult, creator of Black Future '88, musician, and punk rock indie game developer! We spoke about games as subversive art, horror movies, advice on breaking into the industry, and more!
makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
Home - Make Games, Drink Coffee - The official home of the Make Games, Drink Coffee Podcast.
A Weekly Podcast About Game Development. Your weekly caffeine-spiked dose of hot game industry brew, featuring interviews with game developers telling their best war stories, sharing their artistic in...
makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Always a pleasure to get to talk about WEIRD SHIT with my friends!
New podcast episode! This week, I spoke with @donnotron.bsky.social, founder of the Beauty Cult, creator of Black Future '88, musician, and punk rock indie game developer! We spoke about games as subversive art, horror movies, advice on breaking into the industry, and more!
makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
Home - Make Games, Drink Coffee - The official home of the Make Games, Drink Coffee Podcast.
A Weekly Podcast About Game Development. Your weekly caffeine-spiked dose of hot game industry brew, featuring interviews with game developers telling their best war stories, sharing their artistic in...
makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 PM
New podcast episode! This week, I spoke with @donnotron.bsky.social, founder of the Beauty Cult, creator of Black Future '88, musician, and punk rock indie game developer! We spoke about games as subversive art, horror movies, advice on breaking into the industry, and more!
makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
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I was on a podcast! :O Was a lot of fun chatting with @nemo10.bsky.social about Silksong, League of Legends, and philosophical approaches to game design. Check it out! youtu.be/DtHTlp5Fvjs
I’m a Certified Yapping Enjoyer so if anybody reading has a podcast, I’d be happy to be on yours too!
I’m a Certified Yapping Enjoyer so if anybody reading has a podcast, I’d be happy to be on yours too!
S1E4 - Benjamin Lindsay - Game Designer (formerly: Riot), "Give Everyone a Cookie!"
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October 23, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I was on a podcast! :O Was a lot of fun chatting with @nemo10.bsky.social about Silksong, League of Legends, and philosophical approaches to game design. Check it out! youtu.be/DtHTlp5Fvjs
I’m a Certified Yapping Enjoyer so if anybody reading has a podcast, I’d be happy to be on yours too!
I’m a Certified Yapping Enjoyer so if anybody reading has a podcast, I’d be happy to be on yours too!
New podcast episode! This week, I talk with @lowbo.io (Benjamin Lindsay), a former Riot game designer who worked on League of Legends and on Riot's illustrious and secretive R&D projects. We talked about Silksong, League of Legends, and what "good game design" even means! makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
New podcast episode! This week, I talk with @lowbo.io (Benjamin Lindsay), a former Riot game designer who worked on League of Legends and on Riot's illustrious and secretive R&D projects. We talked about Silksong, League of Legends, and what "good game design" even means! makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
in floor baba album, jazz chords play you!
seriously though this is great, tracks reminding me of everything from Babyface to Aphex Twin
seriously though this is great, tracks reminding me of everything from Babyface to Aphex Twin
October 21, 2025 at 5:32 PM
in floor baba album, jazz chords play you!
seriously though this is great, tracks reminding me of everything from Babyface to Aphex Twin
seriously though this is great, tracks reminding me of everything from Babyface to Aphex Twin
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ICYMI:
I did my very first podcast recently and the episode is out NOW!
Check it out and support Aaron's new show, "Make Games, Drink Coffee".
I think it's really neat!
I did my very first podcast recently and the episode is out NOW!
Check it out and support Aaron's new show, "Make Games, Drink Coffee".
I think it's really neat!
Episode 3 of Make Games, Drink Coffee is out today! This week's guest is @sahilbajaj.dev, a game writer and narrative designer. Sahil has worked on the Blackwood Charter Escape Room with Sweet Baby Inc and with Veritable Joy on ValiDate: Struggling Singles in Your Area, and more!
October 17, 2025 at 8:41 AM
ICYMI:
I did my very first podcast recently and the episode is out NOW!
Check it out and support Aaron's new show, "Make Games, Drink Coffee".
I think it's really neat!
I did my very first podcast recently and the episode is out NOW!
Check it out and support Aaron's new show, "Make Games, Drink Coffee".
I think it's really neat!
Sid Meier’s Software Pirates!
October 17, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Sid Meier’s Software Pirates!
Episode 3 of Make Games, Drink Coffee is out today! This week's guest is @sahilbajaj.dev, a game writer and narrative designer. Sahil has worked on the Blackwood Charter Escape Room with Sweet Baby Inc and with Veritable Joy on ValiDate: Struggling Singles in Your Area, and more!
October 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Episode 3 of Make Games, Drink Coffee is out today! This week's guest is @sahilbajaj.dev, a game writer and narrative designer. Sahil has worked on the Blackwood Charter Escape Room with Sweet Baby Inc and with Veritable Joy on ValiDate: Struggling Singles in Your Area, and more!
My son (6) is currently laying on the couch in his pajamas watching How It’s Made. He loves that show. I’m a proud dad.
October 16, 2025 at 2:55 AM
My son (6) is currently laying on the couch in his pajamas watching How It’s Made. He loves that show. I’m a proud dad.
Pay the members of Mr. Bungle circa 1999 to get back together and record an album, and then tour.
lets say a wizard has cursed you with a lot of money. you are going to become permanently brain damaged simply by being in possession of so much money. the only way out of it is to spend a lot of money on something ridiculous and not at all useful
what would you buy to break the curse?
what would you buy to break the curse?
October 15, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Pay the members of Mr. Bungle circa 1999 to get back together and record an album, and then tour.
Podcast episode 2 is out! My guest this week is legendary pixel artist @castpixel.bsky.social. She's been in the industry for 20 years as an artist, illustrator, art director, and more. In this episode we talk about developing a style, aphantasia, demakes, and more!
www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
Home - Make Games, Drink Coffee - The official home of the Make Games, Drink Coffee Podcast.
A Weekly Podcast About Game Development. Your weekly caffeine-spiked dose of hot game industry brew, featuring interviews with game developers telling their best war stories, sharing their artistic in...
www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
October 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Podcast episode 2 is out! My guest this week is legendary pixel artist @castpixel.bsky.social. She's been in the industry for 20 years as an artist, illustrator, art director, and more. In this episode we talk about developing a style, aphantasia, demakes, and more!
www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
www.makegamesdrinkcoffee.com
I’m seeing a lot of shitposting in my feed today and I just want to say: Good work everybody, keep it up. Thanks.
October 9, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I’m seeing a lot of shitposting in my feed today and I just want to say: Good work everybody, keep it up. Thanks.
If you've dropped off of watching Rick and Morty, I'm happy to report that season 8 is fantastic. The last episode is one of the best of the whole series, up there with Tales from the Citadel in its emotional depth. I'm so glad they finally decided to actually let Rick develop as a character.
October 8, 2025 at 9:37 PM
If you've dropped off of watching Rick and Morty, I'm happy to report that season 8 is fantastic. The last episode is one of the best of the whole series, up there with Tales from the Citadel in its emotional depth. I'm so glad they finally decided to actually let Rick develop as a character.
Caught a preview screening of TRON Ares tonight. It’s bonkers. I suspect critics will hate it but audiences will be entertained. Regardless, it looks incredible, no expense was spared.
October 8, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Caught a preview screening of TRON Ares tonight. It’s bonkers. I suspect critics will hate it but audiences will be entertained. Regardless, it looks incredible, no expense was spared.