monica
@oneiroboros.bsky.social
writer, producer/PM, larper. prev: One More Multiverse. 🏳️🌈. she/any. words in hexagon magazine.
omg brighton i love this!!!
October 7, 2025 at 8:01 PM
omg brighton i love this!!!
in exchange for your sins against my crit pages you must write this bc i want very much to read it
September 28, 2025 at 9:21 PM
in exchange for your sins against my crit pages you must write this bc i want very much to read it
and I was so glad to see it! always a great feeling when an extremely niche concept is something you had a ball implementing a version of
August 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
and I was so glad to see it! always a great feeling when an extremely niche concept is something you had a ball implementing a version of
It was an effective way to make a simple puzzle setup really fun! For example, hiding tools the indoor players needed in ways you could only see via certain windows, having tasks that required two people, etc
August 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
It was an effective way to make a simple puzzle setup really fun! For example, hiding tools the indoor players needed in ways you could only see via certain windows, having tasks that required two people, etc
Players outside could talk to the other outside-players and switch windows, but inside players could only hear their airpod-controller's commands! It was awesome, we framed it as a "half of you are going into a pitch dark warehouse, the others are viewing/directing you via 'security cams'"
August 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Players outside could talk to the other outside-players and switch windows, but inside players could only hear their airpod-controller's commands! It was awesome, we framed it as a "half of you are going into a pitch dark warehouse, the others are viewing/directing you via 'security cams'"
Ran a mod last year where half the players were blindfolded indoors doing a (very safe) set of tasks, wearing noise-canceling airpods, and half the players were outdoors looking in through windows, communicating to their player partner through the airpods tasks they needed to do + avoid hazards.
August 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Ran a mod last year where half the players were blindfolded indoors doing a (very safe) set of tasks, wearing noise-canceling airpods, and half the players were outdoors looking in through windows, communicating to their player partner through the airpods tasks they needed to do + avoid hazards.
Omg what a gorgeous cover! I'm eating up this excerpt, release day can't come fast enough 😍
June 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Omg what a gorgeous cover! I'm eating up this excerpt, release day can't come fast enough 😍
congrats malik!!! trailer looks great!
April 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
congrats malik!!! trailer looks great!
congrats!! so cool!!!
April 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
congrats!! so cool!!!
1. i hope you feel better soon and 2. i had a similar experience after grabbing it to play as a reward for mainlining a burst of game-related work on my flight home/day after GDC and then realizing what it was about... wanderstop's really calling out every game dev 😭 rest up!
March 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
1. i hope you feel better soon and 2. i had a similar experience after grabbing it to play as a reward for mainlining a burst of game-related work on my flight home/day after GDC and then realizing what it was about... wanderstop's really calling out every game dev 😭 rest up!
omg this makes my heart sing!!!! congrats! you deserve it zeebs team!
March 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
omg this makes my heart sing!!!! congrats! you deserve it zeebs team!
they needed to count on the fact they'd gained enough common understanding and touchpoints to keep a functional relationship going. and they had. anyway. i love making sure game themes match mechanics. and i love fridge magnet poetry.
December 23, 2024 at 3:28 PM
they needed to count on the fact they'd gained enough common understanding and touchpoints to keep a functional relationship going. and they had. anyway. i love making sure game themes match mechanics. and i love fridge magnet poetry.
in the end (that finale sequence deserves its own thread sometime), they had to burn all their words one by one, describing all the word could mean, to give other entities the ability to communicate again while permanently sacrificing their ability to talk to the bunker folks they'd grown to love.
December 23, 2024 at 3:28 PM
in the end (that finale sequence deserves its own thread sometime), they had to burn all their words one by one, describing all the word could mean, to give other entities the ability to communicate again while permanently sacrificing their ability to talk to the bunker folks they'd grown to love.
"spicy" became a way to say something was bad or difficult, "yummy" was yes, "Go with honor, baby" became the universal signoff for both casual and devastating goodbyes. and as time passed we gave them more words to match how their relationship w/ the bunker folks was deepening & getting specific
December 23, 2024 at 3:28 PM
"spicy" became a way to say something was bad or difficult, "yummy" was yes, "Go with honor, baby" became the universal signoff for both casual and devastating goodbyes. and as time passed we gave them more words to match how their relationship w/ the bunker folks was deepening & getting specific
players gained new words every event, starting w/ ~30. we playtested these ahead of time, aiming for evocative, multi-meaning words-- "shit" was loadbearing as an adjective, a noun, and a statement of feelings; we didn't give them yes & no. instantly, this shaped the playerbase's language
December 23, 2024 at 3:28 PM
players gained new words every event, starting w/ ~30. we playtested these ahead of time, aiming for evocative, multi-meaning words-- "shit" was loadbearing as an adjective, a noun, and a statement of feelings; we didn't give them yes & no. instantly, this shaped the playerbase's language
players met a group of humans (surprise! bunker ppl) that had never gained the ability to communicate w/ flora & fauna. they spoke in static & their body language was imperceptible. the only way to talk to them was via fridge magnet poetry on a plant grown from a fallen satellite (the "talk table")
December 23, 2024 at 3:28 PM
players met a group of humans (surprise! bunker ppl) that had never gained the ability to communicate w/ flora & fauna. they spoke in static & their body language was imperceptible. the only way to talk to them was via fridge magnet poetry on a plant grown from a fallen satellite (the "talk table")
everything in this game was about communication & relationships. humans in this world could talk to plants and animals, but in unusual ways-- we did a lot of puzzles like learning how to "read" a string of beads to communicate with the roots of trees, or concept boards to talk to mushrooms, etc
December 23, 2024 at 3:28 PM
everything in this game was about communication & relationships. humans in this world could talk to plants and animals, but in unusual ways-- we did a lot of puzzles like learning how to "read" a string of beads to communicate with the roots of trees, or concept boards to talk to mushrooms, etc
i loved this one! it felt very kind & clear to read, and also organized such that i feel like i can hop back to the relevant useful passages at any phase of book making
December 18, 2024 at 11:36 PM
i loved this one! it felt very kind & clear to read, and also organized such that i feel like i can hop back to the relevant useful passages at any phase of book making
ahhhhh congrats heidi!!!!!
December 17, 2024 at 1:39 PM
ahhhhh congrats heidi!!!!!
lex i'm screaming !!!!
November 27, 2024 at 4:23 AM
lex i'm screaming !!!!