Sam Read-Graves
@readgraves.com
“Developer, lecturer, and potential entry-level sociopath.” - Forbes
18+ years Indie Dev. He/Him. 🇬🇧
Writing Horror and making Party Games.
Task Time | Trolley Problem, Inc | Gang Beasts | Mainlining | Dream
ReadGraves.com
18+ years Indie Dev. He/Him. 🇬🇧
Writing Horror and making Party Games.
Task Time | Trolley Problem, Inc | Gang Beasts | Mainlining | Dream
ReadGraves.com
You also need to look out for this guy!
October 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
You also need to look out for this guy!
An image I live my life by.
October 8, 2025 at 11:40 AM
An image I live my life by.
The most unrealistic part of the Matrix is when Trinity meets Neo for the first time in a rave and they just have a casual conversation at normal volume.
October 6, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The most unrealistic part of the Matrix is when Trinity meets Neo for the first time in a rave and they just have a casual conversation at normal volume.
While watching #twitch streamers play Task Time over the last week it has been nice dipping back into Trolley Problem Inc. Surprised to see so many people still streaming it!
October 5, 2025 at 6:40 AM
While watching #twitch streamers play Task Time over the last week it has been nice dipping back into Trolley Problem Inc. Surprised to see so many people still streaming it!
Looking forward to @radicalforge.bsky.social’s Southfield. Repping the future of UK physics games! A long lineage I’m very proud to be a part of!
October 4, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Looking forward to @radicalforge.bsky.social’s Southfield. Repping the future of UK physics games! A long lineage I’m very proud to be a part of!
September 30 October 1
October 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
September 30 October 1
Another great night with our environmental artist’s favourite streamer WhatofJulia playing!
twitch.tv/whatifjulia
twitch.tv/whatifjulia
September 30, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Another great night with our environmental artist’s favourite streamer WhatofJulia playing!
twitch.tv/whatifjulia
twitch.tv/whatifjulia
Here is our Task Time Discord if people want to come say hi! -https://discord.gg/5hzGgD5USR
September 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Here is our Task Time Discord if people want to come say hi! -https://discord.gg/5hzGgD5USR
In Task Time's HUD we always have the player's expressive face, inspired by the original Doom (@romerogames.bsky.social). You can't really make it out here, due to the lo-res gif, but we also animate with scaling and other techniques stolen from @kanaratron.bsky.social Bluesky posts!
September 29, 2025 at 7:42 AM
In Task Time's HUD we always have the player's expressive face, inspired by the original Doom (@romerogames.bsky.social). You can't really make it out here, due to the lo-res gif, but we also animate with scaling and other techniques stolen from @kanaratron.bsky.social Bluesky posts!
Over night we peaked at #38 position on Twitch, beating out games like Dying Light: The Beast! Looking forward to seeing what Asia makes of it today!
September 29, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Over night we peaked at #38 position on Twitch, beating out games like Dying Light: The Beast! Looking forward to seeing what Asia makes of it today!
Was great streaming the game for the past hour, made the front page of Twitch. Solid announcement!
September 28, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Was great streaming the game for the past hour, made the front page of Twitch. Solid announcement!
NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!
A Family Friendly, Physics-Fueled FPS Party Game! Over half a million task variations and over 500 unlockable cosmetics and emotes with NO Microtransactions! This is your New Favourite Friendslop!
Play the Playtest on Steam Now!
store.steampowered.com/app/2182680
A Family Friendly, Physics-Fueled FPS Party Game! Over half a million task variations and over 500 unlockable cosmetics and emotes with NO Microtransactions! This is your New Favourite Friendslop!
Play the Playtest on Steam Now!
store.steampowered.com/app/2182680
September 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!
A Family Friendly, Physics-Fueled FPS Party Game! Over half a million task variations and over 500 unlockable cosmetics and emotes with NO Microtransactions! This is your New Favourite Friendslop!
Play the Playtest on Steam Now!
store.steampowered.com/app/2182680
A Family Friendly, Physics-Fueled FPS Party Game! Over half a million task variations and over 500 unlockable cosmetics and emotes with NO Microtransactions! This is your New Favourite Friendslop!
Play the Playtest on Steam Now!
store.steampowered.com/app/2182680
New PUNK GAMES INDUSTRY ZINE - The Graveyard of Half-Done Builds
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September 5, 2025 at 7:43 AM
New PUNK GAMES INDUSTRY ZINE - The Graveyard of Half-Done Builds
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New PUNK GAMES INDUSTRY ZINE - The Mirage of Success
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August 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
New PUNK GAMES INDUSTRY ZINE - The Mirage of Success
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New PUNK GAMES INDUSTRY ZINE - The Bouncer Has Moved Into Your Cloud Storage
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August 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
New PUNK GAMES INDUSTRY ZINE - The Bouncer Has Moved Into Your Cloud Storage
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I think now that things can be trained ethically the original, unethical, companies need to die out so genuinely useful machine learning tools aren’t seen as theft.
August 2, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I think now that things can be trained ethically the original, unethical, companies need to die out so genuinely useful machine learning tools aren’t seen as theft.
New PUNK GAMES INDUSTRY ZINE - Your Credit Card Hates Art
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July 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
New PUNK GAMES INDUSTRY ZINE - Your Credit Card Hates Art
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New RWAC article: You Bought It. They Deleted It.
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This week thinking about @mikebithell.bsky.social's John Wick Hex getting taken down and reminiscing on The Crew.
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This week thinking about @mikebithell.bsky.social's John Wick Hex getting taken down and reminiscing on The Crew.
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July 18, 2025 at 6:14 AM
New RWAC article: You Bought It. They Deleted It.
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This week thinking about @mikebithell.bsky.social's John Wick Hex getting taken down and reminiscing on The Crew.
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This week thinking about @mikebithell.bsky.social's John Wick Hex getting taken down and reminiscing on The Crew.
Sharing is greatly appreciate!
New RWAC article: When is AI a Tool and When is AI a Lie.
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July 4, 2025 at 8:29 AM
New RWAC article: When is AI a Tool and When is AI a Lie.
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New RWAC article: The Case for a More Evergreen Indie Games Industry
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June 27, 2025 at 6:27 AM
New RWAC article: The Case for a More Evergreen Indie Games Industry
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New RWAC article: Prepping for Indie Game Publishers
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June 20, 2025 at 6:10 AM
New RWAC article: Prepping for Indie Game Publishers
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New RWAC article: Death to Big Bets! Can Micro Games Save Indie Devs from Extinction?
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June 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
New RWAC article: Death to Big Bets! Can Micro Games Save Indie Devs from Extinction?
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I thought my latest post had less views. I got an ‘adult content’ label.
June 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I thought my latest post had less views. I got an ‘adult content’ label.