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kai dejesus (they/them)
@thebetteradversary.bsky.social
game designer. writer. artist. nyu mfa ‘27

find my games: https://thebetteradversary.itch.io/

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✨A TRANSGENDER METAPHOR FOR MENSTRUATION ✨🏳️‍⚧️

…is the very first video game i made for school and a 3 min exploration game where you play a parasite in an anus exploring the world around them.

try it out!

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

thebetteradversary.itch.io/a-transgende...
a transgender metaphor for menstruation by kai dejesus
someone's having a really bad night. bring on the painkillers!
thebetteradversary.itch.io
WHY IS NOAH CENTINEO AT THE GAME AWARDS
December 12, 2025 at 2:10 AM
got a minute and a friend? a new game i worked on, HELLHOUNDS, is out! its a free multiplayer browser game where you and your dog buddy do dog stuff in warioware-like minigames!

woof woof!

#gamedev #videogames

rjley.itch.io/hellhounds
Hellhounds! by rjley, kai dejesus, LJ
every dog has its day (in hell)
rjley.itch.io
December 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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The Roottrees are Dead is on the New York Times top ten games of 2025! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/a...
😭😭😭
Top 10 Video Games of 2025
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
crashed out in class so i drew a dove to calm down #art
December 8, 2025 at 6:17 PM
some assets i made for a game that never made it in 😔 #gameart #art
December 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
some visual development for a game about dawgs #gamedev #gameart #art
December 1, 2025 at 11:30 PM
i’m in my apollo justice era and brother i’m shipping odonaru
November 23, 2025 at 12:12 AM
jack wilder is the maknae of the four horsemen
November 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
one must imagine sisyphus babysitting a build #gamedev
November 19, 2025 at 7:06 AM
monday hitting so hard i had to sit on the floor and look up chainshipping on tumblr
November 17, 2025 at 6:41 PM
okay this is definitely a problem but i’m too distracted by the fact that oop is dez from austin and ally
For real, check this out. Evil.
November 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
THATS my goty 🖤🖤🖤
Wow! The Roottrees are Dead has been nominated for Best Narrative Game at the Indie Game Awards!
November 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
✨A TRANSGENDER METAPHOR FOR MENSTRUATION ✨🏳️‍⚧️

…is the very first video game i made for school and a 3 min exploration game where you play a parasite in an anus exploring the world around them.

try it out!

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

thebetteradversary.itch.io/a-transgende...
a transgender metaphor for menstruation by kai dejesus
someone's having a really bad night. bring on the painkillers!
thebetteradversary.itch.io
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
i need weird internet sketch comedy like this to be back in vogue like i need air
November 12, 2025 at 10:42 PM
maybe i just need to drink water and listen to karkalicious on repeat
November 12, 2025 at 5:29 PM
real actual footage of what i was doing in class today

#gameart #gamedev #art #wip
November 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
game school is great because i get to put characters in the torment nexus
November 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
made a cover image for a detective game i’m prototyping for my mfa. definitely didn’t freak out about possibly fumbling everything past the sketch phase

#gameart #gamedev #art
November 11, 2025 at 1:02 AM
working on an illustration for class and all i can say is that if people dont think this is awesome i’m gonna mald
November 9, 2025 at 11:36 PM
funnily enough if you wear a b beret while carrying a sketchbook people WILL actually ask you if you’re an artist more often

#art
November 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
obra dinn is quaking in their boots
Finishing up a small incremental game about shrimp fishing, coming pretty soon!
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
went to the moma today #art
November 5, 2025 at 1:05 AM
okay the ONE year i vote in person and get an i voted sticker everyone else seems to be getting two where is everyone getting two stickers
November 5, 2025 at 12:40 AM
genuinely did not realize how many baseball fans i interact with on a daily basis
November 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
the funniest thing you can do while getting an mfa in game design is dressing up as billy the puppet for halloween and asking people if they wanna playtest your game #saw
November 1, 2025 at 4:51 AM