Thomas Faust
@someindie.bsky.social
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Translating videogames (ENG-GER) since 2012. Also: dogs, guitars, shenanigans. He/Him.
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Danny Weinbaum
about 12 hours ago
To anybody who happens to play games in French or Spanish (or other heavily gendered languages): How does an NPC typically address gender of player avatar? Like in an RPG where you pick gender, do NPCs use gendered adjectives, or do they sort of weasel around it? And is it strange for players?
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Jonas Kyratzes
8 days ago
MIDNIGHT IN BABYLON, the first episode of AZATHOTH BLUES, is now out on all major podcast platforms, including Spotify. A dark journey into paranoia, conspiracy, murder & ritual. How do you fight back in a world that seems increasingly insane?
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Indrapramit Das
about 1 month ago
I found the ep in PLURIBUS where Carol--white, American--meets 5 non-white, non-American survivors of the hivemind off-putting, but in a way that made me curious to see where Gilligan was going. Now that I have, I wrote about how empire, privilege, genAI, & resistance converge in the show's subtext:
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Resisting the Hivemind: Pluribus, Generative AI, and Empire - Reactor
While its creator tell us that Pluribus is not about advent of generative AI, it's difficult not to spot the many places where the fledgling tech and extraterrestrial hivemind overlap.
https://reactormag.com/resisting-the-hivemind-pluribus-generative-ai-and-empire/
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Ah yes, of course.
about 1 month ago
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The Bishop Of Bobbins
about 2 months ago
we’ve got somewhere to stay after the fucking place flooded again, just a room tho, I’ve just managed to pack the bare minimum and I’m skint beyond words. I am so sorry, this has all gone to shit. Can anyone help with emergency survival funds?
www.paypal.com/paypalme/ret...
ko-fi.com/robfearon
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Pay Emma Fearon using PayPal.Me
Go to paypal.me/retroremakes and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/retroremakes
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Jón Kristinsson
3 months ago
Here’s my Spotify Wrapped 🎵✨
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Jen Allaway is Looking for Work!
3 months ago
Do I know anyone here who speaks French? I'm looking for an old fashioned, colloquial word or phrase that translates to "troublemakers". Something you'd call a group of schoolgirls that are very clever about pulling pranks. Along the lines of rascals, scamps, misfits, etc. Thank you!
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Words of Magic
3 months ago
Die or Die, by
@aonorte.com
is on the front page of
@kotaku.com
! Let's hope it will help put this fun game in the spotlight. You can currently play the demo on Steam in English, Spanish, German, Traditional and Simplified Chinese, and French. Lots of other great games on that list too!
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Pierrec - Wednesdays
3 months ago
Wednesdays is ✨ free ✨ for World Children's Day in order to raise awareness about child sexual abuse. Grab it on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch:
artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
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Eric
4 months ago
Virtue's Heaven has finally reached the 10 review threshold and to both celebrate and potentially capitalize on the (marginal and temporary) boost in visibility, I've put the game on sale for this week!
store.steampowered.com/app/1929860/...
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Save 15% on Virtue's Heaven on Steam
The world ends tomorrow, your friends are imprisoned and those responsible for both have stolen the future. The time for deliberation is over. It is time to be reckless, irresponsible and beautiful.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1929860/Virtues_Heaven/
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Eric
4 months ago
Here's the reason why you see so many people beg for reviews on Steam. Virtue's Heaven got past 10 reviews this weekend and suddenly the amount of page views tripled, mostly because the game started to show up in people's discovery queues.
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found this deep cut
#schleck
#plus4
5 months ago
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David Stark - Zarkonnen
5 months ago
Bonescape is an exploration and trading game I've been working on: The discovery of a giant, verdant boneyard spurs on a flood of explorers, hunters, homesteaders, outlaws and merchants - and you. 🦴
zarkonnen.com/bonescape
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🏳️⚧️ Cowboy Kos / KOS39
6 months ago
GFM update! Recovery has gone almost as perfectly as it could, but unfortunately, I had to re-open the fundraising because between a partial insurance denial and some frankly ridiculous hospital costs, I'm now looking at over $9000
#transsupport
#supporttransmen
#transhealthcare
gofund.me/44e711c83
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Donate to Rhys' Top Surgery Fund, organized by Rhys Pittman
Hi, I'm Rhys (they/he)! I'm 36-year-old non-binary trans man trying to raise money for gender affi… Rhys Pittman needs your support for Rhys' Top Surgery Fund
https://gofund.me/44e711c83
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Can highly recommend. Check out
@uncannymagazine.bsky.social
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5 months ago
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I have played this almost one year ago and I still keep thinking about it. It's very good.
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6 months ago
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Bertine van Hövell
6 months ago
I know it's the new hip cost cutting thing but let me tell you as someone who worked on a game that got utterly reviewbombed by Chinese players due to the poor quality of the translation ...don't fucking rely on genAI translations. Thank you.
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Don Schmocker
7 months ago
HERDLING releases on August 21 !!🐐🐏
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I cannot stress this enough: working on
@tinybookshopgame.com
and adding a tiny part to an already masterful translation was such. a. pleasure. If all translation projects were like that, I'd quit my day job without a second thought. Happy release day, Tiny Book Shop!
7 months ago
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Malindy
7 months ago
Happy release day to Tiny Book Shop!
@someindie.bsky.social
and I worked on the German localisation for this, and I've been a huge fan of this project for years. If you need a game about bookshop management, the value of community and a life beyond capitalisn, this is for you
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Nina Kiel
7 months ago
Please sign this petition to oppose censorship from payment processors and extremists! It's made and supported by female and gender-marginalised people working in games. Collective Shout does not speak for us. They can't silence us. We will continue to stand up for freedom of expression in games.
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Diese Kampagne braucht deine Unterstützung
Save games from censorship
https://chng.it/zgHcVzJsSt
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Niklas Hallin
8 months ago
I'm working on putting Let's Freeze Some Penguins on the Nintendo Switch.
#nintendoswitch
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Niklas Hallin
7 months ago
Let's Freeze Some Penguins is localized into a number of different languages, and that work is done by real humans who know what they're doing! Of course it was suggested to me that an AI could do the job, and to that I say: No. It clearly can't.
#indiegame
#gamedev
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Santa Ragione
8 months ago
Apple is delisting Wheels of Aurelia from the App Store, because it's... "obsolete". Our statement:
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Laura Innocenti
8 months ago
Hello!👋 I'm Laura, English > Italian translator and game localizer. I've been active in this field since 2011, first in-house at Nintendo and afterwards as a freelancer. Here's some of my work. Hit me up with your projects, I'll be available all summer!
#PortfolioDay
#TranslatorsInTheCredits
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If you're an indie dev exhibiting at Gamescom and you want a fancy German translation for your demo build to benefit from the fact that most of the audience will be actual Germans … 1. what are you waiting for? 2. get in touch, I'd be happy to help!
8 months ago
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Happy to report that I did some translating for Atuel, which, for the record, was a total pleasure. Go play the game, it is worth experiencing (and won't cost you anything but 30 minutes of your day).
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8 months ago
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Noppy
8 months ago
Eyyyy your boy is looking for projects!
#commission
#art
#mecha
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@maschimensch.bsky.social
huch, was ist denn da schiefgelaufen?
8 months ago
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Seems like my brain is broken and I cannot finish that last mission, but: Tactical Breach Wizards. What a gem.
8 months ago
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Can confirm. Someone complimented my translation of Dicey Dungeons recently and that got me through a really bad week. It's easy and free, folks!
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Martin is making 👑 Crownbreakers
9 months ago
I'm excited to officially announce CROWNBREAKERS, my new deck-building roguelike
#indiegames
that has you fight back against demonic billionaires! To celebrate, check out the announcement trailer!
youtu.be/Bypf6pKX2rI
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Crownbreakers - Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Sharkbomb Studios
https://youtu.be/Bypf6pKX2rI
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Pablo F. Quarta 🐍🌺
9 months ago
ATUEL IS COMING TO STEAM & GOOGLE PLAY ON JUNE 30TH! 🎉🙌✨ This free re-release of our award-winning surrealist documentary game about climate change comes with localization to 7 new languages and full controller support! 💬🎮 Wishlist it now! 🙏💕
store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/...
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Atuel on Steam
Atuel is an award-winning surrealist documentary game in which you explore beautiful, dreamlike landscapes inspired by the topography and wildlife of the Atuel River Valley in Argentina.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2794330/Atuel/
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Nina Kiel
9 months ago
The German Games Industry Association (game) still refuses to acknowledge that the recently appointed minister responsible for the local games industry, Dorothee Bär, openly demands to deny queer people equal rights...
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game summer reception 2025 with Federal Minister Dorothee Bär as guest… | game - German Games Industry Association
game summer reception 2025 with Federal Minister Dorothee Bär as guest speaker! 🌅🎮 Once again, our annual summer reception on 2 June will bring together hundreds of guests from the worlds of politics...
https://www.linkedin.com/posts/game-verband_game-summer-reception-2025-with-federal-minister-activity-7333409383436947456-o4Wo?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAABjJ_mQBqCxEPRC74iqlHEVNXu9aZEryxcI
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Popemon: gotta catch em all?
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David Paisley
9 months ago
This is quite something - massive respect to Kate Nash for putting this out into the world. Give it a listen. Kate Nash - GERM
youtu.be/q2MoQJP-PhA?...
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Kate Nash - GERM (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Kate Nash
https://youtu.be/q2MoQJP-PhA?si=Zw3hyB8IxIaavjJr
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Andrew Passafiume
10 months ago
Hello everyone! My wonderful partner finally has their top surgery scheduled after over a year of prep, waiting, and insurance BS. Please help however you can make this process go as smoothly as possible for them! Even if you can't don't, reposts are much appreciated.
gofund.me/793f6925
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Donate to Rhys' Top Surgery Fund, organized by Rhys Passafiume
Hi, I'm Rhys (they/he)! I'm 36-year-old non-binary trans man trying to raise money for gender a… Rhys Passafiume needs your support for Rhys' Top Surgery Fund
https://gofund.me/793f6925
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Eric
9 months ago
The wrong people own the future, your friends are imprisoned and the world is about to end. There’s no more time for deliberation. It is time for desperate actions. It is finally time to end the Age of Reason. Virtue’s Heaven is now out on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/1929860/...
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Noppy
10 months ago
Folks this is the EASIEST activism you can do today. Let's make conversion therapy BANNED.
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
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European Citizens' Initiative
Give your support !
https://eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#/screen/home
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IQCB Mainz
10 months ago
▶️ ⚙️ Join the GUTENBERG WORKSHOP on
#Laboratory
#Automation
at
@unimainz.bsky.social
🥼 🦾 🗓️ 3-5 June 2025 📍 Helmholtz-Institute Mainz Info
gutenberg-workshops.uni-mainz.de/laboratory-a...
Deadline to register soon!
converia.uni-mainz.de/frontend/ind...
#Robotics
#Engineering
#ArtificialIntelligence
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Flightyfelon Games 👁️🗨️ making FREERIDE
10 months ago
indie dev friends, we need your help!! we launched our game yesterday, but people in Germany still can’t buy it on Steam! 😩 that's is our 2nd most wishlisted region and we’ve been working on Freeride for years so this is a huge bummer any advice what we could try? Pls share for reach boost
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Eric
10 months ago
I feel like anyone who wants to pass judgement on what constitutes as a "biological trait" in humans should be required to first explain what they think evolutionary theory is, how they think it works and how it all connects to humans.
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The Bishop Of Bobbins
11 months ago
Ok. I have posted an update to the gofundme, bumped the number up a scary amount. Really I need to sort the main fundraiser page out too but I’ve been going at things for twelve hours now, alternating between house and usual dad stuff and I need a sit down. I’m shattered.
gofund.me/ecddc7af
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Donate to Rob and family get their lives, and house, back., organised by Rob Fearon
Hi, I’m Rob. I used to make and write about games but these days, I’m far … Rob Fearon needs your support for Rob and family get their lives, and house, back.
https://gofund.me/ecddc7af
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Hey, why is nobody talking about this? Fund this already! 11 days remaining.
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11 months ago
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Things I need to tell myself, again and again (and you probably should, too): do not work for free. This is not getting you any paid work down the road whatsoever. Just people asking for more free work. Even people who could afford to pay you, won't. So yeah, don't.
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Santa Ragione
12 months ago
You can get all our games for under $13 total.
store.steampowered.com/bundle/6109/...
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John William Evelyn
12 months ago
The Collage Atlas: My entirely pen & ink first-person adventure is on sale on Steam this weekend. There's a 21 min vid on the Steam page where I talk at length about the motivations behind the game. So if you're curious...or struggling to sleep:
store.steampowered.com/app/2581960/...
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Lovingly crafted with pen & ink, by one person over 4.5 years. In The Collage Atlas your presence, your gaze, your movements all matter. With these things you breathe life into this hand-drawn pic...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2581960/The_Collage_Atlas/
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Indie Arena Booth
12 months ago
It’s finally time! Our submissions for gamescom 2025 are officially open! ✨ We have a bunch of free and discounted showcasing options available for you 👀 Please check out our website for all relevant information:
indiearenabooth.de/apply
⌛ Open until 9 April We look forward to your submissions! 🙌💗
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Eric
about 1 year ago
If trailers and descriptions aren’t enough to convince you to care about this game, I also wrote a blogpost where I’m doing my best to explain the reason why I keep persisting with it:
mokkograd.net/posts/2025-0...
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Blog Post
https://mokkograd.net/posts/2025-02-20-Why-you-should-care-about-Virtues-Heaven
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