Hello. This is probably the best episode of The Safe Room podcast. Give it a listen and tell your pals. Thank you

nice introduction, but I've already depicted you as the frivolous psychic Robert Lees and myself as the stern and serious Sir William Gull

When I have the time I’ll write a little more about applying historical perspectives to narrative and world building… people seem to enjoy this design diary

Ambrosia Sky: Act One is available now!! 15% off on both Steam & Epic!! store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/... store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/ambr...

Our legacy game celebration continues with Volume! 🔇 Our second game was all about robbing from the rich with pure stealth action. Uncover, then unravel, the exploitative plots of Gisborne Industries by using the Volume to pull off increasingly ambitious heists over 100 levels.

I will be at PAX Unplugged, but Danni will not be. I'll be doing mobile podcasting and checking out people's cool projects. If you have a cool project to show me (or just want to hang out), please let me know!

Can’t thank Esther enough for inviting me to contribute to this collection! It was a real treat to contribute to an academic book from the perspective as both a historian and a game developer. I think this book is going to be an essential one for anyone interested in historical game studies

I can say with complete certainty that you will lose nothing by just ignoring The Game Awards. You do not need to give it any cultural power. It is purely a vehicle for marketing, and an ongoing insult to the people and craft we all take part in.

One of the most political and contested works going right now. A year of us engaging with this complex, weird series of books and figuring out what it’s all about. Subscribe now to Shelved By Genre to come along!

Holly is cool, you should hire Holly to make your game world feel properly placed within its own history.

today marks the first day I'm using my Amberspire manual proofs while testing the game, confirmed the book will be helpful

I'm currently doing contract work but I'm still looking for more – contract or full-time. I'm a narrative designer, writer, systems designer, and game designer with a decade of game dev experience, on projects ranging from indie games, to IP support for a major studio, to interactive video.

And if you’re like “I’m a game dev & I don’t see how a narrative person who is also a historian is helpful for me and my non-historical game” Then you can read my design diary about some of the work I’ve done for Amberspire (which has a fantasy sci-fi setting) lunardivision.net/micro-and-ma...

Reminder that from the beginning of next year I’m available for work! Writing, narrative design, historical & narrative consultancy, research, teaching. I’m particularly fond of applying historical approaches to worldbuilding & storytelling in interactive mediums

Let’s go! Very excited to share this with folks. If you like the idea of a duelling game like Magic or Flesh and Blood, but played with a standard poker deck, then I implore you to hit that get notified button.

basically every 2024 truism is dead. Trump did not build a lasting multiracial coalition or turn young men into committed Republicans. You don’t need to cave on trans rights to win. The pundits have nothing left to tell you.

Hands down one of my favorite games.

thrilled for you, nyc. gonna luxuriate in the cope

We... put out a video game? That you can play? On your computer?!? store.steampowered.com/app/2963240?...

I love to start my day with 'adios bitch' energy

no matter your politics it’s disrespectful to joke about someone’s death. don’t say dick cheney died when he was out hunting and tried to shoot a bird in a tree but missed and hit a big branch which fell on his dick and smashed him flat and then the bird pooped on his head. don’t say stuff like that

We're sending out THOMAS WAS ALONE Steam keys to creators who want to play the game on their channels this week. There's still time to get involved if you want to be one of them! Fill out the interest form below and we'll be in touch ⬇️

if you've got a plan to resist sieges, take it out and throw it in the bin, it's worthless

Hi I wrote a big long post about deciding to step back from full-time freelancing and separate myself from the industry somewhat 😮‍💨

Some people are born dumb. Like me, for instance.

I almost can't believe this but the game we've been working on for a, uh, frightening long time now is launching into Steam Early Access NEXT WEEK! November 4th, 9am PT Wishlistin' plz and thank: store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...

To mark the 10th anniversary of ACTION MOVIE WORLD's release Flatland Games and I are providing a special gift: every purchase, past or future, will include a digital rulebook, character creator, and play sheet www.facebook.com/FlatlandGame...

With apologies - no Paper Labyrinths episode this month! Travel and unexpected hospitalization put a damper in getting an episode together, but we'll have something next month.

Explore a haunted movie studio. Learn the fates of the tormented souls bound to it. End a 50-year curse inscribed in blood and celluloid. KINOPHOBIA, my first piece of noncommercial interactive fiction in eight years, is now available to play. brunodias.itch.io/kinophobia

updated CK3. truly nothing could have prepared me for the new starting lineup.

One of my favorite buildings, and has lots of small nods to others with the design elements.

by age 30 this is what your network should look like

apologies for re-ringing this bell but I just had a gig unceremoniously fall through with no warning. again, would be infinitely grateful to anyone that could share

the folks at the great game pod invited me on to talk about the company archives megagame run with @colewehrle.bsky.social and @wehrlegig.games at #gencon this year. great discussion on games as experiences. open.spotify.com/episode/08JD...

just made a design tweak for this faction that everyone is going to love and hate in equal measure

We spent 2023-2024 building an arcade game (software and hardware) from scratch. We spent 2024-2025 doing research on card games and creating a life path RPG system. We cost about 5-6k a year. Become a supporter of a cool thing. den.mercer.edu/mercer-stude...

I am looking for a game company or someone who is interested in games research to make a contribution to my research lab because: we need money. If that’s you please DM me.

We're excited to reveal Strata, a strategy game we developed for Board, a new game console that blends physical and digital play: board.fun In Strata, you use physical 3D blocks to claim territory and outmaneuver opponents. Tetris meets Chess.

The Banished Vault is a gorgeous board game, for which you could purchase a physical copy of the rulebook, even though it's never actually been a physical game.

I am functionally in a waiting room for the next while, so AMA?

📢 We're reopening creator keys requests for our older games! As part of our legacy games celebration, we've got fresh batches of Steam keys for several older titles. If you're a content creator who would like to showcase one of our games, details on how to get keys are below!

what’s this then www.deadstaticdrive.com/releases remember remember the 5th of november 👀

an uncanny, brilliant experience. Check it.

We all know someone who is like "I would love to go to space" or "math is fun and liberating" and "the sublime will inevitably be found in the stars" well good news there is a game that will rid them of all those opinions. It's also fun!

Starting to think that if Verstappen got out of his car and shot Hamilton's tyres out with a gun, these stewards would give Lewis a 15s penalty for colliding with the bullet.

Tune in to @roguelike.club in 3 hours for my talk about the analogy between physics and procedural generation! We'll see how generators can be solid, liquid or gaseous and why –just like Maxwell's Demon– designers are underrated little guys. 🍵🫖

KINOPHOBIA, my first piece of non-commercial interactive fiction in 8 years, comes out on the 31st. An entry into Ectocomp.

It's time for the Roguelike Celebration! You'll find me wandering around the MUD and catching talks today. I'll be giving my presentation on Oath at 3:30 pm Central US Time. @roguelike.club You can still get tickets. Come hang out!

As I constantly say, the thing AI prompting (and prompting disguised as decisions) is selling to people is constant, regular interaction. That is the desire being fulfilled. Cat’s got it right.

We're planning a Legacy Games Celebration! While we work on new projects, we want to celebrate the games that have got us this far. From Nov 3rd to Dec 14th, we'll be spotlighting one game per week, talking a bit about the making of them, and making creator keys available!