Something positive: Spry Fox is spinning out of Netflix. We are independent (once again!) and preparing to launch Spirit Crossing. We wrote up a little blog post musing about this wild adventure. Worth sharing the good news. spryfox.com/a-16-year-ol...

reminder that Microfun is hiring narrative designers again. come to the one company that won't lay you off www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

If you're fans of games like Sea of Stars, Clair Obscur, Octopath, Mario RPG, this is for you. www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/do...

Hey uh, this is awkward, but I can't make rent. I'm desperate. Anything helps. Please pm if you can lend assistance. 9 months of no job, burned through my savings, I'm in a bad way right now.

Something folks can do in the coming weeks is to organize Ice Watch Training in your communities. There's an excellent resource that can help you to do this: docs.google.com/document/d/1... - Get five people together in person or virtually and get skilled up together.

Crunch is bad. Crunch ruins lives. Crunch kills. Don't ask for it. Don't do it. It's bad. I can't believe I still have to say this after all these years.

@shermy808.bsky.social @kylescarselli.bsky.social Chrome Steele-coded post.

HAPPY BIG HOPS RELEASE DATE TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE!

I'm a game writer & narrative designer open to any full-time, part-time, or contract opportunities with a preference for remote work, #PortfolioDay! 3 years' exp bringing meaning to gameplay, depth to characters, & emotional manipulation of your target market through deft language. jisaacgadient.com

I'll start, comic artists of color I think that you should check out!!! Feel free to reply and tag your faves!!! 🎨✏️🗯️ @gigimurakami.bsky.social @vincentisvintage.bsky.social @salylockheart.bsky.social @opallines.bsky.social @deltahead.bsky.social @ngoziu.com

Happy #PortfolioDay! I'm a game writer and narrative designer, who has worked on the recently released Monochrome Heights, as well as several solo projects like What Lies Underneath and Bluebeard: An Interactive Tale, among others. andreablythe-games.com

It's #PortfolioDay again and I'm urgently looking for remote work in game writing/narrative design‼️ I’ve been an indie dev for 10 years and I have worked with clients in the industry since 2019. I also create the Twine Grimoire and volunteer with IFTF. 🪄 gcbaccaris.com 🪩 patreon.com/gcbaccaris

It's the first #PortfolioDay of 2026! My name is Andrea, I'm a game designer and writer who wears too many hats and is #LFW. I've worked on Civ 7, Untamed, Santa's Secret and various upcoming projects in Unreal Engine (and TTRPGs!). Here's a link to my portfolio asaraviapt.wixsite.com/about

Not The Onion.

To all my fellow games writers feeling imposter syndrome: stop that. WRITE THE THING!

At the risk of getting too lofty on a Monday morning, this is how I’ve always interpreted being an artist. Concepts choose to visit me and I have to be the best conduit for their expression that I can be. THAT is the skill. Anyway read Catching the Big Fish by David Lynch

Wishlist this game or I will steal all your fingers.

This is one of the cutest games I have seen, and the team is amazing! Go check it out!

The Demo for Duppy Detective Tashia is live! Help Tashia unravel the mystery of Bredda Anansi's murder and (more importantly) find her cell phone! 🔍Gather Clues 👻Meet the Suspects 👁️Experience the first day of Tashia's investigation store.steampowered.com/app/4222200/...

The fact Lady Gaga is dropping more music, and the hits in the radio are bangers, is also not a good sign considering the last time This Happened.

that moment when I realize all the weddings, birthdays, milestones I've probably missed because I straight up don't have the resources to go. it's something I'll change for 2026. how? I don't know, but, I can't keep missing these things ffs

*sighs* fine, you got me. I'll try posting on you every day.

i look forward to the day where I feel like I'm living for what I'm passionate about, rather than watching every penny I earn go into bills, debts and rent with nothing left.

We're #hiring a bunch of roles in 2026, including Engineers! Come work with the lovely legends at @gravitywell.games We are: 🔥Making rad new IP ❤️An empathetic AAA Team 💸Have profit sharing and focused on being sustainable long term Interested? Please apply! gravitywell.games #gamedev #gamedevjobs

Soft Rains' Ambrosia Sky is easily described as a "sad cleaning sim" but it's a larger story of diaspora and coming home. Read our interview with the developers here:

Diablo Immortal is looking for a new Associate Design Director. Come be my new grand-boss! activision.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Blizza...

Women of Xal II's Kickstarter is FINALLY up and running! Please share with your #VisualNovel friends who like their dark political mysteries, character studies, and cast of queer ladies. First game is free during the campaign, of course. #Gaming #Kickstarter #Campaign #Yuri #Indie #Indiedev #Game

I'm looking for ✨remote✨ work! I'm an award-winning unity developer with a speciality for programming and interface design, and I'd simply love to bring your game to reality! 🌱✨ you can play my current online work here: www.gamechangersurveys.com/survey/playg...

Screenshot Saturday! Early Unreal prototype of a remake of my first original Game Boy game. I’m using a test 3D environment right now to focus on feel, scale, lighting, and dialogue systems, but Marceline is still here, just like the original! #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieDev #UE5 #GameBoy #cats

just got my utilities bill after they installed a d*ta center nearby and it's x20 more what it used to be two months ago and I--

visual representation of me trying to finish my portfolio, finding a grammatical mistake, and continuing to edit the smallest things. perfectionism will be the death of me, reader.

Grim creates some of the best templates for Twine out there, if you want to support an amazing storyteller check out their Ko-fi!

Go wishlist this NOW. store.steampowered.com/app/3465190/...

There is something to be said for having something that could consume as much energy as you can offer it these days—raising kids, a creative practice, community involvement, etc., or any combination of these. Something that can (even if it doesn’t always) break the scrolling, that’s a counterweight.

💵 MONEY for GAME? In 2026??? 💵 There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen. Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽

Do your best work offline and do not expect to be thanked. Do it because it's the right thing to do, not because you want people to like you. We all go into the dirt alone. No one else will be there when your guardian angel starts listing off your good deeds. Learn to be emotionally self-sufficient.

I finished reading The Godfather at age 9, but developing an interest in Virginia Woolf's books shortly after is part of the reason I use the em dash so much.

I'm wrapping up a major contract this month, so: hire me! I'm a writer/narrative designer/systems designer with a decade of industry experience and a lot of experience taming the complexity of intricate systems. Let me build your storylet system or write disquieting prose for you!

MY CAT IS UP FOR NOMINATION FOR AMERICA'S FAVORITE PET??? Everyone please go give Skwisgaar a vote, he's a very silly little weird man and he would really appreciate it

hi everybody! I'm urgently looking for full-time game writing/narrative design work. I'm a 6-year industry pro working with both AAA and indie studios on titles like Borderlands 4, Endoparasitic, and [REDACTED]. I also edit and consult! Updated portfolio is live on my new site: www.nessacannon.com

The 5th cycle of the Game Production Guild's Mentorship program is officially a go! ✨ This is a community by and for GAME PRODUCERS, specifically. Applications close on January 18th and this mentorship cycle runs from February through May 2026. If you have any questions plz hmu. Links in the thread!

Happy birthday to the one and only, Hayao Miyazaki.

they're okay. thank you everyone for asking 🫂

Screaming "wtf" and waiting for a spontaneous uprising is going to discourage you. There won't be a spontaneous uprising. That's just not where the people are at. Organize for the long term. Build community. Build resilience. Have a strategy for whatever corner of this thing you're working on.

Time to dust this one off again

I'm seeing a lot of posts to call your reps but little on actually how. 5calls.org is a great site where you can put in your zip code and get numbers for your house representative and two senators. You also can get a script if you're like me and stumble over your thoughts.

checking on family right now but this is fucking awful. genuinely worried that this is only the beginning and we're going to see similar situations with neighboring countries in LATAM.

This guy just can’t stop failing up. #Impeach Trump. What he is doing is illegal, a war crime and against the wishes of the people of this country.

Back in November, I gave a talk at a conference in Baltimore about The Video Game Writer's Guide to Surviving an Industry That Hates You. It's a little freeform and unstructured, but that was kind of the point, and everyone seemed to have a good time. Here you go! www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCrf...

sometimes I wish narrative design had a *fraction* of the documentation, support and guidelines for portfolios that disciplines like art and LD have