A lot of people are talking about the controversy around the game Horses. If you are one of those people, you should buy the game, it's $5 and doesn't take long to beat. www.gog.com/en/game/horses THEN you can talk about it. :D

I have many thoughts about this, one is I can't help but think this is all just shining a light on how games are still being held to wildly different standards than other media like film. I've played very few games like HORSES but watched so many films like it (as a connoisseur of arthouse horror).

Did my part.

The current takethis.org fundraiser (which supports game community mental wellness) has a donation matching program today, so this is a great time if you want to support them! givebutter.com/GivingTuesda...

For those that don't know, I'm the Board Chair for @takethis.org and I'm asking in my capacity as Chair for you to support Take This on Giving Tuesday. It would me a lot to me and it helps us keep running. givebutter.com/GivingTuesda...

It’s out!!!!!!!!!!!! PlayStation ghost town goooooooo

Arcadia.

Post your favorite “Lord of the Rings” character. Wrong answers only.

games are central to the media consumption of many people who have come up in the world with zero cultural or media literacy. that's part of why so many are eager to watch, like children, as the corporate political order redraws the lines around basic standards for free expression and thought.

We can't stop thinking about Blippo+, a "game" that simulates channel surfing cable TV in the '80s and '90s. www.avclub.com/best-blippo-...

"I think the best strategy in the age of AI is: bet on yourself… unique work made well with huge amounts of love is actually going to become more valuable in the AI era." A very heartening story about the brilliant Naomi Alderman buying back “Zombies, Run!” www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

Don't know if you'd be interested in a bit of work on Saturday 1st July, they're booking people to roam around in wild animal costumes uptown.

I know many people here's reflex on seeing this is to assume it's from factual errors, like how fox news viewers are wrong about more basic facts than people watching no news, and while that's a factor, even if it could be 100% accurate this effect holds! see next post below for what I mean in TLDR👇🏼

Congratulations, @caraellison.bsky.social and the Ghost Town team!!!

Hey, immersive, larp, ARG, theater and game folks: I'm working on Immersipedia and I'm linking out to other design/knowledge wikis like the Puzzle Hunt wiki, Nordic Larp wiki and Game Detectives, plus the whole WikiBruce archive. Are there any others I should be including?

level design book update: little cleanup of the tools page (book.leveldesignbook.com/appendix/tools) and trenchbroom page (book.leveldesignbook.com/appendix/too...)

Had a rather mixed experience yesterday with local history some of which Beryl and myself do not intend to repeat.

Shot + chaser

I have great news... YOU CAN. RIGHT NOW. uvw-cwa.org @videogameworkers.bsky.social

join @videogameworkers.bsky.social and meet other videogame workers, learn more about organizing, share stories and resources, and generally cause trouble with us. coming together to strategize is how we start to change this fucked up industry!

Search in settings screens is an often overlooked quality of life feature in games If your setting screen requires scrolling and/or is across several tabs consider adding search to it!

Oh wow, thanks @johnhopson.bsky.social — that’s amazing! Big ups to Travis, Jaros, and Tegan who came up with our “bad jumps” system!

Only just saw this—thanks so much, @caraellison.bsky.social !

Just finished binge-listening to Sarah Marshall’s outstanding new podcast, ‘The Devil You Know,’ about the Satanic panic. It’s a superb piece of journalism and cultural analysis—here’s the CBC site, but I’m sure it’s a available on your favorite podcast service! share.google/UDLAhFLr9Mxl...

The webpage for our upcoming book has the cover on it now which is enough of a milestone for me to write another post about the book we have coming out soon. www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...

I ADORE alt.ctrl.GDC. Always a highlight of my show. Get those applications in!

🤜🧟Beatdown City Survivors🧟 🤛 A bullet (fist?) heaven survivors roguelite set in a gritty, beat-em-up *style* city is releasing Q1 '26! 🛠️lots of weapon crafting 👥fun unlockable characters 🏗️dynamic/destructible environments Wishlist today! beatdown.city/bdcsrstm #pitchyagame

Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 40 featuring @oolimry.bsky.social is out now! Topics include the development of Glowkeeper, designing a Metroidbrainia, and how to test secrets in game. draknek.org/podcast

Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art. I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.

Hi! this is a reminder to people who would like to be considered for an award for the AIAS narrative award for their game, especially if it is a deep, hours long, reactive RPG with branching!!!!! please allow us time to play your game and submit it here: www.interactive.org/awards/29th_...

As if today wasn't excellent enough already: Frank and co's new game is out!!!! 👍 🪙 🥳

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

I just learned that a GDC Festival Pass (which AFAICT gives access to everything except the GDC Vault and a bunch of luxe bonuses) is $349 for students, staff, and faculty—it's normally $649! You need an academic email address and will have to show ID on site. A big deal for game programs, I think!

This Halloween we've joined forces with some other new puzzle releases and created a brand new bundle for a head-scratching Halloween that's out now: Hauntingly Good Puzzle Games 🚂 Spooky Express 💀 Grooveyard 🧛Prince of Darkness Jr store.steampowered.com/bundle/61711/

You should know about KB's wonderful game(s)! KB is a terrific game designer, educator, and human—give her a follow!

I'm a couple of days into Daniel Benmergui's Dragonsweeper now, and I LOVE IT! It's just so outrageously good, rewarding deduction and reflective thought. And the vibes are just so good! I'm going to recommend it to those many of our students into roguelikes... danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper

Fabulous! Thanks, @dmgregory.ca !

(Click the purple book icon in lower-right for a bit of "how to play" advice...)

Here's something for your Monday break time, that I just learned about from from the excellent @cigumo.bsky.social - Daniel Benmergui's newest game, 'Dragonsweeper,' a Minesweeperlike dungeon crawl! Fiendishly fascinating... and a GREAT soundtrack! danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper

"Even without people and without dialogue, Keeper excels at demonstrating friendship, companionship and genuine heartfelt connections; even between a walking lighthouse and a weird muppety seagull looking thing." (Spoiler-Free) powerup-gaming.com/2025/10/18/k...

New @beatdown.city survivors demo is OUT for Next Fest! Added a lot to our previous demo, so even if you've played it, this will be a new experience! 🚆Fight in the new stage, the subway! 🐈Unlock and fight as a cute kitty ⚰️Kill vampires 💸profit? store.steampowered.com/app/3680270/...

Keeper looks AMAZING! Out now!

Out today on Steam, Undusted: Letters from the Past is a game about cleaning long-neglected objects and learning their backstories. "As each object is restored to its pristine condition, the items start whispering memories of the past to her."

And on the topic of incredibly brilliant things that I'm coming to late: sharonvanetten.bandcamp.com/album/sharon...

LTTP, but I want to recommend Backpack Battles to you! An ingenious inventory management autobattler with tons of depth and a delightful art style, made by the cool folks at @playwithfurcifer.bsky.social Many thanks to @sorenlundgaard.bsky.social for the rec! store.steampowered.com/app/2427700/...

ROCTOBER 13 is coming up! I'll be playing Brütal Legend all day on Monday, matchmaking with random Xbox headbangers looking for an easy victory. To celebrate, we're sharing a never-before-scene 2005 pitch video we made to get the game signed! Enjoy!🤘 www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9di...

This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

The (un)dead are growing restless. Spooky Express is almost here... 👀 Wishlist or pre-order now on the platform of your choice to be the first to play on October 21st spooky.express

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

It’s almost disorienting to see something this nakedly wonderful put in place by a non Scandinavian Western government in 2025. Way to go Ireland.