The Days Gone swarmers sound like Jonathan Davis from Korn.

@awesomonster.bsky.social Now see here, you, if you don’t love this game then I’ll eat my hat!! bsky.app/profile/thre...

I played a little bit of Heroes of the Seven Islands and genuinely adore it. A super charming and engaging point & click RPG.

🐈 New comic: You Have Cats?🐈

There’s a beautiful, strange allure to the colour purple. It feels occult to me, otherworldly. Gilt features the colour in many small ways.

@oldskool.org I remember some time ago you asked about 80s DOS game recommendations, and I suggested Loom. Did you ever get around to trying it? I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately.

My game playing notebook on top, my game design notebook underneath. I need to make more time for playing games judging by the ribbon positions.

Amberspire does look great, but you also have to hear the soundtrack while playing to fully get it. It’s got that beautiful, cohesive presentation that city builders do in a special way, and Amberspire brings its own unique voice to this genre.

I like cryptic crosswords but every time there’s a clue so daft that I feel like the people who set them would just spam dad jokes in conversation.

This morning an idea I had sketched out finally developed into something solid for Gilt and it’s such a good feeling. Another page in the notebook, another tweak in the game, and another “I can’t wait to read people’s reactions to this bit” moment in the game.

Amberspire, our dice driven science fantasy city builder, will release MAY 6! Roll dice, grow a city, forge alliances, interact with an ecology, and read a history of the future. PC, Mac, Steam Deck - May 6! s.team/a/3350750

The omnipresent urge to reinstall Vangers awakens.

A friend just sent me this perfect piece by Karel Čapek, trans. Dora Round, ‘From the Point of View of a Cat’.

This is my truth.

We just released our little ghost tale! 💀 To those of you who play it, thank you! We hope you enjoy it! I think we made a beautiful spooky story and with a ton of heart 🥰⚰️

I had a lovely time with this game!

I wrote a Devlog about the state of my adventure game Gilt: ben304.blogspot.com/2026/03/devl...

Couldn’t sleep, got up at 4 to paint a scene that’s finally coming together while listening to Gojira up loud. A quiet moment that feels like this is one of the good times I will look back on fondly, making a project I like on my own terms. Whatever happens, it’s great making it.

Portraits I made pixel version of for Fixeight Exa Label. I worked off of new concept/promotional art by Nanpei Kaneko, who also did the promo art and ingame portraits for the original arcade version. Each of the portraits is 16 colours (including the black) and are in 15bit colourdepth. Fun times.

No matter the wealth, luxury and glory of any famous emperor, king, pharaoh or monarch, no matter what palaces, pyramids, statues or grand halls they built, or feats and banquets they held, none of them got to play Arkane’s Prey and therefore my life is better and richer than theirs.

Had a lovely time with Shadows of the Afterland by @arumastudios.bsky.social tonight. Some really interesting puzzle mechanics that I enjoyed. This random book I found in the game sounds real weird, though…

It looks unique and good in a way I do not have words for.

A rare Saturday night when I’m not out playing a gig. I’m making the most of it!

Opening a book on my desk vs opening a book in my game.

The next book from @inkle.co will be: Heaven's Vault - Book IV: The Rising Light Conclusing a story that began in 2014 as two words (Space Archaeology), grew through a 2019 game into a novel duology, and will finish as a quadrilogy of books. It is the tree, walking. 🖊️ forms.gle/QiVFkackkCNT...

Also, look, Dave Gilbert believes in the game too.

I cannot explain how invigorating it is to be bringing my own vision to life. Especially that I finally have a vision I believe in. I am building this game like it’s my last ever chance to work on a game of my own design. Everything is done with intent and purpose.

Using the computer for anything.

Folks have been testing the first chapter of Gilt this week. Lots of really great feedback. I added a couple of scenes, too. Here’s one I painted on Wednesday. I’m so happy to see people really connecting with the project and enjoying my strange ideas.

You thought your Xbox was dead … but it was merely UNDEAD! ⚰️ Vampire Therapist lives on the Xbox right now. 😁

Richard bestowed upon me the very great honour of comparing two of my puzzles to Zork: Grand Inquisitor - the highest compliment one can receive.

I’ve been gigging with this white blonde telecaster you see me with in the back here for about a year now and I’m so happy with it. I am officially a telecaster convert!

This seven legged huntsman spider has been hanging out on my desk for a couple of months. She’s gotten more and more bold, and has hung around for long enough that I’m now trying to decide what to name her. Content warning: Spider photo!

👻Shadows of the Afterland is OUT NOW!!!👻 Carolina arrives in the afterlife, in the wrong year and the wrong soul. A long, bumpy road culminates today, and I couldn’t be prouder of this game. ⚫✨ Would you help me spread the word? Cross over now: https://shadowsoftheafterland.com/steam

1999 was such a good year for PC games.

Fresh coats - my father asked me to repaint the ‘Turbo’ logo on his International 976 Turbo tractor after he had given it a fresh coat of paint, and this little bobtail was showing off most of the shiny new skin they’ve been working on.

Quick update on Enoch 👀 Yes, the game is still in development (solo dev + no current funding = it takes time 😅) but good news: new key art, new logo, and the game is now simply called Enoch. I’d love to hear your thoughts ❤️ 👉 Link to the full Steam post in the comments

Books I finished reading this month:

Anything you can say about M John Harrison’s work is just another act of appropriation. It reveals more about you than the book.

Funny typo of the morning: “Hindshit” != “Hindsight”

It comes out tomorrow!!

** TR-49 : launches today ** - out right now on iOS - launches on Steam at 5pm UK time / 9am PST We ingested the EDGE review into the machine, and this is what it did.

Sat out beneath the aurora australis. A meteor flew over, trailing smoke and shedding chunks. It’s just charged particles, rock and friction. But you can see how gods and monsters were born, once.

Tomorrow! aaaaahhh store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/...

Expelled! is one of the @theguardian.com top 15 switch games to play this year. Or now. You could also play it, right now. (and it’s on sale on steam for another few hours)

If you or anyone you know is looking for a tradigital 2d animator, I’d appreciate the chance. Looking for new mid-to-longer term projects mainly. Previews of some of my work here: camillecee.weebly.com Reposts appreciated, with love, increasingly urgent anxiety and thanks!

Announcement: STEAM DEMO OUT NOW! The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them. How badly do you wish to live forever? 👁️🩸 👇👇👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/... Please wishlist and share - thank you! #indiedev

I started @jon.inkle.co’s third Heaven’s Vault book tonight. It’s so nice to be back in that world, among that language again. Everybody should read them. (And play the game, of course).

Cry Out Loud has been shortlisted for a Leeds Book Award alongside these other lovely books! 💚 Very humbled and grateful to be included!

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