Our little game about building a paper town now has a demo on Steam ✂️✨ Want to give it a try? store.steampowered.com/app/3907910/... #screenshotsaturday #indiegames #cozygames

I like making video games. 😍

Only a few days left to apply to exhibit your story-driven game (or a related tool or project), or speak about a relevant topic in a talk/panel, at #AdvX26! Submit by end of day on 21 May GMT+1 through the forms linked at adventurexpo.org #AdvX

Everyone likes to do their best, but the best teams know when to do less: and for writers, that can sometimes feel quite strange. @edstern.bsky.social tells us why. For the full conversation, flip to www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...

The @writersguildgb.bsky.social is working hard for its members. New guide on protecting us and our work from scammers out today. WRITERS - if you are not yet a member please join us. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain. #JoinAUnion

See the reason UNIT gets taken over so often in Modern Doctor Who is they forgot the Keep Out sign, which prevents alien interference.

theoretical criterion cover for one of my favorite movies

Geen poppenspelers is my new Star Wars name.

One last treat at my favourite cafe in Burton before I go.

OPPORTUNITY - Lead Narrative Designer - EA - Battlefield - Hybrid - UK Absolutely affiliated (a chance to work together!). Shares very welcome! jobs.ea.com/en_US/career...

OPPORTUNITIES ! Narrative Design Intern. Narrative Writer Not affiliated. Shares welcome tapblaze.com/career/

Final day in old place and the internet got turned off early. 😭

Made a website where you can explore Wikipedia like it's a file system on your desktop: explorer.samismith.com

NEWS! You hear that!? That's the sound of OFFBEAT; a music-tycoon game from the fantastic @whetstone.games OFFBEAT allows you to hook up kids toys, garden ornaments and kitchen utensils to a sequencer to create glorious electronic music (and export to .wav!) store.steampowered.com/app/4468030/...

Nirvanna the band showing at Tyneside! tynesidecinema.co.uk/event/nirvan...

New fund for UK game developers launched today and I'm super proud to say I worked on it! Please go and apply if you have a suitable game as its been a labour of love! New fund of up to 50k per game for localisation, marketing, PR, Influencers, etc  www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-...

My favorite thing about Mr. Blobby is how whenever Americans find out about him they take psychic damage

Small heads-up for Nirvanna the Band fans: the film is out in Australia soon, and we share a Blu-ray region. You can buy the film directly from Madman, but the postage is crazy.

Due to the move, it was my last regular board games night. My friends and the shop owner surprised me with a card and gifts. It was really lovely, and I finished things off by almost winning at Catan before another player won with an absolutely incredible three-city final build.

finally someone gets it

just fell to my knees, rest in peace to one of the greats

Here's a wee thread of free software I use when making videos and writing. Blender is the obvious one for 2D and 3D animation, but please tell me about other little apps that are cool. tldraw (tee ell dee raw?) is a simple whiteboarding tool, especially handy using a pen on a tablet. www.tldraw.com

Had the sudden revelation yesterday that since Star Fox are anthropomorphic animal mercenaries, that means they are furries who take commissions.

I found all the Kdrama on Disney Plus.

Okay here is some quick tips for making your TTRPG games better. Just quick stuff taken from all over. Feel free to tack on your own in comments. 1) give the players enough rope. Players love coming up with clever theories to seemingly random hooks. Let them. LISTEN. Run with any good ones.

Just read this awesome essay by @unamccormack.bsky.social in @uncannymagazine.bsky.social - I’m left creatively inspired, reflecting on history and our country right now…and taking it as a sign to rewatch DS9 again as it is the most perfect Star Trek show ever!

Hell yeah a new Shriekcast, perfect thing to listen to while I clean thus damn house.

Amberspire

Threw some color over these X-Files drawings

🌖 Amberspire is OUT NOW! 🌇 A dice driven science fantasy city builder. Grow your city atop a mausoleum moon, interact with strange weather and ecology, gain influence to make deals with powerful off-world factions, experience the history of a future city. PC, Mac, Steam Deck s.team/a/3350750

I got to take a sneak peek at an early build of this and had a great time. Especially fun if you like to city build, or if you play a lot of board games.

📣 Amberspire is out TOMORROW 🌇 Build a science-fantasy city atop an abandoned mausoleum. Construct buildings, manage resources, earn the favour of off-world factions, and keep balance between your settlement and the unusual ecology. Wishlist on Steam for a reminder! 🔔

Yep. Even for purely narrative stuff.

Faction disposition and strength can vastly affect your gameplay in Amberspire. Earn the favour of the factions, and your life will be easier at every turn. Get on the wrong side of them, however, and maintaining your city will be far more challenging. Amberspire is out on May 6th! 🌇

Happy free comic book day!

When moving yesterday: Moving Guy: Oh it's roadkill. I wonder if you could eat it. Me: ...it's a fox? I don't know if predators really taste good. ( silence ) Moving Guy: I cook with a lot of spices. So I bet I could eat a person and you wouldn't know.

The Kickstarter for our Epically Silly adventure game has been 2 years in the making, and if it hits 250% funded and our final stretch goal tonight, I will drink a very good but inexpensive whisky. www.kickstarter.com/projects/col... #PointAndClick #IndieGames #FrenchRevolution #Parody

I'm just about to move house and there's a box labelled "Wired collection". I can't be the only one, right?

The whole post and Cara's additional comments are well worth a read. It's especially relevant now when things are so bad. My number one piece of advice to students is make things and put them on itch. The other has been if you're in Reddit go read r/Screenwriting and see how the writers there talk.

A helpful list of human-made stock art available via various Patreons ⬇️

LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCEMENT! Forbidden Solitaire is officially launching NEXT WEEK, on April 30th! We unearthed a new trailer from the archives - an advertisement that originally aired in 1995! Wishlist on Steam and GOG: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/... www.gog.com/en/game/forb...

As a strategy game, Amberspire will reward careful planning when you're expanding your city. Place buildings within range of what they'll need to be constructed and function, creating supply lines that will keep things running smoothly. Amberspire is out on May 6th! Wishlist now 🛒⬇️

There's still a couple of days left for devs to reach out if they'd like to be included in this year's Access-Ability Summer Showcase. Open to games aiming to be accessible to disabled players. May 1st Game Submission Deadline. May 15th Trailer Submission Deadline. Showcase Airing June 5th.

I didn't always like cats (1/4)

my twelve year old designed and made a fucken FUNCTIONAL LOCK out of LEGO it doesn't open without the key, and specifically needs the RIGHT key, because it has FUCKEN TUMBLERS MFERS

I have a copy of the Inca collector's edition by Sierra. I don't remember why I bought it or when but I have it and have no idea what to do with it.

Did you know that in the basement of Waterstones Picadilly Circus there is currently an entire room dedicated to Kid's Comics? You should go and not just because Go-Man was on display so prominently! But seriously go check it out because it is running until May 31st!