Some feedback to PR folks that certainly wasn't asked for but hey: I find that I'm way more likely to redeem a Steam key and look at a game when it's sent to me directly via email than when I need to click through to some other site. Especially if you write "key enclosed" without enclosing a key.

We are finally (FINALLY!) ready to announce the GRIME II release date! Which is... 31st Of March 2026! Just a little over a month from now! To celebrate, we've got a brand new trailer teasing some new bosses and combos.

Something tells me this is busted.

Worked my absolute ass off over the last couple of days to get this into a decent state. (33+ hours). Needs some tidying & prettying up, but I think everything from my Plat trophy is on there. Supporters get early access. Release version in a "couple of weeks", probably. ko-fi.com/s/854811ed15

17 hours into mapping “God of War: Sons of Sparta”. 10 hours of footage covered. 15 hours of footage left to go. And then I still need to 100% bits. Erk.

Yup, we're working on a new Castlevania game. Thanks to KONAMI, & with Motion Twin's friendly advice, the franchise will be going back to its roots with what we hope to be the best whip traversal & combat ever seen in a 2D action-adventure game! Noooo pressure... www.konami.com/games/castle...

Performance of "God of War: Sons of Sparta" continues to be terrible. Lagging game, spikes of frozen time, audio desycing all over the place, dialogue not playing correctly, animations for character and enemies randomly speeding up. Very poor. Needs a patch desperately. #GodofWar

Verdict on "God of War: Sons of Sparta" by @megacatstudios.bsky.social after 6 hrs? "Needed more time to cook." Clunky controls, glitchy AI, challenge is mostly from throwing many enemies at once w/ dodgy hitboxes, contact damage stagger locks you when surrounded, + unskippable pre-boss dialogue.

AI LIMIT DLC ‘Eirene’s Furnace of War’ announced Publisher CE-Asia and developer SenseGames have announced AI LIMIT downloadable content "Eirene's Furnace of War," which adds new story, areas, and bosses. It will launch on March 27.

I just backed Momogatari on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/433...

NextFest soon! Looking forward to playing some Metroidvania demos. Let me know if you'd like me to play anything in particular (or if you're a dev who wants me to try out your demo — just be aware that I'm a "moany old man", so I've been told).

I like a lot of what Nioh 3 is doing, but the more I play the more I am certain I prefer Wuchang.

💜!BIG NEWS!💜 Constance will release on ALL consoles May 1st 2026! - Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series and PlayStation 5 Where will you play?🙌

Input eating in Nioh 3 is out of control. Regularly having to press the backstab button 2-3 times for it to work. Burst Counter is all over the place. It’s getting to the stage where I don’t know when to blame my own bad timing or just the game anymore.

Wow I got over 50 reviews so now I got the Very Positive ranking 🥹 Plus I'm still in New & Trending, thank you all so much for the amazing support ❤️ If you enjoyed the game please don't forget to leave a positive rating too, it helps so much on Steam.

Get it on Steam, there's also a 10% launch discount store.steampowered.com/app/3216340/...

I gotta be honest, all the "Code Vein" fans crying that "Code Vein 2" is nothing like the original — and all the "Nioh" fans crying that "Nioh 3" is nothing like the last two — has me more excited to play "Code Vein 2" and "Nioh 3".

TEARSCAPE LAUNCH TRAILER OUT NOW ON STEAM

my only notes to people under 30: your 30s aren't for ditching fandom, they're for re-evaluating all the "cringe" stuff you liked as a teenager through the lens of someone who can appreciate it fully, going, "that owned, actually," and becoming even more unhinged about it. please look forward to it.

It took 31 hours of mapping time + 33 hours of game playtime but I finally finished my map of MIO: Memories in Orbit. Now I can sit with my thoughts and try and decide on a tier placement for www.demajen.co.uk . I had some real issues with the down attack controls messing up platforming.

Tearscape is releasing in ONE WEEK!

Follow @wario64.bsky.social and repost for a chance to win 1 of 5 Steam codes for Code Vein II courtesy of @gamesplanet.bsky.social. Giveaway closes on Jan 29th, 2:30 PM PT Game is $58.30 at Gamesplanet w/ code BLOODWARIO buff.ly/laoWLaf

Ding 45!

Alruna: End of History is coming to Steam. Now in widescreen! It's Alruna 2, but not a direct story sequel. 🌸

I just backed Trash Heart: A sci-fi raccoon metroidvania on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/fra...

✨️ Release Date Announcement ✨️ 👽 BEFORE I GO 👽 will officially launch on April 13, 2026! Embark on a dark and allegorical journey to death acceptance. The end is inevitable, but will you brave the journey? #metroidvania #indiegame

For those who missed it, the demo of 👽 BEFORE I GO 👽 just got a major update on Steam. 📢📅 Tomorrow, this Tuesday (1.13), some exciting news coming up! #indiegame #gamedev #metroidvania

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

Started on my first map of 2026.

Happy New Year 🥳 🥂

I just randomly came across this on the Steam sale, and it feels like a hidden gem! Mixing Metal Slug with metroidvania it's a perfect match. A literal blast to fight your way through the environment with gorgeous pixel graphics. Perfect for the Steam deck.

#TheMobiusMachine is now discounted as part of the @steampowered.com Winter Sale! store.steampowered.com/app/2281940/

It seems that the NextFest demos continue to skew my games played count. 😅

Going into 2026, a reminder for everyone who's fallen off the creative wagon, game dev, writing, art, music, whatever, no matter how long:

Enjoying Paladin in @diablo.blizzard.com quite a lot, but it's face/body options are a step down from the Spiritborn in my opinion. This is why a proper character creator is a must, in my opinion, even in overhead ARPGs. (But at least there's no stupid genderlocking of classes like other games.)

Mes amis!! The free major ‘Thank You Update’ is OUT NOW! Tomorrow comes, in Verso’s Drafts. youtu.be/C_Gp_ZHwaUQ

Ready to face the dark and haunting world of BEFORE I GO? Give the demo a try on Steam! Support a #solodev, wishlist now! #wishlistwednesday #indiegame

We just released a patch for Constance with the first improvement to our map system: Completed rooms are now being marked on your map so the hunt for 100% should go more smoothly. Thank you for all your feedback, we will keep improving and iterating!💜

Here's a novel thought: rather than arguing about whether "reviewers" or "metacritic" think a game is good, focus on whether YOU think a game is good by playing it yourself. You miss out on so many good experiences by listening to what other people think on something as entirely subjective as "fun".

So, I took a rather long-winded approach to mapping "Constance". a beautiful new #metroidvania by @constancegame.bsky.social (even after saying I wasn't going to do a map for it... ooops!) It's kept me out of trouble for a couple of days at least. About 25 hours of work so far. #cartography

GRIME II's DEMO IS OUT NOW 🖌️ The first public GRIME II demo is available now! We’ve worked perilously hard to bring you this experience, and we hope you enjoy it little eggs! If you have any feedback or bugs leave them in our discord! Download here - https://bit.ly/49xmT8w

So the demo for GRIME2 is fantastic, with a rather satisfying combat loop even early on. I've been avoiding all the blogs and spoilery stuff so I can discover (or miss, as is my wont) all the things as I go. Also mapped the demo because of course I did. @playgrime.bsky.social

Because other games didn't take my fancy as much as I expected, and I have finished with my Possessors content, I'm now sat twiddling my thumbs waiting for @constancegame.bsky.social next week. Guess I could clean up my SSD for some footage space 😅

Think I've done all I can withmy map for Possessor(s) by @possessors.bsky.social right now until we get some quality of life for tracking things — like area % completion and the like. Having a trophy for "collect all the 🦞" & not telling us how many there are or where they could be is just... nah!

Possessors was NOT an easy game to map. This still isn't finished, but apart from a couple of trophy-related collectathons, it's pretty usable. Just don't be asking me where all the Lobsters are because I haven't a clue HOW MANY there are, let alone where they're hiding... #Possessors #metroidvania

💫Melody of Spores is OUT NOW on Steam! Grab your whip, unleash your Fung Fu, and bring peace to mushkind once and for all 🍄

DLC for "The Last Faith" launching just in time for my birthday in 2026. Nice. Base game was just my type of thing and sat comfortably in my A-Tier. Hopefully it's a significant expansion.

THAT is how you respect your Kickstarter backers. Keys in your inbox a full 24 hours before game launch. Sure, can't play it until release, but at least I can play it at the same time as people who buy, not 4+ hours afterwards. Appreciate it, Mr Fungus. You won't be alone much longer.

Almost time for another adventure with one of the funnest of guys! (I hate myself for this pun. I should be better than this.)