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As someone who loves gamification, productivity apps, and monster collecting, it was an honour to talk to Milton Ren, the creator of Focumon! Focumon is a gamified tool where you collect, train and evolve creatures as you focus on your tasks. 👾 Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...

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Okay, I created another tiny thing... 'Tangent Book Club' is a short experience that tells the story of a group of friends who get together to discuss books, but their conversations always end up falling into tangents. 📚 Play it here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/tangent-book...

We recently launched 'Greenia', a tabletop RPG where magic is connected to nature. After getting some amazing feedback, we decided to create some extra content, including unique scenarios, spells and NPCs! 🎲 🌳 🌿 Download the game for free here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/greenia

the horrors persist and so do my deadlines

🐾 KIBBLE is out now! A short pixel art game about the first day with your adopted dog — and how small moments turn into lifelong memories. Built solo with GameMaker, Aseprite, and Beepbox. 🎮 Play here: almoghost-exe.itch.io/kibble #IndieGame #PixelArt #ShortGame #KibbleGame #GameDev

Games can educate, challenge, and open conversations — even around topics we often avoid. I spoke with @square2mom.bsky.social about her award-winning game (val)iant, sex ed, emotional pacing, and care through play. 📰 Read the interview: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm... #GameDev #SexEd

🌿 In Greenia, nature = magic. ✨ Created for the One-Page RPG Jam 2025, this short game lets players fight pollution, restore ecosystems and rebuild community while strengthening the land's magic. A tiny RPG with a green heart. 💚 🔗 almoghost-exe.itch.io/greenia #TTRPG

I have created a fictional bakery website muahahaha pay a virtual visit to the Swamp Bakery!! 🥖✨🐸 this was supposed to be a simple web development exercise, but I just couldn't resist and ended up illustrating all characters and menu items... www.codedex.io/us3sQYJhIPB2...

Just published an interview with comfiedev (Samuli Pietikäinen) on experimental game design, spoken word pacing, and building digital split EPs. We talked about his recent game releases and what it means to make small, strange games. Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...

After being introduced to the concept of game poems, I've been neck deep in this small, niche space. I've recently had a conversation with Brendan Allen, writer and game developer, discussing his work and how constrained engines can bring out creativity. open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...

I should be doing the same, Pekoe... actually I'll just do that. ☕️📆 #AnimalCrossingNewHorizons

Was a pleasure to be interviewed! Thank you for the opportunity!

mobOS isn’t just a game — it’s a full-blown operating system that brings that early 2000s internet back: desktop pets, dodgy downloads, and a programming language you can use to build games inside the game. Read my full interview with @palmonds.dev: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...

I’ve played games all my life, studied them in my PhD, and always thought about how many possibilities there were in game design — and Jordan Magnuson’s concept of "game poems" makes that range even greater. Full piece here 👉 open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...

Phasmophobia is a superb game, and a few years ago, I went digital ghost hunting with two friends. We were a good team – a coward, a daredevil, and a runner. But one of us didn't make it. 👻 open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...

Before the days of digital subscription services, the best way to get access to movies and games was paying a visit to your local video rental store. 🕹 🎮 I've wrote about my experiences during this short moment in history in this week's 'LudoSpectre': open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...

I grew up being obsessed with Tamagotchi, Digimon, and Mega Man (maybe this all led me to a PhD in Computer Science). Looking back now more than ever, these stories offered more than nostalgia. Check my full piece about these fictional digital companions: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...

Stardew Valley is a cosy farming sim, but why does Pelican Town rely so much on one farmer’s generosity? In LudoSpectre’s first guest post, Vladimir Pedro explores the game’s hidden economic themes! 🔗 open.substack.com/pub/andrealm... #StardewValley #GameAnalysis #LudoSpectre #IndieGames

the greatest among us betrayal I've ever experienced 🫠 open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...

🌾 What makes farm life sims so captivating? In my latest text for LudoSpectre, I explore the genre’s roots, its biggest hits, and the latest buzz! 📖 Read here: open.substack.com/pub/andrealm... #LudoSpectre #FarmLifeSim #StardewValley #FieldsOfMistria #GameAnalysis

that time me and my friends played a PvP version of Stardew Valley ✨🌾💣 open.substack.com/pub/andrealm...

🎮✨ LudoSpectre’s first Cultural Séance is here! ✨🎮 I explored Dodgeball Academia, an over-the-top, super-powered sports RPG, through its cultural ties. Check it out: andrealmo.substack.com/p/brpg-ball-... What other games capture their cultural essence in a unique way? Let me know! 👀

I'm thrilled to announce LudoSpectre! 🎮👻 A newsletter exploring the spooky crossroads of games, comics, animation, culture & storytelling. Expect game analyses, personal tales, and eerie pop culture insights. Subscribe if you dare: andrealmo.substack.com 🎮✨

MARVEL RIVALS IS GIVING US SO MANY GREAT DESIGNS 😭😭😭😭

aira de dandadan vendo cine privê na band (evento canônico)

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quick #ranma 1/2 doodle at work! ✨

- arthur schopenhauer sobre pokémon tcg pocket

damn, pokémon tcg pocket has me back with the pokémon fever...

dandadan

DRAGON BALL DAIMA IS EVERYTHING I WANTED IT TO BE

ah yes, drinking my coffee. or how it might appear to other people, "repeatedly microwaving my coffee and then setting it beside me as a sort of decorative item"

I wanna drawww but I've got so much work to do 😭

"THIS is the coffee that will make me productive," and other lies I tell myself

Humble Proposal: Magical Girl Weapon

Every platform needs its own anime mascot! 🟦☁️

light reading in the park after work today dei uma lidinha no parque depois do trabalho hoje

i’m feeling like this

she's just like me fr

Art and writing are already the most accessible things. Humans have been making artwork and stories for THOUSANDS of years! If anyone says you need something like generativeAI to make creativity "accessible" it's a lie to sell you something and to conform you to capitalism's idea of productivity.

slightly confused/burned out of having a social media presence but let's goooo meio confuso/exausto de manter presença em redes sociais mas boraaaa

some recent brush pen art umas artes recentes com brush pen #art #illustration

already missing a nice weekend hike já com saudade de uma caminhada maneira de fim de semana

Hot summer nights #pixelart #ドット絵

sei que estou malhando o suficiente quando o pulsemon digivolve pra bulkmon I know I'm working out enough when pulsemon digivolves to bulkmon 👾💪🏼

e segue a jornada de malhar + treinar digimon the journey of working out + training a digimon continues 💪🏼👾

comecei 2023 treinando um digimon com exercícios, vamos ver se serei um bom parceiro digimon kicked off 2023 training a digimon with exercise, let's see if I'll be a good digimon partner ✨👾✨