Ansel Bard
@anselbard.bsky.social
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Scavenger Suite is out today! An adventure game where you alternate play between a human traveler and dog companion, exploring an abandoned world. Play it here:
big-field.itch.io/scavenger-su...
#gamedev
#bitsy
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Scavenger Suite by big field games
explore a desolate countryside with your faithful companion.
https://big-field.itch.io/scavenger-suite
24 days ago
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I will continue to promote my free post-apocalyptic dog story exploration game until everyone is as obsessed with it as I am. (Also bc I’m between creative projects and having a hard time getting into the next thing)
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Have you found any of the secret achievements in Scavenger Suite?
big-field.itch.io/scavenger-su...
7 days ago
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It is looking like my next game project is learning how to use Twine.
11 days ago
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Sebastian Jordan
12 days ago
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the disappearance of my bio dad, Damon Paul Billiot. He was last seen at our home in Tyler, TX on March 15, 1996. If you have info that may be useful, please contact the Tyler Police Department (903-531-1000) or the Smith County Sheriff’s Office (903-590-2661).
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If you haven’t seen it yet, please check out my new game!
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12 days ago
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I’m only a little ways into Crabmeat and it’s so good, fulfilling my young adulthood dream of becoming a perfectly normal king crab fisherman
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14 days ago
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For anyone interested, I wrote a lengthy post about the influences, intentions, music, art, themes, and basically everything I could think of to do with Scavenger Suite. Playing the game first is of course recommended!
big-field.neocities.org/posts/2026-0...
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Blog Post
https://big-field.neocities.org/posts/2026-03-03-The-Empty-World-of-Scavenger-Suite
20 days ago
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chipset
20 days ago
Just found this game and it brought a tear to my eye. Great art, music and story. Its only 10 mins long and a lovely experience!
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For Bandcamp Friday, I just released the soundtrack for Scavenger Suite for $1+ (and the rest of my library is free/pay what you want). Maybe check it out and play the game on itch? (also free)
anselbard.bandcamp.com/album/scaven...
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Scavenger Suite (Original Game Soundtrack), by Ansel Bard
8 track album
https://anselbard.bandcamp.com/album/scavenger-suite-original-game-soundtrack
21 days ago
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Scavenger Suite is out today! An adventure game where you alternate play between a human traveler and dog companion, exploring an abandoned world. Play it here:
big-field.itch.io/scavenger-su...
#gamedev
#bitsy
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Scavenger Suite by big field games
explore a desolate countryside with your faithful companion.
https://big-field.itch.io/scavenger-suite
24 days ago
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Also released today: the Scavenger Suite soundtrack! 8 songs featured in the game, available for $1+
anselbard.bandcamp.com/album/scaven...
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Scavenger Suite (Original Game Soundtrack), by Ansel Bard
8 track album
https://anselbard.bandcamp.com/album/scavenger-suite-original-game-soundtrack
24 days ago
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Scavenger Suite is out today! An adventure game where you alternate play between a human traveler and dog companion, exploring an abandoned world. Play it here:
big-field.itch.io/scavenger-su...
#gamedev
#bitsy
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Scavenger Suite by big field games
explore a desolate countryside with your faithful companion.
https://big-field.itch.io/scavenger-suite
24 days ago
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My new game made with Bitsy will be out soon!
add a skeleton here at some point
about 1 month ago
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New blog post: fake achievements, recycled music, and locked doors that go places in Scavenger Suite:
big-field.neocities.org/posts/2026-0...
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Blog Post
https://big-field.neocities.org/posts/2026-02-13-scavenger-suite-day-2-devlog-and-trailer
about 1 month ago
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Michael Whelan
about 1 month ago
EMPIRE OF DREAMS (2005) Acrylic on Gessoboard - 28” x 22” A world of concrete works in disarray, thrown about by some unknown cataclysm. 1/3
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New AND novel jaw pain
about 1 month ago
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Jack King-Spooner
about 2 months ago
The ABIDE KickStarter is now LIVE! Stop motion horror the likes of which have never been seen before! Back now and be involved with something very cool.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
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Ooookay I made a trailer for Scavenger Suite
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about 2 months ago
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What Happens To Your Body When You Eat Your Body Every Day
about 2 months ago
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This game has been a labor of love for the last year or so. I've gotten to see my art evolve over time, as well as what I can achieve with Bitsy's built-in capabilities in terms of gameplay
about 2 months ago
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Scavenger Suite is so close to being done! I finished the final scenes this weekend. Next step is to go back and polish the earliest scenes so they feel consistent with the rest of the game, then I will move on to the soundtrack. Follow
big-field.itch.io
to be updated when the game releases!
about 2 months ago
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I’m happy to back this project and hope they meet their goal. The game looks so cool
@kickstarter.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
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ABIDE
A stop motion horror game from the makers of Judero and Mashina.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/637042083/abide?ref=thanks-tweet
about 2 months ago
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I only draw new comic pages 2-3 times a year to maintain my artistic style of overworked wobbly lines and shitty compositions
about 2 months ago
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Jordan Magnuson
2 months ago
I'm excited to share that Game Poems Issue 1 is now live at
www.gamepoems.com/issue01
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format. Thanks for playing and sharing!
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Game Poems #1
An online literary magazine publishing short-form videogames directly in a playable format. Issue #1 features interactive works by international artists and game designers.
https://www.gamepoems.com/issue01
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My 2025 list of favorite things I read/watched/played/listened to is up and free to read on Patreon!
www.patreon.com/posts/stew-o...
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A Stew of My Favorite Things 2025 | Ansel Bard
Get more from Ansel Bard on Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/posts/stew-of-my-2025-146858286?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
3 months ago
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It’s winter which means the sky is looking very Scavenger Suite
3 months ago
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Late afternoon hike from last weekend.
4 months ago
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Spectacular trees, rocks and textures from hikes last weekend
5 months ago
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If you’re looking for the perfect game to play on Halloween night, I recommend CARIMARA! An enchanting mystery story with a great balance of spook and sweetness. Also the coolest art/animation/environment styles I’ve seen in a long while.
store.steampowered.com/app/3570370/...
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CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs on Steam
A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3570370/CARIMARA_Beneath_the_forlorn_limbs/
5 months ago
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The last two weekends I've finally had time to build some new scenes for Scavenger Suite.
5 months ago
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Warm and dry early fall day, the lake looked unreasonably blue and deep
6 months ago
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Critical Reflex
6 months ago
CARIMARA: BENEATH THE FORLORN LIMBS IS OUT NOW ON STEAM a short horror story about ghosts, goblins and polite anxiety of asking too much. untangle the mysteries of a "ghost problem" haunting this unwelcoming, desolate house. even if it means digging up uncomfortable truths.
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Set up at NCAF for the dayyy
6 months ago
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Last announcement post for NCAF! I made a drawing about it. “No Straight Lines” film showing this Thursday at 7:30pm Sarratt Cinema, then Nashville Comic Arts Festival on Saturday 11am-6pm at Vanderbilt Central Library.
6 months ago
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Nashville Comic Arts Festival is next weekend on Saturday October 4th! I will also be participating(???) in a discussion following a screening of the film “No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics” on Thursday October 2nd at 7:30pm.
newsonline.library.vanderbilt.edu/2025/09/nash...
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Nashville Comic Arts Festival returns to Vanderbilt’s Central Library Oct. 4
Local and regional makers of comics, zines, and more will be at the 2025 Nashville Comic Arts Festival hosted by Vanderbilt University on Saturday, Oct. 4. This free event, which is open to the public...
https://newsonline.library.vanderbilt.edu/2025/09/nashville-comic-arts-festival-returns-to-vanderbilts-central-library-oct-4/
6 months ago
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Junch
6 months ago
I'm incredibly ecstatic that we reached $100,000 for the Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle. With just 2 days left to go, please RT and support the bundle, and let's push it as high as we can go!!! Thank you for the support!! Link:
itch.io/b/2979/play-...
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You have to go to NCAF because the real Ben Sears will be there
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6 months ago
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I will be at Nashville Comic Arts Festival on Saturday Oct. 4th! I have brand new full-length issues of RUFUS #1 (with sturdy cardstock covers), and will have limited copies of a ~60-page sketchbook zine in memory of my beloved deceased dog. Also the last copies of WE’RE ALL IN THIS ALONE goin cheap
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I will be at Nashville Comic Arts Festival on Saturday Oct. 4th! I have brand new full-length issues of RUFUS #1 (with sturdy cardstock covers), and will have limited copies of a ~60-page sketchbook zine in memory of my beloved deceased dog. Also the last copies of WE’RE ALL IN THIS ALONE goin cheap
6 months ago
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Heroes of the Seven Islands - OUT NOW
7 months ago
After two years of development, Heroes of the Seven Islands is OUT ON STEAM 🎉
#gamedev
#indiegames
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Queer Games Bundle
7 months ago
28 hours left to get Queer Games Bundle 2025.
itch.io/b/3062/
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Queer Games Bundle 2025 (with $10+ option!) by Queer Games Bundle and 318 others
Queer Games Bundle 2025 (with $10+ option!): 616 items for $60.00
https://itch.io/b/3062/
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“Workflow” has claimed top rank in Buzzwords I Wish Would Die
7 months ago
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Trying to simplify my painting in order to understand light and values and stuff better.
7 months ago
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Just here to alert you that the Greatest Game of All Time is on sale for 89 cents on Steam right now:
store.steampowered.com/app/785480/T...
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Save 85% on Titanic: Adventure Out Of Time on Steam
Intrigue and adventure await you on board the Titanic, the most famous ocean liner in history. As a British secret agent on a vital mission, it is up to you to change the course of history as you expl...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/785480/Titanic_Adventure_Out_Of_Time/
8 months ago
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Things we lost in the LOTRO character transfer
8 months ago
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Played
@radiatoryang.bsky.social
‘s gay cowboy game two days ago and I’m still thinking about it
8 months ago
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Little known fact that I have a Bandcamp with some homemade songs and albums on it and if you choose to pay money for them in the next 8 hours it all goes to me
anselbard.bandcamp.com
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Ansel
https://anselbard.bandcamp.com/
8 months ago
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www.patreon.com/posts/134061...
I’ve been working on this comic since 2022 and just finished the first chapter. RUFUS is a small town saga with an all-canine cast, it’s free to read on Patreon!
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RUFUS (pg 19) | Ansel Bard
Get more from Ansel Bard on Patreon
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9 months ago
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Started to build a scene around my car and tried to add head and taillights (and moonlight!). Really don't know what I'm doing but it's more interesting than watching tutorials
9 months ago
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Built a car(!) in Blender and it only took ~3 hours of trial and error
9 months ago
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