This game works so well as a chess game but also as a standalone, unique tactics roguelike thing. Very crunchy and satisfying! Also shares a designer with @beastieball.bsky.social, Damian, and I can vouch that guy knows a thing or two on how to make a fun game

Duskers is at its deepest discount to date, to celebrate the launch of Below the Crown. store.steampowered.com/app/254320/D...

It's breaking my brain that we now have an anthology. THREE published games. Crazy. And more to come... store.steampowered.com/bundle/73746...

Below the Crown Launches 1.0 today! Our love letter to Chess, Dungeon Crawlers, and general nerdery :) 15 years ago it was called "Chess the Gathering" and I would take to boardgame meetups... I'm thrilled with what it's become with the help of an amazing team & community <3 youtu.be/B9UXpiGngfo

Mark your calendars for April 21st: Below the Crown day. You'll be able to play as a Queen Wizard, fight the Emperor, there are even multiple endings 😱 youtu.be/eBYqkB9Ljvk

After failing to find any worthy opponents on earth, Chuck decided to run the MMA clinic in Valhalla.

Last week, I flew to GDC in San Francisco to show The Last Night in private thanks to @elbowgreasegames.bsky.social... More fresh GIFs in the thread.

The @voxraygames.bsky.social team posted a major update to Voxile in The Builder’s Updates (and they added grenades). Voxile is made in its own engine in its own language. The game is 40% off on Steam right now, go check it out! The EGG Blog just featured their amazing story. (links in comments)

Check out the cool fan art of Duskers Drones from @xlaxxon.bsky.social ! Time to make it live action people...

Voxile, The Builder's Update is out! This includes a lot of building-centric features we've added recently such as better carpenter tool and building plans, a very buildy world called Crystal Cathedral, and also grenades, angry NPCs, better falling physics.. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lhg...

Below the Crown is coming in April! Our final Update in Early Access is in just a couple weeks. What a wild ride so far, and IGF honorable mention to boot. We added a discount to celebrate and made this trailer remix🥳 youtu.be/fdJ0zwm3q00

Just so you know that new content is coming, the Emperor is making an entrance... #BelowTheCrown

Unless there’s a rift in the space-time continuum I don’t know about, this Facebook email isn’t true🤔…

Interestingly, Steam just rewrote - but did NOT remove - its 'does your game have AI in it?' dev disclosure form. Valve's making it clearer the 'AI powered tools' (like code helpers) don't need citing - "Efficiency gains through the use of [AI powered dev tools] is not the focus of this section."

Someone just used PayPal to share their 2 cents about how they can improve my business… literally. A+ for innovation!

The following games have been chosen for Honorable Mentions for Excellence in Design: @flebpuzzles.bsky.social's Strange Jigsaws @misfitsattic.bsky.social and Shochiku's Below The Crown @potipoti.studio's Is This Seat Taken? @lululu.games's Henry Halfhead William Rous' Type Help

Wow, Below the Crown getting honored by IGF makes it that our last two games have been recognized by them for Excellence in Design <3

5g is trolling my phone. Coverage is so spotty yet it opts for 1 bar of 5g over 3 of LTE effectively locking me out of the internet. Maybe LTE was peak? Is this how Starlink wins?

Got to #2 on hacker news today and are still on the front page! elbowgreasegames.substack.com/p/when-good-...

The games industry needs to build trust in 2026 to reboot the games funding ecosystem. If we follow @boyes.bsky.social’s advice and remember the Golden Rule, a better future lies before us. open.substack.com/pub/elbowgre...

MTV is sunsetting its music channels today. Maybe it's time for a new song: "Social Media Killed The MTV Star" Think Hans Zimmer would play the keyboard again for it? I feel old. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

Just used Gemini to quickly learn how to turn off Copilot in the newest Word.😅🤖 If they had personified Copilot as Clippy this would have been a much harder decision.📎

TIL that the Italian term “chiaroscuro” has the same literal meaning as the French “clair obscur” but while culturally the former mainly refers to Renaissance painting techniques…the latter represents 19th century French philosophy and symbolism.

Sounds like both Steam and EGS/Fortnite went down as well. Too many holiday gamers?!

Have you checked out COZY TRAILER TV? There are over 57,000 games in the Steam Winter Sale right now. Here are the 97 coziest: cozywintergames.com/cozy-trailer...

Happy Holidays from Voxile! youtu.be/i3zehXYjMis

Found some nice floating snow biome while exploring a survival world.. but HOW do you get up there!

Build whatever you want in Tomo: Endless Blue! Even…whatever this is🙂 (QA killin' it as always) #indiedev #gamedev #voxel #sandbox

We have a NEW demo up on Steam that has an updated Procedural Survival world and also allows you to play one "Adventure" world, IsleOfVox! See which you like better and let us know :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=wicM...

‘Slop’ is Merriam-Webster’s 2025 word of the year. www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/wor...

The Ukrainian song Shchedryk (now well-known in the US as Carol of the Bells) premiered in 1916, 109 years ago, composed by Mykola Leontovych. In 1921 he was murdered by the Soviets but his work lives on as a symbol of the Ukrainian spirit. www.youtube.com/shorts/jUWhj...

Final Torpor Town Hall 2025 is happening Dec 18! 🗣️ 6pm CET / 12pm ET / 9am PT on the Suzerain Universe Discord. Talk Suzerain with Ata + possible mod face reveals! Q&A form: forms.gle/ai5tx4aq29aC... Join Discord: discord.gg/H2F6xxg

Our first major update since our EA launch comes in time for the Holidays 🎄🎁 Rook Wizards, Escape Rooms, Explosions and Medics. This ain't like the holidays I remember as a child 😂 youtu.be/iY-_GaGbhgw

Ouch! www.pocketgamer.biz/netflix-didn...

Be first to try the Below the Crown December update and help us get it stable! Hop into the FUTURE beta branch and report any issues via the in-game bug/feedback button, on the Steam forums, or our Discord. Thx!

Netflix’s competition isn’t HBO, it’s Fortnite. On second thought… how much? variety.com/2025/tv/news...

Voxile Survival: Day 1 vs Day 100 youtu.be/mUZZivHkBS0

Proud to announce that @atasnow.bsky.social and @torporgames.com just closed a seed round led by @krafton.com.web.brid.gy alongside 1Up Ventures and Sisu Game Ventures. open.substack.com/pub/elbowgre...

Big news! Torpor Games has closed a minority seed round with KRAFTON, 1Up Ventures, and Sisu Game Ventures to help grow the Suzerain Universe. Ata spoke with GamesBeat about what’s next. Read it here: gamesbeat.com/torpor-games...

Fresh snow fall in Helsinki… can’t have Slush without some snow. Fun fact: They serve reindeer burgers in Finland. Stay frosty Rudolph.

Hey @misfitsattic.bsky.social check out my high score in the Below the Crown daily challenge!

My first update video in a decade - it's actually fun to be back at it :D youtu.be/acKftQNAsfI

Chart topper or chart slopper? futurism.com/artificial-i...

New game IP should come from small teams that relentlessly prototype and iterate. @misfitsattic is one of the best designers and rapid prototypers I’ve ever met. That’s why EGG backed the studio. Wrote my thoughts here: open.substack.com/pub/elbowgre...

We have a NEW DEMO! This is exclusively for the new Procedural Survival Islands we've been working on. You get to play one such island, start from nothing, craft, fight, build, destroy, explore.. SP or co-op! www.youtube.com/watch?v=M36e...

Doing an AMA over at r/pcgaming if anyone wants to hear about game-making, film-making, or the talented folks I was lucky enough to work with... www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/c...

👑The Below the Crown is now in Early Access on Steam ♟️ Our first launch in almost 10 years! Our nerdy love letter to Roguelikes, Chess, and Dungeon Crawlers is here for everyone to try - please give us a review! store.steampowered.com/app/1883920/...

It's your last chance to play the Below the Crown Demo this weekend. Monday we go into Early Access and the free demo will be no more ⌛ store.steampowered.com/app/4023520/...

Due to popular demand, have posted EGG's announced portfolio on the blog and shown a glimpse of our first demo day: open.substack.com/pub/elbowgre...