In my indie game “Beyond Sunset” the blue security programs are a reference to the Atari arcade game “I Robot”. The purple security programs are a reference to the strategy game 868-HACK.

6 years ago we unleashed OVERLAND, the hugest most polished most complex game I've ever worked on store.steampowered.com/app/355680/O... it's beautiful and weird and i'm still so proud of it!! happy birthday overland, you were not easy to make but you turned out preettty pretty special <3

- Most excitingly, we can announce what we'll be doing next: A Year of Michael Brough (@smestorp.bsky.social) Premiering November 12 1 game a month for 12 months, starting with 868-HACK plus other non-Brough episodes in between We hope you'll join us!

game - SMESPORT smestorp.itch.io/smesport (windows-only, four-player-only)

the thing with Chesterton’s fence is it’s never invoked ingenuously: it’s always someone trying to get us to play “let’s pretend we don’t know why this fence is here” because they know it would reflect poorly on them to outright admit that they like the fence

down with Whatever eev.ee/blog/2025/07...

This is why building a portfolio of mobile apps feels like building a sandcastle right next to the shore.

868-HACK in the Kazakh region costs 868 tenge lol. @smestorp.bsky.social is cooking!

i know it's been a while but i'm happy to report it's that time again... v pleased to present: DINO SORT adamatomic.itch.io/dino-sort 🦕 it has dinosaurs in it 😭 but they're s a d :( oh dear 🔀 SCOOT. THEM. AROUND. until HAPPY. ♾ 26 authored puzzles + infinite mode :o 📆 also daily challenge ?? y

blog post - 868-BACK trailer: UNIFIED mightyvision.blogspot.com/2025/05/868-...

Starting in 10 minutes! 🎉

unions: they get the job done

new 868-BACK trailer tomorrow evening! along with a bunch of other cool games :) thinkygames.com/direct/

trying to find a post from an old car-driving/weightlifting forum - they were asking for help transitioning from curls at the traffic lights to benchpresses on the highway. most of the answers were suggesting more gradual steps but there was one really interesting one.

from an ecological perspective, homo sapiens can be regarded as more-or-less a kind of large bird. it builds nests, makes music..

what is a game? when you really get down to it: it's a thing to do while you listen to music.

we’re sharing a new trailer for 868-BACK as part of this @thinkygames.com event next week! it will introduce one of the three megacorporations that are your enemies in the game, and give a little glimpse into what we’ve been working on..

🎉 We're excited to announce our very first Thinky Direct! Yep, we'll be sharing brand new trailers and exclusive reveals for lots of exciting thinky games! 📺 Watch live on Thursday, May 29! 👉 thinkygames.com/direct/

I've been *glacially* playing @smestorp.bsky.social's VESPER.5 over 13+ years, bringing my save file with me over more computers than I can remember. Every couple months I remember to take a turn. It's beautiful, I'm so glad I played this way. mightyvision.blogspot.com/2012/08/vesp...

This is a programmer ass programming game 😂

almost finished a major rewrite to separate the internal state of what's actually happening from the version that gets shown to the player - allowing for interesting misdirections

ok i think i'm going to post videos on patreon first, then on youtube some amount of time later, basically as a way to communicate that this support is appreciated? www.patreon.com/posts/how-to...

very ominous bug

Playing Rogue and I adore this game. It’s complex it’s interesting and it has this sense of mystery and discovery every playthrough. I played many roguelikes/lights but the original is something else. #retrogaming

desert strike: return to the gulf, screenshot, genesis (1992) www.mobygames.com/game/1461/de...

An E-bike battery burned my house down on the first day of GDC. Seeking mutual aid from financially stable colleagues. gofund.me/47306b15

@droqen.bsky.social yo, i finally got enough of that essay written that i can share!!! hope there's a bunch of new ideas in here for ya and something to spark a new direction, but was fun to write and im glad to get it all in one place anyway. <3 dreamfeel.notion.site/essay-on-mec...

if i say so myself, hacking the mainframe with dynamic siphons in Advanced Graphics Mode is some absolute pinnacle gaming

its amazing how chatgpt knows everything about subjects I know nothing about, but is wrong like 40% of the time in things im an expert on. not going to think about this any further

My copy of @ellaguro.bsky.social 's 'Great Art' arrived today. It's a lovely collection of chaotic, abstract, and fascinating pixel art made in an obtuse art program and shared on twitter in 2014.

Released a game yesterday! It is as if you were on your phone pippinbarr.com/it-is-as-if-... (For phones only) Let me know what you think!

I could not be more excited. A new @smestorp.bsky.social game and a new Zachtronics game coming in the same year!!!

868-BACK is nominated for "most anticipated" :) bsky.app/profile/thin...

oh and here's our game trailer too www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO6u...

Here’s another, equally as useful, badge people can pop onto their Steam page. Please be honest though. If you did do murders, don’t use it!

Excited to announce that our new game, The Electrifying Incident, launches in April! In this monster mini-expedition, you'll explore the facility, avoid live electricity & repair a malfunctioning reactor. Check out the demo & wishlist on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352300

! @roguelikeradio.bsky.social on an absolute roll since their comeback www.roguelikeradio.com/2025/02/epis...

video - thanks! & project progress youtu.be/KMCViAkAANg

putting such ridiculous things in this game and nobody can stop me

NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT! A 1995 CD-ROM. A game buried for a reason. You flip a card. The screen glitches. Something is watching. Forbidden Solitaire—a dungeon horror from the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline. store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/... With @slicknicklives.bsky.social

blog post - making choices on server map - part 2 mightyvision.blogspot.com/2025/01/maki...

is sentient door he/him or she/her ??

*closes eyes* problem solved, bro, no more covid

greetings! just a reminder that i have an art book out! it also features a couple of essays exclusive to the book and some poetic snippets. you can purchase a copy here: www.mostancient.com/shop/great-art

Thinking about Gene Wolfe on bad reviews again

It's the most magical day of the year, Cinco Paus Day's Eve! If you're into turn-based puzzle/strategy/rpg/roguelike type stuff, you *need* to play this game: smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus Let me know if you'd like a free copy! :D