Another Sunday, another stupidly ambitious game idea 🙃

We’re pretty thrilled with this - TR-49 has been nominated for *two* Apple design awards We love the mobile form factor and always have - the immediacy of it and the lower barrier to entry - and we’re dead chuffed to have that recognised!

Comparing people’s living conditions in 1901 to now is already silly & serves no meaningful purpose so let’s talk about numbers that matter to Alive People In 2016 Elon Musk’s wealth was 11 billion dollars. Today it is 800 billion dollars. Federal minimum wage in 2009 was 7.25. Today it is 7.25.

30 years ago Richard Garfield released the game he considers his masterpiece. invented to fix all the problems he saw in magic the gathering, a game he pitched in a moment of panic when robo rally got turned down. still the best game ever made

I talked about two of my favourite games, go listen I guess!

My game is a finalist in MCV Develop's "Narrative Innovation" category! WhaT?! Amazing seeing my little game right next to KC:D, Still Wakes the Deep and DOOM. 🤯

NEW EPISODE ON FRIDAY! @jamespatton.bsky.social talks about @inkle.co's "Overboard!" *AND* "Expelled!" We cover both Inkle's open world interactive novels and we get really, really deep into what they may be exploring. It's a good 'un, this one. #podcasts #adventuregames

I feel similarly. "We're going to establish a moon base" got me excited, but "so that China doesn't" took all my enthusiasm. Of course they're doing it for imperialism.

Greatly enjoyed the political philosophy of @jamespatton.bsky.social ‘s Duskpunk. Drawing from Mbembe’s Necropolitics, in this blogpost I explain why the game’s resource of plasm is such a great narrative mechanic. Check out the game on steam! codedmass.com/2026/04/04/d...

Time to yell about the upcoming CROWNBREAKERS CROWDFUNDER! Help me make the game better! www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...

Hello Bluesky. I'm working on an animated short and just launched a Kickstarter for it. Please take a look and share with anyone you think will like it! 🙏 www.kickstarter.com/projects/alt...

Damn, I just finished the one-two punch of @chrisbodegard.bsky.social's Esoteric Ebb and @jamespatton.bsky.social's Duskpunk. Dice-based videogames are BACK babeyy

thank you @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social for bringing the cold, hard facts about Israeli genocide & Microsoft’s complicity to their audience in covering our @nogamesforgenocide.com pledge. we love to see courageous reporting in games, and we are so grateful for the support from our community 💪🏽

#Duskpunk, #cyberpunk and more: An interview with James Patton (Clockwork Bird), a British indie game developer based in Vienna (paywall). #RPG #SiliconDreams #TheHiddenIsle #Spinnortality #indiegames #games #gamedev @jamespatton.bsky.social @subotron.bsky.social www.games.ch/austria-game...

Last chance to pick up a gorgeous gilded Tarot deck plus bonus items! 🪙 Divination coins 🌏 Deck travel bag 🦭 Seal and wax 🕯️ Scented candles and more! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cau...

📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope 100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max... ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

This is why it's ok if my games don't blow up on launch day. Even if my games don't make tons of money, there will be a handful of players who absolutely love each one. None of them are failures.

Every day is shut the fuck up Friday

ONE. THIRD. and countless lives destroyed because of it.

I'm writing a Tarot book, now on Kickstarter! www.kickstarter.com/projects/cau... ✨ Inspired by esoteric Tarot wisdom 🃏 Delves into the mysteries of the cards... 📜 ...and the traditions of Dioscoria!

🚨 Our Gilded Legacy Tarot deck is live! 🚨 ✨ Gold-foiled, queer-friendly deck 🪶 Inspired by a magic Renaissance setting 📖 With new guidebook delving into Tarot wisdom and setting lore Plus, there's early bird discounts for the next 48 hours!

🌼My new game is here!🥀 "She danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died." alienmelon.itch.io/flower A game poem and interactive fiction about The End. You play the very last flower left on Earth, bringing peace to long dead soil. #IndieGame #VideoGame #GamePoem #Game

What a start to our Gilded Legacy campaign! 🏅 A new card has been unlocked already, and you only have another ⏲24 hours left⏲ to get three juicy early bird discounts: - Reduced Opus Aureum Guidebook - Reduced Gilded Legacy deck - Reduced Deck and Guidebook bundle

My friends and I just launched this Kickstarter! I get to write a Tarot book! And create a coin oracle! Very excited!

hey guys this looks good AF?!?!

And the thing is, when they DO fund stuff, that shit makes money. The only shit that's failing miserably is shit run by a bunch of guys who worked at AAA studios trying to make competitive multiplayer games. For some reason, publishers keep funding these, and they fall apart immediately.

🚨🚨 Trump MURDERED an ICU nurse THEN called him a terrorist! Alex Pretti saved lives for a living!! Trump repaid this American citizen by pumping 10 BULLETS into him and is now lying about it Anyone who supports this brutal lynching should be considered an accomplice and dealt with accordingly 🚨🚨

Flawless, 10/10 ending

I'm writing the guidebook for this! The tarot research is wonderful. Spent the morning cataloguing colour meanings and seeing connections across cards I'd never seen before 🤯

Sefirot: The Gilded Legacy launches Feb 12, 5 PM CET/8 AM PST! 🌟 Sign up now to grab some of our special discounts! ⚡ Early Bird: 48-hour discounts on basic tiers 🌈 Loyalty Bundle: Exclusive link via newsletter/Discord for campaign-long savings

This game is SO good actually. Really really enjoyed my first playthrough and have been meaning to do a second.

This was a really fun interview, lots of juicy Duskpunk details!

Ubisoft unions call for four-day strike: "It is time for management to understand that they cannot do whatever they want" www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-unio...

What started as a library card mystery ended up being Inkle's best game launch yet

Not my usual "cozy" stuff, but this might be as good a time as any to play @jamespatton.bsky.social's Duskpunk.

In solidarity with today's ICE OUT OF MINNESOTA blackout, MinnMax is donating $1 to the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota for every share of this Bluesky post for the next hour.

👀 @edgemagazine.bsky.social

Good thread, but: "here's the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich" That does not amaze me at all. That is called capitalism.

I played and loved this. Go buy it! If you liked Her Story or games where you dig through a weird old archive, it'll blow your damn mind.

I'm excited to get back to writing Sefirot content! 💫This is a reprint of our luxurious golden Tarot deck that started it all. Well worth checking out! 📖I'm also writing a grimoire with Tarot insights and renaissance fantasy lore, oh my!

Expelled! is one of the @theguardian.com top 15 switch games to play this year. Or now. You could also play it, right now. (and it’s on sale on steam for another few hours)

This is totally out of touch. The slogan "Fuck ice!" appropriately expresses the anger and outrage of everyday people. Resistance and change happen when people are engaged, focused, and unified. Anger is a part of that process.

COMING SOON! Ask Us About Loom is back on the 30th Jan! So far, 2026 will see appearances from @adventgamepod.bsky.social, @little-writer.bsky.social, Alfredo Avalos, @villainyvs.bsky.social and @jamespatton.bsky.social! Find us in your podcast apps, part of the @filmstoriespodnet.bsky.social!

The folks behind Star Dynasties just announced Mafia Infiltration! 🕵️Spy on Mafia members 😡Turn the mob against each other 🔥Work your way to the top, so you can burn it all down. store.steampowered.com/app/2719620/...

If you feel this way, you should get organized politically (ie. Join a political group) and go to some protests to show the ruling class how outraged you are. You don't need to give up hobbies to make a difference!

I had the pleasure of testing this a few weeks ago and it got its hooks in my brain in a very special, unsettling way. Everyone should check it out.

🚨⚠️ Release Date Disclosure! ⚠️🚨 TRAILER: VIDEO EVIDENCE, see below. Please watch, assimilate and share. DESIGNATION: TR-49 GENRE: NARRATIVE DEDUCTION / AUDIO_DRAMA DATE: 21st JANUARY PLATFORMS: iOS / PC / Mac / Deck This is what we know, so far.

Inkle was awesome enough to let me test this a little last year! So believe me when I say that YOU SHOULD REALLY GO WISHLIST THIS IMMEDIATELY.