I simply do not want to talk about any of this stuff

Looking forward to giving a talk at Thursday's Good Game Dev Club on narrative design for non-story games. There will be Venn diagrams and audience participation and I promise I won't rant about punctuation for more than about 2 minutes. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/good-game-...

OCCLUDE is now OCCL-OUT -- grab this game if you enjoy mind-bending puzzles within a mind-bending narrative! Featuring a jigsaw-puzzle plot by yours truly with shades of David Lynch, the SCP archives, and This Is How You Lose The Time War. Don't miss out! store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...

Occlude is out! It's been a blast working on this game. Not only is it my first credit as a composer, but it's also been amazing watching this ingenious game come together to such a high degree of polish in such a short time. Incredible craft. Go buy it! store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...

IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS WE BREAK THE WORLD

I was well pleased with myself solving the very last ritual on the playtest build. But ever since then, there's a door in my house that wasn't here before? And I'm afraid to open it? Is that normal?

It’s TWO DAYS until our occult solitaire game Occlude hits Steam. Why not pass the time with a spot of sleuthing? New evidence has dropped in the accompanying Seven Cards, Seven Entities ARG. The investigation into Occlude continues… steamcommunity.com/games/354701...

one of these days someone is gonna slap me on the wrist and tell me I'm taking this whole "diy music" thing too far

I gotta point one of these at you some time, bud

Here's photos of the other four acts that night. DISGUSTING CATHEDRAL. ARTEMISIA NAHAIR. VERMIN HALLS. ARDENTE.

Literally the best pictures anyone's ever taken of me

Went to my friend @edsibley.bsky.social's live debut as dungeon synth act VORTIGAN KING. I cranked my camera's ISO up to maximum and took some real nasty photos of the whole absurd and beautiful thing. vortiganking.bandcamp.com/album/vortig...

normalise eating jam straight from the jar with a tiny spoon 🥄

Occlude is an occult game of solitaire - but not as you know it. Piece together the rules even as they resist your attempts to decipher them. Take your seat at the table from Monday… store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/... #screenshotsaturday #steamnextfest #indiegames

Unconscionable

The canceled Black Panther game concept sounds amazing, especially when paired with what I know of the team that was making it. Exactly the kind of experiment that injects new life into AAA. Both sad and mad about it.

Nidhogg 1 is a perfectly-realised game. Just a perfect marriage of mechanics and visuals and audio. Like it stepped fully-formed out of a bleeding wound in the side of some pixel-art Greek god. Bless your afternoon with the OST: daedelusmusic.bandcamp.com/album/nidhog...

vanished thousands lick back. no hugs open before writer. (6) (one for @owennewburn.bsky.social)

Hey it's my for real actual birthday on Friday the 13th of June and we are organising a dark dungeon event to celebrate it! #londonmusic #noise #dressup #blackgaze #harpmusic #londongigs

Absolutely gnashing my teeth in excitement to be premiering Vortigan King in such immense and venerable company. Come join us in the dungeon!

Fuckin' put it in your diaries, nerds. The throne lies vacant.

It's starting...

If you watched Galaxies last night you may have spotted a trailer for a certain occult card game... If you've got a secret you want absolved and aren't afraid to tamper with the fabric of reality itself, def throw us a wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...

Time to remake the world. store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...

It’s time to show our hand… Occlude is a ritual disguised as Solitaire; a cosmic-horror card game from @tributarygames.bsky.social, where the rules are obscured and reality is at stake …and the Steam page is now live! store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...

Clive Barker gets it. faroutmagazine.co.uk/hellraiser-c...

Emailed my MP. Please, please, please do the same.

On my way to the @nowplaythis.bsky.social symposium on folk games at Somerset House. Last night I remembered I have this beautiful zine on the same topic. So many names in here of people who I've not seen in a long long time.

Which one of you made the game about the turnip with the strong grabby arms? I loved that game. Truly one of the greats.

VETERAN NARRATIVE DESIGNER/GAME WRITER IN DESPERATE NEED OF A JOB - Almost 20 years experience - Original writer/ND for mobile hit Lily’s Garden - Worked with big IPs like World of Warcraft, Marvel, DC - Experience with mobile, console, and PC Please, please, please help me. I am out of time.

I'm absolutely stoked to be involved in this game - not as a writer (for once) but as the MUSIC AND SOUND PERSON! I don't want to spoil any surprises for now but if you're a true seeker you could do worse than heading over to pantaloon.io/occlude and opening the door in the rain.

Beautiful morning for co-working! Come down to Loading Bar if you're local and fancy it! I've got a buttload of extension leads. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-ind...

Another very enjoyable co-working session last week, a personal highlight of which was getting @mistysky.bsky.social to film some test footage of me for a FMV game idea. Here's the link to next week if you'd like to come along! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-ind...

Second session is tomorrow! Come along if you fancy it :)

This sounds excellent

Yesterday's co-working was a really nice time. Cheers to all who made it! I've made eventbrite pages for the next few Wednesdays so if you fancy coming along to get some work done, here's the link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/london-ind...

Looking forward to seeing everyone who's signed up to work at Loading tomorrow! I'm setting up an Eventbrite for future events in this series (i.e. the co-working sessions for the next few Wednesdays and beyond) - will share the link tomorrow.

Lavaliers have been great for field recording. Using them to record in stereo has been ideal for outdoor ambiences, species recording, pass-bys. I'm using Clippy EM272s, a pistol grip, and a Gator Frameworks bar (with windmuffs) to do an A/B setup. #fieldrecording #sounddesign #gameaudio #gamedev

Part of the reason Kyra and I are doing this is that it's easy to feel isolated when you're looking for work or building portfolio working on pitches, let alone when you're mid-project. It's much easier to stay motivated when there's people around you on the same path.

Setting up a free gamedev co-working space with @edsibley.bsky.social at Loading Bar in Stoke Newington to replace the one that ran a while ago. Please join us every Wednesday from 11 until the end of the workday, RSVP here: forms.gle/ThSqwo8vok3R... Hope to see some of you there!

Hello! I'm organising a free gamedev-focused co-working event next Wednesday 12th at @loading.bar in Stoke Newington. If you're London-based & work in games (or are trying to break in), feel free to come along! Venue will be open from 11. RSVP here if you'd like to come: forms.gle/jdWCvdptQCUt...

Thinking about Gene Wolfe on bad reviews again

Right! I have a build of Kismet I'm (reasonably) happy to send out. It's on Android only right now, but I'm working on an iOS build for ASAP. If you're interested in testing, grab a copy here: appdistribution.firebase.dev/i/f29e79feb7... If you have any feedback leave it below. Enjoy!

"does this game sell" "does that game sell" bitch, the fuck do you care. Half the best games ever made "failed to meet expectations". Shadow of the Colossus? Alien Isolation? Mirror's Edge? Is yer joy based on first week sales?? Stop doing free PR for corporations and start respecting artists

Over the last few months I've been working on this dungeon synth EP, and now it's out! It tells the story of Vortigan, who is a fictionalised version of the Vortigern you might know from Arthurian myth. This EP is about how Vortigan murdered the king and stole the crown. vortiganking.bandcamp.com

I'm trying to remember how to do this social media thing. One advantage I have gained since the last time I did a microblog is that I've gained some cats. Here is one of them:

Hello! I'm Ed. I used to be Narrative Director at Fusebox Games, responsible for the first 3 seasons of the Love Island game. Then I worked at Netspeak Games as Creative Director on Sunshine Days, and now I'm free of all that I'm starting my own thing. Looking forward to telling you about it!