Have any of my creator/reviewer people had any PR contact for Pragmata? Struggling to dig anything up.

In case you missed it, this lovely conversation with @gaminginthewild.com is now out for all willing ears.

It is gratifying to hear from small developers that being in a video can drop 200+ wishlists on their game. You never really know how YouTube views translates when you're making stuff, except from the odd comment.

This week's pod is an in-depth talk with the maestro @ratvaderr.bsky.social, the composer & audio designer of #Ultros. He travelled to Peru's rain forests to capture sounds from deep nature, and plays some raw recordings here. youtu.be/ox0WBCo3zAg Made for @lostincult.co.uk's #Ultros Design Works.

Originally recorded for the @lostincult.co.uk deluxe book on Ultros, featuring a CD with music and a conversation with @gaminginthewild.com One of my most in-depth talks about the creative process, including field recordings from Peru. fanlink.tv/behindthesou...

Alabaster Dawn, Titanium Court, Chronoscipt, Dosa Divas, Beastro, Fame or Folly, Neverway, Otterly Lost, Zwaard... 2026 is shaping up nicely.

I'm getting on a plane on a bit, having exhausted my normal rotation of podcasts — games, news & analysis, astronomy, culture etc. Got any reccos? I tend to like relaxed/natural rather than uh *peppy* delivery, and nice voices.

John from @gaminginthewild.com returns to showcase his most notable indie game releases for April 2026…you better have those wish lists open, it’s going to be a great month for new games. somanygames.co.uk/articles/ind...

Four interesting indie games are coming out just on the 16th, this month. www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2VS...

We've only got <25 Deluxe copies of Ultros: Design Works remaining! Take a look at how all of @korpagget.bsky.social's conflicting inspirations came together to make the beautiful game 🍄⤵️ | @kepler-interactive.bsky.social www.lostincult.co.uk/ultros

This month you can: ✨ Try to fill the holes in your memory by raiding an abandoned lab in a totalitarian regime ✨ Escort an amnesiac kid across an abandoned world to a strange mountain for reasons unclear ✨ Play an RPG where the goal is to join a circus ✨ Be a gecko 🍿 youtu.be/q2VS2uDo4ao

Are any of you still playing Arc Raiders regularly? I tailed off. The last few updates killed the momentum a bit — weather, cosmetics, extra busy work, new minor enemies. But it does look like there's a fresh map on the horizon... I'm curious if it can recover some of that initial energy.

Loved this talk with John. It’s rare to get to sit down and go this deep into your work, philosophy, and experiences. Especially with someone who asks thoughtful questions and creates space for honest conversation. 🥰🙏🌱

Lost In Cult has released a small amount of "last chance" Ultros book deluxe editions for sale. It contains the only piece of physical Gaming In The Wild media in existence—a CD of a beautiful conversation between myself and the maestro @ratvaderr.bsky.social. lostincult.co.uk/lastchance

It's wild that so many deckbuilders launch without controller support, when it's the perfect genre for Steam Deck. There've been so many times I get a code for an interesting deckbuilder; install, find I can't play; intend to get to it later at my desk; forget; uninstall for space in a few weeks.

The new podcast is out! This week: some thoughts on #Pokopia, #DreadDelusion, #EsotericEbb, #Bloodletter, the BAFTA nominees, and more — then a preview of @londongamesfest.bsky.social with @gameslondon.bsky.social head Michael French.

"This? Yeah so it's an uh severed finger plush, she's called Pinky, she's sentient and human-sized and rides around in the back of your truck and screams a lot, yeah, yeah it's from a game, yeah."

The 2026 London Games Festival is almost here. I sat down with festival head @michaelfrench.bsky.social to find out more—and to ask important questions like 'Crash or Spyro?', 'RE or Silent Hill?' & 'Worst controller ever?' #LGF26 @londongamesfest.bsky.social 🍿 youtube.com/watch?v=g_jLUUNpC2g

Just sayin but there are big endgame spoilers in here for anyone planning to play on PS5!

Profundity from the comments

It's me and Gene out here waving the flag for Starfield, an earnest GOTY pick I'll be defending forever, seems like.

But like. If capitalism automates everything, excising workers at all levels, and there's a resulting tidal wave of poverty and unemployment — how will anyone have money to buy their shit?

People weren't kidding about Pokopia, what a pleasant, engaging, polished game.

A helpful and thorough video from @gaminginthewild.com about a game that I hope finds the many, many weirdos and sickos who I know will love it

Great review by @gaminginthewild.com of Romeo is a Dead Man! I have similar thoughts, but also feel that folks that did not like the game are frustrated with how pop culture is currently very self-referential, memefied, and Irreverent. Hopefully, they also apply the same lens to other games.

Indie Game All Will Rise Is Returning Microsoft's Funding In Support Of 'No Games For Genocide' Boycott:

Romeo Is A Dead Man's middling Metacritic score of 72 doesn't tell the full story. The reviews range from 4/10 to 10/10 — critics tend to think it's either terrible, or dazzling. Why did it split people this way? And is it any good? www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6At...

New patron bonus podcast: a mix of electronic music I've been listening to lately, and a review of the Reykjavík Food & Fun festival, when guest chefs from all over the world descend on the city's restaurants. Join at $3+ to unlock this, and 24 other bonus episodes on books, travel, music & more.

Looking forward to seeing some new games and hangin around at the various events of the @londongamesfest.bsky.social next month. #LGF26

The GITW community played over 150 #NextFest demos, and democratically narrowed it down to the ten that should definitely be on your wishlist.

I don’t know how common it is to get your poetry in print, even the smallest sample, but I’m truly grateful ❤️ Shipped together with the beautiful deluxe dissection of our Ultros from @gaminginthewild.com and @lostincult.co.uk. Someday, there might be more 🌱 #gamedev #indiegames #ultros #poetry

"Friendslop" is too ungenerous to be a genre name. "Hangout games" will do fine.

Not that many of you are subscribed to GPT, I imagine. "OpenAI’s president, Greg Brockman, donated $25m to Trump's Maga Inc; helped launch a $125m Super Pac to make sure no state can regulate AI. It wants Trump, and only Trump, to write the rules for AI."

Your weekend pod: ✨ Esoteric Ebb nabs the "Disco Elysium spiritual successor" mantle ✨ Resident Evil Requiem might just be the best in the storied series ✨ The best demos of Next Fest, picked from 156 contenders played 🎧 gaminginthewild.com

Shooting from the hip, old to new. my9games.com

New pod: the best of #SteamNextFest, with reviews of the 20 demos I squeezed in, and a personal top five; then the patron community's top 10 picks. 30 people played 156 demos, and voted on the best. It's up now—ad-free and early—for patrons. Everywhere else tomorrow. 🍿 patreon.com/posts/152326990

Wrote a lil March indie game guide for @somanygames.co.uk.

@gaminginthewild.com’s monthly Indie Game Guide returns, featuring over 15 games releasing in March ‘26. somanygames.co.uk/articles/git...

BACK ALL WILL RISE on KICKSTARTER if you're into 💜 citizen sleeper x ace attorney 🔥 revenge against the epstein class 🤑 marxist-animist weirdness 🃏 card-based narrative 🇮🇳 set in alternate india ✨ dreams of dead gods 🍃 branching stories ✊ WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...

May 7th for #Mixtape!

Some more extremely specific fantasies that gamers can tick of the list this month: ✅ Play as a raccoon gambling addict ✅ Play as a nonbinary knight errant in 1300s Italy ✅ Play as the gardener of an 1800s French abbey ✅ Play as a 10 year old child at the end of the world 🍿 youtu.be/dkNksga-Q4c

The #ZeroParades demo was an uneasy play. Here it was, finally: the Disco-like made by what remains of ZA/UM. It felt like examining a counterfeit painting. It's so close in style. Too close, and a bit off. A feeling of mimicry. That DE's wild confidence is not something that can be replicated.

Fans of #CitizenSleeper's mechanics and #Dishonoured's murky setting: consider #Duskpunk by @clockworkbird.bsky.social! It's a steampunk tabletop-style dice rolling RPG with a gritty story and a revolutionary twist. Listen: redcircle.com/shows/33888f...

In FOMO vs fear of horror stuff, FOMO wins again.

The disaster that is AI is gonna entirely fuck up the access individuals have to technology.

Metacritic has sent a reminder email to all games site editors/publishers which is pretty strong, and great:

I used to be all in favour of democratising culture, and tearing down gatekeeping, and levelling the field of discourse, and then social media kind of did that, and now the world is awash with insane bullshit and I've changed my mind.

Early for patrons: A review of #Duskpunk, an intriguing "Sleeper-like" that uses those compelling clock/dice mechanics in a grimy steampunk setting. It's an ambitious solo dev effort that deserves more attention. New $3+ patrons get ad-free pods & a free game code! www.patreon.com/posts/episod...

The Alabaster Dawn demo rocks. And it's a respectable game, unlike my other Next Fest fave: the degenerate coin-pushing roguelike Raccoin, which I've played more of than I'd care to admit. youtu.be/ZcsN-4jxTbg?...

Cosy Next Fest demo streams with @drstclair.bsky.social this week.