Hey all you gamers claiming to "want shorter games made by fewer people who are paid more to work less" here's your chance to put your $15 where your mouth is: a spooky & elegiac exploration game made by ex-Bethesda & Ubi devs. It's excellent. Buy it & prove there's a market for games like this!

We're close to the $1000 milestone! Come donate and say hi?

Live now!

In just under an hour I will be joining the @softrains.bsky.social livestream to raise money for SickKids Hospital, and showing off gameplay from Greenhearth Necromancer! Come say hi and donate with the links below!

👾 Exhibitor spotlight: @neomeruru.bsky.social Visit BAFTA-nominated game writer and artist Lindsay Ishihiro for original art and graphic novel work at the Vancouver Game Expo on Nov 29! www.lindsayishihiro.ca Tickets available at vangameexpo.ca

You can play Greenhearth Necromancer this *very* weekend if you are at @geekgirlcon.bsky.social!! Your GGC checklist: 1️⃣ Find us in the gaming hall! 2️⃣ Play our demo! 3️⃣ High-five our devs! 4️⃣ Consider becoming a gardener/necromancer/witch on your way home. Nov 8 & 9 / Seattle, WA / geekgirlcon.com

A reminder that I am streaming tomorrow to raise money for @sickkidsvs.bsky.social! The schedule is below, I think we have some fun segments lined up! (I have added 70 mods to Skyrim…)

@latiajacquise.com Oh hey, just saw you repost the Greenhearth post and then saw you'll be at GGC! Our Creative and Technical Directors are going to be there showing off the game in the gaming hall if you want to check it out!!

✨ Use it as your cozy work companion! Blending farming-sim comfort with idle-game flow, it’s a calming, vibey companion you can leave running in the background or step into to conjure more in-depth play! With a variety of music to choose from, you can set the right tone for your work session. 🎼

👋 Find your place in the community! Engage in narrative vignettes to discover the lives of your co-op neighbours! 🌆 Along the way, piece together your grandmother’s magical research, uncovering a heartfelt narrative about connection, grief, and the natural ebb and flow of magic. 🍃

🔮 Cast spells, perform rituals, and brew potions! Using powerful spells and magic, you can resurrect withered plants, speed growth, repel pests, and even alter plant traits with necromantic energy. 👻

💀 Grow plants, and raise them from the dead! Care for your garden — nurture living and undead plants to make a balcony oasis uniquely your own. 🌻 Embrace the cycle of life and undeath — bring dead plants back to (un)life and discover special traits and yields unlocked through transformation.

It's #pitchyagame, so let's learn about our semi-idle magical gardening sim, Greenhearth Necromancer! 🌱 💀 Grow plants, and raise them from the dead! 🔮 Cast spells, perform rituals, and brew potions! 👋 Find your place in the community! ✨ Use it as your cozy work companion! tiny.cc/wishlistushere

NEW: City Budget survey results are out. By a more than two-to-one margin over any other scenario, Vancouver residents wanted a tax rate that maintained public services. Zero means zero consideration of public feedback. ABC's cuts are as anti-democratic as they are harmful.

i'm gonna be tabling! come say hi

In a conversation with GLAAD Gaming, I was a Teenage Exocolonist narrative designer Lindsay Ishihiro reflects on crafting characters with agency, queer representation, and the importance of stories that challenge players to think deeper.

I maded this! They let the writer-geographer have enrichment in their cage!

Without LGBT New Yorkers, Cuomo might’ve won. Mamdani’s genuine and relentless support of trans rights was not only morally correct, but an electoral necessity.

we don’t even have to tolerate him right this second

Maybe now all the fucking democrats from carville to the blue heart crew here who keep saying the way to win is to hate trans people more will shut the fuck up

We're part of the upcoming @softrains.bsky.social launch celebration / Extra Life fundraising stream! Join @astroscout.ca & @lucasjwjohnson.bsky.social as they play Greenhearth Necromancer live, chat about the game, and raise money for Sick Kids Hospital!

Finally playing silksong the last week or two And I’m not a soulslike guy, though I quite enjoyed Hollow Knight and don’t mind spending a bunch of tries on a boss But I am finding that there are TOO MANY bosses I just wanna explore for a while without hitting another one

Finally playing silksong the last week or two And I’m not a soulslike guy, though I quite enjoyed Hollow Knight and don’t mind spending a bunch of tries on a boss But I am finding that there are TOO MANY bosses I just wanna explore for a while without hitting another one

When someone lets you know they are your enemy, it’s a gift. Then you treat them as one.

Are we going to do 18 again because I will stop watching

Just about everyone I know is either in California or is Canadian so the timeline is wild

Are we going to do 18 again because I will stop watching

Two Dodgers outfielders colliding into each other and dropping the ball would be the funniest way

Colin is live on the Silverstring channel playing necromancer things! Come say hi!

I think video games discourse online would improve markedly if saying "bad game design" when you mean "I personally experienced frustration" got you a six month timeout from posting

As a heads up, our stream will be starting up *ghost voice* soooooooooon! (in about 10-20mins~) 👻 Also, I am in costume. 🙏 www.twitch.tv/silverstring...

"Canadians are not embracing any talk of "austerity," and if needed, a majority — nearly 60 per cent — says Ottawa should hike taxes on wealthier Canadians if new spending is needed" www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Two weeks left to submit your game to the Indie Allies for Impact @itch.io Bundle supporting @takethis.org & @igdafoundation.org! Join over 25 awesome games that have already submitted, including Bardic: Quest for Love from @breadworkgames.bsky.social. Submit your game now! tinyurl.com/iaibundle

🌌 Glitchhikers is joining the Indie Allies for Impact itch.io bundle! A reflective journey through the in-between — perfectly capturing what this bundle is all about: creativity, connection, and community. All proceeds support @takethis.org + IGDAF 💜 👉 Join here: buff.ly/e8ku91w #IndieGames

greenhearth has nightmode fyi

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and let me know if you have any questions! 🤗

Gamedev friends, this is more proof that we are not to blame for the current state of our industry. These are the same executives that follow every trend blindly and ignorantly. Aggressive MTX, everything is a live service, DRM that only punish paying players, NFTs, and now AI. What a shitshow.

More Kurt. Now with the open jacket option.

Going live now with @dmvibe.bsky.social with some more Civilization 7! Come hang out and say hi at www.twitch.tv/silverstring...

Emma Thompson GETS IT.

💀 A new Greenhearth Necromancer devlog has arrived! 🐝 In this month's edition: 📚 What is a narrative designer? 🙋‍♀️ Who lives in the Greenhearth co-op? 💬 A semi-idle story! 🧙‍♀️ A low-magic + modern world... To learn more about our narrative, read on: tiny.cc/greenhearthd...

A bit of the narrative of Greenhearth Necromancer is finally revealed! Check out our latest devlog from @neomeruru.bsky.social and @astroscout.ca

LIVE NOW! Take This Plays: Phasmophobia is live with this week's ghost hunters — @kellidunlap.bsky.social, @lizfavtastic.bsky.social, @drhayspsyd.bsky.social, and @dmjazzyhands.bsky.social! Come for the fun, stay for the screams. twitch.tv/TakeThisOrg

A bit of the narrative of Greenhearth Necromancer is finally revealed! Check out our latest devlog from @neomeruru.bsky.social and @astroscout.ca

<me, reading detailed style guides> I should've been a copy editor, this stuff fucks

<me, reading detailed style guides> I should've been a copy editor, this stuff fucks

Went to the Literary Cabaret at the @writersfest.bc.ca last night, which we've done every year for the last several -- it's a very fun event blending music and literature. Last night's event included poetry from the amazing Danez Smith. Bought their book. I need to read more poetry.

…And there was only one flower bed… (Look at this amazing fan art our own UI designer made!)

The only truly ethical response that a self-described artist can make. Anything else is a betrayal of one's colleagues.

…And there was only one flower bed… (Look at this amazing fan art our own UI designer made!)