New Roguelike Radio! We discuss the highlights and trends from this year's Seven Day Roguelikes: www.roguelikeradio.com/2026/04/epis...

We've got a new neighbour, but he seems like a complete ass. (Our previous neighbour was an absolute pig, but she passed away.)

I recently bought Kutna Hora, a fairly complex board game, and decided to go through a 2 player game of it vs myself to learn the rules. After a tense 3 hours of complicated strategy and points scoring, the game ended 73 points each. I guess I need to up my game if I want to pull ahead of myself.

@hapfairy.bsky.social My daughter has added her own review line to her copy of your novel. Her name is Scarlett Grey (and her sister's name is Violet) so she was really delighted to find your books. She's read the first of each series twice and is now going through the rest.

@fubargames.bsky.social I think my bonus board is borked.

Reposting for the evening crowd! And happy April 1st, everyone :)

New Roguelike Radio episode! @rodneylives.bsky.social and I get deep into the mechanics of Omega Labyrinth Life, a Japanese Mystery Dungeon-inspired game. www.roguelikeradio.com/2026/04/epis...

“That’s a great title for a podcast but it sets a high bar.” Four minutes later: “And apparently clears it!”

Someone found a serious bug in my 7DRL when using mouse movement. I forgot I even had mouse movement implemented! Was easy to fix with one line, but important lesson learned - don't implement game logic in your UI layer.

Can you spot the 7DRL week from my sleep tracking app?

Resharing for the evening crowd. This is the first game I've solo made in 7 years! Was very satisfying to make.

Pulished my 7DRL up on itch: darrengrey.itch.io/sliver Fairly minimalist but tactical combat, trying to shove enemies down a chasm at the centre of the level.

Starting to get a real deluge of AI slop games people are trying to advertise on r/roguelikes. Alas, roguelikes may be the cusp of the flood here, since a randomised loop game is fairly low-hanging fruit and anything can be tagged roguelike these days. Other genres, beware! The water's rising.

It's #7DRL week, so lots of interesting roguelikes being developed in the mix!

I once ate 100 Mars bars in 3 days (I was very sick on the third).

Regardless of thoughts on the Green party, I'm excited to see a shift in the Overton window. Let's stop Reform sucking up all the oxygen and attention.

One game. Millions of possibilities. In this roguelike science fantasy world, creative solutions are the only way you can survive. ➡️ Play Caves of Qud now on #NintendoSwitch: https://ninten.do/6010QrROG

Since completing BG3 last year I've been bouncing between a few tactics-y games trying to find something as satisfying, and not quite getting the same itch scratched. - Fire Emblem: Three Houses I put 90+ hours in and got bored of its lack of tactical depth. Story/characters pretty shallow too.

During the Fallout London writing process I watched a lot of Youtube videos with details of the Fallout 4 companions - clips, analysis, what people liked/hated, etc. Unfortunately Youtube thinks this means I'm obsessed with F4 companions for eternity, and now shoves me recommendations like this.

I'm now seeing some people saying something is roguelike because everything resets on death, and others say something is roguelike because it has legacy/meta-progression mechanics. "Roguelike" has now become an absurd term.

I do not need you judging me, Board Game Arena.

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for * Google AI Summaries * YouTube Ask button & chat summaries * GitHub Copilot * Facebook AI chat * X's Grok buttons * Deviantart DreamUp * Booru AI images * And more github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

thanks to @ricklane.bsky.social for talking to me and other modders. sorry not-sorry for the ludicrous headline quote btw credit to @asponge.bsky.social who coined “concrete murderzones” years ago to describe QBJ1 and it stuck in my head all these years

Call for Speakers! We are looking for passionate speakers to deliver a talk during Everything Procedural 2026. Are you excited to share your experiences with an audience? Then we encourage you to submit your proposal: forms.office.com/e/sG6z0eCAyG #procgen #procedural #gamedev

Reposting for the day crowd. We discuss critical analysis of games, in what Andrew labels our most white male podcast discussion to date.

New Roguelike Radio! @andrewdoull.bsky.social, @robotparking.kvlt.rip and I discuss 'critical play' - the act of engaging in design-oriented analysis whilst playing games, and the special challenges in doing this for roguelikes. www.roguelikeradio.com/2026/01/epis...

I've been working on a new coffeebreak roguelike for a little while and figured it's time to share it: stellarcartography.itch.io/gasp Don't run out of air! Get to the goal in level 12 to win.

friends! acquaintances! help! i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks. know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty! hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...

nope. we're done here. shut it down

This game is turning out different than I expected...

Reposting for the evening crowd. Mark and I discuss innovation in roguelikes. 7DRLs feature heavily, but we also cover how to include various approaches to new twists in big games without alienating established players.

New Roguelike Radio! @mrjgames.bsky.social and I discuss innovation, ways to tap into innovative ideas, and how to manage going too far with innovative and exotic game mechanics. www.roguelikeradio.com/2025/12/rogu...

My kids got me this amazing Cities of Gold medallion keychain (my eldest daughter has been really into the series lately, and knows I loved it as a kid).

The BMA has come out swinging for the rights of all trans people in healthcare settings and beyond - both patients and healthcare providers. Genuinely brilliant news amongst the bad - please read it and share, and remember that we are NOT alone. Not by a long stretch.

Now fixed on proper podcast feeds! (after it turned out I screwed up the posting)

Christmas commercial for Infinitum (recycling company, Norway). Animation : Brikk & Dept studios. Inspiration : Don Bluth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2twI...

“i can’t leave twitter, i need it, it’s where my audience is”

Resharing for the day crowd. Apparently due to some jank it's not on our RSS feed yet...

New Roguelike Radio episode on jank in games. We go so far as to ask the ultimate questions of "Is jank art?" and "Are we jank?" (along with some solid design discussion) www.roguelikeradio.com/2025/12/rogu...

Well that was frustrating (but entirely my fault). Wordle 1,628 6/6 🟨🟨🟨⬛🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

we're hiring an experienced Audio Lead! join us & bring our world to life with immersive, emotionally resonant sounds 🔊 ✅ fully remote studio (US + Canada) ✅ competitive salaries & pay transparency ✅ incredible team, exciting project! 🔗 apply here: gardens.dev/careers.htm?...

For most of human history half of babies born died before they were five. And then we collectively worked out how to stop that.

I've put together a video of all the stat-based dialogue responses to the flavour of the "whisky" in the Taste of Gold quest in Fallout London. Prior to 1.03 these weren't proccing correctly: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qH8Z... This was only the second-silliest quest I wrote for the game.

I cannot stress enough that your calls — and your social media posts — on this issue DO matter and WILL impact things long-term But you have to call

I'd quite like if there was a podcast aimed at parents around gaming and kids, which celebrates gaming whilst being aware of its issues. Or maybe something like Pop Culture Parenting (great podcast!) where games are used as themes to reflect on kids and parenting.

CYBERSPACE 2 for(float i,z,d;z+i++<7e1;o+=vec4(z,1,9,1)/d) {vec3 p=abs(z*normalize(FC.rgb*2.-r.xyy));p.z+=t*5.;p+=sin(p+p);for(d=0.;d++<9.;p+=.4*cos(round(.2*d*p)+.2*t).zxy);z+=d=.1*sqrt(length(p.xyy*p.yxy));} o=tanh(o/7e3);

Nvidia is now worth more than the whole of the UK or Japan. Absolute insanity.

In @yougov.co.uk polling of the trans community, to the best of our knowledge the first of its kind ever conducted, an astonishing 84% said Britain is “fairly unsafe” or “very unsafe” for trans people. goodlaw.social/ncfw