Reminder that you have until THIS FRIDAY, June 12th to grab your party hat from the apartment!

It's my last week as website editor at Thinky Games!! 😭 I'm really gonna miss working with the team and our group of incredible freelancers, but it's time for something new! Still indie, still puzzley, but away from journalism. More on that later!✨️✨️

While it wasn’t the right recommendation this time, I love that Camp Damascus by @chucktingle.bsky.social is one of my options in Tiny Bookshop!

Demonschool DLC!!! Coming this year! It's focused on "puzzle battles," which present you with specific setups that must be solved within one turn. This is surrounded by a new sidequest story and capped with a new boss. Also coming in 2026: Switch 2!! With full mouse control and improved framerate!

Spotted something familiar? That's right, items from Unpacking will now be included in @paralives.com 📦 Stack the plushies on your bed, set your photo album out, let your characters play Unpacking on the computer—and more! #WholesomeDirect

(no spoilers) The Amazing Digital Circus stuck the landing and I am willing to die on this hill if necessary, but please don't make me, just let it be Also it was fucking wild seeing the finale movie of an extremely millennial-coded show in a cinema filled with screaming teenagers

my favourite part of Summer Games Fest was the adorable old woman in the Resident Evil trailer who was that excited about having some biscuits

📣✨ NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT ✨📣 We're pleased to introduce... I’M YOUR HOST An audio deduction game where you have one task: restore a series of lost podcast episodes.





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🎲 Announcing the results of the poll! 🔪 The Danganronpa Series Nendoroid Request Poll site has been updated with the poll results! Be sure to check if your favorite character made it to the top 3! 👀 Results here! ▼ https://goodsmile.link/54L5bu #goodsmile #danganronpa

Genuine question for fans of the series: I have never played a #GodOfWar game but I *love* Deborah Ann Woll so... is it super rogue to start with GoW Laufey? 👀

Reminder that Klingons say TRANS RIGHTS BRING HONOR TO YOUR HOUSE

I know I'm biased (daughter of a retired firefighter, have done some work for the FBU myself) but I'd expect no less than a continued commitment to fairness and dignity in the fire service — even so, it's still wonderful to see it stated so plainly ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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Fascinating insight into how brains process non-fluent languages just now when I flubbed the Japanese verb for "listen" because my brain was confidently providing "écouter" It's been literally 20 years since my last French lesson but I guess they're all getting stored in the same box in the attic 😅

Thinky Direct 2026 is happening RIGHT NOW, and I have returned to be co-host of the show✨️ There are SO MANY amazing games in the showcase! Get ready for a year of excellent puzzle games!

I don't usually get into it like this but no No, I must absolutely refute this Anything you've ever read with my name on it was written by me Because I love writing! If I didn't I could've picked a different job ffs, instead of fighting for years to get into this specific field

This episode was very, very fun to record.

48 hours left to fund our Chinese fantasy game about solving your friend's murder, stopping your giant crane baby from eating rocks, and flirting with a moron who always thinks you're joking or making fun of him!!!

Boyfriend Dungeon AND Dwarf Fortress in Paralives?! You better believe it!

Boo. Genuinely the best Sims game of the past two decades. I say it again: boo.

smacks your plumbob out of the air killing you instantly

My latest blog/newsletter is about how we can help media survive while Google attempts to kill it. All shares are greatly appreciated lowpolymess.com/11-what-the-...

Everything is scary and weird right now but I have endless appreciation for the people posting about the plot of #ApolloJustice #AceAttorney as it happens in "real"-time, this is what the internet was supposed to be used for

Needless to say, I'd LOVE to play this Unfortunately I am once again running up against Steam (on behest of the UK government) insisting that going into debt is the only way to prove I'm not three 12 year olds in a trenchcoat Fingers crossed for a Jast Blue release, I guess 🤞

Believe it or not, this is a discussion @staniforthmick.bsky.social and I have had frequently throughout our relationship and we think we've hit upon the perfect answer: The Story Ark

Summer Game Fest is about to get a lot more gay. 🌈 Gayming Magazine and the Gayming Foundation are thrilled to announce the Gayming Pride Parade, the first-ever LGBTQ+ games stream at Summer Game Fest. 🎮 June 6th, 12pm PT / 3pm ET More info: gaymingfoundation.org/prideatsgf/

The stage is set. 1 day to Phonopolis 📣

Over a year ago, I spoke with @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social about Dreams on a Pillow for a piece that was killed before it could be published. I am honored that he was willing to take the time to speak with me again in spite of that and tell me about his beautiful homeland: kotaku.com/upcoming-ste...

trying to figure out a way to make a 'the three genders' joke with zero parades, coffee talk tokyo and lego batman all releasing on the same day

ICYMI, this classic mystery game is getting a remake!

Dev Patel's one of these guys who gets so much more handsome every ten years that by 2050 it will be medically impossible to look at him.

This summary of different early medieval literature is still one of my favourite things on the internet. #medievalsky

This is not a fanbase you want to mess with.

✨New Episode!✨ This week, the Indieventure gang wrap up their thoughts on 2025! Listen wherever you get your podcasts! indieventurepodcast.co.uk/podcast/epis...

🐦 OUT NOW HELLO HOOMANS 🐾 THE CASE IS OPEN!!! 🕵️‍♂️🐱 Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery is OUT NOW 💥 The gemstone is missing. The suspects are waiting. And justice needs a very fluffy detective. Play now, hooman 👀🐾 store.steampowered.com/app/2945150/... #cat #mistery #cozy #casual #wholesome

Whoa! What’s this?! Caine is wishing Kitty a… happy birthday?? 👀🦷🐈‍⬛ @glitchprod.com

Important announcement: a staycation is where you have time off and stay at home. It is not a holiday away from home in the UK. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Hello, 

 We're *this* close to announcing our new, self-funded indie game.

 We could use your help

! If you enjoyed Phoenix Springs, please help us one last time by spreading the good word to your fellow ambiguity freaks. 

It's 50% off this week 🙏 store.steampowered.com/app/1973310/...

📜 HEAVEN'S VAULT - BOOK 4 📜 The Rising Light is OUT NOW from the inkle bookshop! 📕 shorturl.at/o6tqJ 📕 The floodwaters have risen. A new threat looms. The only hope is a lost legend. Can a secret be hidden in a single word? Aliya and Six will have to travel beyond the rivers to find out...

It's time to vote, with your wallet, and sign up as a paid member of my newsletter. Today's is about my Bank Holiday weekend, where nothing bad happened at all! You can read it free, but sign up at least so my metrics go up. And share this with all your rich friends lowpolymess.com/9-celebrate-...

The audible gasp I let out when I read this... 😁

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It's really real and I'm so excited 😄

💌 NEW EPISODE 💌 We celebrate reaching £1,000 in donations (!!!) by answering your questions! Listen via the link below or wherever you get your podcasts. indieventurepodcast.co.uk/podcast/epis...

PSA for anyone who didn’t know (I certainly didn’t): Madison Karrh’s delightful point-and-click puzzler Birth (now with exclamation mark!) is out on iOS

Well this is a fantastic start to the day!!

Phonopolis - a puzzle-adventure game with hand-painted 3D cardboard visuals, from the devs behind Machinarium, Creaks, and Happy Game - is launching on May 20. (Read more at Gematsu)

Patch 1.7 is now live on Steam. This includes the long awaited rollout of accessibility features including color support & remapping 🧵below, alongside other fixes. Full changelog: bit.ly/4ehCDPf Console & Mac players should see this patch in the next week. [1/6]

The Crane Rider's Tale, our murder mystery narrative game inspired by #ZeroEscape and #AITSF, is coming to Kickstarter on April 28th! Follow the prelaunch here to get notified as soon as it launches: www.kickstarter.com/projects/psy...