Incredible game. Really impressed by how the themes mutate and swerve throughout its (short!) runtime, and how the management sim is subverted towards degrowth.
Highly recommended! cal-does-things.itch.io/season-31
New Exhibit:Play Curation
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Curated by @farfama.bsky.social
Games about housing crises across the world. Rental nightmares in the UK, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Australia, and America turned into playable social commentary.
If you're in Amsterdam on the 22nd of March, this event looks amazing + you can be one of the first people to playtest "Pigeon: A Love Story" there!
[untitled games event] Amsterdam
so excited to have our game, Something To Reach For, be part of the lineup for the 3rd edition: "secret handshake"
buttondown.com/untitledgame...
๐ซถ @roughat.bsky.social
๐ค @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social
Join us on Sunday 22 March 2026 for an evening of games and talks about hopeful optimism in the service of bottomless longing.
[untitled games event] #3
"secret handshake"
Sunday 22 March 2026
1700-1900
Tussen de Bogen 46
Amsterdam 1013JB
buttondown.com/untitledgame...
Some great recs here!
Recommendations, notes, and photos from @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social edition #2!
So much fun, can't wait to see everyone again on Sunday March 22 for #3: buttondown.com/untitledgame...
Checking in on the WeChat sticker mascots we profiled in Chaoyang Trap five years ago and: one has disappeared, one is in copyright jail, one does official collabs with the Guangzhou police, and one has rebranded and migrated to the Line sticker market.
chaoya.ng/p/ep6-wechat...
Samuel Baidoo, creator of Plum Road Tea Dream, speaks to a seated audience
The team behind dutch card game LINKS speaks to a seated audience. One person is taking a photo.
A seated man with headphones on plays the game BENCHES on a monitor. A few others look on.
Thijs van Loenhout, creator of BENCHES, speaks to a decently sized crowd arrayed around a TV screen
That was so much fun. Thank you, sincerely, to everyone for being there, being part of it, participating, and conjuring [untitled games event] #2. So much went wonderfully.
Can't wait to see you all again on Sunday March 22.
Recs and notes soon in our newsletter: buttondown.com/untitledgame...
See you at 5pm! Bring beverages and friends ๐ซถ๐ฝ
A mosaic of screenshots, from card game LINKS and How a Body Sounds, to Benches and Plum Road Tea Dream
Join us in Amsterdam for @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social #2 this Sunday 15 Feb! Feat. talks from the creators of Plum Road Tea Dream, Benches and card game LINKS. Games and conversations, free and BYOB. Bring all your friends. โค๏ธ
All the details here: buttondown.com/untitledgame...
Plum Road Tea Dream as theater performance is soooo good. Clever and moving and funny and heartbreaking and I really can't wait for more people to experience it. @pepijnwillekens.bsky.social
Coming up next Sunday in Amsterdam! ๐
Wrote a little intro to this excerpt from @yilingliu95.bsky.social's new book, reflecting on Chinese hip-hop's strange decade and the tendency for "cultural freeze frames" in English writing on non-western contemporary culture.
Join us on Sunday 15 February 2026 in Amsterdam for an evening of games and talks that ask how we might live in this aching world with more attunement, care, and courage.
[untitled games event] #2
Sunday 15 February 2026
1700-1900
Tussen de Bogen 46
Amsterdam 1013JB
buttondown.com/untitledgame...
Newsletter and bluesky now live for @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social, our monthly event for experimental games in Amsterdam. Subscribe / follow, and help us spread the word!
Lots of exciting stuff in the works, and edition #2 is set for Sunday Feb 15!
A group of people cluster around an off-screen TV, listening to a presentation at an experiment games event in Amsterdam
A group of people cluster around an TV, listening to a presentation at an experiment games event in Amsterdam. The screen shows a low-poly beach landscape with a purple sky.
A group of people cluster around a TV, listening to a presentation at an experiment games event in Amsterdam
People at an experiment games event in Amsterdam, playing titles, chatting, picking up snacks and seemingly having a good time.
Photos from our first trial run last week. Great turnout, so many highlights, and some off-the-charts energy. Felt like a good one. If you were there, truly hope you had a ball and would love to see you next month. (๐ธ: @yancong.bsky.social)
Newsletter: buttondown.com/untitledgame...
Hey! Welcome to [untitled games event], a space for experimental games in Amsterdam. We organize a monthly 'book club' for games and conversation around play. Next meetup: Sunday Feb 15!
Join our newsletter for all the details (also help us spread the word!): buttondown.com/untitledgame...
Photos by @yancong.bsky.social
A group of 30ish people, some standing others sitting on low benches, listen to a panel of speakers seated on a couch in the corner.
A group of people watch a screen where a game, The Sea Between, is being demo-ed
A group of people seated around a television screen listen to Krish present
A long studio space dotted with gaming stations where groups of people are chatting, conversing, and playing games.
Thank you to everyone who came out for the trial edition of [Untitled Games Event] Amsterdam! Amazing turnout, great chats, and we have a stacked slate of speakers and games lined up for next time.
Save the date: Sun Feb 15 for Edition #2, and watch this space for newsletter + social media links โค๏ธ
Had a great evening at Untited Game Event! Krish killed it again, I'm excited about the new Amsterdam experimental games scene ๐
Tip: it will be a monthly event, you should definitely go to the next one!
Later today, from 5pm onwards!
Tussen de Bogen 46
Amsterdam 1013JB
(canal side through the gate)
Talks and intros at 5:45pm.
Hope to see some of you there โค๏ธ
everyone should go to everything krish organizes always
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Thank you, hoping you can make it to (or even present at!) a future event! AMAZE is a big inspiration, as is something like Game Poems (www.gamepoems.com/about) + also tactile, hybrid works like LINKS: nojokeeditions.itch.io/links
We're keen on building a community of people wanting to explore (among other things) the possibilities of documentary and non-fiction games!
![A poster for [Untitled Games Event] on Sunday the 18th, in Amsterdam!
Sunday 18 Jan 2026
5-7PM
Tussen de Bogen 46
1013JB Amsterdam
(canal side through the gate)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fa7s4oiqp5wrpa6mpygojl3t/bafkreifrvbe5dqv2owd27qn6ezzehg5rsig7wujhijvcick63wok66dpra)
A poster for [Untitled Games Event] on Sunday the 18th, in Amsterdam! Sunday 18 Jan 2026 5-7PM Tussen de Bogen 46 1013JB Amsterdam (canal side through the gate)
Excited to announce a trial run of [Untitled Games Event], a new Amsterdam-based space for experimental games and playable arts ๐พ
This will be a monthly 'book club' of sorts for games and conversations about play, inspired by @molleindustria.org + others' LikeLike.
Help us spread the word!
Thank you so much, Mike! โค๏ธ
Not sure I tweeted about it at the time but this is such a phenomenal game and a slice of art made right out of someone's personal life experiences. It's really worth playing, even for 10 minutes. And it's free!
Sudden vivid memory of the night we launched, hitting 888 followers @tfa.ng. Miss chaoyang trap, miss everyone โค๏ธโค๏ธ
