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Rachel Watts

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Freelance writer + editor โ€ข words @ Edge, GamesRadar+, Epic Games etc โ€ข ex-RPS, PLAY Mag, PC Gamer โ€ข she/her/ace ๐Ÿงฉ Editor @thinkygames.com ๐ŸŽ™ Co-host @indieventurepodcast.co.uk ๐Ÿ“– Author of COCOON: Design Works @lostincult.co.uk ๐Ÿ“ง rachelwatts150[a]gmail.com

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Robin! ๐Ÿ˜ญโค๏ธ Yesss!! We gotta do it again in the future!

05.03.2026 19:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Had such a fun chat with fellow next fest veteran @robinbombus.bsky.social about our favourite demos! โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ

05.03.2026 19:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โญ๏ธSeason 2 of Thinky Dailies has begun!โญ๏ธ No account needed! No ads! Puzzles from the VERY BEST puzzle designers! Look at that artwork!

05.03.2026 17:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for sharing, this is the mod I NEEDโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅโค๏ธโ€๐Ÿ”ฅ

05.03.2026 17:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yessss I'm sat

05.03.2026 17:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Graphic announcing that the latest episode from No Small Games, Yearbook Vol. 3 is now streaming

Graphic announcing that the latest episode from No Small Games, Yearbook Vol. 3 is now streaming

Today we're closing the book on the third year of No Small Games! We're so grateful to everyone sharing this journey with us, from listeners to guests to game devs ๐Ÿ’œ

Get ready for Episode 100 coming in TWO WEEKS!!

Listen below or wherever you get your pods!
nosmallgames.com/2026/03/no-s...

05.03.2026 14:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Graphic made to look like the page of a yearbook, featuring photos of all of the guests included in No Small Games' 3rd year as a podcast. The photos feature many of the guests smiling, posing in goofy ways, and generally being their lovely selves!

Graphic made to look like the page of a yearbook, featuring photos of all of the guests included in No Small Games' 3rd year as a podcast. The photos feature many of the guests smiling, posing in goofy ways, and generally being their lovely selves!

Graphic meant to look like a page of a yearbook, featuring black and white screenshots from a few of the games featured in the past year of the No Small Games podcast, including Wanderstop, In Stars & Time, Afterlove EP and more.

Graphic meant to look like a page of a yearbook, featuring black and white screenshots from a few of the games featured in the past year of the No Small Games podcast, including Wanderstop, In Stars & Time, Afterlove EP and more.

We present to you No Small Games cohort of 2025-2026, looking cute as ever! Thank you to all our amazing guests who did us the honor of coming on to share their love of indie games!

You can hear all our highlights from Year 3 of NSG in our Yearbook Episode Vol. 3, coming TOMORROW!

04.03.2026 16:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 38 ๐Ÿ” 12 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Thinky Dailies season 2 starts now! The image depicts wide angle view of a large hall with stone walls. There are shields and emblems on the walls and a few thinky characters wandering around.

thinkygames.com/dailies

Thinky Dailies season 2 starts now! The image depicts wide angle view of a large hall with stone walls. There are shields and emblems on the walls and a few thinky characters wandering around. thinkygames.com/dailies

๐ŸŽ‰ Season 2 of Thinky Dailies starts now!

Join our daily adventure of bite-sized puzzles as our hero learns more about the mysterious Solvers. Catch up on Season 1 any time!

thinkygames.com/dail...

04.03.2026 13:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 64 ๐Ÿ” 32 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 11
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I am now the bird guy of game dev.

Wishlist Cinderline - I am making updates to the page as development continues.

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #CinderlineGame

26.02.2026 19:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ฃ Phonopolis Demo arrives on Steam tomorrow!

10.02.2026 17:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 194 ๐Ÿ” 54 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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๐ŸŒŸANNOUNCEMENT! ๐ŸŒŸ
Milki Delivery has a Steam Page! Grab your bike and hit the road ๐Ÿšฒ๐Ÿ’จ

๐Ÿฎ Deliver milk to friendly folks
๐Ÿ”๏ธ Explore the countryside
๐Ÿšฒ Upgrade your bike & dairy farm
โœ… Complete quests & reconnect villagers

Any wishlist or reshare greatly appreciated ๐Ÿ’–
#cozygames #indiegames

14.01.2026 16:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 204 ๐Ÿ” 62 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

YES, I totally agree. It feels sort of counterintuitive going down, but it's a must!

09.02.2026 16:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's here!! All of Marimon is now available for purchase and perusal, 102 unique monsters, tons of mockups, maps, unused designs, and more! vivianviolet.itch.io/marimon-coll... #pixelart #marimon

05.02.2026 20:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 163 ๐Ÿ” 72 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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This is so creepy yessss

05.02.2026 14:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Omfg another Paranormasight??? Yesss๐Ÿ˜ญ

05.02.2026 14:04 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So real! Awww Nat youre the best๐Ÿ˜ญ

05.02.2026 00:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Honestly, I got to a point last year where there were simply too many like I physically couldn't keep up๐Ÿฅฒ So I've almost been forced to make more deliberate picks but omg I've felt much better now that the pressure is off. Cairn released at just the right time for me!

04.02.2026 23:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For sure! There are lots of options in the settings to make the climbing easier if that would help it click for you. I started with them on and then eventually turned them off and that really helped my click๐Ÿ’ฏ

04.02.2026 23:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I am taking my sweet time with Cairn. I tend to rush through games to keep up with releases but not this year. I'm really trying to play games at a slower pace and with more purpose and this couldn't be a better game for that

04.02.2026 23:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I wish I had the timeee๐Ÿฅฒ

04.02.2026 22:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I need to uninstall mine as I can't face the shame๐Ÿ˜ญ

04.02.2026 22:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Me too!๐Ÿฅฒ And it will absolutely happen again

04.02.2026 22:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I always download SO MANY and then only play like 5๐Ÿ˜ญ

04.02.2026 14:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

OH AND! We've opened submissions for this year's Thinky Direct go go go! bsky.app/profile/thin...

04.02.2026 10:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thinky Awards 2025: The 3rd Annual Thinky Awards ยท Thinky Games We're celebrating the very best thinky games of 2025 in the latest Thinky Awards.

Happy Thinky Awards day everyone! There are so many AMAZING games up for awards! You can see the full list and all the details on where to watch here ahhhโœจ thinkygames.com/events/awards/

04.02.2026 10:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 15 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Announcing Bog Bodies from Dreamfeel!

A "short hikeโ€-alike 3d adventure set in a far future Ireland populated only by radioactive talking cats.

Players explore a late 19th c inspired landscape full of strange characters and stories...

27.01.2026 17:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 600 ๐Ÿ” 185 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18 ๐Ÿ“Œ 28
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TOMORROW is the day!

Play all 8 projects from our internal game jam with @mojiken.bsky.social

๐ŸŒฑ itch.io/c/6617397/toge-greenhouse-2025
๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Wed, 28 January 2026
๐Ÿ•– 4 AM PT / 19:00 GMT+7

27.01.2026 09:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join us on February 4 for the 3rd annual Thinky Awards results! ยท Thinky Games Itโ€™s that time of the year again! Weโ€™re ready to announce the winners of the latest Thinky Awards. Our 3rd edition of this amazing annual event celebrates the very best thinky games that were released...

Mark your calendars! The 3rd Annual Thinky Awards are on February 4th! ๐ŸŽ‰

thinkygames.com/news/join-us...

23.01.2026 17:22 ๐Ÿ‘ 37 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

First episode of the year let's gooo

22.01.2026 18:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's so nice that he took the time to spotlight Thinky๐Ÿฅฒ

21.01.2026 12:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0