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Bundle of Joy is OUT NOW: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3138370/Bundle_of_Joy/ Founder of Essay Games (he/him) https://essay-games.com/ https://essaygames.itch.io

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Late Life Circ, by Bullant 10 track album

It’s @bandcamp.com Friday and I got a bunch of stuff off my wishlist including the latest EP from @nullsleep.bsky.social and this 2023 record by Bullant (electronic music from the lead guitarist of King Gizzard etc.):

bullant.bandcamp.com/album/late-l...

06.03.2026 20:54 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
a grid of games that "define me" including:
Kentucky Route Zero
Wide Ocen Big Jacket
80 Days
Final Fantasy VI
The Beginner's Guide
Return of the Obra Dinn
Season: A Letter to the Future
Norco
The Dig

a grid of games that "define me" including: Kentucky Route Zero Wide Ocen Big Jacket 80 Days Final Fantasy VI The Beginner's Guide Return of the Obra Dinn Season: A Letter to the Future Norco The Dig

OK, i'll play...

06.03.2026 19:24 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

art direction for an upcoming indie game

06.03.2026 14:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Absolutely! It'd be great to connect :)

06.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Some exciting updates from my latest newsletter for anyone that missed it yesterday!

Including @narrascope.org, BoJ turning 1 soon, and going to PAX next week!

05.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Late 19th century American rust belt boom town fashion

06.03.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

this is the clearest black and white picture of how the US is fucked. illegal unprovoked war at the height of financial, healthcare and employment crises by a rogue pedophile president and it has 3/4ths approval from the "opposition" party.

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Some exciting updates from my latest newsletter for anyone that missed it yesterday!

Including @narrascope.org, BoJ turning 1 soon, and going to PAX next week!

05.03.2026 22:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Researching for games projects is like the most fun thing.

I would do this literally all day if I could.

05.03.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Essay Games Footnotes | Spring 2026 Hiya, I missed you! Winter Wonderland in Brooklyn It’s been a minute, but there is some exciting news and updates from the world of Essay Games that I...

Morning!

I just published an Essay Games newsletter after having let it lapse for a little bit. The biggest thing is that I'm prepping for Bundle of Joy turning 1 on March 25th!

Go read the newsletter to see how I'm planning to celebrate:
buttondown.com/essaygames/a...

04.03.2026 14:00 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Finally got my copy of @debugmag.com where I make an appearance in @aguaspoints.bsky.social’s new(ish) column dedicated to making games in the Anthropocene.

The magazine is so good and the rest of the issue is packed with wonderful features and articles.

03.03.2026 13:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Also do you still have proofs or images of them that you’d want to share?

02.03.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Did you have a sense of their return value? Like didn’t lead to anything tangible for you? Just curious since I love a good bookmark :)

02.03.2026 23:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooooh I actually love this! Where did you get yours printed?

02.03.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello #gamedev folks. I’m putting together a lil’ resource for my graduating seniors on business cards and merch for festivals and want to hear/see what you’ve made!

Care to share what print materials you’ve brought to cons to promote your work/games?

Thx v much!

02.03.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Amazing! Thanks so much for sharing! I really appreciate it! Would you mind if I shared this image with students?

02.03.2026 16:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hello #gamedev folks. I’m putting together a lil’ resource for my graduating seniors on business cards and merch for festivals and want to hear/see what you’ve made!

Care to share what print materials you’ve brought to cons to promote your work/games?

Thx v much!

02.03.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The US are not liberators.

The unbearable sadness of another forever war for the sake of distraction and profiteering is just… awful.

My thoughts and sorrow are with my many Iranian friends and their families.

28.02.2026 12:55 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, for real, if you haven't played Sol Cesto, you should def check it out. Even if rougelite games aren't your thing, the game is just a great testament to emergent, but light cognitive load, strategy.

Also this new trailer looks fresh as hell.

27.02.2026 18:59 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jfc this is scary.

27.02.2026 14:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The lucky winner of the gifted sub is @maxkriegervg.bsky.social!

Enjoy this year and thx to everyone that helped spread the word to help support @critdistance.bsky.social!

27.02.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

lol, no one wants this subscription :P

26.02.2026 15:56 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't say this enough, but Critical Distance is an invaluable resource. If you have the means please consider donating to cover their hosting costs.

I just subscribed and want to gift a year of CD to help raise money. RT this and I'll randomly select someone by EOD.

26.02.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I just paid $6 to go 4 blocks because the G is broken with no notices and no station attendant warning and the Dekalb bus needed to reroute.

I think I’m done with winter in NYC

25.02.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

TIL that you can reference class names in gdsript within comments quite easily without using external plugins.

Make sure whatever .gd script you want to link to has a class_name. Then put that class within []. Then you can ctl+click to directly access.

Yay for code documentation!

25.02.2026 15:16 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!

24.02.2026 15:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Snow covering eastern parkway in crown heights Brooklyn after nearly 2ft of snowfall.

Snow covering eastern parkway in crown heights Brooklyn after nearly 2ft of snowfall.

It snowed alright…!

23.02.2026 18:56 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Suprematism, by Nikolai Suetin, 1920-21, πŸ“Έ by @tiltoncreative

22.02.2026 16:24 πŸ‘ 9962 πŸ” 2273 πŸ’¬ 65 πŸ“Œ 112

Rise and shine, gold medal hockey is on!

22.02.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just finished the demo of @apthomson.bsky.social’s Titantium Court this morning and it’s probably one of the best β€œdemos that makes me want to keep playing” releases I’ve experienced in a while.

So much humor and polish for an experience so seemingly… simple?

Really excited for the full release.

21.02.2026 13:29 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0