Rourke Bywater, Notorious Dyke's Avatar

Rourke Bywater, Notorious Dyke

@rourke

Narrative Designer @ Hidden Door. lesbian. πŸ’œ procedural systems, women, folk music + art with a touch of melancholy and bitterness. Organizer @ Roguelike Celebration

2,853
Followers
1,420
Following
1,658
Posts
29.04.2023
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by Rourke Bywater, Notorious Dyke @rourke

Preview
Audiobook - What Ever Happened to Eddy Crane? "This book is everything a reader could want. It will crack your whole heart open."β€”Rachel Louise Snyder, author of No Visible Bruises and Women We Buried, Women We BurnedTwo decades after her father ...

I got a link to my audiobook, and I get to listen this weekend

Here’s a sample… I think I chose well on the narrator front (Vivienne Leheny)

06.03.2026 21:41 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

come to my GDC 2026 talk with @fortebass.bsky.social!

GAME FUNDING: LESSONS FROM OUTERSLOTH
πŸ’° what is indie survival
πŸ’° how we run a fund (and you can too!)
πŸ’° OUTERSLOTH CONTRACT reveal (whoaaA)
πŸ’° this specific slide

πŸ• Mar 9 @ 10:30am | @officialgdc.bsky.social
schedule.gdconf.com/session/game...

06.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1

Oh turns out I am also BAD at dates. Hopefully that is not a core gameplay mechanic

05.03.2026 23:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They should delay GDC so I can play this all week

05.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I am SO UNBELIEVABLY HYPED for this game!!

05.03.2026 21:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Amberspire is out on May 6th! πŸŒ‡

Construct buildings, manage resources, and build in harmony with an alien ecology. Beneath the glow of a gas giant, Amberspire will grow and prosper into a flourishing city atop the ruins of an abandoned moon.

Wishlist now on Steam!

04.03.2026 07:05 πŸ‘ 154 πŸ” 51 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 11

See all those buildings? @nictringali.bsky.social and I have written hundreds of ways they can collapse into the mausoleum beneath, leaving geographical reminders of your city’s history as well as impacting the political machinations of factions 😌

Which can be experienced on MAY 6✨

05.03.2026 16:30 πŸ‘ 42 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

one week til bagels with Roguelike Celebration @ GDC. if u even care

05.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
An incomplete etiquette guide for attending in-person gaming events Natalie Checo of Sunset Visitor demystifies the tough balancing act of meeting people in person at game conferences

We heard some folks get nervous about attending gaming events in person, for a lot of reasons. @heartimecia.bsky.social has some hard-earned advice for having fun, being respectful, and getting the most out of cons like GDC.
www.mothership.blog/game-develop...

03.03.2026 15:09 πŸ‘ 182 πŸ” 64 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 16

hi! i'm the Community Manager for Black Tabby Games and Sunset Visitor. you might assume from my job title that i'm quite comfortable with socializing... but i struggle with it pretty often!

if you do too, here's a handy article for navigating GDC (Great Difficulties with Communicating) πŸ’–

03.03.2026 15:11 πŸ‘ 250 πŸ” 76 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

Nancy 3/4/26 πŸ’…

04.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 14180 πŸ” 3394 πŸ’¬ 67 πŸ“Œ 140
Post image

πŸ“– THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW!

www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope

100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max...

ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

04.03.2026 09:54 πŸ‘ 603 πŸ” 303 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 107
The psychic pokemon natu, best described as a green orb with piercing eyes sits atop a crumbling old temply, covered in moss and vines and ivy, parts of the temple float in the air, there are more temples in the background hidden in the mist. The day moon is high in the sky.

The psychic pokemon natu, best described as a green orb with piercing eyes sits atop a crumbling old temply, covered in moss and vines and ivy, parts of the temple float in the air, there are more temples in the background hidden in the mist. The day moon is high in the sky.

Natu πŸ‘οΈ

04.03.2026 03:33 πŸ‘ 2695 πŸ” 812 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 6

I was, shall we say, β€œslightly resistant” to receiving help after this money was stolen from me, but I’ve been sufficiently cowed by friends privately chewing me out for shame and pride. Dylan has kindly offered to do this for me, and many others have wanted to help directly. Options in replies.

04.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 768 πŸ” 175 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 2
We respect all types of work boots in this house [picture of some construction work boots and a pair of white sparkly pleaser boots]

We respect all types of work boots in this house [picture of some construction work boots and a pair of white sparkly pleaser boots]

As ever, but particularly today, from one union worker to hopefully others soon...

03.03.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 239 πŸ” 85 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3
Post image

OK then

03.03.2026 00:37 πŸ‘ 498 πŸ” 90 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 9
City of troy: Haunted house
Wooden house: ghost-proof horse
Soldiers: my & my friends w/ snacks & sleeping bags & n64

City of troy: Haunted house Wooden house: ghost-proof horse Soldiers: my & my friends w/ snacks & sleeping bags & n64

04.03.2026 02:53 πŸ‘ 344 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Steam community requesting additional body types for added immersion.

Steam community requesting additional body types for added immersion.

A large block of sentient tofu

A large block of sentient tofu

Steam community: β€œCan we play as a male character?”

Me (indie dev in this economy):
β€œBest I can do is sentient tofu.”

03.03.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 6553 πŸ” 1856 πŸ’¬ 113 πŸ“Œ 105
Video thumbnail

Amberspire, our dice driven science fantasy city builder, will release MAY 6!

Roll dice, grow a city, forge alliances, interact with an ecology, and read a history of the future.

PC, Mac, Steam Deck - May 6!

s.team/a/3350750

04.03.2026 15:01 πŸ‘ 388 πŸ” 116 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 20
Four months of Ruby Central moving Ruby backward From the moment RubyGems was first created in 2004, Ruby Central provided governance without claiming ownership, to support the Ruby community. Providing governance meant creating processes to provide stability and predictability. Avoiding ownership meant allowing the community to contribute, to th…

after four months of private discussions, I have an update on the Bundler and RubyGems situation with Ruby Central: andre.arko.net/2026/03/03/fou…

03.03.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 53 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Deck builders are meant to elicit a sense of snowballing strength. What if one used its mechanics instead to explore loss and grief?

@walshbr.bsky.social's debut on @gamerswithglasses.bsky.social is a banger.

03.03.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Frustrating Mechanics Tell a Story in Death Howl β€” Gamers with Glasses As much an interactive fable as it is a game, Death Howl pushes players to build and rebuild again and again. The main character, Ro, confronts grief, sorrow, and loss. We could all use the practice...

Welcome new contributor @walshbr.bsky.social! Check out his thoughts on Death Howl and how its rules and development build up its story.

03.03.2026 16:40 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

are you a indie game developer of color? will you be in the sf bay area for GDC? do you want to demo your game?

bubblesort and @gdocexpo.com are co-hosting a showcase of games at the bubblesort shop! apply here to show your game!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

02.03.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 40 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

I am planning to be here (if my schedule allows!)

02.03.2026 21:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Twin Peaks Logo Generator

Turtle Power!

Twin Peaks Logo Generator Turtle Power!

02.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 7803 πŸ” 1859 πŸ’¬ 51 πŸ“Œ 41
02.03.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
Preview
From the NintendoSwitch community on Reddit: AMA with the co-creators of Caves of Qud. Monday, March 2nd at 11am PDT Explore this post and more from the NintendoSwitch community

Co-creators Brian & Jason are doing an AMA on r/NintendoSwitch, Monday March 2nd at 11am PDT

www.reddit.com/r/NintendoSw...

27.02.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 109 πŸ” 26 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 7

30 mins before this starts! Get your questions for the team in now:

02.03.2026 18:28 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
28.01.2026 19:30 πŸ‘ 16549 πŸ” 6480 πŸ’¬ 46 πŸ“Œ 39
Post image

Hello. Me again (Hattie) (works here) (still sick). The doctor called with important info. He said, when you play our game, it will heal me FASTER if you use multiple modifier cards to remix your story. He also mentioned something called "amoxicillin" which felt unimportant! Okay, have fun playing.

28.02.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0