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@phoenixup

Time Bandit, IGF23 Nuovo Finalist, Part 1 out now: http://store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/ Marxist, she/her https://phoenixup.itch.io/ thinking of giving up gamedev for the dance πŸ’ƒ

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how am i seeing so many of these with actually great taste? anyway here’s another

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06.03.2026 17:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

(of course, i think we should get rid of cars altogether for many other reasons, but this is still a huge improvement on noise pollution)

24.02.2026 19:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

visit shanghai or tokyo, cities far larger than any in north america, and you will be shocked at how much quieter they are bcus most cars have been replaced by ev’s, something we can’t have bcus of tariffs to protect domestic auto and oil companies

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24.02.2026 19:48 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

evidence that dialectics is still the only effective radical method out there…

20.02.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

love the analysis of how the very mechanics and physics undermine the masculine fantasy… and the footnote about how this is an empathy game and bildungsroman could get a whole essay imo

19.02.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Fallson On Baby Steps I've been picturing him as he might appear if ever glimpsed from far below. Cresting the tree line, coming into and out of focus through some documentarian's telescopic lens, where the ...

On Baby Steps: www.arcadence.com/fallson/

13.02.2026 17:27 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 6
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Save 66% on Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine on Steam A who̴͊leso̢̬̙̍me real-time adventure with a dark secret. At your relaxing new job managing resources and collecting crystals, everything you do seems to take ... much, MUCH longer than it should. In ...

my game Time Bandit is 66% off!

πŸ’°like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been
⏰like 10 hours of box-pushing, steal-from-your-boss gameplay
⏳and like 1 month to see everything cus of the real-time waiting mechanics
βš’οΈso hurry up and bring down capitalism for cheap!

store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...

16.02.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

legit one of the most inventive games i've ever played, for $3 it's a steal

16.02.2026 18:22 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the game made more money when i put it up for sale this cheap so i guess that’s what Steam users think it’s worth, prob cus of the art style. but 10 hours of gameplay at $3 is like $0.30 per hour and i hear gamers just love that kind of value, so maybe this will help ME game the algorithm

16.02.2026 18:21 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Save 66% on Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine on Steam A who̴͊leso̢̬̙̍me real-time adventure with a dark secret. At your relaxing new job managing resources and collecting crystals, everything you do seems to take ... much, MUCH longer than it should. In ...

my game Time Bandit is 66% off!

πŸ’°like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been
⏰like 10 hours of box-pushing, steal-from-your-boss gameplay
⏳and like 1 month to see everything cus of the real-time waiting mechanics
βš’οΈso hurry up and bring down capitalism for cheap!

store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...

16.02.2026 18:14 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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Oeuf on Steam 3D physics-platformer where you are an egg! Roll, hop and slide your way back home.

store.steampowered.com/app/3831080/... Oeuf demo released! Enjoy! #OeufGame

10.02.2026 15:20 πŸ‘ 158 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 11
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The Philosopher of Games A conversation with C. Thi Nguyen on his new book 'The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else’s Game'

My algorhythmic worlds collide with @jaredhenderson.bsky.social (via @tedgioia.bsky.social's Honest Broker Substack) interviewing @add-hawk.bsky.social about his new book THE SCORE which I very much want to read soon.

In the meantime, give this a watch.

www.honest-broker.com/p/the-philos...

12.02.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

for years, 868-HACK was my favorite video game. eventually, Michael made Cinco Paus, and that became my favorite video game. then I became a playtester for 868-BACK, and you'll never guess what happened next.

please wishlist, buy, and play this game. it is unbelievably good.

12.02.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

so excited to have another game in the collection to play. i’m shocked i haven’t heard about it over the years, my claim to being one of the biggest broughheads is called into question lol

12.02.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

omg, don’t tell me there’s a secret game in there. not that i should be surprised, or that unlocking it would involve something more arcane than playing hours of glitch tank

12.02.2026 16:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

yeah but that’s only bcus i spent 5+ hours on more annoying parts before lol

12.02.2026 15:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Baby Steps credits
Clear time: 45:25:39
Steps: 183437

Baby Steps credits Clear time: 45:25:39 Steps: 183437

well, that’s how you clear the manbreaker on only your 2nd try. 45 hours of not learning your lesson

12.02.2026 04:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

i think the only things i didn’t do were (omg) the red bucket on top of the sand castle (oh but i tried) and one of the can stacks that was too hard. climbing in this game is a stroll in the park for me now, the rhythm of moving perfectly natural. i am corrupted, the moral of the story is lost on me

10.02.2026 01:11 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

well, i beat the manbreaker on my 2nd try. i’m not proud. completionism in excess got me here

09.02.2026 23:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

The epstein files reveal the bourgeoisie acting AS A CLASS, which is to say, sharing ideas, cultural touchstones and social circles. But they do not invent economic conditions out of idle conversations, they are idiots repeating what they hear from their underlings and colleagues, please im begging

01.02.2026 17:04 πŸ‘ 523 πŸ” 141 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Faustian Economics and the Tragedy of Crafts

"I spend a lot of time in my blogging spitting at Artists and Artisans and their neuroses; and i guess i should acknowledge that, for a very long time, i shared these aspirations and shaped my own ambitions after them."
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22.01.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

i went from 0 to 100 in the space of a year, basically counting from the moment i unrepressed and realized anything, and even then i already began socially transitioning. strongly recommend. and when you finally do it, get off the computer and throw yourself into the world

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20.01.2026 16:39 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Save 66% on Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine on Steam A who̴͊leso̢̬̙̍me real-time adventure with a dark secret. At your relaxing new job managing resources and collecting crystals, everything you do seems to take ... much, MUCH longer than it should. In ...

flash sale! my game Time Bandit is 66% off for only 2 days. that’s like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been. so you can steal the game (basically) and then you can steal from your boss and bring down capitalism (in the game(?)). have fun!

store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...

15.01.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

last day!

bsky.app/profile/phoe...

16.01.2026 16:51 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Save 66% on Time Bandit – Part 1: Appendages of the Machine on Steam A who̴͊leso̢̬̙̍me real-time adventure with a dark secret. At your relaxing new job managing resources and collecting crystals, everything you do seems to take ... much, MUCH longer than it should. In ...

flash sale! my game Time Bandit is 66% off for only 2 days. that’s like $3, the lowest price it’s ever been. so you can steal the game (basically) and then you can steal from your boss and bring down capitalism (in the game(?)). have fun!

store.steampowered.com/app/1481910/...

15.01.2026 20:50 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

enjoyed these drawings for years without knowing they were going into a game…. imagine my pleasant surprise

09.01.2026 17:45 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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i finished a music project this year and finally performed it at my transiversary party last week. next year new music project and games coming

31.12.2025 16:38 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

my new years resolution is to make up a holiday for every month and throw a house party for it and i think it’s the best and most practicable resolution i’ve ever come up with

30.12.2025 22:22 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Big Hops on Steam Tongue-swing, free climb, and build your own path forward in a new kind of 3D platformer! Plant veggie bounce pads, tightropes, hookshots, and much more. Find a way home through huge Desert, Ocean, an...

Big Hops @luckshotgames.com

i’ve complained for years that most post-sm64 3d platformers took no interest in the aspiration to great 3d movement. in here everything is about momentum mechanics and huge worlds to use them in. awesome

store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...

22.12.2025 17:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

see i told you it’s back on sale

bsky.app/profile/phoe...

19.12.2025 14:48 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0