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Lena Guerrero ๐Ÿ”œ GDC

@lenagrrarrow.com

I write code to help people (and computers) connect! ๐ŸŽฎ | they/any | chicagoooo backend engineer at Gardens ๐ŸŒณ previously Singularity 6, Jackbox Games | IGDA-F Next Gen Leader

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iโ€™m so ready for my annual sleepiest climbs of the year ๐Ÿฅฑ

06.03.2026 21:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I also ran into the AI-generated calendar problem and instead started looking for old 1998 calendars. Theyโ€™re usable again for 2026!

14.12.2025 06:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

easily both the most exciting game I've ever worked on AND the most mature, no-drama & high-empathy team I've ever worked with.

if you've hit the qualifications below, come work with me and Make Some Noise!!!

02.12.2025 00:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 26 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello Again on Steam Welcome to the world's coziest time loop! Hello Again is a puzzling adventure game where you are a ferret who is also a dedicated postal worker. Explore strange structures, solve clockwork puzzles, an...

Hello Again! Spotted this beeeautiful time-looping puzzle from across the room and was immediately drawn in by the art style. Super cute and FUNNY!

store.steampowered.com/app/2052710/...

10.11.2025 16:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dice Tower on Steam 2D strategy platformer with elements of controlled risk and time management

DICE TOWER! I kept find myself returning to this roguelite platformer throughout the weekend, pulled in by the great blend of skill and luck. ๐ŸŽฒ

@loonicyent.bsky.social has built something really special here (and theyโ€™re looking for a publisher)!

store.steampowered.com/app/3825340/...

10.11.2025 15:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

In no particular order, here are my highlights from MDEV 2025! Such a great celebration of the talent and community hidden in the Midwest๐Ÿงต

10.11.2025 15:38 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
6 women giving a panel at GDC

6 women giving a panel at GDC

Longest-running diversity panel at @officialgdc.bsky.social #1ReasonToBe is looking for panelists for 2026

We are looking for underrepresented women in video games living in the U.S., or from abroad, who normally attend GDC, due to the challenges of entering the country

forms.gle/QWSK8wPjLu5t...

06.08.2025 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 43 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

At the most recent Olympics, someone from Team USA traded me their team pin for my Quiplash pin! It was really special to hear that games Iโ€™d worked on were helping the athletes relax and get to know each other.

30.08.2025 04:43 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is beautiful! Iโ€™ve been really curious about machine knitting, but often see a much chunkier result from consumer machines. Which machine are you using to reach this level of detail?

22.08.2025 14:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SOS! The crew on 'Handala' have been kidnapped by Israeli forces.

Chris Smalls is a citizen of the U.S.

Tag the U.S. Department of State NOW:
X: @StateDept and @SecRubio

FB: @U.S. Department of State

Instagram: @statedept @secrubio

26.07.2025 22:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 684 ๐Ÿ” 459 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

maybe already on your radar, but anything at the music box is probably great

23.07.2025 03:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

if youโ€™re free on a Wednesday, I could almost certainly get you onto a racing boat that needs bodies as crew/counterweight! best view of the sunset, guaranteed

23.07.2025 03:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

this textuuuuuure

06.07.2025 15:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

making it a tradition to screen The Fall (2006) the last friday of june because The Fall comes before Pride.

27.06.2025 14:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

yโ€™all ever hyperfixate and start custom designing furniture?

a couple hours last night and i have everything from the 3D model to the shopping list and cut diagrams.

i feel like this is the start of the engineer > woodworker/farmer/baker pipeline, but iโ€™m not ready yet

24.06.2025 14:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You got those Ok & Enough

19.06.2025 03:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hyenas Lion King GIF ALT: Hyenas Lion King GIF
14.06.2025 15:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 178 ๐Ÿ” 52 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Chicago Indie Game Showcase 2025 - Exhibitor Game Submission Form Thank you for your interest in being an exhibitor at Chicago Indie Game Showcase! Hosted and organized by Indie City Games, C.I.G.S. is a one-day convention showcasing guest speakers and spotlightin...

Submissions are still open to Chicago Indie Game Showcase (CIGS) for one more month! Deadline July 11th! Give us your games!! They are like delightful snacks to us crunchrcrunchcrunch (please send us your games)

CIGS will be held on September 6th!

#indiedev #indiegame

forms.gle/Z8HXBuH9hwMs...

11.06.2025 16:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Everyoneโ€™s gotta say โ€œFUCK ICEโ€ at least three times a day. Those are the rules, Chicago.

See you out there!

09.06.2025 23:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 46 ๐Ÿ” 17 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Gardens had a great day today. Canโ€™t wait to show off what the team has been up to more publicly

08.06.2025 06:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 85 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Chicago Indie Game Showcase Chicago Indie Game Showcase (C.I.G.S) is a one-day convention featuring independent games from Chicago and the greater Midwest.

Our kickstarter for C.I.G.S. (Chicago Indie Game Showcase) is LIVE and we already blew past our both our goal and first stretch goal in... three hours. Help us build the future of Chicago indie dev and get tix to see a ton of amazing devs.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/ind...

#indiedev #indiegame

24.05.2025 20:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 32 ๐Ÿ” 32 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

this conversation was such a lovely time! very grateful for the space to process whatโ€™s been on my mind lately wrt to how we do the work of play

also โ€œLord Lenaโ€ is a pretty fun alliteration. ๐Ÿ—ก๏ธ

13.05.2025 01:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

kill gameplay

12.05.2025 17:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Steam page for The End of Gameplay, describing that itโ€™s similar to Terraria.

Steam page for The End of Gameplay, describing that itโ€™s similar to Terraria.

lol what

12.05.2025 15:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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@mikesochill.bsky.social found a fun bug (????) in Blue Prince tonight!

21.04.2025 04:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

happy 4/20, release nonviolent drug offenders and abolish for-profit prisons.

smoke 'em if ya got 'em

20.04.2025 20:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 69 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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TRANS RIGHTS ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€โšง๏ธ

31.03.2025 13:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 20150 ๐Ÿ” 7779 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 50 ๐Ÿ“Œ 23
Lenaโ€™s hand holding two playing cards, a golden six of hearts and a silver queen of hearts.

Lenaโ€™s hand holding two playing cards, a golden six of hearts and a silver queen of hearts.

thankful for my past self, and trying to be good to my future ๐Ÿ†โค๏ธ

27.03.2025 00:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

aaaa thank you for bringing this to my attention! purchased!

lately, iโ€™ve been really interested in the theme of teaching community/scene building through games. any other recommendations for games that cover this?

26.03.2025 15:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A panel from Girls Last Tour vol. 1
A girl with blond hair in a puffer coat says โ€œMemories? Pheh.โ€ โ€œThose just get in the way of living.โ€

A panel from Girls Last Tour vol. 1 A girl with blond hair in a puffer coat says โ€œMemories? Pheh.โ€ โ€œThose just get in the way of living.โ€

25.03.2025 22:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0