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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou

@kanaratron.bsky.social

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Indie Developer/Director @ Polygon Treehouse (Mythwrecked & Röki) • BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 • BAFTA Games & The Game Awards nominee • 2 x BAFTA Juror • Industry speaker & mentor • He/him Dundee (Scotland) https://www.polygon-treehouse.com/

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · Dec 5

📢 EEEP!!! MYTHWRECKED is OUT NOW

After *3 years* my next indie game (following Röki) is OUT NOW on Steam, Xbox and Nintendo Switch...

🏝️ Explore a secret island
⚡️ Meet the gods of legend
🔎 Uncover the truth, behind the myth

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Whitethorn Games @whitethorngames.bsky.social · 29m

News you don't want to Myth!

We are partnering with our friends @redartgames.bsky.social to provide a physical release of #MythwreckedAmbrosiaIsland on PlayStation 5!

Keep your eyes open for February 5, 2026!

@polygontreehouse.bsky.social @playstation.com #mythwrecked #indiegames #playstation

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Red Art Games @redartgames.bsky.social · 27m

Mythwrecked : Ambrosia island is coming physically to PlayStation 5!
As backpacker Alex, you must befriend the forgotten gods of Greek mythology and restore their memories. Explore, solve the mystery and save the gods! 🏛️

🛒 https://bit.ly/mythwrecked

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 1h

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Design Room @designroom.bsky.social · 1h

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We are live! Welcome to Design Room, a new independent games media site.

• We specialize in oral histories like the Final Fantasy 7 and Street Fighter 2 ones I (@mattleone.bsky.social) did at Polygon
• Our first big story is on Shadow of the Colossus: bit.ly/4hjwz8n
• See more: designroom.site

Design Room

Video game oral histories

designroom.site

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 1h

...That's about as complex as it gets around here, so be warned.

Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 1h

Hello to all the new people 👋🏻

I've no idea where you're coming from, but I just want to manage your expectations.

A stupid looking man with a vacant expression and a ridiculous hat.

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Úna-Minh 🔥 Play Eyes of Hellfire! @unaminh.bsky.social · 5h

Wow, ok FFVII. I see how it is.

Description from FFVII. Cid Highwind's age is highlighted as 32 and the description reads that he is a 'warm hearted old pilot'

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Kim Hu @kim-hu.com · 3h

Hi #PortfolioDay - I am Kim Hu
Freelance Illustrator & Concept Artist

Looking for cool new projects to work on in 2026 💫

Portfolio: kim-hu.com
✉️ [email protected]

Cover of Killtopia Comic Anthology, featuring a despairing man in a tech helmet.

The cover to Blister City
In the background in orange and pink tones sits a massive city, behind which orange mountains rise into a dusty orange sky
In the foreground 3 punks perch on the edge of a building, surrounded by litter and soda cans. The punk on the left wears a blue jacket that says die young on the back.

The text Blister City can be seen in the sky above the city.

Illustration of Clippy the Paperclip in a Mad Max style truck, blasting through the wasteland; Done for Autonocast.com

Photo of a shirt, showing a girl with a nailbat on top of a smashed robot, holding up its severed head. The text says: Destroy AI; Done for Aftermath
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#kimgakaku

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gina 🐸 @ginaloughlin.com · 3h

hey #PortfolioDay ✨

i'm Gina, a composer for indie games!

starting to wrap up some projects so i’ll be available for new things in the new year 👀

if you’re making an extremely cool game and wanna work with a slightly cool person pls reach out!!

💌 [email protected]
🕸 ginaloughlin.com

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Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · 8h

Just sharing this again for #portfolioDay but really should be sharing my woodworking as that’s clearly why people follow me now not the fact I’m an experienced environmental artist with decades and half of experience.

Des Walsh @deswalsh.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hi #PortfolioDay I'm Des been working as a environment art for the past 14 years and available for work better look at some of the 14 titles iv been a part of so far and personal art can be found on my portfolio www.artstation.com/pikminman

Jurassic world evolution high poly helicopter

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 7h

I have a pc. It's for work :)

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Checkpoint Gaming @checkpointau.bsky.social · 7h

In Schrodinger's Cat Burglar, you play as a literal cat burglar who can be in two places at once...as long as she isn't observed.

@paxaus.bsky.social @abandonedsheep.com

checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

PAX Aus 2025 Highlight – Schrodinger’s Cat Burglar

featured in PAX Rising, Schrodinger's Cat Burglar is a puzzle adventure game spiced up with a dash of quantum thinking.

checkpointgaming.net

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Andy Robertson 🔜 London ComicCon @geekdadgamer.bsky.social · 8h

I'm working on a Roblox story for a national outlet and keen to talk to parents of older teens (12-16) who play Roblox games:
✅ Which games do they play?
✅ Why play that rather than a console game?
✅ How do they find new Roblox games?

Shares appreciated #JournoRequest

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Aruma Studios @arumastudios.bsky.social · 19h

🎙️ Our demo is now FULLY VOICED!

Seeing dead people was just the beginning. Now you hear them too.

Try the Shadows of the Afterland demo during Steam Next Fest (Oct 13-20) and unravel a supernatural mystery in 1960s Madrid.

👻 Play now: store.steampowered.com/app/2506100/...

#SteamNextFest

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 1d

No harm will befall this pumpkin*

*terms and conditions may apply

A big pumpkin with a knife lurking ominously on the table beside it

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Chris Wade @luckshotgames.com · 20h

#BigHops is in Steam Next Fest!

It's a good hour long taste of our adventure: you'll use your tongue, learn to climb, find veggies you can build paths with, and borrow a stranger's backpack.

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

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Lazy Eti @lazyeti.bsky.social · 20h

Happy Birthday Paradise Marsh!
To celebrate, the game is 75% off! That's cheap as dirt!

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 20h

For me it's about the memorable experiences from games I can't play anywhere else.

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 20h

Yeah, I'm the same. I'd very much welcome a pleasant surprise, but I won't be holding my breath.

Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 21h

Yeah, it'll be fascinating to see what they offer.

Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 21h

I think it'll be a tough sell. A stacked first party launch line-up would certainly help.

Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 21h

...considering its indulgent form-factor, I like it to earn its spot under the TV before I consider buying another console.

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 21h

Five years in, I'm still waiting for the PS5 to blow my socks off.

VGC @videogameschronicle.com · 1d

Both PS6 and the next Xbox are planned for a 2027 release, according to separate reports.

www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ps6-and...

PS6 and next Xbox console are both aiming for 2027 release, separate reports claim | VGC

Both companies are reportedly planning to release their next-gen consoles within two years…

www.videogameschronicle.com

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 21h

It's still going, but we've cooked this one quite a few times so I'm reasonably confident it'll be good.

A recipe book opened at the page for Pumpkin Malai Kari

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 22h

Ha, that's amazing. I don't think he'll be looking long, I may have told on myself 😬