AlanWithTea || The Indie Ocean
@alanwithtea.bsky.social
Infrequent YouTuber, fairly prolific poster, siaradwr gwael o Gymraeg. Likes indie games, board games, trad roguelikes, medieval history.
https://linktr.ee/AlanWithTea
He/him
https://linktr.ee/AlanWithTea
He/him
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An introduction for new folk, I guess
I play indie games, traditional roguelikes (DCSS, Angband, etc), board games, card games, tabletop RPGs
I have degrees in medieval history
I wrote unnecessarily verbose flavour text for a jam game once
Capitalism gives me the ick
I play indie games, traditional roguelikes (DCSS, Angband, etc), board games, card games, tabletop RPGs
I have degrees in medieval history
I wrote unnecessarily verbose flavour text for a jam game once
Capitalism gives me the ick
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Kotaku sources reveal 3 minute trailer at The Game Awards costs over $1million
Kotaku has been chatting with its sources regarding The Game Awards, which kicks off tomorrow, and have discovered that it isn't cheap to showcase your company's game at the annual event. Sources informed the online…
Kotaku has been chatting with its sources regarding The Game Awards, which kicks off tomorrow, and have discovered that it isn't cheap to showcase your company's game at the annual event. Sources informed the online…
Kotaku sources reveal 3 minute trailer at The Game Awards costs over $1million
Kotaku has been chatting with its sources regarding The Game Awards, which kicks off tomorrow, and have discovered that it isn't cheap to showcase your company's game at the annual event. Sources informed the online publication that a 60 second trailer would cost you up to $450,000, and that a tasty three minute trailer could cost you over one million dollars for the privilege.
mynintendonews.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Kotaku sources reveal 3 minute trailer at The Game Awards costs over $1million
Kotaku has been chatting with its sources regarding The Game Awards, which kicks off tomorrow, and have discovered that it isn't cheap to showcase your company's game at the annual event. Sources informed the online…
Kotaku has been chatting with its sources regarding The Game Awards, which kicks off tomorrow, and have discovered that it isn't cheap to showcase your company's game at the annual event. Sources informed the online…
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Which releases am I looking forward to in 2026?
These!
These!
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Which releases am I looking forward to in 2026?
These!
These!
What kind of monitor angle is that, fictional person??
December 10, 2025 at 3:22 PM
What kind of monitor angle is that, fictional person??
Did *anyone* know that Amazon had tried to establish a rival to Steam on multiple occasions over the course of 15 years?!
I am genuinely in awe at how bad Amazon are at selling games. Remember recently, one of their managers said that they'd tried to launch a games store to compete with Steam and threw billions at it? And everyone's response was 'What store?'.
Genuinely incredibly fascinating study in what marketing vectors lead to literally zero sales here, wowwww
kotaku.com/king-meat-gl...
kotaku.com/king-meat-gl...
December 10, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Did *anyone* know that Amazon had tried to establish a rival to Steam on multiple occasions over the course of 15 years?!
It's all wildly inaccurate, in any case. I've listened to that Cecilia Krull clip a few times, but there are hundreds of musics I've listened to more.
My most watched topic was British culture, which something I watch occasionally but not often.
Wayyyy off, YouTube.
My most watched topic was British culture, which something I watch occasionally but not often.
Wayyyy off, YouTube.
YouTube Recap finally landed, and while I'm not surprised that Leaving is top of my music listens, I'm pretty amused that the cheesy Darkstone Will Shine (from the 1999 game Darkstone) is number 3 😂
December 10, 2025 at 1:27 AM
It's all wildly inaccurate, in any case. I've listened to that Cecilia Krull clip a few times, but there are hundreds of musics I've listened to more.
My most watched topic was British culture, which something I watch occasionally but not often.
Wayyyy off, YouTube.
My most watched topic was British culture, which something I watch occasionally but not often.
Wayyyy off, YouTube.
YouTube Recap finally landed, and while I'm not surprised that Leaving is top of my music listens, I'm pretty amused that the cheesy Darkstone Will Shine (from the 1999 game Darkstone) is number 3 😂
December 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
YouTube Recap finally landed, and while I'm not surprised that Leaving is top of my music listens, I'm pretty amused that the cheesy Darkstone Will Shine (from the 1999 game Darkstone) is number 3 😂
@funnylilgalreacts.bsky.social Well... 😅
December 10, 2025 at 1:16 AM
@funnylilgalreacts.bsky.social Well... 😅
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Criminally overlooked RPG music: the Ipsilon (not Epsylon as in this video title) mountains from Lost Odyssey
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jluP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jluP...
Lost Odyssey OST - Disc1 - Track11 - Epsylon Range
YouTube video by Synapsidae
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Criminally overlooked RPG music: the Ipsilon (not Epsylon as in this video title) mountains from Lost Odyssey
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jluP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jluP...
"MeR'ly(eh) Christmas" 😭😂
It's the "Almost Christmas means it wasn't Christmas!" Zeboyd Steam sale! Get Eldritchly jolly deals on Cthulhu Saves Christmas, Cosmic Star Heroine, This Way Madness Lies, and more! Ho ho ho, MeR'ly(eh) Christmas!
store.steampowered.com/search?term=...
store.steampowered.com/search?term=...
December 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
"MeR'ly(eh) Christmas" 😭😂
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It's the "Almost Christmas means it wasn't Christmas!" Zeboyd Steam sale! Get Eldritchly jolly deals on Cthulhu Saves Christmas, Cosmic Star Heroine, This Way Madness Lies, and more! Ho ho ho, MeR'ly(eh) Christmas!
store.steampowered.com/search?term=...
store.steampowered.com/search?term=...
December 9, 2025 at 6:33 AM
It's the "Almost Christmas means it wasn't Christmas!" Zeboyd Steam sale! Get Eldritchly jolly deals on Cthulhu Saves Christmas, Cosmic Star Heroine, This Way Madness Lies, and more! Ho ho ho, MeR'ly(eh) Christmas!
store.steampowered.com/search?term=...
store.steampowered.com/search?term=...
Criminally overlooked RPG music: the Ipsilon (not Epsylon as in this video title) mountains from Lost Odyssey
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jluP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jluP...
Lost Odyssey OST - Disc1 - Track11 - Epsylon Range
YouTube video by Synapsidae
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Criminally overlooked RPG music: the Ipsilon (not Epsylon as in this video title) mountains from Lost Odyssey
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jluP...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jluP...
Which releases am I looking forward to in 2026?
These!
These!
December 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Which releases am I looking forward to in 2026?
These!
These!
You know what release we still have coming up this month? Possibly the most authentic Terminator game
store.steampowered.com/app/1718460/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1718460/...
Terminator 2D: NO FATE on Steam
Experience the thrill of Terminator 2: Judgment Day with arcade action & pixel-perfect graphics! In this unique story blending iconic scenes from the movie with original scenarios and multiple end...
store.steampowered.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:24 AM
You know what release we still have coming up this month? Possibly the most authentic Terminator game
store.steampowered.com/app/1718460/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1718460/...
It occurs to me that I never specified the two songs:
open.spotify.com/track/1upZuF...
open.spotify.com/track/1wa6bs...
open.spotify.com/track/1upZuF...
open.spotify.com/track/1wa6bs...
It's funny that I'm "a top 2% global fan" when I know literally two songs by them
December 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
It occurs to me that I never specified the two songs:
open.spotify.com/track/1upZuF...
open.spotify.com/track/1wa6bs...
open.spotify.com/track/1upZuF...
open.spotify.com/track/1wa6bs...
Close enough
December 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Close enough
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Hi! Now six months into the Switch 2 generation, I'm looking to speak to developers – from indie to AAA – about whether or not they have dev kits for the console and what developing (or not) is like for it.
Can be anonymous, if wanted! RTs appreciated🙂
Can be anonymous, if wanted! RTs appreciated🙂
December 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Hi! Now six months into the Switch 2 generation, I'm looking to speak to developers – from indie to AAA – about whether or not they have dev kits for the console and what developing (or not) is like for it.
Can be anonymous, if wanted! RTs appreciated🙂
Can be anonymous, if wanted! RTs appreciated🙂
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"Some keys now show as exhausted, while others have been swapped for Epic Games Store or GOG activations without any communication or consent. The scale of these replacements is increasing, and players who assumed their purchased keys were safe are now discovering they may no longer exist."
Humble Bundle is swapping your unredeemed Steam keys for Epic versions without any notice
Steam keys from Humble Bundle are disappearing or turning into Epic versions without notice. Find out why and what you should do now.
gg.deals
December 8, 2025 at 2:40 AM
"Some keys now show as exhausted, while others have been swapped for Epic Games Store or GOG activations without any communication or consent. The scale of these replacements is increasing, and players who assumed their purchased keys were safe are now discovering they may no longer exist."
Started rewatching Mr Robot
December 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Started rewatching Mr Robot
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Next finish: Path of the Abyss
A 'blobber' with a clever combat system that forces you to make agonising decisions. It has a steep learning curve thanks to poorly explained mechanics (there are some aspects I still don't understand) but it's worth persisting with.
A 'blobber' with a clever combat system that forces you to make agonising decisions. It has a steep learning curve thanks to poorly explained mechanics (there are some aspects I still don't understand) but it's worth persisting with.
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Next finish: Path of the Abyss
A 'blobber' with a clever combat system that forces you to make agonising decisions. It has a steep learning curve thanks to poorly explained mechanics (there are some aspects I still don't understand) but it's worth persisting with.
A 'blobber' with a clever combat system that forces you to make agonising decisions. It has a steep learning curve thanks to poorly explained mechanics (there are some aspects I still don't understand) but it's worth persisting with.
This #RandomGameSaturday gives us Mario Kart DS
I bought this in San Francisco in 2008 and played it the entire time that I was stranded at the airport in Chicago on the way back
I bought this in San Francisco in 2008 and played it the entire time that I was stranded at the airport in Chicago on the way back
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This #RandomGameSaturday gives us Mario Kart DS
I bought this in San Francisco in 2008 and played it the entire time that I was stranded at the airport in Chicago on the way back
I bought this in San Francisco in 2008 and played it the entire time that I was stranded at the airport in Chicago on the way back
It's funny that I'm "a top 2% global fan" when I know literally two songs by them
December 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
It's funny that I'm "a top 2% global fan" when I know literally two songs by them
Who has favourites from 1995?
As we approach the time for year-end lists of top games, I thought it'd be fun to pick some top games from 30 years ago - 1995
Based on the Wikipedia entry, which is probably non-comprehensive, these would be my retrospective top 3 from 1995:
1) Terranigma
2) Dark Forces
3) Worms
Based on the Wikipedia entry, which is probably non-comprehensive, these would be my retrospective top 3 from 1995:
1) Terranigma
2) Dark Forces
3) Worms
December 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Who has favourites from 1995?
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Let's do one for 20 years ago too - 2005
1) Jade Empire
2) True Crime: New York City
3) Gun
1) Jade Empire
2) True Crime: New York City
3) Gun
December 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Let's do one for 20 years ago too - 2005
1) Jade Empire
2) True Crime: New York City
3) Gun
1) Jade Empire
2) True Crime: New York City
3) Gun
Reposted by AlanWithTea || The Indie Ocean
As we approach the time for year-end lists of top games, I thought it'd be fun to pick some top games from 30 years ago - 1995
Based on the Wikipedia entry, which is probably non-comprehensive, these would be my retrospective top 3 from 1995:
1) Terranigma
2) Dark Forces
3) Worms
Based on the Wikipedia entry, which is probably non-comprehensive, these would be my retrospective top 3 from 1995:
1) Terranigma
2) Dark Forces
3) Worms
December 4, 2025 at 4:47 PM
As we approach the time for year-end lists of top games, I thought it'd be fun to pick some top games from 30 years ago - 1995
Based on the Wikipedia entry, which is probably non-comprehensive, these would be my retrospective top 3 from 1995:
1) Terranigma
2) Dark Forces
3) Worms
Based on the Wikipedia entry, which is probably non-comprehensive, these would be my retrospective top 3 from 1995:
1) Terranigma
2) Dark Forces
3) Worms