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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Sep 14

I would genuinely love to see a list of your favourite and/or recommended sci-fi authors. I fell in love with the genre after reading Lem's Solaris two years ago and have been slowly exploring the great and not so great writing that it has to offer. I'm genuinely curious about who you enjoy and why.

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Aug 29

It took me this long, because Kick Club was weirdly hard for me and made me walk away from the game for a long time. And then Block Koala showed me that sokoban games are not my cup of tea.

But each title is special and made me care. And I have thoughts about all of them.

Now, only UFO 30 left!

Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Aug 29

The story of this fictional studio as told through the improvements made to their games and through the credits is really nice to witness. Going into most of the games blind is also an interesting experience full of surprises.

Top 3 for now would have to be Avianos, Warptank and Barbuta.

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Aug 29

Back when UFO 50 launched, I decided to challenge myself and finish all 50 games in chronological order.

Today, after around a year of slowly chipping away (42.8 hours of playtime) I have beaten the 20th game, Warptank. Loved it and I love UFO 50.

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Screenshot from the game UFO 50. The first 20 games are finished, the rest are left undusted.

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Jul 8

Hi! As one of the designers, I'm really glad you liked the game. We left some points on the map inaccessible in case we ever wanted to come back to the game and release something more for it.

こんにちは！デザイナーの一人として、このゲームを気に入っていただけて本当に嬉しいです！将来的に何かを追加できるように、マップ上のいくつかの場所は意図的にアクセスできないようにしておきました。

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Jun 30

I love reading unhinged Steam reviews of our game.

A Steam review for the game Pixel Cafe translated from Chinese to English. The translated text reads:

"You are a catering artist. It is normal for an artist to go hungry. I make a lot of money thanks to you, but I won't give you the bonus as promised. If you don't agree, don't work. Get out!"
? ? ? ? ? ?
No, are all the bosses in your town so capitalist? Why haven't you been hung on the street lamp yet?

Another part of the translated review (Chinese to English):

The speed of the initial beverage machine is not as fast as the pee of an old man with an enlarged prostate. Order a cup of coffee at a time, don't go to a "breakfast shop" to order from a "bar"

The full negative review in question in Chinese.

Full, untranslated text:

游戏好玩、画风也比预览上的可爱

但剧情真的很难评
一坨大便！！

你去写gal好不好啊
普通的餐厅小游戏搞那么深度的剧情干什么？
什么家庭职场朋友的

开开心心升级餐厅（其实也不开心、设定你是个打工的、付费上班了属于是）
完了“我看你没有活力！没有热忱！没有热情！你被开除了！”
？？？
“你是餐饮艺术家，艺术家饥一顿饱一顿很正常，我靠你赚的盆满钵满，但说好的奖金就是不给你发。不服不要干，滾！”
？？？？？？
不是、你们小镇的老板们都这么资本家？怎么还没被挂路灯上啊

写的写的回想一下好像也不好玩
游戏本身设定也很傻逼
有combo设定、但又因为AI刷新要走一截子、经常出现你处理完了之前的、后面的AI还没到导致combo超时
要连combo只能在百忙之中分出精力去卡时间、做好了但不先提交、等后面AI续上了再提交
初始饮料机的速度还没前列腺肥大的老头尿的快
一次点一提咖啡，不去“早餐店”点搁着“酒吧”框框点

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · May 24

Can't wait for the full release. The demo is an absolute blast! I can already tell that I'm going to sink way too much time into this.

I know that you're going to release it on iPad, but as I don't really have one and would love to play it on the go... Any chance of releasing it on Switch later on?

Screenshot from the result screen of the demo version of the game Word Play.

Text:
You Win!
Words Spelled: 30
Bonuses Purchased: 9
Best Word: Aqueduct - 171 points

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Apr 15

Just wanted to add to all the people praising Elaine. That particular video is one of my favourites on the channel. Probably in my top 2. Elaine brings a unique voice to the space and it would be a damn shame if we got to see and hear less of her truly outstanding work because of people like this.

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RothArt @roth1312.bsky.social · Mar 13

commission for @alphodeus.bsky.social 🦀✨

i don't have my own watermark so i overlaid on it that guy from a video where he goes "i can't talk right now, im making piss"

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Mar 13

Roth is amazing, and this is so good, and I love it, and I'm so happy that he drew it and holyyyy! I'm incredibly grateful for his work. Just look at this crab! So good! So hecking good!

RothArt @roth1312.bsky.social · Mar 13

commission for @alphodeus.bsky.social 🦀✨

i don't have my own watermark so i overlaid on it that guy from a video where he goes "i can't talk right now, im making piss"

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Dec 13

Now was the show still self indulgent at times? Yes. Would I like to see less celebrities still? Also yes. But if this is the direction The Game Awards are going in, if they're going to get better like they got better this year, I'm down for it.

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Dec 13

I am amazed at how good TGA was this year. It feels like the majority of feedback was genuinely taken to heart. It felt... not soulless. Like the award for Amir Satvat and acknowledging the awkwardness of being an awards show in a hard time for an industry. And Swen's speech? Thank you, really.

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Aug 23

Both Gunpoint and Heat Signature were masterpieces in their own regard. Heat Signature is one of my favorite games of all time!

The demo for Tactical Breach Wizards was amazing too. These devs deserve every ounce of your support.

Already bought my copy, can't wait to play this weekend.

Tom Francis @pentadact.com · Aug 22

TACTICAL BREACH WIZARDS IS OUT!
Sorry for yelling but it took ages to make

Turn-based tactics game about Navy Seers and Traffic Warlocks from the devs of Gunpoint and Heat Signature

Grab it now for a discount and a lil extra gift! store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/...

Boosts much appreciated!

Save 10% on Tactical Breach Wizards on Steam

In Tactical Breach Wizards, you lead a team of renegade wizards in kevlar through turn-based battles to unravel a modern conspiracy plot. Combine their unique spells in clever ways, or rewind time to ...

store.steampowered.com

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Feb 26

Oh yeah, that's for sure. 😄

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Feb 26

I always took it as "If you do something, give it your all, whatever your all is", where trying is seen as an assumption that you'll most likely fail and can quickly give up as soon as you come across any roadblock because "you tried". Basically condemning the choice of a half-assed attempt.

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CiociaKot @ciociakot.bsky.social · Feb 18

Z innych ostatnio zrobionych rysunków - wzory dla Oxie Moron, lokalnej drag Queen :D

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CiociaKot @ciociakot.bsky.social · Feb 15

Nowe naklejki szykują się na Krakowski Festiwal Komiksu!

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Dec 23

@grickle.bsky.social my girlfriend and I exchanged Christmas gifts a day early and I was absolutely stunned to see The Book of Grickle as part of the gift. And you drew a little crab in it! I'm incredibly happy, I love it. :D

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Dec 7

December 9th our team will be hosting the second-ever gamedev.world global developer conference. With ~30 speakers from all over the world, the goal of the event is to democratize developer knowledge, break the invisible language barrier, and do it at no cost to viewers.

gamedev.world

gamedev.world is the global game developer conference. Featuring 30+ speaker from all over the planet, all talks will be close-captioned and translated from and into a wide variety of languages.

gamedev.world

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Dec 2

Don't know what to play this weekend? Try Pixel Cafe! ☕️

An arcade time-manager cooking game with a great story and a fantastic soundtrack done by Arkadiusz Reikowski!

We're just a small indie development studio from Poland and we'd love to hear what you think about our game.

Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Nov 30

Pixel Cafe is OUT NOW on Steam, Switch, Xbox and Playstation! 🥳

Explore the city of Karstok, form relationships and serve clients in this fun blend of a time-manager cooking game and visual novel.

We put our all into making this game. We'd be super happy if you gave it a shot.

Links below🔽

Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Nov 30

Steam: bit.ly/PixelCafeSteam

Switch: bit.ly/PixelCafeSwi...

Xbox: bit.ly/PixelCafeXbox

PlayStation: bit.ly/PixelCafePS

Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Nov 30

Pixel Cafe is OUT NOW on Steam, Switch, Xbox and Playstation! 🥳

Explore the city of Karstok, form relationships and serve clients in this fun blend of a time-manager cooking game and visual novel.

We put our all into making this game. We'd be super happy if you gave it a shot.

Links below🔽

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CiociaKot @ciociakot.bsky.social · Nov 28

Nowa Miku dropnęła

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Wojciech N. @alphodeus.bsky.social · Nov 22

Zostałem zeszkotyzowany przez @ciociakot.bsky.social. I love it (and her).

Me in the style of Scott Pilgrim. Art by @ciociakot.bsky.social

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CiociaKot @ciociakot.bsky.social · Nov 22

Szkotyzacja zakończona

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