Andrew Gillett (wishlist Reality Drift!)
@arganoid.com
Game developer, computer science & programming tutor, person defined by comma-separated values.
Partial gameography: Dog's Life, RCT3, Thrillville, LostWinds2, Kinectimals, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Elite Dangerous
Books: Code the Classics Vols 1, 2
Partial gameography: Dog's Life, RCT3, Thrillville, LostWinds2, Kinectimals, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Elite Dangerous
Books: Code the Classics Vols 1, 2
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Reality Drift on Steam
Reality Drift is a roguelike racing game where your choices matter. Race through a series of strange worlds, choose upgrades for your car and decide which track will be next - your decisions are just ...
store.steampowered.com
I'm proud to announce Reality Drift, a roguelike racing game where your choices matter. Race through a series of strange worlds, choose upgrades for your car and decide which track will be next - your decisions are just as important as how you drive!
store.steampowered.com/app/3078120/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3078120/...
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This "open borders" line is *infuriating* - these people came here to study or work, because they had a uni place or a job to come to. They paid visa fees, student fees, NHS surcharge - and many of them are doing challenging and important work - staffing our care homes, for example, including Mum's.
Starmer keeps using this line, & it's bonkers.
Most importantly, it's untrue: the party that ended Free Movement, ran the "hostile environment" & made Suella Braverman Home Sec did not run "an experiment in open borders".
It's also politically mad. Voters who believe this will not vote for Starmer
Most importantly, it's untrue: the party that ended Free Movement, ran the "hostile environment" & made Suella Braverman Home Sec did not run "an experiment in open borders".
It's also politically mad. Voters who believe this will not vote for Starmer
!["And this is what Keir Starmer’s press secretary has said about Robert Jenrick at the lobby briefing this morning.
[Highlighted] Robert Jenrick was the immigration minister in a government that presided over an open borders experiment [Highlighted], a health minister who left people stuck on waiting lists, and a Treasury minister during the worst decline in living standards on record.”
While Reform continues to welcome failed Tory retreads, this Labor government is putting the country back on track."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cixgmtrg7nzy4gkmyfeosaox/bafkreibe3jczrmbmzfnhj2adl4qe432lbpmcbn6m6qrentwih7vxj4fu7y@jpeg)
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
This "open borders" line is *infuriating* - these people came here to study or work, because they had a uni place or a job to come to. They paid visa fees, student fees, NHS surcharge - and many of them are doing challenging and important work - staffing our care homes, for example, including Mum's.
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In a screeching u-turn from its Manifesto the Government now backs conversion therapy for trans people. That is what 'supporting' trans youth but denying them the medicine they need to physically transition means.
Government 'moving away' from puberty blockers, minister says
The Government is reportedly 'moving away' from medical interventions for trans people such as puberty blockers, a health minister has said.
www.thepinknews.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:39 AM
In a screeching u-turn from its Manifesto the Government now backs conversion therapy for trans people. That is what 'supporting' trans youth but denying them the medicine they need to physically transition means.
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It's so sad that this amazing speech is today just as topical and on point as it was when it was first spoken.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY...
Charlie Chaplin - Final Speech from The Great Dictator
YouTube video by Charlie Chaplin
www.youtube.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:28 AM
It's so sad that this amazing speech is today just as topical and on point as it was when it was first spoken.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY...
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Let's make it a tiny thread, because Return of the Obra Dinn is also on sale during this event, and it's god damn one of the best games ever. Like, I can't describe just how good this is, but every time you get stuff right it plays a little piece of music that feels so god damn rewarding. Play it!
Save 40% on Return of the Obra Dinn on Steam
Lost at sea 1803 ~ The good ship Obra Dinn.
store.steampowered.com
January 13, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Let's make it a tiny thread, because Return of the Obra Dinn is also on sale during this event, and it's god damn one of the best games ever. Like, I can't describe just how good this is, but every time you get stuff right it plays a little piece of music that feels so god damn rewarding. Play it!
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Just want to put it out there that STEAM DETECTIVE is a great name/ concept for a game about a cranky steampunk robot solving crimes.
January 14, 2026 at 6:58 PM
Just want to put it out there that STEAM DETECTIVE is a great name/ concept for a game about a cranky steampunk robot solving crimes.
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It's another #WishlistWednesday - what games you got? Share 'em here!
January 14, 2026 at 5:04 PM
It's another #WishlistWednesday - what games you got? Share 'em here!
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This is true. Not only that but some developers can hire you AND avoid all your suggestions. I've been a consultant on a couple of games. One of them came out having utilized absolutely zero of my recommendations.
It was a complete disaster critically and commercially.
It was a complete disaster critically and commercially.
If you think *any* consultant can influence games to a detrimental degree, your opinions about game development are too out of touch to be worth regarding.
Most of the time, even actual writers don’t get a final say over a game’s writing. The complex approval process is often above their heads.
Most of the time, even actual writers don’t get a final say over a game’s writing. The complex approval process is often above their heads.
January 14, 2026 at 3:45 PM
This is true. Not only that but some developers can hire you AND avoid all your suggestions. I've been a consultant on a couple of games. One of them came out having utilized absolutely zero of my recommendations.
It was a complete disaster critically and commercially.
It was a complete disaster critically and commercially.
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Got to Overwhelmingly Positive rating with Sektori on Steam today! 🌈🥂
January 14, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Got to Overwhelmingly Positive rating with Sektori on Steam today! 🌈🥂
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THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION ebook is discounted to £1.99 for one day only, get in there 🐆
There Is No Antimemetics Division: The thrilling new sci-fi horror novel, 'mind-bendingly brilliant' Guardian
There Is No Antimemetics Division: The thrilling new sci-fi horror novel, 'mind-bendingly brilliant' Guardian eBook : qntm: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
www.amazon.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 9:07 AM
THERE IS NO ANTIMEMETICS DIVISION ebook is discounted to £1.99 for one day only, get in there 🐆
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“More trials are needed!”
“OK let’s run a trial”
“Ha ha no”
“OK let’s run a trial”
“Ha ha no”
Gender criticals treated the Cass Review as the word of God, and cast anyone disagreeing with it as dangerous/unscientific/not fit for polite society. But now the entire GC movement is united in opposing a puberty blockers trial, despite it being something Cass called for. They are not honest people
January 14, 2026 at 12:00 PM
“More trials are needed!”
“OK let’s run a trial”
“Ha ha no”
“OK let’s run a trial”
“Ha ha no”
January 13, 2026 at 11:28 PM
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Hello fellow chair sitters. I had a great chair, but my lower back still used to feel bad, now it doesn't. I did the following: 1) getting a new mattress (mine was 9 years old) and 2) these two dead simple stretches every day. Just passing it on.
January 13, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Hello fellow chair sitters. I had a great chair, but my lower back still used to feel bad, now it doesn't. I did the following: 1) getting a new mattress (mine was 9 years old) and 2) these two dead simple stretches every day. Just passing it on.
New venue for the Cambridge Game Makers meetup! We should have access to the projector for the next one.
#cambridge #gamedev
#cambridge #gamedev
January 13, 2026 at 9:52 PM
New venue for the Cambridge Game Makers meetup! We should have access to the projector for the next one.
#cambridge #gamedev
#cambridge #gamedev
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Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm an illustrator and 2D artist working in the ttrpg and indie game space
💌[email protected]
🔗 emilylorange.com
🥃 www.tumblr.com/emilylorange
🖼️ cara.app/emilylorange
🐘 mastodon.art/@emilylorange
🖨️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/emil...
🪙 www.patreon.com/c/emilylorange
Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm an illustrator and 2D artist working in the ttrpg and indie game space
💌[email protected]
🔗 emilylorange.com
🥃 www.tumblr.com/emilylorange
🖼️ cara.app/emilylorange
🐘 mastodon.art/@emilylorange
🖨️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/emil...
🪙 www.patreon.com/c/emilylorange
January 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm an illustrator and 2D artist working in the ttrpg and indie game space
💌[email protected]
🔗 emilylorange.com
🥃 www.tumblr.com/emilylorange
🖼️ cara.app/emilylorange
🐘 mastodon.art/@emilylorange
🖨️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/emil...
🪙 www.patreon.com/c/emilylorange
Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm an illustrator and 2D artist working in the ttrpg and indie game space
💌[email protected]
🔗 emilylorange.com
🥃 www.tumblr.com/emilylorange
🖼️ cara.app/emilylorange
🐘 mastodon.art/@emilylorange
🖨️ www.inprnt.com/gallery/emil...
🪙 www.patreon.com/c/emilylorange
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you should watch the dilbert TV series. larry charles was in charge of it. has that distinct 'simpsons expat' / too good for the network to know what to do with it flavour. all on youtube. the forbidden zone theme is the intro for some reason. and most importantly: scott adams was not very involved.
January 13, 2026 at 4:05 PM
you should watch the dilbert TV series. larry charles was in charge of it. has that distinct 'simpsons expat' / too good for the network to know what to do with it flavour. all on youtube. the forbidden zone theme is the intro for some reason. and most importantly: scott adams was not very involved.
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Needs to be stressed that although Scott Adams died, Dilbert is still very much alive and he’s out there somewhere right now, scared
January 13, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Needs to be stressed that although Scott Adams died, Dilbert is still very much alive and he’s out there somewhere right now, scared
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Wow that must be like...really hard for you
January 13, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Wow that must be like...really hard for you
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The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
January 13, 2026 at 7:37 AM
The utterly shameless & widely covered "report" out today, claiming net zero will "cost" £9tn is based on:
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
* Assuming free fossil-fuel energy, free petrol cars, free gas boilers, free gas power plants etc
AND
* Including climate damages in the "cost" of net zero
I kid you not, it is that stupid
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John Harris' 80s art for the ZX81 manual in 1981 and the ZX Spectrum Basic Programming book the following year. Bold Brutalism inspired shapes and exotic floating mountain cities. Used these contrasting colour schemes myself recently too. Absolutely iconic.
January 12, 2026 at 10:25 PM
John Harris' 80s art for the ZX81 manual in 1981 and the ZX Spectrum Basic Programming book the following year. Bold Brutalism inspired shapes and exotic floating mountain cities. Used these contrasting colour schemes myself recently too. Absolutely iconic.
The Frome
My favorite Twitter prompt was "RT this with your home river," so reskeet this with your home river.
Mine is the Patuxent.
Mine is the Patuxent.
January 12, 2026 at 9:26 PM
The Frome
January 12, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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In general, the prevailing dev strategy right now is to price "up" one tier, and then discount as much as possible to the "correct" price - which is 100% a (unwanted) response to the way Steam's platform fees and algorithms require developers to "game" the system to not get absolutely vanished day 1
January 12, 2026 at 2:23 PM
In general, the prevailing dev strategy right now is to price "up" one tier, and then discount as much as possible to the "correct" price - which is 100% a (unwanted) response to the way Steam's platform fees and algorithms require developers to "game" the system to not get absolutely vanished day 1