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Emily Merritt | No Small Games

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Co-host of @nosmallgames.bsky.social podcast | Enjoyer and reviewer of indie games | Fullstack Web Dev by day | Streaming indies on Twitch by night | Proud member of the Gremlin Grove https://nosmallgames.com/emily-merritt/ 📧 Biz: [email protected]

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Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hi cuties! Since I’m new here…

My name is Emily and I co-host the indie game podcast No Small Games!!

You can also find me writing game reviews for the NSG site, streaming indies on Twitch, and committing acts of general nonsense elsewhere online!

Would love to make friends and talk games 💜

Selfie of Emily smiling, wearing a blue and gray plaid shirt and generally looking very happy

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Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 18m

I'm gonna be playing HELLA Next Fest demos on stream this week!!

Friday's gonna be exclusively dedicated to horror demos, but tbh there are so many interesting looking horror titles in the mix, it might just bleed into Sunday too (no pun intended)

aSpecificEgg Stream Schedule for the week!
Wednesday, October 15, 2pm EST - Steam Next Fest Demos
Friday, September 17, 2pm EST - Horror Demo Day
Sunday, September 19, 2pm EST - Steam Next Fest Demos

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Rob Manuel @robmanuel.bsky.social · 5d

Don't Ask:
"Why won't site x cover this indie game?"

Ask:
"How can I better support indie games media?"

For indie games to succeed, those covering them need to succeed as well.

Here are some you can start following. Tell me your favs or who I miss.

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The Indie Informer @theindieinformer.bsky.social · 20h

Expect both tricks and treats in this week's indies:

Oct 15 - BALL x PIT (@kennysun.com)
Oct 15 - GlitchSPANKR (@theclassifiedx.com)
Oct 16 - The Cabin Factory (@internationalcat.bsky.social)
Oct 17 - Away From Home (@squishedy.bsky.social)

And more: the-indie-in-former.com/2025/09/25/2...

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Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 23h

Totally agree!! I don't want it in my games and I don't think that we should have to put our detective hats on and dig so deep down into the storefront pages to find the disclosure

Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 1d

It's so perfect 😂

lmao when you get inspired to make youtube thumbnails while looking through your own wedding photos, that's how you know you're a real content creator 🤣

Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 1d

Same!! It's so frustrating to have to scroll all the way to the very bottom of the game's storefront page to see if it has the disclosure! Especially when the Next Fest page refreshes/re-randomizes the whole list of demos if you leave that page 😭

Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 1d

🫡 just hoping for a little more humanity in my games! 🫡

Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! I think it would get a lot of use. I know it would be really helpful to me personally

Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 1d

omg imagine transparency!! delicious

a man is sitting at a table with a plate of food in front of him that says movieclips

ALT: a man is sitting at a table with a plate of food in front of him that says movieclips

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Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 1d

The way Joseph looks like he's hosting Deal or No Deal is sending me

I cannot wait to listennnnn 🤩

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Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 1d

Right? And it's supposed to be disclosed anyway. We know it's in the database. Why not surface the data? You know, as a treat 🤷‍♀️

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Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 1d

Big same! I also worry that there are probably a lot of devs using AI and not disclosing it, especially if they're "only" using AI for small specific things here and there. Personally I still want to know no matter what it's used for, and will avoid it as much as I can

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Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 1d

Hey @valvesoftware.com, you know what would be really rad? If we could filter out games that used AI in pre or post production while we browse through Next Fest demos.

Might also give you some interesting data on how people feel about AI games. Could be fun, could be cool

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Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my goddddd you’re speaking my language!! Balatro and minigolf?? Hell yes, I’ve added it to the list! 🫡🙏

Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 1d

🫡🫡🫡

Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 2d

The side quest:

nosmallgames.com/2025/03/i-tr...

nosmallgames.com/2025/06/i-tr...

I tried every Balatro-like game I could find in Steam Next Fest

I hunted down every Balatro-like game that I could find in February's Steam Next Fest and documented my impressions so you can get to gaming.

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Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 2d

Everybody stop what you're doing, it's my favorite time(s) of the year!! It's Steam Next Fest babyyyy

#indiedev and #indiegame fan friendos: what demos should I be playing this #SteamNextFest? 👀

Bonus points if you have a Balatro-like for me, so I can continue to pursue my fav Next Fest side quest

Key art for the October 2025 edition of Steam Next Fest, "A celebration of upcoming games" from Oct 13- Oct 20

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No Small Games @nosmallgames.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine all of the things that could happen when a seance goes wrong 👀

Get ready to find out this Thursday...

Collage of screenshots from the retro-inspired horror game Fear the Spotlight. At the bottom it reads "Ep. 53 - Fear the Spotlight streaming Thursday, October 16"

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Jacob McCourt @jacob.bsky.social · 2d

What is @sixoneindie.com teasing????

www.sixoneindie.com/publishing

Publishing — Six One Indie

www.sixoneindie.com

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Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 2d

That's amazing to hear!! I'm also going to have to take a little break from it, but can't wait to get back to digging into all the lore and puzzles. I love to hear that it continues to hit just right for you!

Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 2d

No, seriously, thank YOU for crafting such a gem of a game! 😍

Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 2d

Selfishly, I hope everyone goes and buys it in order to encourage the dev to make more episodes. I would play endless chapters of a Carimara anthology, let me tell you

Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 2d

It's $5 normally, but until Oct 20 is discounted to $4.49

And I can't stress enough how perfect it is for Halloween season, especially if you're looking for something that's big on vibes and low on jumpscares

Thanks to @sixoneindie.com for turning me onto this one 🙏

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Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 2d

I played CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs by @bastinusrex.bsky.social last night and OH MY GOD GUYS everyone needs to go play this game!!

It's creepy, unsettling & atmospheric in a way that's perfect for the season, takes <60 min to play, and the ending took me completely by surprise 👀

Screenshot from the game CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs. An old woman with deep wrinkles looks directly into the camera, tears streaming down her face. "Everything's a mess without you" she says.

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Emily Merritt | No Small Games @aspecificegg.bsky.social · 2d

I’m live on Twitch, but…

My original plan fell through and there are TOO MANY GOOD INDIE GAMES that I could play today. So I really need y’all to come help me pick please and thank you 🤝

twitch.tv/aspecificegg

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