Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
@bchezza.bsky.social
#GameDev with @greyalien.bsky.social at Grey Alien Games. Forbidden Solitaire, Ancient Enemy, Shadowhand, Regency Solitaire. Writer: Going Medieval & more…https://greyaliengames.com/blog/writing-editing/
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GAME ANNOUNCEMENT: FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE
👁️1995: A game releases, but is rapidly withdrawn.
👁️2019: Found in a thrift store. Something about it feels… wrong.
👁️ You couldn't wait to install it. Now? You wish you hadn’t.
WISHLIST: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
#Gamedev #Steamgame #horror
👁️1995: A game releases, but is rapidly withdrawn.
👁️2019: Found in a thrift store. Something about it feels… wrong.
👁️ You couldn't wait to install it. Now? You wish you hadn’t.
WISHLIST: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
#Gamedev #Steamgame #horror
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
A controversial 1995 CD-ROM hides a dark secret. You never got the chance to play it. Until now. 👁️🩸
💿PLAY THE DEMO: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
💿PLAY THE DEMO: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
January 31, 2026 at 12:04 AM
A controversial 1995 CD-ROM hides a dark secret. You never got the chance to play it. Until now. 👁️🩸
💿PLAY THE DEMO: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
💿PLAY THE DEMO: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Started playing TR-49 and next thing I knew almost 3 hours had slipped by…
joining dots between long buried references, author spats and sketchy publishing houses via an arcane basement contraption is SO my kind of game (& some codebreaking 📚)
store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/...
joining dots between long buried references, author spats and sketchy publishing houses via an arcane basement contraption is SO my kind of game (& some codebreaking 📚)
store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/...
TR-49 on Steam
A World War II computer. An archive of lost books. A world-changing secret. Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Overboard!, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Started playing TR-49 and next thing I knew almost 3 hours had slipped by…
joining dots between long buried references, author spats and sketchy publishing houses via an arcane basement contraption is SO my kind of game (& some codebreaking 📚)
store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/...
joining dots between long buried references, author spats and sketchy publishing houses via an arcane basement contraption is SO my kind of game (& some codebreaking 📚)
store.steampowered.com/app/3838370/...
👁️Reminder that you can try the Demo for Forbidden Solitaire RIGHT NOW on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
🔁Tell your friends
[did you spot @writnelson.bsky.social of Space Warlord Baby Trading fame?]
#screenshotsaturday
#cursed #horror
🔁Tell your friends
[did you spot @writnelson.bsky.social of Space Warlord Baby Trading fame?]
#screenshotsaturday
#cursed #horror
January 31, 2026 at 2:34 PM
👁️Reminder that you can try the Demo for Forbidden Solitaire RIGHT NOW on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
🔁Tell your friends
[did you spot @writnelson.bsky.social of Space Warlord Baby Trading fame?]
#screenshotsaturday
#cursed #horror
🔁Tell your friends
[did you spot @writnelson.bsky.social of Space Warlord Baby Trading fame?]
#screenshotsaturday
#cursed #horror
I've only watched one episode of the latest #Bridgerton but the 'posh rake in love with the maid!' storyline seems a lot like Regency Solitaire II.
I haven't read the books... will the ingenue's path to matrimony (?) be legitimised? Will she save the wayward rake from a life of excess, or join in?
I haven't read the books... will the ingenue's path to matrimony (?) be legitimised? Will she save the wayward rake from a life of excess, or join in?
January 30, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I've only watched one episode of the latest #Bridgerton but the 'posh rake in love with the maid!' storyline seems a lot like Regency Solitaire II.
I haven't read the books... will the ingenue's path to matrimony (?) be legitimised? Will she save the wayward rake from a life of excess, or join in?
I haven't read the books... will the ingenue's path to matrimony (?) be legitimised? Will she save the wayward rake from a life of excess, or join in?
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
Forbidden Solitaire is being made by two teams + contractors. Our team (Grey Alien Games) is on the older side - so I was a big gamer in the 80s and 90s, and played a bunch of classic Amiga and PC games in the 90s.
The other team (Night Signal Entertainment) is younger than us and so ... 1/2
The other team (Night Signal Entertainment) is younger than us and so ... 1/2
January 30, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Forbidden Solitaire is being made by two teams + contractors. Our team (Grey Alien Games) is on the older side - so I was a big gamer in the 80s and 90s, and played a bunch of classic Amiga and PC games in the 90s.
The other team (Night Signal Entertainment) is younger than us and so ... 1/2
The other team (Night Signal Entertainment) is younger than us and so ... 1/2
After a day of listening to a grumpy plumber swearing at our pipework (?!🚱) now the friendly Polish tarmac crew have rocked up with jackhammers and bitumen at 7PM (?!***⛏️?) directly outside our house.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:45 PM
After a day of listening to a grumpy plumber swearing at our pipework (?!🚱) now the friendly Polish tarmac crew have rocked up with jackhammers and bitumen at 7PM (?!***⛏️?) directly outside our house.
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📍Six replayable campaigns of absurd stock trading action
💸 More campaigns + modes coming every week, starting NEXT WEEK
Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is out RIGHT NOW. Buy a copy--and tell a friend!!!
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📱Hire strange consultants
📍Six replayable campaigns of absurd stock trading action
💸 More campaigns + modes coming every week, starting NEXT WEEK
Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is out RIGHT NOW. Buy a copy--and tell a friend!!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...
January 29, 2026 at 7:41 PM
An alternative to Bitcoin?
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
Forbidden Solitaire!
This is such a spooky little treat! I saw this game on the @sixoneindie.com Showcase last May, and to be finally playing a demo is so exciting! Can't wait for the full release!
youtu.be/04-VEIwnvkM
This is such a spooky little treat! I saw this game on the @sixoneindie.com Showcase last May, and to be finally playing a demo is so exciting! Can't wait for the full release!
youtu.be/04-VEIwnvkM
I Found A CD With A Creepy Old Solitaire Game and IT ROCKS (Forbidden Solitaire)
YouTube video by Roy Martini
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January 27, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Forbidden Solitaire!
This is such a spooky little treat! I saw this game on the @sixoneindie.com Showcase last May, and to be finally playing a demo is so exciting! Can't wait for the full release!
youtu.be/04-VEIwnvkM
This is such a spooky little treat! I saw this game on the @sixoneindie.com Showcase last May, and to be finally playing a demo is so exciting! Can't wait for the full release!
youtu.be/04-VEIwnvkM
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE (@GreyAlien). Okay, whoever decided to make a solitaire game embedded in retro horror FMV vibes as well as tying it together with the haunted video game meta... you deserve a medal. Loved this gory fantasy rpg take and I need more!
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Forbidden Solitaire on Steam
Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
store.steampowered.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:30 AM
FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE (@GreyAlien). Okay, whoever decided to make a solitaire game embedded in retro horror FMV vibes as well as tying it together with the haunted video game meta... you deserve a medal. Loved this gory fantasy rpg take and I need more!
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
You gather yourself, before venturing deeper. ♠️♥️♣️♦️
💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j
💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j
January 27, 2026 at 8:05 PM
You gather yourself, before venturing deeper. ♠️♥️♣️♦️
💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j
💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j
Developers and publishers of Fake OS Games, also known as Interface Simulators, Desktop/Phone Sim and Found Device Games - you are invited to apply for our Steam event!
With Cobalt Lane, @jasmo.bsky.social @fbeckpeccoz.bsky.social
👇Apply here!👇
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#gamedev #indiedev
With Cobalt Lane, @jasmo.bsky.social @fbeckpeccoz.bsky.social
👇Apply here!👇
forms.gle/HPv8FPjVGuRn...
#gamedev #indiedev
January 27, 2026 at 5:51 PM
Developers and publishers of Fake OS Games, also known as Interface Simulators, Desktop/Phone Sim and Found Device Games - you are invited to apply for our Steam event!
With Cobalt Lane, @jasmo.bsky.social @fbeckpeccoz.bsky.social
👇Apply here!👇
forms.gle/HPv8FPjVGuRn...
#gamedev #indiedev
With Cobalt Lane, @jasmo.bsky.social @fbeckpeccoz.bsky.social
👇Apply here!👇
forms.gle/HPv8FPjVGuRn...
#gamedev #indiedev
Oooh a nice mention for Forbidden Solitaire among a bunch of other fabulous games to try!
January 27, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Oooh a nice mention for Forbidden Solitaire among a bunch of other fabulous games to try!
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
Over here... 👁
January 21, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Over here... 👁
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
if you tried the demo to forbidden solitaire and really liked that, you should play Shadowhand and Ancient Enemy. if you haven't tried the demo to forbidden solitaire, you should do that store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Forbidden Solitaire on Steam
Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
store.steampowered.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:32 PM
if you tried the demo to forbidden solitaire and really liked that, you should play Shadowhand and Ancient Enemy. if you haven't tried the demo to forbidden solitaire, you should do that store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
it's funny how forbidden solitaire, a game i hadn't even heard of, is now probably the game i'm looking forward to most this year
January 23, 2026 at 12:09 AM
it's funny how forbidden solitaire, a game i hadn't even heard of, is now probably the game i'm looking forward to most this year
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
January 23, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
Watch your back - Forbidden Solitaire’s Demo just got an update! 👁️🩸
ℹ️ Update Info: steamcommunity.com/app/3414580/...
💿 Play Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
ℹ️ Update Info: steamcommunity.com/app/3414580/...
💿 Play Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
January 24, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Watch your back - Forbidden Solitaire’s Demo just got an update! 👁️🩸
ℹ️ Update Info: steamcommunity.com/app/3414580/...
💿 Play Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
ℹ️ Update Info: steamcommunity.com/app/3414580/...
💿 Play Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
We just updated the Forbidden Solitaire Demo on Steam after an incredible week of streamer coverage and wishlists gained.
Thanks everyone!
Get your eyeballs on this:
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
#ScreenshotSaturday
Thanks everyone!
Get your eyeballs on this:
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
#ScreenshotSaturday
January 24, 2026 at 4:59 PM
We just updated the Forbidden Solitaire Demo on Steam after an incredible week of streamer coverage and wishlists gained.
Thanks everyone!
Get your eyeballs on this:
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
#ScreenshotSaturday
Thanks everyone!
Get your eyeballs on this:
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
#ScreenshotSaturday
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
I have been waiting to play Forbidden Solitaire since the moment it was announced. The demo was literally everything I hoped it would be I cannot wait to play this game and presumably become cursed, forever?
January 22, 2026 at 5:52 AM
I have been waiting to play Forbidden Solitaire since the moment it was announced. The demo was literally everything I hoped it would be I cannot wait to play this game and presumably become cursed, forever?
January 23, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
We are thrilled to officially host this week’s #TurnBasedThursday! 🎉
🛠️ #GameDev / #IndieDev - drop your turn-based games below and use the hashtag!
🎮 Fans - like, RT, and discover your next obsession in the replies 👇
RPGs, tactics, strategy, all welcome!
🛠️ #GameDev / #IndieDev - drop your turn-based games below and use the hashtag!
🎮 Fans - like, RT, and discover your next obsession in the replies 👇
RPGs, tactics, strategy, all welcome!
January 22, 2026 at 1:05 PM
We are thrilled to officially host this week’s #TurnBasedThursday! 🎉
🛠️ #GameDev / #IndieDev - drop your turn-based games below and use the hashtag!
🎮 Fans - like, RT, and discover your next obsession in the replies 👇
RPGs, tactics, strategy, all welcome!
🛠️ #GameDev / #IndieDev - drop your turn-based games below and use the hashtag!
🎮 Fans - like, RT, and discover your next obsession in the replies 👇
RPGs, tactics, strategy, all welcome!
Here's ours. Turn-based solitaire combat in a 1995 CD-ROM FMV dungeon horror setting:
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NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!
A 1995 CD-ROM. A game buried for a reason. You flip a card. The screen glitches. Something is watching.
Forbidden Solitaire—a dungeon horror from the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
With @slicknicklives.bsky.social
A 1995 CD-ROM. A game buried for a reason. You flip a card. The screen glitches. Something is watching.
Forbidden Solitaire—a dungeon horror from the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
With @slicknicklives.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
January 21, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
So we're experimenting with a "Content Warning Guide" PDF linked in Forbidden Solitaire's settings menu that includes a detailed list of content disclosures/phobias.
Like doesthedogdie.com - but it's included! And possibly also linked somewhere for prospective players. WIP preview here:
Like doesthedogdie.com - but it's included! And possibly also linked somewhere for prospective players. WIP preview here:
January 21, 2026 at 12:25 AM
So we're experimenting with a "Content Warning Guide" PDF linked in Forbidden Solitaire's settings menu that includes a detailed list of content disclosures/phobias.
Like doesthedogdie.com - but it's included! And possibly also linked somewhere for prospective players. WIP preview here:
Like doesthedogdie.com - but it's included! And possibly also linked somewhere for prospective players. WIP preview here:
Reposted by Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
played the demo for "Forbidden Solitaire" and holy hell this game is amazing! its the "pocket card jockey" style solitaire mixed with 90s PC-cdrom aesthetics and is 1000% my vibe
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Forbidden Solitaire on Steam
Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
store.steampowered.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:52 AM
played the demo for "Forbidden Solitaire" and holy hell this game is amazing! its the "pocket card jockey" style solitaire mixed with 90s PC-cdrom aesthetics and is 1000% my vibe
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...