Betshet
@betshet.bsky.social
Game programmer & designer
Manga & art enthusiast
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Manga & art enthusiast
Banner and pfp by @taplaos.bsky.social
I've made a conscious effort the last few years of actively sharing the indie games, comics, manga and videos I'm playing/reading/watching to my circles.
This effort is in part what led me to write reviews, but even if no one reads them, I still talk about it to my friends.
This effort is in part what led me to write reviews, but even if no one reads them, I still talk about it to my friends.
LRP: Word of mouth is such a powerful tool to help out authors you like for free.
I personally don't often bother reading reviews when looking for books to read, but I almost always pick up a book if a friend recommended it. Or someone with similar tastes to me says they liked it in a conversation.
I personally don't often bother reading reviews when looking for books to read, but I almost always pick up a book if a friend recommended it. Or someone with similar tastes to me says they liked it in a conversation.
December 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I've made a conscious effort the last few years of actively sharing the indie games, comics, manga and videos I'm playing/reading/watching to my circles.
This effort is in part what led me to write reviews, but even if no one reads them, I still talk about it to my friends.
This effort is in part what led me to write reviews, but even if no one reads them, I still talk about it to my friends.
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LRP: Word of mouth is such a powerful tool to help out authors you like for free.
I personally don't often bother reading reviews when looking for books to read, but I almost always pick up a book if a friend recommended it. Or someone with similar tastes to me says they liked it in a conversation.
I personally don't often bother reading reviews when looking for books to read, but I almost always pick up a book if a friend recommended it. Or someone with similar tastes to me says they liked it in a conversation.
December 10, 2025 at 3:26 AM
LRP: Word of mouth is such a powerful tool to help out authors you like for free.
I personally don't often bother reading reviews when looking for books to read, but I almost always pick up a book if a friend recommended it. Or someone with similar tastes to me says they liked it in a conversation.
I personally don't often bother reading reviews when looking for books to read, but I almost always pick up a book if a friend recommended it. Or someone with similar tastes to me says they liked it in a conversation.
Unbeatable is out!
I've been holding myself back from playing the demo because I want to experience the game in full, so I'm incredibly excited to finally play it.
store.steampowered.com/app/2240620/...
I've been holding myself back from playing the demo because I want to experience the game in full, so I'm incredibly excited to finally play it.
store.steampowered.com/app/2240620/...
Save 10% on UNBEATABLE on Steam
UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless r...
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December 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Unbeatable is out!
I've been holding myself back from playing the demo because I want to experience the game in full, so I'm incredibly excited to finally play it.
store.steampowered.com/app/2240620/...
I've been holding myself back from playing the demo because I want to experience the game in full, so I'm incredibly excited to finally play it.
store.steampowered.com/app/2240620/...
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Here's my Silksong review in thread form.
December 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Here's my Silksong review in thread form.
Here's my Silksong review in thread form.
December 7, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Here's my Silksong review in thread form.
A little while ago, I finished Hollow Knight : Silksong with 100% completion, after more than 200 hours of play.
I have some thoughts about it, and it took a while for me to take the time to sit down and organize them into something coherent. Here is that review.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I have some thoughts about it, and it took a while for me to take the time to sit down and organize them into something coherent. Here is that review.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
A review of Hollow Knight: Silksong and a discussion about difficulty in games
A review of Hollow Knight: Silksong and a discussion about difficulty in games By Betshet Introduction A little while ago, I finished Hollow Knight : Silksong with 100% completion, after more than ...
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December 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A little while ago, I finished Hollow Knight : Silksong with 100% completion, after more than 200 hours of play.
I have some thoughts about it, and it took a while for me to take the time to sit down and organize them into something coherent. Here is that review.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I have some thoughts about it, and it took a while for me to take the time to sit down and organize them into something coherent. Here is that review.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I finally wrote my Silksong review.
It's 4000 words.
Debating wheter to split it into a biiig thread or just link the google doc.
It's 4000 words.
Debating wheter to split it into a biiig thread or just link the google doc.
December 7, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I finally wrote my Silksong review.
It's 4000 words.
Debating wheter to split it into a biiig thread or just link the google doc.
It's 4000 words.
Debating wheter to split it into a biiig thread or just link the google doc.
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Finished Riven (2024)
This is going to be kind of a triple review, where I talk a bit about Myst (1993), Riven (1997) and Riven (2024).
I think it's both useful and necessary to talk about older media in their original context, AND in the context of modern times.
This is going to be kind of a triple review, where I talk a bit about Myst (1993), Riven (1997) and Riven (2024).
I think it's both useful and necessary to talk about older media in their original context, AND in the context of modern times.
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Finished Riven (2024)
This is going to be kind of a triple review, where I talk a bit about Myst (1993), Riven (1997) and Riven (2024).
I think it's both useful and necessary to talk about older media in their original context, AND in the context of modern times.
This is going to be kind of a triple review, where I talk a bit about Myst (1993), Riven (1997) and Riven (2024).
I think it's both useful and necessary to talk about older media in their original context, AND in the context of modern times.
There's one thing I forgot to mention in this review, and that's how alive Riven felt.
Myst was grand and imposing, but also really empty and desolate. Riven, in contrast, almost immediately assaults you with life, animals and culture.
It feels a lot more like a tangible place, which is neat.
Myst was grand and imposing, but also really empty and desolate. Riven, in contrast, almost immediately assaults you with life, animals and culture.
It feels a lot more like a tangible place, which is neat.
November 29, 2025 at 7:40 AM
There's one thing I forgot to mention in this review, and that's how alive Riven felt.
Myst was grand and imposing, but also really empty and desolate. Riven, in contrast, almost immediately assaults you with life, animals and culture.
It feels a lot more like a tangible place, which is neat.
Myst was grand and imposing, but also really empty and desolate. Riven, in contrast, almost immediately assaults you with life, animals and culture.
It feels a lot more like a tangible place, which is neat.
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Exploring the great outdoors
Wanted to paint some plantlife again. Small plants are a big world for the Snifes.
Wanted to paint some plantlife again. Small plants are a big world for the Snifes.
November 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Exploring the great outdoors
Wanted to paint some plantlife again. Small plants are a big world for the Snifes.
Wanted to paint some plantlife again. Small plants are a big world for the Snifes.
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Playing the Riven remake
There's a lot of great changes and qol added, it feels like a lot of care went into it.
However I am pretty pissed about how they simplified the final puzzle in the golden dome.
This was by far the coolest part of the original game, even if it had some flaws.
1/6
There's a lot of great changes and qol added, it feels like a lot of care went into it.
However I am pretty pissed about how they simplified the final puzzle in the golden dome.
This was by far the coolest part of the original game, even if it had some flaws.
1/6
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Playing the Riven remake
There's a lot of great changes and qol added, it feels like a lot of care went into it.
However I am pretty pissed about how they simplified the final puzzle in the golden dome.
This was by far the coolest part of the original game, even if it had some flaws.
1/6
There's a lot of great changes and qol added, it feels like a lot of care went into it.
However I am pretty pissed about how they simplified the final puzzle in the golden dome.
This was by far the coolest part of the original game, even if it had some flaws.
1/6
Finished Riven (2024)
This is going to be kind of a triple review, where I talk a bit about Myst (1993), Riven (1997) and Riven (2024).
I think it's both useful and necessary to talk about older media in their original context, AND in the context of modern times.
This is going to be kind of a triple review, where I talk a bit about Myst (1993), Riven (1997) and Riven (2024).
I think it's both useful and necessary to talk about older media in their original context, AND in the context of modern times.
November 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Finished Riven (2024)
This is going to be kind of a triple review, where I talk a bit about Myst (1993), Riven (1997) and Riven (2024).
I think it's both useful and necessary to talk about older media in their original context, AND in the context of modern times.
This is going to be kind of a triple review, where I talk a bit about Myst (1993), Riven (1997) and Riven (2024).
I think it's both useful and necessary to talk about older media in their original context, AND in the context of modern times.
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two's company and three's a party
November 27, 2025 at 4:03 PM
two's company and three's a party
A friend is making me watch Evangelion for the first time.
I've been watching anime all my life, but most of all around 2010-2012, and Eva has always been this ever-present monolith whose shadow has loomed over every other show. Too intimitading to watch but too ingrained in the culture to ignore.
I've been watching anime all my life, but most of all around 2010-2012, and Eva has always been this ever-present monolith whose shadow has loomed over every other show. Too intimitading to watch but too ingrained in the culture to ignore.
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
A friend is making me watch Evangelion for the first time.
I've been watching anime all my life, but most of all around 2010-2012, and Eva has always been this ever-present monolith whose shadow has loomed over every other show. Too intimitading to watch but too ingrained in the culture to ignore.
I've been watching anime all my life, but most of all around 2010-2012, and Eva has always been this ever-present monolith whose shadow has loomed over every other show. Too intimitading to watch but too ingrained in the culture to ignore.
Playing the Riven remake
There's a lot of great changes and qol added, it feels like a lot of care went into it.
However I am pretty pissed about how they simplified the final puzzle in the golden dome.
This was by far the coolest part of the original game, even if it had some flaws.
1/6
There's a lot of great changes and qol added, it feels like a lot of care went into it.
However I am pretty pissed about how they simplified the final puzzle in the golden dome.
This was by far the coolest part of the original game, even if it had some flaws.
1/6
November 25, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Playing the Riven remake
There's a lot of great changes and qol added, it feels like a lot of care went into it.
However I am pretty pissed about how they simplified the final puzzle in the golden dome.
This was by far the coolest part of the original game, even if it had some flaws.
1/6
There's a lot of great changes and qol added, it feels like a lot of care went into it.
However I am pretty pissed about how they simplified the final puzzle in the golden dome.
This was by far the coolest part of the original game, even if it had some flaws.
1/6
When I was 15, I played Undertale.
I've played video games my whole life, even since I could hold a mouse, and I made small pen and paper games for my friends in school, but Undertale was the first time I went "huh, I guess it's possible for one guy to make a whole game".
I've played video games my whole life, even since I could hold a mouse, and I made small pen and paper games for my friends in school, but Undertale was the first time I went "huh, I guess it's possible for one guy to make a whole game".
November 24, 2025 at 2:20 PM
When I was 15, I played Undertale.
I've played video games my whole life, even since I could hold a mouse, and I made small pen and paper games for my friends in school, but Undertale was the first time I went "huh, I guess it's possible for one guy to make a whole game".
I've played video games my whole life, even since I could hold a mouse, and I made small pen and paper games for my friends in school, but Undertale was the first time I went "huh, I guess it's possible for one guy to make a whole game".
Really want to start doing this review of Silksong but I barely have any free time...
Or actually that's not true at all, the small free time I have is just taken up by LoL Worlds
In other personal news school has been really fun, I'm having a blast
Just wish we had a little more theory lessons
Or actually that's not true at all, the small free time I have is just taken up by LoL Worlds
In other personal news school has been really fun, I'm having a blast
Just wish we had a little more theory lessons
November 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Really want to start doing this review of Silksong but I barely have any free time...
Or actually that's not true at all, the small free time I have is just taken up by LoL Worlds
In other personal news school has been really fun, I'm having a blast
Just wish we had a little more theory lessons
Or actually that's not true at all, the small free time I have is just taken up by LoL Worlds
In other personal news school has been really fun, I'm having a blast
Just wish we had a little more theory lessons
OneShot is in my top 10 games of all time, I'm really looking forward to this coming out. Please wishlist!
moth guy monday is sponsored by Margin of the Strange, the game I am currently working on, please wishlist it on Steam
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Margin of the Strange on Steam
Margin of the Strange is a gardening-themed mystery-exploration game about the world of human dreams from the developers behind OneShot. Over the course of 6 weeks, Ling seeks to find out more about t...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
OneShot is in my top 10 games of all time, I'm really looking forward to this coming out. Please wishlist!
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I participated in the Cozy Fall Jam 2025 with @arcadepony.bsky.social!
We made Before Winter, a small game about finding acorns and protecting yourself from the cold.
betshet.itch.io/before-winter
#gamedev #indiedev #gamejam #pixelart #indiegame
We made Before Winter, a small game about finding acorns and protecting yourself from the cold.
betshet.itch.io/before-winter
#gamedev #indiedev #gamejam #pixelart #indiegame
Before winter by Betshet, 8era, pouny, Jacke, yadiau
Gather acorns before winter without freezing!
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October 27, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I participated in the Cozy Fall Jam 2025 with @arcadepony.bsky.social!
We made Before Winter, a small game about finding acorns and protecting yourself from the cold.
betshet.itch.io/before-winter
#gamedev #indiedev #gamejam #pixelart #indiegame
We made Before Winter, a small game about finding acorns and protecting yourself from the cold.
betshet.itch.io/before-winter
#gamedev #indiedev #gamejam #pixelart #indiegame
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BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Grand Theft Auto’ Studio Accused of Union Busting After Firings
Union says 30 and 40 people were terminated. Rockstar Games’ parent company cites ‘gross misconduct’
www.bloomberg.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:44 PM
BREAKING: Yesterday Grand Theft Auto VI maker Rockstar Games fired dozens of people, all of whom were involved in union efforts. A British union calls it "blatant and ruthless" union-busting. Take-Two Interactive says it was due to misconduct.
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Here's the scoop: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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