Jon, from Videogames
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words in trees, cats in phones, doctorate in jerks online; 🧶 @YarnSpinner.dev, 😿 Night in the Woods, 🚀 I Feel Fine, 🎨 Leonardo, 💼 @SecretLab.games.
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Following on from our 2026 goals roadmap, we're starting monthly updates about Yarn Spinner.
We've got loads on the go at the moment - Unreal, Unity, Godot, new Editors, new Add-Ons, more - so there's loads to report on.
Check it out! 💚 yarnspinner.dev/blog/monthly...
We've got loads on the go at the moment - Unreal, Unity, Godot, new Editors, new Add-Ons, more - so there's loads to report on.
Check it out! 💚 yarnspinner.dev/blog/monthly...
Monthly Update: Jan '26 | Yarn Spinner
We recently posted a huge list of goals for Yarn Spinner in 2026 (read the roadmap here) and we’ve already been hard at work on them this January. So here’s what we’ve done so far!
Improving the Yarn ...
yarnspinner.dev
January 30, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Following on from our 2026 goals roadmap, we're starting monthly updates about Yarn Spinner.
We've got loads on the go at the moment - Unreal, Unity, Godot, new Editors, new Add-Ons, more - so there's loads to report on.
Check it out! 💚 yarnspinner.dev/blog/monthly...
We've got loads on the go at the moment - Unreal, Unity, Godot, new Editors, new Add-Ons, more - so there's loads to report on.
Check it out! 💚 yarnspinner.dev/blog/monthly...
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Good for him. Good for him. Good for. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good for. For. For. For him. Him. Him. Good him. Good him. Good for him.
Breaking news: Composer Philip Glass withdrew his highly anticipated Symphony No. 15 from its scheduled Kennedy Center performance, saying “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message of the Symphony.”
Philip Glass pulls world premiere from Kennedy Center
The pioneering composer announced that “the values of the Kennedy Center today are in direct conflict with the message” of his Symphony No. 15: “Lincoln.”
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 5:10 PM
Good for him. Good for him. Good for. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good for. For. For. For him. Him. Him. Good him. Good him. Good for him.
not something I’d ever thought I’d say and this is possibly the most LinkedIn-ass post I’ve made so far but hot dang these legal policies are pretty great and I’m proud of @hey.paris for doing a good job on them
Yea we work on a lot of UX stuff that's fun to show off w/ shiny screenshots and features
But also sometimes we do stuff nobody notices - like putting @hey.paris 's law degree to work rewriting our required privacy policies / legal docs into simple, understandable terms
yarnspinner.dev/privacy/
But also sometimes we do stuff nobody notices - like putting @hey.paris 's law degree to work rewriting our required privacy policies / legal docs into simple, understandable terms
yarnspinner.dev/privacy/
Privacy Policy | Yarn Spinner
How we protect your privacy at Yarn Spinner
yarnspinner.dev
January 22, 2026 at 10:47 AM
not something I’d ever thought I’d say and this is possibly the most LinkedIn-ass post I’ve made so far but hot dang these legal policies are pretty great and I’m proud of @hey.paris for doing a good job on them
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We put up a big post about Hint Line ‘93, the game we made for the ACMI museum!
yarnspinner.dev/blog/hint-li...
yarnspinner.dev/blog/hint-li...
We Pitched a Museum a 1993 Game Hint Line (And They Actually Said Yes) | Yarn Spinner
Early 2025, ACMI, the Australian museum of screen culture, put out a call for comissions for Game Worlds. They wanted to commission microgames from Australian developers, and the brief was…
yarnspinner.dev
January 22, 2026 at 10:18 AM
We put up a big post about Hint Line ‘93, the game we made for the ACMI museum!
yarnspinner.dev/blog/hint-li...
yarnspinner.dev/blog/hint-li...
Aurora australis over nipaluna/Hobart tonight. Photos by me and my dad in the backyard.
January 20, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Aurora australis over nipaluna/Hobart tonight. Photos by me and my dad in the backyard.
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We're not subtle with all our sassy skeeting about it, but it's probably time for a persistent, official statement about our stance on AI.
TL;DR: we know what we're talking about. GenAI is harming creatives. There will be no AI features in Yarn Spinner. yarnspinner.dev/blog/why-we-...
TL;DR: we know what we're talking about. GenAI is harming creatives. There will be no AI features in Yarn Spinner. yarnspinner.dev/blog/why-we-...
Why We Don't Use AI | Yarn Spinner
We get asked about AI a lot. Whether we’re going to add it to Yarn Spinner, whether we use it ourselves, what we think about it. Fair questions. Time to write it all down.
Yarn Spinner doesn’t use the...
yarnspinner.dev
January 13, 2026 at 8:35 AM
We're not subtle with all our sassy skeeting about it, but it's probably time for a persistent, official statement about our stance on AI.
TL;DR: we know what we're talking about. GenAI is harming creatives. There will be no AI features in Yarn Spinner. yarnspinner.dev/blog/why-we-...
TL;DR: we know what we're talking about. GenAI is harming creatives. There will be no AI features in Yarn Spinner. yarnspinner.dev/blog/why-we-...
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We backed this on Kickstarter so I've already been playing it for days and can tell you it's super fun and polished.
And you can also get it in a bundle with some other Yarn Spinner hits if for some reason you don't own them already: bsky.app/profile/luck...
And you can also get it in a bundle with some other Yarn Spinner hits if for some reason you don't own them already: bsky.app/profile/luck...
BIG HOPS is OUT NOW and to celebrate: meet the Animal Adventurers Bundle. 4 amazing games about being a cute critter exploring a big world. 🐸🐊🐦😻
#bighops #ashorthike #lilgatorgame #littlekittybigcity #indiegames
#bighops #ashorthike #lilgatorgame #littlekittybigcity #indiegames
January 12, 2026 at 8:58 PM
We backed this on Kickstarter so I've already been playing it for days and can tell you it's super fun and polished.
And you can also get it in a bundle with some other Yarn Spinner hits if for some reason you don't own them already: bsky.app/profile/luck...
And you can also get it in a bundle with some other Yarn Spinner hits if for some reason you don't own them already: bsky.app/profile/luck...
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[chanting, pounding a controller] big hops, Big Hops, BIG HOPS!-
I hit the button ✅😭🐸
🚨BIG HOPS is OUT NOW🚨
Get it on Steam | Switch | PS5 for just $17.99 with our 10% launch discount!
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5
🚨BIG HOPS is OUT NOW🚨
Get it on Steam | Switch | PS5 for just $17.99 with our 10% launch discount!
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5
January 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM
[chanting, pounding a controller] big hops, Big Hops, BIG HOPS!-
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desert mitosis, 2024
January 12, 2026 at 4:48 AM
desert mitosis, 2024
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One of our tiny dogs has been nauseous lately and the vet thinks it's an allergy. As with a human, this means adopting a strict diet of non-allergenic foods + novel proteins to isolate the issue (prescription special-order food).
So that's how I ended up buying 2kg of CROCODILE MEAT for my 2kg dog.
So that's how I ended up buying 2kg of CROCODILE MEAT for my 2kg dog.
January 7, 2026 at 7:30 AM
One of our tiny dogs has been nauseous lately and the vet thinks it's an allergy. As with a human, this means adopting a strict diet of non-allergenic foods + novel proteins to isolate the issue (prescription special-order food).
So that's how I ended up buying 2kg of CROCODILE MEAT for my 2kg dog.
So that's how I ended up buying 2kg of CROCODILE MEAT for my 2kg dog.
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ain't this that communist video game no one shuts up about
December 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
ain't this that communist video game no one shuts up about
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have you shipped a game with dialogue where, during dev, you also had a big wiki/notion/document/google doc/something full of lore and information about your characters/settings/tone/style/reference for writing/game design, etc? Can I see it? DM me.
December 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
have you shipped a game with dialogue where, during dev, you also had a big wiki/notion/document/google doc/something full of lore and information about your characters/settings/tone/style/reference for writing/game design, etc? Can I see it? DM me.
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Mass Effect style dialogue wheel except the only dialogue options ever offered are "No, yeah, for sure." and "Damn, that's crazy"
December 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Mass Effect style dialogue wheel except the only dialogue options ever offered are "No, yeah, for sure." and "Damn, that's crazy"
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Whether they exist already or not, what features do you most want/need in a @yarnspinner.dev writing environment?
December 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Whether they exist already or not, what features do you most want/need in a @yarnspinner.dev writing environment?
The way that sales on the Asset Store work is that the better you do, the longer you’re on sale for! We’re still on sale, so I can only conclude that Yarn Spinner is the greatest asset of all time and you should buy it immediately and get cool exclusive features: assetstore.unity.com/packages/too...
Yarn Spinner for Unity, the friendly dialogue and narrative tool | Behavior AI | Unity Asset Store
Get the Yarn Spinner for Unity, the friendly dialogue and narrative tool package from Yarn Spinner and speed up your game development process. Find this & other Behavior AI options on the Unity Asset Store.
assetstore.unity.com
December 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The way that sales on the Asset Store work is that the better you do, the longer you’re on sale for! We’re still on sale, so I can only conclude that Yarn Spinner is the greatest asset of all time and you should buy it immediately and get cool exclusive features: assetstore.unity.com/packages/too...
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help us populate the Showcase of Yarn Spinner Games?!
yarnspinner.dev/showcase/
Submit your game here: yarnspinner.dev/tell-us/
yarnspinner.dev/showcase/
Submit your game here: yarnspinner.dev/tell-us/
Yarn Spinner Showcase
Explore games built with Yarn Spinner—from indie darlings to major studio releases.
yarnspinner.dev
December 20, 2025 at 11:02 PM
help us populate the Showcase of Yarn Spinner Games?!
yarnspinner.dev/showcase/
Submit your game here: yarnspinner.dev/tell-us/
yarnspinner.dev/showcase/
Submit your game here: yarnspinner.dev/tell-us/
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The @itch.io “Winter” Sale is live! I think this is the biggest discount we’ve done?!
itch.io/s/174298/win...
itch.io/s/174298/win...
Winter Sale 2025 by Yarn Spinner
A bundle by Yarn Spinner, $55.00 for Yarn Spinner for Unity, Speech Bubbles for Yarn Spinner, Dialogue Wheel for Yarn Spinner
itch.io
December 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
The @itch.io “Winter” Sale is live! I think this is the biggest discount we’ve done?!
itch.io/s/174298/win...
itch.io/s/174298/win...
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I choose to believe that every time you ask a computer to do an AI task, it physically hurts it. Computers don’t like generating prompts, it makes them ill. They like doing times tables and playing Quake 3.
December 17, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I choose to believe that every time you ask a computer to do an AI task, it physically hurts it. Computers don’t like generating prompts, it makes them ill. They like doing times tables and playing Quake 3.
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now is the time to contact us if you want us to help you integrate Yarn Spinner, or build custom Yarn Spinner features for your team, or do something else narrative tools-related for you next year!
we're about to clock off for 2025!
www.yarnspinner.dev
#gamedev #indiedev #narrativetools
we're about to clock off for 2025!
www.yarnspinner.dev
#gamedev #indiedev #narrativetools
Yarn Spinner
Yarn Spinner creates narrative game tools for writers, programmers, and everyone in between.
www.yarnspinner.dev
December 17, 2025 at 1:53 AM
now is the time to contact us if you want us to help you integrate Yarn Spinner, or build custom Yarn Spinner features for your team, or do something else narrative tools-related for you next year!
we're about to clock off for 2025!
www.yarnspinner.dev
#gamedev #indiedev #narrativetools
we're about to clock off for 2025!
www.yarnspinner.dev
#gamedev #indiedev #narrativetools
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Recently had a fascinating question from a user and ended up in a rabbit hole of saliency traps.
Had to write it up lest it haunt me: www.yarnspinner.dev/blog/salienc...
Had to write it up lest it haunt me: www.yarnspinner.dev/blog/salienc...
Saliency Systems and State Mutation | Yarn Spinner
Recently we had a question about saliency systems, and I wrote up a quick example about a quirk that might not be immediately obvious about Yarn Spinner’s story saliency from the outside.
In the end, ...
www.yarnspinner.dev
December 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Recently had a fascinating question from a user and ended up in a rabbit hole of saliency traps.
Had to write it up lest it haunt me: www.yarnspinner.dev/blog/salienc...
Had to write it up lest it haunt me: www.yarnspinner.dev/blog/salienc...
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Yarn Spinner 3.1 just dropped. option fallthrough so your game doesn't stop, async everything, new typewriter system, and if you grab the storefront version you get Text Animator support (huge thanks to @febucci.com!) out of the box.
we're pretty happy with this one
yarnspinner.dev/blog/yarn-sp...
we're pretty happy with this one
yarnspinner.dev/blog/yarn-sp...
Yarn Spinner 3.1 is Here | Yarn Spinner
Yarn Spinner 3.1 is out now. This release brings async dialogue runner methods, option fallthrough for graceful branching, a completely reworked typewriter system, and our first included paid add-on: ...
yarnspinner.dev
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Yarn Spinner 3.1 just dropped. option fallthrough so your game doesn't stop, async everything, new typewriter system, and if you grab the storefront version you get Text Animator support (huge thanks to @febucci.com!) out of the box.
we're pretty happy with this one
yarnspinner.dev/blog/yarn-sp...
we're pretty happy with this one
yarnspinner.dev/blog/yarn-sp...
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Don't forget: If you've played and enjoyed Demonschool, please do leave a review on steam! We want to hit that "overwhelmingly positive" threshold. And remember, if we do it by the end of the month (5 days!), Faye gets a pretzel~ store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
November 26, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Don't forget: If you've played and enjoyed Demonschool, please do leave a review on steam! We want to hit that "overwhelmingly positive" threshold. And remember, if we do it by the end of the month (5 days!), Faye gets a pretzel~ store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
ahhh this game rules so much! also it uses yarn spinner and we worked on it a little bit!! now you know three facts about it, what if you bought it and learned even more
Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
November 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
ahhh this game rules so much! also it uses yarn spinner and we worked on it a little bit!! now you know three facts about it, what if you bought it and learned even more
Yarn Spinner's 🎃 spooky halloween sale 👻 ends in just over a day! Grab our premium dialogue presenters for cheap (speech bubbles! cool dialogue wheel!) and support awesome narrative tools! itch.io/s/164876/hal... #gamedev #indiedev #unity #unity3d
(it's spooky because we get less money from you)
(it's spooky because we get less money from you)
Halloween Sale 2025 by Yarn Spinner
A bundle by Yarn Spinner, $75.00 for Yarn Spinner for Unity, Speech Bubbles for Yarn Spinner, Dialogue Wheel for Yarn Spinner
itch.io
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Yarn Spinner's 🎃 spooky halloween sale 👻 ends in just over a day! Grab our premium dialogue presenters for cheap (speech bubbles! cool dialogue wheel!) and support awesome narrative tools! itch.io/s/164876/hal... #gamedev #indiedev #unity #unity3d
(it's spooky because we get less money from you)
(it's spooky because we get less money from you)