Dan Pearce
@gamedesigndan.bsky.social
I make games in my pajamas. BAFTA Breakthrough, two time BAFTA award nominee and one time winner.
Working on SPACE WARLORD BABY TRADING SIMULATOR at Strange Scaffold
Prev: I AM YOUR BEAST, CRDM3, Clickolding, 10 Second Ninja X, Castles in the Sky
Working on SPACE WARLORD BABY TRADING SIMULATOR at Strange Scaffold
Prev: I AM YOUR BEAST, CRDM3, Clickolding, 10 Second Ninja X, Castles in the Sky
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Dan Pearce
@gamedesigndan.bsky.social
· Jun 25
I Am Your Beast is OUT NOW on @xbox.com and @playstation.com 🐺
Complete with DLC "Support Group" and "Cold Sweat" and all free updates.
www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
Complete with DLC "Support Group" and "Cold Sweat" and all free updates.
www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
The good news doesn't stop. Maybe consider playing a game about someone telling you to get back in your box and you saying "hell the fuck no."
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literallyyyyyyyy
what were they thinking? he’s the dude with the food
November 29, 2025 at 2:03 PM
literallyyyyyyyy
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Considering the mini game density in LI2, has there ever been a lad more prepared for a mario party-alike? Maybe they excluded him out of fairness
November 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Considering the mini game density in LI2, has there ever been a lad more prepared for a mario party-alike? Maybe they excluded him out of fairness
LEGO Party has both Johnny Thunder AND Rocket Racer in it... but no Pepper Roni? So I'm supposed to, what, eat shit and die?
November 29, 2025 at 1:34 PM
LEGO Party has both Johnny Thunder AND Rocket Racer in it... but no Pepper Roni? So I'm supposed to, what, eat shit and die?
I think what this and the example I posted earlier highlights is that there's a sweet spot we have been trying to hit on SWBTS.
A super plausible string of events is boring, an implausible series of events breaks the fiction.
The best babies are the ones that make you go "wait... oh goodness"
A super plausible string of events is boring, an implausible series of events breaks the fiction.
The best babies are the ones that make you go "wait... oh goodness"
The story of Gooble Gibby is breaking my brain in the perfect way!
Filling in the gaps in little emergent stories during Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator's trading day is one of my favourite things.
Filling in the gaps in little emergent stories during Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator's trading day is one of my favourite things.
November 28, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I think what this and the example I posted earlier highlights is that there's a sweet spot we have been trying to hit on SWBTS.
A super plausible string of events is boring, an implausible series of events breaks the fiction.
The best babies are the ones that make you go "wait... oh goodness"
A super plausible string of events is boring, an implausible series of events breaks the fiction.
The best babies are the ones that make you go "wait... oh goodness"
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Special thanks to GOG for being so supportive of the project! HORSES preorders are now available on the store: www.gog.com/en/game/horses 🙏
November 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Special thanks to GOG for being so supportive of the project! HORSES preorders are now available on the store: www.gog.com/en/game/horses 🙏
Believe me,
Ivebeenkickedoutofenoughofthemtoknoh-oooh
Ivebeenkickedoutofenoughofthemtoknoh-oooh
November 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Believe me,
Ivebeenkickedoutofenoughofthemtoknoh-oooh
Ivebeenkickedoutofenoughofthemtoknoh-oooh
yesterday I was watching a youtube video with a sponsored segment about how the cast of the walking dead are finally making their way to this mobile game about dragons
November 28, 2025 at 12:32 PM
yesterday I was watching a youtube video with a sponsored segment about how the cast of the walking dead are finally making their way to this mobile game about dragons
Poor, fuzzy Flora.
You were doing so well until you weren't.
You were doing so well until you weren't.
November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Poor, fuzzy Flora.
You were doing so well until you weren't.
You were doing so well until you weren't.
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Thread on the timeline of events regarding iiSU developer UsagiShade's transphobic remarks because his team keeps ignoring me lol 🧵
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Thread on the timeline of events regarding iiSU developer UsagiShade's transphobic remarks because his team keeps ignoring me lol 🧵
anyone else up holding their horses rn
November 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
anyone else up holding their horses rn
I don't _think_ this was intentional but episode 1 of Stranger Things 5 kind of scans like a pitch for a licensed extraction game.
November 27, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I don't _think_ this was intentional but episode 1 of Stranger Things 5 kind of scans like a pitch for a licensed extraction game.
the Wicked movie adaptations have led to a whole new crop of people who confidently think that Dancing Through Life is about how you should look on the bright side and try to enjoy things
November 27, 2025 at 12:54 PM
the Wicked movie adaptations have led to a whole new crop of people who confidently think that Dancing Through Life is about how you should look on the bright side and try to enjoy things
this was based on me actually
November 27, 2025 at 1:43 AM
this was based on me actually
I wonder what it means that every public memo from the biggest AI companies is like "exciting technology! huge potential with no sign of slowing down!" and every leaked investor briefing is like "alan-"
November 26, 2025 at 11:31 PM
I wonder what it means that every public memo from the biggest AI companies is like "exciting technology! huge potential with no sign of slowing down!" and every leaked investor briefing is like "alan-"
Pluribus is both a show I enjoy and would recommend but also maybe the ideal way to test how often you think about checking your phone when watching TV.
November 26, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Pluribus is both a show I enjoy and would recommend but also maybe the ideal way to test how often you think about checking your phone when watching TV.
having british thanksgiving (ordering toby carvery to my house)
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 PM
having british thanksgiving (ordering toby carvery to my house)
On my ongoing journey with HMRC they have so far confirmed that our company owes no money, the debt collectors have confirmed they have no idea what the money they're asking for is for, I have a dozen letters saying we owe money for late filing and no one is sure why or where they're coming from.
November 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
On my ongoing journey with HMRC they have so far confirmed that our company owes no money, the debt collectors have confirmed they have no idea what the money they're asking for is for, I have a dozen letters saying we owe money for late filing and no one is sure why or where they're coming from.
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I did not care for the MGS3 remake at all but this is fantastic work and recontextualization from George
Here's 40 minutes of insight gained from 20 years of highest-difficulty-possible replays, and some lit class analysis where caves are never just caves. It's resisting arbitrary negativity, while asking a big question about Konam crediting the actors. It's beautiful!
nebula.tv/videos/super...
nebula.tv/videos/super...
Super Bunnyhop — Metal Gear Solid 3 Delta is Phenomenal in Black & White, and The World Must Know!
This video is the fruit of resisting arbitrary online negativity, an effort to explore a game's merits on its own terms, while also asking a big question about what Konami is doing with crediting the ...
nebula.tv
November 26, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I did not care for the MGS3 remake at all but this is fantastic work and recontextualization from George
Stephen King's The Long Walk walked so that Stephen King's The Running Man could run.
November 26, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Stephen King's The Long Walk walked so that Stephen King's The Running Man could run.
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cara rulz
Narrative design is seen as "expendable" because it's not "top-level game design", says BAFTA Breakthrough participant Cara Ellison. But narrative is "the thing that actually keeps people picking the controller back up."
www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...
www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...
BAFTA Breakthrough profile: Cara Ellison
"Your game's story or narrative, even if it's not a traditional narrative, is the thing that actually keeps people picking the controller back up"
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
cara rulz
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Alongside many campaigners, the Green Party have absolutely dragged the Labour Government to finally end the child cap.
Labour politicians disgracefully defended it for far too long.
This shows why the Green Party membership rising and rising matters.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Labour politicians disgracefully defended it for far too long.
This shows why the Green Party membership rising and rising matters.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Alongside many campaigners, the Green Party have absolutely dragged the Labour Government to finally end the child cap.
Labour politicians disgracefully defended it for far too long.
This shows why the Green Party membership rising and rising matters.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Labour politicians disgracefully defended it for far too long.
This shows why the Green Party membership rising and rising matters.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
It really feels like the Greens have gone from not having any air time to "you can have air time but whenever you reply the interviewer is going to stare at you like they're imagining pushing you down the stairs"
The Labour Government: there to serve the
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
It really feels like the Greens have gone from not having any air time to "you can have air time but whenever you reply the interviewer is going to stare at you like they're imagining pushing you down the stairs"
The Big Short? Cool title, immediate intrigue. The Short Big? Get the fuck out of my office.
November 26, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The Big Short? Cool title, immediate intrigue. The Short Big? Get the fuck out of my office.