Marat
@marat.uk
An indie in London, I build games that are destined to die out
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Inspired by some great discussion on Q-UP from @austinwalker.bsky.social, @notquitereal.bsky.social, @sylvibullet.bsky.social, @molleindustria.org and other folks, I wrote a short piece on the design inspiration for Q-UP and what developing the game meant to me
stiknork.substack.com/p/qing-up-in...
stiknork.substack.com/p/qing-up-in...
Qing-UP in the Age of Tilt
As anyone who has played 5 seconds of League of Legends knows, competitive multiplayer games have a tilt problem.
stiknork.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Inspired by some great discussion on Q-UP from @austinwalker.bsky.social, @notquitereal.bsky.social, @sylvibullet.bsky.social, @molleindustria.org and other folks, I wrote a short piece on the design inspiration for Q-UP and what developing the game meant to me
stiknork.substack.com/p/qing-up-in...
stiknork.substack.com/p/qing-up-in...
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The documentation? It's on Notion, bro. It's literally on Confluence. You have to log into Coda. It's on Obsidian. It's on MediaWiki. You can find it on Google Docs. You can go to Google Docs. Log into Google Docs. You can Docs it. Oh, I guess that's out of date
it's on miro. it's literally on figma. you have to log into okta. it's in jira. it's on zoom. it's on pureref. it's on flow. it's on perforce. it's on slack. you can find it on slack. you can go to slack and find it. log onto slack right now. you can slack it. slack has it for you. it's on slack.
November 13, 2025 at 5:34 AM
The documentation? It's on Notion, bro. It's literally on Confluence. You have to log into Coda. It's on Obsidian. It's on MediaWiki. You can find it on Google Docs. You can go to Google Docs. Log into Google Docs. You can Docs it. Oh, I guess that's out of date
November 11, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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very happy with this set of clear colored plastic childrens enrichment blocks that i purchased for myself an adult
from maisonruekid.com
from maisonruekid.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
very happy with this set of clear colored plastic childrens enrichment blocks that i purchased for myself an adult
from maisonruekid.com
from maisonruekid.com
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
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Q-UP is out NOW on Steam!
1. flip a coin on the internet
2. 50% heads, 50% tails
3. flip another coin
it's $8.99
... but more importantly it's $7.99 if you already own Unfair Flips
s.team/a/3730790
1. flip a coin on the internet
2. 50% heads, 50% tails
3. flip another coin
it's $8.99
... but more importantly it's $7.99 if you already own Unfair Flips
s.team/a/3730790
Save 10% on Q-UP on Steam
Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator,...
s.team
November 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Q-UP is out NOW on Steam!
1. flip a coin on the internet
2. 50% heads, 50% tails
3. flip another coin
it's $8.99
... but more importantly it's $7.99 if you already own Unfair Flips
s.team/a/3730790
1. flip a coin on the internet
2. 50% heads, 50% tails
3. flip another coin
it's $8.99
... but more importantly it's $7.99 if you already own Unfair Flips
s.team/a/3730790
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thank heavens for apps like Everything that actually find files instantly on your computer that Windows, the operating system, can't without spending 20 minutes "indexing" first
November 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
thank heavens for apps like Everything that actually find files instantly on your computer that Windows, the operating system, can't without spending 20 minutes "indexing" first
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when my cat jumps out of the bath
woe to that sailor, whiskers and all
November 4, 2025 at 3:50 AM
when my cat jumps out of the bath
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Sometimes i get sad at those “I wanted to look up what kind of horse pulled medieval wagons It’s three hours later and playtex bra sewers made spacesuits i have a problem” no. No, you don’t. Hydrate and get back in there
I strongly recommend everyone do research sometimes 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘶𝘯.
Look something up on Wikipedia. Go to the little citation. Follow it. Read the article it's referencing. Follow links to the original interview. Read the paper written by the interviewee
It genuinely makes you appreciate journalism
Look something up on Wikipedia. Go to the little citation. Follow it. Read the article it's referencing. Follow links to the original interview. Read the paper written by the interviewee
It genuinely makes you appreciate journalism
November 2, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Sometimes i get sad at those “I wanted to look up what kind of horse pulled medieval wagons It’s three hours later and playtex bra sewers made spacesuits i have a problem” no. No, you don’t. Hydrate and get back in there
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It’s a big old mess of people trying to business it up and even more people making stuff because they can and in some cases, simply because it’s funny. And the former has always dominated the mainstream perception of what games is, what games are, and it’s always been a pet hate of mine.
November 2, 2025 at 2:26 PM
It’s a big old mess of people trying to business it up and even more people making stuff because they can and in some cases, simply because it’s funny. And the former has always dominated the mainstream perception of what games is, what games are, and it’s always been a pet hate of mine.
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For real paper down to A10 size this doesn't make a significant difference... it does mean that for our purposes (i.e. fun purposes) the new sizes change a little:
* A21 paper and smaller is 0mm x 0mm
* A20 is 0mm x 1mm
* A19 is a 1mm square
* A18 is 1mm x 2mm
* blah
* A21 paper and smaller is 0mm x 0mm
* A20 is 0mm x 1mm
* A19 is a 1mm square
* A18 is 1mm x 2mm
* blah
November 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
For real paper down to A10 size this doesn't make a significant difference... it does mean that for our purposes (i.e. fun purposes) the new sizes change a little:
* A21 paper and smaller is 0mm x 0mm
* A20 is 0mm x 1mm
* A19 is a 1mm square
* A18 is 1mm x 2mm
* blah
* A21 paper and smaller is 0mm x 0mm
* A20 is 0mm x 1mm
* A19 is a 1mm square
* A18 is 1mm x 2mm
* blah
Blessed be the works built on those of @neilcic.com
🌟PUGMMISSION🌟
TYSM @amberbub.bsky.social for this
special and spooky commission!👻
"Bustin"
Song Edit from Ghostbusters Theme
TYSM @amberbub.bsky.social for this
special and spooky commission!👻
"Bustin"
Song Edit from Ghostbusters Theme
November 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Blessed be the works built on those of @neilcic.com
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Once you realize that there is an infinite amount of work to do, it gets more manageable.
November 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Once you realize that there is an infinite amount of work to do, it gets more manageable.
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heard on a game podcast just now, that a 15 hour, single player game is maybe not long enough.
We have to get past this idea as developers and audiences.
A game will be, and should be, just as long as it needs to be for *what it is*.
We have to get past this idea as developers and audiences.
A game will be, and should be, just as long as it needs to be for *what it is*.
November 1, 2025 at 10:32 PM
heard on a game podcast just now, that a 15 hour, single player game is maybe not long enough.
We have to get past this idea as developers and audiences.
A game will be, and should be, just as long as it needs to be for *what it is*.
We have to get past this idea as developers and audiences.
A game will be, and should be, just as long as it needs to be for *what it is*.
Would aibohphilia and ailihphobia be the love & fear of loops
November 1, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Would aibohphilia and ailihphobia be the love & fear of loops
A genuinely unsettling interactive thriller with fantastic in-universe writing and some damn good logic puzzles (with hints if needed!)
I'm not big on text adventures but I really enjoyed it, once you get into CONSULTing PHONE ABOUT things you won't be able to stop.
I'm not big on text adventures but I really enjoyed it, once you get into CONSULTing PHONE ABOUT things you won't be able to stop.
Explore a haunted movie studio. Learn the fates of the tormented souls bound to it. End a 50-year curse inscribed in blood and celluloid.
KINOPHOBIA, my first piece of noncommercial interactive fiction in eight years, is now available to play.
brunodias.itch.io/kinophobia
KINOPHOBIA, my first piece of noncommercial interactive fiction in eight years, is now available to play.
brunodias.itch.io/kinophobia
Kinophobia by Bruno Dias
Explore a haunted movie studio. Learn the fates its tormented souls. End a curse inscribed in blood and celluloid.
brunodias.itch.io
November 1, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A genuinely unsettling interactive thriller with fantastic in-universe writing and some damn good logic puzzles (with hints if needed!)
I'm not big on text adventures but I really enjoyed it, once you get into CONSULTing PHONE ABOUT things you won't be able to stop.
I'm not big on text adventures but I really enjoyed it, once you get into CONSULTing PHONE ABOUT things you won't be able to stop.
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2026: new nitro feature allows users to remotely toggle someone else's theme to light mode
October 31, 2025 at 1:58 AM
2026: new nitro feature allows users to remotely toggle someone else's theme to light mode
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Rise and Shine
October 31, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Rise and Shine
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My name is is Ozymandias, king of kings. Look on my works, they'll be fixed in the next update.
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. It was like this when I got here
My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. Look on my works and...are you angry with me?
October 30, 2025 at 1:49 PM
My name is is Ozymandias, king of kings. Look on my works, they'll be fixed in the next update.
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This is one of the coolest game design analyses I've seen. Maybe ever. A graph of the possibility space of Stephen's Sausage roll (amazing game btw).
This is a great representation of a more discrete game.
I always thought of possibility spaces as hyper dimensional fogs.
youtu.be/AK8OLuRBFTw?...
This is a great representation of a more discrete game.
I always thought of possibility spaces as hyper dimensional fogs.
youtu.be/AK8OLuRBFTw?...
Why Stephen’s Sausage Roll is Brutal: A State-Space Walkthrough of the Opening Levels
YouTube video by Stephen's State Space
youtu.be
October 30, 2025 at 5:23 AM
This is one of the coolest game design analyses I've seen. Maybe ever. A graph of the possibility space of Stephen's Sausage roll (amazing game btw).
This is a great representation of a more discrete game.
I always thought of possibility spaces as hyper dimensional fogs.
youtu.be/AK8OLuRBFTw?...
This is a great representation of a more discrete game.
I always thought of possibility spaces as hyper dimensional fogs.
youtu.be/AK8OLuRBFTw?...
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As a huge New York Style Hot Dog fan for years, felt compelled to recreate the poster in a high resolution and managed to find the original photo used in the texture
Many thanks to folks from VGPC for help with identifying blobs, especially Prominos and TBemme
bekoha.github.io/yakuza/New%2...
Many thanks to folks from VGPC for help with identifying blobs, especially Prominos and TBemme
bekoha.github.io/yakuza/New%2...
October 29, 2025 at 6:33 PM
As a huge New York Style Hot Dog fan for years, felt compelled to recreate the poster in a high resolution and managed to find the original photo used in the texture
Many thanks to folks from VGPC for help with identifying blobs, especially Prominos and TBemme
bekoha.github.io/yakuza/New%2...
Many thanks to folks from VGPC for help with identifying blobs, especially Prominos and TBemme
bekoha.github.io/yakuza/New%2...
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OUT NOW: Free update to the Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania including 3 more Keygen Church cover songs of Castlevania themes.
PRAISE THE CODE
PRAISE THE CODE
October 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
OUT NOW: Free update to the Vampire Survivors: Ode to Castlevania including 3 more Keygen Church cover songs of Castlevania themes.
PRAISE THE CODE
PRAISE THE CODE
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I do understand it.
43 years ago today, readers the world over opened their newspapers and gazed upon cow tools for the first time. happy birthday cow tools. you look great.
October 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
I do understand it.