Matt Caulder
@mattcaulder.com
Your Nonbinary&Ace "Pro" Gamer Dad (they/he)
2025-2026 @twloha.bsky.social Streamer Ambassador
Host of @whatchadoingpod.bsky.social podcast
🔗 https://linktr.ee/mattcaulder
2025-2026 @twloha.bsky.social Streamer Ambassador
Host of @whatchadoingpod.bsky.social podcast
🔗 https://linktr.ee/mattcaulder
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Matt Caulder
@mattcaulder.com
· Oct 19
Hey everybody! I'm Matt (He/They) and I'm a queer streamer and podcaster! I love video games (especially retro games and horror games) TTRPGs and board/card games!
I'm a variety streamer, five days a week over at twitch.tv/MattCaulder, streaming all kinds of stuff including Community Choice games!
I'm a variety streamer, five days a week over at twitch.tv/MattCaulder, streaming all kinds of stuff including Community Choice games!
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Hey @boardgamegeek.com I’d like a refund on my donation from this year, thanks!
wow wow this sucks. bigot ai art game - let's put it in the hall of fame - thank you bgg - cool moves
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boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp...
The BoardGameGeek Hall of Fame 2026 - Day 5 Inductee | BoardGameGeek News
boardgamegeek.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Hey @boardgamegeek.com I’d like a refund on my donation from this year, thanks!
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My first store update for 2026 is now live! Please check the link in my bio for new posters, playmats, and stickers!
Also restocks on multiple items!
New charms and charm restocks will be coming in late February due to a delay in shipment.
Also restocks on multiple items!
New charms and charm restocks will be coming in late February due to a delay in shipment.
January 24, 2026 at 12:35 AM
My first store update for 2026 is now live! Please check the link in my bio for new posters, playmats, and stickers!
Also restocks on multiple items!
New charms and charm restocks will be coming in late February due to a delay in shipment.
Also restocks on multiple items!
New charms and charm restocks will be coming in late February due to a delay in shipment.
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$79/$300 of funds raised for interior art for TOWNIE(S)!
Help fund the game to pay the artists!
jellyfishlines.itch.io/townies
Help fund the game to pay the artists!
jellyfishlines.itch.io/townies
TOWNIE(S) by Jellyfishlines
Rustbelt grit
jellyfishlines.itch.io
January 23, 2026 at 8:04 PM
$79/$300 of funds raised for interior art for TOWNIE(S)!
Help fund the game to pay the artists!
jellyfishlines.itch.io/townies
Help fund the game to pay the artists!
jellyfishlines.itch.io/townies
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I uploaded this a little quicker than I usually do if people wanna check this out! And hey, there might be a way for you to check out the demo yourself if you watch...
January 23, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I uploaded this a little quicker than I usually do if people wanna check this out! And hey, there might be a way for you to check out the demo yourself if you watch...
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every app and piece of tech in the world trying to force me to use AI makes me believe that actually I would be quite good at resisting the temptation to use the One Ring
January 23, 2026 at 10:26 PM
every app and piece of tech in the world trying to force me to use AI makes me believe that actually I would be quite good at resisting the temptation to use the One Ring
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"Parent's rights" one of the most insidious ideas out there, parents don't have rights they have responsibilities. Children are people not property.
January 23, 2026 at 9:35 PM
"Parent's rights" one of the most insidious ideas out there, parents don't have rights they have responsibilities. Children are people not property.
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Support the right for access to reproductive care with our Reproductive Rights collection, available now. We’ve donated $2,000 from our projected profit to benefit SisterSong, a Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. https://bit.ly/45mAGvQ
January 23, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Support the right for access to reproductive care with our Reproductive Rights collection, available now. We’ve donated $2,000 from our projected profit to benefit SisterSong, a Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. https://bit.ly/45mAGvQ
I've seen people say "it's basically the same as the old one, what's the big deal?"
1) they're now also tracking geo-location data and 2) it's owned by one of Trump's best buds
The app has fundamentally changed and thus isn't safe
1) they're now also tracking geo-location data and 2) it's owned by one of Trump's best buds
The app has fundamentally changed and thus isn't safe
January 23, 2026 at 9:29 PM
I've seen people say "it's basically the same as the old one, what's the big deal?"
1) they're now also tracking geo-location data and 2) it's owned by one of Trump's best buds
The app has fundamentally changed and thus isn't safe
1) they're now also tracking geo-location data and 2) it's owned by one of Trump's best buds
The app has fundamentally changed and thus isn't safe
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Everybody get up, it's time to wyrm now
We got a real jam going down
Welcome to the WYRM JAM
itch.io/jam/wyrm-jam
We got a real jam going down
Welcome to the WYRM JAM
itch.io/jam/wyrm-jam
WYRM Jam
A game jam from 2026-01-20 to 2026-04-20 hosted by Gila RPGs. NOTE: The WYRM Page will be available when the game and jam both launch on Tuesday morning. It's time to feed the WYRM . WYRM is a fantasy...
itch.io
January 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Everybody get up, it's time to wyrm now
We got a real jam going down
Welcome to the WYRM JAM
itch.io/jam/wyrm-jam
We got a real jam going down
Welcome to the WYRM JAM
itch.io/jam/wyrm-jam
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The latest article in our ongoing Curios issue is @strida.bsky.social on The Seance of Blake Manor. Read it below: bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/01/21/d...
January 23, 2026 at 2:46 PM
The latest article in our ongoing Curios issue is @strida.bsky.social on The Seance of Blake Manor. Read it below: bulletpointsmonthly.com/2026/01/21/d...
So I'm editing the next episode of @whatchadoingpod.bsky.social I'm leaving in a bit of vulnerability, where I talk about the difficulty I face expressing myself properly in queer spaces as a white masc person...
And then I immediately chickened out on the question I wanted to ask and softballed it
And then I immediately chickened out on the question I wanted to ask and softballed it
January 23, 2026 at 9:15 PM
So I'm editing the next episode of @whatchadoingpod.bsky.social I'm leaving in a bit of vulnerability, where I talk about the difficulty I face expressing myself properly in queer spaces as a white masc person...
And then I immediately chickened out on the question I wanted to ask and softballed it
And then I immediately chickened out on the question I wanted to ask and softballed it
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NULL_SPACE is coming out in 🚨 a week and a half 🚨 so let's talk about something else: Trouble, with a capital T.
It's been a bit! NULL_SPACE is coming out in 🚨 three weeks 🚨 so let's get into how one of the core interesting mechanical ideas, Complex Challenges, works.
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Valiant Horizon is a game very much about tactical combat though. This one doesn't even have a combat system as such! Instead, all obstacles in your way are handled using an extremely flexible and intuitive challenge/complication system. It can trivially be molded into whatever shape you'd like.
January 23, 2026 at 2:37 PM
NULL_SPACE is coming out in 🚨 a week and a half 🚨 so let's talk about something else: Trouble, with a capital T.
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New episode with @darrenhupke.bsky.social. Go listen!
Side Quests is back and so is host @darrenhupke.bsky.social from @pixelsandpolygons.net! He is a writer, podcaster, publisher and all-star pro skater! The game he is talking about today is Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 by Neversoft and Activision.
funandgames.libsyn.com/side-quests-...
funandgames.libsyn.com/side-quests-...
January 23, 2026 at 4:07 PM
New episode with @darrenhupke.bsky.social. Go listen!
I uploaded this a little quicker than I usually do if people wanna check this out! And hey, there might be a way for you to check out the demo yourself if you watch...
January 23, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I uploaded this a little quicker than I usually do if people wanna check this out! And hey, there might be a way for you to check out the demo yourself if you watch...
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I've been getting an incredible response on this video, so the lovely folks at Rogue had me guest-blog about the experience and what devs can do to help their games stand out!
Pro tip: don't be an Easy No!
Pro tip: don't be an Easy No!
Our friend @thejenna.bsky.social put out a video we loved so much that we got her to write about it for us!
www.rogue.site/editorials/g...
www.rogue.site/editorials/g...
I looked at 230 games released in one week, here’s how to stand out
I looked at the Steam page for every new release from January 1 to 7
www.rogue.site
January 23, 2026 at 8:34 PM
I've been getting an incredible response on this video, so the lovely folks at Rogue had me guest-blog about the experience and what devs can do to help their games stand out!
Pro tip: don't be an Easy No!
Pro tip: don't be an Easy No!
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Our friend @thejenna.bsky.social put out a video we loved so much that we got her to write about it for us!
www.rogue.site/editorials/g...
www.rogue.site/editorials/g...
I looked at 230 games released in one week, here’s how to stand out
I looked at the Steam page for every new release from January 1 to 7
www.rogue.site
January 23, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Our friend @thejenna.bsky.social put out a video we loved so much that we got her to write about it for us!
www.rogue.site/editorials/g...
www.rogue.site/editorials/g...
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Doing a little stream to help raise funds for De-ICEing Minnesota. Stop on by. We'll be playing For the King 2, and donations will be going to the r Immigrant Defense Network.
And yeah, it's even on my Youtube channel (I figured it out...I think)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ13...
And yeah, it's even on my Youtube channel (I figured it out...I think)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ13...
De-ICE Minnesota! Support for Families Impacted by ICE Occupation
YouTube video by The Dungeon Newb's Guide
www.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Doing a little stream to help raise funds for De-ICEing Minnesota. Stop on by. We'll be playing For the King 2, and donations will be going to the r Immigrant Defense Network.
And yeah, it's even on my Youtube channel (I figured it out...I think)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ13...
And yeah, it's even on my Youtube channel (I figured it out...I think)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ13...
I think what's really funny about this take is being able to divide your brain in half, such that you can believe that these two realities could co-habitat.
Ensuring safety for the community REQUIRES sacrifices of individual freedoms. Parents aren't special cases exempt from this
Ensuring safety for the community REQUIRES sacrifices of individual freedoms. Parents aren't special cases exempt from this
I do think parents should absolutely have the right to choose not to vaccinate their kids.
I also think schools, sports teams, and other clubs or activities should absolutely have the right to exclude those who don’t want to participate in keeping these communities safe by getting vaccinated.
I also think schools, sports teams, and other clubs or activities should absolutely have the right to exclude those who don’t want to participate in keeping these communities safe by getting vaccinated.
January 23, 2026 at 8:21 PM
I think what's really funny about this take is being able to divide your brain in half, such that you can believe that these two realities could co-habitat.
Ensuring safety for the community REQUIRES sacrifices of individual freedoms. Parents aren't special cases exempt from this
Ensuring safety for the community REQUIRES sacrifices of individual freedoms. Parents aren't special cases exempt from this
Finally a new episode!!!
It was such a treat to sit down with @aaroncatanosaez.bsky.social and just gab for a little while.
It's great to feel the change in how I'm thinking about the show immediately be reflected in an interview.
It was such a treat to sit down with @aaroncatanosaez.bsky.social and just gab for a little while.
It's great to feel the change in how I'm thinking about the show immediately be reflected in an interview.
A new episode for your (likely very chilly) weekend!
This time, I'm sitting down with @aaroncatanosaez.bsky.social to talk about voice acting, podcasting and why Final Fantasy 7 is the best one!
This time, I'm sitting down with @aaroncatanosaez.bsky.social to talk about voice acting, podcasting and why Final Fantasy 7 is the best one!
Aaron Catan-Saez, Voice Actor & Podcast Host! | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
The thirty-ninth episode!This time I'm sitting down with Aaron Catano-Saez to talk about his love of Final Fantasy, his work on his podcast All My Fantasy Children and his break into voice acting.Aaro...
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January 23, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Finally a new episode!!!
It was such a treat to sit down with @aaroncatanosaez.bsky.social and just gab for a little while.
It's great to feel the change in how I'm thinking about the show immediately be reflected in an interview.
It was such a treat to sit down with @aaroncatanosaez.bsky.social and just gab for a little while.
It's great to feel the change in how I'm thinking about the show immediately be reflected in an interview.
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I feel like a lot of this idea of "you need to sound like this to be professional" is literally coming from advertising from these companies! Grammarly has spent millions making people insecure about their writing!
LLM writing grates on me, I hate it. but for a lot of people, it's better at outputting a particular academic/workplace-appropriate style than they are. we don't just need to push back on AI, we need to push back on the ideas about what's desirable in text
January 23, 2026 at 4:01 PM
I feel like a lot of this idea of "you need to sound like this to be professional" is literally coming from advertising from these companies! Grammarly has spent millions making people insecure about their writing!
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Telling Geralt of Rivia how I was screaming, crying, etc.
How @erikaishii.bsky.social reacted to seeing themself in Ghost of Yōtei for the first time... 💛
January 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Telling Geralt of Rivia how I was screaming, crying, etc.
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This is quite literally one of the stupidest human beings alive
January 22, 2026 at 7:10 PM
This is quite literally one of the stupidest human beings alive
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A fresh one from me! I wrote about fandom, what characters "deserve," lesbians and our desire to Return To The Past.
What does it mean to wind back the clock and why does that seem to be *the* thing many folks want from art now?
aftermath.site/life-is-stra...
What does it mean to wind back the clock and why does that seem to be *the* thing many folks want from art now?
aftermath.site/life-is-stra...
A Game Doesn't Need To Be ‘By And For Fans’
Life Is Strange: Reunion could be a story that grapples with old choices and mistakes, or it could be one that tells fans and characters they "deserve" stories that make everything OK
aftermath.site
January 22, 2026 at 5:31 PM
A fresh one from me! I wrote about fandom, what characters "deserve," lesbians and our desire to Return To The Past.
What does it mean to wind back the clock and why does that seem to be *the* thing many folks want from art now?
aftermath.site/life-is-stra...
What does it mean to wind back the clock and why does that seem to be *the* thing many folks want from art now?
aftermath.site/life-is-stra...
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This is really interesting to me because in my experience, AAA devs *aren’t* inspired (enough) by other games. It’s all movies all the time.
It’s one of the most frequently occurring conflicts in AAA studios: make it more like a movie v. make it more playable
It’s one of the most frequently occurring conflicts in AAA studios: make it more like a movie v. make it more playable
The author of the novels that inspired Shin Megami Tensei and Persona says developers should take more inspiration from other media to invent new gameplay systems.
If they only take inspiration from games they'll just make the same games, he says.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/megami-...
If they only take inspiration from games they'll just make the same games, he says.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/megami-...
Megami Tensei author says devs must take inspiration from other media if they want to invent new gameplay systems | VGC
If creators draw inspiration from games, they’ll just make the same games…
www.videogameschronicle.com
January 23, 2026 at 10:07 AM
This is really interesting to me because in my experience, AAA devs *aren’t* inspired (enough) by other games. It’s all movies all the time.
It’s one of the most frequently occurring conflicts in AAA studios: make it more like a movie v. make it more playable
It’s one of the most frequently occurring conflicts in AAA studios: make it more like a movie v. make it more playable