Cathy Kimport
@purpleninjagrrl.bsky.social
She/her. Human-passing cryptid, indie game dev underdog, retired roller derby skater/coach.
Likes: cats, space, maps, tea, and vengeance
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Making #Primrows with @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social
Likes: cats, space, maps, tea, and vengeance
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Making #Primrows with @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social
Cathy-coded Characters
November 30, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Cathy-coded Characters
my favorite thing is cats
my second-favorite thing is more cats
my second-favorite thing is more cats
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
my favorite thing is cats
my second-favorite thing is more cats
my second-favorite thing is more cats
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And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 PM
And I don't know if the answer is: everyone is too traumatized to do work and we need to reinvent society. Or if it's more like: generations are losing their cognitive abilities and willpower due to destructive technologies. Or: we all have post-viral brain damage. Or: all of the above.
Great time to pick up a Primrows!
It's Creator Day on @itch.io ! For today only, 100% of revenue from sales goes directly to the creator. If you've been on the fence about getting Primrows, now's your chance to get it for a discount and support our team!
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#Primrows #IndieGameDev #Itchio
itch.io/s/169137/bla...
#Primrows #IndieGameDev #Itchio
Black Friday Creator Day 2025
A sale by Tursiops Truncatus Studios, 20% off Primrows
itch.io
November 28, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Great time to pick up a Primrows!
Post something random or you’ll have an awful december
November 28, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Post something random or you’ll have an awful december
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I notice a severe lack of BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT for GOTY talks
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 AM
I notice a severe lack of BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3: I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT AIA I NEED TO CLOSE IT for GOTY talks
If it’s truly “non-important dialogue,” then just don’t include it. Have an emoji in a speech bubble over their heads. Have them say “…”.
You might not be good at or interested in writing NPC dialogue, and that’s OK! But don’t make players read something you didn’t even want to write.
You might not be good at or interested in writing NPC dialogue, and that’s OK! But don’t make players read something you didn’t even want to write.
Buy a solo indie dev's game because I want to support them.
Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
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Find out it uses OpenAI to write "non-important NPC dialogue".
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November 26, 2025 at 11:12 PM
If it’s truly “non-important dialogue,” then just don’t include it. Have an emoji in a speech bubble over their heads. Have them say “…”.
You might not be good at or interested in writing NPC dialogue, and that’s OK! But don’t make players read something you didn’t even want to write.
You might not be good at or interested in writing NPC dialogue, and that’s OK! But don’t make players read something you didn’t even want to write.
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Whenever I say this, people get Really Mad, but it's true. Same of any other art, too. You have to read the book, watch the film, see the painting, listen to the song, whatever.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
"you have not played the game unless you've played the game" is one of my more annoying but unshakable opinions
the whole "don't play the game, just watch a video on youtube that will explain its story to you" is so disheartening because the issue of accessibility is genuinely really important but it's always just people who want to be spoon-fed nicely quantifiable information
November 23, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Whenever I say this, people get Really Mad, but it's true. Same of any other art, too. You have to read the book, watch the film, see the painting, listen to the song, whatever.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
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Hot take but I just don’t think deportation should exist.
November 26, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Hot take but I just don’t think deportation should exist.
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ai defenders like to say "but the technology will get better" and that is true to a point. but will any of its advocates ever be curious enough to look at its output, even when it's to be projected onto a 15 meter tall screen about how cool it is? probably no.
www.reddit.com/r/ClashRoyal...
www.reddit.com/r/ClashRoyal...
From the ClashRoyale community on Reddit: Anyone notice Shelly has 6 fingers in the AI post?
Explore this post and more from the ClashRoyale community
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November 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
ai defenders like to say "but the technology will get better" and that is true to a point. but will any of its advocates ever be curious enough to look at its output, even when it's to be projected onto a 15 meter tall screen about how cool it is? probably no.
www.reddit.com/r/ClashRoyal...
www.reddit.com/r/ClashRoyal...
We’re getting DOA: Dead Or Alive 2.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 AM
We’re getting DOA: Dead Or Alive 2.
The packaging: MAX HOLD ULTRA EXTREME WATERPROOF DESIGN 48 HOURS
The actual bandage: *falls off the second time you wash your hands*
The actual bandage: *falls off the second time you wash your hands*
November 26, 2025 at 7:27 AM
The packaging: MAX HOLD ULTRA EXTREME WATERPROOF DESIGN 48 HOURS
The actual bandage: *falls off the second time you wash your hands*
The actual bandage: *falls off the second time you wash your hands*
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I must sound like a broken record right now but it truly means a lot when I get comments saying they're excited for my games.
Makes me feel like people actually care about my stories and want more.
I don't have the best self-esteem when it comes to myself and my creations so, truly, thank you.
Makes me feel like people actually care about my stories and want more.
I don't have the best self-esteem when it comes to myself and my creations so, truly, thank you.
November 25, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I must sound like a broken record right now but it truly means a lot when I get comments saying they're excited for my games.
Makes me feel like people actually care about my stories and want more.
I don't have the best self-esteem when it comes to myself and my creations so, truly, thank you.
Makes me feel like people actually care about my stories and want more.
I don't have the best self-esteem when it comes to myself and my creations so, truly, thank you.
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It's that time of year again 😎
Nominate Primrows as the Best Game You Suck At: steamcommunity.com/games/290353...
#Primrows #IndieGameDev #PuzzleGame #SteamGame
Nominate Primrows as the Best Game You Suck At: steamcommunity.com/games/290353...
#Primrows #IndieGameDev #PuzzleGame #SteamGame
Steam :: Primrows :: This game is harder than we thought…
Are you on your last nerve trying to wake up those pesky sleeping flowers? Maybe you’ve never tasted the sweet rush of dopamine that getting a Prize Garden brings. Nominate Primrows as the Best Game…
steamcommunity.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
It's that time of year again 😎
Nominate Primrows as the Best Game You Suck At: steamcommunity.com/games/290353...
#Primrows #IndieGameDev #PuzzleGame #SteamGame
Nominate Primrows as the Best Game You Suck At: steamcommunity.com/games/290353...
#Primrows #IndieGameDev #PuzzleGame #SteamGame
we used the term "free-for-all" for an in-app event promo post and it got auto-moderated for talking about app pricing 😩
because that is the only possible meaning of the word 'free'
the internet was a mistake
because that is the only possible meaning of the word 'free'
the internet was a mistake
November 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
we used the term "free-for-all" for an in-app event promo post and it got auto-moderated for talking about app pricing 😩
because that is the only possible meaning of the word 'free'
the internet was a mistake
because that is the only possible meaning of the word 'free'
the internet was a mistake
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Cool system we have where if a company puts out a product that people keep for years due to it doing everything they need and not breaking, it’s considered a failure
November 24, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Cool system we have where if a company puts out a product that people keep for years due to it doing everything they need and not breaking, it’s considered a failure
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"People are poor and that's not enriching the rich"
![An article with the headline "[US people] are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing the economy".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/bafkreigunh6t53vvgp2sewo2fsy4xttrwgy3zrdwplje7j2qjop5jdeyxy@jpeg)
November 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
"People are poor and that's not enriching the rich"
Youtube just straight-up showing me ads first thing as my recommendations feed
Our society needs rehab to wean us off this pathological addiction to advertising
Our society needs rehab to wean us off this pathological addiction to advertising
November 24, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Youtube just straight-up showing me ads first thing as my recommendations feed
Our society needs rehab to wean us off this pathological addiction to advertising
Our society needs rehab to wean us off this pathological addiction to advertising
New #Primrows weekly challenge: Jumping Jacks!
Because we already added dice to sudoku, why not ALSO introduce chess pieces?
Try it for yourself on mobile and PC: linktr.ee/tursiops
#indieDev @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social
Because we already added dice to sudoku, why not ALSO introduce chess pieces?
Try it for yourself on mobile and PC: linktr.ee/tursiops
#indieDev @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
New #Primrows weekly challenge: Jumping Jacks!
Because we already added dice to sudoku, why not ALSO introduce chess pieces?
Try it for yourself on mobile and PC: linktr.ee/tursiops
#indieDev @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social
Because we already added dice to sudoku, why not ALSO introduce chess pieces?
Try it for yourself on mobile and PC: linktr.ee/tursiops
#indieDev @tursiopsstudios.bsky.social
going to an AI doctor for the salmonella my AI grill gave me, the future is just fan-fucking-tastic
November 23, 2025 at 10:01 PM
going to an AI doctor for the salmonella my AI grill gave me, the future is just fan-fucking-tastic
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Fucking same
i cant wait to never hear about crypto or ai ever again
November 22, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Fucking same
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Ah, I'm awake again. Time to open the psychological harm app
November 22, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Ah, I'm awake again. Time to open the psychological harm app
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this Trans Day of Remembrance I'm joining the chorus of trans folks saying that it would be fantastic if you gave us our roses while we're still here. it breaks my heart that we have a whole day to remember our siblings who have passed away. love your trans friends as hard as you can.
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 AM
this Trans Day of Remembrance I'm joining the chorus of trans folks saying that it would be fantastic if you gave us our roses while we're still here. it breaks my heart that we have a whole day to remember our siblings who have passed away. love your trans friends as hard as you can.
What the heck, I'll open this to my bluesky followers too.
Wanna be on my christmas card list? I do a new silly design every year. Just give me your info and I'll send you one. No obligation to send a card in return.
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Wanna be on my christmas card list? I do a new silly design every year. Just give me your info and I'll send you one. No obligation to send a card in return.
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Cathy's Holiday Card Address List
Keep me updated on your address!
This is just for new additions and updates -- if you got a card from me last year, and you are still at the same address, you're already on my list and you don't need...
forms.gle
November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
What the heck, I'll open this to my bluesky followers too.
Wanna be on my christmas card list? I do a new silly design every year. Just give me your info and I'll send you one. No obligation to send a card in return.
forms.gle/MkAAo5799eQ6...
Wanna be on my christmas card list? I do a new silly design every year. Just give me your info and I'll send you one. No obligation to send a card in return.
forms.gle/MkAAo5799eQ6...