Rami Ismail (رامي)
@ramiismail.com
I help good people make good games in good ways. Want to work with me? https://ramiismail.com/
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Rami Ismail (رامي)
@ramiismail.com
· Nov 15
I'm Rami, indie dev, advisor, tool dev, gamedev community builder, & amateur pilot! I help good people make good games in good ways.
Links:
Work: linkedin.com/in/ramiismail
Photos: instagram.com/tha.rami
Newsletter: ltpf.ramiismail.com
Consultancy: book.ramiismail.com
AMA about gamedev, anytime.
Links:
Work: linkedin.com/in/ramiismail
Photos: instagram.com/tha.rami
Newsletter: ltpf.ramiismail.com
Consultancy: book.ramiismail.com
AMA about gamedev, anytime.
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Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
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You’ve heard of friendslop but have you heard of:
January 23, 2026 at 8:26 PM
You’ve heard of friendslop but have you heard of:
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holy 2014 twitter
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 7:23 AM
holy 2014 twitter
Europe has survived much worse than a failing nepo-baby being upset he didn't get the shiny medal, and his top-to-bottom spineless military refusing to follow the law instead of providing their petty dictator with impunity.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 20, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Europe has survived much worse than a failing nepo-baby being upset he didn't get the shiny medal, and his top-to-bottom spineless military refusing to follow the law instead of providing their petty dictator with impunity.
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Hi all! 🦝
I'm looking for a new position as a game design lead / director!
I've been designing games for almost 15 years now (😳) with 6 of those as a lead, on anything from AAA transmedia worlds to experimental indie projects.
My website: robin-v.net
Please share! (and friends, say hi!) 💜
I'm looking for a new position as a game design lead / director!
I've been designing games for almost 15 years now (😳) with 6 of those as a lead, on anything from AAA transmedia worlds to experimental indie projects.
My website: robin-v.net
Please share! (and friends, say hi!) 💜
Robin Vilain
robin-v.net
September 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Hi all! 🦝
I'm looking for a new position as a game design lead / director!
I've been designing games for almost 15 years now (😳) with 6 of those as a lead, on anything from AAA transmedia worlds to experimental indie projects.
My website: robin-v.net
Please share! (and friends, say hi!) 💜
I'm looking for a new position as a game design lead / director!
I've been designing games for almost 15 years now (😳) with 6 of those as a lead, on anything from AAA transmedia worlds to experimental indie projects.
My website: robin-v.net
Please share! (and friends, say hi!) 💜
holy 2014 twitter
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 7:23 AM
holy 2014 twitter
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jfc, I accidentally just stumbled across a video interview I did with @ramiismail.com 13 years ago
look at these absolute children
I think we finally grew into ourselves now
look at these absolute children
I think we finally grew into ourselves now
January 19, 2026 at 8:46 PM
jfc, I accidentally just stumbled across a video interview I did with @ramiismail.com 13 years ago
look at these absolute children
I think we finally grew into ourselves now
look at these absolute children
I think we finally grew into ourselves now
Missed you, Cairo, wahashtini. Good to be back in my fatherland for a bit.
January 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Missed you, Cairo, wahashtini. Good to be back in my fatherland for a bit.
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The original post is gone, but this was my response to "what are travel tips for going to DICE or GDC, or other games events in the US".
January 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
The original post is gone, but this was my response to "what are travel tips for going to DICE or GDC, or other games events in the US".
Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
Europe is starting to mobilize to protect itself from the United States. All Trump needs to do is follow the Israel playbook like he did Venezuela: do the criminal thing, and even if at some point there's proceedings, ensure the crimes are permanent & entrenched enough that nobody can roll it back.
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Europe is starting to mobilize to protect itself from the United States. All Trump needs to do is follow the Israel playbook like he did Venezuela: do the criminal thing, and even if at some point there's proceedings, ensure the crimes are permanent & entrenched enough that nobody can roll it back.
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I am so very tired. Here’s more on the debacle that tanked Adelaide Writers Week, and the staggering racism involved. sakr.substack.com/p/resignatio...
Resignations, Racism, and Resistance
Zionist Australia's cultural apartheid continues & according to Labor, it's good to be genocidal, bad to be Palestinian
sakr.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I am so very tired. Here’s more on the debacle that tanked Adelaide Writers Week, and the staggering racism involved. sakr.substack.com/p/resignatio...
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I'm excited to share that Game Poems Issue 1 is now live at www.gamepoems.com/issue01
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
Game Poems #1
An online literary magazine publishing short-form videogames directly in a playable format. Issue #1 features interactive works by international artists and game designers.
www.gamepoems.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I'm excited to share that Game Poems Issue 1 is now live at www.gamepoems.com/issue01
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
In the span of weeks, I've gone from someone who has never used Godot, to struggling to "get" Godot, to really liking Godot, to having taught aspiring gamedevs the basics of Godot, to strongly believing Godot's workflow & structure might be the best approach to developing games for many purposes.
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
In the span of weeks, I've gone from someone who has never used Godot, to struggling to "get" Godot, to really liking Godot, to having taught aspiring gamedevs the basics of Godot, to strongly believing Godot's workflow & structure might be the best approach to developing games for many purposes.
Now it's time for the EU to choose the EU because fucking hell, EU - when will you understand Trump isn't a master strategist, just an idiot bully with a stick he can only use as long as everyone independently keeps giving in.
Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Now it's time for the EU to choose the EU because fucking hell, EU - when will you understand Trump isn't a master strategist, just an idiot bully with a stick he can only use as long as everyone independently keeps giving in.
at least "and I think we've done a lot of damage" is true
![Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI
"[It's] extremely hurtful, frankly, and I think we've done a lot of damage," he said.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jye22xkea3jqsabskhfec347/bafkreig32j2eiphxbdcqefxpao6jkhslmbcp427eikumuf7avs3sb4dj44@jpeg)
January 13, 2026 at 7:48 PM
at least "and I think we've done a lot of damage" is true
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This was Uproot Galaxy, a metroidvania with Mario Galaxy & Mario 2 influences. It was canceled 2 years ago after our publisher ran out of money. I'm making this previously internal pre-alpha trailer public because everyone involved has long since moved on...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUpS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUpS...
Uproot Galaxy - Internal Pre-Alpha Pitch Trailer (March 2023) [CANCELED GAME]
YouTube video by Monomirror
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:56 PM
This was Uproot Galaxy, a metroidvania with Mario Galaxy & Mario 2 influences. It was canceled 2 years ago after our publisher ran out of money. I'm making this previously internal pre-alpha trailer public because everyone involved has long since moved on...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUpS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUpS...
some say that to love and to be loved is to build a better world, and she took that literally
greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail
January 12, 2026 at 11:41 PM
some say that to love and to be loved is to build a better world, and she took that literally
oh my god mike rose
January 12, 2026 at 11:23 PM
oh my god mike rose
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Also, for 2026's sake, the other consideration is $7.99 allows you to discount 38.5% before you actually hit $5, which makes up for the ridiculously high 30% platform fee things like Steam charge, so you still get to pay salaries even when you're then forced to discount deep deep for sales placement
January 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Also, for 2026's sake, the other consideration is $7.99 allows you to discount 38.5% before you actually hit $5, which makes up for the ridiculously high 30% platform fee things like Steam charge, so you still get to pay salaries even when you're then forced to discount deep deep for sales placement
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January 11, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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I think my favorite thing about mikeandrami.com is just how often for whichever topic both Mike and I have a ridiculous story from our careers, but I think for this one Mike beat out mine. Episode 4 out now!
January 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I think my favorite thing about mikeandrami.com is just how often for whichever topic both Mike and I have a ridiculous story from our careers, but I think for this one Mike beat out mine. Episode 4 out now!
I think my favorite thing about mikeandrami.com is just how often for whichever topic both Mike and I have a ridiculous story from our careers, but I think for this one Mike beat out mine. Episode 4 out now!
January 12, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I think my favorite thing about mikeandrami.com is just how often for whichever topic both Mike and I have a ridiculous story from our careers, but I think for this one Mike beat out mine. Episode 4 out now!
The LEGO Pokemon sets look incredible, look at that Charizard/Blastoise/Venusaur set (too expensive but damn that's cool), look at that adorable Eevee, look at that holy fuck what did they do to my friend pikachu damn
January 12, 2026 at 2:40 PM
The LEGO Pokemon sets look incredible, look at that Charizard/Blastoise/Venusaur set (too expensive but damn that's cool), look at that adorable Eevee, look at that holy fuck what did they do to my friend pikachu damn
Also, for 2026's sake, the other consideration is $7.99 allows you to discount 38.5% before you actually hit $5, which makes up for the ridiculously high 30% platform fee things like Steam charge, so you still get to pay salaries even when you're then forced to discount deep deep for sales placement
January 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Also, for 2026's sake, the other consideration is $7.99 allows you to discount 38.5% before you actually hit $5, which makes up for the ridiculously high 30% platform fee things like Steam charge, so you still get to pay salaries even when you're then forced to discount deep deep for sales placement