Sharang Biswas
@sharangbiswas.bsky.social
Games, interactive theatre, writing, art. ENnies, IndieCade, IGDN winner. Teaching at NYU & Fordham
Words: Eurogamer, Lightspeed, Augur, Strange Horizons, Baffling. SFWA member
My book THE IRON BELOW REMEMBERS is now out (from Neon Hemlock Press)!
Words: Eurogamer, Lightspeed, Augur, Strange Horizons, Baffling. SFWA member
My book THE IRON BELOW REMEMBERS is now out (from Neon Hemlock Press)!
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Sharang Biswas
@sharangbiswas.bsky.social
· Mar 25
My first book is officially out!
If you like gay archeologists, horny superheroes, giant, ancient, Indian robots, or tonnes of footnotes, check it out!
Get it from @neonhemlock.bsky.social!
www.neonhemlock.com/books/iron-b...
If you like gay archeologists, horny superheroes, giant, ancient, Indian robots, or tonnes of footnotes, check it out!
Get it from @neonhemlock.bsky.social!
www.neonhemlock.com/books/iron-b...
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If you’re going to shop today, buy a Sally Rooney novel while you still can. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Sally Rooney books may be withdrawn from UK sale over Palestine Action ban, court told
Rooney has said she intended to use royalties from her work "to go on supporting Palestine Action."
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
If you’re going to shop today, buy a Sally Rooney novel while you still can. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Hope yall were able to recover from your turkey hangovers!!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
Button Shy Black Friday is live! 8 new products (Dustbiters, Downtown Las Palmas, Phantasmic, and more!) , a bunch of $10 bundles. Use coupon code toomuchturkey for just about everything else. buttonshygames.com/collections/...
November 28, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Hope yall were able to recover from your turkey hangovers!!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
✨ My new card game Phantasmic is NOW AVAILABLE FOR SALE!!!! ✨
GO CHECK IT OUT!!
I’m extremely grateful to all the lovers, colleagues, friends, family-members, and fans who’ve helped me survive to 35 as a friggin freelance tabletop game designer & speculative fiction writer.
November 27, 2025 at 11:43 PM
I’m extremely grateful to all the lovers, colleagues, friends, family-members, and fans who’ve helped me survive to 35 as a friggin freelance tabletop game designer & speculative fiction writer.
“Steam publicly downplays human curation in favor of algorithmic sales optimization, yet intervenes with censorship when a game’s artistic vision does not align with what the platform owners considers acceptable art.”
November 27, 2025 at 11:33 PM
“Steam publicly downplays human curation in favor of algorithmic sales optimization, yet intervenes with censorship when a game’s artistic vision does not align with what the platform owners considers acceptable art.”
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for my writers out there, especially folks getting some words down during a long weekend:
rejection does NOT mean you are a bad writer!
you got this!❤️🔥
rejection does NOT mean you are a bad writer!
you got this!❤️🔥
November 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
for my writers out there, especially folks getting some words down during a long weekend:
rejection does NOT mean you are a bad writer!
you got this!❤️🔥
rejection does NOT mean you are a bad writer!
you got this!❤️🔥
This holiday season, I encourage folks to support indie publishers!
Like @neonhemlock.bsky.social who published my first book, and @plusoneexp.bsky.social who republished the first of my RPGs that won an award!
www.neonhemlock.com/books
plusoneexp.com/collections/...
Like @neonhemlock.bsky.social who published my first book, and @plusoneexp.bsky.social who republished the first of my RPGs that won an award!
www.neonhemlock.com/books
plusoneexp.com/collections/...
books — neon hemlock
www.neonhemlock.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
This holiday season, I encourage folks to support indie publishers!
Like @neonhemlock.bsky.social who published my first book, and @plusoneexp.bsky.social who republished the first of my RPGs that won an award!
www.neonhemlock.com/books
plusoneexp.com/collections/...
Like @neonhemlock.bsky.social who published my first book, and @plusoneexp.bsky.social who republished the first of my RPGs that won an award!
www.neonhemlock.com/books
plusoneexp.com/collections/...
“#209: Venom
A bright green ink with a gorgeous magenta shimmer.
It’s the perfect ink for fantasizing about throwing your boss into a pit full of vipers, then dropping in a nest of angry hornets.”
By @rachelgutin.bsky.social in @smallwondersmag.com
smallwondersmag.com/piece/ink-re...
A bright green ink with a gorgeous magenta shimmer.
It’s the perfect ink for fantasizing about throwing your boss into a pit full of vipers, then dropping in a nest of angry hornets.”
By @rachelgutin.bsky.social in @smallwondersmag.com
smallwondersmag.com/piece/ink-re...
Ink Reviews - Small Wonders
This ink is perfect for making lists. Use it to jot down what groceries you need, or all the heinous ways your former boss continues to harm his employees.
smallwondersmag.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
“#209: Venom
A bright green ink with a gorgeous magenta shimmer.
It’s the perfect ink for fantasizing about throwing your boss into a pit full of vipers, then dropping in a nest of angry hornets.”
By @rachelgutin.bsky.social in @smallwondersmag.com
smallwondersmag.com/piece/ink-re...
A bright green ink with a gorgeous magenta shimmer.
It’s the perfect ink for fantasizing about throwing your boss into a pit full of vipers, then dropping in a nest of angry hornets.”
By @rachelgutin.bsky.social in @smallwondersmag.com
smallwondersmag.com/piece/ink-re...
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It's holiday season, and this year we're excited to put together our first holiday gift guide, filled with our top recommendations to delight the tabletop gamer in your life.
tabletopbookshelf.com/blogs/news/s...
tabletopbookshelf.com/blogs/news/s...
November 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It's holiday season, and this year we're excited to put together our first holiday gift guide, filled with our top recommendations to delight the tabletop gamer in your life.
tabletopbookshelf.com/blogs/news/s...
tabletopbookshelf.com/blogs/news/s...
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
Eee! A.C. Wise included my book THE IRON BELOW REMEMBERS in their list of favourite new novellas!
November 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Eee! A.C. Wise included my book THE IRON BELOW REMEMBERS in their list of favourite new novellas!
I had an excellent time at PAX meeting, hanging out with, and partying with old & new friends!
Picked up some neat stuff, played a cool tree-balancing game & an odd key-deduction game! Did a book signing for @plusoneexp.bsky.social!
A good weekend!
Picked up some neat stuff, played a cool tree-balancing game & an odd key-deduction game! Did a book signing for @plusoneexp.bsky.social!
A good weekend!
November 26, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I had an excellent time at PAX meeting, hanging out with, and partying with old & new friends!
Picked up some neat stuff, played a cool tree-balancing game & an odd key-deduction game! Did a book signing for @plusoneexp.bsky.social!
A good weekend!
Picked up some neat stuff, played a cool tree-balancing game & an odd key-deduction game! Did a book signing for @plusoneexp.bsky.social!
A good weekend!
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Many folks' final assessment of Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser---the closest thing to a multi-million-dollar larp experience we've ever gotten and one of Disney's highest-ever-rated attractions---came from a 4-hour complaint video about its game app, instantly accepted as sacred dogma.
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
November 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Many folks' final assessment of Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser---the closest thing to a multi-million-dollar larp experience we've ever gotten and one of Disney's highest-ever-rated attractions---came from a 4-hour complaint video about its game app, instantly accepted as sacred dogma.
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In stead of sending a link to old threads every time someone uses the term "Dark Ages", I decided to put it all in an article.
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”
This is not YET another article on why calling the early middle ages the dark ages is iffy, it’s a list of sources & references. These days most historians no longer use the term “D…
fakehistoryhunter.net
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
In stead of sending a link to old threads every time someone uses the term "Dark Ages", I decided to put it all in an article.
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
Why most historians no longer use the biased misnomer “dark ages”.
Read it here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/25/w...
or:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/why-most-h...
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Worth paying attention to: HORSES is a disturbing and compelling work of art.
Steam, the nearest platform to monopoly for PC games, has pre-emptively banned HORSES with a vague and spurious accusation that it features underage characters, despite the game having no such characters or context.
Steam, the nearest platform to monopoly for PC games, has pre-emptively banned HORSES with a vague and spurious accusation that it features underage characters, despite the game having no such characters or context.
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Worth paying attention to: HORSES is a disturbing and compelling work of art.
Steam, the nearest platform to monopoly for PC games, has pre-emptively banned HORSES with a vague and spurious accusation that it features underage characters, despite the game having no such characters or context.
Steam, the nearest platform to monopoly for PC games, has pre-emptively banned HORSES with a vague and spurious accusation that it features underage characters, despite the game having no such characters or context.
Marcy is cool, just saying
HUGE news update for me!!!!!!
High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…
✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨
This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!
High Tide, the game I handmade for Indie Games Night Market 2024 and licensed to Underdog Games in 2025…
✨ Will be releasing at BARNES & NOBLE around March 2026!!! ✨
This marks my first design to reach big box retail stores!!!!! More details as they become available!
November 25, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Marcy is cool, just saying
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Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
November 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Google at its peak was basically the best information retrieval system in human history and they and every competitor decided going from there to “you didn’t want answers you wanted half-assed auto-complete 80%-wrong hallucinations” in a few years was the right idea
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i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
Fifteen Years
xkcd.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:58 AM
i’m not crying you’re crying
xkcd: Fifteen Years
xkcd: Fifteen Years
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If you are a games publisher, developer or designer, please fill out this survey. We’d like to know more about what you are looking for in a partnership. bit.ly/GameRT2025Pu...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If you are a games publisher, developer or designer, please fill out this survey. We’d like to know more about what you are looking for in a partnership. bit.ly/GameRT2025Pu...
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this is such a depressing read. studios are happy to exploit the labour and creativity of women & queer people & poc but then turn around and sacrifice them to a baying mob of bad actors who they believe are their core audience. did we learn no lessons from gamergate?
For @aftermath.site, I spoke to @imodrew.bsky.social, the Sucker Punch dev fired after making a Charlie Kirk joke.
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
She paints a picture of an industry that all too often ignores bad actors until those bad actors threaten them financially.
aftermath.site/sucker-punch...
Two Months After Firing Over Charlie Kirk Comments, Ghost Of Yotei Dev Blames Harassment Campaign, Not ‘Bad Joke’
"I really don’t want this to happen to anyone else, because I feel like with the state of everything, it will absolutely happen to other people," says Drew Harrison
aftermath.site
November 24, 2025 at 7:24 PM
this is such a depressing read. studios are happy to exploit the labour and creativity of women & queer people & poc but then turn around and sacrifice them to a baying mob of bad actors who they believe are their core audience. did we learn no lessons from gamergate?
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We're officially OPEN TO NONFICTION AND REPRINT SUBMISSIONS! We are looking for full nonfiction pieces (not pitches) and reprints of stories currently unavailable for free online.
🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines
🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines
🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
November 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We're officially OPEN TO NONFICTION AND REPRINT SUBMISSIONS! We are looking for full nonfiction pieces (not pitches) and reprints of stories currently unavailable for free online.
🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines
🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
🪐See our guidelines for details: othersidespec.com/guidelines
🗡️Submit here: hybrispress.moksha.io/publication/...
My latest TTRPG review!
This week, @sharangbiswas.bsky.social explores the witchcraft within Last Sabbath a journaling roleplaying game by Officina Meningi.
Get an honest assessment of how the attempts at strong tone are undermined by the game's text and art direction
tabletopbookshelf.com/blogs/tablet...
Get an honest assessment of how the attempts at strong tone are undermined by the game's text and art direction
tabletopbookshelf.com/blogs/tablet...
November 23, 2025 at 7:04 PM
My latest TTRPG review!
Had a lovely time signing my game!
At 1pm at #paxU 4143, @sharangbiswas.bsky.social!!
November 22, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Had a lovely time signing my game!
PAXing around today!
November 22, 2025 at 1:56 PM
PAXing around today!
Philly, I am in you!
PAXing starting Saturday morning!
PAXing starting Saturday morning!
November 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Philly, I am in you!
PAXing starting Saturday morning!
PAXing starting Saturday morning!
This looks nifty…
Today is the day to tell a strange story.
The long version we'll tell later, but the short version is this. In an attic, in his late great-uncle's house, @jon.inkle.co found a locked trunk. It took twenty years to open. Last summer he did.
Inside was a wiring diagram, and a stack of books.
The long version we'll tell later, but the short version is this. In an attic, in his late great-uncle's house, @jon.inkle.co found a locked trunk. It took twenty years to open. Last summer he did.
Inside was a wiring diagram, and a stack of books.
November 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
This looks nifty…