John Ayliff (Space Goblin Games)
@spacegoblingames.com
Indie text game developer, creator of Seedship and Beyond the Chiron Gate. Now working on a pulp sci-fi adventure narrated by the villain!
Website: https://www.spacegoblingames.com/
Blog: https://write.as/johnayliff/
Header and avatar by Tom Morley
Website: https://www.spacegoblingames.com/
Blog: https://write.as/johnayliff/
Header and avatar by Tom Morley
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John Ayliff (Space Goblin Games) is a creator of text-based games and interactive fiction
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Coming soon* from Space Goblin Games:
(* when it's done)
"Foolish Earth Creatures: You Cannot Defeat ME!"
An interactive pulp sci-fi adventure narrated by the villain!
Follow the developer diaries here: write.as/johnayliff/
(* when it's done)
"Foolish Earth Creatures: You Cannot Defeat ME!"
An interactive pulp sci-fi adventure narrated by the villain!
Follow the developer diaries here: write.as/johnayliff/
If you got my game in this bundle and tried to get a Steam key and were told there were none left, try again now, I've added some more.
My game is in this along with tons of other cool stuff, get it all for $10 and help oppose the ICE goons
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 9:55 PM
If you got my game in this bundle and tried to get a Steam key and were told there were none left, try again now, I've added some more.
My game is in this along with tons of other cool stuff, get it all for $10 and help oppose the ICE goons
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
My game is in this along with tons of other cool stuff, get it all for $10 and help oppose the ICE goons
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My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
February 7, 2026 at 6:39 PM
My favorite artifact in the "you don't need AI to do art" discourse is, of course, screenwriter Dan O'Bannon's sketch of the facehugger to explain it to Giger.
We finally watched the Section 31 movie and everyone telling me how bad that movie was really didn't prepare me for just how bad that movie was.
February 2, 2026 at 5:41 PM
We finally watched the Section 31 movie and everyone telling me how bad that movie was really didn't prepare me for just how bad that movie was.
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Our Dan Dare Kickstarter is now launching 1 March 26 - visit the page to register your interest!
The pesky demands of other projects has meant we’re not quite ready. We don't want to drip-feed @marclaming.bsky.social @alexdecampi.bsky.social preview pages, so we're going to postpone our launch until 1 March. Trust us it’ll be worth the wait. #dandare
www.kickstarter.com/projects/798...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/798...
January 31, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Our Dan Dare Kickstarter is now launching 1 March 26 - visit the page to register your interest!
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I don't think people appreciate enough the fact that, at a time where global warming was approaching an inflection point yet renewable energy was finally becoming economically viable, we decided to squander that opportunity because literal death cultists decided we needed Infinite Bullshit Machines.
January 31, 2026 at 4:33 AM
I don't think people appreciate enough the fact that, at a time where global warming was approaching an inflection point yet renewable energy was finally becoming economically viable, we decided to squander that opportunity because literal death cultists decided we needed Infinite Bullshit Machines.
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Benedict Bridgerton: I have fallen in love with a mysterious silver lady
Lady Bridgerton: Don't worry Benedict we live in a progressive alternate history where racism is a thing of the past, even here in the past!
Benedict: She's working class
Lady Bridgerton:
Lady Bridgerton: fuck
Lady Bridgerton: Don't worry Benedict we live in a progressive alternate history where racism is a thing of the past, even here in the past!
Benedict: She's working class
Lady Bridgerton:
Lady Bridgerton: fuck
January 31, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Benedict Bridgerton: I have fallen in love with a mysterious silver lady
Lady Bridgerton: Don't worry Benedict we live in a progressive alternate history where racism is a thing of the past, even here in the past!
Benedict: She's working class
Lady Bridgerton:
Lady Bridgerton: fuck
Lady Bridgerton: Don't worry Benedict we live in a progressive alternate history where racism is a thing of the past, even here in the past!
Benedict: She's working class
Lady Bridgerton:
Lady Bridgerton: fuck
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From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: 1554 Second Age
Subject: Re: Master Ring (Forged in secret)???
lmfao u totally shoulkd
To: [email protected]
Date: 1554 Second Age
Subject: Re: Master Ring (Forged in secret)???
lmfao u totally shoulkd
January 31, 2026 at 3:34 PM
From: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Date: 1554 Second Age
Subject: Re: Master Ring (Forged in secret)???
lmfao u totally shoulkd
To: [email protected]
Date: 1554 Second Age
Subject: Re: Master Ring (Forged in secret)???
lmfao u totally shoulkd
Me when everyone keeps carrying out their intentions
January 30, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Me when everyone keeps carrying out their intentions
Put in at least twice as much garlic as the recipe calls for, what are you, a coward?
If you’re over 30, quote this with some life advice 🤌🏼
January 29, 2026 at 4:53 AM
Put in at least twice as much garlic as the recipe calls for, what are you, a coward?
New dev diary in which I explain how I've decided to handle game overs, give my chapters cool names, and introduce the dreaded antimatter furnace!
write.as/johnayliff/f...
write.as/johnayliff/f...
Foolish Earth Creatures: January 2026
I have defeated you, human! But what happens now...? The life of a space hero is one of constant peril, and this month I've put in plac...
write.as
January 28, 2026 at 10:32 PM
New dev diary in which I explain how I've decided to handle game overs, give my chapters cool names, and introduce the dreaded antimatter furnace!
write.as/johnayliff/f...
write.as/johnayliff/f...
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Our Dan Dare Kickstarter gets great coverage in the new Judge Dredd Megazine! Thanks Tharg!
January 25, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Our Dan Dare Kickstarter gets great coverage in the new Judge Dredd Megazine! Thanks Tharg!
Personal nerd goal achieved: I've got my hands on scans of old Eagle comics so I've been able to read the 1960s Dan Dare stories that have never been reprinted.
And it's a pity they haven't been reprinted, because they're pretty good!
And it's a pity they haven't been reprinted, because they're pretty good!
January 28, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Personal nerd goal achieved: I've got my hands on scans of old Eagle comics so I've been able to read the 1960s Dan Dare stories that have never been reprinted.
And it's a pity they haven't been reprinted, because they're pretty good!
And it's a pity they haven't been reprinted, because they're pretty good!
Just finished TR-49 and it blew me away. A wonderfully atmospheric game that's both a deep story and a perfectly balanced puzzle.
January 27, 2026 at 4:04 AM
Just finished TR-49 and it blew me away. A wonderfully atmospheric game that's both a deep story and a perfectly balanced puzzle.
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petition to protect gender affirming care in canada. go fuckin sign it
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January 21, 2026 at 8:17 PM
petition to protect gender affirming care in canada. go fuckin sign it
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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OK this has the potential to be very good and timely, especially because the creator compares it to Andor.
Peter Hoar, the Emmy-nominated director of The Last of Us, is working on a reboot of the British sci-fi cult classic Blake’s 7. https://bit.ly/4sOTTA7
January 19, 2026 at 9:25 PM
OK this has the potential to be very good and timely, especially because the creator compares it to Andor.
Starfleet Academy is making me appreciate how art thrives within restrictions, because both of those episodes would have been improved by being edited down to a 45-minute TV time slot.
January 18, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Starfleet Academy is making me appreciate how art thrives within restrictions, because both of those episodes would have been improved by being edited down to a 45-minute TV time slot.
What are five things in your upcoming release?
- sword-fight an alien cyborg on the moon!
- push your spaceship's engine past its safety limit!
- incite a slave revolt in the antimatter furnace!
- escape a killer robot in the air ducts!
- talk back to a villain monologue!
🚀👽🤖🛸🌌
- sword-fight an alien cyborg on the moon!
- push your spaceship's engine past its safety limit!
- incite a slave revolt in the antimatter furnace!
- escape a killer robot in the air ducts!
- talk back to a villain monologue!
🚀👽🤖🛸🌌
What are five things in your upcoming release?
- repressed lesbians
- gore sex dreams
- stop motion animation
- weird festivals
- pagan rabbit gods
🍑🩸📯🎉🐰
- repressed lesbians
- gore sex dreams
- stop motion animation
- weird festivals
- pagan rabbit gods
🍑🩸📯🎉🐰
What are five things in your upcoming release?
- Family values
- Murder
- Weird gay sex
- A perky Goth making friends wherever she goes
- The worst person you have ever met (multiple)
📚💙📚🌈📚🏳️⚧️
- Family values
- Murder
- Weird gay sex
- A perky Goth making friends wherever she goes
- The worst person you have ever met (multiple)
📚💙📚🌈📚🏳️⚧️
January 18, 2026 at 9:22 PM
What are five things in your upcoming release?
- sword-fight an alien cyborg on the moon!
- push your spaceship's engine past its safety limit!
- incite a slave revolt in the antimatter furnace!
- escape a killer robot in the air ducts!
- talk back to a villain monologue!
🚀👽🤖🛸🌌
- sword-fight an alien cyborg on the moon!
- push your spaceship's engine past its safety limit!
- incite a slave revolt in the antimatter furnace!
- escape a killer robot in the air ducts!
- talk back to a villain monologue!
🚀👽🤖🛸🌌
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neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
January 17, 2026 at 2:52 PM
neolithic guys get pissed if you tell them their cultures are organized by the type of pots and jewelry they made. "we called ourselves the blood hunters" "we conquered villages far beyond this horizon" sorry bud you're the western linear pottery culture now
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RuneScape is older than ICE
I'm just going to point out that ICE is about 23 years old. It was formed as part of the response to 9/11 and was reactionary, performative, and racist from the start.
Its not eternal. This is not a thousand-year Reich.
Its not eternal. This is not a thousand-year Reich.
January 16, 2026 at 3:57 PM
RuneScape is older than ICE
I've just released Beyond the Chiron Gate version 1.1.7. As well as fixing some minor bugs, this should make the layout adapt to phone screens with inset cameras so the camera doesn't hide part of the interface.
spacegoblingames.itch.io/beyond-the-c...
spacegoblingames.itch.io/beyond-the-c...
Beyond the Chiron Gate by Space Goblin Games
Text-based space exploration game
spacegoblingames.itch.io
January 15, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I've just released Beyond the Chiron Gate version 1.1.7. As well as fixing some minor bugs, this should make the layout adapt to phone screens with inset cameras so the camera doesn't hide part of the interface.
spacegoblingames.itch.io/beyond-the-c...
spacegoblingames.itch.io/beyond-the-c...
Vancouver people: The Vancouver School Board is planning to introduce generative AI into classrooms, here's a petition to ask them not to.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
Voice AI Concerns to Vancouver School Board
Vancouver School Board (VSB) are planning to collaborate with Microsoft to introduce Generative AI into classrooms.
As parents and guardians of children at VSB schools, we do not consent to our child...
actionnetwork.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Vancouver people: The Vancouver School Board is planning to introduce generative AI into classrooms, here's a petition to ask them not to.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
actionnetwork.org/petitions/vo...
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January 10, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.
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The No ICE in Minnesota charity bundle submission period is now open: itch.io/jam/no-ice-i...
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
January 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The No ICE in Minnesota charity bundle submission period is now open: itch.io/jam/no-ice-i...
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February