kate
@thegladdestthing.itch.io
she/they, thirties, nb/bi/ace. aa and indie games of all stripes enthusiast. owned by a large tuxie. pfp by @schoute.bsky.social, header from against the storm.
currently playing: v3, rimworld, suzerain
currently playing: v3, rimworld, suzerain
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kate
@thegladdestthing.itch.io
· Apr 21
resharing some of my fave games to pspsps fellow fans:
caves of qud
wildermyth
arco
against the storm
tiny glade
rimworld
children of morta
fields of mistria
dwarf fortress
wh40k rogue trader
pentiment
tyranny
crusader kings 3
pillars of eternity + deadfire
the witcher 3
caves of qud
wildermyth
arco
against the storm
tiny glade
rimworld
children of morta
fields of mistria
dwarf fortress
wh40k rogue trader
pentiment
tyranny
crusader kings 3
pillars of eternity + deadfire
the witcher 3
crucial update:
suzerain.
suzerain.
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This is buying everything now.
December 8, 2025 at 11:53 PM
This is buying everything now.
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"Grand Theft, not wage theft": Rockstar protest in NYC draws tech workers, members of multiple unions
aftermath.site/grand-theft-...
aftermath.site/grand-theft-...
December 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
"Grand Theft, not wage theft": Rockstar protest in NYC draws tech workers, members of multiple unions
aftermath.site/grand-theft-...
aftermath.site/grand-theft-...
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I can not impress upon you how cool The Banished Vault is. The easiest pitch is if you've ever enjoyed a medium to heavy euro game, play it. Did you like the design of Dune? Are you cool with being even a little bit of a freak? Would a black space cathedral on the run interest you? It just rules.
We'll be talking a lot about The Banished Vault this week, and it's on sale until Sunday.
It would mean a lot to us if you shared the game among your friends! I promise a "hey check this out" message is the number one way to get a niche game in front of people who are interested in it.
It would mean a lot to us if you shared the game among your friends! I promise a "hey check this out" message is the number one way to get a niche game in front of people who are interested in it.
December 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I can not impress upon you how cool The Banished Vault is. The easiest pitch is if you've ever enjoyed a medium to heavy euro game, play it. Did you like the design of Dune? Are you cool with being even a little bit of a freak? Would a black space cathedral on the run interest you? It just rules.
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The Avarice Awards holds a mirror to the hollow glamour of The Game Awards, as workers continue to have their livelihoods upended by mass layoffs. We are speaking truth to the powers ruining the game industry with their greed!
Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA
Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The Avarice Awards holds a mirror to the hollow glamour of The Game Awards, as workers continue to have their livelihoods upended by mass layoffs. We are speaking truth to the powers ruining the game industry with their greed!
Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA
Stream begins on December 10th at 7pm PT / 10pm ET on twitch.tv/UVW_CWA
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Quietly chuckling to myself thinking about how mad you have to make DDL to log onto instagram
Daniel Day Lewis came out of Instagram retirement to show support for Paul Dano. King shit.
December 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Quietly chuckling to myself thinking about how mad you have to make DDL to log onto instagram
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I really liked Despelote (do play with a controller if you can) and you should absolutely pick it up. Just a really lovely experience.
This is a very good... trailer? documentary? mockumentary??
despelote was my favorite game that year and has some masterful experiential design in it. I can't recommend it highly enough and I don't even like sports, but sounds like not many people played it
store.steampowered.com/app/2367820/...
despelote was my favorite game that year and has some masterful experiential design in it. I can't recommend it highly enough and I don't even like sports, but sounds like not many people played it
store.steampowered.com/app/2367820/...
December 8, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I really liked Despelote (do play with a controller if you can) and you should absolutely pick it up. Just a really lovely experience.
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Three announcements if you are looking for a game for the holidays!
- dotAGE is currently 30% off!
- Me and @strayfawnstudio.bsky.social bundled! You can get dotAGE and The Wandering village at a nice discount!
- Cool games made by my friends around Italy!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
- dotAGE is currently 30% off!
- Me and @strayfawnstudio.bsky.social bundled! You can get dotAGE and The Wandering village at a nice discount!
- Cool games made by my friends around Italy!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
dotAGE - Discount! Games In Italy! AND dotAGE x the Wandering Village bundle! - Steam News
Hello Elders! I bring some cool news today if you are looking for a cool new game to get for the season! dotAGE 30% OFF First of all, dotAGE is 30% OFF to celebrate the addition of the new Endless gam...
store.steampowered.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Three announcements if you are looking for a game for the holidays!
- dotAGE is currently 30% off!
- Me and @strayfawnstudio.bsky.social bundled! You can get dotAGE and The Wandering village at a nice discount!
- Cool games made by my friends around Italy!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
- dotAGE is currently 30% off!
- Me and @strayfawnstudio.bsky.social bundled! You can get dotAGE and The Wandering village at a nice discount!
- Cool games made by my friends around Italy!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
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This includes media literacy, information literacy, visual literacy, and critical literacy as well!
People don't understand what is meant by "literacy" and the "literacy crisis".
Literacy isn't just not being able to physically read. Many people know how to see words and say words, which is basic reading. Literacy is being able to infer the correct information from what you read.
Literacy isn't just not being able to physically read. Many people know how to see words and say words, which is basic reading. Literacy is being able to infer the correct information from what you read.
December 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
This includes media literacy, information literacy, visual literacy, and critical literacy as well!
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You can also sign up for Caves of Qud updates which is also still ongoing!
December 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
You can also sign up for Caves of Qud updates which is also still ongoing!
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extremely sharp thoughts on horses and the discourse around it, from harper
I played Horses this weekend and I wrote down some messy thoughts not only on the game but especially on the specter of formalism that emerged to haunt us all for a moment.
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8023277...
transgamerthoughts.com/post/8023277...
I Hope You Get To Live Your Entire Life As A Human
I thought this was going to be a review of my time with Santa Ragione's Horses, the controversial art game recently banned from Steam and the Epic Store. To some extent, this will be that but after...
transgamerthoughts.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:01 PM
extremely sharp thoughts on horses and the discourse around it, from harper
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"back in my day i paid a single time for a piece of software that actually did the thing it said"
you are just a luddite afraid of RELENTLESS innovation
you are just a luddite afraid of RELENTLESS innovation
December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
"back in my day i paid a single time for a piece of software that actually did the thing it said"
you are just a luddite afraid of RELENTLESS innovation
you are just a luddite afraid of RELENTLESS innovation
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So do we think this person uses their rearview mirror or nah
December 8, 2025 at 4:43 PM
So do we think this person uses their rearview mirror or nah
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars, LOTR, or Marvel.
December 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Movie you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars, LOTR, or Marvel.
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caves of qud
this is the obvious correct answer and I do not know why you would buy water from these goop merchants
I thought the research was interesting, even if the conclusions it came to were unsurprising. What bugs me is that it's so busy trying to wring Meaning out of the information that it never gets around to pointing out that you can just buy the concentrate yourself and add your own water
December 8, 2025 at 7:48 AM
caves of qud
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this kills me. it also becomes hilariously absurd as time moves forward. "How dare you say that behavior was sexist! The culture and morals of the time were different, it was 2006!"
this formulation also seems to hold for the 19th Century - "of course you have to understand Cecil Rhodes in the context of his time, it was normal to be a racist and white supremacist back then", followed by the idea that the British Empire was basically benign.
December 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
this kills me. it also becomes hilariously absurd as time moves forward. "How dare you say that behavior was sexist! The culture and morals of the time were different, it was 2006!"
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Fmr. VA Gov. Jim Gilmore: What Hegseth et al Are Doing Is a “War Crime” IF It’s a War, “Straight-Up Murder” If It’s Not a War
bluevirginia.us/2025/12/audi...
bluevirginia.us/2025/12/audi...
Audio: Fmr. VA Gov. Jim Gilmore, a Conservative Republican Who Served in the Military, Says What Hegseth et al Are Doing Is a “War Crime” IF It’s a War, “Straight-Up Murder” If It’s Not a War
In stark contrast to lawless, sadistic, unAmerican U.S. Senators like far-right-Republican Tom Cotton (who insanely said "the first strike, the second strike, and the third and the fourth strike on Se...
bluevirginia.us
December 8, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Fmr. VA Gov. Jim Gilmore: What Hegseth et al Are Doing Is a “War Crime” IF It’s a War, “Straight-Up Murder” If It’s Not a War
bluevirginia.us/2025/12/audi...
bluevirginia.us/2025/12/audi...
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can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
December 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
can't stop watching this clip of a tesla Optimus teleoperator taking his headset off before properly logging out the robot
watched an episode of tiny creatures on netflix as a bonding activity with the boy.
December 8, 2025 at 6:31 AM
watched an episode of tiny creatures on netflix as a bonding activity with the boy.
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"The Six Day Stilt rises from the dunes like a petrified kraken corpse..."
Today it's a #CavesOfQud #fanart
#pixelart #pixel_dailies #desert
Today it's a #CavesOfQud #fanart
#pixelart #pixel_dailies #desert
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
"The Six Day Stilt rises from the dunes like a petrified kraken corpse..."
Today it's a #CavesOfQud #fanart
#pixelart #pixel_dailies #desert
Today it's a #CavesOfQud #fanart
#pixelart #pixel_dailies #desert
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i just wanted to learn more about a guy from Crusader Kings 3 and now i have no choice but to learn about every notable person who has ever died on a toilet
December 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
i just wanted to learn more about a guy from Crusader Kings 3 and now i have no choice but to learn about every notable person who has ever died on a toilet
yes, i will keep making threads about fascism in an indie game's subreddit like a broken record. sorry about that. it bothers me. i'm bothered.
December 7, 2025 at 10:39 PM
yes, i will keep making threads about fascism in an indie game's subreddit like a broken record. sorry about that. it bothers me. i'm bothered.
the hitler fancam has now been up for over two hours with over sixty upvotes. this is beyond passive tolerance. it's open acceptance. everyone involved in allowing this bigotry to continue in the game's officially endorsed subreddit should feel a deep and abiding shame over it.
December 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
the hitler fancam has now been up for over two hours with over sixty upvotes. this is beyond passive tolerance. it's open acceptance. everyone involved in allowing this bigotry to continue in the game's officially endorsed subreddit should feel a deep and abiding shame over it.
it's never, ever worth touching the toxic waste dump. this is sick, and the actual no joke fascists in the suzerain subreddit skate by on the paper thin pretense that it's just "roleplay"
December 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
it's never, ever worth touching the toxic waste dump. this is sick, and the actual no joke fascists in the suzerain subreddit skate by on the paper thin pretense that it's just "roleplay"
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every time I see an A-list actor in an ad for some slot machine phone game, I think about how Bill Murray's character in Lost in Translation doing advertisements is framed as basically the highest form of humiliation an actor could go through.
December 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
every time I see an A-list actor in an ad for some slot machine phone game, I think about how Bill Murray's character in Lost in Translation doing advertisements is framed as basically the highest form of humiliation an actor could go through.