Amanda @ The Indie Game Cafe
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New place to find all the things about me, including a few creative writing samples. Feel free to say howdy!
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It's snowing! www.youtube.com/live/mpcvRHL...
UND Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences Skycam - West (Grand Forks, ND)
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December 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
It's snowing! www.youtube.com/live/mpcvRHL...
Y'all are playing No Man's Sky and I'm finally getting to this 2021 gem. 🤣
December 8, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Y'all are playing No Man's Sky and I'm finally getting to this 2021 gem. 🤣
And the fact it tackled those things, things that people experience so differentlyfrom one another, just makes it an even bigger accomplishment.
If I had to pick ONE, Wanderstop is my GOTY. @ivyroadgames.bsky.social told a story we've all experienced, whether it's burnout, self-doubt, imposter syndrome, or not feeling like you're enough, and it did not get enough love.
I still think about Alta and Boro and making tea on the regular.
I still think about Alta and Boro and making tea on the regular.
a person in a video game holding flowers and a purple flower
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December 7, 2025 at 7:03 PM
And the fact it tackled those things, things that people experience so differentlyfrom one another, just makes it an even bigger accomplishment.
If I had to pick ONE, Wanderstop is my GOTY. @ivyroadgames.bsky.social told a story we've all experienced, whether it's burnout, self-doubt, imposter syndrome, or not feeling like you're enough, and it did not get enough love.
I still think about Alta and Boro and making tea on the regular.
I still think about Alta and Boro and making tea on the regular.
a person in a video game holding flowers and a purple flower
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December 7, 2025 at 6:40 PM
If I had to pick ONE, Wanderstop is my GOTY. @ivyroadgames.bsky.social told a story we've all experienced, whether it's burnout, self-doubt, imposter syndrome, or not feeling like you're enough, and it did not get enough love.
I still think about Alta and Boro and making tea on the regular.
I still think about Alta and Boro and making tea on the regular.
Tomorrow will mark 8 years since In The Valley of Gods was announced and I still haven't given up hope it'll come out.
Someday.
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Someday.
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In The Valley of Gods World Premiere
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December 7, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Tomorrow will mark 8 years since In The Valley of Gods was announced and I still haven't given up hope it'll come out.
Someday.
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Someday.
youtu.be/UOoKPN2KPhg?...
It feels like it's been a month since Black Friday, but it's only been a week
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December 5, 2025 at 5:52 PM
It feels like it's been a month since Black Friday, but it's only been a week
Throwing my hat in for @critdistance.bsky.social’s #TYIVGB25 event. Wanderstop changed me in some profound ways and this is probably my favorite piece of writing I've done this year.
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Wanderstop Review - The Indie Game Cafe
Tea, trauma, change, and getting in touch with your inner Boro
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December 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Throwing my hat in for @critdistance.bsky.social’s #TYIVGB25 event. Wanderstop changed me in some profound ways and this is probably my favorite piece of writing I've done this year.
www.the-indie-game-cafe.com/wanderstop-r...
www.the-indie-game-cafe.com/wanderstop-r...
I spent and hour and a half in an MRI machine today and you bet I know what they were looking at.
TRUMP: If they want to release my MRI it's ok w/me. It's perfect like my phone call where I got impeached
Q: What part of your body were they were looking at?
TRUMP: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn't the brain bc I took a cognitive test & aced it, which you would be incapable of doing
Q: What part of your body were they were looking at?
TRUMP: I have no idea. It was just an MRI. It wasn't the brain bc I took a cognitive test & aced it, which you would be incapable of doing
December 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
I spent and hour and a half in an MRI machine today and you bet I know what they were looking at.
Brain and spine are scanned, so now it's just time to wait again.
December 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Brain and spine are scanned, so now it's just time to wait again.
I have my six-month post all the hospital stuff MRI tomorrow, so send the vibes.
🤞No new lesions🤞
(I also have a cold, so I'm sure spending an hour and a half in the tube is going to be a ‘great’ time.)
🤞No new lesions🤞
(I also have a cold, so I'm sure spending an hour and a half in the tube is going to be a ‘great’ time.)
November 30, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I have my six-month post all the hospital stuff MRI tomorrow, so send the vibes.
🤞No new lesions🤞
(I also have a cold, so I'm sure spending an hour and a half in the tube is going to be a ‘great’ time.)
🤞No new lesions🤞
(I also have a cold, so I'm sure spending an hour and a half in the tube is going to be a ‘great’ time.)
Survived my [REDACTED] Black Friday as a retail employee but boy, am I tired.
November 28, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Survived my [REDACTED] Black Friday as a retail employee but boy, am I tired.
Literally hanging out under a counter with an adorable goldendoodle at Thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Literally hanging out under a counter with an adorable goldendoodle at Thanksgiving
Scarlet Hollow fans may be the best out there? I’ve gotten so many replies and messages and such in these past few days.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Scarlet Hollow fans may be the best out there? I’ve gotten so many replies and messages and such in these past few days.
I recorded my first foray into Scarlet Hollow, and oooooh boy, people were NOT WRONG that this game is great.
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Better Late Than Never: Scarlet Hollow
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November 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I recorded my first foray into Scarlet Hollow, and oooooh boy, people were NOT WRONG that this game is great.
youtu.be/DxgjFdoUF8A
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IT’S SNOWING LETS GOOOOOOOO
November 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
IT’S SNOWING LETS GOOOOOOOO
GOOD GOD.
Ok, I need the scoop on this. I know there's four episodes out and a fifth to come in February, but maybe do I wait for that fifth episode to release before I get the full thing?
Ok, I need the scoop on this. I know there's four episodes out and a fifth to come in February, but maybe do I wait for that fifth episode to release before I get the full thing?
Starting a new thing that I call "Better Late Than Never." Today's edition is the first episode of Scarlet Hollow from @blacktabbygames.com
Wish me luck?
Wish me luck?
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
GOOD GOD.
Ok, I need the scoop on this. I know there's four episodes out and a fifth to come in February, but maybe do I wait for that fifth episode to release before I get the full thing?
Ok, I need the scoop on this. I know there's four episodes out and a fifth to come in February, but maybe do I wait for that fifth episode to release before I get the full thing?
Starting a new thing that I call "Better Late Than Never." Today's edition is the first episode of Scarlet Hollow from @blacktabbygames.com
Wish me luck?
Wish me luck?
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Starting a new thing that I call "Better Late Than Never." Today's edition is the first episode of Scarlet Hollow from @blacktabbygames.com
Wish me luck?
Wish me luck?
AHHHHHHHHH
The Greenhearth Necromancer demo is now available! ✨🌱💀
Start your magical journey and:
🌱 Grow & care for a balcony of plants!
✨ Try out some spells, potions, and rituals!
👋 Meet + greet some of your fellow neighbours!
+ sandbox play, achievements, & more!*
➡ store.steampowered.com/app/2127570/...
Start your magical journey and:
🌱 Grow & care for a balcony of plants!
✨ Try out some spells, potions, and rituals!
👋 Meet + greet some of your fellow neighbours!
+ sandbox play, achievements, & more!*
➡ store.steampowered.com/app/2127570/...
November 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
AHHHHHHHHH
New on The Indie Game Cafe today! If you’re in the market for a game that delivers strong visuals, a memorable soundtrack, clever environmental puzzles (and you’re okay with challenging and sometimes maddening boss fights), Princess of the Water Lilies is well worth your time.
tr.ee/water-lilies
tr.ee/water-lilies
Princess of the Water Lilies Review - The Indie Game Cafe
What happens when a bunch of frogs raise a cat in a magical glade? Princess of the Water Lilies is yet another reason to pay attention to the growing and bustling game development scene in Southeast A...
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November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
New on The Indie Game Cafe today! If you’re in the market for a game that delivers strong visuals, a memorable soundtrack, clever environmental puzzles (and you’re okay with challenging and sometimes maddening boss fights), Princess of the Water Lilies is well worth your time.
tr.ee/water-lilies
tr.ee/water-lilies
GUYS this is a banger of a puzzler, and not to mention, it's adorbs. More than worth it for $8.
November 22, 2025 at 1:08 AM
GUYS this is a banger of a puzzler, and not to mention, it's adorbs. More than worth it for $8.
DUUUUUDES I'm so here for this.
We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
TR-49 on Steam
Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:29 PM
DUUUUUDES I'm so here for this.
Princess of the Water Lilies is out today! Thanks to @prhound.bsky.social I had the opportunity to play it a bit early. (I'm still crafting my full review about it, but you guys know how real life is. And my day job being retail...)
store.steampowered.com/app/3102340
(More below 🧵) #indiegames
store.steampowered.com/app/3102340
(More below 🧵) #indiegames
Princess of the Water Lilies on Steam
Step into the paws of a brave cat raised by frogs, venturing through hand-drawn biomes to unravel the mystery of mechanical creatures threatening your tranquil world. Explore beautifully crafted envir...
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Princess of the Water Lilies is out today! Thanks to @prhound.bsky.social I had the opportunity to play it a bit early. (I'm still crafting my full review about it, but you guys know how real life is. And my day job being retail...)
store.steampowered.com/app/3102340
(More below 🧵) #indiegames
store.steampowered.com/app/3102340
(More below 🧵) #indiegames
Birthday girl!
Arya Bark, First of Her Name is 12 years old today ☺️
Arya Bark, First of Her Name is 12 years old today ☺️
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Birthday girl!
Arya Bark, First of Her Name is 12 years old today ☺️
Arya Bark, First of Her Name is 12 years old today ☺️
Stargate Announcement | Prime Video
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November 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Ok Hades II, I get the hype now.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Ok Hades II, I get the hype now.