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I don't actually *know* that my late great-uncle worked at Bletchley. But the available evidence suggests he did. Here's what I know.
I inherited a few things when he died - not in his will, but just collected from his attic. One of these is significant, and linked.
I inherited a few things when he died - not in his will, but just collected from his attic. One of these is significant, and linked.
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 28, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I don't actually *know* that my late great-uncle worked at Bletchley. But the available evidence suggests he did. Here's what I know.
I inherited a few things when he died - not in his will, but just collected from his attic. One of these is significant, and linked.
I inherited a few things when he died - not in his will, but just collected from his attic. One of these is significant, and linked.
Check out the spoiler-laden conclusion, where we ask the devs all the deep questions about the ending of this truly epic game. A huge thank you to everyone present for this chat. <3 Join us for this (nearly) 4 hour hour long finale episode!
Into the Depths: Caves of Qud Finale
We're joined by @ectafoole.bsky.social, @unormal.bsky.social, and @jfg.land, with special guest host @thisisstar.bsky.social, to discuss the challenge of finishing a game you've been making for 18 years... and what comes next.
secretlives.games/into-the-dep...
We're joined by @ectafoole.bsky.social, @unormal.bsky.social, and @jfg.land, with special guest host @thisisstar.bsky.social, to discuss the challenge of finishing a game you've been making for 18 years... and what comes next.
secretlives.games/into-the-dep...
The Secret Lives of Games: Into the Depths: Caves of Qud Finale
We’re proud to present the final installment of our over-a-year-long Into the Depths series on , as well as our last episode with our recently retired Eggplant branding. Caves of Qud is a massive open...
secretlives.games
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Check out the spoiler-laden conclusion, where we ask the devs all the deep questions about the ending of this truly epic game. A huge thank you to everyone present for this chat. <3 Join us for this (nearly) 4 hour hour long finale episode!
A triumphant moment compared to most of the times I accidentally ruined Nanao’s life in this game.
November 21, 2025 at 3:54 AM
A triumphant moment compared to most of the times I accidentally ruined Nanao’s life in this game.
We're live now! Come hang!
I’m streaming tomorrow with pals!
@robdubbin.bsky.social @bijan.bsky.social @garrett.bsky.social @teddydief.com
Join the discord now to save the date: starfriends.online/stream
@robdubbin.bsky.social @bijan.bsky.social @garrett.bsky.social @teddydief.com
Join the discord now to save the date: starfriends.online/stream
November 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
We're live now! Come hang!
I’m streaming tomorrow with pals!
@robdubbin.bsky.social @bijan.bsky.social @garrett.bsky.social @teddydief.com
Join the discord now to save the date: starfriends.online/stream
@robdubbin.bsky.social @bijan.bsky.social @garrett.bsky.social @teddydief.com
Join the discord now to save the date: starfriends.online/stream
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
I’m streaming tomorrow with pals!
@robdubbin.bsky.social @bijan.bsky.social @garrett.bsky.social @teddydief.com
Join the discord now to save the date: starfriends.online/stream
@robdubbin.bsky.social @bijan.bsky.social @garrett.bsky.social @teddydief.com
Join the discord now to save the date: starfriends.online/stream
Friends, for the first time ever, my Game of the Year for this year is shaping up to be the same one as last year. Tell me what I missed that I should get in before the year is over.
November 9, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Friends, for the first time ever, my Game of the Year for this year is shaping up to be the same one as last year. Tell me what I missed that I should get in before the year is over.
This is more or less a free comic lettering 101 course
Some BETTER LETTERER for you. And before the inevitable "that's not how I do it" replies, keep in mind that, by and large, this is how it's done in pro American comics (Marvel, DC, etc.) I've worked for all of them. More tips: blambot.com/pages/letter...
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 AM
This is more or less a free comic lettering 101 course
Congrats friends!
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Congrats friends!
The Briefs games are out!
Our 2025 series is out now!
The CHEESE is here with three games by talented developers.
The cheesy, the cheesying, the cheese-able all playable for free here:
itch.io/b/3301/brief...
You wanted shorter artsier games? You'd better pick the bundle up!
The CHEESE is here with three games by talented developers.
The cheesy, the cheesying, the cheese-able all playable for free here:
itch.io/b/3301/brief...
You wanted shorter artsier games? You'd better pick the bundle up!
October 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The Briefs games are out!
Hello Friends! Today is my birthday. Please tell me something that made your day a little better, send me a poem, recommend a piece of excellent media, or share a science fact. I hope you’re doing great.
October 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Hello Friends! Today is my birthday. Please tell me something that made your day a little better, send me a poem, recommend a piece of excellent media, or share a science fact. I hope you’re doing great.
Frank made a new game! I haven’t played this yet, but when he explained what it was to me at GDC last year it sounded extremely wild. Gonna check out this demo this weekend!
We made a new game. It’s called Q-UP. It’s a coin flipping eSport. There’s a free demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...
Q-UP on Steam
Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator,...
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September 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Frank made a new game! I haven’t played this yet, but when he explained what it was to me at GDC last year it sounded extremely wild. Gonna check out this demo this weekend!
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FREE STUFF: Found a huge box of art prints of my illustrations from back in the day in the basement. If you’re in SF and can pick up, I’d love to give you some for free. DM me or reply for more info. These are 8.5 x 11 on heavy card stock. Other freebies in the next post!
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
FREE STUFF: Found a huge box of art prints of my illustrations from back in the day in the basement. If you’re in SF and can pick up, I’d love to give you some for free. DM me or reply for more info. These are 8.5 x 11 on heavy card stock. Other freebies in the next post!
FREE STUFF: Found a huge box of art prints of my illustrations from back in the day in the basement. If you’re in SF and can pick up, I’d love to give you some for free. DM me or reply for more info. These are 8.5 x 11 on heavy card stock. Other freebies in the next post!
September 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
FREE STUFF: Found a huge box of art prints of my illustrations from back in the day in the basement. If you’re in SF and can pick up, I’d love to give you some for free. DM me or reply for more info. These are 8.5 x 11 on heavy card stock. Other freebies in the next post!
I recommend this whole bundle, but like, Red Strings Club for 2.99? That’s something you should go play if you haven’t yet.
You can get everything we've ever done cheaper than Silksong!
Including our latest short experience Many Nights a Whisper.
And it's way easier to complete than Silksong! (Well, maybe not Gods Will Be Watching)
store.steampowered.com/bundle/6097/...
Including our latest short experience Many Nights a Whisper.
And it's way easier to complete than Silksong! (Well, maybe not Gods Will Be Watching)
store.steampowered.com/bundle/6097/...
Save 67% on Deconstructeam Bundle on Steam
The Deconstructeam Bundle includes both The Red Strings Club and Gods Will Be Watching.
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September 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
I recommend this whole bundle, but like, Red Strings Club for 2.99? That’s something you should go play if you haven’t yet.
Oh hey! HoloVista is Game of the Day today on the App Store. If you haven’t checked it out yet, today is a great day for it.
September 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Oh hey! HoloVista is Game of the Day today on the App Store. If you haven’t checked it out yet, today is a great day for it.
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I keep thinking about "3D impressionism" as a much needed term for the way we think about art direction in games
To me measuring how "better" or "worse" the graphics are only in terms of their relation to reality is like claiming the photo of a street in Arles is objectively superior to Van Gogh
To me measuring how "better" or "worse" the graphics are only in terms of their relation to reality is like claiming the photo of a street in Arles is objectively superior to Van Gogh
September 9, 2025 at 9:55 AM
I keep thinking about "3D impressionism" as a much needed term for the way we think about art direction in games
To me measuring how "better" or "worse" the graphics are only in terms of their relation to reality is like claiming the photo of a street in Arles is objectively superior to Van Gogh
To me measuring how "better" or "worse" the graphics are only in terms of their relation to reality is like claiming the photo of a street in Arles is objectively superior to Van Gogh
Post a PERFECT album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana or Pearl Jam
September 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Post a PERFECT album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana or Pearl Jam
Post one of the most haunting shots in movie history from a film made before the year 2000
August 13, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Post one of the most haunting shots in movie history from a film made before the year 2000
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2021, 8 colors, pixelart
August 9, 2025 at 7:32 PM
2021, 8 colors, pixelart
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UFO50 lands on the switch LATER TODAY, maybe even by the time you read this. this game has now joyously commanded great swathes of my attention for the better part of a year — mainly on a steamdeck bc it’s such an ideal portable experience. if you have a switch but not UFO50, it’s a huge day for you
August 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
UFO50 lands on the switch LATER TODAY, maybe even by the time you read this. this game has now joyously commanded great swathes of my attention for the better part of a year — mainly on a steamdeck bc it’s such an ideal portable experience. if you have a switch but not UFO50, it’s a huge day for you
Disco Elysium (2019)
“Scientists have discovered a giant new species of stick insect in Australia, which is over 15 inches long and researchers say may be the heaviest insect in the country.”
Via ABC News
Via ABC News
August 1, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Disco Elysium (2019)
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Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from July 26, 1908. One of the most well known installments of the comic strip.
July 26, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay from July 26, 1908. One of the most well known installments of the comic strip.
SDCC attending pals, go find @nicktierce.com!
Added some interactivity to my Blue Prince cosplay for San Diego Comic Con. Those who spot me will be invited to draft a room sticker and place it on my blueprint!
Be one of the first to help me assemble a convention-exclusive house layout, and I just might have a floorplan upgrade disk for you.
Be one of the first to help me assemble a convention-exclusive house layout, and I just might have a floorplan upgrade disk for you.
![A close-up of a green post-it note on a blueprint that reads "Experiment #25: For every attendee who recognizes you, invite them to draft to a room. SUCCESSFUL TRIGGERS: [blank] "](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:dkqfolehi6cblrznlr3rf463/bafkreib2i52hcg3xoq5epkf2zh5fppuroc4a36fybzawvah7ah4rijpjcq@jpeg)
July 23, 2025 at 12:06 PM
SDCC attending pals, go find @nicktierce.com!
No homecoming would be complete without a visit to Worcester’s best fountain.
July 22, 2025 at 3:20 PM
No homecoming would be complete without a visit to Worcester’s best fountain.
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Twenty more old Japanese matchbox labels, scanned for your pleasure. www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/l...
July 18, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Twenty more old Japanese matchbox labels, scanned for your pleasure. www.presentandcorrect.com/blogs/blog/l...