Celia
@celia-14.bsky.social
💜 Hobbyist gamedev at https://celia14.itch.io
✨ Making a narrative daily puzzle: https://the-daily-spell.com
🔎 Big fan of thinky, story-focused, and cute games
🏷️ She/her
✨ Making a narrative daily puzzle: https://the-daily-spell.com
🔎 Big fan of thinky, story-focused, and cute games
🏷️ She/her
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Celia
@celia-14.bsky.social
· Aug 15
jamwitch
jamwitch.itch.io
Some Jamwitch Games highlights from me and @rosekeller.bsky.social:
💙Nothing to Say is a sweet letter-unlocking dating sim
💜The Case of the Dungeon Descent is a non-linear mystery like Her Story
🩷Interstellar Connection is a puzzle game with an unfolding story
jamwitch.itch.io
#gamedev #indiedev
💙Nothing to Say is a sweet letter-unlocking dating sim
💜The Case of the Dungeon Descent is a non-linear mystery like Her Story
🩷Interstellar Connection is a puzzle game with an unfolding story
jamwitch.itch.io
#gamedev #indiedev
I just want to give a huge shoutout to @roottrees.com, a game that completely changed my 2025.
First off, the game: the combination of search with fill-in-the-blank deduction hit the spot for me and made me eager for more. It kicked off a year of playing, thinking about, and making deduction games.
First off, the game: the combination of search with fill-in-the-blank deduction hit the spot for me and made me eager for more. It kicked off a year of playing, thinking about, and making deduction games.
December 31, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I just want to give a huge shoutout to @roottrees.com, a game that completely changed my 2025.
First off, the game: the combination of search with fill-in-the-blank deduction hit the spot for me and made me eager for more. It kicked off a year of playing, thinking about, and making deduction games.
First off, the game: the combination of search with fill-in-the-blank deduction hit the spot for me and made me eager for more. It kicked off a year of playing, thinking about, and making deduction games.
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It's Thinky Awards season! The fine folks at @thinkygames.com invited me to be a juror again, so here's my brief impressions of all the nominees I played. There are a few days left in the Steam winter sale and many of these are discounted, so check them out!
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david.reviews/articles/thi...
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david.reviews/articles/thi...
Thinky Awards 2025 Nominee Impressions
First impressions of many 2025 Thinky Award nominees.
david.reviews
December 31, 2025 at 4:26 AM
It's Thinky Awards season! The fine folks at @thinkygames.com invited me to be a juror again, so here's my brief impressions of all the nominees I played. There are a few days left in the Steam winter sale and many of these are discounted, so check them out!
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david.reviews/articles/thi...
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david.reviews/articles/thi...
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(17/31) My Friends the Monster Trainers (by @celia-14.bsky.social) is a bite-sized Roottrees-style game where you identify information about Pokemon. It's extremely charming and plays in a single sitting. More please!
celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...
celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...
My Friends the Monster Trainers by Celia, jamwitch
A short narrative deduction game about collectible monsters 👾
celia14.itch.io
December 31, 2025 at 4:26 AM
(17/31) My Friends the Monster Trainers (by @celia-14.bsky.social) is a bite-sized Roottrees-style game where you identify information about Pokemon. It's extremely charming and plays in a single sitting. More please!
celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...
celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...
Such a useful list from a detective game expert! This was a great reminder of all the small, free games out there that I really want to try, as well as the awesome Steam releases this year. Thanks for highlighting this great year for detective games!!
Here is my thread of all the Detective games I am aware of that came out in 2025. It’s organized in mostly alphabetical order, and contains both detective themed and detecting mechanic games. You can find them on Steam unless I note on the game
December 31, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Such a useful list from a detective game expert! This was a great reminder of all the small, free games out there that I really want to try, as well as the awesome Steam releases this year. Thanks for highlighting this great year for detective games!!
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My Friends The Monster Trainers from @celia-14.bsky.social 'Gotta deduce 'em all! is an amazing tagline for this game, mixing deduction and the world of monster training. Play this. That's an order.
celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...
celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...
My Friends the Monster Trainers by Celia, jamwitch
A short narrative deduction game about collectible monsters 👾
celia14.itch.io
December 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
My Friends The Monster Trainers from @celia-14.bsky.social 'Gotta deduce 'em all! is an amazing tagline for this game, mixing deduction and the world of monster training. Play this. That's an order.
celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...
celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...
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The Case of the Dungeon Descent from @celia-14.bsky.social This game is a short but good game about discovering the events of the past with searching for scenes, and deducing more leads. A must try!
jamwitch.itch.io/the-case-of-...
jamwitch.itch.io/the-case-of-...
The Case of the Dungeon Descent by jamwitch, Celia, Rose
Scry to investigate the princess's fate
jamwitch.itch.io
December 31, 2025 at 10:29 AM
The Case of the Dungeon Descent from @celia-14.bsky.social This game is a short but good game about discovering the events of the past with searching for scenes, and deducing more leads. A must try!
jamwitch.itch.io/the-case-of-...
jamwitch.itch.io/the-case-of-...
New devlog for The Daily Spell focused on combining story with a daily puzzle!
Featuring how I was inspired by @gamesam.bsky.social, @milkbaggames.bsky.social, and @thinkygames.com's daily games (for better or worse?? 😄) and how great drop quote puzzles are.
jamwitch.itch.io/the-daily-sp...
Featuring how I was inspired by @gamesam.bsky.social, @milkbaggames.bsky.social, and @thinkygames.com's daily games (for better or worse?? 😄) and how great drop quote puzzles are.
jamwitch.itch.io/the-daily-sp...
Adding narrative to a daily word puzzle in The Daily Spell
The Daily Spell is a daily puzzle with an ongoing fantasy story. As a huge fan of daily puzzle games, I was excited to experiment with combining the daily format with an ongoing narrative and see what...
jamwitch.itch.io
December 30, 2025 at 6:01 PM
New devlog for The Daily Spell focused on combining story with a daily puzzle!
Featuring how I was inspired by @gamesam.bsky.social, @milkbaggames.bsky.social, and @thinkygames.com's daily games (for better or worse?? 😄) and how great drop quote puzzles are.
jamwitch.itch.io/the-daily-sp...
Featuring how I was inspired by @gamesam.bsky.social, @milkbaggames.bsky.social, and @thinkygames.com's daily games (for better or worse?? 😄) and how great drop quote puzzles are.
jamwitch.itch.io/the-daily-sp...
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Find the Frog (@willow-flame.bsky.social)
"At the prince's birthday party, people have started turning into frogs! Use your magic powers to turn them back!"
PWYC to download / play on itch.io - Windows, Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/12/30/f...
"At the prince's birthday party, people have started turning into frogs! Use your magic powers to turn them back!"
PWYC to download / play on itch.io - Windows, Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/12/30/f...
December 30, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Find the Frog (@willow-flame.bsky.social)
"At the prince's birthday party, people have started turning into frogs! Use your magic powers to turn them back!"
PWYC to download / play on itch.io - Windows, Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/12/30/f...
"At the prince's birthday party, people have started turning into frogs! Use your magic powers to turn them back!"
PWYC to download / play on itch.io - Windows, Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/12/30/f...
2025 was a big year for me in gamedev! Rose and I normally make a jam game or two a year, but this year I also happened to stumble into a really nice community of narrative deduction game fans and got inspired to dive even deeper.
🧵 This is a Jamwitch 2025 recap thread!
jamwitch.itch.io
🧵 This is a Jamwitch 2025 recap thread!
jamwitch.itch.io
jamwitch
jamwitch.itch.io
December 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
2025 was a big year for me in gamedev! Rose and I normally make a jam game or two a year, but this year I also happened to stumble into a really nice community of narrative deduction game fans and got inspired to dive even deeper.
🧵 This is a Jamwitch 2025 recap thread!
jamwitch.itch.io
🧵 This is a Jamwitch 2025 recap thread!
jamwitch.itch.io
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Reminder to vote for the Thinky Awards! If you're into deduction games that'll have you busting out a physical notebook, @roottrees.com is nominated in a few categories. Also, The Incident at Galley House should be your "Most Anticipated Game."
As for "Best Content Creator," follow your instincts!
As for "Best Content Creator," follow your instincts!
Vote in the 3rd annual Thinky Awards · Thinky Games
Vote for the best thinky game of 2025, your most anticipated game, and your favorite content creator in the latest Thinky Awards.
thinkygames.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Reminder to vote for the Thinky Awards! If you're into deduction games that'll have you busting out a physical notebook, @roottrees.com is nominated in a few categories. Also, The Incident at Galley House should be your "Most Anticipated Game."
As for "Best Content Creator," follow your instincts!
As for "Best Content Creator," follow your instincts!
Hearing a real author whose books I loved is enjoying my experiment in narrative x daily puzzles really made my day!! 💕
People enjoying the The Daily Spell makes me excited to keep going with it and doing my best! 💪
People enjoying the The Daily Spell makes me excited to keep going with it and doing my best! 💪
Courtesy of @gamesam.bsky.social’s newsletter I’ve learned of THE DAILY SPELL, a very charming game that unlocks narrative content when you solve a scrambled headline
Breaking news from ✨The Daily Spell✨!
I solved the Monday, November 10 puzzle in 3m 18s.
the-daily-spell.com
Breaking news from ✨The Daily Spell✨!
I solved the Monday, November 10 puzzle in 3m 18s.
the-daily-spell.com
the-daily-spell.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Hearing a real author whose books I loved is enjoying my experiment in narrative x daily puzzles really made my day!! 💕
People enjoying the The Daily Spell makes me excited to keep going with it and doing my best! 💪
People enjoying the The Daily Spell makes me excited to keep going with it and doing my best! 💪
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Also I couldn’t sleep last night & self-soothing by playing this game was like reading a short story by setting type & I mean that as a compliment
Courtesy of @gamesam.bsky.social’s newsletter I’ve learned of THE DAILY SPELL, a very charming game that unlocks narrative content when you solve a scrambled headline
Breaking news from ✨The Daily Spell✨!
I solved the Monday, November 10 puzzle in 3m 18s.
the-daily-spell.com
Breaking news from ✨The Daily Spell✨!
I solved the Monday, November 10 puzzle in 3m 18s.
the-daily-spell.com
the-daily-spell.com
December 25, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Also I couldn’t sleep last night & self-soothing by playing this game was like reading a short story by setting type & I mean that as a compliment
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Happy Holidays from Evil Trout Inc! Here's a little Christmas Card we made to thank our fans for an amazing year and to tease our next game, The Incident at Galley House.
December 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Happy Holidays from Evil Trout Inc! Here's a little Christmas Card we made to thank our fans for an amazing year and to tease our next game, The Incident at Galley House.
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This year I joined the Confounding Calendar again. It's a puzzly advent calendar, each day you get a new game from a different developer.
This is A Confusing Map. Somebody described it as "grandma directions simulator", which is accurate.
Is playable on mobile🗺️
ludipe.itch.io/a-confusing-...
This is A Confusing Map. Somebody described it as "grandma directions simulator", which is accurate.
Is playable on mobile🗺️
ludipe.itch.io/a-confusing-...
A Confusing Map by Ludipe
A short one-level puzzle game about drawing a map
ludipe.itch.io
December 21, 2025 at 8:48 AM
This year I joined the Confounding Calendar again. It's a puzzly advent calendar, each day you get a new game from a different developer.
This is A Confusing Map. Somebody described it as "grandma directions simulator", which is accurate.
Is playable on mobile🗺️
ludipe.itch.io/a-confusing-...
This is A Confusing Map. Somebody described it as "grandma directions simulator", which is accurate.
Is playable on mobile🗺️
ludipe.itch.io/a-confusing-...
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I am working on a new murder mystery game. You are a psychic investigator figuring out what happened on a tobacco plantation in 1930s Borneo where everyone mysteriously disappeared.
Tech demo of how the mechanics of the game will work is up on YouTube:
youtu.be/aeWo1su0Z8Q?...
Tech demo of how the mechanics of the game will work is up on YouTube:
youtu.be/aeWo1su0Z8Q?...
The Red Pearls of Borneo gameplay test
YouTube video by Will Picard
youtu.be
December 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I am working on a new murder mystery game. You are a psychic investigator figuring out what happened on a tobacco plantation in 1930s Borneo where everyone mysteriously disappeared.
Tech demo of how the mechanics of the game will work is up on YouTube:
youtu.be/aeWo1su0Z8Q?...
Tech demo of how the mechanics of the game will work is up on YouTube:
youtu.be/aeWo1su0Z8Q?...
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Gift Jam is back for its 10th edition🎁
Make something small for a friend, your partner, or a relative. Thank them for their help during a hard time or just for making life a little happier. That's the theme!
More info on @itch.io Banner by @isi-cano.itch.io.
itch.io/jam/gift-jam...
Make something small for a friend, your partner, or a relative. Thank them for their help during a hard time or just for making life a little happier. That's the theme!
More info on @itch.io Banner by @isi-cano.itch.io.
itch.io/jam/gift-jam...
Gift Jam 2025
A game jam from 2025-12-21 to 2026-01-06 hosted by Ludipe. Gift Jam is back (10th edition) it's time to make games for those close to you Make something small for a friend, your partner, or a relative...
itch.io
December 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Gift Jam is back for its 10th edition🎁
Make something small for a friend, your partner, or a relative. Thank them for their help during a hard time or just for making life a little happier. That's the theme!
More info on @itch.io Banner by @isi-cano.itch.io.
itch.io/jam/gift-jam...
Make something small for a friend, your partner, or a relative. Thank them for their help during a hard time or just for making life a little happier. That's the theme!
More info on @itch.io Banner by @isi-cano.itch.io.
itch.io/jam/gift-jam...
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Clover's Quadrants has a trailer! If you've wanted to get a better idea of how the game actually plays, this video should help.
Clover's Quadrants - Puzzle Game Prerelease Trailer
YouTube video by Idolon
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Clover's Quadrants has a trailer! If you've wanted to get a better idea of how the game actually plays, this video should help.
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Celia writes so thoughtfully about game design on Discord, so it was fun to come across her devlogs! I highly recommend playing her full catalogue of narrative deduction games - they are each quite different but her narrative voice stands out as a highlight in all of them
New devlog for my Pokemon-inspired deduction game, My Friends the Monster Trainers!
Featuring a lot of my typical narrative deduction design thoughts, a general devlog with some behind-the-scenes screenshots, and what's next for MFTMT!
celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...
#indiedev #gamedev
Featuring a lot of my typical narrative deduction design thoughts, a general devlog with some behind-the-scenes screenshots, and what's next for MFTMT!
celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...
#indiedev #gamedev
Pokemon x deduction: the development of My Friends the Monster Trainers
My Friends the Monster Trainers is Jamwitch’s award-nominated (had to get that in there) Pokemon-inspired narrative deduction game, created for Ludum Dare 58 . In this devlog, I’ll give an overvie...
celia14.itch.io
December 19, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Celia writes so thoughtfully about game design on Discord, so it was fun to come across her devlogs! I highly recommend playing her full catalogue of narrative deduction games - they are each quite different but her narrative voice stands out as a highlight in all of them
New devlog for my Pokemon-inspired deduction game, My Friends the Monster Trainers!
Featuring a lot of my typical narrative deduction design thoughts, a general devlog with some behind-the-scenes screenshots, and what's next for MFTMT!
celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...
#indiedev #gamedev
Featuring a lot of my typical narrative deduction design thoughts, a general devlog with some behind-the-scenes screenshots, and what's next for MFTMT!
celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...
#indiedev #gamedev
Pokemon x deduction: the development of My Friends the Monster Trainers
My Friends the Monster Trainers is Jamwitch’s award-nominated (had to get that in there) Pokemon-inspired narrative deduction game, created for Ludum Dare 58 . In this devlog, I’ll give an overvie...
celia14.itch.io
December 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
New devlog for my Pokemon-inspired deduction game, My Friends the Monster Trainers!
Featuring a lot of my typical narrative deduction design thoughts, a general devlog with some behind-the-scenes screenshots, and what's next for MFTMT!
celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...
#indiedev #gamedev
Featuring a lot of my typical narrative deduction design thoughts, a general devlog with some behind-the-scenes screenshots, and what's next for MFTMT!
celia14.itch.io/my-friends-t...
#indiedev #gamedev
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⚠️ TR-49 -- an archive of books that don't exist ⚠️
We began investigating through a simple prototype - before we built the machine.
The "game" has moved far, far beyond this now. But the old prototype is "playable".
You may find it revealing.
❗ www.inklestudios.com/tr-49/pinboa...
We began investigating through a simple prototype - before we built the machine.
The "game" has moved far, far beyond this now. But the old prototype is "playable".
You may find it revealing.
❗ www.inklestudios.com/tr-49/pinboa...
December 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
⚠️ TR-49 -- an archive of books that don't exist ⚠️
We began investigating through a simple prototype - before we built the machine.
The "game" has moved far, far beyond this now. But the old prototype is "playable".
You may find it revealing.
❗ www.inklestudios.com/tr-49/pinboa...
We began investigating through a simple prototype - before we built the machine.
The "game" has moved far, far beyond this now. But the old prototype is "playable".
You may find it revealing.
❗ www.inklestudios.com/tr-49/pinboa...
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Happy Steam Winter Sale!
Mind Diver is 20% off.
It's got 97% positive.
It's award-winning!
It looks pretty cool.
It's got a nice story.
You get to feel smart.
It makes for a nice present.
It's a game for a refined palate!
You can get it here: store.steampowered.com/app/2259330/...
Mind Diver is 20% off.
It's got 97% positive.
It's award-winning!
It looks pretty cool.
It's got a nice story.
You get to feel smart.
It makes for a nice present.
It's a game for a refined palate!
You can get it here: store.steampowered.com/app/2259330/...
December 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Happy Steam Winter Sale!
Mind Diver is 20% off.
It's got 97% positive.
It's award-winning!
It looks pretty cool.
It's got a nice story.
You get to feel smart.
It makes for a nice present.
It's a game for a refined palate!
You can get it here: store.steampowered.com/app/2259330/...
Mind Diver is 20% off.
It's got 97% positive.
It's award-winning!
It looks pretty cool.
It's got a nice story.
You get to feel smart.
It makes for a nice present.
It's a game for a refined palate!
You can get it here: store.steampowered.com/app/2259330/...
Ooh yes, this! Since playing Roottrees I’ve been noodling on an idea where to fill in the tree, you need to learn the family structure, kinship terms, and cultural practices of an alien society. Discovering those things is an awesome part of reading sff, so it could be great combined with deduction!
Ooooh, I loved The Roottrees Are Dead. It scratched my genealogist brain exactly right.
... Now I want a similar game, except make it fantasy. (I'm currently listening to the last book of the Cemeteries of Amalo by Katherine Addison with all the family and nobility dynamics...)
... Now I want a similar game, except make it fantasy. (I'm currently listening to the last book of the Cemeteries of Amalo by Katherine Addison with all the family and nobility dynamics...)
Announcing the nominees for the 2025 Thinky Awards! 🎉
December 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Ooh yes, this! Since playing Roottrees I’ve been noodling on an idea where to fill in the tree, you need to learn the family structure, kinship terms, and cultural practices of an alien society. Discovering those things is an awesome part of reading sff, so it could be great combined with deduction!
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The Roottrees are Dead made the Onion AV Club’s best games of 2025 list.
Also, Type Help, the next game Evil Trout Inc. is working on, is on the list too!
www.avclub.com/best-games-2...
Also, Type Help, the next game Evil Trout Inc. is working on, is on the list too!
www.avclub.com/best-games-2...
The A.V. Club's best games of 2025
Unsurprisingly, the best games of 2025 came from the fringes of the industry. Here's what The A.V. Club's games critics loved the most this year.
www.avclub.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The Roottrees are Dead made the Onion AV Club’s best games of 2025 list.
Also, Type Help, the next game Evil Trout Inc. is working on, is on the list too!
www.avclub.com/best-games-2...
Also, Type Help, the next game Evil Trout Inc. is working on, is on the list too!
www.avclub.com/best-games-2...
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The 2025 Thinky Awards nominations are up and boy is it a strong pack this year! Get in your vote for Game of the Year, Most Anticipated, and Best Content Creator!
December 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The 2025 Thinky Awards nominations are up and boy is it a strong pack this year! Get in your vote for Game of the Year, Most Anticipated, and Best Content Creator!
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Mind Diver is nominated for Best Art Direction! Thanks so much to the Thinky people for nominating it :)
Please check out the rest of the nominees. Thinky Games are doing a wonderful job of curating an interesting style and collection of games. Games for people who solve a crossword every Saturday.
Please check out the rest of the nominees. Thinky Games are doing a wonderful job of curating an interesting style and collection of games. Games for people who solve a crossword every Saturday.
December 18, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Mind Diver is nominated for Best Art Direction! Thanks so much to the Thinky people for nominating it :)
Please check out the rest of the nominees. Thinky Games are doing a wonderful job of curating an interesting style and collection of games. Games for people who solve a crossword every Saturday.
Please check out the rest of the nominees. Thinky Games are doing a wonderful job of curating an interesting style and collection of games. Games for people who solve a crossword every Saturday.