Laura Cress
@cressup.bsky.social
BBC World Service journo interested in gaming, tech and culture | ⭐ MCV Women in Games 2025 Jounalism Impact Nominee | 🕹️ Adventure game lover and streamer! twitch.tv/cressup | https://linktr.ee/lauracress
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Laura Cress
@cressup.bsky.social
· Nov 16
Cressup
I chat to interesting individuals in the gaming industry and highlight the best indie & adventure games for you to discover.
Catch me streaming indie and adventure games on Twitch from 8pm UK time Tu...
youtube.com
If you like indie games / adventure games check out my YouTube!
I interview interesting individuals in the industry about their games & them!
Including - Kevin Brighting (The Stanley Parable Narrator), Ron Gilbert (Monkey Island) and Lucas Pope (Return of the Obra Dinn)
youtube.com/@cressup?fea...
I interview interesting individuals in the industry about their games & them!
Including - Kevin Brighting (The Stanley Parable Narrator), Ron Gilbert (Monkey Island) and Lucas Pope (Return of the Obra Dinn)
youtube.com/@cressup?fea...
Is this the first time indie games have matched AAA studios in nominations for GOTY at #thegameawards?
What does "Indie" even mean anymore (and is the game most likely to win this, Clair Obscur, one of them, or somewhere more in-between?)
What does "Indie" even mean anymore (and is the game most likely to win this, Clair Obscur, one of them, or somewhere more in-between?)
November 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Is this the first time indie games have matched AAA studios in nominations for GOTY at #thegameawards?
What does "Indie" even mean anymore (and is the game most likely to win this, Clair Obscur, one of them, or somewhere more in-between?)
What does "Indie" even mean anymore (and is the game most likely to win this, Clair Obscur, one of them, or somewhere more in-between?)
Live, playing the new superhero ""choices-matter game starring Aaron Paul - Dispatch!
twitch.tv/cressup
twitch.tv/cressup
November 16, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Live, playing the new superhero ""choices-matter game starring Aaron Paul - Dispatch!
twitch.tv/cressup
twitch.tv/cressup
Playing the spooky new adventure game Foolish Mortals live!
And there's a giveaway in chat for the game - thanks @inklingwood.bsky.social!
twitch.tv/cressup
store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/...
And there's a giveaway in chat for the game - thanks @inklingwood.bsky.social!
twitch.tv/cressup
store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/...
Save 10% on Foolish Mortals on Steam
Louisiana, 1933. Thirty years ago an entire wedding suddenly & mysteriously vanished on the island of Devil's Rock, and with it went the location of the lost treasure of Bellemore Manor. To find i...
store.steampowered.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Playing the spooky new adventure game Foolish Mortals live!
And there's a giveaway in chat for the game - thanks @inklingwood.bsky.social!
twitch.tv/cressup
store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/...
And there's a giveaway in chat for the game - thanks @inklingwood.bsky.social!
twitch.tv/cressup
store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/...
Reposted by Laura Cress
If you're a games freelancer and you're going to physically be in LA around TGAs in December, and you still have capacity to pick up further work, I would love to hear from you: [email protected]
November 12, 2025 at 2:37 PM
If you're a games freelancer and you're going to physically be in LA around TGAs in December, and you still have capacity to pick up further work, I would love to hear from you: [email protected]
Can't wait for the Steam Machine?
You could just build your own (but then you don't get that fun LED strip).
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga...
You could just build your own (but then you don't get that fun LED strip).
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga...
Valve's new Steam Machine is just a PC at heart — here's how to build your own and how much it will cost
The Steam Machine looks like a console, but it's a true PC inside. This begs the question — can't you just build your own?
www.windowscentral.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Can't wait for the Steam Machine?
You could just build your own (but then you don't get that fun LED strip).
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga...
You could just build your own (but then you don't get that fun LED strip).
www.windowscentral.com/gaming/pc-ga...
Valve has announced many more ways...to play on Steam!
It won't stop until you're playing on Steam in every possible combination!
Would you buy a Steam Machine?
youtu.be/OmKrKTwtukE?...
It won't stop until you're playing on Steam in every possible combination!
Would you buy a Steam Machine?
youtu.be/OmKrKTwtukE?...
Steam Hardware Announcement
YouTube video by Valve
youtu.be
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Valve has announced many more ways...to play on Steam!
It won't stop until you're playing on Steam in every possible combination!
Would you buy a Steam Machine?
youtu.be/OmKrKTwtukE?...
It won't stop until you're playing on Steam in every possible combination!
Would you buy a Steam Machine?
youtu.be/OmKrKTwtukE?...
And that's a wrap on The Séance of Blake Manor!
What a fantastic game, so much thought gone into it, really good fun (and very addictive) to play!
And I learnt a lot about Irish folklore too! @blakemanorgame.bsky.social
What a fantastic game, so much thought gone into it, really good fun (and very addictive) to play!
And I learnt a lot about Irish folklore too! @blakemanorgame.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
And that's a wrap on The Séance of Blake Manor!
What a fantastic game, so much thought gone into it, really good fun (and very addictive) to play!
And I learnt a lot about Irish folklore too! @blakemanorgame.bsky.social
What a fantastic game, so much thought gone into it, really good fun (and very addictive) to play!
And I learnt a lot about Irish folklore too! @blakemanorgame.bsky.social
The members of this household are taking great interest in my playthrough of @spookydoorway.bsky.social's excellent The Seance of Blake Manor
@blakemanorgame.bsky.social
@blakemanorgame.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 PM
The members of this household are taking great interest in my playthrough of @spookydoorway.bsky.social's excellent The Seance of Blake Manor
@blakemanorgame.bsky.social
@blakemanorgame.bsky.social
Cmon, people's only suggestion for Glasgow can't just be "visit Edinburgh" 😅
Glasgow is amazing, but I have many more tips for Edinburgh if you are ever visiting... Only 50min on the train!
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Cmon, people's only suggestion for Glasgow can't just be "visit Edinburgh" 😅
So I'm up in Glasgow for 6 months, writing about tech for the BBC website.
I'd love to hear your tech news tips but also your Glasgow hidden gems - where to eat / see / day trips away (I've been to GoMA, Kelvingrove etc, so a bit less of the obvious places if poss!)
I'd love to hear your tech news tips but also your Glasgow hidden gems - where to eat / see / day trips away (I've been to GoMA, Kelvingrove etc, so a bit less of the obvious places if poss!)
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
So I'm up in Glasgow for 6 months, writing about tech for the BBC website.
I'd love to hear your tech news tips but also your Glasgow hidden gems - where to eat / see / day trips away (I've been to GoMA, Kelvingrove etc, so a bit less of the obvious places if poss!)
I'd love to hear your tech news tips but also your Glasgow hidden gems - where to eat / see / day trips away (I've been to GoMA, Kelvingrove etc, so a bit less of the obvious places if poss!)
Did you check this out yesterday? 🦀
Jacob Janerka gave me the latest on his new comedy adventure game The Dungeon Experience 🦀
We chatted mudcrabs, Paradigm spin-offs, what happened to his Seinfeld game idea - AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHERE HE GOT HIS BIG CLAWS FROM!
INTERVIEW LINK: youtu.be/uFzsLFNrkWM @jacobjanerka.bsky.social
We chatted mudcrabs, Paradigm spin-offs, what happened to his Seinfeld game idea - AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHERE HE GOT HIS BIG CLAWS FROM!
INTERVIEW LINK: youtu.be/uFzsLFNrkWM @jacobjanerka.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Did you check this out yesterday? 🦀
Jacob Janerka gave me the latest on his new comedy adventure game The Dungeon Experience 🦀
We chatted mudcrabs, Paradigm spin-offs, what happened to his Seinfeld game idea - AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHERE HE GOT HIS BIG CLAWS FROM!
INTERVIEW LINK: youtu.be/uFzsLFNrkWM @jacobjanerka.bsky.social
We chatted mudcrabs, Paradigm spin-offs, what happened to his Seinfeld game idea - AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHERE HE GOT HIS BIG CLAWS FROM!
INTERVIEW LINK: youtu.be/uFzsLFNrkWM @jacobjanerka.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Jacob Janerka gave me the latest on his new comedy adventure game The Dungeon Experience 🦀
We chatted mudcrabs, Paradigm spin-offs, what happened to his Seinfeld game idea - AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHERE HE GOT HIS BIG CLAWS FROM!
INTERVIEW LINK: youtu.be/uFzsLFNrkWM @jacobjanerka.bsky.social
We chatted mudcrabs, Paradigm spin-offs, what happened to his Seinfeld game idea - AND MOST IMPORTANTLY WHERE HE GOT HIS BIG CLAWS FROM!
INTERVIEW LINK: youtu.be/uFzsLFNrkWM @jacobjanerka.bsky.social
Are branching narratives in games a waste of time?
@danthat.bsky.social spoke about why they weren't part of his upcoming game EARTH MUST DIE & how he feels they don't add as much value to games as people think!
Full chat - where we discuss that AMAZING cast - here youtu.be/VGPKYBJZaoA?...
@danthat.bsky.social spoke about why they weren't part of his upcoming game EARTH MUST DIE & how he feels they don't add as much value to games as people think!
Full chat - where we discuss that AMAZING cast - here youtu.be/VGPKYBJZaoA?...
October 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Are branching narratives in games a waste of time?
@danthat.bsky.social spoke about why they weren't part of his upcoming game EARTH MUST DIE & how he feels they don't add as much value to games as people think!
Full chat - where we discuss that AMAZING cast - here youtu.be/VGPKYBJZaoA?...
@danthat.bsky.social spoke about why they weren't part of his upcoming game EARTH MUST DIE & how he feels they don't add as much value to games as people think!
Full chat - where we discuss that AMAZING cast - here youtu.be/VGPKYBJZaoA?...
You've heard of Snakes On A Plane, well how about...
October 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
You've heard of Snakes On A Plane, well how about...
Imagine your ceiling is leaking, and your upstairs neighbour telling *you* to fuck off when you want to arrange a time to access their flat to see where the leak is coming from. Imagine! (This is my current reality 🥲).
October 17, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Imagine your ceiling is leaking, and your upstairs neighbour telling *you* to fuck off when you want to arrange a time to access their flat to see where the leak is coming from. Imagine! (This is my current reality 🥲).
Reposted by Laura Cress
This might be the first time I'll get a game just for the voice cast.
@taskmaster.tv 's Alex Horne is in an adventure game...
...alongside Tamsin Greig, Ben Starr, Joel Fry, Alasdair Beckett-King, Sally Beaumont & MORE!
EARTH MUST DIE's dev @danthat.bsky.social chatted casting...& why he thinks branching narratives are a waste of time!
Video: youtu.be/VGPKYBJZaoA
...alongside Tamsin Greig, Ben Starr, Joel Fry, Alasdair Beckett-King, Sally Beaumont & MORE!
EARTH MUST DIE's dev @danthat.bsky.social chatted casting...& why he thinks branching narratives are a waste of time!
Video: youtu.be/VGPKYBJZaoA
October 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This might be the first time I'll get a game just for the voice cast.
@taskmaster.tv 's Alex Horne is in an adventure game...
...alongside Tamsin Greig, Ben Starr, Joel Fry, Alasdair Beckett-King, Sally Beaumont & MORE!
EARTH MUST DIE's dev @danthat.bsky.social chatted casting...& why he thinks branching narratives are a waste of time!
Video: youtu.be/VGPKYBJZaoA
...alongside Tamsin Greig, Ben Starr, Joel Fry, Alasdair Beckett-King, Sally Beaumont & MORE!
EARTH MUST DIE's dev @danthat.bsky.social chatted casting...& why he thinks branching narratives are a waste of time!
Video: youtu.be/VGPKYBJZaoA
October 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
@taskmaster.tv 's Alex Horne is in an adventure game...
...alongside Tamsin Greig, Ben Starr, Joel Fry, Alasdair Beckett-King, Sally Beaumont & MORE!
EARTH MUST DIE's dev @danthat.bsky.social chatted casting...& why he thinks branching narratives are a waste of time!
Video: youtu.be/VGPKYBJZaoA
...alongside Tamsin Greig, Ben Starr, Joel Fry, Alasdair Beckett-King, Sally Beaumont & MORE!
EARTH MUST DIE's dev @danthat.bsky.social chatted casting...& why he thinks branching narratives are a waste of time!
Video: youtu.be/VGPKYBJZaoA
Reposted by Laura Cress
Hahah thanks @cressup.bsky.social for this great #EyesofHellfire moment on stream last night 😂
October 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Hahah thanks @cressup.bsky.social for this great #EyesofHellfire moment on stream last night 😂
Also I'm giving away keys to the game in chat! :)
Checking out Eyes of Hellfire, a co-op gothic horror game set in Ireland with the @adventgamepod.bsky.social crew!
twitch.tv/cressup
store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
twitch.tv/cressup
store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
Eyes of Hellfire on Steam
Eyes of Hellfire is a co-op gothic horror game inspired by tabletop games, but with a twist - the insidious Host can manipulate your sense of reality
store.steampowered.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Also I'm giving away keys to the game in chat! :)
Checking out Eyes of Hellfire, a co-op gothic horror game set in Ireland with the @adventgamepod.bsky.social crew!
twitch.tv/cressup
store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
twitch.tv/cressup
store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
Eyes of Hellfire on Steam
Eyes of Hellfire is a co-op gothic horror game inspired by tabletop games, but with a twist - the insidious Host can manipulate your sense of reality
store.steampowered.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Checking out Eyes of Hellfire, a co-op gothic horror game set in Ireland with the @adventgamepod.bsky.social crew!
twitch.tv/cressup
store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
twitch.tv/cressup
store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
Streaming this co-op Gothic horror game set in Ireland tonight! And there'll be a giveaway of some keys thanks to @gambrinous.com :) store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
Eyes of Hellfire on Steam
Eyes of Hellfire is a co-op gothic horror game inspired by tabletop games, but with a twist - the insidious Host can manipulate your sense of reality
store.steampowered.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Streaming this co-op Gothic horror game set in Ireland tonight! And there'll be a giveaway of some keys thanks to @gambrinous.com :) store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...
Reposted by Laura Cress
Sorry to keep banging on about this, but we are *so desperately close* to 50 reviews on the EMD Demo
It'd be HUGELY helpful to be at 50 ahead of Next Fest, for boring and complicated algorithm reasons, so if you haven't reviewed it yet PLEASE DO thank you x
store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...
It'd be HUGELY helpful to be at 50 ahead of Next Fest, for boring and complicated algorithm reasons, so if you haven't reviewed it yet PLEASE DO thank you x
store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...
Earth Must Die Demo on Steam
These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...
store.steampowered.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Sorry to keep banging on about this, but we are *so desperately close* to 50 reviews on the EMD Demo
It'd be HUGELY helpful to be at 50 ahead of Next Fest, for boring and complicated algorithm reasons, so if you haven't reviewed it yet PLEASE DO thank you x
store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...
It'd be HUGELY helpful to be at 50 ahead of Next Fest, for boring and complicated algorithm reasons, so if you haven't reviewed it yet PLEASE DO thank you x
store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...
Btw, if youve ever sent me a game you want me to stream / interview you about & I don't get back, I'm v sorry, I do all this outside of my 10 hour a day "main" job & I also have bad time management skills! I really try & reply though & if I say no I'm not fobbing you off, I just can only do so much!
October 13, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Btw, if youve ever sent me a game you want me to stream / interview you about & I don't get back, I'm v sorry, I do all this outside of my 10 hour a day "main" job & I also have bad time management skills! I really try & reply though & if I say no I'm not fobbing you off, I just can only do so much!
Lovely chat upcoming on my channel with @danthat.bsky.social about their adventure game EARTH MUST DIE & its fantastic cast (Ben Starr! Alex Horne! Tamsin Greig!)
The demo is out now & they need a few more reviews to get a push for Next Fest so give it a go! store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
The demo is out now & they need a few more reviews to get a push for Next Fest so give it a go! store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
Earth Must Die on Steam
These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...
store.steampowered.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Lovely chat upcoming on my channel with @danthat.bsky.social about their adventure game EARTH MUST DIE & its fantastic cast (Ben Starr! Alex Horne! Tamsin Greig!)
The demo is out now & they need a few more reviews to get a push for Next Fest so give it a go! store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
The demo is out now & they need a few more reviews to get a push for Next Fest so give it a go! store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
Thank you for the cool box of stuff @disc2games.bsky.social (the second studio of Dredge creators Black Salt Games!).
It was great to find out about your new game turn-based rollerblade RPG Canvas City at Gamescom!
It was great to find out about your new game turn-based rollerblade RPG Canvas City at Gamescom!
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Thank you for the cool box of stuff @disc2games.bsky.social (the second studio of Dredge creators Black Salt Games!).
It was great to find out about your new game turn-based rollerblade RPG Canvas City at Gamescom!
It was great to find out about your new game turn-based rollerblade RPG Canvas City at Gamescom!