DarkTwinge
@darktwinge.bsky.social
Twitch Streamer of 10+ years, Board Game Designer, Voice Actor, FTL & Brotato Balance Mod Dev. (He/Him) Business contact: [email protected].
But think of the poor llamas, Keith.
November 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
But think of the poor llamas, Keith.
My understanding is that it was actually reasonable when Steam started, as a) they were providing more direct services to developers & b) the physical alternative had a relevantly *worse* cut.
Nowadays it's completely ridiculous tho. Epic has many faults but does get credit for having a fair cut.
Nowadays it's completely ridiculous tho. Epic has many faults but does get credit for having a fair cut.
November 25, 2025 at 10:19 PM
My understanding is that it was actually reasonable when Steam started, as a) they were providing more direct services to developers & b) the physical alternative had a relevantly *worse* cut.
Nowadays it's completely ridiculous tho. Epic has many faults but does get credit for having a fair cut.
Nowadays it's completely ridiculous tho. Epic has many faults but does get credit for having a fair cut.
Crushing it!
...Wait is that one of the FTL developers in first?? Quite the cameo for your personal boss battle!
...Wait is that one of the FTL developers in first?? Quite the cameo for your personal boss battle!
November 25, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Crushing it!
...Wait is that one of the FTL developers in first?? Quite the cameo for your personal boss battle!
...Wait is that one of the FTL developers in first?? Quite the cameo for your personal boss battle!
Moderately obscure + somewhat difficult to obtain + I also think is a good game: Vikings, PitchCar, Tikal II, Myrmes, Québec, Santiago, Goa, Container, The Bridges of Shangri-La, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Rococo
November 22, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Moderately obscure + somewhat difficult to obtain + I also think is a good game: Vikings, PitchCar, Tikal II, Myrmes, Québec, Santiago, Goa, Container, The Bridges of Shangri-La, Tales of the Arabian Nights, Rococo
I mean, not _too_ far off some of the work @raymona.bsky.social has done!
November 22, 2025 at 8:45 AM
I mean, not _too_ far off some of the work @raymona.bsky.social has done!
Every game release since 𝙎𝙐𝙋𝙀𝙍 𝙈𝙀𝘼𝙏 𝘽𝙊𝙔 blasted out our eardrums in 2010 opening with a full-volume intro is inexcusable.
November 22, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Every game release since 𝙎𝙐𝙋𝙀𝙍 𝙈𝙀𝘼𝙏 𝘽𝙊𝙔 blasted out our eardrums in 2010 opening with a full-volume intro is inexcusable.
It's definitely a dance, because there will *also* tend to be fewer viewers once something is no longer new and part of The Current Conversation. In my experience waiting for spoiler reasons tends to usually result in _worse_ viewership, tho long-form essay/analysis may behave differently.
November 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
It's definitely a dance, because there will *also* tend to be fewer viewers once something is no longer new and part of The Current Conversation. In my experience waiting for spoiler reasons tends to usually result in _worse_ viewership, tho long-form essay/analysis may behave differently.
Time's Up
Hanabi
Crokinole
The Resistance
Galaxy Trucker
Vegas Showdown
Liar's Dice
Ra
The Voyages of Marco Polo
Bohnanza
Honorable Mention: Loopin' Louie
Hanabi
Crokinole
The Resistance
Galaxy Trucker
Vegas Showdown
Liar's Dice
Ra
The Voyages of Marco Polo
Bohnanza
Honorable Mention: Loopin' Louie
November 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Time's Up
Hanabi
Crokinole
The Resistance
Galaxy Trucker
Vegas Showdown
Liar's Dice
Ra
The Voyages of Marco Polo
Bohnanza
Honorable Mention: Loopin' Louie
Hanabi
Crokinole
The Resistance
Galaxy Trucker
Vegas Showdown
Liar's Dice
Ra
The Voyages of Marco Polo
Bohnanza
Honorable Mention: Loopin' Louie
This made me count my sorted music folders: I estimate I have music from 155 games I've played and 141 games I've never played.
(Mind, I listen to more total songs from e.g. Undertale & Bastion than from Trip World or Transiruby, but it's definitely fun to have some random-ass pulls on hand.)
(Mind, I listen to more total songs from e.g. Undertale & Bastion than from Trip World or Transiruby, but it's definitely fun to have some random-ass pulls on hand.)
November 14, 2025 at 8:30 AM
This made me count my sorted music folders: I estimate I have music from 155 games I've played and 141 games I've never played.
(Mind, I listen to more total songs from e.g. Undertale & Bastion than from Trip World or Transiruby, but it's definitely fun to have some random-ass pulls on hand.)
(Mind, I listen to more total songs from e.g. Undertale & Bastion than from Trip World or Transiruby, but it's definitely fun to have some random-ass pulls on hand.)
It was fun kinda flipping this script with the design of Walk the Plank: it was more fun with more people playing, so rather than slog it out with two people left, the *standard* situation is that two players tie for the victory. (But the round still finishes, so it's _possible_ to have a solo win.)
November 12, 2025 at 6:29 PM
It was fun kinda flipping this script with the design of Walk the Plank: it was more fun with more people playing, so rather than slog it out with two people left, the *standard* situation is that two players tie for the victory. (But the round still finishes, so it's _possible_ to have a solo win.)
Yeah anything in this realm always seems like this weird, completely unhelpful kind of petty. I've even had a streamer key fully revoked for a game I *had covered*; just breeds ill-will for no reason and ensures I won't ever stream their games again??
November 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Yeah anything in this realm always seems like this weird, completely unhelpful kind of petty. I've even had a streamer key fully revoked for a game I *had covered*; just breeds ill-will for no reason and ensures I won't ever stream their games again??
Y'all are really gonna twist my arm that hard into finally listening to the podcast accompaniment, I see.
November 7, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Y'all are really gonna twist my arm that hard into finally listening to the podcast accompaniment, I see.
Sometimes you might be able to find a _different_ manual — the manual for my clothes washer says that you should never use more than the detergent manufacturer recommends and for most loads you should only use about half as much!
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Sometimes you might be able to find a _different_ manual — the manual for my clothes washer says that you should never use more than the detergent manufacturer recommends and for most loads you should only use about half as much!
I have played 86 different incremental/idle/clicker games, and Orb of Creation is the only one I actually like and recommend.
I enjoy both roguelikes and minesweeperlikes, but the combination in DemonCrawl didn't work for me at all.
I enjoy both roguelikes and minesweeperlikes, but the combination in DemonCrawl didn't work for me at all.
November 4, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I have played 86 different incremental/idle/clicker games, and Orb of Creation is the only one I actually like and recommend.
I enjoy both roguelikes and minesweeperlikes, but the combination in DemonCrawl didn't work for me at all.
I enjoy both roguelikes and minesweeperlikes, but the combination in DemonCrawl didn't work for me at all.
Maybe it'd try to do the thing where a sprite is running in place while the background biome keeps shifting, but instead of a sprite it's just more logos
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Maybe it'd try to do the thing where a sprite is running in place while the background biome keeps shifting, but instead of a sprite it's just more logos
"She's merely using her extensive power and wealth to actively push for a minority group to no longer exist, but she isn't personally assaulting them in person so I'm going to quibble with the use of the word 'attack'!"
November 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"She's merely using her extensive power and wealth to actively push for a minority group to no longer exist, but she isn't personally assaulting them in person so I'm going to quibble with the use of the word 'attack'!"
Restricting a service based on criteria of who is deemed 'appropriate'. The term is most commonly used in the context of welfare programs requiring all sorts of excessive hoops to go thru to qualify.
In this context, it means "who cares if they are a teenager or they don't have a costume".
In this context, it means "who cares if they are a teenager or they don't have a costume".
November 1, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Restricting a service based on criteria of who is deemed 'appropriate'. The term is most commonly used in the context of welfare programs requiring all sorts of excessive hoops to go thru to qualify.
In this context, it means "who cares if they are a teenager or they don't have a costume".
In this context, it means "who cares if they are a teenager or they don't have a costume".
Considering This is How You Lose the Time War is straight-up my favorite book, I really need to get around to reading the other stuff those two have written...
October 31, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Considering This is How You Lose the Time War is straight-up my favorite book, I really need to get around to reading the other stuff those two have written...
Having some stakes heightens things a bit too — I definitely found both Subnautica and Minecraft to have scarier moments than anything Amnesia: The Dark Descent threw at me, for example.
October 30, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Having some stakes heightens things a bit too — I definitely found both Subnautica and Minecraft to have scarier moments than anything Amnesia: The Dark Descent threw at me, for example.