Kate Gray
@hownottodraw.bsky.social
I write games and jokes. Sometimes both. 🇬🇧 in 🇨🇦
⌛ past: games journalist & critic @ ONM, OXM, Nintendo Life, Kotaku, The Guardian, GameSpot, Xbox, Minecraft, etc
🔮 present: games writer @ Moonstone Island, Owlchemy, & Hello Kitty Island Adventure
⌛ past: games journalist & critic @ ONM, OXM, Nintendo Life, Kotaku, The Guardian, GameSpot, Xbox, Minecraft, etc
🔮 present: games writer @ Moonstone Island, Owlchemy, & Hello Kitty Island Adventure
in another example of "this is too on-the-nose for fiction", rich people be hunting humans now
November 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
in another example of "this is too on-the-nose for fiction", rich people be hunting humans now
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New article: one thing from every inkle game that we failed to explain clearly enough, and how often we've been made to regret it.
You can’t underestimate everyone
Here is a quick list of features in inkle games which we failed to tutorialise or remind players of enough. The data is empirically backed…
medium.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
New article: one thing from every inkle game that we failed to explain clearly enough, and how often we've been made to regret it.
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Shironya is a mysterious white cat who lives in Hiroshima Castle. His ears look like gables and he has a clapboard collar.
November 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Shironya is a mysterious white cat who lives in Hiroshima Castle. His ears look like gables and he has a clapboard collar.
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no I haven't been "doin' just fine", I was in a cage
November 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
no I haven't been "doin' just fine", I was in a cage
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I’m sorry for the things I said when the wrong lights were on
November 13, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I’m sorry for the things I said when the wrong lights were on
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Every office has an executive tier whose emails are like:
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Every office has an executive tier whose emails are like:
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
saw on news , , can we replce complianc dept with web 3
and a worker tier whose emails are like:
Dear Jim,
First of all, I *love* this idea! Unfortunately, I spoke with Legal and identified a few issues with this approach. For starters…
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appreciate this article breaking down a taxonomy of knowledge games (also, unfortunately, known as metroidbrainias)
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
Against 'Metroidbrania': a Landscape of Knowledge Games
What are knowledge games? How do we relate them to each other? What sub-genres exist – and which ones might be implied?
azhdarchid.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:17 AM
appreciate this article breaking down a taxonomy of knowledge games (also, unfortunately, known as metroidbrainias)
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
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jeffrey epstein types like the clickhole version of the queen
I Just Remebered A Noither Princess I Had That I DIdnlt Tell Anyone Abount (By Queen Elizabeth II)
clickhole.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 AM
jeffrey epstein types like the clickhole version of the queen
I'm a "metroidbrainia" defender, but I agree with this thesis. These games don't all belong in the same bag, and the more granular the genres can get, the easier it'll be to find and make more!
Humanity is so bad at genre names, though. Books have an entire category just called "fiction" ffs
Humanity is so bad at genre names, though. Books have an entire category just called "fiction" ffs
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
Against 'Metroidbrania': a Landscape of Knowledge Games
What are knowledge games? How do we relate them to each other? What sub-genres exist – and which ones might be implied?
azhdarchid.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I'm a "metroidbrainia" defender, but I agree with this thesis. These games don't all belong in the same bag, and the more granular the genres can get, the easier it'll be to find and make more!
Humanity is so bad at genre names, though. Books have an entire category just called "fiction" ffs
Humanity is so bad at genre names, though. Books have an entire category just called "fiction" ffs
forget Blues Brothers, I'm all about the Blues Father
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 AM
forget Blues Brothers, I'm all about the Blues Father
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In Super Mario Galaxy, the stars on the letters of the logo spell "u r mr gay", while for the movie it says "he mr gay". This is because you are watching Mario, not playing him.
November 12, 2025 at 2:15 PM
In Super Mario Galaxy, the stars on the letters of the logo spell "u r mr gay", while for the movie it says "he mr gay". This is because you are watching Mario, not playing him.
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"Not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine that one day I would paint a picture of hot Bowser for official material, announced by Miyamoto himself. 😭 I laughed so hard in disbelief while painting, you have no idea lol"
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine that one day I would paint a picture of hot Bowser for official material, announced by Miyamoto himself. 😭 I laughed so hard in disbelief while painting, you have no idea lol"
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POSSESSOR(S) is launching today.
I have been the producer on this project for three years, & the last few weeks have been difficult. Most of the team isn't around anymore to celebrate the launch, so I wrote many words about these incredible people to celebrate them.
🖤 shorturl.at/MpMra
I have been the producer on this project for three years, & the last few weeks have been difficult. Most of the team isn't around anymore to celebrate the launch, so I wrote many words about these incredible people to celebrate them.
🖤 shorturl.at/MpMra
Celebrating the Possessor(s) team 🖤 | Notion
I am not one to post like this usually, but as things have developed recently, I want to take a minute and get some stuff off my chest.
shorturl.at
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
POSSESSOR(S) is launching today.
I have been the producer on this project for three years, & the last few weeks have been difficult. Most of the team isn't around anymore to celebrate the launch, so I wrote many words about these incredible people to celebrate them.
🖤 shorturl.at/MpMra
I have been the producer on this project for three years, & the last few weeks have been difficult. Most of the team isn't around anymore to celebrate the launch, so I wrote many words about these incredible people to celebrate them.
🖤 shorturl.at/MpMra
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I've judged IGF for years and done Narrative jury a couple times, too. If you need advice on submitting your game to IGF, I'm happy to give it, but here are some pointers to start with...
I am thinking at this point that anyone submitting a game to IGF should ask a current or former judge to review their submission. There are some great games making some easy to avoid mistakes.
blog post boiling within me titled "indie publishers, you need to get your shit together" based on this year of indie pubs submitting games to IGF w/ a demo and then when asked for a dev build so anyone can actually judge it, either ghost or go "we will provide you with a build on the release date"
November 11, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I've judged IGF for years and done Narrative jury a couple times, too. If you need advice on submitting your game to IGF, I'm happy to give it, but here are some pointers to start with...
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November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I'm performatively liminal, which means I'm standing on a cliff going "OOOOH MAYBE I'LL JUMP, MAYBE I'M A REPRESENTATION OF CROSSING A THRESHOLD THAT CANNOT BE UNCROSSED, OOOOOOH"
Has “performative” become the new “liminal” in that it’s a term that is very useful but its misuse on social media is rendering it difficult to use
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I'm performatively liminal, which means I'm standing on a cliff going "OOOOH MAYBE I'LL JUMP, MAYBE I'M A REPRESENTATION OF CROSSING A THRESHOLD THAT CANNOT BE UNCROSSED, OOOOOOH"
look at my katsu
i made it myself
i made it myself
November 9, 2025 at 11:00 PM
look at my katsu
i made it myself
i made it myself
I'm going to fill it with chicken noodle soup and pretend it's a pasta aquarium
November 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I'm going to fill it with chicken noodle soup and pretend it's a pasta aquarium
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A plea for help. 🙏
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
November 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
A plea for help. 🙏
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor.
His story, contact and donor information can all be found on
iggyland.org
Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙
Reposted by Kate Gray
“You need 8 cups of water a day” is junk science. Most people get all of their water needs fulfilled by the moisture in fresh mozzarella cheese
November 8, 2025 at 8:28 PM
“You need 8 cups of water a day” is junk science. Most people get all of their water needs fulfilled by the moisture in fresh mozzarella cheese
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