john 🌼
@metajarra.bsky.social
(he/him) toronto indie gamedev and artist
articles in Into the Spine and Unwinnable
new games always at http://metajarra.itch.io
articles in Into the Spine and Unwinnable
new games always at http://metajarra.itch.io
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Announcing Project Menagerie, my initiative to bring digital games to physical space.
I'm now working with an ever-growing collection of creators to make their games into super cool USBs!
Our 3 debut releases are available online or at one of our upcoming pop-up shops!
priro.pro/projectmenag...
I'm now working with an ever-growing collection of creators to make their games into super cool USBs!
Our 3 debut releases are available online or at one of our upcoming pop-up shops!
priro.pro/projectmenag...
January 7, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Announcing Project Menagerie, my initiative to bring digital games to physical space.
I'm now working with an ever-growing collection of creators to make their games into super cool USBs!
Our 3 debut releases are available online or at one of our upcoming pop-up shops!
priro.pro/projectmenag...
I'm now working with an ever-growing collection of creators to make their games into super cool USBs!
Our 3 debut releases are available online or at one of our upcoming pop-up shops!
priro.pro/projectmenag...
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In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 1, 2026 at 6:32 PM
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
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The casualties already coming in. Grandmothers in their apartments….
January 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
The casualties already coming in. Grandmothers in their apartments….
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BREAKING: Venezuela’s government has accused the US of launching attacks on civilian and military installations across several states, rejecting what it described as a "military aggression," according to an official statement.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
January 3, 2026 at 7:56 AM
BREAKING: Venezuela’s government has accused the US of launching attacks on civilian and military installations across several states, rejecting what it described as a "military aggression," according to an official statement.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/p3fqh2
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Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.
January 3, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Three million people live in Caracas, five million in the metro area. It's one of the densest cities in South America. Remember this in the morning when they try to spin this as anything other than a cold-blooded attack on a major civilian center.
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Thrilled to be included this, speaking about the massive strides the industry has made in terms of organizing in 2025. Much love to game workers everywhere. ✊🎮
January 1, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Thrilled to be included this, speaking about the massive strides the industry has made in terms of organizing in 2025. Much love to game workers everywhere. ✊🎮
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December 31, 2025 at 10:13 PM
it's been so wonderful to write a few words for this together with my best friend! thank you so much Diego for inviting us ❤️ I can't wait to read everyone else's work tomorrow!!
December 31, 2025 at 1:52 AM
it's been so wonderful to write a few words for this together with my best friend! thank you so much Diego for inviting us ❤️ I can't wait to read everyone else's work tomorrow!!
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this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
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if you've finished UNBEATABLE and it speaks to you, the best thing you can do is buy a copy for your enemies
December 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
if you've finished UNBEATABLE and it speaks to you, the best thing you can do is buy a copy for your enemies
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The best games of 2025 give a glimpse into a better world — where artists can invite audiences into their memoirs, where AAAs are thematically ambitious and small teams can sculpt epics.
This is also my 100th(!!) proper video on YouTube, a milestone seven years in the making
youtu.be/tJ4X6FsLn6Y
This is also my 100th(!!) proper video on YouTube, a milestone seven years in the making
youtu.be/tJ4X6FsLn6Y
December 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
The best games of 2025 give a glimpse into a better world — where artists can invite audiences into their memoirs, where AAAs are thematically ambitious and small teams can sculpt epics.
This is also my 100th(!!) proper video on YouTube, a milestone seven years in the making
youtu.be/tJ4X6FsLn6Y
This is also my 100th(!!) proper video on YouTube, a milestone seven years in the making
youtu.be/tJ4X6FsLn6Y
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It took a while, but Nuclear Throne Update 100 is out now! (and 50% off on Steam) store.steampowered.com/app/242680/N...
December 5, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It took a while, but Nuclear Throne Update 100 is out now! (and 50% off on Steam) store.steampowered.com/app/242680/N...
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Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf
December 2, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf
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Since our fucking government isn’t observing World AIDS Day, I will. In 1990, I started taking care of people in the last stages of AIDS in their homes. I did this for nearly two years. The home care company I worked for had meetings for those of us who solely (or nearly solely) took care of PWAs.
December 1, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Since our fucking government isn’t observing World AIDS Day, I will. In 1990, I started taking care of people in the last stages of AIDS in their homes. I did this for nearly two years. The home care company I worked for had meetings for those of us who solely (or nearly solely) took care of PWAs.
mediterranea inferno was such an important game to me, and it's devastating to see Santa Ragione create another work of art only to get banned from steam :(. if you can, please buy this on another site next week and support a wonderful studio
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
mediterranea inferno was such an important game to me, and it's devastating to see Santa Ragione create another work of art only to get banned from steam :(. if you can, please buy this on another site next week and support a wonderful studio
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Steam intentionally killing an old, respected, and beloved decade old indie game studio through bullshit policy is fucking wild
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Steam intentionally killing an old, respected, and beloved decade old indie game studio through bullshit policy is fucking wild
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Announcing my new project, Rigmarole! 💙🐈✨
A point-and-click adventure visual novel about a NY-Italian gyaru and her fruity mahjong buddies driving across the country to go snatch back her Nonna's cat from her gay homophobe rock star cousin!
priro.itch.io/rigmarole
This one's gonna be a wild ride.
A point-and-click adventure visual novel about a NY-Italian gyaru and her fruity mahjong buddies driving across the country to go snatch back her Nonna's cat from her gay homophobe rock star cousin!
priro.itch.io/rigmarole
This one's gonna be a wild ride.
November 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Announcing my new project, Rigmarole! 💙🐈✨
A point-and-click adventure visual novel about a NY-Italian gyaru and her fruity mahjong buddies driving across the country to go snatch back her Nonna's cat from her gay homophobe rock star cousin!
priro.itch.io/rigmarole
This one's gonna be a wild ride.
A point-and-click adventure visual novel about a NY-Italian gyaru and her fruity mahjong buddies driving across the country to go snatch back her Nonna's cat from her gay homophobe rock star cousin!
priro.itch.io/rigmarole
This one's gonna be a wild ride.
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maybe we could use another splash screen.
November 12, 2025 at 6:47 AM
maybe we could use another splash screen.
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if we talking about the game awards can we talk about their silly games for impact category aka the diversity award. its so silly they will put queer games and games with poc leads (all indie btw) in that category but never nominate them in anything else
November 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM
if we talking about the game awards can we talk about their silly games for impact category aka the diversity award. its so silly they will put queer games and games with poc leads (all indie btw) in that category but never nominate them in anything else
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once again, Bluesky has deleted Sama'a's account in spite of its minimal activity and strict observance of the site's rules.
Sama'a and her husband often go without so that their girls can eat. I have watched them grow thinner and thinner, and I beg you to join me in giving them a little comfort.
gofund.me/db56c7ce3
gofund.me/db56c7ce3
November 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
once again, Bluesky has deleted Sama'a's account in spite of its minimal activity and strict observance of the site's rules.
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Well! There we are! Me and Val! The handsomest men to ever grace the Indie game scene!
It's an absolute honor to say Parfum Nostalgique has been featured on @polygon.com . I'm gonna go scream now.
www.polygon.com/steam-adult-...
It's an absolute honor to say Parfum Nostalgique has been featured on @polygon.com . I'm gonna go scream now.
www.polygon.com/steam-adult-...
As Steam cracks down on adult games, one dev urges taking back control
Game developers fear for the future of games with LGBTQ themes, which is leading some to pursue alternate (and way cooler) forms of distribution
www.polygon.com
October 12, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Well! There we are! Me and Val! The handsomest men to ever grace the Indie game scene!
It's an absolute honor to say Parfum Nostalgique has been featured on @polygon.com . I'm gonna go scream now.
www.polygon.com/steam-adult-...
It's an absolute honor to say Parfum Nostalgique has been featured on @polygon.com . I'm gonna go scream now.
www.polygon.com/steam-adult-...
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“She was not the only developer who reported the company singling out yuri content.”
Games journalists really dropped the ball on itchio targeting yuri content, both SFW and NSFW
The censorship of Toxic Yuri Game Jam hasn’t gotten any coverage from the games press
Games journalists really dropped the ball on itchio targeting yuri content, both SFW and NSFW
The censorship of Toxic Yuri Game Jam hasn’t gotten any coverage from the games press
August 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
“She was not the only developer who reported the company singling out yuri content.”
Games journalists really dropped the ball on itchio targeting yuri content, both SFW and NSFW
The censorship of Toxic Yuri Game Jam hasn’t gotten any coverage from the games press
Games journalists really dropped the ball on itchio targeting yuri content, both SFW and NSFW
The censorship of Toxic Yuri Game Jam hasn’t gotten any coverage from the games press
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On itch io, payment processors, and the developers and creatives affected
I wrote about the itch deindexing, stripe, a religious group & a call to action + shared amazing words from 25 affected creators who took their time to write me.
🔁 RTs Appreciated 🔁
#itch #indiedev #visualnovel #comic #novel
I wrote about the itch deindexing, stripe, a religious group & a call to action + shared amazing words from 25 affected creators who took their time to write me.
🔁 RTs Appreciated 🔁
#itch #indiedev #visualnovel #comic #novel
On itch.io, payment processors, and the developers and creatives affected - Press SPACE to Jump
Itch.io deindexed adult, LGBTQIA+ and Furry media en masse across their site on July 23 due to pressure from payment processors, so creators are speaking up.
pressspacetojump.com
July 26, 2025 at 5:46 AM
On itch io, payment processors, and the developers and creatives affected
I wrote about the itch deindexing, stripe, a religious group & a call to action + shared amazing words from 25 affected creators who took their time to write me.
🔁 RTs Appreciated 🔁
#itch #indiedev #visualnovel #comic #novel
I wrote about the itch deindexing, stripe, a religious group & a call to action + shared amazing words from 25 affected creators who took their time to write me.
🔁 RTs Appreciated 🔁
#itch #indiedev #visualnovel #comic #novel
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you can be frustrated with how itch handled the situation but you also have Got to focus on the actual source of the problem. i for one am going to call some credit card companies today.
July 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
you can be frustrated with how itch handled the situation but you also have Got to focus on the actual source of the problem. i for one am going to call some credit card companies today.