Nels Anderson
@nelsanderson.zone
Founded Sonderlust, helped design Firewatch, lead designer on Mark of the Ninja, and the only Canadian game developer born & raised in Wyoming.
https://sonderlust.horse/
https://sonderlust.horse/
Sometimes you just stop and have a think about the fact you can say the words, "I just got an email from Mayonnaise" and you're describing factual reality
November 14, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Sometimes you just stop and have a think about the fact you can say the words, "I just got an email from Mayonnaise" and you're describing factual reality
We launched GenExile, our solarpunk city-builder, in Early Access last week. We had ~35k wishlists before launch (not a barnburner but not nothin').
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
We launched GenExile, our solarpunk city-builder, in Early Access last week. We had ~35k wishlists before launch (not a barnburner but not nothin').
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
And they said, "Well, there's no way you'll convert literally 0% of your wishlists to sales."
I looked them dead in the eyes and said, "Watch me."
Posted this in work Slack at 6am
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Posted this in work Slack at 6am
If you would like menace but also disgust, feel free to take advantage of this... entity that lives in another unit in my building
October 21, 2025 at 9:33 PM
If you would like menace but also disgust, feel free to take advantage of this... entity that lives in another unit in my building
Just found this on my hard drive. It seems I made this just over a year ago. For what purpose? I know not. I could probably go find out, but tbh, I prefer the mystery.
And gotta say, I think it works pretty darn well.
And gotta say, I think it works pretty darn well.
August 22, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Just found this on my hard drive. It seems I made this just over a year ago. For what purpose? I know not. I could probably go find out, but tbh, I prefer the mystery.
And gotta say, I think it works pretty darn well.
And gotta say, I think it works pretty darn well.
What is this sink???
August 5, 2025 at 11:47 PM
What is this sink???
"In The Sims, there's a little animation of them cooking bacon, so they eat breakfast just like we do"
WHAT IS THIS
WHAT IS THIS
July 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"In The Sims, there's a little animation of them cooking bacon, so they eat breakfast just like we do"
WHAT IS THIS
WHAT IS THIS
Y'all only seeing this quoted bit - which is without question, the *stupidest* thing in the piece - but the core premise of the article is NPCS IN VIDEO GAMES ARE SOON GOING TO BE REAL AND THEY WILL DIE IF YOU TURN THE GAME OFF
(despite every specific person quoted in the piece saying the opposite)
(despite every specific person quoted in the piece saying the opposite)
July 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Y'all only seeing this quoted bit - which is without question, the *stupidest* thing in the piece - but the core premise of the article is NPCS IN VIDEO GAMES ARE SOON GOING TO BE REAL AND THEY WILL DIE IF YOU TURN THE GAME OFF
(despite every specific person quoted in the piece saying the opposite)
(despite every specific person quoted in the piece saying the opposite)
Hahaha, I mean also, "as little as" ??? Might seem worthwhile to also include people who consume fewer than three and a half HUNDRED hot dogs per year in your study?
July 3, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Hahaha, I mean also, "as little as" ??? Might seem worthwhile to also include people who consume fewer than three and a half HUNDRED hot dogs per year in your study?
I see him everywhere now...
Wait... one letter off from "truant," as in one who is late or delinquent. So if I wait until the in-game time is past noon and then I draft a Classroom...
Wait... one letter off from "truant," as in one who is late or delinquent. So if I wait until the in-game time is past noon and then I draft a Classroom...
May 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I see him everywhere now...
Wait... one letter off from "truant," as in one who is late or delinquent. So if I wait until the in-game time is past noon and then I draft a Classroom...
Wait... one letter off from "truant," as in one who is late or delinquent. So if I wait until the in-game time is past noon and then I draft a Classroom...
I, uh, what do I do with them all? Can I eat them?
May 17, 2025 at 7:01 AM
I, uh, what do I do with them all? Can I eat them?
And then like a month ago it finally just sank into the Fraser River.
May 13, 2025 at 10:42 PM
And then like a month ago it finally just sank into the Fraser River.
And then after Expo '86, the McBarge just slowly decayed until it manifested as basically an alternative reality where instead of Sneak King, McDonald's made a Bioshock level
May 13, 2025 at 10:39 PM
And then after Expo '86, the McBarge just slowly decayed until it manifested as basically an alternative reality where instead of Sneak King, McDonald's made a Bioshock level
My Vancouver is probably showing here but I'm quite happy with the Hershel carry-on suitcase I got a few years ago.
I don't think they sell this exact one any more but it seems the basic equivalent is: herschel.ca/shop/welltra...
I don't think they sell this exact one any more but it seems the basic equivalent is: herschel.ca/shop/welltra...
March 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
My Vancouver is probably showing here but I'm quite happy with the Hershel carry-on suitcase I got a few years ago.
I don't think they sell this exact one any more but it seems the basic equivalent is: herschel.ca/shop/welltra...
I don't think they sell this exact one any more but it seems the basic equivalent is: herschel.ca/shop/welltra...
I dig the one I've got quite a lot!
March 7, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I dig the one I've got quite a lot!
This is my neighbour's cat that I encountered in the hallway, this moment specifically was him mid-writhe on the floor
February 14, 2025 at 5:13 AM
This is my neighbour's cat that I encountered in the hallway, this moment specifically was him mid-writhe on the floor
Confirmation of the return of the Idle Thumbs Journal of Games!!
February 4, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Confirmation of the return of the Idle Thumbs Journal of Games!!
Look upon ye, and weep
(Post you from a different era)
(Post you from a different era)
November 20, 2024 at 6:04 PM
Look upon ye, and weep
(Post you from a different era)
(Post you from a different era)
Oh, and while unfortunately I wasn't able to deliver him to the other side, I did get summoned into the game of someone named "Giga Chungus" at one point, which was a bright spark of light amid a sea of tears and darkness.
August 18, 2024 at 5:31 AM
Oh, and while unfortunately I wasn't able to deliver him to the other side, I did get summoned into the game of someone named "Giga Chungus" at one point, which was a bright spark of light amid a sea of tears and darkness.
After soloing every other boss in Shadow of the Erdtree, I finally succumbed and pulled in another human being for the final boss after being pasted by them dozens of times.
Even then, it still took a mountain of bodies until me and my new best friend "Kingzman" finally did it.
Even then, it still took a mountain of bodies until me and my new best friend "Kingzman" finally did it.
August 18, 2024 at 5:30 AM
After soloing every other boss in Shadow of the Erdtree, I finally succumbed and pulled in another human being for the final boss after being pasted by them dozens of times.
Even then, it still took a mountain of bodies until me and my new best friend "Kingzman" finally did it.
Even then, it still took a mountain of bodies until me and my new best friend "Kingzman" finally did it.