Jay
@notfunnyj.bsky.social
Freelance horror writer, yapper, and purveyor of nonsense. Apologies in advance.
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Casual quarterly re-introduction post!
Hey! I'm Jay, a freelance writer and podcaster yapping about all things indie horror!
If you’re an editor or developer in need of coverage, I’m your guy!
DM or email Jaykrieger7(@)gmail.com
Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger
Blog: medium.com/@SaveScum
Hey! I'm Jay, a freelance writer and podcaster yapping about all things indie horror!
If you’re an editor or developer in need of coverage, I’m your guy!
DM or email Jaykrieger7(@)gmail.com
Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger
Blog: medium.com/@SaveScum
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November 26, 2025 at 12:19 AM
A story as old as time
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Casual quarterly re-introduction post!
Hey! I'm Jay, a freelance writer and podcaster yapping about all things indie horror!
If you’re an editor or developer in need of coverage, I’m your guy!
DM or email Jaykrieger7(@)gmail.com
Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger
Blog: medium.com/@SaveScum
Hey! I'm Jay, a freelance writer and podcaster yapping about all things indie horror!
If you’re an editor or developer in need of coverage, I’m your guy!
DM or email Jaykrieger7(@)gmail.com
Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger
Blog: medium.com/@SaveScum
November 19, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Casual quarterly re-introduction post!
Hey! I'm Jay, a freelance writer and podcaster yapping about all things indie horror!
If you’re an editor or developer in need of coverage, I’m your guy!
DM or email Jaykrieger7(@)gmail.com
Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger
Blog: medium.com/@SaveScum
Hey! I'm Jay, a freelance writer and podcaster yapping about all things indie horror!
If you’re an editor or developer in need of coverage, I’m your guy!
DM or email Jaykrieger7(@)gmail.com
Portfolio: clippings.me/jaykrieger
Blog: medium.com/@SaveScum
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For Monday's edition of Save Scum, my indie horror gaming blog, I shared some thoughts about how Kingdoms of the Dump utilizes horror genre elements in its wildly creative refuse monster designs. #horrorsky
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November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
For Monday's edition of Save Scum, my indie horror gaming blog, I shared some thoughts about how Kingdoms of the Dump utilizes horror genre elements in its wildly creative refuse monster designs. #horrorsky
@kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
medium.com/@SaveScum/th...
@kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
medium.com/@SaveScum/th...
Tired: rEsi 4 cL0nE
Wired: Tasty genre junk food
GOG remains based.
Wired: Tasty genre junk food
GOG remains based.
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Tired: rEsi 4 cL0nE
Wired: Tasty genre junk food
GOG remains based.
Wired: Tasty genre junk food
GOG remains based.
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Arc Raiders is one of the best multiplayer games I’ve ever played. It’s a memory-making machine with no off switch.
This is my 4,000-word review on how it’s pure magic.
This is my 4,000-word review on how it’s pure magic.
Arc Raiders Review - Stronger Together
Arc Raiders is an extraction shooter unlike any other, playing out like a totally unpredictable, immersive, thrilling story generator directed by the community.
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November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Arc Raiders is one of the best multiplayer games I’ve ever played. It’s a memory-making machine with no off switch.
This is my 4,000-word review on how it’s pure magic.
This is my 4,000-word review on how it’s pure magic.
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Duke Nukem 3D was a standout when my family got a PC in 1997. For a while I thought my love for it was just nostalgic titilation, but it's really a bloody good shooter draped in exaggerated machismo.
This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social hail to the king in their reminiscence about the brash and bold lineage of Duke Nukem 3D!
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November 25, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Duke Nukem 3D was a standout when my family got a PC in 1997. For a while I thought my love for it was just nostalgic titilation, but it's really a bloody good shooter draped in exaggerated machismo.
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This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social hail to the king in their reminiscence about the brash and bold lineage of Duke Nukem 3D!
🍎 apple.co/4oUactb
🟢 bit.ly/4roOUFO
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🟢 bit.ly/4roOUFO
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November 24, 2025 at 10:59 PM
This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social hail to the king in their reminiscence about the brash and bold lineage of Duke Nukem 3D!
🍎 apple.co/4oUactb
🟢 bit.ly/4roOUFO
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
🍎 apple.co/4oUactb
🟢 bit.ly/4roOUFO
@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social
For Monday's edition of Save Scum, my indie horror gaming blog, I shared some thoughts about how Kingdoms of the Dump utilizes horror genre elements in its wildly creative refuse monster designs. #horrorsky
@kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
medium.com/@SaveScum/th...
@kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
medium.com/@SaveScum/th...
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 PM
For Monday's edition of Save Scum, my indie horror gaming blog, I shared some thoughts about how Kingdoms of the Dump utilizes horror genre elements in its wildly creative refuse monster designs. #horrorsky
@kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
medium.com/@SaveScum/th...
@kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social @frankiepixel.bsky.social
medium.com/@SaveScum/th...
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Fortunately for all of your asses, this week's episode will be up a bit later today as @notfunnyj.bsky.social had to run to the store for more gum.
a man in a tuxedo with a mask on his face
ALT: a man in a tuxedo with a mask on his face
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November 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Fortunately for all of your asses, this week's episode will be up a bit later today as @notfunnyj.bsky.social had to run to the store for more gum.
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This was very fun to write up.
Massive shame once this mini-season ends.
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Massive shame once this mini-season ends.
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Fortnite x The Simpsons: Five bosses perfect for ‘Zero Hour’
As we approach the ‘Zero Hour’ event, we’re listing five potential bosses that could make the final moments of this mini-season even more memorable.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:38 PM
This was very fun to write up.
Massive shame once this mini-season ends.
esportsinsider.com/fortnite-the...
Massive shame once this mini-season ends.
esportsinsider.com/fortnite-the...
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This week @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social , chat about the immersive sim horrors of Skinfreak!
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November 21, 2025 at 2:25 AM
This week @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social , chat about the immersive sim horrors of Skinfreak!
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🟢 bit.ly/4pd00f1
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@puppetcombo.bsky.social
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@puppetcombo.bsky.social
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For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social attempt to survive their fare on the Night Bus! #HorrorSky
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November 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
For this week's Horror Bytes, Safe Room's indie horror showcase, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social attempt to survive their fare on the Night Bus! #HorrorSky
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Between this and having to explain to my 6th graders what an encyclopedia is, I am absolutely going through it this week 👴
November 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Between this and having to explain to my 6th graders what an encyclopedia is, I am absolutely going through it this week 👴
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What are your favorite written game reviews of 2025?
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November 20, 2025 at 11:48 PM
What are your favorite written game reviews of 2025?
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🎙️ New episode of Game Dev is (Not) Easy is out!
I sat down with @taintedpactgames.bsky.social to talk about slashers, PSX style survival horror, dealing with burnout, and much more about game development.
👉 Listen here: youtu.be/KkT6QsEVr_E
I sat down with @taintedpactgames.bsky.social to talk about slashers, PSX style survival horror, dealing with burnout, and much more about game development.
👉 Listen here: youtu.be/KkT6QsEVr_E
November 21, 2025 at 8:19 PM
🎙️ New episode of Game Dev is (Not) Easy is out!
I sat down with @taintedpactgames.bsky.social to talk about slashers, PSX style survival horror, dealing with burnout, and much more about game development.
👉 Listen here: youtu.be/KkT6QsEVr_E
I sat down with @taintedpactgames.bsky.social to talk about slashers, PSX style survival horror, dealing with burnout, and much more about game development.
👉 Listen here: youtu.be/KkT6QsEVr_E
Winter enjoyers be like, ahh 4 pm
November 21, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Winter enjoyers be like, ahh 4 pm
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PIGFACE- The Mall Update is out now in Steam Early Access!
With it comes a new level featuring an indoor roller coaster, a new mask, new hazards, and new guns!
Link to the update below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYT...
With it comes a new level featuring an indoor roller coaster, a new mask, new hazards, and new guns!
Link to the update below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYT...
PIGFACE- The Mall Update Out Now Trailer
YouTube video by DreadXP
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November 20, 2025 at 4:59 PM
PIGFACE- The Mall Update is out now in Steam Early Access!
With it comes a new level featuring an indoor roller coaster, a new mask, new hazards, and new guns!
Link to the update below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYT...
With it comes a new level featuring an indoor roller coaster, a new mask, new hazards, and new guns!
Link to the update below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNYT...
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Godzilla Voxel Wars & Zoeti is free on Epic Games Store. Universe for Sale is the next free title buff.ly/aadJJDg
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Godzilla Voxel Wars & Zoeti is free on Epic Games Store. Universe for Sale is the next free title buff.ly/aadJJDg
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For my indie gaming blog Save Scum, I compiled a handful of recent releases worth checking out.
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Indie Report: File #1
For my first official Save Scum post, I decided to start with Indie Report, a bi-weekly smörgåsbord round-up of indie games I have recently…
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November 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
For my indie gaming blog Save Scum, I compiled a handful of recent releases worth checking out.
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@fernandotittz.bsky.social
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@lcbgamestudio.bsky.social @dreadxp.bsky.social @rowye.bsky.social @beyondbooleans.bsky.social
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My primary goal with Save Scum is to champion notable indie horror games. So it's a huge bummer to report that, after years of waiting for the game's release, I did not enjoy my time with Dead Static Drive.
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Dead Static Drive & The Importance of Early Access
Previous Post: The Indie Report: File #1
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November 17, 2025 at 9:32 PM
My primary goal with Save Scum is to champion notable indie horror games. So it's a huge bummer to report that, after years of waiting for the game's release, I did not enjoy my time with Dead Static Drive.
🎮 medium.com/@SaveScum/dead-static-drive-the-importance-of-early-access-48bf185fef87
🎮 medium.com/@SaveScum/dead-static-drive-the-importance-of-early-access-48bf185fef87
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This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social hope to keep their skin as they attempt to survive the immersive horrors of Skinfreak! #HorrorSky
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November 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social hope to keep their skin as they attempt to survive the immersive horrors of Skinfreak! #HorrorSky
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🟢 bit.ly/4pd00f1
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Considering that Stasis: Bone Totem is worth a $20 spot alone, this is another horror centric no-brainer.
Last day to get Humble Games Bundle: Horror Icon Showcase buff.ly/g705tJA #ad
November 19, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Considering that Stasis: Bone Totem is worth a $20 spot alone, this is another horror centric no-brainer.
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I had the opportunity to write about one of my favorite Hong Kong horror movies for Bloody Disgusting! It was a blast putting this one together.
‘Mr. Vampire’ at 40: Hong Kong’s Hopping Kung Fu Horror Comedy
1985 was a hell of a year for Hong Kong cinema. Classics like Heart of Dragon, My Lucky Stars, and Police Story were all released in the span of a few months, showcasing the multifaceted talents of st...
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November 19, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I had the opportunity to write about one of my favorite Hong Kong horror movies for Bloody Disgusting! It was a blast putting this one together.
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Happy Half-Life 1 Day. My favorite game of all time.
Celebrate by watching the most insane thing I ever got to make, until a year later when I got to do it again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZ3...
Celebrate by watching the most insane thing I ever got to make, until a year later when I got to do it again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZ3...
Half-Life: 25th Anniversary Documentary
YouTube video by Valve
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November 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Happy Half-Life 1 Day. My favorite game of all time.
Celebrate by watching the most insane thing I ever got to make, until a year later when I got to do it again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZ3...
Celebrate by watching the most insane thing I ever got to make, until a year later when I got to do it again.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbZ3...
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Today is the 25th anniversary of the Hitman series, so please enjoy this interview I recently did with some developers at IO Interactive reflecting on the series' legacy, the challenges of redefining it for World of Assassination, and what the future holds.
www.gamingbible.com/features/hit...
www.gamingbible.com/features/hit...
Hitman 25th Anniversary: IO Interactive Discusses Series’ Past, Present and Future
IO Interactive speaks to GAMINGbible about the series' long legacy, as well as talking a bit about the future of the series.
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November 19, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Today is the 25th anniversary of the Hitman series, so please enjoy this interview I recently did with some developers at IO Interactive reflecting on the series' legacy, the challenges of redefining it for World of Assassination, and what the future holds.
www.gamingbible.com/features/hit...
www.gamingbible.com/features/hit...