Tom Simpson
@tomakasatnav.bsky.social
Portsmouth/Tokyo. Indie game developer. Made Feria d'Arles, Hutton Grammar School. Working on Bull out of Arles. I bet I'd be a good car.
And that's what tortures me.
And that's what tortures me.
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The IndieCade Festival has begun! ROSEWATER is up for Best Performance in tomorrow's awards ceremony.
In the meantime, you can grab it for 25% off on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
@indiecade.bsky.social
In the meantime, you can grab it for 25% off on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
@indiecade.bsky.social
January 16, 2026 at 6:03 PM
The IndieCade Festival has begun! ROSEWATER is up for Best Performance in tomorrow's awards ceremony.
In the meantime, you can grab it for 25% off on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
@indiecade.bsky.social
In the meantime, you can grab it for 25% off on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...
@indiecade.bsky.social
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Grok's new "feature" that allows users to undress women in photos posted to X is a new low for the platform. If you're somehow still active over there, I urge you to let this be your final straw.
January 1, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Grok's new "feature" that allows users to undress women in photos posted to X is a new low for the platform. If you're somehow still active over there, I urge you to let this be your final straw.
My favourite bit in Ball x Pit was when there's an autoplay character, so I didn't have to play anymore
December 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
My favourite bit in Ball x Pit was when there's an autoplay character, so I didn't have to play anymore
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Adventure games make great gifts, especially when they're discounted!
Grab 3 of my games for less than $30 and gift someone hours of entertainment!
store.steampowered.com/curator/4430...
Grab 3 of my games for less than $30 and gift someone hours of entertainment!
store.steampowered.com/curator/4430...
December 20, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Adventure games make great gifts, especially when they're discounted!
Grab 3 of my games for less than $30 and gift someone hours of entertainment!
store.steampowered.com/curator/4430...
Grab 3 of my games for less than $30 and gift someone hours of entertainment!
store.steampowered.com/curator/4430...
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On the SEVENTH day of #Pointandclickmas Santa Villainy gave to meee...
3 x copies of Feria D'Arles on Steam!
🎄 Visit the competition link to enter: buff.ly/swga2g4
🎁 Winners drawn on 25th December!
❄️ @tomakasatnav.bsky.social | @mattfrith.bsky.social
#Giveaway #Indiegames
3 x copies of Feria D'Arles on Steam!
🎄 Visit the competition link to enter: buff.ly/swga2g4
🎁 Winners drawn on 25th December!
❄️ @tomakasatnav.bsky.social | @mattfrith.bsky.social
#Giveaway #Indiegames
Point + Clickmas Giveaway: Day Seven!
🎄 Feria D'Arles 🎄 3 x Steam Keys to win Courtesy of Tom Simpson & Matt Frith! 🎁 Winners drawn on 25th December ~8pm GMT
gleam.io
December 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
On the SEVENTH day of #Pointandclickmas Santa Villainy gave to meee...
3 x copies of Feria D'Arles on Steam!
🎄 Visit the competition link to enter: buff.ly/swga2g4
🎁 Winners drawn on 25th December!
❄️ @tomakasatnav.bsky.social | @mattfrith.bsky.social
#Giveaway #Indiegames
3 x copies of Feria D'Arles on Steam!
🎄 Visit the competition link to enter: buff.ly/swga2g4
🎁 Winners drawn on 25th December!
❄️ @tomakasatnav.bsky.social | @mattfrith.bsky.social
#Giveaway #Indiegames
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BIG NEWS: ROSEWATER has been nominated for Best Performance in the @indiecade.bsky.social Festival 2025!
It's so great to see the amazing cast of this game get the recognition they deserve.
See all the nominated games at www.indiecade.com/festival-202...
It's so great to see the amazing cast of this game get the recognition they deserve.
See all the nominated games at www.indiecade.com/festival-202...
December 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
BIG NEWS: ROSEWATER has been nominated for Best Performance in the @indiecade.bsky.social Festival 2025!
It's so great to see the amazing cast of this game get the recognition they deserve.
See all the nominated games at www.indiecade.com/festival-202...
It's so great to see the amazing cast of this game get the recognition they deserve.
See all the nominated games at www.indiecade.com/festival-202...
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So, we have news... Season 3 is in the works. We have been working very hard on it. Wishlist it now!
#indigames #gamedev #adventuregames
store.steampowered.com/app/3990360/...
#indigames #gamedev #adventuregames
store.steampowered.com/app/3990360/...
The Darkside Detective: Backside of the Moon on Steam
You'd think that after 20+ cases, there'd be no crime left in Twin Lakes - but that's not how crime works, rookie. Six new mind-melting mysteries await Detective McQueen and Officer Dooley - just as s...
store.steampowered.com
December 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
So, we have news... Season 3 is in the works. We have been working very hard on it. Wishlist it now!
#indigames #gamedev #adventuregames
store.steampowered.com/app/3990360/...
#indigames #gamedev #adventuregames
store.steampowered.com/app/3990360/...
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Yesssss! Super excited I got to do more weirdo pixel portraits for this one. Play the demo now and see 'em! 🤩🤩🤩
We JUST debuted Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator's Steam page at the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted showcase--and you can PLAY THE DEMO TODAY!
💰Day trade as a series of weirdoes across the universe
🙏Owe a loan shark who can legally kill you
💵Short a baby
store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...
💰Day trade as a series of weirdoes across the universe
🙏Owe a loan shark who can legally kill you
💵Short a baby
store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...
December 4, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Yesssss! Super excited I got to do more weirdo pixel portraits for this one. Play the demo now and see 'em! 🤩🤩🤩
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Looking to open some freelance slots for the new year!
I’m a Pixel Artist & Animator with 10+ years industry experience and can do a strong range of styles. if you need polished visuals, character work or fluid animations, then shoot me a DM!
Shares also appreciated 😉
#art #gamedev #pixelart
I’m a Pixel Artist & Animator with 10+ years industry experience and can do a strong range of styles. if you need polished visuals, character work or fluid animations, then shoot me a DM!
Shares also appreciated 😉
#art #gamedev #pixelart
December 3, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Loco Motive was a wholly human creation made with a relatively tiny budget - We paid real human voice actors, artists and musicians - And they all brought something to the final game.
Nexon has a market cap of $17,000,000,000 USD and they're too cheap to care about their craft. Fuck off.
Nexon has a market cap of $17,000,000,000 USD and they're too cheap to care about their craft. Fuck off.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Loco Motive was a wholly human creation made with a relatively tiny budget - We paid real human voice actors, artists and musicians - And they all brought something to the final game.
Nexon has a market cap of $17,000,000,000 USD and they're too cheap to care about their craft. Fuck off.
Nexon has a market cap of $17,000,000,000 USD and they're too cheap to care about their craft. Fuck off.
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My tiny Over the Garden Wall fan game is now available for FREE! 🎉
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw
Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw
Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.
The Round-about Orchard: A tiny OtGW fan game by JuliaMinamata
A two-room adventure game that takes about fifteen minutes to play
juliaminamata.itch.io
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
My tiny Over the Garden Wall fan game is now available for FREE! 🎉
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw
Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw
Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.
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Some scenes from the prologue of my new adventure game. #ProjectLion
November 11, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Some scenes from the prologue of my new adventure game. #ProjectLion
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The Steam page for The Many Sins of House Ocampo is now LIVE!
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/The_Many_Sins_of_House_Ocampo/⬅️
Wishlist, repost, tell your friends, tell the press! 📢
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/The_Many_Sins_of_House_Ocampo/⬅️
Wishlist, repost, tell your friends, tell the press! 📢
November 3, 2025 at 8:16 AM
The Steam page for The Many Sins of House Ocampo is now LIVE!
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/The_Many_Sins_of_House_Ocampo/⬅️
Wishlist, repost, tell your friends, tell the press! 📢
➡️https://store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/The_Many_Sins_of_House_Ocampo/⬅️
Wishlist, repost, tell your friends, tell the press! 📢
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So...The Séance of Blake Manor is my favorite game of 2025 so far.
A first person murder mystery with detailed investigation mechanics, superb writing, and atmosphere. Also the best game about Irish History I've ever played
Bravo @spookydoorway.bsky.social 👏
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
A first person murder mystery with detailed investigation mechanics, superb writing, and atmosphere. Also the best game about Irish History I've ever played
Bravo @spookydoorway.bsky.social 👏
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
Save 10% on The Séance of Blake Manor on Steam
The Séance of Blake Manor is a supernatural detective mystery, set in 1897 Ireland, where you investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Deane in a remote hotel full of secrets and other-worldly occurren...
store.steampowered.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
So...The Séance of Blake Manor is my favorite game of 2025 so far.
A first person murder mystery with detailed investigation mechanics, superb writing, and atmosphere. Also the best game about Irish History I've ever played
Bravo @spookydoorway.bsky.social 👏
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
A first person murder mystery with detailed investigation mechanics, superb writing, and atmosphere. Also the best game about Irish History I've ever played
Bravo @spookydoorway.bsky.social 👏
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
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The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW!
Can you discover what has become of Evelyn Deane and uncover the secrets of Blake Manor itself?
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
Can you discover what has become of Evelyn Deane and uncover the secrets of Blake Manor itself?
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
October 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW!
Can you discover what has become of Evelyn Deane and uncover the secrets of Blake Manor itself?
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
Can you discover what has become of Evelyn Deane and uncover the secrets of Blake Manor itself?
store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
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📣 An English Haunting is now available on Nintendo Switch with a 20% launch discount until October 31st! 👻
MORE INFO: www.clickpulp.com/games/an-eng...
TRAILER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ukt...
#NintendoSwitch #AdventureGames #IndieGames #VideoGames
MORE INFO: www.clickpulp.com/games/an-eng...
TRAILER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ukt...
#NintendoSwitch #AdventureGames #IndieGames #VideoGames
An English Haunting - Trailer | Nintendo Switch
A mystery horror detective game set in the Victorian era. Available Oct. 16, 2025, on Nintendo Switch.
Wishlist or get the game…
www.youtube.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📣 An English Haunting is now available on Nintendo Switch with a 20% launch discount until October 31st! 👻
MORE INFO: www.clickpulp.com/games/an-eng...
TRAILER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ukt...
#NintendoSwitch #AdventureGames #IndieGames #VideoGames
MORE INFO: www.clickpulp.com/games/an-eng...
TRAILER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ukt...
#NintendoSwitch #AdventureGames #IndieGames #VideoGames
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Loco Motive is 20% off on Steam this week, meaning you can now grab an award winning adventure for under $15!
✦ A feature-length murder mystery set aboard a train
✦ Beautifully animated with gorgeous pixel art
✦ Full voice acting!
✦ Steam Deck Verified
🚂💨 s.team/a/1709880
✦ A feature-length murder mystery set aboard a train
✦ Beautifully animated with gorgeous pixel art
✦ Full voice acting!
✦ Steam Deck Verified
🚂💨 s.team/a/1709880
October 16, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Loco Motive is 20% off on Steam this week, meaning you can now grab an award winning adventure for under $15!
✦ A feature-length murder mystery set aboard a train
✦ Beautifully animated with gorgeous pixel art
✦ Full voice acting!
✦ Steam Deck Verified
🚂💨 s.team/a/1709880
✦ A feature-length murder mystery set aboard a train
✦ Beautifully animated with gorgeous pixel art
✦ Full voice acting!
✦ Steam Deck Verified
🚂💨 s.team/a/1709880
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#ScreenshotSaturday. Can you solve the supernatural mystery of Blake Manor.
Launching on OCt 27th. Wishlist Now!
#Indiegames
👻 store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
Launching on OCt 27th. Wishlist Now!
#Indiegames
👻 store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
October 11, 2025 at 2:47 PM
#ScreenshotSaturday. Can you solve the supernatural mystery of Blake Manor.
Launching on OCt 27th. Wishlist Now!
#Indiegames
👻 store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
Launching on OCt 27th. Wishlist Now!
#Indiegames
👻 store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...
Thanks to everyone who has picked up Feria d'Arles during the steam sale so far! Hope you enjoy it 🐮
September 30, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Thanks to everyone who has picked up Feria d'Arles during the steam sale so far! Hope you enjoy it 🐮
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@kinigames.bsky.social and I are excited to announce that City of Voices will be exhibiting at Adventurex this November! Check out all the other amazing Devs on show in the link! www.adventurexpo.org/exhibitor
Hope to see you there 😊
Hope to see you there 😊
AdventureX | Exhibitors
Discover the games exhibiting at AdventureX this year.
www.adventurexpo.org
August 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
@kinigames.bsky.social and I are excited to announce that City of Voices will be exhibiting at Adventurex this November! Check out all the other amazing Devs on show in the link! www.adventurexpo.org/exhibitor
Hope to see you there 😊
Hope to see you there 😊
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🔥 The Drifter is OUT NOW! 🔥
Solve your own murder in our fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride. 15% off for launch!
Steam 🤜 store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/...
GoG 🤜 www.gog.com/en/game/the_...
It's been a long road working on this one- so exciting to finally get it in people's hands!
Solve your own murder in our fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride. 15% off for launch!
Steam 🤜 store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/...
GoG 🤜 www.gog.com/en/game/the_...
It's been a long road working on this one- so exciting to finally get it in people's hands!
July 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
🔥 The Drifter is OUT NOW! 🔥
Solve your own murder in our fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride. 15% off for launch!
Steam 🤜 store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/...
GoG 🤜 www.gog.com/en/game/the_...
It's been a long road working on this one- so exciting to finally get it in people's hands!
Solve your own murder in our fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride. 15% off for launch!
Steam 🤜 store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/...
GoG 🤜 www.gog.com/en/game/the_...
It's been a long road working on this one- so exciting to finally get it in people's hands!
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All of this is to say, if you want indies to keep making games, waiting for that 80% deep discount is going to make it very difficult.
It’s also why I’ve never discounted Lamplight City more than 40%
I know not everyone can afford to buy games at full price, but we’re also not charging $60.
It’s also why I’ve never discounted Lamplight City more than 40%
I know not everyone can afford to buy games at full price, but we’re also not charging $60.
July 3, 2025 at 2:32 PM
All of this is to say, if you want indies to keep making games, waiting for that 80% deep discount is going to make it very difficult.
It’s also why I’ve never discounted Lamplight City more than 40%
I know not everyone can afford to buy games at full price, but we’re also not charging $60.
It’s also why I’ve never discounted Lamplight City more than 40%
I know not everyone can afford to buy games at full price, but we’re also not charging $60.
