Ben Reeves

Ready to STEP UP to the ultimate challenge? 🪜 I had a blast helping write Ladder Lad, a game that is quite literally built on top of dumb ladder puns. The demo is officially OUT NOW on Steam! Go play it, wishlist it, and help us climb the charts: store.steampowered.com/app/3871300/...

Excited to finally reveal that I helped write the new game from BUCK Games: Ladder Lad! 🪜 Prepare yourself for an epic journey of raw power, intense drama, and acute plantar fasciitis. Check out the announcement trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEC_...

Wanted to call out some pieces in this issue that I think are great. @mikedrucker.bsky.social wrote a about comedy in games featuring interviews with folks like Tim Schafer, Al Lowe, Dana Gould, and more. And @benjaminreeves.bsky.social returns to GI to examine moral panic in video games.

I wrote a piece for Game Informer about why society blames games for its problems: My favorite piece of history? In 1982, the U.S. Surgeon General warned everyone that Pac-Man and Space Invaders were a danger to kids. Read it before the next medium gets banned: gameinformer.com/feature/2026...

i also want to note that while i *did* work on the base game, DLC was me and @benjaminreeves.bsky.social with the trust of our (wisely offline) director Zach Bush, who gave us 4 weirdos to pick from and let us cook

By far our cutest story in Rise of the Flightless! Check out @benjaminreeves.bsky.social and Jose Jaure's "The Fish Tax" Follow the campaign so you don't miss the launch of our *Rehatched* edition this summer! www.kickstarter.com/projects/luk... #comics 💙 📚 👀

I had a lot of fun creating this comic, thanks!

I spent 30 days with Godot and it reminded me that game dev will always humble you. 🫠 📖 Read about my journey learning a new game dev tool on Game Developer right now: www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/... 🕹️ Or play the experimental project it birthed: streetcomedian.itch.io/the-last-lamplighter

@benjaminreeves.bsky.social has been a game journalist and a narrative designer, never really doing any kind of solo project. What happened when he set out to make a game in 30 days with Godot? the answer…he made a pretty good game!

If you have about 30 minutes and would love to play an immersive horror narrative game where your choices matter, I fully recommend giving this one a try! #horror #indiegame #narrative

I’m headed to NarraScope 2026! 🎙️ On June 13, I’ll talk about why games are the ultimate storytelling tool and how interactive stories are more potent than anything else. Join the fun! narrascope.org #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #NarraScope

Just read this article in my physical issue and have very mixed emotions. The only thing that really comes to mind is... Damn.

There is a heartbeat beneath the permafrost. ❄️ My cosmic horror game, STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE, is live. 🏢 Corporate horror 🖱️ Choice-based narrative 🎧 Headphones recommended streetcomedian.itch.io/standard-operating-procedure #GameDev #IndieGames #NarrativeDesign

It’s a weird time to be in game dev. I went to GDC 2026 feeling like the industry might actually hate us. But then I saw a guy brushing giant papier-mâché teeth and had dinner with friends where we just talked about the games we loved. Read my recap here: 🎮 #GDC2026 #GameDev

Thanks to @fantasyflightgames.bsky.social for inviting MinnMax to a preview event in St. Paul's Wabasha Street Caves for Arkham Horror Chapter Two. Thanks to our International Cave Correspondent @benjaminreeves.bsky.social for attending the mysterious gala.

Enjoyed chatting a super fun movie with @jacobgeller.com and @benjaminreeves.bsky.social. And it was great to meet and hang with @patrickhwillems.bsky.social for the first time!

Excited to share that the Dreamlands Anthology is LIVE on Kickstarter! My story, Bedtime Stories, is a dive into the desperation of a father’s love and the blurred lines between protection and obsession. www.kickstarter.com/projects/war... #Horror #IndieComics

My comic, Bedtime Stories, is part of the upcoming Dreamlands Anthology, a horror collection exploring the veil between our reality and the waking terrors that lurk at night. Follow the Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/war... #wardencomics #ComicAnthology #IndieComics #HorrorComics

I’ve spent most of my career thinking about massive games, so I wanted to take a breather and build something small. In System Shutdown, a mysterious system admin has breached your reality and demands you terminate your session. If you have 5 minutes, I’d love to hear what you think.

I was a Firaxis narrative designer/writer and lost my job today. Any help sharing leads on new opportunities would be great! Over 3.5 years, I contributed to Civilization VII and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, helping turn maps, mechanics, and chaos into memorable stories. See my work benreeves.carrd.co

First post. Second breakfast. Third strike. Fourth dimension. It's been a busy day.