Thomas Hislop

"The scariest thing about Lovecraft is how it makes assumptions about things." Penguin Colony creator Tali Faulkner spoke to ABC News about colonial myth-making, reinventing Lovecraft, and challenging how we experience games 🎮 Experience the game for yourself: 🐧 bit.ly/PenguinColon...

We’re part of Steam Cooking Fest! Learn the ropes of running your restaurant (and leave us feedback about it 👉👈) in the taster demo for The Hearth and Harbour!! 🥧 store.steampowered.com/app/2528170/... 🥧

Oops... The #LudoNarraCon Megabundle is all bangers! ⛰️A Highland Song 🍕Betrayal at Club Low 🍫Consume Me ⚽Despelote 🐍Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo 🥦Kraken Academy!! 🫆No Case Should Remain Unsolved 💗Until Then 📸Umurangi Generation 💥Wander Stars Hurry, ends October 15! ⏰ bit.ly/SRSMegabundle

New working paper: the Norwegian wealth tax was a huge success. The "exodus" of wealthy people never happened (less than 100 individuals left). Tax revenue increased by 71.5%. No changes in business activity or investment. www.nber.org/papers/w35854

Just played this and it's so fun, you guys! Please try this. The art is still one of my favorite styles in all of video games, the music is great, the writing is amazing and the gameplay is really fun! There's also lore! And great characters! You really get it all here!

@saltstonestudios.bsky.social has served up an appetiser demo for The Hearth & Harbour, now live as part of #LudoNarraCon 2026! 🥘 Step into the seaside city of Lewthport, restore The Silver Spoon, build relationships with the locals and shape your place in the community 💗 🍽️ bit.ly/HearthHarbou...

✨The demo for The Hearth and Harbour is now LIVE!!!✨ store.steampowered.com/app/2528170/...

#LudoNarraCon 2026 is LIVE! The Official Selection is full of amazing games waiting for you: 📚 Browse the selection ❤️ Wishlist your faves 🎮 Decide what you're playing first 💬 Jump into our Discord and argue about which game is the best 🚶 bit.ly/LNCTheatreTab

Short news blog post today gang - the demo announcement, Ludonarracon, and other events we have coming up this month! saltstonestudios.com/2026/10/08/a... ✨Appetiser Demo goes LIVE today at 6pm GMT!!✨

Please continue to celebrate the often unsung and, in this case, truly extraordinary #WomenInSTEM who have alway been there, working to expand knowledge behind the veil of science #MargaretHamilton 🧪👩‍💻 . www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/o...

Oh, man, and watch this video mentioned in the obituary, because it's *beautiful*: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7Cn...

🌟 LUDONARRACON STARTS TOMORROW! 🌟 Don't forget to join the Fellow Traveller Discord and check our blog to receive all the updates: 💙 discord.com/invite/cQVRmjMVPj 🌐 www.fellowtraveller.games/blog

Thank you for all the shares and lovely comments!! Yous are all sound!!!! 2 days to go!! 🧡🧡🧡

✨ 3 DAYS UNTIL LUDONARRACON ✨ We absolutely adore this year's artwork by @bkomei.bsky.social! ✨💙 If you'd like to use it as a wallpaper, you can download a high-resolution file below 👇 bit.ly/LNC2026Wallp...

A dedication to some of the female characters we’ve designed for our games. It was a bit of a fight to get women into The Pale Beyond, but we managed it - and The Hearth and Harbour is full of them! Wall to wall ladies!

What do Harvest Moon and It's a Wonderful Life have in common? They both helped shape the small town of Lewthport! 🚢 Eric Rivers (Writer & Narrative Designer) of @saltstonestudios.bsky.social shares the biggest narrative inspirations behind The Hearth & Harbour 📚

Ready for a first taste of The Hearth & Harbour? 🥘 The first-ever demo will be playable on Steam for LudoNarraCon on October 8th! Make sure you wishlist below to receive all the latest updates 🍽️ bit.ly/HearthHarbou...

🌟 Presenting the LudoNarraCon 2026 Official Selection 🌟 🎮 51 narrative indie games 🗓️ October 8–15 PT on Steam 💙 Supported by @jacobgeller.com, @lookingfor.game, @remapradio.bsky.social & @thisweekinvideogames.com 🌐 More info at bit.ly/FTLNC2026 📬 Sign up for our newsletter to stay updated!

In this month's blog post, The Hearth and Harbour writer Eric Rivers talks influences and inspirations for the game! From Harvest Moon to It's a Wonderful Life, and a few things in between! saltstonestudios.com/2026/09/21/n...

An excellent and thoughtful piece on failure in RPGs, which I got to contribute some words to: "I'm putting you through failure in order to give you something that I think you will enjoy. I try to earn that trust from the player."

The Pale Beyond is joined by a collection of amazing stories in the Narrative Masterpieces Humble Bundle! 🎁 Experience your next unforgettable game while supporting Worldreader. 📚 www.humblebundle.com/games/narrat...

Thinking of boycotting GTA6? Don’t. Support the fired workers and help us fight for justice. We’re raising funds that go straight to supporting our legal battle in the huge fight we have ahead of us. I believe in our case so much I’m traveling to Edinburgh from Australia in September. ✊🌱

My final piece for @theguardian.com's Summer Games Previews is live! I sat down with @remysiu.com of @sunsetvisitor.studio about the studio's next game, Prove You're Human! 🤖 www.theguardian.com/games/2026/a...

New Bobby fingers youtu.be/vGt7-WnWdhE?...

Ebenezer Scrooge? The London financier?

youtu.be/IxPzZr-GZYw?... Peter can theil deez nuts (Keep the kanban killings outta the NHS)

How It Started -> How It’s Going A collection of Concept Art vs recent screenshots of our upcoming restaurant management game The Hearth and Harbour 🥧

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ink/Unity users! New release via @tomkail.bsky.social - the ink/unity integration is now up to 2.0.0, a major new release that changes a few things under the hood to make things more stable. github.com/inkle/ink-un...

Le Guin on the idea that there is a secret to getting good at writing.

🚀Citizen Sleeper 1 and 2 are OUT NOW on Nintendo Switch 2! Play the critically acclaimed series in its smoothest, most beautiful, handheld form: CS 1: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... CS 2: www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... Enjoy higher resolution and framerates, with a free upgrade for owners ⭐

There's still time to submit your game for #LudoNarraCon 2026, running from Oct 8-12 📚 You can apply to have your game featured in our Official Selection or the Narrative Game Sale ✍️ Submit via the link below (closes June 28!)👇 bit.ly/LNCapply

ICYMI: Two weeks ago, @saltstonestudios.bsky.social gave us a brand new look at The Hearth & Harbour, including more of Lewthport, The Silver Spoon, and the choices that shape your story. Catch up now: 📺 youtu.be/tNFlgNJxBqw And don't forget to wishlist the game on Steam! 🍽️ bit.ly/HearthHarbou...

Is at true Jeffrey? (It was in fact true)

We premiered the Story-Rich Showcase at the start of the month, our first-ever show during Summer Game Fest ☀️ It was an honor for us to highlight upcoming narrative games from our favorite indie devs 📚❤️ 📺 If you missed it: The VOD is available below 👇

Carol Kane and Gene Wilder for The World’s Greatest Lover (1977)

Love tae see it

so I've been looking at my finances, and all my income sources have plummeted I'm gonna have to shift my focus away from #half-edge and giving talks, because unfortunately they're huge money sinks I can't afford if you can, I'd appreciate your support, especially now ❤️ www.patreon.com/c/acegikmo

- Decorate your restaurant, design your menu, serve customers 🥧 - Develop relationships, build community, uncover the stories of the people around you 🫂 - Face hard choices as war looms, and the world changes around you ⛈️ What kind of person will you become in The Hearth and Harbour?

A little bit of news from the Story Rich Showcase: BOTH Citizen Sleeper games are coming to Switch 2 on ⚡️June 25th⚡️ Existing switch owners will be able to upgrade for free!

Soooo incredibly excited for The Hearth and Harbour!! store.steampowered.com/app/2528170/...

Do not miss this today!!!

TODAY’S THE DAY!! Tune into the Fellow Traveller YouTube channel at 6pm GMT tonight to catch the STORY RICH SHOWCASE! There’s also a watch party in the Fellow Traveller Discord server! Indie games! Narratives! Cool devs! WOW!!

I'm in the preshow talking about RPGs AND I have [REDACTED] in the show too! I am ⚡THE⚡ PC Gamer.

Hey fellow story lovers, just a reminder: We’re hosting a watch party for the Story-Rich Showcase in our Discord! Jump in, sign up, and experience 26 story-rich indie games alongside fellow narrative game fans! 🎮 bit.ly/FellowTravel...