Thomas Mackinnon

Thomas Mackinnon

@freeze.ltd

Game Dev from Scotland - THE CORRIDOR and It Takes a War - @ghost.camp on the side - He/Him - https://thecool.zone - @freezeposts on Twitter - I sometimes go by freeze

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IT TAKES A WAR IS OUT NOW If you enjoy it, please leave a Steam review. Apparently it helps a lot! If you don't enjoy it, I'd rather you send a handwritten letter. An insult is always easier to swallow when you can see the person's handwriting. store.steampowered.com/app/3919530/...

store.steampowered.comSave 10% on It Takes a War on SteamGraphics! Guns! Glory! Get ready to drop into a devastatingly real depiction of the battlefield as you and your team take on a relentless foe. It Takes a War presents a new vision for the team-based t...

i'm extremely pro the minionification of daleks

Doctor Who Merchandise@doctorwhomerch.bsky.social

A whole new generation of #DoctorWho fans are about to begin their own adventure! 🌟 Here is your first look at DOCTOR WHO: TARDIS CREW, a brand new animated series coming soon to CBeebies and BBC iPlayer. Find out more 👉 bbc.in/46YLFMi

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1300 people downloaded my game on @itch.io Almost anyone who played compared it to the Stanley Parable. Some people even started calling it a Stanley-Like game. But actually my biggest inspiration was "The Corridor" by @freeze.ltd #indiedev #gamedev

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My Jackbox-esque side project Forest of Deceit is OUT NOW! Huge thank you to everyone who's worked with me on it over the years, they’ve all done such brilliant work - the game has ended up really fun! Please do check it out and leave it a Steam review if you’re so inclined, we need 'em. 🙌

Ghost Camp@ghost.camp

Forest of Deceit is OUT NOW on Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox! (With Switch coming hopefully later this month!) Betray your friends in this hand-drawn Jackbox-esque social deduction game narrated by Sylvester McCoy! linktr.ee/forestofdeceit

If you are a content creator/reviewer of ANY SIZE AT ALL (yes, even you) and want a key for my social deduction Jackbox-esque game Forest of Deceit on any platform/region, DM me! I want to see people playing it on videos and streams!!

After years of working on this game a few hours a week me and my friends are finally releasing our little side project next week! Please be excited, it's really fun, I swear!!

Ghost Camp@ghost.camp

Forest of Deceit, our Jackbox-esque social deduction game narrated by Sylvester McCoy, is releasing as part of Steam Social Deduction Fest on 𝐉𝐔𝐋𝐘 𝟏𝟑𝐓𝐇! Also coming to consoles!! www.gamespress.com/Jackbox-esqu...

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Thank you to everyone who jumped into the Forest of Deceit Next Fest demo! The feedback has been really good (91% positive! yippee!) and we're excited to announce our release date VERY soon. We're going to leave the demo up until Monday for any last minute players - get in while you can! 🙌

silly party games you say

Steam@steampowered.com

You get a demo! And you get a demo! And we all get demos - from now until June 22, check out thousands(!) of demos of all kinds, from gritty shooters to silly party games, hand-drawn horror to cute idle titles. Don't forget to wishlist your favorites! store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest

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THE FOREST OF DECEIT NEXT FEST DEMO IS OUT NOW! JACKBOX-ESQUE SOCIAL DEDUCTION NARRATED BY SYLVESTER MCCOY! (We're only expecting a trickle of you until we start properly advertising later in the week, so our servers should hold steady, but let us know if you experience any issues!)

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Sylvester McCoy is narrating my party game side project Forest of Deceit. It was a career highlight to do the recording session with him, we had a great old time laughing away about funny doors. His narration fits perfectly, I can't wait for you all to play it. Steam Next Fest Demo out Monday!

Ghost Camp@ghost.camp

A Doctor Who announcement, but probably not the one you were expecting. SYLVESTER MCCOY is the narrator for Forest of Deceit, our new Jackbox-esque game about betraying your friends. The 7th Dr Who himself! Radagast in The Hobbit! Demo dropping JUNE 15TH on Steam!

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Everyone loves this game fr!! it's not even out yet either.

Ghost Camp@ghost.camp

A Doctor Who announcement, but probably not the one you were expecting. SYLVESTER MCCOY is the narrator for Forest of Deceit, our new Jackbox-esque game about betraying your friends. The 7th Dr Who himself! Radagast in The Hobbit! Demo dropping JUNE 15TH on Steam!

Sylvester McCoy is narrating my party game side project Forest of Deceit. It was a career highlight to do the recording session with him, we had a great old time laughing away about funny doors. His narration fits perfectly, I can't wait for you all to play it. Steam Next Fest Demo out Monday!

Ghost Camp@ghost.camp

A Doctor Who announcement, but probably not the one you were expecting. SYLVESTER MCCOY is the narrator for Forest of Deceit, our new Jackbox-esque game about betraying your friends. The 7th Dr Who himself! Radagast in The Hobbit! Demo dropping JUNE 15TH on Steam!

fun fact on why this happens: valve designates a "press preview" start time for next fest (in this case june 4th) where journos can see demos early, but they won't let us hide them from the public. so to be applicable for it you have to release your demo publicly weeks early. it's really annoying!

Rogue@rogue.site

Next Fest feels like its starting earlier and earlier every year. www.rogue.site/editorials/j...

Had a chance to play this ahead of release and it is 100% worth checking out. Not played too many investigation games but the wrapper here is so well done it instantly sucked me in - and with a lot to say about remakes to boot. (It's also in a Steam bundle with It Takes a War, if you so wish!)

TodayOnSteam@todayonsteam.com

The Remake of the End of the Greatest RPG of All Time https://store.steampowered.com/app/2809660/

in every game-related contract I've been putting a "no AI usage on either side" clause in and every single time the other party has been like "oh thank god, I also hate AI"

Cabel Sasser@cabel.panic.com

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

Looooved Mixtape. Captures so many beautiful, bittersweet emotions. One sequence near the end in particular captures a specific vibe so well I'll be thinking about it forever.

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Those who've followed me for a while will know I've been working on a Jackbox-esque side game with some friends for years now. It's finally releasing THIS YEAR with @jaleopr.com publishing! It's not my next mainline game, so don't expect zany twists, but it's very fun. Wishlist now!!

Ghost Camp@ghost.camp

We're back! Some of you may remember years ago we were working on a Jackbox-esque social deduction game. Well, we never stopped! Now it's finally releasing THIS YEAR with @jaleopr.com publishing and PolyCrunch Games porting it to PlayStation/Xbox/Switch!

bro...

Thomas Mackinnon@freeze.ltd

been playing the original Animal Crossing for the first time on the AYN Thor and I love how horrible the villagers are willing to be. I think the extra hostility makes for a more lived in village feel. rude neighbours are real!

Those who've followed me for a while will know I've been working on a Jackbox-esque side game with some friends for years now. It's finally releasing THIS YEAR with @jaleopr.com publishing! It's not my next mainline game, so don't expect zany twists, but it's very fun. Wishlist now!!

Ghost Camp@ghost.camp

We're back! Some of you may remember years ago we were working on a Jackbox-esque social deduction game. Well, we never stopped! Now it's finally releasing THIS YEAR with @jaleopr.com publishing and PolyCrunch Games porting it to PlayStation/Xbox/Switch!

the concept of someone rushing into work shouting they've had a brilliant idea for "pebble on the side of the road #2834"

Sam Barlow 🔥@mrsambarlow.bsky.social

I also don’t think this person knows how terrain and foliage are placed in games !!

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Replying to @midimyers.com

one of the better examples of just fully reclaiming an insult and being like yeah. actually it's awesome to simulate going on a walk. that rules.

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remember when "walking simulator" was supposed to be a sick burn and now people fondly remember it as the invention of one of the coolest video game genres ever? or at least i know i do and i am definitely not the only one

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> fetch headlines --category=events --since=24 It Takes a War and Acolyte are taking part in #InterfaceX26 - a steam showcase for games that play with a fakeOS or similar meta features. Some mad innovation and novel narrative in this space. interfacex.net