Alina B

Alina B

@froshadowing.bsky.social

Production & Narrative Director in Games, writers guild. Worked on X-Files, Biped, Pathfinder 2, Simpsons. Links: https://ln.ki/froshadowing Co-founder @ Chosen Bun, making stealth adventure SeverLink, co-host @ BORZOI Cast. 4d workweek ❤️

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You'll often hear that Steam is the biggest traffic source for your game. That is true. But. It doesn't give the traffic away freely. It will mostly mirror what YOU bring. 100 visitors from your external link? Steam shows your game to ~80 more. Your traffic dies down? So does Steam's. #indiedev

On the screenshot: Green: our traffic from the crowdfunding page (= external traffic). Purple: Steam showing our game in search suggestions. TLDR: Steam’s algorithms are biased toward making popular what’s already popular (elsewhere). For indies that means the marketing burden is still on us

"We're a family! We have our own culture and we communicate! Why do we need a union?" >union failed to form >23 people laid off, including ALL the union orgs that's all you need to know. But also I really liked this quote:

Kotaku@kotaku.com

Back in May, Double Fine employees petitioned for a union. Two weeks later, that petition was withdrawn. What happened? https://kotaku.com/inside-the-failed-fight-to-unionize-one-of-gamings-most-idealized-studios-2000742755

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Again, immense gratitude to everyone who backed the project! There's still so many tasty things to include in the game if we reach them stretch goals 👀

SeverLink - Wishlist NOW!@severlink.bsky.social

WE MET OUR CROWDFUNDING GOAL Thank you so much for your support! But the campaign is not over yet: 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... Be sure to back SeverLink and expand our development capabilities for more content and mechanics! #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #y2k #indiegame #gamedev

Going into Overdrive mode with plenty of awesome stuff in stretch goals, and really cool tiers still available. Check it out! Massive thanks to all our backers!

SeverLink - Wishlist NOW!@severlink.bsky.social

SNEAK. HACK. FIGHT. REPEAT. SeverLink is 97% funded! Back us to make it a reality! 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... Play the prototype now to feel the PS2-era vibes #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #lowpoly #y2k

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Very similar to how Rockstar was paying nothing in corporate tax while receiving government subsidies from the UK www.taxwatchuk.org/reports/gami... How easy is it to get government subsidies for small devs with no clout, I wonder?

taxwatchuk.orgReport: Gaming the SystemGrand Theft Auto V is the most commercially successful product in the history of the entertainment industry, generating over $5bn in revenue. Despite this, the British makers of the game have paid not...
Chris Kerr@kerrblimey.bsky.social

Another tidbit from the filing: The Microsoft subsidiary claimed almost £2.5M in Video Game Tax Relief credit for the year ended June 2025, significantly reducing the amount of tax it was required to pay in the region.

We're $185 away from funding the baseline today 👀

SeverLink - Wishlist NOW!@severlink.bsky.social

SeverLink crowdfunding campaign is LIVE We have a playable prototype - just grab it at: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... If you long for early 2000s stealth revival and you like what you see in our build - GO FUND US and make it happen! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #lowpoly #y2k

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Just 7000€ to fund the baseline + playable prototype + reputable people behind the project, at this point it's a no-brainer to chip in

SeverLink - Wishlist NOW!@severlink.bsky.social

SeverLink crowdfunding campaign is LIVE We have a playable prototype - just grab it at: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... If you long for early 2000s stealth revival and you like what you see in our build - GO FUND US and make it happen! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #lowpoly #y2k

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The campaign starts tomorrow - which I'm incredibly excited (and slightly terrified) about!

SeverLink - Wishlist NOW!@severlink.bsky.social

Want a character in SeverLink who's basically... you? Or your wildest imagined self? We have a tier for custom designed NPC. Slots are limited, so don't sleep on this one. The campaign starts tomorrow 👀 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #lowpoly

Not gonna lie, this is my favorite tier. You can experience an example in our playable build coming this Friday!

SeverLink - Wishlist NOW!@severlink.bsky.social

Got a workplace villain who deserves poetic justice? In the upcoming "I Hate My Boss" pledge we'll gather the horror stories of your employment and put their fictionalized versions in various emails and chats Sign up: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #lowpoly

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Today marks the beginning of our trial against Rockstar to hold them accountable for firing workers who were trying to unionise. In order for us to see this through to the end, we need your support. Please donate to and share our fundraiser for the Rockstar 31: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/qr/wWq5Omj...

crowdfunder.co.ukDefend union rights: Support the Rockstar 31Justice for 31 Rockstar employees who formed a union and were fired en masse

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The fact that there are modders who remove snakes from games for people with snake phobias to be able to enjoy them, makes me think there's still some good in this world.

So excited to say that this week starts my collaboration with Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival on Unreal Engine Storytelling and Cinematic Course. I'm acting as a Narrative Supervisor to help participants survive 11 weeks and release a short film 🥳 Huge thanks to Materriya & Maret Saluste.

Brands seriously have no idea how to market to their customers. Bc what do you mean I have 10 photos of a toilet bowl from the sides. But not ONE from above to actually see how it flushed. On 99% of plumbing websites! I'm losing my mind.

Japanese was the only language I actually wanted to learn. I had multiple failed attempts over 15+ years. Decided to not give up and try again. And today I finished N5-4 level grammar. In 100 days. Alone. Very proud of myself ☺️ Consider this your cue to brag too.

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Dishonored 2 - still an undisputed champion of rendering environments that are out of my tax bracket