Krish Raghav

Don't Get Your Hopes Up is out now! Free on Steam + @itch.io A 40-60 minute experience about the horror of the Amsterdam housing market, and that feeling of home that's always just beyond reach. A mix of fiction, non-fiction, and social commentary. 🔗: store.steampowered.com/app/3795490/...

Thank you for supporting [uge] season 1! If you've ever been, tell us how we're doing and fill out this survey: tally.so/r/KYbGz8 Can't wait to share what we're planning for 2027! ❤️

@untitledgamesevent.bsky.social is... I'm sorry, but it's just wonderful. I went into the weekend feeling tired and overstretched, and came out feeling like, actually energized. What?? So many great games, so many great talks, such a great venue, and the best people. I will be back!

We are so excited to announce the first [untitled games event] weekender: a prototype festival. 3 days of experimental games and playful arts in Amsterdam. 20+ games and a full program of workshops, talks, and collective playthroughs. Free and BYO. Details: buttondown.com/untitledgame...

I had a blast presenting Future? No Thanks! at @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social ! Such a warm community and lovely location.

[untitled games event] #8: "undisciplined feeling" Join us on Sun 23 Aug 2026 for an evening of games and talks about big feelings, wrong feelings, unruly emotions, improvised agency, and screaming over the cliff-edge of our world. 1630-1900 Tussen de Bogen 46 buttondown.com/untitledgame...

Plum Road Tea Dream is out now! This was one heck of a journey, it was so worth it. We are very happy to finally share the work with the world. We want to stress the collaborative nature of this project and thank all of the peeps that have contributed over these past years! 🫶🏾〰️🫶🏾〰️🫶🏾〰️🫶🏾

Kaleidoscopic. An all-timer. Thank you for being there, and high-fives to Ginger, the first four-pawed UGE visitor. Gratitude to @marytallontire.bsky.social @bodieh.bsky.social @hapshapen.bsky.social Zoe, Ben, and Papertrail for sharing work. NEXT TIME: Sun 23 Aug buttondown.com/untitledgame...

See you all tomorrow! ✨ Sun 12 July Tussen de Bogen 46 Amsterdam 1013JB Walk in from 1630 onwards Talks at 1730 free + byob Works by @marytallontire.bsky.social @bodieh.bsky.social @lasticotdelespace.bsky.social @hapshapen.bsky.social and more!

[untitled games event] #7: “oblique frequencies” Join us on Sun 12 Jul for an evening of games + talks tuning in to stranger, queerer, and unexpected realms of experience. “You will be returned home safely, but forever changed.” Sun 12 Jul 1630 @ Tussen de Bogen 46 buttondown.com/untitledgame...

Really liked this. Great work @harlequindiver.bsky.social! An EXCELLENT showcase of the idiosyncrasies of the Decker engine. I believe this might be the first commercial Decker game on Steam? Love games like this that take thoughtful, personal, "seamful" design choices. Highly recommended.

Euphoric. Thank you for being there. Thank you for being YOU. #6 was fabulous, golden, and impossible to sum up. Thanks to @quentinvijoux.bsky.social, Andrea, @puckverras.bsky.social, Lucas, Fanaar, and Flin for sharing their work. Next time: Sun 12 July buttondown.com/untitledgame...

Thank you @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social for letting me present "BEWARE OF THE CARTOGRAPHER!" in Amsterdam yesterday 🤗 It was a real pleasure to be so well received and to get such a warm welcome from the public! 🥰 [ last photo by @yancong.bsky.social & @pearseanderson.bsky.social ]

I wrote a manifesto for making games, and (not) selling them, for #manifestojam illomens.itch.io/no-one-is-go...

Manifesto Jam 2026 is my GOTY so far itch.io/jam/manifest...

UGE #6, this Sunday 14 June 1630 onwards! Come by to discover the rich undercurrent of experimentation happening in games, and meet some of the warmest and kindest people ever. (also there's free snacks, drinks, and a mango cake you'll learn more about during the talks)

Dear friends in Amsterdam, I'll be at the next @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social to talk about "Beware of the Cartographer!" ⚠️✍️🗺️ See you there!

Happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈✨ Join us on Sun 14 Jun for an evening of games and talks that sketch the contours, ignore the signs, and venture past the tollgates where the landscape turns map-less and cosmic. [uge] #6: “path finding” Sun 14 Jun 16:30 @ Tussen de Bogen 46 buttondown.com/untitledgame...

So good. UGE's charmed life continues. Just remarkable. Thanks to everyone who swung by + gratitude always to @threemoreyears.bsky.social @suprsupr.bsky.social @rieke.lt Jana Romanova and Nomad Studio for sharing their work. Next time: Sunday 14 June buttondown.com/untitledgame...

super-excited to be showing A PERMANENT ECHO this coming sunday at @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social ! Thanks to @krishraghav.bsky.social for the invite! If you are in Amsterdam and can attend, please say hi! buttondown.com/untitledgame...

Sad to report that the European Sleeper train was pretty horrendous despite some lovely conversations with co-passengers and this view from the back. The sleeping coaches creak and groan and screech, all the toilets (!) flooded, and travel info was scarce and poor. Can't see myself taking this again

Using this as a chance to test two (!) new train options betn Amsterdam and Berlin: 1/ the low-cost GoVolta "Ryanair on wheels", cobbled together from refurbished 1980s Belgian carriages, and 2/ the European Sleeper night train, to which I bring decades of Indian SL class cross-country experience

I'm in a session at @amazefest.bsky.social this year! Interviewing @wristwork.bsky.social about the upcoming "Pigeon: A Love Story". Come by for (many) pigeon facts, and a chat about durational art, gamedev reveries, and the .EXE as a sumptuous container. amazeberlin2026.sched.com/event/2Lc43/...

Join us on Sunday 24 May 2026 for an evening of games and talks about rewiring potentials and resisting the default option. [untitled games event] #5: “strange brew” Sunday 24 May 2026 1630-1900 Tussen de Bogen 46 Amsterdam 1013JB buttondown.com/untitledgame...

My game "Don't Get Your Hopes Up" is shortlisted for the 2025-26 New Media Writing Prize✨ It's in both the main award + "Social Good" categor. Grateful to be in such amazing company. If you haven't yet, you can play it for free here: krishraghav.itch.io/dont-get-you...

How about that. Cannot even BEGIN to express how much fun that was. Thanks to everyone who came by + Pablo, Zofia, @celineveltman.bsky.social @michaelfrei.io @rubna.bsky.social @tillerqueendev.bsky.social and Callum for sharing their work. Next time: Sun 24 May. buttondown.com/untitledgame...

See you on Sunday! Feat. Time Flies @playables.net, Curiosmos @celineveltman.bsky.social, Data Garden, Welcome to Approx AI (a new visual novel about destroying data centers) and a talk on the book Reworlding Ramallah (a collection of Palestinian Science Fiction). 1630 onwards, Sunday the 19th.

So touched by Ash and Natalia's generous and close two-part (!!) reading of "Don't Get Your Hopes Up". This kind of discernment and care is the greatest gift a developer can receive ❤️ Spoiler warnings apply: sightreading.substack.com/p/you-should...

Looking forward to seeing you all in 10 days! Edition #4 features: 1️⃣ Data Garden by Shaman Garage 2️⃣ Curiosmos by @celineveltman.bsky.social 3️⃣ Welcome to Approx AI! by Zofia Bochińska 4️⃣ Time Flies by @playables.net 5️⃣ A talk on "Reworlding Ramallah", a collection of Palestinian science fiction.

So very excited for edition #4, which includes Curiosmos, Time Flies, a new visual novel about destroying data centers, and a one-button adventure. Also: a talk from the editor of a volume of science fiction from Palestine on gameplay, collaborative storytelling, and decolonial futures. Sun Apr 19!

Hoping to see many of you at @indieshowcasenl.bsky.social tomorrow! We're doing a little uge meetup on the side, 5pm onwards at nearby Tolhuistuin. Swing by if you're around!

Amsterdam’s rental market as horror game 🎮🏙️?? Why not? New episode on *Don’t Get Your Hopes Up* from @krishraghav.bsky.social is out! A tiny interactive comic about housing, hope & rigged systems 💸.. 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... 📺: youtu.be/u39gIESQd3s?... #DontGetYourHopesUp #indiegames

Join us for the first @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social field trip to @indieshowcasenl.bsky.social! Sat 28 March, casual meetup on the sidelines of Indie Showcase NL

Third time was indeed the charm. So much fun. Thanks to all who came by and rolled with it. Gratitude to @wristwork.bsky.social @pastelsavage.bsky.social @roughat.bsky.social @zogzhu.bsky.social @roofkat.bsky.social for sharing their work. Next time: Sun 19 Apr. buttondown.com/untitledgame...

Experimental Games Playable Arts Nice people Relaxed conversations @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social in Amsterdam @roughat.bsky.social and I showcased Something To Reach For Thank you, @krishraghav.bsky.social for inviting us & thanks to Yan Cong for the photos

See you this weekend at [uge] #3! Featuring works and talks by @pastelsavage.bsky.social @roughat.bsky.social @wristwork.bsky.social @zogzhu.bsky.social @roofkat.bsky.social. Free + BYO. Tell all your friends, bring all your friends 🫶🏽

I'm proudly announcing the launch of my alternative gaming news site "Dragon Wasabi Breath", and the first article is just published! It's about a solo developer Hubol (@hubol.bsky.social)'s recent active releases. He already created six games in 2026. dragon-wasabi-breath.ghost.io/hubol-active...

"it is doubly amazing for this event to emerge: it serves an important local function, and provides a place to share excitement. The energy was immediately tangible" [uge] edition #2 presenter Thijs van Loenhout reflects on his talk at untitled games event ❤️ thijsoid.itch.io/benches/devl...

Always so happy to take one of our games out for a spin! Presenting Something to Reach For at [untitled games event] in Amsterdam together with @pastelsavage.bsky.social <3