Andreas Inderwildi

Mash X to Muse is 10 years old! 🥳🤯 Which means it's been around for more than a quarter of my life. To celebrate, I gave it a complete makeover and dug up some of my favorite articles. Drop by and maybe subscribe to my newsletter while you're at it 💜 www.mashxtomuse.com/10-years-mas...

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a spooktacular all-time high 65% off in the Steam Scream sale! 🎃 Spooky season is the perfect time to check out our acclaimed folk horror adventure set on the moors of Northern England. The answers lie in the soil...

Guide two children through a hand-painted nightmare. - Explore painted woods - Outwit deadly traps - Escape the witch It's called Gretel & Hansel. Would you enter the forest? #indiegames #WhatToPlay #PointAndClick #HandDrawn #FairyTales

This is our upcoming retro fantasy RPG - Queen’s Domain ⚔️ 🖤 A love letter to Kings Field/Morrowind 🏝️ Explore a mysterious labyrinthian isle full of secrets 👹 100+ unique enemy types Sound good? Tag a creator (or yourself!) below and keep an eye on your inbox

The Killing Stone, starring @emmagregoryvoice.bsky.social & @voiceofobrien.bsky.social is out NOW! Can you beat the Devil at his own game? 🕯️🩸🪨 😈 youtu.be/tO1FtKzrSG4?... Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/... Sony: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep... Xbox: www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...

Got to admit it's been a while since I played a Bioware game, but Baldur's Gate 2 specifically was THE game for me for many years. If I had to name a single title that cemented my love for games, there's no doubt in my mind it would have to be BG2.

17th century theatrical prose please!

Guillotine earrings, c.1793

Finished Penguin Colony. It's not as smooth as Umurangi, but has amazing vibes and a twist on Lovecraft that is worth experiencing. Also, lots of secrets left to uncover! But before any talk about the gameplay & story, I just want to share this screenshot. Kudos to @veselekov.bsky.social & the team

The Witcher 3 just got a remaster and Halloween is around the corner. A good moment to republish and share an old article on the Crones of Crookback Bog that I had a lot of fun writing and researching. Enjoy! @thewitcher.com www.mashxtomuse.com/the-fairy-ta...

The haunting sequel to Penguin Colony

Tenebris Somnia is one of the most interesting horror games I've played in a long while and it's much deeper than it looks at first. Come for the live action cutscenes (which are extremely neat), and stay for the nuanced story, Hermetic symbolism and psychological depth.

I spent years creating the survival horror game I dreamt about as a kid - it's out on PC and consoles now

Time to jump into Hellraiser Revival. Curious to see the sights it has to show me ⛓️🪝

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The Witcher 3 just got a remaster and Halloween is around the corner. A good moment to republish and share an old article on the Crones of Crookback Bog that I had a lot of fun writing and researching. Enjoy! @thewitcher.com www.mashxtomuse.com/the-fairy-ta...

You really shouldn't tell a professional writer you "improved" their copy by feeding it into a chatbot shredder and stapling the pieces back together as a bullet point list. I think that's a bit rude.

Sold-out for nearly a year, From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror is back in stock on June 17, along with several other excellent titles, including The Games that Weren't, I'm Too Young To Die & 50 Indie Games that Changed the World.

I'm always puzzled by the argument "we have limited resources so we have to use AI". Doesn't the appeal of indie games lie exactly in personal creative choices and an intimate, handmade feel? Why does everything need to be polished?

Jesus, who the fuck thought marketing a game with SS runes and a quasi-black-sun was a good idea?!

I took a deep dive into medieval manuscript art and wrote 2000 words on why Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts by is a special kind of game that really gets medieval art. www.mashxtomuse.com/how-scriptor...

I took a deep dive into medieval manuscript art and wrote 2000 words on why Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts by is a special kind of game that really gets medieval art. www.mashxtomuse.com/how-scriptor...

Even at this fairly early stage, I think the art style for our new game is so cool. Wishlist if you please: store.steampowered.com/app/4289310/...

There goes my Saturday night

so Horses was a problem, but Valve I guess is fine with this racist crap that flagrantly violates at least two of its content guidelines and has 300+ reviews that all almost certainly violate those guidelines too kotaku.com/racist-plant...

Reading the Decameron and can't stop thinking about how that guy wrote a hundred short stories brimming with life in the middle of maybe the single worst catastrophe in human history. 700 years later, a voicemail from an unknown caller is enough to derail my creative flow for an entire afternoon.

Scriptorium is amazing. Not entirely sure what exactly this is, but it took like 400 sketches and most of my evening to finish it and I'm quite proud. @yazagames.com

Got to admit, I'm very proud of how my bestiary-style "elephant" turned out. (you really should play Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts, it's amazing) @yazagames.com

Get HORSES, Mediterranea Inferno, and Saturnalia together for $18/16€ until next week www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qYh...

Fucking disgusting

This wonderful article by Andreas is a must-read if you enjoyed Hob's Barrow, do check it out! (Beware spoilers!!)

Great folk horror game with a lot of fascinating historical depth! I wrote an in-depth article about its Gnostic influences a while ago (beware spoilers!) www.mashxtomuse.com/the-gnostic-...

If Baldur's Gate 1 meets Morrowind meets The Dark Crystal sounds interesting to you, you should REALLY give Banquet for Fools by @hannahjosephrpg.bsky.social a go. I'm like 20 hours in and I feel like I have only scratched the surface of a really amazing RPG. store.steampowered.com/app/3172700/...

Great folk horror game with a lot of fascinating historical depth! I wrote an in-depth article about its Gnostic influences a while ago (beware spoilers!) www.mashxtomuse.com/the-gnostic-...

hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜 journalist, critic, author proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d... ashleyschofieldwrites@gmail.com

Isn't it kinda fucked up that people want discreet packaging if they order some sex toys but don't feel embarrassed that all the neighbors can see when they get a parcel from Amazon?

SURVIVAL HORROR IN THE ALPS FFS! No AI slop in my game... For your consideration: Mundaun - a lovingly hand-pencilled horror tale. It's at 93% positive on Steam. It's on a steep sale right now. All human made. Sound. Voice acting in a language I don't even speak! BUY IT -> SUPPORT HUMAN (me)

Happy Birthday, Mash X to Muse! 🎂 In meinem Fall sind's fast 9 Jahre, die ich den Blog schon kenne. Ganze 12 Mal empfahl ich Artikel von dort in unserer Lesenswert-Rubrik. Sich umschauen lohnt sich!