Nicole He

Nicole He

@nicole.pizza

game developer 🍭 director of The Crush House 🍫 BAFTA Breakthrough '24 🍿 she/her https://nicole.pizza

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very happy to be on this podcast talking about a game that I’m an absolute sicko for

The Secret Lives of Games@secretlivesofgames.bsky.social

All Systems Brough - IMBROGLIO We're joined by @nicole.pizza @eddybox.bsky.social @getdizzy.bsky.social to discuss this deck-building genre-defining brough-like, the 9th game in our yearlong coverage of @smestorp.bsky.social's wide-ranging catalogue. secretlives.games/all-systems-...

secretlives.gamesThe Secret Lives of Games: All Systems Brough - ImbroglioWe're joined by Nicole He (The Crush House, Kinlo Labs), Eddy Boxerman (Osmos, Karmaka, Broken Rules), and Noah Sasso (Sportsfriends, Iron Galaxy Studios) to discuss Imbroglio, a deck-building, grid-based, genre-defining brough-like. It’s the ninth installment in our yearlong special series exploring the work of Michael Brough: All Systems Brough. Next episode: Cinco Paus Audio edited by Dylan Shumway. Discussed in this episode: Imbroglio https://apps.apple.com/us/app/imbroglio/id969264934  868-BACK (Out now!! Go buy it!!) https://store.steampowered.com/app/3304110/868BACK/  https://finji.itch.io/868-back  Michael Brough’s Website https://www.smestorp.com/  Michael Brough’s Blog https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/ September 9th, 2026 Imbroglio Notes 14 blog post https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2020/06/imbroglio-notes-14-mizzenmast.html  Imbroglio release blog post https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2016/05/imbroglio.html Imbroglio Notes 6 blog post https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2016/08/imbroglio-notes-6-meditation.html Guxt https://www.cavestory.one/pixels-works/guxt.php  Igbo Calendar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Igbo_calendar Everyday Shooter https://store.steampowered.com/app/16300/Everyday_Shooter/  Imbroglio Notes 8 blog post https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2016/08/imbroglio-notes-8-score-o.html Vivafringe Guide to Imbroglio Boardbuilding https://vivafringe.wordpress.com/2017/03/02/a-guide-to-imbroglio-boardbuilding/ Vivafringe Izu Mode blog post  https://vivafringe.wordpress.com/2017/02/21/imbroglios-izu-mode-is-the-way-forward-for-deckbuilding/ Vivafringe Izu Mode YouTube videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVkyA1oDHBa_PGysiUQ_kGaCorynP21O9 Noah’s Bandcamp https://octopusinc.bandcamp.com/album/also-the-remixes Kinlo Labs (join their waitlist!) https://playkinlo.com/  I’m So Happy You’re Here – I Can’t Meditate! https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ9ZwePF3_ms&si=jALBpOdXrprPI8Z_ Baba Is You: The Board Game & Party House: The Deckbuilding Game Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitewinggamesnick/baba-is-you-the-board-game  Imbroglio in-progress blog post https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2016/03/still-working-on-imbroglio-this-is.html Imbroglio Notes 1 blog post https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2016/05/imbroglio-notes-1-inventory-management.htm Imbroglio Notes 3 blog post https://mightyvision.blogspot.com/2016/06/imbroglio-notes-3-monsters.html   https://secretlives.games/  https://discord.gg/tslog https://www.patreon.com/tslog

last weekend i played maybe the best couch co-op game i’ve ever played? it was The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, which you play on 4 Game Boy Advances super clever game design using one big screen plus 4 small screens. highly recommend if you’re a sicko with 3 friends and 4 GBAs

Breastfeeding Simulator: a stealth game where every 3 hours on your hero’s journey you have to stop to find a suitable place to pump in public before your boob timer runs out and explodes

Jo Kreyling@horsephone.bsky.social

Yeah we don’t have enough mom games, because the technology isn’t there yet: NO studio, AAA or otherwise, will let you put on a jacket, let alone a third person jacket wearing simulator where your target is both punching and screaming.

hi everyone, i am coming out of parental leave and i wanna catch up with people and find new collaborations! hit me up 💌 hi@nicole.pizza

the vet prescribed some appetite stimulant stuff for my cat and when i went to pick it up they said “make sure you wear gloves when you’re using it because if it touches your skin… you’ll get hungry too” now i am REALLY curious. like what kind of hunger are we talking about here

i know everyone hates LinkedIn but i have never used it before so i have no baggage. it’s wild out here and i am having fun

in my twenties, when i went to yoga it was always like “High Intensity Core Crunching Power Vinyasa (Super Sweat Mode)” and now when i go i just do the classes where you basically lie down and sleep for an hour

like the other two singles currently out from the album are way more mainstream and crowd pleasing but she chose to perform this one instead. respect

(cw: 2012 style tweet) if i purchase a latte from a coffee shop, it should be illegal for them to give it to me without a little leaf or heart on the foam

it’s not that i care about the latte art, it’s just that every time i get a latte without art it’s a bad latte

normal guy in front of us in the TSA line had his luggage opened for an extra check and inside was… a bowling ball. just goes to show you never know what’s going on with someone

don’t forget about the “actual prizes” part

Nicole He@nicole.pizza

This is a game about understanding the human condition. You can play as me, or Rémi, or yourself. And winners will win actual prizes IRL :) So get your free ticket to No Quarter and see you on Saturday~ www.eventbrite.com/e/no-quarter...

this is TONIGHT!! tickets still available! see you and your face there!

Nicole He@nicole.pizza

This Saturday, come to No Quarter to play brand new game, THIS MUST BE THE FACE by me & @okremiok.bsky.social Compete in a head to head to head to head battle of expressivity. Will they understand you're in love or will they think you just ate a weird egg? gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/no-qu...

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First, you create your face, expressing a specific emotion... Then, other players have to figure out which emotion you're expressing

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👀 look at our 14th annual lineup for Nov. 22, making some new games JUST FOR YOU (if you come here) Jana Romanova @nicole.pizza (Crush House, etc) & @okremiok.bsky.social (Pikuniku, etc) @alt254.bsky.social & @chouxsalad.bsky.social (Metagaming, Triforce, etc) Julián Cordero (despelote, etc)

NYU Game Center@nyugamecenter.bsky.social

No Quarter is back! On Saturday November 22nd No Quarter will be returning for its 2025 edition! No Quarter is an annual playable exhibition where four newly commissioned works from outstanding artists working across games are debuted. Tickets here noquarter2025.eventbrite.com

very honored and excited to be making a game with @okremiok.bsky.social for No Quarter this year! if you want a preview of what our game is going to be like, please look at our team photo

NYU Game Center@nyugamecenter.bsky.social

No Quarter is back! On Saturday November 22nd No Quarter will be returning for its 2025 edition! No Quarter is an annual playable exhibition where four newly commissioned works from outstanding artists working across games are debuted. Tickets here noquarter2025.eventbrite.com

i’ve become a person who truly desires to eat greek yogurt every morning. it’s jarring to look into the mirror and see a stranger

people in movies are always wearing necklaces that are not clasped properly. they’re always wearing necklaces that you can just rip off by pulling on it, and no one talks about how they’re then going to have to repair the necklace clasp

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our new game, in brief! friend 1 gets a card with say ★★ on it, friend 2 pulls a ★★★★ card. then you draw a topic, maybe “animal,” and pick one (1) animal you think friend 1 would rate ★★ and friend 2 would rate ★★★★. guess right and win their card(s)! on KS soon: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...

kickstarter.comComing soon: Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else ThinksA play-anywhere fusion of Wavelength, Letterboxd, and Apples to Apples, for friends and strangers alike.

big congrats!!!! play consume me!!!!!

jenny@qdork.bsky.social

actually i changed my mind store.steampowered.com/app/2359120/... #gaming #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev #videogames

i am so proud of my buddies Bennett, Gabe and Maxi for releasing Baby Steps today! we coworked for the last couple years together so i got to see the development of this game up close, and trust me you’re gonna wanna play it store.steampowered.com/app/1281040/...

store.steampowered.comSave 10% on Baby Steps on SteamPlay as Nate, an unemployed failson with nothing going for him, until one day he discovers a power he never knew he had… putting one foot in front of the other.