Tanya X. Short

I heard I can @pitchyagame.bsky.social still so here I am #pitchyagame ! ~ Streets of Fortuna is a megasim sandbox RPG. Survive if you can in a Constantinople-inspired city - start as a street rat, then live your life? From the publisher of Dwarf Fortress: store.steampowered.com/app/2946850/...

give me a world that is lavishly dithered, that's all I ask

let us wash all the ugliness away and remember this only as the era of Perfect Bird Time all else is just noise and this too shall pass Perfect Bird Time is forever

what if le Guin actually meant we should contemplate walking away from omelettes

caves of qud

wait so the game that's been cloned the most and which is now hard to find among the clones and is now a cautionary tale to all devs is called Needle in a Haystack for real if physicists want to convert agnostics to atheists they better discover the Fundamental Law of Universal Dark Humor fast

normal marketing: yeah getting people excited about a DLC, i dunno, it's tough, there's a lot of games marketing caves of qud DLC: are you sure 2 bars on the doors are enough? they're still trying to get in based on like 2 screenshots, let's put a few on the windows too

Announcing Caves of Qud: Diaspora. 🌱 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/5249200/...

my home office is shared by a gerbil. this morning he's staring at me and thumping his foot. he's annoyed at me right? probably it's my mechanical keyboard. sorry, buddy.

And now it's live! Poly Fighter is officially available in Early Access on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/... Shares are very appreciated! And if you jump in today and enjoy it, leaving a Steam review would help us tremendously! Thank you so much! ♥♥♥

genuinely bummed out that one of the most fun parts of my job, researching ancient Eastern Roman lifestyles and mundanity, is now cluttered with a bunch of AI-generated videos and ads. is nothing sacred? can I not learn about my wax-sealed cheeses in peace, you monsters?

Caves of Qud and Thousand Hells are both part of the Roguelike Celebration 2026! Grab a ticket (pay what you can) and tune in this weekend to hear from & chat with experts in procedural generation, about game design: www.roguelike.club/event2026.html store.steampowered.com/sale/rogueli...

look I love portfolio day, I'm so happy for all my talented art friends, but can we also consider please having a portobello day

it is simultaneously rad and alarming that International Lesbian Day and World Octopus Day are the same day? right?

Indigenous artists! Help us make a cool game. Let them know I sent you. Share where you can! Wado! www.montecookgames.com/call-for-ind...

Slime in the Ice Machine is out on Kickstarter today! Go look to get your hands on the game, or a number of pieces of choice merch including a tarot deck, a plush demon, and a coloring book. www.kickstarter.com/projects/aco...

these days I think about an anthropology lecture I got once suggesting nomadic & hunter-gatherer societies prefer luck-based games, reflecting a lack of control over their environment, whereas agricultural societies prefer strategy... what does that say about the rise of gambling online now HMM?

watched Ghostbusters and the 7yo LOVED Rick Moranis. "i want to see more Lewis" he says. "does the cartoon have Lewis???" ... so we watched Honey I Shrunk the Kids and he was a bit disappointed at the low amount of Lewis present in the film. too much kid drama, not enough Mr Moranis.

Colour cycling and hi-res Amiga AGA landscapes: A clip from the Mark Ferrari art slideshow production from 2023.

with some alpha testers, you have to gently encourage them to think about interacting with objects, like bricks. then you have alpha testers like @blindirl.bsky.social who is out here innovating on entirely new, unanticipated uses of bricks, unasked. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LAa...

I've been mulling over this for a while, but if you're a game journo who has worked under Valnet and want to confidentially share your views on how the company is managing its publications and treating workers, I am all ears. Signal: kerrblimey.43 Email: chris.kerr@verticalslice.news DMs open

was recently reminded of the @pixellesmtl.bsky.social creator fund and prototype funds. those were good time. look at these incredible games! wow. hey anyone have like $50k we can give away again please? incubator.loudcat.net/2021/03/bipo...

I wonder how many people wishlist a game on Steam intending to buy it on console, just bc Steam is the most ready to hand way to keep track of games releasing...

some months ago I simplified "mental health burden and emotional labor cost" to "psychic damage", which has mostly worked now that everyone is a nerd, except apparently my 7yo then used it unironically when talking to a friend's parents and now my life is actually MORE complicated

Caves of Qud is getting a physical Switch 2 edition from @lostincult.co.uk. Featuring stunning box art by @planetsmudge.bsky.social 👾 Pre-order now: www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/caves...

When witches are cackling and telling you “Fire burn and cauldron bubble,” take a step back. Breathe. Those are normal things for fire and cauldrons to do. They’re trying to mess with you.

(at dark mcdonalds drive thru) Speaker: oough. have you come to release me from my waking dream me: nah sorry. can I get a repast of the forlorn S: nine souls today. round up for the penitent order of dolora? me: not today S: ok pull forward (a boulder appears and squishes me like a bug)

BE CAREFUL playing Fire Emblem!!!!! if you're not paying attention you might accidentally do temple service work at the temple that ISN'T playing with/caring for cats!!! watch out, friends!

so far, I have managed to resist the temptation to make the "list of game dev controversies and actual criminals" spreadsheet to remember which collaborators would generate which kind of problem, but it gets more difficult every day

Caves of Qud is coming to Switch 2 as a free upgrade for Switch 1 owners + a limited physical edition from @lostincult.co.uk 🍄 Pre-order now: www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/caves...

got my copy!

the new Fire Emblem is great because sometimes you just wanna be a little bird, chirping happily to cheer up the hot muscle-lady with mummy arm

game devs as dog breeds: sheepdog: energetic, keeping everyone on-task scottish terrier: companionable, WILL go down that rabbit hole golden retriever: patient, reliable, happy to be helping burmese: steady, will bring you snacks and power through source: me & @batteringham.bsky.social