adamatomic
@adamatomic.bsky.social
Independent game maker and industry mentor. @finjico.bsky.social co-founder and director on https://usualjune.com/
More games and talks and things at https://adamatomic.com/
More games and talks and things at https://adamatomic.com/
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Lil Kobold's Big Stew by Adam Saltsman
Help a little kobold make a really big stew.
adamatomic.itch.io
folks it is time for game #15 !!! i am proud to present!!
✨ LIL KOBOLD'S BIG STEW ✨
adamatomic.itch.io/lil-kobolds-...
🐸 big. ass. OVERWORLD
🍄 TONS of puzzles
🧿 nasty little shortcuts dont worry about it
🧪 absolutely will NOT save your PROGRESS
happy halloween !!
✨ LIL KOBOLD'S BIG STEW ✨
adamatomic.itch.io/lil-kobolds-...
🐸 big. ass. OVERWORLD
🍄 TONS of puzzles
🧿 nasty little shortcuts dont worry about it
🧪 absolutely will NOT save your PROGRESS
happy halloween !!
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🪦 The Usual June cemetery: day vs. night 🪦 Wishlist Usual June on Steam!
November 26, 2025 at 5:01 PM
🪦 The Usual June cemetery: day vs. night 🪦 Wishlist Usual June on Steam!
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gathered together some of my old games that had fallen off the internet
smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...
smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...
lots of michael brough games by Michael Brough
collection
smestorp.itch.io
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
gathered together some of my old games that had fallen off the internet
smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...
smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...
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"I will just make a few custom 32x32 icons for my Godot project"
oops, made a whole sheet. this is honestly one of my favourite things to do.
oops, made a whole sheet. this is honestly one of my favourite things to do.
November 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
"I will just make a few custom 32x32 icons for my Godot project"
oops, made a whole sheet. this is honestly one of my favourite things to do.
oops, made a whole sheet. this is honestly one of my favourite things to do.
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We're excited to announce YOUNG SUNS: a new narrative-rich co-op life sim set on Jupiter. Experience life in an optimistic future full of colorful characters. Play solo or with up to 3 friends. Visit planetoids, ruins, and stations. Craft and decorate. Help society heal.
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
KO_OP Game Reveal & Presentation
YouTube video by KO_OP
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We're excited to announce YOUNG SUNS: a new narrative-rich co-op life sim set on Jupiter. Experience life in an optimistic future full of colorful characters. Play solo or with up to 3 friends. Visit planetoids, ruins, and stations. Craft and decorate. Help society heal.
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
Updated my personal site for the first time in 2399 years adamatomic.com
adamatomic.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Updated my personal site for the first time in 2399 years adamatomic.com
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WE ARE SO BACK
New OFK track this Friday
Our first original song since the game
Something to warm u up 🤍
New OFK track this Friday
Our first original song since the game
Something to warm u up 🤍
November 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
WE ARE SO BACK
New OFK track this Friday
Our first original song since the game
Something to warm u up 🤍
New OFK track this Friday
Our first original song since the game
Something to warm u up 🤍
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if you cannot provably move the build along in the desired direction, and in fact, are stopping the build from growing in a useful way or constantly spending (always expensive) time on increasing scope in an unneeded direction, that’s a pretty big uh, matzah ball
finished a rambly ruminatey blog post i had in drafts for a long time, curious if yall have seen this also or think i'm full of shit (i am but maybe not about this)
www.joewintergreen.com/gaslighting-...
www.joewintergreen.com/gaslighting-...
shit i keep seeing: “conflict resolution” via gaslighting – joe wintergreen internet zone
www.joewintergreen.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:45 PM
if you cannot provably move the build along in the desired direction, and in fact, are stopping the build from growing in a useful way or constantly spending (always expensive) time on increasing scope in an unneeded direction, that’s a pretty big uh, matzah ball
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It’s real good. It’s real good in ways you wouldn’t even expect it to be real good.
Baby Steps is $13.99 on US PS+ buff.ly/aJGEOvR
November 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It’s real good. It’s real good in ways you wouldn’t even expect it to be real good.
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Alright! Let's actually talk about this waterfall thing. It is an amazing showcase of many things that I adore from late 90s/early 2000s graphics.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Alright! Let's actually talk about this waterfall thing. It is an amazing showcase of many things that I adore from late 90s/early 2000s graphics.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
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BIG NEWS:
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
The Secret Lives of Games: All Systems Brough - Introduction
We're joined by Frank Lantz (Q-UP) and Mare Sheppard + Raigan Burns of Metanet (N++) for the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long exploration of the work of Michael Brough. We share our th...
secretlives.games
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
BIG NEWS:
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
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The reason you see AI pushed so hard in products, ads and promoted posts is that they know people don't WANT to use it but they are desperate to recoup on their millions in investments.
They wouldn't be over-saturating your feed with AI tools if people were buying these things on their own.
They wouldn't be over-saturating your feed with AI tools if people were buying these things on their own.
November 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The reason you see AI pushed so hard in products, ads and promoted posts is that they know people don't WANT to use it but they are desperate to recoup on their millions in investments.
They wouldn't be over-saturating your feed with AI tools if people were buying these things on their own.
They wouldn't be over-saturating your feed with AI tools if people were buying these things on their own.
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ABYSS is done and available for download, if you have a PS Vita!
balderdragonslayer.itch.io/abyss
About 2 months of work and it turned out pretty cool if I may say so myself! 🦾
#abyss #indiegame #gamedev #vitaisland #reihen
balderdragonslayer.itch.io/abyss
About 2 months of work and it turned out pretty cool if I may say so myself! 🦾
#abyss #indiegame #gamedev #vitaisland #reihen
October 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
ABYSS is done and available for download, if you have a PS Vita!
balderdragonslayer.itch.io/abyss
About 2 months of work and it turned out pretty cool if I may say so myself! 🦾
#abyss #indiegame #gamedev #vitaisland #reihen
balderdragonslayer.itch.io/abyss
About 2 months of work and it turned out pretty cool if I may say so myself! 🦾
#abyss #indiegame #gamedev #vitaisland #reihen
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👑 Everything in the Finji Shop is 20% OFF! 👑
Night in the Woods physical editions, limited edition TUNIC pins, Wilmot totes, and more! Sale ends January 1st!
shop.finji.co
Night in the Woods physical editions, limited edition TUNIC pins, Wilmot totes, and more! Sale ends January 1st!
shop.finji.co
November 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
👑 Everything in the Finji Shop is 20% OFF! 👑
Night in the Woods physical editions, limited edition TUNIC pins, Wilmot totes, and more! Sale ends January 1st!
shop.finji.co
Night in the Woods physical editions, limited edition TUNIC pins, Wilmot totes, and more! Sale ends January 1st!
shop.finji.co
great design talk by @namataka.bsky.social about the reactive / observational process behind creating his most recent (and superb) game!
4Gamer 🔗https://www.4gamer.net/games/872/G087218/20251119054/
生高橋氏が語る「Öoo」の開発哲学とは？ 欲求・問題・偶然を生かし，そして入念にテストプレイする［IDC2025］
同作の開発プロセスをベースに，パズルアクションゲームにおけるコンセプトワーク，レベルデザイン，テストプレイの考え方などが語られた
生高橋氏が語る「Öoo」の開発哲学とは？ 欲求・問題・偶然を生かし，そして入念にテストプレイする［IDC2025］
同作の開発プロセスをベースに，パズルアクションゲームにおけるコンセプトワーク，レベルデザイン，テストプレイの考え方などが語られた
生高橋氏が語る「Öoo」の開発哲学とは？ 欲求・問題・偶然を生かし，そして入念にテストプレイする［IDC2025］
www.4gamer.net
November 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
great design talk by @namataka.bsky.social about the reactive / observational process behind creating his most recent (and superb) game!
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Here it Is!
RUIN Ch.0
A Short Narrative Adventure
Please Enjoy, Free, In Browser on Any Device
officialelectric.itch.io/ruin
RUIN Ch.0
A Short Narrative Adventure
Please Enjoy, Free, In Browser on Any Device
officialelectric.itch.io/ruin
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Here it Is!
RUIN Ch.0
A Short Narrative Adventure
Please Enjoy, Free, In Browser on Any Device
officialelectric.itch.io/ruin
RUIN Ch.0
A Short Narrative Adventure
Please Enjoy, Free, In Browser on Any Device
officialelectric.itch.io/ruin
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Playing I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, which I thought was a cute little game about being a kid and making friends in space but actually it’s one of the most profound experiences I’ve had gaming. 1/3
November 18, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Playing I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, which I thought was a cute little game about being a kid and making friends in space but actually it’s one of the most profound experiences I’ve had gaming. 1/3
lara croft and the guardian of light still slaps and i wish there were "totec has a gun now" memes
November 19, 2025 at 5:23 AM
lara croft and the guardian of light still slaps and i wish there were "totec has a gun now" memes
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In this week's Finji newsletter we chat with Andrew Shouldice about TUNIC: Design Works from @lostincult.co.uk ! We talk about his archive of sketchbooks, why he designs with pen & paper, and what he hopes fans will take away from the book!
Subscribe now so you don't miss it: newsletter.finji.co
Subscribe now so you don't miss it: newsletter.finji.co
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In this week's Finji newsletter we chat with Andrew Shouldice about TUNIC: Design Works from @lostincult.co.uk ! We talk about his archive of sketchbooks, why he designs with pen & paper, and what he hopes fans will take away from the book!
Subscribe now so you don't miss it: newsletter.finji.co
Subscribe now so you don't miss it: newsletter.finji.co
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There's new official Chicory merch at @theyetee.com and they are INCREDIBLY CHARMING!!
Look at Pizza's little smile 😭
Look at Pizza's little smile 😭
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
There's new official Chicory merch at @theyetee.com and they are INCREDIBLY CHARMING!!
Look at Pizza's little smile 😭
Look at Pizza's little smile 😭
love the implication here that this middle ground was taken away by spicy online anti-genAI hot takes, as opposed to the trillion dollar investment bubble, omnipresent industrial takeover, operating system undermining, mass layoffs, leveraged data center construction, + ensuing environmental impacts
"Surely there's a middle ground here?" The CEO of Helldivers 2 studio Arrowhead says people "jump to extreme takes" when debating generative AI, and that there needs to be more nuance in the discussion.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/surely-...
‘Surely there’s a middle ground here?’ Helldivers studio CEO says people ‘jump to extreme takes’ when debating GenAI | VGC
“This is such a trigger point for big parts of the games industry today”…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
love the implication here that this middle ground was taken away by spicy online anti-genAI hot takes, as opposed to the trillion dollar investment bubble, omnipresent industrial takeover, operating system undermining, mass layoffs, leveraged data center construction, + ensuing environmental impacts
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This is the game I've been helping to make for the past year and a half. It's so wonderful and so special to all of us.
Thank you all so much for the outpouring of love and excitement at our announce!! Please consider supporting us as we bring Ambrosia Sky into the world! 💜
Thank you all so much for the outpouring of love and excitement at our announce!! Please consider supporting us as we bring Ambrosia Sky into the world! 💜
Here's how you can support Ambrosia Sky:
📃 Wishlist the game on Steam!
🎮 Play the demo and leave us your feedback!
💛 Join our community Discord!
💌 Follow our socials and sign-up for our newsletter!
You can find links to all of these here: linktr.ee/softrains
📃 Wishlist the game on Steam!
🎮 Play the demo and leave us your feedback!
💛 Join our community Discord!
💌 Follow our socials and sign-up for our newsletter!
You can find links to all of these here: linktr.ee/softrains
June 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This is the game I've been helping to make for the past year and a half. It's so wonderful and so special to all of us.
Thank you all so much for the outpouring of love and excitement at our announce!! Please consider supporting us as we bring Ambrosia Sky into the world! 💜
Thank you all so much for the outpouring of love and excitement at our announce!! Please consider supporting us as we bring Ambrosia Sky into the world! 💜
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One more week to submit games to the Pico-8 arcade residency! Application deadline is 11/23 at midnight
We're now accepting submissions for our Pico-8 Arcade Cabinet residency until November 23! The selected game will be featured from Dec 1 - March 1 on a custom 2P cabinet. Apply here!
www.wonderville.nyc/pico8-cabine...
Here's a list of past Pico-8 residents:
wondervilleprojects.org/programs/res...
www.wonderville.nyc/pico8-cabine...
Here's a list of past Pico-8 residents:
wondervilleprojects.org/programs/res...
November 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
One more week to submit games to the Pico-8 arcade residency! Application deadline is 11/23 at midnight
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did anyone ever remake this with delta this is one of my fav mgs pics outside "are clowns patriotic"
November 16, 2025 at 12:54 AM
did anyone ever remake this with delta this is one of my fav mgs pics outside "are clowns patriotic"
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a dangerous crossing...
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
a dangerous crossing...
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information: Enjoyed this talk by @adamatomic.bsky.social about: going with the grain, ideas vs formulas, noticing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGsl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGsl...
My approach to making small games - Adam Saltsman (ThinkyCon 2025)
YouTube video by Thinky Games
www.youtube.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:04 AM
information: Enjoyed this talk by @adamatomic.bsky.social about: going with the grain, ideas vs formulas, noticing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGsl...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGsl...