Nathalie Lawhead
@alienmelon.bsky.social
i make experimental games, net-art, and software ~Tetrageddon, Everything is going to be OK, Electric Zine Maker, BlueSuburbia…
🔥 http://tetrageddon.com
🦄 http://unicornycopia.com
🐘 [email protected]
🌈 they/them ⭐️🦜
🔥 http://tetrageddon.com
🦄 http://unicornycopia.com
🐘 [email protected]
🌈 they/them ⭐️🦜
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Nathalie Lawhead
@alienmelon.bsky.social
· Aug 26
individualism in the dead-internet age: an anti-big tech asset flip shovelware r̶a̶n̶t̶ manifesto
alienmelon.itch.io/shovelware
"This is an interactive-essay-meets-walking-sim about technocapitalism and the things we lost along the way."
🦴💕✨🐛💥
#GameDev #IndieGame #IndieGames #IndieGameDev #LiminalSpace
alienmelon.itch.io/shovelware
"This is an interactive-essay-meets-walking-sim about technocapitalism and the things we lost along the way."
🦴💕✨🐛💥
#GameDev #IndieGame #IndieGames #IndieGameDev #LiminalSpace
a game being recognized for its artistic merit, and celebrated as art, does not protect it from storefront censorship. we should stop fooling ourselves into thinking that storefronts view games as art. games are products & services to them. as long as monopolies exist we’re held back as an artform.
November 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
a game being recognized for its artistic merit, and celebrated as art, does not protect it from storefront censorship. we should stop fooling ourselves into thinking that storefronts view games as art. games are products & services to them. as long as monopolies exist we’re held back as an artform.
“We respect players enough to present the game as intended and to let adults choose what to play; lawful works should not be made unreachable by a monopolistic storefront’s opaque decisions.”
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 26, 2025 at 5:19 AM
“We respect players enough to present the game as intended and to let adults choose what to play; lawful works should not be made unreachable by a monopolistic storefront’s opaque decisions.”
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Steam intentionally killing an old, respected, and beloved decade old indie game studio through bullshit policy is fucking wild
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Steam intentionally killing an old, respected, and beloved decade old indie game studio through bullshit policy is fucking wild
November 26, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Novelty Automation
www.novelty-automation.com
“A collection of satirical home-made arcade machines”
“i became hooked on making arcade machines in the 1980s, for Cabaret Mechanical Theatre ... The first one was the Chiropodist, which has a hole at the bottom to insert your foot for treatment”
www.novelty-automation.com
“A collection of satirical home-made arcade machines”
“i became hooked on making arcade machines in the 1980s, for Cabaret Mechanical Theatre ... The first one was the Chiropodist, which has a hole at the bottom to insert your foot for treatment”
novelty-automation-home-page
www.novelty-automation.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Novelty Automation
www.novelty-automation.com
“A collection of satirical home-made arcade machines”
“i became hooked on making arcade machines in the 1980s, for Cabaret Mechanical Theatre ... The first one was the Chiropodist, which has a hole at the bottom to insert your foot for treatment”
www.novelty-automation.com
“A collection of satirical home-made arcade machines”
“i became hooked on making arcade machines in the 1980s, for Cabaret Mechanical Theatre ... The first one was the Chiropodist, which has a hole at the bottom to insert your foot for treatment”
Novelty Automation
www.novelty-automation.com
“A collection of satirical home-made arcade machines”
“i became hooked on making arcade machines in the 1980s, for Cabaret Mechanical Theatre ... The first one was the Chiropodist, which has a hole at the bottom to insert your foot for treatment”
www.novelty-automation.com
“A collection of satirical home-made arcade machines”
“i became hooked on making arcade machines in the 1980s, for Cabaret Mechanical Theatre ... The first one was the Chiropodist, which has a hole at the bottom to insert your foot for treatment”
novelty-automation-home-page
www.novelty-automation.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Novelty Automation
www.novelty-automation.com
“A collection of satirical home-made arcade machines”
“i became hooked on making arcade machines in the 1980s, for Cabaret Mechanical Theatre ... The first one was the Chiropodist, which has a hole at the bottom to insert your foot for treatment”
www.novelty-automation.com
“A collection of satirical home-made arcade machines”
“i became hooked on making arcade machines in the 1980s, for Cabaret Mechanical Theatre ... The first one was the Chiropodist, which has a hole at the bottom to insert your foot for treatment”
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I've barely posted on this kind of social media anywhere but I have a reason to now. I made a game!!
It's called nuworm and you can play it for free in the browser.
I worked on it over three years, it might take you three hours to experience. cubestudio.itch.io/nuworm
It's called nuworm and you can play it for free in the browser.
I worked on it over three years, it might take you three hours to experience. cubestudio.itch.io/nuworm
November 25, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I've barely posted on this kind of social media anywhere but I have a reason to now. I made a game!!
It's called nuworm and you can play it for free in the browser.
I worked on it over three years, it might take you three hours to experience. cubestudio.itch.io/nuworm
It's called nuworm and you can play it for free in the browser.
I worked on it over three years, it might take you three hours to experience. cubestudio.itch.io/nuworm
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Oh hey look, it's my first piece for the AV Club!
The HD-2D remakes of Dragon Quest might modernize these ancient RPGs, but could anything recreate the experience of playing them on the NES? www.avclub.com/dragon-quest...
A quest for relevance: Dragon Quest’s remakes search for the impact it had in the ‘80s
The HD-2D remakes of Dragon Quest might modernize these ancient RPGs, but could anything recreate the experience of playing Dragon Warrior on the NES?
www.avclub.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Oh hey look, it's my first piece for the AV Club!
‼️ cool game alert 🚨
store.steampowered.com/app/3457940/...
this has an amazing looking aesthetic and it’s described as psychological horror AND it’s on sale 👀 just look at it!
store.steampowered.com/app/3457940/...
this has an amazing looking aesthetic and it’s described as psychological horror AND it’s on sale 👀 just look at it!
Save 15% on FUNKYHEART on Steam
Bunn awakens in a surreal world with no memories of what happened. Bunny Hop through this colorful surreal landscape, explore hidden locations, and uncover the troubling truth about your identity in t...
store.steampowered.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:31 AM
‼️ cool game alert 🚨
store.steampowered.com/app/3457940/...
this has an amazing looking aesthetic and it’s described as psychological horror AND it’s on sale 👀 just look at it!
store.steampowered.com/app/3457940/...
this has an amazing looking aesthetic and it’s described as psychological horror AND it’s on sale 👀 just look at it!
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this Wednesday at 6pm (the day after tomorrow) i will be giving a talk as part of the Ljudmila Kontrolerji event ✨🎮💾💕💻 👉 wiki.ljudmila.org/Kontrolerji
at the modern gallery. this talk will be about altgames and alternative digital culture in games.
at the modern gallery. this talk will be about altgames and alternative digital culture in games.
Kontrolerji
wiki.ljudmila.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
this Wednesday at 6pm (the day after tomorrow) i will be giving a talk as part of the Ljudmila Kontrolerji event ✨🎮💾💕💻 👉 wiki.ljudmila.org/Kontrolerji
at the modern gallery. this talk will be about altgames and alternative digital culture in games.
at the modern gallery. this talk will be about altgames and alternative digital culture in games.
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A 1984 arcade game of a Jackie Chan movie kicked off the beat-'em-up genre. Then those who made it and its ports took what they learned to Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros., and a Windows rival that briefly had Microsoft worried. New post on Kung-Fu Master:
www.superchartisland.com/kung-fu-master
www.superchartisland.com/kung-fu-master
Kung-Fu Master – “Martial arts experts and demons of every description”
In 1982, Takashi Nishiyama directed an arcade game called Moon Patrol, for Irem. It featured a moon buggy which moves constantly across a lunar landscape, where you have to jump over holes while sh…
www.superchartisland.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
A 1984 arcade game of a Jackie Chan movie kicked off the beat-'em-up genre. Then those who made it and its ports took what they learned to Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros., and a Windows rival that briefly had Microsoft worried. New post on Kung-Fu Master:
www.superchartisland.com/kung-fu-master
www.superchartisland.com/kung-fu-master
yay!
vote of confidence : the electric zine maker is fun 🎉✨💕🥳
vote of confidence : the electric zine maker is fun 🎉✨💕🥳
The Electric Zine Maker: alienmelon.itch.io/electric-zin... by @alienmelon.bsky.social
It's such good fun to use! Great UI.
It's such good fun to use! Great UI.
Electric Zine Maker (a work in progress, be gentle, hug it often) by alienmelon
The Electric Zine Maker (⚡️📝✂️) is a printshop and art tool for making zines.
alienmelon.itch.io
November 24, 2025 at 3:24 PM
yay!
vote of confidence : the electric zine maker is fun 🎉✨💕🥳
vote of confidence : the electric zine maker is fun 🎉✨💕🥳
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Just thinking about making a Christmas zine and I wanted to share two super amazing zine-related softwares.
Zine arranger:
nashhigh.itch.io/zinearranger
It's bloody brilliant, and it works!
Zine arranger:
nashhigh.itch.io/zinearranger
It's bloody brilliant, and it works!
The ZineArranger by Nash High
Zine layout tool for PDFs
nashhigh.itch.io
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Just thinking about making a Christmas zine and I wanted to share two super amazing zine-related softwares.
Zine arranger:
nashhigh.itch.io/zinearranger
It's bloody brilliant, and it works!
Zine arranger:
nashhigh.itch.io/zinearranger
It's bloody brilliant, and it works!
this Wednesday at 6pm (the day after tomorrow) i will be giving a talk as part of the Ljudmila Kontrolerji event ✨🎮💾💕💻 👉 wiki.ljudmila.org/Kontrolerji
at the modern gallery. this talk will be about altgames and alternative digital culture in games.
at the modern gallery. this talk will be about altgames and alternative digital culture in games.
Kontrolerji
wiki.ljudmila.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
this Wednesday at 6pm (the day after tomorrow) i will be giving a talk as part of the Ljudmila Kontrolerji event ✨🎮💾💕💻 👉 wiki.ljudmila.org/Kontrolerji
at the modern gallery. this talk will be about altgames and alternative digital culture in games.
at the modern gallery. this talk will be about altgames and alternative digital culture in games.
*throwback to conversations about “what is accountability even”* because when a survivor asks for that it’s apparently really complicated and too hard to parse 🙃
November 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
*throwback to conversations about “what is accountability even”* because when a survivor asks for that it’s apparently really complicated and too hard to parse 🙃
sharing this again because why not. i'm unhinged crazy and hard to parse and am upset that people that threw me under the bus when it was happening are talking about metoo stuff on bsky like they actually stand for something: www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
“Abusing you was by the book” (documenting two years of abuse from Game Journalism, after sharing my #metoo… the whole painful story all in one place) – The Candybox Blog
www.nathalielawhead.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:27 AM
sharing this again because why not. i'm unhinged crazy and hard to parse and am upset that people that threw me under the bus when it was happening are talking about metoo stuff on bsky like they actually stand for something: www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
sharing it again in case it's too "hard to parse"
because maybe i sound unhinged crazy out of control and need to be more clear.
because maybe i sound unhinged crazy out of control and need to be more clear.
i'll leave this here again because it's absolute shit to see these new takes on metoo stuff form the same people responsible for participating in the shitshow that came down on me (so many of you joined in and then blocked when i just shared screenshots) www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
“Abusing you was by the book” (documenting two years of abuse from Game Journalism, after sharing my #metoo… the whole painful story all in one place) – The Candybox Blog
www.nathalielawhead.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
sharing it again in case it's too "hard to parse"
because maybe i sound unhinged crazy out of control and need to be more clear.
because maybe i sound unhinged crazy out of control and need to be more clear.
it's just kinda funny when i see some of the same people that participated in throwing me under the bus to "both sides" or support the journalist that called me a liar... talking about metoo stuff...
x.com/alienmelon/s...
when i posted that i was blocked.
why are the progressive voices here so fake?
x.com/alienmelon/s...
when i posted that i was blocked.
why are the progressive voices here so fake?
November 21, 2025 at 10:23 AM
it's just kinda funny when i see some of the same people that participated in throwing me under the bus to "both sides" or support the journalist that called me a liar... talking about metoo stuff...
x.com/alienmelon/s...
when i posted that i was blocked.
why are the progressive voices here so fake?
x.com/alienmelon/s...
when i posted that i was blocked.
why are the progressive voices here so fake?
the art here is stunning. this looks amazing. 👀
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 AM
the art here is stunning. this looks amazing. 👀
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November 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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Hey, I bet you didn't hear that Zork 1, 2, and 3 were open-sourced today!
…Oh, you have heard. Yeah. Way ahead of me. :)
Here's my comments, and some details that you might not have seen.
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork...
…Oh, you have heard. Yeah. Way ahead of me. :)
Here's my comments, and some details that you might not have seen.
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork...
Zork is now open source
Two years ago, I wrote: Microsoft-the-company does not care about Infocom. But a lot of people in Microsoft must care. Microsoft is heavily populated by greying GenX nerds just like me. Folks who grew...
blog.zarfhome.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Hey, I bet you didn't hear that Zork 1, 2, and 3 were open-sourced today!
…Oh, you have heard. Yeah. Way ahead of me. :)
Here's my comments, and some details that you might not have seen.
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork...
…Oh, you have heard. Yeah. Way ahead of me. :)
Here's my comments, and some details that you might not have seen.
blog.zarfhome.com/2025/11/zork...
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i told the truth.
people in that crowd can ridicule the situation, or my “too long won’t read, it’s incomprehensible lol” writing on it... it doesn’t change that this was wrong.
some of the most awful evil people call themselves journalists here.
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
people in that crowd can ridicule the situation, or my “too long won’t read, it’s incomprehensible lol” writing on it... it doesn’t change that this was wrong.
some of the most awful evil people call themselves journalists here.
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
“Abusing you was by the book” (documenting two years of abuse from Game Journalism, after sharing my #metoo… the whole painful story all in one place) – The Candybox Blog
www.nathalielawhead.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
i told the truth.
people in that crowd can ridicule the situation, or my “too long won’t read, it’s incomprehensible lol” writing on it... it doesn’t change that this was wrong.
some of the most awful evil people call themselves journalists here.
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
people in that crowd can ridicule the situation, or my “too long won’t read, it’s incomprehensible lol” writing on it... it doesn’t change that this was wrong.
some of the most awful evil people call themselves journalists here.
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/abu...
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BlueSuburbia is super cool and interesting. It's free on steam and itch!
October 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
BlueSuburbia is super cool and interesting. It's free on steam and itch!
after teaching gamedev in unreal i have a whole new level of respect for students. learning things is hard. 🥲
November 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM
after teaching gamedev in unreal i have a whole new level of respect for students. learning things is hard. 🥲