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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 1d

Hey all! Here's a reminder my day job has our NextFest demo already up and going! Check us out and leave a review if you can. *begs* Reviews help so much.

Noodle Cat Games - Wishlist Cloudheim! 🌥️ @noodlecatgames.com · 3d

📢 Cloudheim's Next Fest Demo is NOW AVAILABLE! 📢

Now's the time to jump in and start your adventure. Let us know if you're playing solo or with friends!

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4017410/...
Epic Games: store.epicgames.com/p/cloudheim-...

Cloudheim Demo on Steam

Ragnarok shattered the world, the gods have chosen you to shape the next one. Cloudheim is a 1-4 player action adventure that blends crafting with chaotic physics-based combat. Awaken forgotten deitie...

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MythicOwl Games @mythicowlgames.bsky.social · 2d

Truckful's Demo is OUT NOW! 🥳🚚📦

🏡 Explore the countryside
🧓 Meet Rotti and Theresa
⚙️ Upgrade your truck with essential equipment
👻 Face the evil Ghost Truck

Play on Steam 👇
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Truckful - Truckful's Demo is OUT NOW! - Steam News

Explore the mysterious countryside in Truckful's first public demo - now available on Steam!

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 2d

This month I'm highlighting some of my favorite scary and creepy games that need more attention. I wouldn't call Vampire Therapist scary (unless you have a particular mindset and are afraid of being truly known and perceived by another person...) but it fits the Halloween vibe perfectly.

Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 2d

It's officially spooky season, but what if you want a little guidance to ease you into it? Like a therapist, maybe. Or a therapist who happens to bring their own holiday season flair by coincidentally being a vampire. But where in the indie game could we find something like a vampire therapist?

Ease yourself into the Halloween season with a therapist who happens to be a vampire in Vampire Therapist

I am a huge fan of all things horror, from brooding and creepy to extreme gore that borders on parody, but sometimes during Halloween month, you have to ea

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 2d

wait are you the only reason Matt Fossen is around on social? That's wild, man.

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 3d

I finished a couple-book series a little bit ago, Mastering the Art of French Murder, which was fun if a little fast and loose with the details. Julia Child is a secondary character, it's set late 40s-early 50s. Read and did not listen, so I can't swear to audiobook quality.

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 4d

"i'm not mad, just disappointed."

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 9d

we're trying to do a thing where we highlight more niche games (preferably indies, but who can define THAT anymore). this week we were obsessed with Fat Bear Week, which had us thinking Bear and Breakfast, AND it's 55% off for the steam sale, so it's perfect.

Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 9d

Fat bear week may technically be over, but we are still celebrating our favorite bears in video game form.

Fat Bear Week and the Steam Autumn Sale has us playing Bear and Breakfast

We've been all in on Fat Bear Week for the past few weeks, while also been looking through our Steam wishlists for indie gems to buy on the cheap during th

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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 10d

edited screenshot from show Brooklyn 99. Stephanie Beatriz holds the new Plush Sheep mount from game Heroes of the Storm. Text says, "I've only had (Plush Sheep) for a day and a half but if anything happened to him I would kill everyone in this room and then myself."

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 9d

bleh

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 9d

sometimes I write something and I'm like, man, AI could never. This headline is one of those things.

The Arcantina is a chill hangout where NPCs you thought were your friends give you chores

The Arcantina is a new tavern coming in Midnight where any character can carouse to their heart's content with a variety of Azerothian notables regardless

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 10d

just ate almost the whole container of kinda shitty tasteless yogurt before realizing it was fruit on the bottom, so that's how we're rolling today I guess.

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 12d

I think of this iconic moment a lot. I hope this king is doing well.

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 16d

I, uh, finished it? Like I got to "the end" and the game was like "you're done bye" and force quit? But also there were a ton of random environmental puzzles on the plinths I know I hadn't finished up, but since it told me I'm done, I uninstalled. Fuck that game.

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 16d

mine was perler bead pipe cleaner snakes (or bracelets or snowflakes or hearts or...). rimmed cookie sheet. When they were really assy, watercolor marker + coffee filter, then water from a dropper (for younger toddlers this can fail HARD, 'put it back', but making a water mess always won for mine).

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 16d

It is Wednesday my dudes (and it looks like I need to make alternate dinner plans)

A green frog sleeps on a pepper in the garden. The pepper is almost ripe.

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🌛Caio Santos Art🌜 @blacksalander.bsky.social · 17d

I find it very funny Hades 2 is launching on bissexual week

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 17d

They kept trying to give me free dog food because one of the core things I was an Expert™️ in is pet systems in video games.

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 17d

don't forget to grab your free copy of Red Bull magazine from Klout!!

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 17d

isn't it interesting how every autism trigger boogeyman is attributed to things a parent can choose to do, as opposed to systemic causes an individual can't control but can be controlled by regulations or supports like pollution, pesticide/herbicide use, food access, communicable disease, etc

NPR @npr.org · 17d

The science on Tylenol and autism isn't clear, despite President Trump's claims. Here's what parents need to know to make their own decisions about acetaminophen.

When it comes to Tylenol, what are parents to do?

The science on Tylenol and autism isn't clear, despite President Trump's claims. Here's what parents need to know to make their own decisions about acetaminophen.

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 19d

I'm not the biggest makeup girly, but that seems like a lot of eye product to choose to wear. I wreck my undereye concealer at funerals, let alone even waterproof or tubing mascara.

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 22d

I can understand that if you like this exact type of puzzle, this game would be fun as hell. I'd probably be enjoying myself if it was anagrams. And some of the environmental stuff is neat, where tree branches guide you to the answer or whatever. But it's still the same damn puzzle.

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 22d

If you say "I like puzzles" people immediately tell you to play The Witness. Unfortunately, instead of multiple different puzzles, the game wants you to solve this one puzzle like 500 times in a row.

Screenshot from video game The Witness. A gray line snakes through a black grid. There are several different colors and shapes of symbols on the grid.

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 22d

something tells me you won't be adhering to the rules and regulations set forth by the HOA.

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 23d

I am not a game dev, but bad design is when I am made to do a jump puzzle.

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Anna Bell @annabellreads.bsky.social · 23d

I get those when I get a UTI. My kidneys are just built different I guess.

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