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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️

@circlea.co.uk

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Micro indie games studio making our first anarcha-queer squatting narrative sim game #CreaturesLikeUs! Join us on Discord or wishlist below! linktr.ee/CircleAStudios

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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Nov 13

Hey #promosky & #gamesky! We're a micro indie studio making our first narrative driven simulation game about queer anarchy, mutual aid, and the UK squatting community! Follow us if you inexplicably wish Animal Crossing had instead been made by Charlie Brooker and was 100x more gay, maybe?

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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Aug 21

Absolutely! This is a big part of the game ✨

Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Jul 28

This is so lovely! 🌟

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Ash Parrish @adashtra.bsky.social · Jul 28

In response to today's tech news:

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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Jul 9

*Do* Be Gay with us at Develop Brighton's fringe event @brilliantindietreasures.com 4PM - 8PM 09/07/25!!

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Freedom to Learn @freedomtolearnuk.bsky.social · Jul 3

📣 FREEDOM TO LEARN FORUM 2025 TICKETS

Join us for four glorious days of co-creation, curiosity and collective joy at a beautiful location in Hope Valley in the Peak District.

#freedomtolearn #freedomtolearn2025 #childrensrights #selfdirectededucation #unschooling #deschooling #decolonising

Freedom to Learn Forum 2025 - Open Collective

The Freedom to Learn Forum is an annual co-created gathering for anyone interested exploring social and environmental justice, through learning ecosystems.

opencollective.com

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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Jul 3

This looks amazing, just got my ticket!

Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Jun 15

Hey we have Tumblr now! How does one Tumb...l? Pls send help (and... Notes??)

www.tumblr.com/circleastudios

@circleastudios · Circle A Studios

We make Creatures Like Us, a narrative life sim about squatting, solidarity and surviving capitalism together. Follow a group of friends as they make homes in abandoned buildings. They forage, fix stu...

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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · May 20

We are SO EXCITED to announce we have been selected to showcase a demo of Creatures Like Us this Thursday 22/05 at IMPACT!Drop by anytime between 10AM - 6PM for a cheeky teaser playthrough of the game people have been describing as "anti-capitalist Animal Crossing for fans of Black Mirror"!

2D illustrations of a dog, raccoon, fox, and pigeon anthropomorphic people against a black background with pink text that reads "Creatures Like Us". They are wearing a variety of clothing styles, including crust punk, clowncore, general grunge and cosy jumpers. Text on a border reads "IMPACT INDIE GAMES 2025" "Strange Brew Bristol, 22nd May" "Officially Selection 2025"

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Ruairí Rodinson @ruairirodinson.bsky.social · Mar 6

Mars Vice is out now!

A narrative adventure game set on a distant and futuristic Mars. Follow Dax and Anaya, as they root out deep-seated corruption in the Martian city of Pavonis in this queer as hell, biopunk-infused story.

Check it out below!
store.steampowered.com/app/1886910/...

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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · May 14

We are at @amazefest.bsky.social in Berlin this week! If you're about and would like to play a demo of our prototype level, swing by the village!

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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · May 1

We've hit the big scary public button on our Steam page, we'd hugely appreciate it if you could wishlist us please! 💖

store.steampowered.com/app/3471580/...

store.steampowered.com

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badru @sonofbadru.bsky.social · Apr 25

The last two days we made more money on Steam than anytime in the past 2 years. The support is unexpected and heartwarming. Thank you ♥

Divestment is not profitable, though. If it were, we wouldn't have to fight for it. Our society is completely driven by profit-seeking, and that's the problem.

A Steam sales graph showing revenue per day over the last two years, with a large spike in the last two days.

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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Apr 14

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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Apr 14

You wouldn't form a grassroots collective built upon principles of mutual aid and non-hierarchical community support... Would you?

#creatureslikeus #squattheworld #anarchaqueer #indiegame #indiedev

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Out Making Games @outmakinggames.bsky.social · Jan 29

An Open Letter to Meta

www.outmaking.games/meta-open-le...

Dear Meta,

The recent changes to Meta’s content moderation policies put at least 9% of adults around the world at risk.

We are Out Making Games (“OMG”), a network of hundreds of LGBTQ+ games professionals, representing millions of LGBTQ+ gamers and individuals around the world. We are writing to express serious concerns about the recent changes to Meta’s content moderation policies and their potential implications for online safety and inclusion for millions around the world.

A global survey in 2023 found nearly 1 in 10 adults across 30 countries identify as LGBTQ+. Many will be customers of Meta via Facebook, Instagram, Threads, or the Oculus VR gaming platform and will be put at risk by Meta’s decision to reduce certain automated content filtering mechanisms. Social media platforms serve as crucial spaces for connection, support, and identity expression for many LGBTQ+ individuals, especially those in areas with limited in-person community resources. While potentially aimed at promoting broader dialogue, the changes risk creating an environment where harmful speech can proliferate more easily, and compromising these vital digital spaces.

Reduced automated filtering will allow subtle forms of harassment to slip through more frequently. While explicit hate speech might still be caught, coded language and implicit bias often require more nuanced detection systems. The LGBTQ+ community has historically been targeted through such subtle messaging tactics and according to numerous studies, increased exposure to anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric online correlates with higher rates of mental health challenges and decreased feelings of safety in LGBTQ+ communities.The changes will also likely lead LGBTQ+ users to self-censor or withdraw from platforms entirely due to increased exposure to hostile content. This would effectively silence valuable voices and perspectives in our online discourse - and considerably reduce your user base.

We urge Meta to consider:

Conducting a thorough impact assessment of these moderation changes, specifically examining effects on marginalized communities.

Consulting with LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations and safety experts before implementing further policy changes.

Implementing better transparent reporting mechanisms to track and respond to increases in targeted harassment.

Maintaining robust appeals processes for both removed content and missed violations

Your platforms have the power to shape public discourse and influence social attitudes. With this power comes the responsibility to ensure all users can participate safely in online spaces. While content moderation involves complex tradeoffs between freedom of expression and user safety, history shows that undermoderation often disproportionately impacts vulnerable communities.

We look forward to hearing your response and learning about concrete steps Meta will take to protect LGBTQ+ users while maintaining open dialogue on your platforms.

Best regards,

Out Making Games

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The Marriage Braggart @bombsfall.bsky.social · Jan 21

I don't think I need to clarify my stance on the topic but these soccer folks summed it up

Soccer stadium, large fabric flag of Mae Borowski from Night In The Woods, holding an axe and wearing team colors. There is text in the Night In The Woods title font on the right and left. It reads "From Stonewall a brick and Portland an Axe, Respect our pride or expect our wrath." It's cool

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · Dec 19

If you see anyone talking about how the Amazon strike could disrupt the flow of packages:

Don’t make me tap the sign. Strikes are supposed to be disruptive

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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Nov 29

Are you tired of missing out on undisputed Christmas banger Last Christmas by WHAM'S proud queer icon George Michael? Still want to play a pointless musical Christmas game that removes zero bangers from your playlist? Enter... #BUBLÉVION! Together we can #Bubliterate #Whammageddon!

A picture of Michael Bublé in a Father Christmas hat with drawn on devil horns and flames, with the text BUBLÉVION overlaid. The rest of the image contains the following text:
Are you tired of missing out on undisputed Christmas banger Last Christmas by WHAM'S proud queer icon George Michael? Still want to play a pointless musical Christmas game that removes zero bangers from your playlist? Enter... BUBLÉVION!
The 1st Rule
The objective is to go as long as possible without hearing ANY song by Christmas song monopoliser Michael Bublé.
The 2nd Rule
The game starts on December 1st and ends at midnight on December 24th.
The 3rd Rule
This is normally the part where we'd say that cover songs don't count, but name us one original song by Michael Bublé. Go on, we'll wait.
The 4th Rule
You're out as soon as you recognise the song.
Bonus Rule
Post on social media with the #bublévion hashtag when you get hit.
PVP?
While we can't stop you from deliberately Bubliterating your friends, the intention is this is a survival game, not a Battle Royale. And honestly, would victory really be worth enduring more Bublé?

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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Nov 24

Whatever you call it if you give it little skittery legs I'm gonna love it 🥺🪲

Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Nov 24

Miro mostly, but I use Miro for loads of stuff!

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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Nov 22

This looks so lovely! Also I felt that *don't perceive the UI it's not final!!* in my soul 😂

Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Nov 22

More followers in 24hrs than we got in a year on the other app 💀 thank you starter packs and hello lovely gaymers!! ✨

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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Nov 22

Beautiful 😍

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Gemma Cooper @xgemgem.bsky.social · Nov 22

With so many people making the leap over to Bluesky..

✨ The UKGI Slack admins have made a starter pack for our community! ✨

If you want to be added, check the announcements section of our slack. To join the slack, click the link for the signup form!

❤️❤️❤️

go.bsky.app/2sha92U

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Wishlist Creatures Like Us Now! 🏳️‍⚧️ @circlea.co.uk · Nov 22

Oh yeah we're definitely shipping with that don't worry 😂

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