Dr. Miko Charbonneau
@drmikachu.bsky.social
Studio Lead of @prettysmart.bsky.social, Dr. of Dance Games, horror writer and game designer. Currently making THE SPIRIT LIFT, a deckbuilding hotel-crawler!
Talk or collaborate? https://prettysmartgames.com/contact
Talk or collaborate? https://prettysmartgames.com/contact
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prettysmart games 👻🏨 THE SPIRIT LIFT Release Date Trailer
YouTube video by PrettySmartGames
www.youtube.com
Hi #PitchYaGame! Our ghostpunk roguelike deckbuilder set in a haunted hotel comes out Jan 27 2026!
Come for the 90s nostalgia and teen drama, stay for the chance to throw a rice cooker at a clown or dynamite a spider horse!
store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxTh...
Come for the 90s nostalgia and teen drama, stay for the chance to throw a rice cooker at a clown or dynamite a spider horse!
store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxTh...
Reposted by Dr. Miko Charbonneau
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
The lifecycle of a gardenia, as witnessed by me in my house
1. Gifted by a beloved aunt
2. After watching hours of tutorials, given its own windowsill, pebble tray, auto watering system
3. Infested with 1000s of baby spiders
to be continued...
1. Gifted by a beloved aunt
2. After watching hours of tutorials, given its own windowsill, pebble tray, auto watering system
3. Infested with 1000s of baby spiders
to be continued...
November 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
The lifecycle of a gardenia, as witnessed by me in my house
1. Gifted by a beloved aunt
2. After watching hours of tutorials, given its own windowsill, pebble tray, auto watering system
3. Infested with 1000s of baby spiders
to be continued...
1. Gifted by a beloved aunt
2. After watching hours of tutorials, given its own windowsill, pebble tray, auto watering system
3. Infested with 1000s of baby spiders
to be continued...
Is a horror villain clown still a clown if they are not trained in the arts of clowning around? 🤡 Or is that clown gatekeeping?!
November 19, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Is a horror villain clown still a clown if they are not trained in the arts of clowning around? 🤡 Or is that clown gatekeeping?!
What I'm going to remember the most about these last months before ship is not the tears or the 100s of tasks.
It will be the laughter as we lost our minds, the stupid songs and dances and jokes we conjured to make THE SPIRIT LIFT the best game it could be.
#gamedev #indiegame #laughsoyoudontcry
It will be the laughter as we lost our minds, the stupid songs and dances and jokes we conjured to make THE SPIRIT LIFT the best game it could be.
#gamedev #indiegame #laughsoyoudontcry
November 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
What I'm going to remember the most about these last months before ship is not the tears or the 100s of tasks.
It will be the laughter as we lost our minds, the stupid songs and dances and jokes we conjured to make THE SPIRIT LIFT the best game it could be.
#gamedev #indiegame #laughsoyoudontcry
It will be the laughter as we lost our minds, the stupid songs and dances and jokes we conjured to make THE SPIRIT LIFT the best game it could be.
#gamedev #indiegame #laughsoyoudontcry
This looks like so much fun!
HELLO FELLOW GAME DEVS - do you want to force yourself to make social media posts about your game??? Then you should try the:
🎄 12 DAYS OF #DEVMAS 🎄
Join us from December 13th-24th in making posts based on these 12 prompts~
⬇️ MORE INFO BELOW ⬇️
🎄 12 DAYS OF #DEVMAS 🎄
Join us from December 13th-24th in making posts based on these 12 prompts~
⬇️ MORE INFO BELOW ⬇️
November 17, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This looks like so much fun!
Reposted by Dr. Miko Charbonneau
Button that reveals a handle for pulling down a keypad...........
November 16, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Button that reveals a handle for pulling down a keypad...........
Reposted by Dr. Miko Charbonneau
It doesnt stop there. Did you know "zombies" are an African creation?
Zombie comes from the Haitian creole "zanbi," which itself comes from the Kikongo word "nzambi" that translates to "spirit of a dead person.'
It embodied the spirit of haitian slavery. Body is alive, the soul is not
short🧵
Zombie comes from the Haitian creole "zanbi," which itself comes from the Kikongo word "nzambi" that translates to "spirit of a dead person.'
It embodied the spirit of haitian slavery. Body is alive, the soul is not
short🧵
Wanna hear a scary story?
The first American vampire was Black.
Seriously.
78 years before Dracula appeared in American literature, there was "The Black Vampyre" by Uriah D'Arcy.
It was written in 1819 as an antislavery critique and the effect the Haitian Revolution had on the States
The first American vampire was Black.
Seriously.
78 years before Dracula appeared in American literature, there was "The Black Vampyre" by Uriah D'Arcy.
It was written in 1819 as an antislavery critique and the effect the Haitian Revolution had on the States
October 30, 2025 at 11:25 PM
It doesnt stop there. Did you know "zombies" are an African creation?
Zombie comes from the Haitian creole "zanbi," which itself comes from the Kikongo word "nzambi" that translates to "spirit of a dead person.'
It embodied the spirit of haitian slavery. Body is alive, the soul is not
short🧵
Zombie comes from the Haitian creole "zanbi," which itself comes from the Kikongo word "nzambi" that translates to "spirit of a dead person.'
It embodied the spirit of haitian slavery. Body is alive, the soul is not
short🧵
One of best parts of making a horror game is every time we find a bug we get to yell THE GAME IS HAUNTED!
Found a nasty hydra of issues last night but don't worry, slain enemies will no longer linger invisibly in future battles! 👻Literally haunting the place!
#gamedev #horrorgames #indiegame
Found a nasty hydra of issues last night but don't worry, slain enemies will no longer linger invisibly in future battles! 👻Literally haunting the place!
#gamedev #horrorgames #indiegame
November 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
One of best parts of making a horror game is every time we find a bug we get to yell THE GAME IS HAUNTED!
Found a nasty hydra of issues last night but don't worry, slain enemies will no longer linger invisibly in future battles! 👻Literally haunting the place!
#gamedev #horrorgames #indiegame
Found a nasty hydra of issues last night but don't worry, slain enemies will no longer linger invisibly in future battles! 👻Literally haunting the place!
#gamedev #horrorgames #indiegame
Watching my lead dev tell a friend about how someone changed the color of a font and the build broke and the friend says "now let me tell YOU my best a color change broke the game story"
#gamedev
#gamedev
November 11, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Watching my lead dev tell a friend about how someone changed the color of a font and the build broke and the friend says "now let me tell YOU my best a color change broke the game story"
#gamedev
#gamedev
The artist Karepango was selling a dinosaur tote with the slogan "Happy is the New Rich" and every day I regret not buying it.
That's the world I want to live in.
(Check out their other work here, I don't know if they are on bsky karepango.com)
That's the world I want to live in.
(Check out their other work here, I don't know if they are on bsky karepango.com)
Karepango
Karepango
karepango.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 PM
The artist Karepango was selling a dinosaur tote with the slogan "Happy is the New Rich" and every day I regret not buying it.
That's the world I want to live in.
(Check out their other work here, I don't know if they are on bsky karepango.com)
That's the world I want to live in.
(Check out their other work here, I don't know if they are on bsky karepango.com)
Reposted by Dr. Miko Charbonneau
I think we all know who actually sculpted the snow miku 🎨
#art #yakuza
#art #yakuza
September 21, 2023 at 7:21 PM
I think we all know who actually sculpted the snow miku 🎨
#art #yakuza
#art #yakuza
I'm going to remember this year in #horror movies as "great movies that made me gag and I have to recommend carefully"
I'm talking about you two: The Ugly Stepsister and Match. Specifically.
I'm talking about you two: The Ugly Stepsister and Match. Specifically.
November 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I'm going to remember this year in #horror movies as "great movies that made me gag and I have to recommend carefully"
I'm talking about you two: The Ugly Stepsister and Match. Specifically.
I'm talking about you two: The Ugly Stepsister and Match. Specifically.
Hi #PitchYaGame! Our ghostpunk roguelike deckbuilder set in a haunted hotel comes out Jan 27 2026!
Come for the 90s nostalgia and teen drama, stay for the chance to throw a rice cooker at a clown or dynamite a spider horse!
store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxTh...
Come for the 90s nostalgia and teen drama, stay for the chance to throw a rice cooker at a clown or dynamite a spider horse!
store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxTh...
prettysmart games 👻🏨 THE SPIRIT LIFT Release Date Trailer
YouTube video by PrettySmartGames
www.youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Hi #PitchYaGame! Our ghostpunk roguelike deckbuilder set in a haunted hotel comes out Jan 27 2026!
Come for the 90s nostalgia and teen drama, stay for the chance to throw a rice cooker at a clown or dynamite a spider horse!
store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxTh...
Come for the 90s nostalgia and teen drama, stay for the chance to throw a rice cooker at a clown or dynamite a spider horse!
store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxTh...
History used to be my least favorite subject, now I find it soothing to listen to old documentaries or niche youtube channels that are at least attempting to spread real facts
November 6, 2025 at 3:41 AM
History used to be my least favorite subject, now I find it soothing to listen to old documentaries or niche youtube channels that are at least attempting to spread real facts
It's astounding how much pressure we game developers put on ourselves.
It's never enough to have made a game, or a good game, or a profitable game. You'll always see someone doing 'better' than you.
And the only way to win THAT game is to not play. Make success about defeating your own best score!
It's never enough to have made a game, or a good game, or a profitable game. You'll always see someone doing 'better' than you.
And the only way to win THAT game is to not play. Make success about defeating your own best score!
November 3, 2025 at 6:25 PM
It's astounding how much pressure we game developers put on ourselves.
It's never enough to have made a game, or a good game, or a profitable game. You'll always see someone doing 'better' than you.
And the only way to win THAT game is to not play. Make success about defeating your own best score!
It's never enough to have made a game, or a good game, or a profitable game. You'll always see someone doing 'better' than you.
And the only way to win THAT game is to not play. Make success about defeating your own best score!
Reposted by Dr. Miko Charbonneau
LinkedIn/privacy news you can use.
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 7:03 PM
LinkedIn/privacy news you can use.
Happy Halloween! Need some horror movie recs?
The TV gone wrong trilogy:
WNUF
Ghostwatch
Late Night with the Devil
Good vibes, light scares: Fright Night, Night of the Reaper, Clown in a Cornfield, Deadstream
More intense: Trick 'r Treat!
In our house tonight: 12 hours of Scream marathon!!!
The TV gone wrong trilogy:
WNUF
Ghostwatch
Late Night with the Devil
Good vibes, light scares: Fright Night, Night of the Reaper, Clown in a Cornfield, Deadstream
More intense: Trick 'r Treat!
In our house tonight: 12 hours of Scream marathon!!!
October 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Happy Halloween! Need some horror movie recs?
The TV gone wrong trilogy:
WNUF
Ghostwatch
Late Night with the Devil
Good vibes, light scares: Fright Night, Night of the Reaper, Clown in a Cornfield, Deadstream
More intense: Trick 'r Treat!
In our house tonight: 12 hours of Scream marathon!!!
The TV gone wrong trilogy:
WNUF
Ghostwatch
Late Night with the Devil
Good vibes, light scares: Fright Night, Night of the Reaper, Clown in a Cornfield, Deadstream
More intense: Trick 'r Treat!
In our house tonight: 12 hours of Scream marathon!!!
Reposted by Dr. Miko Charbonneau
Best part of meeting up with our composer Ryako is watching all the weird gadgets she has for making our game SFX
#gamedev #sounddesign #rotaryphones #therestisasecret
#gamedev #sounddesign #rotaryphones #therestisasecret
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Best part of meeting up with our composer Ryako is watching all the weird gadgets she has for making our game SFX
#gamedev #sounddesign #rotaryphones #therestisasecret
#gamedev #sounddesign #rotaryphones #therestisasecret
I really need more friends that are into:
Love and Deepspace
Dragula
Horror movies and books in general
say hi if you like any of these things
Love and Deepspace
Dragula
Horror movies and books in general
say hi if you like any of these things
October 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I really need more friends that are into:
Love and Deepspace
Dragula
Horror movies and books in general
say hi if you like any of these things
Love and Deepspace
Dragula
Horror movies and books in general
say hi if you like any of these things
Reposted by Dr. Miko Charbonneau
Do you know that our dev team loves horror? That’s why we’re thrilled to be part of this year’s @steampowered.com Scream IV! 👻🏨 THE SPIRIT LIFT is celebrating lots of news this month, thanks to everyone who is wishlisting, playing the demo, giving feedback, and spreading the word about our game!
October 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Do you know that our dev team loves horror? That’s why we’re thrilled to be part of this year’s @steampowered.com Scream IV! 👻🏨 THE SPIRIT LIFT is celebrating lots of news this month, thanks to everyone who is wishlisting, playing the demo, giving feedback, and spreading the word about our game!
Going to brunch is dangerous. Today there was a Halloween art fair outside and I emptied my wallet yet again for mystery stickers, a new rpg campaign, and a candle that smells of Christmas Past.
#supportartists #oxfordcomma #didIdoitright
#supportartists #oxfordcomma #didIdoitright
October 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Going to brunch is dangerous. Today there was a Halloween art fair outside and I emptied my wallet yet again for mystery stickers, a new rpg campaign, and a candle that smells of Christmas Past.
#supportartists #oxfordcomma #didIdoitright
#supportartists #oxfordcomma #didIdoitright
Boo! We have another unique trailer from the @dames4games.org showcase today!
This trailer holds a puzzling clue to a demo secret. I wonder who will find it? 🔎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO5m...
#gamedev #gametrailer #horrorgame #deckbuilder
This trailer holds a puzzling clue to a demo secret. I wonder who will find it? 🔎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO5m...
#gamedev #gametrailer #horrorgame #deckbuilder
prettysmart games presents 👻🏨THE SPIRIT LIFT Narrative Trailer
YouTube video by PrettySmartGames
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Boo! We have another unique trailer from the @dames4games.org showcase today!
This trailer holds a puzzling clue to a demo secret. I wonder who will find it? 🔎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO5m...
#gamedev #gametrailer #horrorgame #deckbuilder
This trailer holds a puzzling clue to a demo secret. I wonder who will find it? 🔎
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO5m...
#gamedev #gametrailer #horrorgame #deckbuilder
👀👻🏨
🎃 The Ghouls are back... with a vengeance, I mean, with more tricks, treats, and games 🎮!! Tune in, or you'll make us get out of your screen and get you 👻
youtu.be/F8dUGnxzP-c?...
🗓️ October 24, 2025
🕜 12PM PT • 3PM ET • 8PM GMT
#Dames4Games & #Ghouls4Games2025 & #WomenInGaming & #IndieGameDeva
youtu.be/F8dUGnxzP-c?...
🗓️ October 24, 2025
🕜 12PM PT • 3PM ET • 8PM GMT
#Dames4Games & #Ghouls4Games2025 & #WomenInGaming & #IndieGameDeva
Ghouls 4 Games 2025 Hype Trailer
YouTube video by Dames4Games
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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