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ellis dex 🌟

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✭ gamedev of many faces ✭ indie dev + writer + QA @ glowmade ✭ LITHOBREAKERS member ✭ hopeful ghost, agender menace, curiosity machine. excited for everything!!! ✭ https://ellisdex.itch.io

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ellis dex 🌟 @ellisdex.itch.io · Oct 20

okkkk hello new bluesky people!! i'm ellis [they/any] - indie dev + writer + bearer of multiple hats. i'm currently working as QA at glowmade, and i make lots of queer indie narrative games about having friends + feelings + maybe agency 👀 you can find me at ellisdex.itch.io or ellisdex.carrd.co 🌟

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Em Reed (Debut novel MORE BUGS out now)!!! @dayofthemutants.bsky.social · 3d

A new batch of Domino Club games dropped this week and I've been too sick/busy with work chaos to post much about it! Maybe that will give you a hint which, if any, of the games I contributed to... or not... 😈 domino.gallery/jams/boneyar...

BONEYARD JAM

Boneyard Jam. Aug 30 - Oct 5, 2025

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ellis dex 🌟 @ellisdex.itch.io · 1d

my friend qasam is crowdfunding for aid to gaza! please share or donate if you're able to
www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...

Qasam's Deployment | LaunchGood | LaunchGood

Join me as I hand delivery relief items to impoverished and underrepresented communities in dire need of your support

www.launchgood.com

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 3d

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Megan Abbott @meganabbott.bsky.social · 2d

From the great novelist Sherwood Anderson, a letter to his son.

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Glowmade @glowmade.bsky.social · 4d

Ooh we're all abuzz from the last five days of #KingOfMeat goodness, and from the early bird reviews shining out from our Steam page -- so here's just a few we've absolutely loved! 👑🥩🎮

👉 Available to BUY NOW: www.kingofmeat.com/en-gb/shop

#gamedev #gamerelease #multiplayer #comedy #wishlist

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René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 3d

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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ellis dex 🌟 @ellisdex.itch.io · 4d

surely if they keep chucking people under the bus, reform voters will eventually come back on side

Adam @abrokenbattery.bsky.social · 5d

Simon Wessely — the controversial psychiatrist once dubbed “Britain’s most hated doctor” has been appointed vice chair of Labour’s review into overdiagnosis of mental health and neurodivergence.

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/controv...

Controversial professor to investigate overdiagnosis of mental health and neurodivergence for Labour

Get the benefits you're entitled to: help with personal independence payment (PIP), universal credit (UC), employment and support allowance (ESA),disability living allowance (DLA). Claims, assessments...

www.benefitsandwork.co.uk

ellis dex 🌟 @ellisdex.itch.io · 4d

[develops an unhealthy and irresponsible yet endearing sense of loyalty to the cause]

ellis dex 🌟 @ellisdex.itch.io · 4d

going to my first swordfighting/hema class today 👉👈 very excited to become a knight

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Blanksword ⚔️ Kickstarter live NOW!! @blanksword.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks to everyone's renewed support, we're almost at 30K€!

Let's keep the momentum going!!!

Blanksword ⚔️ Kickstarter live NOW!! @blanksword.bsky.social · 9d

Our indie Roguelike RPG where you play an Angel that rebuilds his brain back from scratch is over 50% funded on Kickstarter, with 2 weeks left to go.

We need ⚔️ YOUR HELP ⚔️ to cross the finish line!

(Kickstarter, Steam Demo & Discord links in first comment 🔽)

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Shannon Strucci @strucci.bsky.social · 10d

15 days to go on the Blanksword KS! Over halfway funded! Check out this amazing game (there's a free demo on steam) and consider donating!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/283... I have VO in it!! 👀

BLANKSWORD

An Angelic Roguelike RPG

www.kickstarter.com

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BáiYù 🏳️‍⚧️ he/they @baiyu.tofu.rocks · 10d

BIG NEWS: MY TOP SURGERY HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 18, 2025.

My #TransMutualAid #GoFundMe goal is now USD$10,000 to cover the surgery estimate and associated food, travel, and lodging costs during the first week of recovery. Thank you all for your support!

www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-dis...

BIG NEWS EVERYONE! TOP SURGERY HAS BEEN APPROVED AND I'M SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 18, 2025.

I've been in a bit of an energy slump during the past week because I got a flat tire last Monday, but I just finished a call from the surgery office and got confirmation that the billing codes were accepted! The receptionist and I confirmed dates and numbers, and the total estimate I need to pay upfront is $3,161.01 by November 4, 2025. I'm not sure if this estimate took into consideration the costs associated with the total hysterectomy, but it's nice to know the surgery itself won't be as extravagantly expensive as it could be.

Still, all the costs combined are not something I can afford on my own, so your support is still vital.

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ellis dex 🌟 @ellisdex.itch.io · 13d

if anyone sees any merch of moros hades2 please let me know i need it immediately

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Glowmade @glowmade.bsky.social · 17d

It's hard to say Thane's bringing sexy back, because they never really left. But if that's not gender, idk what is 🐺✨⚔️

PRE-ORDER NOW and you won't miss out on some of BSR's most delectable Legendary bundles: www.kingofmeat.com/en-gb/shop 👀

#gamedev #KingOfMeat #comingsoon #multiplayer #newgame 🔥

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Glowmade @glowmade.bsky.social · 16d

His molten core and mighty menagerie of weapon upgrades will have you bringing the heat in the Koliseum no matter what! It's the golden boy himself: Zark Tongworth -- voiced by the brilliant Ben Cura ✨⚔️

PRE-ORDER NOW: www.kingofmeat.com/en-gb/shop

#KingOfMeat #voiceactor #va #roleannouncement 👑

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Ambrosia Sky 🪐 - Wishlist on Steam! @softrains.bsky.social · 17d

⭐ A new devlog is available! 🪐

In this month's edition, Narrative Director @kaittremblay.bsky.social introduces Maaz (our man in the van), Maeve (the enterprising ex), and Hale (the ruthless stepmother) to The Cluster's cast of characters.

Read more about them here: tiny.cc/ambrosiasky-devlog7

Ambrosia Sky - A Clustered Cast of Characters - Steam News

Meet Maaz, Maeve, and Hale - Dalia's partner, ex, and stepmother… respectively.

tiny.cc

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ellis dex 🌟 @ellisdex.itch.io · 17d

if i die soon, please know i died a horror movie death: someone's front door was open on my walk home though most of their lights were out; i passed by it, then turned back to knock to make sure it was on purpose, and it had closed entirely silently and all the lights were out

ellis dex 🌟 @ellisdex.itch.io · 17d

won my second ever game of mtg commander with only 8 hit points to my name

An edited emoji face - it has a large yellow circle for a head, small, beady black eyes, and a long flat smile for a mouth. It is blushing and has a two hearts emoji on it. The feeling it conveys is bashful and happy.

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ellis dex 🌟 @ellisdex.itch.io · 18d

none of you understand the depths of everyone's devotion to this character yet but i SWEAR you will once the game is out!! and so much of that is their incredible voice acting

Glowmade @glowmade.bsky.social · 18d

They’ll huff, and they’ll puff, and they’ll blow you away with their legendary deals and even more legendary wares! Put your claws up for Thane Goretusk -- voiced by the delectable Jay Lafayette Valentine 🌙🐺

PRE-ORDER NOW: buff.ly/cu6Er6i

#gamedev #newgame #va #voiceactor #comingsoon ✨

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ellis dex 🌟 @ellisdex.itch.io · 19d

it's introverted

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Ultima @ultimashadow.bsky.social · 19d

Genuinely powerful words to live by.

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Nathalie Lawhead @alienmelon.bsky.social · 20d

the “Play for Peace - Games for Palestine 2025 Charity Bundle” needs as much support as it can get right now. it’s halfway there with just 2 days to go!
itch.io/b/2979/play-...
please share and spread the word.

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Greg R. Buchanan @gregbuchananwriter.com · 21d

Pre-pandemic, I ran several interviews with other writers from throughout games and other media -- I’m porting them to the new blog across the next few days, including pieces on romance, horror, space & more.

First up -- how people get their story ideas: gregbuchanan.substack.com/p/interviews...

INTERVIEWS: "How do you get your ideas?'

Featuring answers from Gareth Damien Martin (Citizen Sleeper), Emily Short (Galatea, Failbetter Games), Tameem Antoniades (Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice), and Kaitlin Tremblay (Grindstone, Ubisoft)

gregbuchanan.substack.com

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joannes @playthroughline.com · 22d

🌐 NEUROCRACY 🌐

An episodic sci-fi hypertext game

✅ Fall into a wiki hole from the future
✅ Solve a murder across article edits
✅ Your investigation affects the outcome [citation needed]

⭐ "Ambitious" - The Guardian
⭐ "Brilliant" - Eurogamer

▶️ Dive in: omnipedia.app
▶️ More info: neurocracy.site

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ellis dex 🌟 @ellisdex.itch.io · 22d

i finished it yesterday 😁😁😁😁 it's so good, what a sequel!!! the puzzles made me feel so clever. congratulations 🎊

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