jwest
@follysoft.bsky.social
Dad, photographer, gamemaker
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jwest
@follysoft.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Alright I’ll try to put a bit more effort into an intro 🥴
I’m jwest, recently going by FollySoft in the gamedev sphere. I’m a dad who takes pictures and spends his lunch breaks making goofy little games.
You can find out more about me and the stuff I make at my website: follysoft.github.io
I’m jwest, recently going by FollySoft in the gamedev sphere. I’m a dad who takes pictures and spends his lunch breaks making goofy little games.
You can find out more about me and the stuff I make at my website: follysoft.github.io
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February 8, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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Its #bandcampfriday make sure to #remember to #buy everything ive ever made fot 100 dollars each please.
I would love u very much!
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I would love u very much!
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February 6, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Its #bandcampfriday make sure to #remember to #buy everything ive ever made fot 100 dollars each please.
I would love u very much!
skooka.bandcamp.com
I would love u very much!
skooka.bandcamp.com
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If you're looking for an excuse to make a game (and win a delicious pizza) the next PIZZA JAM 🍕 starts March 13th
itch.io/jam/pizza-ja...
So far Ive had pizzas delivered to Brazil, Canada, Sweden, Norway, USA, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Argentina
itch.io/jam/pizza-ja...
So far Ive had pizzas delivered to Brazil, Canada, Sweden, Norway, USA, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Argentina
Pizza Jam (✨Pizza Prize!✨)
A game jam from 2026-03-13 to 2026-04-10 hosted by ComputerJames. Hello! This is a themed 9 day jam that runs from 7pm Friday March 13th until 7pm on Sunday 22nd (GMT+1), in order to WIN A PIZZA. Ther...
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February 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
If you're looking for an excuse to make a game (and win a delicious pizza) the next PIZZA JAM 🍕 starts March 13th
itch.io/jam/pizza-ja...
So far Ive had pizzas delivered to Brazil, Canada, Sweden, Norway, USA, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Argentina
itch.io/jam/pizza-ja...
So far Ive had pizzas delivered to Brazil, Canada, Sweden, Norway, USA, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Argentina
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as started making a game last year, I went close to gaming industries which led me deeply depressed. what helped me to look forward again was the existence of hobbyist game makers who create things for own personal pursuit. regarding those, this article pushed my back and eased a sense of isolation
New article: I asked hobbyist game makers if they used to want to work in the game industry, and if they still do. They answered more or less how I expected, but it also revealed something else.
medium.com/@touloutoumo...
medium.com/@touloutoumo...
Do you dream of working in games making anymore? The state of hobbyist game making
I have a hobby, and I have a job, and they’re completely separate. I engage with my hobby purely because it brings me joy. I didn’t start…
medium.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:15 PM
as started making a game last year, I went close to gaming industries which led me deeply depressed. what helped me to look forward again was the existence of hobbyist game makers who create things for own personal pursuit. regarding those, this article pushed my back and eased a sense of isolation
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Hey yall. As you've seen here - unfortunately a large portion of the ivy road team was laid off today, myself included. We're all looking for work! Gonna do a quick thread about those who were laid off today and why you should hire them:
While we've gotten affirming feedback on Engine Angel, pitching unfortunately hasn't been successful. As a result, we've had to make the hard decision to lay off five team members. Each of these devs are incredible: if you have a place on your team, or know someone hiring, please keep them in mind!⬇
January 31, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Hey yall. As you've seen here - unfortunately a large portion of the ivy road team was laid off today, myself included. We're all looking for work! Gonna do a quick thread about those who were laid off today and why you should hire them:
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While we've gotten affirming feedback on Engine Angel, pitching unfortunately hasn't been successful. As a result, we've had to make the hard decision to lay off five team members. Each of these devs are incredible: if you have a place on your team, or know someone hiring, please keep them in mind!⬇
January 30, 2026 at 6:13 PM
While we've gotten affirming feedback on Engine Angel, pitching unfortunately hasn't been successful. As a result, we've had to make the hard decision to lay off five team members. Each of these devs are incredible: if you have a place on your team, or know someone hiring, please keep them in mind!⬇
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January 29, 2026 at 10:20 PM
DAMMIT WHY IS THERE WEIRD POPPING SOUNDS IN THE TRAILER 💀💀
2PPPP4P has gotten it's last update (for now, at least).
I love how this ended up, especially since it started as a gimmicky prototype to fill in the quiet hours I had on paternity leave. It's an oddball, but I hope anyone who tries it has as much fun with it as I have 📸
youtu.be/ZwrI5vDsZUE
I love how this ended up, especially since it started as a gimmicky prototype to fill in the quiet hours I had on paternity leave. It's an oddball, but I hope anyone who tries it has as much fun with it as I have 📸
youtu.be/ZwrI5vDsZUE
2PPPP4P - Trailer
YouTube video by Jonathan West
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 1:35 AM
DAMMIT WHY IS THERE WEIRD POPPING SOUNDS IN THE TRAILER 💀💀
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January 27, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Never reposted faster
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Announcing Bog Bodies from Dreamfeel!
A "short hike”-alike 3d adventure set in a far future Ireland populated only by radioactive talking cats.
Players explore a late 19th c inspired landscape full of strange characters and stories...
A "short hike”-alike 3d adventure set in a far future Ireland populated only by radioactive talking cats.
Players explore a late 19th c inspired landscape full of strange characters and stories...
January 27, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Announcing Bog Bodies from Dreamfeel!
A "short hike”-alike 3d adventure set in a far future Ireland populated only by radioactive talking cats.
Players explore a late 19th c inspired landscape full of strange characters and stories...
A "short hike”-alike 3d adventure set in a far future Ireland populated only by radioactive talking cats.
Players explore a late 19th c inspired landscape full of strange characters and stories...
Slowly unmuting everyone now that this season is winding down, I missed my gamedev gremlin friends
January 27, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Slowly unmuting everyone now that this season is winding down, I missed my gamedev gremlin friends
2PPPP4P has gotten it's last update (for now, at least).
I love how this ended up, especially since it started as a gimmicky prototype to fill in the quiet hours I had on paternity leave. It's an oddball, but I hope anyone who tries it has as much fun with it as I have 📸
youtu.be/ZwrI5vDsZUE
I love how this ended up, especially since it started as a gimmicky prototype to fill in the quiet hours I had on paternity leave. It's an oddball, but I hope anyone who tries it has as much fun with it as I have 📸
youtu.be/ZwrI5vDsZUE
2PPPP4P - Trailer
YouTube video by Jonathan West
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 4:54 PM
2PPPP4P has gotten it's last update (for now, at least).
I love how this ended up, especially since it started as a gimmicky prototype to fill in the quiet hours I had on paternity leave. It's an oddball, but I hope anyone who tries it has as much fun with it as I have 📸
youtu.be/ZwrI5vDsZUE
I love how this ended up, especially since it started as a gimmicky prototype to fill in the quiet hours I had on paternity leave. It's an oddball, but I hope anyone who tries it has as much fun with it as I have 📸
youtu.be/ZwrI5vDsZUE
Man this game is great <3
"you got any games on your phone?"
📷 by @follysoft.bsky.social
#indiegame #indiedev #photography #photographygame #cozygame #wholesomegame
📷 by @follysoft.bsky.social
#indiegame #indiedev #photography #photographygame #cozygame #wholesomegame
January 27, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Man this game is great <3
This is gonna be a good one
I'm running a panel at GDC!
"Games about Games Microtalks", features dev talks on:
- Ufo50
- Titanic II
- Forbidden Solitaire/Insert Disk
- Desktop Explorer
- The Plunderludics Working Group
- No Players Online
- The Remake of The End of the Greatest RPG of All Time
See you there!
"Games about Games Microtalks", features dev talks on:
- Ufo50
- Titanic II
- Forbidden Solitaire/Insert Disk
- Desktop Explorer
- The Plunderludics Working Group
- No Players Online
- The Remake of The End of the Greatest RPG of All Time
See you there!
January 11, 2026 at 10:43 PM
This is gonna be a good one
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in our game you parkour up mountains with your friends: you might think we have metrics.
but we never graybox. it's just more fun to download models and prototype in real places, like blood gulch.
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev
but we never graybox. it's just more fun to download models and prototype in real places, like blood gulch.
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev
January 10, 2026 at 12:42 PM
in our game you parkour up mountains with your friends: you might think we have metrics.
but we never graybox. it's just more fun to download models and prototype in real places, like blood gulch.
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev
but we never graybox. it's just more fun to download models and prototype in real places, like blood gulch.
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev
Doing a bit of a hard reset and just muting everyone for a bit. I love you all but I have a bad habit of opening this app multiple times a day and ending up like 🥴
December 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Doing a bit of a hard reset and just muting everyone for a bit. I love you all but I have a bad habit of opening this app multiple times a day and ending up like 🥴
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I'm a fan of game designers leaning into their personal taste. One way to do that is to write a Taste Manifesto. I wrote about mine here, and why you should write yours!
open.substack.com/pub/ezraszan...
open.substack.com/pub/ezraszan...
You Should Write Your Taste Manifesto!
Do it.
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I'm a fan of game designers leaning into their personal taste. One way to do that is to write a Taste Manifesto. I wrote about mine here, and why you should write yours!
open.substack.com/pub/ezraszan...
open.substack.com/pub/ezraszan...
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new paradise zine!
I contributed some travel writing and painting from my China trip. Not very game design related but oh well! Enjoy!
new paradise zine!
I contributed some travel writing and painting from my China trip. Not very game design related but oh well! Enjoy!
Paradise Digest: Winter 2025 by Paradise
Play in your browser
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December 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
paradise-collab.itch.io/paradise-dig...
new paradise zine!
I contributed some travel writing and painting from my China trip. Not very game design related but oh well! Enjoy!
new paradise zine!
I contributed some travel writing and painting from my China trip. Not very game design related but oh well! Enjoy!
Im so excited for this 💖
sometimes we just wanna climb up things to see if we can do it, maybe to get a nice view, or to learn a new hiding spot. it's frustrating if every nook has "rewards"
in discone, most paths are uncharted, and you will climb and parkour them with your friends
#gamedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
in discone, most paths are uncharted, and you will climb and parkour them with your friends
#gamedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
December 20, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Im so excited for this 💖
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check out my cool talk at @technicallygames.bsky.social about the making of BLUEJEWELED
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPqU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPqU...
BLUEJEWELED - modding more blue into bejeweled - Brandon Hare
YouTube video by Technically Games
www.youtube.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:03 AM
check out my cool talk at @technicallygames.bsky.social about the making of BLUEJEWELED
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPqU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPqU...
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The Polaris List is out! Top 100 most personally influential games as listed by senior game designers.
Fascinating trove that is at the root of most modern game designs. What inspires us and why? Spoiler: It ain't all Call of Duty
polarisgamedesign.com/the-polaris-...
Fascinating trove that is at the root of most modern game designs. What inspires us and why? Spoiler: It ain't all Call of Duty
polarisgamedesign.com/the-polaris-...
The Polaris List
Polaris is a non-profit committed to improving and refining the art and craft of game design. In order to get a snapshot of current game design thinking and reference points, we wondered — what do wor...
polarisgamedesign.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:15 AM
The Polaris List is out! Top 100 most personally influential games as listed by senior game designers.
Fascinating trove that is at the root of most modern game designs. What inspires us and why? Spoiler: It ain't all Call of Duty
polarisgamedesign.com/the-polaris-...
Fascinating trove that is at the root of most modern game designs. What inspires us and why? Spoiler: It ain't all Call of Duty
polarisgamedesign.com/the-polaris-...
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If you're looking for new games for the #SteamWinterSale, all of my games are currently 67% off so now's a great time to pick them up!
(links below)
(links below)
December 19, 2025 at 9:14 PM
If you're looking for new games for the #SteamWinterSale, all of my games are currently 67% off so now's a great time to pick them up!
(links below)
(links below)
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Don't put off making what you want to make because you're "not ready yet"
Not knowing how to do something and then doing it anyway is how we learn
It's how we surprise ourselves. It's how we discover what no-one would have encountered by doing it "the right way"
Not knowing how to do something and then doing it anyway is how we learn
It's how we surprise ourselves. It's how we discover what no-one would have encountered by doing it "the right way"
December 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Don't put off making what you want to make because you're "not ready yet"
Not knowing how to do something and then doing it anyway is how we learn
It's how we surprise ourselves. It's how we discover what no-one would have encountered by doing it "the right way"
Not knowing how to do something and then doing it anyway is how we learn
It's how we surprise ourselves. It's how we discover what no-one would have encountered by doing it "the right way"
Every time a discourse makes its way into my feed I realize how uneducated I am in games
December 18, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Every time a discourse makes its way into my feed I realize how uneducated I am in games
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The Center for Digital Play (digitalplay.itu.dk) has a YouTube channel, and we've just published a ton of content!
Seth Giddings (@sethgiddings.bsky.social) on Postdigital Playthings: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAjE...
Seth Giddings (@sethgiddings.bsky.social) on Postdigital Playthings: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAjE...
December 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The Center for Digital Play (digitalplay.itu.dk) has a YouTube channel, and we've just published a ton of content!
Seth Giddings (@sethgiddings.bsky.social) on Postdigital Playthings: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAjE...
Seth Giddings (@sethgiddings.bsky.social) on Postdigital Playthings: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAjE...