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Tim Hengeveld

@hedgefield.bsky.social

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Dutch indie gamedev and illustrator. Making small narrative games about life’s joys and mysteries. Currently working on The Ruin Wanderer.

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Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Jul 7

Hey there! 👋 I'm Tim, an illustrator and indie game dev from The Netherlands.

I like making small narrative games about weird mysteries, beautiful environments, and the tiny joys of life.

Currently working on a cozy stealth game about an art thief https://hedgefield.games/project-art-thief

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oldmanofthefire @oldmanofthefire.bsky.social · Dec 10

Hey friends, I just lost my job—I’m looking for new work!

See a thread of work below 🧵, or visit oldmanofthefire.com

I’m an artist and programmer. As an art director I’ve lead art teams on projects for Netflix, Apple, Sony, and more.

If you’d be so kind, please share this to get the word out!

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Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · 17h

Hey, it’s back! A formative stealth game, missing from storefronts for too long. And a great Steam Deck game. I’ve made a custom controller configuration for it since it has no controller support out of the box, can be found under community layouts.

Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 1d

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow gets a Steam release
#SplinterCell #PandoraTomorrow #Ubisoft #PCGaming

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow gets a Steam release

Quite a surprise to see, Ubisoft have revived Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow with a Steam release now available.

www.gamingonlinux.com

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Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · 19h

These days you can also build for Mac using Unity Cloud Build, but as someone who has tried and failed to do both methods this past month, making a signed and notarized Mac build that actually runs might as well be arcane magic. It sucks, and Apple is not making the process any friendlier.

Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · 6d

Evil just randomly showed back up in my SkyShowtime watchlist?? What a blessing

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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 15d

I’m opening a movie theater in which I show recently released films that I ripped from the internet but the studios are welcome to opt out if they wish.

The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 15d

Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.

OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out

Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.

on.wsj.com

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Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Sep 15

Incredible work

Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Sep 7

The slow pans, jesus christ. The whole theatre groaned when they heard that rear car door open.

Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Sep 4

Designer Notes and Eggplant are two podcasts that do a pretty deep dive into game design

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Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Sep 4

The detail about that which kills me is some of them go “yeah bro Pibwasser beer” and don’t clock that it says “Pißwasser” with an eszett (german for piss-water) 😄

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Evangeline “I’m Scared” Gallagher @egallagher.bsky.social · Aug 26

Hello it’s me Sam Altman I have a zillion dollar idea it’s a chat bot that tells teenagers to kill themselves and you can generate csam with it and it poisons the air and water and it’s wrong most of the time and we’re going to put it in your refrigerator and stuff 👍 I need more money for this btw

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Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Aug 28

Nice to see you playing this old one! May I point you to the much improved remake? store.steampowered.com/app/3775390/...

The Ruin Wanderer on Steam

Somewhere in the Great Desert, an ancient tomb awaits an eager explorer. Can you make it past the traps and escape with the treasure in this short episodic single-player adventure?

store.steampowered.com

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Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Aug 21

We sure won't be starved for interesting historical fiction games soon - Valor Mortis, Blight, God Save Birmingham, La Divina Commedia, Kaidan, Ghost of Yotei - but I'm happy to see someone in AA also went for the idea of a Green Knight-like, which I am chasing too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIg5...

1348 Ex Voto - Official Reveal Trailer | gamescom 2025

YouTube video by IGN

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · Aug 20

MIT’s NANDA initiative found that 95% of generative AI deployments fail after interviewing 150 execs, surveying 350 workers, and analyzing 300 projects. The real “productivity gains” seem to come from layoffs and squeezing more work from fewer people not AI.

MIT report: 95% of generative AI pilots at companies are failing

There’s a stark difference in success rates between companies that purchase AI tools from vendors and those that build them internally.

fortune.com

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Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Aug 20

There’s photo mode?? And you worked on this?? What good news!

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Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Aug 18

The word is out! BlackMill’s newest game, which I’m doing some work for, got announced at GamesCom 🎉

WW1 Game Series | Wishlist Gallipoli! @blackmillgames.bsky.social · Aug 18

Gallipoli is a new authentic FPS game set on the Middle Eastern Front of WW1! Fight across battlefields ranging from Gallipoli to Lower Mesopotamia with realistic weaponry, historical classes and upgraded gameplay features.

Watch the trailer: youtu.be/Yp0WfD85DzU

Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Aug 12

Yess looking forward to plonking the SVG in my game menu!

Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Aug 5

Damn, I wish I worked on Star Trek Strange New Worlds in some capacity, just so I could stand up at the end of the internal screening of the season 3 premiere and yell "HELL YEAH! NOW THAT'S TELEVISION!"

Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Aug 5

I get that, yeah, something about it speaking to hope for the human condition or something. A reminder of our purpose, which shatters the familiar everyday routines and opens up a part of your being that maybe is usually tucked away. I love when that happens.

Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Aug 4

I finally had time to pay full attention to Harold Halibut, and it hit me right this time. It's like slow tv; you just inhabit this sunken spaceship and do menial tasks and breathe in the lore, and then one day you find an alien! And you talk to it about your ex while classical music plays.

Save 50% on Harold Halibut on Steam

Harold Halibut is a handmade narrative game about friendship and life on a city-sized spaceship submerged in an alien ocean. Join Harold as he explores a vibrant retro-future world in his quest to fin...

store.steampowered.com

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Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Aug 2

That’s a pretty cool idea. Did you see Strange Scaffold for example is lending their Creepy Redneck Dinosaur Mansion IP to another studio for a new game? Cause they themselves want to make other stuff but also would like the franchise to continue. That seems like a great arrangement.

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Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Aug 2

The Ruin Wanderer is a short thirdperson exploration game that is, above all else, about atmosphere; just you, the silent ruins of a long gone civilization, and here and there a swinging blade or spike pit to watch out for. s.team/a/3775390 youtu.be/Sqm9FUHQ2aw

#screenshotsaturday

The Ruin Wanderer trailer

YouTube video by Hedgefield

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Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Jul 31

Yeah you did it!! Congrats on the release 🎉

Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Jul 31

I’ll admit, it doesn’t sound terrible, being out in nature all day… but let’s hope our passions can still make us a living for now

Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Jul 31

Thanks so much! ❤️

Tim Hengeveld @hedgefield.bsky.social · Jul 31

@patrickklepek.bsky.social @gameonysus.bsky.social Hi Patrick and Janet! Heard you talk about Palette Cleanser on Remap #100 and how it was a nice bite-sized exploration snack, and those are the kind of games I make too, so I thought you might enjoy my new game: s.team/a/3775390

The Ruin Wanderer on Steam

Somewhere in the Great Desert, an ancient tomb awaits an eager explorer. Can you make it past the traps and escape with the treasure in this short episodic single-player adventure?

s.team

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