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Matt

@hurlgreytea.bsky.social

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Designer/Programmer/CEO of Generic Lake Monster, currently: Quarterstaff, previously: South Park: Stick of Truth, Tyranny, Fallout: New Vegas, Alpha Protocol, & more

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Matt @hurlgreytea.bsky.social · Nov 11

What have I been doing for the last 4 years of my life? Making a game! It's a self-published endeavor, so we could use your help to spread the word.

Want strategy without randomness? Want an intense challenge that never relies on QTE's or timers to create urgency?

Check out Quarterstaff today!

genericlakemonster.bsky.social @genericlakemonster.bsky.social · Nov 8

helllooo Bluesky citizens! we're an indie game developer who just released our first game! looking to meet and connect with gamers who enjoy strategy games built with accessibility as a first principal 😍

we're on #Steam here: store.steampowered.com/app/2134060/...

Quarterstaff on Steam

Often outnumbered, never outmatched – carefully plan your moves to single-handedly save a besieged fantasy realm from the clutches of a sorcerous conqueror.

store.steampowered.com

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DearGamers @deargamers.bsky.social · Aug 27

"A lot of really good decisions for overall gameplay happened to be good accessibility decisions..."

We asked @hurlgreytea.bsky.social from @genericlakemonster.bsky.social, the team behind Quarterstaff, about game dev, indies, and accessibility

Check it out here: www.deargamers.net/features/qua...

Quarterstaff Developer Interview — DearGamers

Accessibility is a conversation that needs to happen more in gaming, and it only grows when we add our voices to it. With that in mind, we reached out to the developer behind Quarterstaff to see if ...

www.deargamers.net

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DearGamers @deargamers.bsky.social · Aug 26

Here's a strategic turn-based indie for your radar: Quarterstaff from @genericlakemonster.bsky.social

Easy to learn, tough to master - built with accessibility so anyone can try to conquer the challenge

Check out Jason's full review, his 1st for accessibility!

www.deargamers.net/reviews/quar...

Dear Gamers' Accessibility Review for Quarterstaff from Generic Lake Monster

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GG Studio, Indie Dev🎲 Playtest our new game on Steam @ggstudio.bsky.social · Aug 21

We’re happy to be the official host for this #TurnBasedThursday!

The expedition is set, your heroes are ready!

#GameDev, it’s time to show off your turn-based projects! Don’t forget to share this thread and have fun exploring new projects

❤️ and wishlist the games you liked!

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Matt @hurlgreytea.bsky.social · Aug 10

Sunday Sunday Sunday! A martial-&-magical-arts fantasy epic epic epic! No quick time events, no randomness, no save scumming required - just bespoke strategies & stories, art & anims made by real people people people!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-R3Q...

#NoAISlop
#Steam
#PC
#IndieGames
#IndieGaming

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Matt @hurlgreytea.bsky.social · Aug 10

Gompers enjoying himself on this fine #Caturday

#Cats
#Gompers

Gompers, an orange and white longhair domestic feline rolls on his back on a concrete slab by a garden on a summer morning. Gompers is almost totally on his back with his paws in the air toward the camera - his white underbelly is prominently displayed and orange fluffiness can be seen on his sides.

The photographed capture a rather wild-faced Gompers with his pupils narrowed in the sunlight and his ears perked up. He really does enjoy rolling around in the sun.

The human photographer's blue jeans and black outdoor slippers are visible to the left.

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Matt @hurlgreytea.bsky.social · Jul 12

Since this famous Michelangelo painting is on a ceiling, clearly it's incomplete without ceiling cat(s).

I showed @aileenholmes.bsky.social my redo of the classic with Gompers on the right, and she completed the masterpiece with Oscar on the left.

#Caturday #Cats #ClassicArt #Gompers #Oscar

Michelangelo's centerpiece of the painting of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, only Gompers (an orange and white longhair cat) is edited (with janky bits of background image still attached since hurlGreyTea was being lazy, but not so lazy that he's willing to use a Plagiarism Algorithm (which the boomers be calling "AI") to do his work for him) over the right-hand part of the image normally reserved for what we assume is the personification of how Michelangelo perceived a god that just happen to look a lot like the painter, and Oscar (a white and black/brown tabby cat) is rather flawlessly edited into the scene (since aileenholmes is a skilled graphic artists and doesn't just wing it with a lasso selection tool) on the left over the naked dude who seems surprisingly chill and unimpressed by divinity that according to more than one Art History Major is supposed to be Adam.

The photo-realistic cats edited atop the classic fresco are both sleeping on their sides. Oscar has himself relaxing half in the sunlight and half in shade, while Gompers is cuddling on the soft terrain of a grey blanket that you can still see along his outline because hurlgreytea half-assed his image cropping.

Each sleeping cat has one outstretched paw, so naturally, the cats have been rotated and positioned so that their two paws touch right where the two out-stretched hands would be touching in the original painting.

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David Bier @davidjbier.bsky.social · Jul 9

Every American should read this ACLU lawsuit about what is happening in Los Angeles and California. It is the stuff of dystopian nightmares. This is not immigration enforcement. It is positively stuffed with videos and articles documenting racial profiling on a scale unseen since Jim Crow.

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Pixel Breakdown @pixelbreakdown.bsky.social · May 4

I will never forgive myself for bringing this monstrosity into existence. The fabled man skeleton used to animate the horses in the first Assassins Creed #AssassinsCreed #Gaming #gamedev #gaming #3DModeling

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Grave Proctor @positivelaser.bsky.social · Jul 7

Alright, Missile Command Delta comes out tomorrow, probably one of the biggest projects of my career (in one of the shittiest years of my career too).

Share it, wishlist it, I think its incredibly special, and the work we got to do on it alongside 13AM Games was some of the best both us have done.

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Matt @hurlgreytea.bsky.social · Jul 6

This game is amazing, but Reading Rainbow rules apply: don't take my word for it.

"It’s rare to find a tactics game this simple that stays compelling."
-Indiegamereviewer.com

Just a few days left to save during the #SteamSummerSale!

#IndieGames
#TurnBased
store.steampowered.com/app/2134060/...

Save 40% on Quarterstaff on Steam

Often outnumbered, never outmatched – carefully plan your moves to single-handedly save a besieged fantasy realm from the clutches of a sorcerous conqueror.

store.steampowered.com

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Matt @hurlgreytea.bsky.social · Jul 6

Gompers helping* me get work done.

*not actually helping

#Caturday
#Cats
#CatsOfBlueSky
#Gompers

Gompers, an orange and white long-hair domestic feline is parked in the arm of HurlGreyTea as he tries to work. HurlGreyTea's head and legs are out of frame, you just see his left arm (in a long sleeve shirt) holding Gompers who has one paw over HurlGreyTea's arm and is looking at the camera.

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Obstacle Overdrive @arcaneermine.com · Jul 1

do you like car games but don't always want the pressure of racing?

become a remote-controlled car and explore challenging obstacle courses made of retro-style toys in our upcoming cozy off-roader 🚙

wishlist here! store.steampowered.com/app/3412490/...

Obstacle Overdrive on Steam

Cruise through a world of colorful retro inspired toys in Obstacle Overdrive, a cozy off-roading toy car adventure! Navigate fun, challenging courses, tumultuous tumbles, and enjoy the charm of a mini...

store.steampowered.com

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Matt @hurlgreytea.bsky.social · Jun 29

🎵Caturday night's the night for fighting,🐈
🎵Get a little action in!💥
🎵Get about as catnipped as Gompers is,🍂
🎵Bunny kick some plushy toys!🦈🍌
🎵'Cuz Caturday night's the night I like,💖
🎵Caturday night's alright alright alright Wooooo-oooo-oo-ooooo!🎶

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Dr. Emily Price @emilyprice.bsky.social · Jun 26

I wrote about nine indie games I’ve played this year that you might have missed. Check them out!

Indie Roundup: Winter/Spring 2025 - Unwinnable

You might find something to play while we’re all waiting for Fields of Mistria 1.0 to come out.

unwinnable.com

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Matt @hurlgreytea.bsky.social · Jun 27

Quarterstaff is 40% off during the Steam Summer Sale!

🚫⚡No QTEs, No reflexes needed, Undo button for when a cat walks on your keyboard.

🚫🎲Strategy without Randomness! Win by wits, not by luck.

🖌️🎨Animated, illustrated, and written by real people, not AI!

store.steampowered.com/app/2134060?...

The Quarterstaff cover art (with a 40% off tag) atop a Steam Summer Sale marketing art background image.

The Steam Sale goes from June 26th - July 10th @ 10:00am Pacific Time. Support some indies with your units currency of that allow them to exist in a world that is simultaneously overrun with abundance yet criminalizes the state of poverty.

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Pixel Breakdown @pixelbreakdown.bsky.social · Jun 7

Just posted a new video on my favorite exploits found in #gaming 🖤 #gamedev #indiedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMrd...

5 Gaming Exploits That Changed the Game

YouTube video by Pixel Emily

www.youtube.com

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Airbag Moments resists 🇺🇦 @airbagmoments.bsky.social · Jun 6

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Matt @hurlgreytea.bsky.social · Jun 6

Hello #PitchYaGame!

Love turn-based tactics but sick of randomness mucking up your perfect strategy? Want a game that offers dozens of hours of challenge without inflicting a single quick time event on you?

Check out Quarterstaff! Free demo & 35% off sale!

store.steampowered.com/app/2134060/...

Save 35% on Quarterstaff on Steam

Often outnumbered, never outmatched – carefully plan your moves to single-handedly save a besieged fantasy realm from the clutches of a sorcerous conqueror.

store.steampowered.com

Matt @hurlgreytea.bsky.social · Jun 2

It's #TurnBasedThursdayFest and Quarterstaff is one of the festival's featured games!

To celebrate we're running a sale and Quarterstaff is 35% off!

Are you ready for strategy without randomness or quick time events? Check out Quarterstaff on Steam today!
store.steampowered.com/app/2134060/...

An image for #TurnBasedThursdayFest Featured Games with the Quarterstaff cover art in the center. At the bottom of the image is a reminder that the festival runs from June 5 thru June 9th 2025 and the website is turnbasedfest.com

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Enchantia-Games @enchantia-games.bsky.social · May 31

Deus Arcana is a pixel art adventure, where you master elemental magic while exploring the world and discovering it's secrets.

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #madewithgodot

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Allison J. James @allis.ink · May 30

Nildigo is now on Steam for wishlisting etc!
store.steampowered.com/app/3769010/...

The best game I've ever made, currently being pitched to publishers.

#gamemaker #gamedev #indiedev #madewithgamemaker #steam #newgame #game

Nildigo on Steam

Spicy-zen puzzle roguelite with dangerous money grids and hundreds of Perks and Powers.

store.steampowered.com

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Matt @hurlgreytea.bsky.social · May 14

Given that card title, I was hoping the flavor text would be: "Name? Job?"

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Joe Rybicki @joerybicki.com · Apr 25

Was getting nostalgic for classic games and suddenly realized I’d made the horrible oversight of never sharing with Bluesky this cross-stitch my wife made for me.

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