Jake Sones 🔜 GDC
@jakeson.es
Prinicpal Game Designer @ https://Board.fun
Formerly of WB Games, Sony, Blizzard, Insomniac
https://jakeson.es
Formerly of WB Games, Sony, Blizzard, Insomniac
https://jakeson.es
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Jake Sones 🔜 GDC
@jakeson.es
· Oct 17
I guess I never made an intro post like all the cool kids are doing for the new influx of folks. I don’t have a sick art portfolio to show, but here’s a stack of games I helped make over the last 25 years.
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7 DAYS TO HIGH ON LIFE 2.
February 6, 2026 at 10:47 PM
7 DAYS TO HIGH ON LIFE 2.
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8 DAYS TO HIGH ON LIFE 2.
February 5, 2026 at 6:36 PM
8 DAYS TO HIGH ON LIFE 2.
I missed the announcement of Orbitals by skipping the Game Awards. Props to Shapefarm (and Kepler for bringing it to us), this art style and gameplay mix is
😘👌
youtu.be/qGGRqF3VJEE
😘👌
youtu.be/qGGRqF3VJEE
Orbitals – Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase 2.5.2026
YouTube video by Nintendo of America
youtu.be
February 5, 2026 at 2:42 PM
I missed the announcement of Orbitals by skipping the Game Awards. Props to Shapefarm (and Kepler for bringing it to us), this art style and gameplay mix is
😘👌
youtu.be/qGGRqF3VJEE
😘👌
youtu.be/qGGRqF3VJEE
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Are you ready for "Shadow of the Beast + Bionic Commando"?
I have a Launch Date for ChainStaff! 🥳
It's hitting Steam, Switch, Playstation, and Xbox all on April 8th.
Full trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR_O...
Store links below. Pre-order is also up for Switch/Xbox!!!
I have a Launch Date for ChainStaff! 🥳
It's hitting Steam, Switch, Playstation, and Xbox all on April 8th.
Full trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR_O...
Store links below. Pre-order is also up for Switch/Xbox!!!
February 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Are you ready for "Shadow of the Beast + Bionic Commando"?
I have a Launch Date for ChainStaff! 🥳
It's hitting Steam, Switch, Playstation, and Xbox all on April 8th.
Full trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR_O...
Store links below. Pre-order is also up for Switch/Xbox!!!
I have a Launch Date for ChainStaff! 🥳
It's hitting Steam, Switch, Playstation, and Xbox all on April 8th.
Full trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR_O...
Store links below. Pre-order is also up for Switch/Xbox!!!
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
This is the project I've been helping out on for the last ~10 months. The game is better than it has any right to be. I'm gonna be real annoying about it for a bit.
February 4, 2026 at 7:18 PM
This is the project I've been helping out on for the last ~10 months. The game is better than it has any right to be. I'm gonna be real annoying about it for a bit.
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HIGH ON LIFE 2 – 9 DAYS.
February 4, 2026 at 6:44 PM
HIGH ON LIFE 2 – 9 DAYS.
Just wrapping up my second day at board.fun
I'm preeeeetty hype on it!
I'll be designing games and leading teams to build them for their tabletop console.
It's genuinely magic to interact with and I'm looking forward to coming up with new schools of alchemy to expand on what's already there!
I'm preeeeetty hype on it!
I'll be designing games and leading teams to build them for their tabletop console.
It's genuinely magic to interact with and I'm looking forward to coming up with new schools of alchemy to expand on what's already there!
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Just wrapping up my second day at board.fun
I'm preeeeetty hype on it!
I'll be designing games and leading teams to build them for their tabletop console.
It's genuinely magic to interact with and I'm looking forward to coming up with new schools of alchemy to expand on what's already there!
I'm preeeeetty hype on it!
I'll be designing games and leading teams to build them for their tabletop console.
It's genuinely magic to interact with and I'm looking forward to coming up with new schools of alchemy to expand on what's already there!
I don't know why I'm still surprised when more links are discovered between gamergate and the trumposphere, but I am.
The shock has become "That too?!" whereas originally it was "I thought this plague was contained within my industry!"
The shock has become "That too?!" whereas originally it was "I thought this plague was contained within my industry!"
So apparently I was right to shittalk m00t this week because it's been revealed that his boneheaded decision to establish /pol/ and subsequently ruin the website was allegedly born out of a one-on-one meeting with Jeffery Epstein.
January 31, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I don't know why I'm still surprised when more links are discovered between gamergate and the trumposphere, but I am.
The shock has become "That too?!" whereas originally it was "I thought this plague was contained within my industry!"
The shock has become "That too?!" whereas originally it was "I thought this plague was contained within my industry!"
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This is a MUST-READ affidavit.
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
January 25, 2026 at 1:59 AM
This is a MUST-READ affidavit.
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
This eyewitness to Alex Pretti’s murder — who is too scared to even go home because she doesn’t trust federal agents — directly refutes what the feds are saying happened today:
It's indistinguishable from a war zone because it is a war zone. The federal government is at war with its own citizens.
Nicollet Ave in South Mpls now resembles a warzone after federal agents killed a man there this morning. Trump is trying his damndest to make this community unlivable.
January 24, 2026 at 6:48 PM
It's indistinguishable from a war zone because it is a war zone. The federal government is at war with its own citizens.
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the normal thing that the state authorities can do if they do not want civilians deciding to try to retaliate us to charge those who commit murder, even if they are feds, and force the federal government to defend withholding them in court, which they will likely lose
January 24, 2026 at 5:52 PM
the normal thing that the state authorities can do if they do not want civilians deciding to try to retaliate us to charge those who commit murder, even if they are feds, and force the federal government to defend withholding them in court, which they will likely lose
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Our longtime friends at Big Distraction just released their first game, LORT! It's a 1-8 player co-op action roguelike under $10 and on Steam right now. ⚔️
bit.ly/iam8bit-lort
bit.ly/iam8bit-lort
January 21, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Our longtime friends at Big Distraction just released their first game, LORT! It's a 1-8 player co-op action roguelike under $10 and on Steam right now. ⚔️
bit.ly/iam8bit-lort
bit.ly/iam8bit-lort
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Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
January 14, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers
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Earth Must Die🌍💀launches January 27 on Steam!
- Brand new game from THE @danthat.bsky.social
- 8+ hour adventure, designed to feel like a playable cartoon
- Fully voiced, with cast including Alex Horne, Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Starr, Sally Beaumont
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
- Brand new game from THE @danthat.bsky.social
- 8+ hour adventure, designed to feel like a playable cartoon
- Fully voiced, with cast including Alex Horne, Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Starr, Sally Beaumont
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
January 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Earth Must Die🌍💀launches January 27 on Steam!
- Brand new game from THE @danthat.bsky.social
- 8+ hour adventure, designed to feel like a playable cartoon
- Fully voiced, with cast including Alex Horne, Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Starr, Sally Beaumont
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
- Brand new game from THE @danthat.bsky.social
- 8+ hour adventure, designed to feel like a playable cartoon
- Fully voiced, with cast including Alex Horne, Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Starr, Sally Beaumont
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
I spent hours tweaking the gradient paths in Illustrator to get this logo reveal working in Godot. It looks like this tool would've made it so much easier!
January 7, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I spent hours tweaking the gradient paths in Illustrator to get this logo reveal working in Godot. It looks like this tool would've made it so much easier!
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It's #WishlistWednesday, I'm working on Slumber Realm, a dreamy dice roguelike. Check it out on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/3325390/...
🎲Roll dice
🔧Draft equipment, create OP builds
🥦Fight broccoli
📅Releasing in 2026 (😅)
bsky.app/profile/chug...
#gamedev #indiedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3325390/...
🎲Roll dice
🔧Draft equipment, create OP builds
🥦Fight broccoli
📅Releasing in 2026 (😅)
bsky.app/profile/chug...
#gamedev #indiedev
January 7, 2026 at 2:03 PM
It's #WishlistWednesday, I'm working on Slumber Realm, a dreamy dice roguelike. Check it out on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/3325390/...
🎲Roll dice
🔧Draft equipment, create OP builds
🥦Fight broccoli
📅Releasing in 2026 (😅)
bsky.app/profile/chug...
#gamedev #indiedev
store.steampowered.com/app/3325390/...
🎲Roll dice
🔧Draft equipment, create OP builds
🥦Fight broccoli
📅Releasing in 2026 (😅)
bsky.app/profile/chug...
#gamedev #indiedev
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December 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Why do NONE of these lists include Big Walk by @househouse.bsky.social?
Was it pushed back out of 2026 and I missed it? That's the only explanation I can think of because it's the game I'm most looking forward to by an EXTREMELY large margin.
store.steampowered.com/app/1478500/...
Was it pushed back out of 2026 and I missed it? That's the only explanation I can think of because it's the game I'm most looking forward to by an EXTREMELY large margin.
store.steampowered.com/app/1478500/...
January 3, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Why do NONE of these lists include Big Walk by @househouse.bsky.social?
Was it pushed back out of 2026 and I missed it? That's the only explanation I can think of because it's the game I'm most looking forward to by an EXTREMELY large margin.
store.steampowered.com/app/1478500/...
Was it pushed back out of 2026 and I missed it? That's the only explanation I can think of because it's the game I'm most looking forward to by an EXTREMELY large margin.
store.steampowered.com/app/1478500/...
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they successfully destroyed the organizing locations online
January 2, 2026 at 12:57 PM
they successfully destroyed the organizing locations online
We found @alexhorne.bsky.social! Happy Christmas Eve, y'all!
Had a ton of fun with the Taskmaster Advent Calendar (even if we did repeatedly fail to know what a UK phone number should look like).
Had a ton of fun with the Taskmaster Advent Calendar (even if we did repeatedly fail to know what a UK phone number should look like).
December 25, 2025 at 4:34 AM
We found @alexhorne.bsky.social! Happy Christmas Eve, y'all!
Had a ton of fun with the Taskmaster Advent Calendar (even if we did repeatedly fail to know what a UK phone number should look like).
Had a ton of fun with the Taskmaster Advent Calendar (even if we did repeatedly fail to know what a UK phone number should look like).
Did gift exchange for Hanukkah last night and my brother got me the perfect #pico8 device. Finally making headway on my @adamatomic.bsky.social backlog.
Skeleton Gelatin is a treat!
Can't wait to dive into the rest of the collection, which is criminally underpriced at $5.
finji.itch.io/corgispace
Skeleton Gelatin is a treat!
Can't wait to dive into the rest of the collection, which is criminally underpriced at $5.
finji.itch.io/corgispace
December 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Did gift exchange for Hanukkah last night and my brother got me the perfect #pico8 device. Finally making headway on my @adamatomic.bsky.social backlog.
Skeleton Gelatin is a treat!
Can't wait to dive into the rest of the collection, which is criminally underpriced at $5.
finji.itch.io/corgispace
Skeleton Gelatin is a treat!
Can't wait to dive into the rest of the collection, which is criminally underpriced at $5.
finji.itch.io/corgispace