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IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · 9d

🙌The first recognised union for game devs in the UK! 🙌

Workers at ZAUM now have a say on their pay and conditions at work with the support of the @iwgbunion.bsky.social

Work in games in the UK? Join our union today: iwgb.org.uk/en/join/game...

GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 9d

The ZA/UM Workers' Alliance - a new union set up to represent a subset of UK-based employees at the company - discusses how it wants to help staff feel safe and comfortable in their jobs

www.gamesindustry.biz/after-layoff...

After layoffs, cancellations, and controversy, ZA/UM UK staff unionise as the Workers' Alliance

"We like being here. We want to continue being here. So let's try and get a seat at the table in the big management meetings."

www.gamesindustry.biz

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · 13d

Also constantly analysing design and making little post mortems. I ordered two new notebooks to really get into the weeds of my board game collection! I am excited!

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · 13d

Outside of the full time job as a game designer I try to practice outside of that with whatever design skill I’m not using.

Main job requiring lots of system design? Practice level design. Main job requiring level design? Practice puzzle design

Polaris Game Design @polarisgamedesign.com · 13d

Welcome, new followers! We're a group of game designers trying to push our craft forward through deep thought, collaboration, and open minds. We think, we chat, we write, we experiment.

How do YOU explore and improve as a game designer, besides making games? (Reposts welcome)

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · 24d

Strange antiquities just released today! I loved strange horticulture so I’m hopeful for it!

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Sep 7

I really enjoyed Haiku the Robot. Lovely short metroidvania with oodles of charm!

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Sep 5

Doesn’t get much better than you and the cat playing silksong together

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Sep 4

I am all for the excitement of Hollow Knight fans crashing Steam. But please only temporarily! 😅

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Sep 3

Clearly this is the sky celebrating that Silksong is tomorrow! 🥳

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Sep 3

Rainbow season has kicked off in style here! 🌈

A kind of under-rainbow but triple!!

From a distance a rainbow over the hills south of Belfast.

Couldn’t quite capture it perfectly but there were at least three layers to it on its underside!

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Aug 29

Do you have a blog or video talking about combat systems? Because I would read the shit out of it!! 😄

I really enjoy counter systems but I think that’s more because I love rhythm games. I’m not sure I’ve engaged with a good range of hardcore combat systems

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Aug 29

I’ve been lucky enough to work in the indie space my entire career so I’ve been able to just make videos talking about the amazing design of other games without an NDA looming over me

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Aug 23

May Lao Gan Ma forever bless your house as she blesses ours!

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Aug 21

Today's the day! A silksong special announcement in less than 7 hours. I'm wearing my Hollow Knight T-Shirt in celebration 😅

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XGe...

Hollow Knight: Silksong - Special Announcement

YouTube video by Team Cherry

www.youtube.com

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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · Aug 8

We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉

The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.

Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Aug 10

Games for username letters

L onging
U nsighted
D yson Sphere Program
I was a teenage exocolonist
C hants of Senaar
R esident Evil 2
Y es, Your Grace
A strea: Six Sided Oracles
N ine Sols

Alan Wen @damisanthrope.bsky.social · Aug 10

Games for username letters

D ark Souls
A stro Bot Rescue Mission
M etal Gear Solid
I co
S uper Mario Odyssey
A nimal Crossing: New Horizons
N idhogg
T etris Effect
H ouse of the Dead 2
R ez Infinite
O utRun 2006: Coast 2 Coast
P ersona 5 Royal
E lden Ring

Jamie Smith @smithstock.bsky.social · Aug 10

Games for username letters

S hadow of the Colossus
M etal Gear Solid 3
I nscryption
T he Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
H itman World of Assassination
S pelunky
T etris Effect
O ri and the Will of the Wisps
C all of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
K atamari Damacy

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Jul 31

I’m not saying our wifi password is GustaveBestBoi (I’m also not not saying that), however, until Silksong comes out, Clair Obscur is my game of the year

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IWGB Game Workers Union @gameworkers.co.uk · Jul 31

We are incredibly disappointed by the Labour government's decision to seek advice from such a narrow segment of our industry. You can find our open letter here: www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-...

Open Letter Relating to the UK Video Games Council - full version on our website https://www.gameworkers.co.uk/open-letter-regarding-the-uk-video-games-council/

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Jul 30

This may be the 4th or 5th time I've tried to remember posting about this video.

I keep forgetting to say that I make things 😅

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Jul 30

If you have never made a puzzle but really want to give it a try, I wholeheartedly recommend the LOK puzzle system. It has spatial and temporal elements that really get the brain meat working!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI28...

How to Make LOK Puzzles

YouTube video by LudicRyan

www.youtube.com

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Jul 27

Awwww thanks, lovely to be mentioned alongside these ones ☺️

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Jul 24

How I tend to work is with one hand, whilst little Gertrude climbs into my arm and demands chin scritches and belly rubs.

Photo of myself at my desk working whilst holding one of my cats and giving her chin scritches

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Jul 22

Started Logic Bombs last night and it's a real delightful puzzle game. Scratches the same itch as Clues by Sam. The tutorial levels give only a tiny bit of information and they really rely on familiarity with nonograms and solving solutions in other logic puzzles. Highly recommend!

A puzzle from the game Logic Bombs. The game was made for Game Boy and PC. This is one of the filters for the game on PC that makes it look like the Game Boy version.

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Blaž Urban Gracar (Letibus Design) @letibus.bsky.social · Jul 20

@ludicryan.bsky.social made a fantastic video about how to make a LOK puzzle!

Using both pen and paper environment and the editor in LOK Digital, Ryan really exposed what makes a LOK puzzle tick. I also contributed a bit with an interview.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zI28...

How to Make LOK Puzzles

YouTube video by LudicRyan

www.youtube.com

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Skeletal Games 💀🎮 @skeletalgames.bsky.social · Jul 7

Our #indiegame #Kickstarter is now LIVE! 🤩🎉

You're the one whodunnit in this reverse detective #visualnovel - can you find the perfect scapegoat, get away with theft, and stomach some sickening consequences? 🔎☕

Head over to our project page and support SPILL THE BEANS! ➡️ bit.ly/stb-kickstar...

Image: Spill the Beans is live on Kickstarter! The five main scapegoat characters look at the camera with expressions of worry and suspicion.

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Ryan Young @ludicryan.bsky.social · Jul 10

The thing that frustrates me about this council is that it’s stacked with CEOs and not one labour representative from IWGB (or any other union with a videogame branch like Bectu). Management of funds for games is vital, but the labour behind games has been abandoned the last few years