"Level 0" Luke Rideout
@lukedrideout.bsky.social
Project Director at Beamdog making MythForce, Enhanced Editions of Baldur’s Gate & others | Production on Avowed & The Outer Worlds 2 | Previously many other RPGs | Classic animation & '80s pop culture enthusiast | Cat dad | Level 0 NPC | JP, EN
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Hello new Bluesky arrivals, if you somehow stumbled across me, I’m Luke, I make video games. I worked on a bunch of RPGs in Japan for about a decade, then came back to Canada where I now work on western RPGs. I post about game dev stuff, signal boost friends’ projects, and post photos of my cat.
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To celebrate #DOSember myself and @chrisjfemo.bsky.social made a deduction mini-game in EGA for your 286 PC (but you can also play in the browser!)
mausimus.itch.io/quid-pro-quo
Huge thanks to @emmfoolery.bsky.social for organizing the DOSember Game Jam and a fist bump to everyone who participated!
mausimus.itch.io/quid-pro-quo
Huge thanks to @emmfoolery.bsky.social for organizing the DOSember Game Jam and a fist bump to everyone who participated!
Quid Pro Quo by mausimus
Deduction mini-game in EGA for MS-DOS
mausimus.itch.io
December 1, 2025 at 5:24 AM
To celebrate #DOSember myself and @chrisjfemo.bsky.social made a deduction mini-game in EGA for your 286 PC (but you can also play in the browser!)
mausimus.itch.io/quid-pro-quo
Huge thanks to @emmfoolery.bsky.social for organizing the DOSember Game Jam and a fist bump to everyone who participated!
mausimus.itch.io/quid-pro-quo
Huge thanks to @emmfoolery.bsky.social for organizing the DOSember Game Jam and a fist bump to everyone who participated!
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The Aza Official Cosplay Sheet is now available in The Outer Worlds 2 Fan Kit! It’s the perfect guide for all bloodthirsty cultists of the Glorious Dawn.
🪡 outerworlds2.obsidian.net
🪡 outerworlds2.obsidian.net
November 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The Aza Official Cosplay Sheet is now available in The Outer Worlds 2 Fan Kit! It’s the perfect guide for all bloodthirsty cultists of the Glorious Dawn.
🪡 outerworlds2.obsidian.net
🪡 outerworlds2.obsidian.net
Opening my first reactor panel in Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop, open the “grimoire” to the reactor page & a handwritten note saying “These motherfuckers can land ready to blow! Read this before you take another job you dumb motherfucker!” — read the last word just as I was blown to smithereens. Genius.
Save 50% on Uncle Chop's Rocket Shop on Steam
Come on down to Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop, for all your roguelite spaceship repair simulation needs! WARNING: Untested genre not suitable for people with tentacles for arms or an aversion to dying horr...
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Opening my first reactor panel in Uncle Chop’s Rocket Shop, open the “grimoire” to the reactor page & a handwritten note saying “These motherfuckers can land ready to blow! Read this before you take another job you dumb motherfucker!” — read the last word just as I was blown to smithereens. Genius.
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The Outer Worlds 2 (2025): Science Adventures Quarterly, art by B.R. Guthrie
"Was happy to be able to add in a little homage to the great Drew Struzan's The Thing (1982) poster art."
"Was happy to be able to add in a little homage to the great Drew Struzan's The Thing (1982) poster art."
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The Outer Worlds 2 (2025): Science Adventures Quarterly, art by B.R. Guthrie
"Was happy to be able to add in a little homage to the great Drew Struzan's The Thing (1982) poster art."
"Was happy to be able to add in a little homage to the great Drew Struzan's The Thing (1982) poster art."
I was away for 3 days and Maruko barely acknowledged me after I got home. A pigeon landed on my balcony this morning and it’s the most interesting thing that’s ever happened.
November 15, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I was away for 3 days and Maruko barely acknowledged me after I got home. A pigeon landed on my balcony this morning and it’s the most interesting thing that’s ever happened.
Dinner with some coworkers. My drink is on fire. Honestly a lot of our food tonight was set on fire at our table.
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Dinner with some coworkers. My drink is on fire. Honestly a lot of our food tonight was set on fire at our table.
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Again, to every videogame writer who wrote funny emails to read in an immersive sim/etc. where I rolled my eyes and said out loud, "lol like anyone would ever email something this on the nose", again, sorry, I was wrong, life sucks, you nailed it
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Again, to every videogame writer who wrote funny emails to read in an immersive sim/etc. where I rolled my eyes and said out loud, "lol like anyone would ever email something this on the nose", again, sorry, I was wrong, life sucks, you nailed it
Level 0 NPCs, the YouTube channel where my friends and I mostly play classic Sierra On-Line adventure games is 10 years old now.
We're not popular but we have a fantastic community of similar-minded weirdos that show up regularly to watch a bunch of middle-aged game devs socialize over video games.
We're not popular but we have a fantastic community of similar-minded weirdos that show up regularly to watch a bunch of middle-aged game devs socialize over video games.
Level 0 NPCs
Level 0 NPCs is a Retro Gaming and Let's Play channel starring professional Canadian Game Developers, playing mostly adventure game classics from the golden age of PC and console gaming in the '80s an...
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Level 0 NPCs, the YouTube channel where my friends and I mostly play classic Sierra On-Line adventure games is 10 years old now.
We're not popular but we have a fantastic community of similar-minded weirdos that show up regularly to watch a bunch of middle-aged game devs socialize over video games.
We're not popular but we have a fantastic community of similar-minded weirdos that show up regularly to watch a bunch of middle-aged game devs socialize over video games.
I just felt like reminding you today that Double King exists and should be watched quasi-regularly.
DOUBLE KING
YouTube video by Felix Colgrave
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:40 PM
I just felt like reminding you today that Double King exists and should be watched quasi-regularly.
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My tiny Over the Garden Wall fan game is now available for FREE! 🎉
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw
Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw
Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.
The Round-about Orchard: A tiny OtGW fan game by JuliaMinamata
A two-room adventure game that takes about fifteen minutes to play
juliaminamata.itch.io
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
My tiny Over the Garden Wall fan game is now available for FREE! 🎉
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw
Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw
Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.
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A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Talking Oglaf with Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne: 'We'd stay up all night drawing stuff to make each other laugh' - The Comics Journal
Other than some time off every year for Christmas, Trudy Cooper and Doug Bayne have delivered a new Oglaf comic, skewering fantasy tropes with absolutely not safe for work humor, every week since 2008...
www.tcj.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:42 PM
A rare interview with the creators of the always-funny, always-brilliant, and *usually*-sexy—or occasionally anti-sexy—OGLAF!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
Cooper has kept a low profile over the years, but is legitimately one of the very best artists in comics today. Read OGLAF if you're old enough to drive!
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it's okay, man
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 AM
it's okay, man
Snowed in Edmonton yesterday and getting a little chilly, so we’re doing Caturday right.
November 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Snowed in Edmonton yesterday and getting a little chilly, so we’re doing Caturday right.
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Rediscovered this electric article from 2020 by the great @duncanfyfe.net about the death of Sierra, a studio that was so so important to my childhood.
How Sierra Was Captured, Then Killed, by a Massive Accounting Fraud
Sierra was one of the biggest game publishers of the 90s. Then they got an offer that was way too good to be true, but too good to decline.
www.vice.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Rediscovered this electric article from 2020 by the great @duncanfyfe.net about the death of Sierra, a studio that was so so important to my childhood.
In case you weren’t aware, the complete series of Murder, She Wrote - 265 episodes - costs only $25 on Apple TV.
November 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
In case you weren’t aware, the complete series of Murder, She Wrote - 265 episodes - costs only $25 on Apple TV.
I love comics, I love Jem & The Holograms, and I loved reading the Thompson/Campbell/Robado series, so I’m very happy to see a compilation that I can put up on my bookshelf (and take with me on the go as digital versions).
Jem and the Holograms: Truly Outrageous Comic Collection
For the first time, the complete Jem and the Holograms saga shines in four oversized deluxe hardcovers!
www.kickstarter.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I love comics, I love Jem & The Holograms, and I loved reading the Thompson/Campbell/Robado series, so I’m very happy to see a compilation that I can put up on my bookshelf (and take with me on the go as digital versions).
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This Outer Worlds 2 clip was posted on Reddit with the note: "This tiny moment is my favorite in the entire game, a guard NPC is singing the radio songs to himself."
I worked on that mission so heard that clip 100x and it was never not funny to me. Thanks Andrew Kishino for the great performance!
I worked on that mission so heard that clip 100x and it was never not funny to me. Thanks Andrew Kishino for the great performance!
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This Outer Worlds 2 clip was posted on Reddit with the note: "This tiny moment is my favorite in the entire game, a guard NPC is singing the radio songs to himself."
I worked on that mission so heard that clip 100x and it was never not funny to me. Thanks Andrew Kishino for the great performance!
I worked on that mission so heard that clip 100x and it was never not funny to me. Thanks Andrew Kishino for the great performance!
Hey y'all, if you've been wanting a little more Wireless Free Arcadia in your life, the full soundtrack for Outer Worlds 2 is now streaming on your music streaming platform of (Auntie's) choice!
That's right, the only radio station that doesn't tell you what to think, only what to buy!
That's right, the only radio station that doesn't tell you what to think, only what to buy!
The Outer Worlds 2 (Official Game Soundtrack)
open.spotify.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Hey y'all, if you've been wanting a little more Wireless Free Arcadia in your life, the full soundtrack for Outer Worlds 2 is now streaming on your music streaming platform of (Auntie's) choice!
That's right, the only radio station that doesn't tell you what to think, only what to buy!
That's right, the only radio station that doesn't tell you what to think, only what to buy!
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Night City's strongest goon
November 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Night City's strongest goon
The lady at the cash register at Paris Baguette asked me if I have any Korean family because I was buying a bunch of anpan.
I mean yes, my wife is Korean, so she guessed correctly, but I just lived in Japan for 14 years and prefer less sweet East Asian snacks. I’m not sure my wife even likes anpan.
I mean yes, my wife is Korean, so she guessed correctly, but I just lived in Japan for 14 years and prefer less sweet East Asian snacks. I’m not sure my wife even likes anpan.
November 5, 2025 at 12:25 AM
The lady at the cash register at Paris Baguette asked me if I have any Korean family because I was buying a bunch of anpan.
I mean yes, my wife is Korean, so she guessed correctly, but I just lived in Japan for 14 years and prefer less sweet East Asian snacks. I’m not sure my wife even likes anpan.
I mean yes, my wife is Korean, so she guessed correctly, but I just lived in Japan for 14 years and prefer less sweet East Asian snacks. I’m not sure my wife even likes anpan.
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I truly can't stress this enough: No one's art is good enough to justify them being miserable to work with. Almost everyone I've worked with has been wonderful, but the handful of folks that weren't brought the whole team down by being egotistical, sexist, condescending, etc.
November 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
I truly can't stress this enough: No one's art is good enough to justify them being miserable to work with. Almost everyone I've worked with has been wonderful, but the handful of folks that weren't brought the whole team down by being egotistical, sexist, condescending, etc.
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Happy lazy, cozy Caturday from Maruko and me.
November 2, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Happy lazy, cozy Caturday from Maruko and me.
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If you can answer this question this is your reminder to schedule a colonoscopy.
November 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
If you can answer this question this is your reminder to schedule a colonoscopy.