Michael
@michaelklamerus.bsky.social
Makes tiny games. Currently in grad school to be a librarian. Helps organize local game dev stuff near Detroit. they/them
https://michael-klamerus.itch.io/
https://virtualmoose.org/
https://michael-klamerus.itch.io/
https://virtualmoose.org/
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Michael
@michaelklamerus.bsky.social
· Dec 30
The mini games anthology that I helped organize for the Ann Arbor District Library for the city's bicentennial is out. Featuring a puzzle game by @flyovergames.bsky.social, game boy game by @itsmelilyv.bsky.social, and point-and-click adventure by me
aadl.org/drchasegames
aadl.org/drchasegames
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On latest episode of Quest Quest: The Adventure Game Podcast, @bvigeant.bsky.social and I are talking about Roger Wilco's Virtual Broomcloset, my Space Quest fansite (currently celebrating its 30th year online)! We both miss the old internet. 😢
Give it a listen! zencastr.com/z/wFYVPm37
Give it a listen! zencastr.com/z/wFYVPm37
November 25, 2025 at 5:14 PM
On latest episode of Quest Quest: The Adventure Game Podcast, @bvigeant.bsky.social and I are talking about Roger Wilco's Virtual Broomcloset, my Space Quest fansite (currently celebrating its 30th year online)! We both miss the old internet. 😢
Give it a listen! zencastr.com/z/wFYVPm37
Give it a listen! zencastr.com/z/wFYVPm37
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i played for judging this and liked it. super sad for Santa Ragione, and the general state of game censorship. re: Steam in particular, a landscape where everyone has to depend on a totally unaccountable monopoly to survive is not one that benefits artists in any way.
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:45 PM
i played for judging this and liked it. super sad for Santa Ragione, and the general state of game censorship. re: Steam in particular, a landscape where everyone has to depend on a totally unaccountable monopoly to survive is not one that benefits artists in any way.
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The fact that itch posted this and not even an hour later I got a bunch of new sales proves how big it is when other people talk about your games.
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
Voidlight: A rules-bright sci-fi horror dungeon crawl where your only safety is a beam of light that shrinks every ten minutes.
farirpgs.itch.io/voidlight
farirpgs.itch.io/voidlight
November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
The fact that itch posted this and not even an hour later I got a bunch of new sales proves how big it is when other people talk about your games.
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
It can literally be a life changing events.
When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game.
Wild
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Well, well, well, imagine this:
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Well, well, well, imagine this:
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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The last of the Mint Mile pre-orders have shipped!
Hope you'll join us at the "andwhichstray" listening party tonight on Bandcamp at 9:00 pm ET.
mintmile.bandcamp.com/merch/mint-m...
Hope you'll join us at the "andwhichstray" listening party tonight on Bandcamp at 9:00 pm ET.
mintmile.bandcamp.com/merch/mint-m...
November 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
The last of the Mint Mile pre-orders have shipped!
Hope you'll join us at the "andwhichstray" listening party tonight on Bandcamp at 9:00 pm ET.
mintmile.bandcamp.com/merch/mint-m...
Hope you'll join us at the "andwhichstray" listening party tonight on Bandcamp at 9:00 pm ET.
mintmile.bandcamp.com/merch/mint-m...
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VOID_SHIFT PHYSICAL IS OUT and BLACK FRIDAY(ish) SALE IS ON
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
VOID_SHIFT PHYSICAL IS OUT and BLACK FRIDAY(ish) SALE IS ON
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
shop.binarystar.games
Read on for more detail!
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WHY BE STINGY WITH IT! Amazing, 10/10, everybody take notes.
Credits are basically a free space. Players will watch them or not. Those who do will come to understand how each person participated. We also credit everyone who ever touched the game in any way. This means for a relatively small team our credits are long. But who cares? Why be stingy with it?
November 24, 2025 at 11:51 PM
WHY BE STINGY WITH IT! Amazing, 10/10, everybody take notes.
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Reminder: There’s no such thing as “a substack” and definitely no such thing as _your_ substack. www.anildash.com/2024/11/19/d...
November 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Reminder: There’s no such thing as “a substack” and definitely no such thing as _your_ substack. www.anildash.com/2024/11/19/d...
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men want one thing and it’s fmv of Herbie Hancock in the 1997 computer game The Virtual Nightclub
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
men want one thing and it’s fmv of Herbie Hancock in the 1997 computer game The Virtual Nightclub
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Short interactive fiction game jam.
IF Short Games Showcase 2025
A game jam from 2025-11-23 to 2026-01-25 hosted by Emery Joyce & Encorm. What is the Short Games Showcase? The Short Games Showcase is an opportunity to show off shorter interactive fiction works made...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Short interactive fiction game jam.
There’s a million books in my backlog but instead I’m reading the 1990 novelization of Metal Gear, part of the Worlds of Power series, where Solid Snake gets on all fours and pretends to be a panther to scare away attack dogs
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 AM
There’s a million books in my backlog but instead I’m reading the 1990 novelization of Metal Gear, part of the Worlds of Power series, where Solid Snake gets on all fours and pretends to be a panther to scare away attack dogs
men want one thing and it’s fmv of Herbie Hancock in the 1997 computer game The Virtual Nightclub
November 24, 2025 at 1:48 AM
men want one thing and it’s fmv of Herbie Hancock in the 1997 computer game The Virtual Nightclub
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Eleven years ago, I had the nicest, intimate conversation with Udo. When an infamously pushy event-crasher tried to nudge his way into our chat by sitting down and awkwardly snickering at a joke Udo had just told me, he turned and went, "Why are you laughing?! That wasn't for you! Fuck off!" LEGEND.
Udo Kier, German Actor Who Appeared in ‘My Own Private Idaho,’ ‘Andy Warhol’s Frankenstein,’ Dies at 81
Udo Kier, a German actor who collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol to Lars von Trier to Madonna, died on Sunday morning. He was 81.
variety.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Eleven years ago, I had the nicest, intimate conversation with Udo. When an infamously pushy event-crasher tried to nudge his way into our chat by sitting down and awkwardly snickering at a joke Udo had just told me, he turned and went, "Why are you laughing?! That wasn't for you! Fuck off!" LEGEND.
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Here it is! Castlevania II: Enhanced Edition on the SNES!
Huge shoutouts to Bizqwit for original NES hack, it make this game so much more polished and approachable.
I'll drop some details in replies here; the hack is available here:
mega.nz/folder/g5Jl1...
or
archive.org/details/cast...
Huge shoutouts to Bizqwit for original NES hack, it make this game so much more polished and approachable.
I'll drop some details in replies here; the hack is available here:
mega.nz/folder/g5Jl1...
or
archive.org/details/cast...
November 23, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Here it is! Castlevania II: Enhanced Edition on the SNES!
Huge shoutouts to Bizqwit for original NES hack, it make this game so much more polished and approachable.
I'll drop some details in replies here; the hack is available here:
mega.nz/folder/g5Jl1...
or
archive.org/details/cast...
Huge shoutouts to Bizqwit for original NES hack, it make this game so much more polished and approachable.
I'll drop some details in replies here; the hack is available here:
mega.nz/folder/g5Jl1...
or
archive.org/details/cast...
Can’t do the movie meme because I don’t know if there’s a movie set in Livonia, Michigan and at this point I’m afraid to ask
November 23, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Can’t do the movie meme because I don’t know if there’s a movie set in Livonia, Michigan and at this point I’m afraid to ask
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👑 👎
🏳️🌈 👍
🚂 store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/...
🎮️ hadrosoft.itch.io/enigma-heart
🌐 www.hadrosaurus.net/enigma-heart/
#GameDev #ScreenshotSaturday #PixelArt #EnigmaHeart
🏳️🌈 👍
🚂 store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/...
🎮️ hadrosoft.itch.io/enigma-heart
🌐 www.hadrosaurus.net/enigma-heart/
#GameDev #ScreenshotSaturday #PixelArt #EnigmaHeart
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Happening tomorrow afternoon (Sunday)! We hope you can join us to benefit Indigenous communities in Western Alaska. 🌱💚
ALOCASIA is honored to be holding two virtual readings to benefit the Western Alaska Relief Fund, to support Indigenous communities impacted by Typhoon Halong.
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
There is a suggested $10-25 donation.
We hope to see you there, and hope you'll spread the word!
Find out more: bit.ly/linkedhearts...
November 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Happening tomorrow afternoon (Sunday)! We hope you can join us to benefit Indigenous communities in Western Alaska. 🌱💚
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atp i hate that "30% of our code is written by ai" quote as much as the word "enshittification" because both of them cause ppl to utterly shut down any and all critical thinking they might have. "oh W11 runs bad because of vibe coding" no it runs bad because of internal politics, because of
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
atp i hate that "30% of our code is written by ai" quote as much as the word "enshittification" because both of them cause ppl to utterly shut down any and all critical thinking they might have. "oh W11 runs bad because of vibe coding" no it runs bad because of internal politics, because of
Are there any game devs today doing postcardware, where a person sends a postcard if they enjoy the game or software instead of money?
postcardware.net
postcardware.net
Postcardware.net
postcardware.net
November 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Are there any game devs today doing postcardware, where a person sends a postcard if they enjoy the game or software instead of money?
postcardware.net
postcardware.net
Thinking too much about if there's any bands of 3+ people where each member wrote a book about their time in the band. Both The Smiths and New Order come very close. This is a very goofy thought spiral where I would probably have to read at least one book by a very obnoxious person.
November 22, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Thinking too much about if there's any bands of 3+ people where each member wrote a book about their time in the band. Both The Smiths and New Order come very close. This is a very goofy thought spiral where I would probably have to read at least one book by a very obnoxious person.
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I was up at 2 am checking out @subvert.fm. (I'm member #1,000.) The site was amazingly glitch free for an alpha version. I bought 2 albums and downloaded a free track. Artists get 100% of the release purchase price (sometimes discounted for members), but I added a little extra to support the site.
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I was up at 2 am checking out @subvert.fm. (I'm member #1,000.) The site was amazingly glitch free for an alpha version. I bought 2 albums and downloaded a free track. Artists get 100% of the release purchase price (sometimes discounted for members), but I added a little extra to support the site.
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Btw, are there modern indie games with eurodance soundtracks? If there are, I'd like to know their titles. And if there aren't, someone needs to get on that.
I know I have posted this in the past, but I still think that there's no better example of how much I can enjoy a thing that is very objectively bad than the length of my Eurodance playlist. No, no albums in it. Just random songs.
November 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Btw, are there modern indie games with eurodance soundtracks? If there are, I'd like to know their titles. And if there aren't, someone needs to get on that.
Did the exoWin dev finally stop yelling at people in his YouTube videos and being really entitled about what the ScummVM devs should do or…
November 22, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Did the exoWin dev finally stop yelling at people in his YouTube videos and being really entitled about what the ScummVM devs should do or…
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Indie Game Roundup (November 21, 2025)
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November 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Indie Game Roundup (November 21, 2025)
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