Mj Lewis 🌀
@ocarina0fslime.bsky.social
Producer @ Kepler Interactive 3️⃣3️⃣
MCV x WiG Rising Star 2025 🐣
MPhil in Japanese videogames as cultural artefacts 🌿
日本語OK 🔮 UKGI Slack admin, SIOW Ambassador 🏳🌈 she/her 💗💜💙
Views my own and often dumb af
MCV x WiG Rising Star 2025 🐣
MPhil in Japanese videogames as cultural artefacts 🌿
日本語OK 🔮 UKGI Slack admin, SIOW Ambassador 🏳🌈 she/her 💗💜💙
Views my own and often dumb af
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Mj Lewis 🌀
@ocarina0fslime.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Hi new followers! I’m Mj, I’m 28, based in Oxford (UK) and I’m a producer at Kepler Interactive. I have a grad degree in Japanese, and I like tattoos, cats, spooky shit, strategy games, and gluten free snacks. 👾
congratulations to the lovely @ayealreet.bsky.social on the announcement of Nippets!!! You wishlist, now:
store.steampowered.com/app/4151830/...
store.steampowered.com/app/4151830/...
Nippets on Steam
A hand-drawn hidden-object game inspired by the joy of people watching and telling small stories. Shake trees, peek through windows and spin curious objects to uncover secrets and follow the lives of ...
store.steampowered.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
congratulations to the lovely @ayealreet.bsky.social on the announcement of Nippets!!! You wishlist, now:
store.steampowered.com/app/4151830/...
store.steampowered.com/app/4151830/...
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reasons:
1. "indie" means different things to different people and is often primarily in use as a marketing term
2. there many types of "publisher" and publisher-indie relationship
3. team size and money are fluid concepts that can change radically for a single studio/game in surprisingly short time
1. "indie" means different things to different people and is often primarily in use as a marketing term
2. there many types of "publisher" and publisher-indie relationship
3. team size and money are fluid concepts that can change radically for a single studio/game in surprisingly short time
December 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
reasons:
1. "indie" means different things to different people and is often primarily in use as a marketing term
2. there many types of "publisher" and publisher-indie relationship
3. team size and money are fluid concepts that can change radically for a single studio/game in surprisingly short time
1. "indie" means different things to different people and is often primarily in use as a marketing term
2. there many types of "publisher" and publisher-indie relationship
3. team size and money are fluid concepts that can change radically for a single studio/game in surprisingly short time
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This 2026 indie is a tasty, roguelite riff on the usual cozy-game formula
Beastro adds some spice to the farm-sim meatball
This 2026 indie is a tasty, roguelite riff on the usual cozy-game formula
www.polygon.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This 2026 indie is a tasty, roguelite riff on the usual cozy-game formula
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'Orbitals' Brings Awesome-Looking Asymmetrical Co-Op Anime Antics To Switch 2 Next Year.
'Orbitals' Brings Awesome-Looking Asymmetrical Co-Op Anime Antics To Switch 2 Next Year
Cosmic conundrums
www.nintendolife.com
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
'Orbitals' Brings Awesome-Looking Asymmetrical Co-Op Anime Antics To Switch 2 Next Year.
amazing to finally be able to announce ONTOS and Orbitals 🌠 and congratulations to TankRat and Solasta for the killer trailers too!
December 12, 2025 at 3:04 AM
amazing to finally be able to announce ONTOS and Orbitals 🌠 and congratulations to TankRat and Solasta for the killer trailers too!
bad halloween costume turned out to be the first ever e33 cosplay ✌️
I've officially passed my probation at Kepler! Have never felt more inspired and supported by a team - roll on 2025 🙂↕️
December 12, 2025 at 12:11 AM
bad halloween costume turned out to be the first ever e33 cosplay ✌️
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Hi! Game expert here, this is not funny. The video game industry only releases ports of a game through 4 console generations when its in distress
Listen, only when we stop seeing new Skyrim ports will I think that gaming is truly dead.
December 9, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Hi! Game expert here, this is not funny. The video game industry only releases ports of a game through 4 console generations when its in distress
my annual faves:
game - séance of blake manor
album - purity ring (eponymous)
book - patriarchy of the wage, federici
film - nosferatu
excluding the stuff I worked on!
game - séance of blake manor
album - purity ring (eponymous)
book - patriarchy of the wage, federici
film - nosferatu
excluding the stuff I worked on!
December 8, 2025 at 3:17 PM
my annual faves:
game - séance of blake manor
album - purity ring (eponymous)
book - patriarchy of the wage, federici
film - nosferatu
excluding the stuff I worked on!
game - séance of blake manor
album - purity ring (eponymous)
book - patriarchy of the wage, federici
film - nosferatu
excluding the stuff I worked on!
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The time has come for our newest trailer.
Luna Abyss - Coming 2026.
Wishlist on Steam now: https://bit.ly/4oxGIjO
#LunaAbyss🌑
#indiegame #indiedev
Luna Abyss - Coming 2026.
Wishlist on Steam now: https://bit.ly/4oxGIjO
#LunaAbyss🌑
#indiegame #indiedev
December 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM
The time has come for our newest trailer.
Luna Abyss - Coming 2026.
Wishlist on Steam now: https://bit.ly/4oxGIjO
#LunaAbyss🌑
#indiegame #indiedev
Luna Abyss - Coming 2026.
Wishlist on Steam now: https://bit.ly/4oxGIjO
#LunaAbyss🌑
#indiegame #indiedev
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my first trip to GDC was possible because of this scholarship. a truly wonderful group of people work hard to make this happen and to deliver a great experience for anyone who wins it. apply apply apply!! it can change your life!!
GDC 2026 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN 📣
Our alumni say it best!
🗣️"This opportunity allowed me to connect with other marginalized game designers, who helped me navigate challenging experiences in AAA & continue to act as mentors for me."
✏️ www.gamedevsofcolor.org/scholarship
#GDC2026 #gamedev
Our alumni say it best!
🗣️"This opportunity allowed me to connect with other marginalized game designers, who helped me navigate challenging experiences in AAA & continue to act as mentors for me."
✏️ www.gamedevsofcolor.org/scholarship
#GDC2026 #gamedev
December 1, 2025 at 8:12 PM
my first trip to GDC was possible because of this scholarship. a truly wonderful group of people work hard to make this happen and to deliver a great experience for anyone who wins it. apply apply apply!! it can change your life!!
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𝕭𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖊 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋. 𝕮𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖆𝖙 𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖔𝖗. 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖜𝖆𝖞 𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖎𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖗𝖔𝖚𝖌𝖍. #Amnesia
The Amnesia: Design Works Deluxe Edition unearths exciting secrets and behind-the-scenes art that balances the fascinating, the frightening, and the phenomenal.
| @frictionalgames.bsky.social | 🔗👇
The Amnesia: Design Works Deluxe Edition unearths exciting secrets and behind-the-scenes art that balances the fascinating, the frightening, and the phenomenal.
| @frictionalgames.bsky.social | 🔗👇
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
𝕭𝖗𝖆𝖈𝖊 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗𝖘𝖊𝖑𝖋. 𝕮𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖆𝖙 𝖑𝖊𝖈𝖙𝖔𝖗. 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖔𝖓𝖑𝖞 𝖜𝖆𝖞 𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝖎𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖗𝖔𝖚𝖌𝖍. #Amnesia
The Amnesia: Design Works Deluxe Edition unearths exciting secrets and behind-the-scenes art that balances the fascinating, the frightening, and the phenomenal.
| @frictionalgames.bsky.social | 🔗👇
The Amnesia: Design Works Deluxe Edition unearths exciting secrets and behind-the-scenes art that balances the fascinating, the frightening, and the phenomenal.
| @frictionalgames.bsky.social | 🔗👇
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Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released 40 years ago, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since. We look at how it changed food and film. 🧵
Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40
Four decades on, Juzo Itami's film remains unsurpassed as a wicked and delicious social commentary on Japanese society told through the lens of food.
www.japantimes.co.jp
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released 40 years ago, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since. We look at how it changed food and film. 🧵
GAY 👏👏👏
Congrats to Jennifer English for winning the Best Lead Performer award at the 2025 #GoldenJoystickAwards!
And her acceptance speech about queer joy was a love letter to @aliona.bsky.social 🥹🌈
And her acceptance speech about queer joy was a love letter to @aliona.bsky.social 🥹🌈
November 21, 2025 at 3:16 PM
GAY 👏👏👏
rolled credits. 21/21! small cry. great game.
im playing the shit out of the séance of blake manor - anyone on the fence about it? if you enjoyed blue prince, golden idol, obra dinn, etc: get off the fence and play the very good videogame ✌️
November 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
rolled credits. 21/21! small cry. great game.
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im playing the shit out of the séance of blake manor - anyone on the fence about it? if you enjoyed blue prince, golden idol, obra dinn, etc: get off the fence and play the very good videogame ✌️
November 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
im playing the shit out of the séance of blake manor - anyone on the fence about it? if you enjoyed blue prince, golden idol, obra dinn, etc: get off the fence and play the very good videogame ✌️
Reposted by Mj Lewis 🌀
PROMISE MASCOT AGENCY: EDITIONS🩸
Pinky promise you're gonna love this one! 🩷 We're bringing you @KaizenGameWorks.com's Promise Mascot Agency to Switch + PS5 with a physical release!
Limited AND retail versions for collectors of all kinds✨
Pre-Order Now: lostincult.co.uk/editions
Pinky promise you're gonna love this one! 🩷 We're bringing you @KaizenGameWorks.com's Promise Mascot Agency to Switch + PS5 with a physical release!
Limited AND retail versions for collectors of all kinds✨
Pre-Order Now: lostincult.co.uk/editions
Editions — Lost In Cult
We’re proud to unveil EDITIONS - our bold new vision for physical media. Launching with a trio of acclaimed indie masterpieces for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 5, including Immortality, The…
lostincult.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
PROMISE MASCOT AGENCY: EDITIONS🩸
Pinky promise you're gonna love this one! 🩷 We're bringing you @KaizenGameWorks.com's Promise Mascot Agency to Switch + PS5 with a physical release!
Limited AND retail versions for collectors of all kinds✨
Pre-Order Now: lostincult.co.uk/editions
Pinky promise you're gonna love this one! 🩷 We're bringing you @KaizenGameWorks.com's Promise Mascot Agency to Switch + PS5 with a physical release!
Limited AND retail versions for collectors of all kinds✨
Pre-Order Now: lostincult.co.uk/editions
obscenely cheap for a banger of a game!
OH MY ITS A DAILY DEAL!
Ballionaire is currently 45% off on Steam!
Don't drop the ball & get your copy now
🔗 store.steampowered.com/news/app/266...
Ballionaire is currently 45% off on Steam!
Don't drop the ball & get your copy now
🔗 store.steampowered.com/news/app/266...
October 21, 2025 at 6:02 PM
obscenely cheap for a banger of a game!
Lovely little weekend 🌝
October 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Lovely little weekend 🌝
last month I went on holiday for two weeks and didn't check a single work message the entire time. Being strict with my work/life balance has made a huge difference in my mood day-to-day - I'm better at work and at home! 💚
Safe In Our World is 6 TODAY! 🎂
What's been your most memorable mental health win over the last year? 💚
Maybe you set a healthy boundary or attended some valuable training. 🥺 Tell us some good news to celebrate our birthday.
Find out how to get involved 👇
📰 safeinourworld.org/news/safe-in...
What's been your most memorable mental health win over the last year? 💚
Maybe you set a healthy boundary or attended some valuable training. 🥺 Tell us some good news to celebrate our birthday.
Find out how to get involved 👇
📰 safeinourworld.org/news/safe-in...
October 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
last month I went on holiday for two weeks and didn't check a single work message the entire time. Being strict with my work/life balance has made a huge difference in my mood day-to-day - I'm better at work and at home! 💚
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HOT TAKE: Sometimes, I feel like the people saying this mean why isn't anyone with lots of power covering my game. When smaller folks ARE covering indie games and you're not uplifting them. You just want others to lift you up without giving back to the community.
“Why isn’t anyone covering our indie games?”
1. The gaming press has been decimated by business suits, and the whims of an uncaring search engine behemoth
2. Doing the job means you get death threats and harassment
3. There are more games released in 1 week than there were in entire months in 2015
1. The gaming press has been decimated by business suits, and the whims of an uncaring search engine behemoth
2. Doing the job means you get death threats and harassment
3. There are more games released in 1 week than there were in entire months in 2015
October 9, 2025 at 3:41 PM
HOT TAKE: Sometimes, I feel like the people saying this mean why isn't anyone with lots of power covering my game. When smaller folks ARE covering indie games and you're not uplifting them. You just want others to lift you up without giving back to the community.
happy to say that I'll be at the Paris concert on the 29th!! I've been obsessed with this soundtrack for a full calendar year and I'm STOKED to hear the music live 🤩
'Clair Obscur: Expedition 33' concert tour announced. First France only with the potential of a global tour in 2026.
www.instagram.com/p/DOImNkvjN7...
www.instagram.com/p/DOImNkvjN7...
October 7, 2025 at 9:15 AM
happy to say that I'll be at the Paris concert on the 29th!! I've been obsessed with this soundtrack for a full calendar year and I'm STOKED to hear the music live 🤩
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Maze Mice from @trampolinetales.com is an excellent blend of Pac-Man and bullet heaven. Our iOS review: www.patreon.com/posts/maze-m...
October 6, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Maze Mice from @trampolinetales.com is an excellent blend of Pac-Man and bullet heaven. Our iOS review: www.patreon.com/posts/maze-m...
today I had to dangle, then fall, out of the loft hatch because the ladder dropped away and I was stranded 🤡
October 5, 2025 at 7:39 PM
today I had to dangle, then fall, out of the loft hatch because the ladder dropped away and I was stranded 🤡
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And it's done! The Mythmatch Demo is also updated to deal with the Unity security vulnerabilities announced today.
So what a perfect time to give it a go!
I promise people tell me it's really fun!
And look at Cerberus's adorable little faces!
store.steampowered.com/app/2490290/...
So what a perfect time to give it a go!
I promise people tell me it's really fun!
And look at Cerberus's adorable little faces!
store.steampowered.com/app/2490290/...
Mythmatch Demo on Steam
A Greek mythology anti-capitalist merge game about the power of community over authority. Challenge the Gods. Inspire the Mortals. Rebuild Ithaca.
store.steampowered.com
October 3, 2025 at 11:18 AM
And it's done! The Mythmatch Demo is also updated to deal with the Unity security vulnerabilities announced today.
So what a perfect time to give it a go!
I promise people tell me it's really fun!
And look at Cerberus's adorable little faces!
store.steampowered.com/app/2490290/...
So what a perfect time to give it a go!
I promise people tell me it's really fun!
And look at Cerberus's adorable little faces!
store.steampowered.com/app/2490290/...