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• "Experimental DM" of https://neurocracy.site
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joannes
@playthroughline.com
· Sep 19
🌐 NEUROCRACY 🌐
An episodic sci-fi hypertext game
✅ Fall into a wiki hole from the future
✅ Solve a murder across article edits
✅ Your investigation affects the outcome [citation needed]
⭐ "Ambitious" - The Guardian
⭐ "Brilliant" - Eurogamer
▶️ Dive in: omnipedia.app
▶️ More info: neurocracy.site
An episodic sci-fi hypertext game
✅ Fall into a wiki hole from the future
✅ Solve a murder across article edits
✅ Your investigation affects the outcome [citation needed]
⭐ "Ambitious" - The Guardian
⭐ "Brilliant" - Eurogamer
▶️ Dive in: omnipedia.app
▶️ More info: neurocracy.site
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i reviewed skate story, broke my hands, and now i’m having a nice hot drink with my fingers curled up like the fossilized cocktail prawns from that scene in beetlejuice thinking about how i want to do it all again
Can't sleep? Moon too bright? Want to eat it?
It's a simple goal for a demon in the underworld, as you'll find in this gorgeous, extraordinary narrative adventure that just so happens to require skateboarding.
Or Skate Story review: www.eurogamer.net/skate-story-...
It's a simple goal for a demon in the underworld, as you'll find in this gorgeous, extraordinary narrative adventure that just so happens to require skateboarding.
Or Skate Story review: www.eurogamer.net/skate-story-...
December 8, 2025 at 5:07 PM
i reviewed skate story, broke my hands, and now i’m having a nice hot drink with my fingers curled up like the fossilized cocktail prawns from that scene in beetlejuice thinking about how i want to do it all again
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Neurocracy has players solving a murder mystery through a fictional Wikipedia (omnipedia) neurocracy.site
Neurocracy
Solve a murder in the future by diving into its Wikipedia
neurocracy.site
December 7, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Neurocracy has players solving a murder mystery through a fictional Wikipedia (omnipedia) neurocracy.site
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played the demo at bitsummit and spent the whole time on minesweeper, they got me good
I picked up No Players Online both to support it after the DMCA thing and because I wanted to see how they expanded what was in the Haunted PS1 Demo Disk version, but no one told me it went all-in on the 90s OS/Internet as a framing device! I love this stuff.
December 8, 2025 at 4:40 AM
played the demo at bitsummit and spent the whole time on minesweeper, they got me good
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Reminder that I'm still looking fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! You can find my portfolio here: www.hazelmonforton.com
It's #portfolioday! I'm presently a senior narrative designer at Blizzard, but before that I was at Bungie and Arkane. I wrote for the Writer's Guild award-nominated Dishonored: Death of the Outsider, and a bunch of critically acclaimed seasons and expansions in Destiny 2.
December 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Reminder that I'm still looking fulltime or contract work as a senior writer or narrative designer. If you need someone who can write sharp characters, poetic prose, and emotional stories, I'm available! You can find my portfolio here: www.hazelmonforton.com
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i think 3d level design is really dumb and amazing and beautiful... its one of those things that i think as an art form we sort of just "got" almost as soon as the technology was available to get it... like Quake 1 - Gloom Keep, it's ALL there. this might as well be an Elden Ring level
December 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
i think 3d level design is really dumb and amazing and beautiful... its one of those things that i think as an art form we sort of just "got" almost as soon as the technology was available to get it... like Quake 1 - Gloom Keep, it's ALL there. this might as well be an Elden Ring level
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People need to boycott this show and not just half ass. Shame everyone who plans on watching it. This isn't about Eurovision, it's about Israel getting away with committing genocide because THERE ARE NEVER ANY CONSEQUENCES. They should be untouchable by now. Everybody needs to walk the fucking walk.
Eurovision has allowed Israel to compete in 2026.
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands have pulled out of the competition following the decision.
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia, and the Netherlands have pulled out of the competition following the decision.
December 5, 2025 at 3:20 AM
People need to boycott this show and not just half ass. Shame everyone who plans on watching it. This isn't about Eurovision, it's about Israel getting away with committing genocide because THERE ARE NEVER ANY CONSEQUENCES. They should be untouchable by now. Everybody needs to walk the fucking walk.
worrying about how we'll come to see the AI era like the good ol days
thinking about how the NFT era seems like the good ol days
December 5, 2025 at 8:19 AM
worrying about how we'll come to see the AI era like the good ol days
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Introducing @eteogames.bsky.social youtu.be/6GIpSKHo9Y4
I'm really excited to announce my new studio, Eteo Games. We'll have more to share in the future but for now, you can check out our new Newsletter at eteogames.com
I'm really excited to announce my new studio, Eteo Games. We'll have more to share in the future but for now, you can check out our new Newsletter at eteogames.com
Eteo | Official Studio Announcement
YouTube video by Eteo Games
youtu.be
December 4, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Introducing @eteogames.bsky.social youtu.be/6GIpSKHo9Y4
I'm really excited to announce my new studio, Eteo Games. We'll have more to share in the future but for now, you can check out our new Newsletter at eteogames.com
I'm really excited to announce my new studio, Eteo Games. We'll have more to share in the future but for now, you can check out our new Newsletter at eteogames.com
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A preview for my talk tonight.
December 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
A preview for my talk tonight.
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This year, much of my focus has been on PC Gamer's Weird Weekend column, which I flagrantly abused to fill some hyper-specific knowledge gaps that have bugged me for ages. Since the year's nearly up, I thought I'd put together a thread of my favourite pieces: www.pcgamer.com/tag/weird-we...
Weird Weekend Coverage | PC Gamer
The latest Weird Weekend breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at PC Gamer
www.pcgamer.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This year, much of my focus has been on PC Gamer's Weird Weekend column, which I flagrantly abused to fill some hyper-specific knowledge gaps that have bugged me for ages. Since the year's nearly up, I thought I'd put together a thread of my favourite pieces: www.pcgamer.com/tag/weird-we...
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Nominations for the Thinky Awards are open!! We're accepting public nominations so get in there and nominate your favourite thinky games from 2025! Go go go!
Nominations for the 3rd annual Thinky Awards are now open (for just one week)!
Thinky Awards · Thinky Games
We're celebrating the very best thinky games of the past year in the latest Thinky Awards.
thinkygames.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Nominations for the Thinky Awards are open!! We're accepting public nominations so get in there and nominate your favourite thinky games from 2025! Go go go!
"The main part of their revolutionary arc is giving up on other concerns to water the trees that will outlive them. It’s about them learning to serve the collective good."
Do You Want to Revolutionize the World? ko-fi.com/post/Do-You-...
Do You Want to Revolutionize the World?
J Dalton published a post on Ko-fi
ko-fi.com
December 2, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"The main part of their revolutionary arc is giving up on other concerns to water the trees that will outlive them. It’s about them learning to serve the collective good."
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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My Ectocomp game, KINOPHOBIA, has been updated with various bug fixes and improvements; if you haven't played it, this is a final-polish version. Now that the jam is over, I've also set it to pay what you want, so you're welcome to pay me... if you want...
brunodias.itch.io/kinophobia
brunodias.itch.io/kinophobia
Kinophobia by Bruno Dias
Explore a haunted movie studio. Learn the fates of its tormented souls. End a curse inscribed in blood and celluloid.
brunodias.itch.io
December 1, 2025 at 2:49 PM
My Ectocomp game, KINOPHOBIA, has been updated with various bug fixes and improvements; if you haven't played it, this is a final-polish version. Now that the jam is over, I've also set it to pay what you want, so you're welcome to pay me... if you want...
brunodias.itch.io/kinophobia
brunodias.itch.io/kinophobia
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PAPER LABYRINTHS returns with Nic and I talking with Andrew Shouldice @dicey.bsky.social , creator of TUNIC, about teaching the player how to play games, teach people how to make games, mapping spaces, and the joy of the game manual.
December 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
PAPER LABYRINTHS returns with Nic and I talking with Andrew Shouldice @dicey.bsky.social , creator of TUNIC, about teaching the player how to play games, teach people how to make games, mapping spaces, and the joy of the game manual.
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For this weekend's PC Gamer column, I went for a walk through Kowloon Walled City
(in Minecraft).
www.pcgamer.com/games/surviv...
(in Minecraft).
www.pcgamer.com/games/surviv...
This Minecraft map that recreates one of history's most notorious slums made me reconsider what's important in 3D level design
Kowloon Walled City in Minecraft is a feat of virtual architecture, but it's missing one crucial ingredient.
www.pcgamer.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
For this weekend's PC Gamer column, I went for a walk through Kowloon Walled City
(in Minecraft).
www.pcgamer.com/games/surviv...
(in Minecraft).
www.pcgamer.com/games/surviv...
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It's the last day of the month and my first blog post in a while... so, how do you paint November?
A blog about Pentiment, creativity and game development.
florencesmithnicholls.com/2025/11/30/h...
A blog about Pentiment, creativity and game development.
florencesmithnicholls.com/2025/11/30/h...
How We Paint November
For a long time, people told me to play Pentiment. It’s an adventure role-playing game set in 16th century Bavaria. It’s historical. So I should like it, right? The thing is, I’m less interested in…
florencesmithnicholls.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's the last day of the month and my first blog post in a while... so, how do you paint November?
A blog about Pentiment, creativity and game development.
florencesmithnicholls.com/2025/11/30/h...
A blog about Pentiment, creativity and game development.
florencesmithnicholls.com/2025/11/30/h...
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I wrote this! I do hope you Fallen Londoners enjoy it.
Looking upon one's likeness is always a little uncanny. But there is some awful radiance to those eyes. As if some creature had taken your shape upon the canvas.
The Exceptional Story in Fallen London for December is Father's Oils, by @rossignol.bsky.social.
The Exceptional Story in Fallen London for December is Father's Oils, by @rossignol.bsky.social.
November 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I wrote this! I do hope you Fallen Londoners enjoy it.
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"What game would you instantly buy if it was remastered?!"
Just get an emulator jesus christ stop waiting for corporations to give you permission to play an old game.
Just get an emulator jesus christ stop waiting for corporations to give you permission to play an old game.
November 26, 2025 at 6:21 PM
"What game would you instantly buy if it was remastered?!"
Just get an emulator jesus christ stop waiting for corporations to give you permission to play an old game.
Just get an emulator jesus christ stop waiting for corporations to give you permission to play an old game.
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Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
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Honoured to be part of the 2025 @bafta.org Breakthrough Programme and represent Scotland with some of the most talented people I’ve ever met
www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...
www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...
BAFTA Breakthrough profile: Cara Ellison
"Your game's story or narrative, even if it's not a traditional narrative, is the thing that actually keeps people picking the controller back up"
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Honoured to be part of the 2025 @bafta.org Breakthrough Programme and represent Scotland with some of the most talented people I’ve ever met
www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...
www.gamesindustry.biz/bafta-breakt...