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possmonaut.itch.io @possmonaut.itch.io · Aug 14

Lights On is a short, 30-45 min liminal horror game inspired by old school Half Life 1 mods.

The player navigates the empty halls of a haunted hotel with the goal of turning the light on in every single dark room while avoiding whispering shadows.

Grab the game here:

possmonaut.itch.io/lights-on

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Clever Mia

@readvesna.com

VESNA FACT OF THE DAY: tarsdorf

January 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM

possmonaut.itch.io

@possmonaut.itch.io

"I can't see anything in this horrible oceanic abyss"

The humble radar dish:

January 18, 2026 at 8:11 AM

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videogame history

@vghistory.bsky.social

spiders, print ad screenshot & caption, arcade (1982) archive.org/details/play...

a disembodied woman's face in the darkness, winking.
caption:
if the player destroys the first three attack waves, the beautiful spider princess will briefly appear to encourage the player to continue to battle.

August 12, 2025 at 8:53 AM

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Trevor Henderson 🍉

@slimyswampghost.bsky.social

long horse sighting, motive unclear

long horse, a skeletal horse skull on a long jointed neck, in the hallway of a school. why is he here? we just don't know

January 15, 2026 at 9:33 PM

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possmonaut.itch.io

@possmonaut.itch.io

okay that's *much* better

January 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM

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Iron Circus Comics

@ironcircuscomics.bsky.social

Happy Labor Day!

Today we're bringing you The First Union, as told by HBomberguy (@hbomberguy.bsky.social) and illustrated by Skutch (@skutchdraws.bsky.social) It's the dawn of the industrial revolution, and of the way many of us work...

Have you ever heard of the term "Luddite" from an elder?

Stanhill, Lancashire, 1764. Wear and carpenter James Hargreaves invents the Spinning Jenny, the first practical spinning-frame, to make the tedious task of producing cloth a little bit faster. He doesn't know it yet, but this will destroy the world.

Spurred by inventions like his, the industrial revolution will transform everything -- work power, the wealth of nations. Society as we know it began here, and it wasn't great for everyone. But a group of weavers and textile workers saw this future coming. And did their best to prevent it.

"Curse you spinning jenny, you ruined everything!" The standard narrative does that LUDDITES were foolish lunatics who, in fear of technology, decided progress was bad, and started hitting it with sticks. But the truth is entire ways of life were being destroyed.

Previously, skilled craftsmen were respected for the time and effort it took to do their work. The entire family usit would form a cottage industry - creating something valuable, and command a decent living. But when a machine can work 10 times faster its owner can charge less for the prodcts- craftsmen couldn't compete and were left out of work almost overnight.

And as factories became a fixture of the british landscape, these now unemployed labourers often ended up working the factories that had just destroyed their way of life. Britain was the most prosperous nation in history, factory owners became extremely wealthy and influential. But the people doing the actual work saw almost none of it.

Factory work paid little, since "the machines" did "the real work" human labourers were deemed unimportant and replaceable. FUN FACT!: Factory owners preferred to hire ORPHANS since less people would notice if they were maimed or killed on the job!

Now the owners quickly realized the workers might notice they did all the work for almost no pay. If they went on STRIKE or ARGUED FOR HGHER WAGES, this would threaten their tremendous wealth. In 1799, Parliament passed the Combination Act, which made FORMING TRADE UNIONS, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, AND GOING ON STRIKE ILLEGAL. Organizing against the rich became a crime.

If you were living through it, opposing the industrial revolution wasn't techno-phobia. It was SELF-DEFENSE. The combination act forced unions underground into secret societies. And the greatest secret of all was their leader - Ned Ludd. Ned had been a folk character for years. In one version after being whipped by his master, he smashed two knitting frames in a rage. In more fanciful versions, he then escaped to the Sherwood forest, here he lived among the animals as their king. Some versions specifically call him 'Much Better Than Robin Hood'.

September 1, 2025 at 5:15 PM

possmonaut.itch.io

@possmonaut.itch.io

BAM

needs some sounds; maybe mechanical grinding and warped whale noises?

January 10, 2026 at 3:01 AM

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greaver

@clownsaint.bsky.social

the premiere is up if anyone wants to be notified when it releases
youtu.be/yf2tBjHvx9s?...

ERSATZ | PILOT

YouTube video by saint greaver

www.youtube.com

January 9, 2026 at 11:18 PM

possmonaut.itch.io

@possmonaut.itch.io

holy shit thanks for playing my game!

Cutebold Productions @cuprworkshop.bsky.social · 10d

January 9, 2026 at 12:42 AM

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snooch

@snooch.bsky.social

I love baja blast (ignore my wife)

January 9, 2026 at 12:13 AM

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Yav - COMMISSIONS CLOSED

@yavh.bsky.social

I love how this critter looks so much aghh

January 8, 2026 at 9:11 PM

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beany tuesday

@beanytuesday.bsky.social

New Superhero Team I Invented (1/4)

December 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM

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Prahno Audio

@prahno.bsky.social

Question #gamedev peeps. What kind of stock audio stuff do you use most often in your projects? I want to make more sound FX packs this year. Here are a couple I made last year. I do custom work too if ya need!

prahnoproductions.itch.io/ps1-rpg-sfx-...
prahnoproductions.itch.io/ps1-rpg-soun...

PS1 RPG SFX PACK 1 by PRAHNO

A simple sound effect package in the style of 90s JRPGs

prahnoproductions.itch.io

January 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM

possmonaut.itch.io

@possmonaut.itch.io

okay that's *much* better

January 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM

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Leading cause of male pregnancy

@zlosov.bsky.social

I made this huge awesome Kaiser Class mechanical dragoon, but this diet twitter won't let me upload videos so all you get is a youtube link.
Enjoi
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZEp...

January 6, 2026 at 3:34 AM

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DTstat

@dtstat.bsky.social

Steam Walker

January 6, 2026 at 1:45 AM

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@possmonaut.itch.io

got one of my games shown at Avant Beetle for New Years

it's not this, I just thought this was funny

January 5, 2026 at 5:37 PM

possmonaut.itch.io

@possmonaut.itch.io

aight I think we're good now

January 5, 2026 at 5:34 PM

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Chris Schweizer

@schweizercomics.bsky.social

Speaking of Arthuriana, here are some Knights of the Round Table figures I drew up for Patreon some time back.

Full-figure watercolored drawings of Guinevere, Arthur, Lancelot, Mordred, Morgan le Fay, Galahad, Palamedes, Merlin, Gawain, Bedivere, and Percival

Full-figure watercolored drawings of Morien, Nimue, Gareth, Kay, Elaine, Lynette, The Black Knight, the Red Knight, and the Green Knight.

January 5, 2026 at 2:16 PM

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100 Yen Life | Gamecenter Arcade

@100yenlife.bsky.social

This Deer Hunting USA board might be malfunctioning...̸̴̶̡͈͔͚͎̌̐ͧ̎͌ͬ.̯ͪ_̸̴̧̟̝͔̰̱̇_̼̤̩͍̪̦̟̺̝̙͔̠̮̆ͬ̆̆́͋̆̔͐ͧ.̵͙͔͊ 🦌

December 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM

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Tom Cox

@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social

Sometimes the immense natural beauty of the woodland paths of the UK's South West Peninsula overwhelms me so much, it is almost as if I can't breathe.