Quinn K.
@quinnkdev.bsky.social
I'm Quinn K., an artist, writer and gamedeveloper from Austria. 2023 IGF Nuovo Award Nominee. Worked on: An Outcry, There Swings A Skull, OFF.
Now: BLANKSWORD
she/he
Opinions are my own.
Icon by Kobold Factory
Now: BLANKSWORD
she/he
Opinions are my own.
Icon by Kobold Factory
you should consider reaching out to leanne if you want strong PR / community management advice and support for your game, too!!
I'm still on the hunt for freelance or full time work in community, production or operations! Drop me a DM or my email address is in the image.
Shares greatly appreciated, thanks!
Shares greatly appreciated, thanks!
January 14, 2026 at 7:08 PM
you should consider reaching out to leanne if you want strong PR / community management advice and support for your game, too!!
leaf let cooked with that thread on the blanksword account.
hey. you should follow their personal account, too. go go go!!
@leaflet.bsky.social
hey. you should follow their personal account, too. go go go!!
@leaflet.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 7:06 PM
leaf let cooked with that thread on the blanksword account.
hey. you should follow their personal account, too. go go go!!
@leaflet.bsky.social
hey. you should follow their personal account, too. go go go!!
@leaflet.bsky.social
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Team leaders that have access to a strong budget and an established reputation (which most of us would KILL to have, arghhhgngnngh) and don't use that leverage to make sure everyone under their responsibility has a safe, secure and humanly paced work environment aren't worth their weight in manure.
January 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
Team leaders that have access to a strong budget and an established reputation (which most of us would KILL to have, arghhhgngnngh) and don't use that leverage to make sure everyone under their responsibility has a safe, secure and humanly paced work environment aren't worth their weight in manure.
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If you're not a game dev, it's *really* hard to understand how easy it is to burn out from working on a game. It takes a lot of effort and conscious decisions to prevent crunch because the budgets are *always* too tight and the deadlines are *always* too short.
January 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
If you're not a game dev, it's *really* hard to understand how easy it is to burn out from working on a game. It takes a lot of effort and conscious decisions to prevent crunch because the budgets are *always* too tight and the deadlines are *always* too short.
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You know the field you're working on is in good hands when "burn out is good, actually" is just one (1) of the several unhinged public CEO takes that started discourse in 2026, which has been going on for (checks calendar) 14 days
I say this with utmost respect, but Taylor is an absolute tool for saying this privately or publicly.
I can say on good authority that it takes 7 to 10 years to develop game development skills to “good enough” to produce commercial game content. 7-10 years plus the cost of a university education.
I can say on good authority that it takes 7 to 10 years to develop game development skills to “good enough” to produce commercial game content. 7-10 years plus the cost of a university education.
January 14, 2026 at 3:35 PM
You know the field you're working on is in good hands when "burn out is good, actually" is just one (1) of the several unhinged public CEO takes that started discourse in 2026, which has been going on for (checks calendar) 14 days
if you want to fund my having a nice one-day birthday idea vacation, i'd appreciate a coffee very much today! :>
ko-fi.com/quinnkdev
ko-fi.com/quinnkdev
no stupid ideas from me today! it's my birthday, i'm on idea-vacation
January 14, 2026 at 5:53 PM
if you want to fund my having a nice one-day birthday idea vacation, i'd appreciate a coffee very much today! :>
ko-fi.com/quinnkdev
ko-fi.com/quinnkdev
no stupid ideas from me today! it's my birthday, i'm on idea-vacation
January 14, 2026 at 5:36 PM
no stupid ideas from me today! it's my birthday, i'm on idea-vacation
maybe i should start pronouncing "DUI" the way some programmers pronounce "GUI". yknow.
dooey.
dooey.
upsetting EVERYBODY including myself by calling the Hard Times Distillery scene in Kentucky Route Zero's 3rd act "Mr. Bones' Wild DUI"
January 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
maybe i should start pronouncing "DUI" the way some programmers pronounce "GUI". yknow.
dooey.
dooey.
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Starting this new year of Blanksword development right
January 13, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Starting this new year of Blanksword development right
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Big announcement today: here's our next game, JENNY THE WITCH! This high-speed shoot-and-slasher will be out spring 2026, with a demo at the winter Next Fest in about a month.
Wishlist here (please):
store.steampowered.com/app/4180990/...
Wishlist here (please):
store.steampowered.com/app/4180990/...
January 12, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Big announcement today: here's our next game, JENNY THE WITCH! This high-speed shoot-and-slasher will be out spring 2026, with a demo at the winter Next Fest in about a month.
Wishlist here (please):
store.steampowered.com/app/4180990/...
Wishlist here (please):
store.steampowered.com/app/4180990/...
upsetting EVERYBODY including myself by calling the Hard Times Distillery scene in Kentucky Route Zero's 3rd act "Mr. Bones' Wild DUI"
January 13, 2026 at 4:48 AM
upsetting EVERYBODY including myself by calling the Hard Times Distillery scene in Kentucky Route Zero's 3rd act "Mr. Bones' Wild DUI"
joke-thread over, Grandma is here and i love her and would kill anybody who would ridicule her or bring her to harm
January 9, 2026 at 6:05 AM
joke-thread over, Grandma is here and i love her and would kill anybody who would ridicule her or bring her to harm
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Kinda sucks how one day you’ll post stuff like “does the Grinch use the toilet?” and then the next it has to be “I reject those who worship death”
January 7, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Kinda sucks how one day you’ll post stuff like “does the Grinch use the toilet?” and then the next it has to be “I reject those who worship death”
was anyone going to tell me that fire emblem on NES has absolute classics of face in it or did i really have to find this out on my own first
January 9, 2026 at 5:31 AM
was anyone going to tell me that fire emblem on NES has absolute classics of face in it or did i really have to find this out on my own first
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! Trans creators and activists are being targeted by the FBI. One, Tara, was told she was “propagating radical gender ideology” and “domestic terrorism.”
Rose’s analysis: the feds are targeting politically engaged trans people to find something “illegal” to “make an example out of us.”
Rose’s analysis: the feds are targeting politically engaged trans people to find something “illegal” to “make an example out of us.”
January 7, 2026 at 2:44 PM
! Trans creators and activists are being targeted by the FBI. One, Tara, was told she was “propagating radical gender ideology” and “domestic terrorism.”
Rose’s analysis: the feds are targeting politically engaged trans people to find something “illegal” to “make an example out of us.”
Rose’s analysis: the feds are targeting politically engaged trans people to find something “illegal” to “make an example out of us.”
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Blanksword officially resumes active development today!
Check out this sticker Kitet made for our Discord (if you join us, you could use it too...)
Check out this sticker Kitet made for our Discord (if you join us, you could use it too...)
January 5, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Blanksword officially resumes active development today!
Check out this sticker Kitet made for our Discord (if you join us, you could use it too...)
Check out this sticker Kitet made for our Discord (if you join us, you could use it too...)
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Remember-Meに何か物を持ってみてほしいと思って描き始めたんだけど気付いたらお茶会になってた
January 5, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Remember-Meに何か物を持ってみてほしいと思って描き始めたんだけど気付いたらお茶会になってた
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abandoning my journalistic objectivity to say that the U.S. should not be bombing Venezuela
January 3, 2026 at 7:29 AM
abandoning my journalistic objectivity to say that the U.S. should not be bombing Venezuela
well. there we go.
the backloggd review i really didn't want to write, but had to to put the feelings somewhere.
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the backloggd review i really didn't want to write, but had to to put the feelings somewhere.
backloggd.com/u/QuinnK/rev...
QuinnK's review of Narrenschiff | Backloggd
<em>(labored sigh)</em><br><br>i wish i could rate <strong>Narrenschiff</strong>, and leave it with a glowing recommendation.<br><br>even through the shroud of translation, <strong>Narrenschiff</stron...
backloggd.com
January 2, 2026 at 1:35 AM
well. there we go.
the backloggd review i really didn't want to write, but had to to put the feelings somewhere.
backloggd.com/u/QuinnK/rev...
the backloggd review i really didn't want to write, but had to to put the feelings somewhere.
backloggd.com/u/QuinnK/rev...
new year, new me, new she/he!
January 1, 2026 at 11:14 AM
new year, new me, new she/he!
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I love our community
December 31, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I love our community
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did yous play Beeswing, my game from years ago? It's on sale store.steampowered.com/app/365580/B...
Save 65% on Beeswing on Steam
Beeswing is a game set in a small village in rural Scotland, the village I grew up in. Visit the places and people who shaped a life and discover their stories. Represented in hand painted, water colo...
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December 30, 2025 at 11:39 PM
did yous play Beeswing, my game from years ago? It's on sale store.steampowered.com/app/365580/B...