Robert Yang
@radiatoryang.bsky.social
gay artist, game dev in nz // https://debacle.us // auckland, aotearoa new zealand
making Tryhard, a tactics RPG about rugby https://store.steampowered.com/app/3443270/Tryhard/
making Tryhard, a tactics RPG about rugby https://store.steampowered.com/app/3443270/Tryhard/
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The bleak and poignant open world sidequest design of Dread Delusion
World design / quest design review of Dread Delusion, a 2024 indie first person RPG / Morrowind-like
www.blog.radiator.debacle.us
new blog post: notes on quest design in Dread Delusion, a very good indie first person RPG / Morrowind-like www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2025/11/drea...
level design book update: little cleanup of the tools page (book.leveldesignbook.com/appendix/tools) and trenchbroom page (book.leveldesignbook.com/appendix/too...)
November 23, 2025 at 10:16 PM
level design book update: little cleanup of the tools page (book.leveldesignbook.com/appendix/tools) and trenchbroom page (book.leveldesignbook.com/appendix/too...)
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Progress on my Quake Brutalism Jam 3 map.
November 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Progress on my Quake Brutalism Jam 3 map.
ran into the taika waititi film shoot again lol looks like a new time bandits or something probably
November 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
ran into the taika waititi film shoot again lol looks like a new time bandits or something probably
more quake brutalist map updates. trying something very nonlinear that lets you break encounters a lot. deleted a tower that was gonna be too much work to resolve, replaced it with tree spam #screenshotsaturday
November 22, 2025 at 9:51 PM
more quake brutalist map updates. trying something very nonlinear that lets you break encounters a lot. deleted a tower that was gonna be too much work to resolve, replaced it with tree spam #screenshotsaturday
wish there was a bsky feed that was like a non-chronological Following feed + tries to show stuff from everyone… maybe like Discover but without random people
November 22, 2025 at 8:44 PM
wish there was a bsky feed that was like a non-chronological Following feed + tries to show stuff from everyone… maybe like Discover but without random people
watched Aguirre. so good. even just the intro where they’re all walking up the mountain is just so good already
November 22, 2025 at 11:03 AM
watched Aguirre. so good. even just the intro where they’re all walking up the mountain is just so good already
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Alright! Let's actually talk about this waterfall thing. It is an amazing showcase of many things that I adore from late 90s/early 2000s graphics.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
November 22, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Alright! Let's actually talk about this waterfall thing. It is an amazing showcase of many things that I adore from late 90s/early 2000s graphics.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
I am replicating this in Blender through mere observation, so some things might not be fully accurate to the mind-boggling effects of the PS1.
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This Saturday, come to No Quarter to play brand new game, THIS MUST BE THE FACE by me & @okremiok.bsky.social
Compete in a head to head to head to head battle of expressivity. Will they understand you're in love or will they think you just ate a weird egg?
gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/no-qu...
Compete in a head to head to head to head battle of expressivity. Will they understand you're in love or will they think you just ate a weird egg?
gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/no-qu...
November 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
This Saturday, come to No Quarter to play brand new game, THIS MUST BE THE FACE by me & @okremiok.bsky.social
Compete in a head to head to head to head battle of expressivity. Will they understand you're in love or will they think you just ate a weird egg?
gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/no-qu...
Compete in a head to head to head to head battle of expressivity. Will they understand you're in love or will they think you just ate a weird egg?
gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/no-qu...
if you like how AI uses probability, then of course gambling is the purest super intelligence, the electrons are made of money
November 21, 2025 at 9:05 PM
if you like how AI uses probability, then of course gambling is the purest super intelligence, the electrons are made of money
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There's a lot to say about the Roblox CEO interview, and the right place to start is definitely his answers on children's safety, because that's kind of the fire that is hottest and closest.
However, I have to also say, the polymarket stuff is real 'summation of our neoliberal dumpster fire' shit.
However, I have to also say, the polymarket stuff is real 'summation of our neoliberal dumpster fire' shit.
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
There's a lot to say about the Roblox CEO interview, and the right place to start is definitely his answers on children's safety, because that's kind of the fire that is hottest and closest.
However, I have to also say, the polymarket stuff is real 'summation of our neoliberal dumpster fire' shit.
However, I have to also say, the polymarket stuff is real 'summation of our neoliberal dumpster fire' shit.
it must feel awesome to be the yakuza devs, just reusing so much stuff for every game and no one really complains
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 AM
it must feel awesome to be the yakuza devs, just reusing so much stuff for every game and no one really complains
lol tiktok hid my video for hours, I think it’s because I mentioned tear gas. what’s a cute tiktok euphemism for tear gas? cry smoke? pain fog
November 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
lol tiktok hid my video for hours, I think it’s because I mentioned tear gas. what’s a cute tiktok euphemism for tear gas? cry smoke? pain fog
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Wednesdays is ✨ free ✨ for World Children's Day in order to raise awareness about child sexual abuse.
Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Wednesdays is ✨ free ✨ for World Children's Day in order to raise awareness about child sexual abuse.
Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!
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Demonschool is OUT NOW!
It's time to dive into a critically-acclaimed new-style tactics RPG, where motion equals action!
Available on PC, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck (Verified), Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox!
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
It's time to dive into a critically-acclaimed new-style tactics RPG, where motion equals action!
Available on PC, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck (Verified), Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox!
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
November 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Demonschool is OUT NOW!
It's time to dive into a critically-acclaimed new-style tactics RPG, where motion equals action!
Available on PC, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck (Verified), Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox!
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
It's time to dive into a critically-acclaimed new-style tactics RPG, where motion equals action!
Available on PC, Mac, Linux, Steam Deck (Verified), Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox!
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
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Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
Blender Development Fund
Join the Development Fund and support Blender Foundation to work on core Blender development.
fund.blender.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
inazuma thoughts: wish the characters just had Japanese names instead of weirdly terrible English names? reminds me of game translator notes where there’s always a surprising amount of “just keep the English”
November 18, 2025 at 12:17 AM
inazuma thoughts: wish the characters just had Japanese names instead of weirdly terrible English names? reminds me of game translator notes where there’s always a surprising amount of “just keep the English”
does anyone know any (good) sports animes that aren't about schools / teens
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
does anyone know any (good) sports animes that aren't about schools / teens
shocked they’re filming zelda outside with real horses instead of a virtual stage
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
shocked they’re filming zelda outside with real horses instead of a virtual stage
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YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
November 16, 2025 at 11:25 PM
YOU GUYS WANNA SEE SOMETHING CURSED???? HOW ABOUT NEON GENESIS LEHIGH VALLEY PHANTOMS HOCKEY?????
it’s wild how slow this big popular sports anime rpg is. it’s been like 2 hours and I still have no idea what the soccer gameplay is. but I’ll admit the random blue soccer ball mechanic is clever
November 16, 2025 at 11:34 PM
it’s wild how slow this big popular sports anime rpg is. it’s been like 2 hours and I still have no idea what the soccer gameplay is. but I’ll admit the random blue soccer ball mechanic is clever
if emily dickinson were alive today, what do you think her goon cave would’ve looked like
November 16, 2025 at 10:40 PM
if emily dickinson were alive today, what do you think her goon cave would’ve looked like
NZ PSA: maybe don’t eat the Tasmanian salmon flooding the store shelves (I saw Pak n Save is full of the stuff)
Lobster fishery off Bruny Island in TAS closed on eve of the opening of fishing season due to antibiotic use by the salmon farms.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
No indication of how long for. Must be a devastating blow for fishermen approaching Xmas.
Crayfish Closure Follows Salmon Antibiotic Deployment - Tasmanian Times
The commercial rock lobster fishery south of the D'Entrecasteaux Channel is now closed effective 15 November 2025
tasmaniantimes.com
November 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
NZ PSA: maybe don’t eat the Tasmanian salmon flooding the store shelves (I saw Pak n Save is full of the stuff)
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Inspired by some great discussion on Q-UP from @austinwalker.bsky.social, @notquitereal.bsky.social, @sylvibullet.bsky.social, @molleindustria.org and other folks, I wrote a short piece on the design inspiration for Q-UP and what developing the game meant to me
stiknork.substack.com/p/qing-up-in...
stiknork.substack.com/p/qing-up-in...
Qing-UP in the Age of Tilt
As anyone who has played 5 seconds of League of Legends knows, competitive multiplayer games have a tilt problem.
stiknork.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Inspired by some great discussion on Q-UP from @austinwalker.bsky.social, @notquitereal.bsky.social, @sylvibullet.bsky.social, @molleindustria.org and other folks, I wrote a short piece on the design inspiration for Q-UP and what developing the game meant to me
stiknork.substack.com/p/qing-up-in...
stiknork.substack.com/p/qing-up-in...
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I've been playing Q-UP, a brilliant and deeply weird incremental game with an esports theme.
It starts with a simple coin flip and spirals into a fugue of emergent mechanics.
I'll post some thoughts here as I idly play…
store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...
It starts with a simple coin flip and spirals into a fugue of emergent mechanics.
I'll post some thoughts here as I idly play…
store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...
Save 10% on Q-UP on Steam
Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator,...
store.steampowered.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I've been playing Q-UP, a brilliant and deeply weird incremental game with an esports theme.
It starts with a simple coin flip and spirals into a fugue of emergent mechanics.
I'll post some thoughts here as I idly play…
store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...
It starts with a simple coin flip and spirals into a fugue of emergent mechanics.
I'll post some thoughts here as I idly play…
store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...