Rami Ismail (رامي)
@ramiismail.com
I help good people make good games in good ways. Want to work with me? https://ramiismail.com/
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Rami Ismail (رامي)
@ramiismail.com
· Nov 15
I'm Rami, indie dev, advisor, tool dev, gamedev community builder, & amateur pilot! I help good people make good games in good ways.
Links:
Work: linkedin.com/in/ramiismail
Photos: instagram.com/tha.rami
Newsletter: ltpf.ramiismail.com
Consultancy: book.ramiismail.com
AMA about gamedev, anytime.
Links:
Work: linkedin.com/in/ramiismail
Photos: instagram.com/tha.rami
Newsletter: ltpf.ramiismail.com
Consultancy: book.ramiismail.com
AMA about gamedev, anytime.
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So I'd reposted the @jank.cool announce from @grahamsmith.bsky.social earlier but I'm gonna instead suggest reading their first big post - a "best games of the decade so far". If you find yourself nodding along & grinning like I did, perhaps go support them!
www.jank.cool/the-best-gam...
www.jank.cool/the-best-gam...
The best games of the decade (so far)
Yes, we know it's not over yet
www.jank.cool
January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
So I'd reposted the @jank.cool announce from @grahamsmith.bsky.social earlier but I'm gonna instead suggest reading their first big post - a "best games of the decade so far". If you find yourself nodding along & grinning like I did, perhaps go support them!
www.jank.cool/the-best-gam...
www.jank.cool/the-best-gam...
If you're resistance, if you're opposing something much larger than you - your biggest resource is morale. Celebrate your wins no matter how small, because they are proof, because Gods don't bleed, because every small win underlines that the struggle might be there tomorrow, but it is not forever.
I don't keep doomers in my feed but since apparently some folks do: "celebrate each and every win, loudly" is Organizing 101
January 27, 2026 at 12:59 PM
If you're resistance, if you're opposing something much larger than you - your biggest resource is morale. Celebrate your wins no matter how small, because they are proof, because Gods don't bleed, because every small win underlines that the struggle might be there tomorrow, but it is not forever.
Bad Bunny is wild to me because he'll go straight from a deeply raunchy verse to a super poignant political chorus about how he doesn't want Puerto Rico to end up like Hawaii, and every line of politics and love for his island he writes overflows with sincerity.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
'My People Need Me!!! And I Need Them': Bad Bunny's Political Awakening in Puerto Rico
An exclusive excerpt from the book 'P FKN R: How Bad Bunny Became the Global Voice of Puerto Rican Resistance' traces the star's music and activism.
www.rollingstone.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Bad Bunny is wild to me because he'll go straight from a deeply raunchy verse to a super poignant political chorus about how he doesn't want Puerto Rico to end up like Hawaii, and every line of politics and love for his island he writes overflows with sincerity.
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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TODAY'S THE DAY
It's Earth Must Die Day. Unlocking at 6pm GMT, your purchase on the dot will HUGELY help us out with Steam ranking etc, so if you're around to grab it as soon as we press the button, please do
Until then, pls contribute to wishlist and share
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
It's Earth Must Die Day. Unlocking at 6pm GMT, your purchase on the dot will HUGELY help us out with Steam ranking etc, so if you're around to grab it as soon as we press the button, please do
Until then, pls contribute to wishlist and share
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
Earth Must Die on Steam
These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...
store.steampowered.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:17 AM
TODAY'S THE DAY
It's Earth Must Die Day. Unlocking at 6pm GMT, your purchase on the dot will HUGELY help us out with Steam ranking etc, so if you're around to grab it as soon as we press the button, please do
Until then, pls contribute to wishlist and share
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
It's Earth Must Die Day. Unlocking at 6pm GMT, your purchase on the dot will HUGELY help us out with Steam ranking etc, so if you're around to grab it as soon as we press the button, please do
Until then, pls contribute to wishlist and share
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
The US Holocaust Museum also objects to Anne Frank as symbol of a victim of a violent apartheid regime that systematically murders people, children, and babies for their identity to oppose Israel, a violent apartheid regime that systematically murders people, children, and babies for their identity.
The US Holocaust Museum being more outraged by Tim Walz saying that, like Anne Frank, children today are in hiding from armed agents of the state, than they are about the fact that children are in hiding from armed agents of the state, is why Holocaust remembrance culture is in crisis.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM
The US Holocaust Museum also objects to Anne Frank as symbol of a victim of a violent apartheid regime that systematically murders people, children, and babies for their identity to oppose Israel, a violent apartheid regime that systematically murders people, children, and babies for their identity.
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Are you a dev making a "Fake OS", Interface based game a la Her Story, The Operator, Desktop Explorer... or Imprinted? : D
We are organizing a dedicated steam sale and would love to include your game as well!!
forms.gle/5G4uSLroqq7r...
We are organizing a dedicated steam sale and would love to include your game as well!!
forms.gle/5G4uSLroqq7r...
Steam Event: Fake OS Games / Interface Sims
Please fill in you details to apply for our 7-day Steam event from April 27 to May 4, 2026.
Signup Deadline: February 7th, Midnight UTC
forms.gle
January 27, 2026 at 10:58 AM
Are you a dev making a "Fake OS", Interface based game a la Her Story, The Operator, Desktop Explorer... or Imprinted? : D
We are organizing a dedicated steam sale and would love to include your game as well!!
forms.gle/5G4uSLroqq7r...
We are organizing a dedicated steam sale and would love to include your game as well!!
forms.gle/5G4uSLroqq7r...
As a reminder, Mark Rutte is the human equivalent of a unpleasant shit that won't flush. He has literally never said a single true word in his entire country-dismantling career.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/26/e...
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/26/e...
NATO chief says Europe should ‘keep on dreaming’ if it thinks it can defend itself without the US | CNN
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has told Europe it should “keep on dreaming” if it thinks it can defend itself without the support of the United States.
edition.cnn.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:25 PM
As a reminder, Mark Rutte is the human equivalent of a unpleasant shit that won't flush. He has literally never said a single true word in his entire country-dismantling career.
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/26/e...
edition.cnn.com/2026/01/26/e...
Its wild how the TikTok algorithm changes reveal to Western people how heavy Western censorship and propaganda really is. Access to continuous Israeli war crimes in Palestine, "law enforcement" abuses, global Western imperialism - all gone or deprioritized by the billionaire oligarchs. And this:
BREAKING: Now that TikTok is under US-based ownership, the social media app potentially collects more detailed information about its users, including precise location data.
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
My latest for @wired.com:
www.wired.com/story/tiktok...
TikTok Is Now Collecting Even More Data About Its Users. Here Are the 3 Biggest Changes
According to its new privacy policy, TikTok now collects more data on its users, including their precise location, after majority ownership officially switched to a group based in the US.
www.wired.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Its wild how the TikTok algorithm changes reveal to Western people how heavy Western censorship and propaganda really is. Access to continuous Israeli war crimes in Palestine, "law enforcement" abuses, global Western imperialism - all gone or deprioritized by the billionaire oligarchs. And this:
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Me, coding a thing and ambiently chatting to a friend:
"I think I know what the issue is, and I think I know how to fix it"
Me, having tried thirty other "potentially better" solutions, three hours later:
"I should've done the thing I told you"
"I think I know what the issue is, and I think I know how to fix it"
Me, having tried thirty other "potentially better" solutions, three hours later:
"I should've done the thing I told you"
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Me, coding a thing and ambiently chatting to a friend:
"I think I know what the issue is, and I think I know how to fix it"
Me, having tried thirty other "potentially better" solutions, three hours later:
"I should've done the thing I told you"
"I think I know what the issue is, and I think I know how to fix it"
Me, having tried thirty other "potentially better" solutions, three hours later:
"I should've done the thing I told you"
Me, coding a thing and ambiently chatting to a friend:
"I think I know what the issue is, and I think I know how to fix it"
Me, having tried thirty other "potentially better" solutions, three hours later:
"I should've done the thing I told you"
"I think I know what the issue is, and I think I know how to fix it"
Me, having tried thirty other "potentially better" solutions, three hours later:
"I should've done the thing I told you"
January 25, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Me, coding a thing and ambiently chatting to a friend:
"I think I know what the issue is, and I think I know how to fix it"
Me, having tried thirty other "potentially better" solutions, three hours later:
"I should've done the thing I told you"
"I think I know what the issue is, and I think I know how to fix it"
Me, having tried thirty other "potentially better" solutions, three hours later:
"I should've done the thing I told you"
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Per Rami: The deleted post was "what are travel tips for going ot DICE or GDC, or other games events in the US".
Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
January 24, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Per Rami: The deleted post was "what are travel tips for going ot DICE or GDC, or other games events in the US".
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Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
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You’ve heard of friendslop but have you heard of:
January 23, 2026 at 8:26 PM
You’ve heard of friendslop but have you heard of:
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holy 2014 twitter
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 7:23 AM
holy 2014 twitter
Europe has survived much worse than a failing nepo-baby being upset he didn't get the shiny medal, and his top-to-bottom spineless military refusing to follow the law instead of providing their petty dictator with impunity.
Footage shows Danish troops arriving in Greenland as part of a new military deployment. Among the personnel who landed on the island is Major General Peter H. Boysen, Chief of the Danish Army Command. #Greenland
January 20, 2026 at 7:33 AM
Europe has survived much worse than a failing nepo-baby being upset he didn't get the shiny medal, and his top-to-bottom spineless military refusing to follow the law instead of providing their petty dictator with impunity.
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Hi all! 🦝
I'm looking for a new position as a game design lead / director!
I've been designing games for almost 15 years now (😳) with 6 of those as a lead, on anything from AAA transmedia worlds to experimental indie projects.
My website: robin-v.net
Please share! (and friends, say hi!) 💜
I'm looking for a new position as a game design lead / director!
I've been designing games for almost 15 years now (😳) with 6 of those as a lead, on anything from AAA transmedia worlds to experimental indie projects.
My website: robin-v.net
Please share! (and friends, say hi!) 💜
Robin Vilain
robin-v.net
September 29, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Hi all! 🦝
I'm looking for a new position as a game design lead / director!
I've been designing games for almost 15 years now (😳) with 6 of those as a lead, on anything from AAA transmedia worlds to experimental indie projects.
My website: robin-v.net
Please share! (and friends, say hi!) 💜
I'm looking for a new position as a game design lead / director!
I've been designing games for almost 15 years now (😳) with 6 of those as a lead, on anything from AAA transmedia worlds to experimental indie projects.
My website: robin-v.net
Please share! (and friends, say hi!) 💜
holy 2014 twitter
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 7:23 AM
holy 2014 twitter
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jfc, I accidentally just stumbled across a video interview I did with @ramiismail.com 13 years ago
look at these absolute children
I think we finally grew into ourselves now
look at these absolute children
I think we finally grew into ourselves now
January 19, 2026 at 8:46 PM
jfc, I accidentally just stumbled across a video interview I did with @ramiismail.com 13 years ago
look at these absolute children
I think we finally grew into ourselves now
look at these absolute children
I think we finally grew into ourselves now
Missed you, Cairo, wahashtini. Good to be back in my fatherland for a bit.
January 18, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Missed you, Cairo, wahashtini. Good to be back in my fatherland for a bit.
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The original post is gone, but this was my response to "what are travel tips for going to DICE or GDC, or other games events in the US".
January 15, 2026 at 12:01 PM
The original post is gone, but this was my response to "what are travel tips for going to DICE or GDC, or other games events in the US".
Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
January 15, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Cancel. Genuinely. Cancel. A rejection at the border is a permanent mark against entry, forever.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
If you insist, follow dangerous territory protocols: know your embassy details, make sure someone knows your travel details, and have funds for emergency legal, health, and departure expenditures.
Europe is starting to mobilize to protect itself from the United States. All Trump needs to do is follow the Israel playbook like he did Venezuela: do the criminal thing, and even if at some point there's proceedings, ensure the crimes are permanent & entrenched enough that nobody can roll it back.
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 AM
Europe is starting to mobilize to protect itself from the United States. All Trump needs to do is follow the Israel playbook like he did Venezuela: do the criminal thing, and even if at some point there's proceedings, ensure the crimes are permanent & entrenched enough that nobody can roll it back.
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I am so very tired. Here’s more on the debacle that tanked Adelaide Writers Week, and the staggering racism involved. sakr.substack.com/p/resignatio...
Resignations, Racism, and Resistance
Zionist Australia's cultural apartheid continues & according to Labor, it's good to be genocidal, bad to be Palestinian
sakr.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:24 AM
I am so very tired. Here’s more on the debacle that tanked Adelaide Writers Week, and the staggering racism involved. sakr.substack.com/p/resignatio...
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I'm excited to share that Game Poems Issue 1 is now live at www.gamepoems.com/issue01
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
Game Poems #1
An online literary magazine publishing short-form videogames directly in a playable format. Issue #1 features interactive works by international artists and game designers.
www.gamepoems.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
I'm excited to share that Game Poems Issue 1 is now live at www.gamepoems.com/issue01
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!
A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.
Thanks for playing and sharing!