Raquel de Miranda
@rdemiranda.bsky.social
Narrative Designer
[TBA x 2, The Merlies 🌱, Last Time I Saw You ⛩️, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden 👻, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora 🏹]
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she/they. FR/EN/PT(BR)
[TBA x 2, The Merlies 🌱, Last Time I Saw You ⛩️, Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden 👻, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora 🏹]
Opinions are my own.
she/they. FR/EN/PT(BR)
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Raquel de Miranda
@rdemiranda.bsky.social
· Sep 17
Btw, Raquel de Miranda here! ✍️🕹️
I'm a #gamedev & Narrative Designer (now freelance) who worked on "Avatar: Frontiers", Dontnod's "Banishers", "Last Time I Saw You", "The Merlies", and more TBA
I'm big on dark fantasy/scifi/tragedies, cohesion and themes, and unreasonably ambitious side projects ✊😔
I'm a #gamedev & Narrative Designer (now freelance) who worked on "Avatar: Frontiers", Dontnod's "Banishers", "Last Time I Saw You", "The Merlies", and more TBA
I'm big on dark fantasy/scifi/tragedies, cohesion and themes, and unreasonably ambitious side projects ✊😔
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My controversial take is that if you didn't get credited on a game you have proof you've worked on, just list it on your CV.
I do with one. Never had any issues.
Not being credited still sucks but you don't need to be polite when they're not.
I do with one. Never had any issues.
Not being credited still sucks but you don't need to be polite when they're not.
November 26, 2025 at 8:43 AM
My controversial take is that if you didn't get credited on a game you have proof you've worked on, just list it on your CV.
I do with one. Never had any issues.
Not being credited still sucks but you don't need to be polite when they're not.
I do with one. Never had any issues.
Not being credited still sucks but you don't need to be polite when they're not.
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If I speak… 🤫
there is almost no feedback I will reflexively ignore as a game developer but “you shouldn’t name something X because people don’t know that word” is one of them. oh no! You might learn a new word! God forbid you take away a piece of knowledge from a game that’s not a brand of gun or some shit lol
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
If I speak… 🤫
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2000's was crazy cause like everything had a GBA game
November 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
2000's was crazy cause like everything had a GBA game
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ya'll aint ready for the discourse happening on the wall of my local punk bar in 2018
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
ya'll aint ready for the discourse happening on the wall of my local punk bar in 2018
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Listing any one of her accomplishments feels like it it does it justice, and listing all of them would take hours. What a legend, what a loss.
Obituary: Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman has passed away at 62
Obituary: Interplay co-founder Rebecca Heineman has passed away at 62
The ground-breaking programmer and game designer heralded as the 'first-ever video game champion' has passed away.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Listing any one of her accomplishments feels like it it does it justice, and listing all of them would take hours. What a legend, what a loss.
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Me, asleep on a plane, being woken up by the attendant asking if I want a bag of nuts
November 16, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Me, asleep on a plane, being woken up by the attendant asking if I want a bag of nuts
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she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
November 13, 2025 at 8:08 AM
she’s a 10 but Excel thinks she’s October
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I'm really curious what the median salary of this dataset is as opposed to the average, as averages are impacted by the many Spiders Georgs we have in this industry. The vast majority of the game workers I know aren't making anywhere near $142k, myself included 😅
The average salary for games industry professionals based in the United States was $142,000 in 2025, according to a new report from GDC Festival of Gaming.
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
www.gamesindustry.biz/gdc-survey-a...
GDC Survey: Average salary for US games professionals was $142,000 in 2025
Findings reveal 33% of workers feel employers are "working to close existing pay gaps," while one-tenth report no efforts are being made
www.gamesindustry.biz
November 14, 2025 at 5:24 PM
I'm really curious what the median salary of this dataset is as opposed to the average, as averages are impacted by the many Spiders Georgs we have in this industry. The vast majority of the game workers I know aren't making anywhere near $142k, myself included 😅
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Les prochains mois me font très peur, si vous voyez passer des missions de narrative design/game writing, pensez à moi svp 🙏🙏
(honnêtement, je cherche un job alimentaire pour essayer de tanker, si vous connaissez une librairie sur Lyon qui cherche du renfort ou que sais-je, je suis preneur)
(honnêtement, je cherche un job alimentaire pour essayer de tanker, si vous connaissez une librairie sur Lyon qui cherche du renfort ou que sais-je, je suis preneur)
November 14, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Les prochains mois me font très peur, si vous voyez passer des missions de narrative design/game writing, pensez à moi svp 🙏🙏
(honnêtement, je cherche un job alimentaire pour essayer de tanker, si vous connaissez une librairie sur Lyon qui cherche du renfort ou que sais-je, je suis preneur)
(honnêtement, je cherche un job alimentaire pour essayer de tanker, si vous connaissez une librairie sur Lyon qui cherche du renfort ou que sais-je, je suis preneur)
Terrible state in which to be, and after a certain point there's unfortunately no recovering from the Saucelessness. The humane thing to do for your art's sake is to wrap things up as fast as possible and release (or shelve, or put aside for much later). It's very hard to do in practice.
One of the best things to recognise in yourself as a creative person is when you are Sauceless.
Not art blocked. Not struggling with a difficult creative problem.
Being Sauceless is when you've done good work but have been staring at it for too long, and risk making it worse through noodling.
Not art blocked. Not struggling with a difficult creative problem.
Being Sauceless is when you've done good work but have been staring at it for too long, and risk making it worse through noodling.
November 13, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Terrible state in which to be, and after a certain point there's unfortunately no recovering from the Saucelessness. The humane thing to do for your art's sake is to wrap things up as fast as possible and release (or shelve, or put aside for much later). It's very hard to do in practice.
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One thing I'm a massive proponent of when starting development on a new indie game...
Getting the music and soundscape in ASAP.
Getting the music and soundscape in ASAP.
November 13, 2025 at 5:51 PM
One thing I'm a massive proponent of when starting development on a new indie game...
Getting the music and soundscape in ASAP.
Getting the music and soundscape in ASAP.
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In order to support them through this difficult time, the STJV is setting up a support fund, with all the money raised being distributed equally among them. Any contribution that doesn't burden you is welcome.
Caisse de soutien aux victimes des licenciements chez Spiders - Helloasso
Faire un don au profit de Syndicat des Travailleurs et Travailleuses du Jeu Video - Caisse de soutien aux victimes des licenciements chez Spiders
www.helloasso.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In order to support them through this difficult time, the STJV is setting up a support fund, with all the money raised being distributed equally among them. Any contribution that doesn't burden you is welcome.
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The amount of folks saying that I'm brave for speaking out because of the article, thanks. I'm doing my best.
It's hurt my career but it's worth it.
When I go to bed I feel like I've done my best and I wasn't complicit in hurting people. That is important to me
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
It's hurt my career but it's worth it.
When I go to bed I feel like I've done my best and I wasn't complicit in hurting people. That is important to me
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
‘We were effectively props’: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The amount of folks saying that I'm brave for speaking out because of the article, thanks. I'm doing my best.
It's hurt my career but it's worth it.
When I go to bed I feel like I've done my best and I wasn't complicit in hurting people. That is important to me
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
It's hurt my career but it's worth it.
When I go to bed I feel like I've done my best and I wasn't complicit in hurting people. That is important to me
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
Using credits (or lackthereof) as a form of social punishment, threat or reward can never be the result of a healthy corporate culture.
November 12, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Using credits (or lackthereof) as a form of social punishment, threat or reward can never be the result of a healthy corporate culture.
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The people who will most profit from this quality and connection-sapping technology being assumed to be inevitable, want you to give up on pushing against it today, by believing that fight is already over.
Don’t give in.
Don’t be fooled.
Don’t accept the thing already making our medium worse.
Don’t give in.
Don’t be fooled.
Don’t accept the thing already making our medium worse.
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The people who will most profit from this quality and connection-sapping technology being assumed to be inevitable, want you to give up on pushing against it today, by believing that fight is already over.
Don’t give in.
Don’t be fooled.
Don’t accept the thing already making our medium worse.
Don’t give in.
Don’t be fooled.
Don’t accept the thing already making our medium worse.
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I'm going to start putting together some free info and resources for indie game devs looking to self-publish. I see a lot of people making simple mistakes, and hear a lot about being overwhelmed by what they need to do.
Do folk have specific self-publishing questions they'd want answered?
Do folk have specific self-publishing questions they'd want answered?
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm going to start putting together some free info and resources for indie game devs looking to self-publish. I see a lot of people making simple mistakes, and hear a lot about being overwhelmed by what they need to do.
Do folk have specific self-publishing questions they'd want answered?
Do folk have specific self-publishing questions they'd want answered?
Wondering how much we truly faceoversaturation of art/games... And like yes I think that to an extent it's probably true, but also, maybe the ways to share said art/games and the spaces to invest/discuss/promote them just degraded to an unfathomable degree in a relatively short period of time
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Wondering how much we truly faceoversaturation of art/games... And like yes I think that to an extent it's probably true, but also, maybe the ways to share said art/games and the spaces to invest/discuss/promote them just degraded to an unfathomable degree in a relatively short period of time
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At least one little guy.
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
At least one little guy.
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et bonne chance à toutes et tous les freelances qui bossent aujourd'hui :')
November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
et bonne chance à toutes et tous les freelances qui bossent aujourd'hui :')
👀
okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
👀
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Many freelancers in the United States rely on ACA marketplace plans for their health insurance. In an industry that has already been working overtime to turn gamedevs into gig workers, freelance and contract devs are about to get even more squeezed. This is unacceptable.
November 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Many freelancers in the United States rely on ACA marketplace plans for their health insurance. In an industry that has already been working overtime to turn gamedevs into gig workers, freelance and contract devs are about to get even more squeezed. This is unacceptable.
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gaming magazines used to be so true........
November 9, 2025 at 7:23 PM
gaming magazines used to be so true........
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Trying to imagine what it is gonna be like for whole generations growing up believing nothing they see is real. This is fine I'm sure
Already run into kids who, when seeing my wildlife photos, exclaim 'that's AI'
I spotted this on Mastodon and I find it horrible, not least for the speed with which this has happened.
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Trying to imagine what it is gonna be like for whole generations growing up believing nothing they see is real. This is fine I'm sure