Spencer Hayes
@spnkr.bsky.social
Mediocre Photographer, excellent shitposter.
I work in games, but you better be cool about it.
Show me your cat
I work in games, but you better be cool about it.
Show me your cat
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Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
You can tell the Pokemon Z-A team played Yakuza by how much of the game's runtime is spent fighting people in alleys.
November 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
You can tell the Pokemon Z-A team played Yakuza by how much of the game's runtime is spent fighting people in alleys.
2 of the 3 F1 races in Vegas have been stopper for manhole shenanigans.
Hilarious
Hilarious
November 21, 2025 at 4:55 AM
2 of the 3 F1 races in Vegas have been stopper for manhole shenanigans.
Hilarious
Hilarious
Is there some kind of masterlist somewhere for all of the reader-supported games outlets out there?
November 20, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Is there some kind of masterlist somewhere for all of the reader-supported games outlets out there?
Would people be into more weird game recommendations on the timeline, or should I do that somewhere else?
November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Would people be into more weird game recommendations on the timeline, or should I do that somewhere else?
Yesterday was a crazy day for sicko games. Demonschool came out (and is great), but also Birdcage (the best Radiant Silvergun-like since Radiant Silvergun), and Sektori -- the Tetris Effect of Geometry Wars.
November 19, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Yesterday was a crazy day for sicko games. Demonschool came out (and is great), but also Birdcage (the best Radiant Silvergun-like since Radiant Silvergun), and Sektori -- the Tetris Effect of Geometry Wars.
I had forgotten about the TTRPG Cain until just recently which means I also forgot how insane the line "I am worthy of the Ark and I hope to God you can't swim" is.
tombloom.itch.io/cain
tombloom.itch.io/cain
CAIN by Tom Bloom
Psychic death soldiers in a quest to purge humanity's stain
tombloom.itch.io
November 18, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I had forgotten about the TTRPG Cain until just recently which means I also forgot how insane the line "I am worthy of the Ark and I hope to God you can't swim" is.
tombloom.itch.io/cain
tombloom.itch.io/cain
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Our debut title, sword action shooting game BIRDCAGE, is out now! Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this challenging, story-driven arcade shooter!🕊️🥚
store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...
November 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Our debut title, sword action shooting game BIRDCAGE, is out now! Shoot, slash and weave through bullets and enemies in this challenging, story-driven arcade shooter!🕊️🥚
store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2158550/...
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If you're mad about the boring Game Awards nominees, consider: You could be buying and playing many of the games on this list right now
It's time!!! Independent Games Festival judging is wrapping up and thus comes my list of IGF Games I Want To Talk About for the year!
As usual, I'll threadpost this later (maybe tomorrow) but people willing to click on a link can read it in full right now on my blog! auratriolo.com/blog/2025/11...
As usual, I'll threadpost this later (maybe tomorrow) but people willing to click on a link can read it in full right now on my blog! auratriolo.com/blog/2025/11...
IGF Games I Want To Talk About 2026 – AURAMBLES
auratriolo.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:50 PM
If you're mad about the boring Game Awards nominees, consider: You could be buying and playing many of the games on this list right now
Cohost would have flipped for Q-Up
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Cohost would have flipped for Q-Up
Valve post the specs so I can see if I can cram the Steam Machine into a Gamecube shell
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Valve post the specs so I can see if I can cram the Steam Machine into a Gamecube shell
Me yesterday: why would I need a new steam machine?
Me today: wow, cube
Me today: wow, cube
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Me yesterday: why would I need a new steam machine?
Me today: wow, cube
Me today: wow, cube
Katamari is SO fucking back btw
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Katamari is SO fucking back btw
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writing it "f*ck" sickens me. a coward's curse. say fuck or find a different word. get that nasty starfish asshole out of my sight
November 10, 2025 at 4:37 AM
writing it "f*ck" sickens me. a coward's curse. say fuck or find a different word. get that nasty starfish asshole out of my sight
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This is the character I had the most fun writing.
Buzzhuzz is def my fav chapter in our game- felt very cathartic to work on considering the rise of fasc1sm & the war on "degenerate art" (look up the phrase if you're unfamiliar with the history) in the real world today.
Buzzhuzz is def my fav chapter in our game- felt very cathartic to work on considering the rise of fasc1sm & the war on "degenerate art" (look up the phrase if you're unfamiliar with the history) in the real world today.
November 9, 2025 at 3:28 AM
This is the character I had the most fun writing.
Buzzhuzz is def my fav chapter in our game- felt very cathartic to work on considering the rise of fasc1sm & the war on "degenerate art" (look up the phrase if you're unfamiliar with the history) in the real world today.
Buzzhuzz is def my fav chapter in our game- felt very cathartic to work on considering the rise of fasc1sm & the war on "degenerate art" (look up the phrase if you're unfamiliar with the history) in the real world today.
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Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
November 8, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Not to be the fun police but I do hope people know that Arc Raiders does use generative AI for voice acting, and by supporting the game you're letting higher-ups know that this is an okay practice.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
They try to downplay this on the Steam store page by describing the AI usage as vaguely as possible.
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It's time!!! Independent Games Festival judging is wrapping up and thus comes my list of IGF Games I Want To Talk About for the year!
As usual, I'll threadpost this later (maybe tomorrow) but people willing to click on a link can read it in full right now on my blog! auratriolo.com/blog/2025/11...
As usual, I'll threadpost this later (maybe tomorrow) but people willing to click on a link can read it in full right now on my blog! auratriolo.com/blog/2025/11...
IGF Games I Want To Talk About 2026 – AURAMBLES
auratriolo.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
It's time!!! Independent Games Festival judging is wrapping up and thus comes my list of IGF Games I Want To Talk About for the year!
As usual, I'll threadpost this later (maybe tomorrow) but people willing to click on a link can read it in full right now on my blog! auratriolo.com/blog/2025/11...
As usual, I'll threadpost this later (maybe tomorrow) but people willing to click on a link can read it in full right now on my blog! auratriolo.com/blog/2025/11...
Having a hard time adjusting to good things happening, but this feels like a big day.
November 5, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Having a hard time adjusting to good things happening, but this feels like a big day.
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Bluesky rn
November 5, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Bluesky rn
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ALAN WATTS: “Zen and the Art of Trick or Treat” (1971)
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
ALAN WATTS: “Zen and the Art of Trick or Treat” (1971)
Could God make a team so bad even He couldn't carry?
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Could God make a team so bad even He couldn't carry?
Baby Steps shouting out other games they think you'll like in the credits is 10/10 king shit
October 29, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Baby Steps shouting out other games they think you'll like in the credits is 10/10 king shit