Ste Pickford
@stepickford.bsky.social
Full time video game developer. Some time comic artist.
Not won an award since Primary School.
Not won an award since Primary School.
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Ste Pickford
@stepickford.bsky.social
· Oct 26
Did you know that Plok, star of the cult classic 1994 Super Nintendo game, has his own comic?
Written and drawn by my brother and I, the original creators of the game, the first five volumes, and a colouring book, are available now in print or ebook.
www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=plok+com...
Written and drawn by my brother and I, the original creators of the game, the first five volumes, and a colouring book, are available now in print or ebook.
www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=plok+com...
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Going through old photos and this surfaced. A useful reminder that the games industry ‘good old days’ were a mixed bag, same as it ever was.
February 17, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Going through old photos and this surfaced. A useful reminder that the games industry ‘good old days’ were a mixed bag, same as it ever was.
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Music Monday: We have several scintillating soundtracks up on itch.io - get at 'em!
Roguecraft: thalamus.link/rogue-ost
Cecconoid: thalamus.link/cecco-ost
Bezier: thalamus.link/bezier-ost
Starseed: thalamus.link/starseed-ost
Roguecraft: thalamus.link/rogue-ost
Cecconoid: thalamus.link/cecco-ost
Bezier: thalamus.link/bezier-ost
Starseed: thalamus.link/starseed-ost
February 16, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Music Monday: We have several scintillating soundtracks up on itch.io - get at 'em!
Roguecraft: thalamus.link/rogue-ost
Cecconoid: thalamus.link/cecco-ost
Bezier: thalamus.link/bezier-ost
Starseed: thalamus.link/starseed-ost
Roguecraft: thalamus.link/rogue-ost
Cecconoid: thalamus.link/cecco-ost
Bezier: thalamus.link/bezier-ost
Starseed: thalamus.link/starseed-ost
Feeling very perky this morning. Must have been that splash of Alpro Qat I put in my coffee.
February 16, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Feeling very perky this morning. Must have been that splash of Alpro Qat I put in my coffee.
Are the officials deliberately getting decisions outrageously wrong on purpose to make VAR look good? (In the Villa Newcastle game.)
February 14, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Are the officials deliberately getting decisions outrageously wrong on purpose to make VAR look good? (In the Villa Newcastle game.)
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Not sure if Man United owner Jim Ratcliffe will see this being as he literally migrated to Monaco to avoid paying tax in the UK, but we wanted to put this up outside the stadium anyway….
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
February 13, 2026 at 12:59 PM
Not sure if Man United owner Jim Ratcliffe will see this being as he literally migrated to Monaco to avoid paying tax in the UK, but we wanted to put this up outside the stadium anyway….
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
📍 Old Trafford, Matt Busby Way
Enjoyed the first episode of Lord of the Flies on BBC. Can’t judge it as an adaptation as I’ve never read the book.
I started it as a kid right after I finished Lord of the Rings as it was next to it on the shelf, but gave up in disappointment after 2 chapters when I realised it was about posh kids
I started it as a kid right after I finished Lord of the Rings as it was next to it on the shelf, but gave up in disappointment after 2 chapters when I realised it was about posh kids
February 12, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Enjoyed the first episode of Lord of the Flies on BBC. Can’t judge it as an adaptation as I’ve never read the book.
I started it as a kid right after I finished Lord of the Rings as it was next to it on the shelf, but gave up in disappointment after 2 chapters when I realised it was about posh kids
I started it as a kid right after I finished Lord of the Rings as it was next to it on the shelf, but gave up in disappointment after 2 chapters when I realised it was about posh kids
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Wow. This reminds me of late-era Mick McMahon.
February 11, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Wow. This reminds me of late-era Mick McMahon.
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If anyone wants to see the whole Elden Ring Journal (it only covers Limgrave, really), then here's a downloadable PDF of the booklet that I put together of the first 64 pages, scanned and cleaned up. A printed version of this was given out as a free gift for @lostincult.co.uk Lock On subscribers.
February 7, 2026 at 1:39 PM
If anyone wants to see the whole Elden Ring Journal (it only covers Limgrave, really), then here's a downloadable PDF of the booklet that I put together of the first 64 pages, scanned and cleaned up. A printed version of this was given out as a free gift for @lostincult.co.uk Lock On subscribers.
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Aww, this is nice to see. My Elden Ring journal is on display now as part of a museum exhibition in Melbourne, Australia.
Great wee Elden Ring section, featuring @remoteryan.bsky.social's daughter's zines and an amazing illustrated play diary from @stepickford.bsky.social.
February 7, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Aww, this is nice to see. My Elden Ring journal is on display now as part of a museum exhibition in Melbourne, Australia.
If anyone wants to see the whole Elden Ring Journal (it only covers Limgrave, really), then here's a downloadable PDF of the booklet that I put together of the first 64 pages, scanned and cleaned up. A printed version of this was given out as a free gift for @lostincult.co.uk Lock On subscribers.
February 7, 2026 at 1:39 PM
If anyone wants to see the whole Elden Ring Journal (it only covers Limgrave, really), then here's a downloadable PDF of the booklet that I put together of the first 64 pages, scanned and cleaned up. A printed version of this was given out as a free gift for @lostincult.co.uk Lock On subscribers.
Aww, this is nice to see. My Elden Ring journal is on display now as part of a museum exhibition in Melbourne, Australia.
Great wee Elden Ring section, featuring @remoteryan.bsky.social's daughter's zines and an amazing illustrated play diary from @stepickford.bsky.social.
February 7, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Aww, this is nice to see. My Elden Ring journal is on display now as part of a museum exhibition in Melbourne, Australia.
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Posting this again to remind you you dont have to be an amazing artist to draw comics!
February 6, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Posting this again to remind you you dont have to be an amazing artist to draw comics!
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Just watched @stepickford.bsky.social 's interview at Crash last year, and reminded just how brutal, and frankly shit, the games business was during the 90's and 00's.
Predatory publishers forcing devs to go bust so they don't need to pay their final milestones. I had the same with THQ.
Predatory publishers forcing devs to go bust so they don't need to pay their final milestones. I had the same with THQ.
January 31, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Just watched @stepickford.bsky.social 's interview at Crash last year, and reminded just how brutal, and frankly shit, the games business was during the 90's and 00's.
Predatory publishers forcing devs to go bust so they don't need to pay their final milestones. I had the same with THQ.
Predatory publishers forcing devs to go bust so they don't need to pay their final milestones. I had the same with THQ.
Had a lovely night out in Manchester with some old gamedev work colleagues, including the legendary @chunwah.bsky.social who got me to sign old copies of Zub and 180, presumably so he can get a couple of quid more on eBay?
January 30, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Had a lovely night out in Manchester with some old gamedev work colleagues, including the legendary @chunwah.bsky.social who got me to sign old copies of Zub and 180, presumably so he can get a couple of quid more on eBay?
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Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
January 30, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Say hello to Hannah Spencer—councillor, plumber, greyhound lover and your Green Party candidate for Gorton and Denton 💚
I’m enjoying the Fallout tv show, but it’s hard to get used to a different character being called ‘Coop’ in a show that also stars Kyle MacLachlan.
January 29, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I’m enjoying the Fallout tv show, but it’s hard to get used to a different character being called ‘Coop’ in a show that also stars Kyle MacLachlan.
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EARTH MUST DIE is OUT NOW.
Starring Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, @alexhorne.bsky.social @misterabk.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @5teviem.bsky.social Tamsin Greig, Don Warrington and LOADS of other people.
It's cheap | good | funny, check it out.
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
Starring Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, @alexhorne.bsky.social @misterabk.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @5teviem.bsky.social Tamsin Greig, Don Warrington and LOADS of other people.
It's cheap | good | funny, check it out.
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
Save 25% on 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 6:18 PM
EARTH MUST DIE is OUT NOW.
Starring Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, @alexhorne.bsky.social @misterabk.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @5teviem.bsky.social Tamsin Greig, Don Warrington and LOADS of other people.
It's cheap | good | funny, check it out.
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
Starring Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, @alexhorne.bsky.social @misterabk.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @5teviem.bsky.social Tamsin Greig, Don Warrington and LOADS of other people.
It's cheap | good | funny, check it out.
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
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Labour in the UK and the Democrats in the US are both carriers of the same sickness, unable to access the energy and vitality of progressive causes because they accept the authoritarian solutions laid out by their opponents. An electorally barren and morally bankrupt position, untenable in 2026.
January 25, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Labour in the UK and the Democrats in the US are both carriers of the same sickness, unable to access the energy and vitality of progressive causes because they accept the authoritarian solutions laid out by their opponents. An electorally barren and morally bankrupt position, untenable in 2026.
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Gary, the titular asshole of @southworth.bsky.social's Lake Gary. And Plok! Yeah, that Plok! From video games! He's a webcomic now, and I'm NOT crazy! I'm not! Tell 'em, @stepickford.bsky.social! #art #webComics
January 24, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Gary, the titular asshole of @southworth.bsky.social's Lake Gary. And Plok! Yeah, that Plok! From video games! He's a webcomic now, and I'm NOT crazy! I'm not! Tell 'em, @stepickford.bsky.social! #art #webComics
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Do you like VIDEO GAMES? Do you like when there's CHARACTERS in them? If so, wow, have we got just the thing for you!
Demonschool is a tactics RPG with a whole BUNCH of different characters available for your party. So let's take a look at a few of 'em!
Demonschool is out NOW on PC, Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
Demonschool is out NOW on PC, Switch, PlayStation, and Xbox
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
January 23, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Do you like VIDEO GAMES? Do you like when there's CHARACTERS in them? If so, wow, have we got just the thing for you!
Only the traitors wearing black. Costume design here is a bit obvious
January 23, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Only the traitors wearing black. Costume design here is a bit obvious
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Announcement: STEAM DEMO OUT NOW!
The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them.
How badly do you wish to live forever? 👁️🩸
👇👇👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Please wishlist and share - thank you!
#indiedev
The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them.
How badly do you wish to live forever? 👁️🩸
👇👇👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Please wishlist and share - thank you!
#indiedev
January 16, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Announcement: STEAM DEMO OUT NOW!
The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them.
How badly do you wish to live forever? 👁️🩸
👇👇👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Please wishlist and share - thank you!
#indiedev
The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them.
How badly do you wish to live forever? 👁️🩸
👇👇👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Please wishlist and share - thank you!
#indiedev
