Scott A Bennett
@thekindlyones.bsky.social
Occasional freelance artist and full time loser. Interest revolve around illustration, vinyl records, ttrpgs, video games and dogs more than anything else. If I post at all, I am so so sorry.
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I was asked by a friend my top 10 games off all time and it was a lot harder than expected.
-Baldurs gate 2
-Beyond Good & Evil
-Quake
-The Secret of Monkey Island
-Thief 2
-Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
-Chrono Cross
-The Cat Lady
-Fallout: New Vegas
-Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
-Baldurs gate 2
-Beyond Good & Evil
-Quake
-The Secret of Monkey Island
-Thief 2
-Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
-Chrono Cross
-The Cat Lady
-Fallout: New Vegas
-Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
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Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
Unsettling Horror Game Horses Banned From Steam, Leaving Studio With 'High Risk' of Closure - IGN
Indie horror game Horses is preparing to launch on December 2, on the Epic Games Store, GOG, Itch.io, and the Humble Store. But one place it won't be is on Steam, because Steam has banned the game for...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
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If you don't get that the "yucky porn games" are the gateway to censor further media that YOU personally think is acceptable, you need to get your head out of your ass. They're trying to divide people into smaller groups so their collective power is also smaller. Kill the cop in your head.
Already seeing folks say, "Well, HORSES isn't YUCKY PORN like other games are, so..." which is super frustrating.
Now is NOT the time to be throwing the hentai games you happen not to like under the bus. Your rage should be directly at payment processors.
Join the fight
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Now is NOT the time to be throwing the hentai games you happen not to like under the bus. Your rage should be directly at payment processors.
Join the fight
stop-paypros.neocities.org
Stop payment processors from censoring games!
stop-paypros.neocities.org
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 PM
If you don't get that the "yucky porn games" are the gateway to censor further media that YOU personally think is acceptable, you need to get your head out of your ass. They're trying to divide people into smaller groups so their collective power is also smaller. Kill the cop in your head.
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Steam intentionally killing an old, respected, and beloved decade old indie game studio through bullshit policy is fucking wild
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 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Steam intentionally killing an old, respected, and beloved decade old indie game studio through bullshit policy is fucking wild
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My videos are not a replacement for playing the games I talk about. They are supplemental. I very deliberately do not talk about everything so that YOU will feel compelled to play them.
Please Experience Art.
Please Experience Art.
Whenever I say this, people get Really Mad, but it's true. Same of any other art, too. You have to read the book, watch the film, see the painting, listen to the song, whatever.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
I'm sorry, but watching a video about it on YouTube is not enough. You have not experience the art.
"you have not played the game unless you've played the game" is one of my more annoying but unshakable opinions
November 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
My videos are not a replacement for playing the games I talk about. They are supplemental. I very deliberately do not talk about everything so that YOU will feel compelled to play them.
Please Experience Art.
Please Experience Art.
It might be expected - of course I'm going to vote for Expedition 33 as my game of the year - but honestly Citizen Sleeper 2 AND the Alters were both strong contenders.
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November 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
It might be expected - of course I'm going to vote for Expedition 33 as my game of the year - but honestly Citizen Sleeper 2 AND the Alters were both strong contenders.
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Sick, so replaying the first Broken Sword game (well the second remaster). Maybe its because Im older, but I dont remember the game being so...goofy, or George commiting so many crimes and being such a charmless American jerk.
November 24, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Sick, so replaying the first Broken Sword game (well the second remaster). Maybe its because Im older, but I dont remember the game being so...goofy, or George commiting so many crimes and being such a charmless American jerk.
This is a steal for one of the evocative game's I've ever played. It's so good and horrifying.
😈 PAPUDA SALE! 😈
Get my game Tamashii for just $0.69! Just for today!
Adquira meu jogo Tamashii por apenas R$ 2.10! somente hoje!
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Get my game Tamashii for just $0.69! Just for today!
Adquira meu jogo Tamashii por apenas R$ 2.10! somente hoje!
store.steampowered.com/app/1026400/...
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This is a steal for one of the evocative game's I've ever played. It's so good and horrifying.
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Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Gmail can read your emails and attachments to train its AI, unless you opt out
A new Gmail update may allow Google to use your private messages and attachments for AI training. Here's how to turn it off.
www.malwarebytes.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Gmail users!!
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
They've turned on AI scraping by default now...Here's how to turn it off.
Pass it on!!
www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
This was pretty much the game I played with friends to keep me sane during COVID. Its a great game, but will always have a special place in my heart because of that. It being free to keep is a no brainer.
Cool free stuff alert: They're giving away the base version of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 this weekend.
Really good co-op first-person brawler about the world's most dysfunctional friend group fighting through the ratpocalypse.
There's some decent DLC but they've added a LOT for free over the years.
Really good co-op first-person brawler about the world's most dysfunctional friend group fighting through the ratpocalypse.
There's some decent DLC but they've added a LOT for free over the years.
Save 100% on Warhammer: Vermintide 2 on Steam
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!
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November 21, 2025 at 7:01 PM
This was pretty much the game I played with friends to keep me sane during COVID. Its a great game, but will always have a special place in my heart because of that. It being free to keep is a no brainer.
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Cool free stuff alert: They're giving away the base version of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 this weekend.
Really good co-op first-person brawler about the world's most dysfunctional friend group fighting through the ratpocalypse.
There's some decent DLC but they've added a LOT for free over the years.
Really good co-op first-person brawler about the world's most dysfunctional friend group fighting through the ratpocalypse.
There's some decent DLC but they've added a LOT for free over the years.
Save 100% on Warhammer: Vermintide 2 on Steam
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!
store.steampowered.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Cool free stuff alert: They're giving away the base version of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 this weekend.
Really good co-op first-person brawler about the world's most dysfunctional friend group fighting through the ratpocalypse.
There's some decent DLC but they've added a LOT for free over the years.
Really good co-op first-person brawler about the world's most dysfunctional friend group fighting through the ratpocalypse.
There's some decent DLC but they've added a LOT for free over the years.
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I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
November 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I've had a missile blow up next to my airplane, been shot at dozens of times by anti-aircraft fire, and launched into orbit — all for my country. I never thought I'd see a President call for my execution.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
Trump doesn’t understand the Constitution, and we're all less safe for it.
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AI porn generator and ERP chatbot Secret Desires left millions of images and videos exposed in unsecured cloud storage. I took a look and found folders called "faceswap," where people had uploaded tons of stolen content and random photos of women www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
Massive Leak Shows Erotic Chatbot Users Turned Women’s Yearbook Pictures Into AI Porn
Chatbot roleplay and image generator platform SecretDesires.ai left cloud storage containers of nearly two million of images and videos exposed, including photos and full names of women from social me...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
AI porn generator and ERP chatbot Secret Desires left millions of images and videos exposed in unsecured cloud storage. I took a look and found folders called "faceswap," where people had uploaded tons of stolen content and random photos of women www.404media.co/ai-porn-secr...
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"From his mouth the bullet theoretical launched the bullet possible."
Who Said It: The Hell Priest Pinhead or Olivia Nuzzi?
“Olivia Nuzzi did it all for love. The former political journalist has written a combustive portrait of America, President Trump, and the scandal w...
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November 19, 2025 at 2:20 AM
"From his mouth the bullet theoretical launched the bullet possible."
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started a gofundme to help raise money for FFS (facial feminisation surgery)
im stubborn and dont like asking for help, but as a trans woman in the gamedev space, i dont make a lot of money. i would really appreciate anyone that can donate or share ❤️
gofund.me/59ccb62c0
im stubborn and dont like asking for help, but as a trans woman in the gamedev space, i dont make a lot of money. i would really appreciate anyone that can donate or share ❤️
gofund.me/59ccb62c0
Donate to Help Autumn get FFS (Facial Feminisation Surgery), organized by Autumn Knight
Hey, my name is Autumn and I'm a 30 year old trans woman asking for he… Autumn Knight needs your support for Help Autumn get FFS (Facial Feminisation Surgery)
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October 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
started a gofundme to help raise money for FFS (facial feminisation surgery)
im stubborn and dont like asking for help, but as a trans woman in the gamedev space, i dont make a lot of money. i would really appreciate anyone that can donate or share ❤️
gofund.me/59ccb62c0
im stubborn and dont like asking for help, but as a trans woman in the gamedev space, i dont make a lot of money. i would really appreciate anyone that can donate or share ❤️
gofund.me/59ccb62c0
No power for two days, moving almost half of what we own Wednesday, floors being done Thursday and hopefully not taking three days like they estimated. This week is very high tension and people are not going to be able to get in touch with me.
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
No power for two days, moving almost half of what we own Wednesday, floors being done Thursday and hopefully not taking three days like they estimated. This week is very high tension and people are not going to be able to get in touch with me.
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
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Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
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Last night I took an edible around 9PM to help me sleep. At 10PM I got a notification that @jessecox.bsky.social & @crendor.bsky.social were doing a Nick Cage movie night
Let me tell you, watching Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent while wicked high is an *experience*
10/10 would Nick Cage again.
Let me tell you, watching Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent while wicked high is an *experience*
10/10 would Nick Cage again.
November 16, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Last night I took an edible around 9PM to help me sleep. At 10PM I got a notification that @jessecox.bsky.social & @crendor.bsky.social were doing a Nick Cage movie night
Let me tell you, watching Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent while wicked high is an *experience*
10/10 would Nick Cage again.
Let me tell you, watching Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent while wicked high is an *experience*
10/10 would Nick Cage again.
The fact that they new Steam Machine doesn't look like a companion cube is a massive missed opportunity.
November 15, 2025 at 3:09 AM
The fact that they new Steam Machine doesn't look like a companion cube is a massive missed opportunity.
Tonight really is the 'I should finally play these games in my backlog!' and finding out that they're not just for me, but I loathed them. Artic Eggs and V Rising I hated. And I tried the Dispatch demo and between the mobile gameplay and the characters It's insufferable.
Honestly I'm a bit sad now.
Honestly I'm a bit sad now.
November 14, 2025 at 2:19 AM
Tonight really is the 'I should finally play these games in my backlog!' and finding out that they're not just for me, but I loathed them. Artic Eggs and V Rising I hated. And I tried the Dispatch demo and between the mobile gameplay and the characters It's insufferable.
Honestly I'm a bit sad now.
Honestly I'm a bit sad now.
Finished Dungeons of Hinterberg last night, and I didn't realize it was what I needed. Between the Zelda-like dungeons, the Persona-like social system and the clever take on small towns and tourism, I didn't want the vacation to end. I'm actually sad it's over. Thank you @microbirdgames.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Finished Dungeons of Hinterberg last night, and I didn't realize it was what I needed. Between the Zelda-like dungeons, the Persona-like social system and the clever take on small towns and tourism, I didn't want the vacation to end. I'm actually sad it's over. Thank you @microbirdgames.bsky.social
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@therealjims.bsky.social
In light of your Pokemon thingy, I wonder if you also knew about Disco Elysium. I made this skills wall featuring Homer 😎
In light of your Pokemon thingy, I wonder if you also knew about Disco Elysium. I made this skills wall featuring Homer 😎
November 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
@therealjims.bsky.social
In light of your Pokemon thingy, I wonder if you also knew about Disco Elysium. I made this skills wall featuring Homer 😎
In light of your Pokemon thingy, I wonder if you also knew about Disco Elysium. I made this skills wall featuring Homer 😎
It constantly disappoints me so much that two of my favorite game genres seem to have the worst people try to ruin them.
I hate to say it, but between this and Underrail it kinda feels like indie imsims/CRPGs are becoming to video games what black metal is to music.
Well, fuck. Revoking any and all Peripeteia recommendations (and I wish I could un-back it on Kickstarter) based on the very thinly veiled transphobia from the dev (the first one in the screenshots here).
I hate this.
I hate this.
November 12, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It constantly disappoints me so much that two of my favorite game genres seem to have the worst people try to ruin them.
I'm so goddamn tired of just trying to live and be happy without fighting tooth and nail.
November 10, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I'm so goddamn tired of just trying to live and be happy without fighting tooth and nail.