Nayan Ramachandran
@thetrin.blacksky.app
Producer and Bizdev working with Basically Games on Baldi's Basics Plus. Writing a sci-fi/fantasy novel. Previously Sr. Producer at Akupara Games, & co-founded Dangen Entertainment. Still in love with Osaka. 英語と日本語もOK!
Words: https://medium.com/@thetrin
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Nayan Ramachandran
@thetrin.blacksky.app
· Oct 24
#BaldisBasics Plus is an active stealth roguelike that parodies cheap '90s edutainment with a subtle horror twist. Watch the new gameplay trailer to see it in action! To coincide with this new trailer, the game will be on sale at 25% off for a limited time!
youtu.be/MAfgaOCMvWk?...
youtu.be/MAfgaOCMvWk?...
Baldi's Basics Plus Official Gameplay Trailer [2025]
YouTube video by Basically, Games!
youtu.be
I'm very excited for everyone to check out this brand new trailer!
Maybe people shouldn't be so happy when a game flops? That's kind of a fucked up thing to cheer on.
January 13, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Maybe people shouldn't be so happy when a game flops? That's kind of a fucked up thing to cheer on.
I yearn for the day when real time combat RPGs move away from the "deplete stagger/block gauge before doing competent HP damage" design philosophy.
Nothing boils my blood like a stagger gauge refilling.
Nothing boils my blood like a stagger gauge refilling.
January 12, 2026 at 9:14 PM
I yearn for the day when real time combat RPGs move away from the "deplete stagger/block gauge before doing competent HP damage" design philosophy.
Nothing boils my blood like a stagger gauge refilling.
Nothing boils my blood like a stagger gauge refilling.
I get a special kind of satisfaction out of figuring out how to solve a complex Photoshop problem with a really simple solution.
January 12, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I get a special kind of satisfaction out of figuring out how to solve a complex Photoshop problem with a really simple solution.
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done + cerritos and cpt freeman
January 12, 2026 at 7:11 AM
done + cerritos and cpt freeman
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If you (yes you) want to post about BIG HOPS to your group chat, on social media, in discords, on a billboard here is our Press Kit so you can grab some assets to do that:
drive.google.com/drive/u/0/fo...
drive.google.com/drive/u/0/fo...
PressKit - Google Drive
drive.google.com
January 11, 2026 at 10:24 PM
If you (yes you) want to post about BIG HOPS to your group chat, on social media, in discords, on a billboard here is our Press Kit so you can grab some assets to do that:
drive.google.com/drive/u/0/fo...
drive.google.com/drive/u/0/fo...
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January 12, 2026 at 3:45 AM
So, Fate Strange Fake episode 2 was absolutely awesome, but I really do hope I don't have to wait another year for the next episode.
January 12, 2026 at 3:53 AM
So, Fate Strange Fake episode 2 was absolutely awesome, but I really do hope I don't have to wait another year for the next episode.
For some reason, without talking to each other, 5 ppl in my discord server cooked dinner for the week in a dutch oven.
It's officially Dutch Oven Sunday. Let's gooooo
It's officially Dutch Oven Sunday. Let's gooooo
January 12, 2026 at 2:07 AM
For some reason, without talking to each other, 5 ppl in my discord server cooked dinner for the week in a dutch oven.
It's officially Dutch Oven Sunday. Let's gooooo
It's officially Dutch Oven Sunday. Let's gooooo
reading the core rulebook for Lancer, and learning how to play it, and I've come to realize that the most fun I have with TTRPGs is reading the manual and learning the rules.
Like, more than playing the game, I just love learning how battle systems work.
Like, more than playing the game, I just love learning how battle systems work.
January 11, 2026 at 10:25 PM
reading the core rulebook for Lancer, and learning how to play it, and I've come to realize that the most fun I have with TTRPGs is reading the manual and learning the rules.
Like, more than playing the game, I just love learning how battle systems work.
Like, more than playing the game, I just love learning how battle systems work.
We need to bring back 200+ page game manuals.
Oh my god, I just found a PDF of the 210 page Sim Life manual, and I'm like a middle school kid again. I seriously used to read the crap out of this manual as a kid.
Yes, I spent my free time as a kid reading the Sim Life manual.
Yes, I spent my free time as a kid reading the Sim Life manual.
January 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
We need to bring back 200+ page game manuals.
Who is Deckard talking to?
Playing the “Blade Runner” score in Apple Music on iOS 26 and —— OH GOD WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON
January 11, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Who is Deckard talking to?
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Like I said.
January 11, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Like I said.
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German bundestag all getting verified today
January 11, 2026 at 4:05 AM
German bundestag all getting verified today
Oh my god, I just found a PDF of the 210 page Sim Life manual, and I'm like a middle school kid again. I seriously used to read the crap out of this manual as a kid.
Yes, I spent my free time as a kid reading the Sim Life manual.
Yes, I spent my free time as a kid reading the Sim Life manual.
January 11, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Oh my god, I just found a PDF of the 210 page Sim Life manual, and I'm like a middle school kid again. I seriously used to read the crap out of this manual as a kid.
Yes, I spent my free time as a kid reading the Sim Life manual.
Yes, I spent my free time as a kid reading the Sim Life manual.
More games should have a "Previously on..." system, where every time you load a save game, you have an option to replay a supercut of previous pivotal cutscenes.
January 11, 2026 at 4:04 AM
More games should have a "Previously on..." system, where every time you load a save game, you have an option to replay a supercut of previous pivotal cutscenes.
Very much this.
January 11, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Very much this.
It's probably a good idea if we indie devs, as a community, collectively decide to stop sending raw builds to each other, for cyber security's sake. Having some standard, secure way to send builds to each other would be great.
January 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
It's probably a good idea if we indie devs, as a community, collectively decide to stop sending raw builds to each other, for cyber security's sake. Having some standard, secure way to send builds to each other would be great.
My attention for games has been meandering a bit lately. I keep going from game to game as my interest wanes while I wait for the first big releases of 2026. Last night I decided to dive back into Fate Samurai Remnant and actually put some time into it.
January 10, 2026 at 8:17 PM
My attention for games has been meandering a bit lately. I keep going from game to game as my interest wanes while I wait for the first big releases of 2026. Last night I decided to dive back into Fate Samurai Remnant and actually put some time into it.
I'll be honest. If Doomsday reaches the heights of Infinity War and Endgame, I will happily watch 4 hours of it.
January 10, 2026 at 5:52 AM
I'll be honest. If Doomsday reaches the heights of Infinity War and Endgame, I will happily watch 4 hours of it.
Made this today. You know, because I love Mortal Kombat. That's really the only reason.
January 9, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Made this today. You know, because I love Mortal Kombat. That's really the only reason.
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misty eyed about Johnny Chess on nye
January 1, 2026 at 1:08 AM
misty eyed about Johnny Chess on nye
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Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
January 8, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Oh my gosh you guys! The House just passed my bill to extend the health care tax credits for three more years!
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New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 2:03 PM
New: we've obtained material explaining how an ICE surveillance system, called Webloc, works. Draw shape on a map, see all phones available there, follow them home. All without warrant
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
“This is a very dangerous tool in the hands of an out-of-control agency.” www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
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Here is your regular reminder that it is never too late to chase your dreams. Tolkien didn't publish the hobbit until he was 45.
January 8, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Here is your regular reminder that it is never too late to chase your dreams. Tolkien didn't publish the hobbit until he was 45.
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Hire Will! Genuinely one of the best writers I know, and a really great dude.
Just found out my wife might be losing her job, so I'm desperately searching for work. Contract, full-time, freelance, whatever. Press, PR, consulting, anything. I have 16 years of editorial experience and have been writing about games for 13. Reviews, news, previews, guides, etc. RTs appreciated.
January 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Hire Will! Genuinely one of the best writers I know, and a really great dude.