Thom Cote
@thomcote.bsky.social
(He/Him) Chicago game fellow. One part of @cantgetenoughgames.bsky.social
Try my silly switchboard game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2627660/Cold_Calling/
Blog: https://thomcote.neocities.org/
Try my silly switchboard game! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2627660/Cold_Calling/
Blog: https://thomcote.neocities.org/
(2 days after finally releasing game i've been working on for 8 years, setting me free to rest, actually play games, or pursue other endeavors) dang i feel like adding another difficulty mode
February 18, 2026 at 3:13 AM
(2 days after finally releasing game i've been working on for 8 years, setting me free to rest, actually play games, or pursue other endeavors) dang i feel like adding another difficulty mode
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I refuse to accept a future where we continue to do this.
“I don’t want to be in this place I want to go to my school.”
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
- 7 year old imprisoned by ICE for 70 days in a concentration camp in Texas.
Today, after @propublica.org published this story, the camp was raided to confiscate letters from the children.
www.propublica.org/article/ice-...
February 17, 2026 at 10:16 PM
I refuse to accept a future where we continue to do this.
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Getting wiretapped isn't so bad when it's this delightfully devious duo doing the spying! Meet Fidel and Mao in COLD CALLING, out now!
#ColdCallingGame #indiegame #historicalfiction #alternatehistory #comedygame
#ColdCallingGame #indiegame #historicalfiction #alternatehistory #comedygame
February 17, 2026 at 5:56 PM
Getting wiretapped isn't so bad when it's this delightfully devious duo doing the spying! Meet Fidel and Mao in COLD CALLING, out now!
#ColdCallingGame #indiegame #historicalfiction #alternatehistory #comedygame
#ColdCallingGame #indiegame #historicalfiction #alternatehistory #comedygame
New Star Trek visually looks like a reasonable update to the TOS look. Unfortunately I only enjoy Star Trek for the carpeted spaceships and matte textured bulkheads
February 17, 2026 at 4:52 AM
New Star Trek visually looks like a reasonable update to the TOS look. Unfortunately I only enjoy Star Trek for the carpeted spaceships and matte textured bulkheads
Our friends at @indiecitygames.org are streaming Cold Calling right now if you want to get a taste of the gameplay!
www.twitch.tv/indiecitygames
www.twitch.tv/indiecitygames
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COLD CALLING LAUNCH STREAM
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February 17, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Our friends at @indiecitygames.org are streaming Cold Calling right now if you want to get a taste of the gameplay!
www.twitch.tv/indiecitygames
www.twitch.tv/indiecitygames
Name a more iconic duo, I'll wait
February 17, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Name a more iconic duo, I'll wait
The game my friends and I spent 8 years working on outside work is finally done! We're proud to present COLD CALLING, a real time puzzle game where you man the White House switchboard during a satirical, alternate history Cold War.
#indiegame #alternatehistory #comedygame #majorupdate
#indiegame #alternatehistory #comedygame #majorupdate
February 17, 2026 at 12:35 AM
The game my friends and I spent 8 years working on outside work is finally done! We're proud to present COLD CALLING, a real time puzzle game where you man the White House switchboard during a satirical, alternate history Cold War.
#indiegame #alternatehistory #comedygame #majorupdate
#indiegame #alternatehistory #comedygame #majorupdate
Out now out now out now
ok going to bed goodnight
ok going to bed goodnight
For the night crowd: our switchboard satire Cold Calling is OUT NOW! We can't wait to see what you all think.
Pick it up and leave us a review if you like it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2627660/...
#indiegames #indiegame #gamerelease #indiedev #ColdCallingGame #steamrelease #historicalgame
Pick it up and leave us a review if you like it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2627660/...
#indiegames #indiegame #gamerelease #indiedev #ColdCallingGame #steamrelease #historicalgame
Cold Calling on Steam
Operate a telephone switchboard, meet caricatured historical figures, and avert a nuclear war in this alternate history Cold War comedy. Use tactile point-and-click controls to drag wires and install ...
store.steampowered.com
February 16, 2026 at 5:59 AM
Out now out now out now
ok going to bed goodnight
ok going to bed goodnight
The game I've been working on for 8 years drops in one hour, around 11 Central Time. (It'll be a midnight release 10 miles east of me, and I can go to bed 🙂↕️)
8 years, 5 devs with day jobs...
One hour from now.
Get ready to phone it in.
#ColdCallingGame #gamerelease #indiegame #indiedev #newgame #indiegames #screenshotsunday
One hour from now.
Get ready to phone it in.
#ColdCallingGame #gamerelease #indiegame #indiedev #newgame #indiegames #screenshotsunday
February 16, 2026 at 4:18 AM
The game I've been working on for 8 years drops in one hour, around 11 Central Time. (It'll be a midnight release 10 miles east of me, and I can go to bed 🙂↕️)
I've not noticed the smell in Chicago everyone's talking about but it does seem kind of hazy today
February 14, 2026 at 7:14 PM
I've not noticed the smell in Chicago everyone's talking about but it does seem kind of hazy today
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i often think about this review
February 14, 2026 at 3:13 AM
i often think about this review
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this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
February 13, 2026 at 2:54 PM
this is comically evil. brazenly anti-social. just absolute black-pilled nihilism. we will not have a republic, we will not be free, until we regulate these companies to the point where — at a bare minimum — they're too afraid to put stuff like this down on paper.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
British DnD-themed sitcom called Baldrick's Gate
February 10, 2026 at 11:54 PM
British DnD-themed sitcom called Baldrick's Gate
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Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 PM
Everybody knows that Pupper just won Downhill Gold
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The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 2:33 PM
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
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It does really hit you that American artists of color continue to make these aesthetically incredible, thematically rich works of art and the white supremacists that rule this country are just complete dullards
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 AM
It does really hit you that American artists of color continue to make these aesthetically incredible, thematically rich works of art and the white supremacists that rule this country are just complete dullards
Ransom message when you're forced to update to 11
February 8, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Ransom message when you're forced to update to 11
Think our household might have the monopoly on superb owls
February 8, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Think our household might have the monopoly on superb owls
Can't recommend Intuit highly enough. Fun day there and at Gangnam Market
Hit up the fantastic Intuit Outsider Art Museum today, and came across our boy Lyndon in this painting by Drossos Skyllas! On the way home now inspired by big J to finish this dang game!!
February 8, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Can't recommend Intuit highly enough. Fun day there and at Gangnam Market
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You can be mad at the people documenting all you want but that won't change the fact that state and local police departments have played (and will continue to play) an instrumental role in allowing DHS to operate unimpeded. That's kind of just what cops are designed to do.
February 7, 2026 at 10:16 PM
You can be mad at the people documenting all you want but that won't change the fact that state and local police departments have played (and will continue to play) an instrumental role in allowing DHS to operate unimpeded. That's kind of just what cops are designed to do.
the olympics could be a powerful symbol of Unity between nations
The olympics should have an indie game jam competition
February 7, 2026 at 5:29 PM
the olympics could be a powerful symbol of Unity between nations
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The olympics should have an indie game jam competition
February 7, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The olympics should have an indie game jam competition
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I may delete this because it’s a bit spicy but it shouldn’t be lost on us that games being turned into TV is essentially harvesting the stories written by those who don’t have union representation or healthcare with WGA by those that do. Our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?
February 6, 2026 at 1:59 AM
I may delete this because it’s a bit spicy but it shouldn’t be lost on us that games being turned into TV is essentially harvesting the stories written by those who don’t have union representation or healthcare with WGA by those that do. Our stories are good enough for TV but the writers aren’t?
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Looks like you collected enough love to fly across the cosmos!!
February 5, 2026 at 3:45 AM
Looks like you collected enough love to fly across the cosmos!!