Ben Ward
@timegentleman.bsky.social
video game writer & designer || he/him
https://benward.xyz || https://discord.gg/sizefive
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https://benward.xyz || https://discord.gg/sizefive
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David's family was hit hard by the recent storms. Please share, or pop by and donate if you're able.
(David is in EMD and is *incredible* in it- he plays a range of characters for us and did a brilliant job of each and every one of them. Please support if you can!)
(David is in EMD and is *incredible* in it- he plays a range of characters for us and did a brilliant job of each and every one of them. Please support if you can!)
Members of my family have been & will continue to run relief missions. They are focussing on areas that have family connections,helping them to survive.
But this is a long road & things are seriously bad
Donate to this page & you will know exactly where the money is going. I will post updates.
But this is a long road & things are seriously bad
Donate to this page & you will know exactly where the money is going. I will post updates.
Help raise £1000 to support Jamaica's Hurricane aftermath – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to support Jamaica's Hurricane aftermath. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
www.justgiving.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
David's family was hit hard by the recent storms. Please share, or pop by and donate if you're able.
(David is in EMD and is *incredible* in it- he plays a range of characters for us and did a brilliant job of each and every one of them. Please support if you can!)
(David is in EMD and is *incredible* in it- he plays a range of characters for us and did a brilliant job of each and every one of them. Please support if you can!)
RIP Udo Kier, equally brilliant in Lars Von Trier movies, Red Alert FMV games and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
November 24, 2025 at 6:57 PM
RIP Udo Kier, equally brilliant in Lars Von Trier movies, Red Alert FMV games and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
I've been playing a few millennial Ubisoft games recently - BG&E, Sands Of Time, King Kong - and it's so interesting (and a bit sad) to see these boundary-pushing rough diamonds that would become the smoothed-off billion dollar Ubisoft franchise template. 👏Bring👏weird👏French👏games👏back
November 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I've been playing a few millennial Ubisoft games recently - BG&E, Sands Of Time, King Kong - and it's so interesting (and a bit sad) to see these boundary-pushing rough diamonds that would become the smoothed-off billion dollar Ubisoft franchise template. 👏Bring👏weird👏French👏games👏back
In case anyone wants to get me an Xmas pressie - first request is wishlisting Earth Must Die, obvs, but after that I just designed the one and only thing I want from Santa this year:
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
In case anyone wants to get me an Xmas pressie - first request is wishlisting Earth Must Die, obvs, but after that I just designed the one and only thing I want from Santa this year:
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REMINDER: 'Earth Must Die' desperately requires your WISHLISTS.
Please be amazing and pop over to Steam and drop us a wishlist, each and every one massively helps us out.
THANK YOU.
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
Please be amazing and pop over to Steam and drop us a wishlist, each and every one massively helps us out.
THANK YOU.
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
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
November 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
REMINDER: 'Earth Must Die' desperately requires your WISHLISTS.
Please be amazing and pop over to Steam and drop us a wishlist, each and every one massively helps us out.
THANK YOU.
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
Please be amazing and pop over to Steam and drop us a wishlist, each and every one massively helps us out.
THANK YOU.
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
Following my Star Trek skiplists for TOS (bsky.app/profile/time...) and TAS (bsky.app/profile/time...), here's the TNG one. I've done it as an image rather than a thread because there are 57 episodes listed!
Notes in the replies!
Notes in the replies!
November 20, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Following my Star Trek skiplists for TOS (bsky.app/profile/time...) and TAS (bsky.app/profile/time...), here's the TNG one. I've done it as an image rather than a thread because there are 57 episodes listed!
Notes in the replies!
Notes in the replies!
Hoping that In The Valley Of The Gods has secretly become the planned killer app for the Steam Frame 🤞🤞🤞
November 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Hoping that In The Valley Of The Gods has secretly become the planned killer app for the Steam Frame 🤞🤞🤞
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We're excited for this one! Size Five has been making games inspired by classic Point 'n' Clicks for years and @timegentleman.bsky.social is one of our Excellent Community Helper People, so why not give this some wishlist love?
He had us at "accidentally doing a murder" 😉
bsky.app/profile/dant...
He had us at "accidentally doing a murder" 😉
bsky.app/profile/dant...
Another exclusive clip from 'EARTH MUST DIE'
After accidentally doing a murder, VValak finds himself needing to outsmart a little good cop/ bad cop routine with @alexhorne.bsky.social and @benstarr.bsky.social
Wishlist, please! It all really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
After accidentally doing a murder, VValak finds himself needing to outsmart a little good cop/ bad cop routine with @alexhorne.bsky.social and @benstarr.bsky.social
Wishlist, please! It all really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
November 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
We're excited for this one! Size Five has been making games inspired by classic Point 'n' Clicks for years and @timegentleman.bsky.social is one of our Excellent Community Helper People, so why not give this some wishlist love?
He had us at "accidentally doing a murder" 😉
bsky.app/profile/dant...
He had us at "accidentally doing a murder" 😉
bsky.app/profile/dant...
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ICYMI: this game is lush and needs wishlisting to shiiiiiit so please share and wishlist it and that
Another exclusive clip from 'EARTH MUST DIE'
After accidentally doing a murder, VValak finds himself needing to outsmart a little good cop/ bad cop routine with @alexhorne.bsky.social and @benstarr.bsky.social
Wishlist, please! It all really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
After accidentally doing a murder, VValak finds himself needing to outsmart a little good cop/ bad cop routine with @alexhorne.bsky.social and @benstarr.bsky.social
Wishlist, please! It all really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
November 9, 2025 at 5:46 PM
ICYMI: this game is lush and needs wishlisting to shiiiiiit so please share and wishlist it and that
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Another exclusive clip from 'EARTH MUST DIE'
After accidentally doing a murder, VValak finds himself needing to outsmart a little good cop/ bad cop routine with @alexhorne.bsky.social and @benstarr.bsky.social
Wishlist, please! It all really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
After accidentally doing a murder, VValak finds himself needing to outsmart a little good cop/ bad cop routine with @alexhorne.bsky.social and @benstarr.bsky.social
Wishlist, please! It all really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
November 7, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Another exclusive clip from 'EARTH MUST DIE'
After accidentally doing a murder, VValak finds himself needing to outsmart a little good cop/ bad cop routine with @alexhorne.bsky.social and @benstarr.bsky.social
Wishlist, please! It all really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
After accidentally doing a murder, VValak finds himself needing to outsmart a little good cop/ bad cop routine with @alexhorne.bsky.social and @benstarr.bsky.social
Wishlist, please! It all really helps us out!
store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
To my fellow countryfolk who are upset by this, I say: It's none of our concern what goes on beyond our borders. Keep your nose out of trouble and no trouble'll come to you.
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 2, 2025 at 10:47 PM
To my fellow countryfolk who are upset by this, I say: It's none of our concern what goes on beyond our borders. Keep your nose out of trouble and no trouble'll come to you.
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This is fantastic! Fan remake of the Day Of The Tentacle intro, Aardman style: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LYP...
FAO: @timoflegend.bsky.social @thatdave.bsky.social
FAO: @timoflegend.bsky.social @thatdave.bsky.social
Day of the Tentacle | Intro remake | Blender
YouTube video by Daniel Fritsche (3DF)
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is fantastic! Fan remake of the Day Of The Tentacle intro, Aardman style: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LYP...
FAO: @timoflegend.bsky.social @thatdave.bsky.social
FAO: @timoflegend.bsky.social @thatdave.bsky.social
This is fantastic! Fan remake of the Day Of The Tentacle intro, Aardman style: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LYP...
FAO: @timoflegend.bsky.social @thatdave.bsky.social
FAO: @timoflegend.bsky.social @thatdave.bsky.social
Day of the Tentacle | Intro remake | Blender
YouTube video by Daniel Fritsche (3DF)
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is fantastic! Fan remake of the Day Of The Tentacle intro, Aardman style: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LYP...
FAO: @timoflegend.bsky.social @thatdave.bsky.social
FAO: @timoflegend.bsky.social @thatdave.bsky.social
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It's also at *85* reviews, and I love a nice round number so if you can help get it to 100 I'd fucking love that.
October 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It's also at *85* reviews, and I love a nice round number so if you can help get it to 100 I'd fucking love that.
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The DEMO for Earth Must Die remains alive after Next Fest. It has been very handy for finding and fixing up minor issues ahead of launch, so please share, play and feed back. DMs/ email pls. Thanks!
store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...
store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...
Earth Must Die Demo 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
October 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
The DEMO for Earth Must Die remains alive after Next Fest. It has been very handy for finding and fixing up minor issues ahead of launch, so please share, play and feed back. DMs/ email pls. Thanks!
store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...
store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...
YES, HarmonQuest is amazing. That improvisational genre comedy feel is what we were aiming for with Earth Must Die...
Fiiiiinally finished @danharmon.bsky.social 's HarmonQuest, which is incredible work throughout and the best possible explainer of why D&D is amazing that you'll ever get.
Find it and enjoy. 10/10
Find it and enjoy. 10/10
October 26, 2025 at 3:52 PM
YES, HarmonQuest is amazing. That improvisational genre comedy feel is what we were aiming for with Earth Must Die...
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Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
Fucking hell, it was bad enough when studios were doing stupid shit like giving Captain America different versions of his 'must catch up on' list.
I don’t know if there’s a more perfect illustration of the utter fucking nonsense that creative pollution by AI will produce than this choice to illustrate the power of Paramount’s new “localization” and “customization” technology by face-swapping Brad Pitt into the lead role of GET OUT
October 23, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Fucking hell, it was bad enough when studios were doing stupid shit like giving Captain America different versions of his 'must catch up on' list.
Jesus Christ, YouTube have now decided to leave the Watch Later & Share buttons up in fullscreen, just sitting there for the full video. I fucking swear, at some point they'll stop the videos from playing completely. We'll all just look at the titles and imagine what the videos would have been like
October 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Jesus Christ, YouTube have now decided to leave the Watch Later & Share buttons up in fullscreen, just sitting there for the full video. I fucking swear, at some point they'll stop the videos from playing completely. We'll all just look at the titles and imagine what the videos would have been like
If you're walking back and forth in an old adventure game that uses long horizontal screens and tortuous walkpaths to pad the running time, you're Loomscrolling.
If you're flipping through old Atlas monster comics, you're either Goomscrolling or Fin Fang Foomscrolling.
October 21, 2025 at 8:54 PM
If you're walking back and forth in an old adventure game that uses long horizontal screens and tortuous walkpaths to pad the running time, you're Loomscrolling.
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I have made a public demo for my game Bound City available! About an hour long, containing one zone and bits of others. Please check it out, wishlist, tell everyone you've ever met, fraudulently inflate my numbers, etc. Every little bit helps. store.steampowered.com/app/3871260/...
Bound City on Steam
An action-packed and bittersweet adventure in a city of endless night. Explore the dying city and try to find your way to the tower that seems to be at the heart of it all. Nothing is quite as it appe...
store.steampowered.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
I have made a public demo for my game Bound City available! About an hour long, containing one zone and bits of others. Please check it out, wishlist, tell everyone you've ever met, fraudulently inflate my numbers, etc. Every little bit helps. store.steampowered.com/app/3871260/...
Still got time left over after your annual watch of the LOTR trilogy plus all commentaries, all appendices and all feature-length making-of docs? Add this excellent Making Of The Making Of video to the rotation:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k68X...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k68X...
Who made the LOTR Behind-the-Scenes Documentaries?
YouTube video by Pentex Productions
www.youtube.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Still got time left over after your annual watch of the LOTR trilogy plus all commentaries, all appendices and all feature-length making-of docs? Add this excellent Making Of The Making Of video to the rotation:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k68X...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k68X...
"Ares wants an Oreo."
Finding out that Jared Leto kept doing his method acting shit and insisted on staying in character on the set of Tron Ares and would only answer to the name of Ares is so funny, like making a big ass douche of yourself for the third Tron movie where you play “computer program that gains feelings”
October 16, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"Ares wants an Oreo."
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Wohoo! Earth must Die demo is out! If you play it you will get to see and interact with some characters and backgrounds designed by yours truly
Earth has you down? You know what to do 😉👽🌍💀
#earthmustdie #nomorerobots #gamedev #indiegames #steam #nextfest #gameart #wishlistonsteam
Earth has you down? You know what to do 😉👽🌍💀
#earthmustdie #nomorerobots #gamedev #indiegames #steam #nextfest #gameart #wishlistonsteam
October 15, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Wohoo! Earth must Die demo is out! If you play it you will get to see and interact with some characters and backgrounds designed by yours truly
Earth has you down? You know what to do 😉👽🌍💀
#earthmustdie #nomorerobots #gamedev #indiegames #steam #nextfest #gameart #wishlistonsteam
Earth has you down? You know what to do 😉👽🌍💀
#earthmustdie #nomorerobots #gamedev #indiegames #steam #nextfest #gameart #wishlistonsteam
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RIP Drew Struzan, creator of many iconic movie posters, including the one for my favourite movie BTTF. Other fave Struzans include the two other BTTFs, Goonies and Big Trouble In Little China, Revenge Of The Jedi teaser and many more.
October 14, 2025 at 4:38 PM
RIP Drew Struzan, creator of many iconic movie posters, including the one for my favourite movie BTTF. Other fave Struzans include the two other BTTFs, Goonies and Big Trouble In Little China, Revenge Of The Jedi teaser and many more.