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Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks so much for the shout-out, @kymira.ca! We couldn't have asked for a better neighbor than @wtchcrft.com at @qgcon.bsky.social last weekend. We should totally collaborate on a "queer indie games inspired by Blue Prince" bundle, haha! 🩵

Kylie @kymira.ca · 9d

On our other side we had @unquietgames.bsky.social and their game Banned Together. A puzzle exploration game taking place in a college library with a very unique focus mechanic I can see future games trying to mimic!

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Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · Jun 7

Our debut game Banned Together is now available to wishlist on Steam! 📚💕 If you like puzzles, libraries, or messy queers on a mission, this one’s for you. Demo coming soon ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/3551960/...

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Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · Jun 17

Excited to continue our celebration of Pride month over at Coexist tonight! Come for @officialnycg.bsky.social's talk about representation in gaming, then stick around to play our latest demo of Banned Together 🏳️‍🌈🎮

IGDA NYC @igdanyc.bsky.social · Jun 16

One of our two featured indie games at the June 17 IGDA NYC Level Up Tuesday event!

RSVP here to get into Coexist Game Club for FREE (a $20 value). coexistgaming.com/event-detail...
#NYMakesGames

Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · Jun 7

Our debut game Banned Together is now available to wishlist on Steam! 📚💕 If you like puzzles, libraries, or messy queers on a mission, this one’s for you. Demo coming soon ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/3551960/...

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Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · Jun 7

We love the work Heart Machine does and the community they're building, and we super appreciate this Pride Month shoutout!

Heart Machine @heartmachine.bsky.social · Jun 7

Check out @unquietgames.bsky.social and their debut project BANNED TOGETHER, a first-person, 3D narrative puzzle game that follows two trans college students finding history — and chosen family — in a campus library.

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Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · Jun 7

Our debut game Banned Together is now available to wishlist on Steam! 📚💕 If you like puzzles, libraries, or messy queers on a mission, this one’s for you. Demo coming soon ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/3551960/...

Banned Together on Steam

A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.

store.steampowered.com

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Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · Jun 7

Thanks so much for the boost!! If queer library mysteries sound like your kind of thing, please wishlist us on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3551960/...

Banned Together on Steam

A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.

store.steampowered.com

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Lorri Hopping (HoppingFun) @hoppingfun.bsky.social · Jun 4

Author/publishing friends, Banned Together is a mystery video game about #bannedbooks from NYC-based devs @elanamakesgames.bsky.social and @natmesnard.bsky.social. You play as Ruby, an aspiring journalist.

Coming in 2026: unquietgames.com

#pridemonth #books #libraries

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Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · May 31

We’re kicking off Pride in style by demoing our new gameplay at Gaymer Pride today! It’s a free event, so come hang out with us at the Museum of the Moving Image, play Banned Together, and we’ll send you off with a snazzy gay bookmark 📚🌈✨

NYC Gaymers @officialnycg.bsky.social · May 15

Gaymer Pride 2025 is LEVELING UP! We're so excited to share the Event Schedule and ask that y'all help NYC Gaymers SPREAD THE WORD! GP25 is going to be LEGENDARY!
@movingimagenyc.bsky.social #nycpride #pride2025 #gaymerpride #nycgaymers #summerofgames

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Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · May 29

Come see our team, and the other lovely indie developers we’ve been in community with, chat about our games and our journeys through the incubator program at the NYU Game Center!

NYU Game Center @nyugamecenter.bsky.social · May 29

We are live NOW with the 2025 NYU Game Center Incubator Showcase!

On Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/GamesinNY

And on Twitch: twitch.tv/nyugamecenter

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Elana @elanamakesgames.bsky.social · May 29

Check out all these amazing games made right here in NY! 🏙️🎮🤩 Some of the most diverse & innovative work in indie games is happening here, and I’m so proud that Banned Together (my upcoming queer mystery game about book banning) is featured here for wishlisting: store.steampowered.com/sale/GamesinNY

Games in New York

Games set, published and designed in New York

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Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · Mar 18

Psyched to be a part of this! Come check out our new gameplay if you’re around tonight 📚🌈✨

Qweerty Gamers 🔜 Twitch Con @qweertygamers.org · Mar 18

🚨 Beyond Pixels is back—online & in person!

We're ft. Banned Together by @unquietgames.bsky.social at our event!

🔍 A queer mystery about book banning—play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major uncovering the truth behind disappearing books in their college library.

RSVP bit.ly/3Qq630g

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Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · Mar 7

We had a blast pitching Banned Together, our queer mystery game about book banning, and meeting fellow finalists at the Diversity in Game Design pitch contest! Congrats to Made in Brooklyn Games on their well-deserved win, and thanks to Downtown Brooklyn for making this happen ✨

Nat Mesnard, with a microphone in their hands, and Elana Bell Bogdan stand at the front of the room and take questions from the audience

Finalists and judges pose for a group photo, while Hessvacio from Made in Brooklyn Games hold a giant check

Elana chats with fellow finalist Theresa Long from FORM360 in a bar setting

A brochure listing all the finalists and judges, as well as some opening remarks from organizers. Elana from Unquiet Games is slated to pitch first!

Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · Mar 2

We’re honored to be selected as finalists to pitch our game on Tues! ✨ Come see us talk about Banned Together, a first-person mystery game about book banning & chosen family: www.downtownbrooklyn.com/event/miib-g...

Pixel-art flyer for an event called “Diversity in Game Design Pitch Contest,” hosted by Make It In Brooklyn

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Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · Feb 27

Our debut game is Banned Together, a first-person mystery about book banning. You'll play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on an after-hours mission to investigate vanishing books. As you puzzle your way deeper into the college library, what will you learn about queer history - and yourself?

Our game's title, Banned Together, stylized with a mix of embossed and rainbow lettering, overlaid on a virtual library interior, with an iconic green reading lamp and halftone lighting

Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · Feb 27

Hey Bluesky! We're a tiny studio in NYC, co-founded by @elanamakesgames.bsky.social & @natmesnard.bsky.social. Thanks to the amazing mentorship of @astridmrefstrup.bsky.social (Dev Relations @ the WINGS Fund) & support of @nyugamecenter.bsky.social, we're making games that uplift queer narratives 🌈🎮

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