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Alexandra Orlando

@alexgorlando.bsky.social

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · Oct 17

Heyyy! I'm Alexandra, the Community/Marketing manager at @kitfoxgames.com

Games I'm currently working on:
⛏️Dwarf Fortress
🍄 Caves of Qud
🌝 Ostranauts
🍎 Streets of Fortuna
🍵 Loose Leaf: A Tea Witch Simulator

Always happy to connect with other CMs/devs! 😊

A selfie of me in an orange and brown fox sweater

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 1d

I got the chance to talk to PCGamer about procgen storytelling, Dwarf Fortress and more cool stuff you should read about:

lincoln carpenter @lincolnhello.bsky.social · 1d

"'The more we try to understand what's going on in the world around us—the more we don't just withdraw into a hermitude of my family and I as a nuclear unit, the more we try to understand our society—I think the more these kinds of games speak to us,' Short said."

Founder of Dwarf Fortress and Caves of Qud publisher Kitfox Games says its procgen sims for sickos are 'giving storytelling tools back to the people when games and passive media took them away'

Streets of Fortuna, Kitfox's own in-development "megasim," is chasing that same systems-driven storytelling.

pcgamer.com

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 3d

See also: Caves of Qud. Localization is a research challenge and we have academics working on it as we speak. But these efforts are something game awards will never be able to capture.

Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 3d

I've wanted to break this down for a bit: Wrote about a big quirk in how Game Awards is structured that makes it tough for small games to compete at a top level. Localization matters! And it creates a tough battle for the Blue Princes and 1000xResists of the world. www.polygon.com/blue-prince-...

In the GOTY race, localization really matters — which is bad news for Blue Prince

One of the year's best games will have a tough time breaking into The Game Awards

www.polygon.com

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 4d

What an amazing combination of things 🙂

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 4d

Kpop Demon Hunters has made it's way to the small-town Ontario fall fair.

Kpop demon hunters hair and face paint stand .

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 4d

Qud is up against some amazing games! We need all the watersibs to send in their vote 💦

Kitfox Games 🦊 @kitfoxgames.com · 5d

Caves of Qud has been nominated for Best Indie Game at the 2025 Golden Joysticks!

✅ Get your votes in now: www.goldenjoysticks.com

Vote now for Caves of Qud in the 2025 Golden Joystick Awards for Best Indie Game.

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 5d

Cushions taking up valuable trash space.

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 6d

It's an honor!

Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 6d

We are very blessed to have Buttprince as a regular in the Kitfox Discord ☺️

Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 6d

New banner art by @buttprince.bsky.social

A gorlak bard during a ball at the court of Queen Bokbonabsam in the face of the loss of Koganusan.

Gorlak bard in a red jester outfit sitting on a chair. The court of the Queen is takin place in the other room.

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tg @twotrickpony.bsky.social · Sep 4

IMPORTANT PSA: You will NOT see posts from non English speaking artists if your content language is set to English!

Make sure it's *unset*!!! If you're following Chinese artists or whatever and wonder why their posts never show up on your feed this is why!

Go in: Settings > Languages> Content Languages and make it *unset* !

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 11d

This little shade 🥺

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Bertine van Hövell @baroness.bsky.social · 12d

Hey all! I'm looking for an expert on community building and management who can provide me with some consultancy. Paid.

I'm specifically looking for someone with the know-how to grow a community for narrative thriller/horror game titles.

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Secret Mode | NUTMEG! + A Storied Life, coming '26 @wearesecretmode.com · 12d

We're on a roll and we've got even more new job roles!

Senior Social Media & Community Manager
Influencer Relations Manager
Senior Compliance Tester

Apply or check out our other roles across all disciplines at wearesecretmode.com/join-us/

#GameJobs #IndieGames #GameDev

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 13d

I'm back to talk about Leon and the sexy zombie movie his VA was in.

Josh Viel @thecuftbert.bsky.social · 13d

Today on Spoiler Warning, @alexgorlando.bsky.social joins us for our first episode of the Resident Evil 2 remake! In today's episode we ask the crucial question: does Leon dye his hair?

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkzG...

Resident Evil 2 EP1: Leon S. Kennedy's No Good Very Bad First Day

YouTube video by SpoilerWarningShow

www.youtube.com

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Yuze @yuzepi.bsky.social · Oct 25

#hades2 pay up, princess

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 13d

Waiting for these to immediately drop in rarity as people login today.

Achievement unlocks for Hades 2 at 0.1% rarity.

Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 13d

Bisexuals visibility month AND spooky season beginning makes this such a perfect launch date.

Chloé Stawski (Spooky Edition 🎃🦇) @chlowski.bsky.social · 26d

Hecate & Melinoe 💜💚

(a repost to celebrate Hades 2 final release)

Hades 2 fanart showing Melinoe, looking fierce, holding her blades, with her headmistress Hecate standing behind her as a protective figure

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Erik Malinowski @erikmalinowski.bsky.social · 14d

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 14d

Regular reminder that the Roguelike Celebration actually PAYS their speakers and offers them recording equipment if they need it.

Roguelike Celebration @roguelike.club · 15d

Can you believe this schedule?

www.roguelike.club/event2025.html

Join us in our carnival-themed MUD space on Oct 25-26 for this incredible lineup of speakers and talks on all things roguelike!

Roguelike Celebration - Event 2025

www.roguelike.club

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$fractrans.bsky.social$

flattened beneath the layer cake @fractrans.bsky.social · 15d

Excited to announce that I will be speaking at Roguelike Celebration @roguelike.club this year!

www.roguelike.club/event2025.ht...

A Mythopoetic Interface Reading of Caves of Qud

Caves of Qud renders a world where artifacts of the distant past present elaborate legends from the events of historic characters' lives. In the same way, the game's interface elaborates on the player character's abstracted interactions and experiences to present their own legend. This talk proposes a reading of Qud's interface as mythopoetic—representing the player's story as mythologized and metaphorical rather than directly literal. This interpretation of Caves of Qud's narrative and themes offers the play experience as one more myth-made layer to dig through.

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offbrand games | Aethermancer OUT NOW 🔥 @offbrand.games · 15d

⚔️AETHERMANCER⚔️ is out NOW on Steam!

Dive into a challenging, monster-taming roguelike adventure where team synergy and battle strategy are key.

Dozens of unique monsters, hundreds of potential abilities, and THOUSANDS of different team comps 🔥

youtu.be/5iD1PVU9uo0

Aethermancer | Official Early Access Launch Trailer

YouTube video by offbrand games

youtu.be

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 16d

Just started rewatching this last week! Perfect, relaxing, slow pace slice of life anime.

Anime News Network @animenewsnetwork.com · 16d

Sentai Filmworks has revealed its December release slate including the 1st BD release in N. America for Azumanga Daioh.

Sentai Filmworks Releases Azumanga Daioh Complete Collection BD on December 9

Blu-ray Disc set to feature English dub, Japanese audio with English subtitles

www.animenewsnetwork.com

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Saffron Aurora @saffronaurora.bsky.social · 16d

ALSO, if you're interested in a city-wide gamedev festival full of unique, inspiring, fun, accessible and affordable events where you can hangout and make friends with fellow gamedevs, may I introduce you to @torontogamesweek.com??? It's got it all!!!

Toronto Games Week @torontogamesweek.com · Sep 1

Were you at TGW 25? Did you play protest games under a ufo? Invent giant parachute games with a fully armoured knight? Colour with your face on a giant silo with Olivia Chow? Find a giant rat in the depths of Toronto? Relive the glory in 3m thanks to Tate Young www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNf-...

Toronto Games Week 2025 Highlights

YouTube video by Toronto Games Week

www.youtube.com

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 16d

Ohh maybe I missed it because it's not sold with the powders. I'm sorry I didn't tell you, I was visiting family in Asturias.

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Alexandra Orlando @alexgorlando.bsky.social · 16d

Clearly not of it's still being hosted in the US 🤷‍♀️