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Greg the Miller @gregthemiller.bsky.social · 13d

why do they call them children, they have like zero chill

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Fantômas, Le contrebandier de DEI @theefantomas.bsky.social · 1d

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Asymmetric Games @asym.bsky.social · 1d

The games are back to full price in case you were waiting to make a purchase so that you could give us more money so we can keep making more Loathing!

Asymmetric Games @asym.bsky.social · 8d

West of Loathing and Shadows Over Loathing are on sale, only funny discounts allowed this time!

(Regretting not setting WoL's price so that 69% off would equal $4.20.)

store.steampowered.com/developer/Asym

www.nintendo.com/us/search/#c...

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Scott Murderhouse @voxparlour.bsky.social · 4d

Taylor Swift announces next album title: The Queen in Yellow. She told Variety: "A few years back I came across this amazing play and I was so inspired. It's been living in my head for years. I even dream of it, of the city in the play."

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Riff Conner @rifflesby.bsky.social · 3d

ok he's long but he doesn't look THAT long

welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social @welcometoyourdoom.bsky.social · 3d

I've always been kind of fascinated by the sheer variety of mustelids, especially with how many different environments evolving into a long, skinny tube was handy. This is a marbled polecat with a range that stretches from the Balkans to northern China.

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Tim Keenan @misfitsattic.bsky.social · 7d

👑 the Below the Crown Demo is now on Steam ♟️

Our nerdy love letter to Roguelikes, Chess, and Dungeon Crawlers is here:
🔸Take the Wizard King below in our procedural dungeons
🔸Spells, Upgrades, Bosses ...and Psychological Testing!
🔸Daily & Player Challenges
store.steampowered.com/app/4023520/...

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Asymmetric Games @asym.bsky.social · 4d

Yeah, we sorta mixed Mind and Magic together into one stat.

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Ham @zombieham.bsky.social · 6d

These games have some of the funniest writing I've ever seen in games, and some incredibly weird and goofy wordbuilding.

Highly recommend them both, but if you only buy one then WoL is probably the best place to start.

Asymmetric Games @asym.bsky.social · 8d

West of Loathing and Shadows Over Loathing are on sale, only funny discounts allowed this time!

(Regretting not setting WoL's price so that 69% off would equal $4.20.)

store.steampowered.com/developer/Asym

www.nintendo.com/us/search/#c...

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davemakes🔶 @mixolumia.com · Feb 22

found this in my notes, good advice for aspiring devs

Rules for Game Dev
1. The gamer is always gamer
2. Games aren't finished, only completed
3. Always keep at least one infinite loop in your game to trap malevolent spirits
4. Don't code the small stuff (it's all stuff)
5. Respect the seven axes of player motivation
6. A bad game is bad forever, but a broken game is right twice a day
7. It's not about who you know, it's about knowing who
8. Disregard the eighth axis of player motivation
9. You couldn't make Super Mario today. Try again tomorrow.
10. The game developer with the most victory points at the end is the winner
11. Do not acknowledge the howling skull

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Asymmetric Games @asym.bsky.social · 5d

It's Oyster Day in the Kingdom of Loathing.

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Duncan Robson @duncanrobson.com · 5d

My phone vibrates when I buy European DVDs from my friend the pope

That’s right I can I palpably paypal my papal PAL pal

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Ham @zombieham.bsky.social · 6d

This might be a long shot, but does anyone know of some video games that can be played ENTIRELY through voice commands (without any pesky modding required)?

A game-loving family member became disabled last year and I know they've been missing video games.

(Reposts appreciated for greater reach)

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Ben Lubar (any pronouns) @ben.lubar.me.ap.brid.gy · 6d

west of loathing starting out with someone very ominously reminding you that the cows came home is great

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Asymmetric Games @asym.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you for nearly single-handedly supporting us!

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Funranium (AKA Phil Broughton) @funranium.bsky.social · 7d

Folks, you could learn all about The Joy of Spittoons. Treat yourself.

Asymmetric Games @asym.bsky.social · 8d

West of Loathing and Shadows Over Loathing are on sale, only funny discounts allowed this time!

(Regretting not setting WoL's price so that 69% off would equal $4.20.)

store.steampowered.com/developer/Asym

www.nintendo.com/us/search/#c...

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redstormpopcorn @wasteof.technology · 7d

37 percent off? In a row?

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Asymmetric Games @asym.bsky.social · 7d

KoL: October's Item-of-the-Month is now (belatedly) available in Mr. Store. And it's kinda spooooky. Well, a little spooky.

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🍸 martini 🗡️ @jazzagent.bsky.social · 7d

wish you were here! ✉️ (shadowspeak font by mjbear) #oc

A gimmicky mock postcard of my Shadows Over Loathing OC. The text at the front reads "Greetings from ... Ocean City"; the Shadowspeak beneath it reads "Wish you were here!" The background consists of a SOL-stylized alleyway between two brick buildingw, one of which has its windows boarded up. In front is the OC: fedora shading the top half of his face so only his mouth and nose are seen; he is smoking a cigarette and grinning.

A clearer image of just the lineart of the OC. His fedora is shading the top half of his face so only his mouth and nose are seen; he is smoking a cigarette and grinning.

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Zack Johnson @zapjackson.bsky.social · 8d

Uncle Buick

#TurnJohnCandyIntoACarByInsertingOneLetter

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Cold🪦Sam @pdfmerchant.bsky.social · 8d

W E L C O M E
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👁️ 👁️‍🗨️
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🗡️🦉🔪
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🤞🦇🩻🐈‍⬛👍
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O C T O B E R

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Asymmetric Games @asym.bsky.social · 8d

Yeah, that was our thinking as well!

Asymmetric Games @asym.bsky.social · 8d

West of Loathing and Shadows Over Loathing are on sale, only funny discounts allowed this time!

(Regretting not setting WoL's price so that 69% off would equal $4.20.)

store.steampowered.com/developer/Asym

www.nintendo.com/us/search/#c...

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Blue sky nice guy @rajandelman.bsky.social · 9d

The bees have discovered Brutalism

Cube Enthusiast @killhamster.bsky.social · 11d

Nature is healing

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 9d

i don't mean to single out baseball fans here, because you see this in lots of fan communities, but in certain corners people talk as though baseball is real. they think all the players are real people and the stadiums are places you can actually visit. to each their own, but that cannot be healthy

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Riff Conner @rifflesby.bsky.social · 12d

a lot of very good jokes in this, and also a really interesting + baffling + ridiculous skill system

Frank Lantz @flantz.bsky.social · 12d

We made a new game. It’s called Q-UP. It’s a coin flipping eSport. There’s a free demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...

Q-UP on Steam

Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator,...

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