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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 5h

i've actually thought a lot about a level design process where two people exchange rough drafts for the other to polish

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West Coast Bride @lastyearsmodel.bsky.social · 16h

It's scary and impoverished out there for trans folks and I'm going to have to upend my life pretty soon. My wonderful friends and bandmates put this together to help out — if you can help in anyway, with a few bucks or a share, it would make this tgirl's life a lot easier

gofund.me/55321f9d3

Donate to Rent Help For Max, organized by Lila Wolfe

If you’ve spent time in Chicago’s DIY music scene, you probably know Max — a warm, welcoming and fundamen… Lila Wolfe needs your support for Rent Help For Max

gofund.me

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shoy's little quiet spot @shoyslayer.bsky.social · 2d

CYCLE is finally out.
Thank you for waiting.
store.steampowered.com/app/1947160/...
dvtzr.itch.io/cycle

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 14h

ambient-y but not ambient, organic tumbling mood pieces with a lot of character. great one for sitting around the house drinking tea

Piece of My Scape, by Takeo Watanabe

11 track album

artificialowlrecordings.bandcamp.com

Toby Alden @brlka.com · 1d

www.nts.live is the goat, i listen to it almost exclusively and get a very varied musical diet. dublab.com is good too though!

NTS | Don't Assume

NTS is a global radio platform broadcasting music from over 50 cities around the globe, live 24/7.

www.nts.live

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Arrietty Lunaris @arrietty.itch.io · 3d

daily bump.

Arrietty Lunaris @arrietty.itch.io · 27d

Next several weeks' gonna be rough for me, my roommates and a friend. Me and my roommates are likely have to move out to a new apartment and my friend's hit with a nasty rent due bill before moving too

+ I'm out of meds for HRT and stomach and needing groceries. Please help us.

ko-fi.com/arrietty

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 3d

i have also done this at least five times haha

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 4d

sf6 is w/o question the most gooner coded fighting game lol i know stuff like doa and arcana heart exist but those just feel cartoonish whereas cammy's winpose was made by someone with their finger on the pulse of contemporary jerk off material and is only missing a watahhh caption and OF link

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 5d

honest question: is defaulting your game to fullscreen a major faux pas or is it just a pet peeve for multi-monitor users?

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Wave (Slime 64) @waveparadigm.com · 6d

easily one of the best games I played at PAX. think VVVVVV x Celeste with a surrealist thriller vibe. super excited for this

Ysbryd Games | Demonschool Nov 19th! @ysbryd.net · 6d

🔴 INCOMING DEMO ALERT 🔴

After wowing players, critics, and award juries at conventions, our psychological horror platformer LOVE ETERNAL will be playable during Steam Next Fest from October 13th.

Wishlist now and be ready to be taken away. Away awaits love.

store.steampowered.com/app/3010610/...

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Ysbryd Games | Demonschool Nov 19th! @ysbryd.net · 6d

🔴 INCOMING DEMO ALERT 🔴

After wowing players, critics, and award juries at conventions, our psychological horror platformer LOVE ETERNAL will be playable during Steam Next Fest from October 13th.

Wishlist now and be ready to be taken away. Away awaits love.

store.steampowered.com/app/3010610/...

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 6d

self portrait

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Kurt @ Hardcore Gaming 101 @hg101.bsky.social · 6d

Well worth checking out Kimimi's stuff, plenty of times I've googled something and found their thoughtful pieces

Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️, but spooky 🦇 @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 6d

Hey everyone. I’ll be honest, I’ve run out of rope on this “being a writer” business, to the point where my site either takes off, now, or I start applying for whatever local shop/cleaning jobs are available. This isn’t a “threat”, just an honest statement of where I am. Sorry.

ko-fi.com/kimimi

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Videogame archaeologist and explorer: Player of the untranslated. Lifter-upper of the unloved and misunderstood.

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 6d

oh sorry i had the post muted so i didn't see this haha. can get them here: www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 6d

fast slow blood brain 100% footwork, executed brilliantly with a completely unique style. check this one out

Menace In The Phantom, by Cakedog

14 track album

cakedog.bandcamp.com

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cathode ray tubetop @nightelectricity.com · 6d

hello, truly sorry to do this but i'm struggling to keep my head above water, it is very difficult to find work while trans and autistic on terf island. anything helps, though please do not feel obligated, i have been through worse and am lucky to have a partner to get me through this. thank you.

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 8d

nice writeup of love eternal from pax west :)

PAX West 2025: Love Eternal's understated horror and old-school flash platforming vibes - Hands-on preview

'It's not the kind of loneliness where nobody is around; it's the kind where there are still people but you can't shake the feeling — which in a way is more horrifying.'

www.videogamesgood.com

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · Apr 23

should i return to my weirdly biblical survivalcraft game...

Toby Alden @brlka.com · Jan 27

the farmer fells the orchard

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robin (cyberia) 🏳️‍🌈🇵🇸 @cyberia-mix.bsky.social · 12d

there's two overstock copies of the FORMAT BLUE tape left btwbtwbtw shatterfoilindustries.bandcamp.com/album/format...

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Ysbryd Games | Demonschool Nov 19th! @ysbryd.net · 12d

We're at #TGS2025 this week! Visit us in Hall 11-C05, with playable demos of Demonschool by @necrosoftgames.com and LOVE ETERNAL by @brlka.com!

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 12d

one of mine, the magnus opus of my paper & guitar minimalist phase. i think it holds up !! sometimes all you need is tone and texture...

BEING, by EMBASSY

4 track album

brlka.bandcamp.com

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 13d

no, turned that off... it's a real mystery

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 13d

i think something is wrong with my android phone... it keeps chewing through all its mobile data even when i'm on wifi, and EVEN WHEN mobile dated is turned off entirely!! data usage doesn't point to any app as causing it, either. has anyone encountered this? is this like a malware thing??

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gate @gate.itch.io · 13d

"worse than hollow knight" - my brother-in-law
store.steampowered.com/app/3641010/...

Derelict Star on Steam

A precise momentum-based platformer that emphasizes exploration and navigation puzzles. Run and jump your way through a wide variety of obstacles and challenges as you explore an abandoned derelict fr...

store.steampowered.com

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Toby Alden @brlka.com · 13d

i miss when the sidebar on youtube was related videos and not just frontpage algo slop...

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