Dan the Dev
@dan-the-goblin.bsky.social
Senior Build Engineer at @lab42games.bsky.social. Been at Lab42 since 2018. Unhealthy obession with Mesopotamia (Sargon my beloved).
All thoughts and opinons are my own.
All thoughts and opinons are my own.
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What kind of past will you uncover in A Storied Life: Tabitha?
January 30, 2026 at 2:59 PM
What kind of past will you uncover in A Storied Life: Tabitha?
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Look at the difference a few flat textures (and some lighting) makes! You can grab the textures for free, a gift from me to you; kenney.nl/assets/retro... #gamedev
January 21, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Look at the difference a few flat textures (and some lighting) makes! You can grab the textures for free, a gift from me to you; kenney.nl/assets/retro... #gamedev
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It was lovely to participate in this piece, the interview questions were really insightful! If you’re curious about how we made A Storied Life: Tabitha, please click through to read some answers from me and one of our artists, Lucia ☺️
www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-gam...
www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-gam...
The hidden art tricks that make this hand-painted puzzle game memorable
A Storied Life: Tabitha's elegant art hides smart design.
www.creativebloq.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:23 PM
It was lovely to participate in this piece, the interview questions were really insightful! If you’re curious about how we made A Storied Life: Tabitha, please click through to read some answers from me and one of our artists, Lucia ☺️
www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-gam...
www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-gam...
My favourite part of raiding in WoW is the 10-15 minute wait we have before each boss
January 15, 2026 at 6:07 PM
My favourite part of raiding in WoW is the 10-15 minute wait we have before each boss
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Congratulations to Hollow Knight: Silksong for winning Game of the Year in the 2025 Steam Awards!
store.steampowered.com/steamawards/...
Visit the page to see the full list of winners, including Arc Raiders, Hades 2, PEAK, Dispatch, Clair Obscur, and more.
store.steampowered.com/steamawards/...
Visit the page to see the full list of winners, including Arc Raiders, Hades 2, PEAK, Dispatch, Clair Obscur, and more.
The Steam Awards
Vote for the 2025 Steam Award nominees during the Steam Winter Sale
store.steampowered.com
January 3, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Congratulations to Hollow Knight: Silksong for winning Game of the Year in the 2025 Steam Awards!
store.steampowered.com/steamawards/...
Visit the page to see the full list of winners, including Arc Raiders, Hades 2, PEAK, Dispatch, Clair Obscur, and more.
store.steampowered.com/steamawards/...
Visit the page to see the full list of winners, including Arc Raiders, Hades 2, PEAK, Dispatch, Clair Obscur, and more.
I bet moving a heavy peice of furniture and vacuuming the furniture dents of where it was feels really good if you were a carpet
January 3, 2026 at 1:13 PM
I bet moving a heavy peice of furniture and vacuuming the furniture dents of where it was feels really good if you were a carpet
Make up for unoptimised code by putting it on other threads and pretend race conditions don't exist
December 19, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Make up for unoptimised code by putting it on other threads and pretend race conditions don't exist
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Your support for A Storied Life: Tabitha over the past few months has blown us away, so as 2025 comes to a close, we thought we'd take a look back, reflect, and say a massive thank you! 💖
Read the blog 👇
store.steampowered.com/news/...
Read the blog 👇
store.steampowered.com/news/...
December 19, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Your support for A Storied Life: Tabitha over the past few months has blown us away, so as 2025 comes to a close, we thought we'd take a look back, reflect, and say a massive thank you! 💖
Read the blog 👇
store.steampowered.com/news/...
Read the blog 👇
store.steampowered.com/news/...
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I'll be releasing a PS1-style texture pack (public domain) next year, it's a new style for me which I've only done some work in so please bear with me!
December 18, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I'll be releasing a PS1-style texture pack (public domain) next year, it's a new style for me which I've only done some work in so please bear with me!
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
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Lucia is a truly exceptional artist that we were so lucky to introduce to this project in late pre-production. Here she talks about the self-imposed limitations we had in place to deliver our strong visual style - only two brushes. It really paid off!
youtube.com/shorts/SKL9b...
youtube.com/shorts/SKL9b...
Meet Lucia, #conceptartist behind A Storied Life: Tabitha #cozygames #videogames #indiegames
YouTube video by Secret Mode
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December 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Lucia is a truly exceptional artist that we were so lucky to introduce to this project in late pre-production. Here she talks about the self-imposed limitations we had in place to deliver our strong visual style - only two brushes. It really paid off!
youtube.com/shorts/SKL9b...
youtube.com/shorts/SKL9b...
Sometimes the satisfaction of fixing a bug is surpassed by the sheer level of tomfoolery that caused the bug in the first place
November 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Sometimes the satisfaction of fixing a bug is surpassed by the sheer level of tomfoolery that caused the bug in the first place
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"It makes no sense for grocery stores to require food manufacturers to label the food containing Soylent Green, because Soylent Green will be the main ingredient of nearly all future nutrition"
Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney thinks stores like Steam should stop labeling games as 'made with AI' 🎮
"It makes no sense for game stores where AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
"It makes no sense for game stores where AI will be involved in nearly all future production"
November 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
"It makes no sense for grocery stores to require food manufacturers to label the food containing Soylent Green, because Soylent Green will be the main ingredient of nearly all future nutrition"
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Hooray! Fantastic news! We're very hard at work on Tabitha and really look forward to people seeing the whole experience!
A Storied Life: Tabitha has hit 20,000 wishlists on Steam!
We're thrilled that so many of you can't wait to dig into this beautiful puzzle game, and we can't wait for you to experience it either.
Be sure to check out the demo if you haven't already: store.steampowered.com/app/3...
We're thrilled that so many of you can't wait to dig into this beautiful puzzle game, and we can't wait for you to experience it either.
Be sure to check out the demo if you haven't already: store.steampowered.com/app/3...
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Hooray! Fantastic news! We're very hard at work on Tabitha and really look forward to people seeing the whole experience!
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A Storied Life: Tabitha has hit 20,000 wishlists on Steam!
We're thrilled that so many of you can't wait to dig into this beautiful puzzle game, and we can't wait for you to experience it either.
Be sure to check out the demo if you haven't already: store.steampowered.com/app/3...
We're thrilled that so many of you can't wait to dig into this beautiful puzzle game, and we can't wait for you to experience it either.
Be sure to check out the demo if you haven't already: store.steampowered.com/app/3...
November 26, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A Storied Life: Tabitha has hit 20,000 wishlists on Steam!
We're thrilled that so many of you can't wait to dig into this beautiful puzzle game, and we can't wait for you to experience it either.
Be sure to check out the demo if you haven't already: store.steampowered.com/app/3...
We're thrilled that so many of you can't wait to dig into this beautiful puzzle game, and we can't wait for you to experience it either.
Be sure to check out the demo if you haven't already: store.steampowered.com/app/3...
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Be sure to tune in to #CozyQuest2025 if you love those cozy games!
Today's the day! 🙌✨
#CozyQuest2025 starts at 6pm GMT tonight with the Opening Showcase, so head on over to YouTube and set those reminders! 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXRc...
#CozyQuest2025 starts at 6pm GMT tonight with the Opening Showcase, so head on over to YouTube and set those reminders! 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXRc...
November 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Be sure to tune in to #CozyQuest2025 if you love those cozy games!
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We're so happy to announce that A Storied Life: Tabitha will be appearing in #CozyQuest2025 hosted by @wearesecretmode.com!
This lovely cosy gaming event runs from 17th-20th November on Steam, with the opening showcase taking place on 17th November at 6pm GMT on YouTube and Steam.
This lovely cosy gaming event runs from 17th-20th November on Steam, with the opening showcase taking place on 17th November at 6pm GMT on YouTube and Steam.
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
We're so happy to announce that A Storied Life: Tabitha will be appearing in #CozyQuest2025 hosted by @wearesecretmode.com!
This lovely cosy gaming event runs from 17th-20th November on Steam, with the opening showcase taking place on 17th November at 6pm GMT on YouTube and Steam.
This lovely cosy gaming event runs from 17th-20th November on Steam, with the opening showcase taking place on 17th November at 6pm GMT on YouTube and Steam.
The Thing inspired video game where you're in a colony with NPCs which randomly get infected and you need to figure who is infected before the whole colony is taken over
The Thing is excellent, up there with my favourites
After years of meaning to watch it, it is finally time to watch John Carpenter's The Thing
November 9, 2025 at 4:03 PM
The Thing inspired video game where you're in a colony with NPCs which randomly get infected and you need to figure who is infected before the whole colony is taken over
The Thing is excellent, up there with my favourites
After years of meaning to watch it, it is finally time to watch John Carpenter's The Thing
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Thing is excellent, up there with my favourites
After years of meaning to watch it, it is finally time to watch John Carpenter's The Thing
November 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
After years of meaning to watch it, it is finally time to watch John Carpenter's The Thing
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A lovely video from @morifae.bsky.social showing off the demo for Tabitha and several of the possible stories you can tell from hundreds of combinations! We loved seeing the discovery of Tabitha’s witchy side 🧙♀️
i tried the demo for a storied life: tabitha by @lab42games.bsky.social and absolutely loved how the decisions you make affect the story in this game! 💭
so excited to see more, but you can watch along the demo here~
youtu.be/m3wsJjz7vf8
so excited to see more, but you can watch along the demo here~
youtu.be/m3wsJjz7vf8
unpacking + a little to the left! ✨ | a storied life: tabitha demo gameplay 📦
YouTube video by morifae
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November 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
A lovely video from @morifae.bsky.social showing off the demo for Tabitha and several of the possible stories you can tell from hundreds of combinations! We loved seeing the discovery of Tabitha’s witchy side 🧙♀️
Playing through Elden Ring + Shadow of the Erd Tree, it is still a 10/10 and even better the second time around
October 30, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Playing through Elden Ring + Shadow of the Erd Tree, it is still a 10/10 and even better the second time around
Accidentally went into Suramar on Lemix. I will be there for the 10-12 hours while I try to escape
October 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Accidentally went into Suramar on Lemix. I will be there for the 10-12 hours while I try to escape