Duvet Croc
@duvetcroc.bsky.social
Here for games and artists. Loves rpgs & dogs.
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I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
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Lapsed comic reader here. Checked out the latest X-Men story as they were my 1st love of comics. At 1st I was like "What on earth is happening here?" after 2 issues into this crossover but now I kind of dig it actually. #comicsky
My question is, what Marvel/DC from this decade should I check out?
My question is, what Marvel/DC from this decade should I check out?
January 7, 2026 at 1:22 AM
Lapsed comic reader here. Checked out the latest X-Men story as they were my 1st love of comics. At 1st I was like "What on earth is happening here?" after 2 issues into this crossover but now I kind of dig it actually. #comicsky
My question is, what Marvel/DC from this decade should I check out?
My question is, what Marvel/DC from this decade should I check out?
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now that i’ve seen lord of the rings, i can truly appreciate all the memes
January 5, 2026 at 7:29 PM
now that i’ve seen lord of the rings, i can truly appreciate all the memes
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Feeling better now, since Steam sale is about to end and @dominictarason.com got me some new followers looking for cool games, here's a personal selection of stuff that's REALLY CHEAP right now - like under $4-5, some under $1 (at least with my regional pricing)
I'll highlight some below 🧵
I'll highlight some below 🧵
January 5, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Feeling better now, since Steam sale is about to end and @dominictarason.com got me some new followers looking for cool games, here's a personal selection of stuff that's REALLY CHEAP right now - like under $4-5, some under $1 (at least with my regional pricing)
I'll highlight some below 🧵
I'll highlight some below 🧵
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Good question! Bonus thread! Other cool people to follow! Starting with @caseyexplosion.bsky.social, who has been doing great sale recommendation threads along with me. Runs a cool curator page. She's a lot more chill than I am, and skews towards slower sims
store.steampowered.com/curator/2834...
store.steampowered.com/curator/2834...
January 5, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Good question! Bonus thread! Other cool people to follow! Starting with @caseyexplosion.bsky.social, who has been doing great sale recommendation threads along with me. Runs a cool curator page. She's a lot more chill than I am, and skews towards slower sims
store.steampowered.com/curator/2834...
store.steampowered.com/curator/2834...
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SFULTRA, and its preceding Old Testaments of (Calling) All Units, Kiss Your Ass Goodbye and Hundreds of Pixelated Dead Bodies, plus the Apocrypha (Live at the Death Factory), has hands-down been the best piece of media I have encountered this year. You owe it to yourself to start listening.
December 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
SFULTRA, and its preceding Old Testaments of (Calling) All Units, Kiss Your Ass Goodbye and Hundreds of Pixelated Dead Bodies, plus the Apocrypha (Live at the Death Factory), has hands-down been the best piece of media I have encountered this year. You owe it to yourself to start listening.
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It’s that time again! 🎄✨ All my music on Bandcamp is FREE to download for a limited time 🎁 If you like retro vibes, grab my albums & singles in .WAV .FLAC .MP3 .SID and enjoy some tunes 👾🎶
👉 lukhash.bandcamp.com
Thanks for all the support this year and have a great festive season! 🎅❤️
👉 lukhash.bandcamp.com
Thanks for all the support this year and have a great festive season! 🎅❤️
December 21, 2025 at 4:22 PM
It’s that time again! 🎄✨ All my music on Bandcamp is FREE to download for a limited time 🎁 If you like retro vibes, grab my albums & singles in .WAV .FLAC .MP3 .SID and enjoy some tunes 👾🎶
👉 lukhash.bandcamp.com
Thanks for all the support this year and have a great festive season! 🎅❤️
👉 lukhash.bandcamp.com
Thanks for all the support this year and have a great festive season! 🎅❤️
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you already know what's up
(steam sale rec thread is what's up)
as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, and just plain weird games, as big name titles don't need the help.
so, onwards!
(steam sale rec thread is what's up)
as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, and just plain weird games, as big name titles don't need the help.
so, onwards!
December 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
you already know what's up
(steam sale rec thread is what's up)
as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, and just plain weird games, as big name titles don't need the help.
so, onwards!
(steam sale rec thread is what's up)
as always, i focus primarily on older, obscure, and just plain weird games, as big name titles don't need the help.
so, onwards!
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Alright, it's time to ruin your holiday budget! It's big sales recommendation thread time! I'll be updating intermittently, so check back.
This year has had some ups and downs. Income isn't awful, but less stable. If you want to support my work, tips always go to buying more indie games to research
This year has had some ups and downs. Income isn't awful, but less stable. If you want to support my work, tips always go to buying more indie games to research
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December 19, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Alright, it's time to ruin your holiday budget! It's big sales recommendation thread time! I'll be updating intermittently, so check back.
This year has had some ups and downs. Income isn't awful, but less stable. If you want to support my work, tips always go to buying more indie games to research
This year has had some ups and downs. Income isn't awful, but less stable. If you want to support my work, tips always go to buying more indie games to research
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We commissioned this over a year and a half ago when for some reason no game publication wanted to run it. Granted it took us forever to publish it but we'd like to do more of this. If you would are interested in seeing more writing on insert credit, both goofy and serious, give this a look/share!
Fallout Season 2 starts tomorrow. In true insert credit fashion, we had to find out the answer to the big question on everyone's mind: What level was Lucy by the end of season 1?
Thanks to the hard work of @iantothemax.bsky.social we now have the answer, just in time for her journey to New Vegas.
Thanks to the hard work of @iantothemax.bsky.social we now have the answer, just in time for her journey to New Vegas.
What is Lucy's level by the end of Fallout (TV)?
[Editor’s note: I commissioned this article from Ian Walker over a year ago upon learning he had pitched it to multiple outlets only to find nobody was buying. I then, due to various circumstances, sa...
insertcredit.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:42 PM
We commissioned this over a year and a half ago when for some reason no game publication wanted to run it. Granted it took us forever to publish it but we'd like to do more of this. If you would are interested in seeing more writing on insert credit, both goofy and serious, give this a look/share!
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The sequel to the 50 indie game recommendation prompt, FIFTY UPCOMING INDIE GAMES! Feel free to quote this and start your own thread, I'd encourage you to play along.
1. Crowsworn
Very eagerly anticipating this one, the backer demo was juicy as hell, definitely stick this one on your wishlists.
1. Crowsworn
Very eagerly anticipating this one, the backer demo was juicy as hell, definitely stick this one on your wishlists.
Crowsworn on Steam
Explore a dark world inhabited by men and monsters in this action packed platformer. Lay waste to the monsters that stand in your way with a wide array of stylish combat maneuvers, as you attempt to u...
store.steampowered.com
December 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The sequel to the 50 indie game recommendation prompt, FIFTY UPCOMING INDIE GAMES! Feel free to quote this and start your own thread, I'd encourage you to play along.
1. Crowsworn
Very eagerly anticipating this one, the backer demo was juicy as hell, definitely stick this one on your wishlists.
1. Crowsworn
Very eagerly anticipating this one, the backer demo was juicy as hell, definitely stick this one on your wishlists.
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Steam Summer Sale is here, so let me recommend 8 cool RPGs for cheap, with really nice discounts! 🧵
June 29, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Steam Summer Sale is here, so let me recommend 8 cool RPGs for cheap, with really nice discounts! 🧵
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shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an ordinary man, has defeated the great might of the US Government
Kilmar Abrego Garcia is free. every bit of cruelty, boasting, slander, and persecution was for absolutely fucking nothing.
December 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
shoutout to the crowd that insisted it was a political loser to stand up for abrego garcia’s rights
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I'm too tired to do 50 individual posts, but I made a backloggd list with 70+ indie gems I enjoy: bckl.gg/p7rP
Avoided obvious big hits like Undertale & Obra Dinn to focus on smaller games, but still wanted to shout out stuff like Pseudoregalia, Umurangi & Thirty Flights of Loving.
Avoided obvious big hits like Undertale & Obra Dinn to focus on smaller games, but still wanted to shout out stuff like Pseudoregalia, Umurangi & Thirty Flights of Loving.
December 12, 2025 at 2:43 PM
I'm too tired to do 50 individual posts, but I made a backloggd list with 70+ indie gems I enjoy: bckl.gg/p7rP
Avoided obvious big hits like Undertale & Obra Dinn to focus on smaller games, but still wanted to shout out stuff like Pseudoregalia, Umurangi & Thirty Flights of Loving.
Avoided obvious big hits like Undertale & Obra Dinn to focus on smaller games, but still wanted to shout out stuff like Pseudoregalia, Umurangi & Thirty Flights of Loving.
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i stand by this statement every year
December 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
i stand by this statement every year
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Okay, I'll make a thread of 50 indie games which I'll add to over the week, staring with.
1. Carimara
Play as a little goblin creature summoned by a witch to investigate what's haunting her cottage, it's a creepy bite-size mystery akin to the Frog Detective games, and has gorgeous visuals.
1. Carimara
Play as a little goblin creature summoned by a witch to investigate what's haunting her cottage, it's a creepy bite-size mystery akin to the Frog Detective games, and has gorgeous visuals.
December 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Okay, I'll make a thread of 50 indie games which I'll add to over the week, staring with.
1. Carimara
Play as a little goblin creature summoned by a witch to investigate what's haunting her cottage, it's a creepy bite-size mystery akin to the Frog Detective games, and has gorgeous visuals.
1. Carimara
Play as a little goblin creature summoned by a witch to investigate what's haunting her cottage, it's a creepy bite-size mystery akin to the Frog Detective games, and has gorgeous visuals.
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From "Vorace", a very short indie film by Pauline Mauvière & Charles Ouvrard (France).
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-12...
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-12...
December 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
From "Vorace", a very short indie film by Pauline Mauvière & Charles Ouvrard (France).
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-12...
>> www.catsuka.com/news/2025-12...
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December 2, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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December reading.
Some of this is re-reading, to be fair. A lot of this job is thumbing through games and then seeing which are the ones I can't stop thinking about
Some of this is re-reading, to be fair. A lot of this job is thumbing through games and then seeing which are the ones I can't stop thinking about
November 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
December reading.
Some of this is re-reading, to be fair. A lot of this job is thumbing through games and then seeing which are the ones I can't stop thinking about
Some of this is re-reading, to be fair. A lot of this job is thumbing through games and then seeing which are the ones I can't stop thinking about
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need-a-penny, take-a-penny
November 21, 2025 at 7:16 PM
need-a-penny, take-a-penny
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I love Chinese & Taiwanese Wuxia RPGs, not only for the cool martial arts setting but also for playing differently from Western & Japanese RPGs.
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
November 20, 2025 at 1:14 AM
I love Chinese & Taiwanese Wuxia RPGs, not only for the cool martial arts setting but also for playing differently from Western & Japanese RPGs.
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
I often get asked for recommendations. I had a big thread on Twitter, so here's a new one!
Here's my favorites available in English (officially or not) 🧵
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The more I play of it, the more Fantasy Maiden Wars is creeping up my GOTY shortlist. I expected to like it, but not this much.
Yes, it's Touhou-themed Super Robot Wars, but that means it adds a whole lot of smart, varied multi-phase, mobility-focused boss battles to the turn-based tactical mix.
Yes, it's Touhou-themed Super Robot Wars, but that means it adds a whole lot of smart, varied multi-phase, mobility-focused boss battles to the turn-based tactical mix.
Fantasy Maiden Wars - DREAM OF THE STRAY DREAMER - on Steam
Command a legion of more than 70 beloved Touhou Project heroines on an expansive quest to uncover the cause of mysterious incidents blossoming throughout Gensokyo. Deploy units on grid-based maps to b...
store.steampowered.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The more I play of it, the more Fantasy Maiden Wars is creeping up my GOTY shortlist. I expected to like it, but not this much.
Yes, it's Touhou-themed Super Robot Wars, but that means it adds a whole lot of smart, varied multi-phase, mobility-focused boss battles to the turn-based tactical mix.
Yes, it's Touhou-themed Super Robot Wars, but that means it adds a whole lot of smart, varied multi-phase, mobility-focused boss battles to the turn-based tactical mix.
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Ever wanted a free and open source version of RPG Maker, but for Retro CRPGs like Ultima and Wastelands?
If so, check out Eldiron.
gamefromscratch.com/eldiron-free...
#gamedev #indiedev
If so, check out Eldiron.
gamefromscratch.com/eldiron-free...
#gamedev #indiedev
Eldiron - Free and Open Source Retro CRPG Game Engine – GameFromScratch.com
Eldiron, The Retro RPG Creator is an open source Rust powered game engine for creating CRPGs like Ultima and Wastelands
gamefromscratch.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Ever wanted a free and open source version of RPG Maker, but for Retro CRPGs like Ultima and Wastelands?
If so, check out Eldiron.
gamefromscratch.com/eldiron-free...
#gamedev #indiedev
If so, check out Eldiron.
gamefromscratch.com/eldiron-free...
#gamedev #indiedev
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Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Long ago on the hell site I made long list of historically interesting things to use in dnd ttrpgs and I'll start dragging them over here starting with
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.
2000 years-old sapphire ring presumably belonged to Roman emperor Caligula, depicting his fourth wife Caesonia.