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Kim Acuff Steiner

@emberdione.bsky.social

4.4K followers 690 following 13K posts

Chief Creative Officer at Prime8 Entertainment. Principal Level Designer by day. Prev: LBI, Zynga, Blizzard, ATVI, Sega. My views are my own, and entirely absurd. Profile pic by @meggoart <3 She/Her I stream at https://www.twitch.tv/emberdione

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · Oct 17

Hi!

I'm Kim Steiner, and I'm a Cat Shaped designer! I have a focus in Level Design, but due to the Industry being what it is and a HEAVY dose of ADHD, I am very much a generalist.

I've been in the Industry for almost 18 years, and I've gotten to work on a ton of cool games with super cool people.

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 3h

a man with long hair and a beard is smiling and saying thank you .

ALT: a man with long hair and a beard is smiling and saying thank you .

media.tenor.com

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Samantha Reinert ☕ @coffeetan.bsky.social · 4h

SHE WENT IN ON HER OWN!!!!

My white & grey tabby cat Eleanor resting inside of a cat bed/house shaped like a slime from Dragon Quest.

My white & grey tabby cat Eleanor looking at the camera from inside of a cat bed/house shaped like a slime from Dragon Quest.

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 6h

(there is a bunch of posts under this one with movies!)

I also love @talcotts.bsky.social for movie posts as well. :D

Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 6h

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J. Kyle Pittman @piratehearts.com · 7d

uuuuugghhhh it’s october 1 and i need to start watching some horror movies but i’m tired and stressed and haven’t finished putting together a list uuuuuuggghhhhh

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Noodle Cat Games - Wishlist Cloudheim! 🌥️ @noodlecatgames.com · 8h

You did pet Gnasher in the tutorial...right?👀 #Cloudheim

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 9h

I know I am one person, but as a game dev - working on indie games - I appreciate y'all posting about them.

It's impossible to get attention if you're small or a streamer doesn't find you, so y'all are literally being heroes for small indies. <3

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Blizzard Watch @blizzardwatch.com · 10h

It's officially spooky season, but what if you want a little guidance to ease you into it? Like a therapist, maybe. Or a therapist who happens to bring their own holiday season flair by coincidentally being a vampire. But where in the indie game could we find something like a vampire therapist?

Ease yourself into the Halloween season with a therapist who happens to be a vampire in Vampire Therapist

I am a huge fan of all things horror, from brooding and creepy to extreme gore that borders on parody, but sometimes during Halloween month, you have to ea

blizzardwatch.com

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 10h

Nightmare!!!!

I wonder if you like... stuck it in your trunk until it got super warm if it would kill it? Maybe super cold?

Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 11h

*gentle hugs*

Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 11h

Me:

a close up of a chibi girl holding a pencil and reading a book .

Alt: Cute girl nodding and taking notes.

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Tanya is seeking work || 🔜 TCNA @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 11h

Tomorrow! 9am PT/11am CT join me for a co-stream of the Heroes of Might & Magic 30th Anniversary event. There might even be a few keys for HOMM 2 and HOMM 3 to be won👀 courtesy of Ubisoft. #UbisoftPartner

twitch.tv/cypheroftyr

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 12h

VERY fun. XD I love Jain, LOL.

Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 12h

And this one:

music.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Z7...

Makeba

YouTube video by Jain - Topic

music.youtube.com

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 12h

If I ever met Taylor Swift and for some bizarre reason she asked me to recommend her a song - it would be these two:

music.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ujj...

Daði Freyr X ÁSDÍS - Feel The Love (Official Video)

YouTube video by Daði Freyr

music.youtube.com

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 12h

AHHH THANK YOU! <3

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The Octopus Gallery @octopusgallery.bsky.social · 14h

Good news for sewists: the paper pattern company feared lost to bankruptcy has been saved as an independent company.

craftindustryalliance.org/sewing-patte...

Sewing Patterns Rise from DGA Bankruptcy Ashes - Craft Industry Alliance

The “Big 4” sewing patterns are saved. Simplicity, McCall’s, Vogue & Butterick get new life under Rubelmann Capital.

craftindustryalliance.org

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 13h

Hahah that would have the been the first AC game I would have 100% preordered and bought in like a decade. XD

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Ashley Cooper @ashleycooper.bsky.social · 13h

If you think a game about going after the KKK would be controversial due to the current political climate, it's a good sign you should make a game about going after the KKK.

Stephen Totilo @stephentotilo.bsky.social · 14h

SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan

Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke

www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...

Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year

Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File

www.gamefile.news

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sisi jiang / 姜思琪 @six6jiang.bsky.social · 14h

imagine the money games could make if they were more inclusive of 48% of their potential base. sorry to bang on kpop demon hunters and love and deepspace drum again but they’re eating everyone’s lunch because few others were investing that level of production in feminine audiences

GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 1d

Just under half of gamers worldwide are women, according to a new report published by the Entertainment Software Association

www.gamesindustry.biz/esa-48-of-vi...

ESA: 48% of video game players are women

2025 Global Power of Play report also found that mobile is the preferred device for women and players overall

www.gamesindustry.biz

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 14h

I'm super interested to see what you think - a BUNCH of stuff has changed! XD

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Liz England @lizardengland.bsky.social · 14h

Today I showed the designers that you can name cells in spreadsheets and use the names in formulas (i.e. "=PLAYER_LEVEL" instead of "=C12"). You can then use the Name Manager to track or rename them. I thought this was common knowledge, but I guess not, so sharing that tidbit here.

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 15h

I suspect so? I mean, I definitely drug him onto Twitter, LOL.

But also like - I count games like WoW as a "social media" and that is where I found him. XD

Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 15h

AHHHH come check out all our hard work!

Noodle Cat Games - Wishlist Cloudheim! 🌥️ @noodlecatgames.com · 16h

📢 Cloudheim's Next Fest Demo is NOW AVAILABLE! 📢

Now's the time to jump in and start your adventure. Let us know if you're playing solo or with friends!

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4017410/...
Epic Games: store.epicgames.com/p/cloudheim-...

Cloudheim Demo on Steam

Ragnarok shattered the world, the gods have chosen you to shape the next one. Cloudheim is a 1-4 player action adventure that blends crafting with chaotic physics-based combat. Awaken forgotten deitie...

store.steampowered.com

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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 15h

You have no fucking idea. XD

He just HAPPENED to be the first person to respond. We *just* needed a warm body. And he was great! Fast forward 15 FUCKING YEARS and I live around the block from him.

It's ABSURD.

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Jayme "Danger, but spooky" Howard @gimpy.bsky.social · 16h

Heyyyy, are you a privacy-focused engineer? Would you like to probably work with me sometimes? job-boards.greenhouse.io/reddit/jobs/... We have two spots open for this role, and gee whiz would I like to see them filled.

Staff Privacy Engineer

Remote - United States

job-boards.greenhouse.io

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