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Erik Robson
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Game Designer, Level Designer, and Artist | LFW | Designer/artist @ Valve | Lead Designer @ Double Fine | Psychonauts, Brutal Legend, Portal2, CSGO, DOTA 2, The Lab, Artifact

25+ years making games professionally. On Signal @ ErikRobson.47
I believe in you. This time.
January 13, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Yup yup!
January 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
Believe me, I WISH more ex-Valvers used their Valve Millions® to start new studios.
January 13, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Cheers M8
January 13, 2026 at 1:50 AM
Definitely not.

Any “ASMR” that arouses you isn’t ASMR. It’s basically the opposite.

Is an ambient rainstorm horny? Pencil writing on paper? Chalk on a chalkboard?
January 12, 2026 at 3:12 PM
(Not the horny kind of ASMR. The real kind.)
January 12, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Reposted by Erik Robson
If you're a freelance guides writer, please email me at will[dot]sawyer[at]futurenet[dot]com or DM me so that I can add you to my contacts. First/third-person shooters, action games, and ARPGs are my usual territory, but tell me any genres you're an expert in and which games you've got your eye on!
January 12, 2026 at 10:28 AM
HA!
January 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
TY for the link.
January 12, 2026 at 3:50 AM
It's a goddamn nightmare.
January 12, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Every time.
January 12, 2026 at 3:48 AM