Paul Arendt
@misterarendt.bsky.social
Art Director at Failbetter Games & Creative Director of Sunless Skies. FIlm & theatre nerd. Occasional actor.
Also at instagram.com/misterarendt/
Also at instagram.com/misterarendt/
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I previewed Mandrake for The Guardian. Everything I heard about the game sounds delightful, a narrative-focused, folkloric take on the rural life sim with weirdness to burn.
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
Mandrake – the rural life sim that lets you befriend a river and eavesdrop on the dead
Failbetter’s beguiling take on country life has its comforting routines but slowly reveals a richer and stranger life than you expect
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 12:51 PM
I previewed Mandrake for The Guardian. Everything I heard about the game sounds delightful, a narrative-focused, folkloric take on the rural life sim with weirdness to burn.
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
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Announcing: Mandrake!
You play the last of the Mandrakes, a sorcerous line of gardeners.
Horticulture is a cursed practice... except to you. Your family line is steeped in the green and growing arts, so you’re able to grow such marvels as: runner beans! Cherry trees! The humble turnip! 🌳
You play the last of the Mandrakes, a sorcerous line of gardeners.
Horticulture is a cursed practice... except to you. Your family line is steeped in the green and growing arts, so you’re able to grow such marvels as: runner beans! Cherry trees! The humble turnip! 🌳
Mandrake || PC Gaming Show 2025 Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Failbetter Games
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June 8, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Announcing: Mandrake!
You play the last of the Mandrakes, a sorcerous line of gardeners.
Horticulture is a cursed practice... except to you. Your family line is steeped in the green and growing arts, so you’re able to grow such marvels as: runner beans! Cherry trees! The humble turnip! 🌳
You play the last of the Mandrakes, a sorcerous line of gardeners.
Horticulture is a cursed practice... except to you. Your family line is steeped in the green and growing arts, so you’re able to grow such marvels as: runner beans! Cherry trees! The humble turnip! 🌳
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per some remarks in fallen london player survey responses, i'd like to make it clear that we never use generative AI and anything in our games which has too many fingers has too many fingers on purpose
January 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
per some remarks in fallen london player survey responses, i'd like to make it clear that we never use generative AI and anything in our games which has too many fingers has too many fingers on purpose
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medical tricorder privacy policy
December 28, 2024 at 10:31 PM
medical tricorder privacy policy
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UK all through Christmas
December 22, 2024 at 8:05 AM
UK all through Christmas
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@gralefrit.bsky.social & @damianbarr.bsky.social point out how needlessly complicated the government's consultation on #AI & #copyright is. There is a way of short-circuiting this. An email address for responses is provided. [email protected] You can send a response to this, such as:
December 21, 2024 at 4:23 PM
@gralefrit.bsky.social & @damianbarr.bsky.social point out how needlessly complicated the government's consultation on #AI & #copyright is. There is a way of short-circuiting this. An email address for responses is provided. [email protected] You can send a response to this, such as:
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Today, on Shirley Jackson’s birthday, let’s all marvel at one of the greatest opening paragraphs ever written (from THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE)
December 14, 2024 at 12:55 PM
Today, on Shirley Jackson’s birthday, let’s all marvel at one of the greatest opening paragraphs ever written (from THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE)
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One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
December 6, 2024 at 6:38 PM
One thing you will never think after reading a great book or listening to a great album or seeing a great piece of art is, “I’m really glad this person remained cautious while they were making this and guarded against being perceived as weird.”
No need to get personal, you fuckers.
December 4, 2024 at 9:09 PM
No need to get personal, you fuckers.
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Oh look! You can follow the Kickstarter page now, and you'll get a nudge when the campaign starts! Wahey: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mag...
December 2, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Oh look! You can follow the Kickstarter page now, and you'll get a nudge when the campaign starts! Wahey: www.kickstarter.com/projects/mag...
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There's something wrong with the deer
November 30, 2024 at 10:01 PM
There's something wrong with the deer
Sunless Skies (2019)
Frankly this is an avoidable situation.
Space Train, by Terence Haile. Digit Books, 1962.
Space Train, by Terence Haile. Digit Books, 1962.
November 27, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Sunless Skies (2019)
Loving @gralefrit.bsky.social talking about Withnail and I and parallels with Spinal Tap: "They're both films about the pain and stupidity of trying to make art when you're a bit of an idiot."
November 26, 2024 at 9:45 AM
Loving @gralefrit.bsky.social talking about Withnail and I and parallels with Spinal Tap: "They're both films about the pain and stupidity of trying to make art when you're a bit of an idiot."
Popped back over to Twitter to see how they were getting on, and my God, what an absolute shithole.
November 25, 2024 at 6:39 PM
Popped back over to Twitter to see how they were getting on, and my God, what an absolute shithole.
Monday chimp. "Monday monkey" sounds better but chimps aren't monkeys. Which is inconsiderate of them.
November 25, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Monday chimp. "Monday monkey" sounds better but chimps aren't monkeys. Which is inconsiderate of them.
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Today in pulp: can you judge a book by its cover?
Let's look at some unusual covers for popular novels and see...
Let's look at some unusual covers for popular novels and see...
November 24, 2024 at 10:51 AM
Today in pulp: can you judge a book by its cover?
Let's look at some unusual covers for popular novels and see...
Let's look at some unusual covers for popular novels and see...
Paid a visit to this delightful chap yesterday. Rembrandt's sketch of actor Willem Ruyter in his dressing room.
November 24, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Paid a visit to this delightful chap yesterday. Rembrandt's sketch of actor Willem Ruyter in his dressing room.
A little Monday morning abomination for y'all. Cover illustration for @marygoodden.bsky.social 's Fallen London story A Nest in the Eaves.
November 18, 2024 at 10:14 AM
A little Monday morning abomination for y'all. Cover illustration for @marygoodden.bsky.social 's Fallen London story A Nest in the Eaves.
Gladiator 2: a disappointing trudge through the story beats of the first movie. Denzel is fun (and his outfits are to die for), but we missed Olly Reed's charisma and Russell Crowe's sense of humour. Date remarked that the movie seemed to last for longer than the actual Roman empire.
November 17, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Gladiator 2: a disappointing trudge through the story beats of the first movie. Denzel is fun (and his outfits are to die for), but we missed Olly Reed's charisma and Russell Crowe's sense of humour. Date remarked that the movie seemed to last for longer than the actual Roman empire.
i love Yasmeen's work! Ambiguous, creepy and uniquely atmospheric.
November 15, 2024 at 6:04 PM
i love Yasmeen's work! Ambiguous, creepy and uniquely atmospheric.
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My method for not burning myself out while drawing is to have multiple pieces at the same time. When I'm stuck on one artwork I can switch to the other and still make progress. Even if its just one little brush stroke. This way drawing became more casual.
November 15, 2024 at 8:40 AM
My method for not burning myself out while drawing is to have multiple pieces at the same time. When I'm stuck on one artwork I can switch to the other and still make progress. Even if its just one little brush stroke. This way drawing became more casual.
Morning! Here's an illustration for this month's Fallen London subcriber story, Aces High:
November 15, 2024 at 10:10 AM
Morning! Here's an illustration for this month's Fallen London subcriber story, Aces High:
Hello pals, bit nicer here isn't it? Have a rat in a hat, to celebrate:
November 14, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Hello pals, bit nicer here isn't it? Have a rat in a hat, to celebrate: