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Owen Goss

@owengoss.com

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Canadian indie game designer/dev. Half of Milkbag Games: Kickoff League, Disco Zoo, FutureGrind, Sidewords, SantaCraft, Photobomb. Amateur potter. He/him Links: owengoss.com

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Owen Goss @owengoss.com · Nov 18

Hi! I'm Owen, and I've been a game developer for 20+ years. I'm half of Milkbag Games, an indie studio in Ontario, Canada. We made Disco Zoo, FutureGrind, Sidewords, and more.

I mostly post about game dev, or games-adjacent stuff, but I'm also a hobbyist potter, so sometimes I post about that too!

Screenshot from the mobile game Disco Zoo showing pixelated elephants in a zoo enclosure. One of the elephants has a word bubble next to it that says "Paroo!"

A screenshot from the game FutureGrind showing a futuristic motorbike-like machine being driven along brightly coloured rails suspended in the sky.

Screenshot of the game Sidewords showing a grid with a word on each side of the grid, and words in rectangles filling the grid. The word "relax" is about to be played.

A photograph of Owen holding a large red and blue handmade ceramic bowl, about 30cm in diameter. Owen has reddish-brown hair, rectangular blue and brown glasses, and a beard.

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Game Developer @gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 3h

'Gaming is the new oil:' How the EA buyout 'diverges from the traditional playbook'

Analysts explain how the high-risk leveraged buyout will impact Electronic Arts and the video game industry.

www.gamedeveloper.com

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Owen Goss @owengoss.com · 1d

I worked with Nick at my first game dev job at EA in the mid-2000s. He was such a great guy, and he went out of his way to help me learn the ropes, even though I wasn't even on his team! He had such a great attitude, and really seemed to delight in working with other people to make games.

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Owen Goss @owengoss.com · 2d

Also, a nice pair of small, sharp snips/scissors is a nice gift for someone into yarn/thread arts. Look for "embroidery scissors". You can find nice metal ones that are shaped like birds. :)

And for watercolours, watercolour paper is not cheap to buy for yourself, so is nice to get as a gift.

Owen Goss @owengoss.com · 2d

My wife makes these project bags that knitters/crocheters love. They have pockets inside and a drawstring at the top. We're in Canada, so shipping/tariffs make buying from her impractical, but you might be able to find a local artisan who makes something similar. gosslingorganics.com/products/eri...

Erin Project Bag

Say hello to Erin. The perfect bag for all your crafty projects. She's tough with a touch of playfulness. We just loving using our Erin project bag for our embroidery and knitting wip! Erin is made wi...

gosslingorganics.com

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Crownfell preorder: Nov 18 @weheart.games · 3d

Lasering and hand-assembly of 20 decks and wallets of #Crownfell : Metal Edition for the Indie Games Night Market is complete…!

Gloved hands putting metal cards into metal wallets; the cards and wallets are laser-etched.

Closeup of the steel wallets; 13 of them spread out on a table.

20 boxed wallets fill a cardboard box, ready for shipping.

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Nicole Carpenter @nicolecarpenter.bsky.social · 4d

i wrote about consume me for @theverge.com ✨

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Devon W. @devonwiersma.bsky.social · 5d

Voice acting folks!

I'm casting four roles for my multiplayer cleaning indie game, S.K.R.U.B. Squad! Paid gig at $200 CDN per role, auditions close on the 18th.

Shares super appreciated! #SKRUBSquad

Audition and find details via CastingCallClub: www.castingcall.club/projects/sli...

a screenshot from a cartoon-style video game, showing four slime-humanoid creatures in space suits standing in front of a window together. in order from left to right they are: green and nerdy looking with glasses looking at a clipboard, orange and grumpy looking, pink and happy looking sitting on a table, and purple and grumpy looking leaning against the table.

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Crownfell preorder: Nov 18 @weheart.games · 5d

The crowd sale for #Crownfell has been approved for November 18! Add-ons include a neoprene playmat and a solo expansion.

This 2-player asymmetric chess-like has 17 cards unique movement and abilities.

Sign up to be notified here (shares appreciated!) 🧡 www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...

The Crownfell base game box, standing beside the playmat, with some cards on the mat, mid-game.

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Laura E. Hall @lauraehall.bsky.social · 5d

Psst… hey you. Want some fun links and art in your inbox every day of October to get you in a spooky mood? Yeah, I thought so. It’s year 11 of my annual (free!) Halloween newsletter, 31 Days of Halloween. Sign up here: buttondown.com/31daysofhall...

a cartoon of a boy and a dog playing with leaves

Alt: a cartoon of a boy and a dog playing with autumn leaves

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Owen Goss @owengoss.com · 7d

Amazing milestone, Jake! I’m so happy to see people so excited for it!

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Owen Goss @owengoss.com · 9d

You got it! We can do whatever we want in a fictional store!

We’ll call it Sigma Clothing, and we’ll only sell articles of clothing that are at least one standard deviation from average on at least one axis (size, style, colour, etc) 🙂

Owen Goss @owengoss.com · 10d

Oh no, I've made the classic mistake of announcing something without a way to pre-order or wishlist! :)

Owen Goss @owengoss.com · 10d

Some day I'm going to quit game dev and open a men's clothing store that only sells colourful clothing, and I will have dozens of customers! Dozens!!

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Owen Goss @owengoss.com · 10d

INT. CLOTHING STORE - MEN'S SECTION
Man: I'm looking for a shirt.
Clerk: Very good. We have all the colours: white, black, navy, and tan.
Man: Anything more colourful?
Clerk: We have this shirt that is both white and tan?
Man: What about red?
Clerk: Very funny, sir! You can't just make up colours!

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Owen Goss @owengoss.com · 10d

Woo! Congrats!! 🎉

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 10d

🌎🌎🌎NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!💀💀💀

Introducing *Earth Must Die* from @danthat.bsky.social

A dark comedy adventure game featuring the voices of Alex Horne, Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas and more

store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...

RTs extremely appreciated!!!! <3 <3

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Blaž Urban Gracar (Letibus Design) @letibus.bsky.social · 11d

Hey, I'd love to be commissioned to work as a video games composer :) If you have a sort-of-serious project going on and would like some tunes, contact me.
Been working as a composer for the theatre and film for the past 15 years, also got the main Slovenian award for theatre music in 2021.

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Sana Bég @sana.msf.ca · 12d

🚨 MSF FORCED TO SUSPEND ACTIVITIES IN GAZA CITY 🚨

Our clinics are now encircled by Israeli forces.

There are continued airstrikes & tanks advancing closer & closer to our healthcare facilities.

This is an intolerable level of risk for our @msf.ca staff.

I am outraged, and you should be, too.

Palestine: MSF forced to suspend activities amid intensified Israeli offensive in Gaza City | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...

The relentless Israeli offensive in Gaza City has forced Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to suspend essential medical activities in the area due to the rapidly deteriorating sec...

www.doctorswithoutborders.ca

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Ian MacLarty @ianmaclarty.com · 13d

After over 2 years cooking in Steam Early Access, Mars First Logistics 1.0 is finally here!

Engineer your little rover and deliver lots of silly stuff!

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Owen Goss @owengoss.com · 14d

Congrats on the launch!! 🎉

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One Man Left | Mage Food Truck is OUT! @onemanleft.bsky.social · 15d

#MageFoodTruck is out today! And the rumors are true, you CAN defeat Narfy once and for all...

Buy now: store.steampowered.com/app/3043320/
#indiegame #roguelike

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Douglas Wilson @doougle.net · 16d

omg the talk/speaker lineup for Roguelike Celebration (@roguelike.club) 2025 looks sooo good:
www.roguelike.club/event2025.html

So obviously one of the most vital events in videogames right now, I really hope I can make the time to attend this year.

Roguelike Celebration - Event 2025

www.roguelike.club