Seth Rosen
@sirrosen.bsky.social
Burned out. Nectar Vector next. Before: Game Director + Lead Designer on Pacific Drive, Designer on Bioshock Infinite, various Don't Starve things, and Mafia 3. Liked Movie. Boston area. he/him
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Seth Rosen
@sirrosen.bsky.social
· Nov 15
Finally making an intro after being busy with life stuff lately... 📌
Hi! I'm Seth! I'm a game designer. I like systems and I've been doing this for almost 15 years now:
☁️🏙️ BioShock Infinite
🚫🍲 Don't Starve (Reign of Giants and lead on Together)
🥃🔫 Mafia III
☢️🚗 Pacific Drive (game director and lead)
Hi! I'm Seth! I'm a game designer. I like systems and I've been doing this for almost 15 years now:
☁️🏙️ BioShock Infinite
🚫🍲 Don't Starve (Reign of Giants and lead on Together)
🥃🔫 Mafia III
☢️🚗 Pacific Drive (game director and lead)
earlier today I was shopping for something online and I took the bait on their "sign up for our emails to get a discount code" thing. I have now received FOUR (4!) separate emails from them in less than 12 hours
does anyone not just unsubscribe immediately? my inbox is inundated enough as is jfc
does anyone not just unsubscribe immediately? my inbox is inundated enough as is jfc
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
earlier today I was shopping for something online and I took the bait on their "sign up for our emails to get a discount code" thing. I have now received FOUR (4!) separate emails from them in less than 12 hours
does anyone not just unsubscribe immediately? my inbox is inundated enough as is jfc
does anyone not just unsubscribe immediately? my inbox is inundated enough as is jfc
Buy HORSES at these places instead
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Buy HORSES at these places instead
This fucking sucks! For a whole host of reasons!
Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
Unsettling Horror Game Horses Banned From Steam, Leaving Studio With 'High Risk' of Closure - IGN
Indie horror game Horses is preparing to launch on December 2, on the Epic Games Store, GOG, Itch.io, and the Humble Store. But one place it won't be is on Steam, because Steam has banned the game for...
www.ign.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This fucking sucks! For a whole host of reasons!
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Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
Unsettling Horror Game Horses Banned From Steam, Leaving Studio With 'High Risk' of Closure - IGN
Indie horror game Horses is preparing to launch on December 2, on the Epic Games Store, GOG, Itch.io, and the Humble Store. But one place it won't be is on Steam, because Steam has banned the game for...
www.ign.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
Nikola Jokic isn’t real, and he CAN hurt you
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Nikola Jokic isn’t real, and he CAN hurt you
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This is what happened to me. Employers across the board need to be aware of how harassment campaigns work and do better to protect their employees from them. These people should not have a platform to profit off of harassment.
Two months after firing over Charlie Kirk comments, Ghost of Yotei dev blames harassment campaign, not 'bad joke'
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
aftermath.site/sucker-punch-c...
November 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This is what happened to me. Employers across the board need to be aware of how harassment campaigns work and do better to protect their employees from them. These people should not have a platform to profit off of harassment.
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EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
The Messages Rockstar Saw Before Firing 34 Union Members
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 2:06 PM
EXCLUSIVE: So far it's been unclear what proof Rockstar Games has to justify its firing of 34 union members, who it claims were leaking "confidential information in a public forum".
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
PMG has now seen some of the messages which contributed to this decision being made.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvW...
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Pacific Drive is so tantalizingly cheap today...
store.steampowered.com/app/1458140/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1458140/...
Save 60% on Pacific Drive on Steam
Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like h...
store.steampowered.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Pacific Drive is so tantalizingly cheap today...
store.steampowered.com/app/1458140/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1458140/...
After having to pull out last year due to a medical situation (which I can thank Pacific Drive for), I’m finally gonna talk about Pacific Drive! In! So! Much! Detail! Come hang out ok thank you
🚨 SESSION ALERT 🚨
'Pacific Drive' Under the Hood: Survival Fundamentals, Systems Design, and Speeding Past Tropes
Join Seth Rosen and learn how his team used sound fundamentals to break formulas, avoid tropes, and create broad appeal through theme & setting.
Register today! https://bit.ly/47D3uBA
'Pacific Drive' Under the Hood: Survival Fundamentals, Systems Design, and Speeding Past Tropes
Join Seth Rosen and learn how his team used sound fundamentals to break formulas, avoid tropes, and create broad appeal through theme & setting.
Register today! https://bit.ly/47D3uBA
November 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
After having to pull out last year due to a medical situation (which I can thank Pacific Drive for), I’m finally gonna talk about Pacific Drive! In! So! Much! Detail! Come hang out ok thank you
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Another Member of Scottish Parliament (@ross-greer.bsky.social was at a demo two weeks ago as well) joins the fired workers outside Rockstar North in Edinburgh.
"I stand with the workers. I hope that they will be reinstated before Christmas to this job that they love..."
"I stand with the workers. I hope that they will be reinstated before Christmas to this job that they love..."
I attended the protest outside of Rockstar North in Edinburgh this evening to stand in solidarity with the more than 30 workers across the UK, including a number of my constituents who have been sacked.
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Another Member of Scottish Parliament (@ross-greer.bsky.social was at a demo two weeks ago as well) joins the fired workers outside Rockstar North in Edinburgh.
"I stand with the workers. I hope that they will be reinstated before Christmas to this job that they love..."
"I stand with the workers. I hope that they will be reinstated before Christmas to this job that they love..."
For anyone that wanted a multiplayer experience out of Pacific Drive, it seems like PACS might scratch some of that itch!
(I’m sure there are structural & mechanical differences aplenty, but looks like it has the basic ingredients—curious to check it out, Playstack tends to sign good stuff)
(I’m sure there are structural & mechanical differences aplenty, but looks like it has the basic ingredients—curious to check it out, Playstack tends to sign good stuff)
It’s the postiepocalypse!
Grab 3 friends, navigate treacherous terrain, scavenge & upgrade, and grow a courier company fulfilling the apocalyptic miracle of a package delivered on time.
Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3079190
Grab 3 friends, navigate treacherous terrain, scavenge & upgrade, and grow a courier company fulfilling the apocalyptic miracle of a package delivered on time.
Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3079190
November 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM
For anyone that wanted a multiplayer experience out of Pacific Drive, it seems like PACS might scratch some of that itch!
(I’m sure there are structural & mechanical differences aplenty, but looks like it has the basic ingredients—curious to check it out, Playstack tends to sign good stuff)
(I’m sure there are structural & mechanical differences aplenty, but looks like it has the basic ingredients—curious to check it out, Playstack tends to sign good stuff)
This is RIGHT NOW
A Shell in the Pit is so god damn good at what they do and a pleasure to work with, tune in!!
A Shell in the Pit is so god damn good at what they do and a pleasure to work with, tune in!!
Join us today at 1pm PST on twitch (www.twitch.tv/ashellinthep...) for a #behindthesounds stream of @ironwood.bsky.social's Pacific Drive DLC! 👁️
We'll be talking scary sounds with @mcsaudio.bsky.social @milliewissar.bsky.social and @emaudible.bsky.social
We'll be talking scary sounds with @mcsaudio.bsky.social @milliewissar.bsky.social and @emaudible.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is RIGHT NOW
A Shell in the Pit is so god damn good at what they do and a pleasure to work with, tune in!!
A Shell in the Pit is so god damn good at what they do and a pleasure to work with, tune in!!
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I was a judge in the Independent Games Festival again this year - here are some of my highlights from 2026. Not a "who I think's going to win" prediction, just "here's some games I think are cool!" cdrom.ca/games/2025/1...
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I was a judge in the Independent Games Festival again this year - here are some of my highlights from 2026. Not a "who I think's going to win" prediction, just "here's some games I think are cool!" cdrom.ca/games/2025/1...
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ok they deleted and reposted it for some reason but, reminder: this is a survey of GDC attendees only which self-selects for highly paid, senior devs and management
which is to say: this is most likely what a result skewed _against_ unionization looks like right now
which is to say: this is most likely what a result skewed _against_ unionization looks like right now
GDC survey indicates over half of U.S. game workers want to join a union
Half of U.S. game workers want to join a union
According to the 2025 Game Industry Salary Report, 64 percent of developers support unions and 56 percent want to join one.
www.gamedeveloper.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
ok they deleted and reposted it for some reason but, reminder: this is a survey of GDC attendees only which self-selects for highly paid, senior devs and management
which is to say: this is most likely what a result skewed _against_ unionization looks like right now
which is to say: this is most likely what a result skewed _against_ unionization looks like right now
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Rebecca Heineman is a giant in the game industry. May she be long remembered.
My trailblazing game industry bad-ass friend Rebecca Heineman has passed away.
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Fuck cancer.
Friends, let’s not forget her: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca...
Rebecca Heineman - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Rebecca Heineman is a giant in the game industry. May she be long remembered.
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this is such a great generous thread of observations and insights from what must have been an absolutely hellish week. also GENERATION EXILE looks cool af -- I suspect a bunch of you following me are WILL ALSO be into narrative-heavy solarpunk sims/builders
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
November 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
this is such a great generous thread of observations and insights from what must have been an absolutely hellish week. also GENERATION EXILE looks cool af -- I suspect a bunch of you following me are WILL ALSO be into narrative-heavy solarpunk sims/builders
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
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November 14, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
BREAKING: Starbucks workers have launched a massive, nationwide strike.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
Baristas in 40 cities have walked off the job on the busiest day of Starbucks' year.
Upwards of 12,000 @sbworkersunited.org members could ultimately go on strike as the union escalates.
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The IWGB has just announced that 220 letters, signed by Rockstar staff, have now been delivered to leadership at the company, demanding the immediate reinstatement of their fired colleagues.
November 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The IWGB has just announced that 220 letters, signed by Rockstar staff, have now been delivered to leadership at the company, demanding the immediate reinstatement of their fired colleagues.
Reposted by Seth Rosen
The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for November includes:
💰 Grand Theft Auto V
🚗 Pacific Drive
🌊 Still Wakes the Deep
🪖 Insurgency: Sandstorm
…and more. Full details: play.st/43NtckL
💰 Grand Theft Auto V
🚗 Pacific Drive
🌊 Still Wakes the Deep
🪖 Insurgency: Sandstorm
…and more. Full details: play.st/43NtckL
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup for November includes:
💰 Grand Theft Auto V
🚗 Pacific Drive
🌊 Still Wakes the Deep
🪖 Insurgency: Sandstorm
…and more. Full details: play.st/43NtckL
💰 Grand Theft Auto V
🚗 Pacific Drive
🌊 Still Wakes the Deep
🪖 Insurgency: Sandstorm
…and more. Full details: play.st/43NtckL
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play thisssssssssssssssssss
👑The Below the Crown is now in Early Access on Steam ♟️
Our first launch in almost 10 years!
Our nerdy love letter to Roguelikes, Chess, and Dungeon Crawlers is here for everyone to try - please give us a review!
store.steampowered.com/app/1883920/...
Our first launch in almost 10 years!
Our nerdy love letter to Roguelikes, Chess, and Dungeon Crawlers is here for everyone to try - please give us a review!
store.steampowered.com/app/1883920/...
Save 35% on Below the Crown on Steam
Explore the dungeons Below the Crown, in this love letter to Roguelikes, Dungeon Crawlers, and Chess. Prepare for strategy, game-changing spells, psychological tests, and challenges from your fellow p...
store.steampowered.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
play thisssssssssssssssssss
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okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
November 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form:
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...
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I don't think I've posted these marketing shots here! I arranged them for the upcoming Thick as Thieves game, and was also responsible for the architecture and lighting. I think they're fun!
November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I don't think I've posted these marketing shots here! I arranged them for the upcoming Thick as Thieves game, and was also responsible for the architecture and lighting. I think they're fun!