@vatever.bsky.social
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New Exhibit:Play list!
𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐙𝐄. 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬
Created by @farfama.bsky.social
Features all the winners from @amazefest.bsky.social Arthouse Games Festival from 2012 - 2025. Includes extensive tags so you can filter by award, year, theme, artstyle, and more!
exhibitplay.com/amaze-berlin...
𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐙𝐄. 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬
Created by @farfama.bsky.social
Features all the winners from @amazefest.bsky.social Arthouse Games Festival from 2012 - 2025. Includes extensive tags so you can filter by award, year, theme, artstyle, and more!
exhibitplay.com/amaze-berlin...
A MAZE. / Berlin Award Winners (2012–2025)
An Exhibit:Play archive of A MAZE. / Berlin award winners from 2012–2025—arthouse and experimental games across Digital Moment, Audience Choice, Human Human Machine, Long Feature, Explorer, Most Amazi...
exhibitplay.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 PM
New Exhibit:Play list!
𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐙𝐄. 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬
Created by @farfama.bsky.social
Features all the winners from @amazefest.bsky.social Arthouse Games Festival from 2012 - 2025. Includes extensive tags so you can filter by award, year, theme, artstyle, and more!
exhibitplay.com/amaze-berlin...
𝐀 𝐌𝐀𝐙𝐄. 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬
Created by @farfama.bsky.social
Features all the winners from @amazefest.bsky.social Arthouse Games Festival from 2012 - 2025. Includes extensive tags so you can filter by award, year, theme, artstyle, and more!
exhibitplay.com/amaze-berlin...
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for the life of me… how is:
“cringe game. made by a liar…” and bringing up my r*pist an acceptable review for a game that a moderator cleared??
i tried to flag it again but it won’t let me.
steam reviews that are personal attacks, and not at all about the game, are ok? how?
#GameDev #Steam
“cringe game. made by a liar…” and bringing up my r*pist an acceptable review for a game that a moderator cleared??
i tried to flag it again but it won’t let me.
steam reviews that are personal attacks, and not at all about the game, are ok? how?
#GameDev #Steam
December 31, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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irregular reminder that you can support my work on patreon www.patreon.com/alienmelon
and i hope with that new release that i’m working on, it will be worth it 💕
(support also goes toward writing)
and i hope with that new release that i’m working on, it will be worth it 💕
(support also goes toward writing)
Get more from Nathalie Lawhead on Patreon
creating Games
www.patreon.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:44 AM
irregular reminder that you can support my work on patreon www.patreon.com/alienmelon
and i hope with that new release that i’m working on, it will be worth it 💕
(support also goes toward writing)
and i hope with that new release that i’m working on, it will be worth it 💕
(support also goes toward writing)
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i’m sharing this blog post one last time before letting it vanish into the social media void forever…
⁽ᵗʰᵉ ᵛᵒᶦᵈ ʰᵃᵖᵖᶦˡʸ ᶜᵒⁿˢᵘᵐᵉˢ ᵗʰᶦˢ ᵖᵒˢᵗ. ᵗʰᵉ ᵛᵒᶦᵈ ᶦˢ ˢᵃᵗᶦˢᶠᶦᵉᵈ⁾
⁽ᵗʰᵉ ᵛᵒᶦᵈ ʰᵃᵖᵖᶦˡʸ ᶜᵒⁿˢᵘᵐᵉˢ ᵗʰᶦˢ ᵖᵒˢᵗ. ᵗʰᵉ ᵛᵒᶦᵈ ᶦˢ ˢᵃᵗᶦˢᶠᶦᵉᵈ⁾
i posted about all my favorite games from this year. i hope you will fall in love with them too!
One whole year of video game recommendations: www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/one...
"The international indiegame scene is full of undiscovered gems. They are waiting for you to find them."
#IndieGames
One whole year of video game recommendations: www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/one...
"The international indiegame scene is full of undiscovered gems. They are waiting for you to find them."
#IndieGames
December 30, 2025 at 6:34 AM
i’m sharing this blog post one last time before letting it vanish into the social media void forever…
⁽ᵗʰᵉ ᵛᵒᶦᵈ ʰᵃᵖᵖᶦˡʸ ᶜᵒⁿˢᵘᵐᵉˢ ᵗʰᶦˢ ᵖᵒˢᵗ. ᵗʰᵉ ᵛᵒᶦᵈ ᶦˢ ˢᵃᵗᶦˢᶠᶦᵉᵈ⁾
⁽ᵗʰᵉ ᵛᵒᶦᵈ ʰᵃᵖᵖᶦˡʸ ᶜᵒⁿˢᵘᵐᵉˢ ᵗʰᶦˢ ᵖᵒˢᵗ. ᵗʰᵉ ᵛᵒᶦᵈ ᶦˢ ˢᵃᵗᶦˢᶠᶦᵉᵈ⁾
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“It’s not a linear journey! Game development is as much about self reflection, exploration, and curiosity, as it is about all the other seemingly impersonal technical things involved in making something.”
i posted about all my favorite games from this year. i hope you will fall in love with them too!
One whole year of video game recommendations: www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/one...
"The international indiegame scene is full of undiscovered gems. They are waiting for you to find them."
#IndieGames
One whole year of video game recommendations: www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/one...
"The international indiegame scene is full of undiscovered gems. They are waiting for you to find them."
#IndieGames
December 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
“It’s not a linear journey! Game development is as much about self reflection, exploration, and curiosity, as it is about all the other seemingly impersonal technical things involved in making something.”
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this Wednesday at 6pm (the day after tomorrow) i will be giving a talk as part of the Ljudmila Kontrolerji event ✨🎮💾💕💻 👉 wiki.ljudmila.org/Kontrolerji
at the modern gallery. this talk will be about altgames and alternative digital culture in games.
at the modern gallery. this talk will be about altgames and alternative digital culture in games.
Kontrolerji
wiki.ljudmila.org
November 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
this Wednesday at 6pm (the day after tomorrow) i will be giving a talk as part of the Ljudmila Kontrolerji event ✨🎮💾💕💻 👉 wiki.ljudmila.org/Kontrolerji
at the modern gallery. this talk will be about altgames and alternative digital culture in games.
at the modern gallery. this talk will be about altgames and alternative digital culture in games.
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There are only three weeks left until the start of NEXT LEVEL! 👉 www.next-level.digital/en/
The opening event will take place on 13 November with an opening performance entitled Waluigi's Purgatory, an interactive performance that explores themes of AI, deception, and collective decision-making.
The opening event will take place on 13 November with an opening performance entitled Waluigi's Purgatory, an interactive performance that explores themes of AI, deception, and collective decision-making.
October 22, 2025 at 1:05 PM
There are only three weeks left until the start of NEXT LEVEL! 👉 www.next-level.digital/en/
The opening event will take place on 13 November with an opening performance entitled Waluigi's Purgatory, an interactive performance that explores themes of AI, deception, and collective decision-making.
The opening event will take place on 13 November with an opening performance entitled Waluigi's Purgatory, an interactive performance that explores themes of AI, deception, and collective decision-making.
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🙏💕
“Beautiful and sad piece of horror poetry. As good an example of the use of videogame mechanics and play to write [create? improvise? explain?] poetry that l've ever seen.”
get A Butterfly on steam store.steampowered.com/app/3439300/...
itch alienmelon.itch.io/butterfly
#IndieGame #IndieHorror
“Beautiful and sad piece of horror poetry. As good an example of the use of videogame mechanics and play to write [create? improvise? explain?] poetry that l've ever seen.”
get A Butterfly on steam store.steampowered.com/app/3439300/...
itch alienmelon.itch.io/butterfly
#IndieGame #IndieHorror
![screen shot of steam review: Beautiful and sad piece of horror poetry. As good an example of the use of videogame mechanics and play to write [create? improvise? explain?] poetry that l've ever seen.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:k5fb442ldsrgtl6jmta3gc4u/bafkreie4inqexfy3afwdi7ylradlxhh4pv3hcijb4jjaaycsvy5jwicd64@jpeg)
October 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🙏💕
“Beautiful and sad piece of horror poetry. As good an example of the use of videogame mechanics and play to write [create? improvise? explain?] poetry that l've ever seen.”
get A Butterfly on steam store.steampowered.com/app/3439300/...
itch alienmelon.itch.io/butterfly
#IndieGame #IndieHorror
“Beautiful and sad piece of horror poetry. As good an example of the use of videogame mechanics and play to write [create? improvise? explain?] poetry that l've ever seen.”
get A Butterfly on steam store.steampowered.com/app/3439300/...
itch alienmelon.itch.io/butterfly
#IndieGame #IndieHorror
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October's entry in the PIZZA PRANKS Video Game Tape Club is ARMAGAD (also Tetrageddon Games) by @alienmelon.bsky.social!
The internet conveniently packed into a neat little (digital) package and then inside a neat little (physical) package ready for you to experience.
pizzapranks.com/tapeclub/
The internet conveniently packed into a neat little (digital) package and then inside a neat little (physical) package ready for you to experience.
pizzapranks.com/tapeclub/
October 15, 2025 at 9:58 PM
October's entry in the PIZZA PRANKS Video Game Tape Club is ARMAGAD (also Tetrageddon Games) by @alienmelon.bsky.social!
The internet conveniently packed into a neat little (digital) package and then inside a neat little (physical) package ready for you to experience.
pizzapranks.com/tapeclub/
The internet conveniently packed into a neat little (digital) package and then inside a neat little (physical) package ready for you to experience.
pizzapranks.com/tapeclub/
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Unfortunately, like many other sites on the internet right now, we're the victim of excessive suspicious requests from bots over the past few days. We're working the best we can to mitigate and get services fully restored. Thanks for your patience
September 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Unfortunately, like many other sites on the internet right now, we're the victim of excessive suspicious requests from bots over the past few days. We're working the best we can to mitigate and get services fully restored. Thanks for your patience
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4️⃣2️⃣ You have 42 hours left to buy Queer Games Bundle 2025. Get over 600 radical, heartfelt games and projects for $60 (or $10+), less than the price of one AAA game. This morning, we've passed $80,000 for queer artists.
itch.io/b/3062
itch.io/b/3062
September 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
4️⃣2️⃣ You have 42 hours left to buy Queer Games Bundle 2025. Get over 600 radical, heartfelt games and projects for $60 (or $10+), less than the price of one AAA game. This morning, we've passed $80,000 for queer artists.
itch.io/b/3062
itch.io/b/3062
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working on my playable dandelion...
the idea is that you play one of those little dandelion wisps. you float, then you land and the plant grows, and then you can float again... so you're floating through the world.
you're the only sign of life.
#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev
the idea is that you play one of those little dandelion wisps. you float, then you land and the plant grows, and then you can float again... so you're floating through the world.
you're the only sign of life.
#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev
August 22, 2025 at 10:44 AM
working on my playable dandelion...
the idea is that you play one of those little dandelion wisps. you float, then you land and the plant grows, and then you can float again... so you're floating through the world.
you're the only sign of life.
#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev
the idea is that you play one of those little dandelion wisps. you float, then you land and the plant grows, and then you can float again... so you're floating through the world.
you're the only sign of life.
#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev
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Talked with some developers about what the fight around itch means to them and what they want to do next.
Itch Was A Bastion For 'Taboo' Developers, Now They're Not Sure Where To Go
Amid uncertainty for the future of alternative games, these developers share a resolve to keep going.
www.gamespot.com
August 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Talked with some developers about what the fight around itch means to them and what they want to do next.
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on the payment processor situation from someone with experience in fintech…
voidfox.com/blog/payment...
“I guess I'm asking for some understanding, both of Itch's position, and the entire landscape, before declaring them at complete fault and dumping them in the sewer with all the other bad actors.”
voidfox.com/blog/payment...
“I guess I'm asking for some understanding, both of Itch's position, and the entire landscape, before declaring them at complete fault and dumping them in the sewer with all the other bad actors.”
August 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
on the payment processor situation from someone with experience in fintech…
voidfox.com/blog/payment...
“I guess I'm asking for some understanding, both of Itch's position, and the entire landscape, before declaring them at complete fault and dumping them in the sewer with all the other bad actors.”
voidfox.com/blog/payment...
“I guess I'm asking for some understanding, both of Itch's position, and the entire landscape, before declaring them at complete fault and dumping them in the sewer with all the other bad actors.”
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"I'm gonna dump all my pent up angst and infodump material into a blog post about Itch/payment processing" I say to myself. It ends up like a million words, oops.
but well, I got it out of my brain: voidfox.com/blog/payment...
but well, I got it out of my brain: voidfox.com/blog/payment...
Payment Processor Fun 2025 -- Making Your Own MSP
voidfox.com
August 15, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"I'm gonna dump all my pent up angst and infodump material into a blog post about Itch/payment processing" I say to myself. It ends up like a million words, oops.
but well, I got it out of my brain: voidfox.com/blog/payment...
but well, I got it out of my brain: voidfox.com/blog/payment...
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this one is really good… it goes over a lot of the realities of a very complex ecosystem that i think we need to inform ourselves of. please share it too.
August 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
this one is really good… it goes over a lot of the realities of a very complex ecosystem that i think we need to inform ourselves of. please share it too.
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Some numbers I just dropped in one of the threads about "Itch should have already set up a high risk payment processor and been using it": these numbers are from 2010, but to the best of my knowledge have not substantially changed.
August 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Some numbers I just dropped in one of the threads about "Itch should have already set up a high risk payment processor and been using it": these numbers are from 2010, but to the best of my knowledge have not substantially changed.
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this is an incredibly important read and offers a realistic look at the situation with payment processors vs itch and steam... especially how powerless the storefront is.
it’s pretty dire.
please read and share this. it’s really good
i wish this was an article!
it’s pretty dire.
please read and share this. it’s really good
i wish this was an article!
Some numbers I just dropped in one of the threads about "Itch should have already set up a high risk payment processor and been using it": these numbers are from 2010, but to the best of my knowledge have not substantially changed.
August 16, 2025 at 8:01 AM
this is an incredibly important read and offers a realistic look at the situation with payment processors vs itch and steam... especially how powerless the storefront is.
it’s pretty dire.
please read and share this. it’s really good
i wish this was an article!
it’s pretty dire.
please read and share this. it’s really good
i wish this was an article!
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This is a REALLY GOOD post that gets into a lot more detail about what is actually happening behind the scenes with moving money via credit card and where the issues come from: voidfox.com/blog/payment...
August 15, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This is a REALLY GOOD post that gets into a lot more detail about what is actually happening behind the scenes with moving money via credit card and where the issues come from: voidfox.com/blog/payment...
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I need to stop reading people's posts about the Itch thing because I just saw someone arguing with their whole chest the creator was clearly a billionaire and oh babies I have so much bad news for you about what it costs to run a platform of Itch's size (lots) and what their revenue is (little)
August 16, 2025 at 1:09 AM
I need to stop reading people's posts about the Itch thing because I just saw someone arguing with their whole chest the creator was clearly a billionaire and oh babies I have so much bad news for you about what it costs to run a platform of Itch's size (lots) and what their revenue is (little)
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There's 3 big game stores in the western world.
Two are run by billionaires, take huge cuts & heavily limit which games can be published.
One is run by a tiny team, is free to use, open to all and is currently hosting a huge queer games bundle.
Guess which is being attacked for being "anti-LGBT".
Two are run by billionaires, take huge cuts & heavily limit which games can be published.
One is run by a tiny team, is free to use, open to all and is currently hosting a huge queer games bundle.
Guess which is being attacked for being "anti-LGBT".
Your colleague is publicly harassing one of our staff members on the assumption that misinformation that you published is true, despite us providing you with details descriptions of how our internal systems work in various bluesky threads over the past day.
We did not blanket deindex yuri content.
We did not blanket deindex yuri content.
August 15, 2025 at 12:21 AM
There's 3 big game stores in the western world.
Two are run by billionaires, take huge cuts & heavily limit which games can be published.
One is run by a tiny team, is free to use, open to all and is currently hosting a huge queer games bundle.
Guess which is being attacked for being "anti-LGBT".
Two are run by billionaires, take huge cuts & heavily limit which games can be published.
One is run by a tiny team, is free to use, open to all and is currently hosting a huge queer games bundle.
Guess which is being attacked for being "anti-LGBT".
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We're sooo close to crossing $40,000 on the main bundle! But also feel free to pay $1,000 for it from your Scrooge McDuck money pool, if that's you. Let's cross into the next goal either way!
itch.io/b/3062
queergamesbundle.carrd.co
itch.io/b/3062
queergamesbundle.carrd.co
August 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
We're sooo close to crossing $40,000 on the main bundle! But also feel free to pay $1,000 for it from your Scrooge McDuck money pool, if that's you. Let's cross into the next goal either way!
itch.io/b/3062
queergamesbundle.carrd.co
itch.io/b/3062
queergamesbundle.carrd.co
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Like aren't we all trying to do something ? The itch team included? What are you, trying to build a time machine? What matter is what we can do now
August 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Like aren't we all trying to do something ? The itch team included? What are you, trying to build a time machine? What matter is what we can do now
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are you fucking serious??
where are you people coming from?
i’m sorry for being rude here but I’ve reached the end of the rope when it comes to my patience here.
this entire conversation is so disingenuous and ignorant.
fine, ok. you’ll all kill itch.io. we don’t deserve better after this.
where are you people coming from?
i’m sorry for being rude here but I’ve reached the end of the rope when it comes to my patience here.
this entire conversation is so disingenuous and ignorant.
fine, ok. you’ll all kill itch.io. we don’t deserve better after this.
I have never seen them support lgbtq+, could you link some example?
(Not that they have been against it either, but allowing and supporting are very different)
(Not that they have been against it either, but allowing and supporting are very different)
August 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
are you fucking serious??
where are you people coming from?
i’m sorry for being rude here but I’ve reached the end of the rope when it comes to my patience here.
this entire conversation is so disingenuous and ignorant.
fine, ok. you’ll all kill itch.io. we don’t deserve better after this.
where are you people coming from?
i’m sorry for being rude here but I’ve reached the end of the rope when it comes to my patience here.
this entire conversation is so disingenuous and ignorant.
fine, ok. you’ll all kill itch.io. we don’t deserve better after this.