Benjamin 💫
@zyk.bsky.social
he/him • UX & Game Designer • Music Producer • 🇨🇵/🇬🇧
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May I enjoy my life and practice my art.
Respected by all men and in all times.
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Games I like
https://backloggd.com/u/Zyk/games/user-rating/
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May I enjoy my life and practice my art.
Respected by all men and in all times.
~
Games I like
https://backloggd.com/u/Zyk/games/user-rating/
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Benjamin 💫
@zyk.bsky.social
· Oct 18
Hey hey! I'm a Game Designer who has worked on a few games you might've heard about 🤗
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For Yakuza's 20th, I wrote about how genuinely important a character Kazuma Kiryu is, someone who embodies the series' themes of a life well-lived and a deconstruction of toxic masculinity. And yes, how recent series decisions go against that breadth of character. www.inverse.com/gaming/yakuz...
20 Years Ago, Yakuza Introduced One Of The Greatest Protagonists Of All Time
Yakuza has gone from a niche crime series to one of Sega's linchpins, but during that meteoric rise was one constant, the unforgettable Kazuma Kiryu.
www.inverse.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
For Yakuza's 20th, I wrote about how genuinely important a character Kazuma Kiryu is, someone who embodies the series' themes of a life well-lived and a deconstruction of toxic masculinity. And yes, how recent series decisions go against that breadth of character. www.inverse.com/gaming/yakuz...
Goodbye Hinamizawa, that was quite a ride. Umineko next?????
November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Goodbye Hinamizawa, that was quite a ride. Umineko next?????
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Welcome Ice-Pick Lodge to the Hooded Horse family!
They're making Darkwood 2: a sequel to the unforgiving survival horror game originally created by Acid Wizard.
We'll be publishing Darkwood 2 in consultation with the Acid Wizard team.
Read more: store.steampowered.com/news/app/370...
They're making Darkwood 2: a sequel to the unforgiving survival horror game originally created by Acid Wizard.
We'll be publishing Darkwood 2 in consultation with the Acid Wizard team.
Read more: store.steampowered.com/news/app/370...
October 28, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Welcome Ice-Pick Lodge to the Hooded Horse family!
They're making Darkwood 2: a sequel to the unforgiving survival horror game originally created by Acid Wizard.
We'll be publishing Darkwood 2 in consultation with the Acid Wizard team.
Read more: store.steampowered.com/news/app/370...
They're making Darkwood 2: a sequel to the unforgiving survival horror game originally created by Acid Wizard.
We'll be publishing Darkwood 2 in consultation with the Acid Wizard team.
Read more: store.steampowered.com/news/app/370...
omg
Look Outside: Final Vision | 2.0 Update | Out Now www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILEE...
-Multiple new endings
-A surprise-filled Cursed challenge mode
-New interactions
-New areas
-New quests
-Dozens of new monsters
-New boss battles
-Horrible new secrets
$6.99 store.steampowered.com/app/3373660/...
-Multiple new endings
-A surprise-filled Cursed challenge mode
-New interactions
-New areas
-New quests
-Dozens of new monsters
-New boss battles
-Horrible new secrets
$6.99 store.steampowered.com/app/3373660/...
October 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
omg
The first episode was great, I'm so glad this fantastic game is getting a good adaptation 😭
[Anime OP] Gnosia
Studio: domerica
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UO5...
Song: "Bake no Kawa" by MAISONdes
Music: Giga & TeddyLoid
Lyrics: Misumi (DUSTCELL)
Vocals: Kobo Kanaeru, Kasane Teto
Studio: domerica
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UO5...
Song: "Bake no Kawa" by MAISONdes
Music: Giga & TeddyLoid
Lyrics: Misumi (DUSTCELL)
Vocals: Kobo Kanaeru, Kasane Teto
October 11, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The first episode was great, I'm so glad this fantastic game is getting a good adaptation 😭
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David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
October 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)
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You would not believe how many stories like this have been popping up over the last ~5 years
Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.
Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.
SCOOP: Last year, Ubisoft cancelled an Assassin's Creed game set during Reconstruction. Was to feature a Black Assassin who, among other things, fought the rise of the Klan
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Sources: Leadership nixed it over concerns re: U.S. political climate, backlash to Yasuke
www.gamefile.news/p/scoop-ubis...
Scoop: Ubisoft cancelled a post-Civil War Assassin’s Creed last year
Company leadership deemed the project too controversial for the moment, sources tell Game File
www.gamefile.news
October 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
You would not believe how many stories like this have been popping up over the last ~5 years
Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.
Not just full games cancelled—entire characters and plot lines removed or changed, leaving less time for making the *rest of the game better*, to try avoiding a small and malicious contingent of voices.
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"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
GNOSIA being one of my favorite games of all times, to say that I am hyped is an understatement
Depth Loop ‘Teaser’ trailer, first details and screenshots
Kemco has released a teaser trailer and first details and screenshots for werewolf game visual novel Depth Loop.
Kemco has released a teaser trailer and first details and screenshots for werewolf game visual novel Depth Loop.
Depth Loop ‘Teaser’ trailer, first details and screenshots
Kemco has released a teaser trailer and first details and screenshots for werewolf game visual novel Depth Loop.
www.gematsu.com
October 2, 2025 at 10:52 AM
GNOSIA being one of my favorite games of all times, to say that I am hyped is an understatement
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I think more people enjoy complex women protagonists in video games than a few divorced YouTubers would have you believe
Konami says Silent Hill F has sold 1 million copies faster than the Silent Hill 2 remake did.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/silent-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/silent-...
Silent Hill F sold 1 million copies faster than the Silent Hill 2 remake, Konami says | VGC
Konami claims its latest horror game hit the 1 million sales milestone a day after release…
www.videogameschronicle.com
September 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I think more people enjoy complex women protagonists in video games than a few divorced YouTubers would have you believe
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Absolutely, the writing manages this fine line between funny, horrifying, wholesome and depressed. It's incredibly full of heart, yet at times manages to be the best Cosmic Horror piece of culture from these last 20 years.
September 29, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Absolutely, the writing manages this fine line between funny, horrifying, wholesome and depressed. It's incredibly full of heart, yet at times manages to be the best Cosmic Horror piece of culture from these last 20 years.
Everyone should play this game. It's probably going to end up being my GOTY (especially with the 2.0 Halloween update omg)
Hey folks, I've added Look Outside to my Steam Curator page with the most enthusiastic recommendation I can possibly give, this is currently vying with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 as my game of the year so far, it's an incredible survival horror RPG. Play it!👍
store.steampowered.com/app/3373660/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3373660/...
Look Outside on Steam
Look Outside is a survival horror RPG set in a single apartment building. A mysterious event turns anyone who looks out the window into grotesque monsters, leaving the world in absolute chaos. Scaveng...
store.steampowered.com
September 29, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Everyone should play this game. It's probably going to end up being my GOTY (especially with the 2.0 Halloween update omg)
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You hit the button. That's it.
Rhythm Doctor is leaving Early Access on DECEMBER 6TH, 2025!
Save patients with your rhythm mastery, all the way through the final Act and our big finale.
🎵 Trailer directed by @rj.dcellgames.com with VFX by thefinals
Rhythm Doctor is leaving Early Access on DECEMBER 6TH, 2025!
Save patients with your rhythm mastery, all the way through the final Act and our big finale.
🎵 Trailer directed by @rj.dcellgames.com with VFX by thefinals
September 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
You hit the button. That's it.
Rhythm Doctor is leaving Early Access on DECEMBER 6TH, 2025!
Save patients with your rhythm mastery, all the way through the final Act and our big finale.
🎵 Trailer directed by @rj.dcellgames.com with VFX by thefinals
Rhythm Doctor is leaving Early Access on DECEMBER 6TH, 2025!
Save patients with your rhythm mastery, all the way through the final Act and our big finale.
🎵 Trailer directed by @rj.dcellgames.com with VFX by thefinals
😬😬😬😬 (why no Nightdive Studios at least???????)
September 24, 2025 at 10:28 PM
😬😬😬😬 (why no Nightdive Studios at least???????)
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Kimmel: "He might have to release the Epstein files to distract us from this now."
September 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Kimmel: "He might have to release the Epstein files to distract us from this now."
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This stream was one of the coolest things I've seen in a while congrats to everyone involved, I can't wait to see whats going to happen today
UNDERTALE 10th anniversary stream counting down now!!! Just about 45 minutes left!!
undertale.com/10/
undertale.com/10/
UNDERTALE 10th Anniversary Stream Event
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
undertale.com
September 21, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This stream was one of the coolest things I've seen in a while congrats to everyone involved, I can't wait to see whats going to happen today
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A lot of video-game publishers spend hundreds of millions of dollars chasing after "realistic graphics" and "massive open-worlds" when what players really want is just a shitload of weird little guys
September 4, 2025 at 3:08 PM
A lot of video-game publishers spend hundreds of millions of dollars chasing after "realistic graphics" and "massive open-worlds" when what players really want is just a shitload of weird little guys
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I really hate the term "sideloading". I preferred the original term, which was "installing software on a computer that you own"
August 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
I really hate the term "sideloading". I preferred the original term, which was "installing software on a computer that you own"
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Denshattack - Spring 2026
August 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Denshattack - Spring 2026
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dope
'Ghost of Yotei' has a new 'Watanabe Mode' which plays lofi hip-hop tracks as you explore ⚔️🎵
Features original tracks from 'Samurai Champloo' director Shinichirō Watanabe
Features original tracks from 'Samurai Champloo' director Shinichirō Watanabe
July 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
dope
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"The problem with AI isn't that it can do your job. It can't. The problem with AI is that your MBA-brained boss's boss doesn't know how your job works and thinks AI can do your job at fractions of a penny on the dollar, and hears the siren song of 'maximize shareholder value'."
MBA-brain is real.
MBA-brain is real.
July 3, 2025 at 6:57 AM
"The problem with AI isn't that it can do your job. It can't. The problem with AI is that your MBA-brained boss's boss doesn't know how your job works and thinks AI can do your job at fractions of a penny on the dollar, and hears the siren song of 'maximize shareholder value'."
MBA-brain is real.
MBA-brain is real.
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A good reminder that while Metal Gear Rising was incredibly loud and completely devoid of subtlety, people mistook that for being dumb.
It is not. It's one of the most clear-eyed and pointed political satires AND most plausible takes on cyberpunk around.
It is the Rage Against The Machine of games
It is not. It's one of the most clear-eyed and pointed political satires AND most plausible takes on cyberpunk around.
It is the Rage Against The Machine of games
Thinking on this moment written by @jacobgeller.com for no particular reason today.
July 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
A good reminder that while Metal Gear Rising was incredibly loud and completely devoid of subtlety, people mistook that for being dumb.
It is not. It's one of the most clear-eyed and pointed political satires AND most plausible takes on cyberpunk around.
It is the Rage Against The Machine of games
It is not. It's one of the most clear-eyed and pointed political satires AND most plausible takes on cyberpunk around.
It is the Rage Against The Machine of games