Every year, #WhatAGameDevLooksLike reminds me that even though the industry is tough right now, there are still a ton of people who are passionate about bringing joy to people with their craft. It's a small (but persistent!) ray of hope in these Trying Times (TM).
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Hi I'm Ela, I design your game experiences, which means passionate yaps on data and having too many post-its with cryptic words and diagrams on my desk 🤠
I work in AAA which is funnily enough also my ongoing internal monologue screaming into the void
#whatagamedevlookslike
Starting the week off with a new series on YouTube! My first playthrough of the beautiful puzzle platformer GRIS!
youtu.be/OywmvNN5sFU
We’re delighted to reveal the Irish Games art-piece we commissioned from acclaimed Irish artist and game developer @denmanrooke.com, showcasing some of the incredible games and characters from across Irish games, alongside touchpoints of Irish culture.
www.imirt.ie/news/2026/3/...
DEAR TRANS KIDS, THIS WORLD IS BETTER WITH YOu IN IT AND YOU AR E WORTH FIGHTING FOR.
I love this man
Will we unlock the next vow of rivals today? Probably not with my luck!!
www.twitch.tv/shaka6331
I've been really enjoying my playthrough of MIO, the next video is up now!
youtu.be/vwBYRJhqQQk
Best response ever
I love Mr Tofu
The final part of looking at the demo of Horses of Hoofprint Bay is now live! I really enjoyed this and I cant wait for the full game to release. @thoglistudios.com and @themanequest.com have done a great job with this
youtu.be/J39ZHjQOHWg
I played the demo of this today and honestly I don't really play farming games very much but this is SUPER cute, cozy and just a wonderful time. I found myself being upset that the 7 days were up and I can't wait to play more of this in the future!
Checking out the demo for Collector's Cove that's available as part of #SteamNextFest made by the wonderful @voodooduckgames.bsky.social
we'll be doing some more Hades II runs after that
www.twitch.tv/shaka6331
I really want to get back into Clair Obscur but I stopped because I was having a really rough time emotionally & wasn't ready to have that in a game too & I can't stream that much right now and I want to finish the story of Hades II & I'm worried I'll forget what's going on & be really bad at it
Everything is politics.
The next part of my playthrough of MIO is now live! In today's episode I fight two more bosses and learn a little bit more about the world of MIO and also get some eh... property... check it out below
youtu.be/5XIV1xxfCZA
For those that need to hear this:
Everything will be ok 🫂💜
I think sometimes that's all we need to ground ourselves
Nothing overwhelming or complicated
I know I need it sometimes 🥰
So many people praise Horses of Hoofprint Bay for its "realism" even though it's probably the most visually stylized horse game released this decade. That just goes to show that when people ask for "realistic" horse games, many of them *don't* actually mean UE5 photorealistic graphics at all.
So lots to look forward to if any of that takes your fancy. I'm happy just getting to play more games outside of streaming regardless of if anyone is watching or not but it's always nice to share the fun times
The next game on the list for Mondays is GRIS a beautiful puzzle platformer. After MIO I'm planning on playing both of the Ori games. I've played the first game before but never got far into the second due to my laptop having a bad time years ago so I'm going to start from the beginning again.
I've been playing the demo for Horse of Hoofprint Bay & started MIO: Memories in Orbit. I've 1 more video of Hoofprint Bay to go up next Monday & then that's the demo done. I'm planning to keep to uploading 2 videos a week with 1 day being a metroidvania & day (Mondays) being another game.
As some of you may have seen from me posting links to videos I've recently started uploading videos on my new YouTube channel!
If you've any interest in metroidvanias they are going to be a big focus of the channel so subscribe to see lots of that kind of content
www.youtube.com/@Shaka6331Pl...
The second part of my look at the Horses of Hoofprint Bay demo is now live on YouTube! It's the second last video of the demo but I've also been uploading MIO: Memories in Orbit so if that interests you please consider subscribing!
youtu.be/hG_bpPtgGgM
Its time for more Silksong! I am definitely improving in a lot of ways but just need to get more consistent in trying to get this hitless! Will hopefully be moving over to Hades II after to try and unlock the next vow of rivals!!
www.twitch.tv/shaka6331
If you’re worried about the future of games, remember that your $ holds enormous sway. Support companies who actually care about the art and craft of making games, who put people first and value their employees & audiences. Support indies especially. The future doesn’t belong to greedy corporations
I'm gonna chase a bug around and around in circles! With @shaka6331.bsky.social !
It's #corekeeper time: twitch.tv/disfordemise
@disfordemise.bsky.social and I are chasing down Ghorm in our rubber boots in Core Keeper
www.twitch.tv/shaka6331
elliejoypanic's plus program goal for february is at 185/300 paid sub points
I am on the FINAL MONTH of pushing for a 70/30 revenue split on Twitch subs for another year, and we only have 8 days left to qualify (yikes)
I'd hate to hit those first 2 months and then miss out right at the end, so if you're able to help support with a paid sub I'd be super grateful! 🖤🖤
Its time for more Silksong! We got a sub 30 off stream and a pretty good HHG in a different run! Lets try and do better!
www.twitch.tv/shaka6331
My second video on my new YouTube channel is live! I started playing MIO: Memories in Orbit and I loved my first hour or so in the game. If metroidvanias interest you why not check it out!
youtu.be/XOtk0yu2Dy8
