π Two girls must travel to the Moon's core after it has been thrown out of orbit. A PC98 inspired visual novel about fear of the unknown and people in love.
"The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight: Definitive Edition" is releasing for FREE March 18th, 2026.
π Wishlist today! π
If you want to see how I (NOT an artist) make the art for our game (without AI) by remixing public domain bird illustrations - check out this short documentary about the making of our game!
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev
GAP logo: the letters G A and P spelt out in red string on a cork board
Myself and @mtrc.bsky.social are running a workshop on Games and Archaeological Play (GAP) at FDG 2026!
Short papers of up to 4 pages are due by April 5th. We are interested in any work that broadly relates to video game archaeology. See the full CFP here:
gapworkshop.org/call-for-pap...
Friends! The ITU is hiring! We're looking for a tech-savvy person who can help us develop the games program and the Center for Digital Play research profile: candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me!
It even has a free game version ,thatβs missing the divination guide, which took me ages to write as in the end I needed two sets of endnotes. Typical.
ondrejtrhon.itch.io/millenial-ta...
I know the world is kinda ending again, but i put this out: ondrejtrhon.itch.io/milennial-ta...
Iβm quite proud of this multi-year project! Itβs as much a #tarot deck as a weird literary work (the guide "explaining" memestocks, hauntology, NGE etc.).
I may make raytheon expansion later.
Char and Martin are:
a)some of the best people you will ever meet, and
b) great game makers.
So there's at least two reasons for you to go get the demo of their game. If you need another one:
c) it's a very, very good deckbuilder.
Consider familiarizing yourself with the early warning system to quickly ascertain when and where the venga bus is coming
This interview comes from Gamer Handbook which I scanned last year! Be sure to check it out, I was quite chuffed to come across it
archive.org/details/Game...
Stoked to have you here!
New bio update postdoc at ITU Copenhagen on theorycraft and archaeogaming
Bio update
The last day of the ABIDE KickStarter! Don't miss out on this most unorthodox of videogames. Support here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/637...
RS for #dkgame
I wish I came up with a cooler answer but at least everyone else did
CH Ludens the Podast is here! ποΈπΎ In this premiere episode, hosts @eugenpfister.bsky.social & @pachuki.bsky.social present our project.
THE FIRST 3 YEARS PROJECT
Inspired by first3yearsproject.com
In my class on games as cultural industries, 60 students created a white paper on the first years as a games worker. Good practices, production processes, and labour issues.
Please share!
tinyurl.com/first3yearstcm
STOP MOTION HORROR GAME FROM THE JUDERO CREATORS!!!
From "Luca", the first Japanese indie short film by Nina (who had previously directed music videos for Ado, Yaosobi, Olivia Rodrigo...).
Full 12-min film >> www.catsuka.com/news/2026-02...
New video is live! "How Well Can I Paint Ethel Cain in the Oldest Art Program (MacPaint)?" youtu.be/895cnrsKWvs
for now it might be useful to know that I'll be hiring a postdoc to work on computational methods to detect online misogyny. If this is something you find interesting: let's have chat.
Second news of the day. As part of a stellar group led by @gboccia.bsky.social our FemVision project was funded by @horizoneu.bsky.social in the context of the "CL2-2025-01-DEMOCRACY-05 - Countering and preventing radicalisation, extremism, hate speech and polarisation" call. More will come but
Screenshot from the opening of Story of Thor, drawn by Ayano Koshiro and based on a sketch by Hitoshi Ariga.
In the early 90s, the increase in cartridge size allowed Ayano Koshiro to give full rein to her artistic talent. This chapter discusses Actraiser 2, Story of Thor, GΓΆtzendiener, Terranigma, Lunar Game Gear and Sister Sonic.
vgdensetsu.net/ayanokoshiro5/
Dispo en VF :
vgdensetsu.net/ayanokoshiro...
i have been looking to antifascist art from the post-WWII era for perspective. recently i learned about a great queer Czech artist, Toyen, who did antiwar work and also delved into bodies and roles. as in our era, you can't question the machinery of the world around you without questioning gender.
Stop waiting on the Vengabus that is coming, and start focusing on the Vengabus that is already here.
there's a vr port of the ms-dos version of ultima 4 and it goes hard as fuck sidequestvr.com/app/8127/ank...
In case you missed it: my full, free, open course on accessibility and visualization is out!
NEW VIDEO: In 1974 Barbra Streisand started dating her hairdresser. 25 years later Will Smith fights a giant mechanical spider. There's also a videogame. Here's the full story:
youtu.be/tQS1GXzy7Dc
low res first person view of a piano
conversation with people with one saying "Game Over Babe!" another panel saying "After too many letdowns," and a man saying "You are fired!" and a guy saying "where's my taco shop!?" and a final panel with text saying "Fed up with U corp-like power, Clark enlisted in R.A.B.I.T.: Rebels Against Big Tech"
low res black and white image of a pinball table
isometric view of a guy fighting a green monster in a dungeon
My latest indie game roundup featuring experimental tabletop and video games, and just other games that I thought were cool
virtualmoose.org/2026/02/06/i...
Ooooh got my first DiGRA full paper accepted β spearheaded by @dooleymurphy.bsky.social. See you in Maynooth!
