Inspired by @benjaminreeves.bsky.social, tonight I am cracking open Godot and taking a swing at expanding my skills. I...have not coded in eons and will be doing tutorial projects for a bit. www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/...

Building a game in 30 days with Godot

Veteran narrative designer Ben Reeves describes the task of learning the engine from scratch and making a game in thirty days.

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Ready to STEP UP to the ultimate challenge? 🪜 I had a blast helping write Ladder Lad, a game that is quite literally built on top of dumb ladder puns. The demo is officially OUT NOW on Steam! Go play it, wishlist it, and help us climb the charts: store.steampowered.com/app/3871300/...

Ladder Lad on Steam

In a world that has forgotten how to jump, one Lad must rise. Climb, wobble, and bounce your way to new heights in this challenging, 100% ladder-themed precision platformer.

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Excited to finally reveal that I helped write the new game from BUCK Games: Ladder Lad! 🪜 Prepare yourself for an epic journey of raw power, intense drama, and acute plantar fasciitis. Check out the announcement trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEC_...

Ladder Lad - Official Game Announcement Trailer

YouTube video by BUCK Games

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My NarraScope talk is live! 🎙️ "Play is Primal Storytelling" is 15 mins of me trying to justify my years at Game Informer and writing on Civ VII/Midnight Suns by talking about video games as primal psychological simulators. Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gM-...

NarraScope 2026: Play is a Primal Storytelling Language

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Wanted to call out some pieces in this issue that I think are great. @mikedrucker.bsky.social wrote a about comedy in games featuring interviews with folks like Tim Schafer, Al Lowe, Dana Gould, and more. And @benjaminreeves.bsky.social returns to GI to examine moral panic in video games.

Game Informer@gameinformer.com · 5mo ago

We're thrilled to celebrate 25 years of Halo on our latest cover. Subscribe to receive our exclusive look ahead at the forthcoming release of Halo: Campaign Evolved alongside our look back at the creation of the original Halo: Combat Evolved. gameinformer.com/cover-reveal... @halo.gg

I wrote a piece for Game Informer about why society blames games for its problems: My favorite piece of history? In 1982, the U.S. Surgeon General warned everyone that Pac-Man and Space Invaders were a danger to kids. Read it before the next medium gets banned: gameinformer.com/feature/2026...

Moral Panic Button

How and why video games often become society’s favorite scapegoat.

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i also want to note that while i *did* work on the base game, DLC was me and @benjaminreeves.bsky.social with the trust of our (wisely offline) director Zach Bush, who gave us 4 weirdos to pick from and let us cook

By far our cutest story in Rise of the Flightless! Check out @benjaminreeves.bsky.social and Jose Jaure's "The Fish Tax" Follow the campaign so you don't miss the launch of our *Rehatched* edition this summer! www.kickstarter.com/projects/luk... #comics 💙 📚 👀

I had a lot of fun creating this comic, thanks!

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Luke W. Henderson@lukewhenderson.bsky.social · 6mo ago

By far our cutest story in Rise of the Flightless! Check out @benjaminreeves.bsky.social and Jose Jaure's "The Fish Tax" Follow the campaign so you don't miss the launch of our *Rehatched* edition this summer! www.kickstarter.com/projects/luk... #comics 💙 📚 👀

I spent 30 days with Godot and it reminded me that game dev will always humble you. 🫠 📖 Read about my journey learning a new game dev tool on Game Developer right now: www.gamedeveloper.com/programming/... 🕹️ Or play the experimental project it birthed: streetcomedian.itch.io/the-last-lamplighter

The Last Lamplighter by Ben Reeves

Play in your browser

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@benjaminreeves.bsky.social has been a game journalist and a narrative designer, never really doing any kind of solo project. What happened when he set out to make a game in 30 days with Godot? the answer…he made a pretty good game!

Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 6mo ago

What happened when one game writer tried making a game in 30 days with Godot

If you have about 30 minutes and would love to play an immersive horror narrative game where your choices matter, I fully recommend giving this one a try! #horror #indiegame #narrative

Ben Reeves@benjaminreeves.bsky.social · 6mo ago

There is a heartbeat beneath the permafrost. ❄️ My cosmic horror game, STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE, is live. 🏢 Corporate horror 🖱️ Choice-based narrative 🎧 Headphones recommended streetcomedian.itch.io/standard-operating-procedure #GameDev #IndieGames #NarrativeDesign

I’m headed to NarraScope 2026! 🎙️ On June 13, I’ll talk about why games are the ultimate storytelling tool and how interactive stories are more potent than anything else. Join the fun! narrascope.org #NarrativeDesign #GameDev #NarraScope

Just read this article in my physical issue and have very mixed emotions. The only thing that really comes to mind is... Damn.

There is a heartbeat beneath the permafrost. ❄️ My cosmic horror game, STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE, is live. 🏢 Corporate horror 🖱️ Choice-based narrative 🎧 Headphones recommended streetcomedian.itch.io/standard-operating-procedure #GameDev #IndieGames #NarrativeDesign

Standard Opperating Proceedure by Ben Reeves

Escape a frozen Arctic base fueled by a monster.

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It’s a weird time to be in game dev. I went to GDC 2026 feeling like the industry might actually hate us. But then I saw a guy brushing giant papier-mâché teeth and had dinner with friends where we just talked about the games we loved. Read my recap here: 🎮 #GDC2026 #GameDev

Thanks to @fantasyflightgames.bsky.social for inviting MinnMax to a preview event in St. Paul's Wabasha Street Caves for Arkham Horror Chapter Two. Thanks to our International Cave Correspondent @benjaminreeves.bsky.social for attending the mysterious gala.

Enjoyed chatting a super fun movie with @jacobgeller.com and @benjaminreeves.bsky.social. And it was great to meet and hang with @patrickhwillems.bsky.social for the first time!

MinnMax@minnmax.com · 8mo ago

It's Free Week here at MinnMax! Checkout some of our awesome content this week for free! @jacobgeller.com and @leovader.com are joined with movie critic @patrickhwillems.bsky.social and @benjaminreeves.bsky.social to discuss Project Hail Marry on this spoilercast. www.patreon.com/posts/153836...

Excited to share that the Dreamlands Anthology is LIVE on Kickstarter! My story, Bedtime Stories, is a dive into the desperation of a father’s love and the blurred lines between protection and obsession. www.kickstarter.com/projects/war... #Horror #IndieComics

My comic, Bedtime Stories, is part of the upcoming Dreamlands Anthology, a horror collection exploring the veil between our reality and the waking terrors that lurk at night. Follow the Kickstarter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/war... #wardencomics #ComicAnthology #IndieComics #HorrorComics

I’ve spent most of my career thinking about massive games, so I wanted to take a breather and build something small. In System Shutdown, a mysterious system admin has breached your reality and demands you terminate your session. If you have 5 minutes, I’d love to hear what you think.

System Shutdown by streetcomedian@gmail.com

We need you to shut down your computer.

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I was a Firaxis narrative designer/writer and lost my job today. Any help sharing leads on new opportunities would be great! Over 3.5 years, I contributed to Civilization VII and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, helping turn maps, mechanics, and chaos into memorable stories. See my work benreeves.carrd.co

Benjamin Reeves Is Incredible

Ben Reeves narrative designer and writer

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