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Helen Carmichael - Forbidden Solitaire

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#GameDev with @greyalien.bsky.social at Grey Alien Games. Forbidden Solitaire, Ancient Enemy, Shadowhand, Regency Solitaire. Writer: Going Medieval & more…https://greyaliengames.com/blog/writing-editing/

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Matt Waldron@mattboyslim.bsky.social · yesterday

One of my absolute favorite games of 2026, Forbidden Solitaire, just released a meaty new DLC today! The main game effortlessly struck a balance between "this FEELS like a CD-ROM game from the mid-90's" and "this is really fun to pick up and play without the mid-90's jank". I grabbed it immediately!

Forbidden Solitaire: The Discarded on Steam

It's 2020. Robyn Cierra excavates hidden files within the remnants of a cursed 1995 CD-ROM. A bizarre graveyard of scrapped content lies entombed, deep within the code. You thought your sister was bey...

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Nick Lives@slicknicklives.bsky.social · yesterday

Forbidden Solitaire's new DLC is OUT NOW!! Very proud of what the team was able to accomplish with this! This also might be the most oddly romantic story I've written for a Night Signal project? Albeit with a touch of toothy body horror to go with it, of course. 🦷GO FORTH: tinyurl.com/k9uvnahk

Helen Carmichael - Forbidden Solitaire@bchezza.bsky.social · 3d ago

To clarify, when we say we are ‘getting our son to help,’ with Forbidden Solitaire - Callum is a capable graduate game programmer and has joined the family business 👾

Helen Carmichael & Callum Birkett in blue on a sofa
Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie@greyalien.bsky.social · 4d ago

I have multiple acquaintances who are incredulous that we're not using AI to code our game/DLC. Tbh, most of our time is thinking, tweaking and polishing anyway, not code. And when there is more code to be done, I get my son help with it, who gets paid, as a human. I'm fine with that.

Nick Lives@slicknicklives.bsky.social · 4d ago

That new 'Immolate' feature is a game-changer by the way. While testing the DLC I found myself feverishly plotting a path through cards to get one more joker to sacrifice my way into using my triple-damage Mana Storm gem to absolutely OBLITERATE a boss's health bar. Anyway DLC comes out Monday!! ⬇️

Forbidden Solitaire: The Discarded on Steam

It's 2020. Robyn Cierra excavates hidden files within the remnants of a cursed 1995 CD-ROM. A bizarre graveyard of scrapped content lies entombed, deep within the code. You thought your sister was bey...

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie@greyalien.bsky.social · last wk.

Bet you'd love to be playing this right now. Forbidden Solitaire: The Discarded DLC Out soon: store.steampowered.com/app/5238350/...

Slazenger Kin-KILLED 💀@slazengerkincaid.bsky.social · 2w ago

Forbidden Solitaire is a great example of why indie games are so important. As the "AAA" market shrivels up and creativity dies, we get stuff like this. Big swings taken by small passionate teams deserve your support. I had a blast with this.

Forbidden Solitaire on Steam

Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.

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