New Kaleidoscope! Narrative designer @peterpunk.bsky.social (Football Drama, Becoming Saint) talks to us about designing from the theme downwards, and the portrayal of history in games. 👂 www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...
Jon Ingold
@jon.inkle.co
Narrative @inkle.co he/him Writer: TR-49 / EXPELLED! / A Highland Song / Heaven's Vault / Overboard! / Over the Alps / Sorcery! / 80 Days. ink co-creator.
I have the privilege of participating in @telltalegames.bsky.social CHOICES MATTER FEST on Steam interviewing @jon.inkle.co of @inkle.co fame
Telltale@telltalegames.bsky.social · 2d agoCelebrate narrative games w/ our first-ever CHOICES MATTER FEST on Steam! AUGUST 10 - 17th: It’s stacked with... 🪧40+ Demos 🪧Behind-the-scenes content 🪧Interviews 🪧A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-type quiz 🪧Exclusive announcements 🪧TWO WORLD PREMIERES (not ours) 🪧…and discounts on 90 featured games!
Pleased that inkle is part of the Choices Matter Festival, with a new chat with @theexaminedgame.bsky.social
Telltale@telltalegames.bsky.social · 2d agoCelebrate narrative games w/ our first-ever CHOICES MATTER FEST on Steam! AUGUST 10 - 17th: It’s stacked with... 🪧40+ Demos 🪧Behind-the-scenes content 🪧Interviews 🪧A Choose-Your-Own-Adventure-type quiz 🪧Exclusive announcements 🪧TWO WORLD PREMIERES (not ours) 🪧…and discounts on 90 featured games!
Cc @composerchapman.bsky.social
puzzlebyrinth.bsky.social@puzzlebyrinth.bsky.social · 5d agoHeaven's Vault のサウンドトラック(作曲 Laurence Chapman)。星雲を漕ぐ弦楽四重奏の親密さの下に、古代文字を解読する『発見の一瞬』のためだけの短い曲が約20本。反復する解読を作業でなく発見に保つ引き出しの設計を、Doremi が黒コーヒー片手に分解した。https://puzzlebyrinth.com/articles/ost-heavens-vault?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=article-ost-heavens-vault
"Titanium Court really needs to be on your finish-by-year’s-end list." - Jill at @theindieinformer.bsky.social You heard Jill, you have FIVE months to complete Titanium Court! ⌛ I'd get off Bluesky and boot it up right now 💨 🏰 bit.ly/TC-Steam
Top Indies Of 2026 So Far According To Metacritic Scores
What do you mean we are already halfway through the year?
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New Kaleidoscope ep! Pip Warr (Little Kitty, Big City, A Monster's Expedition) joins us for a fun chat about localisation. Can digging into your script in immense detail make you a better writer -- or will it drive you mad? www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...
Five years ago today (it was actually yesterday but who's counting), the very first episode of Neurocracy saw the light of day! To commemorate this occasion, I'm overjoyed to present the first of three new stories on omnipedia.app, coming from @baroness.bsky.social: omnipedia.app/wiki/2049/10...
Reminder that the annual ink game jam is starting on August 15th - full details on the @itch.io page itch.io/jam/inkjam-2...
inkjam 2026
A game jam from 2026-08-14 to 2026-09-01 hosted by Ju / smwhr & Memories of Sunshine. Welcome to the 9th edition of inkJam! This is an annual community-organized jam all about ink , a versatile script...
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New Kaleidoscope! This week, we have a playful and insightful look at developing characters and dialogue through theatrical techniques, with @annacwebs.bsky.social. Check out the conversation here, or subscribe to never miss an ep! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...
The first version of ink contained no randomising at all, and my thought was that we could instead tie results to arbitrary flags - so if you picked the yellow tie, you’ll get a 7 in combat later, etc - to make scumming impossible.
Seva Khusid🔜gamescom@sevakhusid.bsky.social · 2w agoBut I don’t think it’s a randomness problem. Even a deterministic, progress-by-winning game should be fun to fail at; otherwise why are you including the option to fail?
Adventure X is back! I’ll be there both days, including a chat on Sunday with @sagarberoshi.bsky.social reflecting on things we’ve learned interviewing nearly a hundred writers for the Kaleidoscope podcast
AdventureX@adventurex.bsky.social · 2w agoThis year’s schedule and lineup of incredible talks and panels are live! Visit adventurexpo.org for details. Join us at #AdvX26 in London on 7-8 November to hear from @sallybeaumont.bsky.social, @theexaminedgame.bsky.social, and more amazing gaming pros. Keynotes coming soon! Follow for updates
Last week we launched a new guide to videogames writing contracts + we'll be giving out free copies at an event on 13 August at London South Bank University (7-8.30pm), hosted by WGGB Games Co-Chair @flom.bsky.social Find out more + book your free place forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon...
When I turn the key on the back of my wind-up Tasmanian Devil toy from 1992 it spins around on the spot and then falls over AI researchers: is this consciousness?
Today we launch a new free guide for videogames writers on how to navigate your contracts to understand your employment status and to ensure fair and equitable terms Find out more + download the new guidelines 🔽 writersguild.org.uk/games-contra...
Nessa is very smart, and this is a great one especially for people looking to get started in their careers
inkle@inkle.co · 3w agoNew Kaleidoscope ep! This week, @nessathewriter.bsky.social (Borderlands 4) talks about how writing fast, scrappy Twine games can build your skills and your portfolio at the same time. Turn to www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope... for the ep, or subscribe in your favourite podcast app!
"Flawless Victory (And How to Avoid It" In honor of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's release, here's a brief essay about how I approached the writing of its main narrative, 13 years ago. darbymcdevitt.substack.com/p/flawless-v... Big thanks to @jon.inkle.co for nudging me to write this one.
Flawless Victory (And How to Avoid It)
Some Thoughts on Dramatic Narratives in Linear Action-Adventure Games
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(The article is fantastic, and you can hear Darby talk in more detail about it on the associated podcast - Episode 2 - www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope...)
Darby McDevitt@darbymcdevitt.bsky.social · 3w ago"Flawless Victory (And How to Avoid It" In honor of Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced's release, here's a brief essay about how I approached the writing of its main narrative, 13 years ago. darbymcdevitt.substack.com/p/flawless-v... Big thanks to @jon.inkle.co for nudging me to write this one.
MYSTERY FANS: The Incident at Galley House is out now -- this is the game built out of Type Help, which was a huge inspiration for us in crafting TR-49. That's why we've teamed up with @eviltrout.com to bundle both games (but that means, since YOU already bought ours, you get an instant discount!)
Save 7% on The Cursed Machine on Steam
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Hi bsky! I'm looking for game writing/narrative design work, freelance or full time! I have 6+ years of experience working with both AAA and indie studios, shipping over a dozen projects like Borderlands 4 and Endoparasitic and more! You can find my website and portfolio here: www.nessacannon.com
NESSA CANNON
Experienced game writer and narrative designer available for commissions, assignments, and contract work.
nessacannon.com
Niche post but i have to make it: i just realised "Babbie" is Scottish, and is a kind of Pig, and Pig talked to Mucor who is both on the Whorl and the Rock, and Horn arrived at the instant of Silk's death, which is not likely to be the same instant as that of Horn's death. Does this matter? Not sure
The trick for a good set of dialogue choices? Set them up, says @fiddlecub.bsky.social Hear the whole conversation at www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope..., and if you're picking up the book, it's 15% off with the code BOOKPITCH15 this week.
Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface
Turns out LLMs have ALREADY invented cold fusion but the seed process requires the extraction of a billionaire's testicle directly through the nasal cavity so it has been SUPPRESSED
In case you missed it, here's Count Binface's appearance on the BBC this morning.