I will not be liveposting the gamescomapocalypse, so seeya in a week ya'll, drink water, be kind to each other, for real
Tanya X. Short
@tanyaxshort.bsky.social
Captain of Kitfox Games (Streets of Fortuna, Boyfriend Dungeon, Dwarf Fortress, Caves of Qud). Co-director of Pixelles & Polaris. She/her. Be full of love. Put in the effort.
as a younger person, seeing twins: haha being a twin must feel so weird! now: where is your mother? can I get her a coffee? a massage? yes I understand you're 30 years old but this is what she is due for her travails
hello yes I'd like to return this "threatening aura", it seems to be mostly wolf howling and eyeliner? have you ever actually tried to intimidate a 6 year old? he fuckin tried to solve me like a Creature Case. I'm going to need a much stronger dose, ma'am, turn on the clowns or something
it's a bit like a horror movie, seeing your friends go one by one, updating their status to being in Germany, and the creeping dread that before long you too will be one of them, first-hand witnessing whatever the fresh hell comes out of games industry advertising next
it's great to have an app that tells you how to minimize jetlag. it is not as great to be told by an app that you're supposed to wake up at 5am and stop drinking coffee by 9am. I paid for this "service". I am a fool.
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our society sure made a complicated prisoner's dilemma but they called it intergenerational wealth
If you're looking for a cool fresh local event, tomorrow's Engage MTL looks rad as heck. NO PHONES ALLOWED ONLY HUMANS AND ART local-streams.bloomtickets.ca/event/2302?E...
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when I go to your social event, for fun, on the evenings and weekends, for gods' sake don't talk to me about wishlists and discoverability, please, I'm begging you
Battle Suit Aces just updated! We added a big roguelite deckbuilder mode for the low, low price of negative $5! And we've added a Steam demo. Enjoy the permanent price drop, new mode, and tons of quality of life improvements, bug fixes, and polish. store.steampowered.com/app/2870530/...
comforting myself as I lose yet another game of chess, figuring I'm probably still better than most 1500s dukes. that's something.
bitsy is turning 10! to celebrate i've created an archive of every released version of bitsy, and i'm hosting an extra-special, extra-long 100th #bitsyjam :D blog.adamledoux.net/posts/2026-0...
10 years of bitsy: announcing the bitsy archive and #bitsyjam 100!
every version of bitsy is now online + the last #bitsyjam
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are indie devs still mostly using Patreon for like, inner-circle support subscription-clubs? or have they mostly moved to something else for that?
when booking folks for gamescom, it seems - there are parties so nobody has time for dinner - everyone stays out late so cannot meet for breakfast - the halls are too big so nobody can go out for lunch no wonder people complain about this place, ya'll need to eat and keep up your blood sugar
Politics-free games don’t exist. We’ve always been open about where we stand, and Young Suns is no different. You can help a queer- and trans-run studio make this industry a better place for everyone by wishlisting Young Suns on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/4149610/...
the year is 2026. the internet has been mostly swathed in AI-babble and baroque tech made of duct tape, but still some of the human persists. see, for example, this amusingly human assertion-poem: gamescom, a location picture of tractor temporarily closed
I'm sorry if I reject your gamescom invite a bit brusquely, I am swamped, I really am friendly I promise, I just am already booked except for like 2 minutes, so... I hope I see you at a party!
I've been working on something cool and it has a kickstarter coming up soon, so you may want to hit the notify button. There is also a free demo if you haven't already checked it out. Cats! Demons! Slime! Texas! www.kickstarter.com/projects/aco...
Coming soon: Slime in the Ice Machine: It's Your Inheritance, Kid
Kick open the doors to the greatest bars in the cosmos (and the worst) to unravel surreal mysteries in this PC/Mac/Xbox game.
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BIG HOPS TOGETHER is out now! - Play the 15 hour adventure with 8 players - Pick up, carry, and throw your friends - Tongue swing from other frogs - Steal items from each other's backpacks - Story progression and collectibles are shared - 40% off for the next week Link below ->
yooo it's OK if you're working on something else rn, but just so you know, the climate crisis is still something we can improve! we've made GREAT progress over projections from a few years ago, actually! attend protests! write to your reps! also, fixthenews.com might help you there is hope!
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things online sure are getting sketchy and loopholey! if you buy a gift to ship to the US from Canada, many online shops just straight-up fail or don't work. But Best Buy instructs you to... use a specific billing address in Delaware(!) Otherwise they can't process your order. extreme legit.
Ambrosia Sky is now available on Steam & EGS! ✨ Featuring: 🪐 A vibrant space colony + alien ecosystem to explore ⚙ Simulation mechanics + progression 📖 A sombre homecoming 🍄 Exo-fungus to discover + cleanse 💜 Your lost love Start your journey today at ambrosiasky.com
We are live! Celebrating 20 years of Dwarf Fortress! ⚒️ Witness Tarn and Zach travel back in time to the original build of the game! With special guests and more! You won't want to miss this. 🥳 www.twitch.tv/kitfoxgames 👈️
every true garden must, at least occasionally, produce strange fruit
had a really good experience using Timeshifter for my trip to and from Japan -- I think its guidance really helped with recovery in both directions. I'll probably use it again for Gamescom.
almost like sophistry actually is a thing we DON'T want eh lads
headed to Hokkaido for 3 weeks. unless you're on insta, then you might see my pics of mountains and flowers and stuff. I otherwise don't believe in social media while on vacation, so.. à la prochaine, Bluesky, seeya in August