kate

@thegladdestthing.itch.io

she/they, thirties, nb/bi/ace. aa and indie games of all stripes enthusiast. owned by a large tuxie. pfp by @schoute.bsky.social, header from against the storm. currently playing: caves of qud

Clanfolk has passed 250,000 copies sold! 🎉 That's a lot of families building generation-spanning legacies. Now with 100% more bears. Huge congratulations to solo developer Blorf (aka Andrew) for reaching such an incredible milestone!

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Dwarf Fortress 53.16 is up. Another quality of life patch, this also fixes up some issues like invisible divine items and the one where a dwarf ordering a drink at a tavern with multiple staff would be served a drink by every staff member, sometimes resulting in acute alcohol poisoning.

While I have enjoyed cosy games in the past, I find it hard to get into them. Some games, though, games that have no business in the cosy genre, feel like a warm blanket to me. Caves of Qud is one of them. Here's me rambling about why. criticalpigeon.com/2026/08/04/c...

Why Caves of Qud is my cosy game. - Critical Pigeon

An opinion piece on the expansive open-world roguelike, Caves of Qud, my thoughts on the cosy game genre, and why Qud is my happy place.

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mmmm yes.... obtaining a new and cute little notebook will cure me of my mental illness and turn me into a shark eyed type a productivity megafucker... the last several cute new notebooks didn't, but this one will be different, surely.

July was full of developments here at the stable! ICYMI: → Released Fogpiercer & Corsair Cove → Dropped DLC for Terra Invicta → Announced DLC for Cataclismo → Shipped major updates for Manor Lords, MENACE, Clanfolk, Norland, & He Is Coming More details in the thread! 🧵