I didn't realize that part of Jerry's map is on display in Grand Rapids, MI... I'm gonna go!!!
Jerry's Map@jerrysmap.bsky.social · 2d agoMonday, August 3, 2026: Jerry's Map Section H.VII jerrysmap.com
Willy Elektrix
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Game designer, writer, and artist. I love building crazy worlds full of aliens and mutants! My portfolio: https://andihagen.wordpress.com/ ChoiceBeat: The Visual Novel and Interactive Fiction Zine https://choicebeat.wordpress.com/
Jerry's Map@jerrysmap.bsky.social · 2d agoOne thing I like about FMV games... Many visual novels and interactive fiction games are overwritten and packed with excess description and dialogue because words are (sort of) free to add. But producing video takes more people, time, and money, so FMV games are often much more compact.
Willy Elektrix@willyelektrix.bsky.social · 2d agoThere are so many FMV games on PC now. We all thought the golden age of FMV games was the CD-ROM era, but actually, it's right now.
This bundle just beat it's first $100,000 goal! Nice work! My fav game so far is NEUROCRACY where you solve a murder by combing a futuristic version of Wikipedia. pyrofoux.itch.io/neurocracy
Brandon Sheffield@brandon.insertcredit.com · 6d agoIn response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
There are so many FMV games on PC now. We all thought the golden age of FMV games was the CD-ROM era, but actually, it's right now.
It's cool that there is a new Truxton/Tatsujin game! Can't wait to see the new skull bomb. #shmups truxtonextreme.com
Retro fury, modern firepower - Truxton Extreme
Dodge countless shots, unleash your spaceship's destructive power, and annihilate wave after wave of hostile aliens in this explosive shoot 'em up.
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Fun Zone Omega, the mutant-filled post-apocalyptic #RPGMaker game, is in this bundle supporting game devs who have been laid off this year. Now you have a morally upstanding reason to play Fun Zone Omega... instead of the regular reason (i.e. you like mutants).
Brandon Sheffield@brandon.insertcredit.com · 6d agoIn response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
A new issue of High Tide (an indie #VisualNovel zine) just came out! It has coverage of games from the #ToxicYuriJam. This one with art made from little statues looks TOTALLY COOL! It's called Da Capo by @samlewis.org. slewingtons.itch.io/da-capo
Fisher@fisheranimal.bsky.social · 5d agoJust as often as the low tide, we have THE HIGH TIDE. Come and see the favorite picks of The Tide Pool in this edition of THE HIGH TIDE: thetidepool.itch.io/high-tide-vo...
From the creator of King of Dragon Pass and Six Ages comes Thousand Hells: The Underworld Hiests will Release September 8th. ✅️ Dynamic Narrative. ✅️ Multiple Timelines. ✅️ Steal things from Demon Lords. ✅️ Will run on a potato. store.steampowered.com/app/3794210/... ☝️ ☝️ ☝️
I wrote something like 100K words of weird underworld content for this gorgeously illustrated "tactical narrative" game from the creator of King of Dragon Pass, and that's only a fraction of the content... definitely worth a wishlist.
Kitfox Games 🦊@kitfoxgames.com · last wk.We're taking a trip to hell, but some of us won't make it back... Gather your party and join us when Thousand Hells: The Underworld Heists by @radiofreelunch.bsky.social releases on September 8th 😈 store.steampowered.com/app/3794210/...
We're SO back on our 3rd year of Chicago Indie Game Showcase (CIGS)! Join us 9/13 at the Ravenswood Event Center! CIGS is a one-day con showcasing amazing indie games from Chicago & Midwest Area. We'll also have guest speakers, DJ sets, tattoo artists, and so much more! Tickets: bit.ly/450rk88
An MSPaint-noir visual novel about a delivery worker stranded in heavy rain, with 13 possible endings between him and home.
In 1984, Tsukuda Hobby released Roads to Lord. As one of the first original Japanese TTRPGs, Roads to Lord paved the way for the expansion of role-playing culture in Japan. I discuss the context surrounding the game’s release, its systems, and history: ogrerun.com/2026/07/26/r...
Roads to Lord and the Japanese Fantasy TTRPG
Tsukuda Hobby may have been the most reliant on adapting franchises, but they would also be the company to perhaps produce the most successful domestic TTRPG out of the crowd of early titles, Roads…
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oh hell yeah, a bunch of the modern SaGas have DRM-free versions now www.rpgsite.net/news/20200-r...
SaGa Frontier Remastered, Romancing SaGa 3, 2, and Scarlet Grace Ambitions are now available on GOG | RPG Site
Four SaGa games from Square Enix are now available on GOG and fully supported for modern PC hardware.
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this month's newsletter is out, featuring profiles of the fuzzy creatures i live with now
BRIDE OF THE TERRORDROME: JULY 2026
July 2026: Cats and CIGS.
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The box art for this is beyond legendary. One of the few times that the English-language box art is WAY BETTER than the Japanese art. It's NEVER been done better.
Dungeonbuster@dungeonbuster.bsky.social · last yr.Revengers of Vengeance (1994) was a fighting game with RPG elements for the Sega CD by Micronet. This fantasy fighting game pummeled together RPG elements and a diverse roster that let players duke it out against each other or take on a quest against the Devil King, Venum! (a fighting hitbox thread)
A side project I've been working on—a curated link page of important essays on video game narrative—is now live. You can read about it on my blog: azhdarchid.com/the-game-nar... Or you can go straight to the dedicated website: www.gamenarrativereader.org
The Game Narrative Reader, Zeroth Edition
Announcing a curated, thematic link page of important essays and articles about video game narrative.
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I love this game. The idea that you choose one of 7 characters competing for the same goal (and you have to fight the characters you don't choose periodically) is a good concept. I think a lot of people played this only because the title starts with a number so it shows up first on ROM site lists.
RPGamer@rpgamer.com · 3w agoThe 7th Saga Retroview
Narrative RPG The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante Is Free to Keep on Steam Until July 23 turnbasedlovers.com/news/narrati... #turnbased #FreeGames #RPG #turnbasedlovers
A new banner as well. Ogre Run is a blog where I write about JRPGs and otaku culture. If I had to recommend new readers one sole piece to read, well, it'd have to be my article on Gunparade March, Alfa System's RPG/war game/dating-sim sequel to Elemental Gearbolt: ogrerun.com/2025/11/29/g...
I love that everyone is getting into this gamebook-style JRPG. If Veritas Tales is your jam, you should read ChoiceBeat: The #VisualNovel and #InteractiveFiction Zine. We cover this sort of thing ALL THE TIME... Example: Issue 16 has 3 gamebook-style RPGs: choicebeat.wordpress.com/2026/03/02/c...
Ogre Run@ogre-run.bsky.social · 4w agoI reviewed Veritas Tales: Witch of the Dark Castle, going over the history of gamebooks in Japan and the affordances of the genre for an independent developer: ogrerun.com/2026/07/11/v...
Fever Dream (Radovan Sekulič, Lucie Sekuličová) "A struggling father and husband? A cheating wife? Constant doorbell? A knight? This might as well be a..." Free - Windows: warpdoor.com/2026/07/10/f...
the Princess with a Cursed Sword Bound Edition is coming out in just a couple months, but in the meanwhile you can get the original versions of the four original games as part of a $5 bundle! solo low-fantasy journaling with your favorite tarot deck
Princess Sword Collection by Anna Anthropy
A bundle by Anna Anthropy, $5.00 for 4 games
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An article about this game from a webpage all about golf games: netizen.club/~wildweasel/...
Sasha's Retrobytes 🏳️⚧️@sharkabytes.bsky.social · 4w agoWelcome to golf in the same world as the 80s The Running Man
I had to learn more about the "fantasy role-playing game" Defender of Boston. Looks pretty unique... crpgaddict.blogspot.com/2020/11/game...
videogame history@vghistory.bsky.social · 4w agothe amish outlaw shareware company, print ad, excerpt (1992) archive.org/details/1992...
and we're seeking volunteer submissions! is there an unknown indie or retro rpg you love that never got the credit it deserved? tell us what makes it special and we'll shove it in front of as many eyeballs as we can! read out our contributor guide + reach out! vextro.itch.io/darkworld/de...
Contributor guide
RPG Dark World is presently open for submissions . What kind of submissions do you accept? RPG Dark World publishes mini-reviews (~100 words) of individual games and features (~500 words) that go a li...
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#KadenPlayed 100 Epitaph #SoloTTRPG by @cyborgurl.bsky.social Epitaph is a game about writing a short eulogy for the nameless enemies you kill in video games. You play by pausing your game and writing about the deceased's family, hopes, dreams, and early life. w.itch.io/epitaph
Hey there's still a few days left in this Steam sale, you can buy my games and play them or just add them to your dragon horde, whatever. I don't mind if you refund them if you're not feeling it but I hope you like them enough to keep going. They're 15ish hours each. There are seals, snails, cats.
Burger Snail@surlaw.bsky.social · last mo.Steam Sale From the Big Snail. Two (2) TWO turn based RPGs about monsters. You can get them both for under $10 USD! Why should you play them? Muscle men, muscle seals, flexing, hexing. Each game contains a sea creature performing stand up comedy. store.steampowered.com/bundle/32685...
