Thank you for the kind words, Filippo! Really excited to experience the full story when it is out.

Thank you for the shout, Brandon!

Thank you!

My latest for startmenu is a preview!

Imprinted is a creative take on the os-simulator “horror” genre, focusing on audio as the main vehicle for its mysterious narrative.

Preview | Imprinted - Are You Hearing Things? — startmenu Gonçalo Santos takes an early look at Imprinted, in which the player takes on the role of an audio engineer tasked with unraveling an eerie mystery.

@mushwrites.bsky.social takes an early look at Imprinted, in which the player takes on the role of an audio engineer tasked with unraveling an eerie mystery.

Portugal Makes Games? #2 A videogame won a prize for innovation in culture, RTP interviewed an accomplished Portuguese game developer, and I bring you a story about Camel 101.

Welcome to the second edition of Portugal Makes Games?

- RTP Arena spoke to @eirasantunes.com
- Loading Studios got a cultural prize for their upcoming game based on “Os Lusíadas” by Camões
- A funny story about Ricardo Cesteiro at @camel101.com

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If you are able to help support our site migration that would be amazing! I am very bad at asking for help but right now, @butwhytho.net needs it.

We have to get set up on a new host, work with a dev, and our old host still has not refunded us the $3k they took.

Anything helps!

Impressions | Moves of the Diamond Hand - Alea Iacta Est — startmenu Artemis Octavio returns to Off-Peak City and reminisces about luck in her impressions of Cosmo D’s Moves of the Diamond Hand.

@stopcar.ing returns to Off-Peak City and reminisces about luck in her impressions of Cosmo D’s Moves of the Diamond Hand.

Portugal Makes Games? #2 A videogame won a prize for innovation in culture, RTP interviewed an accomplished Portuguese game developer, and I bring you a story about Camel 101.

Welcome to the second edition of Portugal Makes Games?

- RTP Arena spoke to @eirasantunes.com
- Loading Studios got a cultural prize for their upcoming game based on “Os Lusíadas” by Camões
- A funny story about Ricardo Cesteiro at @camel101.com

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The Quiet Things on Steam Step into a fractured 00s childhood in the South of England. Inspired by the developer’s real diaries, this autobiographical narrative adventure invites you to uncover Alice’s story by piecing togethe...

You can wishlist the game here, if you want to help the devs out: store.steampowered.com/app/2288520/...

BAFTA pulling a trailer for an autobiographical game about surviving sexual assault only hours before it was said to be a part of a showcase is an exceptionally bad look.

We are partnering with the ONF–Acting for the Forest program to bring back Mountain elms to the Oisans forest in the Alps! In Cairn, Kami’s slopes are lush with life, and so should the Ecrins mountain ridge 🗻
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Lex Fridman’s Tell-All Interview With Jeff Kaplan Was Missing Some Important Questions — startmenu Despite a runtime of over five hours and having time to talk about everything from Zork and EverQuest to the potential firing of 1000 employees, Jeff Kaplan’s tell-all interview with Lex Fridman did n...

Despite a runtime of over five hours, Jeff Kaplan’s tell-all interview with Lex Fridman did not include any line of questioning regarding Blizzard’s largest-ever scandal that broke just months after the creative director and vice president left the company.

@mushwrites.bsky.social digs deeper.

Deleted Saves #2 - Spring 2026 is now live! @aeneas-nin.bsky.social finds dark depths in Legend of the River King. @ashlikeadragon.bsky.social reviews Kazuma Kiryu's too long tenure. @lesbiankakyoin.bsky.social brings a double dose of NieR and 100 Line analysis

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IMO @startmenu.bsky.social is doing some really cool shit considering our size and budget.

Thank you Lexi ❤️ Your edits and input were invaluable, really.

I am really thankful to @kellymerka.bsky.social and @lexluddy.xyz for letting newer writers like me publish works like these on startmenu. An extra thank you goes to Lexi for the invaluable edits to my original (messy) draft.

I've been playing Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart on PC for the first time over the past few days and it has been bittersweet. I am thoroughly enjoying my time with the game, but I can't help but fear for the future of Nixxes given the recent closure of Bluepoint.

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i had a lovely time playing and reviewing dosa divas!

a hell of a lot of heart, but a slight bitter aftertaste

thank you for reading 💜

Review | Angel Engine - Playing As God — startmenu Angel Engine solidly executes upon an interesting premise, but it is based on a web series that was made using generative AI. Brandon Craw grapples with a quandary: if the source material used AI, but...

Angel Engine solidly executes upon an interesting premise, but it is based on a web series that was made using generative AI. @brandoncraw.bsky.social grapples with a quandary: if the source material used AI, but the game itself does not, is it corrupted by association?

Big interview today with the head of Rebel Wolves, the studio behind The Blood of the Dawnwalker. That's the game from The Witcher devs that has around 1m wishlists.

Update Patch News Roundup (12/04/26) | startmenu Get more from startmenu on Patreon

With Disney and Epic potentially teaming up for an extraction shooter, it sure was nice to have the Triple-I Initiative full of cool little indie games to balance things out.

All this and more in @lesbiankakyoin.bsky.social's latest Update Patch.

ICYMI

Here is the first edition of my newsletter covering the Portuguese videogame industry, featuring @astralshiftpro.com , @studioellipsis.bsky.social and Codfish Academy.

Portugal Makes Games? Yes!

Here is the first edition of my newsletter covering the Portuguese videogame industry, featuring @astralshiftpro.com , @studioellipsis.bsky.social and Codfish Academy.

Portugal Makes Games? Yes!

Had a fantastic time talking to @remysiu.com about Prove You're Human which then turned into a ramble about video codecs???

One minute you're talking about "Semiotic Angst" and another you're ranting about h.264 and other bullshit. I love video games.

Great write-up from @andybrown202.bsky.social on the joys of the GTA alternative.

Great quotes here about how @hazelightgames.bsky.social's Josef Fares inspired Imprinted and came to the lead developer in a dream telling him to make the game 🫨

Update Patch News Roundup (06/04/26) | startmenu Get more from startmenu on Patreon

This week's Update Patch comes courtesy of @lesbiankakyoin.bsky.social and includes news on the future of Shinji Mikami's new studio and the future of Epic Games.

This industry faced near total collapse in Australia. How did it come back from the brink? Australia's game industry is levelling up, with independent studios hitting high scores despite ongoing challenges.

A feature about games on SBS News? It’s more likely than you think.
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