See you on Sunday! Feat. Time Flies @playables.net, Curiosmos @celineveltman.bsky.social, Data Garden, Welcome to Approx AI (a new visual novel about destroying data centers) and a talk on the book Reworlding Ramallah (a collection of Palestinian Science Fiction).

1630 onwards, Sunday the 19th.

Hey Samuel! Krish from [untitled games event] Amsterdam here @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social, a new experimental games event series that a few nice folks here have started. :)

I really loved Woodworm and wanted to ask about showing it at one of our events- okay if I DM?

You should get your hopes up for this one 'Don’t Get Your Hopes Up' is a phenomenal game and critique of the contemporary housing crisis

So touched by Ash and Natalia's generous and close two-part (!!) reading of "Don't Get Your Hopes Up". This kind of discernment and care is the greatest gift a developer can receive ❤️

Spoiler warnings apply: sightreading.substack.com/p/you-should...

A poster for Untitled Games Event, edition 4 in Amsterdam. Sunday 19 April, 1630 onwards at Tussen de Bogen 46.

Looking forward to seeing you all in 10 days! Edition #4 features:

1️⃣ Data Garden by Shaman Garage
2️⃣ Curiosmos by @celineveltman.bsky.social
3️⃣ Welcome to Approx AI! by Zofia Bochińska
4️⃣ Time Flies by @playables.net
5️⃣ A talk on "Reworlding Ramallah", a collection of Palestinian science fiction.

So very excited for edition #4, which includes Curiosmos, Time Flies, a new visual novel about destroying data centers, and a one-button adventure. Also: a talk from the editor of a volume of science fiction from Palestine on gameplay, collaborative storytelling, and decolonial futures.

Sun Apr 19!

Hoping to see many of you at @indieshowcasenl.bsky.social tomorrow! We're doing a little uge meetup on the side, 5pm onwards at nearby Tolhuistuin. Swing by if you're around!

Thank you so much for your generous reading and analysis. This was such a gift, and I'm so grateful for your time and attention to the game. <3

My next game isn't a dating sim proper but it is about getting to know people better. :) It's a sequel to "Hopes.." (but in a completely different genre)

Amsterdam’s rental market as horror game 🎮🏙️?? Why not?

New episode on *Don’t Get Your Hopes Up* from @krishraghav.bsky.social is out! A tiny interactive comic about housing, hope & rigged systems 💸..

🍎: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t...
📺: youtu.be/u39gIESQd3s?...

#DontGetYourHopesUp #indiegames

Join us for the first @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social field trip to @indieshowcasenl.bsky.social! Sat 28 March, casual meetup on the sidelines of Indie Showcase NL

[untitled games event] #3 recap + Sat 28 Mar [uge] field trip! Third time was indeed the charm. Wow. That was so much fun. All thanks to everyone who came, played, brought snacks, found a pigeon soulmate, got yoked and...

Third time was indeed the charm. So much fun.

Thanks to all who came by and rolled with it. Gratitude to @wristwork.bsky.social @pastelsavage.bsky.social @roughat.bsky.social @zogzhu.bsky.social @roofkat.bsky.social for sharing their work.

Next time: Sun 19 Apr.

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Experimental Games
Playable Arts
Nice people
Relaxed conversations
@untitledgamesevent.bsky.social in Amsterdam

@roughat.bsky.social and I showcased Something To Reach For

Thank you, @krishraghav.bsky.social for inviting us & thanks to Yan Cong for the photos

See you this weekend at [uge] #3! Featuring works and talks by @pastelsavage.bsky.social @roughat.bsky.social @wristwork.bsky.social @zogzhu.bsky.social @roofkat.bsky.social. Free + BYO. Tell all your friends, bring all your friends 🫶🏽

Hubol actively released six games already in 2026 Did you know Hubol has actively been releasing games recently?

I'm proudly announcing the launch of my alternative gaming news site "Dragon Wasabi Breath", and the first article is just published!

It's about a solo developer Hubol (@hubol.bsky.social)'s recent active releases. He already created six games in 2026.
dragon-wasabi-breath.ghost.io/hubol-active...

Speaking at [untitled games event] Amsterdam Last month, I got the chance to speak at [untitled games event] in Amsterdam, a new community event around experimental games and playable arts. I'm excited for an initiative like this to exist. I've....

"it is doubly amazing for this event to emerge: it serves an important local function, and provides a place to share excitement. The energy was immediately tangible"

[uge] edition #2 presenter Thijs van Loenhout reflects on his talk at untitled games event ❤️ thijsoid.itch.io/benches/devl...

Always so happy to take one of our games out for a spin! Presenting Something to Reach For at [untitled games event] in Amsterdam together with @pastelsavage.bsky.social <3

Incredible game. Really impressed by how the themes mutate and swerve throughout its (short!) runtime, and how the management sim is subverted towards degrowth.

Highly recommended! cal-does-things.itch.io/season-31

The Housing Crisis Explored Through Games Games about housing crises across the world. Rental nightmares in the UK, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Australia, and America turned into playable social commentary.

New Exhibit:Play Curation

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬
Curated by @farfama.bsky.social

Games about housing crises across the world. Rental nightmares in the UK, the Netherlands, Ireland, Spain, Australia, and America turned into playable social commentary.

If you're in Amsterdam on the 22nd of March, this event looks amazing + you can be one of the first people to playtest "Pigeon: A Love Story" there!

[untitled games event] Amsterdam

so excited to have our game, Something To Reach For, be part of the lineup for the 3rd edition: "secret handshake"

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🫶 @roughat.bsky.social
🤝 @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social

Sun Mar 22 | [untitled games event] #3: "secret handshake" Something to Reach For + Pigeon: A Love Story + Get Yoked + Joker Jailbreak

Join us on Sunday 22 March 2026 for an evening of games and talks about hopeful optimism in the service of bottomless longing. 

[untitled games event] #3
"secret handshake"
Sunday 22 March 2026
1700-1900

Tussen de Bogen 46
Amsterdam 1013JB

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Some great recs here!

[untitled games event] #2 recap That was so much fun. To everyone who came by last Sunday, thank you for being there, being part of it, participating, and conjuring [untitled games event]...

Recommendations, notes, and photos from @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social edition #2!

So much fun, can't wait to see everyone again on Sunday March 22 for #3: buttondown.com/untitledgame...

S01 Episode 6: Being Cute in WeChat’s "Moodboard Industrial Complex" McDonald’s spam emails + GIF Talent Agencies + Cat Ideology Reveal + Celery Fanclubs

Checking in on the WeChat sticker mascots we profiled in Chaoyang Trap five years ago and: one has disappeared, one is in copyright jail, one does official collabs with the Guangzhou police, and one has rebranded and migrated to the Line sticker market.

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Samuel Baidoo, creator of Plum Road Tea Dream, speaks to a seated audience

The team behind dutch card game LINKS speaks to a seated audience. One person is taking a photo.

A seated man with headphones on plays the game BENCHES on a monitor. A few others look on.

Thijs van Loenhout, creator of BENCHES, speaks to a decently sized crowd arrayed around a TV screen

That was so much fun. Thank you, sincerely, to everyone for being there, being part of it, participating, and conjuring [untitled games event] #2. So much went wonderfully.

Can't wait to see you all again on Sunday March 22.

Recs and notes soon in our newsletter: buttondown.com/untitledgame...

See you at 5pm! Bring beverages and friends 🫶🏽

A mosaic of screenshots, from card game LINKS and How a Body Sounds, to Benches and Plum Road Tea Dream

Join us in Amsterdam for @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social #2 this Sunday 15 Feb! Feat. talks from the creators of Plum Road Tea Dream, Benches and card game LINKS. Games and conversations, free and BYOB. Bring all your friends. ❤️

All the details here: buttondown.com/untitledgame...

Plum Road Tea Dream as theater performance is soooo good. Clever and moving and funny and heartbreaking and I really can't wait for more people to experience it. @pepijnwillekens.bsky.social

Coming up next Sunday in Amsterdam! 🌟

Wrote a little intro to this excerpt from @yilingliu95.bsky.social's new book, reflecting on Chinese hip-hop's strange decade and the tendency for "cultural freeze frames" in English writing on non-western contemporary culture.

Sun Feb 15 | [untitled games event] #2: "tender interval" LINKS + How a Body Sounds + Benches + Plum Road Tea Dream

Join us on Sunday 15 February 2026 in Amsterdam for an evening of games and talks that ask how we might live in this aching world with more attunement, care, and courage.

[untitled games event] #2
Sunday 15 February 2026
1700-1900

Tussen de Bogen 46
Amsterdam 1013JB

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