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Every six months or so I start searching for an erotic comic I found in like 2014-2015 about a princess who has to choose an animal god acolyte for a companion and, while her sisters make poor choices, she picks the snake god acolyte. It ends with her making him her royal scribe.

NASA women save stars. 🫶🏻💫

The story of my life!

ROSEWATER is a critically-acclaimed IndieCade-nominated Wild West epic adventure where you travel across the frontier with 5 companions. Your choices and relationships actually change the course of the story!

Get it for 25% off during the Steam Spring Sale!

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Hope: A Sky Full of Ghosts - Demo Update Available Now. - v0.9.100.20260304 is Live - Steam News Bug Fixes, UI/UX Tweaked and New Item Added

Bug Fixes and New A Item shedding a bit of light into Agatha's mother are AVAILABLE NOW in the updated Demo for Hope: A Sky Full of Ghosts.

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There's something in you that the world needs.

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Those who 'circle back' and 'synergize' also tend to be crap at their jobs Cornwell Uni researchers pivot to pluck low-hanging fruit to optimize bandwidth Workers who believe "leveraging cross-functional synergies" sounds profound may want to rethink their career trajectory because a new study suggests people who fall for corporate word salad also tend to perform worse at their jobs.…

Those who 'circle back' and 'synergize' also tend to be crap at their jobs

Super excited to work on the next version of our UI. This makes it more intuitive and immersive.

Can't wait for you to try it.

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A selection of press quotes about Rosewater. Gameffine - 97 “Rosewater is the best point-and-click adventure game I’ve played this decade...a tour de force of the genre” Checkpoint Gaming - 8.5/10 "Rosewater is an epic point-and-click Western adventure that will satisfy fans of both genres" Adventure Game Hotspot - 90 "Rosewater’s sharpshooting lies with its wonderful production value and freedom of choice in this A selection of press quotes about Rosewater. Gameffine - 97 “Rosewater is the best point-and-click adventure game I’ve played this decade...a tour de force of the genre” Checkpoint Gaming - 8.5/10 "Rosewater is an epic point-and-click Western adventure that will satisfy fans of both genres" Adventure Game Hotspot - 90 "Rosewater’s sharpshooting lies with its wonderful production value and freedom of choice in this character-driven Western" Voxelsmash - 8/10 "Rosewater is a beautiful hand-drawn trek through the Wild West" 33bits - 90 "Rosewater is a gold mine, both literally and figuratively" Entertainium "If you were looking for a solid adventure which nicely expands the singular world of Lamplight City, Rosewater delivers" Ragequit.gr - 90 "Rosewater is an epic adventure that will be etched in your mind and heart" Press Play Media - 8.7/10 "Rosewater is a journey more than worth taking, especially for fans of narrative-driven adventures" MonsterVine - 4/5 With a great presentation, interesting puzzles, and a good cast of characters, it’s worth taking a look at" VulgarKnight "An Elegant, Meaningful and Cinematic Aroma" VICE "If you’re looking for a charming, dynamic adventure through the Western Frontier, strap in those boots and saddle up" AdventureGamers - 100 "Rosewater is a modern classic, a story of how one may find and form a family through road trip exploits" RPGFan - 90 "Rosewater is truly an impressive achievement among point-and-click games" PC Gamer - 78 "Western point-and-click Rosewater is a worthwhile journey"

ROSEWATER is an adventure game set in an alternate Wild West, currently 25% off on Steam!

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Featuring:
- Hand-drawn and animated graphics
- Choices that actually affect the story
- An IndieCade-nominated voice performance

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Writing is a tool.

Narrative design is the purpose.
The effect it has on the player is the result.

You can write a million lines of dialogue and still have no story.
Or write very little and create an experience players truly remember.

The difference isn't talent. It's intent.

#IndieDev #GameDev

Here's a short and bittersweet story on sale currently for me:

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A hand is holding a wine glass filled with bright blue liquid in a cozy living room. Text overlayed on the glass reads, “Sipping energy drinks from wine glasses to feel more cultured.”

Being the parent on the baby’s night shift

This reminds me of something Toni Morrison wrote.

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We're at a point where there are no cheap options to retreat to and no price points that guarantee quality. Every run-down studio is $1400, every fast food meal is $17, every luxury condo has peel-n-stick tiles, every $300 pair of boots falls apart. Endless expensive mediocrity.

Black and white photo of Marjane Satrapi with the quote: "The world is not divided between East and West. You are American. I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same."

Once again.

they sent 3,000 agents. they weren't ready for the PTA. YouTube video by Step Back

they sent 3,000 agents. they weren't ready for the PTA. youtu.be/t8LjsiLi1q0

Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

The only thing it feels worthwhile for me to say right now is pay attention to whether your feelings & the information you’re absorbing are paralyzing you or prompting you to meaningful action, whatever that is. Paralysis helps no one but the enemy.

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“Make bad game? Fired. Make good game? Fired. Make incredibly successful game? Believe it or not, also fired.” Original source of meme is from Parks and Recreation.

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