But the likes! The likes! That's all that matters in life! Engagement! METRICS!

"you need to start a TikTok" was pretty much the start and end of the advice we paid thousands of dollars to a useless marketing firm for. We have not started a TikTok. We make narrative games, not wacky short form viral videos. If that means languishing in obscurity, so be it.

Four cartoony teenagers on their walk through the suburbs to get to school and win the student elections through totally above board means. From Laugh Track by Fiction Factory Games.

Four adventurers ready to take on whatever obstacles this lava-filled dungeon throws at them! From One Deck Dungeon: Relics of the Forge by Asmadi Games.

A bird's eye view of the lush tropical city where ocean meets desert on this planet of extremes. From 1001 Odysseys by Asmadi Games

Cal sits on the windowsill, smoking and reminiscing about his past on this rainy night. From Wyrdos Beyond the Blur by Frazzled Robot.

Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm Crowbar, a Canadian artist working in visual novels, tabletop games, and more for the likes of @fictionfactorygames.com , @asmadigames.bsky.social , and @frazzledrobot.bsky.social !

More at: paintingsfromouterspace.com

The City Unseen by Fiction Factory Games A Storytelling Solo RPG

How did I not know that @fictionfactorygames.com had also done a solo tabletop RPG. (It's because... I was paying attention to Steam.)

fictionfactorygames.itch.io/the-city-uns... is out. I had no involvement with it, but solo RPG!

The #NoMouse Challenge The #NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. Just follow these three simple steps:

Keyboard navigation not only acts as a guardrail when going between PCs and Mac style mice, but it's helped me with forms, spreadsheets, profile forms... but keyboard #accessibility is still rare. #UXdesign

Try NOT USING your mouse and see what barriers you find.

Cover for the solo TTRPG: The City Unseen - a storytelling Solo RPG. Bird's eye view of a cartoon city of tall dark pink buildings with roads lit up with neon yellow and orange lights, a little reminiscent of some retro sci-fi circuit board

New to the #SoloRPG List: The City Unseen from @fictionfactorygames.com
An ongoing sandbox storytelling RPG, where you can lead any life you want within a fictional city. Modern Urban #TTRPG
LINKY: solorpglist.com/search.php?i...

I mean, like, specific titles and games.

Definitely.

What's your most memorable childhood experience with "edutainment" software?

Asking for... ... ...reasons.

Today on DevTalk 👇
Did you know this hidden secret connects everything in the game of @stefangagne.com ? 👀

#gamedev #fyp #indiedev #gaming #devtalk

Twitch Twitch is the world

Livestreaming my first attempt at playing a solo TTRPG with #TheCityUnseen by @fictionfactorygames.com! It's my own setting, with a little help from the rulebook. twitch.tv/Jestana

🎙️ Today on DevTalk!
@stefangagne.com shares his take on narrative design secrets 🔥👀
#DevTalk #GameDev #Storytelling #NarrativeDesign #IndieDev

🎙️ Today on DevTalk!

@stefangagne.com breaks down what Laugh Track is all about, from the idea behind it to why it matters 👀

#DevTalk #arcadespirit #LaughTrack #TechTalk #BehindTheScenes #Podcast

I will not settle until every game has ace/aro support and also garlic bread

As an ace/aro dev myself, yaaaaay~

🎙️ Today on DevTalk!
🤫 The Creator of Arcade Spirits Is Here?! Cue the Intro!
This time, we’re joined by @stefangagne.com creator of Arcade Spirits, Penny Larceny, and the recently released Laugh Track!

#DevTalk #GameDev #IndieDev #ArcadeSpirits #LaughTrack

Laugh Track Review: Looking at Life's Real Horrors From the creators of Arcade Spirits comes a new visual novel in the comedy horror genre. What happens when ethereal, Lovecraftian entities prey on our collective minds and attention through generic ’9...

New review up on @keengamer.com ! I got scarred by #laughtrack @fictionfactorygames.com

www.keengamer.com/articles/rev...

Live now on Devtalk! 👉 www.twitch.tv/folkloregames
We’re excited to welcome @stefangagne.com , writer and project director at @fictionfactorygames.com!
We’ll be diving into Laugh Track from creative direction to development insights!

#indiegame #devtalk #gamedev #indiedev

@stefangagne.com Laugh Track material.

Twitch Twitch is the world

8 PM Eastern, tomorrow March 31, will be doing an interview with folklore games about game dev and Laugh Track! Be there or be I don't know some sort of orthogonal shape I mean I'm not here to tell you who to be I'm not your dad twitch.tv/folkloregames

The City Unseen by Fiction Factory Games A Storytelling Solo RPG

ICYMI: We just released The City Unseen, a solo storytelling TTRPG! Available for free, or paid with extras. You get a rulebook, a dozen story scenarios, and a full 60 page novella with cute gay robots and crime! fictionfactorygames.itch.io/the-city-uns...

The City Unseen by Fiction Factory Games A Storytelling Solo RPG

Welcome to The City Unseen, a storytelling solo TTRPG! Grab some dice and play through a story of your own design in a modern urban setting; day-to-day life with a slice of the fantastical. Includes scenario guides for Arcade Spirits and Penny Larceny! fictionfactorygames.itch.io/the-city-uns...

"I have built this sandwich for you with white bread, mayo, white bread, mayo, ketchup, tuna, white bread, and ham"

It's not all bad faith quibbling, fortunately; it's also good folks lamenting that legit procedural content is being lumped in with the plagiarism machine.

Because I've seen this popping up a few times in the replies, the subroutines that control the Pac-Man ghosts are technically AI as well but you KNOW what I mean.

It's 2026; the intent is clear. Blame the techbros who tried to hide behind the ghosts for legitimacy. #BlinkyDidNothingWrong

Fiction Factory Games - Visual Novels and Narrative Indie Games We write words that make games out of words and we are pretty okay!

www.fictionfactorygames.com has all the loot that you require, and you won't even face a CR 5 difficulty encounter to clear it

None of our games use it! And two of them are free! Hard to beat that price.

And yet all those sitcom teens kept telling me to just say no when someone's pushing harmful substances on me while saying that everybody does it.

"DARE to say no to Gen-AI"

Ex-Blizzard president says gamers need to 'man up' over AI usage in games after Crimson Desert devs issue apology "AI, in one form or another, will be in every single video game."

"Man up, AI is in every game" my dude it is so easy not to have AI in your game: just don't use it. It's not like mysterious gnomes sneak into your computer at night and install it in your game for you. www.pcgamer.com/games/action...

Anyway, The City Unseen launches tomorrow. Zero AI used.

Yeah, the games are not on sale over on itch. Penny is still shadow banned there so I'm not particularly inclined to help them promote any of their sale events. Drop the full coin and enjoy!