Conor Cleon Clarke

A screenshot from Resident Evil Village, of a rickety bridge whilst it's very foggy.

Sunday morning.
Fresh coffee.
Healthy breakfast.

And Resident Evil giving me the heebie jeebies.

The first Sheffield Game Swap of 2026 raised an amazing £3034.56 for Roundabout Sheffield!

Huge thanks to everyone who turned up, donated games, and gave to a good cause.

See you in the Summer for the next one 🏝️

CleonClarke's review of Highguard | Backloggd A throwback to 2016, with this low-movement loot-based MOBA-style shooter. It's responsive, feels nice enough to shoot, and is very much aimed at a hardcore crowd. <br><br>I've been particularly inter...

My ★★★ review of Highguard (2026) on @backloggd.com : I've been particularly interested in their marketing strategy here. It feels like they wanted to emulate the previous success of Apex Legends, which had minimal promotion followed by a huge blowout at launch. Apex Legends is a... bckl.gg/qXfS

Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.

1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.

2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.

CleonClarke's review of Parking Garage Rally Circuit | Backloggd Low-poly, retro inspired, drift-em-up. Sneaks in a Ska/pop-punk soundtrack to really nail home the vibe. Very fun.

My ★★★★ review of Parking Garage Rally Circuit (2024) on @backloggd.com : Low-poly, retro inspired, drift-em-up. Sneaks in a Ska/pop-punk soundtrack to really nail home the vibe. Very fun. bckl.gg/qKNV

CleonClarke's review of Breakdown | Backloggd A relic from another time! Evocative of games of a similar era (Deus Ex, Resi, Half Life) whilst also showcasing a typical early-2000s creative swing with in-depth first-person hand-to-hand combat, an...

My ★★★½ review of Breakdown (2004) on @backloggd.com : A relic from another time! Evocative of games of a similar era (Deus Ex, Resi, Half Life) whilst also showcasing a typical early-2000s creative swing with in-depth first-person hand-to-hand combat, and weird inv... bckl.gg/qPt1

Monument Valley 3: The Garden of Life review - "More puzzles, interesting story" Back when I reviewed Monument Valley 3, I was interested in the missing chapters, as it ended the story in a way that it would clearly continue. Now that the puzzler has launched on Android, for those...

I reviewed Monument Valley 3: The Garden of Life for @pocketgamercom.bsky.social - www.pocketgamer.com/monument-val...

Monument Valley 3 on the BAFTA Game Awards 2026 longlist lesssgooooo

The Garden of Life, our free expansion to Monument Valley 3, is available now! 🌷🌸🌼

Download now on Nintendo Switch, PS4/5, Xbox, PC, Android and iOS!

Tomb Raider Anniversary holds up very well 20 years later. Impressive remaster too.

Action!

A poster of Marina Abramovic's new show Balkan Erotic Epic.

Okay then Marina, let's see what's what.

First run complete 🔱 #Hades2

A pack of Christmas crisps in ASDA

Perhaps the earliest I've ever seen Crispmas begin.

Not sure I'm ready tbh.

A pack of Christmas crisps in ASDA

Perhaps the earliest I've ever seen Crispmas begin.

Not sure I'm ready tbh.

Act 1 of Silksong complete. I think this may be the end of my playthrough though - just too hard 😩😅

Love the little weird guys though. Good game.

Going back to my childhood home now that I can double jump onto the roof

Play Sheffield - Monthly Gamedev Meetup · Luma Join us for the monthty informal meetup of Play Sheffield, a welcoming space for anyone involved in making video games in the UK’s greenest city! Whether…

Play Sheffield #2 🎮✨ Thurs 4th September

Last month was such a lovely get-together. Let's do it again.

As before, open to all - established, aspiring, hobbyist and otherwise.

Join ussss: luma.com/h8c4ihyv

Play Sheffield - Monthly Gamedev Meetup · Luma Join us for the first informal meetup of Play Sheffield, a welcoming space for anyone involved in making video games in the UK’s greenest city! Whether you’re…

Buzzing for the inaugural @playsheffield.bsky.social meet up later this evening!

Open to all local game devs; budding, employed, solo, contractor, aspirational or otherwise.

Join us:
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Screenshot of Death Stranding 2 with Norman Reedus pointing directly at a sunset

Finished Death Stranding 2.

👍

It's been a year since we brought the A MAZE festival to Sheffield 🦩

A bonkers event, definitely made ripples, and led EDGE magazine to declare 'Go North'.

Here's a timelapse that was supposed to cover the whole set up until the battery died 😩

My reaction to seeing this post:

Öoo!

See also:
- frailty of cloud infrastructure
- version control
- curation and power dynamics

This is what we talk about when we talk about game preservation.

Facebook Messenger moving 'Select All' to make room for 'Write With AI' is real hell hole shit.

Big day today!

No it wasn't. Guy interviewed was the head of UKIE. Different organisations.

I would have bought this ANYWAY

Me carrying all my free Develop merch back to Sheffield

The Develop:Star Awards 2025 Best Mobile Game winner is Monument Valley 3 from @ustwogames.co.uk and Netflix Games! Congratulations! ⭐️ #DevelopStars