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'Dark Tides' Reads Minds to Discover an Old Town's True Fate Dark Tides is an adventure game where you play as a boardwalk psychic unravelling the demonic mysteries of a seaside Victorian town.

I wrote about Dark Tides by @darktidesgame.bsky.social at @adventurex.bsky.social - which is a narrative driven game about reading minds and solving mysteries:

indiegamesplus.com/dark-tides-p...

We talk about spoken vs written comedy, being funny "for a girl", comic devices we love, what makes a game funny, and being funny in a team.

It also features @darmato.bsky.social spontaneously reading in a Monkey Island scene with Alasdair, which was rather magical!

YouTube video by AdventureX AdventureX 2025 – Panel: "Finding the Funny"

You can now watch the @adventurex.bsky.social panel "Finding the Funny" on YouTube!

I was so pleased to be on this panel alongside @misterabk.bsky.social @davetheallthing.bsky.social @supernorn.bsky.social and chaired by @tallstorygames.bsky.social
youtu.be/aCUwW7JWCJg?...

YouTube video by AdventureX AdventureX 2025 – Keynote: Dominic Armato "Defeating Impostor Syndrome: The Threepwood Method"

I did a keynote thing!

Back in November, the folks at @adventurex.bsky.social kindly invited me to speak to a rowdy and welcoming crowd of game devs, which I did, and now there's video proof! The topic:

IMPOSTOR SYNDROME

Thanks again. It was a blast. Can't wait to see y'all again in November :-)

'Chance's Lucky Escape' Solves Progressively Stranger Problems Chance's Lucky Escape is an adventure game about the luckiest dog in the world having some decidedly unlucky things happen to them.

Chance's Lucky Escape by @juliaminamata.bsky.social @palkidmusic.bsky.social is a very humorous point and click adventure game, that I got to play at @adventurex.bsky.social for @indiegamesplus.bsky.social: indiegamesplus.com/chances-luck...

My first @adventurex.bsky.social was an incredible experience and this talk was a real standout. Useful for every indie creator of every discipline.

YouTube video by AdventureX AdventureX 2025 – Talk: Najmah Salam "How to Position Your Game Like a Pro"

'How To Position Your Game Like A Pro'

The talk I gave at last year's fantastic @adventurex.bsky.social is now live on YouTube!

Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW-r...

I give a brief introduction to what positioning is and a step-by-step walkthrough of how to conduct it for your game...

'We Stay Behind' Explores a Town that Will Die We Stay Behind follows a journalist meeting the people who refuse to leave a town that's going to be destroyed by a comet.

I got to preview We Stay Behind, a narrative driven game about a journalist, going to a deserted town to see why people want to live their until it's destroyed, at @adventurex.bsky.social for @indiegamesplus.bsky.social:

indiegamesplus.com/we-stay-behi...

'Ghost Haunting' Follows Unruly Children Attempting Resurrections Ghost Haunting is an adventure game about a young girl whose grandmother has been trapped in the realm of the dead.

At @adventurex.bsky.social I got the chance to play Ghost Haunting, which is a point and click adventure game where you play a naughty child, who finds out about the realm of the dead, for @indiegamesplus.bsky.social:

indiegamesplus.com/ghost-haunti...

TR-49 is our best launch, ever, in 14 years.

I admit I'm surprised! Made in 9 months, mostly as an experiment to learn Godot, and an excuse to play with some actors. (And for me to do some acting.)

One thing I think IS cool: it's a "one-sitting" game. 4 hours; $7. No commitment required.

YouTube video by AdventureX AdventureX 2025 – Talk: Jon Ingold "Always Trade Up: from Inspiration to Storyline"

At @adventurex.bsky.social I gave a talk on creating stories from scratch: from idea to full outline, in 25 minutes, with jokes.

Enjoy!

Voice actor and casting director (Duck Detective, Amelia's Escape) Kathyrn Vinclaire talks about the casting process in her talk "Casting Actors for Indie Games – How to get AAA Results on an Indie Budget" Adventure X 2025 – Talk: Kathryn Vinclaire

How can you sound sophisticated on a budget? Kathryn Vinclaire's Adventure X 2025 talk on casting actors for indie games is now available on our YouTube channel.

#adventurex #gamedev #narrativegames #adventuregames #indiegame #indiedev #voiceacting

youtu.be/pP5Q23eeVNU

Had an amazing time about a week ago at #adventurex - got to meet some lovely people go to great talks and use the unending bar tab

Definitely up for it next year

#gamedesign #narrativedesign #gamewriting #gamedevelopment #indiedev

AdventureX - YouTube Videos from AdventureX: The Narrative Games Convention.

Happy holidays from AdventureX! We're in our annual winter slumber, but already starting to plan for #AdvX26... 😉

In the meantime, VODs of this year's talks, panel and show are being released on our Youtube channel every few days until the end of January! youtube.com/@AdventureX/videos

Hi salty-horse, thank you for the feedback! This has now been addressed.

YouTube video by AdventureX Adventure X 2025 – Talk: Pierre Corbinais and Florent Maurin

The Delicate Art of Making Depressing Games"
The talk @thepixelhunt.bsky.social and I gave at @adventurex.bsky.social is now on Youtube!
We've been told it was good. You tell me. I don't have the strength to watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnM2...

YouTube video by decafjedi Quest Quest Ep. 59: Game of Some Years (2025)

Quest Quest Ep. 59, wherein I join sandwich correspondent @grundislav.games in discussing the green room offerings at @adventurex.bsky.social before barrelling headlong into the minefield of a regional sandwich rivalry:

youtu.be/KWy1WU0ZcD8?...

AdventureX 2025 Nach einem Jahr Pause und einem Wechsel im Orga-Team war es nun endlich wieder Zeit für die AdventureX in London, einem Community-Treff, einer Ausstellung und einer Konferenz rund um narrative Videosp...

Finally our report from AdventureX for @adventuretreff.bsky.social is online. Was incredibly happy to see it's back, and it's back so strong. www.adventure-treff.de/features/176... #advxconf @adventurex.bsky.social

As @darmato.bsky.social mentioned during his #AdvX25 keynote talk, he's back on the market for voiceover acting work! And Guybrush Threepwood isn't the only voice he can do... 😉

YouTube video by AdventureX Adventure X 2025 – Talk: Mairi Nolan

The first of this year's Adventure X talks is up on YouTube! @mairispaceship.com talks about designing puzzles that belong in the world of your game. youtu.be/XCBCKPpSD-A
#adventurex #narrativegames #adventuregames

Seoirse Dunbar (the Adventure Games Podcast) leads the discussion as a panel of composers discuss the storytelling contribution made by their scores. Featuring panellists Mark Benis (Rosewater), Jade Leamcharaskul (Assassin's Creed: Shadows), Thomas Regin (Old Skies, the Blackwell series), and Paul Zimmerman (Loco Motive, Space Haven). Adventure X 2025 – Panel: Storytelling through Audio

Adventure X 2025's panel discussion with games composers is now available on our YouTube channel.

@markbenis.bsky.social, @jdwasabi.bsky.social, @paulzmmermann.bsky.social

#adventurex #gamedev #narrativegames #adventuregames #indiegame #indiedev #music

youtu.be/6ucvepYKye4

AdventureX 2025 in video (Part 2) | Adventure Game Hotspot In the second part of our AdventureX coverage, Cressup chats with some of the genre's biggest developers who attended to find out more about what they're working on now and their thoughts on the event...

@cressup.bsky.social Brings it in her latest narrative report from @adventurex.bsky.social 2025 in video (Part 2). Great interviews as you’ve come to expect. adventuregamehotspot.com/feature/5698...
#indiegame #adventuregame #gamingnews

YouTube video by Cressup AdventureX 2025 Report - Charles Cecil, Dave Gilbert, Dominic Armato + Jon Ingold!

We spoke to @cressup.bsky.social at @adventurex.bsky.social about how we built TR-49: a box of books, a spy, and an elevator in the living room. 100% true.

Featuring @adventurex.bsky.social bsky.social @adventgamepod.bsky.social @revolutionsoftware.bsky.social l @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social @inkle.co @darmato.bsky.social @jon.inkle.co @summerb76.bsky.social and more!

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It takes two to tango, and to do... other things. Rahul Gandhi's Adventure X 2025 talk is now available on YouTube.

@adventurex.bsky.social

#adventurex #gamedev #narrativegames #adventuregames #indiegame #indiedev

youtu.be/b2K5VxppMqM

AdventureX 2025 in words and pictures (Part 1) | Adventure Game Hotspot AdventureX was back in London, packed with great new games and their developers showing them off. Here are just some of the ones that caught our eye.

The dynamic duo is back at it as Laura and Vicky as they break down the adventure that is AdventureX 2025. adventuregamehotspot.com/preview/5653...
@adventurex.bsky.social #indiegame #adventuregame @cressup.bsky.social

YouTube video by Torrezno Entertainment | Legends of Castile A little improvised interview at AdventureX about Legends of Castile adventure game.

A couple of weeks ago I exhibited my game at the @adventurex.bsky.social conference in London and the youtuber @adventuregamegeek.bsky.social gave me a little improvised interview.

youtube.com/shorts/UGHc1...

Sagar Beroshi, game writer and narrative designer (As Dusk Falls, Helldivers 2, Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest) at Brighton-based studio The Chinese Room talks about making trims in "Planning Your Haircut: Cutting Narrative Without Losing Style" Adventure X 2025 – Talk: Sagar Beroshi

It's time for a haircut! Sagar Beroshi's Adventure X 2025 talk is now available on the Adventure X YouTube channel.
@adventurex.bsky.social, @sagarberoshi.bsky.social
#adventurex #gamedev #narrativegames #adventuregames #indiegame #indiedev

youtu.be/WRn2p1CZ_z4

A certain game by Spooky Doorway that exhibited at AdventureX this year, we suspect!

Check out @adventuregamegeek.bsky.social's overview of the @adventurex.bsky.social exhibitors!
By the way, who's that playing @duckmadeofwood.bsky.social"s "D3AD HAND" in the background???