Make it a Triple Games

There is a very unhealthy prejudice, mostly by non-creatives, that creatives do it only for the love of it. And so there is a very short spectrum where on end doesn't talk about their work at all, and the other is super aggressive about their marketing. A healthier, wider middle would be cool.

Thanks! I am starting to miss jams, too, being locked in dev for a single polished project right now 😄

A Thousand Bees on Steam Spot the bees in this lovingly hand-illustrated hidden objects game. A literal thousand bees are spread out over a dozen beautiful levels. Can you find all secret levels, too? Enjoy a perfect summer d...

... and you can wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/4281370/...

#wishlistwednesday #hiddenobjects #cozygame

I am questioning this fetaure of Wordpress to send my blog posts to Bluesky. No tags? Works fine on Tumblr though? Sigh.
#itchio #indiedev #gamejam #indiegames #freegames

I have submitted to over 100 jams on itch.io I submitted to over 100 jams on itch.io today, right on my second anniversary on the platform. Not a bad count since I joined in February 2024. I join all sorts of jams. Most of the time I create something new for them, but sometimes I also add an existing project to a jam to give it a little extra visibility—recurring monthly jams like the Accountability Jam, for example.

I have submitted to over 100 jams on itch.io

I submitted to over 100 jams on itch.io today, right on my second anniversary on the platform. Not a bad count since I joined in February 2024. I join all sorts of jams. Most of the time I create something new for them, but sometimes I also add an…

An in-game screenshot of A Thousand Bees, showing two women in a farm shop. One is on a ladder and arranging the shop sign, the other stocking shelves.

I promised more level art for #AThousandBees and here we are, stocking the #farmshop. You can see how many #bees there are per screen, too!

#indiegames #indiedev #miat #gameart #illustration #screenshotsaturday #hiddenobjects

Spirit lanterns Nature spirits guarantee good health for their homestead, which is most interesting for plants and the people who care for those. A lantern is supposed to attract tiny spirits by burning incense; the then occupied lantern can, very carefully, be taken away and the spirit offered a new home in a plant of choice. Especially plants grown indoors or in greenhouses, or in otherwise inaccessible places, can lack a spirit which would normally turn up eventually.

Spirit lanterns

Nature spirits guarantee good health for their homestead, which is most interesting for plants and the people who care for those. A lantern is supposed to attract tiny spirits by burning incense; the then occupied lantern can, very carefully, be taken away and the spirit offered a…

Title card for the game A Thousand Bees witha call to action for wishlisting it on steam. The image is a rich yellow background with irregular hexagonal shapes. At teh bottom is a dish painted with flowers on which sit two pieces of honeycomb. On them, a large stylised bee looks at the viewer.

#demo for #AThousandBees was approved by #Steam! Now just the demo *page* and we're good to go. Play the demo now on @itch.io:
ranarh.itch.io/a-thousand-b...
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4281370/...

#indiegames #indiedev #miat #hiddenobjects #cozy #snf #puzzle #solodev #madewithdefold

Missed tagging AGAIN. My two cents for today's #screenshotsaturday are my newest #level art (just handed in the demo of #AThousandBees to #Steam for review yesterday)

Put that sentence into marketing :D

The cover image for the fundraiser featuring a trans flag, the two charity logos, and an outline of the state of Idaho.

It's TTRPGs for Trans Rights Season! The game jam is now open for submissions to TTRPGs for Trans Rights—Idaho! Games, art, zines, and more welcome through March 8th! Proceeds from this bundle will benefit @transaffirminc.bsky.social and @tccidaho.bsky.social!

itch.io/jam/ttrpgs-f...

Go
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ranarh.itch.io/go-do-be-at
A #bookmark micro-game about going and being. For #48WordRPGJam

#indiegames #itchio #ttrpg #indierpg #riso #microRPG

Sanity Loss of sanity and various forms of lunacy are common in lands where you might fall into a parallel world at any time or lose your mind to solitude. The different species are prone to various forms of mental issues. Some views are considered insane as well, like racism. The survivors of spirit attacks, either by the dead or placespirits, are never sane again, but results may vary.

Sanity

Loss of sanity and various forms of lunacy are common in lands where you might fall into a parallel world at any time or lose your mind to solitude. The different species are prone to various forms of mental issues. Some views are considered insane as well, like racism. The survivors of…

Please tell me you're using special glasses to make these ;) Looking forward to the prints!

A cozy summery illustration of black woman holding a waterhose so that a golden retriever can play in the spray, while her tortie cat rubs along her leg. The backdrop is a garden wiht high grass full of pinwheel. From the upcoming game A Thousand Bees by Make it a Triple

A cozy summer yillustration of a woman gardening, holding grasses to a cat beside her that it chews it. On ther other side a shiba dog carries a stick to her. The backdrop is a garden wiht high grass full of pinwheel. From the upcoming game A Thousand Bees by Make it a Triple

New level art from my #cozy #hiddenobjectsgame - a #screenshot double feature! My favourite in this one is the #dog playing with the #waterhose - adorable 🐕
Wishlist A Thousand Bees: store.steampowered.com/app/4281370/...

#miat #athousandbees #levelart #gameart #summer #cat #gardening #waterhose

A somewhat surreal painting of a woman's face emerging from a thick flower bed, abstractly painted with stamps and loose strokes. The entire palette is saturated yellows and purples with brown shadows.

I used #rubberstamps to suggest detail. Synthetic paper gives up paint without hesitation, and received transparent #gesso before detailing.
Under Flowers, #A4, #acrylics and #ink.

#art #acrylicpainting #traditionalart #illustration #fantasyart #surrealism #horrorart #garden #darkfantasy #creepy

Ich war sehr gern im Podcast. Hoffentlich finden wir bald das Moos im Weltall!

zines.fm #24 – Über Kreativität mit Zines mit Jennifer S. Lange – zines.cool

Neue Folge 🎧 zines.fm! 🙃✨

Dieses Mal gibt es ein sehr Themen-wildes Gespräch mit Jennifer S. Lange aka. @ranarh.bsky.social

Hört rein:

zines.cool/2026/02/01/z...

Six Tiny Games for 48 Words RPG Jam For the 48 Words RPG Jam, I challenged myself to see how concrete I could get and how vague I could remain with almost no space at all. The result is a small collection of micro-RPGs that live somewhere between toys, prompts, and thought experiments — each one playable, printable, and deliberately minimal. Every game is built around a single idea, pushed just far enough to become interactive.

Six Tiny Games for 48 Words RPG Jam

For the 48 Words RPG Jam, I challenged myself to see how concrete I could get and how vague I could remain with almost no space at all. The result is a small collection of micro-RPGs that live somewhere between toys, prompts, and thought experiments — each one…

Just dropped in after finding something of yours on itch.io and wow, your games are BEAUTIFUL! Will browse and appreciate.

Game cover for the True Treasure micro RPG. A big, decoratviely blocky title in gold sits on a black and white background of hands running a golden necklace between them.

True Treasure: A #bookmark RPG for #48WordRPGJam
My final, 5th entry has a table for the finest treasure in the hoard. Might not be what you thought.
ranarh.itch.io/true-treasure

#indiegames #itchio #ttrpg #indierpg #microRPG #miat

Garren clothing "I'm not wearing that. I'll look like a humped idiot. I'll rather freeze my tail off."— Badhea, Gderan gar The garren have a crest down their back, from between the eyes to the tip of the tail. This argues with clothes, but craftsmen have long found solutions.Garren shirts and trousers have straps sewn on to go over the crest's dips.

Garren clothing

"I'm not wearing that. I'll look like a humped idiot. I'll rather freeze my tail off."— Badhea, Gderan gar The garren have a crest down their back, from between the eyes to the tip of the tail. This argues with clothes, but craftsmen have long found solutions.Garren shirts and…

A #ZineJam entry about how much I love watching #animated kids #shows. What I 💖 about my current favourites - by no means exhaustive.
What do you ❤️ watching?
ranarh.itch.io/animated-kid...

#zinester #minizine #comedy #tv #cartoonnetwork #nickelodeon #kidsshows #animatedseries #miat #ranking #zine

My newest #artzine (I'm nearly done with artzines - I think): Book of Birds. 19 colour sketches of various #birds in #watercolour, #acrylic, and #ink, 16 pages.
I love painting birds. Nice shapes, beautiful colours, and many are #cute!

ranarh.itch.io/book-of-birds1

New #GeniusLoci article!

We talk about fleeters, featuring one of my all-time favourite #paintings of GL. The embodiment of Water, which means adaptability and cool.

jenniferslange.wordpress.com/2025/09/02/e...

#fantasy #worldbuilding #rpg #indiedev #gurps #creaturedesign #art #illustration

Fantasy illlustration showing a lizardman and a large fairy sitting in an artifact shop full of amulets and statuettes in a sunny setting

New #GeniusLoci article! #Lizardfolk!
tinyurl.com/3hhpyd47

It's 'garren' (pl.), really. Not #cold-blooded, do wear clothes over their crest or #tails, and change colour based on their food. I already wrote diet author characters.

#fantasy #worldbuilding #ttrpg #fantasyrace #dragonborn

A collection of three concept art sketches showing forest landscape heavy in yellow palettes with fantastical flowers and trees.

New #GeniusLoci article!
The Yellow Forest: tinyurl.com/38vexxs3

All forests of Gdera are named aftercolours and have different themes - monsters, poison, trickery - which makes them sound far less wonderful than they are.

#worldbuilding #forest #fantasy #conceptart #illustration #blog #TTRPG

A Thousand Bees: my hidden objects game Spot the bees in this lovingly hand-illustrated hidden objects game. A literal thousand bees are spread out over a dozen beautiful levels. Can you find all secret levels, too? Enjoy a perfect summer day, deeply inspired by the cozy honeycore aesthetic. Wishlist A Thousand Bees on Steam! ​More and more levels are being finished. I just laid final strokes down on the third level, which is also the largest do date with a total of 98 items to find.

A Thousand Bees: my hidden objects game

Spot the bees in this lovingly hand-illustrated hidden objects game. A literal thousand bees are spread out over a dozen beautiful levels. Can you find all secret levels, too? Enjoy a perfect summer day, deeply inspired by the cozy honeycore aesthetic.…

Go
Do
Be
At

ranarh.itch.io/go-do-be-at
A #bookmark micro-game about going and being. For #48WordRPGJam

#indiegames #itchio #ttrpg #indierpg #riso #microRPG