2. What we expect from a good new game is fundamentally different than a movie. While the basics of film or literature is roughly the same across all works, with games it seems a whole new medium is invented with every innovative project (simply rephrasing "making games is hard" I guess)
04.01.2026 22:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
But a couple of obvious thoughts:
1. What (I assume) you’re after is considered very niche, even when compared to obscure films, and are therefore both hard to fund/make and discover
04.01.2026 22:05 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Very interesting. We definitely have some curation issues. And games are so varied they seem more comparable to video as a format than the specific subset of feature films. Grouping TikTok with a 7 season series would be strange, and our conversations/definitions constantly fall short.
04.01.2026 22:01 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Collaborative game studio by Rebekah and Adam Saltsman. 👑 We publish a bunch of cool video games. We make some ourselves too! linktree.finji.co
We're working on @usualjune.bsky.social right now!
Culture on computers, mostly | ✍ The Verge, FT, The Ringer, The Nation, ArtReview, The Guardian, Vulture | ✉️ lewisjohngordon~at~gmail~dot~com | he/him
Reporter covering video games at Game File (gamefile.news). Previously launched games coverage at Axios and MTV News. Was Kotaku EiC. stephen(at)gamefile(dot)news he/him
Write. Plan. Collaborate. With a little help from AI.
Narrative design tool helping game writers and narrative designers create and keep track of their storylines and manage narrative content visually. www.articy.com
Pals doing indie publishing things
popagenda.co
Writer. www.harryjosephine.com
Co-creator of Rock Paper Shotgun, currently helping out at Kotaku, and still looking for a new long-term gig.
I write www.buried-treasure.org, unearthing excellent unknown indies. Please consider supporting!
Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/buriedtreasure
Veteran freelance games crit & PR. Hyped for indie games & mods. Bylines on RPS, PC Gamer, PCGamesN. Find my work, Steam curation & contact info below - He/Him
Find me elsewhere online at dominictarason.com
Contact email: jdtarason@gmail.com
I'm Julien Moya, co-founder and creative director of Rundisc
🕹 Indie game studio from France
⚙ We made http://chantsofsennaar.com
💣 Now on PC/Switch/PS4/XboxOne
Game maker, professor at Carnegie Mellon University. My employer has many, often contradicting, views. Currently making Future? No Thanks!
he/him
10+ years of writing, game & narrative design. Recently worked on: Black Mirror: Thronglets; Saltsea Chronicles; Mutazione. Past Creative Director of gutefabrik.com. Author of writingfor.games. PhD in play as anti-capitalist practice. Bike person.
I’m from Scotland, live in Scotland, and write and design the stories for videogames. Part of the BAFTA Breakthrough programme 2025. My portfolio is here: https://linktr.ee/caraellison
Top (and only) Guy at Indiepocalypse | Home for the Unmarketable | zero time award winner & nominee | Barely Online
indiepocalypse.com
Indiepocalypse Starter Guide: indiepocalypse.com/starter
Patreon: indiepocalypse.com/patreon
indiepocalypse@gmail.com
Norwegian indie studio. We made Dreamfall Chapters, Draugen, and DUSTBORN. Wishlist Hello Sunshine: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3245140/ Join our Discord: https://www.redthreadgames.com/discord
🐒 Making video games since 2014 🐍
1/3 of Carbonara Games 💀🍝🐖
🗣️he/him
Fritt Ord er en allmennyttig privat stiftelse som arbeider for å fremme ytringsfrihet, offentlig debatt, kunst og kultur.
Rock, rap, espionage.
Hertha BSC, New York Knicks, Brann.
DHZ, Aftenposten.
www.op-5.no
«I was once that kid»