Jeppe Carlsen's Avatar

Jeppe Carlsen

@carlsengames.bsky.social

Game Designer/Director on COCOON. Also created 140 and THOTH! Former lead gameplay designer at Playdead (LIMBO and Inside!) carlsengames.com

2,145 Followers  |  94 Following  |  150 Posts  |  Joined: 07.11.2024
Posts Following

Posts by Jeppe Carlsen (@carlsengames.bsky.social)

πŸ’―

22.01.2026 20:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love the wiimote gameplay 😘 Galaxy is "linear Mario" and if that is not your jam, totally understandable. I think it does everything it sets out to do perfectly and it barely aged a day.

I wonder if they will do a MG3 and if it will be a more open planet hopping approach, could be interesting.

22.01.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Mario Galaxy is still a 10/10.

22.01.2026 19:10 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ™

05.01.2026 08:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ™

20.12.2025 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

I will be forever proud of seeing COCOON sandwiched among these colossal GOTY nominees back in 2023.

20.12.2025 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
Save 10% on Death Howl on Steam Master the grid, defy death. Enter a grim Spirit Realm in this open-world deck builder. Craft lethal decks from 160+ cards, claim powerful Totems, and defeat foes in tactical grid combat. Fight as the...

Death Howl is absolutely fantastic! I’m really looking forward to finishing it during my holiday πŸŽ„
store.steampowered.com/app/2825880/...

18.12.2025 21:12 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to this πŸ”₯

24.11.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Metroid Prime 4 looks super polished though, so it is probably still going to be pretty great.

14.11.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Haha.. Other M was stylistically very far from Metroid Prime, so in some ways it felt less criminal to me.

14.11.2025 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

They added a chatty NPC to Metroid.. But why 😭

14.11.2025 14:37 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you πŸ™

14.11.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pokemon Pokopia looks surprisingly great!

13.11.2025 14:48 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Indeed. You choose three heroes and build a 50-card deck (very MTG-like) to take on various quest decks.
Warning: it’s a rabbit hole and can cost you a lot of $$$ if you get hooked πŸ˜…

Works great for two players, and solo is also fun.

26.10.2025 08:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

More boxes arriving soon 🫠
There is something about this game that really scratches an itch for me.

25.10.2025 12:27 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

We launched Cocoon: Design Works last week & I wanted to highlight a few things, as it's been one of my fav projects to work on! Firstly, shout out to the author @rachelwatts.bsky.social who has done an incredible job compiling hours of interviews & had already written the entire book before launch!

23.10.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you for playing πŸ™

20.10.2025 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will for sure.. and again, huge congrats πŸŽ‰

17.10.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

How long was the production?

17.10.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats!

17.10.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My daughter is replaying Alba: A Wildlife Adventure - such an absolutely adorable game!

17.10.2025 17:43 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

ICYMI yesterday. The book's already in fantastic shape – @rachelwatts.bsky.social combines fascinating dev testimony with her own Thinky Games expertise and the result is an elegant, insightful deep dive inside this enigmatic puzzler. And (not on BlueSky) designer Nikki's work here is *beautiful*

17.10.2025 09:49 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Rachel, you’re the best and kindest game journalist who’s ever interviewed us. We’re so happy this book is in your hands. πŸ™

17.10.2025 17:12 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

The last 1/3 is probably more like 50% of the play time. Enjoy the rest of the game!

Quick note: I did not "make" limbo and inside, but I worked on them both as head of gameplay (puzzles and stuff) :)

17.10.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Cocoon pen sketches! Work-in-progress renders! Unused concepts! A peek behind the scenes of this lil gem, beautifully bound by the design wizards of @lostincult.co.uk !
πŸͺ²πŸͺ²πŸͺ²πŸͺ²

16.10.2025 17:27 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

COCOON: Design Works contains about 200 pages of interviews, analysis and an extensive look at the artwork by Erwin Kho.

Really excited about this release πŸ’«

16.10.2025 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not currently planned. Would be nice though.

29.09.2025 19:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Post image

2 years πŸŽ‚

45% off 🌟https://store.steampowered.com/app/1497440/COCOON/

29.09.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ™

28.08.2025 19:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

True!

15.08.2025 11:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0