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James Wragg

@lovelyhellplace.bsky.social

Dread Delusion etc he / him

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Glass Cannon.

20.10.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1358    πŸ” 316    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 2

Yes ahah, that is very much the vibe! The game does actually operate on dice rolls under the hood, we absolutely looked back at the genre's TTRPG roots for inspo.

10.10.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Those supercool portraits were done by none other than @vor-bokor.bsky.social - I'm sure you'll recognise his work from Dread Delusion...

Overall I'm totally stoked about the merc system. It's really fun to hire new weird guys and then see them get butchered by a lowly bandit πŸ₯²

10.10.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 45    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Uhh, I guess I should start posting Entropy stuff, huh?

Entropy has permadeath - that means you'll hire from the π•Έπ–Šπ–—π–ˆ 𝕭𝖔𝖆𝖗𝖉 when your party gets murdered.

Mercs are generated with different:
⭐Stats & Perks
πŸ“œBios & Personalities
πŸ‘ΊBodies & Clothes
πŸ—‘οΈEquipment

store.steampowered.com/app/3940340/...

10.10.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 695    πŸ” 155    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 10
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After FIVE YEARS of waiting, SHARP EYE #1, our follow-up to FIRST KNIFE, just hit Kickstarter!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...
Check out our creepy full trailer, and then also all the info on the project following the link above, and please consider sharing and supporting our beautiful child!

03.09.2025 16:05 β€” πŸ‘ 254    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 35

I mean it's a theme, but dying earth is a genre that encompasses Jack Vance's work as well as other novels like Gene Wolfe's Book of the New Sun - but yeah, Jack Vance is an inspiration!

27.08.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

damn they've figured it out
quick, hide all the Hard To Be A God reference material

27.08.2025 20:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, so we've tried to walk a middle line between traditional JRPGs, and tactical games like FF: Tactics, Battle Brothers, Banner Saga etc...
So there are two rows; front defends the back, but only ranged can attack from the back. Grid based like you say. Reposition takes a turn... etc.

27.08.2025 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

maybe one day, but for now we're all about ENTROPY, BABY

27.08.2025 20:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Unless we decide to say "actually Dread Delusion was all just a dream had by this one random Entropy side character," which... I wouldn't put it past us

27.08.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's not! New universe 🌌

27.08.2025 19:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

im the programmer in this... its good... play it when it comes out or else

27.08.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 23    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0

THE ENTROPY RPG IS HERE
After Dread Delusion, I am back working with the Lovely Hellplace, serving as the art lead (...I guess?) this time aroundπŸ™πŸ˜Ž

Please check out our trailer, wishlist the game on Steam, and let us know what you think!

27.08.2025 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 579    πŸ” 136    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 2

It is, well spotted ;)

27.08.2025 18:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

and yes, don't worry, there are still mushrooms

27.08.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 69    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Contrary to what you might think, we've actually π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ been sleeping and / or dead since launching Dread Delusion...

...we've been making a dying earth JRPG called

πŸ„ βš”οΈ πŸ’€ π„ππ“π‘πŽππ˜ πŸ’€ βš”οΈ πŸ„

& you can wishlist it on Steam rn!
store.steampowered.com/app/3940340/...

27.08.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1754    πŸ” 576    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 57
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THIS SEPTEMBER
FROM THE PAGES OF FIRST KNIFE...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...
COMES THE 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐏 π„π˜π„

Press "Notify me on launch" to stay up to date on our upcoming campaign!

18.08.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 415    πŸ” 163    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 53
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VILE: Exhumed may be banned for sale, but I refuse to let that stop people from playing the game.

It’s now available, for free, at WWW.VILEISBANNED.COM

Please share the site, share the game, and fuck anyone who tries to control storytelling and expression.

05.08.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2562    πŸ” 1465    πŸ’¬ 44    πŸ“Œ 71

Heartworm is out now and you should buy it! ❀️πŸͺ±

I had the pleasure of hanging out with Vincent and the team last Pax W, and I must say, they're all wonderful people.

Am I saying you should buy their game just because they're nice people?

Yes. Yes I am. Go buy the game.

(it's also dope as hell)

31.07.2025 18:09 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Dread Delusion by Forrest in 33:37 - Summer Games Done Quick 2025
YouTube video by Games Done Quick Dread Delusion by Forrest in 33:37 - Summer Games Done Quick 2025

Really chuffed to see @najarala.bsky.social
beat Dread Delusion for #SGDQ2025! It's humbling to see someone who knows the game basically better than I do πŸ˜…

Oh and pls consider donating - GDQ have already raised a ton of money for DWB, a truly great cause ❀️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=L83b...

10.07.2025 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Heeeeeyyyy, look at THAT! I did the artwork for the album πŸ™πŸ˜‡

19.06.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 192    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dread Delusion Soundtrack Vinyl Venture into a strange world of shattered, floating continents and take in the ethereal lo-fi atmospherics inspired by RPGs from the early 2000s with the Dread Delusion soundtrack, pressed on two…

LIC x @lovelyhellplace.bsky.social‬ x @dreadxp.bsky.social‬ present: Dread Delusion Soundtrack on vinyl πŸ’€

Experience composer Daniel Staley's otherworldly score on vivid magenta and black splatter vinyl OR kaleidoscopic magenta and white sunburst vinyl.

Variants limited to 250 each.

19.06.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

I said incredible twice, sue me

19.06.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🎢🎷WE DID A VINYL THING 🎷🎢

Did you love Daniel Staley's incredible score for Dread Delusion? Well, now you can get it on Vinyl, thanks to the incredible folks at @lostincult.co.uk!

It's a π•·π–Žπ–’π–Žπ–™π–Šπ–‰ π•°π–‰π–Žπ–™π–Žπ–”π–“ so GET IT HERE while stocks last:
lostincult.co.uk/dreaddelusion

19.06.2025 18:03 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Dread Delusion on Steam Dread Delusion is an open world RPG brimming with strange places and dark perils. Carve your own path through the flying continents of a shattered land. Discover curious towns, unearth occult secrets,...

Everything is burning and I don't know what to do.

But if you want to support queer art, there's never been a better time to play Dread Delusion: a retro RPG where you can domme a fascist into letting you cross a fortified border by spitting in his mouth.

store.steampowered.com/app/1574240/...

30.01.2025 21:39 β€” πŸ‘ 116    πŸ” 52    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5

Shucks! Rly glad you enjoyed it <3

28.01.2025 13:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks so muchπŸ™
& yeah, @io.brindlebrothers.com did amazing work writing THAT quest

24.01.2025 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Incredibly proud of the Dread Delusion team - it got nominated for the #GLAADAwards!

glaad.org/glaad-celebr...

Especially big shoutout to @scherawyss.bsky.social & @io.brindlebrothers.com for introducing so many queer themes - so stoked that this got recognised 🌈
& πŸ™ to @glaad.bsky.social 😊

24.01.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
Dread Delusion Intro Cinematic Trailer
YouTube video by DreadXP Dread Delusion Intro Cinematic Trailer

Looking forward to more narrating roles this year!

Here's a favourite from last year, the intro to Dread Delusion by @lovelyhellplace.bsky.social
youtu.be/U_tNpSCSG7g?...

06.01.2025 18:15 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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A rare photo of the flesh around the skull
(hny ig)

01.01.2025 19:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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