Asher Vollmer

Update with several other layered effects, so we've now got jogging, aiming, dashing, freefall, arms, headlook, dynamics, etc.

It's not "one big idea" but several details, so I'll try and break them down in a thread piece-by-piece.

This game explains my whole personality

According to Wikipedia, today is the 20th anniversary of The 1UP Show. I choose to believe this is true.

I miss this work. More, I miss my old coworkers. Still the best and most fun job I ever had.

I’ll let Jane and Eric’s killer tune race through my mind today.

I wanna hear about this rework

We haven't talked in like a decade, Owen, but I am extremely happy to see that you are up to Very Good Stuff <3 <3

Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks A party game where you get into your friends' heads. Kinda like a blend of Wavelength and Letterboxd that fits into a deck of cards.

Looking for a party game that combines social deduction with the pleasant absurdity of rating animals, films, and the weather on a scale of ★ to ★★★★★? And it's just a simple deck of cards? AND it's live on Kickstarter now?!?! Guess what, STARFRIENDS has launched! www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...

#SaveSpeech

KOSA has amassed more cosponsors recently, jumping from 42 to 60 total

You need to call your reps and DEMAND that they oppose this legislation ASAP

The link below contains more info about KOSA and an easy way to contact your reps
5calls.org/issue/kids-o...

Please call DAILY

testing better games for better people

Friends, I find myself with EIGHT game versions that needs an update. I would be very thankful if you can give these a quick whirl and let me know if anything seems out of place.

Both Android and iOS.

grapefrukt.com/testing/

incredible picture of your dad!! star wars's dad

Same character trope! I also just watched way of the water and there are only three kind of women in it:
+ sad
+ angry
+ magic

My new open world precision "batformer" Vampire's Best Friend is out now on Steam and itch with a 10% launch discount!

Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day!

yESSSS

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.

Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

"that thing Uncharted did so now we all must suffer until the desolate one allows us to give up the sins of our past"

Is there a Term for that thing in AAA games where you squeeze through a tiny crack to mask a loading screen?

fraught dog

In LA, community organizing has played a major role in slowing ICE down. Here are the strategies I saw while I was there.

Note: This is a shorter cut of a longer video that’s available on my other socials. All of which can be found here: linktr.ee/kevinfoster

Q-UP on Steam Sick of long queues, unfair matchups, and arbitrary reflex tests? Try Q-UP, the coin flipping eSport. It's one part clicker, one part multiplayer strategy game, one part demented capitalism simulator,...

We made a new game. It’s called Q-UP. It’s a coin flipping eSport. There’s a free demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...

Oh, so is there an option that satisfies #1 and #2? 👀

People of Note on Steam In this turn-based RPG musical, join Cadence as she recruits an ensemble of musicians on her quest for stardom. Experience turn-based combat like never before, where each battle is a musical performan...

Thank you everyone for the kind words about our game announcement!

If you missed it, please enjoy our reveal trailer and if you'd like to support us, the best thing you can do is wishlist the game on Steam! Much love 💙
store.steampowered.com/app/1626170/...

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

I can't believe my friends made K Pop Demon Hunters The Game, just for me

I can't believe you're localizing this... I would simply shrug and walk away.

Tons of good game news today. My wonderful collaborator @bgc.bsky.social did the music for this!! Jimmy DOES NOT MISS.

NO HE DOES NOT

edit: nobody’s ready for baby steps TODAY

babby step

Baby Steps on Steam Play as Nate, an unemployed failson with nothing going for him, until one day he discovers a power he never knew he had… putting one foot in front of the other.

doubtless you have already heard, but Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo, and Maxi Boch's new game is out today and it's really good. store.steampowered.com/app/1281040/...

Why does it... not fully abduct the sign? It just obliterates it and moves on.

But seriously, independent media not beholden to mega conglomerates is absolutely vital, so please do what you can to support it. If that means backing our book, then wonderful. If it means something else for you, that's awesome too.

SYSTEMIC VOL. 1 : A Sci-fi Anthology 80-pages of systemic friction at the personal level, where social forces, cultures, and economic strata meet and grind together.

There are still a few hours left in @artebuen.bsky.social's birthday, which means you still have a few hours to be a BIRTHDAY HERO (TM)! How, you ask? By backing his Kickstarter! You can trust me, a neutral third party, on this. www.kickstarter.com/projects/art...