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Adam Riches

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โœฆ UK Indie Dev & Co-Founder of Robust Games (@robustgames.bsky.social) โ€ข Made Loco Motive - a train based murder mystery game! โ€ข Pixel Artist, Animator, Writer & Designer โ€ข BAFTA Member 2021 - 2025 ๐ŸŒ robust.games ๐Ÿš‚๐Ÿ’จ s.team/a/1709880

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Thanks man, I've heard it's pretty quiet atm but *someone* has to be making some videogames right now, surely.

03.12.2025 17:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! Your murder/mystery dating sim looks very promising, great style! excited to see more โœจ

03.12.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hah well spotted! It's one of the custom campaign maps for Wargrooove you can use in the editor - Based on the original by the ever talented @lunascimento.art of course! ๐Ÿ˜‰

03.12.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Loco Motive (2024) - Dining Carriage

Loco Motive (2024) - Dining Carriage

Wargroove (2019) - World map for use in custom campaigns

Wargroove (2019) - World map for use in custom campaigns

Kingdom Two Crowns (2018) - Bamboo Forest concept

Kingdom Two Crowns (2018) - Bamboo Forest concept

Personal Project (2019) - Sci Fi Point & Click Adventure

Personal Project (2019) - Sci Fi Point & Click Adventure

Looking to open some freelance slots for the new year!
Iโ€™m a Pixel Artist & Animator with 10+ years industry experience and can do a strong range of styles. if you need polished visuals, character work or fluid animations, then shoot me a DM!

Shares also appreciated ๐Ÿ˜‰

#art #gamedev #pixelart

03.12.2025 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 239    ๐Ÿ” 97    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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hello bsky! our game was taken down due to a false DMCA which completely killed our momentum at launch. our studio is in a very precarious position right now. please share and spread the word, steam has been little help to our situation.

noplayersonline.net/statement

02.12.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1212    ๐Ÿ” 990    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 35
Image from Steam Store Page of 880 User Reviews, 55 of which were made recently!

Image from Steam Store Page of 880 User Reviews, 55 of which were made recently!

Wow! Thanks to everyone who jumped in and left a Steam user review over the last few days, we really appreciate it. Due to the spike of recent reviews, weโ€™re actually just a few shy of 900 now, which would be a huge milestone! โ™ฅ๏ธ

01.12.2025 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Guy who wants to put AI in everything very upset about AI disclosures and transparency.

27.11.2025 09:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

taxation is the moderate policy. I opt for volcano, personally.

27.11.2025 09:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We would like the game to be as accessible to as many people as possible, but we'd never rely on AI to make up for a shortfall. Localisation is an art form as much as anything, and we believe players deserve a careful and considered translation of the source material.

26.11.2025 23:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We got a Steam review today that reads "there's no French localization. Unbelievable in this day and age when AI can do that in seconds."

1. We will never use AI.

2. Leaving a bad review because the game isn't available in your language is incredibly lame. ๐Ÿ˜”

26.11.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 241    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Save 30% on Loco Motive on Steam There's been a murder aboard the Reuss Express, and you're the suspects! Prove your innocence in this comedy 'point n' click' murder mystery - packed with twists, laughs, and larger-than-life characte...

Loco Motive is currently 30% off, and we've been seeing a lot of new players picking up the game. As a result, we're inching closer to 900 reviews on Steam! If you've enjoyed the game but haven't left a Steam review yet, we'd really appreciate it.

โžก๏ธ s.team/a/1709880

26.11.2025 12:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm a BAFTA Breakthrough 2025!

I'm honoured to be amongst such an incredible cohort, and for BAFTA to recognise my work on Old Skies!

As a disabled, female, performer-writer in games, I am so proud to show what we can do, and with BAFTA's support the sky's the limit!

www.bafta.org/stories/brea...

25.11.2025 13:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 393    ๐Ÿ” 66    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 83    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

Congrats, Sally! โœจ

25.11.2025 16:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! ๐Ÿ™

23.11.2025 12:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A quick snap from the fireside chat I did with Husban Siddiqi on the development of Loco Motive - from its game jam origins to the full release.

A quick snap from the fireside chat I did with Husban Siddiqi on the development of Loco Motive - from its game jam origins to the full release.

A quick photo I grabbed of me and Dominic Armato! Monkey Island inspired me to get into games so this was a nice moment. His keynote talk on Imposter Syndrome was also excellent

A quick photo I grabbed of me and Dominic Armato! Monkey Island inspired me to get into games so this was a nice moment. His keynote talk on Imposter Syndrome was also excellent

An AdventureX banner featuring Arthur Ackerman, illustrated by Aviv Or

An AdventureX banner featuring Arthur Ackerman, illustrated by Aviv Or

A quick snap from the fireside chat I did with Husban Siddiqi on the development of Loco Motive - from its game jam origins to the full release.

A quick snap from the fireside chat I did with Husban Siddiqi on the development of Loco Motive - from its game jam origins to the full release.

About to make my way over for the second day of AdventureX! Yesterday was amazing - held a fireside chat about the development of Loco Motive with my pal @mcdoogleh.bsky.social, and had the opportunity to meet @darmato.bsky.social himself - aka the voice of Guybrush Threepwood, mighty pirate!

23.11.2025 10:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Loco Motive is $12.59 on Steam buff.ly/Do2W124
Deck verified

Pax Augusta $14.99 buff.ly/aXvYSB5

Dark Deity 2 $15.03 Gamebillet buff.ly/DVKUxXf
Deck verified

World of Goo 2 $19.79 buff.ly/K7nowfk
Deck verified

SCP: Fragmented Minds $4.82 GamerThor w/ code GT10 buff.ly/35VbufT
Deck playable

21.11.2025 18:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's a great compliment! we were thrilled to work with such a lovely cast! As you say, they really elevated the material and delivered every time! โœจ

22.11.2025 20:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Loco Motive might have like, some of the best voice acting of any adventure game I've played? I am VERY picky about voice acting and often skip lines due to my high reading speed, even in games I enjoy the writing in a lot. Loco Motive's cast is fucking killing it. They elevate every single line

22.11.2025 05:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

It's awesome! Was so happy to see them around the expo floor

22.11.2025 20:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Loco Motive now available in simplified chinese

Loco Motive now available in simplified chinese

Simplified Chinese language support is now available for Loco Motive!

We're also the Deal Of The Day on Steam to celebrate our one year anniversary! - you can grab the game for 30% off, so donโ€™t miss out!

tinyurl.com/LManniversary

21.11.2025 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We've teamed up with @robustgames.bsky.social and @chucklefishltd.bsky.social to offer the Foolish Motives Bundle! Get 10% off when you buy Foolish Mortals and Loco Motive together - and if you have one already, youโ€™ll still get the other 10% off! Available now on Steam!

21.11.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Starting to think these c-suite management types are emotionally stunted, dumb idiots.

18.11.2025 09:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Krafton CEO allegedly asked ChatGPT to help him find a way out of paying Subnautica 2 devs their bonuses because he wanted to avoid the 'professional embarrassment' of being seen as a 'pushover' A pre-trial brief filed by former Unknown Worlds bosses says Krafton CEO Changham Kim was worried about losing his job for overpaying for the studio.

dear lord. these people.

www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

18.11.2025 06:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1653    ๐Ÿ” 570    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 46    ๐Ÿ“Œ 107
Key Art for Loco Motive with a localised logo - ใ€Š็ฝ—ไผŠๆ–ฏๅทๅฟซ่ฝฆ่ฐ‹ๆ€ๆกˆใ€‹

Key Art for Loco Motive with a localised logo - ใ€Š็ฝ—ไผŠๆ–ฏๅทๅฟซ่ฝฆ่ฐ‹ๆ€ๆกˆใ€‹

Announcement time! - next week marks Loco Motiveโ€™s one year anniversary, and weโ€™ll be celebrating with a brand new update! Weโ€™re also adding Simplified Chinese language support to the game! ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ

ใ€Š็ฝ—ไผŠๆ–ฏๅทๅฟซ่ฝฆ่ฐ‹ๆ€ๆกˆใ€‹็ฎ€ไฝ“ไธญๆ–‡็‰ˆๅณๅฐ†ไธŠ็บฟ๏ผ

โžก๏ธ tinyurl.com/CNAnniversaryUpdate

13.11.2025 17:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Promo graphic stating: Cassette Beasts has over 1.1 Million Units Sold (oh man, how did we manage that? Thank you all so much!)

Promo graphic stating: Cassette Beasts has over 1.1 Million Units Sold (oh man, how did we manage that? Thank you all so much!)

We're so thrilled to be able to announce that Cassette Beasts has sold over *1.1 MILLION units*!

We started out as a tiny team hoping we might be lucky enough to sell even a fraction of that - for every share, review, or positive comment, we really can't thank all of you enough. ๐Ÿ’œ

12.11.2025 17:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 495    ๐Ÿ” 174    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 17    ๐Ÿ“Œ 26

Perfect run, well done guys

12.11.2025 17:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Loco Motive was a wholly human creation made with a relatively tiny budget - We paid real human voice actors, artists and musicians - And they all brought something to the final game.

Nexon has a market cap of $17,000,000,000 USD and they're too cheap to care about their craft. Fuck off.

12.11.2025 12:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 137    ๐Ÿ” 38    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Round-about Orchard: A tiny OtGW fan game by JuliaMinamata A two-room adventure game that takes about fifteen minutes to play

My tiny Over the Garden Wall fan game is now available for FREE! ๐ŸŽ‰
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw

Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.

10.11.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 551    ๐Ÿ” 249    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 18    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17

Every AI advert should have a little disclaimer at the bottom that tells you how much freshwater they squandered to make it.

08.11.2025 00:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Look, I know it's pure commercialism but I just saw the gen AI Coca Cola christmas ad on TV and it looks like complete dogshit lmao.

Any 'creative' involved with this ad should feel deep shame and embarrassment.

08.11.2025 00:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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