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Dominic Tarason
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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
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Oh, this is a delightfully silly-looking mix of action and city builder. Your little ruler can pick up and throw entire houses, run across water and spin so fast they bloody fly. store.steampowered.com/app/1133500/...

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Deeply sad news from the Quake community today. Dustin "Tronyn" Geeraert has passed away at 42. His signature giant maps made him stand tall amongst the best mappers. You can find his work below, play a map or two and honour him - www.quaddicted.com/reviews/?fil...

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Hi new followers! I was narrative co-lead on Spry Fox's Cozy Grove and lead writer of Pine Hearts. In my free time, I write creepy Twine games and novellas. Looking for work!

A cover for Spry Fox's Cozy Grove. It is a dark scene with two figures sitting around a smiling campfire. One is a Spirit Scout, a small human, wearing camping gear; opposite them is Ranger Bear, a ghost of a former resident of the island.
A cover for Hyper Luminal's Pine Hearts. It shows a campsite scene with campfire, tent, and trees, with the protagonist merrily walking in the foreground.
A screenshot from my game You Are Jeff Bezos. It reads: "You spend some time howling and tearing at your flesh with unfamiliar hands. It doesn't do any good. You are still Jeff Bezos."
A screenshot of my game Displacer Beast. It reads:

"'We don't normally adopt out black cats during October,' the volunteer explains, as the cage lock comes undone with a rusted squeak. 'No shelters do. Too many weirdos want them for Satanic rituals and shit.'

'I thought that was just an urban legend,' you say. 'Have you ever actually had that happen?'

The volunteer shrugs. 'Call it an abundance of caution. Anyway, we don't have a lot of people coming to take a look at Old Man Moses, so we thought we'd make an exception.'"
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The Dark Mod is such a great platform now. I'm honestly surprised that more of the Thief mod scene hasn't moved over, as it's pretty powerful now.The Dark Mod is such a great platform now. I'm honestly surprised that more of the Thief mod scene hasn't moved over, as it's pretty powerful now.

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DTdominictarason.bsky.social

Guess an intro post is customary here, so hey, I'm Dominic! I'm a freelance games journo type that covers a lot of indie stuff, mods, and fringe, obscure games. I mostly write for PC Gamer lately, and folks say they love my hidden gem roundups. Their wallets hate 'em www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

20 hidden gems from 2024 to grab before the end of the Steam Summer Sale
20 hidden gems from 2024 to grab before the end of the Steam Summer Sale

So many incredible under-the-radar indies have come out this year, from roguelikes to experimental horror to "UI strategy hell," we had trouble keeping the list to just 20.

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SPscwiba.bsky.social

For anyone finding me for the first time, I'm scwiba and I make maps for Doom engine games! My most well-known is probably The UnMaking for Doom 64: unmake.mewww.doomworld.com/forum/topic/...

A black hole set against a burning purple sky, with the text "The UnMaking" overlaid on top.
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DTdominictarason.bsky.social

Oh, wow. Just tried out the Popucom demo (on Steam now) and this is a GEM. Probably buying it day one. Co-op only and with very smart level design and puzzles revolving around it. Like Splatoon + Puzzle Bobble, but a surprising range of tools and gadgets. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dix_...

POPUCOM Official Announcement Trailer
POPUCOM Official Announcement Trailer

YouTube video by POPUCOM

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BTblacktabbygames.com

hello to all the new folks! we're a two-person studio making games where your choices really, really, *extremly* matter. they are: SLAY THE PRINCESS - which is getting a huge expansion next week SCARLET HOLLOW - appalachian folk horror supernatural mystery; twin peaks meets gravity falls!

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GZcheerfulgoth.bsky.social

PINNED POST Hello, I'm Giada! ๐Ÿ—ž๏ธ Former games journalist (RPS, Eurogamer, PC Gamer) ๐Ÿ“š Narrative Designer (Monster Loves You Too!) ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Now Content Designer at Paradox โ˜€๏ธ Still trying to finish Selling Sunlight in my free time I swear Portfolio: giadazavarise.combricabrac.itch.io

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DWdeswalsh.bsky.social

If your like me and follow many non English speaking creatives and maybe noticing them on the timelines go to settings > Language and just turn the bottom option for content language to nothing and you should see a far more expensive and diverse timeline as a result.

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Dominic Tarason
@dominictarason.bsky.social
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
1.9k followers1.3k following75 posts