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tfw i joined mastodon to talk to people about game dev esp interactive fiction... (they/them)

itch.io: http://kastelpls.itch.io
IFDB: https://ifdb.org/showuser?id=gium3s8q3qpke0xr

Excellent piece by @kastelpls on LLM slop and its effects on communities.

https://mimidoshima.neocities.org/main/posts/2026/llm/

Mimidoshima

LLM Slop Will Make Us Antisocial - Ruminations on IFComp 2025

I was a judge in the Independent Games Festival again this year - here are some of my highlights from 2026. Not a "who I think's going to win" prediction, just "here's some games I think are cool!" https://cdrom.ca/games/2025/11/19/igf2026.html

Wednesdays is ✨ free ✨ for World Children's Day in order to raise awareness about child sexual abuse.

Grab it on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/Wednesdays/
Or Itch: https://artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays

Before November 21th 9PM CET

If you liked HFTGOOM or have any interest in games about trauma.

Please play Wednedays.

It's free right now until November 21st.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/Wednesdays/

https://artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays

If you aren't up to it right now just add it to your account.

I promise it's worth playing.

Save 50% on Wednesdays on Steam

"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.

new post: Wednesdays is a game for survivors of sexual abuse and those who want to listen to them.

https://mimidoshima.neocities.org/main/posts/2025/2025-11-15-Wednesdays/

i tried to write as honestly as i could about the whole experience because it made me rethink how to listen to survivors. i hope more people play this game.

Mimidoshima

LLM Slop Will Make Us Antisocial - Ruminations on IFComp 2025

tfw playing historical and contemporary escape games is making me formulate a game essay of sorts on escape games.

new game: Summer Studies in Japan, 2025

https://kastelpls.itch.io/japan-2025

tried my hand at interactive nonfiction for Bare-Bones Jam 2025.

Summer Studies in Japan, 2025 by Kastel

a non-chronological snapshot of three months in osaka

itch.io

i think i prefer doing Interestingly Abrasive Games Many People Can Play than Good Games Some People Can Play, which means i probably won't place well on IFComp if i try it again without no modifications.

but it's been an interesting experience.

it's nice to see how the people who really liked 3XXX: NAKED HUMAN BOMBS will bat for it. https://azhdarchid.com/the-2025-interactive-fiction-competition-is-over/
The 2025 Interactive Fiction Competition Is Over

Highlighting some favorites from the comp.

Azhdarchid

new IF game: I Got You

you have a date, and your best friend tom is gonna help you clinch the date. made for EctoComp La Petite Mort (make a game in four hours or less).

https://kastelpls.itch.io/dude

I Got You by Kastel

Just follow my lead.

itch.io