Ghislain | Pleistogames

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Freelance scientist, indie paleogamedev 🦕🦣
PhD in paleontology 🔬🦴
Websitehttps://pleistogames.fr/en
Ghislain | PleistogamesSep 22
I missed the European Heritage Days, so here is a late contribution: some plesiosaurs sketches that I made for my submission to the #DINOJAM. Plesiosaurs are among the most iconic mesozoic marine reptiles of Europe. The first plesiosaur was discovered in UK by Mary Anning in 1821 - a talented fossil huntress and major contributor to paleontology. If you’re interested in these incredible animals, have a look at @AdamStuartSmith 's website https://plesiosauria.com/
#paleontology #indiedev #paleoart
Ghislain | PleistogamesAug 27, 2025
AsinyAug 27, 2025
Madagascar's King Toera: France returns skull of monarch killed during colonial era https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy0qejppp7o
Madagascar's King Toera: France returns skull of monarch killed during colonial era

King Toera was killed by French troops 128 years ago and his head kept in a Paris museum's archive.

Ghislain | PleistogamesAug 25, 2025

What’s better for #MondayMotivation than a giant flying snack? 🍫 🪰 Meganeuropsis was a #Griffinfly, a group of giant #ExtinctInsect from the Permian epoch. Meet them, and other delicious friends, in https://pleistogames.itch.io/cisuralian-cruise

#paleontology #indiedev #paleoart #entomology

(by the way, would you like more info on the game's information screens?)

Ghislain | PleistogamesAug 15, 2025
Ingvar SantryAug 15, 2025

Microphotograph of a limpet's teeth

Remember how strong spider silk is? Turns out, another biomaterial beats it: limpet teeth! These mollusks use a radula—a tongue-like protrusion with tiny teeth—to scrape algae off rocks.
#Biomaterials #Limpets #Science #Nature
Read more about spider silk: https://t.me/SantryBlog/469
Learn about limpets: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limpet

Ghislain | PleistogamesAug 14, 2025
Somehow, the flappy-bird moves of Diplocaulus in https://pleistogames.itch.io/cisuralian-cruise are based on real science! Back in 1980, Cruickshank and Skews used a replica and a wind tunnel to show that tilting the head up while facing the current would propulse it upwards ⤴️
#paleontology #gamedev #indiedev
Ghislain | PleistogamesAug 11, 2025

Cisuralian Cruise is a free arcade game where you play as a young Diplocaulus, swimming your way through the dangers of the Early Permian. The last update is live at https://pleistogames.itch.io/cisuralian-cruise, and my Dimetrodon is starving to meet you!

#paleontology #gamedev, #indiedev

Ghislain | PleistogamesAug 4, 2025
PolGMJul 31, 2025

J'ai développé un nouveau jeu d'enquête gratuit !
Ca s'appelle "L'EnquĂŞte : l'affaire Dreyfus"

Jouable sur ordinateur (ou téléphone), sans pub ni inscription, environ 30 minutes - et je serais ravi d'avoir vos retours !

Pour tester, c'est par ici :
https://pgmstudio.itch.io/lenquete-affaire-dreyfus

Ghislain | PleistogamesAug 4, 2025

I did it! Within a single day, I submitted my spooky paleozoic spin on a famous infinite runner to the 2025 #GMTKJam. You can play it here : https://pleistogames.itch.io/cisuralian-cruise

There are tons of things I want to add after the voting period ends. Btw you can leave a vote if you liked it!

Cisuralian Cruise by Ghislain | Pleistogames

A spooky, paleozoic, 3D spin on Flappy Bird.

itch.io
Ghislain | PleistogamesJul 31, 2025
I am away from home until Sunday... but I've not skipped a single #GMTKjam since 2022, so let's make a super small game fitting the theme, featuring extinct species and a reasonable amount of science - all that within 1 actual day!
Ghislain | PleistogamesJun 16, 2025
I just updated my website at https://pleistogames.fr/, right in time for the #GameCamp. If you're going there and want to talk paleontology, evolution, worldbuilding or creature design, please reach out to me!