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Andreas Inderwildi
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Writer, medievalist & game critic, seen @ Eurogamer, RPS, KotakuUK, Edge, Wireframe &c. Author of the upcoming book Mundaun: Design Works www.lostincult.co.uk/mundaun. Writes stuff at www.mashxtomuse.com. he/him
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Andreas Inderwildi @mashxtomuse.bsky.social · Mar 18
Mash X to Muse is 10 years old! 🥳🤯 Which means it's been around for more than a quarter of my life. To celebrate, I gave it a complete makeover and dug up some of my favorite articles.

Drop by and maybe subscribe to my newsletter while you're at it 💜

www.mashxtomuse.com/10-years-mas...
10 Years Mash X to Muse!?
Much to my own surprise, Mash X to Muse has been around for an entire decade and more than a quarter of my life—not a lot on a cosmological scale, but a significant amount for a humble blog, and to me...
www.mashxtomuse.com
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
You really shouldn't tell a professional writer you "improved" their copy by feeding it into a chatbot shredder and stapling the pieces back together as a bullet point list.

I think that's a bit rude.
August 19, 2026 at 12:02 PM
Reposted by Andreas Inderwildi
alexanderhad1.bsky.social
Sold-out for nearly a year, From Ants to Zombies: Six Decades of Video Game Horror is back in stock on June 17, along with several other excellent titles, including The Games that Weren't, I'm Too Young To Die & 50 Indie Games that Changed the World.
June 10, 2026 at 1:41 PM
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
I'm always puzzled by the argument "we have limited resources so we have to use AI".

Doesn't the appeal of indie games lie exactly in personal creative choices and an intimate, handmade feel? Why does everything need to be polished?
eurogamer.bsky.social Eurogamer @eurogamer.bsky.social · Jun 9
"It's a choice" - A Plague Tale developer Asobo doesn't believe smaller teams need to use gen-AI to compete www.eurogamer.net/a-plague-tal...
A curly haired white woman with a lot of dark curly hair and a stern expression glares at the camera. Henna tattoos can be seen on her face. In the background is a mountain with a huge Minotaur statue on it.
June 9, 2026 at 12:16 PM
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
Jesus, who the fuck thought marketing a game with SS runes and a quasi-black-sun was a good idea?!
June 5, 2026 at 4:16 PM
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mashxtomuse.bsky.social
I took a deep dive into medieval manuscript art and wrote 2000 words on why Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts by is a special kind of game that really gets medieval art.

www.mashxtomuse.com/how-scriptor...
How Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts Illuminates the Margins of Medieval Art
Scriptorium not only makes an obsolete, long dead art accessible to a modern audience, but miraculously brings it back to life for a brief moment
www.mashxtomuse.com
May 31, 2026 at 11:05 AM
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
I took a deep dive into medieval manuscript art and wrote 2000 words on why Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts by is a special kind of game that really gets medieval art.

www.mashxtomuse.com/how-scriptor...
How Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts Illuminates the Margins of Medieval Art
Scriptorium not only makes an obsolete, long dead art accessible to a modern audience, but miraculously brings it back to life for a brief moment
www.mashxtomuse.com
May 31, 2026 at 11:05 AM
Reposted by Andreas Inderwildi
king-spooner.bsky.social
Even at this fairly early stage, I think the art style for our new game is so cool. Wishlist if you please: store.steampowered.com/app/4289310/...
May 25, 2026 at 9:47 AM
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
There goes my Saturday night
Recreation of a scene depicting jousting animals from the margins of an illuminated manuscript in the game Scriptorium
May 23, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Reposted by Andreas Inderwildi
duckvalentine.bsky.social
so Horses was a problem, but Valve I guess is fine with this racist crap that flagrantly violates at least two of its content guidelines and has 300+ reviews that all almost certainly violate those guidelines too
kotaku.com/racist-plant...
Valve Remains Silent As Racist Plantation Sim Game Trolls Everyone
Steam guidelines claim to ban 'content that is patently offensive or intended to shock or disgust viewers'
kotaku.com
May 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
Reading the Decameron and can't stop thinking about how that guy wrote a hundred short stories brimming with life in the middle of maybe the single worst catastrophe in human history.

700 years later, a voicemail from an unknown caller is enough to derail my creative flow for an entire afternoon.
May 8, 2026 at 1:56 PM
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
Scriptorium is amazing. Not entirely sure what exactly this is, but it took like 400 sketches and most of my evening to finish it and I'm quite proud. @yazagames.com
An opened manuscript with a devastated medieval city on the left page and a demon or angel standing on a hill overlooking the city and holding the sun and the moon on the right page.
May 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
Got to admit, I'm very proud of how my bestiary-style "elephant" turned out. (you really should play Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts, it's amazing) @yazagames.com
Medieval bestiary style illustration of a green elephant with towers on its back, attacked by an armed duck protecting its eggs and knights climbing its back with a ladder.
April 19, 2026 at 7:50 AM
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
My entire Sunday is dedicated to amassing as many companions in Caves of Qud as possible
April 12, 2026 at 1:23 PM
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Get HORSES, Mediterranea Inferno, and Saturnalia together for $18/16€ until next week www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qYh...
Italian Horror Trilogy | Trailer [GOG]
YouTube video by GOG
www.youtube.com
March 26, 2026 at 7:23 PM
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
Fucking disgusting
March 25, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Reposted by Andreas Inderwildi
shaunaitcheson.bsky.social
This wonderful article by Andreas is a must-read if you enjoyed Hob's Barrow, do check it out! (Beware spoilers!!)
mashxtomuse.bsky.social Andreas Inderwildi @mashxtomuse.bsky.social · Mar 24
Great folk horror game with a lot of fascinating historical depth! I wrote an in-depth article about its Gnostic influences a while ago (beware spoilers!)

www.mashxtomuse.com/the-gnostic-...
March 25, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Reposted by Andreas Inderwildi
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
Great folk horror game with a lot of fascinating historical depth! I wrote an in-depth article about its Gnostic influences a while ago (beware spoilers!)

www.mashxtomuse.com/the-gnostic-...
March 24, 2026 at 12:51 PM
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
Here I am, mourning the tactile, ornamental, skeuomorphic user interfaces of classic CRPGs like I always do, when suddenly, Banquet for Fools comes along with absolutely stunning screens like this 🤯
Inventory screen from Banquet for Fools
March 24, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Reposted by Andreas Inderwildi
kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com
My Banquet for Fools review's now live on @pcgamer.com! This is a delightfully strange and beautifully immersive RPG that really makes you believe your little party's exploring an only lightly-tamed land packed with danger and secrets:

www.pcgamer.com/games/rpg/ba...
Banquet For Fools review
Pen and paper at the ready.
www.pcgamer.com
March 24, 2026 at 4:33 AM
Reposted by Andreas Inderwildi
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
If Baldur's Gate 1 meets Morrowind meets The Dark Crystal sounds interesting to you, you should REALLY give Banquet for Fools by @hannahjosephrpg.bsky.social a go. I'm like 20 hours in and I feel like I have only scratched the surface of a really amazing RPG.

store.steampowered.com/app/3172700/...
Banquet for Fools on Steam
The Pavura needs four volunteers to solve the mystery of an abandoned village. Answer the call to adventure in this party-based beat ‘em up RPG!
store.steampowered.com
March 21, 2026 at 11:34 AM
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
Great folk horror game with a lot of fascinating historical depth! I wrote an in-depth article about its Gnostic influences a while ago (beware spoilers!)

www.mashxtomuse.com/the-gnostic-...
March 24, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Reposted by Andreas Inderwildi
ashlikeadragon.bsky.social
hey, i'm looking for work! full-time or freelance 💜

journalist, critic, author
proficient in features, criticism, reporting, reviews, previews, news, guides

words at lost in cult, RPS, VGC, unwinnable, gamesradar+, polygon, EDGE, PLAY

muckrack.com/ash-like-a-d...
[email protected]
'Few games capture the spirit of indie game development quite like VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action. What initially started out as a short game for a Cyberpunk Game Jam back in 2014, soon became a standout indie hit. VA-11 Hall-A delivers a heartfelt story of happiness in the depths of disaster, draped in a unique cyberpunk aesthetic and set to a distinctive synthwave soundtrack to match. It’s a truly remarkable visual novel, and the perfect choice for our Design Works range. Produced in collaboration with Sukeban Games and Ysbryd, VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works explores the corrupt metropolis of Glitch City, its culture, and the people who frequent the game’s beloved hole in the wall, VA-11 Hall-A. Written by talented journalist and author Ashley Schofield (Polygon, EDGE, Unwinnable and VGC), you’ll hear how this world came to be and the cyberpunk touchstones that inspired it — all the while lending insight into the history of Venezuela, where the team is located, and the unique challenges of developing a game there. VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works will be a celebration of this beautiful indie masterpiece, and the people that made it all possible. Alongside contemporary interviews with writer/programmer Fernando Damas and artist/designer Christopher Ortiz conducted exclusively for VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works, the book also features a collection of highlights from the ‘Daily VA-11 Hall-A’ blog posts directly from Sukeban.moe. You can also expect deep dives into the development of the game’s prototype and prologue; the bartending mechanics that put you in the shoes of disaster bisexual bartender Jill Stingray, and interviews exploring its iconic synthwave soundtrack/jukebox with composer Michael Kelly. VA-11 Hall-A: Design Works features detailed insight into the game’s early concepts and development, an exploration of Glitch City itself, and a deep dive into the programming, art and soundtrack — an unmissable read for any fan.' A magazine cover of Unwinnable Monthly #191, with the feature being my essay 'I Don't Want To Be This Kind of Animal Anymore' and art by Shafer Brown. An excerpt reads: In the dark times, should the stars also go out? 'Revachol is still. Silent. Decades of unrest, corruption and capital gain have reduced it to a shell of a city. And yet, under these sullen skies, a miracle is happening. The limbed and headed machine of pain and undignified suffering is firing up again.' My review of Hollow Knight: Silksong for Video Games Chronicle. 'Hollow Knight: Silksong review: A game that intends to make you suffer, even to its own detriment. Team Cherry’s sequel has a clear mission statement, but doesn’t seem to consider the consequences. 3/5 stars.' My review of Demonschool for Rock Paper Shotgun, included in RPS' Bestest Bests category. 'Demonschool review Saturday morning carcasses.'
November 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
mashxtomuse.bsky.social
Isn't it kinda fucked up that people want discreet packaging if they order some sex toys but don't feel embarrassed that all the neighbors can see when they get a parcel from Amazon?
March 24, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Reposted by Andreas Inderwildi
dasmirts.bsky.social
SURVIVAL HORROR IN THE ALPS FFS!

No AI slop in my game... For your consideration: Mundaun - a lovingly hand-pencilled horror tale.
It's at 93% positive on Steam. It's on a steep sale right now.

All human made. Sound. Voice acting in a language I don't even speak!

BUY IT -> SUPPORT HUMAN (me)
March 23, 2026 at 9:17 PM