wild reading this previously unpublished interview from 2018 with Jesper about casual vs hardcore, fairness, games and art, and sometimes going against the grain of indie games culture. The whole world has changed, but i still stand by it all.
From the Handmade Pixels interview series, here is my conversation with Zach Gage @stfj.net. Thanks!
jesperjuul.net/handmadepixe...
jesperjuul.net/handmadepixe...
Handmade Pixels: Interview with Zach Gage
jesperjuul.net
September 8, 2026 at 1:02 PM
wild reading this previously unpublished interview from 2018 with Jesper about casual vs hardcore, fairness, games and art, and sometimes going against the grain of indie games culture. The whole world has changed, but i still stand by it all.
Ok im gonna say something here that is going to draw a lot of different feelings from everyone, and I want to be clear i'm not "in support of this" or "against it". i'm just saying it as an observation that seems true to me:
I think with the latest frontier LLMs, the “music” era of games is upon us
I think with the latest frontier LLMs, the “music” era of games is upon us
September 7, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Ok im gonna say something here that is going to draw a lot of different feelings from everyone, and I want to be clear i'm not "in support of this" or "against it". i'm just saying it as an observation that seems true to me:
I think with the latest frontier LLMs, the “music” era of games is upon us
I think with the latest frontier LLMs, the “music” era of games is upon us
I like the little thrill when I have to type in an 2FA passcode and I open up my authenticator app and I’ve only got like three seconds remaining
August 30, 2026 at 6:29 PM
I like the little thrill when I have to type in an 2FA passcode and I open up my authenticator app and I’ve only got like three seconds remaining
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Blood Dungeon is OUT NOW on Steam, Xbox Series, Windows Store, Game Pass, Switch 1+2, and PlayStation 5! RTs very much welcome. I love you. #boneup
blooddungeon.com
youtu.be/rmbXDEdb6Y0
blooddungeon.com
youtu.be/rmbXDEdb6Y0
Blood Dungeon: Release Trailer
YouTube video by messhof
youtu.be
August 25, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Blood Dungeon is OUT NOW on Steam, Xbox Series, Windows Store, Game Pass, Switch 1+2, and PlayStation 5! RTs very much welcome. I love you. #boneup
blooddungeon.com
youtu.be/rmbXDEdb6Y0
blooddungeon.com
youtu.be/rmbXDEdb6Y0
The kids and I finished dragon quest 11 tonight. Wow what a totally great game and what a fantastic and fantastically told story. It really became quite a bit more that I expected!
August 17, 2026 at 12:14 AM
The kids and I finished dragon quest 11 tonight. Wow what a totally great game and what a fantastic and fantastically told story. It really became quite a bit more that I expected!
Reposted by Zach Gage
Here's something cool we're announcing today: Knytt Classic, a faithful and complete rebuild of Nifflas' classic 2006 indie platform adventure for modern PCs, is available today, totally free to own store.steampowered.com/app/2656050/...
Knytt Classic on Steam
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the indie freeware classic, rebuilt for modern machines! Explore a maze-like planet as the Knytt, a peaceful being abducted by aliens, find your missing ship parts, a...
store.steampowered.com
August 10, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Here's something cool we're announcing today: Knytt Classic, a faithful and complete rebuild of Nifflas' classic 2006 indie platform adventure for modern PCs, is available today, totally free to own store.steampowered.com/app/2656050/...
This is completely mind blowing - youtu.be/87DyyMV0kCY?...
we are living in the cyberpunk future of hacking and it’s going to make for a really catastrophic security world in the near term
we are living in the cyberpunk future of hacking and it’s going to make for a really catastrophic security world in the near term
Black Hat USA 2026: The 'Breaking' News: The OpenAI–Hugging Face Incident
YouTube video by Black Hat
youtu.be
August 9, 2026 at 3:56 PM
This is completely mind blowing - youtu.be/87DyyMV0kCY?...
we are living in the cyberpunk future of hacking and it’s going to make for a really catastrophic security world in the near term
we are living in the cyberpunk future of hacking and it’s going to make for a really catastrophic security world in the near term
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a fusion of two of my all time favorite games by one of my all time favorite indie devs <3
August 6, 2026 at 2:45 PM
a fusion of two of my all time favorite games by one of my all time favorite indie devs <3
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Reminder: I want to see more
@puzzmo.com accounts when I'm on Bluesky!
Help me juke my stats, if you've hooked bsky to Puzzmo, but don't have a paid account; DM me your profile link in the next 6 days and I'll gift you a year's sub
(The link is in the dropdown when you click on your nav avatar)
@puzzmo.com accounts when I'm on Bluesky!
Help me juke my stats, if you've hooked bsky to Puzzmo, but don't have a paid account; DM me your profile link in the next 6 days and I'll gift you a year's sub
(The link is in the dropdown when you click on your nav avatar)
August 1, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Reminder: I want to see more
@puzzmo.com accounts when I'm on Bluesky!
Help me juke my stats, if you've hooked bsky to Puzzmo, but don't have a paid account; DM me your profile link in the next 6 days and I'll gift you a year's sub
(The link is in the dropdown when you click on your nav avatar)
@puzzmo.com accounts when I'm on Bluesky!
Help me juke my stats, if you've hooked bsky to Puzzmo, but don't have a paid account; DM me your profile link in the next 6 days and I'll gift you a year's sub
(The link is in the dropdown when you click on your nav avatar)
@helvetica's finished Hue Complete Me #1013
Play the best daily puzzles on Puzzmo
puzzmo.com
July 24, 2026 at 3:49 PM
i've finally updated the work on my site stfj.net.
there's a lot there, sorry. I built this site to be the kind of comprehensive archive I would want from any artist I liked — going all the way back to college (even to work that's not that good)
no i dont have a SSL cert nor is the site responsive
there's a lot there, sorry. I built this site to be the kind of comprehensive archive I would want from any artist I liked — going all the way back to college (even to work that's not that good)
no i dont have a SSL cert nor is the site responsive
July 15, 2026 at 7:30 PM
i've finally updated the work on my site stfj.net.
there's a lot there, sorry. I built this site to be the kind of comprehensive archive I would want from any artist I liked — going all the way back to college (even to work that's not that good)
no i dont have a SSL cert nor is the site responsive
there's a lot there, sorry. I built this site to be the kind of comprehensive archive I would want from any artist I liked — going all the way back to college (even to work that's not that good)
no i dont have a SSL cert nor is the site responsive
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Ep. 157: Going Off-Grid with Brooke Husic (Puzzmo Crosswords)
We chat with @xws.bsky.social about showrunning @puzzmo.com’s daily crossword, her prolific career as a constructor, the impact of cultural biases on puzzles, the perils of editing, and so! much! more!!
secretlives.games/157-going-of...
We chat with @xws.bsky.social about showrunning @puzzmo.com’s daily crossword, her prolific career as a constructor, the impact of cultural biases on puzzles, the perils of editing, and so! much! more!!
secretlives.games/157-going-of...
The Secret Lives of Games: 157: Going Off-Grid with Brooke Husic (Puzzmo Crosswords)
We chat with Brooke Husic (Puzzmo, New Yorker, A24) about creating, stewarding, and showrunning a daily crossword for the web-based puzzle phenomenon, Puzzmo. Our discussion covers Puzzmo's first 1,00...
secretlives.games
July 12, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Ep. 157: Going Off-Grid with Brooke Husic (Puzzmo Crosswords)
We chat with @xws.bsky.social about showrunning @puzzmo.com’s daily crossword, her prolific career as a constructor, the impact of cultural biases on puzzles, the perils of editing, and so! much! more!!
secretlives.games/157-going-of...
We chat with @xws.bsky.social about showrunning @puzzmo.com’s daily crossword, her prolific career as a constructor, the impact of cultural biases on puzzles, the perils of editing, and so! much! more!!
secretlives.games/157-going-of...
Reposted by Zach Gage
July 11, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Reposted by Zach Gage
Today marks 1000 days since Puzzmo launched! If our games make you happy, let us know 🥳
🎂 www.puzzmo.com 🎂
🎂 www.puzzmo.com 🎂
July 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Today marks 1000 days since Puzzmo launched! If our games make you happy, let us know 🥳
🎂 www.puzzmo.com 🎂
🎂 www.puzzmo.com 🎂
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『SpellTower』『Good Sudoku』『Puzzmo』の Zach Gage を、本人インタビューだけを根拠に読んだ。知っている定番を作り替える設計思想、無限に遊ばせない倫理、母の新聞や反面教師 Sid Meier という影響源まで。私は彼を「画廊を出た概念芸術家」と読む。
https://puzzlebyrinth.com/articles/designer-gage?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=article-designer-gage
https://puzzlebyrinth.com/articles/designer-gage?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=article-designer-gage
July 7, 2026 at 3:39 AM
『SpellTower』『Good Sudoku』『Puzzmo』の Zach Gage を、本人インタビューだけを根拠に読んだ。知っている定番を作り替える設計思想、無限に遊ばせない倫理、母の新聞や反面教師 Sid Meier という影響源まで。私は彼を「画廊を出た概念芸術家」と読む。
https://puzzlebyrinth.com/articles/designer-gage?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=article-designer-gage
https://puzzlebyrinth.com/articles/designer-gage?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=article-designer-gage
Really cool mini today!! puzzmo.com/play/crosswo...
@helvetica's finished Cross|word
I think there’s been a slight mix-up…
puzzmo.com
June 12, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Really cool mini today!! puzzmo.com/play/crosswo...
Today I built my dream bmp->vec tool.
You can paste or drag in an image, it upscales it w/ upscayl, traces it w/ vtrace, and then you have an interface to remove bits, and even apply smoothing to reduce control points to individual shapes
then copy or save out.
mac app->
github.com/stfj/VectorC...
You can paste or drag in an image, it upscales it w/ upscayl, traces it w/ vtrace, and then you have an interface to remove bits, and even apply smoothing to reduce control points to individual shapes
then copy or save out.
mac app->
github.com/stfj/VectorC...
June 12, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Today I built my dream bmp->vec tool.
You can paste or drag in an image, it upscales it w/ upscayl, traces it w/ vtrace, and then you have an interface to remove bits, and even apply smoothing to reduce control points to individual shapes
then copy or save out.
mac app->
github.com/stfj/VectorC...
You can paste or drag in an image, it upscales it w/ upscayl, traces it w/ vtrace, and then you have an interface to remove bits, and even apply smoothing to reduce control points to individual shapes
then copy or save out.
mac app->
github.com/stfj/VectorC...
Drop whatever you’re doing and watch this completely unreal CTWC grand final www.twitch.tv/classictetris
ClassicTetris - Twitch
CLASSIC TETRIS WORLD CHAMPIONSHP 2026 | CHAMPIONSHIP SUNDAY | !MATCHERINO !BRACKET !SU2C !DONATE
www.twitch.tv
June 8, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Drop whatever you’re doing and watch this completely unreal CTWC grand final www.twitch.tv/classictetris
I had a dream last night that my neighbor had a demon that wanted to meet me. She told me the demon was really dangerous and evil but I found the demon to be a cute nice dog who just wanted to help. The demon had magic powers where it could grant any wish. Tell me any secret. Accomplish any feat.
May 30, 2026 at 4:40 PM
I had a dream last night that my neighbor had a demon that wanted to meet me. She told me the demon was really dangerous and evil but I found the demon to be a cute nice dog who just wanted to help. The demon had magic powers where it could grant any wish. Tell me any secret. Accomplish any feat.
Extremely proud to have helped Michael out on this amazing game in a small way
May 29, 2026 at 7:07 PM
Extremely proud to have helped Michael out on this amazing game in a small way
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All Systems Brough: A Chat with Michael
We’re joined by @smestorp.bsky.social himself to celebrate the launch of 868-BACK (out now!), as we discuss his journey to launch, how his process has changed over the years, his impressions of our series so far, and more.
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
We’re joined by @smestorp.bsky.social himself to celebrate the launch of 868-BACK (out now!), as we discuss his journey to launch, how his process has changed over the years, his impressions of our series so far, and more.
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
The Secret Lives of Games: All Systems Brough - A Chat with Michael
We're joined by Michael Brough himself for a bonus chat on the thrilling occasion of 868-BACK’s release day. Don’t worry, we don’t spoil the new game at all (except to say it’s fantastic! Go buy it no...
secretlives.games
May 29, 2026 at 12:13 AM
All Systems Brough: A Chat with Michael
We’re joined by @smestorp.bsky.social himself to celebrate the launch of 868-BACK (out now!), as we discuss his journey to launch, how his process has changed over the years, his impressions of our series so far, and more.
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
We’re joined by @smestorp.bsky.social himself to celebrate the launch of 868-BACK (out now!), as we discuss his journey to launch, how his process has changed over the years, his impressions of our series so far, and more.
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
So incredibly stoked that Michael is releasing games again and what a way to come back
May 28, 2026 at 6:20 PM
So incredibly stoked that Michael is releasing games again and what a way to come back
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Ribbit is the new Wordle, and I’m here to share it with you
Ribbit is the new Wordle, and I’m here to share it with you
A gentle daily puzzle is quietly becoming the most joyful part of my morning routine and reminds me that not every win needs to be epic
www.theguardian.com
May 27, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Ribbit is the new Wordle, and I’m here to share it with you