a friend justpointing out to me as i play megaman 7, that the icon in the pausemenu for slash claw looks like the lesbian flag, i think everyone needs to know bout this
August 4, 2025 at 5:19 AM
a friend justpointing out to me as i play megaman 7, that the icon in the pausemenu for slash claw looks like the lesbian flag, i think everyone needs to know bout this
These days, I made the pause menu for the game (alongside some other stuff that isn't ready for showing).
Also, the settings you change are saved already.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelplatformer #pausemenu
Also, the settings you change are saved already.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelplatformer #pausemenu
December 18, 2025 at 11:20 PM
These days, I made the pause menu for the game (alongside some other stuff that isn't ready for showing).
Also, the settings you change are saved already.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelplatformer #pausemenu
Also, the settings you change are saved already.
#gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelplatformer #pausemenu
Not the biggest update from my side today, but #PerspectiveProtocol now has a Pause Menu!
(plus a shamelessly big Wishlist button :3)
🎮 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4174520
#IndieGame #GameDev #SteamGames #PauseMenu #WeekendGaming #ScreenshotSaturday
(plus a shamelessly big Wishlist button :3)
🎮 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4174520
#IndieGame #GameDev #SteamGames #PauseMenu #WeekendGaming #ScreenshotSaturday
March 7, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Not the biggest update from my side today, but #PerspectiveProtocol now has a Pause Menu!
(plus a shamelessly big Wishlist button :3)
🎮 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4174520
#IndieGame #GameDev #SteamGames #PauseMenu #WeekendGaming #ScreenshotSaturday
(plus a shamelessly big Wishlist button :3)
🎮 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4174520
#IndieGame #GameDev #SteamGames #PauseMenu #WeekendGaming #ScreenshotSaturday
Experimenting with creating a 'PauseMenu snapshot' on FMOD to attenuate the volume levels of the track while on pause during normal gameplay.
#indiegame #gamedev #gamemusic #gameaudio
#indiegame #gamedev #gamemusic #gameaudio
February 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Experimenting with creating a 'PauseMenu snapshot' on FMOD to attenuate the volume levels of the track while on pause during normal gameplay.
#indiegame #gamedev #gamemusic #gameaudio
#indiegame #gamedev #gamemusic #gameaudio
🏮
In They Are Billions, the danger isn’t what you see.
It’s how far you extend into what you don’t.
Staying one tile ahead feels less heroic.
It’s also how you survive.
#Pausemenu #Videogames #indiegames #Theyarebillions
In They Are Billions, the danger isn’t what you see.
It’s how far you extend into what you don’t.
Staying one tile ahead feels less heroic.
It’s also how you survive.
#Pausemenu #Videogames #indiegames #Theyarebillions
January 27, 2026 at 1:21 PM
🏮
In They Are Billions, the danger isn’t what you see.
It’s how far you extend into what you don’t.
Staying one tile ahead feels less heroic.
It’s also how you survive.
#Pausemenu #Videogames #indiegames #Theyarebillions
In They Are Billions, the danger isn’t what you see.
It’s how far you extend into what you don’t.
Staying one tile ahead feels less heroic.
It’s also how you survive.
#Pausemenu #Videogames #indiegames #Theyarebillions
Und so kann man mit 16 mal Select drücken im Pausemenü ganz einfach seinen Kontostand erhöhen
#NintendoSwitch2
#WarioLand
#NintendoSwitch2
#WarioLand
August 21, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Und so kann man mit 16 mal Select drücken im Pausemenü ganz einfach seinen Kontostand erhöhen
#NintendoSwitch2
#WarioLand
#NintendoSwitch2
#WarioLand
... hausen, genügt es, wenn ein:e Spieler:in eine Solo-Welt startet und dann im Pausemenü die Welt im LAN öffnet. Andere können den lokalen LAN-Server dann im Mehrspieler-Menü finden und bei korrekter Konfiguration der Betriebssystem-/Firewall-Einstellungen auch beitreten. (Nur Java Edition.)
2/15
2/15
December 22, 2024 at 6:05 PM
... hausen, genügt es, wenn ein:e Spieler:in eine Solo-Welt startet und dann im Pausemenü die Welt im LAN öffnet. Andere können den lokalen LAN-Server dann im Mehrspieler-Menü finden und bei korrekter Konfiguration der Betriebssystem-/Firewall-Einstellungen auch beitreten. (Nur Java Edition.)
2/15
2/15
Not every night’s for grinding XP.
Some nights, just sitting at the campfire is progress.
🌙 #PauseMenu #Gaming #videogames
Some nights, just sitting at the campfire is progress.
🌙 #PauseMenu #Gaming #videogames
October 25, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Not every night’s for grinding XP.
Some nights, just sitting at the campfire is progress.
🌙 #PauseMenu #Gaming #videogames
Some nights, just sitting at the campfire is progress.
🌙 #PauseMenu #Gaming #videogames
🗺️ This part of the week feels like fog of war.
You take a few steps, the map fills in a little, and you trust that is enough to keep going.
#Videogames #Gaming #Pausemenu #Indiegames
You take a few steps, the map fills in a little, and you trust that is enough to keep going.
#Videogames #Gaming #Pausemenu #Indiegames
February 25, 2026 at 12:20 PM
🗺️ This part of the week feels like fog of war.
You take a few steps, the map fills in a little, and you trust that is enough to keep going.
#Videogames #Gaming #Pausemenu #Indiegames
You take a few steps, the map fills in a little, and you trust that is enough to keep going.
#Videogames #Gaming #Pausemenu #Indiegames
Some stories only make sense after dark.
🌙 My latest reflection Chronicles of the Wolf: Shorter Days, Longer Nights is about games that reward patience and stillness, while also paying respect to #spookyseason
What game feels like it belongs to the long night for you?
#pausemenu #indiegames
🌙 My latest reflection Chronicles of the Wolf: Shorter Days, Longer Nights is about games that reward patience and stillness, while also paying respect to #spookyseason
What game feels like it belongs to the long night for you?
#pausemenu #indiegames
October 29, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Some stories only make sense after dark.
🌙 My latest reflection Chronicles of the Wolf: Shorter Days, Longer Nights is about games that reward patience and stillness, while also paying respect to #spookyseason
What game feels like it belongs to the long night for you?
#pausemenu #indiegames
🌙 My latest reflection Chronicles of the Wolf: Shorter Days, Longer Nights is about games that reward patience and stillness, while also paying respect to #spookyseason
What game feels like it belongs to the long night for you?
#pausemenu #indiegames
🏮 Sable is a game where “I don’t know” is a valid direction.
Climb a ruin for the view. Glide into the desert because the horizon dared you to. Stop halfway. Change your mind. Nothing punishes you.
#Pausemenu #Videogames #Sable #Indiegames
Climb a ruin for the view. Glide into the desert because the horizon dared you to. Stop halfway. Change your mind. Nothing punishes you.
#Pausemenu #Videogames #Sable #Indiegames
February 19, 2026 at 1:02 PM
🏮 Sable is a game where “I don’t know” is a valid direction.
Climb a ruin for the view. Glide into the desert because the horizon dared you to. Stop halfway. Change your mind. Nothing punishes you.
#Pausemenu #Videogames #Sable #Indiegames
Climb a ruin for the view. Glide into the desert because the horizon dared you to. Stop halfway. Change your mind. Nothing punishes you.
#Pausemenu #Videogames #Sable #Indiegames
Happy Sunday all.
The world can wait a minute.
Sit by the fire. Warm your hands. 🔥
Even heroes need downtime between levels.
#pausemenu #videogames #gaming
The world can wait a minute.
Sit by the fire. Warm your hands. 🔥
Even heroes need downtime between levels.
#pausemenu #videogames #gaming
October 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Happy Sunday all.
The world can wait a minute.
Sit by the fire. Warm your hands. 🔥
Even heroes need downtime between levels.
#pausemenu #videogames #gaming
The world can wait a minute.
Sit by the fire. Warm your hands. 🔥
Even heroes need downtime between levels.
#pausemenu #videogames #gaming
The nights stretch longer. The games get quieter. 🌙
Chronicles of the Wolf: Shorter Days, Longer Nights is a reflection on patience, shadows, and the stories meant for the dark.
🕯️
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames #indiegames #chroniclesofthewolf
open.substack.com/pub/pausemen...
Chronicles of the Wolf: Shorter Days, Longer Nights is a reflection on patience, shadows, and the stories meant for the dark.
🕯️
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames #indiegames #chroniclesofthewolf
open.substack.com/pub/pausemen...
Chronicles of the Wolf: Shorter Days, Longer Nights
Gaming reflections from the pause menu of life.
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The nights stretch longer. The games get quieter. 🌙
Chronicles of the Wolf: Shorter Days, Longer Nights is a reflection on patience, shadows, and the stories meant for the dark.
🕯️
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames #indiegames #chroniclesofthewolf
open.substack.com/pub/pausemen...
Chronicles of the Wolf: Shorter Days, Longer Nights is a reflection on patience, shadows, and the stories meant for the dark.
🕯️
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames #indiegames #chroniclesofthewolf
open.substack.com/pub/pausemen...
When the house is dark and the kids are asleep, Outer Wilds feels like calm itself, quiet, fragile, and full of wonder.
🌌 New Quiet Mode post: Outer Wilds Is Best Experienced After Dark
#OuterWilds #IndieGames #PauseMenu #QuietMode
open.substack.com/pub/pausemen...
🌌 New Quiet Mode post: Outer Wilds Is Best Experienced After Dark
#OuterWilds #IndieGames #PauseMenu #QuietMode
open.substack.com/pub/pausemen...
Outer Wilds Is Best Experienced After Dark
Quiet Mode: Gaming reflections from the pause menu of life
open.substack.com
October 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
When the house is dark and the kids are asleep, Outer Wilds feels like calm itself, quiet, fragile, and full of wonder.
🌌 New Quiet Mode post: Outer Wilds Is Best Experienced After Dark
#OuterWilds #IndieGames #PauseMenu #QuietMode
open.substack.com/pub/pausemen...
🌌 New Quiet Mode post: Outer Wilds Is Best Experienced After Dark
#OuterWilds #IndieGames #PauseMenu #QuietMode
open.substack.com/pub/pausemen...
☀️ Saturday’s here.
The world slows down just enough to breathe.
Maybe you’ll grind a quest, start something new, or just let the controller rest for a bit.
Whatever your pace today, play slow, play kind, and play for you. 🎮
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames
The world slows down just enough to breathe.
Maybe you’ll grind a quest, start something new, or just let the controller rest for a bit.
Whatever your pace today, play slow, play kind, and play for you. 🎮
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames
November 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
☀️ Saturday’s here.
The world slows down just enough to breathe.
Maybe you’ll grind a quest, start something new, or just let the controller rest for a bit.
Whatever your pace today, play slow, play kind, and play for you. 🎮
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames
The world slows down just enough to breathe.
Maybe you’ll grind a quest, start something new, or just let the controller rest for a bit.
Whatever your pace today, play slow, play kind, and play for you. 🎮
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames
Sundays feel like the cooldown after a long boss fight.
You don’t need to rush the next one. You can breathe, repair, and refocus.
See you at the next checkpoint.
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames
You don’t need to rush the next one. You can breathe, repair, and refocus.
See you at the next checkpoint.
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames
one.you
October 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Sundays feel like the cooldown after a long boss fight.
You don’t need to rush the next one. You can breathe, repair, and refocus.
See you at the next checkpoint.
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames
You don’t need to rush the next one. You can breathe, repair, and refocus.
See you at the next checkpoint.
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames
🎮 #gamers, assemble.
Whether you’ve got two hours or two stolen minutes between chores this weekend, enjoy your gaming.
Load that save. Chase that quest. Game out.
Let’s make the weekend count.
#PauseMenu #gaming #videogames
Whether you’ve got two hours or two stolen minutes between chores this weekend, enjoy your gaming.
Load that save. Chase that quest. Game out.
Let’s make the weekend count.
#PauseMenu #gaming #videogames
November 14, 2025 at 12:20 PM
🎮 #gamers, assemble.
Whether you’ve got two hours or two stolen minutes between chores this weekend, enjoy your gaming.
Load that save. Chase that quest. Game out.
Let’s make the weekend count.
#PauseMenu #gaming #videogames
Whether you’ve got two hours or two stolen minutes between chores this weekend, enjoy your gaming.
Load that save. Chase that quest. Game out.
Let’s make the weekend count.
#PauseMenu #gaming #videogames
✨ Sunday reset.
Soft glow. Quiet quests.
If you love games that calm the noise and stories that breathe, Pause Menu is your place.
Follow for reflective gaming vibes every week. 🌿
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames #gamers
Soft glow. Quiet quests.
If you love games that calm the noise and stories that breathe, Pause Menu is your place.
Follow for reflective gaming vibes every week. 🌿
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames #gamers
November 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
✨ Sunday reset.
Soft glow. Quiet quests.
If you love games that calm the noise and stories that breathe, Pause Menu is your place.
Follow for reflective gaming vibes every week. 🌿
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames #gamers
Soft glow. Quiet quests.
If you love games that calm the noise and stories that breathe, Pause Menu is your place.
Follow for reflective gaming vibes every week. 🌿
#pausemenu #gaming #videogames #gamers
🛠️ Not every struggle means you need an upgrade.
Sometimes it means your tools don’t fit you anymore.
Today’s Quiet Mode is about equipping before improving
and why misalignment feels like failure even when you’re “doing everything right.”
#Pausemenu
Sometimes it means your tools don’t fit you anymore.
Today’s Quiet Mode is about equipping before improving
and why misalignment feels like failure even when you’re “doing everything right.”
#Pausemenu
January 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
🛠️ Not every struggle means you need an upgrade.
Sometimes it means your tools don’t fit you anymore.
Today’s Quiet Mode is about equipping before improving
and why misalignment feels like failure even when you’re “doing everything right.”
#Pausemenu
Sometimes it means your tools don’t fit you anymore.
Today’s Quiet Mode is about equipping before improving
and why misalignment feels like failure even when you’re “doing everything right.”
#Pausemenu
November 1, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🍌✨ Bananas. Barrels. Life lessons.
Tonight’s Found Save revisits Donkey Kong Country and the foundational gamer wisdom hidden in those old jungle stages we grew up with.
If you loved the #SNES era, this one hits home.
#gaming #DonkeyKong #retrogaming #PauseMenu #FoundSave #videogames
Tonight’s Found Save revisits Donkey Kong Country and the foundational gamer wisdom hidden in those old jungle stages we grew up with.
If you loved the #SNES era, this one hits home.
#gaming #DonkeyKong #retrogaming #PauseMenu #FoundSave #videogames
Donkey Kong Country: Bananas and Life Lessons
Found Save: The games that shaped the player
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
🍌✨ Bananas. Barrels. Life lessons.
Tonight’s Found Save revisits Donkey Kong Country and the foundational gamer wisdom hidden in those old jungle stages we grew up with.
If you loved the #SNES era, this one hits home.
#gaming #DonkeyKong #retrogaming #PauseMenu #FoundSave #videogames
Tonight’s Found Save revisits Donkey Kong Country and the foundational gamer wisdom hidden in those old jungle stages we grew up with.
If you loved the #SNES era, this one hits home.
#gaming #DonkeyKong #retrogaming #PauseMenu #FoundSave #videogames
🏮 We often leave space for the perfect piece.
A clean gap.
A future version.
A moment that hasn’t arrived yet.
Today’s essay is about what happens when you stop waiting and place what’s actually falling.
Tetris 99: Stop Saving Space for the Perfect Piece is now live.
#Pausemenu #Videogames
A clean gap.
A future version.
A moment that hasn’t arrived yet.
Today’s essay is about what happens when you stop waiting and place what’s actually falling.
Tetris 99: Stop Saving Space for the Perfect Piece is now live.
#Pausemenu #Videogames
Tetris 99: Stop Saving Space for the Perfect Piece
Gaming reflections from the pause menu of life
open.substack.com
January 13, 2026 at 12:17 PM
🏮 We often leave space for the perfect piece.
A clean gap.
A future version.
A moment that hasn’t arrived yet.
Today’s essay is about what happens when you stop waiting and place what’s actually falling.
Tetris 99: Stop Saving Space for the Perfect Piece is now live.
#Pausemenu #Videogames
A clean gap.
A future version.
A moment that hasn’t arrived yet.
Today’s essay is about what happens when you stop waiting and place what’s actually falling.
Tetris 99: Stop Saving Space for the Perfect Piece is now live.
#Pausemenu #Videogames
🎮 Some days I don’t want a new game. I want a familiar one that lets me show up tired and still counts.
I write Pause Menu for anyone who plays in the margins and wants a little room to breathe.
#Pausemenu
#Videogames
#Promosky
I write Pause Menu for anyone who plays in the margins and wants a little room to breathe.
#Pausemenu
#Videogames
#Promosky
February 21, 2026 at 8:43 PM
🎮 Some days I don’t want a new game. I want a familiar one that lets me show up tired and still counts.
I write Pause Menu for anyone who plays in the margins and wants a little room to breathe.
#Pausemenu
#Videogames
#Promosky
I write Pause Menu for anyone who plays in the margins and wants a little room to breathe.
#Pausemenu
#Videogames
#Promosky
My backlog never really shrinks.
It just changes shape. 🎮🔄
New Pause Log on why chasing “completion” can feel exhausting and why maybe the list itself is part of the journey.
For every gamer who’s ever sighed at their library.
#PauseMenu #Gaming #videogames #Backlog
It just changes shape. 🎮🔄
New Pause Log on why chasing “completion” can feel exhausting and why maybe the list itself is part of the journey.
For every gamer who’s ever sighed at their library.
#PauseMenu #Gaming #videogames #Backlog
Pause Log: Why My Backlog Never Really Shrinks
Field notes from the quiet side of gaming
open.substack.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:28 PM
My backlog never really shrinks.
It just changes shape. 🎮🔄
New Pause Log on why chasing “completion” can feel exhausting and why maybe the list itself is part of the journey.
For every gamer who’s ever sighed at their library.
#PauseMenu #Gaming #videogames #Backlog
It just changes shape. 🎮🔄
New Pause Log on why chasing “completion” can feel exhausting and why maybe the list itself is part of the journey.
For every gamer who’s ever sighed at their library.
#PauseMenu #Gaming #videogames #Backlog