@calmdowntom.bsky.social
Founder and creative director of Box of Greebles. Author of the Metiks Fade trilogy. Lead writer and narrative Director on Nivalis Nights, Best Served Cold, more. I wrote Cloudpunk. Nonbinary. Likes finery. He/Him/She/Her
@calmdowntom.bsky.socialThank you friend! You're such a wonderful cheerleader! Always.
@calmdowntom.bsky.socialDamn... Well I wasn't informed. But now I know!
@pcgamer.comReposted by @calmdowntom.bsky.socialI'll probably develop strong feelings on head-canons about its characters and spend hours tooling for new angles in its photo mode long past rinsing the simulation game this world is hiding in.
@calmdowntom.bsky.socialGreat piece by Lauren at PC Gamer where I told her how we designed romance in Nivalis Nights. Messily!
@alyssamerc.bsky.socialReposted by @calmdowntom.bsky.socialGears of War: E-Day is the latest game to become an unwilling participant in a culture war keeping people distracted and putting revenue in the pockets of rage baiters! The voluntary insomnia that these rage beaters display is one of the main ways this war persists.
@calmdowntom.bsky.socialYou're doing great work Alyssa! Huge fan.
@calmdowntom.bsky.socialPlease enjoy our serious game about the future.
@starkholborn.bsky.socialReposted by @calmdowntom.bsky.socialAn absolute dream review for us writers; it's humbling, delightful and extremely satisfying to know people are connecting with the vibrant, bizarre, deeply human world we helped dream up:
www.pcgamer.com/games/life-s...
@calmdowntom.bsky.social @karlpoyzer.bsky.social @benjiswriting.bsky.social
@calmdowntom.bsky.socialWhen @benjiswriting.bsky.social @karlpoyzer.bsky.social and @starkholborn.bsky.social decided they were going to make the weirdest characters they could, we hoped people would "get it."
When PC Gamer gets it... well, that's pretty amazing.
Cheers pals!
@calmdowntom.bsky.socialI'm doing a lot of exciting projects, but this one is special!
@seppukudoge.bsky.socialReposted by @calmdowntom.bsky.socialSome cyberpunk style graphics and small animations I created for IONLANDS’s new game Nivalis Nights.
@calmdowntom.bsky.socialWho wrote this post and why are they not already recognised as the world's greatest marketer?
@calmdowntom.bsky.socialGreat write up from Eurogamer! Always feels more real somehow when they've covered one of our games!
@eurogamer.bsky.socialReposted by @calmdowntom.bsky.socialNivalis Nights dares to ask what if Cyberpunk 2077 met Dave the Diver and Stardew Valley? And for now at least I'm loving the answer
@calmdowntom.bsky.socialLast night @boxofgreebles.bsky.social won our first ever funding, securing the runner-up prize in Converge's Create Change Challenge!
We are now a functioning game studio!
We secured funding, industry partners and mentors, investment and a lovely trophy for our shelf. The first of many we hope!
@karlpoyzer.bsky.socialReposted by @calmdowntom.bsky.socialSo it's out now! I was lucky enough to spend a couple of years writing this with a lovely team (This was a bit of a weird career tangent for me) Lovely to learn loads and just get to write utter nonsence for a bit! @calmdowntom.bsky.social @starkholborn.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW0P...
@calmdowntom.bsky.socialI'm so glad you finally get to play friend! Hope you're well! ❤️
@starkholborn.bsky.socialReposted by @calmdowntom.bsky.socialAnd this is why we do what we do 🙏😭
Thanks so much to everyone who's exploring and enjoying the people and worlds we wrote for Nivalis Nights
(and if you want to know what's next for us – cough cough indie project – follow @boxofgreebles.bsky.social...)
@calmdowntom.bsky.socialI love Lois' attitude, and every other ADHD game designer like her that I know in real life.
@enbykaiju.itch.ioReposted by @calmdowntom.bsky.socialTaking my first hesitant steps into @nivalisgame.com and immediately feel like I'm home
A very different kind of game to CloudPunk, but the atmosphere, the soul, are all here in abundance
I don't use the word "immersive" lightly, but if any game can claim to be immersive, this one can 💜
