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Award-winning co-director, lead designer, writer - Goodbye Volcano High 🦕 Game director and designer at @KOOPMode

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Joined May 2014
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Kyle McKernan
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2 years
Hi everybody! Goodbye Volcano High, the game I've been co-directing and designing for years now, has a new trailer and a release date. I hope you enjoy it and the game when it comes out💚
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KO_OP🎣BACK TO SCHOOL OUT NOW! 📚
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Goodbye Volcano High was in today’s Sony @PlayStation State of Play, where we debuted a brand new trailer AND official release date for the game: June 15, 2023!
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Kyle McKernan
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1 month
the desire for AI-everything has really opened my eyes to just how many people only want to be narcotized by content rather than engaged with art
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why the FUCK would I EVER want to listen to an AI GENERATED PODCAST what the FUCK is WRONG with people
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game UI take
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Tech bros’ complete inability to consider the most basic ethical implications of their actions continues to destroy society
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Prototype works now Put yourself anywhere in the world speaking about anything you want
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as a game designer you get to just make up words for things and then everybody on the dev team has to say them for the next 3 years
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5 years
you want the real artist confession? I get Actually Upset when I spend hours on an artwork and nobody RTs it but I have to keep my cool so I don't seem petty
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6 years
the most common power fantasy that games allow players is a life in which they jump frequently or really at all
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6 months
Free yourself
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Silksong Fans Won't Survive Another Round Of Disappointment
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2 years
everybody on the team like "okay so today we'll plan how many fling-crumbers we need to work on" and I'm like lol you fools
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6 years
every gamedev tweet is like "trying to do cheap glibulax morphon with ambient splorb occlusion mapping, anybody got any tips"
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16 days
Okay folks — I know they know and they just don’t care. Thank you
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1 month
really sucks that anyone who has anything interesting to write about video games runs the risk of getting harassed into oblivion by the world's most volatile hobbyists
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1 year
nobody warns you when you start developing games that there is a type of low-grade parasocial relationship you develop in which you see the same people trashing your work all the time and it's like "lol this guy again"
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Kyle McKernan
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5 years
today I saw a truck branded with this logo (I've never seen this before) and I'm pretty sure it's actually the greatest logo in the universe
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@CactusVRStudios We leverage our own proprietary data model, so you can appreciate that we won’t go into a lot of detail, but we believe it gives an accurate determination of the number of times the runtime is distributed for a given project.
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Kyle McKernan
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3 years
Using exclamation points in work communications rules actually and using clear and obvious signifiers of kindness / openness in your workplace totally kicks ass
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7 months
The thing is, they’ll tell you to “make your own thing” if you want to see diverse representation but I can tell you from extremely personal experience that they’ll harass you and demean you anyway
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2 years
@notsoseriouss everybody keeps telling me this
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4 years
Stop making cyberpunk games and use your obsession with neon to make games about diners
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1 month
notes: - I am aware this is not a new phenomenon - I am aware this is a desire mostly manufactured and pushed by corporate interests. To ignore that people are willingly participating is naive
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Kyle McKernan
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3 years
boy do I have a game for you
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3 years
okay but gimme a life is strange game that looks like this too
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4 years
@mousefountain me in the corner, shrouded in darkness, whispering: these lizards know how to boogie
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7 years
me, liking your tweets
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7 years
!? that's not a baseball #screenshotsaturday
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3 years
You weirdos will march right into the techno hyper capitalist nightmare with a smile and a credit card
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How to sign up for an invite for the Ring Always Home Cam, Amazon’s new security drone
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6 years
✨GDC tips✨ -Pay speakers and contributors -Pay for awards nominees to attend -Move the conference to a more affordable/accessible location
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Kyle McKernan
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16 days
where’s cammy I’m sure she can figure this out
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3 years
Another game UI take
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4 years
y'all are NOT fully aware of how amazing our _entirely 2D_ game looks in motion
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KO_OP🎣BACK TO SCHOOL OUT NOW! 📚
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4 years
Forever captivated by how well our modular animation system works!! Transitions and all 😎
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Kyle McKernan
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4 years
wow uh if you like games and UI, check out OUR game with a UI, Goodbye Volcano High!!!🦖🌴✨ ☑️Wishlist: 👋Follow: @KOOPMode
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1 year
you guys LOL you guys look at this
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5 years
Being more, getting out
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7 years
working on this sometimes
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10 years
get down (~’.’)~ #gamedev http://t.co/dhBowMTvYz
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4 years
The dog that saw me on my walk
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2 years
what idiot called it Hobby Lobby and not Jesus Christ Superstore
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Kyle McKernan
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6 years
even messing with settings in a game is like "how much trilinear opular beego horbo borbo do you need" and then I click like 5 or whatever and it's like "YOU WILL HAVE TO RESTART FOR THESE CHANGES TO TAKE EFFECT" like oh shit what did I just commit to
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Kyle McKernan
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8 years
Hi, all. I'm learning some new software and made you a very tiny animated short over the past few days. I hope it brings you some joy today
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Kyle McKernan
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8 years
when you fav a conversation on twitter you're not part of
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Kyle McKernan
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6 years
There is a person who often walks slowly by our apartment at some point in the middle of the night (12am - 4am) whistling an unrecognizable, but kind of ominous tune and I'm tempted to peer out the window/say something next time I hear it. This is how I end up dead, right?
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Kyle McKernan
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2 months
My contribution to the fang wall. Fun to do some fan art for your own game haha
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KO_OP🎣BACK TO SCHOOL OUT NOW! 📚
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2 months
The one year anniversary of Goodbye Volcano High is almost here, and we’re kicking off the celebrations with some studio doodles of thee one and only nonbinary pterosaur rock star!! Happy Birthday, GVH!! 🎤🎸🦖
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Kyle McKernan
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3 years
It’s been a year since we announced Goodbye Volcano High. Through a difficult year & against a fair share of hostility toward our game we’ve only gotten better. I’m so proud & so confident in our team. We’re making something special and I can’t wait to show you. We’re still here.
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7 months
Who fucking cares
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The solar eclipse will cost America almost $700 million in lost productivity
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Kyle McKernan
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4 years
We're so proud to present 🦖Goodbye Volcano High🏫! I'm Co-Creative Director & Animation Director on this game and I'm so thrilled to be telling this story with such a talented and wonderful team. We've waited two years to show this to the world and I can't wait to show more.✨
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KO_OP🎣BACK TO SCHOOL OUT NOW! 📚
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4 years
🦕 Goodbye Volcano High 🏫 ☄️ It's the end of an era... and the start of a love story. 💕 Coming 2021 to PS5, PS4 & Steam.
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Kyle McKernan
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5 years
So another thing: I don’t talk about it much but for the past 6 years I’ve worked on games—by myself at first, then with others—while holding down a job as a graphic designer. Starting tomorrow, I will be fulltime with @KOOPMode . I will have one job (!!) with the best people ✨
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Kyle McKernan
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7 years
to keep in mind when you're too in it to see the good stuff
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5 years
OK hear me out
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2 months
Giving the gamers access to player count statistics was a mistake
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3 years
game design is just going "I'm fuckin clever hehehehe" all day
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4 years
Hello
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5 years
Oh hey today I'm officially part-time at my design day job and spending the rest of my time working on games 🤯 I've been working nights and weekends on games for actual years now and this is a big change for meeeeeeeeee ✨🙏✨
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3 years
Must admit, there is something magical about these moments
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1 year
Hi folks, the game we worked on for a long long time is out now. It feels surreal to see this chapter coming to a close. I'm really proud of Goodbye Volcano High and I hope you all enjoy it 💜🦕🦖💜
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It’s finally here!!! Goodbye Volcano High is out now on PS5, PS4, and Steam 🤠
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Kyle McKernan
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5 years
penguin comic
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7 years
been designing fake intergalactic futurecorp logos in some spare time for the past few weeks
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10 months
Show 2023 work you’re proud of. We launched Goodbye Volcano High, the project I’ve put the most of myself into in my entire life alongside some of the most creative, brilliant people I’ve ever known.
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"Show 2023 works you're proud of!" 🧡 -Stares in Hyper Light Breaker-
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6 months
Really feel for any developer releasing a game and having it become the subject of a brain-poisoned internet faux culture war. One of the weirdest experiences of my life
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7 years
Here's my #famicase entry - psyched to finally show it :~) SATURDAY RACE CLUB Hands on the wheel; eyes on the prize!! #famicase2018
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4 years
I can’t stay silent any longer
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6 months
vibes-based design wins again
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Fallout: New Vegas director reveals that game balance is "mostly vibes based", says he only used a weapons spreadsheet "for maybe a couple of months".
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5 years
in celebration, here are two high res wallpapers of the chibi gnog art I did in C0L0R and N-ITE :3
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Use that giant noggin and get playful with GNOG by @KOOPMode , available for FREE in the #EpicGamesStore until August 15! 🌟🤖🌟:
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5 years
Swimming
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8 months
uhhh holy shit Goodbye Volcano High just got nominated for a BAFTA award.
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5 years
if you're cool with calling someone a "solo dev" when they didn't do the music or sfx then tell me all your favorite games with no sound or music
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6 years
please support my fake manga about a girl who knows nothing about baseball accidentally becoming the pitcher for a professional baseball team because she's the fastest thrower
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2 years
last phase of development vibes
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5 years
please for the love of god stop quote RTing evil pieces of shit to dunk on them oh my god
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1 year
I could cry
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7 years
Celestial Sword (was inspired by @MarkUsmianiArt 's loot pieces and decided to try one out :~))
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9 months
1,000 reviews on steam for goodbye volcano high omg 😭
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4 years
I was sad so I made this
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1 year
overworked indie game developer
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5 years
One day I’ll have my own ship
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6 years
one of these days I'm going to have to pronounce "quaternion" out loud and there's about a 10% chance I'll get it right
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oh my goodness, goodbye volcano high just got longlisted for a BAFTA I'm gonna lose it
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Buckle in and get hyped as @IslaHinck and @MichaelPHuber from @EasyAllies reveal BAFTA's Top 10s in Best Game and British Game 🎉 See the full 60 Best Games of 2023 list📖 WATCH NOW📺👇 #BAFTAGamesAwards
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Kyle McKernan
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6 years
it rules that the logo for the bouncer has this description *in the logo*: Sion, a man haunted by a tragic past / Within him lies strength and kindness, but also great sorrow / All this will change when he meets a girl named Dominique / These are the residents of DOG STREET
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5 years
SEE YOU SPACE COWBOY...
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4 years
This is Sadie. She’s an absolute sweetheart. I painted her as a gift for a friend and I hope I captured her beauty
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1 year
designing video games is improvisational work stretched to a long timescale and your design ideals and goals will mutate, wither, die and be reborn throughout that process
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1 year
What is an *actually* controversial game design opinion you hold?
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4 years
Support BLACK HEALING FUND:
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7 years
tfw you just CANT
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9 years
feelin this new bounce effect :) #gamedev
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5 years
my guys, if you only support women you want to hook up with then stop being shitty and do better
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6 years
Talked about this on private but fuck it: It really bums me out to find out a popular game was actually made by way more people than the ultra-visible few and I've never heard a peep about them. Do better at recognizing your platforms and hyping up your colleagues/collaborators
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2 years
@space_ellien c-knots
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5 years
Check out my homemade bread
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4 years
Just here for the syrup
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7 years
oh noooooooo
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6 years
LOOK!!!!!!!! Guess who's animating on this ✨😊✨
@KOOPMode
KO_OP🎣BACK TO SCHOOL OUT NOW! 📚
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6 years
We’re proud and excited to announce our new game! 🌀 Winding Worlds 🌀 Jump in. Make friends. Change worlds. A colourful and dreamy puzzle-adventure about exploration, friendship, and acceptance. Coming soon exclusively to Apple Arcade @AppStoreGames
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8 years
a good trick is to learn that you may often feel bad about your work because you feel bad in general, not because your work is bad
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5 years
Maybe we should stop calling people “industry legends” considering it can be used as a protective shield for absolutely horrid behavior.
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5 years
Fuck yeah, fortune cookie
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4 years
If I were a henchman and all my colleagues were getting stealth killed I would simply notice the protagonist
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7 years
Hey everybody I’m super excited to announce that I’m joining @KOOPMode to make something new and special! I can’t wait to show you what we’re working on (gif unrelated)!!!🌟
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3 years
Tender of flames
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2 months
the anniversary is coming up so here is a cut interaction from goodbye volcano high dev
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5 years
sometimes I think about how I used to make video games on my own
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Kyle McKernan
@spacetreasured
4 years
Take a moment
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