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Huge thank you to everyone who backed the Malys kickstarter! It means the world, and I’m so grateful 🥰 Even though it didn’t pass the goal, we’ll still find a way to get a version of Malys out I promise.

submitted 6 days ago • 3 comments

There is 6̶66̶ - ahem, SIX hours to go on our Malys kickstarter! Play as Noah, priest turned exorcist in this unholy roguelite written by David Gaider of Dragon Age fame. Tell your friends! Tell your priest! (You might want to find a priest.) 👀 bit.ly/kickstartmalys

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Had a long discussion with @jasonschreier.bsky.social about Summerfall's journey and Malys and our decision to turn to Kickstarter. Read about it here! www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet... Thanks Jason! ❤️

submitted 12 days ago • 0 comments

To celebrate Malys, our unholy roguelite deckbuilder currently on Kickstarter, we're doing a giveaway! 🕯️ Play as an exorcist and exact vengeance on a demonic city. To win, repost this post to go into the draw & check out Malys below 👀 http://bit.ly/winwithmalys

submitted 20 days ago • 4 comments

Ben Ee our extraordinarily talented Art Director on our upcoming demonic roguelite deckbuilder Malys, talks art direction, designing demons, and bringing concepts to life? 🕯️ https://f.mtr.cool/umevuljqqz

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

Hi Bluesky, could really use your help 🙏🙏 We just launched our latest game Starless Abyss - the exact week that Oblivion was shadow-dropped. Which has been not fantastic for our launch If anyone can spare a RT, that would be so, so helpful ❤️❤️ Find it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3167970/...

submitted 33 days ago • 119 comments

The Road to Summerfall - Part 6 Picture it: it's early 2018 and I'm returning to Melbourne again. As I walk out of the airport, it's a blistering 40C outside - it was -25C in Edmonton when I left. I'm jet-lagged, delirious, packed for a long stay, and wondering "how the f is this going to work?"

submitted 34 days ago • 3 comments

Light the candles and prepare the ritual - Kickstarter just selected Malys, our upcoming exorcism roguelite deckbuilder, as a #ProjectWeLove 💚 Check out the details on our Kickstarter campaign and snap up some unholy and exclusive rewards via https://bit.ly/kickstartmalys

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Only 24 hours left for the Early Bird rewards on Malys! We're 26% of the way funded, would LOVE to hit 30% in that time 👀

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

Exorcise the infernal and exact vengeance in this unholy roguelite deckbuilder. Choose your path and strengthen your deck of arcane tricks. Expose, endure, and expel evil from the innocent possessed. Back Malys on Kickstarter NOW https://bit.ly/kickstartmalys

submitted 36 days ago • 2 comments

Time to UNLEASH HELL because our Malys Kickstarter is OFFICIALLY LIVE! 🔥 Follow the link to join the hunt and and help our hellish roguelite deckbuilder reach its full infernal potential! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/summerfallstudios/malys-exorcise-demons-on-your-hunt-for-an-ancient-evil

submitted 36 days ago • 10 comments

The Road To Summerfall - Part 5 So here I was, headed to GCAP in Melbourne in late October of 2017 - on my birthday, in fact. Liam wasn't going to have time to chat during the conference, as he was running it, but I was also attending Pax Australia on the weekend. So we'd get a chance to talk then.

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

Today is two years since my book THE VIDEOGAME INDUSTRY DOES NOT EXIST was released! I'm still really proud of it as, I think, one of my best academic works. And I'm really thrilled with how much game researchers and especially developers have engaged with it. direct.mit.edu/books/oa-mon...

submitted 41 days ago • 7 comments

"If you want to experience a beautiful and challenging puzzle game that bends and tests you throughout, this is the title for you. The music is stunning; each small world will make you think outside the box."

submitted 41 days ago • 0 comments

✨Tempopo is available now ✨on PC, Mac, Xbox One, Series X|S, Game Pass, and Nintendo Switch! 🌷🎶🌷🎶🌷🎶🌷🎶🌷 Head here to pick it up: linktr.ee/witchbeam

submitted 41 days ago • 10 comments

In which Dave says nice things about me, very upsetting.

submitted 42 days ago • 3 comments

The Road to Summerfall - Part 3 I haven't talked a lot about the two years I spent at Beamdog (between 2016 and 2018) mainly because, well, ultimately nothing came of it. I worked on two projects, both of which ended up cancelled. Still, I think the time I spent there was ultimately worthwhile.

submitted 44 days ago • 5 comments

The Road to Summerfall - Part 2 I guess the best place to start is with leaving BioWare. Right off the bat, I'll say I enjoyed working there - a lot. Until I didn't. I started in 1999 with BG2 and ended in 2016, 2 years after shipping DAI and after spending a year on the game which became Anthem.

submitted 45 days ago • 11 comments

The Road to Summerfall - Part 1 I spoke to a friend recently, and the subject of the games industry and all the recent layoffs came up. He said, "I guess there's going to be a lot of new studios starting up, then!" ...to which I gave him my best Cassandra snort, as that's a ridiculous thing to say.

submitted 45 days ago • 4 comments

We invented a whole new ocean to explore and are squandering it on destroying artist's lives. We are still trying to fully understand at a low-level how these models work; this is a significant discovery with major implications. Legislate, now, please. www.fastcompany.com/91309820/wha...

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

I’ve been doing a lil writing for this happy and bright and not-at-all upsetting tale of infernal trials and demons. The Summerfall team is all angels and you should back this dang project when it goes live!

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

Curious to find out what an exorcism-based deckbuilder could be? Check out our Kickstarter pre-launch page 👀

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

If you've been wondering what we've been working on at Summerfall, wonder no longer! Behold Malys our exorcism roguelite deck builder. It's coming to Kickstarter soon. Sign up for notifications so you don't miss out on updates! bit.ly/kickstartmalys

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

Summerfall Studios, the David Gaider-led developer behind 2023's Stray Gods, has announced its next game. Malys is a roguelite deckbuilder, and its Kickstarter pre-release page is live today. gameinformer.com/2025/04/02/s...

submitted 56 days ago • 1 comment

Introducing: Malys. A hellish new roguelite deckbuilder from David Gaider and Summerfall Studios. As Noah, former priest turned exorcist and demon hunter, exorcise the infernal and exact vengeance. We're launching a Kickstarter later in April! Get updates via bit.ly/kickstartmalys

submitted 56 days ago • 18 comments

My @officialgdc.bsky.social talk prep is now DONE! You should come see it! It's called "Multiclass Your Career in Games". I will be joined by @bogboogie.bsky.social, @liamesler.bsky.social, and @fawzi.zone in this panel discussion about what it means to multiclass your talents in games.

submitted 75 days ago • 2 comments

DOUBLE FEATURE! Grab a cheeky choc top and a glass of sparkling during intermission because Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical AND Stray Gods: Orpheus are both part of the Steam Spring Sale! You've earned it 😉

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

I’ll be at GDC this year as part of the Game Career Seminar! I’ll be joining @writualmagic.bsky.social @liamesler.bsky.social & @fawzi.zone on a panel about discussing the importance of multiclassing your skills in games! Pls come by (and hit me up for a hello!) schedule.gdconf.com/session/game...

submitted 86 days ago • 2 comments

It's my birthday today! I'm 34 this year -- ACTUALLY 34, as opposed to last year when I THOUGHT I was 34 and was absolutely wrong. It's been a rough year so far, but I'm hopeful it'll improve as we go. Very grateful to everyone in my life. ❤️

submitted 91 days ago • 18 comments

This book is SO GOOD 🥰

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

To my WB friends, Saying “I’m so sorry” will never properly convey how I feel watching people I respect so much lose work. If I can help, I’m happy to do so. In the meantime, I posted this lecture on how to navigate layoffs from my friend Worth last year. I hate that it continues to be relevant.

submitted 92 days ago • 2 comments

An incredible line up of story-focused games are featured as part of The Storyteller's Festival on Steam! ✍️ Including some familiar faces - Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical and our DLC Stray Gods: Orpheus 💜

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

It's my birthday today. 😌🥳 If you'd like to help me celebrate, share this post and tell a friend to wishlist our flavor-based burger truck simulator game Burger Bois! store.steampowered.com/app/3224290/...

submitted 99 days ago • 18 comments