i made Cookie Clicker. it was an accidenthttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3mjplwd4ivc2qinversion of the idle genre would be to make a game where you micromanage absolutely everything. it's a turn-based simulation game and if you don't instruct a character to breathe during their turn they just die17 Apr 2026 18:53 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjplwd4ivc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3mjimar2dqk2talways interesting when i see a french person online engaged in the traditional french art of webcomic blogging. other artists occasionally indulge in this too (hourly comics etc) but drawing regular webcomics about your life has been enduringly endemic to France since at least 2003. i was there15 Apr 2026 00:11 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjimar2dqk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3mj475emfrs2xpart of why we need diversity in game development btw. one person's unremarkable everyday life can be another's "whoah this worldbuilding is insane" [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Apr 2026 01:44 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj475emfrs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3mii3nsyzrc2whey i made this in 2 days for april fool's. check it out orteil.dashnet.org/emojigacha/02 Apr 2026 01:49 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mii3nsyzrc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3mfu6ndo7622imake the fire dog bipedal on its first evo. next evo remove the legs entirely27 Feb 2026 16:58 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfu6ndo7622ihttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3mfk7arai4c27probably not a controversial opinion but my favorite game by far in UFO50 was Mini & Max. go my mold spore23 Feb 2026 17:43 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfk7arai4c27https://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3meysir7hfs2kguy who pronounces onion like orion16 Feb 2026 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3meysir7hfs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3meqjwbu3422gsimply uninterested in a castlevania game that's not pixel art. sorry13 Feb 2026 12:44 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3meqjwbu3422ghttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3melqzjxpi22fdon't trust anything they call "centaurs" in a horror setting it's always some fucked up shit11 Feb 2026 15:08 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3melqzjxpi22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3mehudtltjc2hi think whatever replaces Discord should let us move little avatars around. this has nothing to do with my "bring physicality to social media" agenda i just think it'd be a good rational sensible thing to have. oh yeah and give them little pixel art outfits & items too (my breath gets heavier,)10 Feb 2026 01:57 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mehudtltjc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3mdgzhatxjc2moh yeah fuck ICE28 Jan 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdgzhatxjc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3mcd6d6mahc27if you've ever wanted a little Cookie Clicker cookie keychain that really clicks or a really badass shirt with an old lady on it, then you're in luck because Fangamer happens to have released JUST THAT https://fanga.me/r/cookie-clicker-collection13 Jan 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcd6d6mahc27https://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3mbc6ogmc722fi'm having a lovely last day of the year and everything is exploding outside so i coded some fireworks today! absolutely no concern for performance this WILL make your phone heat up orteil.dashnet.org/fireworks.html31 Dec 2025 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbc6ogmc722fhttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3m7nszdnq3s2ki really really do not believe everything should be an electron app, especially not OS elements. leave javascript to us freaks we know the evil we're dealing with10 Dec 2025 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7nszdnq3s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3m5bwqutgic2vwe lost our way when disk space started allowing for fully-voiced game protagonists. the only things i want to hear out of my character's mouth is "uhmf" (jumping) or "oueurghh" (mauled by bear)10 Nov 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5bwqutgic2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3lttzfguk4c2danimation seems hard i deadass can't tell the difference13 Jul 2025 13:51 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lttzfguk4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3lsee7zi3w22xif you're in Europe PLEASE consider signing the Stop Destroying Games initiative. the deadline is July 31st 2025. it aims to create legislation for publishers to stop killing the games you pay for and to provide an end-of-life plan for live-service products. thanks! https://eci.ec.europa.eu/045/public/#/screen/home24 Jun 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsee7zi3w22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3lp7xdnpwls2gwahoo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DAlpVLBFYA15 May 2025 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp7xdnpwls2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3lp5yavq5zc2xCookie Clicker is an idle game for browsers, desktop, android, nintendo switch, xbox and playstation14 May 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5yavq5zc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3lp2nbaol322wimagine if sandwiches got invented by any other earl than Sandwich. yeah i'm eating a cucumber shrewsbury13 May 2025 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2nbaol322whttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3ln77leiiek2lit's easter so if you play cookie clicker on android you get to see me in the rabbit fursuit right now19 Apr 2025 22:45 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln77leiiek2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3lln72bsbdc26they don't talk about "blogosphere" or "netizens" anymore we're all just hapless companions of shit31 Mar 2025 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3lln72bsbdc26https://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3llcytzx2i22xi carefully test my posts on tumblr first to make sure i only serve you guys the best27 Mar 2025 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3llcytzx2i22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3llcyjmmt5c2xlearning music theory taking me places i don't feel safe in26 Mar 2025 23:59 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3llcyjmmt5c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/orteil42.bsky.social/post/3ll6cq3bpzs2zi live for this shit [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Mar 2025 03:18 +0000at://did:plc:vmyb2feaaet2ecvalslbbllh/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll6cq3bpzs2z