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Rachel Heleva

@hlywa

writer & designer | PhD researcher game scout + bizdev @AkuparaGames & @tophatstudios games q𖦹° systems q𖦹° verse

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Hope you had time to hike the presidio!

08.03.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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SOUPJAM2026 A game jam from 2026-04-01 to 2026-07-01 hosted by Kite Line, Figglewatts & KIRA. Rules Make a SOUP-like game, either alone or with a group. You can either mod the original SOUP , use Bapalon , or mak...

Happy to announce that we will be hosting our first SOUPJAM on Itch starting next month! If you're interested in the SOUP-like microgenre of art-games then this is a great opportunity to make some SOUP of your own!

Together we will teach the world to SOUP!
itch.io/jam/soupjam2...

07.03.2026 23:54 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

These games look sick!!

08.03.2026 00:06 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

omg

18.02.2026 01:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Third culture is so good

12.02.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

spit out my coffee reading "posting hog on main"

06.02.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

if you like dispatch and are also into apocalyptic teen drama, I have a game for you :~)

15.11.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahhh I really hope Mike's talk was recorded πŸ”₯he's amazing, ty for highlighting!

11.11.2025 22:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oooh this looks like a dark Kingdom Two Crowns πŸ‘€πŸ”₯

03.11.2025 00:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I can't wait to play this πŸ₯²

01.11.2025 19:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

what's up with the eggs

01.11.2025 19:21 πŸ‘ 18 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 0

Ahhh I've been waiting so long to play this 😱

01.11.2025 01:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Would love to do an org group πŸ™Œ @kaynsd.itch.io I'm always keen to take in more technical game design knowledge, would be cool to have a coffee chat sometime β˜•οΈ

30.10.2025 15:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Woahhh I've never seen this platform before, this is so cool 😱

28.10.2025 23:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s been a while we chatted back when I was at Astra! I’m now scouting with πŸŒ€ Spiral Up Games, where we fund distinctive, systems-driven PC indies (up to ~$2 M).

I’d love to catch up and hear how things are progressing (would love to play a build).

28.10.2025 02:36 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Parasensor looks absolutely stunning 😱 I’d be so stoked to play a build!

Are you/Ghoulish currently looking for publishing or funding support? Either way, huge congrats, it’s such a gorgeous and distinctive project. πŸ”₯

28.10.2025 01:22 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ooh if you ever want help wrangling talks I'd be keen 🀠

27.10.2025 15:40 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

🀀

26.10.2025 02:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@thinkygames.com πŸ˜±β€ΌοΈ

25.10.2025 22:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@draknek.bsky.social πŸ‘€β€ΌοΈ

25.10.2025 22:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please please please can I play test this

25.10.2025 22:41 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Please do!

25.10.2025 04:09 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Okay but can I see what you're pitching πŸ™ˆ

25.10.2025 03:58 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Can't wait to play πŸ”₯

25.10.2025 00:28 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What an amazing opportunity Luis!! Congrats πŸ‘πŸ”₯

23.10.2025 16:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘πŸ—‘οΈπŸ¦

23.10.2025 11:11 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Looks so cool! 😱 are you looking for any publishing/funding support?

22.10.2025 06:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

What their limit is. Although I do appreciate that could be tedious, but if I were pitching that's how I'd try to get around not knowing what their limit is if I have a flexible budget.

01.10.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This can be so frustrating because if you have a flexible range you want to make sure you're pitching at a level that makes sensed but listing the range on your deck can sometimes seem too flexible. I'd say you can never go wrong reaching out to a bizdev/scout at a given pub and asking

01.10.2025 15:59 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Are you guys looking for publishing support? πŸ‘€ Looks sick!

11.09.2025 17:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0