Gianni Mancini
👨👩👧👦 Full time father of two
🍷Innkeeper by night
🕹️Every now and then I write about indie games on Outcast.it and Ludicamag.com
📧 mancinigianni73@gmail.com
- Children at school, wife at work. A cup of coffee (bought in Istanbul), my fav mug (bought at Barter books, Alnwick) and Device 6 (bought on Switch 2 from @simogo.com). I am a simple man
- Here I wrote for Ludica [in italian 🇮🇹] about Perfect Tides: Station to Station by @meredithgran.com feat. @anidifrancomusic.bsky.social www.ludicamag.com/perfect-tide...
- Reposted by Gianni Mancini"Cairn is a stunning and surprising masterpiece" - Game Informer Thank you all for joining us on Mt. Kami <3
- Reposted by Gianni ManciniWe’re so excited to announce our Story-Rich Showcase! Our official showcase runs during the Summer Game Showcase 2026 timeframe, dedicated entirely to story-rich indie games with first looks, reveals, trailers, release dates, and dev-led storytelling 💝 More details soon! 🚶storyrich.games
- TR-49 : a love letter to books and history (and videogames of course). @jon.inkle.co is a great reader first and then a great writer.
- If you want to experience the thrill of witnessing an intergalactic orgy on a multimillionaire's yacht, don't miss it. It's out today. Oh and it cost less than a flute of champagne 🍾 @danthat.bsky.social @nomorerobots.io store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
- "We are essentially watching the mainstream video game industry transform from a creative powerhouse into a high-end museum gift shop, where the primary business model is selling us souvenirs of experiences we had twenty years ago rather than creating new memories." 👇 Read this please
- Don't disturb me for the next couple of hours (sitting by the fireplace with a cup of coffee and the Steam Deck on my legs). @inkle.co
- it's almost time to meet Mara Whitefish again
- Why censor Horses when two stylists (?) can do this and even get applauded? I find it much more disturbing. @santaragione.com
- After about 20 hours, lots of A, A+, and a few S+, I just finished the best rhythm game of all time with a B+, and that's okay. 🎶❤️🩹 @rd.7thbe.at
- Reposted by Gianni ManciniEarth Must Die🌍💀launches January 27 on Steam! - Brand new game from THE @danthat.bsky.social - 8+ hour adventure, designed to feel like a playable cartoon - Fully voiced, with cast including Alex Horne, Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, Ben Starr, Sally Beaumont store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...
- I just finished my first video game of 2026. It took me about 20 hours just to be called stupid, and in fact I am because now I'm waiting for someone to post a video essay that explains the story and lore properly. It's a shame it came out in December, otherwise it would have made my GOTY list
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- Reposted by Gianni ManciniParadise Killer is currently FREE on Epic Games Store as one of their festive free games! 😱 May the Silent Goat walk with you! 💗💜💙 store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/paradise-ki…
- Reposted by Gianni Mancini🚨 My new article 'Antagonistic Game Design: the Author as a Player' is out on #Eludamos (Journal for Computer Game Culture)! 🚨 >> septentrio.uit.no/index.php/el... << WARNING: might contains traces of @cloobot.bsky.social @doougle.net @jzagal.bsky.social @foddy.net and @add-hawk.bsky.social XD
- I wrote [in italian] about Horses 🐴 @santaragione.com www.ludicamag.com/horses-far-i...
- That's a good read. But many of my favorite games this year are still based on exploring and delving into a single mechanic: Öoo, Motion Rec, Spooky Express, Strange Jigsaw
- Thinky Dailies 1-15 Solved in 0:53 thinkygames.com/dailies/puzz...
- Reposted by Gianni ManciniI made the mistake of posting this #SkateStory review on the same day as The Geoffs — and it got buried. It's a fantastic, weird, vibey game... RTs for exposure appreciated! 🍿 youtu.be/-j6iPpWqKnA
- This is my article about The Berlin Apartment, with many references to books like La chiave di Berlino by Vincenzo Latronico, Here by Richard McGuire, Berlin by Jason Lutes. Enjoy @bluebackpack.bsky.social
- I've only played the first chapter but now I need to make room in my GOTY list. @rd.7thbe.at
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- Rhythm Doctor 1.0 is out NOW on Steam! 🎵 Act 6 and the finale of Story Mode has been added 🎵 5-3N added to Physiotherapy Ward 🎵 The game is now available in French! 🎵 English Audio Descriptions now available for Story Mode! Have fun! store.steampowered.com/app/774181/R...
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- Angeline Era is OUT NOW!!! 🔍Every level hidden in plain sight… 🗺️… chart your own path through the world! ⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places… 👼… and a soul-shattering story! GET IT HERE!! store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
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- Reposted by Gianni ManciniWe’re very excited to announce Thinky Dailies! 🎉 Follow our thinky friend on an adventure through handcrafted daily puzzles! thinkygames.com/dail...
- I can feel some KR0 vibes here 👇 midnight-peppermint.com
- The elegance of Simogo Legacy collection's menu on Switch 2 @simogo.com
- Last night I played Horses in one sitting. I finished it at midnight and then went to sleep. It's the best video game to pair with this essay. @santaragione.com (I had to buy it on Gog cause I had technical problem with itch io)
