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20 reasons to play I Was A Teenage Exocolonist

1. You can date emo boys

2. You can date emo girls

3. You can date basically everyone in the game that’s your age

4. You can date people no matter your gender

5. Bio gender and pronouns are separate sliders that you can change at any point, and it includes gender neutral options too if you’re like me!!!!!

6. A lot of the characters are lgbtq+, and there are more than the cishet characters

7. Accurate representation of anxiety and other mental disorders

8. It’s just a fun fucking game

9. Overthrow the government

10. Your girlies are allowed to be girls, sexism just doesn’t happen in this game <3

11. Overthrow that bitch ass named alum

12. All forms of abuse, including in romantic relationships, are treated as terrible and not romanticized

13. There are so many potential sexy men you have no clue

14. Silly little alien boy- did I mention that you could date everyone?

15. Dating isn’t required, and isn’t even brought up as necessary at all so you can totally aroace this shit

16. It has more diversity than any other game I’ve played

17. Rip lum’s barely there heart out of his ass and take over

18. You can hyperfixate and play through multiple times (and playing multiple times is actually a feature)

19. You can play on switch so it’s portable too

20. Just fucking play it. It’s such a good game you have no clue.

#i was a teenage exocolonist

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I played the Europa demo today and it was absolutely gorgeous! Feels like a mix of Breath of the Wild and Sky: Children of the Light. I can't wait to play the full game!

#europa game #europa #video games #cozy games #gaming

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I am not the first person who has said this, but it is indeed surprising that Cassette Beasts does not have a big fandom on Tumblr, given that it has just about everything average Tumblr users want:

A wide variety of creatures whose forms you can collect, so you can transform into them in battle

Multiverse setting, which provides unlimited fanfiction potential

Character creator with pronouns options, including they/them

LGBTQ+ representation, including all the human party members who are bi and can be romanced regardless of the player's gender, a pair of NPCs are an actual canon old married lesbian couple, and an NPC who is canonically non-binary and uses they/them pronouns

Romanceable party members also mean you can form a battle couple with your favourite party member

Racially diverse cast of human characters: There are visibly Black and brown characters in both the main and supporting cast, including the party members

A playable dog character

Anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist messages

You can literally beat up estate agents and their boss

Higher friendship with your companion allows you to fuse your monster forms and makes you stronger in battle

etc. etc.

The only reason I can think of is the fact that Cassette Beasts is an indie game, but Tumblr has a fair amount of indie video game darlings, such as Stardew Valley, Disco Elysium, Undertale, Night in the Woods, etc.

Another reason is that many Pokémon fans are frustratingly reluctant to try or dismissive of monster collecting games that are not Pokémon, even if they complain about the latest Pokémon titles.

So here is your reminder to go play Cassette Beasts if you have not already.

#cassette beasts

[dreamsandcozygames]

Wyll Week

A week long festival from the 17th to 23rd of March dedicated to the warlock to whom we all contractually owe our hearts - the Babe of Frontiers, Wyll Ravengard.

Create fanworks! Try out all his new kisses! And send feedback to Larian so that they know how much you love, appreciate, and desperately want to see more of him.

We've got prompts for every day of the week, including NSFW, but don’t think you have to follow them - we want to see all your Wyll centric fanworks. Use #wyllweek or #wyll week to tag your works.

And remember to submit feedback to Larian here so that they know we the people want to see more of our hero, our Duke, our good friend and sometimes lover, Wyll Ravengard.

#bg3

[dreamsandcozygames]

Will you look at that - a petition to spread far and wide through the BG3 fandom and beyond so Larian Studios might actually, finally, be pressured into fixing the content for Wyll.

#bg3

[dreamsandcozygames]

Hate to do this again but not BG3 being up for a diversity award (which is not LGBTQ+ specific) while their sole black companion continues to be put on the backburner, denied agency and intamcy, treated like an NPC in his own story, etc. All of which has never addressed in patches or a statement!! All while their silence has encourage the growing and rampant anti-blackness and racism in their fandom!!

Be nice but let them hear about it. I know they're gonna hear from me 🤷🏾‍♂️

Guide on how to send feedback to Larian through their report form (includes link to the form)

Larian discord server (use the feedback channel)

Wyll Petition

#bg3

[dreamsandcozygames]

ROUND 3 MATCH 18

Dys propaganda:

“Autistic ecoterrorist king - not canonically autistic afaik but he's one of those characters where it's like come on. This is basically canon. He's deeply weird and very distant from most people but if you get close to him he's ride or die, he's quietly adventurous, he says at one point that he feels like he was born in the wrong species, in the prepubescent stage of the game one of the default openers for approaching him is that he's sitting there sorting rocks for fun. I love his weird emo ass <3”

“Maybe I just have a thing for sad emo boys but I immediately loved dys so so much. kind of an outcast boy for the entire game, he feels like he really does fit in with the rest of the colony kids and is honestly pretty upset about people trying to industrialize/destroy the nature of the planet they've landed on because he thinks its so beautiful and they'd be best to just leave things alone and let nature run its course. has a twin sister who's pretty much the exact opposite of him and they both have a kind of jealousy about what the other has (dys thinks everyone thinks his sister is better than him and that everyone likes her more than they like him and wants to feel cared for the way he thinks she is. she feels she has a lot of expectations on her and wishes for the freedom she believes dys has with no expectations or eyes on him) however you can make them kind of bond if you choose to. if you dont date him and kind of if you do he falls in love with a humanoid alien on the planet that the player can also date and be in a polycule. i really just wanna give this boy a hug because he desperately needs one”

Nightowl propaganda:

"VOTE NIGHTOWL MY MENTALLY UNWELL MOMMY ISSUES FUELLED PUPPYBOY BOYTOY TWINK !!!!!!!!!!! MY TELEKINESIS THROWS EVERYTHING ACROSS THE ROOM"

"HE'S SO SPECIAL HE CALLS YOU A BITCH LIKE YEAH DUDE I'M ALSO MEAN WHEN I'M ANGRY ITS OKAY HE'S STUDYING TO BE AN ARCHITECT HES CUTE AND FUNNY AND ENERGETIC HE LIKES PLAYING WOULD YOU RATHER AND JUST TALKING AND HAVING GAME QUIZZES HES PERFECT AND HES FLAWED AND THAT JUST MAKES HIM EVEN MORE PERFECR INSECURE BBY MY LOVE"

#i was a teenage exocolonist

[dreamsandcozygames]

Will you look at that - a petition to spread far and wide through the BG3 fandom and beyond so Larian Studios might actually, finally, be pressured into fixing the content for Wyll.

#bg3

[dreamsandcozygames]

Anyway, this is yet another reminder that you can and should send feedback to Larian expressing your interest in more content for Wyll!✨️

Why? Check out this post (contains some vague spoilers for companion quests) to see for yourself the egregious disparity between Wyll's level of content and every other origin...

How to send feedback? This is the official report form on Larian's website. Under the "report type" drop down menu select "feedback".

Need to know the latest game version? Visit the BG3 news page on Steam and click the latest hotfix/patch. At the top of the page it will tell you what game version that is. I'm not sure if it's the same for other platforms though!

The more interest we can show, the more likely they will be to accept this feedback. Wyll deserves at LEAST as much as the other characters on the lower end of content got!!

If you have questions or need help, I'll try my best 😊

#bg3

[dreamsandcozygames]

Will you look at that - a petition to spread far and wide through the BG3 fandom and beyond so Larian Studios might actually, finally, be pressured into fixing the content for Wyll.

#bg3

[dreamsandcozygames]

'I just think everyone should be happy with the time we have.'

Friends, I haven't painted anything this complex for a hot minute. A hot five minutes, maybe. I'm glad it's done and I'm glad I'll be able to bring it to ECCC as a print and I'm glad!!! that maybe!!! some Exocolonist fan will see it and say 'omg, I love that game!' and I will get to be like :33333333 let me tell you something amazing

#i was a teenage exocolonist

[dreamsandcozygames]

Milky Way Week: A Neil & Silver Fanweek

Our next event, Milky Way Week, will take place from March 4-8! Feel free to combine prompts or use them on any day you wish. The color palettes are another option which can be used however you'd like: art, edits, moodboards, general inspiration, etc. Any type of creative work involving either iteration of the character is welcome 💫

AO3 Collection | General Event Info

Further guidelines and plain text prompts below the cut:

All types of fanwork & all languages are welcome.

There are no content restrictions, but please tag ships and any necessary content warnings.

Use of generative AI is strictly prohibited.

There are no minimum or maximum word counts or other requirements.

Please be kind to your fellow creators. This is meant to celebrate a game we all love, and if you don't like someone's work, you don't have to engage with it.

Works may contain spoilers for in-game events-- use your own discretion if you haven't finished both episodes.

Prompts

March 4th: future | first date March 5th: identity | Earth customs March 6th: protect | S.A.V.E March 7th: family | Milky Way March 8th: free brew (free day)

Color Palettes

Earth

#395e66

#32936f

#84bcda

#f5bb00

#7a6263

Saturn

#66c5c4

#c3aa8a

#af7595

#424a54

#cbdbdf

Neptune

#111430

#3e5ee2

#6cb4fa

#3c47a9

#fffaff

Mars

#241715

#721121

#b75d69

#d48827

#fcd667

Uranus

#137547

#5efc8d

#14b8cd

#f4b266

#8377d1

#coffee talk

[dreamsandcozygames]

Hello, I have decided to make video game cats fight! The rules for submission are simple:

The cat must be from a video game.

I am not accepting in real life cats that are associated with video games, I want the cats from inside the game.

It can be any type of cat! Tigers, robo cats, and saber tooth tigers will count!

Submit one cat at a time, please!!

I am not sure how long the form will be up, depends on how quickly I get submissions.

Thank you for participating and have fun!!

@tournament-announcer

[dreamsandcozygames]

Videogames I wish were real #97

A roguelike game that takes place in the world's biggest library, which has been overrun by monsters, where you play as a librarian determined to save it. You venture inside the library armed with your weapon of choice and two messenger bags you plan to fill with whatever books you can rescue.

After you clear the monsters in a particular section of the library, such as the Poetry section, you'll unlock a permanent buff that will last for the remaining of that run. For example: clearing the Travel section will help you map areas faster, and also unlock the bookworm railway system that will allow you to move more easily between certain parts of the library.

Besides section buffs, you'll also be able to learn all kinds of useful attacks and skills by finding specific books in the shelves, reading them and carrying them in your messenger bags. The more books you carry, the stronger your character will be, and the abilities each book will grant you will be on theme with the book, it's literary genre or one of its tropes: carrying with you a bestiary will allow you to quickly identify the weak points of monsters you've met before, a book with an enemies to lovers trope will allow you to turn a monster into a temporary ally that will fight alongside you, a botany book in your bag will let you gather medicinal herbs growing in the library, and carrying a potions book will allow you to prepare healing potions (more effective than just herbs), etc.

Not everyone believes the library can be saved, which is why during your expeditions your mission is not only to kill monsters, but also to rescue books and bring them to the new library. Since getting books out is one of your main priorities, starting your runs with your satchels nearly full of books that grant you useful abilities won't be very efficient, so you'll need to decide how many books you want to bring back with you to the library during each run.

Fighting monsters is dangerous, and sometimes you get hurt, but also, sometimes books get hurt, which why after some runs you might need to stop by your workshop to repair any damaged books. The hides of certain monsters are very sturdy, so using them to rebind books will make them more durable.

There is no respawning in this game. If your librarian dies inside the library, the next librarian that ventures inside might eventually find their body. If you're close to death and you have a particular book from the Travel section in your bags, you'll be able to use it to summon a bookwork that will take you quickly and safely back to the entrance with whatever books are currently in your bag.

You love your library, and you are determined to save it, armed with the greatest weapon in the world: knowledge (and a sword), even if it's one book at a time.

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ROUND 2 MATCH 35

Dys propaganda:

“Autistic ecoterrorist king - not canonically autistic afaik but he's one of those characters where it's like come on. This is basically canon. He's deeply weird and very distant from most people but if you get close to him he's ride or die, he's quietly adventurous, he says at one point that he feels like he was born in the wrong species, in the prepubescent stage of the game one of the default openers for approaching him is that he's sitting there sorting rocks for fun. I love his weird emo ass <3”

“Maybe I just have a thing for sad emo boys but I immediately loved dys so so much. kind of an outcast boy for the entire game, he feels like he really does fit in with the rest of the colony kids and is honestly pretty upset about people trying to industrialize/destroy the nature of the planet they've landed on because he thinks its so beautiful and they'd be best to just leave things alone and let nature run its course. has a twin sister who's pretty much the exact opposite of him and they both have a kind of jealousy about what the other has (dys thinks everyone thinks his sister is better than him and that everyone likes her more than they like him and wants to feel cared for the way he thinks she is. she feels she has a lot of expectations on her and wishes for the freedom she believes dys has with no expectations or eyes on him) however you can make them kind of bond if you choose to. if you dont date him and kind of if you do he falls in love with a humanoid alien on the planet that the player can also date and be in a polycule. i really just wanna give this boy a hug because he desperately needs one”

Fenton propaganda:

“A werehuman who turns into a mean Irish man named Seamus when he's drunk. Is a scholar who just wants to drink his tea, eat his charcuterie, and read his books when in his wolf form. He wears a robe and glasses. The classiest of werewolves for all you monsterf*ckers out there.”

#i was a teenage exocolonist

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Videogames I wish were real #96

A life simulation game where you play as a character that loves to write fanfic but keeps it a secret, so you have to help them manage their double life. You'll be able to decide what media your character consumes, and depending on the traits they have, they might be interested in writing certain fanfic genres or ship certain characters. You choose what they'll write, it's length and rating, and after they post it, the kudos and comments will start coming in. You'll get to make all kinds of decisions, such as whether your character should go to bed or stay until late writing the next chapter, or if you want to react or put on a poker face when somebody at school happens to mention a fandom you are a part of, or choose if you want them to write something for a small fandom or obscure ship that they really like and will make them very happy or something from a more well known media that will get more clicks. Sometimes, your character's interest in a fandom might start to dwindle, and they might wish to move onto working on other stories and leave a certain project unfinished, but worry not, because eventually you will get as a option to make your character go back and finish some of their abandoned fics.

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Honestly surprised Dys from Exocolonist is not a tumblr darling already but he IS an AO3 fic darling so there's that

#i was a teenage exocolonist