Notices by Taylor McCue (taylormccue@mastodon.social)

Are there any professional video game writing editors or writing editors who are interested in editing a 12-15k word game script?

If so reply here or email me at steammccue@gmail.com

Please let me know your rates/experience.

Absolutely no ai.

Once a week post. Still working on game.

Figuring out vibes, technical designs.

See you next week.

If you liked HFTGOOM or have any interest in games about trauma.

Please play Wednedays.

It's free right now until November 21st.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/Wednesdays/

https://artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays

If you aren't up to it right now just add it to your account.

I promise it's worth playing.

Also the final bit of stuff that I have that's worth sharing is takiudon is doing a fpga console thing.

He's looking for devs with free games to add their stuff to it.

I view it as a way to have more offline copies of your game distributed so consider submitting something here:

https://bsky.app/profile/takiudon.bsky.social/post/3m4ngunjqrc2g

Also I was too nervous to say this last week but I really liked Kastel's latest VN "Summer Studies in Japan" 2025.

https://kastelpls.itch.io/japan-2025

Getting to peek into another person's life is one of the best parts of art so please consider giving this game a try!

Once a week post.

Still alive.

Starting to rough draft out character designs.

Nothing serious mostly just vibes.

See you all next week!

Once a week post.

My computer finally arrived.

I just need a little bit more to get settled and then I'll be back to game development.

See you next week.

I am alive and out of Florida.

I'm pretty happy here but until my PC and most of my stuff arrives I'm stuck using a steam deck so I might be out of communication for a bit.

Thank you for all of your support up until now.

@HauntedOwlbear Thank you so much!

Honestly I'm hoping maybe once I get out of Florida maybe I'll be less depressed and more functional.

Also hi!

Sorry for lack of communication.

I am going to be moving out of Florida in October.

Arrangements for that ate a lot of time.

I couldn't have done it without the support I got from everyone.

Please excuse me being distracted these next few weeks until the move is finished.

HFTGOOM has been restricted in the UK on itch.

If you are in a country that doesn't have legal access to my games you can still play them on my self hosted website:

https://taylormccue.neocities.org

The thing that scares me about everything happening right now is that I feel like it's a test run.

I feel like they want to have a way to cover up abuses and injustices by just marking them as inappropriate.

I've seen these policies used against people other than me talking about sexual trauma.

I know at this point I sound like a broken record but like it's just really sad.

Previously HFTGOOM was banned in Germany on steam.

With the way things are going, my games are starting to exist in a weird tangled patchwork of restrictions and countries.

The space in games for work about trauma was so embyronic. People were just starting to make really cool stuff.

If you've read this far and are thinking about making a game about trauma, please don't let this stop you.

Games are still worth making, I think ultimately we are going to find a way to get games to players.

I don't know what that future looks like but it'll happen.

Like if you traumatize a painter they'll probably give you a painting about trauma, if you traumatize a sculptor you'll get a statue about trauma.

When you traumatize a game developer and then make it so that they can't make anything about trauma or show it to the world...

What happens to them?

This is setting the medium back and there are people who are going to choose silence because of these laws and policies.

My game HFTGOOM/He Fucked The Girl Out of Me has been de-indexed by itch.

Since I was worried that they might eventually take down my games, I've decided to self host my games on a personal website.

You can now find my games here:

https://taylormccue.neocities.org

HFTGOOM/ He Fucked The Girl Out of Me has been deindexed by itch.

I am worried it could be erased.

Please considering downloading an offline copy to help preserve the game here:

https://archive.org/details/HFTGOOM

If you know any rom sharing sites please consider uploading a copy to help preserve it.

3. There is a "Give Trans People Money Please" Bundle recruiting:

https://itch.io/jam/give-trans-people-money-please

It gives me queer games bundle vibes in a good way.

I just really like seeing people organizing in concrete ways that improve people's lives.

If you are trans and a gamedev and could use some money to help make life easier I would suggest joining.

I have complicated mixed feelings on bundles but it makes me happy to see people trying.

Staring at a blank "What's Happening?" prompt like I'm in a time loop anime.

What do I say? Do I try to put a positive spin on it or fall into despair.

Neither accurately reflects where I'm at right now.

I am struggling and I am trying.

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I alternate between worrying about oversharing and withdrawing into total isolation.

Anyways here are the things I've waited all week to share:

2. Skeleton of Deep Hell needs help.

She posted a Gofund me and only 16 people helped.

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-deep-hell-with-moving-and-life-expenses

I respect Skeleton a lot even if every time I talk to her I'm really awkward.

It just feels wrong to me to see someone I respect not having enough money to be okay.

Please, even if it's a dollar consider helping her out.