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Image credit:Ryan Kamins

Image credit:Ryan Kamins

A screenshot of sports game Storm The Court with monstrous oversized players

I think most would agree that the artist formerly known as Twitter has never been in more need of a thermonuclear cleansing. The Musk era has transformed what was already fondly known as a hellsite into something at once more obnoxious and sadder, whether you’re talking about the web3 grifters or the resurgent debate-me cryptofascists or the recommendation algorithm’s perceptibly greater enthusiasm for quote-tweet flamebait.

Let’s kick off with this instance of senior citizen rage from Kirt Olson and the World’s Worst Handyman.

If you’re keen on multipliers inBalatro, this probably counts as extreme pornography.

kilochadhttps://t.co/71Zl56zEYxpic.twitter.com/oZjGSBJJOb— localthunk (@LocalThunk)May 13, 2024

kilochadhttps://t.co/71Zl56zEYxpic.twitter.com/oZjGSBJJOb

I didn’t realiseHauntiihad rollercoasters. This one would make a fine particle accelerator.

roller coaster boost power X 1000pic.twitter.com/q1h4E0k3B9— Leo⚡🦁 making Hauntii (@realZigzagLeo)May 11, 2024

roller coaster boost power X 1000pic.twitter.com/q1h4E0k3B9

An oddly mesmerising contribution from Mytino Games, who is working on “a 2D physics sandbox game with survival/RPG elements”.

Let’s spawn way too many particles at oncepic.twitter.com/Cv22gU0uJO— Mytino (Asbjørn L) (@MytinoGames)May 10, 2024

Let’s spawn way too many particles at oncepic.twitter.com/Cv22gU0uJO

Some extra-tactical wall-bouncing in Combo Devils (incidentally, I’ve just discovered Infil’sfighting game glossary, which seems both robust and accessible).

Can dohttps://t.co/RXrK8K9Hxfpic.twitter.com/yIJEsL1pOG— COMBO DEVILS (@ComboDevils)May 9, 2024

Can dohttps://t.co/RXrK8K9Hxfpic.twitter.com/yIJEsL1pOG

Seeing as though this is a stealth Alice0 appreciation post, a shout-out for one of her recent discoveries, the brilliantly awfulBuckshot Roulette.

https://t.co/bGzRQuvBj5pic.twitter.com/YfCQUkOMRp— Mike Klubnika (@mikeklubnika)May 13, 2024

https://t.co/bGzRQuvBj5pic.twitter.com/YfCQUkOMRp

And finally, there’s the one in the article header image,a gigantified version of Storm The Courtfrom Ryan Kamins,Marathonlighting lead at Bungie.