Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!

@anarisis

Game designer, artist, & all-around nerd. Co-Lead on Plotweaver: Erstwild. Author of Become: Artificial Investigation & Spoken Magic/Legends. Explaining design & narrative through play at twitch.tv/anarisis She/He 📧 contact@dylangrinder.com

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Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· 13d

Super excited that @kiennas.bsky.social and I can now share the title of the game we're making with the @plotweaver.bsky.social team: Erstwild! It's coming along super well, and we hit open alpha in just under a week so you'll get to see even more very soon!

A mossy tree grows around an ancient stone structure that glows with latent magic.

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· 16d

Media literacy dot jpeg

That famous The Office two pictures meme format. First frame is two sheets of paper, one edited to say "People who think Baby It's Cold Outside and the Pina Colada Song are problematic" and the other edited to say "That 'ethical romantasy' post" with a caption at the bottom that says "Corporate needs you to find the differences between this picture and this picture". The second frame shows Pam from The Office saying "They're the same picture."

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Jun 3

Have you ever thought Marathon just wasn't scary enough? They fixed that! twitch.tv/anarisis

Marathon
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An illustration (made by @Dragonsparkz.bsky.social) of Dylan huddling in fear is superimposed over a rendered scene that a planetoid hanging hauntingly in the air above a scifi landscape at night.

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Jun 2

It's game trailer season! twitch.tv/anarisis

Summer Game Fest
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Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· May 17

This is how your email finds me

A mouse-shaped plush cat toy. It has been absolutely ravaged, a seam bursting and threads fraying.

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· May 8

The Grindergard community Minecraft server is BACK with an all-new Create (& Create Aeronautics) focused modpack! Things are a little less structured this time around, so let's hop in and see what sort of shenanigans we can get up to, shall we? twitch.tv/anarisis

Grindergard Aeronautics
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Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· May 7

My minecraft phase is about to make a comeback…

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Mar 8

Slay the Spire II is out (in early access) and you should come watch @kiennas.bsky.social and I play it! twitch.tv/anarisis

Marathon
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An illustration of Dylan and Kienna (made by @Dragonsparkz.bsky.social) sharing a game controller is superimposed over an illustration of strange fantasy creatures, characters, and monsters surrounding a monumental tower that reaches infinitely into the sky.

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Mar 6

How many installations of Marathon is a normal amount for one person to have? Asking for a friend

A cropped screenshot of Dylan's desktop with icons for Classic Marathon, Classic Marathon 2, Classic Marathon Infinity, the Marathon Closed Technical Test, the Marathon Server Slam, and Marathon (2026).

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Mar 5

// INCOMING TRANSMISSION . . . SOMEWHERE IN THE HEAVENS THEY ARE WAITING ESCAPE WILL MAKE ME GOD DEATH IS THE FIRST STEP twitch.tv/anarisis

Marathon
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Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Mar 4

Yes?

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Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Mar 3

In fairness there it takes place something like 200 years after the original trilogy (and all the weapons except the Pfhor gun, the flamethrower, and the rocket launcher have pretty direct analogues). But also one of the shells is straight up an evolution of the original security officer design!

An illustration from original Marathon game art showing a man in sci-fi body armor— notably with a big goofy VR-esque helmet.

A screencap of the Destroyer shell (one of the playable characters/classes in this year's Marathon game)who wears chunky sci-fi body armor— notably including a big goofy VR-esque helmet.

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Feb 23

The original Marathon trilogy calls to me one last time, and I have a feeling this one's gonna get weird. Come hang as I fight my way through Marathon Infinity! twitch.tv/anarisis

Classic Marathon Infinity
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Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Feb 20

Yesterday we started Classic Marathon 2, and we're continuing it today! It turns out we missed something important with both this game and the last, so I've bonus lore to show you at the start of the stream… twitch.tv/anarisis

Classic Marathon 2
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An illustration (made by @Dragonsparkz.bsky.social) of Dylan holding a game controller is superimposed over another illustration where a figure wearing a scifi helmet and a shoulder-slung belt of bullets brandishes a glowing alient staff.

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Feb 20

Feed the body. Preserve the soul. NuCaloric

An in-universe employment certificate for Marathon (2026), the result of the personality quiz from the quoted post. A graphical readout shows affinity for NuCaloric (with SekGen close behind), and the result analysis reads: "Your responses suggest a practical focus on continuity and long-term survival. You care less about spectacle and more about what keeps systems running when conditions worsen. You value sustainability. While others chase ideals or power, you make sure things don't collapse in the meantime."

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Feb 16

Marathon's not out yet, but Marathon came out a few decades ago so let's play that instead! Come see me play a game almost as old as I am: twitch.tv/anarisis

Classic Marathon
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An illustration (made by @Dragonsparkz.bsky.social) of Dylan holding a game controller is superimposed over an rendered scene where a figure wearing body armor and holding a massive minigun stands in a space-station-like scifi environment.

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Feb 10

Well, would you look at that? Jokes aside I am truly so excited to be working with the rest of the team to bring you some incredible stuff for Plotweaver, and I can't wait for you to see what @kiennas.bsky.social and I are cooking up for Project Folio specifically!

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Feb 1

All things must come to an end, and so too must Streamuary. So let's send it off with a bang! Join Kienna, Pb, Ethan, and myself as we throw ourselves as vertically as possible to the end of PEAK! twitch.tv/anarisis

PEAK: twitch.tv/anarisis
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Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Jan 24

The nightmares are little, and so are we! I loved Little Nightmares when I played it a few years ago, and I'm excited to dive into the sequel! twitch.tv/anarisis

Little Nightmares 2
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An illustration (made by @Dragonsparkz.bsky.social) of Dylan huddling in fear is superimposed over an rendered scene showing enormous gaunt figures looming between strange bent-over buildings in the background behind two small people: one with a paper bag over their head and a flared cloak, the other wearing a bright yellow rain jacket.

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Jan 23

It's time to dive deeper into the unknown, helldivers. Live now checking out the new Helldivers II update with Kienna, Pb, and Ethan! twitch.tv/anarisis

Helldivers 2
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An illustration (made by @Dragonsparkz.bsky.social) of Dylan cheering excitedly is superimposed over an illustration of four uniformed scifi soldiers in a rocky tunnel shrouded in yellow mist, guns pointed in all directions at insectoid aliens.

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Jan 18

Look, it's impossible for me to make an appropriate joke about this game, so you might as well come hang out in the gutter. We're playing BALL x PIT: twitch.tv/anarisis

BALL x PIT
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An illustration (made by @Dragonsparkz.bsky.social) of Dylan cheering excitedly is superimposed over a chaotic illustration of a cartoony knight spitting a glowing energy orb at fantasy monsters like floating skulls and bugs.

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Jan 13

Like, if you run a community event and then steal art for it then you're going to be criticized for the theft! Even if it's "only" in an optional part of the event! Seeing this message from a user with the the DW3 Org role doesn't speak to a particular distance between DW3 and AI usage either:

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Jan 13

Streamuary continues! Today we're checking out Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP! twitch.tv/anarisis

Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery EP
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An illustration (made by @Dragonsparkz.bsky.social) of Dylan with a pensive expression is superimposed over a pixelart image of a figure standing atop a hill next to a dog and holding a sword aloft toward the night sky.

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Dec 31

STREAMUARY RETURNS TOMORROW For the 9th year in a row I'm streaming every day in January! Highlights we'll be hitting: • Continuing Shadow of the Tomb Raider • Elden Ring Nightreign with friends • Participating in Distant Worlds 3 • Trying new games like BALL x PIT See you at twitch.tv/anarisis!

Streamuary: Daily streams all month. twitch.tv/anarisis

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Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Dec 10

Sometimes you just gotta draw your wife as a fairy

A purple zelda-style fairy (a glowing circle with iridescent insect wings coming off the back of it) with dark teal glasses.

Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Dec 9

It's finally time to play Unbeatable: A rhythm game where music is illegal AND WE DO CRIMES! twitch.tv/anarisis

UNBEATABLE: twitch.tv/anarisis
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Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Nov 15

We're live now playing Spoken Legends! Come along with @littlecuppajo.bsky.social, @itsjustsummer.bsky.social, and me as we play the game from start to finish! You can also catch the details of some early bird discounts 👀 twitch.tv/anarisis

Spoken Legends: twitch.tv/anarisis
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Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Nov 10

Streaming schedule for the week! Might swap out MM tomorrow if I feel like it, but more importantly— is that an AP stream on Saturday? Of Spoken Legends?? I wonder what else could be happening that day 🤔

Livestreaming schedule November 10th through 16th, all times Eastern. Majora's Mask: Tuesday the 11th at 1pm. Shadow of the Tomb Raider: Thursday the 23th at 1pm. Spoken Legends: Saturday the 15th at 4pm. Really Playing Games plays The Talos Principle: Sunday the 16th at 6pm.

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Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Nov 1

Come scare @itsjustsummer.bsky.social and I while we play an FMV horror game! twitch.tv/anarisis

Dead Reset, twitch.tv/anarisis
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Dylan Grinder | Erstwild is in open alpha now!!@anarisis· Oct 30

So I think that bodes pretty well