who the fuck is scareoset?

hi! i’m scareoset (aka dani), a queer and trans game designer and educator based in the bay area. i am a lesbian vampire expert and excel at being cringe online and in person! >:3

i currently lecture for the art & design: games & playable media ba program at uc santa cruz and work part-time at a local bookstore in the south bay.

selected ludography

  • black background with "rituak" in a white, rough serif font in front of a hex grid with dashed, yellow lines

    ritual

    physical | solo

    a game of tradition building for communities

    about
  • off-white outlines of a mouth with lips, fangs, and dripping blood

    blood play

    mfa thesis | solo

    a thesis paper, fanfiction, and a collection of queer gothic interactive fiction pieces

    about
  • an off-black background with a blank polaroid that has a smiley face drawn on it in blue with a pencil

    distance

    physical | solo

    a game about growing up

    about
  • a yellow triangle against a red background with "mlm" in a green, thin, sans serif font. below the triangle is the text "a multi-level tabletop roleplaying game"

    mlm

    physical | solo

    a multi-level tabletop roleplaying game

    about
  • two flasks, connected by a rubber tube. the flask on the left is smaller and has a blue fluid inside. the flask on the right has an orange fluid inside. there are plants growing around the flasks. the game's title is in the top right: "Forever Aloe"

    Forever Aloe

    digital | team

    a small platformer game about a plant trying to save their friends

    about
  • "Games For Young Citizens of the New World Order" in black text over a logo of a triangle with an eye whose pupil is a map of the world centered on the north pole

    GFYCotNWO

    physical | team

    a collection of speculative physical games for young citizens of the new world order

    about

faqs

what do you do?

by day, i’m a lecturer, game designer, and bookseller! i teach college and high school students about game design and offer them guidance and support with game projects. by night, i sell used and new books at my local indie bookstore. in my spare time, i design interactive media art (usually tabletop role-playing games, interactive fiction pieces, and other assorted games).

why are you so fucking cringe?

because i am free. :3

please stop saying “fuck.”

no, fuck you. <3

why is everything in lowercase?

i stylize my work in lowercase because i feel that it makes the tone more casual and accessible! :)