Tina Alberino
AKA Alin Walker
Hello, friend!
I enjoy creating experiences, delivered in the form of books, zines, RPGs, and immersive websites.
Like most creators who set up camp on the internet during the days of ICQ, Netscape Navigator, Napster, and Angelfire, my skillset is pretty diverse and I learn new technologies very quickly, especially when in service of an exciting artistic project.
About me
I’m an artist and project manager with over a decade of publishing experience and a lifetime of gaming experience.
For a long time, I was a columnist, blogger, speaker, and salon management consultant who fought for the rights of professional beauty workers. I’m the founder of Unvarnished Hand & Foot Co. and the author of both The Beauty Industry Survival Guide and Salon Ownership & Management.
In 2020, I made a childhood dream come true and launched The Dread Machine, an indie publishing company, where I started making cool things with a bunch of new friends. We shut down our literary magazine in 2024 to focus on narrative game production, establishing the creative collective, Zero-Order Device, where I currently serve as the production manager.
In 2025, I launched Antifascist Craftivists, Inc., a nonprofit art activism organization. When I’m not working with Zero-Order Device, you can find me there, organizing events and coordinating country-wide collaborative protest art projects.
Let's talk!
I’m always seeking opportunities to collaborate.
To get a glimpse into my gaming experience and some (disturbing yet somehow still only surface-level) insight into the depths of my passion for ALL OF THE GAMES, check out my profiles on Steam, itch.io, and Kickstarter. If you’d like to discuss working together, email me!
Tools
EXPERT-LEVEL PROFICIENCY UNLOCKED!
Articy: Draft
Affinity Suite
Aseprite
Godot
WordPress
Elementor
Latest Posts
Top 5
UPDATED WEEKLY!
(Not really, but really.)
Disco Elysium (PC)
Cyberpunk 2077 (PC)
Alien: Isolation (PC)
Nemesis (Tabletop)
A Mending (Solo RPG)
Things I DO
(for writers & game designers)
Project Management
Strategy, project plans, and deadline accountability to ensure successful project completion.
Print & PDF Layout
Positioning text and graphics for rulebooks and RPGs.
Web & Graphic Design
Fully responsive portfolios, sales pages, WooCommerce stores, and more.
Playtesting
Tabletop and PC game testing.
You make it, I’ll break it.
Editing
Mechanical, developmental, and substantive editing with Chicago compliance guaranteed.
Publishing
Immaculate interior formatting, front matter, indexing, registration, proofing, printing, and more.
Things I've made
“Come, let’s get to work! In an instant all will vanish and we’ll be alone more, in the midst of nothingness!”
– Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
Games
In Development
2025
Disco Elysium Mod
Don’t Call Abigail
Completed
Books
