Philip Buchanan

Philip Buchanan

@philipbuchanan.bsky.social

Indie Developer - It's Anecdotal. Creating 39 Days to Mars, Mini Matches, and Up to Par.

242 Followers 230 Following 3 Posts Joined Oct 2024
5 months ago
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Steam :: Mini Matches :: Improving Mini Matches Today brings the first update to Mini Matches in two years! It fixes old bugs, updates the UI, controller remapping, and supports online multiplayer.

πŸŽ‰ Some exciting news! πŸ₯³

I've released an update for Mini Matches that fixes bugs, updates the UI, and has online multiplayer!

Read more here πŸ‘‰ steamcommunity.com/games/941890...

*Plus!* It's 33% off in the Made in New Zealand Steam sale - along a bunch of other awesome titles from down under.

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8 months ago
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The one-way course modifier is subtle. Can you spot it?

It helps with bouncing through narrow spaces, beacuse your ball can't go backwards too far. For these tight spaces, it's a real life-saver.

Try it yourself with 20% off Up to Par πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/friendgolf
#indiegame #gamedev #minigolf #steamgame

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8 months ago
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Once you've unlocked some moving obstacles, you'll be able to earn the Freeze Course Modifier.

Unsurprisingly, this freezes ❄️ the course in place so you can take your time to line up shots.

For more aptly named course modifiers, grab Up to Par on sale now πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/friendgolf
#indiegame #gaming

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8 months ago
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One of the least subtle course modifiers in Up to Par is the springboard. If you don't like the layout of a hole, just ... skip over it.

Here's me avoiding an early end to my ocean run.

Up to Par is 20% off in the Steam Sale πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/friendgolf
#indiegame #gamedev #multiplayer #steam #minigolf

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8 months ago
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I've been posting non-stop about minigolf, but 39 Days to Mars is also on sale at the moment and is packed full of fun:

Co-op puzzles
Jellyfish
Being eaten by giant space monsters
Picnics
Scones
Explosions
Tea

Play it here πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/39DaysToMars
#coop #puzzles #gaming #indiegame

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8 months ago
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Congratulations to the winners of last Week's Challenge in Up to Par!

πŸ₯‡ Tonho da Garapa
πŸ₯ˆ Casi
πŸ₯‰ Viev

#indiegame #gamedev #multiplayer #steam #minigolf #roguelite #cooperative

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8 months ago
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One of the new course modifiers in Up to Par makes the hole bigger, and hole-in-ones so much easier! It's not cheating if it's by design, right?

Try it yourself, Up to Par is 20% off in the Steam Sale: bit.ly/friendgolf
#indiegame #gamedev #multiplayer #steam #minigolf #roguelite #cooperative

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8 months ago
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The shortcut is an excellent addition to your course in Up to Par, unless you do the same thing I did and shortcut yourself back to the start 😱

Up to Par is 20% off so you can have your own misadventures πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/friendgolf
#indiegame #gamedev #multiplayer #steam #minigolf #roguelite #cooperative

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8 months ago
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Have you been playing with the new course modifiers in Up to Par? Which is your favourite?

I'm all about the future pay-off, so the double reward modifier is my go-to. 🌟 βŒ›

bit.ly/friendgolf
#indiegame #gamedev #multiplayer #steam #minigolf #roguelite #cooperative

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8 months ago
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Have you tried this week's challenge in Up to Par yet? πŸ†

I've been having a fun time with the second wind upgrade combined with the gimmie. There's plenty of room for mistakes, but when it works, it's so satisfying.

bit.ly/friendgolf
#indiegame #gamedev #multiplayer #steam #minigolf #roguelite

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8 months ago
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This week I finished a big new update for Up to Par! 🌟

Earn Course Modifiers as you play and add things like springboards or make the hole ridiculously large.

Up to Par is 20% off during the Steam Summer Sale, so give it a go here πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/friendgolf

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9 months ago
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Here's an in-game screenshot of a new little model I made last week. It's where you equip the course modifiers I'm working on for Up to Par.

#indiegames #gamedev #art #blender

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10 months ago

I'm looking for help alpha testing my new update. If you've been playing Up to Par, come and join our discord and let me know your thoughts!

discord.gg/43hzDtN

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11 months ago

It's been fun working on new content recently!

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1 year ago
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Come and join me for a multiplayer game of Up to Par! I'll be hosting a community game in exactly an hour from now - that's 6pm Pacific, 9pm Eastern, and 3pm NZ. It's guaranteed to be chaotic fun!

Fire up your game and drop by our discord to participate: https://buff.ly/3OXHqr3

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1 year ago
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What's your favourite tactic for this week's #challenge in Up to Par?

The nice and straight hole-in-one early in the challenge helped us save for a Chip Shot, Pole Catcher, and 7 Iron. After several hilarious failures it paid off with a #spectacular chip on hole 16. 🏌️

#roguelite #minigolf

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1 year ago
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πŸŽƒ It's nearly Halloween, and for the next 7 days you can unlock the pumpkin and the ghost balls in Up to Par! πŸ‘»

Challenge yourself here πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/friendgolf and let me know how you get on!
#halloween #ghost #pumpkin #minigolf

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1 year ago

I made a relaxing roguelite, and it launched this week!

β›³ It's an odd combination but I think it works. If you have the time to give it a play, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.

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