Gio(vanni) Rubino

throw chicken bones to randomly select one!

C'est toujours un plaisir de participer à l'écriture de ce jeu et de lire les supers dialogues de mon collègue @gioborrows.bsky.social ❤️
En plus avec les nouveaux chapitres c'est la saison des fleurs et des premiers amours

I'm still desperately grasping to the hope that it doesn't have to be that way. That if I don't care for endless growth or anything more then living fairly, I can stick with small, local and niche events, and do my little weird games and let them speak for themselves

I shall be coming to Adventure X btw... If I'm allowed back in the country.
We got that ticket

We got a demo!

We have an open beta!

Indie Assemble promotion background with The Abbess Garden capsule image on top, featuring the abbey, the garden, the forest, and Agnes, the main character :)

Very happy to announce that The Abbess Garden will be part of Indie Assemble (store.steampowered.com/curator/4471...): a large Steam festival with a lot of hidden gems you probably never saw before (I know about max 5% ^^)
My game: store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/...

#indieassemble #indiegames

The Abbess Garden - The Abbess Garden's Dev log 01 - Steam News SFX, examine panel, alpha test and spring!

New devlog on Steam for The Abbess Garden :) store.steampowered.com/news/app/341... Talking a bit about what we are up to recently! :)

#indiedev #cozygame

Key art of The Abbess Garden (cozy and historical gardening game). There is a green landscape with flowers and abbey at the center. On the right, a young woman dressed as a 17th century peasant. She is Agnès, the main character.

Hey :) I am working on my content creators list for The Abbess Garden's demo (in June 😳). If you are an interested streamer, please LMK! If you are a #cozy gamer, ideas are welcome too :) #indiedev if you could recommend someone you liked working with, it would be fab :)

Sharing is appreciated 💖

Looks like Gmail bundled their normal event extraction that had been working well for years, with useless Gemini AI services.
Can only get one if agreeing to the other.
Aggravating.

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Probably not helping. But just discovered 3 euros kebab/falafel (that's actually good!) on the way to my new place from the station.
So... no! It's not asking too much! Around stations is the one place that should have good kebab!

The Abbess Garden on Steam The Abbess Garden is a cozy and historical gardening game set in 17th-century France. Play as Agnes, a young peasant tasked to grow plants, find and identify new ones, and decorate the garden. Help th...

In less than 2 weeks, we got more than 1000 wishlists for The Abbess Garden 🎉
We are extremely grateful! We did it notably thanks to @dames4games.org's showcase and @wingsfund.me's Women's day sale 💖

Next step: closed beta!

store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/...

#gamedev #indiedev #cozygame

I'm still partial to deRPG (pronounced der-P-G).
But Delysiums is good. Really good

Disco Elysium-like
DElysium-like
deRPGs

Has anybody made a spreadsheet of spiritual successors of Disco Elysium yet?

Ah! My dialogues. Here's hoping I didn't miss no typo

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The Abbess Garden on Steam The Abbess Garden is a cozy and historical gardening game set in 17th-century France. Play as Agnes, a young peasant tasked to grow plants, find and identify new ones, and decorate the garden. Help th...

Today is the day! The @dames4games.org Showcase is coming 🎉

It will air at noon PDT (12 PM) and 9 PM CET :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Yw...
(also on IGN channels, Gamespot...)

The Abbess Garden will have a Developer Spotlight there 💖
store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/...

#WishlistWednesday

Open source wins Oscars

The Abbess Garden will be in the Dames4Games Showcase this Wednesday!!!

It is presented by cool streamers, will have a special guest, and includes developers' spotlights 😱

It will be on IGN Youtube and Switch channel at 12 PM (noon) PDT/8 PM GMT :)

Thanks D4G 💖

#gamedev #indiegame #womengamedev

An old book is open on the Iris page. Behind the book, there is a blooming garden in Spring (screenshot of The Abbess Garden )

A young woman in a 17th century peasant clothing walks in a garden in spring (screenshot of The Abbess Garden )

A map of the Port-Royal-des-Champs abbey with characters portraits. You can click on them to begin a dialog :) (screenshot of The Abbess Garden )

Happy #ScreenshotSaturday to all!

I released the Steam page of The Abbess Garden yesterday, if you think it looks cool, please check it out! 💖
store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/...

#gamedev #cozygame #indiegame

I am super proud to present the Steam Page of The Abbess Garden, a cozy & historical gardening game! 🌿

store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/...

It includes real plants, spies, court drama and queer romance 💖

Please check it out and add it to your wishlist ✨

#cozygame #indiegame #followfriday

Absolutely. Would love to! I'm still unsure if I'll be able to make it to Amaze this year, but we should catch up before then!

Shoot. Brain-farted. The showcase is on Wednesdays the 5th of march. Not today.

I'm not that versed in using BlueSky yet, unsure if needed.
But linking to the post where I actually talk about it, if useful:
bsky.app/profile/giob...

We'll be showcased at tonight @dames4games.org showcase too!
Join the livestream for more incredible games that (despite everything) we're STILL making, damn it!!

Here we are!
Wishlist and repost greatly appreciated.
Wonderful project by Edwige that I'm fortunate enough to be writing.
It's got real historical characters and plants. All sprinkled with spy drama, queer romance, and monologues equating blooming calendulas with class struggle.

Announcing a game today.
Be prepared for loads of posting, reposting and all that.

Yeah. I just want to avoid building expectations that there's a magic recipe. Ideally it's a nice way of saying: don't hold your expectation up right now, but folio and network might help eventually.
Like: not just "when we got less shit" but also as a way to get better at doing the work.