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Mattis Folkestad

@machineboy.bsky.social

Norwegian indie game developer of Milkmaid of the Milky Way and Embracelet. Wishlist CASCADOU, my new game! www.machineboy.com

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Last week of the Cascadou open playtest. Check it out if you like deckbuilding roguelikes!

store.steampowered.com/app/3842900/...

11.10.2025 09:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Wanna help test my exploding card game Cascadou? Head over to the Steam page and join the playtest!

store.steampowered.com/app/3842900/...

06.10.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Cascadou is now in an open beta on Steam! If you want to play an early build of the demo, feel free to check it out!

store.steampowered.com/app/3842900/...

03.10.2025 20:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Moomintroll: Winter's Warmth on Steam From the creators of Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley comes a heartwarming new adventure inspired by the beloved Moomin stories by Tove Jansson. This time, join Moomintroll himself on a charming but co...

Wishlist Moomintroll: Winterโ€™s Warmth! ๐Ÿ’™
store.steampowered.com/app/3256150/...

01.10.2025 15:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
40 Harsh Truths I Wish I Knew In My 20s
YouTube video by Daniel Pink 40 Harsh Truths I Wish I Knew In My 20s

I don't gravitate towards advice videos and self-help stuff, but I think there were some good insight here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=w39A...

27.09.2025 07:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cascadou on Steam A satisfying solitaire roguelike where you find and create cascading, exploding poker hands. Stickers, special cards and badges turn your deck into a rule-breaking machine. Will your deck crumble, or ...

Wishlist Cascadou and get notified when the demo drops!

store.steampowered.com/app/3842900/...

20.09.2025 20:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Phew, that was my best run ever. When you start, most hands score around 100 points. My last hand scored 7.7 million ๐Ÿ˜…

20.09.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Having a literal blast playtesting my game on Steam Deck! Managed to build a monster deck with lots and lots of retriggering goodness ๐Ÿ˜… #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

20.09.2025 11:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Found some 10 year old concept art for Milkmaid of the Milky Way. At one point you were supposed to play as baby Ruth, but the idea was later scrapped. Old Ruth didn't end up as scary in the final game! ๐Ÿ˜…

17.09.2025 18:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Meet Ess, the mascot of the game I'm making! From rough key frames in Blender to finished character in game.
โค๏ธWishlist CASCADOUโค๏ธ
store.steampowered.com/app/3842900/...

13.09.2025 10:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ikke annet enn at det passer ganske godt ๐Ÿ˜„

06.09.2025 21:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Upgrade your deck with special cards, like this gold card that triggers a chain twice. Wishlist Cascadou now, a delightful chain reaction solitaire roguelike!
#screenshotsaturday

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06.09.2025 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New game announcement: CASCADOU! Wishlist now! โค๏ธ

store.steampowered.com/app/3842900/...

02.09.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Translating a game is such a pain in the Arsch.

31.08.2025 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I am making a game where you set off poker chains to score big. It's the most fun game I've ever made and look forward to sharing it with you! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

30.08.2025 19:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you for playing, glad you enjoyed it โค๏ธ

25.08.2025 09:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Playtesting my game beta on the Steam Deck. Looking forward to sharing more news next week! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

23.08.2025 19:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Man, making a UI heavy game playable with a controller is so much work! Sloooowly getting there... ๐ŸŒ #gamedev

21.08.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Jeg er ikke vanskelig รฅ be ๐Ÿ˜Š

20.08.2025 13:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Yay, finally reached adding 100 upgrade stickers to my game. I still have plenty of fun and whacky ideas, but nice to finally implement the last one planned for launch! ๐Ÿ˜Š #gamedev

18.08.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Working on my exploding poker hand solitaire roguelike, soon to be announced ๐Ÿ˜Š #screenshotsaturday

16.08.2025 11:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A white bird with feathers made out of playing cards

A white bird with feathers made out of playing cards

Working on the capsule art for my game. Cards rendered in Blender and painting in Procreate.

15.08.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Working on the UI of my card game. What direction do you prefer? Rustic wood or clean & flat?

05.08.2025 18:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Got this silly mega-chain going when testing my game Cascadou in a random run ๐Ÿ˜…

If you want to test or follow the development, feel free to pop into my discord:

discord.gg/cYBjzQvwfU

#indiegame #deckbuilder

31.07.2025 06:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It took 8 years, but it finally happened! My adventure game Milkmaid of the Milky Way has reached an "overwhelmingly positive" rating on Steam ๐Ÿฅฐ
Thank you to all who have discovered, played, enjoyed and reviewed my game over the years! โค๏ธ

25.07.2025 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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I'm making Cascadou, a satisfying solitaire game where you find and create exploding poker hand chains! If you want to join the closed beta test or just want to follow the development, feel free to join my Discord! โค๏ธ๐Ÿ”ธโ™ ๏ธโ™ฃ๏ธ

discord.gg/pk8qcmBtmF

#deckbuilder #indiegame #gamedev

21.07.2025 16:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A little sneak peek at what I've been working on evenings this year. A chill, exploding poker cascade solitaire game ๐Ÿ˜Š

I post regular updates on my Discord, feel free to have a look or if you want to join the playtest.

discord.gg/he9Y7WCM

16.07.2025 09:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Save 75% on Milkmaid of the Milky Way on Steam Milkmaid of the Milky Way is an award-winning point-and-click adventure game in rhyme that combines a gripping story with puzzles and exploration. What happens when a young milkmaid sees an alien craf...

My adventure game Milkmaid of the Milky Way is dirt cheap on the #steamsummersale2025 and it's only missing 2 positive reviews to make it to overwhelmingly positive. Hopefully it will finally happen ๐Ÿ˜Š

store.steampowered.com/app/544970/M...

01.07.2025 06:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A steam deck showing a solitaire game

A steam deck showing a solitaire game

My solitaire card game is coming along, so much more fun playtesting this than my previous adventure games ๐Ÿ˜… #indiegamedev

15.06.2025 18:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
C# code that plays a fart sound.

C# code that plays a fart sound.

Indie game development

26.05.2025 17:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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