Riverboat Games ✨

Thank you so much and thank you for coming!!! :)

We had the pleasure of attending Dare Academy's Awards, coordinated by @abertayuni.bsky.social, last week ❤️

Huge congratulations to all the nominees and overall winners @riverboatgames.bsky.social - WHAT A NIGHT! 🎉

That moment you find out you've won DARE Academy...

Congratulations to our DARE Academy 2025 winners - Riverboat Games! 🏆

Their game Galactic Postal Servitude wowed the judges 💫👽

Read more 👇

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#DAREAcademy #DAREAcademy2025 @riverboatgames.bsky.social

We are now live! Tune in to the charity livestream here:
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Reminder we will be hosting a charity livestream tonight at 18:00 BST in support of SpecialEffect!

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Everyone is welcome to join us for a playthrough of Galactic Postal Servitude, while we invite feedback on accessibility and raise money for a great cause. 💜

My team @riverboatgames.bsky.social is hosting a charity livestream for @specialeffect.org.uk on Thu 25 Sept at 18:00! We would love your feedback + support 🎮✨

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@abertayuni.bsky.social | #SpecialEffect #CharityStream #Accessibility #GameDevelopment #DAREAcademy2025 #AbertayUni

We're happy to announce that the #DARE2025 release of Galactic Postal Servitude is now available for free on itch! riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-postal-servitude

Take a look at our new release trailer for a sneak-peak on what we’ve worked on at #DareAcademy 👀👽

#IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev

Drop in and Play x DARE Academy - Dundee Contemporary Arts Drop in and Play is back for August 2025!Try out a range of new games and meet the creatives behind them at this free, drop-in event in partnership with Abertay University and Ninja Kiwi.Taking place ...

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Dundee! We’ll be at Dundee Contemporary Arts today from 12-4pm for the Drop in and Play event, where we’ll be showcasing our Dare Academy game Galactic Postal Servitude!

The event is free and no ticket is needed, all ages welcome!

We hope to see you there, more info on the event in the replies!

Care for a cracker? ✨️

We always make sure our employees are provided with an adequate amount of nutrition. Keep up the good work and you might get some water too!

#IndieDev #GameDev #DAREAcademy #DARE2025

SOUND ON! 🔊

Sometimes game development is implementing a dialogue system, and sometimes it's creating a 0.1 second audio clip and looping it hundreds of times to test the dialogue sounds.

Boss Gleeble is a fun example of work spanning disciplines!

#DARE2025 #DAREacademy #IndieDev #SoundDesign

Take a first look at one of our new WIP mechanics, Fragile Tape!

We trust our employees to appropriately mark parcels that contain delicate items as fragile before sending.

... or mark their office as fragile too

#IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025 #DAREAcademy

He even lovingly welcomes you to the galaxy's most successful postal company*!
What's not to love? ❤️

#IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025 #DAREAcademy

* - May not be factually true

New #DAREAcademy sneak peek... 👀

Your new boss cares a lot about your performance while on the clock, so expect timely and encouraging feedback to boost employee morale. You'll be constantly monitored while working, so make sure to keep up the good work! 📦👍

#IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025

We had the pleasure of welcoming Scottish Minister for Business Richard Lochhead this week! He took time to play our game, learn about DARE, our work at Abertay, and discuss the future of Scotland’s games industry. Thanks to Abertay for the incredible opportunity 🙏 #DAREAcademy #GameDev #Abertay

Is that a Gleeble...? On a TV screen? Wearing a suit??? ...🛸📺

Introducing your new manager - Boss Gleeble! What could he possibly get up to around the Post Office 👀📦✨

#DAREAcademy #DARE2025 #IndieDev #GameDev #AbertayUniversity #Gleeble #GalacticPostalServitude

We've been hard at work updating all the menus for #DAREAcademy, here's a little before & after to show the glow-up ✨
#DARE2025 #GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev #gamedev

We just hit 200 followers on Bluesky! 🥳Just in time for our audio/narrative designer Josie’s 21st birthday! 🎉 🍰

It's time you finally got rewarded for all your hard work! One of the new features being worked on at #DAREAcademy is unique ending sequences based on how well you perform. 📦

Can you guess which ending this is from...? 👽✨️

#GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev

Watch out! A Gleeble found his way into the studio and messed around with our music! 😅

It seems like he wants to brighten up the post office for the next human who comes by though, so maybe we can let him sing a little longer… 🎶

#DAREacademy #DARE2025 #GalacticPostalServitude

Lots of features are being prototyped as part of our #DAREAcademy work, can you spot them all? 👀
(Bonus points if you can find the bug as well! 👾)

#GalacticPostalServitude #IndieDev

Our business cards have arrived!! 😎 #DAREAcademy #AbertayUniversity #gamedev #businesscards

Check out the other 2025 DARE Academy teams from Abertay University this year! 🫶 We can’t wait to see what everyone has been working on ✨ #DAREAcademy #AbertayUniversity #GameDev

What do you think of our new office decorations? #gamedev #DAREAcademy #office #teamgoals #gameproducer #dundee #scotland

At #DAREAcademy we're working on giving our mechanics more interaction and visual feedback to add to the analogue feel of the post office.

Here's a first look at a concept for our new and improved parcel scanning! 📦👀

#GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev

Here's a sneak peek of a brand new feature that's being put together!

Maybe you'll be able to lend them a hand (or two)......? 📦✨

#GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev

Thank you so much! We can’t wait to see what you guys are “cooking” up👀 🥘

🎉 I'm thrilled to share that the Riverboat Games team and I are DARE Academy 2025 Finalists! | Lucinda Shale 🎉 I'm thrilled to share that the Riverboat Games team and I are DARE Academy 2025 Finalists! We've been selected as one of six teams to develop our game prototype further over the summer with...

We can finally announce that Riverboat Games is a DARE Academy 2025 Finalist! 🎉

A huge thanks to everyone who’s supported us so far. We’re so grateful—and just getting started.

Keep an eye out for new features, characters & more coming soon! 👀
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Galactic Postal Servitude by Riverboat Games, Alexander Thomson, Wookbee, LucindaGames, Fraser Neilson, Ciaran Turnbull, Breaaadbin, ajlochrin Do your part and make your planet proud, human!

Galactic Postal Servitude by @riverboatgames.bsky.social‬. Scan and send packages, detect illegal items, and do your part to make your planet proud in this point-and-click game of deduction!‬
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Agent Squidge Splash Screen - title Agent Squid Licence to fail. Squidge floats amongst a chaotic array broken and breaking objects

An anthropomorphic cat gazes at an beautifully rendered island landscape. Screenshot from the game Shore Leave.

A pine marten with a huge sword strapped accross it's back looks at a fantasy village. A screen hot from the game The Chronicles of Marten.

First person view down a cavern made whose walls appear to be the inside of a human brain. The cavern is decorrated with houshold items. The player's hands are silhouetted against the scene. A screenshot from the game synaptic.

A thread to celebrate the 3rd Year Professional Project games our students at @AbertayUni delivered this year. I'm linking to a dozen in the thread but all 31 can be found on our showcase page here:

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Please, get in touch if you want to mentor next year.