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Creating approachable games that enamor through refined, flexible, and accessible experiences. www.cicadasoft.com

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Stoney Cliffs from Isles of Sea and Sky
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#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart

27.02.2026 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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L'hΓ©ritage "indie" de The Legend of Zelda Une mini sΓ©lection de titres indΓ©s inspirΓ©s de la sΓ©rie Nintendo et les souvenirs Zelda-esques de quelques-un(e)s de leurs crΓ©atrices et crΓ©ateurs !

Une newsletter qui rend hommage aux jeux indΓ©pendants… qui rendent hommage Γ  The Legend of Zelda !
Une (toute) petite liste, avec les tΓ©moignages des crΓ©atrices et crΓ©ateurs de UNSIGHTED, Castaway, Isles of Sea & Sky et Under the Island ! πŸ˜ŠπŸ‘‡
www.thierryfalcoz.fr/p/lheritage-indie-de-the-legend-of

27.02.2026 08:37 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 31    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 3
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Before / After

Stoney Cliffs from Isles of Sea and Sky
store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart

27.02.2026 00:31 β€” πŸ‘ 29    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
The Day of the Devs logo is front and center in the image. The text is white with a pink shadow; the text is rounded and dynamic. Above the text, there is a skull outline in pink. The background is blurred, showing blue and white primarily with shades of green at the bottom.

The Day of the Devs logo is front and center in the image. The text is white with a pink shadow; the text is rounded and dynamic. Above the text, there is a skull outline in pink. The background is blurred, showing blue and white primarily with shades of green at the bottom.

We’ll be revealing gameplay and exclusive dev commentary about the very special new CAPY game, with our friends at the Day of the Devs Digital Showcase! πŸŽ‰ @dayofthedevs.org

26.11.2025 15:36 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

Improving the animation: Made the jaw open and close during the jump, the legs and body stretch, and the arms drift upwards as the skeleton falls. All of this is pretty imperceptible but makes the animation FEEL very noticeably smoother and JUICIER!

#indiegames #pixelart #animation #skeleton

26.02.2026 05:06 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We got spooky skeletons incoming y'all.
#gamedev #indiegames

25.02.2026 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Werewolves!!!

Werewolves have a dashing AOE attack, when they get a kill, they gain a small speed boost so against weaker enemies they can go into an absolute frenzy.

#pixelart #gamedev

24.02.2026 01:56 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is what a handcrafted game looks like

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#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart

20.02.2026 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Finished the stair exit animation.

Would you want these soulless little fuckers running around your house?

#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #game

20.02.2026 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is what a handcrafted game looks like

store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart

20.02.2026 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A lot of work to make this little freak go up the stairs lol!

1. Tweening motion approaching the stairs using lerp() in GameMaker.
2. Sprite shrinks.
3. Top of sprite cut off at top of entryway.
4. Sprite fades to black, and then to 0 transparency.

#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #GameMaker

18.02.2026 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A creepy enemy.

#pixelart
#gamedev
#indiedev

18.02.2026 03:31 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I started playing Isles of Sea and Sky ( @cicadagames.bsky.social ) today and suddenly 4 hours wooshed in front of my eyes. It's definitely one of THOSE brainy games

15.02.2026 00:35 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I absolutely loved this game. Struck a nice balance of making me feel really stupid and making me feel like the smartest MF in the universe. And it's just kinda gorgeous, too.

10.02.2026 05:21 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
INDIE GAMES RULE!
YouTube video by Cicada Games INDIE GAMES RULE!

Early on in trying to build up any kind of social media presence, we put tremendous effort into making this Bill Nye intro parody. The result was a big lesson about how for indie game marketing, the effort you put in most DEFINITELY DOES NOT translate to payoff lol.

youtube.com/shorts/pl0Ej...

10.02.2026 05:05 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another round of one handed Isles of Sea and Sky

IoSaS is $4.99 (75% off!) on Steam until Feb 11: store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

07.02.2026 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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I'm not sure what works better on this site to create a continuous thread: Re-Bweeting or replies, so I'll try a reply now.

Sketches for dice. I wanted something reminiscent of one of my fav board games Hero Quest with the rounded edges, also to make the dice look like carved bone or wood.

05.02.2026 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

A steal at $4.99! πŸ‘€

07.02.2026 04:04 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Another round of one handed Isles of Sea and Sky

IoSaS is $4.99 (75% off!) on Steam until Feb 11: store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

07.02.2026 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Isles of Sea and Sky: The Mysterious Update is nominated for Best Expansion at the 3rd Annual Thinky Games!! Congrats to all of the winners and nominees!

Thinky Awards:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cwr...

Isles of Sea and Sky is 75% off on Steam until Feb 11!!
store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...

04.02.2026 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fantastic game. Take a gameboy Zelda title, but remove the combat and greatly expand the puzzles.

04.02.2026 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Get yo puzzles on

04.02.2026 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Insane deal on what is quietly one of the best puzzle games ever made

04.02.2026 22:07 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Isles of Sea and Sky is $4.99 on Steam buff.ly/3Zc8eFI

Deck verified

04.02.2026 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 76    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 7

This is a no-brainer if you like puzzle games at all, and a 'rush to grab this now you fool' recommendation if you liked Void Stranger.

It's less story-focused but it very much fills that 'five-dimensional sokoban tesseract' niche, with an open world and layered abilities that unlock new contexts.

05.02.2026 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 129    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to all the winners!

05.02.2026 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Isles of Sea and Sky: The Mysterious Update is nominated for Best Expansion at the 3rd Annual Thinky Games!! Congrats to all of the winners and nominees!

Thinky Awards:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cwr...

Isles of Sea and Sky is 75% off on Steam until Feb 11!!
store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/...

04.02.2026 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tune in tomorrow to check out the 3rd Annual Thinky Awards!

Isles of Sea and Sky: The Mysterious Update has been nominated for Best Expansion!

Going live at 10am PT, 1pm ET, 6pm GMT!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cwr...

#indiegame #gamedev #thinkygames

04.02.2026 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Save 50% on Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure on Steam Find your way in a world of breezy, thoughtful puzzles, along a charming journey of self-discovery.

Arranger, one of my favorite puzzle games, is half off and only 10 bucks rn. It’s great.

store.steampowered.com/app/2596420/...

03.02.2026 06:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for the shoutout! We hope you enjoy the game!

03.02.2026 03:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0