Distant Melody

Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.

This Saturday, game enjoyers across the U.S. and Canada -- including folks who worked on Distant Melody -- are doing a 24hr game-a-thon to raise money for local children's hospitals!

Even just a $5 donation goes a long way. Thank you for your kindness! 🎮🤩⚕️🏥

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A pretty dope comic dub for the Magical Girl enjoyers out there. Give Korri Hero some love! 👀😍 youtu.be/z0vEsfgKqs4?...

Our 15-minute visual novel + rhythm game is now playable in-browser! Can you reconnect with your best friend or will adult life separate you forever? distantmelody.itch.io/distant-melody

Features music by @lupin.nostraightanswer.com! 🤩🎼🐺

#rhythmgame #visualnovel #Vocaloid #screenshotsaturday

I was reworking some animation stuff this week and thought the slash VFX in Lucid Nightmares could use a facelift, what do you think? 🤺
#indiedev #gamedev #godot #vfx #blender #jogobr

jc denton: tell me more about these "lifehacks".

deus ex npc: you can use a hairclip around long wires, like on headphones, to keep them from getting tangled.

jc: human ingenuity is powerful.

deus ex npc: use a pringles can to hold your pasta.

jc: powerful - and dangerous.

We played a decent bit of Celeste while researching our indie game, but we never got this good (or at least I didn't). XD

😌Looking for a relaxing game to turn your brain off and just play?

The Organized Capy God is out now on Steam :)
Just chill sorting 😎

#indiegames #cozygames

nostraightanswer Indie pop producer, singer, vocal synth user, variety hobbyist. My music lives here. === I'm an independent music producer and multimedia content creator. I started my journey producing songs with the...

Credit for the music goes to the amazing nostraightanswer, whose discography you can check out here! 😀

www.youtube.com/nostraightan...
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Distant Melody is our free Vocaloid rhythm game + visual novel where exploration is as important as hitting the beat. 🌌💫🎶

We haven’t seen a lot of people get the max score… yet! 👀 distantmelody.itch.io/distant-melody

#ScreenshotSaturday

Fix for Mac Version Not Opening We recently learned that the previous Mac version of Distant Melody was not opening on Apple computers. To fix this, we've replaced it with a new version that doesn't have this problem. Please note th...

We fixed an issue that prevented players from opening Distant Melody on Mac. 🙌

Thanks for bearing with us, and let us know if you have any other issues! 🙏

distantmelody.itch.io/distant-melo...

Rebuttals to Criticisms of Rules-Heavy TTRPGs Also be sure to check out the contrasting defense of rules lite games! Why Complexity Isn’t a Flaw Defending Depth, Structure, and the Joy of Mastery Tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) offer a mix of creativity, strategy, and storytelling, but there’s often a rift between rules-light and rule

I didn't just write a defense of rules light games. I rebut common criticisms of rules heavy games too! The only hot take here is TTRPGs are wonderful and variety is great! Come see why I think rules heavy games don't deserve the heat.
thoughtpunks.com/reb...

#TTRPG #Blog

a screenshot of the title screen for "Night At The Harbor"

The third and hopefully last screenshot of "Night At The Harbor". I say last because since the last screenshot even more progress has been made and I think it might be ready for release very soon! (maybe even next week!)

keep your eyes open!!!

#ScreenshotSaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gameboy

Preshow now live!

Hatsune Miku event announced for Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival Not a day too Hatsune

Hatsune Miku event announced for Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival http://gonintendo.com/contents/51385-hatsune-miku-event-announced-for-taiko-no-tatsujin-rhythm-festival

Transferring interest between games ✨ Community Dev Newsletter #40

📰 New Community Dev Newsletter is here 📰

The topic: Great news! Your studio is making their next game. But! It's a different genre?? 🤔 How do you transfer player interest btwn games with little overlap?

Plus community job posts, resources, and more.

Read now! ⬇️
thevtran.kit.com/posts/transf...

Donate to Urgent: First Rent Payment Needed, organized by Ezekiel Crowley Hello. For those of you who recognize me from previous funding help, I have … Ezekiel Crowley needs your support for Urgent: First Rent Payment Needed

Hello everyone, my friend is struggling to make ends meet and needs help paying rent after some unexpected expenses have caused trouble.

If you have any cash you can afford to spare, please send him whatever you can. Thank you. gofund.me/ace369bf

I Dream Of Mending (2025 Ver.)
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Wrapped up work on this revision today. Adjusted the mix, master, and so on. Re-recorded vocals, updated lyrics. New details in the arrangement... it feels really good, I think!

Compare to the original, here: nostraightanswer.bandcamp.com/album/i-drea...

YouTube video by Julia Minamata Art Stream -- Making The Crimson Diamond... LIVE! July 29, 2025

Latest VODs! More single-dragonning EGA DOS Double Dragon, more progress on Wasson Bluff art, and new locations in Portopia! Happy Crimson C'Thursday! youtu.be/L5xx5AwfeFQ

The cover of Cyberpunk 2077.

My team is hiring again!

We've got two jobs posted: EXPERT and SENIOR writer. In our org chart, Expert is a click above Senior and focused on craft. Senior owns big parts of the game and could eventually be promoted to a direction- or craft-focused role.

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Hey everyone, I'm looking for work

Award winning freelance video game composer, and I also do sound design.

If you or anyone you know is looking for contract music or audio, I can write in any style and like doing dynamically layered soundtracks.

#gamedev #indiegamedev

Saffia’s Magically Miserable 9-5 is looking for a long term Co-Writer & Narrative Designer ✏️

Message @luunalii on discord for details! #gamedev #gamewriting #narrativedesign #indiegame

It is not a proper Christmas game, without a Christmas market. (Work in Progress)

#Gamedev #dkgame #indiegame #cozygame #wholesome

If it looks cozy, wishlist it here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3030650/...

fuck it, you can take the logo apart

#gamedev #indiedev

Almost finished with one of the most complex backgrounds so far. The main square of the town with the entrance to a cathedral and a bank. This one will have quite a few NPCS. Happy it's almost done! 😅
#indiegames #pointandclick #pixelart #adventuregame

screenshot of despelote's steam page noting 174 reviews, with a Very Positive rating

🤸🏾‍♂️ despelote is almost at 200 Steam reviews!

your indie dev reminder that Steam reviews REALLY help other players find the game 👍🏾

You can pet the dog in Despelote

This game is dope as heck and everyone should check it out. 🤩⚽

Get ready for a soccer-loving slice-of-life adventure set in early 2000s Ecuador in Despolote. Available now on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox (and coming to Switch). #IGNSummerOfGaming

Get ready for a soccer-loving slice-of-life adventure set in early 2000s Ecuador in Despolote. Available now on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox (and coming to Switch).

#IGNSummerOfGaming

Cover of the game Rhythm Doctor. Full of anime-style patients, doctors, and also a tiny chicken for some reason.

Settings menu for Rhythm Doctor. There's a tiny chicken sitting on a screen.

I am now a total Rhythm Doctor simp.

This game is adorable.
The music is fun.
The boss/remix levels are wild(ly chaotic and awesome)
Also there's a tiny chicken on the cover and in the settings menu.
🐥💖
(New PFP perhaps?! 👀)