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How Was Your Day?

@madcarnivalgames.bsky.social

Woman & POC-led studio creating beautiful, family friendly games. Working on How Was Your Day? A supernatural coming-of-age mystery thriller set in 80s NZ about light vs dark, facing fears and finding your true self.✨Wishlist: https://shorturl.at/W2gFi

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Lakeview Library holds many interesting books with a variety of topics. Here's a glimpse into "Spellbound" by Anne Chantyd. Perhaps this will offer Diya a way out of the time loop?

#IndieGameDev #PointandClickAdventure #TimeLoops #MysteryGame

08.02.2026 23:14 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks for featuring us! So excited for this year, so many good games 😍😍

03.02.2026 19:09 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Merry Christmas from Diya, Beans and the crew!

#Devmas #IndieGames #IndieDev

24.12.2025 23:55 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Definitely wrapped in newspaper :-) Will share that art a little later as well, think you'd love it! Thanks for the follow!

22.12.2025 08:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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New scene in progress...

#IndieGames #IndieDev #HWYD #GameArt

22.12.2025 01:38 — 👍 15    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
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Beans isn't the only pet missing in Lakeview...

#GamesWithDogs #IndieGames #IndieDev #Beans #HWYD

20.12.2025 02:49 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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We've relaunched our demo with full voice acting and some other choice updates. Check it out on Steam!

Plus we added some new screens into the Steam store showcasing more of the beautiful art in the game.

store.steampowered.com/app/3235570/...

#IndieDev #VO #IndieGames #GameDev #PointandClick

19.12.2025 01:31 — 👍 16    🔁 6    💬 0    📌 1

Mince and cheese 🤤

19.12.2025 00:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hiring a PR firm costs $50k+ and showcasing your trailer at the Game Awards costs $450k-$1m - I did neither, here's a look at How Was Your Day? 👻

⭐ #indiegames #indiedev #GameAwards2025

11.12.2025 22:25 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Choose Wisely Festival 2025 A celebration of narrative games where your choices matter! New releases, announcements, discounts and demos available!

Check out How Was Your Day? in the #ChooseWiselyFestival this week - celebrating narrative games where your choices matter.

store.steampowered.com/sale/choosew...

11.12.2025 00:58 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

PAX Aus and @qualbert.com is the gift that keeps on giving. Check out these epic games coming out of our little* ol' Aotearoa.

*Little by size only.

05.12.2025 02:46 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 2    📌 0

Not that anyone is ready to admit Christmas is only a few weeks away 😱 but here's a great idea to ramp up those social posts towards the end of the year!

#DEVMAS #IndieGameDev

17.11.2025 01:33 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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AMChoon - Twitch Exploring some little wonders of the world! ✨ Indie Game Demos ✨ !palestine

About to settle in for a How Was Your Day? demo playthrough by AMChoon here 👀

#LiveStream #DemoPlaythrough #HowWasYourDay #IndieGames #IndieDev

04.11.2025 02:53 — 👍 10    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 1

Oh my gosh, stop 😭💔

26.10.2025 04:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

One of the highlights of PAX was meeting a few of the folks from @qualbert.com. They were all so lovely and this interview with @msmollylockwood.bsky.social was such a joy. Thanks for such a great piece and warm reception team 😍
www.qualbert.com/how-was-your...

#GameDev #IndieGames #PAXAus2025

26.10.2025 04:27 — 👍 16    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0

So excited to have these guys play the game and they were so lovely to chat to!

22.10.2025 18:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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🐶Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth, played the demo, and shared their experiences with us. Seeing you connect with Diya's world made every moment worth it. 🙌✨

#HowWasYourDay #IndieGames #GameDev #PAX2025 #PAXAus

17.10.2025 04:47 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Oh bless 💔

15.10.2025 10:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

So cute! Hi Ivy - hope you’ll join our search for Beans!

13.10.2025 08:17 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Follow the footprints to find us at PAX! 🐾 Come say hi and try the demo at our booth today ✨
#HowWasYourDay #IndieGames #IndieDev #PAXAus

10.10.2025 05:13 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

@hhfearfest.bsky.social

06.10.2025 11:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A glimpse of what's lurking in our upcoming trailer. More to be revealed soon.
Do you see it? 👀

@hhfearfest

#SpookyGames #IndieGames #HauntedHouse #FearFest #IndieDev

06.10.2025 11:44 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Alfie not a big fan of this pose either...

See you at PAX Friday! Sans dog... 'cause Beans is missing and Alfie is not at all interested.

#PAXAus #DogsofBluesky #FindBeans #IndieDev #NarrativeAdventure

06.10.2025 06:41 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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18 NZ Teams heading to PAX AUS 2025 New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) will support our NZ developers, with some teams showcasing their games for the very first time at PAX AUS 2024!

18 NZ indie game teams are making their way to PAX AUS 2025 thanks to @nz-code.nz.

Featuring swashbuckling roguelikes, eldritch-inspired adventures and pinball RPGS. Let's take at this years teams! 🥝👀🥳

gamesnight.nz/18-nz-teams-...

06.10.2025 01:57 — 👍 11    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 1
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Packing for #PAXAUS

Join the search for Beans here: www.findbeans.com

#IndieDev #PAXAUS #MadeinNZ #IndieGames #DogsinGames #screenshotsaturday

04.10.2025 07:11 — 👍 12    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Check out these sweeeeeet as Kuwi games coming to PAX AUS!

#IndieDev #PAXAUS #MadeinNZ

04.10.2025 01:37 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We're coming to PAX Aus!

We'll be at the CODE stand (#1840) with 80s giveaways incl collector cards, slap bands, friendship bracelets, and Kuwi accents so you can get fully immersed in 80s NZ and join the search for Beans.

#IndieGames #GameDev #PAXAus #NZGameDev #PAXAus2025 #FindBeans #IndieDev

02.10.2025 11:44 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Beans was inspired by our doggo Alfie, who doesn't look too impressed with my attempts to make him a poster boy. 😂

Check out How Was Your Day? at PAX Aus next week!

And, wishlist to help find Beans! shorturl.at/nvFfY

#WishlistWednesday #DogsofBluesky #IndieGames #IndieDev

01.10.2025 10:17 — 👍 14    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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How Was Your Day? on Steam After her beloved dog Beans vanishes and 13-year-old Diya finds herself trapped in a nightmarish time loop, each day reveals darker secrets in the sleepy town of Lakeview. Nothing, and no one, is…

How Was Your Day? is proudly Kiwi-made — step into the mystery, uncover the secrets, and don’t forget to wishlist on Steam.

🕹️ store.steampowered.com/app/3235570/...

#GamesMadeInNZ #KiwiGames #HWYD #IndieGames #GameDev #PointAndClickFriday

26.09.2025 06:21 — 👍 10    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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🥝 It all started here — in Lakeview, a seemingly peaceful small town in Aotearoa, New Zealand. But not everything is as it seems.

This week we've been celebrating all the incredible games made right here in Aotearoa.

26.09.2025 06:21 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 1