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Luca Folino

@lucafolino.bsky.social

Narrative Designer and Writer (He-Him). Working on @darkrealitygame.bsky.social Blog (https://lucafolino.fun/blog/) Substack (https://lucafolino.substack.com/)

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nice cubes

10.09.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH i got it

10.09.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SHIATH has sold over 100 copies, which while not being much, it means the world to me.
To celebrate, I decided to create a Discord for those who might be interested in sharing this indie journey with me, find the link right here!:

discord.gg/HWPXaNFu

03.09.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SHIATH is out! To celebrate, we made a SHIATH x Loan Shark bundle with @jameskrik.bsky.social! You can now get both games for a special price :p

#IndieGame #HorrorGame #Birdwatching #GameDev #Horror #Godot

29.08.2025 10:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Finally!

29.08.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

31.07.2025 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
LOAN SHARK - il videogioco horror sulla pesca, i debiti e la talassofobia [Intervista agli autori]
YouTube video by Prof Francesco Toniolo LOAN SHARK - il videogioco horror sulla pesca, i debiti e la talassofobia [Intervista agli autori]

We had the pleasure of being interviewed by Francesco Toniolo โ€” university lecturer, essayist, and leading voice in Italian game culture. This was our first interview as a studio! ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE_M...

#gamedev #indiedev #videogames #interview

31.07.2025 10:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Raiden Warned About AI Censorship - MGS2 Codec Call (2023 Version)
YouTube video by CYBERGEM Raiden Warned About AI Censorship - MGS2 Codec Call (2023 Version)

WOW

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gGL...

25.07.2025 08:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No it's not. No matter what you think of using AI, it's a good thing that some of their hype money goes to #Godot.

Paying sponsors do not get to affect the direction of the engine, which can be seen both as an upside in cases like this or a downside in cases of AAA interest.

26.06.2025 08:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 92    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Loan Shark (Demo) on Steam The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.

The demo for our psychological fishing horror game is out!

Try and wishlist it! Eh eh.

store.steampowered.com/app/3826130/...

#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror

23.06.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

here's a 3-second trailer for our indie game where you--

@blargis.bsky.social

13.06.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Forgot to disable jumping in our horror fishing game so we had to make this edit.

#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror

13.06.2025 09:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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He's here to collect.

#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror

10.06.2025 10:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Unconventional bait might attract undesired attention.

#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror

09.06.2025 11:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#PitchYaGame
Loan Shark is a psychological horror fishing game about trying to repay an impossibly huge debt, with the help of a magical talking fish. Pile up enough money before it's too late.

Hopelessness, debt, and beer. The Loan Shark is coming.

#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror

06.06.2025 12:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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We're looking for playtesters to try Loan Shark!

If you'd like to play an indie psychological horror game about fishing and debt, comment below or DM us!

We are conducting both "in person" playtest calls on Discord and asynchronous playtests with Google Form survey included.

#godot #gamedev

06.06.2025 10:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Working on some sequences for our fishing psychological horror game ๐ŸŸ

#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror

05.06.2025 09:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's happening again! The second collaboration between @nicoladau.bsky.social, Rumpelstiltskin and myself is coming out on Steam very soon.

#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror

02.06.2025 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The games that inspired our dark-fantasy RPG Hello there! Today, we want to share a little more about the journey behind Dark Reality , this time discussing our main game references. In our previous post , we recounted how Dark Souls andโ€ฆ

Studying relevant games is a fundamental part of our creative process, and we always strive to do better.

We collected our thoughts about the references of Dark Reality in a post-mortem devlog.

buff.ly/roihsdF

#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy #crt #itch

13.03.2025 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
I WILL NEVER AGAIN TRUST A HANDKERCHIEF - Dark Reality (Demo)
YouTube video by YeenaGames I WILL NEVER AGAIN TRUST A HANDKERCHIEF - Dark Reality (Demo)

It was a blast watching Dark Reality's first playthrough! Thanks for the vid Yeena!

youtu.be/hDM8klxRnQw?...

15.02.2025 16:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dark Reality hit 50 downloads during the weekend, then the stream of users landing on the page decreased a little. Throughout the coming week, we'll begin promoting the game to influencers, with a focus on streamers.

#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy #crt #itch

10.02.2025 09:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

DARK REALITY IS OUT!

Try it out and let us know what you think!

07.02.2025 11:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From sketch to gameplay!

#gamedev #indiedev #RPG #phonk #darkphantasy #godot

05.02.2025 10:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We released the game on friday and it got to around 7 downloads. We've spent between yesterday and today sharing it on various servers, and we're already at 20 downloads. Thanks to everyone who's trying it out!

Some data in the next post โฌ‡

04.02.2025 11:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We made it! The first game which I am ABSOLUTELY UNHINGENDLY 100% proud of.

Thank you @nicoladau.bsky.social and Rumpelstilzchen for completing the quest together.

31.01.2025 17:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here's a clip from Dark Reality showcasing the exploration of a swampy cemetery with the CRT shader on.

What do you think about the new retro look of the game?

#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy #crt

29.01.2025 10:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What is a knight without his squire?

#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy #crt

29.01.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What do you think of this CRT Shader? Does it add to the Phonk and 80s Dark Fantasy Aesthetic?

#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy

21.01.2025 19:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We've reached that stage in the development of a video game where the benefits of additional polish offer minimal advantages. That means for us that Dark Reality will soon be ready to hit the digital shelves. Yay!

#gamedev #indiedev #RPG #phonk #darkphantasy

21.01.2025 10:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This week, we've been back at work on the game, trying to polish up some last couple of things before release c:

17.01.2025 09:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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