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Developer of retro point-and-click horror games. Get Abscission (winner of 3 AGS awards) now on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2392160/Abscission/ Get Carnival on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/Carnival/

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Following on from everything I've learned making Carnival and Snarl, I've started to gradually redesign/revamp The Tragic Loss of M. Slazak, ahead of re-releasing the demo at some point in the future with new visuals, UI, sound and music. Here's a sneak peak at Borys...

05.10.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AGS-Highlights #17: Juli โ€“ September 2025 - dasklapptsonicht.de Es wird gruselig: Dรผstere Rituale, รผbermรคchtige und รผbernatรผrliche Feinde und Riesenmonster lauern in den AGS-Spielen des dritten Quartals.

A new quarter also means a new edition of AGS Highlights!
Featuring games by @beyondbooleans.bsky.social and more ๐Ÿ˜€

www.dasklapptsonicht.de/ags-highligh...

01.10.2025 09:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thank you to everyone who has commented and recommended Carnival and Snarl, I'm very thankful for the support! Carnival could still use some reviews from players if you are feeling generous, it would be lovely to get to 50 by Halloween mwahahaaaaa!

store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/...

28.09.2025 06:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Nine More Great Modern Point&Click Adventure Games
YouTube video by GoodPunk Nine More Great Modern Point&Click Adventure Games

I finally got around to make a new video about all the new adventures I've played through in recent times. ๐Ÿ˜„

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmj8...
@wadjeteyegames.bsky.social @clifftopgames.bsky.social @grundislav.games @beyondbooleans.bsky.social @perfectlyparano.bsky.social @postmodernadv.bsky.social

16.09.2025 14:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Next I'm working on another short game (secret for now), and The Tragic Loss of M. Slazak, which will be another full release like Carnival. And some other things. I have a lot going on haha.

14.09.2025 12:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you've played Carnival, would you be able to leave this little guy a review on Steam? Look, he's all alone and the tunnel is dark and weird. He needs help.

store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/...

13.09.2025 08:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Carnival Soundtrack on Steam Bernardo Uzeda brings the dark waters of the Venetian lagoon to life in this haunting original score.

Anyone who buys (or bought) Carnival can now get the fantastic soundtrack on Steam for free! Over three hours of atmospheric joy, thank you Bernardo Uzeda.

store.steampowered.com/app/3989500/...

10.09.2025 22:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SNARL - a pixel art cosmic horror adventure where a glass-toothed "man" torments the occupants of a roadside diner!
beyondbooleans.itch.io/snarl

Gameplay Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2lz...

by #gamedev @beyondbooleans.bsky.social #indiedev #indiegames #gaming

08.09.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 69    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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It's the last twelve hours of launch discount for Carnival, if you wanted to get it at 15% off! Thank you to everyone who has left a review, and if you haven't yet then please consider it, it helps so much.

Get Carnival here: store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/...

08.09.2025 05:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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He's back!

Snarl, my short pixel-horror point & click prequel to both Abscission and Teeth of Glass, is now available for free or donation at beyondbooleans.itch.io/snarl

Enjoy!

07.09.2025 15:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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There's only a few more days left of the launch discount for Carnival! Get yourself a slice of slow burn Venetian folk-horror now!

store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/...

04.09.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Yes, its a prequel to both Abscission and Teeth of Glass

04.09.2025 14:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This looks fantastic! I'll be playing this later :)

04.09.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

01.09.2025 20:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A masked figure.

A masked figure.

A Venetian bridge.

A Venetian bridge.

Carnival by @beyondbooleans.bsky.social is an adventure set in 1933 Venice, that puts a Lovecraftian twist on stories like Don't Look Now and The Wicker Man. Which is really something!

buried-treasure.org/2025/09/carn...

Please support Buried Treasure! www.patreon.com/c/buriedtrea...

01.09.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

There's always a plan...

01.09.2025 08:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Save 15% on Carnival on Steam Carnival is an atmospheric folk horror point-&-click featuring low-resolution pixel art graphics, locations drawn from Venice itself, and developing relationships with NPCs, allowing the player to...

A lovely review of Carnival from Somhrac.sk :)

somhrac.sk/2025/08/31/c...

Carnival has a launch discount of 15% until 8th September, along with 10% bundle discount with Abscission, which is also 50% off! That's a lot of horror.

store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/...

31.08.2025 12:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thank you to everyone who has bought Carnival this week! I'm glad people seem to be enjoying my Venetian oddities. If you have played it and enjoyed it, please could you leave a review on Steam? Look how happy it would make James x

Carnival: store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/...

30.08.2025 09:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Jesse Makkonen is a great developer!

29.08.2025 18:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social and I chatted more in-depth about our time with the point-and-click folk horrors of Carnival!
#HorrorSky

๐ŸŽ apple.co/3HOHnxR

๐ŸŸข bit.ly/3V4FCzX

@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @beyondbooleans.bsky.social

27.08.2025 18:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Folk Horror Adventure Game โ€˜Carnivalโ€™ Out Now on Steam [Trailer] Developer Beyond Booleans has more folk horror gaming available now with Carnival, their new atmospheric folk horror point-and-click adventure. As an added incentive, Carnival is available with a 15% ...

Carnival has been featured at Bloody Disgusting!

bloody-disgusting.com/video-games/...

27.08.2025 17:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

25.08.2025 18:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much! Looking forward to your game too

25.08.2025 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Carnival is out now on Steam, with a 15% launch discount and a bundle with Abscission (which can activate if you already have Abscission).

"When I seek another word for music, I never find any other word than Venice" - Nietzsche

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/...

25.08.2025 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Carnival - dasklapptsonicht.de Beyond Booleans legt sein zweites grรถรŸeres Adventure vor. Ob Carnival mit seiner Pixel-Optik venezianischen Horror-Flair versprรผhen kann?

Today is Carnival day!
@beyondbooleans.bsky.social
#Carnival

See our review here:
www.dasklapptsonicht.de/carnival/

25.08.2025 11:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This week, @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social unearth the mysteries of Venice in the point and click horrors of Carnival! #HorrorSky

๐ŸŽ apple.co/3HOHnxR

๐ŸŸข bit.ly/3V4FCzX

@bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @beyondbooleans.bsky.social

25.08.2025 08:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Today's the day! After a year and a half of development, my new low-res folk horror P&C game Carnival will finally be released at 2pm! I'm really excited to see what people think.

It will be released at 2pm BST, wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/...

25.08.2025 07:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 124    ๐Ÿ” 38    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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For the week before Carnival's launch, I'm doing a Carnival Character Countdown!

Finally, we have Isabella Croce, an intelligent and resilient woman with a passion for History.

Carnival is out tomorrow, August 25th, at 2pm BST: store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/...

24.08.2025 12:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For the week before Carnival's launch, I'm doing a Carnival Character Countdown!

This is Roberto Notaro, troubled artist and widower, trying his best to raise his daughter Rosa in an uncertain world.

Wishlist Carnival here: store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/...

23.08.2025 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For the week before Carnival's launch, I'm doing a Carnival Character Countdown!

Next up is Arduino Notaro, kind host and proud Venetian with a passion for dining.

Wishlist here, released on Monday 25th August 2025! store.steampowered.com/app/2928770/...

22.08.2025 09:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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