Owen Newburn

Thank you! Yeah, the four coin design definitely limits the number of novel concepts you can convey. Which was a fun challenge but a lesson for any future games is to give ourselves more design space to expand into.

So pleased you enjoyed it!

Wow, how did you even manage to get that many new concepts 😦

Looking forward to trying them out, the base game was a delight to play!

Our massive update to Occlude in the Cardinals is here!

We've added 24 new puzzles to the game from 7 at launch, new Achievements, quality of life updates and plenty more.

Oh, and did we mention it's totally free?

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Yeah, this was meant to be brain. I think my dyslexia is showing. Oh well, it stays!

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The Cardinals update is OUT NOW. A free expansion to Occlude, bringing 24 new puzzles with it, new Artefacts & Objects & host of other improvements

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The best part of making this update was watching Sam's break break as he tried testing all these puzzles out.

Cardinals are out! 24 new puzzles to sink your teeth into 🧠🃏

This was a really fun challenge, testing the limits of what information you can convey with just four coins 🪙

I'm really pleased with how these have turned out. Hopefully there will be some cool "ah ha!" moments for all the players.

This was a bugger to get out! Kudos to @owennewburn.bsky.social who worked this weekend with me to get this out.

And apologies to any of players who came across the bug. The joys of updating a game because Twitch changes its backend and Unity finds a security vulnerability. I love #gamedev

Yes I did eventually realise that 😅

"Quick rest taken by mole" would be the obvious fix

You're right! You spend so long looking at these things and still don't notice always

Appreciated the kind feedback on my crossword attempt from Steve! Show his version some love too

Thanks Greg! We'd love to have another crack at it. It felt like we were always breaking new ground when trying to design this which is both exciting but very challenging. Would be great to try again with all the knowledge we gained.

Mini crossword No 130 · MyCrossword Solve Mini crossword No 130 on MyCrossword. 7x7 grid with 6 clues by Askew. Published Tue 9 Sep 2025. Features annotated solutions and special instructions. Free to solve online.

Took my first stab at writing a full cryptic crossword (albeit a mini one). Please give it a go and feedback would be appreciated!

Sample clue:

Idea that he or you hatches (6)

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The game is so good! I want a world where the KOTC-alike is as popular as the Roguelike. There are so many cool things to do with this (multiplayer, synchronous, asymmetric, social) kind of game architecture.

Not sure how I missed this. It's such a compliment that Greg thought King of the Castle was worth analysing with his class! I hope they found some good stuff in with the bad. This has prompted @spartridge.bsky.social and I to have a long chat about what we might've done differently (there's a lot).

Time for the answer to yesterday's cryptic crossword clue!

It is 🥁🥁🥁

SHARP

S (small) HARP (instrument) = SHARP (out of tune)

A fairly simple one but maybe the most elegant surface I've written.

Missed that this was you! Really enjoyed this on Saturday!

Credit to @owennewburn.bsky.social and @skelicopter.bsky.social for working on this while I was at Gamescom. And to Morgrim and the community, who collated all the issues into one page - We’re so blessed to have fans like them ❤️

Time for another cryptic crossword clue!

Small instrument is out of tune (5)

Come back tomorrow for the answer!

The answer is...

Admonish

Definition: Reprimand
starting a day => ad
my french => mon
kinda => ish

Thought there was something funny in using "mon" for "pardon my French". Though I'm not sure I nailed the landing.

It's been a while! And while I'm awake with the baby I have time to think of new cryptic crossword clues! Here's one:

Reprimand for starting a day with my french, kinda (8)

Answer tomorrow!

[Bart Simpson writing on chalkboard] I will not libel Tadej Pogacar, I will not libel Tadej Pogacar, I will not libel Tadej Pogacar

Save 10% on Occlude on Steam Occlude is a ritual disguised as Solitaire; a cosmic-horror card game where the rules are obscured and reality is at stake. Play through cryptic challenges to reveal forbidden lore in this singleplaye...

OCCLUDE is now OCCL-OUT -- grab this game if you enjoy mind-bending puzzles within a mind-bending narrative!

Featuring a jigsaw-puzzle plot by yours truly with shades of David Lynch, the SCP archives, and This Is How You Lose The Time War. Don't miss out!

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So if you buy Occlude you'll be making a cute baby very happy

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This is my way of saying thank you to @spartridge.bsky.social for steering the tributary ship for the last two weeks while I went on paternity leave right before Occlude's launch

Releasing a game: hard

Having a new baby: HARD

Doing both in 10 days: 🫠

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Occlude - What will be in Occlude at launch? - Steam News We've been hard at work going through feedback and tightening up the last screws on our unsettling little creature of a game. Let's dive into some launch features...

Occlude, a game of occult Solitaire from @tributarygames.bsky.social, launches in just under two weeks!

Here's an in depth piece from the team taking a look at the new features & improvements that are coming to the game after feedback from our recent demo 👁️

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