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@kevinfornari.bsky.social

Lead Designer and CM for Smithy By Day https://store.steampowered.com/app/3782130/Smithy_By_Day/ | Co-Founder of https://freerangemusings.com/ | F2P @mtgarena.com enjoyer

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Latest posts by kevinfornari.bsky.social on Bluesky

I had a blast doing it!

06.08.2025 19:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A Shop Management Game With A Twist! โ€“ Interview with Smithy By Day Developer Kevin Fornari
YouTube video by John Aljets A Shop Management Game With A Twist! โ€“ Interview with Smithy By Day Developer Kevin Fornari

Awesome interview with @johnaljets.bsky.social! We talk about Smithy By Day and how every game is either a rhythm game or a puzzle game.

youtu.be/07iM_lqrgYg?...

#indiegame #gamedev #simulationgame #Steam #UnrealEngine

06.08.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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What the heck was @jotapon.bsky.social programming in the dark?

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#indiegame #gamedev #simulationgame #Steam #UnrealEngine

06.08.2025 04:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When you have a 124/124 and still lose next turn. Feels bad for the opponent.

#MTGArena #MTG

05.08.2025 06:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ”ด Combining Game Design and Community Management w/ Kevin Fornari (Galaxy Bunny Games) - gamingcopywriter on Twitch gamingcopywriter went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Software and Game Development VOD now.

VOD of the interview I did with @gamingcopywriter.bsky.social. It was such a great experience before, during and after the show. Check it out!

www.twitch.tv/videos/25291...

#indiegame #gamedev #community #Steam #UnrealEngine

04.08.2025 04:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Following up our last barrel-related post, here's a screenshot of many barrels!

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03.08.2025 05:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

10 AM CT*

01.08.2025 06:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Twitch Twitch is the world

Another live talk is coming at y'all, this time in the form of an interview!

On Saturday, August 2, 2025 10:00 AM I will be interviewed live on twitch here twitch.tv/GamingCopywr....

Expect many more interviews soonโ„ข!

#indiegame #gamedev #simulationgame #Steam #UnrealEngine

01.08.2025 05:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Since Steam is hosting its Racing Fest, Smithy By Day will now be a racing game! Next month, it'll be a rhythm game and who knows what's next!!!

store.steampowered.com/app/3782130/...

#indiegame #gamedev #community #Steam #UnrealEngine

31.07.2025 05:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Smithy By Day - Smithy By Day Dev Update #3 | Trailer Analysis, Screenshots & Demo - Steam News This video was made on July 20, a little over a month after launching our Steam page and trailer. We give an update on what we've been working on, talk about the trailer, future media and working on a...

Repost of the Dev Update #3, but this time on Steam!

store.steampowered.com/news/app/378...

#gamedev #community #Steam

30.07.2025 00:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Think I'm getting the hang of this reddit thing

#gamedev #community #reddit

28.07.2025 23:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm SUPER SUPER excited for this one guys!

28.07.2025 06:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I know! I had to take a picture.

28.07.2025 06:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Sunday gamers. Here's a shiny barrel for your consideration.

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#indiegame #gamedev #simulationgame #Steam #UnrealEngine

27.07.2025 22:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Smithy By Day Dev Update #3 | Trailer Analysis, Screenshots & Demo
YouTube video by Galaxy Bunny Games Smithy By Day Dev Update #3 | Trailer Analysis, Screenshots & Demo

Dev Update #3 is out!

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

#indiegame #gamedev #simulationgame #Steam #UnrealEngine

27.07.2025 01:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Been having a lot of fun and success with @magic.wizards.com mono white tokens. Just messing around until the @mtgarena.com set rotation.

#MTGArena #MTG

26.07.2025 03:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Smithy By Day on Steam Smithy By Day is a relaxed, turn based, shop-manager where you control a party of three. Use magical tarot cards to craft wares by day, and use mastered spells to gather resources by night. Learn to r...

Ya absolutely - we're making a turn-based shop manager where you use tarot cards to make sellable items and you can also gather resources at night. DMs are open!

store.steampowered.com/app/3782130/...

25.07.2025 04:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hey indie game dev friends! Do you and your team have something youโ€™re working on? No matter how small, give me a peep. Would love to do a very short โ€œget to knowโ€ interview about you and your game!

16.07.2025 15:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Half day at work, so I get to catch up on some Smithy By Day work ๐Ÿ˜„

#indiegame #gamedev #community

24.07.2025 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A closeup of one of the weapon tables, with some very bright lighting hahaha. We've gone back and forth on designing arrows; should we do it ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘€

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#indiegame #gamedev #simulationgame #Steam #UnrealEngine

24.07.2025 01:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, more bugs hopefully, but fewer bugs too

24.07.2025 00:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reminder, the game industry is at an all-time high; these layoffs are cost-cutting measures ๐Ÿ˜ก

23.07.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's a lot of items!

23.07.2025 14:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's like idle Kabuto park almost haha

23.07.2025 14:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another angle of Vonna the Mage and Avoro the Blacksmith chatting it up!

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#inidegame #gamedev #simulationgame #Steam #UnrealEngine

23.07.2025 00:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Epic art!

22.07.2025 14:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Doing magic tricks or playing poker with these bad boys

22.07.2025 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Having an AI tool critique my writing was incredibly annoying. The only thing it was good for was SEO optimization.

22.07.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'd really like to play a turn-based MOBA!

22.07.2025 05:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why'd you hate indie games growing up?

22.07.2025 05:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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