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Mark Mayers

@desolus.bsky.social

Creating Desolus: explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between time. Previously worked on Outer Wilds, Manifold Garden, and a few other titles!

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Game testers
YouTube video by FROGPANTS Game testers

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

Time to tighten up the graphics on level 3

01.03.2026 03:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Despite all of our statistical models and high performance computers, you might be better off flipping a coin to predict the weather.

05.02.2026 21:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a man is holding a microphone in front of a crowd and says " well it 's groundhog day ... again " ALT: a man is holding a microphone in front of a crowd and says " well it 's groundhog day ... again "

Science:
Weather forecasting is a large-scale state-estimation and numerical-simulation problem in which the atmosphere is treated as a high-dimensional, nonlinear, chaotic dynamical system governed by discretized PDEs; heterogeneous, noisy observations...

Faith:
Groundhog

I say the odds are even.

02.02.2026 16:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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19th Annual IndieCade Festival Join us this January 16th - 30th, 2026 as we celebrate this past yearโ€™s IndieCade indie game nominees. Connect with the creators, play demos and featured games, and more!

Desolus is featured in #IndieCade!

Very happy to be presented alongside all these amazing games!

You can check out the Steam event here:
store.steampowered.com/sale/indieca...

20.01.2026 20:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Excited to share the Battle for Croaker Command update to Sail Forth!

๐Ÿธ Help the Croakers in their hour of need
โ›ต Sail the brand new Croaker Flagship
๐Ÿฆฟ Do battle with giant Tekk Walkers

Out now on Steam, Epic, and the consoles!

store.steampowered.com/app/1031460/...

16.01.2026 18:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿธ

18.01.2026 21:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's screaming at me because it wants the game done

18.11.2025 21:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oh no it's getting worse, half the screen is gone now.

18.11.2025 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hmmm- definitely a good sound for a monitor to make

18.11.2025 20:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Some of the meshes in the blockout version were near-final but others were just cubes and simple shapes.

01.11.2025 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's no longer #Blocktober, but wanted to chip in.

Blockout version vs. Final version.

#gamedev

01.11.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's fixed, I exported the model in the wrong format ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™‚๏ธ

01.11.2025 01:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yea this is 100% how trees work in real life.

(I think it's a shader error).

#gamedev

01.11.2025 01:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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SpeedTree rocks

31.10.2025 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Inigo Quilez Articles on computer graphics, math and art

Haha I researched that same repo for the Desolus fog, but I mixed it with IQ's fog functions.
iquilezles.org/articles/fog/

28.10.2025 21:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We got Desolus localized into 29 different languages with a pretty great localization company, I can connect you if you want.

28.10.2025 21:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I was fortunate enough to catch golden hour on the way back to NYC. Took this picture from the train.

27.10.2025 01:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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They even have my favorite shapes! The Gyrobifastigium, the Disheptahedron, the Rhombicuboctahedron, and most importantly, the Rhombicosidodecahedron. Wow!

09.10.2025 01:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rechneronline - Useful Calculators Calculators, digital tools, for numerous applications, for private, business and school use.

Oh wow I just realized how much is on this website. I've only been using it for geometry calculations.

rechneronline.de/english.php

09.10.2025 01:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This website is fantastic for any type of geometrical calculation you would ever need. I've been using it for years.

rechneronline.de/pi/triangle....

#gamedev

09.10.2025 00:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Some artistic reference pictures I took for a new area I'm creating in Desolus.

It's a historic fort in New Jersey, this place is pretty neat.

06.10.2025 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Explore Desolus, a first-person puzzle demo where you navigate a Gothic city caught between past and future, solving Escher-like puzzles with black holes to mend time-fractured architecture.

Play the demo: playtester.io/desolus

#IndieGaming #GameDev #Gaming #IndieDev #IndieGame

30.08.2025 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Seattle Indies Expo 2025 Supercut Trailer
YouTube video by Seattle Indies Seattle Indies Expo 2025 Supercut Trailer

Here it is, the supercut of all 40 games from the Seattle Indies community that will be featured at Seattle Indies Expo (SIX) 2025! Go to six.seattleindies.org for more information on the games. Mark your calendars for Sunday August 31st for a chance to play the games at SIX. youtu.be/8pirxbbWRvE

13.08.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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An Inside Look at Indie Game Dev with Ty Taylor of Quantum Astrophysicistย Guild

The world of indie game development is a unique mix ofโ€ฆ

https://seattleslice.org/2025/08/20/an-inside-look-at-indie-game-dev-with-ty-taylor-of-quantum-astrophysicist-guild/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

20.08.2025 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dropping a few of the awesome games you can catch during our Fall Showcase, Aug 29th! ๐Ÿ’ช

๐Ÿ”ธ SacriFire
๐Ÿ”ธ As I Began to Dream
๐Ÿ”ธ Desolus
๐Ÿ”ธ One Way Home

โžก๏ธ bit.ly/MIXFALL25

27.08.2025 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hell yea

15.07.2025 02:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
GUNSHIP - Black Sun On The Horizon (Makeup And Vanity Set Remix) [Official Audio]
YouTube video by GUNSHIPMUSIC GUNSHIP - Black Sun On The Horizon (Makeup And Vanity Set Remix) [Official Audio]

Dude I love @makeupandvanityset.bsky.social they did a remix with Gunship a while back and I've listened to the song a thousand times.

youtu.be/EP_NyzQcYeU?...

15.07.2025 01:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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DESOLUS: Jogo de puzzle em primeira pessoa com portais รฉ destaque no Smithsonian Resolva puzzles temporais em uma cidade gรณtica com DESOLUS. Demo grรกtis na Steam (29/05 a 05/06). Criado por ex-dev de Outer Wilds,

DESOLUS: Jogo de puzzle em primeira pessoa com portais รฉ destaque no Smithsonian

#GamerseGames

Resolva puzzles temporais em uma cidade gรณtica com DESOLUS. Demo grรกtis na Steam (29/05 a 05/06). Criado por ex-dev de Outer Wilds

www.gamersegames.com.br/2025/06/02/d...

02.06.2025 20:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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้ŽๅŽปใจๆœชๆฅใซไป‹ๅœจใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ‚ดใ‚ทใƒƒใ‚ฏๅผๅปบ็ฏ‰้ƒฝๅธ‚ใฎ้ขจๆ™ฏใ‚’ๅ…ƒใซๆˆปใ™ใ€‚็ฉบ้–“ใƒ‘ใ‚บใƒซใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใ€ŒDESOLUSใ€ใ‚’ๆญฃๅผใ‚ขใƒŠใ‚ฆใƒณใ‚น

4Gamer ๐Ÿ”—https://www.4gamer.net/games/911/G091129/20250520010/
้ŽๅŽปใจๆœชๆฅใซไป‹ๅœจใ—ใชใŒใ‚‰ใ‚ดใ‚ทใƒƒใ‚ฏๅผๅปบ็ฏ‰้ƒฝๅธ‚ใฎ้ขจๆ™ฏใ‚’ๅ…ƒใซๆˆปใ™ใ€‚็ฉบ้–“ใƒ‘ใ‚บใƒซใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใ€ŒDESOLUSใ€ใ‚’ๆญฃๅผใ‚ขใƒŠใ‚ฆใƒณใ‚น

โ€œใ ใพใ—็ตตโ€ใง็Ÿฅใ‚‰ใ‚Œใ‚‹็”ปๅฎถใƒžใ‚ฆใƒชใƒƒใƒ„ใƒปใ‚จใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฃใƒผๆฐใฎไฝœๅ“ใฎใ‚ˆใ†ใชใƒ‘ใ‚บใƒซใ‚’่งฃใๆ˜Žใ‹ใ—ใฆใ„ใใ€‚ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใƒ—ใƒฌใ‚คใฏไธ€ไบบ็งฐ่ฆ–็‚นใงๅฑ•้–‹ใ™ใ‚‹

20.05.2025 11:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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้ŽๅŽปใจๆœชๆฅใซๅผ•ใ่ฃ‚ใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸ้ƒฝๅธ‚ใ‚’ๅพฉๅ…ƒใ™ใ‚‹ไธ€ไบบ็งฐ่ฆ–็‚นใƒ‘ใ‚บใƒซใ€ŽDESOLUSใ€ๆญฃๅผ็™บ่กจโ€•ใ‚จใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฃใƒผไฝœๅ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใŸๅฅ‡ๅฆ™ใชไธ–็•Œ | Game*Spark - ๅ›ฝๅ†…ใƒปๆตทๅค–ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ๆƒ…ๅ ฑใ‚ตใ‚คใƒˆ ใƒ–ใƒฉใƒƒใ‚ฏใƒ›ใƒผใƒซใ‚„ใ‚ฟใ‚คใƒ ใƒˆใƒฉใƒ™ใƒซใ‚’้ง†ไฝฟใ—ใฆใƒ‘ใ‚บใƒซใ‚’่งฃใ้€ฒใ‚ใพใ™ใ€‚

้ŽๅŽปใจๆœชๆฅใซๅผ•ใ่ฃ‚ใ‹ใ‚ŒใŸ้ƒฝๅธ‚ใ‚’ๅพฉๅ…ƒใ™ใ‚‹ไธ€ไบบ็งฐ่ฆ–็‚นใƒ‘ใ‚บใƒซใ€ŽDESOLUSใ€ๆญฃๅผ็™บ่กจโ€•ใ‚จใƒƒใ‚ทใƒฃใƒผไฝœๅ“ใ‹ใ‚‰ๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใŸๅฅ‡ๅฆ™ใชไธ–็•Œ

19.05.2025 15:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0