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Dan Marshall

@danthat.bsky.social

Director of BAFTA-winning indie game studio Size Five Games EARTH MUST DIE | Lair of the Clockwork God | The Swindle | Behold the Kickmen | Ben There, Dan That! | Time Gentlemen, Please! | Gun Monkeys | Privates | Gibbage www.sizefivegames.com

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Thank you! Review as soon as you're able, please!

27.01.2026 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! ๐Ÿ’œ

27.01.2026 22:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Last call for tonight. We remain at a critical time here- if you're in a position to buy it, play it, and review it asap it all *massively* helps. Thank you!

It's gone well today. Really appreciate everyone's support, this is genuinely the hardest bit of the job and you've all made it much easier.

27.01.2026 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you โค๏ธ

27.01.2026 22:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't know! Magic?

27.01.2026 22:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

27.01.2026 21:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The protagonist of the newly released Earth Must Die stating, after examining the nearby airlock, that he 'Don't want to risk us all getting sucked off'.

The protagonist of the newly released Earth Must Die stating, after examining the nearby airlock, that he 'Don't want to risk us all getting sucked off'.

This line's made the game already worth the asking price

27.01.2026 21:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fab, thank you!

27.01.2026 21:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Steam page, with EARTH MUST DIE at the top.

Steam page, with EARTH MUST DIE at the top.

Top of New & Trending, thanks everyone! โค๏ธโค๏ธโค๏ธ

store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...

27.01.2026 21:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 77    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

27.01.2026 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fab, thank yooou!

27.01.2026 20:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The man is an absolute delight.

27.01.2026 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think it's something to do with the letterboxing not clearing out properly, maybe? I'll take a thorough look tomorrow :)

27.01.2026 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

27.01.2026 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hmm, thanks. Would you be able to email me pls so I can work out what's going on? Ta

dan@sizefivegames.com

27.01.2026 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You're the best, thank you!

27.01.2026 20:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You're the absolute best at what you do

27.01.2026 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah you're amazing. Much appreciated, thank you!

27.01.2026 20:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Even if you're not able to *PLAY* it now, it is hugely beneficial for me if you could please *BUY* it right now. Every sale bumps us up the rankings, and we really really need that.

Thank you!

27.01.2026 18:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Save 25% on Earth Must Die on Steam These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...

EARTH MUST DIE is OUT NOW.

Starring Joel Fry, Martha Howe-Douglas, @alexhorne.bsky.social @misterabk.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @5teviem.bsky.social Tamsin Greig, Don Warrington and LOADS of other people.

It's cheap | good | funny, check it out.

store.steampowered.com/app/3639780/...

27.01.2026 18:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 138    ๐Ÿ” 85    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 13

"as a kid" makes me feel so, so old.

27.01.2026 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As a point of note: this is good etiquette for ANY bugs you find in games, which might be funny or trivial to you, but are always a HARROWING DISASTER to hear about for the devs.

A quiet email rather than a post over social media is always much appreciated. Keeps issues pleasantly hush-hush.

27.01.2026 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
old wartime style poster with a man with a hand over his mouth. The text read "Did you see a bug in my game? No! You fucking didn't. I am very tired. If it's a big one, email me quietly and I'll have it fixed within a day dan@sizefivegames.com"

old wartime style poster with a man with a hand over his mouth. The text read "Did you see a bug in my game? No! You fucking didn't. I am very tired. If it's a big one, email me quietly and I'll have it fixed within a day dan@sizefivegames.com"

EMD has been through MEGA amounts of extremely thorough-and-boring QA, but on the off chance:

27.01.2026 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 72    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

27.01.2026 19:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep, runs great on Steam Deck. Testers generally came in around the 7-8 hour mark, but it can be more/ less than that depending on how much stuff you examine/ skip lines/ get stuck on puzzles.

27.01.2026 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!

27.01.2026 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

THAAAAAAAANKS

27.01.2026 19:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thank you! It IS good, I promise.

27.01.2026 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Similarly @misterabk.bsky.social, who was not only *super* generous with his voice, but also behind the scenes putting in a good word for us where it counted. An absolute 10/ 10 hero.

27.01.2026 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also, a colossal thank you to @alexhorne.bsky.social who lent his time and enthusiasm so generously in the early days. I have no doubt his support in the early days helped us secure one of the best cast lists video games have ever seen, and I am *forever* grateful.

27.01.2026 18:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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