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Hafiz Azman

@fizzd.bsky.social

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡พ I used to be @7thbeat on twitter. Making rhythm games like Rhythm Doctor and A Dance of Fire and Ice at 7th Beat Games. Games and posts and stuff: https://fizzd.me/

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just in case anyone still hasn't heard of the MILLION-download 4.8โญ FREE NO ADS only 100MB very charming endless runner Chiki's Chase!!!!
Also I get entertainment every time i look at the reviews!

10.10.2025 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€ผ๏ธRHYTHM GAME WEEKLY SUMMARY ๐Ÿงต(Sep 21-27th)โ€ผ๏ธ

TOKYO GAMESHOW! SO MANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THERE! Beatblock is OUT! Rhythm Doctor full release confirmed!

Let's take a look at what happened this week in rhythm games! ๐Ÿงต

30.09.2025 04:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(un)(beat)(b)(lock)(able)
there are two 2025 indie rhythm games you can make from these blocks!

bable

27.09.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congrats!! So so excited for you all

27.09.2025 00:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Beatblock is now out! I'm so proud of the whole team for getting this shipped, and I'm honored to have this as my first commercially released game. Please give it a try โค๏ธ

26.09.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BEATBLOCK IN EARLY ACCESS.
so many songs. new note type. bespoke visuals.
maybe it's easier if we just show you....

26.09.2025 20:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 167    ๐Ÿ” 70    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

i directed this 1.0 announcement trailer for rhythm doctor; you will notice the word i did not use is "edit," and the reason for that is that the thing i say at the start of this trailer is 100% true (i mean. of course it is, imagine how brazen it would be if it wasn't)

25.09.2025 13:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 235    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

thank you!! you are a real one Luke from preorder to today!

26.09.2025 12:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thank you enoch! always appreciate the kind words from yahooeny all the way back then

26.09.2025 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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hahaha yes, someone ('squidgd') made this yesterday and i have never felt older

26.09.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Beatblock on Steam SPIN TO WIN! Move your paddle and block to the beat in a simple but stylish rhythm-arcade experience!

All of 7BG are working hard. See you again on 6th December! Play Beatblock coming out in 2 days in the meantime, its made by many Rhythm Doctor community people and its very very good!
store.steampowered.com/app/3045200/...

25.09.2025 10:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks @junchgaming.bsky.social from Xbox for patiently working with us all the while. and @rj.dcellgames.com for the trailer direction with the VFX by thefinals!

25.09.2025 10:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Rhythm Doctor - Official Release Date Trailer
YouTube video by 7th Beat Games Rhythm Doctor - Official Release Date Trailer

It's announced! See you again on 6th December for the final act of Rhythm Doctor @rd.7thbe.at !!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q98t...

25.09.2025 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

happy birthday Tanat!!

22.09.2025 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

one last boost, 24 hours till the end, so happy its reached its $100k goal!! thank you to everyone who donated ๐Ÿ™

22.09.2025 15:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As we reach the last 24 hours of the charity, we have many people to thank, from all the devs, to the volunteers, organizations and groups that have supported us. This would not have been possible without all of your help.

Let's push hard till the very end, thank you.

22.09.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Everyday we are emboldened by the unbreakable spirit of the people of Gaza. We must help them. With 6 days to go, we are pushing hard to reach $100,000.

Please RT and support our charity games bundle itch.io/b/2979/play-...

17.09.2025 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Our game just release, go play Little Witch in the Woods!

store.steampowered.com/app/1594940

15.09.2025 03:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 244    ๐Ÿ” 98    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

wow, congratulations!!!

16.09.2025 07:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

LOL

09.09.2025 09:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
play for peace bundle logo

play for peace bundle logo

10 months in the making, Play for Peace bundle launches to raise money for Palestinian Aid: aftermath.site/play-for-peace...

04.09.2025 17:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 202    ๐Ÿ” 138    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5

yes i bought this one already actually! haha its next on my queue after NetDive, i have heard good things about it

09.09.2025 02:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

this screenshot from the article...

09.09.2025 02:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ร–oo is now an example of all of this at once.... you dont need flashy visuals to sell, pixel art [OR PUZZLE PLATFORMERS] is not outdated, and you dont have to explore a concept to its fullest

08.09.2025 05:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ร–oo on Steam A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure! "ร–oo" is a charming yet mysterious exploration puzzle platformer where you discover creative ways to use bombs!

I think Mario games etc still do that, so its really refreshing to experience games that move away from it like ร–oo! It's like playfulness in a new dimension. I'm vague here to not spoil it but I really recommend it. when you play you will be like 'oooooooooooo
store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...

08.09.2025 05:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

its totally not how i would have designed levels for the bomb mechanic if you asked me to make a game based on it. in e.g. ADOFAI you explore the rhythm/shapes mechanic, expand it to every interesting geometry combination you can think of, add VFX/story to taste, and serve (oversimplification abit)

08.09.2025 05:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And its only after playing it that i get what he meant by being freed from 'the notion that a concept must be explored to its fullest' (it would be funny if the DeepL translation was wrong and my epiphany was based on nothing)
wired.jp/article/why-...

08.09.2025 05:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
โ”€โ”€ๅ…ˆใปใฉใ€ŽDownwellใ€ใฎๅๅ‰ใŒใ‚ใŒใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ใปใ‹ใซๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใŸไฝœๅ“ใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ

่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅธธ่ญ˜ใ‚’ๆ‰“ใก็ ดใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚คใƒณใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒผใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ไฝœๅ“ใซใ€ใ‹ใชใ‚Šใ‚คใƒณใ‚นใƒ”ใƒฌใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ไพ‹ใˆใฐใ€ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใ€ŽVVVVVVใ€ใ‚„ใƒ‘ใ‚บใƒซใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใฎใ€ŽBaba Is Youใ€ใฏ่ฆ‹ใŸ็›ฎใŒใƒชใƒƒใƒใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใใ‚ƒๅฃฒใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€้ข็™ฝใใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ๅธธ่ญ˜ใ‚’ใ€2Dใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚ขใƒ‰ใƒ™ใƒณใƒใƒฃใƒผใฎใ€ŽHyperLightDrifterใ€ใฏใƒ‰ใƒƒใƒˆ็ตตใฏๅคใ„ใจใ„ใ†ๅธธ่ญ˜ใ‚’ๆ‰“ใก็ ดใฃใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใŸใ€ใ‚ซใƒŠใƒ€ใฎPolytron CorporationใŒ้–‹็™บใ—ใŸ่ฆ–็‚นใฎๅˆ‡ใ‚Šๆ›ฟใˆใŒ็‰นๅพด็š„ใชใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใ€ŽFEZใ€ใ‚‚ใ€ใ‚ณใƒณใ‚ปใƒ—ใƒˆใ‚’็”Ÿใ‹ใ•ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ๅ›บๅฎš่ฆณๅฟตใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šๆ‰•ใฃใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

โ”€โ”€ๅ…ˆใปใฉใ€ŽDownwellใ€ใฎๅๅ‰ใŒใ‚ใŒใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ใปใ‹ใซๅฝฑ้Ÿฟใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใŸไฝœๅ“ใฏใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ‹๏ผŸ ่‡ชๅˆ†ใฎๅธธ่ญ˜ใ‚’ๆ‰“ใก็ ดใ‚‹ใ‚ˆใ†ใชใ‚คใƒณใƒ‡ใ‚ฃใƒผใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ไฝœๅ“ใซใ€ใ‹ใชใ‚Šใ‚คใƒณใ‚นใƒ”ใƒฌใƒผใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ไพ‹ใˆใฐใ€ใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใ€ŽVVVVVVใ€ใ‚„ใƒ‘ใ‚บใƒซใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใฎใ€ŽBaba Is Youใ€ใฏ่ฆ‹ใŸ็›ฎใŒใƒชใƒƒใƒใ˜ใ‚ƒใชใใ‚ƒๅฃฒใ‚Œใชใ„ใ€้ข็™ฝใใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ๅธธ่ญ˜ใ‚’ใ€2Dใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚ขใƒ‰ใƒ™ใƒณใƒใƒฃใƒผใฎใ€ŽHyperLightDrifterใ€ใฏใƒ‰ใƒƒใƒˆ็ตตใฏๅคใ„ใจใ„ใ†ๅธธ่ญ˜ใ‚’ๆ‰“ใก็ ดใฃใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚ใพใŸใ€ใ‚ซใƒŠใƒ€ใฎPolytron CorporationใŒ้–‹็™บใ—ใŸ่ฆ–็‚นใฎๅˆ‡ใ‚Šๆ›ฟใˆใŒ็‰นๅพด็š„ใชใ‚ขใ‚ฏใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใ€ŽFEZใ€ใ‚‚ใ€ใ‚ณใƒณใ‚ปใƒ—ใƒˆใ‚’็”Ÿใ‹ใ•ใชใ‘ใ‚Œใฐใชใ‚‰ใชใ„ใจใ„ใ†ๅ›บๅฎš่ฆณๅฟตใ‚’ๅ–ใ‚Šๆ‰•ใฃใฆใใ‚Œใพใ—ใŸใ€‚

โ”€โ”€Earlier you mentioned Downwell. Are there any other games that influenced you?

I'm heavily inspired by indie games that shatter conventional wisdom. For example, the action game VVVVVV and the puzzle game Baba Is You shattered the notion that games need flashy visuals to sell or be fun. The 2D action-adventure HyperLight Drifter shattered the notion that pixel art is outdated. Also, the action game โ€˜FEZโ€™ developed by Canada's Polytron Corporation, with its signature perspective-switching mechanic, freed me from the fixed notion that a concept must be exploited to its fullest.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

โ”€โ”€Earlier you mentioned Downwell. Are there any other games that influenced you? I'm heavily inspired by indie games that shatter conventional wisdom. For example, the action game VVVVVV and the puzzle game Baba Is You shattered the notion that games need flashy visuals to sell or be fun. The 2D action-adventure HyperLight Drifter shattered the notion that pixel art is outdated. Also, the action game โ€˜FEZโ€™ developed by Canada's Polytron Corporation, with its signature perspective-switching mechanic, freed me from the fixed notion that a concept must be exploited to its fullest. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

its been a while since i finished a game, but i'm really glad i took the time to play ร–oo. I knew it would be incredible since Elechead was too, but i didnt expect it to be incredible in this particular way

Some time ago i saw an interview from NamaTakahashi

08.09.2025 05:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If anyone wants the bundle but cant afford it, let me know! i'll buy for the first 10 who ask (later on the weekend)

03.09.2025 09:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's released! Get ADOFAI and 300+ other great games for $8!!

03.09.2025 09:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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