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Making indie games @twicedifferent.bsky.social Ring of Pain, Winnieβs Hole, The Dungeon Experience
It's #SteamNextFest time again, and here are all the Pirate PR demos we'd love for you to check out!
Link to the Press Release below, as well as each individual game :)
I rarely ask for anything here, but a share would be massively appreciated
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Name a more iconic duo than The Dungeon Experience and @devolverdigital.com - we'll wait.
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Aw thanks for the shoutout, Karrie! π
Always happy to discuss Winnieβs Hole and just generally meet folks in the industry!
Will be around Melb and games week.
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18.09.2025 20:05 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Just learned about the game Bad Rats, which has apparently become a meme Steam gift?
Launched in 2009, started blowing up 4 years later.
I need to know more...
Mmm interesting, sounds like moments of insight help. Subconscious processingβ¦ π€ Maybe thereβs some universal truth in returning to a task after taking space and being surprisingly better at it.
And yes! A good reminder to watch more GDC talks π
Surprise - our demonic deckbuilder Malys is available in Early Access - right now! π
Hell hath no fury like a long wait. We're eager for your thoughts and feedback, so we decided to anoint you a little early!
It's time to UNLEASH HELL! π₯Β
π https://bit.ly/playmalysΒ
All for rejecting formality.
How/where did you find guidance to improve your craft?
Or get unstuck if there was something you couldn't figure out in your writing?
Making a game:
24.06.2025 00:33 β π 9 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
After 2 months of work, the Clair Obscur Expedition 33 video is here. I interviewed most of the game's senior leadership team asking one simple question: how did you do this? Their answers were inspiring and moving, and it's no surprise that COE33 is as remarkable as it is: youtu.be/mXLOLgC2V2Q?...
21.06.2025 09:30 β π 1218 π 195 π¬ 54 π 41Mmmm tough situation.
The pricing issue isnβt something Iβd considered before, thatβs a very good pointβ¦ would probably get backlash from funders if devalued.
Oh what was the downside of Kickstarter for you? I thought the general consensus was it can be good for a marketing beat?
Though seems less reliable for actual fundraising in recent years.
Yea it's ever more important for indies to subsidise marketing with design...
16.06.2025 07:56 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Yojimbo from Final Fantasy X stands proud and stoic with his companion dog Daigoro. We see them from a low angle, and see the blue sky with a moon still visible. Lavendar coloured petals fall from the sky, and mixed in with coins (gil). Yojimbo prepares to draw his famous blade, poised to strike.
It's finally (fantasy) out! π΅βοΈβ¨π€
My work for Summon: Yojimbo is out, found in the Counter Blitz commander deck for #MTGxFINALFANTASY! I had so much fun with this merc-for-hire, and I hope y'all do too! π°πͺ
AD: Vic Ochoa
#mtg #ffx #ff10
Stunning! πͺ
16.06.2025 06:58 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yea it's harder for sure π
Interesting case study being such a visually polished game. I feel like 5ish years ago pubs were devouring games like this?
I wonder if we're in a Post-'Viral Gif Era' where publishers have also been burnt by many viral gif games releasing with low conversion rate.
Uhhh YES!
These are incredible. Great colour and composition skills π
A room full of monitors and devices above an L shaped desk, its dark except for light emitted by a wall of monitors to the right.
An art deco inspired hotel lobby with a staircase that leads up out of frame, past a green door.
A phone booth next to a curved road with an inner city background.
A wire fence in the foreground in front of an ominous windowless brutalist building. In the background is an abstracted city skyline blending into the clouds in the sky.
Here are some paintings i've been doin' for Parasensor, i really love the game and the team and I'm so excited to eventually share more about it :3 @ghoulish.com.au
16.06.2025 02:55 β π 65 π 19 π¬ 5 π 0I'd guess pubs may have questioned the scope, gameplay or audience fit - If their branding risked severing a large part of the Steam racing audience.
Sometimes our bubbles can commercially hinder what we make, but it's always worth making art you believe in.
Gonna try the demo tonight!
Hmmm, I wouldn't think Crescent County is indicative of the state of publishing at large... Maybe for cosy games?
The existing audience for Steam racing games are car freaks, so they're targeting an unproven market. Racing games also seem very difficult to make replayable!
Why do you say that?
I feel like every other game being dropped has a publisher π΅
I'm workin i'm workin, except for right now, ok back to work π
16.06.2025 04:30 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Insights on indie game making and marketing.
How viable is self-publishing?... I guess we'll find out πΈ
PSA for indie devs in Next Fest:
Steam stats often take longer than a day to update. βοΈ
If your 'yesterday' wishlists are still 0, hang tight it likely hasn't updated yet. #gamedev
All Living Things Demo is OUT on STEAM
The short demo will introduce you to a few main puzzle mechanics. How one thing is hidden in another, how another thing can deceive, and how all things have a role to play in the eternal becoming
store.steampowered.com/app/3681490/...
Yooo that art style! π
10.06.2025 05:01 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
That's all folks! Thank you for tuning into the very first Frosty Games Fest π
Please make time to visit our website for a complete list of all the games showcased today, and a link to our Steam event where you can wishlist your favourites and find demos to play!
frostygamesfest.com/showcase2025
Thanks for all your work on this, Frosty crew!
Seriously great outcome, may it only grow stronger in years to come.
Give me a billion dollars and Iβll make the Australian equivalent of Star Citizen
07.06.2025 23:38 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Photoshop art boards, combined with an online tool.
For lower res frames Iβll redraw them as pixel art with the pencil tool.
