Simon Boxer

Melbourne-made The Dungeon Experience releasing with Devolver Digital in 2026 Melbourne-based studio Bone Assembly announced that The Dungeon Experience is being published by Devolver Digital, releasing on PC in 2026.

Name a more iconic duo than The Dungeon Experience and @devolverdigital.com - we'll wait.

@jacobjanerka.bsky.social @sboxle.bsky.social

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Aw thanks for the shoutout, Karrie! 🙏

Always happy to discuss Winnie’s Hole and just generally meet folks in the industry!

Will be around Melb and games week.

0:34 👀👀👀

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 processing… 🤔 Maybe there’s 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 😄

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

Surprise - our demonic deckbuilder Malys is available in Early Access - right now! 🙌

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! 🔥 

🔗 https://bit.ly/playmalys 

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:

YouTube video by Skill Up The impossible (true) stories behind the making of Clair Obscur Expedition 33

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?...

Mmmm tough situation.

The pricing issue isn’t something I’d considered before, that’s a very good point… 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...

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! 🌵⚔️✨🐤

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! 💰🪙

AD: Vic Ochoa

#mtg #ffx #ff10

Stunning! 💪

Yea it's harder for sure 😞

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 👑

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

I'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 😵

I'm workin i'm workin, except for right now, ok back to work 💀

Insights on indie game making and marketing.

How viable is self-publishing?... I guess we'll find out 🐸

PSA for indie devs in Next Fest:
Steam stats often take longer than a day to update. ⌛️

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

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Yooo that art style! 👀

That's all folks! Thank you for tuning into the very first Frosty Games Fest 💙

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 I’ll make the Australian equivalent of Star Citizen

Photoshop art boards, combined with an online tool.

For lower res frames I’ll redraw them as pixel art with the pencil tool.

100k+ trailer views suddenly! Have we entered the algorithm??