@17-bit.bsky.social
We're 17-BIT, an award-winning studio making #videogames in #Kyoto. Creators of Skulls of the Shogun, GALAK-Z, Song in the Smoke, and recently announced AWAYSIS! The ultimate physics-based dungeon brawler! Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/KvYJNTwPUN
❗DEMO DROP ❗
We were so excited to be part of Indie Fan Fest that we decided to drop our #NextFest demo early!
🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/3334760/...
Slide and collide in our revolutionary Dungeon Brawler right now! Support Steam Remote Play Together!
#indiedev #gaming
Massive CONGRATULATIONS to our brothers and sisters at @84play.bsky.social for 20 YEARS of the finest storytelling videogamery! These coins are SO COOOOL!!
13.01.2026 07:55 — 👍 9 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Shibuya may be the home of the scramble and Hachiko, but @jkooza.bsky.social has some other feelings towards his old stomping ground.
#indiedev #gamedev #sega #japan
I want to start a petition that we release a “COLIN MODE”. It’s kinda like a director’s cut, but cooler
15.12.2025 09:48 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0Whenever our @colinwilliamson.bsky.social submits work-in-progress cutscenes, he voices them to make adding audio easier. Personally, I think we should ship these as is! 😸 Guest starring Big Matsu, who badly wanted his dinner.
#gamedev #indiedev #AWAYSIS #gaming #cat
If you missed our segment in @dayofthedevs.org today, here’s @jkooza.bsky.social and some of his pals talking about what awaits you in #AWAYSIS.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4sN...
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Its live! Go check out Awaysis! 🤩
09.12.2025 06:34 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0A physics-based dungeon brawler with momentum based combat and 1-4 player co-op? It's true!
From the fine folks at @17-bit.bsky.social , AWAYSIS slides onto your screens in 2026. It also features a soundtrack by the legendary Hip Tanaka (Metroid, EarthBound).
Day of the Devs is kicking off in 30 mins, and we couldn't be happier! Make sure you tune in to see our pals in action 🦊🐦⬛🐢🐸
📺 twitch.tv/thegameawards
OR
youtube.com/thegameawards
#AWAYSIS #indiedev #thegameawards
So stoked to be part of Day of the Devs this year! See you on the stream! #indiedev #gaming
10.12.2025 00:07 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
⚔️Grab your swords and your pals, because the first demo of #AWAYSIS is now live for PC and Xbox Series S|X.
www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
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Model: GALAK-S Fighter (Mech Mode)
Debut: Galak-Z: The Dimensional
Year: 2015
Designers: @jkooza.bsky.social and the artists @17-bit.bsky.social
Thanks to the folks over at @sifterhq.bsky.social for taking the time to speak with us at TGS this year. We have spent the last few years making a tight, reactive, physics game that is unlike anything else you have played. We can't wait to get it into your hands.
#indiedev #gamedev
We agree! AWAYSIS was largely inspired by 4 Swords!! It’s too fun!
14.11.2025 04:21 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We are so stoked to announce that we are part of Day of the Devs - The Game Awards Digital Showcase next month.
Honored, and ready to show you all what we have been cooking over here 🧑🍳
#indiedev #gaming #TheGameAwards
Happy Halloween! @allymobbs.bsky.social made some glitch art featuring a very spooky enemy who awaits you within #AWAYSIS
#gaming #indiedev #Halloween
Excited to announce that #AWAYSIS is coming to Xbox Game Pass right from day one for Series X|S, and PC.
We dropped a new trailer to celebrate as part of the ID@Xbox Fall 2025 Showcase.
youtu.be/QpgTfqxKbNk?...
#indiedev #gaming #gamedev
IGN & ID@Xbox October Showcase
This is your friendly reminder to tune in 24 hours from now! We've partnered with @ign.com to reveal some incredible upcoming indies, tomorrow at 10am PT / 1pm ET / 6pm BST!
Find all the places to watch the showcase here: xbx.social/63322tBtsj
#indiegames #xbox #idxbox
One of our level designers Andy is just dreaming of a magical sunset.
*17-BIT does occasionally allow our employees to see the sunrise, sunset, and encourages long walks along the beach for optimal viewing angles.
#indiedev #gamedev #AWAYSIS
Haha amazing - best game show ever
21.10.2025 23:17 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0These little insights into game dev as the team works, has been a constant in my life here in Kyoto and a persistent reminder that video games are good, and when you have a team of brilliant people, you can make magic happen.
21.10.2025 10:01 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0The build only shits the bed every other Tuesday! Thanks for the kind words! See you at tacos soon!!
21.10.2025 11:25 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I think that long sigh sums up #indiedev in a definitive moment. Playtesting is fun, right folks?
#gamedev #AWAYSIS
You may have spotted this fiery fella in our last trailer. Matsuura-san immediately understood what we were trying to create with #AWAYSIS, and each art delivery was bursting with personality.
#conceptart #indiedev
The folks over at @videogameschronicle.com dropped a huge interview with Hip Tanaka, going over some of his legendary music that helped shape the industry.
We cannot overstate what a honor it is to work with such a legend on #AWAYSIS. We can't wait for you to hear the soundtrack.
Sometimes #AWAYSIS art reviews can get a little… weird 🤷
#gamedev #indiedev #gaming
Do we have any followers in #Melbourne? Head down to Big Games Night Out in Fed Square tomorrow night to check out #AWAYSIS for the first time in Australia, thanks to our pals over at Events Engine.
www.biggamesnightout.com
#indiedev #gaming #MIGW
Sometimes we ask @jkooza.bsky.social & @allymobbs.bsky.social to do level testing. Somehow they always get stuck fighting ⚔️
#gaming #indiedev #gamedevlife #awaysis
Great mention from @pcgamer.com
"I was impressed when I saw Awaysis' physics-based slide jumps and enemy-propelling magic projectiles, but I was elated when I saw one player seemingly brush their co-op partner off a ledge and into an endless abyss by accident."
We call it co-opertition. #indiedev
