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Brian Cronin

@briangcronin.bsky.social

Game dev working on Slumber Realm ๐ŸŽฒ๐Ÿ’ค @chuggagames.bsky.social Formerly Monster Train, Natural Selection 2, Inkbound

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Latest posts by briangcronin.bsky.social on Bluesky

I created a custom editor to place dots

I can then dynamically animate each dot in real time to create a sort of dreamy effectโœจ

10.10.2025 12:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Turn based combat against baby carrots in Slumber Realm

#turnbasedthursday #indiegames #indiegame #indiedev #roguelike

09.10.2025 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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1's aren't always bad!

07.10.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I have BIG plans for when I hit 1000...๐Ÿ˜‰

07.10.2025 12:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Here are 100 dice to bless your timeline

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06.10.2025 13:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™d settle for just 20 of them. Iโ€™m not greedy.

04.10.2025 19:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œWhy arenโ€™t there more peppers if itโ€™s called a pep rally?โ€

03.10.2025 15:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oooo these sound promising! Thanks for the link!

03.10.2025 13:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Does anyone know where to find royalty free "90s infomercial music"? I'm happy to pay for it ofc

I'm looking for something that sounds like the background track in this random Billy Mays commercial
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDv5...

02.10.2025 23:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My 5 year old daughter ran away from the breakfast table bc my 3 yr old was talking about mummy feet

โ€œSTOP TALKING ABOUT THAT! It makes my food taste yucky!โ€

I didnโ€™t know this would be my life 6 years ago

02.10.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Who doesn't love sequencing? It's like solving a little puzzle inside of another game

02.10.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Does anyone here know how to send people emails directly into their brains as they sleep?

01.10.2025 17:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Check out what I'm testing today...

30.09.2025 16:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve never lost progress bc I have too much anxiety about losing progress so I obsessively backup everything constantly

Itโ€™s a blessing and a curse

30.09.2025 14:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My latest Trash Haul! I like to pick up a few pieces of trash on my walks around the neighborhood.

I get a little dopamine hit each time. Itโ€™s like finding video game collectables but IRL. 10/10.

30.09.2025 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah! I forgot about that! I had to rewatch a clip just now :)

29.09.2025 22:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ok I haven't figured out all the details yet๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ‘ป

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

29.09.2025 22:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Random question: Do you know who Billy Mays is?

If so, what opinion or thought do you have when you hear that name?

(important research for a video game)

29.09.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Draft OP builds while fighting broccoli and a literal Spelling Bee

This is Slumber Realm

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #roguelike

29.09.2025 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

How do devs show off their turn based games which have nuanced mechanics?

I canโ€™t easily explain the mechanics in 5 second social media posts. Itโ€™s a conundrum for me! (But Iโ€™m not a marketing person so Iโ€™m sure itโ€™s obvious to others)

28.09.2025 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This week Iโ€™ve been working a new enemy preview menu. It was a lot of work getting the character drawing here for reasons!

#screenshotsaturday #uihell

27.09.2025 16:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐ŸŽฒSlumber Realm๐ŸŽฒ is a dreamy dice roguelike about a 90s teen who enters a dream world to face their nightmares

Itโ€™s available to wishlist on Steam and Iโ€™m working hard on the demo now

#PitchYaRogue

bsky.app/profile/chug...

26.09.2025 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Save 38% on Prune on Steam Grow and shape your tree into the sunlight while avoiding the dangers of a hostile world. Bring life to a forgotten landscape and uncover a story hidden deep beneath the soil.

Prune, my bonsai puzzle game and love letter to trees, is finally out on Steam for its 10th anniversary!

store.steampowered.com/app/3903490/...

25.09.2025 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Usually, when the dev asks: Should I make the player do chores in the video game?

There is a sensible producer to say: no

But I do not have a producer...

25.09.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I can honestly say that I donโ€™t know and I donโ€™t even know where to begin

25.09.2025 02:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm thinking about requiring the player to write a real book report to unlock this

Just stupid or stupid AND good?

(also, did bluesky mess up the video preview?? I look all squished ๐Ÿ˜ฑ)

24.09.2025 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My 6 year old this morning โ€œCotton candy tastes like yummy hairโ€

I can't say she is wrong

22.09.2025 23:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've been working on Slumber Realm for 3 years.

Here's the first year condensed into just 1 min!

22.09.2025 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

He did the math and he'll need to live to about 150 years old to play them all

22.09.2025 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

There is still time! If you focus, you'll get there. I believe in you.

22.09.2025 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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