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Andrea Blythe

@andreablythe.bsky.social

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Author, poet, and game writer — lover of the fantastical, horrifying, and weird. Author of TWELVE and NECESSARY POISONS (Interstellar Flight Press). She/her. https://linktr.ee/andreablythe

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 6d

It’s out! I’m so thrilled to have worked on the narrative and can’t wait to see what folks think!

(The opening of this fantastic trailer is how it’s going to look when I play. lol.)

#indiegame #indiedev #games #platformers

One Frog Games @onefroggames.bsky.social · 6d

Monochrome Heights is available today on Steam!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dp5...

Monochrome Heights - Launch Trailer

YouTube video by One Frog Games

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 3h

When the kills finally do come, they come quick. They start off tame (some blood, but hinting at violence than overtly showing it), and then growing in intensity — with an ending that left me sad. I really enjoyed it.

Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 3h

October #Horror #6: PROM NIGHT (1980) — During a game in an abandoned building, four children cause the death of another kid. A decade later, a killer enacts revenge on prom night. The movie takes it's time, but holds tension through clever editing and well-placed hints of the coming threat.

A young woman (Jamie Lee Curtis) stares back in fear at someone offscreen. We can see the reflection of a young man in the window.

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 3h

Hell yeah! Congrats to you and the whole team!

Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 4h

Was gifted flowers yesterday, but I’m currently moving and have already packed my vases. My solution? A disposable plastic cup inside a cardboard box.

Two dozen roses sticking out of a cardboard box.

Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 1d

October #Horror #6: THE HOWLING (1981) — A news reporter attempts to help the police find a killer and is confronted by a werewolf stalker. Unable to face her trauma, she goes to a retreat with its own secrets. Some of the effects are cool, others are quite goofy. Good story, but didn't love it.

A woman stares up in horror at the shadow of a werewolf on the wall.

Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 1d

Whoops. Actually this one is #5.

Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 1d

October #Horror #4: STIR OF ECHOES (1999) — After being hypnotized at a party, Tom begins to become aware of his latent psychic abilities. He sees a ghost in their home and begins to search for the truth. I love the relationship between Tom and Maggie and how they support each other. (CW for SA.)

A woman comforts a man lying on the floor, who looks terrified of something offscreen.

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Patrick Knisely @pdyx.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so thankful to have had the chance to come back on the @switchheadz.bsky.social podcast and talk about Monochrome Heights. Without that community I wouldn't have been able to make and finish this game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtiW...

Robot Revolution: Monochrome Heights Dev Interview - #325

YouTube video by Super Switch Headz

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One Frog Games @onefroggames.bsky.social · 1d

Haven't picked up Monochrome Heights yet? The launch discount ends after tomorrow!
store.steampowered.com/app/2336210/...

Save 20% on Monochrome Heights on Steam

Monochrome Heights is a fast-paced, tough-as-nails 2D platformer inspired by games like Super Mario Bros. and Mega Man. Using a unique color-swapping mechanic, help Happy the Robot run, jump, slide, a...

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 2d

That’s so cool!

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David Howe @monolithfiji.bsky.social · 2d

Had a great time at the launch party for @onefroggames.bsky.social 's MONOCHROME HEIGHTS!! So proud of Patrick and it was great to get all three of the OG Switch Headz back together in person ❤️

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Patrick Knisely @pdyx.bsky.social · 4d

Slide on over to Steam and pick up Monochrome Heights!
store.steampowered.com/app/2336210/...

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 3d

On the way home.

A gas station lit up under a moon glowing through hazy clouds.

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Patrick Knisely @pdyx.bsky.social · 4d

Take a moment from your workday and play some Monochrome Heights!
store.steampowered.com/app/2336210/...

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 5d

Playing God of War (2018) an giggling at Kratos saying he “will not be distracted by this fool’s errand,” because I know I’m in charge, and you bet he will.

Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 5d

Cuteness.

And feel better!

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Brandon O’Brien, low on Action Points @therisingtithes.bsky.social · 5d

Thank you for sharing these! Some of these resources appear amazingly useful, at first glance.

If anyone else is in need of a way to weed through the overwhelming choice of potential mental health apps, there are detailed sources of information out there.

www.nami.org/complimentar...

George @georgeapog.bsky.social · 5d

From this article. www.nami.org/complimentar...
It links to this website as a good source.
mindapps.org
And I believe the VA health apps are decent.
mobile.va.gov/mental-healt...

Mobile Health Index and Navigation Database, App Evaluation Resources

MIND is an interactive database that helps anyone find mental health and brain apps that meet the unique preference and needs for each unique individual. Search apps across privacy, cost (including f...

mindapps.org

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 5d

You're rocking that red carpet!

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One Frog Games @onefroggames.bsky.social · 5d

Monochrome Heights is available now on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/2336210/...

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks!!

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Sarah Hertzke @shietka.bsky.social · 6d

Monochrome Heights is out and on sale. It's a challenging platformer with a shifting mechanic. Climb the tower in well-constructed levels that will have you constantly and quickly shifting as you run, jump, and slide. Also has a surprisingly good story.

Save 20% on Monochrome Heights on Steam

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 6d

LAKE MUNGO rejects the typical horror spectacle. Instead, focusing on intimate interviews and video clips. It was so grounded that I almost started to question whether or not it was fiction. And that makes the movie all the more haunting.

Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 6d

October #Horror #4: LAKE MUNGO (2008) — The poster and my past experience with faux-documentaries led me to expect something more bombastic than this achingly sad and haunting movie. When their daughter dies, the Palmers look for answers in the aftermath. Are they haunted or just mourning?

Three people sitting for a documentary interview. The two parents look to their son while he speaks.

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Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you! ☺️

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Susan O'Connor @thenarrativedept.bsky.social · 6d

Omg everybody!!! LOOK!!

Andrea Blythe @andreablythe.bsky.social · 6d

One Frog Games @onefroggames.bsky.social · 6d

Monochrome Heights is available today on Steam!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dp5...

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