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Erik Asmussen / 82apps

@easmussen.bsky.social

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Solo game developer behind Disco Dodgeball and the Factory Town series. Currently making Factory Town 2!

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Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Mar 21

Announcing my next game: Factory Town 2: Paradise! store.steampowered.com/app/3312130/... Release date TBD but you can wishlist it right now! 🤗

Factory Town 2: Paradise on Steam

Build and automate a tropical village across a chain of islands. Use conveyor belts, boats, trains, catapults and ziplines to supply everything your townspeople need. Keep the friendly neighborhood vo...

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Tim Keenan @misfitsattic.bsky.social · 10d

👑 the Below the Crown Demo is now on Steam ♟️

Our nerdy love letter to Roguelikes, Chess, and Dungeon Crawlers is here:
🔸Take the Wizard King below in our procedural dungeons
🔸Spells, Upgrades, Bosses ...and Psychological Testing!
🔸Daily & Player Challenges
store.steampowered.com/app/4023520/...

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Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · 11d

September's gameDev newsletter for Factory Town 2! store.steampowered.com/news/app/331...

Factory Town 2: Paradise - Factory Town 2 Newsletter - September 2025 - Steam News

What's new + different vs original Factory Town

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Tim Keenan @misfitsattic.bsky.social · Aug 29

It’s been almost a decade, but Misfits Attic is back!

We just announced Below the Crown: our love letter to roguelikes, dungeon crawlers, and Chess - with our weird dark humor, of course :)

Wishlist on Steam today! (link in reply)
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Below the Crown Announce Trailer

YouTube video by MisfitsAttic

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Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Aug 29

New #FactoryTown2 newsletter is out for August! store.steampowered.com/news/app/331...

Factory Town 2: Paradise - Factory Town 2 Newsletter - August 2025 - Steam News

Hi again! This month I'm going to share some details on a very important part of the game I haven't talked about much. The Volcano! The Volcano is literally central to Factory Town 2 (it sits in the m...

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Terrible Posture Games @terribleposture.bsky.social · Aug 27

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Good Boy on Steam

No one said this would be easy. No one said we’d see what we saw. Maybe we can make it out of here with a sweet wood paneled video cassette recorder. A co-op horror comedy game, where you attempt to g...

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Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Aug 27

You'd think I'd get it right 50% of the time, but I think it's closer to 20% for whatever reason

Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Aug 27

I've been using Unity for about 10 years now.

I still can't remember when these RectTransform offsets should be positive or negative.

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Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Aug 23

tutorial is done #FactoryTown2

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Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Aug 15

You can count to 1023 on your fingers, if you use binary

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Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Aug 9

Super recommend this game! Also the (free) 20 small mazes from the same person

FLEB @flebpuzzles.bsky.social · Aug 7

Okay, Strange Jigsaws is released.

Have fun!

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Save 10% on Strange Jigsaws on Steam

A game of strange jigsaws.

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Kenney @kenney.nl · Aug 7

MakeRoom is out now! ✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUZ5...

MakeRoom Launch Trailer

YouTube video by Wholesome Games

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Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Aug 7

The volcano now reacts when you feed it #FactoryTown2

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Fellipe @fellipemartins.com · Nov 17

Hey there, friends!

I'm looking for some nice freelance work. Let me know if you need some art done for your projects or know someone who does. I work with standard market rates.

Let's collab!

A fluffy little creature rests peacefully, surrounded by ancient machinery of unknown purpose.

A poster for an unreleased game called Fara & The Eye of Darkness. A solo magical space witch stands at the center, surrounded by mysterious characters and creatures of all kinds.

Marketing art for a game called Super Leap Day. Five characters stand in the center, with slices of five levels featured in the game in the background, each contrasting with the others.

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Kenney @kenney.nl · Aug 3

My game, #MakeRoom is launching August 7th! Here's a few new screenshots ✨

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Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Aug 1

...looks like someone forgot to feed the volcano!

Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Aug 1

Added expressions to the volcano! #FactoryTown2

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Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Jul 31

Updated volcano, now with Banana Tracking Technology

Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Jul 31

Need to create a volcano, so I built this mesh editor that makes a volcano shape based on an animation curve

Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Jul 28

Another classic commit message

Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Jul 24

This looks like maybe it was inspired by Disco Dodgeball! Especially the 'Hoops' mode. I wonder if it had an influence, that would be pretty cool www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSxl...

SUPER CASHBALL Event Trailer | THE FINALS

YouTube video by THE FINALS

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sam @samloeschen.bsky.social · Jul 23

hey y'all Wheel World is out! I've poured my blood sweat and tears into this game for the past four years, it would mean a lot to me for you to play it
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Save 10% on Wheel World on Steam

Dive into Wheel World as Kat, a rider chosen by ancient cycling spirits. Race elite teams, trick out your bike, and perform the long overdue Great Shift ritual to save a universe on the brink! Your bi...

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STUNTBOOST 🛹 Julian @bytinggames.com · Jul 22

Our skate-racing demo released NOW ☄️🥳
Try our tower challenge and win prizes until Sunday! 🏆

#gaming #skating #racing

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CIPHER ZERO @cipherzerogame.com · Jul 22

A minimalist logic game. Can you solve for 𝒙?

❓ Infer the rules of each glyph without hints
🧠 Over 300 handcrafted across evolving lands
🎶 Chill, reactive soundtrack as you play

CIPHER ZERO. Out Now.

zpdt.co/playcz

#PlayCipherZero #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #SolveForX

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Alden Kroll @aldenkroll.bsky.social · Jul 8

Video: Steam Early Access in 2025

We talked with a number of game developers that have been using Steam Early Access for their games. This video highlights some of the key advice that these developers shared with us.

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2025 Steam Dev Talks: Early Access

YouTube video by Steamworks Development

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Erik Asmussen / 82apps @easmussen.bsky.social · Jul 16

Played some of these a while back, loved em! scratches that Obra Dinn itch

The RISE of the Golden Idol @goldenidol.bsky.social · Jul 16

Fill your detective boots with the Golden Idol franchise sale!

Up to 50% off your new favourite detective game until July 23.

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