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Henke

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Gamedev. Made Stilt Fella. Independent as a hog on ice. My new game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1640220/POGOPPL/ Website: www.septembergames.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@henke

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · Aug 14

HELLO to all my new followers! I'm a Finnish #gamedev, recently released my third and biggest game yet: POGOPPL. A pogo platformer. Total flop. Nevertheless I am forging on working on my next project, a cowboy game! I'll share more about it soon.

Here's a peek at some of my earlier games.

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 30m

I think having just played through a couple games where you're a guy who can barely walk and one where you're a teen girl coping with eating disorders has put me in the mood for a mindless power fantasy. Having variety in your gaming diet helps you appreciate all the different flavors more!

Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 30m

I'm a few hours into DOOM: The Dark Ages, and despite bouncing off Eternal and generally feeling like I'm done with fast-paced boomer shooters, I'm digging this big time.

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Charlie Wagner - Wishlist Hypogea on Steam! @ccharnul.bsky.social · 16h

Ok, Two announcements:
First, I am amazed to report that #Hypogea just reached 10k wishlists, which I couldn't be more grateful for 🙏🥹

SECONDLY (And I'm somewhat nervous about this) here's a short new trailer with some special info at the end...

#gamedev #indiedev

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tommulgrew.itch.io @tommulgrew.itch.io · 1d

Mot's Grand Prix Remastered has been released.

This is a rewrite of the Pico-8 original version in MotC, with 320x240 graphics, analogue controller support and touch screen steering on mobile devices.

And it now has a qualification lap :-)

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Mot's Grand Prix Remastered by Tom Mulgrew

Retro pseudo-3D Formula 1 racing

tommulgrew.itch.io

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 1d

You're finally getting noticed, [Studio Name]!!!

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 1d

Stunt Bike Extreme. Released this year. 9 Steam reviews. 1,27€ in the current sale. Light, breezy Trials-knockoff. A bit janky in an not-entirely-detrimental kinda way. A good time if you wanna drive a motorbike while listening to a podcast.

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 1d

I like the charge jump mechanic but I don't like punishing games like these. I'd like a slow-paced platformer that used this kind of jumping, but without the possibility of losing all my progress.

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Kimmo Lahtinen @gimblll.com · 2d

Finally, a release day! Sektori is coming out on November 18th on PC/Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. #indiegame

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Sektori - Release Date Trailer

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 3d

🔥 #pixelart #indiedev

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 3d

When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.

René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 3d

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 22d

❄️Arctic Awakening is OUT NOW!❄️

We started this journey 5+ years ago, and now it's your turn to complete the tale as you explore the Arctic wilderness with only a therapy bot by your side!

PC, Mac, Xbox X|S and PS5 (links in reply). Sharing helps us survive the cold! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 3d

Ended up updating my games to Unity 2022LTS. Security issue avoided. Phew! It went quite painlessly, but still took a day and a half. :|

Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 5d

I'm updating my 3 Steam games due to the Unity security issue. One of them is 2020LTS, two are 2021LTS. Considering updating all to latest 2021LTS, but maybe I should just go straight to Unity 6?

Question: Does Unity 6 come with any extra strings attached vs 2021/2022 LTS? #gamedev #indiedev

Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 4d

You thought #SteamSales were OVER? Oh no buddy, Finnish Games Week is only just getting started. Check out all these cool games!

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Finnish Games Week 2025

Celebrating Game Development Excellence from Finland

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 4d

Played through #SouthOfMidnight over the last couple days. Reminds me a lot of Psychonauts in how the levels are very imaginative and based on various character's memories/traumas.

Good game, tho with a few rough edges. The Americana-musical soundtrack is my fave video game music of this year.

Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 5d

I was more wondering about strings attached with licensing stuff? I remember they walked back the runtime fee, but did they add some other conditions onto newer versions anyway? My googling isn't turning up anything super-useful.

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 5d

Played through #Atomfall recently. A solid Stalker-like. Doesn't really do anything new, besides the northern English setting, but the gameplay's good, combat is fun and the mystery is intriguing. And unlike every Stalker game I've played it doesn't overstay its welcome, finished it in 16h.

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Marko (Nerd and Jock Comics) @markoraassina.bsky.social · 6d

Hang in there, struggling artists

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Angus Coolan @anguscoolan.com · 8d

Finished implementing the rough design of how you can place and remove ropes in order to finally implement the escort mechanic.

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 8d

My latest game is -60% in this #SteamSale. Challenging physics based gameplay with multiplayer modes and a built-in level editor! #indiedev #indiegame

store.steampowered.com/app/1640220/...

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 8d

My latest game is -60% in this #SteamSale. Challenging physics based gameplay with multiplayer modes and a built-in level editor! #indiedev #indiegame

store.steampowered.com/app/1640220/...

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 9d

Oh man THIS THING! Are you still working on it? Because I still wanna play it.

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 11d

BIGGEST discounts yet on STILT FELLA and POGOPPL in the current #SteamSale! #indiedev #gamedev

store.steampowered.com/bundle/53110...

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 11d

BIGGEST discounts yet on STILT FELLA and POGOPPL in the current #SteamSale! #indiedev #gamedev

store.steampowered.com/bundle/53110...

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allsee 🔜 sleeping @allsees.online · 13d

everyone should checkout Messenger by Abeto. it's a free browser game where ur just a little delivery kid on a little planet!
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