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Swing Swing Submarine is a tiny game studio created in 2009. We create games for PC and Consoles, mostly Narrative / Puzzle / Exploration games. Official website : https://www.swingswingsubmarine.com

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Nov 12

Hello followers,
Thank you for joining us on Bluesky!

We are Swing Swing Submarine, a tiny game studio based in France. We make Puzzle Adventure games since 2009.

Our next game 'Looking for Fael' is a cryptic 1st person puzzle game, to be released in 2025.
Wishlists are always much appreciated :)

Looking For Fael on Steam

Hey, it's Fael... Listen, this is going to sound strange, but... I think I got lost in the apartment. I don't know where I am. You think you could come help me?

store.steampowered.com

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ARTE Interactive @arteinteractive.bsky.social · Aug 22

Your roommate Fael vanished into another dimension.
And now, it's up to you to find him

All he left behind are lots of puzzles and... phasmes?🪲

Surely they have nothing to do with Fael's dissapearance, right? 👀
#LookingForFael #GameDev

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ARTE Interactive @arteinteractive.bsky.social · Aug 13

One week until gamescom… and Fael is still missing.

Luckily, you’ll be able to start the search soon 👀

Looking for Fael is playable at Indie Arena Booth — bring your brain, your curiosity, and maybe a retro console. Just in case. 🤓

#LookingforFael #IndieGame #PuzzleGame

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ARTE Interactive @arteinteractive.bsky.social · Aug 6

If you want to have some psychological preparation, you can check Looking for Fael's Steam Page 👀
store.steampowered.com/app/2521170/...

Looking For Fael on Steam

Hello, this is Fael... Listen, this is going to sound strange, but... I think I'm lost in the apartment. Right now... I... I don't know where I am. Can you come and help me?

store.steampowered.com

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ARTE Interactive @arteinteractive.bsky.social · Aug 6

Fael is missing. Your roommate just vanished, and the only clues? Puzzles. Lots of them.

In Looking for Fael, logic bends, physics glitches, and reality rewrites itself.

Can you outsmart the impossible… armed with a retro console?

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Jul 22

You can also learn more about 'The Great Answer', its premise and how it has been created here:
www.nurykabe.com/dump/games/t...

The Great Answer

A few words about a 2017 game prototype

www.nurykabe.com

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Jul 22

In 2017, we've tried to develop a game called 'The Great Answer'. The project was canceled due to a lack of money. But thanks to @morusque.bsky.social and @spotline.itch.io, the soundtrack that have been created for this project is now available online.
morusque.bandcamp.com/album/the-gr...

The Great Answer, by Spotline & Morusque

86 track album

morusque.bandcamp.com

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Jun 9

Looking for 'Looking for Fael' demo ? It's in the list!

Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · Jun 9

Looking for your next thinky game? Take a look at this big list of demos from the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase!
thinkygames.com/feat...

We played all of the 84 Cerebral Puzzle Showcase demos (yes, really) · Thinky Games

Looking for your next thinky game? Here's a big list of demos from the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase you should play!

thinkygames.com

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ARTE Interactive @arteinteractive.bsky.social · Jun 5

Looking for Fael is a solitary journey BUT you can rely on your best buddy: the GameLeaf!

Thanks to this oddly nostalgic system, you can trigger many mecanisms dispatched in the maze of flats Fael left behind...

... as long as you solve its tricky puzzles! 🟥🟪🟦

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · May 31

14 years after 'Blocks That Matter', we still love using tetromino shapes in our games. In the demo of 'Looking for Fael', you can see a lot of them.
store.steampowered.com/app/2521170/...

'Looking for Fael' screenshot : a puzzle shaped like a retro monochrome handheld console, using a T shape.

'Blocks That Matter' screenshot : the player places a Z shape made of blocks of wood and stone.

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · May 29

Did you know?
'Looking for Fael' demo is part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase celebrations. Get it on Steam now and add the game to your ✨ wishlist ✨ !
store.steampowered.com/app/2521170/...

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Feb 25

If you see this post a room

#gamedev

A work-in-progess screen capture of the game 'Looking for Fael'.
Room of an office, with two desks, computers and rolling chairs. Light is strangely red/orange. A large 3D object shows the cover of a fake ARTE magazine and a leaf bug.

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Cerebral Puzzle Showcase (2026 TBA) @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social · Jan 16

We're excited to announce that the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase will be returning this summer!

📅 May 29th - June 5th

If you have a #puzzlegame you'd like to be considered, please submit it directly here:

www.cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com?2025

The deadline for submissions is 23:59 Mar 31.

Cerebral Puzzle Showcase

May 29 - June 5 on Steam

www.cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com

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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · Jan 10

Announcement: The 2024/25 cohort of the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant have now been selected!

https://grants.draknek.org/

We're excited to introduce you to the six indie thinky puzzle developers this year's grant and mentorship will be supporting, in the thread below 🧵

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Nov 12

Looking For Fael on Steam

Hey, it's Fael... Listen, this is going to sound strange, but... I think I got lost in the apartment. I don't know where I am. You think you could come help me?

store.steampowered.com

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Oct 17

@ozone.birb.house We are a Game Dev Studio :)

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Oct 5

Over the past few weeks, we've introduced you to each member of the Looking for Fael development team. We've gathered all the information into one article for easy reading.

💌 Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest news directly in your inbox!
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Meet the Looking for Fael development team!

Looking for Fael started with just two people: Thomas and William. We worked together on prototypes for almost a year, before talking to other developers about the game. We never had a clear intention to expand the team, but it happened, little by little, with the desire to create a

news.swingswingsubmarine.com

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Oct 3

🔗 To support us, add Looking for Fael to your Steam wishlist:
store.steampowered.c...

Looking For Fael on Steam

Hey, it's Fael... Listen, this is going to sound strange, but... I think I got lost in the apartment. I don't know where I am. You think you could come help me?

store.steampowered.com

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Oct 3

William recently worked on KarmaZoo (Pastagames) and Beyond Good and Evil 2 (Ubisoft). But his bigger commitment in gamedev is still Swing Swing Submarine. He lives for small teams and puzzle games.

Check William's links:
bento.me/randotwino

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Oct 3

Meet the Looking for Fael devteam! 10/10
👔🧩 William David (aka @randotwino.bsky.social) - Management & Design

William is the co-designer of all prototypes that gave shape to the game. He then built the team, the budget and keeps on creating its levels and puzzles.

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Oct 1

🔗 To support us, add Looking for Fael to your Steam wishlist:
store.steampowered.c...

Looking For Fael on Steam

Hey, it's Fael... Listen, this is going to sound strange, but... I think I got lost in the apartment. I don't know where I am. You think you could come help me?

store.steampowered.com

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Oct 1

Rudy worked on 'Just Dance 2014', 'Ghost Recon Wildlands' (Ubisoft) and 'To Hell With The Ugly' (La Poule Noire). He is also really into tabletop role-playing game and he plays Magic. This is what programmers do.

Check Rudy's cooperative La Poule Noire:
www.lapoulenoire.fr

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Oct 1

Meet the Looking for Fael devteam! 9/10
🛠️ Rudy Pons - Programming

Rudy joined the team at the start of production phase and is simply doing everything he can for our twisted puzzles to exist. It feels like magic. This is what programmers do.

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Sep 26

🔗 To support us, add Looking for Fael to your Steam wishlist:
store.steampowered.c...

Looking For Fael on Steam

Hey, it's Fael... Listen, this is going to sound strange, but... I think I got lost in the apartment. I don't know where I am. You think you could come help me?

store.steampowered.com

Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Sep 26

As a solo dev, Thomas created 'Worlds' and 'The End of Dyeus', along with smaller free games like 'Redorahn'. He is now working on his third commercial game, a 2D action / adventure game inspired by 80s RPGs.

Check Thomas' website:
www.curious-planet.com

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Swing Swing Submarine @swingswingsub.bsky.social · Sep 26

Meet the Looking for Fael devteam! 8/10
🛠️🧩 Thomas Ducourant (aka CuriousPlanet) - Programming & Design

Thomas was the programmer and co-designer of all prototypes that gave shape to the game. His love of stick insects seeped into every nook and cranny of Faël's apartment.

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