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Alonso Canales

@alcex.bsky.social

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Game producer. Co-founder of Smarto Club. IGDA Scholar. NYU Game Center MFA 2025. Currently working on Bubblegum Galaxy, a chill building game 🌌 https://s.team/a/1989120 He/him.

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Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · Oct 21

Hi all! I'm Alonso, a developer from Chile currently in New York.
I'm one of the co-founders of Smarto Club. We're currently working on a Bubblegum Galaxy, a a cozy narrative building game. Check out the trailer and wishlist us on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1989120

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Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · 1h

☠

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One of my favorite games this year!

itch.io @itch.io · 1d

Consume Me: BEING A TEENAGER SUCKS. So, we made a videogame about it.

hexecutable.itch.io/consume-me

Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · 5d

Congrats!

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dosbanderas.bsky.social @dosbanderas.bsky.social · 12d

Fanart Contest Alert

Create Fan art of the Monad and participate for a steam card!

smarto-club.itch.io/the-monad
(you can find the link to our discord here)

Have fun! And hope you enjoy exploring the world of The Monad, so you can find inspiration!

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Count Doracula 🎃 @heyitsdora.com · 15d

Remember kids:
- Discord is not a place for storing game dev/project materials
- You (probably) don't need Jira
- Your internal deadlines should be BEFORE their final due date
- Don't put up with stuff; speak up
- If someone can't speak up, speak up for them
- Stay a little silly but take no shit

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Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · 15d

Come try the game with us when it releases!

Turbo @makegamesfast.bsky.social · 15d

We’re streaming The Monad with the devs from Lonely House today at 3 pm EST / 8pm UTC !

Play along with us, it’s an online multiplayer game👯‍♀️🛜

Join us on Twitch here:
www.twitch.tv/makegamesfast

Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · 16d

This has been a short but super satisfying project to work on, super excited to share it with everyone tomorrow!

family computer @sukinapan.bsky.social · 16d

We're launching THE MONAD tomorrow! :3
This is a small, free multiplayer game we made as Lonely House, with the help of the Turbo game engine @makegamesfast.bsky.social
If you'd like to support us, you'll be able to buy the complementary Zine with more details and lore about this world... .⋆♱❦

Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · 20d

Today!

Turbo @makegamesfast.bsky.social · 21d

Want to play The Monad by Lonely House before its release?

Come to the Turbo table at @playcrafting.bsky.social NYC indie dev night on Thursday 9/26 6-10 pm at BrookLAN💥

@alcex.bsky.social @dosbanderas.bsky.social @sukinapan.bsky.social

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 21d

Consume Me is finally out! This game blew me away when I looked at it for IGF. It deals with the real pressures of growing up as a teenage girl while telling that story through a whirlwind of delightful QWOP-like minigames. It’s charming and fun and smart and I hope everyone checks it out.

Consume Me on Steam

did you feel stupid, fat, lazy, and ugly in high school? well i did...but at least i made a life-simulation RPG about it!

store.steampowered.com

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Turbo @makegamesfast.bsky.social · 26d

☁️ The Monad by Lonely House, a beautifully surreal puzzle game and networked multiplayer🌐 👯Out soon!

Built in only ⚡10 weeks⚡ during our Turbo bootcamp.

Interview here with game dev @alcex.bsky.social

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Wander @wanderbot.bsky.social · Aug 29

Now that Silksong has chased off a ton of devs from releasing their games from the next two weeks...

Who's releasing a game/demo in the next few weeks that I should check out?

My schedule is looking pretty empty and I don't want my only option to be Silksong (even if it's as good as it looks).

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Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · Aug 19

Loved the demo for this game, super happy to see the full release!

DragginGame @draggingame.bsky.social · Aug 18

Our first Steam game 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧' is OUT NOW!

🟦 Click and Drag to cast your Spell Box
🐲 Capture invasive Draggins
🪄 Learn 15+ Spells
📜 Over 40+ Challenges

Take on the endless waves of Draggins and help Margot the Mouse Curser save up for magic college!

🔽 Link Below 🔽
#indiegames #gamedev #draggin

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Necrosoft Games @necrosoftgames.com · Aug 18

Hey folks! Embargoed review keys for Demonschool go out TODAY, and we also want to give that opportunity to streamers/creators. If you are interested in streaming or making video about Demonschool please fill out this form! If you know someone who might be interested, tag them or send it to them!

docs.google.com

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Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · Aug 18

We're showing a new game this weekend at #PLAYnyc #AnimeNYC, if you're around please pass by the booth and check it out!

Playcrafting @playcrafting.bsky.social · Aug 18

‼️Exhibitor Announcement‼️ Lonely House will debut THE MONAD at the @makegamesfast.bsky.social booth

The Monad is an atmospheric multiplayer game. With the world now corrupted and abandoned, it is time for its existence to end.

@alcex.bsky.social
@dosbanderas.bsky.social
@sukinapan.bsky.social

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Luke Plunkett @lukeplunkett.com · Aug 7

hi. looking to speak to folks in the games industry getting put through the wringer in the job application process rn. unpaid labour, multiple interviews only to get ghosted, sham job listings, scams, AI screening, any and all of that kinda stuff. DM or email at lukeATaftermathDOTsite, thank you!

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Smarto Club @smarto-club.bsky.social · Aug 7

Today is the first day of the Wholesome Games Celebration where Bubblegum Galaxy is featured!

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Aura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · Jul 28

I wish I knew where on the spectrum of:

"ppl feel helpless and are taking it out on anyone within reach, usually the people with the least power"

to

"ppl have become so customer-brained that they treat anyone/anything that seems "bigger" than them as the enemy"

that this hostility comes from.

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Scrunkly Tanuki ➡️ACFI @glass0milkad.bsky.social · Jul 24

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Robert Yang @radiatoryang.bsky.social · Jul 24

I just wanted somewhere to post my weird gay video games. Why can’t they leave us alone

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Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · Jul 22

chimera ant arc is the most boring arc of the series

Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · Jul 22

Glad to hear that :D

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family computer @sukinapan.bsky.social · Jul 21

hi, i'm suki (sukinapan) ૮ ◞ ﻌ ◟ ა
i'm an artist & gamedev from chile, and one of the creators of the game RENTAL.
you might have also seen my illustrations around online, particulary from my project Peklo
i wasn't active here til now, but last week 1/3

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Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · Jul 21

touch grass

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Alonso Canales @alcex.bsky.social · Jul 19

Ngl never realized how much I used it until it broke

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Turbo @makegamesfast.bsky.social · Jul 15

Welcome Lonely House to Turbo Bootcamp Cohort 2025!😱

"We are Lonely House, a team of game developers from Chile that want to create short and high-quality horror experiences anyone can enjoy."

@alcex.bsky.social @dosbanderas.bsky.social @sukinapan.bsky.social

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