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Game developer building a game about building places: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3204530/Pip_Pepper_Park_Planner/ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scotland (she/they)

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Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · Oct 21

Hi Bluesky!

I’m Anzal, an independent game developer from Scotland. I’m currently working on Pip Pepper Park Planner, a thinky video game in which you design places for animals.

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Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · 8d

Psyched to get into reading The Well-Read Game by Tracy Fullerton and @docfarber.bsky.social for our book club! We got so excited when we found out about the toolkit for book clubs (and an upcoming card game!)

An e-reader displaying the book cover for "The Well-Read Game: On Playing Thoughtfully." The cover shows a stylized animated character floating in the clouds reading a book.

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Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · 18d

Your talk was great! Thanks for sharing

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Pip Pepper Park Planner | Indie Game @pippeppergame.bsky.social · 24d

We are beyond thrilled that Pip Pepper Park Planner was selected for this year's @gdocexpo.com Direct AND Steam Showcase! 📺🐤

✨ Game Devs of Color put on a fantastic event every year with games, talks, interviews and more! Be sure to check out other cool games and speakers in this year's event.

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · Aug 20

It’s live!

The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle is here!💚🩵

🎮 100+ items from 70+ creators
💰 Just $10 (worth ~$409)
🫶🏾 Save 97% + support GDoC programs

Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!

👉 Grab the bundle now: itch.io/b/3171/game-...

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Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · Aug 25

It's kinda punk rock when other people put stickers of your indie game on corporate merch.

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IGDA Foundation @igdafoundation.org · Aug 25

✨ Huge thanks to #Devcom2025! ✨

Our grantees @anzal.bsky.social, @drjclau.bsky.social, and @archivistowl.bsky.social had an amazing time in Cologne through the Devcom Scholars Program. Opportunities like this help emerging #gamedev talent grow, connect, and thrive. 💡🎮

A photo collage featuring IGDAF Virtual Exchange alumni David Olamide, Anzal Baig, Angelo Diktopoulus, JC Lau, Nathaly Kalantar, Arden Osthof, and Dean Gichukie

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Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · Aug 17

Thanks for sharing @buddyclub.bsky.social! If anyone is around and want to meet up give me a shout 😊

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Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · Aug 12

The last (square) one is my fav!

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Pip Pepper Park Planner | Indie Game @pippeppergame.bsky.social · Aug 8

Pip's first Wholesome Celebration! 🐣🎊🎁🕺

We are delighted that Pip Pepper Park Planner is part of the Wholesome Games Celebration this year alongside some incredible upcoming and released indie games! 🕹️🤝🐤 @wholesomegames.com

Check it out on Steam from 7-14 August 💫

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Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · Aug 7

Just came out of @blubberbaleen.bsky.social's show [whalesong] and it was a very cool sound play about voices and noises in the sea. If you're at the Edinburgh Fringe and want to see something weird and different go see their show. Plus it's free!

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Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · Jul 31

My copy of @victoriatran.bsky.social's new book is here 🤩

Excited to read it as part of Book Club at @igdafoundation.org. I've read a few chapters already and so far the book is very easy to read and funny!

Copy of the book "Mastering Community Management" by Victoria Tran on a table.

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Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · Jul 31

This was therapeutic to watch. I have so many things in my drive from application related work. We need more content destroying all of that!!!

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Pip Pepper Park Planner | Indie Game @pippeppergame.bsky.social · Jul 30

We are so excited that Pip Pepper Park Planner will be in the Wholesome Games Celebration this year! 🌳 💚

And how cool is this key art?! ✨

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Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · Jul 24

Hi David! Thanks for your comment and interest! Yes the game is available to wishlist here:

store.steampowered.com/app/3204530/...

Pip Pepper Park Planner on Steam

Play as Pip, a tiny bird with a giant job: to design parks for animals to enjoy. Explore different habitats, discover the needs of diverse animals and fully customize your parks. Can you build a park ...

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Pip Pepper Park Planner | Indie Game @pippeppergame.bsky.social · Jun 25

Need a birb shaped pick me up? Try the Pip Pepper Park Planner demo 🌳👇

#indiedev #indiegame #cozygames #bird

A meme with the first half depicting an angry cartoon mouse with the caption "the world is a cruel unjust place. There is no harmony in the universe. The only constant is suffering."

The second half of the meme shows the same mouse with a blue cap and smile with the caption "OMG a bird". The second half also shows the titular bird character from the game Pip Pepper Park Planner.

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Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · Jun 11

The colour palette is lovely

Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · Jun 11

Congrats! The game looks so fun

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Pip Pepper Park Planner | Indie Game @pippeppergame.bsky.social · Jun 6

Tweetings #PitchYaGame! 🐣Become a bird AND a park planner in our upcoming #cozy #indiegame and you will:

🏞️ Create urban parks for animals 🙉
🌳 Try many park design combos 🧩
🐤 Meet adorable quirky characters 🦑🐍🦌🐁
💡 Get different endings based on your choices 👀

Play our DEMO & Wishlist on Steam 👇💫

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Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · Jun 2

@indiegameorigin.com played our demo last night with us on stream and I loved watching them create their park in our little game! Thank you! ✨

Indie Game Origin @indiegameorigin.com · Jun 2

I got to sit down with the makers of Pip Pepper Park planner to play their game, demo and chat about the team and inspirations behind their work!

If you aren’t already, make sure that you give them a follow and check out their demo on Steam!

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IGDA Foundation @igdafoundation.org · May 25

🎮 Play great games. Power game makers. 🕹️

Our Download for Charity Steam sale is live through June 1!

24 games. One mission: support the IGDA Foundation & future devs.

Extra day off = extra time to game for good.

👉 buff.ly/VhLesTj

#GamingForGood #SteamSale

DLC: Download for Charity. IGDA Foundation.

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Pip Pepper Park Planner | Indie Game @pippeppergame.bsky.social · May 26

Have you ever been on a train 🚆and thought, “Damn, I wish I could design a park for cute anthropomorphic animals right now”?

Now you can! 🙉✨

🚨The Pip Pepper Park Planner demo is play-ready on the Steam Deck! Wishlist and play on the go 🏞️🏜️🌋🌄

Link in our bio💫
#indiedev #cozygames #birds #trains

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Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · May 19

Thanks to Socialudo and True North for running it!

Anzal @anzal.bsky.social · May 19

Played my first mega game this weekend called the Future Imperative set in 2040 and centered around global climate action.

Needless to say Brazil spent most of the time putting out literal fires while bigtech purchased Hong Kong and turned it into a cyberpunk hellscape.

A large room with desks and chairs and around a dozen people. Each table has cards and tokens.

A table with a label stating "Brazil." The table also has tokens, cards and newsprint

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Creative Dundee @creativedundee.bsky.social · May 19

Join our Board! 🙌✨

We are excited to be seeking a number of voluntary Board Directors with skills, experience & enthusiasm to assist us in driving the city as a sustainable, thriving base for creative people & organisations.

Applications close: noon, Mon 16 June
Download the full recruitment pack:

Open Call: Creative Dundee Board of Directors - Creative Dundee

Creative Dundee is looking for new voluntary Board Directors with skills, experience and enthusiasm to assist the organisation in driving the city as a sustainable, thriving base for creative people a...

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Pip Pepper Park Planner | Indie Game @pippeppergame.bsky.social · May 1

First day on the job. You are a bird. The city needs a park. The deadline is today.

Think you can do better? Wishlist and play Pip Pepper Park Planner to find out 🐤🦌🐁🦑

#gamedev #indiedev #cozygames

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