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Richard Boeser @richardboeser.bsky.social · 16d

Our prototype 'Pulse' just got a big update. We now have audio, a training program and some iconic challenges.

The video shows @ajkolenc.bsky.social setting a new record for the Sightseeing course.

Want to join the beta on Steam? Join my Discord and say hi:
discord.gg/nfNzZ3CzeY

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Charlotte Madelon @charlottemadelon.bsky.social · 18d

Doing something with 'boids'...

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Rijksmuseum @rijksmuseum.bsky.social · Sep 14

Rembrandt’s largest painting, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Jan Deijman, was damaged in a fire. It showed eight surgeons watching him dissect the brain of criminal Joris Fonteijn.

👁️ https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/masterpieces-on-loan-rembrandt-and-willem-van-de-velde-in-the-gallery-of-honour

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Charlotte Madelon @charlottemadelon.bsky.social · Sep 13

WIP Ghost Flower v2

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PANTHALASSA @meiacalca.bsky.social · Sep 8

We are developing crazy technologies

#indiegame #gamedev

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Johan Toresson @jtoresson.bsky.social · Sep 3

I tried to answer stuff like this here
gamedesignskills.com/game-develop...

How to Pitch a Game to Publishers and Get Accepted

At the time of writing, I’ve officially and unofficially gone over thousands of pitches, yet only around 35 were a good fit for the work we do at Raw Fury.

gamedesignskills.com

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Charlotte Madelon @charlottemadelon.bsky.social · Sep 3

Thank you for still answering! Good to know that self promoting won’t ruin *all* changes ✨

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Charlotte Madelon @charlottemadelon.bsky.social · Aug 26

Question: let’s say, hypothetically, you want to pitch your game to a publisher. Is it smart to post wip’s of your game before that (and gather a following) or to keep it secret so they can announce it and have something special?

What do publishers want these days? 🤔

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Charlotte Madelon @charlottemadelon.bsky.social · Aug 25

Petals

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Richie de Wit @richiedewit.com · Aug 25

Bear Knuckle is changing gears.

I started it to help self-publishing studios with their business, working w/ teams like Appelmoes Games, Merge Conflict, and Bunnyhug.

Now:
❌ Self-pub business consulting.
✅ Free 30-min consulting for devs from underrepresented backgrounds at bearknuckle.org

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J. Thomas @nullspeak.bsky.social · Aug 20

The box opens! Our next game is The Killing Stone, and you won't have to wait overly long on this one...

On that note, wishlists welcome as always, friends.

store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...

The Killing Stone on Steam

Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone is a deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century folk horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining against a series of de...

store.steampowered.com

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Charlotte Madelon @charlottemadelon.bsky.social · Aug 20

Biophobia note; was hoping to be quicker with adding language support, audio and UX fixes, but since I made the game in my free time (no funding) I have to manage my resources wisely.

It’s good to see it's still getting positive reviews (84!). Rest assured, at some point I'll publish an update.

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Half Past Yellow @halfpastyellow.bsky.social · Aug 19

🚨 Tempest Tower v1.0 is OUT NOW 🚨

We have spent the last 4 months refining and expanding on Tempest Tower while it has been in Early Access. Today it releases for real 🎉

You can get the game right now at 35% off
store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/...

#TrailerTuesday #indiegame #madewithunity

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · Aug 17

New exp. dispatch! A capsule review of Mindset GO! and links to the reprint of @ultrabrilliant.xyz's Ridge Racer 4 zine, @pixelsandpolygons.net's big sale, @declouxj.bsky.social's new newsletter, and more! expzine.com/2025/08/17/t...

Subscribe and get it a day early: expzine.kit.com

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Charlotte Madelon @charlottemadelon.bsky.social · Aug 17

No AI

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Charlotte Madelon @charlottemadelon.bsky.social · Aug 16

WIP Ghost flower

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Charlotte Madelon @charlottemadelon.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Léonard Bertos 🐌 @leonardbertos.bsky.social · Aug 14

Just played the wonderful Biophobia by Charlotte Madelon. It’s 10-20 minutes tops and reminds me of the best of Ice Pick Lodge games.

Just be aware it’s body horror.

Biophobia on Steam

A woman is violated by a man. In a final act of rebellion to preserve her humanity, she takes control and opens her stomach. Unable to finish what she started she waits for you, and asks you not to look away.

store.steampowered.com

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Charlotte Madelon @charlottemadelon.bsky.social · Aug 14

#indiegame #steam #itchio #solodev #arthousegames

Charlotte Madelon @charlottemadelon.bsky.social · May 16

Biophobia is out now on Steam.

An experimental art game that intertwines dissection and gardening mechanics to explore themes of trauma, death and agency.

Play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3702510/...

Biophobia on Steam

A woman is violated by a man. In a final act of rebellion to preserve her humanity, she takes control and opens her stomach. Unable to finish what she started she waits for you, and asks you not to lo...

store.steampowered.com

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Ste Curran (https://mindset.game 🟨🔺🔵) @stecurran.bsky.social · Aug 13

Update for Mindset GO! went out this morning. The tl;dr is more tokens and kinder meta so you shouldn't feel the burn of F2P as much. More to come there but if you want to talk to me about it (or share dailies, or just gossip) we've opened our Discord:

discord.gg/5GazDscvVH

🔵🔺🟡

Join the Mindset Discord Server!

Check out the Mindset community on Discord – hang out with 54 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

discord.gg

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Charlotte Madelon @charlottemadelon.bsky.social · Aug 13

I would never 💪, but I do sometimes see “biophobia” used synonymously with “biphobia.” That’s definitely not what I mean.

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Leigh Alexander @leighalexander.bsky.social · Aug 13

thanks to Posting you can synthesize the complete posture of a person who makes meaningful contributions; you might even make yourself believe you are. but only the work is true

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Nathalie Lawhead @alienmelon.bsky.social · Aug 13

itch.io has been nothing but supportive of LGBTQ+ work since the beginning. it pains me to see the community turn on them like this and so gleefully spread misinformation about them without even giving them a shred of benefit of the doubt.
journalists too...

a post from itch saying “I don't see any indexing restrictions on your game. Your game does have a content warning because of this setting on your page though (check the "Metadata" tab). It's possible at some point you could have added a tag to your page that is commonly associated with explicit adult content.”

a post from itch pointing out that an article is full of misinformation and trying to clarify.

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Ste Curran (https://mindset.game 🟨🔺🔵) @stecurran.bsky.social · Aug 11

Busy day. New version of Mindset GO! with another round of fixes should be pushed tomorrow.

Also: I spent about an hour trying to make a Harissa Explains It All joke. Nothing to do with Mindset. But maybe one of you can help? Feels like there's something there.

mindset.game/app

Mindset Go – Daily Puzzle Game

Sort, Slide, Solve! Expand your mind with daily puzzles and challenges.

mindset.game

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Rijksmuseum @rijksmuseum.bsky.social · Aug 10

Every object in a vanitas painting has symbolic meaning:

☠️ Skulls: life is fleeting
⏳ Hourglass: time slips away
🕯️ Candle: life can end in a breath
📚 Valuables like books and documents show the emptiness of wealth, knowledge, and power in the face of death

👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20026298

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