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Tom Stephenson
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| Managing Director @freerangedevs.bsky.social : Making ROVA | | Solo Dev: making FEYGHT | ✨Wishlist ROVA!✨ https://store.steampowered.com/app/3147020/ROVA_Demo/
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Hey, I'm Tom! IndieGameDev & Managing Director at FreeRangeDevs!

We're currently making ROVA, a cozy space-rover photography game! 📸🪐

I'm also the solo dev behind FEYGHT, a small Real-Time Strategy game - but I'm mainly working on ROVA at the moment

#gamedev #indiedev #gaming
Nothing more gross than websites requiring even more data, no wonder everyone's using VPN's - what a faff 🙃

#censorship #noprivacy
We finally have a local #arcade bar 😍
Super early WIP screenshots, but we're adding weather systems to ROVA 📸🪐

Currently experimenting with dynamic clouds and lighting - rain is next on the list⛈️

#indiegamedev #madewithunity #space
Our #Indiegame ROVA might not be at #SummerGameFest
(who has that money, right?)

But you can still check it out on Steam 🥹

👇Linked Below 👇
I'd play this
ideia de jogo: second person shooter

sua namorada dispara nas coisas enquanto vc leva a mochilinha dela com as munições e itens de cura
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Here are the original paintings for Villin from Somniphobia!

I simply paint out the body parts, take a photo of them with my phone and use lasso select in GIMP to carefully cut out the body pieces. Then I can just stick them all together in Unity 😄

#indiegamedev #indiedev #madewithunity #gamedev
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🪐Colonist Customisation📸

What outfits would you like to see added?

We just released ROVA Pre-Alpha Demo V0.3.0 - it's free to try on steam now 🥳🪐📸

#indiegamedev #freedemo #cozygaming
Ethan's work on the research database is just incredible 🤯

He created the system which lets us catalogue a whole planet - it took a lot of work and he absolutely crushed it! 🥳

Y'all should check out his solo developed games on steam too:
store.steampowered.com/app/1968230/...

#indiegamedev
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🪐Discovering Technology📸

What could it be for?

We just released ROVA Pre-Alpha Demo V0.3.0 - it's free to try on steam now 🥳🪐📸

#indiegamedev #freedemo #cozygaming
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The Minimal & Chill Showcase is officially ON!

🔹 Over 100 games - Released / On sale / Upcoming
🔷 1 h+ music stream to study / work / chill to
🔵 Demos, demos, and more demos

Now until April 27th.

See what the minimal side of gaming is all about!

LINK.exe: store.steampowered.com/curator/4495...
I really enjoyed "The World of Edena"
More screenshots leak from The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered
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🪐Colonist Customisation🎩

After the Halloween and Christmas updates, we quickly realised we needed to let you keep these outfits and choose them - so now you can!

We just released ROVA Pre-Alpha Demo V0.3.0 - it's free to try on steam now 🥳🪐📸

#indiegamedev #cozygaming
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To add to the excitement:

We're also taking part in the 'Minimal and Chill Showcase', alongside a bunch of other great games!

Massive shoutout to @unikat-label.com for organising the event! ❤️

#cozygaming #indiegamedev
We just released another update for ROVA's demo (Featuring an Easter Egg hunt and colonist customisation!) 🥚

It's been just over a year since we started development and I couldn't be prouder of the team @freerangedevs.bsky.social 🫶

Please share around, and maybe wishlist? ❤️
#indiegamedev #cozygame
Rumour has it @freerangedevs.bsky.social are releasing a new update for ROVA's demo soon, featuring colonist customisation.

You didn't hear this info from me though🤫

#indiegamedev #cozygaming
It really was! Some great views all around Beddgelert 👏
Eager for more nature 🌳
It was an honour to recieve the Top Player award at last night's Gwobrau Gogledd Creadigol / Creative North Awards 2025.

Congratulations to all other winners 🎉

It's inspiring to be surrounded by so much talent from North Wales. What an evening!

#indiegamedev #northwales
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