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hantani.bsky.social
melos han-tani
@hantani.bsky.social
Hello I am making video games like anodyne, angeline era and danchi days. Welcome to my Blue sky. PFP moro-q from danchi days
email melos at analgesic.productions
blog: https://melodicambient.substack.com/
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It's finally coming!!
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
falcom/ys fans if you see my angeline era reddit Bumpvertisement you can point and go HEY i know that guy
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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We cracked the code 👩‍💻

The Game Club founders @yug.bsky.social and Shay P. Leighton reveal their 'cheat code' for community in an interview with @thejunglist.bsky.social. It's not just about games—it's about fighting the loneliness epidemic. Get the full story: tinyurl.com/yn9rfvt3 #thegameclub
The Game Club's Cheat Code for Community - Guy Blomberg and Shay P Leighton | grokludo 16
Guy Blomberg and Shay Leighton have started a book club. It's called The Game Club, because it's not really about books, it's about games. But it's not really about games – it's about friends. With…
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November 17, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Given all the fancy wasteful ai video tech out there it amazes me that there hasn't been anything practical done like multiple-ending video files that branch based on global time. E.g. making one trailer that can say "out now!" Or "coming soon" at the end, but baked into the video file
November 24, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Hey y'all, I'm trying to survive the last few months of development on 500 Cal, so I'm looking for work. I can do character models, UI, logos, character design, cover art, music videos, consulting, whatever the hell you need. Dm me or email at [email protected]
November 24, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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I think I'll forever have a soft-spot for Analgesic Productions' games. No two are alike mechanically or even thematically, but they have a shared dreamlike feel to them. Fragmented worlds, strange prose and the *feel* of what videogames are below the surface.

Their next, Angeline Era, drops soon.
Steam Publisher: Analgesic Productions
We make adventures with experimental twists on classic gameplay, and worlds with unforgettable atmospheres and stories.
store.steampowered.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:50 PM
marinas art direction for all our games has always been (as the young gamers say) 'cracked', painterly, detail-oriented and, aware of naturalistic lighting and color compositions, so i'm excited to see the player response since this game has the most popular appeal yet! 15 days to Bump Slash..
Marina's art direction for Angeline Era is AMAZING!!! We hope it will serve as an inspiration for game developers and artists for generations to come!! Definitely one of 2025's best looking action adventure games⚔️(and coming out dec. 8!!)
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
November 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM
out of all the steam store updates this year i think allowing 60fps mp4s on store pages is by far the biggest godsend. prior to 2025 everyone had to learn dark arts of gif compression and even then they still looked like ass because of the dithering
Made a fresh new clip for the Angeline Era store page... 16 days till BUMPSLASH!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
November 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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I just finished the @danchidays.bsky.social demo and RSVP'd to the festival. (Wishlisted on Steam) Hooray!
November 23, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Angeline Era does not have a fishing minigame, but it does have a six phase boss battle comprised entirely of fish!!

Thank you @angelineera.bsky.social for letting me know about this!

#angelineera #indiegame #gaming #videogames #fishing #fishingminigame
November 21, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I've been hand mapping DQ2's overworld and it has a nice relaxing jigsaw puzzle quality to it (and is helpful for playing the game). Kind of funny that there's reverse south America with its tip next to Florida.
..Anyways if you're a writer/streamer and want a review code for Angeline era DM me!
November 22, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Going for an all-levels run on Han-Tani's Challenge (or the level below .. Melos's Trick) is like an exquisite course meal of weird bumpslash action. Every enemy comes into focus in a really sharp way, it's kind of like "close listening" to an album or really looking up close at a painting
This will be our first game with achievements with an unholy level of difficulty... and a numbered hall of fame like Xanadu lol
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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Hotel Infinity launches today on Meta Quest & PS VR2!

It's a roomscale VR experience built around natural locomotion. Every step you take in real life moves you through the game

Meta Quest: www.meta.com/experiences/...

PS VR2: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...

youtu.be/ixaSqmiYqyU?...
Hotel Infinity - Launch Trailer (Meta Quest & PS VR2)
YouTube video by William Chyr
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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I was a judge in the Independent Games Festival again this year - here are some of my highlights from 2026. Not a "who I think's going to win" prediction, just "here's some games I think are cool!" cdrom.ca/games/2025/1...
November 19, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Also, it has Bumpslash combat. The child of many a twisted 80s-00s action-adventure.. Ys 1 2 6 0 3R, light crusader, brightis, evergrace 1/2, Hydlide trilogy, brain lord, dragon view, kings field 1/2, etc...!
It's finally coming!!
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
November 19, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Our souls need to reach each other. That's the only reason to practice game design as a craft. But beware of diluting your soul. (She slept for 3 hours and is posting again)
November 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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btw if you're thirsting for alternative game showcasing/discourse and if you haven't seen @hantani.bsky.social & i's Unearthed Treasure Room showcase from earlier this year, now's a great time to check it out www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T2E...
The Unearthed Treasure Room: An Alternative Showcase of Overlooked Games
YouTube video by ellaguro
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November 17, 2025 at 6:32 PM
It's finally coming!!
On December 8th... I'm releasing my next game, Angeline Era!!!
It's a vast, 3D action-adventure where you travel across a country's unmarked overworld, with every level hidden in plain sight.
Please look forward to it!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920
November 17, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Announcing...a preview of... An announcement! Ha ha. Marketing, yes.
Get ready for.... The ANGELINE ERA RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!!
We'll be premiering it live, Nov. 17, 9 AM Pacific.

See you soon, Bumpslashers! ⚔️
youtu.be/VU9i_DK2kc4?...
Angeline Era Release Date Announcement
YouTube video by ANALGESIC PRODUCTIONS
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Couldn't wait till release to share a tiny chunk of @smuggerby.bsky.social 's super cool album art for one of Angeline Era's OST volumes!! Unreal level of detail and it really captures the dark side of the game's characters. Really bumpslashed it out of the park on this one!
November 17, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Finished dq1, I like the funny moments and jokes, the way a lot of it comes down to figuring out safe grinding spots in the overworld, its openness, the minimal but expressive levels, how you always start at the castle. (But .. )
November 16, 2025 at 10:35 PM
I Want To Do It
With the collapse of AAA games on the horizon for is time for the Sorcerian-like to return. Give me four little guys to make stand in a tidy line and go on modular adventures to pulsing synth rock. Give me a thousand options for jobs they can take during down time. Don’t worry about if it’s “good”
November 16, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Tester Testimonials are coming in...and the reaction is POSITIVE!!
angeline era will change the world
November 16, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I think the most mature thing famous 90s game companies could do is make space for others by ending corporatized spinoffs/remakes. pokemon...Mario... dragon quest etc. the world needs art& entertainment from new people, not brand names that have gone way past their prime
I secretly think that about ALL the “classic” franchises clogging up the cultural broadband these days.
Have they thought of not making any more Bond films
November 15, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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Get ready for.... The ANGELINE ERA RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!!
We'll be premiering it live, Nov. 17, 9 AM Pacific.

See you soon, Bumpslashers! ⚔️
youtu.be/VU9i_DK2kc4?...
Angeline Era Release Date Announcement
YouTube video by ANALGESIC PRODUCTIONS
youtu.be
November 14, 2025 at 4:00 AM
dragon quest 1 japanese thought: I always read toherosu (repel spell) as trehalose, the food additive lol
November 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM