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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · 20h

We've added some cool new assets to the Steam page. This one was fun to make, I actually really enjoy designing these "tiny room" puzzles. I could see doing a whole series of these!

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#indiegame #sokobon #puzzlegame #puzzledepot #puzzle

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · 1d

Puzzle Depot launches on November 6th!

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Please wishlist us on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...

In the meantime, enjoy this juicy montage of gameplay clips from various levels...

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · 2d

It's happening

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Apr 21

📦📦📦 Box-Pushing Fest! 📦 📦 📦

It's time, and the extended Puzzle Depot demo is now live! Check out the new content, let us know what you think, and remember to add us to your Wishlist if you want even more punishing puzzles!

store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...

#puzzlegame #indiegame #sokoban

Puzzle Depot on Steam

A box-pushing, bug-squishing, post-apocalyptic adventure awaits you in Puzzle Depot! Challenge hundreds of meticulously designed rooms that carefully extend classic sokoban games with new and creative...

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JLab300 @jlab300.bsky.social · Apr 21

Steam Box Pushing fest is hours away, but I just accidentally our store page so the expanded demo for Puzzle Depot is now live! Now with TWO full levels! Into puzzles & pixel art? Insert call to action here!
#sobokan #indiegame #puzzlegame #marketingismypassion
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...

Puzzle Depot on Steam

A box-pushing, bug-squishing, post-apocalyptic adventure awaits you in Puzzle Depot! Challenge hundreds of meticulously designed rooms that carefully extend classic sokoban games with new and creative...

store.steampowered.com

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Apr 20

Holy smokes, just one more day until Box-Pushing Fest!
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The optional goals in Great Alkali Basin are trickier than the ones in ol' Storage Bay Alpha. It'll take a thorough exploration of the map to find everything!

store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...

#sokoban #puzzlegame #indiegame

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Apr 19

There are some different varieties of 'pedes to discover, but Ironpedes are definitely the grumpiest.

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Apr 19

In addition to the harsh arid overworld, Great Alkali Basin features an underground fungus-filled cave network.
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Explore this expansive level's various environments starting Monday in Puzzle Depot's extended demo!

store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...

#sokoban #puzzlegame #indiegame

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Apr 18

Steam Box-Pushing Fest begins Monday! Get ready for some cargo management!
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Check out new the new level in the Puzzle Depot demo starting Monday, and discover new puzzles and dangers in Great Alkali Basin... like these surly ironpedes!

#sokoban #puzzlegame #indiegame #gamedev #millipede

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Apr 18

Sorry, but "Case-pushing Fest" has been rebranded to "Crate-Shove Extravaganza".

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Apr 17

It's only four days until Steam's Sokoban Fest!
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We're very excited that Puzzle Depot will be part of it, and for a limited time, we're extended the free demo to include an additional level! Between April 21st - 28th, you can explore the Great Alkali Basin!
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JLab300 @jlab300.bsky.social · Mar 25

Apparently Puzzle Depot is not sokoban enough to be included in the upcoming steam sokoban fest. Anyone who's seen it, let me know if you think we are genre compliant! Especially if you happen to know anyone at steam... :)))))

@dukedonuts.bsky.social @maelduinplays.bsky.social @draknek.bsky.social

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Nov 9

We're at Geek Girl Con this weekend showing off Puzzle Depot! 📦🪳📦🪳📦

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Sep 5

Oh yeah, and huge thanks to @current-hypothesis.bsky.social for helping us out with the booth and taking all those great pictures!

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Sep 4

Here's some more photos from our booth at the Seattle Indies Expo. This convention was a ton of fun!
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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Sep 2

Ooh great pic. I really like how the little boxes came out. We gave away all but one of them!

Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · Sep 2

Puzzle Depot!!! Boxes upon boxes o' fun at Seattle Indies Expo!

@laughingmanatee.bsky.social

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Natalie, PhD @current-hypothesis.bsky.social · Sep 1

At the Seattle Indies Expo supporting the @laughingmanatee.bsky.social folks! Here until 9, and free and open to the public at the Motif Hilton. #SIX2024 #GameDev #IndieGames #PAXwest

six.seattleindies.org

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Aug 31

The Seattle Indies Expo is tomorrow!
We've put together a special showcase level just for the occasion, made of 80% recycled materials. ♻️
Here's a sneak peek!
#SIX2024 #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev

youtu.be/0vMC7sxa33c

Puzzle Depot: Forgotten Mesa preview

YouTube video by Laughing Manatee Games

youtu.be

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Aug 29

Seattle Indies Expo is this Sunday, Sep 1st! 👀

SIX is a free-to-attend PAX-adjacent event that is always a lot of fun! We'll be showing Puzzle Depot there this year, alongside a lot of other cool games made by awesome people.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=y23o...

#SIX2024 #indiegame

Seattle Indies Expo 2024 Supercut Trailer

YouTube video by Seattle Indies

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Mael Duin 🧩 @maelduinplays.bsky.social · Aug 18

I may have been playing #PuzzleDepot's demo by @laughingmanatee.bsky.social "just a little bit" 😅 to get all challenge badges.

I dare you to get the "no-damage run" one 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Aug 14

We've apparently got a lot of folks pushin' boxes and squishin' roaches in the demo right now! 👀

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Aug 14

The Puzzle Depot demo is now live on Steam!
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The demo features the first level "Storage Bay Alpha", complete with optional challenges! Can you collect every single punchcard? How about finishing without taking ANY damage??
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store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...

Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Aug 8

We're excited to announce that Puzzle Depot has been selected to appear in the Seattle Indies Expo, coming up Sep 1st!

This is a free event featuring cool indie games made by awesome people, come see us Sep 1st if you're in the Seattle area!

#indiedev #indiegame #puzzlegame
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Seattle Indies Expo

Seattle Indies Expo is a free, yearly, one-day exhibition of the Pacific Northwest’s up and coming indie video games. What better way to escape the crowds of PAX than with the coolest of indie games?

six.seattleindies.org

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Aug 1

Just a tiny teaser for what lies beyond the demo in Puzzle Depot.

An updated version of the demo will be going live on Steam in early August!

store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...

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Laughing Manatee Games @laughingmanatee.bsky.social · Jul 26

Puzzle Depot update #58 is up! www.kickstarter.com/projects/178...
Release window announced for Q4 2024!

Update 58: Puzzle Depot now Coming Soon on Steam! · Puzzle Depot

Okay, it's update time! There's been a lot happening in recent weeks and there's actually quite a bit of news, so let's dig right in.Firstly, we have big news: Puzzle Depot now has an official Steam p...

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