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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Sep 3

Forbidden Beans.

#Dunderbeck #Worldbuilding #IndieGames

"Popcorn" cave structure - it looks a bit like beans.

Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Aug 8

Bwahahaha maybe second favorite item in the store lol. I have one of those and a full size one in my house and they are appropriately hidden away from the eyes of any and all people and deities.

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Aug 7

Oh, uhhhhhhhhh if you want one, you can get it at store.rustltd.com - or borrow mine I guess. I dunno. #marketing or whatever.

store.rustltd.com

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Aug 7

This mug is one of my favorite things that we sell on the #RUST store - the mythos of Jerry the Lemon is one of my most loved narratives in #H3VR - make sure to scream to the citric celestial after you drink your cup of lemon juice. That's what normal people enjoy in the morning, right? #IndieGames

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Aug 3

Thank you for streaming! It was such a fun show!

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Aug 3

@ancastasia.bsky.social is playing @Dunderbeckgame.com right now on Twitch! ❤️

www.twitch.tv/ancastasia

#IndieGames #Dunderbeck #Streaming

Twitch

Twitch is the world

www.twitch.tv

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Rochester Game Festival @rocgamefest.bsky.social · Jul 30

There’s ROC Game Fest Newsletter to peruse with updates on Erenshor, Dunderbeck, Little Nemo, and pair of upcoming game conferences in Rochester, and a whole lot more!

Don’t get the ROC Game Fest Newsletter? Sign up for free at Patreon!

www.patreon.com/posts/roc-ga...

ROC Game Fest Newsletter #2 - July 30, 2025 | Rochester Game Festival

www.patreon.com

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jul 31

Hey @travismcelroy.bsky.social ‬- you're in Cincy, right? Just wanted to let you know I just released the demo for my game, @dunderbeckgame.com, where you grind magical creatures into sausages in the mystical land of ✨Cincinnati, Ohio✨

If you have any interest, here's a link!
s.team/a/2477750

Dunderbeck on Steam

Cincinnati. Porkopolis. This city is a mess, Dunderbeck. Your job is to fight that mess, build with that mess and - I'm sorry to say - eat that mess. It's a dirty job, but that's how the sausage is ma...

s.team

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jul 29

(To anyone else that dabbles in #streaming and thinks that Dunderbeck might be a good fit, let me know! I would love to hang out and watch! It's so awesome seeing people play this weird little thing that I've been babying for what feels like forever haha)

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jul 29

Just watched @glyfley.vtubers.social 's stream of @dunderbeckgame.com from yesterday - that was so much fun! I hope you enjoyed it! ❤️

Everyone else, check it out! ( #Dunderbeck is around the 2 hour mark, but watch the whole thing! )

www.twitch.tv/videos/25252...

[18+] Can I call these demons' bluffs? + A few new redeems to play with!🪝!discord🪝!lurk🪝!sleep🪝!fish🪝!cranegame - glyfley on Twitch

glyfley went live on Twitch. Catch up on their Just Chatting VOD now.

www.twitch.tv

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jul 27

Alternate view - I dunno where she found that missile...

Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jul 27

I've been having a lot of fun playing with #legos lately - I made a magpie!

She just found a new shiny thing - oops! Look out!

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jul 19

With my birthday coming up, I'm reflecting on what I've learned and let go. My coding and art skills continue to grow, but my patience for web dev (once my focus) is fading. It's odd, realizing past me (who knew this stuff) is a different person. Still, I'm super happy I chose to lean into game dev.

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jul 15

@cincinnatizoo.bsky.social - flaming poo bulls, when?

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jul 15

Back around the turn of the century, the @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social was a whole other kind of wild.

In @dunderbeckgame.com, our zoo-inspired level probably won't have a "butcher's day" but it *will* have bonnacons.

#GameDev #IndieGames #MagicalCreatures #Cincinnati

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Jennifer @TooManyGames with ASHCROFT @moshjason.bsky.social · Jun 29

Patch note for the next update: "You may now punch Fish"

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jul 12

Uhhh... Live out your elephant-eating fantasies in Dunderbeck - demo coming real soon! Wishlist today?

store.steampowered.com/app/2477750/...

Dunderbeck on Steam

Cincinnati. Porkopolis. This city is a mess, Dunderbeck. Your job is to fight that mess, build with that mess and - I'm sorry to say - eat that mess. It's a dirty job, but that's how the sausage is ma...

store.steampowered.com

Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jul 12

For all of the joking about @dunderbeckgame.com being nominated for "Best in Simulation" at #TMG2025, it turns out the game may have been more simulation than I had thought (Taken from Greg Hand's book, "Cincinnati Curiosities")

#Cincinnati #GameDev #Worldbuilding #History #FactVsFiction

Book excerpt reading, "To demonstrate how intrinsically alien Cincinnati once was, let's drop in at the Palace Hotel on the night of Friday, December 12, 1890. On the menu is elephant steak. The Palace Hotel (today's Cincinnatian Hotel) has elephant steak on the menu because an elephant was executed by firing squad that morning at the Cincinnati Zoo. Hundreds of people watched. That pretty much summarizes Cincinnati in 1890."

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jul 10

Honestly, @shoepert.bsky.social's deadpan panning totally makes it.

I'd say the trailer is unique, gross, interesting, funny, and unique.

#unique #gamedev #trailer #indiegames

Rochester Game Festival @rocgamefest.bsky.social · Jul 10

A streamer got a bit more than he bargained for when he played #ROCGameFest alum @dunderbeckgame.com for the first time. Check out his mini-review in the game’s new trailer!

Dunderbeck - We're unique! @dunderbeckgame.com · Jul 5

After we demoed our game, Dunderbeck, a streamer gave us some "feedback" - we turned it into a trailer. It's #unique. And it (could be) #enjoyable! But it's also #disgusting and #gross...

youtu.be/SG8QoPAUnxY

#IndieGames #GameDev #Trailer #ScreenshotSaturday

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jun 25

Aaaand I'm off! See you soon, #Philly!

Dunderbeck - We're unique! @dunderbeckgame.com · Jun 25

Last month's dev sprint, surviving on artisanal rat sausages while locked in my basement? Just dialing in the #Dunderbeck SIMULATION EXPERIENCE. You know, because we were nominated for SIMULATION GAME.

Catch it LIVE at #TMG2025 in Philly this Thursday or JUST AS LIVE on stream!

#gamedev #indiedev

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jun 23

Look at those silhouetted items! I'm really liking the way this is shaping up.

The almanac in @dunderbeckgame.com is a real important part of the gameplay and it's been neglected for too long. BUT NO MORE. YOU WILL BE PRETTY SOME DAY. And that day is today!

#GameDev #UIDesign #GodotEngine

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jun 23

Heck yeah! The solution was just marinading overnight - that's awesome!

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jun 22

I just had another feel-good "Hey, I'm not a fraud!" #gamedev moment - spent the last hour rewriting a major system - but it was deeply entangled so I had to write it blind. Anyway, fast forward to now and it works!

What other sorts of "Look, ma! I'm a real dev!" moments have y'all had?

#IndieDev

Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jun 22

Gah nothing is better than racking your brain on how to illustrate something with an icon and then realizing you already made an entire icon set - not only for that one item, but for the whole problem space.

Thanks, past me - you're the best!

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jun 22

🐟🐠🐡🦈🎣

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Lucas Miller @lucas.rustltd.com · Jun 22

Gah nothing is better than racking your brain on how to illustrate something with an icon and then realizing you already made an entire icon set - not only for that one item, but for the whole problem space.

Thanks, past me - you're the best!

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