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🥀 The only way out is through 🪶 Technical writer, narrative game dev, dungeon master (D&D) 👻 Creator of Undead Flames, Soul Date, former cohost of Screen Quest Pod 📸 instagram.com/mae_the_finch 👾 maethefinch.itch.io 📺 youtube.com/@mae_the_finch

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🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · Aug 8

The #gmtkjam results are out and Soul Date placed #58 in the Narrative category, out of 9,700 games!

This was my first game jam and my second game I’ve ever made and I feel so proud and honored to have this experience. Thank you @gamemakerstoolkit.com for putting this together!

A screenshot of gmtk game jam results on itch.io for the game Soul Date by Mae Finch.
Ranked 58th in Narrative with 48 ratings (Score: 4.292)
Criteria
Rank
Score*
Raw
Score
Narrative
#58
4.292
4.292
Creativity.
#190
4.375
4.375
Artwork
#849
4.042
4.042
Enjoyment
#1213
3.625
3.625
Audio
#1647
3.313
3.313

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Blake Leyh @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social · 1d

If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.

I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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Raguthra Studios @raguthrastudios.bsky.social · 9h

Tomorrow's the day- it's our KICKSTARTER LAUNCH DAY!!!

If you've ever wished you could support an indie dev- give this post a share so we can everyone that loves cozy, story based games.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/rag...

#cozygame #gaming #cozyvibes #indiegame #gamedev #kickstartergame

Coming soon: Fractured Library: A Cozy Game of Exploration and Magic

Explore the worlds within books to help the eccentric yet lovable librarian restore her magic library and stop chaos from taking hold.

www.kickstarter.com

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🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 1d

I know at the very least it will be staying on theme with Undead Flames and Soul Date - love, death, choice versus fate. AND I’m pretty committed to including furies, but I’m not yet sure if I’ll be committing to Greek mythology or recontextualizing them completely

🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 1d

I put out two narrative mini-games this year and I’m in the brainstorming phase for a much larger narrative game now! Sadly that means I’m not actually doing a ton of writing at the moment - I’m mostly playing other folks’ games to get a sense of the current market and working on my art skills

🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 1d

Just ordered some thermoplastic for my very first real cosplay! Boo and I are doing knight and hornet for Halloween 👀

🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 1d

Wordless variant:

Fanart of the video game Slay the Princess, showing the crow like player character reaching toward a broken mirror of the princesses in various forms, with the Happily Ever After Princess reaching through to you from a field of stars beyond the mirror.

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Scott A. Ford @scottaford.bsky.social · 1d

🎶 How the gentle wind beckons through the leaves 🎶 🍂 Finished my #overthegardenwall inks! I wanted to capture a woodcut/woodburn illustration aesthetic which fits the vibe of OTGW so well and let me reconnect with my linocut printing days from art school (eons ago). Now onto the colours!

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🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 2d

First movie of spookyober

A red lit room with the Interview with the vampire on the TV

🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 2d

So what position are we interviewing this vampire for?

🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 2d

There might be worse things than the end of the world. 🗡️ #slaytheprincess #slaytober #fanart #horror #horrorgames #indiegames

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Delphin Casado | WITCHLIGHT WOODS @delphincasado.bsky.social · 4d

BIG NEWS! I'm working on my first solo game, WITCHLIGHT WOODS, and I now have a Steam page!

It's a narrative horror game, blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror; consider wishlisting the game, it's a huge help! store.steampowered.com/app/3913130/Witchlight_Woods

#gamedev #indiedev

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Delphin Casado | WITCHLIGHT WOODS @delphincasado.bsky.social · 4d

I’ve been quiet lately because I’ve been working (among other things!) on my first solo project!

From now on, I’ll be posting regularly again, sharing progress with illustrations, assets, devlogs, and screenshots.

If this caught your interest, sharing and wishlisting help a lot!

Delphin Casado | WITCHLIGHT WOODS @delphincasado.bsky.social · 4d

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🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 5d

God I love your style

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✯ An Anxious Inkwell ✯ @aorticinkwell.bsky.social · 5d

🖋️-Judgmental-✒️

#Art #ArtSky #OC #OCsky

Image of an elf facing the viewer but looking off to the side in a judgmental manner. They are dressed in a fantastical robe decorated with flowers and sporting a jester-like hat.

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🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 6d

Thank you! I’m in the process of an update with bug fixes and a mobile version, let me know if you find any 👀

🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 6d

Would you date yourself?

Play Soul Date here: maethefinch.itch.io/soul-date

#GameDev #IndieGame #VisualNovel #ChoicesMatter #NarrativeGame #DatingSim

Soul Date by Mae Finch

Psychic Speed Dating. What could go wrong?

maethefinch.itch.io

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🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 6d

Ooh I have not! I will check it out - what do you love about it?

🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 7d

We do Pride in October in Florida because of the heat. Loved seeing the community turn out in a year like this. Keeping Jacksonville beautiful!

#pride #lgbtq #queer

Photo of participants in a pride parade with a Keep Jacksonville Beautiful sign

Image of a crowd of Pride parade participants walking into a city strip

🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 8d

I share these fears and this is perfection

🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 8d

Looking for #IndieGame suggestions for spooky season! 👾👻

What should I play this month?

Especially in the vein of Night in the Woods, Slay the Princess, or Scarlet Hollow.

a black and white painting of a cemetery at night with a clock tower and a church .

Alt: a black and white painting of a cemetery at night with a clock tower and a church .

media.tenor.com

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🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 8d

It’s the perfect month to explore your undeath!

🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 23d

You died. But you're no longer alone.

Play Undead Flames here: maethefinch.itch.io/undead-flames

#GameDev #IndieGame #VisualNovel #MultipleEndings #Horror #Macabre #ChooseYourOwnAdventure

Undead Flames by Mae Finch

Your return was as inevitable as your death.

maethefinch.itch.io

🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 8d

Felt very special to run a session of my Whoops All Monsters DnD campaign with the help and hosting of Manifest Distilling. Kept the whiskey and the wild magic flowing!

#dnd #ttrpg #dnddm #dndhomebrew

People sitting at a table in a liquor bar playing Dungeons and Dragons.

🎃🦇💀 Monster Mae 👻 🍂🍄 @maethefinch.bsky.social · 10d

Happy Hallowmonth little monsters!

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🦋 kris🌻⋆⋆⋆ @eviebauer727.bsky.social · 11d

Something to make you smile. This is the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen. 😊

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Rue Morgue Magazine @ruemorguemag.bsky.social · 10d

On this day in Horror History, THE TWILIGHT ZONE premiered on television in 1959.

A black and white picture of Rod Sterling wearing a suit standing in front of a black and white spiral background.

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