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Matheus Cunegato

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Game Designer @ minigoofstudio.bsky.social Play Islets Defense: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3235170?utm_source=bskyMatheus Former Senior Game Designer @ Epic Games/Aquiris. Fortnite, Looney Tunes WoM, and Lead Game Designer of Horizon Chase 2

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Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · Jun 18

Finally! Our game is OUT on Steam!
Go play it, it’s cheaper than a burrito! If you play it, leave a review for us, it is super important and we would love to check your feedback! Join our discord, share the game with friends, press the duck, let’s gooooo! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

MiniGoof @minigoofstudio.bsky.social · Jun 18

IT IS YOUR TURN NOW! ⌛
Islets Defense is available on Steam!

Enjoy the whole campaign of our resource management tower defense, full of surprises and twists!

📜 In 8 different languages, including English, Portuguese, Chinese and others!

Play NOW! 🚀

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Islets Defense | Official Launch Trailer - Out NOW!

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MiniGoof @minigoofstudio.bsky.social · 17d

We just got Steam Deck Verified! 🎉
If you play Islets Defense on it, we’d love to hear your thoughts, we’re really enjoying it to play on the go!

#madewithgodot #indiedev #gamedev

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Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · 22d

Ahh que massa! Poisé, ele tava funcionando legal com cursor, mas agora tá redondinho para gamepad! E modéstia a parte tá bem gostosinho de jogar pelo controle!

Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · 22d

You can finally play Islets Defense on the toilet with your Steam Deck, you degenerate.

MiniGoof @minigoofstudio.bsky.social · 22d

🎮 For all the lovers of analog sticks and buttons, this one’s for you!

Islets Defense now has controller support! Play on your gamepad, on your Steam Deck, or keep rocking the mouse!

(Oh, we added Steam Trading Cards too. Go collect ‘em all!)

#madewithgodot #indiedev #gamedev

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Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · Sep 6

Finally posted my 2024 gaming recap 🎮 A mix of quick notes, highlights, and reflections on everything I played. If you’re curious, I’d love for you to check it out. Hope you enjoy the read!

Top 10 Gems I’ve played in 2024

A look back at my 2024 gaming journey, reflections, highlights, and the games that left a mark on me this year.

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Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · Aug 11

Hey folks! We joined this year’s GMTK Game Jam and just released an update closer to our original vision for the game (our idea was a bit too big for the jam’s timeframe 😅). It’s a bite-sized roguelike deckbuilder, check it out!

willianfhs.itch.io/buffbulletbang

Buff, Bullet, Bang by Willian Schneider, MatheusCunegato, Am0nRa

Spin the drum, play your cards, and survive the loop. 🌵💿🔫

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Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · Jul 28

Awesome text about Islets! I believe it captures the essence of what we were trying to build, thanks a lot for putting it all in elegant words, Adam!

Adam Sharman @thatoneaj.bsky.social · Jul 28

Been a while since I put out a review and I think
@matheuscunegato.bsky.social
's recent release has gone too far under the radar. medium.com/@ThatOneAJ/t...

Tower Defense Gone Turn Based — Islets Defense Review

A calmer, more puzzly take on an old school genre.

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MiniGoof @minigoofstudio.bsky.social · Jul 28

The Islets Defense Soundtrack just dropped!
Support the devs, praise the amazing work of Matheus Herrmann and vibe to every islet.

🎧 Now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/bundle/57306...

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IGN @ign.com · Jun 27

Set your kingdom up securely to hold against the enemies coming from the fog in Islets Defense, a turn-based tower defense game coming to Steam on June 18.

#IGNSummerOfGaming

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Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thanks a lot for including Islets Defense on the list, really appreciated!

Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · Jun 23

Had an amazing time showcasing my boardgame to a lot of amazing people during this week's DOFF event! I'm pretty exhausted but it was amazing! Cemetery Hills will be released later this year! Stay tuned!

Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · Jun 20

Parabéns demais pela conquista! Bom demais!

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Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · Jun 18

MiniGoof @minigoofstudio.bsky.social · Jun 18

Islets Defense | Official Launch Trailer - Out NOW!

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Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · Jun 17

Get your defenses ready for tomorrow! Hope you all like it! 💣

MiniGoof @minigoofstudio.bsky.social · Jun 17

Tomorrow is the day! 🚀

Get ready to defend your castle, shoot slimes and other surprises along the way! ⚔️🛡️

#madewithgodot #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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MiniGoof @minigoofstudio.bsky.social · Jun 16

Hello everyone!
Just a reminder that Islets Defense will release in 2 days!!! 🔥🔥🔥

#madewithgodot #gamedev #indiedev

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MiniGoof @minigoofstudio.bsky.social · Jun 13

It's been so cool to see how much the game has evolved. We are super excited to see everyone playing next week!

#gamedev #godot #indiedev

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Willian Schneider @willianfhs.bsky.social · Jun 11

Even though I’m the programmer, this one was my idea!😄

Our Machine Gun is the only building with limited ammo, it unloads everything in one turn, then needs a big cooldown to recharge.

What do you think?

#IsletsDefense #indiegame #gamedev #towerdefense #madewithgodot

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Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · Jun 9

One thing we wanted in our game was to create intuitive but not explicit interactions.
The Bomb Tower throws bombs, which are also a tool used to collect rocks. So its attacks end up gathering resources too. Opens up some fun strategic choices. What do you think?

#indiegamedev #godot #towerdefense

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Am0nRa @am0nratheta.bsky.social · Jun 8

To activate Hard Mode, I made this little fella! It’s an interactive button with a cute idle animation, and it reacts to your progress bar and the moment you unlock hard mode. Small touch, but I love how it turned out! 😈👿
#indiegames #IndieGameDev #GodotEngine

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Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · Jun 6

How intuitive is a circus tower that throws a giant ball that bounces off enemies' heads one after another? It’s oddly satisfying to watch

#indiegames #godot #gamedev

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Willian Schneider @willianfhs.bsky.social · Jun 5

🥳 We’re going to be part of the Latin American Game Showcase! @lagshowcase.bsky.social

So cool to see @minigoofstudio.bsky.social's very first game showing up in an event like this! 🚀

#LAGS2025 #SummerGameFest #IsletsDefense #indiegame #gamedev #towerdefense #madewithgodot

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Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · Jun 4

Finally finished! Very proud of what we accomplished this year, and excited to see folks playing it in 2 weeks!

MiniGoof @minigoofstudio.bsky.social · Jun 4

Islets Defense has gone gold! That`s it, the game is complete. Now we are going to start working on Controller Support for the Steam Deckers out there! 🎮🥇

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MiniGoof @minigoofstudio.bsky.social · Jun 4

Islets Defense has gone gold! That`s it, the game is complete. Now we are going to start working on Controller Support for the Steam Deckers out there! 🎮🥇

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Matheus Cunegato @matheuscunegato.bsky.social · Jun 2

Let's goo!

MiniGoof @minigoofstudio.bsky.social · Jun 2

We’re part of this year’s #TurnBasedThursdayFest 🎉
Our demo is live alongside a bunch of other awesome games.

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#TurnBasedThursday - Turn-Based Game Showcases @turnbasedthursday.bsky.social · Jun 2

🚨 #TurnBasedThursdayFest's Steam Sale is LIVE! 🚨

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🎮 400+ featured games
💎 Hand-curated selections & hidden gems
🤑 Great deals up to 90%-off!

RPGs, sims, grand strategy, deckbuilders, 4X, roguelikes, puzzlers, city builders… find your next favorite! #Gaming

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Am0nRa @am0nratheta.bsky.social · May 30

I was importing this cool wig to our slime, but the scale was off 😂😂😂

Left: How it should look.
Right: How it currently looks. 😂

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