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Joi
@maybeplayable.bsky.social
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Indie Game Developer
UI/UX designer at Porcelain Fortress
Worked on QuizUp, Kingdom & Plasma
Also a dad guy
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Joi @maybeplayable.bsky.social · Oct 9
Remember Jones in the Fast Lane?
It's a competitive life simulator from '91. I played it a lot as a kid. It also happens to be a big inspiration for the game I’m working on now: Walk of Life.

Let me tell you more about it... 🧵
#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #Steam #nextfest
maybeplayable.bsky.social
So a cool thing happened today! The local #gamedev in Iceland gathered to allow the public to see and play their recently released games, as well as those still in development.

Kind of like a local games expo, only it's the first time we ever do this!
November 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
maybeplayable.bsky.social
Someone feel free to explain how, because this ASCII in 3D looks amazing!

#gamedev
November 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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nordnordursins.bsky.social
Gang of Frogs er leikur í anda Helldivers - nema með froskum! 🐸 Leikurinn er þróaður af íslenska leikjafyrirtækinu Aska Studios.

#íslenskt #íslenskurtölvuleikur #frogs
Það sem við vitum um Gang of Frogs
Gang of Frogs er þriðju persónu samvinnu-skotleikur (co-op) með taktísku spilatvisti. Allt að fjórir geta spilað leikinn saman þar sem hver spilari stjórnar frosk sem er málaliði og hlýðir skipunum ka...
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November 16, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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joonturbo.bsky.social
Q-UP hit overwhelmingly positive this weekend which is overwhelmingly flattering!

"That's kind of sick when you think about it."

here's some thoughts from my perspective in a thread
steam screenshot showing overwhelmingly positive
November 17, 2025 at 12:50 PM
maybeplayable.bsky.social
Þetta verður mjög spennandi! Hlakka til að sjá sem flesta!
November 14, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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gamemakersiceland.bsky.social
Ticket sales for the first-ever Reykjavík Game Summit are on fire 🔥

RGS is a full-day event for Iceland’s professional gamedev community - a day of talks, fireside chats and inspiration.

Seats are almost gone, so grab yours now!

Get your ticket: tix.is/event/20599/...
November 10, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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joonturbo.bsky.social
it's fun making a game and then have people play it, I recommend it
a screenshot from steamdb showing 999 concurrent players of Q-UP
November 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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joonturbo.bsky.social
Q-UP is coming November 5!

You can still get the demo until the game launches.
store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...

Universal Paperclip spiritual Zachtronics incremental esport pvp sequel single player game (online)
October 29, 2025 at 12:08 PM
maybeplayable.bsky.social
Now in Early Access!
Go check out our competitive life simulator, Walk of Life!

#gamedev #indiedev
October 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
maybeplayable.bsky.social
AAAAAGGHHHHHHHHHH!!

Our game is out in Early Access!!

store.steampowered.com/app/1910150/...

#gamedev #indiedev
Save 10% on Walk of Life on Steam
Walk of Life is a fast-paced, satirical life simulator where you scramble to get a job, earn a degree, pay rent, and beat your friends before everything falls apart.
store.steampowered.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:52 PM
maybeplayable.bsky.social
An angry goose! Its foot is in the air, charging at you, and that neck bends in the most awkward, most angriest way!

Nobody should have to deal with this monstrosity! But you sure can in our game Walk of Life, coming to Early Access tomorrow!

#gamedev #indiedev
A picture of a really angry goose!
October 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
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maybeplayable.bsky.social
Thanks @gog.com for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!

Walk of Life is a turn based life simulator party game! Remember old Jones in the Fastlane? You should, it's a GOOD OLD GAME 🏃

Anyway, compete with up to 6 of your friend and live your ultimate life!

store.steampowered.com/app/1910150/...

#gamedev
A vibrant map of the game world in Walk of Life, a town called Calicornia. The location User Interface for the Job Office in the game, hey wait, is that the guy from Office Space? Maybe it is!
October 23, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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gog.com
We couldn’t be happier to say that… it’s our turn now! We’re officially hosting this week’s #TurnBasedThursday 🎲

If you’re a developer – show us your turn-based games in the comments and tag other devs!

If you’re a fan of the genre – share your love for them in this thread!

Now… your move.
October 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
maybeplayable.bsky.social
We'te releasing Walk of Life into Early Access, in 26 hours...
We're not stressed, not one bit!

#gamedev #art
Definitely a stressed out person!
October 23, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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jovghanna.bsky.social
I like animating hands ✋ #pixelart #dragoondrop #indiedev #gamedev #animation
October 21, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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sablebytes.bsky.social
Day 20 of my #October Game Asset Challenge and I made a river/pond tile set and some ducks :)

Find them and everything else from my October posts for free on sablebytes.itch.io on the 31st !

#pixelart #gamedev #gameassets #indiedev #pixelanimation
October 21, 2025 at 5:26 AM
maybeplayable.bsky.social
Hey man, you better watch your stats!

#gamedev
October 20, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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mikebithell.bsky.social
Look, it’s really straightforward to get a publisher as a new name indie in 2025. Simply do 95% of the work making and marketing your game, and if your metrics are trending towards almost certain success, a publisher will swoop in to promise the remaining 5%, deliver 3%, and collect 75%
October 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
maybeplayable.bsky.social
Oof, tough choice...

#gamedev
A life event card with two choices, play the demo of our upcoming game, Walk of Life. Or Wishlist our upcoming game, Walk of Life.
October 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
maybeplayable.bsky.social
Noisy neighbors? Don’t worry, they’re just playing the Walk of Life demo, now on Steam Next Fest. Go join them!

Sketch vs Final, by our art team.
#gamedev #indiedev #art
October 13, 2025 at 6:58 PM
maybeplayable.bsky.social
Our game is Live on Next Fest! Wooo!

Go! Go Walk all of the Lives! Life with your friends! Life better than your friends! Do the best Life! 🏃

#gamedev #indiedev #nextfest
store.steampowered.com/app/3701960/...
Walk of Life Demo on Steam
Try the Demo for Walk of Life, a hilarious life simulator where players duke it out in the rat race of mundane living. Get a job, buy stuff, and crush your friends in local or online multiplayer. Chec...
store.steampowered.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:39 PM
maybeplayable.bsky.social
Meet Grundor, a regular in Walk of Life!

Sketch vs Final, by our art team.
#gamedev #indiedev #art
October 12, 2025 at 9:53 AM
maybeplayable.bsky.social
The art in Walk of Life slaps! Seriously, look at what our artists are doing!

I'll post more if you all want...
#gamedev #indiedev #art
October 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
maybeplayable.bsky.social
My 2 years at the studio, and all my designs for Walk of Life, summed up in 33 seconds. Starring Buster Keaton, as me.

#gamedev #indiedev
October 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
maybeplayable.bsky.social
More UI designs from Walk of Life! The first screen's from before I joined the team. The last one’s the latest design.

#gamedev #indiedev
October 10, 2025 at 8:03 PM