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Geoffrey Mugford
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🎮 Freelance Game Developer & Technical Designer
📚 Games Tutor @nftsfilmtv.bsky.social
👁️ Producer on @oubliettegame.bsky.social
🎥 Filmmaker | Telling Stories Through Play
⚫️ Part of @paradise-collab.bsky.social

He/Him | Eurasian
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Geoffrey Mugford @namidasai.itch.io · May 31
🐻🐝 Hive & Seek hit the table at UK Games Expo today - and I had a blast!

Thanks to everyone who came by to play! Stomping your way as the Bear or boldly bluffing an escape as the Bees - you were awesome. ❤️

💌 Sign up for updates:
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#UKGE #HiveAndSeek #IndieGames #BoardGames
Playtesters playing Hive & Seek at UKGE Playtesters playing Hive & Seek at UKGE Playtesters playing Hive & Seek at UKGE Playtesters playing Hive & Seek in the train
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I can't keep getting away with this...

(Frontier Scum in 1 rule for @shutupshow.bsky.social)

youtu.be/xDmb_JS3ZL0?...
Frontier Scum in 1 rule
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September 11, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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🎙️ I Talked About Playful Learning!

Just did my first-ever podcast with @athanateus.bsky.social on @gamedevlocal.bsky.social 🎮

We dug into what makes learning playful, why gamification falls short, and how game mechanics can teach.

🎥 Watch: youtu.be/SLZrkSqjfBk?...

#GameDev #PlayfulLearning
Learning Through Game Design Principles - #260 - Game Dev Local Podcast
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August 6, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Haven’t playtested Hive & Seek in a while - itching to bring it back to the next Playtest UK meetup!

I always come away with new ideas… feels like it’s getting real close to done 🤞

#Playtest #BoardGames #GameDesign
Two people are mid-playtest at a board game café. One player has their hands covering their face. The other player is smiling thoughtfully while holding a small hex tile, mid-turn. A partially played prototype game with wooden hex tiles and a bear figurine is set up between them on the table, with rules and a phone nearby. The scene captures a lighthearted but focused moment of gameplay and testing.
July 16, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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We’ll be there with @oubliettegame.bsky.social, come say hi!

#IndieGames
July 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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🚨 I’ll be at Develop next week, pitching Oubliette - a first-person roguelike set in freefall beneath 1950s Paris.

Any tips for a first-timer? 😱

We're also showcasing at Brilliant Indie Treasures from 4-8pm, if you want to have a go! 🎮

#DevelopBrighton #IndieGames #OublietteGame
Purple banner image with white text that reads: “I'LL BE AT Develop on 9th July!” Below that is the Develop conference logo and the words “Insight: Inspiration: Networking.” On the right side of the image is a circular photo of a person with glasses and shoulder-length hair, smiling in front of a blurred outdoor background. In the top-right corner is the logo for Oubliette, and in the bottom-right corner is the Abyssal Foundry logo.
July 1, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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At Gamebridge today showing Oubliette!

Loving the energy here - so many good student and grad games on display.

If you’re around, come say hi and try our occult roguelike descent through 1950s Paris 👀🎮

#Gamebridge2025 #IndieDev
Selfie of Geoffrey smiling in front of the Oubliette stand at Gamebridge, with the rest of the team. A laptop displays the game’s eerie comic-book visuals. The vibe is casual and friendly, surrounded by other indie booths and student showcases.
June 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Just played Peak and I’m obsessed.

A chill climbing game with a shared world regenerated weekly, streamlined survival mechanics, and clean coop interactions.

It feels simple, but there’s real depth underneath. Surprises, discovery, vibes.

Peak is peak multiplayer design.

#IndieGames #PeakGame
a video game called hop on peak with pink hearts
Alt: Peak gameplay with rope and climbing
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June 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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🎮 Been thinking about how prototyping isn’t just for early dev - it’s a mindset.

My 1st smuggling-FTL prototype was a mess.
2nd version? Cleaner, more fun, and faster to make.

Prototypes or features, it's the same.
Focus on making it playable first - then improve it.

#GameDev #IndieDev
June 24, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Throwback to Droplet - my first real game release. Just a silly endless faller on mobile… but I learned so much!

Biggest takeaway? Analytics are gold.
I saw where players quit, what they bought, where they got stuck.

Honestly changed how I think about game design.

#GameDev #IndieDev
June 17, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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🎮 Showing Oubliette at Interactive Futures today with @lucfoster.bsky.social!

Wild to be back in Leamington Spa - studied just up the road at Warwick uni and lived here for years. Big nostalgia vibes.

Come say hi if you’re around!

#InteractiveFutures #IndieGames #GameDev #OublietteGame
Luc and Geoffrey standing next to a showcase display of Oubliette, playable at Interactive Futures
June 13, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Been playing so much #DuneAwakening lately I caught myself IRL scanning for shade like it’s survival priority #1
a dune awakening poster with a person holding a gun
Alt: a dune awakening poster with a person holding a gun
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June 12, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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It’s like interactive slam poetry
without voice but full of heart

Check it out! ❤️

#IndieGame #ArtGame
comfiedev.bsky.social Comfie @comfiedev.bsky.social · Jun 11
concrete spaces...

build up and tear down spatial expectations
interactive bilinguality
spoken word inspired pacing

coming on the 2nd of July!

wishlist below:
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June 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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GARBAGE COUNTRY 🌵

Just properly announced our game at PC Gaming showcase!
Go check out our fancy new Steam page and drop us wishlist.

store.steampowered.com/app/2530870/...
June 8, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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I'm already 10h into @duneawakening.com and I’m already hooked.

I don’t play many MMOs, but the mix of survival, base-building, and reckless sandworm baiting is great.

Curious to see how deep the Landsraad politics will go in the end game. Anyone else trying it?

#DuneAwakening #MMO
a poster for dune awakening with a man driving a vehicle
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June 10, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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Officially announcing my new game:

GARBAGE COUNTRY.

A lonely road trip through the ruins of a forgotten world.

feat. vast wastelands, tower-defense battles, upgrades, mysteries, & lots of driving.
June 8, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Herdling will be here so soon, and we can’t wait for everyone to go on this journey with us 🤎🧡💛
okomotive.ch Okomotive @okomotive.ch · Jun 7
💙NEW TRAILER & STEAM DEMO OUT NOW 💙
HERDLING is coming to PC and Consoles in Summer 2025

Watch Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPaS...

Play Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3047750/...

#FutureGamesShow
Herdling Future Games Show & Demo Trailer
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June 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
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📋🍕 Ran the Kanban Pizza Game workshop for our first-year MA Game Dev students at @nftsfilmtv.bsky.social!

Like an IRL Overcooked, it's a great intro to Agile: fast iteration cycles, feedback loops, WIP limits... and it's always so much fun!

#GameDev #Agile #Kanban #IndieDev #LearningThroughPlay
Kanban Pizza Game workshop: featuring paper triangles, sticky notes, red markers. Students are trying to make as many slices as possible in a fixed amount of time. They need to keep waste to a minimum. Kanban Pizza Game workshop: featuring paper triangles, sticky notes, red markers. Students are trying to make as many slices as possible in a fixed amount of time. They need to keep waste to a minimum.
June 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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🐻🐝 Hive & Seek hit the table at UK Games Expo today - and I had a blast!

Thanks to everyone who came by to play! Stomping your way as the Bear or boldly bluffing an escape as the Bees - you were awesome. ❤️

💌 Sign up for updates:
forms.gle/zBxEu3Fe7i3n...

#UKGE #HiveAndSeek #IndieGames #BoardGames
Playtesters playing Hive & Seek at UKGE Playtesters playing Hive & Seek at UKGE Playtesters playing Hive & Seek at UKGE Playtesters playing Hive & Seek in the train
May 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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The #Playdate season 2 has breathed new life into this gorgeous handheld.
Yellow and purple Play date handheld sitting on the counter next to a pink guava soda. Dig Dig Dino screen on the yellow play date as I hold it close to the camera.
May 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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the best 3d platformer (since at least a year ago), getting better every day.

wishlist on steam

#videogame #jumping #philosophy #platformer #cozy #mario64 #parkour
March 17, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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🐻🐝 Hive & Seek hit the table at UK Games Expo today - and I had a blast!

Thanks to everyone who came by to play! Stomping your way as the Bear or boldly bluffing an escape as the Bees - you were awesome. ❤️

💌 Sign up for updates:
forms.gle/zBxEu3Fe7i3n...

#UKGE #HiveAndSeek #IndieGames #BoardGames
Playtesters playing Hive & Seek at UKGE Playtesters playing Hive & Seek at UKGE Playtesters playing Hive & Seek at UKGE Playtesters playing Hive & Seek in the train
May 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Just set up at the UK Games Expo! 🐻🐝

Hive & Seek is live in the Playtest Zone - 2 players, 1 smart bear, 3 sneaky bees, and a whole lot of bluffing.

Come play, or just wave at Seek (the teddy)!

#UKGE #hiveandseek #indiegame #tabletop #gamedesign #indiegame
Photo of a stand at UKGE playtesting Hive & Seek. Cute bees and bear abound
May 31, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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🐻🐝 Bringing Hive & Seek to the UK Games Expo tomorrow!

A 5-min duel of bluff, deduction, and memory - one player’s a Bear, sniffing out honey. The other? A swarm of sneaky Bees, racing to the hidden Hive.

Catch me in Hall 2-108 from 10–1pm if you want to play!

#UKGE #UKGamesExpo #BoardGames
I'll Be At UK Games Expo on Saturday 31st of May from 10am–1pm in Hall 2-108.
May 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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That's right!
We made a little game for the Playdate as part of their Season 2 bundle!
Check out the video to see me chat about our game, Fulcrum Defender!

Also here's a dumb ad I made.
April 18, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Do you make weird, artsy, short-form videogames? Or know someone who does? Check out this new zine project I've been working on (intended to kind of bridge poetry/academia/art world/indie games) - and consider submitting a game for the first issue! www.gamepoems.org
Game Poems Magazine
Game Poems is an online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames. The videogame poem is a concept that challenges traditional boundaries betw...
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March 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM