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Another indie studio not quite stealing a living, making games for the #Playdate Makers of Lolife, Resonant Tale, Daedalus Versus Minotaur, Goodnight Universe, and The Seven Bridges of Koenigsberg 🌐 orangethief.co.uk | 🕹️ orangethiefgames.itch.io

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jun 10

Explore a hostile kingdom, vanquish wild beasts, and deal with unscrupulous soldiers in Lolife, a retro action RPG out now on #Playdate Catalog and itch! #indiegame play.date/games/lolife/

Lolife for Playdate

Explore a hostile kingdom, vanquish wild beasts, and deal with unscrupulous soldiers on an uncompromising quest for revenge in this retro open world action role playing game.

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · 20d

Conquer the world of Lolife with this crafty map, lovingly created in papercraft style by the incredibly talented @toadley.bsky.social! #Playdate #indiegame

A papercraft style map of the overworld from Lolife on Playdate. The four main regions visible are woods, fields, plains and a castle. The map is divided into individual screens with layouts matching the game.

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Aug 21

Lolife is a retro open world action RPG that harkens back to the early era of Hydlide, Ys and the original Zelda mixed with some light immersive-sim design. Visually it has clear retro style with it's simplistic sprites, tile based movement, fixed screens and windowed layout. play.date/games/lolife/

Lolife for Playdate

Explore a hostile kingdom, vanquish wild beasts, and deal with unscrupulous soldiers on an uncompromising quest for revenge in this retro open world action role playing game.

play.date

Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Aug 21

Resonant Tale is an exploration and puzzle focused take on classic 2D Zelda mixed with some other retro-styled mechanics such as the "bump combat" of Ys and line-of-sight stealth similar to early Pokemon. The visuals draw inspiration from Link's Awakening on the Game Boy. play.date/games/resona...

Resonant Tale for Playdate

Meet quirky characters and explore a pocket size puzzle box world in this no filler low combat classic handheld adventure!

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toad @toadley.bsky.social · Aug 10

really nice/interesting read!! <3

and if you own a Playdate and are looking for more games to play after Season 2, i can highly recommend Lolife. it's got a super neat art style, and can be played in short or long sessions <3

Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Aug 10

We talk sales, player reception and whether our new #Playdate action RPG Lolife met expectations in a new retrospective blog post on PD Games pdgamez.com/developer/or...

Lolife Launch Retrospective

Two months since release we talk sales, player reception and whether our new action RPG met expectations.

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Aug 10

We talk sales, player reception and whether our new #Playdate action RPG Lolife met expectations in a new retrospective blog post on PD Games pdgamez.com/developer/or...

Lolife Launch Retrospective

Two months since release we talk sales, player reception and whether our new action RPG met expectations.

pdgamez.com

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jul 18

Watch the full stream of aayl1's first playthrough of Lolife on #Playdate with some exclusive dev chat! www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqvj...

Lolife (Playdate) - First Playthrough with Developer Scott (orkn)

YouTube video by aaronayl1

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jul 10

Otto got an update that greatly improves the crank controls, if you haven't gone back I'd definitely recommend you give it another try!

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jul 10

It's also been one month since the release of our new action RPG Lolife on #Playdate! It's a replayable open world full of discovery and we'd love for more players to check it out! play.date/games/lolife/

Lolife for Playdate

Explore a hostile kingdom, vanquish wild beasts, and deal with unscrupulous soldiers on an uncompromising quest for revenge in this retro open world action role playing game.

play.date

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jul 10

Missing that new game day feeling now #Playdate Season 2 is over? Our award winning adventure Resonant Tale is 20% off for the next week on Catalog! play.date/games/resona...

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jul 8

And that's a wrap! aayl1 surprised us with an unexpected route through the game for an early credits and then we spent the rest of the time exploring more and finishing with the final trial. Thanks to everyone who tuned in!

Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jul 8

We're about to go live with aayl1 on Twitch for a first time playthrough of Lolife on #Playdate! www.twitch.tv/aayl1

aayl1 - Twitch

Star Wars JS Final bit

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jul 4

Another Resonant Tale "physical edition"?! Very, very cool! Delved is a fun Pulp-made platformer too, go check it out!

SN-Studios @snstudios.bsky.social · Jul 4

To celebrate Delved's release on Catalog, I decided to make a "physical" version for it! As well as one for Resonant Tale, because, why not? Couldn't have just one on the shelf. Only got the covers so far, but I'll print some artwork for the inside and maybe get an SD card to complete it!
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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jul 1

Take a break from your quest by rounding up some sheep in Lolife on #Playdate. Can you beat our record? #indiegame

A screenshot from the game Lolife on Playdate showing the player reading a signpost next to a pen full of sheep. The sign reads "SHEEP HERDING. Record: 45.00s".

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jun 24

The open world of Lolife can be unforgiving but we've got your back with these helpful hints and tips! #playdate #indiegame orangethief.co.uk/lolife

Lolife - Orange Thief

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jun 24

I'd love to hear what you think when you get to it!

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Mike Suszek @mikesuszek.bsky.social · Jun 24

I wrapped my 100% run of @bumbleborn.com’s Echo: The Oracle’s Scroll, and am now on Lolife. It’s really good, and nicely challenging to start. Go buy this!

Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jun 17

It's been one week since Lolife launched on #Playdate and we're thrilled that over one hundred players have started out on their quest for revenge! If you've yet to join them here's a great review of the game from @thegamellama.bsky.social www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/lo...

Lolife — Playdate: The Unofficial Website

Open-world, replayable Pulp adventure

www.playdateunofficial.com

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jun 17

Lolife — Playdate: The Unofficial Website

Open-world, replayable Pulp adventure

www.playdateunofficial.com

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jun 13

Not only is Otto's Galactic Groove a fantastic new game in #Playdate Season Two, it even features two bonus tracks from Resonant Tale! @rupertcole.bsky.social never ceases to impress with his genre-spanning musical talents!

Pawprints Games @pawprints.games · Jun 12

It's time to face the music! Otto's Galactic Groove!! is OUT NOW as part of #playdate season two!

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jun 12

We love hearing from all of you already playing Lolife on #Playdate, your support means a lot! For those with a preference don't forget the game is also available to sideload from itch (and we greatly appreciate any comments and ratings there too!) orangethiefgames.itch.io/lolife

Lolife by Orange Thief

A retro open world action role playing game.

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TheGameLlama @thegamellama.bsky.social · Jun 10

Lowlife is out today! Read about why you’re gonna want to pick it up: www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/lo...

Lolife — Playdate: The Unofficial Website

Open-world, replayable Pulp adventure

www.playdateunofficial.com

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Playdate @play.date · Jun 10

② Lolife is a retro open world action role playing game where you explore a hostile kingdom, vanquish wild beasts, and deal with unscrupulous soldiers on an uncompromising quest for revenge.

play.date/games/lolife/ 🏰

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Playdate @play.date · Jun 10

Ahem! The latest Catalog Drop ....has dropped! We've got some really great games to explore including one where you manage a capybara spa?! YEP!

Open up Catalog on your playdate or tap on over to play.date/games for more 😀 Happy Cranking!

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jun 10

I'm hyped that you're hyped!

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toad @toadley.bsky.social · Jun 10

highly recommend playing this if you own a #Playdate!! Orange Thief poured an impressive amount of care and attention to detail into this 💚

so many different ways to beat the game, so many secrets to find - it rules haha

play.date/games/lolife/

Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jun 10

Explore a hostile kingdom, vanquish wild beasts, and deal with unscrupulous soldiers in Lolife, a retro action RPG out now on #Playdate Catalog and itch! #indiegame play.date/games/lolife/

Lolife for Playdate

Explore a hostile kingdom, vanquish wild beasts, and deal with unscrupulous soldiers on an uncompromising quest for revenge in this retro open world action role playing game.

play.date

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Orange Thief @orangethief.bsky.social · Jun 10

A playable Lolife soundtrack directly on your Playdate?! With even more secrets hidden inside?! Check it out after playing the full game!

Keanu_reevebooks @jamesgameboy.bsky.social · Jun 10

And for the REAL Playdate heads out there, I've also released the soundtrack as a standalone app, with commentary and crankable animations!
james-gameboy.itch.io/lolife-origi...

Lolife Original Score + Pulp Score App by James Gameboy

The music from Lolife, with interactive crankable animations! Plus, a template for making your own Pulp score apps!

james-gameboy.itch.io

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