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Tad Cordle

@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

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Gameplay code @mediamolecule; puzzle game designer (A Little Perspective, Sensorium); washed LBP speedrunner http://twitch.tv/rbdjellyfish #indiegames #gamedev

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Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Mar 21

🟥 A Little Perspective now has a store page! 🟥

✨ store.steampowered.com/app/3485300/... ✨

Check out the new trailer, bless the Steam algorithm with a wishlist, and tell your puzzle-loving friends :) Demo will be available in the coming months!

#indiegame #puzzle

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Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · 2d

I remember beginning to setup an EGS page for Sensorium a little while ago, hitting a minor roadblock, realizing it would probably reach about 1% of the people it did on steam, and gave up

Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · 11d

I would have believed it to actually be impossible (and that being the point) if I hadn't seen people online had beaten it already

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Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · 12d

I can tell the game is getting close to being done because I'm starting to write code that looks like this

Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · 21d

I did it and the game is already back to being fully playable. Custom level editor really paying dividends.

The question is, though, is it better? 🤔

Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · 21d

I love your old music! I used to listen to Winterglade all the time, found it very inspiring as a hobbyist composer back in the day

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Gaby Wilde @surfwilde.bsky.social · 25d

Guys!! Media Molecule is hiring a stylised environment artist! Come work with me!

www.mediamolecule.com/jobs/senior-...

Media Molecule | Creators of Award-Winning Games

Our magnificent team of Molecules are the creators behind the multi-award winning LittleBigPlanet, LittleBigPlanet 2, Tearaway, Tearaway Unfolded and our most recent title, and BAFTA award winning, Dr...

www.mediamolecule.com

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Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · 25d

(You can't stop me, I'm gonna do it)

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Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · 25d

Good news: I've sent out the full version of A Little Perspective to a few friends to playtest!
Bad news: I already feel compelled to redesign the entire overworld, don't let me do it

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Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Sep 10

A Little Perspective was in Gamer Social Club's top 5 at #PlayNYC 👀

I think it's because @cybrlich.bsky.social was our neighbor and the awesomeness overflowed into our booth.

Playcrafting @playcrafting.bsky.social · Sep 10

Gamer Social Club's Top 5 games of #PlayNYC @gamersocialclub.ca
gamersocialclub.ca/2025/08/28/g...

Gamer Social Club at Play.NYC - Our Top 5

Take a look at our top five picks from this year's Play.NYC, a Playcrafting-produced indie game showcase held in New York City

gamersocialclub.ca

Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Sep 1

There are a few revolving around alternative solutions that are strange, but I wouldn't say controversial 🤔

Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Sep 1

(The late-night sunday side quest was implementing all the game's achievements, not just achieving 2 of them 🙃)

Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Sep 1

Late-night sunday side quest complete :)

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Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Aug 26

Play drunk. Guarantees the discovery of all sorts of unusual bugs.

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Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Aug 24

#PlayNYC2025 was fun. My feet hurt from standing 12 hours a day and my social battery is at -300%. But it was fun.

Final stats for A Little Perspective:
290 people played the demo (2 of them were Hatsune Miku)
30 people reached the end
1 person beat one of the secret levels 😮

Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Aug 22

#PlayNYC2025 starts today! Come find our very home-made looking booth 😄

Playcrafting @playcrafting.bsky.social · Aug 3

‼️ Exhibitor Announcement‼️ @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social will be showcasing A Little Perspective at #PlayNYC2025

A Little Perspective is an abstract, perspective-based puzzle game where perception and reality are one and the same.

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Playcrafting @playcrafting.bsky.social · Aug 19

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Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Aug 17

That actually works in the dev's favor because the viewers will get frustrated and buy the game to play it better

Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Aug 17

I am very sunburned

Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Aug 17

I am back from a real nice vacation, time to immediately throw myself into expo prep mode + making 2 games at the same time again

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Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Aug 17

He streamed my previous game (Sensorium) over a few days, and it was very stressful, but it led to a small yet visible bump in sales, and is probably the reason the puzzle community even remotely knows about the game, so worth a shout :P

Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Aug 17

Bit of a strange shout, but Jonathan Blow (j_blow) streams indie puzzle games from time to time - he's not a "streamer" really but consistently gets a few hundred viewers. He will probably shit-talk your game the whole time, but there's good design feedback in there if you have thick enough skin.

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Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Aug 17

Gotcha, thanks for the feedback!

Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Aug 17

Interesting! Did it feel redundant, or do you think it's just more of a standard trailer meta these days to go shorter?

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · Aug 15

I'm 4 followers away from 9000, let's try something new.

Reply with your trailer and I'll reply with 1 thing I think could be fixed or improved.

(if this gets lots of attention I reserve the right to stop at any time 😅)

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Tad Cordle @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social · Aug 17

I put a decent amount of effort into this, but it was a lot of lost-in-the-dark, brute-force iteration sort of effort, so very curious what you think :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB-w...

A Little Perspective - Announcement Trailer

YouTube video by RbdJellyfish