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Abertay University @abertayuni.bsky.social · 7d

That moment you find out you've won DARE Academy...

Congratulations to our DARE Academy 2025 winners - Riverboat Games! 🏆

Their game Galactic Postal Servitude wowed the judges 💫👽

Read more 👇

abertay.ac.uk/N2Yx

#DAREAcademy #DAREAcademy2025 @riverboatgames.bsky.social

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 14d

We are now live! Tune in to the charity livestream here:
www.twitch.tv/abertaysagam...

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 15d

Reminder we will be hosting a charity livestream tonight at 18:00 BST in support of SpecialEffect!

www.justgiving.com/page/stream-...

Everyone is welcome to join us for a playthrough of Galactic Postal Servitude, while we invite feedback on accessibility and raise money for a great cause. 💜

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Lucinda Shale ⚡️ @lucindagames.bsky.social · 17d

My team @riverboatgames.bsky.social is hosting a charity livestream for @specialeffect.org.uk on Thu 25 Sept at 18:00! We would love your feedback + support 🎮✨

👉 lnkd.in/ecr8kJB8

@abertayuni.bsky.social | #SpecialEffect #CharityStream #Accessibility #GameDevelopment #DAREAcademy2025 #AbertayUni

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Sep 5

We're happy to announce that the #DARE2025 release of Galactic Postal Servitude is now available for free on itch! riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-postal-servitude

Take a look at our new release trailer for a sneak-peak on what we’ve worked on at #DareAcademy 👀👽

#IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Aug 30

www.dca.org.uk/events/ZtU-d...

Drop in and Play x DARE Academy - Dundee Contemporary Arts

Drop in and Play is back for August 2025!Try out a range of new games and meet the creatives behind them at this free, drop-in event in partnership with Abertay University and Ninja Kiwi.Taking place ...

www.dca.org.uk

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Aug 30

Dundee! We’ll be at Dundee Contemporary Arts today from 12-4pm for the Drop in and Play event, where we’ll be showcasing our Dare Academy game Galactic Postal Servitude!

The event is free and no ticket is needed, all ages welcome!

We hope to see you there, more info on the event in the replies!

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 25

Care for a cracker? ✨️

We always make sure our employees are provided with an adequate amount of nutrition. Keep up the good work and you might get some water too!

#IndieDev #GameDev #DAREAcademy #DARE2025

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 24

SOUND ON! 🔊

Sometimes game development is implementing a dialogue system, and sometimes it's creating a 0.1 second audio clip and looping it hundreds of times to test the dialogue sounds.

Boss Gleeble is a fun example of work spanning disciplines!

#DARE2025 #DAREacademy #IndieDev #SoundDesign

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 23

Take a first look at one of our new WIP mechanics, Fragile Tape!

We trust our employees to appropriately mark parcels that contain delicate items as fragile before sending.

... or mark their office as fragile too

#IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025 #DAREAcademy

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 22

He even lovingly welcomes you to the galaxy's most successful postal company*!
What's not to love? ❤️

#IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025 #DAREAcademy

* - May not be factually true

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 21

New #DAREAcademy sneak peek... 👀

Your new boss cares a lot about your performance while on the clock, so expect timely and encouraging feedback to boost employee morale. You'll be constantly monitored while working, so make sure to keep up the good work! 📦👍

#IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 18

We had the pleasure of welcoming Scottish Minister for Business Richard Lochhead this week! He took time to play our game, learn about DARE, our work at Abertay, and discuss the future of Scotland’s games industry. Thanks to Abertay for the incredible opportunity 🙏 #DAREAcademy #GameDev #Abertay

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 17

Is that a Gleeble...? On a TV screen? Wearing a suit??? ...🛸📺

Introducing your new manager - Boss Gleeble! What could he possibly get up to around the Post Office 👀📦✨

#DAREAcademy #DARE2025 #IndieDev #GameDev #AbertayUniversity #Gleeble #GalacticPostalServitude

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 16

We've been hard at work updating all the menus for #DAREAcademy, here's a little before & after to show the glow-up ✨
#DARE2025 #GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev #gamedev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 15

We just hit 200 followers on Bluesky! 🥳Just in time for our audio/narrative designer Josie’s 21st birthday! 🎉 🍰

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 14

It's time you finally got rewarded for all your hard work! One of the new features being worked on at #DAREAcademy is unique ending sequences based on how well you perform. 📦

Can you guess which ending this is from...? 👽✨️

#GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 11

Watch out! A Gleeble found his way into the studio and messed around with our music! 😅

It seems like he wants to brighten up the post office for the next human who comes by though, so maybe we can let him sing a little longer… 🎶

#DAREacademy #DARE2025 #GalacticPostalServitude

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 10

Lots of features are being prototyped as part of our #DAREAcademy work, can you spot them all? 👀
(Bonus points if you can find the bug as well! 👾)

#GalacticPostalServitude #IndieDev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 10

Our business cards have arrived!! 😎 #DAREAcademy #AbertayUniversity #gamedev #businesscards

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 10

Check out the other 2025 DARE Academy teams from Abertay University this year! 🫶 We can’t wait to see what everyone has been working on ✨ #DAREAcademy #AbertayUniversity #GameDev

Cosmic Coda @cosmiccoda.bsky.social · Jul 10

Want to see what we're up against? Check out the #DARE Academy Finalists:

Riverboat Games @riverboatgames.bsky.social
Bonny Bandits @bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
Hyperfix @hyperfixdev.bsky.social
Fishbowl Studio @fishbowl.studio
Final Prism Interactive @final-prism.bsky.social

#Gamedev #abertay

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 9

What do you think of our new office decorations? #gamedev #DAREAcademy #office #teamgoals #gameproducer #dundee #scotland

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 9

At #DAREAcademy we're working on giving our mechanics more interaction and visual feedback to add to the analogue feel of the post office.

Here's a first look at a concept for our new and improved parcel scanning! 📦👀

#GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 8

Here's a sneak peek of a brand new feature that's being put together!

Maybe you'll be able to lend them a hand (or two)......? 📦✨

#GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 7

Thank you so much! We can’t wait to see what you guys are “cooking” up👀 🥘

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