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Checkpoint Gaming @checkpointau.bsky.social · 17d

Name a more iconic duo than The Dungeon Experience and @devolverdigital.com - we'll wait.

@jacobjanerka.bsky.social @sboxle.bsky.social

checkpointgaming.net/news/2025/09...

Melbourne-made The Dungeon Experience releasing with Devolver Digital in 2026

Melbourne-based studio Bone Assembly announced that The Dungeon Experience is being published by Devolver Digital, releasing on PC in 2026.

checkpointgaming.net

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · 20d

Aw thanks for the shoutout, Karrie! 🙏

Always happy to discuss Winnie’s Hole and just generally meet folks in the industry!

Will be around Melb and games week.

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · 21d

0:34 👀👀👀

Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com · 21d

The 35th Annual Devolver Digital Publisher Sale is live on Steam! ✨

Cram your next favorite game at a shockingly low price into your backlog of unplayed gems aka PurGAMEatory! 🌀💸🌀

devolver.link/steampubsale25

Welcome to PurGAMEatory | Devolver Publisher Weekend 2025 | @mashed

YouTube video by DevolverDigital

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 27

Just learned about the game Bad Rats, which has apparently become a meme Steam gift?

Launched in 2009, started blowing up 4 years later.

I need to know more...

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 26

Mmm interesting, sounds like moments of insight help. Subconscious processing… 🤔 Maybe there’s some universal truth in returning to a task after taking space and being surprisingly better at it.

And yes! A good reminder to watch more GDC talks 😄

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Summerfall Studios 🕯️Malys OUT October 24!🕯️ @summerfallstudios.com · Jun 25

Surprise - our demonic deckbuilder Malys is available in Early Access - right now! 🙌

Hell hath no fury like a long wait. We're eager for your thoughts and feedback, so we decided to anoint you a little early!

It's time to UNLEASH HELL! 🔥

🔗 https://bit.ly/playmalys

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 24

All for rejecting formality.

How/where did you find guidance to improve your craft?
Or get unstuck if there was something you couldn't figure out in your writing?

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 24

Making a game:

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Skill Up @skillup.bsky.social · Jun 21

After 2 months of work, the Clair Obscur Expedition 33 video is here. I interviewed most of the game's senior leadership team asking one simple question: how did you do this? Their answers were inspiring and moving, and it's no surprise that COE33 is as remarkable as it is: youtu.be/mXLOLgC2V2Q?...

The impossible (true) stories behind the making of Clair Obscur Expedition 33

YouTube video by Skill Up

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 16

Mmmm tough situation.

The pricing issue isn’t something I’d considered before, that’s a very good point… would probably get backlash from funders if devalued.

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 16

Oh what was the downside of Kickstarter for you? I thought the general consensus was it can be good for a marketing beat?

Though seems less reliable for actual fundraising in recent years.

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 16

Yea it's ever more important for indies to subsidise marketing with design...

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🥀𝕭𝖊𝖓𝖏𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖓 𝕰𝖊🥀working on MALYS: the Exorcist deckbuilder! 🕯️👹 @theboyofcheese.bsky.social · Jun 15

It's finally (fantasy) out! 🌵⚔️✨🐤

My work for Summon: Yojimbo is out, found in the Counter Blitz commander deck for #MTGxFINALFANTASY! I had so much fun with this merc-for-hire, and I hope y'all do too! 💰🪙

AD: Vic Ochoa

#mtg #ffx #ff10

Yojimbo from Final Fantasy X stands proud and stoic with his companion dog Daigoro. We see them from a low angle, and see the blue sky with a moon still visible. Lavendar coloured petals fall from the sky, and mixed in with coins (gil). Yojimbo prepares to draw his famous blade, poised to strike.

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 16

Stunning! 💪

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 16

Yea it's harder for sure 😞

Interesting case study being such a visually polished game. I feel like 5ish years ago pubs were devouring games like this?

I wonder if we're in a Post-'Viral Gif Era' where publishers have also been burnt by many viral gif games releasing with low conversion rate.

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 16

Uhhh YES!
These are incredible. Great colour and composition skills 👑

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unseconds.bsky.social @unseconds.bsky.social · Jun 16

Here are some paintings i've been doin' for Parasensor, i really love the game and the team and I'm so excited to eventually share more about it :3 @ghoulish.com.au

A room full of monitors and devices above an L shaped desk, its dark except for light emitted by a wall of monitors to the right.

An art deco inspired hotel lobby with a staircase that leads up out of frame, past a green door.

A phone booth next to a curved road with an inner city background.

A wire fence in the foreground in front of an ominous windowless brutalist building. In the background is an abstracted city skyline blending into the clouds in the sky.

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 16

I'd guess pubs may have questioned the scope, gameplay or audience fit - If their branding risked severing a large part of the Steam racing audience.

Sometimes our bubbles can commercially hinder what we make, but it's always worth making art you believe in.

Gonna try the demo tonight!

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 16

Hmmm, I wouldn't think Crescent County is indicative of the state of publishing at large... Maybe for cosy games?

The existing audience for Steam racing games are car freaks, so they're targeting an unproven market. Racing games also seem very difficult to make replayable!

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 16

Why do you say that?
I feel like every other game being dropped has a publisher 😵

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 16

I'm workin i'm workin, except for right now, ok back to work 💀

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 16

Insights on indie game making and marketing.

How viable is self-publishing?... I guess we'll find out 🐸

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 11

PSA for indie devs in Next Fest:
Steam stats often take longer than a day to update. ⌛️

If your 'yesterday' wishlists are still 0, hang tight it likely hasn't updated yet. #gamedev

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𝖘𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖙 𝖛𝖚𝖑𝖙𝖚𝖗𝖊 @stvulture.bsky.social · Jun 10

All Living Things Demo is OUT on STEAM

The short demo will introduce you to a few main puzzle mechanics. How one thing is hidden in another, how another thing can deceive, and how all things have a role to play in the eternal becoming

store.steampowered.com/app/3681490/...

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Simon Boxer @sboxle.bsky.social · Jun 10

Yooo that art style! 👀

GHOULISH - Wishlist PARASENSOR now! @ghoulish.com.au · Jun 8

We just announced our debut game: PARASENSOR 😈
Wishlist now on Steam: tinyurl.com/yeacumm7

Thank you to @frostygamesfest.com for featuring us! It's an honor to be included among so many amazing ANZ games

youtu.be/m7TZws0VrWk

#indiegame #indiehorror #horrorgame #summergamefest

Parasensor | Frosty Games Fest 2025

YouTube video by Frosty Games Fest

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