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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · 19d

Excited to share that Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale is coming to Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4/5 on September 25!

Shoutout to the team at indienova for bringing this dream to life.

Nintendo Switch (10% sale) www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

PlayStation store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...

Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site

Buy Meteorfall: Krumit's Tale and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.

www.nintendo.com

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Sep 4

Excited to share that Krumit's Tale is part of the Indie Likes & Lites Bundle! Insane value for 9 incredible games by indies you probably know.

www.humblebundle.com/games/indie-...

Indie Likes and Lites

Pay what you want and explore the hottest indie titles before summer ends like Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon and going under.

www.humblebundle.com

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Aug 26

Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble is the Game of the Day on i0S!

A big thank you to the team at Apple for featuring the game!

Write up on the game here: apps.apple.com/story/id1822...

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Cam Kendell @camkendell.bsky.social · Jul 29

Hey, look! I had the honor of providing some key art pieces for Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble from @slothwerks.bsky.social. It's up on Steam and the App Store now!

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Jun 19

Among some great company on the Top Paid Card Games charts on iOS / Android!

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Jun 18

Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble is now available on iOS and Android!

iOS apps.apple.com/us/app/meteo...

Android play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Jun 12

Less than a week before the June 18 launch of Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble on iOS and Android!

Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Jun 3

Testing has been going well on the mobile version of Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble and we're pulling up the release date to June 18 - just a couple short weeks away!

You can pre-order now on iOS and pre-register on Android:

iOS apps.apple.com/us/app/meteo...

Android play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Jun 3

Testing has been going well on the mobile version of Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble and we're pulling up the release date to June 18 - just a couple short weeks away!

You can pre-order now on iOS and pre-register on Android:

iOS apps.apple.com/us/app/meteo...

Android play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · May 20

Just left my review. It's every bit as good as I hoped! You guys really killed it. The comparison I made was between Balatro (card values summed/multiplied) and Clash Royale (units marching forward). And the UI - OMG. So much charm and style. It's a delight to see the whole thing in motion.

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · May 19

Excited to announce that iOS Pre-Order / Android Pre-Registration for Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble are now live!

Release date: June 25. Get hyped!

🍎 apps.apple.com/us/app/meteo...

🤖 play.google.com/store/apps/d...

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · May 6

We got a LOT of feedback post launch from players who were put off by the name 'Royale' in the title, thinking it was a BR style game.

Given you have just seconds for players scrolling by for them to decide whether to click, we've adopted the unusual strategy of a rebrand.

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · May 6

We're doing something unconventional: Bramble Royale will be rebranded as Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble prior to its mobile launch!

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · May 3

It took a minute to collect enough ratings but Bramble Royale is finally 'Very Positive' on Steam!

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Apr 26

Just discovered this gem on @roguelikerofficial.bsky.social - so hyped for this!

The Royal Writ @theroyalwrit.bsky.social · Apr 25

The Royal Writ is a lane-based permadeath deckbuilder filled to the brim of the crown with ADORABLE CREATURES!

Here are a few of them for you lovely citizens to fawn over, you have our royal blessing 🐦‍⬛👑

#gaming #indiegame #gamedev #art #cute

A grey animal with a pink snout and ears wearing a blue pinafore dress. Drawn in a picture book cartoon style.

A hermit crab with a full human body holding a jug. Drawn in a picture book cartoon style.

A brown cow wearing a yellow dress and shoes chomping down on a string of sausages that are trailing on the floor. Drawn in a picture book cartoon style.

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Apr 26

Appreciate the support! ❤️

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Apr 24

Damn sorry that happened 😕 I refreshed literally hundreds of times. Could be that it's sold out or even that your slot came and went? Once you're up you only have 10 minutes to complete purchase.

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Steinwill @steinwill.bsky.social · Apr 22

I finally got around to draw again so I did a fanart for the wonderful indygame Bramble Royale by @slothwerks.bsky.social
A really enjoyable and charming card battling roguelike starring the adroable bearserker Bramble and his fighting arena.
Check it out here:
store.steampowered.com/app/2372950/...

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Apr 24

Forgot to mention I was in mine for like 20 minutes

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Apr 24

I just kept refreshing and eventually it popped up that I was eligible to buy. I got in mine at :58, or 2 min before release. Good luck!

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Apr 24

Took about 20 minutes of waiting in line but finally scored one in Walmart. Target was a bust

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Apr 22

Brings me so much joy to see someone make fan art for the game ❤️ fantastic illustration, thanks for sharing!

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Apr 10

How do I get a Severance / Lumon skined version of Blue Prince?

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Apr 3

Appreciate the kind words!

If there's a bright spot here, it's that there may be lessons in Bramble's shortcomings that can help other indie devs avoid the same mistakes.

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Apr 3

Rebrand or name change for the mobile release is something I'm seriously considering.

It's probably hard / impossible to fix the Steam release, but I plan to support it with some content updates anyway. Not likely to move the needle, but maybe a small boost.

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Slothwerks (developing Meteorfall: Rustbowl Rumble) @slothwerks.bsky.social · Apr 3

The most popular comment on my semi-viral self-roast of Bramble on /r/indiegaming: people REALLY don't like 'Royale' in the title.

It occured to me that SOME people may confuse the name w/ a battle royale game, but I underestimated the strength of that correlation.

www.reddit.com/r/IndieGamin...

I spent 4 years and $60k developing a game. It bombed on Steam

www.reddit.com

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