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Sbug Games @sbug.games · 9d

The Isopod Demo is back on Steam for #MIGW!
We've added a new friend to meet, a new shell to try on, and a bunch of extra polish✨
Isopod comes out on October 21st (THREE WEEKS! 😱)
Check out the demo here:
store.steampowered.com/app/2053910

Isopod: A Webbed Spin-off on Steam

You're a tiny pill-bug in a big world! Roll, zip, and slam your way through the gorgeous landscapes of the Australian bush, unite your fellow bugs, and fight back the greedy Fire Ant Conglomerate!

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Stijn @stijnvanwakeren.bsky.social · 11d

If retro anime is at all your thing, go play this game! It's on Switch too!
Just got through episode one, having a blast so far

store.steampowered.com/app/1575810/...

Save 10% on Wander Stars on Steam

Unleash custom attacks by combining words in this Super! Anime! Turn-Based! RPG! Collect all 200 words, earn Pep Ups from honorable victories and become a Kiai master. Befriend your rivals, uncover da...

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🦷🥬 Clear Eclair 🥬🦷 ➜ comms open! @cleareclair.bsky.social · 18d

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Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ @chiitan.love · 23d

Chiitan loves all transgender people.
I've received a lot of criticism for expressing my support, but what's more important is that all transgender people live happy lives.
Blue Sky cannot display long posts, so please read this post if you'd like.
love you all 🤍
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www.instagram.com/reel/C9qppva...

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Stijn @stijnvanwakeren.bsky.social · 29d

Oh! I've always thought it'd be fun to compose for your game, but I was under the impression you had music covered. It looks super fun.
stijnvanwakeren.bandcamp.com/album/stijns...

Stijn's Demo Reel, by Stijn van Wakeren

19 track album

stijnvanwakeren.bandcamp.com

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Riley Neville @riley.sbug.games · Sep 10

Have you ever wanted to just be a worm for a day?
Then good news because we're announcing a new game!
wirm is coming SOON!
🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🪱🍎
Wishlist it on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1934870/...

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Sbug Games @sbug.games · Jun 7

Isopod is coming 21st of October 25!
Please wishlist on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/2053910/...

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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · Jun 6

Tune into the YouTube broadcast of #WholesomeDirect tomorrow for captions in the following languages:

Spanish by @lamalamuerte.bsky.social
Japanese by @myrrh0707.bsky.social
Dutch by @esmmazing.bsky.social
German by DerEineSchwarzeRabe
French by @thomasc0.bsky.social

youtu.be/D4ZRXGcmDlM

Wholesome Direct - Indie Game Showcase 6.7.2025

YouTube video by Wholesome Games

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depths of wikipedia @depthsofwikipedia.bsky.social · May 29

The appointment of Tama as station master of Kishi Station in 2007 saved the station and added an estimated ¥1.1 billion to the local economy.

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splendidland🌱 @splendid.land · May 16

Formless Star is out now!

Travel to a mysterious ever-changing planet and gather data on the animals that live there.

There's 60 different creatures to find, all with unique behaviours and descriptions!

Get the game for free (or pay what you want) here!
splendidland.itch.io/formless-star

"formless star", clay models of characters with various propellers on their heads are stood in a row in front of a starry background.

Anemo, a red character with a big orange nose and a green anemometer on their head is stood in front of their spaceship.

Finding the animal "Lighthorse", which looks like a lighthouse with legs, and a head made out of transparent cones of light.
"Stands at the coastline to act as a beacon, however it has difficulty discerning a puddle from an ocean. said to be proud of its red stripes."

Inside the spaceship, the character Turbine, who is green and has buck teeth, is saying "They say if you love your job, you'll never work a day in your life. Seems I may be the only worker here."

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Stijn @stijnvanwakeren.bsky.social · May 27

Sweet

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lynn @chordbug.bsky.social · May 21

I'm always a little sad when a submenu isn't resilient to this kind of user motion, like, didn't we solve this 10+ years ago

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splendidland🌱 @splendid.land · May 18

did you know? you can go to a formless star and see many animals and things

splendidland🌱 @splendid.land · May 16

Formless Star is out now!

Travel to a mysterious ever-changing planet and gather data on the animals that live there.

There's 60 different creatures to find, all with unique behaviours and descriptions!

Get the game for free (or pay what you want) here!
splendidland.itch.io/formless-star

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splendidland🌱 @splendid.land · May 15

this will be out tomorrow, wow! i'm planning on releasing it around 6pm UK time! see you then!

splendidland🌱 @splendid.land · May 12

all things going well, my new little game Formless Star will release on friday! explore an ever changing planet and look for animals.

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Stijn @stijnvanwakeren.bsky.social · May 10

This is cool as hell. 🚃🚃🚃

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Stijn @stijnvanwakeren.bsky.social · May 10

Indies seem to more often properly optimize their games because they genuinely want everyone to have a good experience, and the backlash to poor performance is more impactful when your reach is smaller.

I could be wrong of course, but that is what it seems like at the moment.

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Stijn @stijnvanwakeren.bsky.social · May 10

My take is that proper optimization takes a lot of work, and to a large company more work means more costs. Making it almost impossible for a game to be optimized in a larger corporate structure, as the majority of consumers either don't mind, or are taught that their device is just too weak.

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Stijn @stijnvanwakeren.bsky.social · May 10

I thought you meant like, any game made could run on a ps4, if you just go through the trouble of optimizing it, which also seems true.

Though I also agree that a unique aesthetic vision will always be more valuable than fidelity.

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Honeymancer 🍯 (Early Access Out Now!) @honeymancergame.bsky.social · Apr 24

LOOKING FOR STREAMERS/CONTENT CREATORS!🌻🐝

If you're a streamer/content creator who's interested in Honeymancer, or if you know one who might be, please let me know!
I'm making a list of people to potentially work with/send codes to in the future.

Thank you for the help! 💛
#Streamers #IndieGame

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Honeymancer 🍯 (Early Access Out Now!) @honeymancergame.bsky.social · Mar 20

You can now see the release date on Steam! 🐻✨
Some of you might have noticed it said "coming soon" even though I had announced the date. That was because it didn't allow me to change it. But after a couple of week of back and forth with Steam support it's now fixed and the date is showing!

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VGMuseum (ReyVGM) @vgmuseum.bsky.social · Mar 14

See 3,722 Nintendo DS home screen icons in one spot!

Please spread the word, retweet and follow me if you're so kind :)

Thanks to DanTheMan827!

www.vgmuseum.com/features/ico...

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Stijn @stijnvanwakeren.bsky.social · Mar 14

For a moment I thought they added staff credits to the Nintendo Music app, but it's just a playlist of staff credits music. huh

Nintendo Music Push Notification: A playlist featuring a collection of Staff Credits tracks that really let you relive the thrill of victory has been added.

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Honeymancer 🍯 (Early Access Out Now!) @honeymancergame.bsky.social · Mar 12

Thanks for enjoying last weeks trailer! It's been great seeing how excited you are for the #EarlyAccess release! 💛✨

I'm setting up a #Discord server where you can talk about the game, leave feedback and get a look behind the scene! 🐝

#IndieGame #PixelArt #GameDev
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Honeymancer 🍯 2025 Trailer - Early Access

YouTube video by Honeymancer

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Stijn @stijnvanwakeren.bsky.social · Mar 1

It was for a bit, but then we had a kerfuffle with the label. We split luckily, but haven't had time to workout Spotify since.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Feb 28

I'm Mar🐫 & I approve this message. 👍

#EcomomicBlackout

(image by @donkoclock.bsky.social) 🙏

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