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Rianna

@vividfax.bsky.social

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Game designer & programmer ✤ co-organiser of Advent.js, knitwear designer ✤ prev Hollow Ponds, Stellar Cartography ✤ https://vividfax.itch.io/

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Rianna @vividfax.bsky.social · Jan 30

Shutterbug is still at the National Videogame Museum in Sheffield for the next 5ish months, complete with custom built bug shaped controller! Thanks for hosting us!!

The National Videogame Museum @nvmuk.bsky.social · Dec 20

🐝 Introducing Shutterbug 🐞⁠
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We're so excited to be introducing the excellent Shutterbug to the NVM as part of our Illuminate The Play Christmas program
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The browser based bug photography game centres around taking pictures of insects when venturing out into the woods

thenvm.org/illuminate-t...

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v buckenham @v21.bsky.social · 3d

just played this & loved it. worth the half an hour of your time it will take to play - beautiful & pointed

Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 3d

Need a new job? Pocket Boss is OUT NOW!

pocketboss.ch 📊 💬

A delightfully odd fusion of work and play. Now available on iOS, Android, Steam and itch.io.

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Henry Driver @henrydriver.bsky.social · 3d

Made my dream treehouse in my upcoming game 🌞

Treeplanter is all about piecing together a cozy landscape branch by branch with a fun Lego-like design 🌳

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Jessica Rosenkrantz @nervousjessica.bsky.social · 4d

Meet the Flummoxagon, a new geometric puzzle game that might just leave you flummoxed. Imagine a mash-up of Pentominoes and Sudoku. Your goal is to fit all the pieces into the hexagon frame but there’s a twist, pieces of the same color can’t touch. n-e-r-v-o-u-s.com/blog/?p=9827

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WHISHLIST CONTENIR ON STEAM - Jena/NaejDoree @naejdoree.bsky.social · 4d

Dive in the thoughts of a trans girl through her diary in this narrative platformer! The gameplay will flow to the sound of her voice while she shares her view of her body, romance, emotions, and much more... Filled with handcrafted visuals and a touching story, this game will strike your heart.✨

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Adoné Kitching @adonekitching.bsky.social · 6d

Artist friends, lend me your sword (designs)!

I'm working on an installation that features a vending machine where you customise a sword by mixing-and-matching parts, then print it out on thermal paper.

There's an idle game component too.

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allsee 🔜 sleeping @allsees.online · 14d

everyone should checkout Messenger by Abeto. it's a free browser game where ur just a little delivery kid on a little planet!
messenger.abeto.co

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Rianna @vividfax.bsky.social · 14d

Lol you absolutely crushed @finnjc.bsky.social in that match. We were just wondering if there were any human opponents or if it was all bots when we spotted you!!

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Rianna @vividfax.bsky.social · 14d

@tanatb.housefuckinggame.com u q-up?

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Mike Cook @mtrc.bsky.social · 16d

New Game: Blank Page Boogie-Woogie.

A game-designing game for making quick and silly games with your friends. All you need to get started is a pen, some paper and some willing co-designers.

illomens.itch.io/blank-page-b...

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jenny @qdork.bsky.social · 17d

actually i changed my mind store.steampowered.com/app/2359120/... #gaming #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev #videogames

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sincerely, rob dubbin @robdubbin.bsky.social · 18d

on a scale of ★ to ★★★★★, what's a ★★ food? or ★★★★★ weather? do you and your friends even agree on what "★★★★" means? announcing STARFRIENDS, a new social card game that melds these questions into the best kind of loosely competitive experience. physical decks coming soon, follow our KS page today!

Coming soon: Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks

A play-anywhere fusion of Wavelength, Letterboxd, and Apples to Apples, for friends and strangers alike.

www.kickstarter.com

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Jessica Rosenkrantz @nervousjessica.bsky.social · 19d

Thoroughly enjoyed @msage.bsky.social’s slime mold inspired live visuals last night for Robert Rich’s Ambient Church performance

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Tanat Boozayaangool 🔜 MIGW @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com · 25d

i may have some good news for the people

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Pat Ashe @patrickashe.bsky.social · 27d

Sucks to hear Hermeto Pascoal has died, loved discovering his amazing music after seeing this video last year - youtube.com/watch?v=lZbf...

Hermeto Pascoal - Música da Lagoa (Sinfonia do Alto Ribeira, 1985)

YouTube video by Hermeto Pascoal

youtube.com

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · Sep 11

If you missed last year's event, you can catch up on all the talks right here - they're absolutely chock-full of amazing insights! thinkygames.com/events/think...

ThinkyCon 2024 · Thinky Games

On 4th to 6th April 2024, Thinky Games held the very first ThinkyCon, a new online conference for creators of thinky games.

thinkygames.com

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Char @alphachar.bsky.social · Sep 11

We have a Steam page for our game! It's a mahjong-inspired deckbuilder with A LOT OF BIRDS! If you have a Steam account and hit the wishlist button - you will have my eternal gratitude 🙏
store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...

Sparrow Warfare on Steam

Lead a feathered rebellion in the bird-filled deckbuilder SPARROW WARFARE! Combine your tiles to free birds. Unlock wildtiles to craft riotous combos. Take down the fiendish Storyteller for the libera...

store.steampowered.com

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Matt Muir @mattmuir.bsky.social · Sep 11

WE HAVE A WINNER FOR THE 2025 TINY AWARDS! Congratulations to 'Fifty Thousand Names', which wins a small cash prize and a hand-made trophy, and thanks to all of you who shared the link, submitted sites or voted: www.itsnicethat.com/articles/tin... / tinyawards.net/2025/

Putting some soul into tech: The Tiny Awards finalists reveal the weird, wonderful and political side of the internet

Founded by Kristoffer Tjalve and Matt Muir, the platform for recognising innovative and independent web-based projects has returned for 2025. Find out more about the creative gems that have washed up ...

www.itsnicethat.com

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v buckenham @v21.bsky.social · Sep 8

because I'm me, I preferred a game without any colours or animated characters or stealth sections. instead you just stare at some obelisks and think about vowel shifts. currently less than a quid store.steampowered.com/app/2789770/...

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Rianna @vividfax.bsky.social · Sep 4

❤️❤️❤️ I hope so!

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Leyreley is in BCN Game Fest ✨ @leyreley.bsky.social · Aug 21

An old characters sketch for a game @ninfadp.bsky.social and I were ideating a few years back ❤️

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Rianna @vividfax.bsky.social · Sep 4

I really enjoyed prototyping with Leyre. She's just really lovely and makes good art!

Leyreley is in BCN Game Fest ✨ @leyreley.bsky.social · Sep 4

Old sketch for a prototype with the cool guys of Stellar Cartography 🌙

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Rianna @vividfax.bsky.social · Sep 4

Omg goblin friend 💚

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SE Asian Games for Good @seagamesforgood.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts.

Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...

We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.

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Rianna @vividfax.bsky.social · Sep 2

Gonna guess specifically this adorable guy

Ian Zell @ianzell.bsky.social · Jul 28

More pics of the plush I made. Was tricky sewing it so small but I wanted it to sit on some berries like a pikmin.

Also I'm gonna be more active on Instagram so if you have one please find me over there! Hoping to find some more mutuals on there to follow :)

www.instagram.com/ian_zell/

little red guy with a tan nose sitting on some berries

little red guy sitting in a hole in a tree

Rianna @vividfax.bsky.social · Sep 2

Yarn/wool. Possibly felted?

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