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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer
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#GameDev with @greyalien.bsky.social at Grey Alien Games. Forbidden Solitaire, Ancient Enemy, Shadowhand, Regency Solitaire. Writer: Going Medieval & more…https://greyaliengames.com/blog/writing-editing/
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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · Feb 3
GAME ANNOUNCEMENT: FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE

👁️1995: A game releases, but is rapidly withdrawn.
👁️2019: Found in a thrift store. Something about it feels… wrong.
👁️ You couldn't wait to install it. Now? You wish you hadn’t.

WISHLIST: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

#Gamedev #Steamgame #horror
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Ashley Gwinnell @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social · 2d
Our Steam Next Fest marketing workshop with Chris Zukowski starts in ONE HOUR (6pm BST)!

The lovely @heydanthomas.bsky.social will be hosting!

Join us over in the IMPRESS Discord here: 👇

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 2d
New Patreon Post: Turning Eyeballs into Wishlists: 600,000+ YouTube Views in 5 Days

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Turning Eyeballs into Wishlists
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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 3d
If you are waiting for Forbidden Solitaire, how about trying out one of our other solitaire games.

- Regency Solitaire 1 & 2 have a nice story.
- Shadowhand and Ancient Enemy have a story and also solitaire combat and RPG-style stats.

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Steam Developer: Grey Alien Games
All games that Grey Alien Games has created or published.
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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 4d
when I grow up I want a staircase like that in my house.
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Nick Lives 🤡 @slicknicklives.bsky.social · 5d
Not to toot my own horn but this might be one of my new favorite shots I've composed for Forbidden Solitaire. 🩸💔
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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 5d
Earlier this week I went out with @greyalien.bsky.social land we touched some grass. And moss. And dead leaves. And falling crab apples…
Close up on funghi on a mossy bank
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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 7d
This happened yesterday!
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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 7d
Wooooo! We hit 30,000 wishlists for Forbidden Solitaire.

This is like nothing that's ever happened to us in 20 years of making indie games. Huge thanks everyone!
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Wadjet Eye of Sauron @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social · 7d
The Excavation of Hob's Barrow by Clock and Dagger is HALF PRICE during the Steam Autumn Sale!

Explore the moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow.

What lies beneath the soil?

Find out here: store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...
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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 7d
a close up of a man making a funny face with his mouth open .
ALT: a close up of a man making a funny face with his mouth open .
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Nick Lives 🤡 @slicknicklives.bsky.social · 20d
Forbidden Solitaire continues the HSH trend of making our friends do ridiculous things in front of a camera in the name of analog horror.
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Night Signal Entertainment @nightsignalentertainment.com · 20d
Forbidden Solitaire will feature several VHS segments that the player will uncover as they play, all filmed in true 90s FMV style - with green screens, cheap costumes/props, jury-rigged lighting setups and the indie spirit! 🎥

💜Wishlist Now: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
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Night Signal Entertainment @nightsignalentertainment.com · 21d
1995. Your monitor buzzes and your disc drive whirs as the intro to FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE comes to life on your PC.

Little do you know, it may be the last game you ever play.

🩸WISHLIST NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 7d
Wooooo! We hit 30,000 wishlists for Forbidden Solitaire.

This is like nothing that's ever happened to us in 20 years of making indie games. Huge thanks everyone!
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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 7d
Stirring controversy...

(A still from Forbidden Solitaire - store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...)
Xalavier wearing a crown with hands in a prayerful position, shown on a retro news clip still from Channel One News with the headline: New games stirs controversy
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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 9d
Our most recent game, Shadowhand Solitaire, is a about an aristocrat turned highwaywoman in 1770! 40% off in the Steam sale, more if you already own both Regency Solitaire games.

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Save 40% on Shadowhand Solitaire on Steam
Ride with Lady Cornelia Darkmoor - aristocrat by day, highwaywoman by night. Play your cards right to untangle a web of corruption, smuggling and blackmail in this swashbuckling solitaire adventure. Y...
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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 8d
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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 8d
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Night Signal Entertainment @nightsignalentertainment.com · 21d
1995. Your monitor buzzes and your disc drive whirs as the intro to FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE comes to life on your PC.

Little do you know, it may be the last game you ever play.

🩸WISHLIST NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
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Night Signal Entertainment @nightsignalentertainment.com · 19d
Be careful what games you play. 👁️

Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 8d
check out the games here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bP2e...

Some great trailers already...
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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 8d
Tune in to see a bunch of cool Horror Games! Starting soon on YouTube...

@horrorgameawards.bsky.social

#horror #halloween
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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 9d
One of my favourite (with a u!) particle effects in Forbidden Solitaire. Those crystalised (with an s!) cards look sharp, be careful when playing them! Use magic to remove them if possible.
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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 13d
I share other people's indie games more often than our own, so for once, here's our one!

Please wishlist Forbidden Solitaire if you fancy playing a cursed CD-ROM game from 1995.

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Forbidden Solitaire on Steam
Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
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Night Signal Entertainment @nightsignalentertainment.com · 12d
Did you know Forbidden Solitaire is the combined effort of TWO indie teams?

@greyalien.bsky.social & @bchezza.bsky.social are drawing from >20 years of experience designing award-winning card games, while we're crafting the art, music and narrative!

WISHLIST: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
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Bex Ollerton @schnumn.bsky.social · 15d
If you're an autistic person looking for community (especially in the wake of the recent autism news coming out of the US) we got you.

Our server is 5 years old and very active with over 1000 autistic members. We chat about interests, play games, make art etc. Come on in

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an image with some drawings of different stim toys and sensory items. There are ear defenders, chew toys, fidget cubes, socks, a pomodero timer, and more, all against a yellow background. There is text in the centre of the image that reads, "Autistic Creative Hub Discord Server OPEN TO NEW MEMBERS"
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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 15d
Sounds idyllic 🎃
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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 16d
Thank you for explaining this! I had no idea. It’s like the dawning realisation that there’s an important oil/gas pipeline at the nexus of a war when commentators are trying to explain what’s going on to the public with politics…
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