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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW @blendogames.bsky.social · 1h

Laura is the BEST

Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 20h

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.

Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

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Derek Lieu - Game Trailer Editor @derek-lieu.com · 2d

In case you had any doubts Skin Deep is a good game, here's an excerpt from its patch notes.

Fixed: mech glass wound bug
Piloting a mech and stepping on glass shards would sometimes result in getting glass stuck in Nina's feet. This was not intended, as Nina's feet are fictionally safe inside the mech. Using the mech to stomp on glass no longer applies glass wounds to Nina. Nina is now safe.

Fixed: pod departure logic
Under certain circumstances, the player was able to deposit all of the cats into the cat pod and then force the pod to leave before Nina could enter it. This resulted in what felt like a soft-lock where the pirate boarding ship never appeared.

Fixed: swordfish consumed by trash chute
If the player had a swordfish impaled in their body and then stood near a trash chute, the trash chute sometimes
"ate" the swordfish. This was not intended. It sort of made sense and was an interesting systemic behavior, but the interaction was a little too confusing. In this update, the trash chute now ignores impaled swordfishes.

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW @blendogames.bsky.social · 2d

Hi all, Skin Deep is 25% off in the Steam Autumn Sale 🍂
store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...

...AND we just released an update today, just for you:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/301...

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Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 4d

Buy our videogame it's on sale it has good jokes store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...

Save 25% on Skin Deep on Steam

Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this ...

store.steampowered.com

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suzanne @binarypartitioned.space · 7d

skin deep is on sale!! play our game about scrutinising warning labels and flushing your less-observant adversaries down the trash chute store.steampowered.com/app/301280/S...

Save 25% on Skin Deep on Steam

Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this ...

store.steampowered.com

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Heather Flowers @hthrflwrs.bsky.social · 13d

TAILS. TAILS. TAILS. TAILS. TAILS. HEADS. TAILS.

Unfair Flips is OUT NOW! Flip the world's worst coin over and over as you try to get ten heads in a row!!

store.steampowered.com/app/3925760/...

Unfair Flips on Steam

A non-idle clicker game about flipping a coin that hates you. Starting with just a 20% chance of getting heads, can you get ten heads in a row?

store.steampowered.com

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Zach Gage @stfj.net · 15d

doubtless you have already heard, but Bennett Foddy, Gabe Cuzzillo, and Maxi Boch's new game is out today and it's really good. store.steampowered.com/app/1281040/...

Baby Steps on Steam

Play as Nate, an unemployed failson with nothing going for him, until one day he discovers a power he never knew he had… putting one foot in front of the other.

store.steampowered.com

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.bsky.social · 21d

Over the past few months I've gotten a few informal questions about helping others with writing craft on a 1-on-1 basis. I'm not sure how much real interest is there, so I'm experimentally advertising tutoring/portfolio review services.

azhdarchid.com/opening-up-s...

Opening up slots for portfolio review and writing tutoring

I've started offering portfolio review and writing tutoring services. More information, and how to sign up.

azhdarchid.com

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW @blendogames.bsky.social · 16d

Hire Bruno -- he wrote amazing stuff for Skin Deep and is a real pro 👍

Bruno Dias @brunodias.bsky.social · 21d

Right now I still have a lot of availability for contract work. I'm a video game designer and writer with a wide range of experience and credits on successful indie titles. You can see details and contact info at: brunodias.dev/consulting/

Consulting

I’m open to consulting and contract writing inquiries. Detailed info within.

brunodias.dev

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW @blendogames.bsky.social · 20d

I met a random friendly person in Day Z. We were in contact with his friend via walkie talkie and we spent a long time trekking, trying to regroup.

Eventually we get a message on the walkie channel from a stranger, saying they just destroyed the friend. This was way spooky and mega bummed me out!!

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW @blendogames.bsky.social · Aug 28

Released a new tool: Blendo Video Tools
github.com/blendogames/...

Very basic gui for FFMPEG... so that I don't need to memorize any more command-lines... enjoy!! 🙌

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Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences @official-aias.bsky.social · Aug 25

On #GameMakersNotebook, @trentkusters.bsky.social chats with @blendogames.bsky.social Brendon Chung, Tynan Wales, Suzanne Will @binarypartitioned.space about SKIN DEEP, how to create an accessible immersive sim, level design and player guidance, increasing scope and team size during dev, and more!🎙️👇

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adamatomic @adamatomic.bsky.social · Aug 24

new game !! out now ! this one is called

✨ WIZARD'S FOLLY ✨

adamatomic.itch.io/wizards-folly

🏰 Rebuild lost ruins !!
🍄 Create NEW fungus PROBLEMS
📈 HI scores ??? - Refine your builds and your MIND
🧱 Inspired by Falling Block Jam, which didn't start yet !! oops

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW @blendogames.bsky.social · Aug 21

am I losing my mind or did Ducktales (2017) just do a reference to David Mamet's Heist (2001)

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW @blendogames.bsky.social · Aug 13

There Is No Antimemetics Division

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW @blendogames.bsky.social · Aug 12

I don't know what's up with my shameful socks

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW @blendogames.bsky.social · Aug 12

every machine I make is cantankerous and I love each and every one of them

Coincidence @coincidence.games · Jul 14

Kaizen: A Factory Story is now available on Steam!

Build assembly lines to make toys, electronics, appliances, and more in 1980s Japan. Impress your bosses with your innovative solutions.

store.steampowered.com/app/2275490/...

Look out for weekly bonus puzzles coming your way soon!

Save 10% on Kaizen: A Factory Story on Steam

Kaizen is an open-ended puzzle automation game from the original Zachtronics team, set in 1980s Japan. Design, build, and optimize production lines to create iconic products, like calculators, camcord...

store.steampowered.com

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Quake Map of the Day @motd.cataclysmal.org · Aug 10

Author(s): Trashbang
Title: Only You Can Prevent Containment Breaches
Semi-linear single-player map for Copper

https://www.slipseer.com/index.php?resources/only-you-can-prevent-containment-breaches.221/

#copper #linear #medium #singleplayer #slipseer #quake

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW @blendogames.bsky.social · Aug 4

I've been using Blender for video editing for years now.... I think it works great!!!!

I wrote a short primer on how to get started with video editing in Blender: blendogames.com/news/post/20...

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW @blendogames.bsky.social · Jul 29

WHEEL WORLD
WHEEL WORLD
WHEEL WORLD

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Messhof @messhof.bsky.social · Jul 23

Wheel World is out now on Steam, Xbox, Game Pass, Epic, and PS5!

ANNAPURNA @annapurna.com · Jul 23

explore, race, upgrade, and save the world along the way

Wheel World is out now! 🚲

Grab your copy: https://bit.ly/WheelWorld2025

📺

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

youtu.be

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW @blendogames.bsky.social · Jul 16

Thank you!!!! 🙏🙏

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW @blendogames.bsky.social · Jul 16

For folks who sell games on Steam, I released a tool for viewing your sales info: Blendo Steam Sales Data Viewer

Download: blendogames.itch.io/blendo-steam...
Source code: github.com/blendogames/...

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Brendon Chung - SKIN DEEP OUT NOW @blendogames.bsky.social · Jul 14

the Quadrilateral Cowboy GDQ speedrun by @artisiole.itch.io was at *04:51 am*... truly scheduled by a cheeky imsimmer ✨

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suzanne @binarypartitioned.space · Jul 14

maddie came out of officeworks with a suspicious roll of card stock under her arm but it turns out it was merely ORDINARY BUSINESSMAN LITTLE LION (shown with monty for scale)

A papercraft Little Lion (by Brendon Chung) being held in my hands. I could obliterate him in an instant. But I have grown to love him for his respectable dealings and absolute adherence to the rule of law.

A papercraft Little Lion on a kitchen benchtop, in front of a framed Skin Deep game box.

A papercraft Little Lion on a kitchen benchtop, next to a small rounded cat-like plushie named Monty. Neither of them have ever committed a crime.

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