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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 13h

🎸 Sit down with Guitar Hero and solo dev SGI in his interview with Global Game Jam!

SGI's game Double Whammy was one of the winning submissions from Rising Tide #1, which led to him securing funding from Blue Ocean Games!

doublewhammy.bsky.social

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#gamedev #RisingTideChallenge

Rising Tide Challenge Winner Spotlight: SGI & Double Whammy | Global Game Jam

From guitar riffs to monster rumbles: “Double Whammy” shred its way to $100K in funding from Blue Ocean Games

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 1d

The cityslickers at Global Game Jam Interviewed one of the winners from Rising Tide #1 who has been funded by Blue Ocean Games!

Get 'em @sotodev.bsky.social! 🤠

Global Game Jam @globalgamejam.bsky.social · 1d

🏆 Rising Tide Challenge Winner Spotlight: Jorge & Cardboard Cowboy 🏆

From the Marines to the Wild West: How “Cardboard Cowboy” rode to a $100K investment from Blue Ocean Games after participating in GGJ partner jam.

Read the story: buff.ly/h4x5YbG

#IndieDev #GameJam @blueoceangames.bsky.social

Rising Tide, Blue Ocean Games x Global Game Jam. WInner: Cardboard Cowboy.

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 2d

Join the Blue Ocean Games community on Discord to get updates on the #RisingTideChallenge series of trailer jams, meet other indie developers, and get hyped about the next round of voting for Rising Tide #2! discord.gg/pygaVrWWvt

Join the Blue Ocean Games Discord Server!

Blue Ocean Games is an early stage game fund. We believe that indie developers are the heartbeat of gaming innovation. | 2271 members

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 2d

We’re down to the final hours of the Round 1 public vote for #RisingTide2!

🏁 Over 400 submissions will be whittled down to the top 100 games when voting ends at 12 Noon PST/3 p.m. EST 🏁

Have you backed your favorite unreleased game yet? Don't let your pick get left behind!

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 6d

congrats!

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static void @staticvoid-dev.bsky.social · 6d

ISO
A semi-linear single player exploration horror. Descend into the depths of a hand-crafted alien abyss, using your camera to catalogue the entities you encounter.

What lies at the bottom of the abyss?

@blueoceangames.bsky.social
#RisingTide2 #IndieGames #RisingTideChallenge

ISO - Rising Tide 2 Submission

YouTube video by staticvoid

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 6d

that's a great idea - good luck!

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static void @staticvoid-dev.bsky.social · 6d

ISO

#IndieGames #thalassophobia #RisingTide2

ISO - Rising Tide 2 Short

YouTube video by staticvoid

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 6d

#RisingTide2 voting has started.

If you are a #GameDev, and want to get early #funding for your #IndieGame, even if it's just a concept, consider participating in the next @blueoceangames.bsky.social challenge.

Your game is not to raw! all stages and levels of polish compete!

Gutterspace by Gutterspace

Use your words!

gutterspace.itch.io

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 6d

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 6d

🏄Join the Blue Ocean Games community on Discord → discord.gg/pygaVrWWvt

Come for the giveaways, events and game dev resources, but stay for the positive vibes and support from the indie game developer community!

Check out some Discord feedback from Rising Tide #1:

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 7d

✨Rising Tide #2 voting is officially underway and there is no time like the present to get more eyes on your game!

► SHARE: Post your trailers everywhere!
► TAG: Tag us in every post so we can give you a boost!
► HASHTAG: Use hashtags like #RisingTide2 to maximize discoverability

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 7d

🤩It's DAY 3 of #RisingTide2 public voting!🤩

Once again we are blown away by the creativity in these submissions. Which games will make it into your Top 10 picks?

Sign up to vote and join the wave at blueoceangames.com!

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 8d

It's the second day of #RisingTide2 voting!

Hundreds of incredible indie games are counting on YOU to rise to the top. Use our unique ranked voting system to choose the 10 best submissions and help define the next wave of #indiegames!

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 9d

🌊#RisingTide2 Round 1 voting is LIVE!

Head over to blueoceangames.com, sign into your profile, link a Steam account and start voting! Round 1 voting ends Monday October 6th at noon PST

Blue Ocean Games

A new way to validate your game, get feedback, and secure funding.

blueoceangames.com

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 14d

🌊 As we gear up for the #RisingTide2 public voting phase we'd love to give participating devs a chance to get some early love. Voting begins September 29th!

If you're competing, drop your game's trailer in the comments! 👇

#RisingTide2 #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #gamejam

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 15d

Learn more and Wishlist Double Whammy today! store.steampowered.com/app/2984800/...

Double Whammy on Steam

🎸 Your Six-String Playground 🎸 Design your dream custom guitars! Run a guitar shop by day! Smash monsters with guitars by night!

store.steampowered.com

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 15d

🎸We are thrilled to announce our second investment following Rising Tide 1:

SGI, the genius and real-life guitarist behind Double Whammy!

Double Whammy (doublewhammy.bsky.social) is a wild, ambitious mix of rhythm action & narrative adventure.

Congrats SGI!

#gamedev #indiedev #doublewhammy

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 15d

🌊✨ The next @blueoceangames.bsky.social community vote is coming!

Last time the games were SUPER COOL. Help decide what gets made next! Sign up here: blueoceangames.com?ref=cncj8xig

#DevLog #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev #GamingCommunity #PlayerChoice #VoteIndie

Blue Ocean Games

A new way to validate your game, get feedback, and secure funding.

blueoceangames.com

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 15d

Feel free to share your entry whenever and wherever you like!

We used Youtube for the first Rising Tide so we decided to ask participants to not share their trailer links in order to mitigate Youtube report abuse, but for #RisingTide2 we're using Mux so we're much less concerned

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 16d

Submissions are officially closed! Thank you and good luck to all #RisingTide2 participants!

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Murray Smith @murrdoggames.bsky.social · 17d

New video up on my youtube channel!

In this one I discuss the myths surrounding solo game dev.

Check it out!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i2V...

The Myth of the Solo Game Developer

YouTube video by Murray

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 16d

www.pcgamer.com/games/surviv...

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 19d

⏳THREE DAYS LEFT to submit your project to Rising Tide 2!

Don't miss your chance! Get your game seen by thousands of Steam-verified voters and win up to $300,000 in funding for your team.

To enter, visit blueoceangames.com

#RisingTide2 #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev

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JayS Dead Dev @sotodev.bsky.social · 21d

Episode 0 devlog is out for Cardboard Cowboy! Finally ripped this Band-Aid haha. I'll Link the itch build I put out recently which is available to download now. 🤠🌵
jorgesoto19.itch.io/cardboard-co...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXpO...

I Ran a $0 Play Test for my Funded Game

YouTube video by Cardboard Cowboy

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