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Dead Idle Games is Laura Hunt (coding, writing, audio) & Thomas Möhring (art). We make weird little pixely games. If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers: 🚂💀 http://store.steampowered.com/app/1603980/ Working on The Many Sins of House Ocampo!

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Aug 3

If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers (Supporter Pack Edition) is out NOW!

STEAM (Win, Linux):
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1603980/
Game: Free
DLC: $3.99 / €3.99

ITCH (Win, Mac, Linux):
https://laurahunt.itch.io/if-on-a-winters-night-four-travelers
Game: Free
DLC: PWYW

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · 12h

I don't think I've ever read an intro that made me want to jump into a book RIGHT NOW so badly.

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · 4d

Yesterday it was nice and sunny so I thought it would be warm enough to sit outside and read for a bit, with a Baileys-spiked coffee for good measure. Big mistake 💀 Froze my ass off and couldn't even focus on reading.

At least the coffee was great though!

Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · 5d

Gracias, pero no nos interesa.

Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · 5d

This is happening! Or... something is happening, at the very least.

We still have to create sooooo many assets, so this is not going to be a fast process. But still, I'm confident that we're going to make it before the end of the year.

Be excited! Be, be excited! 🤸🏻

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · 13d

Chill Zambas To Play Cards Against The Devil To.

Music by @matiasjolmedo ❤️

Steam page coming this year! For sure!

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · 22d

Incredibly rare charity shop find, 2,50€ for the Pessoa and 2€ for the Baricco! 😱

Fun fact, I ripped off a full chapter of Oceano Mare for a scene in The Many Sins of House Ocampo 😁 "Good artists copy, great artists steal", right?

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · 26d

Well, the thing is that I'm *decent* (ish) at action games but platforming is the bane of my existence, so no, I'm not having a good time 😭

Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 27d

If you're struggling with Silksong, here is a tip: It is more important to avoid getting hit than it is to hit. Every single enemy attack follows a pattern that can be identified and dodged. Patience is the key. Think of it more as a platformer than an action game and you'll have a much better time

Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Aug 21

Guess what I've been working on for the last couple of weeks 🎬

Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Aug 18

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Aug 18

Before coding a single line, we always sketch things out the classic way - pen and paper.

It's funny now to recall Dr Samuels' discarded morgue stage, or the balcony that Lady Winterbourne never got.

But in the end, the best ideas are the ones that survive... I hope!

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Aug 15

I went to my favourite Berlin museum to spend the afternoon and OMG THEY WERE PLAYING MAYA DEREN'S "MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON". I'd never watched it on a large screen before! I can't believe I got this lucky 🖤

Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Aug 15

Disiento:

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Nos Cambiaron por Pistolas

YouTube video by 713avo Amor - Topic

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Aug 15

(to clarify, I don't mean this particular "incident", the drama of which I have no desire to know anything about. I'm talking about their more general way of handling technical/financial issues)

Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Aug 15

Yeah, unfortunately have to agree. "Limited resources" doesn't excuse lack of professionalism, and if you decide you want to handle people's finances, taxes and earnings, you need to have a more professional support / mod team than a bunch of snarky 20-somethings.

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Aug 13

lol, the main reason I come here is that it's one of the few places where there *aren't* any teenagers 🤣 (only the cool goth ones from time to time)

Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Aug 13

32°C today, 35°C tomorrow. No place better to be right now than here 🪦 Cheers!

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Aug 10

- Had a croissant + espresso for breakfast
- Bought an amazing baguette
- Watched Godard's "Pierrot le fou"
- Worked on our game for 3 hours
- Read Thomas Bernhard's "Wittgenstein's Nephew" while listening to Oscar Peterson

What a day! And I still have time for a horror movie!

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m john harrison @mjohnharrison.bsky.social · Aug 7

Begun 1983. Published 1992. Out again today.

Cover of a book. Background: a strange, rather menacing blue background, like the product of an abandoned printing process. Against that a self-reflexive pattern of trees and ruins and water makes the shape of a skull. It's looking at you. It's looking at me. It's looking at everyone.

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Jul 31

This scene belongs to our upcoming game The Many Sins of House Ocampo.

Steam page coming (hopefully) later this year!

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Jul 31

The "problem" with our pixel art is that it's too dark and too detailed, so it's easy to scroll by if you're on your phone and looking for big, eye-catching, colourful shapes.

But stop for a second and zoom in, and you'll gasp at the insane amount of work Thomas has put in here.

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Jul 29

Nice reviews always make us feel warm and fuzzy inside, but nothing can compare to the feeling when someone just GETS it.

Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Jul 25

It's hard to believe that 4 years later, our little game is still touching people's hearts...

(and reviews like these still touch ours 🥹)

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Jul 17

Me aparecieron en youtube hace un tiempo, así como de la nada. Mi algoritmo tiene buen gusto!

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Jul 17

Yes, it's Germany! Boitzenburger Land, in the middle of bumfuck nowhere basically 😁

Nice place you got there!

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Dead Idle Games @deadidlegames.bsky.social · Jul 17

This is basically me now

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