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Henke

@henrikhermans.bsky.social

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Gamedev. Made Stilt Fella. Independent as a hog on ice. My new game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1640220/POGOPPL/ Website: www.septembergames.com Mastodon: https://mastodon.gamedev.place/@henke

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · Aug 14

HELLO to all my new followers! I'm a Finnish #gamedev, recently released my third and biggest game yet: POGOPPL. A pogo platformer. Total flop. Nevertheless I am forging on working on my next project, a cowboy game! I'll share more about it soon.

Here's a peek at some of my earlier games.

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 2h

You're finally getting noticed, [Studio Name]!!!

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 18h

Stunt Bike Extreme. Released this year. 9 Steam reviews. 1,27€ in the current sale. Light, breezy Trials-knockoff. A bit janky in an not-entirely-detrimental kinda way. A good time if you wanna drive a motorbike while listening to a podcast.

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 23h

I like the charge jump mechanic but I don't like punishing games like these. I'd like a slow-paced platformer that used this kind of jumping, but without the possibility of losing all my progress.

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Kimmo Lahtinen @gimblll.com · 1d

Finally, a release day! Sektori is coming out on November 18th on PC/Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. #indiegame

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Sektori - Release Date Trailer

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 2d

🔥 #pixelart #indiedev

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 2d

When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.

René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 2d

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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Arctic Awakening - OUT NOW! @goldfirestudios.com · 21d

❄️Arctic Awakening is OUT NOW!❄️

We started this journey 5+ years ago, and now it's your turn to complete the tale as you explore the Arctic wilderness with only a therapy bot by your side!

PC, Mac, Xbox X|S and PS5 (links in reply). Sharing helps us survive the cold! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 3d

Ended up updating my games to Unity 2022LTS. Security issue avoided. Phew! It went quite painlessly, but still took a day and a half. :|

Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 4d

I'm updating my 3 Steam games due to the Unity security issue. One of them is 2020LTS, two are 2021LTS. Considering updating all to latest 2021LTS, but maybe I should just go straight to Unity 6?

Question: Does Unity 6 come with any extra strings attached vs 2021/2022 LTS? #gamedev #indiedev

Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 3d

You thought #SteamSales were OVER? Oh no buddy, Finnish Games Week is only just getting started. Check out all these cool games!

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Finnish Games Week 2025

Celebrating Game Development Excellence from Finland

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 3d

Played through #SouthOfMidnight over the last couple days. Reminds me a lot of Psychonauts in how the levels are very imaginative and based on various character's memories/traumas.

Good game, tho with a few rough edges. The Americana-musical soundtrack is my fave video game music of this year.

Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 4d

I was more wondering about strings attached with licensing stuff? I remember they walked back the runtime fee, but did they add some other conditions onto newer versions anyway? My googling isn't turning up anything super-useful.

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 4d

Played through #Atomfall recently. A solid Stalker-like. Doesn't really do anything new, besides the northern English setting, but the gameplay's good, combat is fun and the mystery is intriguing. And unlike every Stalker game I've played it doesn't overstay its welcome, finished it in 16h.

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Marko (Nerd and Jock Comics) @markoraassina.bsky.social · 5d

Hang in there, struggling artists

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Angus Coolan @anguscoolan.com · 7d

Finished implementing the rough design of how you can place and remove ropes in order to finally implement the escort mechanic.

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 8d

My latest game is -60% in this #SteamSale. Challenging physics based gameplay with multiplayer modes and a built-in level editor! #indiedev #indiegame

store.steampowered.com/app/1640220/...

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 8d

My latest game is -60% in this #SteamSale. Challenging physics based gameplay with multiplayer modes and a built-in level editor! #indiedev #indiegame

store.steampowered.com/app/1640220/...

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 9d

Oh man THIS THING! Are you still working on it? Because I still wanna play it.

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 10d

BIGGEST discounts yet on STILT FELLA and POGOPPL in the current #SteamSale! #indiedev #gamedev

store.steampowered.com/bundle/53110...

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 10d

BIGGEST discounts yet on STILT FELLA and POGOPPL in the current #SteamSale! #indiedev #gamedev

store.steampowered.com/bundle/53110...

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allsee 🔜 sleeping @allsees.online · 12d

everyone should checkout Messenger by Abeto. it's a free browser game where ur just a little delivery kid on a little planet!
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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 15d

Baby Steps progress: getting trolled by a cactus

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Platonic Partnership @platonicpartnership.com · 16d

The Haunted Place update for VHS is now live:

- The Haunted Place is a brand new level.
- Two new enemies + a bossfight
- More TV broadcasts to find
- New collectible system (Romance cards? Lore cards? Name pending)
- Two new ring types
- Bug fixes

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Voltage High Society on Steam

Punch, Evolve, Escape! Dive into a Japanese cyberpunk nightmare in this Metroidvania inspired FPS. Battle horrific cyber- monstrosities, master deadly abilities, and rip your way to freedom from the d...

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Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 16d

#BabySteps

Henke @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 16d

here we GO!!!

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