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Abertay University @abertayuni.bsky.social · 5d

That moment you find out you've won DARE Academy...

Congratulations to our DARE Academy 2025 winners - Riverboat Games! 🏆

Their game Galactic Postal Servitude wowed the judges 💫👽

Read more 👇

abertay.ac.uk/N2Yx

#DAREAcademy #DAREAcademy2025 @riverboatgames.bsky.social

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Lucinda Shale ⚡️ @lucindagames.bsky.social · 16d

My team @riverboatgames.bsky.social is hosting a charity livestream for @specialeffect.org.uk on Thu 25 Sept at 18:00! We would love your feedback + support 🎮✨

👉 lnkd.in/ecr8kJB8

@abertayuni.bsky.social | #SpecialEffect #CharityStream #Accessibility #GameDevelopment #DAREAcademy2025 #AbertayUni

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Sep 5

We're happy to announce that the #DARE2025 release of Galactic Postal Servitude is now available for free on itch! riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-postal-servitude

Take a look at our new release trailer for a sneak-peak on what we’ve worked on at #DareAcademy 👀👽

#IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 25

Care for a cracker? ✨️

We always make sure our employees are provided with an adequate amount of nutrition. Keep up the good work and you might get some water too!

#IndieDev #GameDev #DAREAcademy #DARE2025

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 24

SOUND ON! 🔊

Sometimes game development is implementing a dialogue system, and sometimes it's creating a 0.1 second audio clip and looping it hundreds of times to test the dialogue sounds.

Boss Gleeble is a fun example of work spanning disciplines!

#DARE2025 #DAREacademy #IndieDev #SoundDesign

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 23

Take a first look at one of our new WIP mechanics, Fragile Tape!

We trust our employees to appropriately mark parcels that contain delicate items as fragile before sending.

... or mark their office as fragile too

#IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025 #DAREAcademy

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 22

He even lovingly welcomes you to the galaxy's most successful postal company*!
What's not to love? ❤️

#IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025 #DAREAcademy

* - May not be factually true

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 21

New #DAREAcademy sneak peek... 👀

Your new boss cares a lot about your performance while on the clock, so expect timely and encouraging feedback to boost employee morale. You'll be constantly monitored while working, so make sure to keep up the good work! 📦👍

#IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 18

We had the pleasure of welcoming Scottish Minister for Business Richard Lochhead this week! He took time to play our game, learn about DARE, our work at Abertay, and discuss the future of Scotland’s games industry. Thanks to Abertay for the incredible opportunity 🙏 #DAREAcademy #GameDev #Abertay

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 17

Is that a Gleeble...? On a TV screen? Wearing a suit??? ...🛸📺

Introducing your new manager - Boss Gleeble! What could he possibly get up to around the Post Office 👀📦✨

#DAREAcademy #DARE2025 #IndieDev #GameDev #AbertayUniversity #Gleeble #GalacticPostalServitude

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 16

We've been hard at work updating all the menus for #DAREAcademy, here's a little before & after to show the glow-up ✨
#DARE2025 #GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev #gamedev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 15

We just hit 200 followers on Bluesky! 🥳Just in time for our audio/narrative designer Josie’s 21st birthday! 🎉 🍰

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Lucinda Shale ⚡️ @lucindagames.bsky.social · Jul 11

Time for an update! ✨

Game Design and Production student at Abertay University (class of 2026) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

👩‍🏫 Women in Games Ambassador
👥 Class Representative
📚 Module Assistant

Current project:
🚀 Producer & QA for Galactic Postal Servitude by @riverboatgames.bsky.social
- DARE Academy 2025 Finalists!

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 11

Watch out! A Gleeble found his way into the studio and messed around with our music! 😅

It seems like he wants to brighten up the post office for the next human who comes by though, so maybe we can let him sing a little longer… 🎶

#DAREacademy #DARE2025 #GalacticPostalServitude

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 10

Lots of features are being prototyped as part of our #DAREAcademy work, can you spot them all? 👀
(Bonus points if you can find the bug as well! 👾)

#GalacticPostalServitude #IndieDev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 10

Our business cards have arrived!! 😎 #DAREAcademy #AbertayUniversity #gamedev #businesscards

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Lucinda Shale ⚡️ @lucindagames.bsky.social · Jul 10

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 10

Check out the other 2025 DARE Academy teams from Abertay University this year! 🫶 We can’t wait to see what everyone has been working on ✨ #DAREAcademy #AbertayUniversity #GameDev

Cosmic Coda @cosmiccoda.bsky.social · Jul 10

Want to see what we're up against? Check out the #DARE Academy Finalists:

Riverboat Games @riverboatgames.bsky.social
Bonny Bandits @bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
Hyperfix @hyperfixdev.bsky.social
Fishbowl Studio @fishbowl.studio
Final Prism Interactive @final-prism.bsky.social

#Gamedev #abertay

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Lucinda Shale ⚡️ @lucindagames.bsky.social · Jul 9

Our art team have been knocking it out of the park with their creativity recently 👏👑

Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 9

What do you think of our new office decorations? #gamedev #DAREAcademy #office #teamgoals #gameproducer #dundee #scotland

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 9

At #DAREAcademy we're working on giving our mechanics more interaction and visual feedback to add to the analogue feel of the post office.

Here's a first look at a concept for our new and improved parcel scanning! 📦👀

#GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 8

Here's a sneak peek of a brand new feature that's being put together!

Maybe you'll be able to lend them a hand (or two)......? 📦✨

#GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Jul 7

We can finally announce that Riverboat Games is a DARE Academy 2025 Finalist! 🎉

A huge thanks to everyone who’s supported us so far. We’re so grateful—and just getting started.

Keep an eye out for new features, characters & more coming soon! 👀
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🎉 I'm thrilled to share that the Riverboat Games team and I are DARE Academy 2025 Finalists! We've been selected as one of six teams to develop our game prototype further over the summer with...

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Martin Lynagh @martinlynagh.bsky.social · Jun 27

Galactic Postal Servitude by @riverboatgames.bsky.social‬. Scan and send packages, detect illegal items, and do your part to make your planet proud in this point-and-click game of deduction!‬
riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...

Galactic Postal Servitude by Riverboat Games, Alexander Thomson, Wookbee, LucindaGames, Fraser Neilson, Ciaran Turnbull, Breaaadbin, ajlochrin

Do your part and make your planet proud, human!

riverboatgames.itch.io

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Lucinda Shale ⚡️ @lucindagames.bsky.social · Jun 7

Thank you so much for your feedback! 🙏 We’re always looking for ways to add more quirks and cuteness and this is a great suggestion that the team and I will definitely discuss! We really appreciate you taking the time to play and give us your thoughts.

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Lucinda Shale ⚡️ @lucindagames.bsky.social · May 4

Galactic Postal Servitude by @riverboatgames.bsky.social is now available and free to play on our Itch page! 🚀 We would love to hear any feedback either via the feedback form (on Itch) or through a DM 🙏 riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos... #gamedev #studentteam #pc #sillyaliens #abertayuniversity

Galactic Postal Servitude by Riverboat Games, Alexander Thomson, Wookbee, LucindaGames, Fraser Neilson, Ciaran Turnbull, Breaaadbin, ajlochrin

‘Papers Please’ in an Alien Post Office

riverboatgames.itch.io

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Gordon Turnbull @gordonflute.bsky.social · Apr 30

A new game for Windows from Abertay students. I love the dry humour in this environment. #videogames #development #Scotland #Abertay

Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · Apr 29

The trailer for Galactic Postal Servitude is out now!!!!
📦👽📽️

Check out the release here:
riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...

#GalacticPostalServitude

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