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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 2d

I have cool news to share today! 🎉🍣🤖

Sushi For Robots is releasing on consoles later this month (October 23rd). This wouldn't have happened without @mameshibagames.com, who basically remade the game to port it over and is handling its publication. It's very exciting to see this happen!

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Mameshiba Games | KinnikuNeko Physical Edition🐱💪 @mameshibagames.com · 2d

Puzzles 🧩 + Robots 🤖 + Sushi 🍣

If you like all of this -> Sushi For Robots is for you!
Coming to consoles (Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, PS5 & PS4, Xbox One & Xbox Series)
on October 23rd.

Wishlist now on:
PlayStation: store.playstation.com/concept/1001...
Xbox: www.xbox.com/games/store/...

Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 2d

I have cool news to share today! 🎉🍣🤖

Sushi For Robots is releasing on consoles later this month (October 23rd). This wouldn't have happened without @mameshibagames.com, who basically remade the game to port it over and is handling its publication. It's very exciting to see this happen!

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 2d

This is the first time I'm officially using the new logo for Ludipe and Friends (which is replacing the placeholder one I've been using for too long).

Also, if you happen to be in Madrid on the release day, work in press, and are available in the morning, DM me. We might be doing something special.

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 2d

I have cool news to share today! 🎉🍣🤖

Sushi For Robots is releasing on consoles later this month (October 23rd). This wouldn't have happened without @mameshibagames.com, who basically remade the game to port it over and is handling its publication. It's very exciting to see this happen!

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Platonic Games @platonicgames.bsky.social · 5d

After two years of publishers telling us “visual novels don't sell” and “AI could make a thousand like that” we’re finally announcing ❤️‍🔥 Mythic Love: Iberian Legends, a human-made monster romance VN (no, there's never enough of these) inspired by Spanish myths and legends! +info⬇️

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 6d

Last year, I spent November working remotely from a beautiful coliving in Sardinia. It was such a cool experience, I'm very sad I can't make it this year.

Applications are open until October 9th, and accommodation for the month is 300€. Can't recommend this high enough.

pescatoridigitali.com

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 6d

That was the view from my room, by the way. Incredibly lovely people. Do check it out.

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 6d

Last year, I spent November working remotely from a beautiful coliving in Sardinia. It was such a cool experience, I'm very sad I can't make it this year.

Applications are open until October 9th, and accommodation for the month is 300€. Can't recommend this high enough.

pescatoridigitali.com

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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 10d

Reminder: applications for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant close tomorrow evening! (23:59 Pacific Daylight Time)
grants.draknek.org
Good luck to everyone applying :)

Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant

The Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is a grant opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.

grants.draknek.org

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 12d

I mean, depending on the vibe you are looking for, maybe something like Spiritfarer, Unpacking, Wilmot's Warehouse, Abzu, Squeakross, A Good Snowman Is Hard to Build, or Night in the Woods could be good options.

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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 17d

There's one week left to apply for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant ⏰‼️

If you're thinking of applying, make sure you get your applications in before next Sunday in order to be considered.

Grant: $15,000 USD
Deadline: Sept 28th
Link: grants.draknek.org

Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant

The Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is a grant opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.

grants.draknek.org

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 14d

This is a really cool opportunity for people interested in puzzle games👏👏👏

Fill the form and apply. You just need a tiny prototype.

Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 17d

There's one week left to apply for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant ⏰‼️

If you're thinking of applying, make sure you get your applications in before next Sunday in order to be considered.

Grant: $15,000 USD
Deadline: Sept 28th
Link: grants.draknek.org

Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant

The Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is a grant opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.

grants.draknek.org

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 16d

I had such a fantastic time with Strange Antiquities; reaching the end was almost sad.
store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/...

Save 10% on Strange Antiquities on Steam

Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, u...

store.steampowered.com

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 20d

I just found out that the last free game I published (A Playlist for the End of the World) went viral in Brazil thanks to publications by @pausaparaumcafe.bsky.social.

After that, a fan made a Brazilian Portuguese translation, which is now available on @itch.io🎉

ludipe.itch.io/a-playlist-f...

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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 20d

We are looking for a Godot consultant to help us investigate and fix an issue with long load times on iOS. It seems like Godot 4.5's shader baker might not be working on iOS only.
If you're interested, please email [email protected] with your experience and rates.
#godot #madewithgodot

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 20d

I just found out that the last free game I published (A Playlist for the End of the World) went viral in Brazil thanks to publications by @pausaparaumcafe.bsky.social.

After that, a fan made a Brazilian Portuguese translation, which is now available on @itch.io🎉

ludipe.itch.io/a-playlist-f...

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 21d

I see. I find it shocking that traditional advertising has to be careful with the wording (like how Redbull has to disclose that it actually doesn't grow wings), but somehow this is still fair play.

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 21d

And sure, this has been allowed on the Android Play Store for years now. But it shouldn't be legal to promote your product in such an insincere way.

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 21d

On the left is an ad YouTube has shown me a hundred times this week. On the right is the actual gameplay of the game that is being promoted.

I don't really get why it's allowed (or how it even benefits the developer) to promote a game with non-representative visuals and mechanics.

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 21d

Rule discovery games feel close to what you described. @thinkygames.com highlighted a few paper ones recently. I really enjoyed Tunnels from that list.
thinkygames.com/news/newly-a...

Newly added to the Database: a big batch of cryptic rule-discovery puzzles you solve without the help of instructions · Thinky Games

Our database editors are always hard at work expanding the range of games covered by our big Thinky Games Database: this time around we've got a whole bunch of new entries in the area of paper puzzles...

thinkygames.com

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 22d

Don't forget to mark your calendars for this year's ThinkyCon!

The greatest convention of puzzle-game makers on the internet returns: join us for ThinkyCon 2025 in November · Thinky Games

Last year our inaugural ThinkyCon was a huge success: a free digital convention filled with expert talks from the developers, producers, researchers & artists that make up the world of thinky games. And it's all happening again this year, from the 5th to the 7th of November.

thinkygames.com

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 22d

I'm very excited about Strange Antiquities. I tried Strange Horticulture a while after its release, not knowing much about it, and I adored it.
thinkygames.com/news/out-thi...

Out this week: the eerie & magical antique-shop sequel to Strange Horticulture · Thinky Games

A sort of shopkeeper-detective game hybrid, Strange Horticulture found an audience of fans who liked the idea of collecting and identifying unusual plants and helping the mysterious locals with their ...

thinkygames.com

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 23d

¿Qué es esto?👀 ¿La campaña del Neverwinter en el Baldur's Gate? Mira que he intentado las campañas de Neverwinter varias veces, pero no me han llamado como para seguirlas. A los servidores de roleo les di más en su momento.

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 25d

I'm guessing somebody mentioned it on a video/podcast, or in another non-indexable format, and people look it up on Google afterwards. But I'm curious about where it might have appeared.

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 25d

A Playlist for the End of the World has been getting a significant push in views and donations since yesterday. But I've been unable to track what's behind that; itchio's analytics says it's mostly coming from Google🤔
ludipe.itch.io/a-playlist-f...

A Playlist for the End of the World by Ludipe

A solo journaling game about music and the end of the world

ludipe.itch.io

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