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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · 20h

First big playtest: kids played, laughed & crafted with excitement! 🥳 Snacks included. Jo & Rubi is a hit. For us it's a proof of concept and we know:

We’re on the right track!

💛🍰🎨 Seeing so much positive feedback and beaming little faces made our day!

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · 9d

Make it exist first, you can make it look good later.
Every dev knows that feeling: the demo build is held together with duct tape, coffee, and hope ☕💻 – but hey, it works!

#gamedev #indiedev #devlife

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · 9d

We’re at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2025! 📚✨ Visit us at Hall 6.1 – Booth A62 and try Jo & Rubi: Archaeology at the Harbour – your last chance before release. Explore archaeology in a fun, child-friendly way and let’s connect! 🎮🙌

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · 19d

Late to the party – here’s our gamescom recap! 🎮✨ So many amazing people tried Jo & Rubi: Archaeology at the Harbour and we made great new connections. Big thanks to medianet & Medienboard for making this possible. 🙌 See you next year!
#gamescom2025

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Jul 31

Many thanks to @medienboard.bsky.social and Medianet berlinbrandenburg e.V. for your trust and support in us and for providing the exhibition space at Gamescom. We are delighted and excited.

Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg @medienboard.bsky.social · Jul 30

Die Capital Region goes gamescom! 🎮✨ Erlebt diese MBB-geförderten Games am Berlin-Brandenburg-Stand des medianet berlinbrandenburg e.V. und kommt mit den Entwickler:innen ins Gespräch! #MBBGefördert

🎮 DRIFTWOOD
🎮 DECK OF MEMORIES
🎮 JO & RUBI: ARCHÄOLOGIE AM HAFEN
🎮 TACKLE FOR LOSS
🎮 PEPPERED

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Jul 31

Vielen Dank. Wir freuen uns schon sehr auf die Gamescom 🫶

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Jul 31

🎉 We're at gamescom 2025! 🎮

Our game ‘Jo & Rubi: Archaeology at the Harbour’ is celebrating its trade fair premiere – and you can be there live! From 20 to 22 August, you'll find us in Hall 4.1 – come by, try out the game and let's chat. 👋

#gamescom2025 #indiegamedev #indiegames

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Jul 4

🎙️ Fritzi speaks… Fritzi! 🏺 Our character is based on the real Fritzi—an archaeologist with a master’s who also voices her! She joined a dig our narrative designer worked on. Authentic, smart & charming. Thanks, Fritzi! 🎧✨
#Archaeogaming #VoiceActing #IndieGameDev #WomenInGames

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Jun 21

🎙️ A strong voice for a strong character!
Mahlet brings our character Bushra to life in both German and English! 🧤🪶
Mahlet is not only a voice actress but also a game designer and impressed us with her previous work at @selkiesinteractive.bsky.social. Thanks, Mahlet, for your talent and energy! 🎧✨

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Jun 13

🎙️ First voice recordings for Jo & Rubi! Katha voices our main character Jo – her very first voice acting role, and she nailed it with total professionalism. Jo now has exactly the voice and personality we imagined. More behind-the-scenes coming soon! 💛 #indiegame #voiceracting #gamedesign

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Jun 8

Thank you 🤩❤️

Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Jun 8

❤️ thank you 🥹

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Jun 6

So what is Jo & Rubi?

📱 is a mobile game for children
🧒🐦 Join Jo and her bird friend Rubi on an adventure
🪏 Slip into the role of an archaeologist and become part of an excavation

So what is...

@apetense.bsky.social
@sentimentgames.com
@selkiesinteractive.bsky.social

#indiegamedev #indiegames

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Selkies Interactive 🦭 Echoes of Mora 🌊🔮 @selkiesinteractive.bsky.social · May 27

So what is Echoes of Mora?

🤿 Swim in VR and explore freely
🔮 Discover secrets in a sunken village
🌀 Travel back in time to see memories from the past

So what is...
@studiofirlefanz.bsky.social
@ostendgames.bsky.social
@nukunainteractive.bsky.social

🔄RT, reply, tag 3!

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Jun 5

🥹 ❤️

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · May 2

✨From the idea to the game 🎮 - what parents can create!
We drew, animated & programmed with 5 kids in the team, daycare & everyday life.
Jo & Rubi is more than just a game - it is a project close to our hearts & shows what is possible when you believe in an idea - our personal adventure 😊

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Apr 20

🌸 Happy Easter from the Jo & Rubi team! 🐰 Whether you're hunting for colorful eggs or hidden treasures – we wish you a joyful day full of discoveries. ✨ Stay curious and adventurous – just like Jo, Rubi, and Murkel! 🐦🐾

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Apr 18

🎨✨ Handmade, not AI!
Every detail in Jo & Rubi was lovingly crafted by us – drawn, animated & full of heart.
Because real characters need real personality.
Because every detail tells a story.

❤️ Play a game made with meaning – not by AI 🫶

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Apr 12

There are lots of creative interactions in Jo & Rubi where little adventurers can let off steam. Which interaction do you find the most exciting so far?
#indiedev #mobilegame #games4kids

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Mar 30

Short teaser trailer of our mobile game for little explorers - Jo & Rubi
Follow us and learn more about archeology and our game 🕵‍♀️🕵

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Mar 30

Exciting! Looking forward :)

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Space Sprouts 🌱OUT NOW✨ @schleudergames.bsky.social · Mar 20

✨ Our cosmic, cozy and chaotic game is launching on March 31st on Steam! ✨

🚀 Explore your quirky & mysterious spaceship
🙃 Bend physics
⚗️ Experiment with strange gadgets
🧩 Solve puzzles & use your knowledge to advance
⌛ Each run has limited time!

Wishlist now!
✨ tinyurl.com/SpaceSprouts ✨

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Mar 11

🚀 Wir sind live! 🌐🎶
Unsere Website ist online! 🎉 Besucht uns unter www.nukuna-interactive.com und entdeckt, woran wir in den letzten Wochen gearbeitet haben!
#website #indiegames

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Feb 13

Dialoge in Jo und Rubi✨

🧠 Sie helfen Kindern, historische Zusammenhänge spielerisch zu verstehen.

🤝 Dialoge fördern das Gefühl, aktiv Teil der Geschichte zu sein.

Wir wollen, dass Kinder nicht nur klicken, sondern denken, fragen und entdecken!

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Nukuna Interactive @nukunainteractive.bsky.social · Dec 25

✨🎄 Frohes Fest! 🎄✨

Wir wünschen euch eine wundervolle, besinnliche Zeit voller Freude, Wärme und zauberhafter Momente mit euren Liebsten. 🕯️❤️

#Weihnachten #Familienzeit #Besinnlichkeit #FrohesFest

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