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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · 1d

we’ve been testing canvas street on the tv today and it’s just been idling in the background for the last couple hours, I think it’s got a good vibe :)

you can play it at parallels on thursday if you like

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · 4d

i’m 500,000 of these views and you know what, I AM slightly ashamed! sue me!!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=poiq...

Pokemon Mystery Dungeon 2: Primal Dialga Remix

YouTube video by PokeRemixStudio

www.youtube.com

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · 4d

in the lead up to games week I’ve been almost exclusively listening to remixes of the pokémon mystery dungeon dialga boss theme so I hope you’re ready for whatever the hell vibe I’m about to bring 🧍‍♀️

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · 5d

this is a really nice article, and I’m in it too!
thanks josefina for coming in and talking to us :)

Josefina Huq @josefinahuq.bsky.social · 6d

Disturbingly high levels of gratitude and affection for everyone who spoke to me 💛 I couldn’t include even 20% of what was discussed, but boy howdy did I learn a bunch!

Showing Up In The Melbourne Games Ecosystem

Dealing with existential anxieties by being a bum on a seat

www.well-played.com.au

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · 7d

oh god please no

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · 9d

as a physical clock guy, this is gonna ruin me 🧍‍♀️

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · 13d

yay!! go play it please everyone :)

Ian MacLarty @ianmaclarty.com · 13d

After over 2 years cooking in Steam Early Access, Mars First Logistics 1.0 is finally here!

Engineer your little rover and deliver lots of silly stuff!

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Ian MacLarty @ianmaclarty.com · Jun 7

Mars First Logistics, our silly little game about building rovers and delivering stuff, will be coming out of Early Access on 26 September 2025!

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · 21d

our videogame is on show at acmi game worlds!! it’s called ACMI EGG 🧍‍♀️

basically there’s this ACMI CREATURE and we have to keep it alive across a shared save file, in real time, day after day after day. if it runs away it’s everybody’s fault and we can share the guilt🧍‍♀️ also it has secrets! the end!

leura is standing in front of a tv screen that says ACMI EGG. she looks a bit silly

Katsumi is standing in front of a TV screen with an egg on it. he seems hungry? makes you think…

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · 23d

surprise, we’re showing our game at parallels this year!
first EVER DEMO of canvas street!!!! 🧍‍♀️

Freeplay @free-play.bsky.social · 23d

General tickets for Parallels 2025 are now on sale 🎟️

Speaker and playable showcase line-up on our website 📺

www.freeplay.net.au/parallels25

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Amy PJ 🌺 @ MIGW @hellomisspotter.com · 26d

I realise posting this on a Saturday is not ideal, but, hear me out.

We are trying very hard to keep Frosty alive, and even grow it into something more helpful for ANZ based devs, long term 🍦

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☁️ Little Pink Clouds ☁️ @lil-pink-clouds.bsky.social · Sep 9

Letters to Arralla is dropping in exactly ONE week on 16th September, 11am AEST 😱💕🍑💌 Everyone is so excited to meet you, their new island postie!

#indiegamedev #cozygames #wholesomegames

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · Sep 8

お疲れ様でした！

leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · Aug 27

katsumi made this :)

Katsumi Yoshida @yozibak.bsky.social · Aug 26

August 26

- took a full day off and played with webgl. instancing is cool

以上です

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · Jul 30

can’t wait to hear you talk too!!

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · Jul 30

thanks my mate! 🎅

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · Jul 30

this is true! I am talking …. tomorrow …… 🧙

Katsumi Yoshida @yozibak.bsky.social · Jul 30

oh yes leura (apartment 809’s creative director I’m making game with) is gonna make a speech at science gallery tomorrow, at freeplay

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · Jul 30

お疲れ様でした。何かご不明点、ご質問がございましたら、ご遠慮なくお知らせください。

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · Jul 29

お疲れ様〜🙇‍♀️

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · Jun 8

no sorry there’s no page yet!! we’re still really early in development so it felt a bit soon for a steam page - please wait in eager anticipation ;•)

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · Jun 7

WE MAKIN!!!!

Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com · Jun 7

Get in on the ground floor with a very early look at the blueprints for @smitleu.bsky.social‬ and Katsumi Yoshida's game about doing architecture, Canvas Street!

Just premiered in Frosty Games Fest, watch the trailer:

Canvas Street | Frosty Games Fest 2025

Featured in Frosty Games Fest 2025! Watch the full showcase here: https://youtu.be/3ff3YxX7CgwGet in on the ground floor with a first look at the blueprints ...

youtu.be

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · May 23

hello, this is it! it’s about holding pigeons hehe

smitleu.itch.io/pigeon-game

Pigeon Game by smitleu

Fulfil your lifelong dream of holding pigeons

smitleu.itch.io

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · May 22

red alert!! we’re in da showcase and showing a new trailer for our game canvas street!!!!! it’s a weird trailer, prepare yourself hehe

Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com · May 22

Delighted to announce that Frosty is joining the official Summer Game Fest showcase lineup! ☀️🍦

Mark your calendars for a jam packed weekend of games 🗓️

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TERRY @tezamondo.bsky.social · Apr 7

Hey so I recorded a quick video to explain stocking Switch 2 at Paper House. The clip was too long so i needed to upload it to youtube. I tried to explain it as best as i could!!

Anyway I made one of those thumbnails while it uploaded.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqZw...

Talkin' Switch 2

YouTube video by Terry Burdak

www.youtube.com

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leura 🐭 @smitleu.bsky.social · Mar 14

thanks doug! 🐧