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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 6d

congrats all!!

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 6d

played some tin whistle for this cool arrangement ✨️🌊 such a lovely melody!

FirahFabe @firahfabe.bsky.social · 7d

Its finally out! A long overdue passion project & happy to finally release! 😭

Seaside - Infinite Mana

Original music by AdLibPiano

@starlingoboe.itch.io
@brookeferdmusic.bsky.social
@soundole.bsky.social
@nicolewtchang.bsky.social
@zdmajor7.bsky.social
Phoebe Chou

youtu.be/0hln43NFWMk?...

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laryssa 🎶 @laryssaokada.bsky.social · 12d

　 . ★⋆. ALBUM RELEASE . ★⋆.

stutter is out now ٩(ˊᗜˋ*)و ♡

🖇️ ⋆｡「 linktr.ee/laryssaokada 」

this record is a reflection of my innermost thoughts & pains over this past year. my god it's been a long one. but despite the world's horrors, we must persevere & create art. we must maintain our whimsy!

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Tom Voros @tom.voros.ca · 13d

Huge congratulations to @starlingoboe.itch.io for her nomination in the Best Music for a Video Game category in the Australian Screen Music Awards! Hiring Starling for the Pinball Spire soundtrack was one of the best decisions I made on the project. Very well deserved! 🥳

starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 13d

excited to share that my score for pinball spire has been nominated for a screen music award in the video game category 🥹✨ thanks to the folk at @apraamcos.bsky.social for the nomination!!!

nominee card for "best music for a video game or other interactive media" in the screen music awards 2025 by apra amcos, containing the text "pinball spire composed by starling tan". starling tan herself (me) smiles from the centre of the card, illuminated by a sinister green light.

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 13d

thanks so much for the kind words 🥹 so great to work with you on this project!!

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 13d

💫 you can listen to the soundtrack here: starlingoboe.bandcamp.com/album/pinbal...

💫 and play the game here: store.steampowered.com/app/2601940/...

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 13d

excited to share that my score for pinball spire has been nominated for a screen music award in the video game category 🥹✨ thanks to the folk at @apraamcos.bsky.social for the nomination!!!

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Delphinium 💙 Follow on Kickstarter! @cinnadev.bsky.social · 18d

✨ just a reminder that my game is going live on kickstarter next month!!

i'd be honored if you'd consider following the campaign page before then, even if you don't plan on pledging, following still helps a lot! 🥹🫶

#gamedev #indiedev

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☁️ Little Pink Clouds ☁️ @lil-pink-clouds.bsky.social · 23d

Letters to Arralla is OUT NOW on Steam with a limited time 20% launch discount!! 🏝️💌

After 5 long years of development and lots of fruit & veggies eaten to power our developers, this cheeky game is finally ready to be delivered directly into your hands!! ☺️ Play now on Steam!

youtu.be/7GbGTEpsoIM

Letters to Arralla OUT NOW!

YouTube video by Little Pink Clouds

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · 24d

finally playing slay the princess... why did i wait so long

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · Aug 23

starlight festival streaming now!! 💫🌠⭐✨

Infloresce Records @infloresce.com · Aug 22

⭐ Starlight Festival ⭐

Sat, 8/23 @ 4pm PDT
twitch.tv/infloresce

To commemorate the re-release of “Perseids 🌠” by @maddie.vision, we’re hosting a cozy festival featuring music by the Infloresce & Friends community! All are welcome!

Info: infloresce.com/starlight-festival-2025

🎨: @aiviwave.com

Starlight Festival Poster, depicting two girls pressing their heads against eachother. The left girl's hair forms a swirl that surrounds them both and contains a galaxy. The text reads "Starlight Festival. An Infloresce & Friends music event", and lists the time, day and stream URL, as well as every participant

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Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · Aug 20

It’s live!

The Game Devs of Color Support Bundle is here!💚🩵

🎮 100+ items from 70+ creators
💰 Just $10 (worth ~$409)
🫶🏾 Save 97% + support GDoC programs

Every purchase helps fund events, grants, scholarships & more that uplift #gamedev of color!

👉 Grab the bundle now: itch.io/b/3171/game-...

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Infloresce Records @infloresce.com · Aug 15

To celebrate the re-release of

Maddie Lim's single, 'Perseids 🌠'

we're hosting Starlight Festival—a cozy, casual event spotlighting music from the Infloresce & Friends community.

August 23rd, 4pm PT
twitch.tv/infloresce

[ more details coming soon ]

Flyer for Starlight Festival. A night's sky purple background dotted with stars and nebulae. A girl with pink hair looks towards the sky, closing her eyes, contented.

Text reads:

Starlight Festival
an Infloresce & Friends music event
Sat. 8/23, 4pm PT
twitch.tv/infloresce

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · Aug 14

💙✨️ 2026...

Delphinium 💙 Follow on Kickstarter! @cinnadev.bsky.social · Aug 11

💙 Grow connections with yourself, those around you, and the world at large in Delphinium; a bittersweet cozy, story driven farming simulator.

Take a look at this teaser for just a little of what this game has to offer ✨

#gamedev #indiedev

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Dma-Sc @dma-sc.bsky.social · Aug 6

Resurrecting this thread for this very sweet melodic and nicely groovy track from Pinball Spire by @starlingoboe.itch.io
starlingoboe.bandcamp.com/track/overgr...

Overgrown Bastion, by Starling Tan

from the album Pinball Spire (Original Soundtrack)

starlingoboe.bandcamp.com

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · Aug 7

thank you!!

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Delphinium 💙 Follow on Kickstarter! @cinnadev.bsky.social · Jul 30

🎵 Delphinium's soundtrack, and the music you hear in this video, is composed by @starlingoboe.itch.io - check out her account for more examples of her amazing work!

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Delphinium 💙 Follow on Kickstarter! @cinnadev.bsky.social · Jul 30

Even if you don't plan on pledging, following on Kickstarter to be notified when the campaign launches will help us a lot! Thank you very much!!

👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/cin...

Coming soon: Delphinium by CINNADEV

A farming sim in which cultivating connections with those around you matters just as much as growing crops- sometimes even more so.

www.kickstarter.com

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Delphinium 💙 Follow on Kickstarter! @cinnadev.bsky.social · Jul 30

✨ Delphinium is on KICKSTARTER!! ✨

💙 A bittersweet cozy, story driven farming simulator about making connections in the middle of nowhere.

🔗 Link in the thread below, and in my bio. Please consider following our pre-launch page today!

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · Jul 30

follow our kickstarter pre-launch page!!! ✨ working on this game has been an exercise in being blessed with so much beautiful art constantly (and you could be too)

Delphinium 💙 Follow on Kickstarter! @cinnadev.bsky.social · Jul 30

✨ Delphinium is on KICKSTARTER!! ✨

💙 A bittersweet cozy, story driven farming simulator about making connections in the middle of nowhere.

🔗 Link in the thread below, and in my bio. Please consider following our pre-launch page today!

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · Jul 29

flute by SableProvidence
oboe + tin whistle (+ track) by me 💨

follow @cinnadev.bsky.social for more delphinium updates!! 🍃⛰️✨

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · Jul 29

briar, sassy in the church 💙

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Delphinium 💙 Follow on Kickstarter! @cinnadev.bsky.social · Jul 24

collection of some of my favorite UI animations ✨

#gamedev #indiedev

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · Jul 23

today in front of the donut cabinet at jj bean the barista excitedly called out to me asking if my tote bag was from a game and wanting to play it 🥺 a perfect match, entrancing baristas everywhere!!!!

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starling 🦆 @starlingoboe.itch.io · Jul 17

thank youuu 🥹!!

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