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CIPHER ZERO @cipherzerogame.com · Jul 22

A minimalist logic game. Can you solve for 𝒙?

❓ Infer the rules of each glyph without hints
🧠 Over 300 handcrafted across evolving lands
🎶 Chill, reactive soundtrack as you play

CIPHER ZERO. Out Now.

zpdt.co/playcz

#PlayCipherZero #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #SolveForX

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Itay Keren @untame.com · Jun 3

the 12 hour clock is already screwed up to begin with, and then you realize that at noon it goes from 11am to 12pm.. stellar design job wow

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Itay Keren @untame.com · May 13

If you can't afford to fail, you can't take any risks.

Viv @ Home @doe-or-die.bsky.social · May 11

ok but for real if you want to make a really good indie (or AA) games the number one way is "be financially comfortable via other means"

blue prince guy owned a popular website generating income, toby fox was a successful musician...

frankly if we had a UBI youd get SO MANY GOOD GAMES

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · May 9

emotional day for me. managed to lead my team & release Rift Riff being caretaker of my wife (long covid, hasn’t been out of bed this year) and our 2yo son. i’m exhausted. proud. anxious.

it would make my day if u can repost, buy, enjoy, review🙏🏼

Rift Riff: store.steampowered.com/app/2800900/...

my son (face hidden behind an emoji) and I on the release day of rift riff

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Itay Keren @untame.com · Apr 28

** The government is deporting the mom of a US-citizen toddler with cancer ** Reframe this in any way you want, but you and everyone who supports this is a fucking monster.

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Wadjet Eye of Sauron @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social · Apr 23

WO🕐🕙🕕O!

Old Skies is OUT.

Join ChronoZen agent Fia Quinn on a time-traveling adventure of spanning 200 years!

Old Skies is a story of love, loss and legacy. And it is 10% off during the first week!

Humble (includes OST)▶️ bit.ly/4cKaLQR
Steam▶️ bit.ly/3FYho5Z
GOG▶️ bit.ly/4i2fdvk

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Itay Keren @untame.com · Apr 21

My autistic kid has brought more value and joy to this world in 7 years than this fucking monster ever will

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 21

"Kennedy’s disgust with and devaluation of autistic people fits neatly into a eugenic logic that views health as virtue, and sees illness, or difference, as a kind of moral lapse which should be subject to punishment or censure."

RFK Jr. is wrong about autism

His lies endanger neurodivergent people — and everyone else.

www.publicnotice.co

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Itay Keren @untame.com · Apr 8

Yeah contentment-wise we're safe here 🥲

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Itay Keren @untame.com · Apr 8

on the bright side if theories on multiverse are true then you have a perfectly content version of yourself in another dimension

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Jonaki Mehta @jonakimehta.bsky.social · Apr 4

New York Dept of Education says it will not comply with the US Dept of Ed's order to certify their schools are getting rid of DEI programs.

"We understand that the current administration seeks to censor anything it deems ‘diversity, equity & inclusion...

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Josh Scare @joshscherr.bsky.social · Apr 4

waiting for the "keep politics out of gaming" crowd to speak up

Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · Apr 4

Nintendo said it’s delaying Switch 2 pre-orders in the US due to concerns over Trump's global tariffs

Nintendo Delays Pre-Orders for Switch 2 After Trump Tariffs

Nintendo Co. said it’s delaying pre-orders for the new Switch 2 due to concerns over the impact of global tariffs instituted by US President Donald Trump.

www.bloomberg.com

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videogame history @vghistory.bsky.social · Apr 3

street fighter II, magazine screenshot, snes (1992) archive.org/details/vide...

ken, blonde hair, angry face, red gear, has beaten ken, blonde hair, beaten bloody face, red gear.
text: get up!! it's too early for you to be defeated!

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Itay Keren @untame.com · Mar 28

The word Prowess was invented to identify AI generated text

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Francisco González - ROSEWATER OUT NOW! @grundislav.games · Mar 27

ROSEWATER IS OUT!

A Wild West adventure about friendship, storytelling, and found family.

It's been a journey making this game. I sincerely hope you enjoy it. 🤠🌵

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/...

GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/rose...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Mar 26

NEW: @motherjones.com reports that one of the men renditioned to El Salvador is Neri Alvarado, who was working in Dallas as a baker. An ICE agent told him they were questioning all men with tattoos.

Neri has an AUTISM AWARENESS TATTOO in honor of his 15-year-old brother with autism.

A picture of Neri Alvarado, a young man, standing next to his brother, who is a young teenager. Both are smiling for the camera and wearing matching shirts. Neri has his arm around his brother.

A picture of Neri's tattoo, which is an autism ribbon in rainbow colors with his brother's name "Neryelson" written on it.

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Itay Keren @untame.com · Mar 21

Proud of Julia @julia-kd.bsky.social and the entire SpryFox team at Netflix Games for creating such a beautiful thing ❤️

Daniel Cook @danctheduck.bsky.social · Mar 19

Very excited to finally announce Spirit Crossing! Big game we've been pouring our hearts into. A very special prosocial multiplayer cozy life sim all about making and building friendship. ❤️
youtu.be/RNGs3tLPaF0?...

Spirit Crossing | Official Game Announcement | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix Games

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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · Mar 20

Spirit Crossing is a cooperative life-sim about building friendships and community. "Escape beyond the ordinary to a place where humans and spirits work together... designed to foster friendship, kindness, and community."

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Itay Keren @untame.com · Mar 19

I like copilot as much as anyone and look forward to a future where all development is halted when the wifi is off

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Itay Keren @untame.com · Feb 28

Remember that time a week ago when I promised to not start a new project and just finish this one?

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Itay Keren @untame.com · Feb 27

X is like if your reddit feed only had downvotes

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Tom Happ @axiomverge.bsky.social · Feb 21

A friend whose daughter has the same condition as my son received this notice. Feels like the administration is laughing at us right now. #disabilityrights #doge #ada #ableism

Executive order canceled program to help disabled children transition out of high school.

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Itay Keren @untame.com · Feb 16

Wish I could disagree but I have similar considerations with my own new titles. It's an uphill battle unless you're in the subscription service. A thought: Arkanoid remakes have been unconvincing. Maybe Taito is open to collab with a game that's clearly better than anything recent in the franchise?

Itay Keren @untame.com · Feb 14

That's an amazing story! Btw the core drawkanoid mechanics are fantastic, pls consider a mobile remake :)

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Itay Keren @untame.com · Feb 14

a farming game with FSA tie-in so any crop you make in the game gets physically shipped to your home

Itay Keren @untame.com · Feb 7

3 decades after winamp in the year of our lord 2025 and my speaker still has gaps between the Abbey Road medley tracks

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