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analog/digital game designer. previously at Thunderful -- worked on Lost In Random and a SteamWorld title. indie games: catnipped.itch.io blog: catnipped.bearblog.dev she/they/he based in Gothenburg ,Sweden.
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🦊This week we release Blobun, our single-line casual puzzle game where you play as a slime bunny! So far, all the reviews have been very positive! But we've been having a tricky time getting it out there, so please take a look! s.team/a/3284270/ #indiedev #gamedev #gamemaker #screenshotsaturday

submitted 4 days ago • 4 comments

heads up anyone who played and loved netrunner… this seems to be one to watch!

submitted 7 days ago • 0 comments

Even better, the executives that want “the next Balatro,” but have no scouting apparatus, no appetite for experimental games, and don’t know how to talk to creatives. If you aren’t looking at early pitches, the next Balatro is being signed by someone who is.

submitted 8 days ago • 6 comments

before i read the headline i thought this was battlestar galactica

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

Do NOT go to the US if you speak up for human rights, are Arab, or trans. The US is literally disappearing foreigners, full stop. They will go through the Arabs, the trans folks, and the protestors, and then start to disappear any other undesirables until all that's left is obedient pure fascists.

submitted 9 days ago • 33 comments

Been in a bit of a flunk art and mood wise. Open to new 2 word creature prompts like "Data Golem", "Antenna Crab" or "Abbysal Searcher"

submitted 10 days ago • 9 comments

"The Giant's Rings" #pixelart

submitted 149 days ago • 2 comments

I have made an overly complicated chart I made so, so many iterations and organizations and formats of this chart to try and get it to include all the info I wanted, lol I'm only even using it as an example to illustrate a point in an article, but once I sank my teeth in I had to do it right...

submitted 13 days ago • 15 comments

just tried this on Steam Deck and i’m amazed how smoothly it ran! perfect buttery smooth 60fps. this will get a lot of comparisons to hades obviously but i would say the differences is what makes it great. loved the pattern matching minigame! kudos to my old friends at zoink/stormteller!

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

this is important and I fully agree but I'll also extend this as a word to folks doing anything else, too - blogging illustration, linkedin posts, podcast logo, itch cover art, fan page, literally everywhere, you'll be better off with even roughly slapped together stuff than whatever genAI plops out

submitted 19 days ago • 3 comments

I don't ask for support very often.. so hear me out Wishlist our indie game Spellomancer on Steam! 🥺 please? Every single wishlist makes a difference, and we're halfway to our goal! Thank you friends!! 💙 #supportindiegames #indiegame #indiegamedevs

submitted 19 days ago • 3 comments

Our Lost In Random: The Eternal Die is off to heart-warming reviews over at Steam Next Fest, right now. Try it for free if you haven’t! Also, super happy about this breakdown in The Gamer! ⚔️♥️🎲 #steamnextfest #madewithunity #gamedev #indiegames #roguelite www.thegamer.com/lost-in-rand...

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Transgender and nonbinary people exist, and are and have been doing cool shit everywhere you look since time immemorial whether you choose to see them or not. Total liberation REQUIRES trans liberation. STREET UNI X was made by trans and nonbinary game developer and street unicyclist @daff.space

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

i released a game! i've been working on this for the past few months. it's a short, casual tile laying game where you can really get into the weeds, optimising for high scores. price: free! where: catnipped.itch.io/powertile read more about it here: catnipped.bearblog.dev/powertile-pr...

submitted 26 days ago • 3 comments

how it started — (the game started out as a kind of tile laying picross-like. at one point i decided to do away with the actual picross mechanics and keep the tile laying...)

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

late game has 14 tile types, and big levels with various shapes and restrictions. it can get quite busy!

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

i released a game! i've been working on this for the past few months. it's a short, casual tile laying game where you can really get into the weeds, optimising for high scores. price: free! where: catnipped.itch.io/powertile read more about it here: catnipped.bearblog.dev/powertile-pr...

submitted 26 days ago • 3 comments

Hi, I’m a white cis woman. And a mom. My “safety” is frequently trotted out by bad faith actors who want an excuse for bigotry. Which means it’s time for a story: the night a trans woman saved me. 1/12 🧵

submitted 30 days ago • 1 comment

petals in the rain ✨ #art #PixelArt #ドット絵 #イラスト

submitted 35 days ago • 10 comments

Hello Bluesky! 🙌 I'd love to introduce you to my weird game; Dome RPG! 🌞 🌛 It's a game about a mute boy trying to break free from a world unfamiliar to him! 👾 #gamedev #pixelart

submitted 41 days ago • 13 comments

2 GOOD 2 GIRL 2 GUN (1/2)

submitted 45 days ago • 31 comments

The Video Game History Foundation's library has launched in early access - a freely available archive of video game history research materials. (Read more: Video Game History Foundation)

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

updated my "living" electronica playlist with some new tracks this morning. check it out if you're into ambient, tech house, lofi house, idm, yada yada open.spotify.com/playlist/773...

submitted 48 days ago • 0 comments

🏳️‍⚧️‼️ TRANS FOLK IN THE GAMES INDUSTRY‼️🏳️‍⚧️ If you are in need of work, please share your portfolio here! If you are not trans but you see this - donate $5 to Trans Lifeline and I will match your donation! translifeline.org

submitted 50 days ago • 162 comments