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I am the Studio Lead/Lead dev for @Sakurastudios.online currently working on The Ghost of Nichishima. I co-founded @impactgamers.bsky.social. Currently live in Hanoi and love to game and collect. https://sakurastudios.online #gamedev #indiedev #horrorgames
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Anyone else? πŸ˜… #gamedev #indiedev

Have you managed to? β›©οΈπŸ‘» #gamedev #horrorgame #indiedev #meme

Hit 1k here's a new intro! I'm the studio lead for @sakurastudios.online and co-founder of BAFTA winning @impactgamers.bsky.social. I develop games, teach, consult, do talks ect. Worked around 10 years in industry but been a dev longer. Love gaming and collecting! #promosky #gamedev

That's right, a whole expansion for free to anyone in early access! πŸŒΈβ›©οΈ #survivalhorror #gamedev #indiedev

I'm going to rebuild the level, the landscape, foliage, all of it. Defeat all the pesky map errors and expand it. I've been guilty of putting out builds before everything is sorted due to priorities shifting but I will make it all better. #gamedev

I'm getting so tired of these content creators coming over here causing trouble, if I ever bump into one my response won't be so respectful. Just ban them. #travel #Asia

Are you ready to travel back to the haunted past of Nichishima in 1960s Japan? This chapter will take you on a third-person survival horror nightmare. Will you escape your fate, or will Nichishima claim you forever? β›©οΈπŸ”¦ #indiegame #horrorgame #HorrorCommunity #survivalhorror

Targeting people at their low points when they are desperate just makes you a vulture. Protect yourselves, your work and be vigilant of people claiming to offer assistance in the #gamedev #indiedev space.

We have some great members in our community. Your support doesn't go unnoticed. We listened to what you wanted, so here it is. It's officially announced and will be added to our current release! Stay tuned. #gamedev #horrorgame

I'm feeling very conflicted right now, like I'm about to do something very stupid or very smart. #gamedev

If you copy someone's homework but write it your own handwriting, is it still wrong? πŸ€”

Making a first person game have a third person chapter is certainly going to take some planning, it's possible but lots of things to consider. We have a concept in progress currently! #gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame

To understand the present, sometimes you have to explore the past β›©οΈπŸ”¦ #horrorgame #indiegame #gamedev

Make shift office for now whilst I heal up. I won't post the actual injury, it's abit grim πŸ˜… ah well I can still work and rest it! #gamedev

I had issues adding these that I couldn't even find any forum posts for on how to fix πŸ˜…. I eventually got it working with Unreal so if anyone has any issues let me know! Also yes the achievements are little instant photographs πŸ“·πŸ˜„ #gamedev #indiedev

I've learned I'm bad at keeping up with content creation for our studio, I focus so much on development I just don't have time. Might need some extra hands for the video im working on.

Thank you to everyone who has journeyed to Nichishima this week, your feedback is crucial to crafting this experience, and despite a rough start its encouraging to see people both enjoying the game and being scared 😱 #horrorgame #indiedev

Can't post pictures on Blue-sky πŸ€” anyone else having this crash?

πŸ‘»πŸ‘»πŸ‘»πŸ‘» Fridays stream is closer than you think and we will finally be playing The Ghost Of Nichishima from @sakurastudios.online 6-8PM AST as always, hope to see you all there! twitch.tv/shredfactor @dixperen.bsky.social @cryptcommunity.bsky.social @hauntedinc.bsky.social @blerpy.bsky.social

New patch is out! store.steampowered.com/news/app/291...

My Blue-sky is playing up, anyone else?

It's been a long journey. Starting an indie studio, moving to Vietnam, touring Japan and creating/publishing our own game. It's not been easy and it wont be easy going forward but we did it, now to keep working on the game. This picture is how it feels to tackle Steam support πŸ˜… #gamedev

Let's go!

Any of my #gamedev friends have any experience with Epic store or Itch? We need to be able to supply are Patreon members with our game and we cant wait for Steam any longer. Looking at other platforms and options.

I'm thinking Steam might not be the platform for us, the support staff are not equipped to handle even one of our tickets without making the issue so much worse. That app does not work. The system doesn't give devs enough power. Looking at a way to give Patreon members access now. #gamedev

We never wanted to make a game that holds your hand too much. We have noticed players are finishing the game but not exploring and seeing all the content. In the update we have added a way to force player exploration more but without yellow paint, don't worry πŸ˜‰πŸ‘» #horrorgame #indiegame

I promised myself I wouldn't respond to negative reviews on social media but when you use an alt account to write a negative review that is a complete lie, then I have an issue. It is not a glitch, I changed the order of many things from the demo and added hints to all the keys. #gamedev #indiedev

@steampowered.com needs to start giving more power to devs. Everything we have needed to do has required support and we havnt had a response to a single ticket since launch. Because we can't update we wanted to limit visibility for now and we can't do that either. #gamedev #indiedev

We are off to a rocky start, but I am sticking with it. Steam havnt made it easy aswell as some other factors but I'm not giving up. Our community have been awesome through this, I really appreciate you all ❀️ #indiedev #gamedev

I'm just getting started.

For someone with GAD this is a pretty big step today. I've worked on other projects but this is our first PC launch as a studio. Going to spend some family time celebrating lunar new year now and try relax a little πŸ˜… thank you everyone for your kind words these past few days! ❀️ #gamedev #indiedev

It took me until 6 am, but I hit the green button! The Ghost of Nichishima is now out on steam early access. Reviews really do help us get seen by more players, and I appreciate patience with the next patch as Steam block access, again to authenticator! Now for family time #gamedev #horrorgame

I am hoping that today we can launch the game! Thank you to everyone who has supported us and been patient. I hope you enjoy the early access lauch and stick with us as we grow and improve the experience! Have fun in Nichishima β›©οΈπŸ‘» #gamedev #indiegame #horrorgame

To every business owner who paid their tax today, GG. Seeing all that money leave your account sucks, knowing it could be spent growing your business. But you earned that money working for yourself, be proud. Sad, but proud.

Hey #gamedev friends I have some concerns about a publisher that approached us and wanted to chat to someone who could help identify if these are red flags or not, tar!

Launch update! Steam decided to double down and reply with a copy and paste response, not addressing what we put and not releasing the page. We are currently still waiting for changes to be reviewed and have had no response. Patreon users can't even use their keys. We are so sorry. 😒🌸 #gamedev