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Alonso Canales
@alcex.bsky.social
Game producer. Co-founder of Smarto Club. IGDA Scholar. NYU Game Center MFA 2025.

Currently working on Bubblegum Galaxy, a chill building game 🌌
https://s.team/a/1989120

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Hi all! I'm Alonso, a developer from Chile currently in New York.
I'm one of the co-founders of Smarto Club. We're currently working on a Bubblegum Galaxy, a a cozy narrative building game. Check out the trailer and wishlist us on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/1989120
Was wondering about the size of the Steam Machine and the website did not disappoint:
November 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
One of my favorite games this year!
itch.io itch.io @itch.io · Oct 14
Consume Me: BEING A TEENAGER SUCKS. So, we made a videogame about it.

hexecutable.itch.io/consume-me
October 15, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Fanart Contest Alert

Create Fan art of the Monad and participate for a steam card!

smarto-club.itch.io/the-monad
(you can find the link to our discord here)

Have fun! And hope you enjoy exploring the world of The Monad, so you can find inspiration!
October 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Remember kids:
- Discord is not a place for storing game dev/project materials
- You (probably) don't need Jira
- Your internal deadlines should be BEFORE their final due date
- Don't put up with stuff; speak up
- If someone can't speak up, speak up for them
- Stay a little silly but take no shit
September 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Come try the game with us when it releases!
We’re streaming The Monad with the devs from Lonely House today at 3 pm EST / 8pm UTC !

Play along with us, it’s an online multiplayer game👯‍♀️🛜

Join us on Twitch here:
www.twitch.tv/makegamesfast
September 30, 2025 at 6:53 PM
This has been a short but super satisfying project to work on, super excited to share it with everyone tomorrow!
We're launching THE MONAD tomorrow! :3
This is a small, free multiplayer game we made as Lonely House, with the help of the Turbo game engine @makegamesfast.bsky.social
If you'd like to support us, you'll be able to buy the complementary Zine with more details and lore about this world... .⋆♱❦
September 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Today!
Want to play The Monad by Lonely House before its release?

Come to the Turbo table at @playcrafting.bsky.social NYC indie dev night on Thursday 9/26 6-10 pm at BrookLAN💥

@alcex.bsky.social @dosbanderas.bsky.social @sukinapan.bsky.social
September 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Consume Me is finally out! This game blew me away when I looked at it for IGF. It deals with the real pressures of growing up as a teenage girl while telling that story through a whirlwind of delightful QWOP-like minigames. It’s charming and fun and smart and I hope everyone checks it out.
Consume Me on Steam
did you feel stupid, fat, lazy, and ugly in high school? well i did...but at least i made a life-simulation RPG about it!
store.steampowered.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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☁️ The Monad by Lonely House, a beautifully surreal puzzle game and networked multiplayer🌐 👯Out soon!

Built in only ⚡10 weeks⚡ during our Turbo bootcamp.

Interview here with game dev @alcex.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Now that Silksong has chased off a ton of devs from releasing their games from the next two weeks...

Who's releasing a game/demo in the next few weeks that I should check out?

My schedule is looking pretty empty and I don't want my only option to be Silksong (even if it's as good as it looks).
August 29, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Loved the demo for this game, super happy to see the full release!
Our first Steam game 𝐃𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧' is OUT NOW!

🟦 Click and Drag to cast your Spell Box
🐲 Capture invasive Draggins
🪄 Learn 15+ Spells
📜 Over 40+ Challenges

Take on the endless waves of Draggins and help Margot the Mouse Curser save up for magic college!

🔽 Link Below 🔽
#indiegames #gamedev #draggin
August 19, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Hey folks! Embargoed review keys for Demonschool go out TODAY, and we also want to give that opportunity to streamers/creators. If you are interested in streaming or making video about Demonschool please fill out this form! If you know someone who might be interested, tag them or send it to them!
docs.google.com
August 18, 2025 at 10:16 PM
We're showing a new game this weekend at #PLAYnyc #AnimeNYC, if you're around please pass by the booth and check it out!
‼️Exhibitor Announcement‼️ Lonely House will debut THE MONAD at the @makegamesfast.bsky.social booth

The Monad is an atmospheric multiplayer game. With the world now corrupted and abandoned, it is time for its existence to end.

@alcex.bsky.social
@dosbanderas.bsky.social
@sukinapan.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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hi. looking to speak to folks in the games industry getting put through the wringer in the job application process rn. unpaid labour, multiple interviews only to get ghosted, sham job listings, scams, AI screening, any and all of that kinda stuff. DM or email at lukeATaftermathDOTsite, thank you!
August 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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Today is the first day of the Wholesome Games Celebration where Bubblegum Galaxy is featured!
August 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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I wish I knew where on the spectrum of:

"ppl feel helpless and are taking it out on anyone within reach, usually the people with the least power"

to

"ppl have become so customer-brained that they treat anyone/anything that seems "bigger" than them as the enemy"

that this hostility comes from.
July 28, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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July 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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I just wanted somewhere to post my weird gay video games. Why can’t they leave us alone
July 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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hi, i'm suki (sukinapan) ૮ ◞ ﻌ ◟ ა
i'm an artist & gamedev from chile, and one of the creators of the game RENTAL.
you might have also seen my illustrations around online, particulary from my project Peklo
i wasn't active here til now, but last week 1/3
July 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Welcome Lonely House to Turbo Bootcamp Cohort 2025!😱

"We are Lonely House, a team of game developers from Chile that want to create short and high-quality horror experiences anyone can enjoy."

@alcex.bsky.social @dosbanderas.bsky.social @sukinapan.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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July 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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💥We are thrilled to announce our first-ever Turbo Bootcamp Cohort⛺️✨💜

⛺️This talented group of devs will be learning the ins and outs of the Turbo game engine and incorporating TurboOS to create an online multiplayer game.

⛺️Stay tuned! These devs will be at Play NYC showcasing their games!
July 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Just remembered I had this in my folder
July 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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exec after years of losing money: the industry has shifted,

exec after years of making money: the industry has shifted,
exec after years of bad decisions: the industry has shifted,
July 2, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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BREAKING NEWS: Our game, Audionaut, has been awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Grant!

We are so grateful for this opportunity and excited to keep working on our little music space game.
Announcing the 2025 Alfred P. Sloan Grant Recipient: Audionaut - NYU | Game Center
Congratulations to the 2025 Alfred P Sloan Grant award winning team Audionaut! Audionaut is a 2D music composition spaceship autobattler. Taking inspiration from modular synthesis, players make music ...
gamecenter.nyu.edu
June 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM