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Alex Leone
@alexleone.bsky.social
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Indie game developer

Demo out for my next game: Upheaval, a text-based open world roguelike adventure
http://store.steampowered.com/app/2253300

Email: alex@leonegaming.com
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Upheaval is a text-based open world roguelike adventure.

⌛ Manage your time and learn from mistakes.
⛰️ Explore a changing fantasy wilderness.
🔁 Short runs in parallel worlds.
🧙 Confront or avoid a world-hopping Magician.

Demo is out! store.steampowered.com/app/2253300/...

#PitchYaGame #indiegames
alexleone.bsky.social
Upheaval is a text-based open world roguelike adventure.

⌛ Manage your time and learn from mistakes.
⛰️ Explore a changing fantasy wilderness.
🔁 Short runs in parallel worlds.
🧙 Confront or avoid a world-hopping Magician.

Demo is out! store.steampowered.com/app/2253300/...

#PitchYaGame #indiegames
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Reposted by Alex Leone
curiousdynamics.bsky.social
Hey #PitchYaGame! I'm making a "pre-Civ" stone age 4X with nomadic tribes, complex foodwebs, and in-depth characters!

🦣 Wishlist FOLK EMERGING: store.steampowered.com/app/2275300/...
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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gog.com
We couldn’t be happier to say that… it’s our turn now! We’re officially hosting this week’s #TurnBasedThursday 🎲

If you’re a developer – show us your turn-based games in the comments and tag other devs!

If you’re a fan of the genre – share your love for them in this thread!

Now… your move.
October 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
alexleone.bsky.social
Upheaval is joining the Games Against Living Miserably Steam festival this week, hosted by Curve Games and the suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM).

#steam #GALM2025

store.steampowered.com/news/app/225...
Upheaval - Games Against Living Miserably - Steam News
Support suicide prevention during the Games Against Living Miserably festival!
store.steampowered.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:53 PM
alexleone.bsky.social
Upheaval's enchanted sword is the strongest item in the game! ⚔️

Check out Upheaval in the Sword Celebration on #Steam right now! Lots of other #indiegames with big and powerful swords to try. store.steampowered.com/app/2253300/...
Sword Celebration key art (a giant sword stuck into the middle of a field with mountains and a setting sun in the background), with the Upheaval key art layered on top of it. Text reads: September 1st - 8th 10AM Pacific, Sword Celebration, Upheaval.
September 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Reposted by Alex Leone
curiousdynamics.bsky.social
📣 PUBLIC BETA ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️

Super excited to announce the FIRST EVER beta test for Folk Emerging, happening August 7-18!

SIGN UP & get more info here 👇
subscribepage.io/vAwvvR

I can't wait to have you play it and hear your feedback! Please share this post far and wide 🍻 #gamedev #indiegame 🎮
PUBLIC BETA, AUG 7-18, 2025 Sign up & get more info here 👇 https://subscribepage.io/vAwvvR
July 31, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Reposted by Alex Leone
flatlinestudios.bsky.social
Calling all turn-based hackers! 🦾

We are honored to be this week's official #TurnBasedThursday hosts! 🧉

💬 Are you a #gamedev working on a turn-based marvel? Drop us a line below!

🕹️ Are you a turn-based lover? Support by checking the games and wishlisting your favorites!
July 31, 2025 at 12:56 PM
alexleone.bsky.social
It always amazes me that there are people out there who will tip 2x my game's price!! Thank you so much!!! 😍
Screenshot from itch.io's notifications. Today: You sold Upheaval for $9.99, 50% OFF, $5.00 TIP.
July 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
alexleone.bsky.social
The Mines Demo update (v0.0.24) for Upheaval is out now! store.steampowered.com/news/app/225... #indiegame #majorupdate
Screenshot of Upheaval, in the mines. It’s pitch black, and the walls are criss-crossed in a thin fungi. Options are: Go south, out of the mines, Go east, Go west, Examine the fungi on the walls, Ride the minecart (highlighted), and Make camp
July 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
alexleone.bsky.social
New Upheaval demo+alpha update dropping tomorrow!! 🎉🧙 #indiegames
July 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
alexleone.bsky.social
My brother released his first game on Steam yesterday. It's a very funny puzzle adventure and I'm super proud of him. You should check it out!

#indiegames

store.steampowered.com/app/3503830/...
Save 25% on Marty's Funducational Tour! on Steam
Go on a (mostly) factual tour of a rural American Town with your guide Marty the Robot in this cozy puzzle adventure. Identify anything that looks out of place while listening to Marty regale you with...
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July 27, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Reposted by Alex Leone
psychicsoftware.com
Happy to be the official host of this week's #TurnBasedThursday! 🥳

#gamedevs / #IndieGameDev, drop your epic #turnbased game below, and use the hashtag!

Community, you can all help by 🔁 and ❤ your favourites!
July 24, 2025 at 10:58 AM
alexleone.bsky.social
Mines update coming out next week for the Upheaval alpha + demo! Explore a new underground region haunted by a nameless terror, join the goblins, and lots of other stuff. #indiegamedev #indiegame

Get notified here: upheavalgame.com/mailing-list/
Screenshot of Upheaval, in the mines, just inside the entrance. It’s pitch black, and the walls are criss-crossed in a thin fungi. Options are: Go south out of the mines, Go north, Go southeast (highlighted), Go west, Examine the fungi on the walls, and Make Camp
July 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Reposted by Alex Leone
icecodegames.com
Hosting this week's Official #TurnBasedThursday! 🥳

🕹 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐒 ➔ got a cool turn-based game? Drop it below, we wanna see it!
💬 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑𝐒 ➔ hype up your faves with likes, comments & RTs!

Let's make this Thursday a tactical one... 👉 Don't forget the hashtag & tags! 🧊💙
July 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Reposted by Alex Leone
greyalien.bsky.social
🕯️We peer from the shadows this #TurnBasedThursday ...the ritual begins...we are your official hosts.

#Gamedev & #IndieDev practitioners: summon your #turnbased creations in the replies - RPGs, strategy, roguelikes, all are welcome.

Adventurers: gaze into the thread. Invite others to the circle 🔁
Forbidden Solitaire key art with eyeless wizard and dungeon keep. "Show us your games" #TurnBasedThursday
June 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
alexleone.bsky.social
The last two weeks, #TurnBasedThursdayFest by @turnbasedthursday.bsky.social and the Access-Ability Summer Showcase by @laurakbuzz.bsky.social pushed Upheaval up over 7,000 wishlists!! 🥳 I'm super excited!!! Thanks so much to the event organizers and everyone who wishlisted for your support!! 🙏🥹
Screenshot of wishlist totals on Steam's backend. Text reads: Lifetime Overview Wishlist Additions: 8,035 Wishlist Deletions: (722) Wishlist Purchases & Activations: (2) Wishlist Gifts: 0 Current Outstanding Wishes: 7,311
June 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
alexleone.bsky.social
The Access-Ability Summer Showcase is fantastic. @laurakbuzz.bsky.social does a great job with the event every year. Go check out all the games this year! #indiegames

store.steampowered.com/sale/Access-...
June 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Reposted by Alex Leone
liamtwose.bsky.social
Breaking: #PitchYaGame IS LIVE! 🚀

Time to pitch the world your #IndieGames! 🥳
#PitchYaGame LIVE logo against a space backdrop with a planet breached by a sun on it's horizon. The text reads #PitchYaGame IS LIVE Get Pitching!
June 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
alexleone.bsky.social
Upheaval is a text-based open world roguelike adventure based on tabletop RPGs.

⛰️ Master a changing fantasy wilderness.
🔁 Iterate with short runs in parallel worlds.
🧙 Match wits with a world-hopping magician.

Upheaval is coming! store.steampowered.com/app/2253300/...

#PitchYaGame #IndieGames
June 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM
alexleone.bsky.social
#TurnBasedThursdayFest is live this year, hosted by the excellent group at @turnbasedthursday.bsky.social! I'm thrilled that Upheaval has been included in this event again! :)

Go check out all the great turn-based games here: store.steampowered.com/sale/turnbas...

#TurnBasedThursday #indiegamedev
Key art for #TurnBasedThursdayFest (a steampunk owl) with Upheaval's key art embedded in it. Text reads: Featured Game. June 2nd-9th, 2025. turnbasedfest.com
June 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Reposted by Alex Leone
rawfury.bsky.social
We're happy to share that we're this week's official #TurnBasedThursday host!☺️

We welcome all #IndieDev and #GameDev creators to share their #TurnBased games in the replies (don’t forget to use #TurnBasedThursday!)🙏

Turn-based players… feast your eyes on the games below!👇
June 5, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Reposted by Alex Leone
yuukimuha.bsky.social
It’s my turn to host this week’s official #TurnBasedThursday! 🎲
Calling all #IndieDev and #GameDev heroes — show off your turn-based wonders below!
👇 Drop your games in the thread & tag your posts for that sweet visibility boost!👇
♥️ + 🔁 to help keep the turn-based magic alive!
May 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Reposted by Alex Leone
sinisterdesign.net
Hi all, I'm excited to host this week's official #TurnBasedThursday! 🤩

🖱️Developers: Post your games below and use the TBT hashtag!
🎮 Players: 💖Like, 💬Comment & 🔄️Repost to support developers!

Let's surface some awesome turn-based games together!

#IndieDev | #TurnBased | #IndieGames
May 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
alexleone.bsky.social
Upheaval was accepted into the Indie Assemble event on Steam this week! Thank you so much to Giorgio Catania for all his work putting this great event together. Check it out here: store.steampowered.com/curator/4471...

#indieassemble #indiegamedev
Indie Assemble key graphic on the bottom, Upheaval key graphic on the top. Text reads "Upheaval, 5-11 May Indie Assemble."
May 5, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Reposted by Alex Leone
alexleone.bsky.social
Happy #TurnBasedThursday! :D #indiegamedev

I'm adding a nameless terror to the mines in Upheaval, my text-based open world roguelike adventure.

What will YOU do when it ambushes you, your lantern out of oil, all alone in the dark?

You can wishlist Upheaval on Steam or get the alpha on itch. :)
Screenshot of Upheaval, in the Iron Mountain Mines. Description reads: You sense a nameless terror in the tunnels coming toward you, from the west. The light of your lantern is almost completely swallowed up by its presence. It fills the space around you, threatening to overwhelm you. You can feel its fear. What do you do? Options are: Go toward it, Go away from it, or Give in and give up (highlighted)
May 1, 2025 at 7:35 PM