aran
@aran.sokpop.co
game developer, part of @sokpop.co - i made stacklands, clickyland, wurdweb & more
completed my first 100k! what a life
September 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
completed my first 100k! what a life
environmental storytelling
September 8, 2025 at 2:39 PM
environmental storytelling
can’t believe we just announced 20 games
August 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
can’t believe we just announced 20 games
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🚨 Announcing: Sokpop Direct! 🚨
Tune in this Friday at 16:00 PM CEST for a video full of new trailers, game announcements and more... 🤯
www.youtube.com/c/sokpopcoll...
See you there! ❤️🧦
Tune in this Friday at 16:00 PM CEST for a video full of new trailers, game announcements and more... 🤯
www.youtube.com/c/sokpopcoll...
See you there! ❤️🧦
August 28, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🚨 Announcing: Sokpop Direct! 🚨
Tune in this Friday at 16:00 PM CEST for a video full of new trailers, game announcements and more... 🤯
www.youtube.com/c/sokpopcoll...
See you there! ❤️🧦
Tune in this Friday at 16:00 PM CEST for a video full of new trailers, game announcements and more... 🤯
www.youtube.com/c/sokpopcoll...
See you there! ❤️🧦
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had a nice talk about my upcoming game Bernband with the guardian 👍
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
Bernband’s alien landscape is the perfect place for digital wandering – just don’t expect a map
With distinct, discrete areas that you can visit at any time, this is not a traditional open world game, and resists gamification with the mantra ‘there’s no goal but to stroll’
www.theguardian.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:18 AM
had a nice talk about my upcoming game Bernband with the guardian 👍
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...
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Just launched: Regulators - a unique top-down shooter that feels like a multiplayer game! Lead your NPC team through stealthy missions and if that fails: shoot everything that moves!
15% LAUNCH DISCOUNT! Grab it, and leave a review!
store.steampowered.com/app/1892750/... #indiegames #gaming
15% LAUNCH DISCOUNT! Grab it, and leave a review!
store.steampowered.com/app/1892750/... #indiegames #gaming
May 21, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Just launched: Regulators - a unique top-down shooter that feels like a multiplayer game! Lead your NPC team through stealthy missions and if that fails: shoot everything that moves!
15% LAUNCH DISCOUNT! Grab it, and leave a review!
store.steampowered.com/app/1892750/... #indiegames #gaming
15% LAUNCH DISCOUNT! Grab it, and leave a review!
store.steampowered.com/app/1892750/... #indiegames #gaming
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The ultimate game dev dream isn’t to make “the next Balatro” it’s to have a good universal basic income for everyone bsky.app/profile/brke...
For instance, what if there were feasible platform options (for production or circulation) that weren't owned by for-profit companies but instead publicly owned? What if society was structured so not everyone had to monetise their cultural activity in the first place?
May 19, 2025 at 7:46 AM
The ultimate game dev dream isn’t to make “the next Balatro” it’s to have a good universal basic income for everyone bsky.app/profile/brke...
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The @sokpop.co room at AMaze is delightful! Don't miss it!
May 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The @sokpop.co room at AMaze is delightful! Don't miss it!
the only american pope for me is lucas
May 14, 2025 at 10:49 PM
the only american pope for me is lucas
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Sokpop x A MAZE.
Ten years and over a hundred games: time for a retrospective! A MAZE. / Berlin 2025 invites Dutch video game collective Sokpop (@sokpop.co) to show a selection of their works - and some brand new things - made just for the festival!
Ten years and over a hundred games: time for a retrospective! A MAZE. / Berlin 2025 invites Dutch video game collective Sokpop (@sokpop.co) to show a selection of their works - and some brand new things - made just for the festival!
May 4, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Sokpop x A MAZE.
Ten years and over a hundred games: time for a retrospective! A MAZE. / Berlin 2025 invites Dutch video game collective Sokpop (@sokpop.co) to show a selection of their works - and some brand new things - made just for the festival!
Ten years and over a hundred games: time for a retrospective! A MAZE. / Berlin 2025 invites Dutch video game collective Sokpop (@sokpop.co) to show a selection of their works - and some brand new things - made just for the festival!
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wrote a short thing about the A MAZE news blog.vbuckenham.com/hard-news-fr...
Hard news from Berlin
So, I have been talking to the crew at A MAZE Berlin about coming over to do a Downpour workshop there (spoilers!). And earlier this week I got an email saying "hey, there's some news you should be aw...
blog.vbuckenham.com
March 31, 2025 at 7:39 AM
wrote a short thing about the A MAZE news blog.vbuckenham.com/hard-news-fr...
learning cad ! it's really fun 👍
March 25, 2025 at 9:49 AM
learning cad ! it's really fun 👍
i'm pressing the button why is it not working
February 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
i'm pressing the button why is it not working
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Mashina KickStarter LIVE NOW!!! A little robot digs to repair her world. Dig, build, discover and mend in a chill, stop-motion world. Link below -
January 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Mashina KickStarter LIVE NOW!!! A little robot digs to repair her world. Dig, build, discover and mend in a chill, stop-motion world. Link below -
i'm becoming a real game developer
(using normal maps)
(using normal maps)
January 21, 2025 at 4:19 PM
i'm becoming a real game developer
(using normal maps)
(using normal maps)
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✨ I made a 45 min video about showing Surf Club at Tokyo Game Show!! Check it out 💖✨
youtu.be/u2TmBgYG8c8
youtu.be/u2TmBgYG8c8
Showing my videogame in Japan! TGS vlog ⭐
YouTube video by Olivia Haines
youtu.be
December 1, 2024 at 9:23 PM
✨ I made a 45 min video about showing Surf Club at Tokyo Game Show!! Check it out 💖✨
youtu.be/u2TmBgYG8c8
youtu.be/u2TmBgYG8c8
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can’t wait to get home and finally write my end of the year post of observations from attending all these (EU) events. i’m truly inspired and hopeful about the future of games.
games are more than entertainment.
games are punk.
games are community.
games are art.
games are social responsibility.
…
games are more than entertainment.
games are punk.
games are community.
games are art.
games are social responsibility.
…
November 23, 2024 at 7:12 PM
can’t wait to get home and finally write my end of the year post of observations from attending all these (EU) events. i’m truly inspired and hopeful about the future of games.
games are more than entertainment.
games are punk.
games are community.
games are art.
games are social responsibility.
…
games are more than entertainment.
games are punk.
games are community.
games are art.
games are social responsibility.
…
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drawing i made with @cobysoftco.bsky.social while watching antiques roadshow
November 15, 2024 at 12:55 AM
drawing i made with @cobysoftco.bsky.social while watching antiques roadshow
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👉🔴 GAME ANNOUNCEMENT
THE BUTTON EFFECT – a short, minimalist first-person puzzler in which every button has a purpose. Unlock and explore an elusive museum, full of hidden connections and spatial insights...🧩
👉🔵 Press WISHLIST on Steam :)
#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev
THE BUTTON EFFECT – a short, minimalist first-person puzzler in which every button has a purpose. Unlock and explore an elusive museum, full of hidden connections and spatial insights...🧩
👉🔵 Press WISHLIST on Steam :)
#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev
November 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM
👉🔴 GAME ANNOUNCEMENT
THE BUTTON EFFECT – a short, minimalist first-person puzzler in which every button has a purpose. Unlock and explore an elusive museum, full of hidden connections and spatial insights...🧩
👉🔵 Press WISHLIST on Steam :)
#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev
THE BUTTON EFFECT – a short, minimalist first-person puzzler in which every button has a purpose. Unlock and explore an elusive museum, full of hidden connections and spatial insights...🧩
👉🔵 Press WISHLIST on Steam :)
#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev
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Hey #PitchYaGame
Every button has a purpose 🔴👈
I'm revealing my first-person puzzle game soon – a museum full of hidden connections and spatial insights 🧩
🎦 Follow to catch the TRAILER
▶️ Link below / in bio
Every button has a purpose 🔴👈
I'm revealing my first-person puzzle game soon – a museum full of hidden connections and spatial insights 🧩
🎦 Follow to catch the TRAILER
▶️ Link below / in bio
November 1, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Hey #PitchYaGame
Every button has a purpose 🔴👈
I'm revealing my first-person puzzle game soon – a museum full of hidden connections and spatial insights 🧩
🎦 Follow to catch the TRAILER
▶️ Link below / in bio
Every button has a purpose 🔴👈
I'm revealing my first-person puzzle game soon – a museum full of hidden connections and spatial insights 🧩
🎦 Follow to catch the TRAILER
▶️ Link below / in bio
The Stacklands 2000 DLC is out now!
⬤😀Manage your city's wellbeing
⬤ ⚡Build roads, sewers & power lines
⬤👷Recruit lots of workers
⬤🧱Neatly organize your board with new cards
⬤ 🃏180+ new cards, 50+ new quests, 8 new packs
⬤⏰3-5 hours of playtime
⬤😀Manage your city's wellbeing
⬤ ⚡Build roads, sewers & power lines
⬤👷Recruit lots of workers
⬤🧱Neatly organize your board with new cards
⬤ 🃏180+ new cards, 50+ new quests, 8 new packs
⬤⏰3-5 hours of playtime
October 30, 2024 at 2:03 PM
The Stacklands 2000 DLC is out now!
⬤😀Manage your city's wellbeing
⬤ ⚡Build roads, sewers & power lines
⬤👷Recruit lots of workers
⬤🧱Neatly organize your board with new cards
⬤ 🃏180+ new cards, 50+ new quests, 8 new packs
⬤⏰3-5 hours of playtime
⬤😀Manage your city's wellbeing
⬤ ⚡Build roads, sewers & power lines
⬤👷Recruit lots of workers
⬤🧱Neatly organize your board with new cards
⬤ 🃏180+ new cards, 50+ new quests, 8 new packs
⬤⏰3-5 hours of playtime
wilmot works it out is so good!! playing a little bit every day on the steamdeck and it’s so charming and relaxing
October 28, 2024 at 8:05 PM
wilmot works it out is so good!! playing a little bit every day on the steamdeck and it’s so charming and relaxing