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Bonny Bandits
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Student Team of 8 developing Synaptic: A Lynchian Narrative Driven FPS inside a Brain!
Dare Academy Finalists 2025 🎉
Available to play on itch: https://linktr.ee/bonnybandits?utm_source=linktree_admin_share
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Bonny Bandits @bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social · Jul 7
We can now announce that Bonny Bandits have been accepted into #DareAcademy !

Some very exciting times are ahead for the bonniest of bandits, and we hope you'll follow along on this exciting journey 🎉

Good luck to everyone on the other teams, we're looking forward to working alongside you all ❤️
bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
Wake up! Synaptic's new build is now available on itch.io! You can find it from the linktree in our bio. Please let us know what you think if you give it a shot :3

Updated trailer coming soon 👀

#bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment
August 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
As we close the first day of the last week of DARE, we bring you a video of our chatter teeth in our devbuild! Not long to go now ':D We hope you are excited to use these chompers yourself in our upcoming build!

#gamedev #indiegamedev #DAREAcademy #DARE25 #gamedevelopment #BonnyBandits #AbertayUni
July 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
We're deep in the throes of production right now - busy busy busy! We're raising our heads to share some recent set dressing crrated by our 3d artist for the new levels 🌸

#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity
July 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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riverboatgames.bsky.social
He even lovingly welcomes you to the galaxy's most successful postal company*!
What's not to love? ❤️

#IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025 #DAREAcademy

* - May not be factually true
July 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
Halfway through DARE already? Here's a peek at some of the incredible work our audio designer has put into Synaptic to celebrate! 🔊

#IndieGameDev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity #gamemusic
July 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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riverboatgames.bsky.social
We had the pleasure of welcoming Scottish Minister for Business Richard Lochhead this week! He took time to play our game, learn about DARE, our work at Abertay, and discuss the future of Scotland’s games industry. Thanks to Abertay for the incredible opportunity 🙏 #DAREAcademy #GameDev #Abertay
July 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
We had some fun in the recording studio today! Our Audio Deisnger has her work cut out for her in chopping all this down, and we can't wait to show you what we've been working on 🔊

#gamedev #IndieGameDev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame #DareAcademy #DARE25 #AbertayUniversity
July 18, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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cosmiccoda.bsky.social
Nothing gets you on your feet and running quite like being chased by a huge scary laser!

Run, jump, slide and dash your way to safety in our next build of #ECZT coming later today.

#DARE2025 #Abertay #Gamedev #Indie #prototype #playtest
July 18, 2025 at 8:04 AM
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fishbowl.studio
The one and only 24 karat gold cultie
#gamedev #indiegames #dare2025 #labubu
July 18, 2025 at 9:25 AM
bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
Our levels are getting a much-needed update. Here's a sneak peek 👀

#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #indiegame
July 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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riverboatgames.bsky.social
Is that a Gleeble...? On a TV screen? Wearing a suit??? ...🛸📺

Introducing your new manager - Boss Gleeble! What could he possibly get up to around the Post Office 👀📦✨

#DAREAcademy #DARE2025 #IndieDev #GameDev #AbertayUniversity #Gleeble #GalacticPostalServitude
July 17, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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riverboatgames.bsky.social
It's time you finally got rewarded for all your hard work! One of the new features being worked on at #DAREAcademy is unique ending sequences based on how well you perform. 📦

Can you guess which ending this is from...? 👽✨️

#GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev
July 14, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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hyperfixdev.bsky.social
update: we made it better
July 15, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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fishbowl.studio
The Fishbowl team graduated from #Abertay on Friday! Congratulations to everyone who graduated. We are looking forwards to putting all the skills earned in our degrees towards ADORATE!

#graduation #dareacademy #dare2025 #gamedev #indiegame
July 14, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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riverboatgames.bsky.social
We just hit 200 followers on Bluesky! 🥳Just in time for our audio/narrative designer Josie’s 21st birthday! 🎉 🍰
July 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
[FLASH WARNING]

Another day, another test passed with flying colours!

(This is not, in fact, intentional)

#DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #BonnyBandits
July 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM
bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
The teeth are moving now! Some progress on our chatter teeth projectile 🪥 they can't wait to start eating targets 👁👁

#indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #DareAcademy #DARE25 #gameanimation
July 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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riverboatgames.bsky.social
Our business cards have arrived!! 😎 #DAREAcademy #AbertayUniversity #gamedev #businesscards
July 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
We finally got a whiteboard and have been making very good use of it 🫡 Bonus points if anyone remembers Roky!

#DareAcademy #GameDev #IndieGameDev
July 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
Take a look at the competition! We can't wait to see what everyone comes up with 👀

#DareAcademy #Abertay #Gamedev
cosmiccoda.bsky.social Cosmic Coda @cosmiccoda.bsky.social · Jul 10
Want to see what we're up against? Check out the #DARE Academy Finalists:

Riverboat Games @riverboatgames.bsky.social
Bonny Bandits @bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
Hyperfix @hyperfixdev.bsky.social
Fishbowl Studio @fishbowl.studio
Final Prism Interactive @final-prism.bsky.social

#Gamedev #abertay
July 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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fishbowl.studio
Our artists are too busy right now to help with social media... enjoy this masterpiece from our whiteboard.

#dare #dareacademy #dare2025 #indiegames #indiedev
July 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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final-prism.bsky.social
We are proud to announce that we are taking our game-Still forgotten to DARE Academy!
Post to come about new features
#dare2025
#dareacademy
#indiegame
#gamedev
July 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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hyperfixdev.bsky.social
#WIPWednesday at #DARE2025. Our programmers are working very hard implementing the power up attacks for our game gobblin' to some... varying levels of success 😂

What's the funniest bug you've encountered while developing?

#IndieDev #GameDev
July 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
bonnybanditsgames.bsky.social
We've gone from a Knuckle Sandwich to some big ol' chompers! Take a peek at the new consuming weapon bullet and hand animation 🪥

#DareAcademy #DARE25 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #Bonnybandits #synapticgame
July 9, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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hyperfixdev.bsky.social
Introducing the P'orcs! Our culinary antagonists for our game Gobblin'!

Our concept artist has done a fantastic job bringing them to life (I want to squish their cheeks) 🐷💖

#IndieDev #GameArt #ConceptArt #DARE2025
Concept art of a p'orc baker, a pig-inspired enemy that holds an over-sized rolling pin Concept art of a p'orc butcher, a pig-inspired enemy that holds an over-sized meat on the bone. Concept art of a p'orc fisherman, a pig-inspired enemy that holds a fishing net and a fish on his shoulder
July 8, 2025 at 3:41 PM