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Ozark game dev duo, making The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler.
Previously: Burly Men at Sea, Doggins, Wooden Nickel. brainandbrain.co
💧 raincastergame.com/wishlist
Previously: Burly Men at Sea, Doggins, Wooden Nickel. brainandbrain.co
💧 raincastergame.com/wishlist
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@brainandbrain.bsky.social
· Oct 23
ANNOUNCEMENT: introducing our latest game!
The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler, a time-looping puzzle ballad. 🪕
💧 Unravel a story-based time puzzle
💧 Employ a traveling c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman
💧 Orchestrate a shindig and other such matters
Wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/
The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler, a time-looping puzzle ballad. 🪕
💧 Unravel a story-based time puzzle
💧 Employ a traveling c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman
💧 Orchestrate a shindig and other such matters
Wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/
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Pencil test and final animation: Tokyo Godfathers (2003), dir. Satoshi Kon, Madhouse
This sequence by Shinji Otsuka was the first animation test for Tokyo Godfathers, and it served as a reference for the rest of the team
This sequence by Shinji Otsuka was the first animation test for Tokyo Godfathers, and it served as a reference for the rest of the team
December 23, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Pencil test and final animation: Tokyo Godfathers (2003), dir. Satoshi Kon, Madhouse
This sequence by Shinji Otsuka was the first animation test for Tokyo Godfathers, and it served as a reference for the rest of the team
This sequence by Shinji Otsuka was the first animation test for Tokyo Godfathers, and it served as a reference for the rest of the team
Tokyo Godfathers may be the perfect Christmas movie. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL_2...
Tokyo Godfathers [Official Subtitled Trailer, GKIDS] - MARCH 9 & 11
YouTube video by GKIDS Films
www.youtube.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Tokyo Godfathers may be the perfect Christmas movie. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL_2...
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Simogo Legacy Collection review – remember when phone games were this wonderful?
Simogo Legacy Collection review – remember when phone games were this wonderful?
A suite of iOS classics is lovingly preserved in this collection from the Swedish developer, early standard-setters of the meaningful smartphone game
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Simogo Legacy Collection review – remember when phone games were this wonderful?
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Sneak peek at the next chapter we've been working on for Raincaster: a WIP walk cycle for Easy the almanac salesman… #TeaseYaGame
raincastergame.com/wishlist
raincastergame.com/wishlist
December 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Sneak peek at the next chapter we've been working on for Raincaster: a WIP walk cycle for Easy the almanac salesman… #TeaseYaGame
raincastergame.com/wishlist
raincastergame.com/wishlist
Testing out a hand-drawn style for a certain burly anniversary project next year. 👀
December 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Testing out a hand-drawn style for a certain burly anniversary project next year. 👀
Sneak peek at the next chapter we've been working on for Raincaster: a WIP walk cycle for Easy the almanac salesman… #TeaseYaGame
raincastergame.com/wishlist
raincastergame.com/wishlist
December 16, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Sneak peek at the next chapter we've been working on for Raincaster: a WIP walk cycle for Easy the almanac salesman… #TeaseYaGame
raincastergame.com/wishlist
raincastergame.com/wishlist
Since there's been some discussion of font licensing for games lately, @typetogether.bsky.social has the best terms we've found, and their whole catalogue is currently 50% off: www.type-together.com/holiday-disc...
50% holiday discount | TypeTogether
50% holiday discount | TypeTogether
www.type-together.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Since there's been some discussion of font licensing for games lately, @typetogether.bsky.social has the best terms we've found, and their whole catalogue is currently 50% off: www.type-together.com/holiday-disc...
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🎉 I’m excited to announce the next game from Vertex Pop is
HYPER DETONATOR, a chain-reaction bullet hell shooter set in cyberspace
Coming out in 2026! Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3965780/...
youtu.be/fXiqM_GmyD8
HYPER DETONATOR, a chain-reaction bullet hell shooter set in cyberspace
Coming out in 2026! Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3965780/...
youtu.be/fXiqM_GmyD8
HYPER DETONATOR — Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Vertex Pop
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
🎉 I’m excited to announce the next game from Vertex Pop is
HYPER DETONATOR, a chain-reaction bullet hell shooter set in cyberspace
Coming out in 2026! Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3965780/...
youtu.be/fXiqM_GmyD8
HYPER DETONATOR, a chain-reaction bullet hell shooter set in cyberspace
Coming out in 2026! Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3965780/...
youtu.be/fXiqM_GmyD8
Raincaster makes its second Leftfield Collection appearance this weekend at @egxofficial.bsky.social Birmingham! www.egx.net/global/en-gb...
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Raincaster makes its second Leftfield Collection appearance this weekend at @egxofficial.bsky.social Birmingham! www.egx.net/global/en-gb...
Finally a reason to draw the animal most suited to the Brain&Brain art style. Some sketches for a new Raincaster character from a big WIP roundup on our blog: blog.brainandbrain.co/post-announc...
November 24, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Finally a reason to draw the animal most suited to the Brain&Brain art style. Some sketches for a new Raincaster character from a big WIP roundup on our blog: blog.brainandbrain.co/post-announc...
Finally got ActivityPub set up on our blog (@team@blog.brainandbrain.co)! Still wrapping our heads around the whole federated/social web thing, but it feels like a good future.
November 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Finally got ActivityPub set up on our blog (@team@blog.brainandbrain.co)! Still wrapping our heads around the whole federated/social web thing, but it feels like a good future.
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We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
TR-49 on Steam
Narrative deduction meets audio drama, from the creators of Heaven’s Vault, Overboard! and A Highland Song.
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:12 PM
We don't know. What we do know is the wiring diagram works. We built it, virtually, in @godotengine.org. We fed it scans of the books we found.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
And the books are very, very strange. The "game" that resulted is also strange.
We're hoping people can make sense of it for us.
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Once again #saltseachronicles is part of #AdventureX festival, and we're having a 50% discount on Steam. Time to pick it up if you haven’t tried it yet. Also check out the other amazing games and the festival itself.
store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
AdventureX 2025 Event
AdventureX - The Narrative Games Convention
store.steampowered.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Once again #saltseachronicles is part of #AdventureX festival, and we're having a 50% discount on Steam. Time to pick it up if you haven’t tried it yet. Also check out the other amazing games and the festival itself.
store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
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The Adventure X sale has started - and there are a tonne of inkle games in it (and many other games besides!)
We’ll be there all weekend too so come say hi if you’re around!
We’ll be there all weekend too so come say hi if you’re around!
AdventureX 2025 Event
AdventureX - The Narrative Games Convention
store.steampowered.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The Adventure X sale has started - and there are a tonne of inkle games in it (and many other games besides!)
We’ll be there all weekend too so come say hi if you’re around!
We’ll be there all weekend too so come say hi if you’re around!
The animated movie David worked on the last four years is out today! www.netflix.com/title/80992977
Watch In Your Dreams | Netflix Official Site
A sister and brother journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the wish-granting Sandman for the perfect family.
www.netflix.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The animated movie David worked on the last four years is out today! www.netflix.com/title/80992977
All the folk wisdom in Raincaster is real, if at times embellished. Folklorist Vance Randolph is a favorite resource, along with Brooke's own rural Arkansas roots.
November 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
All the folk wisdom in Raincaster is real, if at times embellished. Folklorist Vance Randolph is a favorite resource, along with Brooke's own rural Arkansas roots.
We never properly promoted it, being busy with Raincaster, but we recently brought our tiny first game Doggins to desktop for its 10th anniversary, and it's now on sale as part of Steam's Animal Fest! store.steampowered.com/app/3394450/... #steam #steamgame #steamanimalfest
November 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
We never properly promoted it, being busy with Raincaster, but we recently brought our tiny first game Doggins to desktop for its 10th anniversary, and it's now on sale as part of Steam's Animal Fest! store.steampowered.com/app/3394450/... #steam #steamgame #steamanimalfest
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Denizens of #PitchYaGame, a wonder:
🌧️ The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler
🪕 a time-looping puzzle ballad
🐓 of rooster and c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman,
✨ of folk wisdom and warning,
📜 and the making of (minor) legend.
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/
#puzzleadventure #narrativegame #steamgame
🌧️ The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler
🪕 a time-looping puzzle ballad
🐓 of rooster and c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman,
✨ of folk wisdom and warning,
📜 and the making of (minor) legend.
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/
#puzzleadventure #narrativegame #steamgame
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Denizens of #PitchYaGame, a wonder:
🌧️ The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler
🪕 a time-looping puzzle ballad
🐓 of rooster and c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman,
✨ of folk wisdom and warning,
📜 and the making of (minor) legend.
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/
#puzzleadventure #narrativegame #steamgame
🌧️ The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler
🪕 a time-looping puzzle ballad
🐓 of rooster and c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman,
✨ of folk wisdom and warning,
📜 and the making of (minor) legend.
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/
#puzzleadventure #narrativegame #steamgame
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Time to #pitchyagame.
Pulse is:
🏎️ high speed time trial racing
🗺️ creative route planning
🏆 competitive leaderboards
Our free demo on Steam is basically our latest development build.
Compete with us for the daily 🥇 🥈 🥉
store.steampowered.com/app/3888920/...
Pulse is:
🏎️ high speed time trial racing
🗺️ creative route planning
🏆 competitive leaderboards
Our free demo on Steam is basically our latest development build.
Compete with us for the daily 🥇 🥈 🥉
store.steampowered.com/app/3888920/...
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Time to #pitchyagame.
Pulse is:
🏎️ high speed time trial racing
🗺️ creative route planning
🏆 competitive leaderboards
Our free demo on Steam is basically our latest development build.
Compete with us for the daily 🥇 🥈 🥉
store.steampowered.com/app/3888920/...
Pulse is:
🏎️ high speed time trial racing
🗺️ creative route planning
🏆 competitive leaderboards
Our free demo on Steam is basically our latest development build.
Compete with us for the daily 🥇 🥈 🥉
store.steampowered.com/app/3888920/...
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Here ya go #PitchYaGame
-Run n gun with a freaky alien guy
-Has a transforming grappling hook
-10 hand-made levels
-Heavy metal / prog rock OST
Join my newsletter and wishlist ChainStaff!
chainstaffgame.com
-Run n gun with a freaky alien guy
-Has a transforming grappling hook
-10 hand-made levels
-Heavy metal / prog rock OST
Join my newsletter and wishlist ChainStaff!
chainstaffgame.com
November 7, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Here ya go #PitchYaGame
-Run n gun with a freaky alien guy
-Has a transforming grappling hook
-10 hand-made levels
-Heavy metal / prog rock OST
Join my newsletter and wishlist ChainStaff!
chainstaffgame.com
-Run n gun with a freaky alien guy
-Has a transforming grappling hook
-10 hand-made levels
-Heavy metal / prog rock OST
Join my newsletter and wishlist ChainStaff!
chainstaffgame.com
Denizens of #PitchYaGame, a wonder:
🌧️ The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler
🪕 a time-looping puzzle ballad
🐓 of rooster and c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman,
✨ of folk wisdom and warning,
📜 and the making of (minor) legend.
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/
#puzzleadventure #narrativegame #steamgame
🌧️ The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler
🪕 a time-looping puzzle ballad
🐓 of rooster and c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman,
✨ of folk wisdom and warning,
📜 and the making of (minor) legend.
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/
#puzzleadventure #narrativegame #steamgame
November 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Denizens of #PitchYaGame, a wonder:
🌧️ The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler
🪕 a time-looping puzzle ballad
🐓 of rooster and c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman,
✨ of folk wisdom and warning,
📜 and the making of (minor) legend.
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/
#puzzleadventure #narrativegame #steamgame
🌧️ The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler
🪕 a time-looping puzzle ballad
🐓 of rooster and c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman,
✨ of folk wisdom and warning,
📜 and the making of (minor) legend.
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/
#puzzleadventure #narrativegame #steamgame
Gave ourselves a long weekend in our favorite place while the trails are golden. Not pictured: cave waterfalls, fighting elk, and that magic Ozark fog.
November 5, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Gave ourselves a long weekend in our favorite place while the trails are golden. Not pictured: cave waterfalls, fighting elk, and that magic Ozark fog.
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My friends are correct when they tell me I am not promoting this nearly enough… and though I am loathe to self-promote, this is genuinely the coolest thing Ive ever gotten to do. The double LP vinyl of my soundtrack for Hauntii is available for pre-order NOW!
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-vin...
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-vin...
Hauntii — Lost In Cult
Lost In Cult Records and Moonloop Games invite you on the journey of a lifetime - and beyond. This hauntingly beautiful original soundtrack transports you into the afterlife, with its otherworldly ech...
www.lostincult.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My friends are correct when they tell me I am not promoting this nearly enough… and though I am loathe to self-promote, this is genuinely the coolest thing Ive ever gotten to do. The double LP vinyl of my soundtrack for Hauntii is available for pre-order NOW!
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-vin...
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-vin...
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Get ready for the latest Wholesome Snack this December 9, 2025 starting at 12pm PT / 3pm ET!
Tune in for 20+ exclusive and world premiere announcements from games that inspire optimism, hope, and introspection. As always, huge thanks to @thegameawards.com for co-broadcasting!
Tune in for 20+ exclusive and world premiere announcements from games that inspire optimism, hope, and introspection. As always, huge thanks to @thegameawards.com for co-broadcasting!
October 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Get ready for the latest Wholesome Snack this December 9, 2025 starting at 12pm PT / 3pm ET!
Tune in for 20+ exclusive and world premiere announcements from games that inspire optimism, hope, and introspection. As always, huge thanks to @thegameawards.com for co-broadcasting!
Tune in for 20+ exclusive and world premiere announcements from games that inspire optimism, hope, and introspection. As always, huge thanks to @thegameawards.com for co-broadcasting!
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October 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
the next time we send out a newsletter we may or may not be announcing our next game 😇
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