Charlotte Madelon
@charlottemadelon.bsky.social
Indie game dev and UI/UX designer
Solodev on Biophobia 🌺 Currently working on Biopsy 🌸 and UI/UX for @mindsetpuzzle.bsky.social
https://www.charlottemadelon.com
Solodev on Biophobia 🌺 Currently working on Biopsy 🌸 and UI/UX for @mindsetpuzzle.bsky.social
https://www.charlottemadelon.com
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Biophobia on Steam
A woman is violated by a man. In a final act of rebellion to preserve her humanity, she takes control and opens her stomach. Unable to finish what she started she waits for you, and asks you not to lo...
store.steampowered.com
Biophobia is out now on Steam.
An experimental art game that intertwines dissection and gardening mechanics to explore themes of trauma, death and agency.
Play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3702510/...
An experimental art game that intertwines dissection and gardening mechanics to explore themes of trauma, death and agency.
Play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3702510/...
Look 👀 I gave a talk at the IVIPRO festival in Trieste, Italy about Biophobia called ‘The Powers of Horror: Between Kusōzu, Ophelia, and the Anatomical Venus’. Thank you so much for inviting me to speak.
November 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Look 👀 I gave a talk at the IVIPRO festival in Trieste, Italy about Biophobia called ‘The Powers of Horror: Between Kusōzu, Ophelia, and the Anatomical Venus’. Thank you so much for inviting me to speak.
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
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/...
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
Our prototype 'Pulse' just got a big update. We now have audio, a training program and some iconic challenges.
The video shows @ajkolenc.bsky.social setting a new record for the Sightseeing course.
Want to join the beta on Steam? Join my Discord and say hi:
discord.gg/nfNzZ3CzeY
The video shows @ajkolenc.bsky.social setting a new record for the Sightseeing course.
Want to join the beta on Steam? Join my Discord and say hi:
discord.gg/nfNzZ3CzeY
September 30, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Our prototype 'Pulse' just got a big update. We now have audio, a training program and some iconic challenges.
The video shows @ajkolenc.bsky.social setting a new record for the Sightseeing course.
Want to join the beta on Steam? Join my Discord and say hi:
discord.gg/nfNzZ3CzeY
The video shows @ajkolenc.bsky.social setting a new record for the Sightseeing course.
Want to join the beta on Steam? Join my Discord and say hi:
discord.gg/nfNzZ3CzeY
Doing something with 'boids'...
September 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Doing something with 'boids'...
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
Rembrandt’s largest painting, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Jan Deijman, was damaged in a fire. It showed eight surgeons watching him dissect the brain of criminal Joris Fonteijn.
👁️ https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/masterpieces-on-loan-rembrandt-and-willem-van-de-velde-in-the-gallery-of-honour
👁️ https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/masterpieces-on-loan-rembrandt-and-willem-van-de-velde-in-the-gallery-of-honour
September 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Rembrandt’s largest painting, The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Jan Deijman, was damaged in a fire. It showed eight surgeons watching him dissect the brain of criminal Joris Fonteijn.
👁️ https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/masterpieces-on-loan-rembrandt-and-willem-van-de-velde-in-the-gallery-of-honour
👁️ https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/whats-on/masterpieces-on-loan-rembrandt-and-willem-van-de-velde-in-the-gallery-of-honour
WIP Ghost Flower v2
September 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
WIP Ghost Flower v2
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
September 8, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
I tried to answer stuff like this here
gamedesignskills.com/game-develop...
gamedesignskills.com/game-develop...
How to Pitch a Game to Publishers and Get Accepted
At the time of writing, I’ve officially and unofficially gone over thousands of pitches, yet only around 35 were a good fit for the work we do at Raw Fury.
gamedesignskills.com
September 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I tried to answer stuff like this here
gamedesignskills.com/game-develop...
gamedesignskills.com/game-develop...
Question: let’s say, hypothetically, you want to pitch your game to a publisher. Is it smart to post wip’s of your game before that (and gather a following) or to keep it secret so they can announce it and have something special?
What do publishers want these days? 🤔
What do publishers want these days? 🤔
August 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Question: let’s say, hypothetically, you want to pitch your game to a publisher. Is it smart to post wip’s of your game before that (and gather a following) or to keep it secret so they can announce it and have something special?
What do publishers want these days? 🤔
What do publishers want these days? 🤔
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
Bear Knuckle is changing gears.
I started it to help self-publishing studios with their business, working w/ teams like Appelmoes Games, Merge Conflict, and Bunnyhug.
Now:
❌ Self-pub business consulting.
✅ Free 30-min consulting for devs from underrepresented backgrounds at bearknuckle.org
I started it to help self-publishing studios with their business, working w/ teams like Appelmoes Games, Merge Conflict, and Bunnyhug.
Now:
❌ Self-pub business consulting.
✅ Free 30-min consulting for devs from underrepresented backgrounds at bearknuckle.org
August 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Bear Knuckle is changing gears.
I started it to help self-publishing studios with their business, working w/ teams like Appelmoes Games, Merge Conflict, and Bunnyhug.
Now:
❌ Self-pub business consulting.
✅ Free 30-min consulting for devs from underrepresented backgrounds at bearknuckle.org
I started it to help self-publishing studios with their business, working w/ teams like Appelmoes Games, Merge Conflict, and Bunnyhug.
Now:
❌ Self-pub business consulting.
✅ Free 30-min consulting for devs from underrepresented backgrounds at bearknuckle.org
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
The box opens! Our next game is The Killing Stone, and you won't have to wait overly long on this one...
On that note, wishlists welcome as always, friends.
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
On that note, wishlists welcome as always, friends.
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
The Killing Stone on Steam
Beat the Devil at his own game. The Killing Stone is a deckbuilding card battler wrapped in a 17th century folk horror narrative. Clean the sins of a cursed family by bargaining against a series of de...
store.steampowered.com
August 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The box opens! Our next game is The Killing Stone, and you won't have to wait overly long on this one...
On that note, wishlists welcome as always, friends.
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
On that note, wishlists welcome as always, friends.
store.steampowered.com/app/2781470/...
Biophobia note; was hoping to be quicker with adding language support, audio and UX fixes, but since I made the game in my free time (no funding) I have to manage my resources wisely.
It’s good to see it's still getting positive reviews (84!). Rest assured, at some point I'll publish an update.
It’s good to see it's still getting positive reviews (84!). Rest assured, at some point I'll publish an update.
August 20, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Biophobia note; was hoping to be quicker with adding language support, audio and UX fixes, but since I made the game in my free time (no funding) I have to manage my resources wisely.
It’s good to see it's still getting positive reviews (84!). Rest assured, at some point I'll publish an update.
It’s good to see it's still getting positive reviews (84!). Rest assured, at some point I'll publish an update.
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
🚨 Tempest Tower v1.0 is OUT NOW 🚨
We have spent the last 4 months refining and expanding on Tempest Tower while it has been in Early Access. Today it releases for real 🎉
You can get the game right now at 35% off
store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/...
#TrailerTuesday #indiegame #madewithunity
We have spent the last 4 months refining and expanding on Tempest Tower while it has been in Early Access. Today it releases for real 🎉
You can get the game right now at 35% off
store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/...
#TrailerTuesday #indiegame #madewithunity
August 19, 2025 at 4:31 PM
🚨 Tempest Tower v1.0 is OUT NOW 🚨
We have spent the last 4 months refining and expanding on Tempest Tower while it has been in Early Access. Today it releases for real 🎉
You can get the game right now at 35% off
store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/...
#TrailerTuesday #indiegame #madewithunity
We have spent the last 4 months refining and expanding on Tempest Tower while it has been in Early Access. Today it releases for real 🎉
You can get the game right now at 35% off
store.steampowered.com/app/3123800/...
#TrailerTuesday #indiegame #madewithunity
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
New exp. dispatch! A capsule review of Mindset GO! and links to the reprint of @ultrabrilliant.xyz's Ridge Racer 4 zine, @pixelsandpolygons.net's big sale, @declouxj.bsky.social's new newsletter, and more! expzine.com/2025/08/17/t...
Subscribe and get it a day early: expzine.kit.com
Subscribe and get it a day early: expzine.kit.com
August 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
New exp. dispatch! A capsule review of Mindset GO! and links to the reprint of @ultrabrilliant.xyz's Ridge Racer 4 zine, @pixelsandpolygons.net's big sale, @declouxj.bsky.social's new newsletter, and more! expzine.com/2025/08/17/t...
Subscribe and get it a day early: expzine.kit.com
Subscribe and get it a day early: expzine.kit.com
WIP Ghost flower
August 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
WIP Ghost flower
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
Just played the wonderful Biophobia by Charlotte Madelon. It’s 10-20 minutes tops and reminds me of the best of Ice Pick Lodge games.
Just be aware it’s body horror.
Just be aware it’s body horror.
Biophobia on Steam
A woman is violated by a man. In a final act of rebellion to preserve her humanity, she takes control and opens her stomach. Unable to finish what she started she waits for you, and asks you not to look away.
store.steampowered.com
August 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Just played the wonderful Biophobia by Charlotte Madelon. It’s 10-20 minutes tops and reminds me of the best of Ice Pick Lodge games.
Just be aware it’s body horror.
Just be aware it’s body horror.
Biophobia is out now on Steam.
An experimental art game that intertwines dissection and gardening mechanics to explore themes of trauma, death and agency.
Play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3702510/...
An experimental art game that intertwines dissection and gardening mechanics to explore themes of trauma, death and agency.
Play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3702510/...
Biophobia on Steam
A woman is violated by a man. In a final act of rebellion to preserve her humanity, she takes control and opens her stomach. Unable to finish what she started she waits for you, and asks you not to lo...
store.steampowered.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
Update for Mindset GO! went out this morning. The tl;dr is more tokens and kinder meta so you shouldn't feel the burn of F2P as much. More to come there but if you want to talk to me about it (or share dailies, or just gossip) we've opened our Discord:
discord.gg/5GazDscvVH
🔵🔺🟡
discord.gg/5GazDscvVH
🔵🔺🟡
Join the Mindset Discord Server!
Check out the Mindset community on Discord – hang out with 54 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
discord.gg
August 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Update for Mindset GO! went out this morning. The tl;dr is more tokens and kinder meta so you shouldn't feel the burn of F2P as much. More to come there but if you want to talk to me about it (or share dailies, or just gossip) we've opened our Discord:
discord.gg/5GazDscvVH
🔵🔺🟡
discord.gg/5GazDscvVH
🔵🔺🟡
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
thanks to Posting you can synthesize the complete posture of a person who makes meaningful contributions; you might even make yourself believe you are. but only the work is true
August 13, 2025 at 9:13 AM
thanks to Posting you can synthesize the complete posture of a person who makes meaningful contributions; you might even make yourself believe you are. but only the work is true
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
itch.io has been nothing but supportive of LGBTQ+ work since the beginning. it pains me to see the community turn on them like this and so gleefully spread misinformation about them without even giving them a shred of benefit of the doubt.
journalists too...
journalists too...
August 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
itch.io has been nothing but supportive of LGBTQ+ work since the beginning. it pains me to see the community turn on them like this and so gleefully spread misinformation about them without even giving them a shred of benefit of the doubt.
journalists too...
journalists too...
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
Busy day. New version of Mindset GO! with another round of fixes should be pushed tomorrow.
Also: I spent about an hour trying to make a Harissa Explains It All joke. Nothing to do with Mindset. But maybe one of you can help? Feels like there's something there.
mindset.game/app
Also: I spent about an hour trying to make a Harissa Explains It All joke. Nothing to do with Mindset. But maybe one of you can help? Feels like there's something there.
mindset.game/app
Mindset Go – Daily Puzzle Game
Sort, Slide, Solve! Expand your mind with daily puzzles and challenges.
mindset.game
August 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Busy day. New version of Mindset GO! with another round of fixes should be pushed tomorrow.
Also: I spent about an hour trying to make a Harissa Explains It All joke. Nothing to do with Mindset. But maybe one of you can help? Feels like there's something there.
mindset.game/app
Also: I spent about an hour trying to make a Harissa Explains It All joke. Nothing to do with Mindset. But maybe one of you can help? Feels like there's something there.
mindset.game/app
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
Every object in a vanitas painting has symbolic meaning:
☠️ Skulls: life is fleeting
⏳ Hourglass: time slips away
🕯️ Candle: life can end in a breath
📚 Valuables like books and documents show the emptiness of wealth, knowledge, and power in the face of death
👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20026298
☠️ Skulls: life is fleeting
⏳ Hourglass: time slips away
🕯️ Candle: life can end in a breath
📚 Valuables like books and documents show the emptiness of wealth, knowledge, and power in the face of death
👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20026298
August 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Every object in a vanitas painting has symbolic meaning:
☠️ Skulls: life is fleeting
⏳ Hourglass: time slips away
🕯️ Candle: life can end in a breath
📚 Valuables like books and documents show the emptiness of wealth, knowledge, and power in the face of death
👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20026298
☠️ Skulls: life is fleeting
⏳ Hourglass: time slips away
🕯️ Candle: life can end in a breath
📚 Valuables like books and documents show the emptiness of wealth, knowledge, and power in the face of death
👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/20026298
Reposted by Charlotte Madelon
It started a bit slow/gradual for me, but this thing has really gotten its hooks into me -- it's crazy how simple yet novel this concept is, and it's even crazier how mega-polished the presentation is.
Also remarkable: there's IAP, but somehow it manages to not feel scummy at all!
Recommended!! :D
Also remarkable: there's IAP, but somehow it manages to not feel scummy at all!
Recommended!! :D
Deep breath.
✨ Mindset GO! is in soft launch now! ✨
🔵 iOS: mindset.game/app/
🔺 Android: mindset.game/app/
🟨 ... Or web: mindset.game
Mindset is a new smart casual puzzle that tests 👀 observation and 🧠 logic.
Install! Play! Share! ENJOY. And let me know how you get on.
Big day. More to come... 🔮
✨ Mindset GO! is in soft launch now! ✨
🔵 iOS: mindset.game/app/
🔺 Android: mindset.game/app/
🟨 ... Or web: mindset.game
Mindset is a new smart casual puzzle that tests 👀 observation and 🧠 logic.
Install! Play! Share! ENJOY. And let me know how you get on.
Big day. More to come... 🔮
August 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
It started a bit slow/gradual for me, but this thing has really gotten its hooks into me -- it's crazy how simple yet novel this concept is, and it's even crazier how mega-polished the presentation is.
Also remarkable: there's IAP, but somehow it manages to not feel scummy at all!
Recommended!! :D
Also remarkable: there's IAP, but somehow it manages to not feel scummy at all!
Recommended!! :D