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Clomper by Rob Lang
@clomper.bsky.social
You live inside a mechanical ladybird called a Clomper, which you control by creating pipes to power machines with steam. Wishlist on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2349380/Clomper/
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🐞 5 years of game dev! 🥳

➡️ 12 top game dev tips
🤔 How to keep motivated
🎓 Learn from my mistakes

It's Clomper dev log 71. Let's GO!

🎥 youtu.be/LemC0Fe9Qk0

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #steampunk
5 years of game dev, 12 top tips, how to stay motivated! | Indie dev log | Clomper #71
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Every time someone shares Freya's lovely animation, I'm entranced for 5 minutes.

Reposting this awesome in hope to break the spell!
it's a triangular cubic bezier patch look at that
November 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Reposted by Clomper by Rob Lang
Friendly tip for folks. My discord got hacked yesterday and my computer was acting funky ever since. Turns out it was malware installed through a blender file I bought as part of an asset pack on CG Trader. I didn’t know blender files were being used this way, but I figured I’d spread the word.
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
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The falconeer Revolution Remaster is free to play now till monday !!!!

store.steampowered.com/app/1135260/...
November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I don't understand #YouTube at all! I've been making videos semi-regularly for 6 years and it never ceases to surprise me.

Look at the wonky graph of my latest dev log! It's bananas! 🍌🍌🍌

Lots of people clearly want to know how to get the most from their play testing. 😊
November 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
After 6 years of alpha testing, I finally let actual humans in.

Turns out… they had opinions. 😲

New devlog #76: running a Closed Beta for the Clomper! 🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYYj...
How I Ran a Closed Beta (and Survived the Feedback) | Indie dev log | Clomper #76
YouTube video by Rob Lang
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November 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
After 6 years of alpha testing, I finally let actual humans in.

Turns out… they had opinions. 😲

New devlog #76: running a Closed Beta for the Clomper!

🎥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYYj...

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #steampunk
How I Ran a Closed Beta (and Survived the Feedback) | Indie dev log | Clomper #76
YouTube video by Rob Lang
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November 1, 2025 at 5:58 PM
🐞 Cute screenshot. Might delete later*.

This is a beast of a pipe network. It'll go past 12 and did the Kessel run in something something etc.

* I won't.

#screenshotsaturday
November 1, 2025 at 5:10 PM
🥳 Clomper dev log SEVENTY SIX edit complete!

➡️ How to run a closed Beta.

🐞 How did Clomper's go?
🐛 Were there any bugs?
🧠 Did I learn anything?

Weaving around family commitments this weekend, hopefully going live tonight or tomorrow! #gamedev #steampunk
November 1, 2025 at 10:39 AM
✏️ Doodling with my daughter and came up with this cute Clomper design.

Who doesn't love a clompy heavy metal ladybird? 🤘🐞

And yes, get the game out before making merch! 😂👕

#gamedev #ladybird #drawing #art #doodle
October 29, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Other people's pipe networks always look horrific but I'm really proud of this one. It's made good use of the limited pipes I have so far and you can go at top speed without much fiddling about.

#steampunk #gamedev #pipes
October 28, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🥳 I've just had a lovely evening playing my own game.

📽️ Started recording some B-Roll and decided to build a special pipe network drive with. Then just had a nice play!

🐞 It's doesn't look like much but it'll do the point 2 past 12 and you can run the boilers hot all day without a bang.
October 27, 2025 at 11:26 PM
If Clomper had a highly professional sister...
Spend some time on the Drop-Stack Record Player today, no animations yet, but I already love it ❤️. Assembling playlists physically is just such a vibe!

#IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #IndieGameDev #IndieDeveloper #gamedev #swissgames #Unity #vinyl #vinylsky #vinylcommunity #recordsky
October 26, 2025 at 10:33 AM
The last Ladybug? I think not! 😜

Yes, I'm sharing it because of the name. Go check it out, giving me pushing 10p into a cabinet vibes. 🥰
The Last Ladybug the latest game from the #MadeWithFusion developer that brought us Gunspectre, #Steam page is now live! #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #8bitart

Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3974410/...
October 24, 2025 at 9:47 AM
⚠️ BLOOPER ALERT! ⚠️

🐞 In the middle of editing Clomper devlog #76, which is all about closed beta testing - how I do it, what they found.

(Not taking more sign ups until I've improved some stuff)
October 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
TLS certificate authorities compromised.

Pretty much a horror story for the whole planet.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand

I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Oh my! Look at the gauges! 😍😍😍😍
Working hard on setting up all the many gauges, adding labels (with localization) and hoocking them up to display the correct values.
#IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #IndieGameDev #IndieDeveloper #gamedev #swissgames #Unity
October 7, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Writing a tutorial video script for the playtest and I'm building HORRIBLE pipe networks. Partly to demonstrate game features and partly to low-key outrage people who can see a better way.

I'm sure _you_ can build cleaner ones than this!

#gamedev #indiegames
October 4, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I've been working on Clomper for 6 years 👴🏻 It's not finished - BUT! - there's enough there for people to enjoy.

Waiting for Steam to switch on the Playtest build! 😬 I'm a touch nervous. It'll be fine.
October 4, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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Behemoth is the new free Expansion for #Bulwark is releasing on Steam this Wednesday. This is the big free expansion for the year and is another leap forward for the game.

Share and support my dedicated way of evolving my games post-launch. No EA, No 1.0 just passion.
#indiegame #solodev #indiedev
September 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
How do you get #motivated again after taking a break?

A break was forced on me by #migraines, this is how I got back into making my game Clomper.

www.tiktok.com/@theclomper/...
How do you get motivated after a break? I had migraines and this is how I got started. #indiegames #steampunk #steampunkgame #uk #clomper #migraine #motivation #organisation #todo
TikTok video by Clomper - by Rob Lang
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September 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Had a blast playing Low-Fi FPS X-Mode by @xzippyzachx.bsky.social. Lots of variety, change of pace and the bots are hilarious. Here's me being killed by myself as a bot.

Play for FREE here: store.steampowered.com/app/2265640/...
September 20, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I take a dim view of games that are designed to reward bullying. Bad if aimed at adults but toxic when aimed at children.
September 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
What polish have I been doing to Clomper before the closed Beta? The latest Steam story tells all!

#indiegames #indiegame #gamdev #steampunk

store.steampowered.com/app/2349380/...
Clomper on Steam
Drive your mechnical ladybird across a procedural hellscape by making pipes to power machines with steam. Explore from inside the submarine-like Clomper: collecting resources, completing quests and re...
store.steampowered.com
August 31, 2025 at 1:33 PM
My son: Scale on speed dial of 3,6,9 and 12 is [rudeness and not complementary].
Me: Fixed it for you...
#gamedev #humour #steam
August 30, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Player feedback can shine a light on something you can't see after 6 years of dev. Today it's boilers!

#gamedev #gamedevelopment #unity #unity3d #steam #steampunk
www.youtube.com/shorts/rkThV...
How do you tell how many are in there? #gaming #steam #steampunk
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August 30, 2025 at 4:55 PM