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Dead People Dreaming
@deadpeopledreaming.bsky.social
Game Developer in Uppsala, Sweden.

Working on Solbrand:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3772990/Solbrand/

YouTube:
https://youtube.com/@deadpeopledreaming
"Sometimes she lies sleepless at night worrying over all the things said or written in dead languages that will never be understood again. A dizzying thought. Polhem calls her the Periscope. She calls him Capital P(–... iece of shit)."
#gamedev #solbrand
January 28, 2026 at 4:35 PM
"This reluctant hero — well, we're halfway there anyway — is a modern day mechanical wizard with a knack for metal and the impossible. You'll find no thingamajig, gizmo, gadget or doodad his better, should he put his mind to it. You'll also find he often simply kind of doesn't, really...?"
#gamedev
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
"Today he says the veracity of a map is measured best by the number (and size!) of sea monsters pictured on it — more being better, obviously — and speaks like a one-legged, two-toothed, late 1600s buccaneer for reasons unknown."
#gamedev #solbrand
January 28, 2026 at 4:31 PM
I've always loved the alien landscapes of close-up photography, and when thinking of ways to infuse Solbrand with more local flavor I realized I could literally build it with pieces of Uppsala. Come along on one of my little field excursions! #gamedev #indiegame

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcBm...
Solbrand Xmas Special: Field Excursions and the Making of a World
YouTube video by Dead People Dreaming
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December 28, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Exploring ruins through the Visir in November's dev update. Our Spook senses snag on vestigial thoughts and feelings of those who once lived here, before it all sank 'neath the boiling seas. #solbrand #gamedev #indiedev

www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu2r...
Solbrand — Eye the Visir (exploring ruins)
YouTube video by Dead People Dreaming
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November 29, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Bits, bobs, buoys and... b-eels? Exploration in Solbrand, October dev glimpse. #solbrand #gamedev #indiegame
November 1, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Immersion is A and Ö in Solbrand. Even in the menu, a tactile interface and gritty soundscape is high on my agenda! (Click to see full vid on mobile)

#solbrand #gamedev #indiegame #oceanpunk
October 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Announce Trailer: Solbrand

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJYa...

Gritty oceanpunk meets norse mysticism in this archaeological puzzle adventure set in reimagined Uppsala, Sweden.

Wishlist now on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3772990/...

#gamedev #indiegame #puzzlegame
Solbrand — Announce Trailer
YouTube video by Dead People Dreaming
www.youtube.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
A closer inspection in the archive.
#gamedev #indiegame
August 28, 2025 at 10:41 PM
A fragment is found...! "Terror at the Turn", date unknown.
#gamedev #indiegame
August 27, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"Got a flat, a skip? Broke spoke or chain slip? Bent frame or wobbly wheel, cracked bracket, sad sprocket, stiff pedal, jank crank or dented metal? Ya gotit, we fixit!"

#gamedev #indiegames
August 25, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Peeling back a ruin site peering through the probe visor. What secrets lurk in the depths?

#gamedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
August 23, 2025 at 8:41 AM
August 21, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Some exciting news to share with you very soon. Something stirs in Uppsala, Sweden... Keep an eye out! #gamedev
August 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM