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Gabby DaRienzo
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game developer / artist

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Surprise! Seasonala Cemetery is out today, completely free for Windows/Mac!

Explore the cemetery in real-time as it changes with the seasons and time of day. Inspired by Mount Pleasant here in Toronto 🌸

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3272690/...

itchio: gabbydarienzo.itch.io/seasonala-ce...
Seasonala Cemetery: Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Gabby DaRienzo
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❄️⛸️❄️It was amazing to show the first peek of the game to people at @mivsmagfest.bsky.social ❄️⛸️❄️
January 15, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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I hit the button ✅😭🐸
🚨BIG HOPS is OUT NOW🚨
Get it on Steam | Switch | PS5 for just $17.99 with our 10% launch discount!
#indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5
January 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
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January 9, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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Happy 2026! Spellatro, a free roguelike word game, is out now on itch!

bootdiskrevolution.itch.io/spellatro
January 1, 2026 at 5:01 PM
honoured to be an indie vanguard, thank you @indiegameawards.gg !!!!
Introducing the third inductee into our Indie Vanguard Class of 2025: Gabby DaRienzo.
Gabby DaRienzo Joins The Indie Vanguard Class of 2025
YouTube video by Six One Indie
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December 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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The one and only Lena Raine introduces the 2025 recipient of The Mohammad Fahmi Storyteller Award, Maddy Thorson.
Maddy Thorson Receives the Mohammad Fahmi Storyteller Award 2025
YouTube video by Six One Indie
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December 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
super honoured for Seasonala Cemetery to be nominated at this year's @indiecade.bsky.social festival alongside so many of our favourite games from this year
Announcing the IndieCade Festival 2025 Nominated Games! Discover them all: www.indiecade.com/festival-202...

Join us January 16th-30th for our Awards, Steam Event, and more!
www.indiecade.com/festival-2025/
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #indiecade #Awards #games
December 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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PancitoMerge out now on Steam!

Drop, stack, and merge *pan dulce* into delicious mega‑treats!

Thanks @lagshowcase.bsky.social for putting together a beautiful trailer!

Featured on #LAGS2025
December 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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It's the first day of summer camp, and adventures await you in CAPY's newest game...

💬 Find Your Words!

Enjoy the tranquility of Camp Pals, make lifelong friends, and try different types of communication in this short cozy game!

The journey begins in 2026, available on PC!
December 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Angeline Era is OUT NOW!!!
🔍Every level hidden in plain sight…
🗺️… chart your own path through the world!
⚔️Tons of thrilling combat, mysterious places…
👼… and a soul-shattering story!
GET IT HERE!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2393920/...
December 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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we made a trailer! also i did the VO on this lol 🫣
Steal, sneak and persuade your way through the simulated city of Fortuna.

🏛 Watch the new gameplay trailer and sign up for our Alpha playtest: store.steampowered.com/app/2946850/...
December 4, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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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 — Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Vertex Pop
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
horses is a truly unique horror game that i've been looking forward to for a while and it absolutely kills me that steam (a platform filled with ai slop btw) won't allow it on its platform

support these devs with your full chest
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 7:11 PM
so so so very proud of @kaittremblay.bsky.social and the whole @softrains.bsky.social team

they've made something so very special and i cannot recommend playing Ambrosia Sky highly enough !!
November 10, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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I'll do a prettier post whenever I've got the energy for it, & realistically, no one hires right before the Holiday break 🫠

But! I've worn many hats in my ten years in games, so if you are looking for a producer with experience in event planning, marketing, release management & bizdev, hmu 🫡
October 28, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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"So you play as somebody who is running a funeral home [...] You have to go through different steps like embalming or getting the body ready for cremation, and it's a really realistic set of steps that you have to do to prepare the body for burial."

A game that puts you in the shoes of a mortician
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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It's that time of year... 🍂
🎃 The Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival is BACK for 2025! 🎃

This year we can support up to 800 players at once in this seasonal pumpkin carving MMO!

This year's update comes with new areas and new secrets to find.

Hope you don't mind if I re-use the trailer from last year! 😅
October 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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We're releasing Ambrosia Sky: Act One next month!!!!

NEXT??

MONTH?????
✨Ambrosia Sky: Act One arrives on November 10th, 2025! ✨

Watch the latest gameplay trailer from #IGNFanFest and learn about your upcoming role as a Scarab: a space-faring scientist discovering an alien ecosystem and laying the dead to rest. 👩‍🔬💀

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehLr...
Ambrosia Sky - Official Gameplay Overview Trailer | IGN Fall Fan Fest 2025
YouTube video by IGN
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October 15, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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I made a little game that mashes up Balatro x Scrabble! The demo is in Next Fest starting today!
October 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Big news everyone... We officially have a release window for Revertices! Revertices will be releasing on Steam and Itch in *Q4 2026*!!

Please see the latest trailer below!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkCj...
Revertices Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Fuzzy Void Co
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October 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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September 24, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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🚨🚨NEW VoV RELEASE!🚨🚨
With @robbyduguay.com, we're announcing our newest pressing, Super Crush KO!

The high energy BGM from Karen's quest to get her cat, Chubbs, back is now available to spin round and round on your turntable.

In stock 📦
Art by the incredible @saffronaurora.bsky.social
September 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
lovely inclusion of Seasonala Cemetery here 🧡
7 new cozy games with autumnal aesthetics that you won't want to miss this season
Wrap up and settle down, it's time for some cosy games.
www.pcgamer.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight.

I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open:

emmkid.info
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September 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine charity bundle is now live! Nearly 400 games from creators all around the world, with proceeds going directly to Gaza relief efforts.

Bundle link: itch.io/b/2979/play-...

We made a launch trailer to celebrate this moment👇 Please RT.
September 2, 2025 at 4:22 PM