germanban
@germanban.bsky.social
Granaíno
3D artist and VR gamedev, regretfully
Made ESCAPE FROM MANDRILLIA, the mandrill-themed, local multiplayer, asymmetric PC+VR horror game🐒
On Steam: http://steam.pm/app/1936360
Bunch of links: https://linktr.ee/germanban
3D artist and VR gamedev, regretfully
Made ESCAPE FROM MANDRILLIA, the mandrill-themed, local multiplayer, asymmetric PC+VR horror game🐒
On Steam: http://steam.pm/app/1936360
Bunch of links: https://linktr.ee/germanban
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germanban
@germanban.bsky.social
· Oct 19
Well, let's try this out lol
I'm developing a game (very close to get out of Early Access!)
It combines VR and "flat" gameplay; full horror for the VR player, hunted by the PC player(s). It has giant alien Mandrills!
You can get it on Steam at steam.pm/app/1936360
I'm developing a game (very close to get out of Early Access!)
It combines VR and "flat" gameplay; full horror for the VR player, hunted by the PC player(s). It has giant alien Mandrills!
You can get it on Steam at steam.pm/app/1936360
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Being a VR dev has just been a decade of being jump scared by new hardware, from half a dozen or more vendors, you will be expected to support, suddenly, with no external financial assistance, and no way to tell if doing so will pay for the resource expenditure of supporting it.
November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Being a VR dev has just been a decade of being jump scared by new hardware, from half a dozen or more vendors, you will be expected to support, suddenly, with no external financial assistance, and no way to tell if doing so will pay for the resource expenditure of supporting it.
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Lowered prices once again in hopes to fill enough slots to help pay vet bills. Sadie's health issues persist and so far we don't even know what's wrong, so more vet visits ahead. Any shares will be highly appreciated since I am a small artist here still.
October 25, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Lowered prices once again in hopes to fill enough slots to help pay vet bills. Sadie's health issues persist and so far we don't even know what's wrong, so more vet visits ahead. Any shares will be highly appreciated since I am a small artist here still.
If you have a VR headset and wanna try something different for a good ol Halloween gathering, Mandrillia+Containment Initiative 1&2 are on the Asymmetric VR Action bundle, with a combined discount of 60%
One player in VR, up to 2 "flat" players on the same PC, either helping or hunting you down
One player in VR, up to 2 "flat" players on the same PC, either helping or hunting you down
Save 60% on Asymmetric Action Bundle on Steam
store.steampowered.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
If you have a VR headset and wanna try something different for a good ol Halloween gathering, Mandrillia+Containment Initiative 1&2 are on the Asymmetric VR Action bundle, with a combined discount of 60%
One player in VR, up to 2 "flat" players on the same PC, either helping or hunting you down
One player in VR, up to 2 "flat" players on the same PC, either helping or hunting you down
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Oigan, ¿alguien sabe de estudios indie andaluces que estén haciendo juegos de terror? Es pa una cosa... 👀
October 16, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Oigan, ¿alguien sabe de estudios indie andaluces que estén haciendo juegos de terror? Es pa una cosa... 👀
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A curse from a sorcerer was identified that affects games and applications built on Unity versions 2017.1 and later for Android, Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems.
October 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
A curse from a sorcerer was identified that affects games and applications built on Unity versions 2017.1 and later for Android, Windows, Linux, and macOS operating systems.
Updating the Unity editor for a 5+ year old project is always such a fun, stress-free activity, glad to have an excuse to do it again
October 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Updating the Unity editor for a 5+ year old project is always such a fun, stress-free activity, glad to have an excuse to do it again
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The goal of the Modern Video Game isn't just not trying to be Art. It's to be the exact opposite of Art. It's to depersonalize / derealize the player. To put them in a trance and subsume them into profitable layered action-response cadences, that they immediately forget, but immediately crave again.
October 2, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The goal of the Modern Video Game isn't just not trying to be Art. It's to be the exact opposite of Art. It's to depersonalize / derealize the player. To put them in a trance and subsume them into profitable layered action-response cadences, that they immediately forget, but immediately crave again.
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I feel like more creatives should be giving pushback to their audiences especially when they act like little sociopaths that the work they’re choosing to partake in isn’t 100% what they want like the creator owes them that
September 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
I feel like more creatives should be giving pushback to their audiences especially when they act like little sociopaths that the work they’re choosing to partake in isn’t 100% what they want like the creator owes them that
Sometimes I get pretty cinematic shots in Escape from Mandrillia (btw, just got out of Early Access, wink wink) like this infected Mandrillian bursting in a cloud of insectoid parasites right in front of that dramatically lit room
September 21, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Sometimes I get pretty cinematic shots in Escape from Mandrillia (btw, just got out of Early Access, wink wink) like this infected Mandrillian bursting in a cloud of insectoid parasites right in front of that dramatically lit room
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Escape From Mandrillia is a local asymmetric VR+PC game where a VR player escapes alien monkeys while PC players assist as drones or hunt as Mandrillians, with deep customization options.
🏆 99% of 145 reviews
▶️ See it on Steam ($7.79)
#steam #pcgaming #gaming #steamgame
🏆 99% of 145 reviews
▶️ See it on Steam ($7.79)
#steam #pcgaming #gaming #steamgame
September 16, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Escape From Mandrillia is a local asymmetric VR+PC game where a VR player escapes alien monkeys while PC players assist as drones or hunt as Mandrillians, with deep customization options.
🏆 99% of 145 reviews
▶️ See it on Steam ($7.79)
#steam #pcgaming #gaming #steamgame
🏆 99% of 145 reviews
▶️ See it on Steam ($7.79)
#steam #pcgaming #gaming #steamgame
Welp. Escape from Mandrillia is out of Early Access.
These 5 years have been
Interesting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Veah...
These 5 years have been
Interesting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Veah...
Escape from Mandrillia - Full Release Trailer
YouTube video by GermanBan
www.youtube.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Welp. Escape from Mandrillia is out of Early Access.
These 5 years have been
Interesting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Veah...
These 5 years have been
Interesting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Veah...
Me realizing all of today's recordings for the 1.0 release trailer are on the wrong bitrate and look like crappy crusty bodycam footage
Ah well. We'll get em next time
Ah well. We'll get em next time
September 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Me realizing all of today's recordings for the 1.0 release trailer are on the wrong bitrate and look like crappy crusty bodycam footage
Ah well. We'll get em next time
Ah well. We'll get em next time
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why are you deploying chaff do you hate me do you hate my missiles
September 4, 2025 at 6:20 AM
why are you deploying chaff do you hate me do you hate my missiles
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If you only take the big names as your inspiration you will inevitably be disappointed. There is no career path in games that involves only making big-time successes. Please find inspiration from making work you enjoy and, ideally, uplifting those who DON'T get attention. Many people could use it
September 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
If you only take the big names as your inspiration you will inevitably be disappointed. There is no career path in games that involves only making big-time successes. Please find inspiration from making work you enjoy and, ideally, uplifting those who DON'T get attention. Many people could use it
Testing Mandrillian Bot behavior when VR player is cloaked -they know I'm nearby (just opened the door) and sniff around, doing some light blind attacks. Once I get out and close the door, they assume I'm on the other side, slam against the door, then reroute to find me. Very happy about this!
August 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Testing Mandrillian Bot behavior when VR player is cloaked -they know I'm nearby (just opened the door) and sniff around, doing some light blind attacks. Once I get out and close the door, they assume I'm on the other side, slam against the door, then reroute to find me. Very happy about this!
Testing the FPV spectator camera for Escape from Mandrillia (centered on player's head instead of one eye, wider FoV than VR mirror, slight filter for jitter/stabilization)
Good for more action-centered modes like this one (and yes, I died in the most embarrassing way)
Good for more action-centered modes like this one (and yes, I died in the most embarrassing way)
August 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Testing the FPV spectator camera for Escape from Mandrillia (centered on player's head instead of one eye, wider FoV than VR mirror, slight filter for jitter/stabilization)
Good for more action-centered modes like this one (and yes, I died in the most embarrassing way)
Good for more action-centered modes like this one (and yes, I died in the most embarrassing way)
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if ice age exists in the Alien: Earth universe then so does the video game Aliens Vs Predator 2 by Monolith Productions, the multiplayer demo of which should have prepared the characters for the events of Alien Earth. ridiculous plot hole
August 23, 2025 at 6:38 AM
if ice age exists in the Alien: Earth universe then so does the video game Aliens Vs Predator 2 by Monolith Productions, the multiplayer demo of which should have prepared the characters for the events of Alien Earth. ridiculous plot hole
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Wanted to take advantage of VR interactivity and have some cool "maintenance" mechanics for the drone (controlled by a friend on the "flat" PC side). Didn't need to whip the fire extinguisher out for this one at least!
Escape from Mandrillia's coop mode is already available- steam.pm/app/1936360
Escape from Mandrillia's coop mode is already available- steam.pm/app/1936360
February 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Wanted to take advantage of VR interactivity and have some cool "maintenance" mechanics for the drone (controlled by a friend on the "flat" PC side). Didn't need to whip the fire extinguisher out for this one at least!
Escape from Mandrillia's coop mode is already available- steam.pm/app/1936360
Escape from Mandrillia's coop mode is already available- steam.pm/app/1936360
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After a year of 0 time for personal art this shippy minicomic was done purely for dopamine. CG has been in a bit of a limbo lately but the first book is half way drafted at least so we’re making progress. Meanwhile it’s more dopamine rush doodles and client work I soon get to post ✨ #OCart #webcomic
August 15, 2025 at 3:28 PM
After a year of 0 time for personal art this shippy minicomic was done purely for dopamine. CG has been in a bit of a limbo lately but the first book is half way drafted at least so we’re making progress. Meanwhile it’s more dopamine rush doodles and client work I soon get to post ✨ #OCart #webcomic
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There are months where no gamedev happens, and there are days where months of gamedev happens
August 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
There are months where no gamedev happens, and there are days where months of gamedev happens
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August 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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SUPERMAN IN SPAIN LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO
July 31, 2025 at 1:36 AM
SUPERMAN IN SPAIN LET'S GOOOOOOOOOO