Luca Folino
@lucafolino.bsky.social
Narrative Designer and Writer (He-Him).
Working on @darkrealitygame.bsky.social
Blog (https://lucafolino.fun/blog/)
Substack (https://lucafolino.substack.com/)
Working on @darkrealitygame.bsky.social
Blog (https://lucafolino.fun/blog/)
Substack (https://lucafolino.substack.com/)
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Luca Folino
@lucafolino.bsky.social
· Jun 2
We announce our new game, Loan Shark! A first person fishing horror, Loan Shark is our first commercial game soon to be released on Steam.
Wishlist it!
store.steampowered.com/app/3751730/...
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
Wishlist it!
store.steampowered.com/app/3751730/...
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
Loan Shark on Steam
The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.
store.steampowered.com
It's happening again! The second collaboration between @nicoladau.bsky.social, Rumpelstiltskin and myself is coming out on Steam very soon.
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
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SHIATH has sold over 100 copies, which while not being much, it means the world to me.
To celebrate, I decided to create a Discord for those who might be interested in sharing this indie journey with me, find the link right here!:
discord.gg/HWPXaNFu
To celebrate, I decided to create a Discord for those who might be interested in sharing this indie journey with me, find the link right here!:
discord.gg/HWPXaNFu
September 3, 2025 at 1:59 PM
SHIATH has sold over 100 copies, which while not being much, it means the world to me.
To celebrate, I decided to create a Discord for those who might be interested in sharing this indie journey with me, find the link right here!:
discord.gg/HWPXaNFu
To celebrate, I decided to create a Discord for those who might be interested in sharing this indie journey with me, find the link right here!:
discord.gg/HWPXaNFu
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SHIATH is out! To celebrate, we made a SHIATH x Loan Shark bundle with @jameskrik.bsky.social! You can now get both games for a special price :p
#IndieGame #HorrorGame #Birdwatching #GameDev #Horror #Godot
#IndieGame #HorrorGame #Birdwatching #GameDev #Horror #Godot
August 29, 2025 at 10:43 AM
SHIATH is out! To celebrate, we made a SHIATH x Loan Shark bundle with @jameskrik.bsky.social! You can now get both games for a special price :p
#IndieGame #HorrorGame #Birdwatching #GameDev #Horror #Godot
#IndieGame #HorrorGame #Birdwatching #GameDev #Horror #Godot
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
We had the pleasure of being interviewed by Francesco Toniolo — university lecturer, essayist, and leading voice in Italian game culture. This was our first interview as a studio! 🎮🇮🇹
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE_M...
#gamedev #indiedev #videogames #interview
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE_M...
#gamedev #indiedev #videogames #interview
LOAN SHARK - il videogioco horror sulla pesca, i debiti e la talassofobia [Intervista agli autori]
YouTube video by Prof Francesco Toniolo
www.youtube.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:34 AM
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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We had the pleasure of being interviewed by Francesco Toniolo — university lecturer, essayist, and leading voice in Italian game culture. This was our first interview as a studio! 🎮🇮🇹
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE_M...
#gamedev #indiedev #videogames #interview
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE_M...
#gamedev #indiedev #videogames #interview
LOAN SHARK - il videogioco horror sulla pesca, i debiti e la talassofobia [Intervista agli autori]
YouTube video by Prof Francesco Toniolo
www.youtube.com
July 31, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We had the pleasure of being interviewed by Francesco Toniolo — university lecturer, essayist, and leading voice in Italian game culture. This was our first interview as a studio! 🎮🇮🇹
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE_M...
#gamedev #indiedev #videogames #interview
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TE_M...
#gamedev #indiedev #videogames #interview
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No it's not. No matter what you think of using AI, it's a good thing that some of their hype money goes to #Godot.
Paying sponsors do not get to affect the direction of the engine, which can be seen both as an upside in cases like this or a downside in cases of AAA interest.
Paying sponsors do not get to affect the direction of the engine, which can be seen both as an upside in cases like this or a downside in cases of AAA interest.
This is a very bad look. A very negative signal from the project leadership to the community #godot #godotengine #indiegames
June 26, 2025 at 8:29 AM
No it's not. No matter what you think of using AI, it's a good thing that some of their hype money goes to #Godot.
Paying sponsors do not get to affect the direction of the engine, which can be seen both as an upside in cases like this or a downside in cases of AAA interest.
Paying sponsors do not get to affect the direction of the engine, which can be seen both as an upside in cases like this or a downside in cases of AAA interest.
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The demo for our psychological fishing horror game is out!
Try and wishlist it! Eh eh.
store.steampowered.com/app/3826130/...
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
Try and wishlist it! Eh eh.
store.steampowered.com/app/3826130/...
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
Loan Shark (Demo) on Steam
The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.
store.steampowered.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The demo for our psychological fishing horror game is out!
Try and wishlist it! Eh eh.
store.steampowered.com/app/3826130/...
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
Try and wishlist it! Eh eh.
store.steampowered.com/app/3826130/...
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
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June 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Forgot to disable jumping in our horror fishing game so we had to make this edit.
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
June 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Forgot to disable jumping in our horror fishing game so we had to make this edit.
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
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June 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Unconventional bait might attract undesired attention.
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
June 9, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Unconventional bait might attract undesired attention.
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
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#PitchYaGame
Loan Shark is a psychological horror fishing game about trying to repay an impossibly huge debt, with the help of a magical talking fish. Pile up enough money before it's too late.
Hopelessness, debt, and beer. The Loan Shark is coming.
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
Loan Shark is a psychological horror fishing game about trying to repay an impossibly huge debt, with the help of a magical talking fish. Pile up enough money before it's too late.
Hopelessness, debt, and beer. The Loan Shark is coming.
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
June 6, 2025 at 12:58 PM
#PitchYaGame
Loan Shark is a psychological horror fishing game about trying to repay an impossibly huge debt, with the help of a magical talking fish. Pile up enough money before it's too late.
Hopelessness, debt, and beer. The Loan Shark is coming.
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
Loan Shark is a psychological horror fishing game about trying to repay an impossibly huge debt, with the help of a magical talking fish. Pile up enough money before it's too late.
Hopelessness, debt, and beer. The Loan Shark is coming.
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
Reposted by Luca Folino
We're looking for playtesters to try Loan Shark!
If you'd like to play an indie psychological horror game about fishing and debt, comment below or DM us!
We are conducting both "in person" playtest calls on Discord and asynchronous playtests with Google Form survey included.
#godot #gamedev
If you'd like to play an indie psychological horror game about fishing and debt, comment below or DM us!
We are conducting both "in person" playtest calls on Discord and asynchronous playtests with Google Form survey included.
#godot #gamedev
June 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Reposted by Luca Folino
Working on some sequences for our fishing psychological horror game 🐟
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
June 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Working on some sequences for our fishing psychological horror game 🐟
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
It's happening again! The second collaboration between @nicoladau.bsky.social, Rumpelstiltskin and myself is coming out on Steam very soon.
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
We announce our new game, Loan Shark! A first person fishing horror, Loan Shark is our first commercial game soon to be released on Steam.
Wishlist it!
store.steampowered.com/app/3751730/...
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
Wishlist it!
store.steampowered.com/app/3751730/...
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
Loan Shark on Steam
The loan shark is coming for you. Catch enough fish to repay your debt before it is too late. Go fish.
store.steampowered.com
June 2, 2025 at 3:31 PM
It's happening again! The second collaboration between @nicoladau.bsky.social, Rumpelstiltskin and myself is coming out on Steam very soon.
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
#godot #gamedev #indie #horrorgame #indiehorror
Reposted by Luca Folino
Studying relevant games is a fundamental part of our creative process, and we always strive to do better.
We collected our thoughts about the references of Dark Reality in a post-mortem devlog.
buff.ly/roihsdF
#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy #crt #itch
We collected our thoughts about the references of Dark Reality in a post-mortem devlog.
buff.ly/roihsdF
#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy #crt #itch
The games that inspired our dark-fantasy RPG
Hello there! Today, we want to share a little more about the journey behind Dark Reality , this time discussing our main game references. In our previous post , we recounted how Dark Souls and…
buff.ly
March 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Studying relevant games is a fundamental part of our creative process, and we always strive to do better.
We collected our thoughts about the references of Dark Reality in a post-mortem devlog.
buff.ly/roihsdF
#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy #crt #itch
We collected our thoughts about the references of Dark Reality in a post-mortem devlog.
buff.ly/roihsdF
#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy #crt #itch
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It was a blast watching Dark Reality's first playthrough! Thanks for the vid Yeena!
youtu.be/hDM8klxRnQw?...
youtu.be/hDM8klxRnQw?...
I WILL NEVER AGAIN TRUST A HANDKERCHIEF - Dark Reality (Demo)
YouTube video by YeenaGames
youtu.be
February 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
It was a blast watching Dark Reality's first playthrough! Thanks for the vid Yeena!
youtu.be/hDM8klxRnQw?...
youtu.be/hDM8klxRnQw?...
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Dark Reality hit 50 downloads during the weekend, then the stream of users landing on the page decreased a little. Throughout the coming week, we'll begin promoting the game to influencers, with a focus on streamers.
#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy #crt #itch
#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy #crt #itch
February 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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DARK REALITY IS OUT!
Try it out and let us know what you think!
Try it out and let us know what you think!
Dark Reality is out on itch! Try the demo and let us know what you think about it!
Play the game: saferoom-games.itch.io/dark-reality
#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy #crt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPaL...
Play the game: saferoom-games.itch.io/dark-reality
#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy #crt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPaL...
Dark Reality - Release Trailer (Itch.io RPG)
YouTube video by Dark Reality
www.youtube.com
February 7, 2025 at 11:41 AM
DARK REALITY IS OUT!
Try it out and let us know what you think!
Try it out and let us know what you think!
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February 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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We released the game on friday and it got to around 7 downloads. We've spent between yesterday and today sharing it on various servers, and we're already at 20 downloads. Thanks to everyone who's trying it out!
Some data in the next post ⬇
Some data in the next post ⬇
February 4, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We released the game on friday and it got to around 7 downloads. We've spent between yesterday and today sharing it on various servers, and we're already at 20 downloads. Thanks to everyone who's trying it out!
Some data in the next post ⬇
Some data in the next post ⬇
We made it! The first game which I am ABSOLUTELY UNHINGENDLY 100% proud of.
Thank you @nicoladau.bsky.social and Rumpelstilzchen for completing the quest together.
Thank you @nicoladau.bsky.social and Rumpelstilzchen for completing the quest together.
Dark Reality is out on itch! Try the demo and let us know what you think about it!
Play the game: saferoom-games.itch.io/dark-reality
#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy #crt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPaL...
Play the game: saferoom-games.itch.io/dark-reality
#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy #crt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPaL...
Dark Reality - Release Trailer (Itch.io RPG)
YouTube video by Dark Reality
www.youtube.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:54 PM
We made it! The first game which I am ABSOLUTELY UNHINGENDLY 100% proud of.
Thank you @nicoladau.bsky.social and Rumpelstilzchen for completing the quest together.
Thank you @nicoladau.bsky.social and Rumpelstilzchen for completing the quest together.
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January 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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What do you think of this CRT Shader? Does it add to the Phonk and 80s Dark Fantasy Aesthetic?
#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy
#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy
January 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
What do you think of this CRT Shader? Does it add to the Phonk and 80s Dark Fantasy Aesthetic?
#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy
#gamedev #indiedev #phonk #godot #darkfantasy