Mael Duin 🧩
@maelduinplays.bsky.social
Puzzle videogames Content Creator, Streamer & Steam Curator @Puzzle Lovers. Gameplays, reviews, interviews and more. LIVE on:
🔴 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Mael_Duin/
🟣 Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/mael_duin
🔴 YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@Mael_Duin/
🟣 Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/mael_duin
I thought I was alone in abhorring the term ‘metroidvania’ (let alone the even worse ‘metroidbrainia’) so this thread made my day.
azhdarchid.com/against-metr...
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.
Against 'Metroidbrania': a Landscape of Knowledge Games
What are knowledge games? How do we relate them to each other? What sub-genres exist – and which ones might be implied?
azhdarchid.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 AM
I thought I was alone in abhorring the term ‘metroidvania’ (let alone the even worse ‘metroidbrainia’) so this thread made my day.
Blueprint Bob review 👷 Stable stable
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: a puzzle game similar to World of goo.
🔹 REALITY: a sandbox puzzle game.
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: a puzzle game similar to World of goo.
🔹 REALITY: a sandbox puzzle game.
November 13, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Blueprint Bob review 👷 Stable stable
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: a puzzle game similar to World of goo.
🔹 REALITY: a sandbox puzzle game.
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: a puzzle game similar to World of goo.
🔹 REALITY: a sandbox puzzle game.
T⬦m⬦rr⬦w we'll be playing ɹoʇɐuᴉʇɹǝʌuI and Rh⟐mbus.
🙃 Invertinator (by froggyrs)
🔷 Rhombus (by @axelvborn.bsky.social)
See you ƎꓥIꓶ on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #indiegame #livestream #youtube #twitch #invertinator #rhombus
🙃 Invertinator (by froggyrs)
🔷 Rhombus (by @axelvborn.bsky.social)
See you ƎꓥIꓶ on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #indiegame #livestream #youtube #twitch #invertinator #rhombus
November 12, 2025 at 12:38 AM
T⬦m⬦rr⬦w we'll be playing ɹoʇɐuᴉʇɹǝʌuI and Rh⟐mbus.
🙃 Invertinator (by froggyrs)
🔷 Rhombus (by @axelvborn.bsky.social)
See you ƎꓥIꓶ on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #indiegame #livestream #youtube #twitch #invertinator #rhombus
🙃 Invertinator (by froggyrs)
🔷 Rhombus (by @axelvborn.bsky.social)
See you ƎꓥIꓶ on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #indiegame #livestream #youtube #twitch #invertinator #rhombus
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November 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Chroma Zero will be released on PS5 next month! Please let your PC-deprived friends know :)
store.playstation.com/concept/1001...
store.playstation.com/concept/1001...
Chroma Zero
Explore a mysteriously connected world
store.playstation.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Chroma Zero will be released on PS5 next month! Please let your PC-deprived friends know :)
store.playstation.com/concept/1001...
store.playstation.com/concept/1001...
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VOD is out! I requested a title change to be more precise and less ragebait than the old "Making a puzzle game with AI". Enjoy! I'm still eager to answer questions if you got 'em
Jagriff gave a talk about how he used a puzzle solver to design and test Gentoo Rescue!
@jagriff.bsky.social
@jagriff.bsky.social
Using a puzzle solver to aid design, discovery, QA, and playtesting - Jagriff (ThinkyCon 2025)
Jagriff joins us at ThinkyCon 2025 to present the talk: "Making a puzzle game with AI"
Talk description: Despite the sensationalist title, this talk is about a puzzle solver AI agent - not generative AI. A puzzle solver can be a valuable tool for puzzle design, experimentation, testing, and more. H
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
VOD is out! I requested a title change to be more precise and less ragebait than the old "Making a puzzle game with AI". Enjoy! I'm still eager to answer questions if you got 'em
I asked Andrew @trifoil.bsky.social if his game is pronounced:
a) tree-foil
b) try-foil
c) tre-foil
d) aluminium-foil
here's a hint: 👇
a) tree-foil
b) try-foil
c) tre-foil
d) aluminium-foil
here's a hint: 👇
November 8, 2025 at 5:25 AM
I asked Andrew @trifoil.bsky.social if his game is pronounced:
a) tree-foil
b) try-foil
c) tre-foil
d) aluminium-foil
here's a hint: 👇
a) tree-foil
b) try-foil
c) tre-foil
d) aluminium-foil
here's a hint: 👇
Is this seat taken? #review 🪑 Foldable chair
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: a cute and funny logic game.
🔹 REALITY: a cute logic game with minimal challenge.
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: a cute and funny logic game.
🔹 REALITY: a cute logic game with minimal challenge.
November 8, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Is this seat taken? #review 🪑 Foldable chair
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: a cute and funny logic game.
🔹 REALITY: a cute logic game with minimal challenge.
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: a cute and funny logic game.
🔹 REALITY: a cute logic game with minimal challenge.
I don't understand giving awards before the year ends...
November 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I don't understand giving awards before the year ends...
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Check out this entertaining playthrough Puzzle Depot's 1st level, "Storage Bay Alpha". The voice acting is a treat, and there's some hot tips for the optional challenges, as well!
📦👷♂️ 🪳🪳 🛢️
Puzzle Depot is out now: store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
youtu.be/Hxm_l5sUIjw?...
📦👷♂️ 🪳🪳 🛢️
Puzzle Depot is out now: store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
youtu.be/Hxm_l5sUIjw?...
Let's Play Puzzle Depot 1 - Storage Bay Alpha
YouTube video by WervynAnixil
youtu.be
November 6, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Check out this entertaining playthrough Puzzle Depot's 1st level, "Storage Bay Alpha". The voice acting is a treat, and there's some hot tips for the optional challenges, as well!
📦👷♂️ 🪳🪳 🛢️
Puzzle Depot is out now: store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
youtu.be/Hxm_l5sUIjw?...
📦👷♂️ 🪳🪳 🛢️
Puzzle Depot is out now: store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
youtu.be/Hxm_l5sUIjw?...
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My new puzzle game, Rhombus, just released!
It's a 1st-person puzzle game with an unique core mechanic to create your path throughout a compact non-linear environment with metroidbrainia elements.
Available now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...
It's a 1st-person puzzle game with an unique core mechanic to create your path throughout a compact non-linear environment with metroidbrainia elements.
Available now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...
November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
My new puzzle game, Rhombus, just released!
It's a 1st-person puzzle game with an unique core mechanic to create your path throughout a compact non-linear environment with metroidbrainia elements.
Available now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...
It's a 1st-person puzzle game with an unique core mechanic to create your path throughout a compact non-linear environment with metroidbrainia elements.
Available now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...
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Rhombus releases in 24h!
Here's a small retrospective of how the game's level design evolved from the first prototype 3 months ago jam all the way to the final version.
Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...
#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegame
Here's a small retrospective of how the game's level design evolved from the first prototype 3 months ago jam all the way to the final version.
Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...
#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegame
November 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Rhombus releases in 24h!
Here's a small retrospective of how the game's level design evolved from the first prototype 3 months ago jam all the way to the final version.
Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...
#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegame
Here's a small retrospective of how the game's level design evolved from the first prototype 3 months ago jam all the way to the final version.
Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3959950/...
#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegame
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Our point & click adventure game FOOLISH MORTALS is NOW AVAILABLE on Steam & GOG! store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/...
Foolish Mortals Launch Trailer - Now Available!
YouTube video by Inklingwood Studios
www.youtube.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Our point & click adventure game FOOLISH MORTALS is NOW AVAILABLE on Steam & GOG! store.steampowered.com/app/1848440/...
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A shiny new trailer for Puzzle Depot, just in time for launch on Thursday!
Please wishlist us on Steam and get ready to push boxes, squish roaches, and solve the puzzles of Depot-13!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
🪳📦🪳📦🪳
#puzzle #puzzlegame #indiegame #puzzledepot
youtu.be/w3WpoKdaSck?...
Please wishlist us on Steam and get ready to push boxes, squish roaches, and solve the puzzles of Depot-13!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
🪳📦🪳📦🪳
#puzzle #puzzlegame #indiegame #puzzledepot
youtu.be/w3WpoKdaSck?...
Puzzle Depot Launch Trailer
YouTube video by Otto Germain
youtu.be
November 5, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A shiny new trailer for Puzzle Depot, just in time for launch on Thursday!
Please wishlist us on Steam and get ready to push boxes, squish roaches, and solve the puzzles of Depot-13!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
🪳📦🪳📦🪳
#puzzle #puzzlegame #indiegame #puzzledepot
youtu.be/w3WpoKdaSck?...
Please wishlist us on Steam and get ready to push boxes, squish roaches, and solve the puzzles of Depot-13!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
🪳📦🪳📦🪳
#puzzle #puzzlegame #indiegame #puzzledepot
youtu.be/w3WpoKdaSck?...
What will we do tomorrow, Brain? The same we do every stream, Pinky: try to point and click the word.
🤵 Splittown (by Mats Kyyrö and Juha Keränen @splittown.bsky.social)
🔡 Detective Worden (by Domestic Black Cat)
See you LIVE on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #indiegame #livestream #stream #steam
🤵 Splittown (by Mats Kyyrö and Juha Keränen @splittown.bsky.social)
🔡 Detective Worden (by Domestic Black Cat)
See you LIVE on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #indiegame #livestream #stream #steam
November 5, 2025 at 4:57 AM
What will we do tomorrow, Brain? The same we do every stream, Pinky: try to point and click the word.
🤵 Splittown (by Mats Kyyrö and Juha Keränen @splittown.bsky.social)
🔡 Detective Worden (by Domestic Black Cat)
See you LIVE on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #indiegame #livestream #stream #steam
🤵 Splittown (by Mats Kyyrö and Juha Keränen @splittown.bsky.social)
🔡 Detective Worden (by Domestic Black Cat)
See you LIVE on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #indiegame #livestream #stream #steam
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My game "GluMe" is now available on STEAM!!! 💜✨
20% off 😱👇
#Inidiegame #gamedev #steam #GameMaker #pixelart
20% off 😱👇
#Inidiegame #gamedev #steam #GameMaker #pixelart
November 3, 2025 at 7:34 PM
My game "GluMe" is now available on STEAM!!! 💜✨
20% off 😱👇
#Inidiegame #gamedev #steam #GameMaker #pixelart
20% off 😱👇
#Inidiegame #gamedev #steam #GameMaker #pixelart
Cipher Zero #review 🚅 Logic on rails
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: some sort of logic game.
🔹 REALITY: a logic game with light 'discover-the-rule' mechanics.
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: some sort of logic game.
🔹 REALITY: a logic game with light 'discover-the-rule' mechanics.
November 2, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Cipher Zero #review 🚅 Logic on rails
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: some sort of logic game.
🔹 REALITY: a logic game with light 'discover-the-rule' mechanics.
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: some sort of logic game.
🔹 REALITY: a logic game with light 'discover-the-rule' mechanics.
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It’s #ScreenshotSaturday! 👑
Olaf woke up with no memory, a royal order undelivered, and one hell of a hangover!
Now he's gotta piece it all back together...
#IndieDev #PuzzleGame #GameDev
Olaf woke up with no memory, a royal order undelivered, and one hell of a hangover!
Now he's gotta piece it all back together...
#IndieDev #PuzzleGame #GameDev
November 1, 2025 at 10:19 AM
It’s #ScreenshotSaturday! 👑
Olaf woke up with no memory, a royal order undelivered, and one hell of a hangover!
Now he's gotta piece it all back together...
#IndieDev #PuzzleGame #GameDev
Olaf woke up with no memory, a royal order undelivered, and one hell of a hangover!
Now he's gotta piece it all back together...
#IndieDev #PuzzleGame #GameDev
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Puzzle Depot launches in less than a week!
Prepare yourself for post-apocalyptic puzzles!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
#puzzle #puzzlegame #puzzledepot #indiegame #pixelart #sokoban
Prepare yourself for post-apocalyptic puzzles!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
#puzzle #puzzlegame #puzzledepot #indiegame #pixelart #sokoban
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Puzzle Depot launches in less than a week!
Prepare yourself for post-apocalyptic puzzles!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
#puzzle #puzzlegame #puzzledepot #indiegame #pixelart #sokoban
Prepare yourself for post-apocalyptic puzzles!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108190/...
#puzzle #puzzlegame #puzzledepot #indiegame #pixelart #sokoban
November 1st! New month, new 'best demos' of the previous one, including a few from last #Steam Next Fest, but not all, as I'm still going through them all! 😵
You don't want to miss this one as some have been recently released, or doing so very very soon.
Starting with... 😈😖👹
You don't want to miss this one as some have been recently released, or doing so very very soon.
Starting with... 😈😖👹
November 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
November 1st! New month, new 'best demos' of the previous one, including a few from last #Steam Next Fest, but not all, as I'm still going through them all! 😵
You don't want to miss this one as some have been recently released, or doing so very very soon.
Starting with... 😈😖👹
You don't want to miss this one as some have been recently released, or doing so very very soon.
Starting with... 😈😖👹
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Fancy a paranormal puzzle game this spooky season? 👀
Solve Minesweeper/Picross-like logic puzzles, unlock chilling case studies, and help solve a spooky murder mystery! 🧩👻
Try the Mosaic of the Strange demo on Steam: bit.ly/MotS_Demo
#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #showcasethursday
Solve Minesweeper/Picross-like logic puzzles, unlock chilling case studies, and help solve a spooky murder mystery! 🧩👻
Try the Mosaic of the Strange demo on Steam: bit.ly/MotS_Demo
#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #showcasethursday
Mosaic of the Strange Demo on Steam
Mosaic of the Strange is a picross/minesweeper hybrid featuring ENORMOUS interlocking puzzles. Help Special Agents Cullen and Brady investigate a bizarre murder, while discovering 125 real-world paran...
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Fancy a paranormal puzzle game this spooky season? 👀
Solve Minesweeper/Picross-like logic puzzles, unlock chilling case studies, and help solve a spooky murder mystery! 🧩👻
Try the Mosaic of the Strange demo on Steam: bit.ly/MotS_Demo
#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #showcasethursday
Solve Minesweeper/Picross-like logic puzzles, unlock chilling case studies, and help solve a spooky murder mystery! 🧩👻
Try the Mosaic of the Strange demo on Steam: bit.ly/MotS_Demo
#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #showcasethursday
Pup Champs #review ⚽ Friendly match
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: a logic/strategy game about dogs and football.
🔹 REALITY: a pathfinding game about cute dogs playing football.
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: a logic/strategy game about dogs and football.
🔹 REALITY: a pathfinding game about cute dogs playing football.
October 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Pup Champs #review ⚽ Friendly match
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: a logic/strategy game about dogs and football.
🔹 REALITY: a pathfinding game about cute dogs playing football.
🔹 EXPECTATIONS: a logic/strategy game about dogs and football.
🔹 REALITY: a pathfinding game about cute dogs playing football.
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👑 PANIK GIVEAWAY! 👑
How to join?
-Follow me
-Comment and tag the person you would play PANIK with
-You can join on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Bluesky
-Giveaway ends on November 2 at 23:59 (CEST)
-4 Steam keys
Good luck! 🤞
How to join?
-Follow me
-Comment and tag the person you would play PANIK with
-You can join on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Bluesky
-Giveaway ends on November 2 at 23:59 (CEST)
-4 Steam keys
Good luck! 🤞
October 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
👑 PANIK GIVEAWAY! 👑
How to join?
-Follow me
-Comment and tag the person you would play PANIK with
-You can join on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Bluesky
-Giveaway ends on November 2 at 23:59 (CEST)
-4 Steam keys
Good luck! 🤞
How to join?
-Follow me
-Comment and tag the person you would play PANIK with
-You can join on Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Bluesky
-Giveaway ends on November 2 at 23:59 (CEST)
-4 Steam keys
Good luck! 🤞
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The web demo of Sea of Mirrors is now online! It's a mouse only game with touchscreen support. Any feedback or comments are very welcome!
dongchagames.itch.io/sea-of-mirro...
#gamedev #cozygames #puzzlegames #godot #indiegames #indiegame #steam #steamgame #games #pixelart
dongchagames.itch.io/sea-of-mirro...
#gamedev #cozygames #puzzlegames #godot #indiegames #indiegame #steam #steamgame #games #pixelart
Sea of Mirrors demo by dongchagames
A spot-the-difference puzzle game set on a mysterious sea.
dongchagames.itch.io
October 29, 2025 at 4:54 AM
The web demo of Sea of Mirrors is now online! It's a mouse only game with touchscreen support. Any feedback or comments are very welcome!
dongchagames.itch.io/sea-of-mirro...
#gamedev #cozygames #puzzlegames #godot #indiegames #indiegame #steam #steamgame #games #pixelart
dongchagames.itch.io/sea-of-mirro...
#gamedev #cozygames #puzzlegames #godot #indiegames #indiegame #steam #steamgame #games #pixelart
Tomorrow we'll defy logic, gravity and maybe some gods too:
🧩 Strange jigsaws (by @flebpuzzles.bsky.social)
🌐 Orbyss (by Misty Whale)
See you LIVE on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #indiegame #livestream #stream #steam #strangejigsaws #orbyss
🧩 Strange jigsaws (by @flebpuzzles.bsky.social)
🌐 Orbyss (by Misty Whale)
See you LIVE on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #indiegame #livestream #stream #steam #strangejigsaws #orbyss
October 29, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Tomorrow we'll defy logic, gravity and maybe some gods too:
🧩 Strange jigsaws (by @flebpuzzles.bsky.social)
🌐 Orbyss (by Misty Whale)
See you LIVE on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #indiegame #livestream #stream #steam #strangejigsaws #orbyss
🧩 Strange jigsaws (by @flebpuzzles.bsky.social)
🌐 Orbyss (by Misty Whale)
See you LIVE on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #indiegame #livestream #stream #steam #strangejigsaws #orbyss