Sanjuny
@sanjuny.bsky.social
i accidentally made a game about 5th graders beating each other up in a card game during recess: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3087810/Recesses/
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Sanjuny
@sanjuny.bsky.social
· Nov 12
Recesses on Steam
It's recess. Time to play cards, find your missing friend, discover the meaning of life. The usual 5th grade playground stuff.
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man, someone should really make a game about how miserable/hopeless it is to be a kid right now.
maybe wrap the deeper message in a cutesy card game, maybe have fifth graders discuss society/capitalism/human existence on the playground at school...
oh.
store.steampowered.com/app/3087810/...
maybe wrap the deeper message in a cutesy card game, maybe have fifth graders discuss society/capitalism/human existence on the playground at school...
oh.
store.steampowered.com/app/3087810/...
Personally, I think more games should have 5th graders settling philosophical arguments over society, Capitalism, and/or human existence over playground card-game duels 😆
You know how much I love my card battling games so I tried out Recesses! 🚀🎴
In this first impressions, watch me:
👾Play a game I don't want to because my friend went missing
👾Push my opponents into black holes
👾Learn about the social construct of cheating from a girl who stole my chicken nuggies
In this first impressions, watch me:
👾Play a game I don't want to because my friend went missing
👾Push my opponents into black holes
👾Learn about the social construct of cheating from a girl who stole my chicken nuggies
First Impressions: Recesses (Fine, I'll Play Your Card Game!)
YouTube video by Nesstalgic
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January 16, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Personally, I think more games should have 5th graders settling philosophical arguments over society, Capitalism, and/or human existence over playground card-game duels 😆
Dreams really can come true 🥹
January 14, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Dreams really can come true 🥹
Maybe I'm crazy but I think Pokémon Red/Blue has not only one of the best stories in Pokemon games, but in ALL games.
The starter decision that affects your entire game, the environmental storytelling from step one, the rivalry buildup to twist climax, the grounded antagonists, just... incredible!😍
The starter decision that affects your entire game, the environmental storytelling from step one, the rivalry buildup to twist climax, the grounded antagonists, just... incredible!😍
January 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Maybe I'm crazy but I think Pokémon Red/Blue has not only one of the best stories in Pokemon games, but in ALL games.
The starter decision that affects your entire game, the environmental storytelling from step one, the rivalry buildup to twist climax, the grounded antagonists, just... incredible!😍
The starter decision that affects your entire game, the environmental storytelling from step one, the rivalry buildup to twist climax, the grounded antagonists, just... incredible!😍
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Game development is spending weeks working on a feature that 10 players will notice, go “oh, that’s kinda neat” and then move on to the next part of the game
January 10, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Game development is spending weeks working on a feature that 10 players will notice, go “oh, that’s kinda neat” and then move on to the next part of the game
My game, Cardaire, and Isle of Swaps have teamed up to make a discounted pack of our single-player card games!
What TCG player doesn't love getting some 3-for-1 value?? Big thanks to @eternalskies.neocities.org for the idea
store.steampowered.com/bundle/65947...
#indiegame #cardgame #tcg
What TCG player doesn't love getting some 3-for-1 value?? Big thanks to @eternalskies.neocities.org for the idea
store.steampowered.com/bundle/65947...
#indiegame #cardgame #tcg
Single Player Card Games on Steam
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January 7, 2026 at 11:25 PM
My game, Cardaire, and Isle of Swaps have teamed up to make a discounted pack of our single-player card games!
What TCG player doesn't love getting some 3-for-1 value?? Big thanks to @eternalskies.neocities.org for the idea
store.steampowered.com/bundle/65947...
#indiegame #cardgame #tcg
What TCG player doesn't love getting some 3-for-1 value?? Big thanks to @eternalskies.neocities.org for the idea
store.steampowered.com/bundle/65947...
#indiegame #cardgame #tcg
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don't become so systems-brained you forget about the things that REALLY matter in an rpg... like reprising the title theme during the final boss fight
January 7, 2026 at 9:00 PM
don't become so systems-brained you forget about the things that REALLY matter in an rpg... like reprising the title theme during the final boss fight
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I feel like a lot of games advertise themselves as being inspired by Chrono Trigger but then they aren't actually very much like Chrono Trigger at all. I think it's because Chrono Trigger was about stuff and these games are about how fun it was to play Chrono Trigger.
January 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
I feel like a lot of games advertise themselves as being inspired by Chrono Trigger but then they aren't actually very much like Chrono Trigger at all. I think it's because Chrono Trigger was about stuff and these games are about how fun it was to play Chrono Trigger.
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My approach to game development is to look at all the things that make a game popular and deliberately not doing any of them.
January 2, 2026 at 1:57 AM
My approach to game development is to look at all the things that make a game popular and deliberately not doing any of them.
Reviewing a book like a game:
"The gorgeous fontstyle and heart-pounding chapter titles more than make up for the lackluster story and mostly-derivative bookread. 4/5 stars, must-buy-at-launch for fans of Tolkien-lites."
"The gorgeous fontstyle and heart-pounding chapter titles more than make up for the lackluster story and mostly-derivative bookread. 4/5 stars, must-buy-at-launch for fans of Tolkien-lites."
January 1, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Reviewing a book like a game:
"The gorgeous fontstyle and heart-pounding chapter titles more than make up for the lackluster story and mostly-derivative bookread. 4/5 stars, must-buy-at-launch for fans of Tolkien-lites."
"The gorgeous fontstyle and heart-pounding chapter titles more than make up for the lackluster story and mostly-derivative bookread. 4/5 stars, must-buy-at-launch for fans of Tolkien-lites."
Ohhh yess, have not had a game satiate my brain like a big juicy cheeseburger in a long time, but this one did.
Big recommend if you're a fan of surreal imagery, abstract ideas, and/or 1960s Romanian stop-motion animations that ponder existence.
store.steampowered.com/app/1550870/...
Big recommend if you're a fan of surreal imagery, abstract ideas, and/or 1960s Romanian stop-motion animations that ponder existence.
store.steampowered.com/app/1550870/...
Save 69% on The Indigo Parallel on Steam
A surreal mind-bending journey into the depths of madness. You assume the role of Tom, a man hopelessly in love with Daisy, who embarks on a psychedelic adventure through a bizarre and unpredictable w...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Ohhh yess, have not had a game satiate my brain like a big juicy cheeseburger in a long time, but this one did.
Big recommend if you're a fan of surreal imagery, abstract ideas, and/or 1960s Romanian stop-motion animations that ponder existence.
store.steampowered.com/app/1550870/...
Big recommend if you're a fan of surreal imagery, abstract ideas, and/or 1960s Romanian stop-motion animations that ponder existence.
store.steampowered.com/app/1550870/...
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Who broke steam. I wanna look at my game's reviews every 30 mins like a regular functioning dev.
December 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Who broke steam. I wanna look at my game's reviews every 30 mins like a regular functioning dev.
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December 25, 2025 at 2:31 PM
get_tree().add_child()
How do you define an indie game? Easy!
If the game's failure causes the studio to go permanently bankrupt, it's an INDIELITE.
If the game's failure causes the studio to go bankrupt but their money/exp carries over to the next game, it's an INDILIKE.
Otherwise it's an INDIE. Easy!
#indiegame
If the game's failure causes the studio to go permanently bankrupt, it's an INDIELITE.
If the game's failure causes the studio to go bankrupt but their money/exp carries over to the next game, it's an INDILIKE.
Otherwise it's an INDIE. Easy!
#indiegame
December 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
How do you define an indie game? Easy!
If the game's failure causes the studio to go permanently bankrupt, it's an INDIELITE.
If the game's failure causes the studio to go bankrupt but their money/exp carries over to the next game, it's an INDILIKE.
Otherwise it's an INDIE. Easy!
#indiegame
If the game's failure causes the studio to go permanently bankrupt, it's an INDIELITE.
If the game's failure causes the studio to go bankrupt but their money/exp carries over to the next game, it's an INDILIKE.
Otherwise it's an INDIE. Easy!
#indiegame
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Wait a minute, Uma Musume has...
- Creatures you summon that resemble humans but are not
- Entertainment not of this world
- Complex, almost puzzle-like menus and mechanics that must be solved in order to unlock them
Uhhhh
- Creatures you summon that resemble humans but are not
- Entertainment not of this world
- Complex, almost puzzle-like menus and mechanics that must be solved in order to unlock them
Uhhhh
December 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Wait a minute, Uma Musume has...
- Creatures you summon that resemble humans but are not
- Entertainment not of this world
- Complex, almost puzzle-like menus and mechanics that must be solved in order to unlock them
Uhhhh
- Creatures you summon that resemble humans but are not
- Entertainment not of this world
- Complex, almost puzzle-like menus and mechanics that must be solved in order to unlock them
Uhhhh
Recesses is part of the Steam winter sale. Get dozens of hours of 5th graders philosophizing/having existential crises about playground card games for only $2.49!
And maybe my Christmas wish of 60 reviews will come true?? 🥹🥹🥹
store.steampowered.com/app/3087810/...
#indiedev #indiegame #cardgame
And maybe my Christmas wish of 60 reviews will come true?? 🥹🥹🥹
store.steampowered.com/app/3087810/...
#indiedev #indiegame #cardgame
December 18, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Recesses is part of the Steam winter sale. Get dozens of hours of 5th graders philosophizing/having existential crises about playground card games for only $2.49!
And maybe my Christmas wish of 60 reviews will come true?? 🥹🥹🥹
store.steampowered.com/app/3087810/...
#indiedev #indiegame #cardgame
And maybe my Christmas wish of 60 reviews will come true?? 🥹🥹🥹
store.steampowered.com/app/3087810/...
#indiedev #indiegame #cardgame
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Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
December 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
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Anyway, an indie game is a game that makes me go ‘oooh, that’s sick!’ and a AAA game is a game that makes me go ‘ewwww, I’ll wait for a sale.’
There’s your concrete definition, you’re welcome 🙏
There’s your concrete definition, you’re welcome 🙏
December 16, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Anyway, an indie game is a game that makes me go ‘oooh, that’s sick!’ and a AAA game is a game that makes me go ‘ewwww, I’ll wait for a sale.’
There’s your concrete definition, you’re welcome 🙏
There’s your concrete definition, you’re welcome 🙏
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"save systems should dynamically handle object IDs and automatically populate the serialized data of every object that requires save states, and then for dialogue progression it needs to-"
team cherry:
WRONG. 1400 hardcoded fields in PlayerData.cs
team cherry:
WRONG. 1400 hardcoded fields in PlayerData.cs
December 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"save systems should dynamically handle object IDs and automatically populate the serialized data of every object that requires save states, and then for dialogue progression it needs to-"
team cherry:
WRONG. 1400 hardcoded fields in PlayerData.cs
team cherry:
WRONG. 1400 hardcoded fields in PlayerData.cs
I can't believe "Arguing With a Company Over the Phone About Incorrect Charges on Your Bill" won game of the year! I thought I was the only one that even played it.
December 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I can't believe "Arguing With a Company Over the Phone About Incorrect Charges on Your Bill" won game of the year! I thought I was the only one that even played it.
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Sometimes game dev is just one checkbox five tabs deep in a file buried under seven other files that absolutely ruins your life for three days
December 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Sometimes game dev is just one checkbox five tabs deep in a file buried under seven other files that absolutely ruins your life for three days
EVO for the SNES! Literally no changes to graphics, just more evolutions/time periods please 😍
December 6, 2025 at 7:53 PM
EVO for the SNES! Literally no changes to graphics, just more evolutions/time periods please 😍
My current game development process:
Step 1. Get an interesting idea.
Step 2. Build out that idea for months.
Step 3. Realize you need to change *one* part of the game's setting... and now you have to rewrite 50,000 lines of dialogue
Step 4. 🥲
#indiedev #indiegame #horrorgames
Step 1. Get an interesting idea.
Step 2. Build out that idea for months.
Step 3. Realize you need to change *one* part of the game's setting... and now you have to rewrite 50,000 lines of dialogue
Step 4. 🥲
#indiedev #indiegame #horrorgames
December 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
My current game development process:
Step 1. Get an interesting idea.
Step 2. Build out that idea for months.
Step 3. Realize you need to change *one* part of the game's setting... and now you have to rewrite 50,000 lines of dialogue
Step 4. 🥲
#indiedev #indiegame #horrorgames
Step 1. Get an interesting idea.
Step 2. Build out that idea for months.
Step 3. Realize you need to change *one* part of the game's setting... and now you have to rewrite 50,000 lines of dialogue
Step 4. 🥲
#indiedev #indiegame #horrorgames
It's almost the weekend! That means it's time to...
December 5, 2025 at 4:57 PM
It's almost the weekend! That means it's time to...