Lukas
@strupf.bsky.social
Gamedev | #playdate | 🇩🇪
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Making Owlet's Embrace 🪶
play.date/games/owlets-embrace/
📨 strupf.lw@proton.me
Making Owlet's Embrace 🪶
play.date/games/owlets-embrace/
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Lukas
@strupf.bsky.social
· Jun 27
Excited to release a demo of Owlet's Embrace!
If you own a Playdate, download it over here:
strupf.itch.io/owlets-embrace
I'm also moving the full release into 2026. This is allows me to realize my full vision of the game - nonlinear world, replayability, multiple bosses, fleshed out narrative!
If you own a Playdate, download it over here:
strupf.itch.io/owlets-embrace
I'm also moving the full release into 2026. This is allows me to realize my full vision of the game - nonlinear world, replayability, multiple bosses, fleshed out narrative!
Showed and demoed Owlet's Embrace in Hamburg. Had a lot of fun watching other people play the game and chat about their experience, a really eye-opening perspective shift.
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Showed and demoed Owlet's Embrace in Hamburg. Had a lot of fun watching other people play the game and chat about their experience, a really eye-opening perspective shift.
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A Link to the Past
October 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
A Link to the Past
Got hit by an idea for a graph-based level logic flow software. You could assign keys to nodes and (complex) conditions to edges.
You would be able to logically and visually step through the world, and the program would derive all kinds of metrics for for any given state.
This gotta exist already?
You would be able to logically and visually step through the world, and the program would derive all kinds of metrics for for any given state.
This gotta exist already?
October 10, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Got hit by an idea for a graph-based level logic flow software. You could assign keys to nodes and (complex) conditions to edges.
You would be able to logically and visually step through the world, and the program would derive all kinds of metrics for for any given state.
This gotta exist already?
You would be able to logically and visually step through the world, and the program would derive all kinds of metrics for for any given state.
This gotta exist already?
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With almost laughably low power, a monochrome screen, and unique controls, niche-micro console Playdate shouldn't make any sense in a world of modern gaming. Yet, it's near impossible not to love it. www.wired.com/story/three-...
3 Years Later, Playdate Is Still Gaming's Best-Kept Secret
With almost laughably low power, a monochrome screen, and unique controls, niche-micro console Playdate shouldn't make any sense in a world of modern gaming. Yet, it's near impossible not to love it.
www.wired.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:06 AM
With almost laughably low power, a monochrome screen, and unique controls, niche-micro console Playdate shouldn't make any sense in a world of modern gaming. Yet, it's near impossible not to love it. www.wired.com/story/three-...
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Equally excited and TERRIFIED to finally do this.
Games journalism is in a rough state, so we've decided to get involved to highlight games that we think pave a positive future for the industry.
And we named the outlet the best/dumbest thing possible.
welcome to noclip_2
Games journalism is in a rough state, so we've decided to get involved to highlight games that we think pave a positive future for the industry.
And we named the outlet the best/dumbest thing possible.
welcome to noclip_2
IT'S OUR NINTH BIRTHDAY 🎉
So we're launching a brand new channel - dedicated to discovering new games that push our industry forward, previews of exciting new titles and reporting on the issues that face gaming today.
welcome to noclip_2
TRAILER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7lf...
So we're launching a brand new channel - dedicated to discovering new games that push our industry forward, previews of exciting new titles and reporting on the issues that face gaming today.
welcome to noclip_2
TRAILER: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7lf...
Welcome to noclip_2 - Launch Trailer
YouTube video by noclip_2
www.youtube.com
September 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Equally excited and TERRIFIED to finally do this.
Games journalism is in a rough state, so we've decided to get involved to highlight games that we think pave a positive future for the industry.
And we named the outlet the best/dumbest thing possible.
welcome to noclip_2
Games journalism is in a rough state, so we've decided to get involved to highlight games that we think pave a positive future for the industry.
And we named the outlet the best/dumbest thing possible.
welcome to noclip_2
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And... they’ve done it again. Setting a price lower than most titles of comparable quality, complexity, and scope. While it’s certainly generous for players, which is honestly nice, it also raises the bar in a way that can be truly challenging for other indie devs to match.
Four days until release! Hollow Knight: Silksong will be available on 4th September.
Release times:
7AM PT | 10AM ET | 4PM CEST | 11PM JST
Game price:
USD $19.99 | EUR €19.99 | JPY ¥2300
Release times:
7AM PT | 10AM ET | 4PM CEST | 11PM JST
Game price:
USD $19.99 | EUR €19.99 | JPY ¥2300
September 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
And... they’ve done it again. Setting a price lower than most titles of comparable quality, complexity, and scope. While it’s certainly generous for players, which is honestly nice, it also raises the bar in a way that can be truly challenging for other indie devs to match.
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silksong, honey...... a 80 hour game does not belong in the $20 price category......
us indies with 20 hour games really need that space for healthy expectations...
us indies with 20 hour games really need that space for healthy expectations...
August 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
silksong, honey...... a 80 hour game does not belong in the $20 price category......
us indies with 20 hour games really need that space for healthy expectations...
us indies with 20 hour games really need that space for healthy expectations...
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I’d like to talk a little bit about my process of creating the key art for Herdling
(thread: 1/10)
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August 15, 2025 at 12:36 PM
I’d like to talk a little bit about my process of creating the key art for Herdling
(thread: 1/10)
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Exclusively working with 1-bit pixel art for over two years now.
The duality of black and white is fascinating: the lack of color makes it seem a bit dull at first but at the same time it's a neutral canvas for your mind to interpret and fill in the gaps i.e. color, tone and emotions.
The duality of black and white is fascinating: the lack of color makes it seem a bit dull at first but at the same time it's a neutral canvas for your mind to interpret and fill in the gaps i.e. color, tone and emotions.
August 7, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Exclusively working with 1-bit pixel art for over two years now.
The duality of black and white is fascinating: the lack of color makes it seem a bit dull at first but at the same time it's a neutral canvas for your mind to interpret and fill in the gaps i.e. color, tone and emotions.
The duality of black and white is fascinating: the lack of color makes it seem a bit dull at first but at the same time it's a neutral canvas for your mind to interpret and fill in the gaps i.e. color, tone and emotions.
You can just do stuff, you know?
July 30, 2025 at 5:23 AM
You can just do stuff, you know?
Embracing my inner nerd and going for a Thinkpad T/X 2-in-1 as my new portable machine.
Read great things about the durability/repairability of these models which became important to me after the poor quality of MS - keyboard and pen died after 2, battery and thus full device died after 3.5 years.
Read great things about the durability/repairability of these models which became important to me after the poor quality of MS - keyboard and pen died after 2, battery and thus full device died after 3.5 years.
July 29, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Embracing my inner nerd and going for a Thinkpad T/X 2-in-1 as my new portable machine.
Read great things about the durability/repairability of these models which became important to me after the poor quality of MS - keyboard and pen died after 2, battery and thus full device died after 3.5 years.
Read great things about the durability/repairability of these models which became important to me after the poor quality of MS - keyboard and pen died after 2, battery and thus full device died after 3.5 years.
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Hey! check out this article written by Ricardo Gallegos at @butwhytho.net about us! and our game CatchaDiablos! :D
Game developer AFK Mario discusses the creation of 'CatchaDiablos,' working with Playdate, and the challenges of the game dev industry in México.
Read @wallyrgr.bsky.social's interview here:
Read @wallyrgr.bsky.social's interview here:
CatchaDiablos Developer AFK Mario Takes Us Into Mexico's Growing Game Dev Scene
Game developer AFK Mario discusses the creation of 'CatchaDiablos,' working with Playdate, and the challenges of the game dev industry in México.
butwhytho.net
July 21, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Hey! check out this article written by Ricardo Gallegos at @butwhytho.net about us! and our game CatchaDiablos! :D
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I'm going to present my current Playdate-project next Monday at @indietreff.bsky.social in Hamburg.
It's called
🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️
and it's an action RPG with reaction based fights, a node based overworld, Souls-Like elements and still looooots of missing features. But I'm getting there😅
It's called
🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️
and it's an action RPG with reaction based fights, a node based overworld, Souls-Like elements and still looooots of missing features. But I'm getting there😅
July 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I'm going to present my current Playdate-project next Monday at @indietreff.bsky.social in Hamburg.
It's called
🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️
and it's an action RPG with reaction based fights, a node based overworld, Souls-Like elements and still looooots of missing features. But I'm getting there😅
It's called
🛡️G l o o m G a t e⚔️
and it's an action RPG with reaction based fights, a node based overworld, Souls-Like elements and still looooots of missing features. But I'm getting there😅
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Birds - casual.
Runner - present.
Playdate - crank?!
Join @zerocounts.bsky.social as he winds through Casual Birder🐦 #SGDQ2025
Runner - present.
Playdate - crank?!
Join @zerocounts.bsky.social as he winds through Casual Birder🐦 #SGDQ2025
July 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Birds - casual.
Runner - present.
Playdate - crank?!
Join @zerocounts.bsky.social as he winds through Casual Birder🐦 #SGDQ2025
Runner - present.
Playdate - crank?!
Join @zerocounts.bsky.social as he winds through Casual Birder🐦 #SGDQ2025
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Our next chat is with @play.date and Panic Studios co-creator, @cabel.panic.com.
Cabel is a designer, developer, and co-founder involved with publishing standout indie games such as Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game, and the Playdate handheld.
Subscribe to stay in the loop: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Cabel is a designer, developer, and co-founder involved with publishing standout indie games such as Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game, and the Playdate handheld.
Subscribe to stay in the loop: bit.ly/43RMgx9
June 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Our next chat is with @play.date and Panic Studios co-creator, @cabel.panic.com.
Cabel is a designer, developer, and co-founder involved with publishing standout indie games such as Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game, and the Playdate handheld.
Subscribe to stay in the loop: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Cabel is a designer, developer, and co-founder involved with publishing standout indie games such as Firewatch and Untitled Goose Game, and the Playdate handheld.
Subscribe to stay in the loop: bit.ly/43RMgx9
Excited to release a demo of Owlet's Embrace!
If you own a Playdate, download it over here:
strupf.itch.io/owlets-embrace
I'm also moving the full release into 2026. This is allows me to realize my full vision of the game - nonlinear world, replayability, multiple bosses, fleshed out narrative!
If you own a Playdate, download it over here:
strupf.itch.io/owlets-embrace
I'm also moving the full release into 2026. This is allows me to realize my full vision of the game - nonlinear world, replayability, multiple bosses, fleshed out narrative!
June 27, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Excited to release a demo of Owlet's Embrace!
If you own a Playdate, download it over here:
strupf.itch.io/owlets-embrace
I'm also moving the full release into 2026. This is allows me to realize my full vision of the game - nonlinear world, replayability, multiple bosses, fleshed out narrative!
If you own a Playdate, download it over here:
strupf.itch.io/owlets-embrace
I'm also moving the full release into 2026. This is allows me to realize my full vision of the game - nonlinear world, replayability, multiple bosses, fleshed out narrative!
Swapping between (B) to grapple and (B) to attack. The companion's position indicates which mode is active.
What initially started as a workaround for the Playdate's constraints became a natural, intentional and smoothly integrated part of the gameplay.
What initially started as a workaround for the Playdate's constraints became a natural, intentional and smoothly integrated part of the gameplay.
June 12, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Swapping between (B) to grapple and (B) to attack. The companion's position indicates which mode is active.
What initially started as a workaround for the Playdate's constraints became a natural, intentional and smoothly integrated part of the gameplay.
What initially started as a workaround for the Playdate's constraints became a natural, intentional and smoothly integrated part of the gameplay.
Mockup for the snow area including subtle parallax foreground elements.
The "bad part" about getting better at making assets is that eventually you redo them not only once but sometimes twice just because you improve so much and the old assets don't hold up against the new ones anymore...
The "bad part" about getting better at making assets is that eventually you redo them not only once but sometimes twice just because you improve so much and the old assets don't hold up against the new ones anymore...
June 8, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Mockup for the snow area including subtle parallax foreground elements.
The "bad part" about getting better at making assets is that eventually you redo them not only once but sometimes twice just because you improve so much and the old assets don't hold up against the new ones anymore...
The "bad part" about getting better at making assets is that eventually you redo them not only once but sometimes twice just because you improve so much and the old assets don't hold up against the new ones anymore...
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I’m gonna allow myself a moment of pride in my workplace here and note that we are currently on the front page of The Verge with a game we’re publishing (Big Walk) and a handheld console we make (Playdate).
Panic is a company of 30. We don’t have investors. We’ve been around for 28 years 🙂
Panic is a company of 30. We don’t have investors. We’ve been around for 28 years 🙂
June 7, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I’m gonna allow myself a moment of pride in my workplace here and note that we are currently on the front page of The Verge with a game we’re publishing (Big Walk) and a handheld console we make (Playdate).
Panic is a company of 30. We don’t have investors. We’ve been around for 28 years 🙂
Panic is a company of 30. We don’t have investors. We’ve been around for 28 years 🙂
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"The Playdate might be more of a Nintendo console than Nintendo’s own console.
…and at half the price 😉
www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/play...
…and at half the price 😉
www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/play...
If you can’t get a Switch 2, now might be the time to get a Playdate
Does the Switch 2's price tag have you down? Then it might be time to grab a Playdate.
www.digitaltrends.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:27 PM
"The Playdate might be more of a Nintendo console than Nintendo’s own console.
…and at half the price 😉
www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/play...
…and at half the price 😉
www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/play...
My favourite picture I took this year in spring so far.
April 25, 2025 at 8:19 AM
My favourite picture I took this year in spring so far.
Making sound effects from scratch for the first time is humbling.
What should that action sound like? I mean, exactly, in detail? And how to arrive there? Slowly getting the hang of it.
But the only thing I can focus on in daily life is how all the stuff sounds like.
What should that action sound like? I mean, exactly, in detail? And how to arrive there? Slowly getting the hang of it.
But the only thing I can focus on in daily life is how all the stuff sounds like.
April 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Making sound effects from scratch for the first time is humbling.
What should that action sound like? I mean, exactly, in detail? And how to arrive there? Slowly getting the hang of it.
But the only thing I can focus on in daily life is how all the stuff sounds like.
What should that action sound like? I mean, exactly, in detail? And how to arrive there? Slowly getting the hang of it.
But the only thing I can focus on in daily life is how all the stuff sounds like.
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Usually it makes me think it's like a lesser version of the game being referenced! I prefer genre descriptions, ie "Roguelike-Puzzle Game W/ an Architectural Twist! - Blue Prince" or something like that
April 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Usually it makes me think it's like a lesser version of the game being referenced! I prefer genre descriptions, ie "Roguelike-Puzzle Game W/ an Architectural Twist! - Blue Prince" or something like that
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Hello!! 👋
Join us for our next Playdate Update, diving deep into everything you need to know about Season Two!
📅 Premieres Thurs., April 17 @ 10 AM PT
➡️ live.panic.com
Join us for our next Playdate Update, diving deep into everything you need to know about Season Two!
📅 Premieres Thurs., April 17 @ 10 AM PT
➡️ live.panic.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Hello!! 👋
Join us for our next Playdate Update, diving deep into everything you need to know about Season Two!
📅 Premieres Thurs., April 17 @ 10 AM PT
➡️ live.panic.com
Join us for our next Playdate Update, diving deep into everything you need to know about Season Two!
📅 Premieres Thurs., April 17 @ 10 AM PT
➡️ live.panic.com
WIP main menu. Design goals:
- playful and fun
- intuitive
- seamless transition into gameplay
In the future the owlet will be asleep in the save room. The companion will fly through the "4th wall" from menu into the gameplay scene upon starting and gently wake up the owl to continue the game.
- playful and fun
- intuitive
- seamless transition into gameplay
In the future the owlet will be asleep in the save room. The companion will fly through the "4th wall" from menu into the gameplay scene upon starting and gently wake up the owl to continue the game.
March 29, 2025 at 8:59 PM
WIP main menu. Design goals:
- playful and fun
- intuitive
- seamless transition into gameplay
In the future the owlet will be asleep in the save room. The companion will fly through the "4th wall" from menu into the gameplay scene upon starting and gently wake up the owl to continue the game.
- playful and fun
- intuitive
- seamless transition into gameplay
In the future the owlet will be asleep in the save room. The companion will fly through the "4th wall" from menu into the gameplay scene upon starting and gently wake up the owl to continue the game.