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The Notlanders
@thenotlanders.bsky.social
A micro-indie studio in the north of Sweden, handcrafting tiny worlds with big souls.

Wishlist Fail Fail Succeed: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3816180/Fail_Fail_Succeed/

We're a two man team, Martin and Sergei.

#indiegamedev #gamedev #indiegames
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Our first ever build on Steam is live!

Get a head start on Next Fest and check out the Fail Fail Succeed Demo!

store.steampowered.com/app/4072000/...

Any feedback is more than welcomed, good, bad or neutral!

#indiedev #gamedev #puzzlegame #nextfest
After a day of travel, and some minor sight seeing things are all set up (even more so than in the pictures!) in Berlin, and we're ready for 4 days of exhibiting and meeting people!

Will you be there? #gamesground #gamesgroundBerlin #indiedev
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
And just like that Steam Next Fest is over.

We did just about everything wrong this time, but the results have been wonderful nonetheless!

People playing, Wishlists added, and feedback given.

Thank you to everyone who made this milestone feel so so good!

#gamedev #indiedev #firstgame
October 20, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Tonight we hosted a pre-alpha play test of our unannounced project! 📸 (we forgot to document with pictures...)

Great turn out, great people, great feedback!

Thank you to everyone who attended! Your feedback was awesome and will help us continue to improve! 🙏

#gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames
October 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Next Fest is live!

We hope all our fellow devs out there got their demos up in time, and that all players are ready to try all sorts of upcoming titles!

If you haven't checked out Fail Fail Succeed, consider doing so this week!

store.steampowered.com/app/4072000/...

#gamedev #indiedev
Fail Fail Succeed Demo on Steam
Puzzle your way through this demo, embrace failure, and learn to use it as your most important tool. Pick up orbs and change what you leave behind when you fail. Fail and fail again in order to succee...
store.steampowered.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Celebrating the release of the Fail Fail Succeed Demo with some zoomies in the autumn sun, and a (well deserved) break from the computer screen!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend, and are all geared up for the upcoming Next Fest!

#gamedev #indiedev #dog
October 11, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Our first ever build on Steam is live!

Get a head start on Next Fest and check out the Fail Fail Succeed Demo!

store.steampowered.com/app/4072000/...

Any feedback is more than welcomed, good, bad or neutral!

#indiedev #gamedev #puzzlegame #nextfest
October 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
After blood sweat and tears an updated trailer is live!

They do keep getting better don't they? But sure doesn't seem to get any easier.

Any and all reactions or feedback is welcomed 🙏

#gamedev #indiedev #puzzlegame #gametrailer

youtu.be/X0PwU37ju4M
Fail Fail Succeed — Pre-Launch Trailer (2025)
YouTube video by The Notlanders
youtu.be
September 28, 2025 at 3:47 PM
While scary to talk about, Fail Fail Succeed came about at a time when I was doing really bad.

The mechanics, visuals and more were originally "metaphors" to help me make sense of it.

We posted about it on Tiktok, if you'd like to hear more.

/Martin

vm.tiktok.com/ZNdpBm3R8/

#gamedev #indiedev
TikTok - Make Your Day
vm.tiktok.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Video/audio has been a source of anxiety for us. Probably the hardest thing about this indie journey of ours, and with everything else... we slacked off…

But no more!

Are you on Tiktok? Interested in #indiedev / #gamedev? Stop on by and lend us some moral support?🙏

www.tiktok.com/@thenotlande...
As advertised, the follow up! We're finally feeling like we're back on track, and we're so excited to soon bring Fail Fail Succeed live for anyone to play. Check it out on Steam or stay tuned for tom...
TikTok video by the Notlanders
www.tiktok.com
September 18, 2025 at 8:49 AM
This is Neo 🐕 a happy husky boy about as talkative, energetic and loving as they come.

He too can be your guide in Fail Fail Succeed, if you so please!

Do you know of a dog that needs to be in a game? Hit us up and Martin will work his pixel-fu! 👾🎮

#dog #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
September 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
This is Eira 🐕

She's Martin’s dog, our unofficial third team member, and the original companion in Fail Fail Succeed. Without her there likely wouldn’t have been a game.

If you have a dog and want to see it in a game, Martin will do his best to pixelate them! 🎮

#dog #gamedev #indiedev #puzzle
September 8, 2025 at 6:19 PM
🥳 It’s Martin's birthday today! 🥳

For his birthday, he only has one wish: more Wishlists!

Click on through and Wishlist his creation on Steam, and make his birthday wishes come true!
🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/3816180/...

#indiedev #gamedev #birthday #indiegame #wishlistwednesday #videogame
September 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
This is Texas🐕 my friend's childhood dog, and one of the good boys and girls you can choose as a companion and guide in Fail Fail Succeed.

Do you have a dog you would like to see in a game?🎮
Share it with us, and I will do my very best to make it happen! //M

#indiedev #dog #screenshotsaturday
August 30, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Back from summer break with big news!

Fail Fail Succeed is live on Steam! You can Wishlist it today!🎉

Ready to embrace failure as a tool for progress?

🔗Wishlist it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3816180/...

Made with love (and lots of failure) by a single developer! 🎮
#indiedev #gamedev
Fail Fail Succeed on Steam
Puzzle your way through islands, embrace failure, and learn to use it as your most important tool. Find transformations and change what it is you leave behind when dying. Fail and fail again in order ...
store.steampowered.com
August 29, 2025 at 10:21 AM
No update in a while now, but progress is being made — promise!

It's been too scattered for the usual format, but has resulted in a new build for Fail Fail Succeed being sent off for some external QA. 🎮

In other words, expect some changes to the demo soon! 🙏
#IndieDev #GameDev
June 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Another week, another review ⏪

Mostly addressing QA tickets on FFS, and finally getting around to supporting gamepads again!🎮

We've also laid out a rough roadmap for the coming months, regarding our unannounced project, which means you might be seeing more of that soon!📸

#indiegamedev #gamedev
May 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Weekly review to start the week? To be expected by now 😎

A lot of poking, tweaking and external testing — hard to showcase for now sadly, but progress is ticking along!

BUT!
As of today we're happy to announce that Sergei is back at the office full time! 🎉
#indiegamedev #gamedev #weekreview
May 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
2 Week Review!

Between national holidays and focusing on work we forgot to post here — but work we have!

For FFS the focus has been on polishing and improving the UI and improving the game feel. A new build is not quite ready yet, but not far away! 🎮

#indiegamedev #gamedev #weekreview #puzzlegame
May 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Weekly Review ⏪ (albeit a day late)

🎮 Playtesting with the neighbouring studio
🐜 Bug fixes - dogs now loading being the major one
🥪 Lunch with the local game cluster

Might not sound like a lot, but let me tell you... that one bug was hard to squish..!

#gamedev #indiegamedev #weekreview
April 28, 2025 at 5:42 AM
🐜 Bugfixes & minor updates are live on itch! 🎮

You can now reliably switch dogs in the settings, walls don't hit you in the head, and the darkness now creeps up on you & more...

Read the changelog or play the (fixed!🤞) demo over at martinzetterman.itch.io/fail-fail-su...

#gamedev #indiegamedev
Fail Fail Succeed by MartinZetterman
Puzzle Platformer where failing is a strategic move towards reaching your dog
martinzetterman.itch.io
April 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Weekly review ⚒️

🎮 Pre-release demo published
⏯️ Trailer published
🔈 Held 1 lecture
🐦 Another new challenge level completed
🧩 2 new regular levels

This week hasn't been so much about production as it's been about completing milestones. Feels good!
#indiegamedev #gamedev #weekreview
April 20, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Sometimes I look at my dog & I have to fight the urge to remove all tutorials.

It'd just be a dog silently judging you until you figure things out.

Pet owners know this would be authentic gameplay.

Try the demo (tutorial included)//M
martinzetterman.itch.io/fail-fail-su...
#indiegamedev #gamedev
Fail Fail Succeed by MartinZetterman
Puzzle Platformer where failing is a strategic move towards reaching your dog
martinzetterman.itch.io
April 19, 2025 at 6:09 AM
🚨Demo Release🚨

Fail Fail Succeed has a new pre-release demo!

It's got dogs, puzzles, and a lot of ways to fail.
If you like quiet games with a soft heart & puzzling scenarios, give it a go!

martinzetterman.itch.io/fail-fail-su...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDJF...
#indiegamedev #gamedev #puzzlegame
Fail Fail Succeed - Demo Trailer (2025)
YouTube video by Martin Zetterman
www.youtube.com
April 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Another weekly review to keep us honest:

🐕Alt. dog system implemented
🎮New challange level
🏃Improved physics accuracy
🔧Done addressing latest round of external QA
☑️Improved and expanded settings

Busy week, side hustles keept us afk a lot, but a new build very very soon! //M

#gamedev #indiegamedev
April 13, 2025 at 10:56 AM
The least productive team member is also the only one with a cameo in our puzzle game.

Pretty privilege much? 🐕

#indiegamedev #gamedev #puzzlegame #dog
April 9, 2025 at 9:39 AM