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Vigorous Apathy
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I'm an indie game dev! Neat!
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I'm an indie game dev, you may not know me from commercial failures such as Puzzle Galaxy and Useless Box: The Game.

Currently working on a game called Orbal!

youtu.be/X69xlkZZbj8?...
Orbal - Progress Reel 2021
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Have a confession to make, I watch DC movies on airplanes.
May 8, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I just realized...I might need to change my game to a falling down clone. I don't think you realize how devastating this is to me because it's such a good idea.
April 12, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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My indie game for 15 seconds

#gamedev #indiegame
February 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Please join our 2HR lecture on why the new DK design is peak.
February 8, 2025 at 1:33 PM
I hope one day to create something as simple and beautiful as Journey and something as life changing as Outer Wilds.

Until then, I have Useless Box: The Game to guide me.

#gamedev #indiedev
January 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
I have deemed posting pictures of wrapped burgers but no accompanying pictures of the food unwrapped, a social media crime.

I will not be taking questions.
January 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM
New Year's resolution is to eat all the sweets in my house in a week.
January 7, 2025 at 12:19 AM
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Meet the Parched Chameleon, a desert-dwelling foe with a fiery twist!

This scorching lizard brings the heat with flame-based attacks, blending cunning with raw power. 🔥

#indiegames | #TurnBasedThursday | #jrpg
December 27, 2024 at 7:01 PM
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We're encountering problems getting investment for our newest title, and getting investment for that could save us for the next years to come of that game's development and while we wait for Keylocker to pick up. Getting investment for that game could also save Moonana altogether.
December 20, 2024 at 11:30 PM
New glitch. I mapped the left mouse button to jump and it behaves radically different than mapped spacebar/joystick button, resulting in the super high jump below. The player should definitely not be able to jump this high, the last small hop is the typical height!

#gamedev #indiegamedev #orbal
December 26, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Guess it's that special time of year where I open up the epic games store to get free games I never play.
December 25, 2024 at 5:12 PM
Merry Christmas and high fives to all from Vigorous Apathy Games!
December 25, 2024 at 3:02 PM
If a box baking mix says you can use an 8x8 or 9x9 pan, what it really means is you can set the difficulty to easy mode or hard mode.
December 22, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Hey all, I just deleted YouTube Kids off my children's iPads and I heard a Parent-Level-Up sound.
December 22, 2024 at 3:46 PM
The Steam Winter Sale is live and you can pickup Useless Box: The Game for less than 1$, the biggest sale yet! Please get your millions of friends to buy! Or just get it for your mom, that's awesome too!

store.steampowered.com/app/1176800/...

#indiegamedev #indiedev #indie #gamedev
December 21, 2024 at 4:14 PM
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My gamedev company - Moonana - is currently going bankrupt slowly after 7 years of hard work and being able to pay all staff (an indiedev miracle). We've made a christmas game to thank our fans over the years and say our goodbyes worse comes to be. This is a thread on our history & our newest title.
December 20, 2024 at 11:30 PM
It's pronounced cactwuar?! Not cactar? Why would they do this to me?!
a green cactus with a surprised expression on its face
ALT: a green cactus with a surprised expression on its face
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December 17, 2024 at 3:18 AM
GameDev question. Working on controls.

Right now, keyboard only works if joystick is disconnected. If a joystick is plugged back in, keyboard is disabled.

That sound right?

#indiegamedev #gamedev
December 17, 2024 at 1:44 AM
Gonna stack the kid's ipads and put the elf on the shelf on top to see what happens.
December 14, 2024 at 4:16 AM
Just finished Animal Well, fantastic experience overall. I do hate when I find out I missed all the community fun when it first released.
December 14, 2024 at 3:57 AM
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Crazy request but IF YOU ARE AN INDOE GAME DEV #INDIEGAME #GAMING I QOULD LOVE TO TRY ANY GAMES YOU GOT OUT.

Me and my Fiancée love checking out indie developers stuff on our channel and have already done a good few but we wanna do MORE.

We give constructive commentary and have Fun!
December 12, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Account: We're looking for indie games to feature on our channel!!

Me: Here's Useless Box: The Game!

Account: Oh, no, not like that. Why would you make this?!

Me: *smiles through the pain*
December 13, 2024 at 1:01 PM
I haven't checked my steam game and realized people posted screenshots of it!
So happy, it made my year!
December 13, 2024 at 12:39 PM
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My latest bitesize game LURK is free to play in browser on Itch! It's a bit spooky!! caseportman.itch.io/lurk

#gamemaker #indiegame #pixelart
December 10, 2024 at 12:04 PM
I solved the case!
December 2, 2024 at 1:37 AM