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@cryofluid.bsky.social

Excited to share that my game will be featured at INDIE Live Expo on Nov 29, 2025! 🐸
—a milestone I’m thrilled about.
Official stream link: www.youtube.com/live/nEey0hu...

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3301420/...
#INDIELiveExpo #IndieGame #PostApocalyptic #ExplorationGame #walkingsimulator

November 15, 2025 at 3:52 PM

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Tumeke Studio

@tumekestudio.com

What are your thoughts here? Should culture fit the game mechanics, or should the game mechanics work with the culture?

#gamedev #indiedev #mmorpg #videogames #maori #representationmatters #indigenous #aotearoa

www.linkedin.com/posts/tumeke...

Developing a game should not start with what mechanics sound cool, and then bolt culture on as an afterthought. It should start with what cultural aspects work, and how mechanics can support those… |...

Developing a game should not start with what mechanics sound cool, and then bolt culture on as an afterthought. It should start with what cultural aspects work, and how mechanics can support those as...

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October 31, 2025 at 3:59 AM

Back in the Swamp

@cryofluid.bsky.social

A taste of Halloween
#SoloDev #IndieGame #GameDev #PostApocalyptic #ExplorationGame #PointAndClick #MysteryGame #Halloween

October 26, 2025 at 4:07 PM

Back in the Swamp

@cryofluid.bsky.social

Four Upcoming Spooky Point & Click Adventure Games
youtu.be/10h6HKhutzY
#AdventureGames #PointAndClick #IndieGames

Adventure Games Are About to Get Dark

YouTube video by YakWaxLips

youtu.be

October 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM

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Bookshelfie

@bookshelfie.bsky.social

#booksky

October 2, 2025 at 12:16 AM

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@cryofluid.bsky.social

Yooohooo! 🎉A Youtuber is playing my game!

youtu.be/W46P4k7mc64
#SoloDev #IndieGame #GameDev #PostApocalyptic #ExplorationGame #PointAndClick #MysteryGame #Fallout

This New Point & Click Feels Like a Forgotten Classic | Back in the Swamp

YouTube video by YakWaxLips

youtu.be

October 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM

Back in the Swamp

@cryofluid.bsky.social

Swamp Hunter
#art #indiedev #IndieGame #PostApocalyptic #ExplorationGame #HandDrawn

September 23, 2025 at 10:14 AM

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Ocupanted

@ocupanted.bsky.social

#pixelart #gamedev

September 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM

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Eli | Artist and Illustrator

@elijahkart.bsky.social

Whale #art

An ink drawing of a whale with coral on its body.

September 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM

Back in the Swamp

@cryofluid.bsky.social

Swamp demo on Itchio! 🐸

cryofluid.itch.io/back-in-the-...

#indiedev #SoloDev #IndieGame #PostApocalyptic #ExplorationGame #PointAndClick #MysteryGame #HandDrawn

Back in the Swamp Demo by Cryofluid

A first-person point-and-click exploration set in a post-apocalyptic world, guided by hand-drawn sketches with no text.

cryofluid.itch.io

September 19, 2025 at 3:51 PM

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Hungry Horrors | Play Demo Now

@clumsybearstudio.com

Nothing to see here! Keep on scrollin'! #pixelart #gamedev

September 16, 2025 at 7:30 AM

Back in the Swamp

@cryofluid.bsky.social

Yooohooo! 🎉 1,000 wishlists! Thanks to gamers all around the world for supporting my game! I know it’s a tiny step compared to other indie games, but as a solo dev, it really means a lot.
#SoloDev #IndieGame #GameDev #PostApocalyptic #ExplorationGame #PointAndClick #MysteryGame #HandDrawn

September 15, 2025 at 4:42 AM

Back in the Swamp

@cryofluid.bsky.social

Celebrating 1,000+ Downloads of My Demo!🎉

Hope you enjoy my first-person exploration demo—set in a post-apocalyptic world with insects and robots. No text or dialogue, just hand-drawn sketches!☢️🤖🐸

store.steampowered.com/app/3301420/...

#SoloDev #IndieGame #UE4 #Exploration #PostApocalyptic

August 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM

Back in the Swamp

@cryofluid.bsky.social

store.steampowered.com/app/3801100/...

Discover my first-person exploration game in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, guided solely by hand-drawn sketches—no text or dialogue. Check out the concept art and try the demo!

#IndieGame #Exploration #PostApo #Mystery