ManaBrent 🔮 Final Profit 🧹 +Wishlist: Oil Town
@finalprofit.bsky.social
Melbourne based queer indie dev. Anti-capitalist. Mask wearer.
Made Final Profit, and making Oil Town 🏳️🌈🎮
Freeplay award winner | AGDA nominee | IGF finalist.
Final Profit: https://tinyurl.com/finalprofit
Oil Town: tinyurl.com/oiltwn
Made Final Profit, and making Oil Town 🏳️🌈🎮
Freeplay award winner | AGDA nominee | IGF finalist.
Final Profit: https://tinyurl.com/finalprofit
Oil Town: tinyurl.com/oiltwn
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Final Profit: A Shop RPG - Two Year Anniversary - State of the Game - Steam News
Two years of business, let's celebrate and look at what's still to come!
store.steampowered.com
It's the two year anniversary of Final Profit's launch!
To celebrate, I've put together a State of the Game, which includes -for the first time publicly- the fabled roadmap!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/170...
To celebrate, I've put together a State of the Game, which includes -for the first time publicly- the fabled roadmap!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/170...
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Kotaku wants to get in touch with developers about how AI is being used in your studio.
You can contact our tips hotline tips@kotaku.com or my secure email at ethangach@protonmail.com
We'll keep your identity protected and anonymize info so it's not traced back to you.
You can contact our tips hotline tips@kotaku.com or my secure email at ethangach@protonmail.com
We'll keep your identity protected and anonymize info so it's not traced back to you.
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Kotaku wants to get in touch with developers about how AI is being used in your studio.
You can contact our tips hotline tips@kotaku.com or my secure email at ethangach@protonmail.com
We'll keep your identity protected and anonymize info so it's not traced back to you.
You can contact our tips hotline tips@kotaku.com or my secure email at ethangach@protonmail.com
We'll keep your identity protected and anonymize info so it's not traced back to you.
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I'll be honest: dunno that I'm willing to buy a "we HAVE to force tutorialization down players' throats" argument in a period where games like counterstrike, dota, minecraft, roblox et al are some of the most popular games in the world
November 14, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I'll be honest: dunno that I'm willing to buy a "we HAVE to force tutorialization down players' throats" argument in a period where games like counterstrike, dota, minecraft, roblox et al are some of the most popular games in the world
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"Starting masking again in 2025 means I – we – have to confront the fact that maybe we should never have stopped. It’s scary to admit that we might have been harming ourselves and our communities; that our government might not have our best interests at heart." @onqueerstreet.bsky.social
Mask Up: Community care and wearing masks in 2025 – The Skinny
Masks aren’t just for lockdowns. One writer explores how mask wearing – and other measures to reduce COVID transmissions – can help us look after one another.
www.theskinny.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Starting masking again in 2025 means I – we – have to confront the fact that maybe we should never have stopped. It’s scary to admit that we might have been harming ourselves and our communities; that our government might not have our best interests at heart." @onqueerstreet.bsky.social
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working with InsertDisc5 is magic please apply if you're in Ontario!
HEY YOU! Do YOU like visual novels? Mysteries? Romance? Toxic lesbians?💖
Do YOU have the social media sauce? We're looking for a part-time contract remote social media assistant to work on Truth Scrapper. Must be based in Ontario, CA! Visit the link to apply.
www.workwithindies.com/careers/inse...
Do YOU have the social media sauce? We're looking for a part-time contract remote social media assistant to work on Truth Scrapper. Must be based in Ontario, CA! Visit the link to apply.
www.workwithindies.com/careers/inse...
insertdisc5 is hiring a Social Media Assistant
insertdisc5 is looking for a part-time, contract social media assistant for their upcoming visual novel
www.workwithindies.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
working with InsertDisc5 is magic please apply if you're in Ontario!
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There can be no social justice without disability justice.
Yall real silent about disability injustices because most of you don’t see disability as a thing that can happen to you.
We are “aww those poor people”. Meanwhile disability can happen to anyone at any moment and those injustices you ignored? They become your experiences too
We are “aww those poor people”. Meanwhile disability can happen to anyone at any moment and those injustices you ignored? They become your experiences too
November 11, 2025 at 9:22 AM
There can be no social justice without disability justice.
letting us change our name font is the most tempted i've ever been to get discord nitro. big msn vibes.
but i find it very hard to justify $150 a year for that.
but i find it very hard to justify $150 a year for that.
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
letting us change our name font is the most tempted i've ever been to get discord nitro. big msn vibes.
but i find it very hard to justify $150 a year for that.
but i find it very hard to justify $150 a year for that.
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Been deep in the UI mines upgrading the Witch Words interface. 💬
I realised that a long list was going to be too clunky for constructing Phrases. So now we have this radial business, any Word is always 1 to 3 clicks away. Much snappier, for the working Witch. 🧹
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev
I realised that a long list was going to be too clunky for constructing Phrases. So now we have this radial business, any Word is always 1 to 3 clicks away. Much snappier, for the working Witch. 🧹
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Been deep in the UI mines upgrading the Witch Words interface. 💬
I realised that a long list was going to be too clunky for constructing Phrases. So now we have this radial business, any Word is always 1 to 3 clicks away. Much snappier, for the working Witch. 🧹
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev
I realised that a long list was going to be too clunky for constructing Phrases. So now we have this radial business, any Word is always 1 to 3 clicks away. Much snappier, for the working Witch. 🧹
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev
salted matcha and caramel milkshake is the one
November 9, 2025 at 8:30 PM
salted matcha and caramel milkshake is the one
Been deep in the UI mines upgrading the Witch Words interface. 💬
I realised that a long list was going to be too clunky for constructing Phrases. So now we have this radial business, any Word is always 1 to 3 clicks away. Much snappier, for the working Witch. 🧹
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev
I realised that a long list was going to be too clunky for constructing Phrases. So now we have this radial business, any Word is always 1 to 3 clicks away. Much snappier, for the working Witch. 🧹
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev
November 9, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Been deep in the UI mines upgrading the Witch Words interface. 💬
I realised that a long list was going to be too clunky for constructing Phrases. So now we have this radial business, any Word is always 1 to 3 clicks away. Much snappier, for the working Witch. 🧹
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev
I realised that a long list was going to be too clunky for constructing Phrases. So now we have this radial business, any Word is always 1 to 3 clicks away. Much snappier, for the working Witch. 🧹
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev
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Finally got around to migrating all the DevBlogs from cohost (rip).
Added a new section dedicated to them on the Final Profit website. Lots of juicy insights to digest, such as Mrs. Five's origins as a Nintendo Mii.
www.finalprofit.com.au/devblogs/the...
Added a new section dedicated to them on the Final Profit website. Lots of juicy insights to digest, such as Mrs. Five's origins as a Nintendo Mii.
www.finalprofit.com.au/devblogs/the...
November 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Finally got around to migrating all the DevBlogs from cohost (rip).
Added a new section dedicated to them on the Final Profit website. Lots of juicy insights to digest, such as Mrs. Five's origins as a Nintendo Mii.
www.finalprofit.com.au/devblogs/the...
Added a new section dedicated to them on the Final Profit website. Lots of juicy insights to digest, such as Mrs. Five's origins as a Nintendo Mii.
www.finalprofit.com.au/devblogs/the...
steam every 6 months.
"haha, all your store assets are the wrong size now"
"haha, all your store assets are the wrong size now"
November 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
steam every 6 months.
"haha, all your store assets are the wrong size now"
"haha, all your store assets are the wrong size now"
Any other game devs else having trouble uploading Steam depots today? It's moving slower than a snail.
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Any other game devs else having trouble uploading Steam depots today? It's moving slower than a snail.
Christmas shopping for my nephews is extra exciting this year because they've discovered anime and d&d.
November 6, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Christmas shopping for my nephews is extra exciting this year because they've discovered anime and d&d.
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travelling libraries of horse lore pulled by thousands of horses to teach the horse people the legends of horse
culture victory via creating increasingly elaborate paths of horse-based research to keep that resource relevant throughout the game and also possibly create horse-people
November 4, 2025 at 6:45 AM
travelling libraries of horse lore pulled by thousands of horses to teach the horse people the legends of horse
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saw this on tiktok and it changed my life youtu.be/gHEsv9zs3mQ
Let's go Bassfishing [Psx] Intro + Simple and Clean [Utada Hikaru]
YouTube video by Jhonny Silva Martins
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 5:32 AM
saw this on tiktok and it changed my life youtu.be/gHEsv9zs3mQ
Finally got around to migrating all the DevBlogs from cohost (rip).
Added a new section dedicated to them on the Final Profit website. Lots of juicy insights to digest, such as Mrs. Five's origins as a Nintendo Mii.
www.finalprofit.com.au/devblogs/the...
Added a new section dedicated to them on the Final Profit website. Lots of juicy insights to digest, such as Mrs. Five's origins as a Nintendo Mii.
www.finalprofit.com.au/devblogs/the...
November 3, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Finally got around to migrating all the DevBlogs from cohost (rip).
Added a new section dedicated to them on the Final Profit website. Lots of juicy insights to digest, such as Mrs. Five's origins as a Nintendo Mii.
www.finalprofit.com.au/devblogs/the...
Added a new section dedicated to them on the Final Profit website. Lots of juicy insights to digest, such as Mrs. Five's origins as a Nintendo Mii.
www.finalprofit.com.au/devblogs/the...
Oil Town breached 1000 wishlists today, still a lot to go, but a lovely milestone.
Been sprucin' up the title screen.
November 3, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Oil Town breached 1000 wishlists today, still a lot to go, but a lovely milestone.
Been sprucin' up the title screen.
November 2, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Been sprucin' up the title screen.
I think the weakest element of Final Profit is its at-a-glance visual appeal. I've been trying to improve on that for Oil Town in a bunch of ways.
The latest are these text-background graphics. Trying to blend both Witchy and Oily vibes.
The latest are these text-background graphics. Trying to blend both Witchy and Oily vibes.
October 31, 2025 at 7:06 AM
I think the weakest element of Final Profit is its at-a-glance visual appeal. I've been trying to improve on that for Oil Town in a bunch of ways.
The latest are these text-background graphics. Trying to blend both Witchy and Oily vibes.
The latest are these text-background graphics. Trying to blend both Witchy and Oily vibes.
attempting to google how long a particular food item should be baked in the oven.
step one, preheat the oven to $175.
or for a crispier result, consider preheating the oven to $175.
step one, preheat the oven to $175.
or for a crispier result, consider preheating the oven to $175.
October 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
attempting to google how long a particular food item should be baked in the oven.
step one, preheat the oven to $175.
or for a crispier result, consider preheating the oven to $175.
step one, preheat the oven to $175.
or for a crispier result, consider preheating the oven to $175.
Dusted off the Wii U today, then decided to pop on to eShop expecting it to not even load. But instead it's still there with everything browsable, just it's all marked as 'not available right now'.
Eerie.
Eerie.
October 30, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Dusted off the Wii U today, then decided to pop on to eShop expecting it to not even load. But instead it's still there with everything browsable, just it's all marked as 'not available right now'.
Eerie.
Eerie.
Working on a song for Oil Town but I accidentally made Clown Music...
October 29, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Working on a song for Oil Town but I accidentally made Clown Music...