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Maddy Waves
@maddywaves.bsky.social
20 followers 46 following 260 posts
🎮 Gamer (strategy, simulation, RPGs)
💖 History, mythology, science
✍ Hobby writer

Posts in English and occasionally German

My writing: https://ideas-on-paper.tumblr.com/
My YouTube (mainly German): https://www.youtube.com/@MaddyWaves96/featured
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Anyone else experiencing technical issues with #YouTube at the moment?
Cuz for whatever reason, YouTube is convinced that a 1 hour and 15 minutes video I uploaded is 2 hours and 29 minutes long. 💀
A screenshot of a YouTube page. The video length in the preview window on the right is correctly displayed as 1:15:40, while the length on the left is displayed as 2:29:50.
September 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Strange Antiquities
Developed by @badvikinggames.bsky.social
‪Published by @iceberg-int.bsky.social

In Strange Antiquities, you take on a position as an apprentice in an antique shop that should be run with care: Because all items in stock are occult objects, their proper use requiring a

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A screenshot from Strange Antiquities. You can see the interior of an antique shop; there are various occult artifacts on the dark wooden shelves. At the front left, a cat is sleeping on the counter; in front of the counter with the counter bell stands a customer (a young woman with long red hair, green eyes, and a green coat) who says (translated into English): "I have no job, no partner, no friends, no prospects. I heard a Horned Shackle might be the answer." On the counter (in the field labeled "Horned Shackle") a wooden amulet in the shape of a goat has been placed.
August 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Compensation Not Guranteed @cngthegame.bsky.social
Developed by Team Project Lunch‬
Published by @togeproductions.bsky.social

It's not unusual for government officials to be the target of hostilities, but Compensation Not Guaranteed lets you put yourself in their shoes: As an office

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A screenshot from Compensation Not Guaranteed. You can see an anthropomorphic black cat with suspenders, glasses, and a beret standing in front of an office desk. On the desk are a red stamp (labeled "reject") and a green stamp (labeled "approve"). The black cat says: "Shenton Wee, cogent, dispassionate, at your disposal." To the left are Shenton's title deed and ID card; on the ID card, the name is simply written as "Wee Wang Sa," while on the title deed, it's written with the added given name "Shenton".
August 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Dispatch
Developed and published by @adhocstudio.com

Managing a team of superheroes to help people with their big and small problems - doesn't sound too bad, does it? Only that the superheroes in Dispatch are essentially rehabilitated criminals, and their dispatcher, Robert - former

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A screenshot from Dispatch. On an interface that looks like the screen of an old computer, you see a list of superheroes. From left to right: Sonar (bat-hybrid), Flambae (man with a brown ponytail), Invisigal (young woman with short, black hair smoking a cigarette), Punch Up (bulky, dark-haired man with a mustache), Malevola (half-demon with red skin and horns), Golem (a golem), Prism (young, dark-skinned woman with rocker glasses and blue-pink hair), Coupé (dark-skinned woman with a silver mask). A call comes in from a bar owner who says: "Get these idiots outta my bar before they destroy it. And don't send the flaming asshole." Punch Up and Malevola are selected for the mission.
August 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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TANUKI: Pon's Summer
Developed by @denkiworks.bsky.social
Published by @cr-games.bsky.social

What's cuter than a tanuki as a postman? That's right: a tanuki as a postman on a BMX! In TANUKI: Pon's Summer, you cycle through the city as Pon the Tanuki, delivering packages and letters for some

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A screenshot from TANUKI: Pon's Summer. Pon is seen in the foreground on his BMX bike, with a stack of packages in his bike basket. In the background, you can see an idyllic town with Japanese-looking houses. In front of the house on the left stands a young man wearing a pink headset with cat ears.
August 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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#Gamescom Recap Part 5: Sims and story games

And now for the final installment of my #IndieArenaBooth highlight series! As my last few #Steam demo highlights, we've got:

- TANUKI: Pon's Summer
- Dispatch
- Compensation Not Guaranteed
- Strange Antiquities

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The Steam banner of TANUKI: Pon's Summer. On the left, you can see a cheerful tanuki in comic style on a red BMX bike; his bike is loaded with letters and packages, some of which go flying. In the background, you can see a shrine in a green grove, surrounded by a town with Japanese-style houses. The title is on the right. The Steam banner of Dispatch. You can see a men's restroom, with several men standing at urinals on the left side (from right to left: a tall, bulky man with reddish skin and no shirt; a young, brown-haired man with a blue shirt; a tall, blond man with a blue superhero cape). On the right side, one of the bathroom stalls is occupied, with a yellow superhero cape with a blue star hanging from the door. The cape forms the A of the title spread across the stalls. The Steam banner of Compensation Not Guaranteed. You can see the interior of an office in watercolor-esque style; in the office are an anthropomorphic rooster (on the left) and an anthropomorphic tiger (in the center). The title is at the top center. The Steam banner of Strange Antiquities. You can see a cat with differently colored eyes (yellow and blue) lying on a wooden counter; to the cat's left and right are candles. In addition, there is a counter bell on the right side of the counter. In the background, there are shelves with various artifacts; one of the artifacts - a black and yellow patterned skull surrounded by yellow petal ornaments - is highlighted by a large magnifying glass on the left. To the right of the magnifying glass, in the top center of the image, is the title.
August 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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Greta Sees Ghosts!
Developed and published by @i-knew-it-games.bsky.social

The title says it all: Greta Sees Ghosts! - a welcome change from Greta's everyday life as a lighthouse keeper, actually. To summon these ghostly fellows, you need to solve shape puzzles, but that's not all: Because as

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A screenshot from Greta Sees Ghosts! You can see one of the game's shape puzzles; in the middle of a campsite with campbeds, tables, and chairs, you have to connect several blue flames by apposing the shape of two mushrooms with "faces" (the shape has already been used twice and has to be placed a third time). Greta is standing on the right, expectantly watching the scene unfold.
August 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Gloomy Eyes
Developed by Fishing Cactus
Published by @arteinteractive.bsky.social, @untoldtales.bsky.social

In Gloomy Eyes, fate brings together an unlikely duo: the zombie boy Gloomy and the human girl Nena, who want to investigate the sun's disappearance. Along the way, they have to solve

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A screenshot from Gloomy Eyes. Gloomy, the zombie boy, is standing in a graveyard at night; around him are several graves, and the light of a few lamps can be seen in the background. To Gloomy's right is an iron gate with a green lock.
August 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Swan Song
Developed and published by @bgstudios.bsky.social

A puzzle world the size of a music box: In Swan Song, your goal is to move a small swan inside a music box across various platforms to reach a target field. To do this, you have to play notes with the music box, of which you have a

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A screenshot from Swan Song. It shows a close-up view of an open music box containing a miniature swan, three movable platforms (two square and one round), and a target platform (with a carved swan). The bottom drawer of the music box is open, and the notes have already been placed on the staff sheet inside. Surrounding the music box are a few pink flowers and grass, and warm light shines in from the left.
August 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Hirogami
Developed by Bandai Namco Studios Singapore
Published by @kakehashigames.com

As the name suggests, Hirogami takes us on a journey to an enchanting world made entirely out of paper, inspired by the Japanese art of origami. But this world is dying, and to save it, protagonist Hiro must

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A screenshot from Hirogami. Protagonist Hiro (an origami figure in red, blue, and white) stands at the edge of a cliff in paper graphics style. To his right and left are two wooden poles decorated with red ribbons; near the right pole is a red banner, and flames blaze on the right and left edges of the cliff. In the background, you can see a rock plateau with some pine trees, blades of grass, and pink flowers; further back, near some partially destroyed pillars, enemies (depicted as black spheres) are moving around.
August 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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#Gamescom Recap Part 4: Platformers and puzzle games

Round 4 of my #IndieArenaBooth highlights, featuring yet more games with really cool #Steam demos!
The chosen ones this time are:

- Hirogami
- Swan Song
- Gloomy Eyes
- Greta Sees Ghosts!

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The Steam banner of Hirogami. On the right, you can see a humanoid origami figure stirring up wind with a fan. On the figure's head are extensions that resemble ears; the body is made of red and blue paper, and a sort of "coat" made of white paper. To the left of the figure is the title (below the Latin letters is the title written in Japanese hiragana characters). The Steam banner of Swan Song. You can see an open music box with an inserted winding key on the right. Inside are miniature figures of a swan and a hunter, as well as several small platforms. A drawer at the bottom of the music box is opened; inside are staves with musical notes. More notes, gears, and small plates/platforms are scattered around the music box. The title is on the right. The Steam banner of Gloomy Eyes. On the left, you can see a zombie boy with glowing yellow eyes and blue hair as well as a girl with two blonde pigtails and a yellow jacket; both are standing on a cliff, their heads turned right and looking into the distance. In the background, you can see graves and a gnarled, leafless tree, with the dark night sky as a backdrop. On the right is the title. The Steam banner of Greta Sees Ghosts! You can see a beach in comic style, with beach chairs to the left in the background; various animal and human tracks are visible in the sand. To the right stands a woman with short red hair, wearing a yellow rain jacket and holding a lantern; on the lantern shining blue-violet is a face looking at her. The title is on the left.
August 29, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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Nocturne
Developed and published by @pracy.bsky.social

Disturbance in virtual paradise: In Nocturne, the digital afterlife where the consciousness of dead people is uploaded is infested with corruption and strange creatures - until suddenly, Karma is unexpectedly uploaded there. Thus, it

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A screenshot from Nocturne. The main character, Karma (wearing a violet jacket), is fighting a giant moth; music notes fall from above along paths labeled with letters.
August 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Spindle @spindlegame.bsky.social
Developed by Wobble Ghost
Published by Deck13

Traveling the lands as the Grim Reaper and redeeming souls - what's not to like? However, in Spindle, it's not entirely clear how you got the job as literal Death or what you're even doing in the world where you

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A screenshot from Spindle. It's a top-down view of a cemetery in pixel art style. At the top center is a large grave, the headstone of which has been pushed back to reveal a tunnel behind it. In the gap in the black iron fence running through the center stands the main character (Death) and to their left is a pig, their companion.
August 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Glaciered
Developed by Studio Snowblind
Published by ‪‪‪‪@playismen.bsky.social

Glaciered may not be the first underwater soulslike, but it takes things one step further: You play as a member of the Tuai, a species of birds adapted to underwater life that are the apex predators of the frozen

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A screenshot from Glaciered. You can see a giant shark that the player character (a Tuai) is circling around.
August 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Forge of the Fae @forgeofthefae.bsky.social
Developed by Datadyne LLC
Published by Deck13

Celtic folklore plus steampunk? A truly awesome combination, as Forge of the Fae proves: In this game inspired by classic JRPGs, you explore landscapes populated by magical creatures, and use

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A screenshot from Forge of the Fae. It shows a giant boar with ornate, turquoise symbols on its fur that the party of protagonists (Fiora, a craftswoman with short red hair and steampunk goggles; Ceili, a chakram-wielding fighter with long red hair; and Roark, a muscular, black man wielding an oversized wrench) has to fight.
August 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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#Gamescom Recap Part 3: RPGs, action games and adventures

And here's the next installment of my #IndieArenaBooth highlight series, featuring more games I really enjoyed the #Steam demos of:

- Forge of the Fae
- Glaciered
- Spindle
- Nocturne

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The Steam banner of Forge of the Fae. On the left is a steampunk town; on the right is a tree with an engraved stone embedded with a gemstone at its base; the background on the right side is made up of idyllic forest scenery. In the center are several characters from the game, drawn in anime style. Below the characters is the title. The Steam banner of Glaciered. It's an underwater scene of a mosasaurus (at the bottom left) and a giant shark (at the top right), charging with open maws at a bird-like creature on the right side of the screen. The title is in the center. The Steam banner of Spindle. In the center of the cartoon-style picture is a grim reaper with a black hood, brandishing a blue-glowing scythe; to their right is a pig, in defensive stance with a determined expression. In the background, you can see a cemetery at night, with a full moon in the sky; black shadow tentacles extend from the edges of the image toward the center. The title is at the bottom center. The Steam banner of Nocturne. It shows a youth in a purple jacket standing on a cliff overgrown with grass, overlooking a vast mountainous landscape. In the background, you can see a large yellow ring in the sky, positioned as if it were the sun; the pale lilac sky and pastel clouds framing the ring at its bottom create a picturesque scene. The title is located in the bottom left half of the picture.
August 28, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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Psychotic Bathtub @psychotic-bathtub.bsky.social
Developed and published by natsha

In the bathtub, you (and your rubber duck) are the captain - more precisely, in Psychotic Bathtub, you're the captain who somehow has to navigate the turbulent sea of ​​voices in your head, self-destructive

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A screenshot from Psychotic Bathtub. On the left, a rubber duck with a mustache, bushy eyebrows, and a plaid shirt is floating on the surface of the strawberry-red water; opposite on the right is a bathing person with long, black strands of hair, their face half submerged. The rubber duck says: "Yes. Dad.", to which the bathing person can respond with "Why are you a duck?" or "Ducks don't talk."
August 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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A Pretty Broken Adventure
Developed and published by @christophdev.bsky.social

What if you suddenly got catapulted into the world of the game you're currently playing? In A Pretty Broken Adventure, that's exactly what happens, and the three gaming friends Lani, Collin, and Tiho somehow have

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A screenshot from A Pretty Broken Adventure. It shows the interior of a bar in cartoon style; on the right, a dinosaur wearing a cowboy hat and cowboy boots sits at a table; on the left, a fly is sitting on a barstool, reading a book; in the middle behind the bar, a koi fish stirs dough. In the center of the bar stands Lani, one of the game's protagonists (she's wearing a pink hoodie and pink shoes).
August 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Drăculești
Developed and published by @fine-fiends.bsky.social

People being into vampires is really nothing new. In Drăculești, you even get to date the most famous of all vampires: Vlad Dracula. That may not have been the initial intention of attorney Roger M. Renfield, but is eternal love

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A screenshot from Drăculești. In the background, you can see a bedroom in an old castle; on the left is a four-poster bed, on the right is a wooden desk with an electric lamp, and in the center of the room is a tall window. In the foreground, you can see the portraits of the lawyer Roger M. Renfield (a young man with short brown hair, wearing glasses and a suit) and Vlad Dracula (white, shoulder-length hair and a beard; pointed ears and amber eyes with slit pupils; wearing somewhat older-looking, elegant clothing in red and black). Vlad says to Roger: "I'll return your breakfast tray to the kitchen, and the tour will commence after lunch."
August 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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Kill the Shadow
Developed by Shadowlight
Published by Neowiz

In the dark world of Kill the Shadow, you take over the role of former police officer Lucas, tasked with solving various crimes and uncovering well-concealed secrets. But beware: You better think twice about whether you want to

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A screenshot from Kill the Shadow. Several workers wearing safety helmets are standing in front of a factory building, around a table a dead dog lies on. The foreman (Theo) speaks to Lucas (the protagonist in the orange jacket) and says to him: "How about this... you help me find who poisoned Teddy, and I've got some northern specialties saved up for a rainy day I'll let you take with you. What do you say?" Lucas has the option to respond: "Right. Let's get to the bottom of this." or "Hungry people are less likely to talk." (the latter option costs 1 Intelligence point).
August 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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#Gamescom Recap Part 2: Detective, Visual Novels and Point & Click

And here's some more games from #IndieArenaBooth I played #Steam demos of that I really enjoyed, this time featuring:

- Kill the Shadow
- Drăculești
- A Pretty Broken Adventure
- Psychotic Bathtub

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The Steam banner of Kill The Shadow. In the dark background, you can see a city at night, featuring cranes and industrial buildings from which plumes of smoke rise on the right. In the center of the starry sky is what looks like a blood-red moon, with ravens circling in front of it. Two more ravens sit in the foreground on the branches of a tree; to their left is the title. The Steam banner of Drăculești. On the left is protagonist Roger M. Renfield; he has two dot-shaped, bleeding wounds on his neck, and his chin is held by the hand of Dracula (with long, claw-like nails), who is standing behind him. Surrounding him are more red hands (also with claw-like nails) that appear to be reaching for Renfield. At the bottom right, next to Renfield, is the title. The Steam banner of A Pretty Broken Adventure. The three protagonists, Lani, Collin, and Tiho, are standing on the left; behind them at the left edge of the image is an old-fashioned television, and in front of them on the floor is a game controller. In addition, there are a dog wearing a crown and a UFO in the background to the left; in the background to the right is a tall tower. In the front center, a golden locket is lying on the floor, with a pair of eyes and a beak peeking out of it. Above the locket is the title, which takes up the entire right half of the picture. The Steam banner of Psychotic Bathtub. It shows a person with long, black strands of hair bathing in strawberry-red water; they are submerged in the water save for the upper half of their face and their knees. A rubber duck floats in front of the person's face, seemingly looking at them; the title is to the left of the bathing person.
August 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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‬Iter-8
Developed by @fluckymachine.bsky.social
Published by @fireshinegames.bsky.social

"Drill for your life" is the main motto of Iter-8: As a miner on an alien planet, you need to harvest resources while your base regularly comes under attack by robots. To improve your chances of survival,

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A screenshot from Iter-8. You can see the surface of a dark alien planet where enormous, seemingly floating monoliths rise into the sky. Beneath one such monolith is a metal pyramid surrounded by a protective shield. Enemy robots advance on the pyramid from the ground and in the air, while the targeting laser of the pyramid's cannon has locked on to the enemies.
August 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Star Birds
Developed and published by @toukana.bsky.social in cooperation with @kurzgesagt.org

Birds evolving to be the dominant species instead of humans and eventually venturing into space? More likely than you think: In Star Birds, you accompany a band of quirky birds on their journey

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A screenshot from Star Birds. You can see an asteroid where several resource mining and refining facilities as well as launch pads for spacecraft have been built. The individual facilities are connected via pipelines. In the background, you can see a bird-shaped rocket headed for the asteroid.
August 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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News Tower
Developed by Sparrow Night
Published by @twinsails.bsky.social

Being a newspaper publisher in 1930s New York is a tough job: In News Tower, you have to dispatch reporters to report on the latest events, print these reports in your paper, and also keep in mind the wishes of your

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A screenshot from News Tower. It shows a dollhouse-like view of a New York newspaper publisher's HQ, with reporters, typesetters, telegraphists, and other employees at their workplaces. 1930s-style buildings can be seen to the left, right, and in the background.
August 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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DarkSwitch
Developed by Cyber Temple
Published by Cyber Temple Games LLC

A vertical city builder, a steampunk fantasy setting, and a mysterious fog that drives all who enter it mad - all of that comes together in DarkSwitch. You are responsible for the well-being of a tree colony of elves,

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A screenshot from DarkSwitch. You can see wooden buildings built on platforms along the trunk of a large tree with red foliage. There are also a few buildings on the ground below; in addition, you can see the gondola of a cable car traveling between the tree and the ground.
August 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM