Mari M
@marivers.bsky.social
Indie game dev & writer, EN↔CN translator. Co-founded Citreat Studio, making Dance of Theseus💃. Made The Rewinder⏪, Death Trick: Double Blind🎪, Zero-Sum Heart 🫀. She/her 🖤🤍💜
Contact: ma.ri.vers.yt@gmail.com
Contact: ma.ri.vers.yt@gmail.com
Jenny and I visited the ACMI museum in Melbourne last year, it was incredible! We learned about phenakistoscope discs there, and it inspired this day-to-night transition in Dance of Theseus. #indiegamedev #art #animation
December 1, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Jenny and I visited the ACMI museum in Melbourne last year, it was incredible! We learned about phenakistoscope discs there, and it inspired this day-to-night transition in Dance of Theseus. #indiegamedev #art #animation
Ooooh I just know a 40k monster one-shot fic in AO3 is gonna hate to see me coming now
November 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Ooooh I just know a 40k monster one-shot fic in AO3 is gonna hate to see me coming now
Guess who I found today!!!!!
November 13, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Guess who I found today!!!!!
A little sneak peek of my upcoming game, Dance of Theseus, a "glamorous monster dress-up life sim". Trailer and Steam store page available now :)
#indiegamedev #art
#indiegamedev #art
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
A little sneak peek of my upcoming game, Dance of Theseus, a "glamorous monster dress-up life sim". Trailer and Steam store page available now :)
#indiegamedev #art
#indiegamedev #art
Announcing Dance of Theseus, a dress-up life sim with wings, tentacles, and claws. Venture into the glamorous world of monster ballrooms, craft new body parts, assemble yourself, and outshine everyone at themed events.
Singleplayer, no microtransactions :) Wishlist now on Steam: s.team/a/3581260
Singleplayer, no microtransactions :) Wishlist now on Steam: s.team/a/3581260
November 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Announcing Dance of Theseus, a dress-up life sim with wings, tentacles, and claws. Venture into the glamorous world of monster ballrooms, craft new body parts, assemble yourself, and outshine everyone at themed events.
Singleplayer, no microtransactions :) Wishlist now on Steam: s.team/a/3581260
Singleplayer, no microtransactions :) Wishlist now on Steam: s.team/a/3581260
Happy 1 year anniversary of Zero-Sum Heart! We developed it in ~6 months, so it has officially been twice as long since. As we spent last year chipping away at a much bigger project (more on that to come!), we really began appreciating ZSH more as something small, tight, and beautiful.
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Happy 1 year anniversary of Zero-Sum Heart! We developed it in ~6 months, so it has officially been twice as long since. As we spent last year chipping away at a much bigger project (more on that to come!), we really began appreciating ZSH more as something small, tight, and beautiful.
Normalize drawing your music composers a cute lil graph to illustrate what you want for the trailer
October 23, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Normalize drawing your music composers a cute lil graph to illustrate what you want for the trailer
Zero-Sum Heart is now available in LATAM Spanish! And it's currently 25% off for Fall in Love Visual Novel festival on Steam, go check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/2954920/...
September 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Zero-Sum Heart is now available in LATAM Spanish! And it's currently 25% off for Fall in Love Visual Novel festival on Steam, go check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/2954920/...
Silksong reviews at 57% in Simplified Chinese right now mainly due to translation issues
September 5, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Silksong reviews at 57% in Simplified Chinese right now mainly due to translation issues
Me planning out timelines and dialogue in google sheets: I love spreadsheets
Me when our programmer hands me 10+ spreadsheets called enums, Variable Field, GlobalData and SpritePath:
Me when our programmer hands me 10+ spreadsheets called enums, Variable Field, GlobalData and SpritePath:
September 4, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Me planning out timelines and dialogue in google sheets: I love spreadsheets
Me when our programmer hands me 10+ spreadsheets called enums, Variable Field, GlobalData and SpritePath:
Me when our programmer hands me 10+ spreadsheets called enums, Variable Field, GlobalData and SpritePath:
Oooooh working on Zero-Sum Heart French localization, it just has that je ne sais quoi
August 18, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Oooooh working on Zero-Sum Heart French localization, it just has that je ne sais quoi
[Trailer TW: Self-Harm]
So excited to announce that our romantic thriller VN, Zero-Sum Heart, is now out on Nintendo Switch across all regions! This edition includes the digital artbook and OST too :) You can purchase and play it RIGHT NOW for 10% off at $7.19!
#nintendoswitch #indiegamedev #art
So excited to announce that our romantic thriller VN, Zero-Sum Heart, is now out on Nintendo Switch across all regions! This edition includes the digital artbook and OST too :) You can purchase and play it RIGHT NOW for 10% off at $7.19!
#nintendoswitch #indiegamedev #art
July 24, 2025 at 2:07 AM
[Trailer TW: Self-Harm]
So excited to announce that our romantic thriller VN, Zero-Sum Heart, is now out on Nintendo Switch across all regions! This edition includes the digital artbook and OST too :) You can purchase and play it RIGHT NOW for 10% off at $7.19!
#nintendoswitch #indiegamedev #art
So excited to announce that our romantic thriller VN, Zero-Sum Heart, is now out on Nintendo Switch across all regions! This edition includes the digital artbook and OST too :) You can purchase and play it RIGHT NOW for 10% off at $7.19!
#nintendoswitch #indiegamedev #art
Do not trust A Solitaire Mystery's developer difficulty ratings. (How the hell is Time Travel mode on the same level as Hanoi Solitaire?)
But here's the secret, I've found the real difficulty guide right here:
But here's the secret, I've found the real difficulty guide right here:
July 12, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Do not trust A Solitaire Mystery's developer difficulty ratings. (How the hell is Time Travel mode on the same level as Hanoi Solitaire?)
But here's the secret, I've found the real difficulty guide right here:
But here's the secret, I've found the real difficulty guide right here:
Look I'm sorry for personally attacking you with this line/j
July 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Look I'm sorry for personally attacking you with this line/j
This is such a cool idea! And great UI design too
July 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is such a cool idea! And great UI design too
Went to the Stardew Valley exhibit at Shanghai video game museum today! They had a wall where you could give bouquet stickers to each marriage candidate and so many people were giving them to Krobus that they got him his own lil basket ❤️❤️❤️
June 21, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Went to the Stardew Valley exhibit at Shanghai video game museum today! They had a wall where you could give bouquet stickers to each marriage candidate and so many people were giving them to Krobus that they got him his own lil basket ❤️❤️❤️
My romantic thriller VN Zero-Sum Heart is 25% off going into Steam Summer Sale, the cheapest it's ever been: s.team/a/2954920
To convince you to give it a try, here's the best 15 seconds in the whole game (imo):
#indiegame #gamedev #visualnovel
To convince you to give it a try, here's the best 15 seconds in the whole game (imo):
#indiegame #gamedev #visualnovel
June 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
My romantic thriller VN Zero-Sum Heart is 25% off going into Steam Summer Sale, the cheapest it's ever been: s.team/a/2954920
To convince you to give it a try, here's the best 15 seconds in the whole game (imo):
#indiegame #gamedev #visualnovel
To convince you to give it a try, here's the best 15 seconds in the whole game (imo):
#indiegame #gamedev #visualnovel
Shanghai International Film Festival this year has an Evangelion marathon that runs for 464 minutes straight. It starts at 23:50 and ends at 7:34 the next day... I sure hope the seats are comfy lol
June 4, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Shanghai International Film Festival this year has an Evangelion marathon that runs for 464 minutes straight. It starts at 23:50 and ends at 7:34 the next day... I sure hope the seats are comfy lol
Omg Unity Sprite Editor why don't you go fuck yourself
May 30, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Omg Unity Sprite Editor why don't you go fuck yourself
Late to posting, but Zero-Sum Heart is currently on sale for #LudoNarraCon, alongside hundreds of other amazing narrative games! Please go check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/2954920/...
May 5, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Late to posting, but Zero-Sum Heart is currently on sale for #LudoNarraCon, alongside hundreds of other amazing narrative games! Please go check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/2954920/...
Try Pixel Crusher's Dialogue System! I'm actually the opposite (I prefer writing in a doc first), so I didn't like working with such a visual-based UI, but it sounds like it's perfect for your needs!
April 23, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Try Pixel Crusher's Dialogue System! I'm actually the opposite (I prefer writing in a doc first), so I didn't like working with such a visual-based UI, but it sounds like it's perfect for your needs!
Aww she's learning to read
April 11, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Aww she's learning to read