ParaDyme Plays Indies
@paradyme.bsky.social
Indie & Retro Gaming Enthusiast | YouTuber | Elder Millennial Dad | Amateur Game Marketeer
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Hi, I’m a retro and indie game enthusiast who loves unearthing hidden-gem games to fall in love with. Hoping to get back to regularly making gameplay videos on YouTube again, but having a 5 year old, another one on the way, and a full-time job doesn’t leave me as much time as I used to have! 😅 ❤️
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This week I've worked on the over world from where you enter levels. I've decoupled levels from entities which means I can have a lot of levels in a screen as they no longer take up entity space. What you see is one biome and the plan is to have several.
#nes #nesdev #gamedev #indiedev #homebrew
#nes #nesdev #gamedev #indiedev #homebrew
August 16, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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I love how this is slowly becoming a full game! We now have the framework for simple quests! Here's an example where our hero goes out to fetch the Red Orb for this villager! #nesdev #jrpg #thebookofrynn
October 21, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I love how this is slowly becoming a full game! We now have the framework for simple quests! Here's an example where our hero goes out to fetch the Red Orb for this villager! #nesdev #jrpg #thebookofrynn
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We just launched Slots & Daggers by @friedemanna.bsky.social
A retro mini-roguelike inside a slot machine
- 'last time I was this obsessed with a Balatro-like, it sold 750,000 copies in 2 weeks' - Gamesradar
- 'This one might have the juice' - NorthernLion
s.team/a/3631290
(* it was CloverPit😝)
A retro mini-roguelike inside a slot machine
- 'last time I was this obsessed with a Balatro-like, it sold 750,000 copies in 2 weeks' - Gamesradar
- 'This one might have the juice' - NorthernLion
s.team/a/3631290
(* it was CloverPit😝)
October 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
We just launched Slots & Daggers by @friedemanna.bsky.social
A retro mini-roguelike inside a slot machine
- 'last time I was this obsessed with a Balatro-like, it sold 750,000 copies in 2 weeks' - Gamesradar
- 'This one might have the juice' - NorthernLion
s.team/a/3631290
(* it was CloverPit😝)
A retro mini-roguelike inside a slot machine
- 'last time I was this obsessed with a Balatro-like, it sold 750,000 copies in 2 weeks' - Gamesradar
- 'This one might have the juice' - NorthernLion
s.team/a/3631290
(* it was CloverPit😝)
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Goodlands: a game about dinos digging up dinos
⛏️Find/clean fossilized dinosaur bones
🛻Explore a small curated map
🦖Customize your own dino
🆘Help townsfolk in need
📸Snap an awkward selfie or two
Check out the demo on Steam :)
⛏️Find/clean fossilized dinosaur bones
🛻Explore a small curated map
🦖Customize your own dino
🆘Help townsfolk in need
📸Snap an awkward selfie or two
Check out the demo on Steam :)
January 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Goodlands: a game about dinos digging up dinos
⛏️Find/clean fossilized dinosaur bones
🛻Explore a small curated map
🦖Customize your own dino
🆘Help townsfolk in need
📸Snap an awkward selfie or two
Check out the demo on Steam :)
⛏️Find/clean fossilized dinosaur bones
🛻Explore a small curated map
🦖Customize your own dino
🆘Help townsfolk in need
📸Snap an awkward selfie or two
Check out the demo on Steam :)
Go give it some love!!
Dino Quake is out now on Steam and mobile 🦖✨
This game is my love letter to the arcade games I spent hours playing as a child - I hope you give it a try!
[links below]
This game is my love letter to the arcade games I spent hours playing as a child - I hope you give it a try!
[links below]
June 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Go give it some love!!
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May 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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So as it turns out, video files are much more compact than gifs. Who would've thought!
Either way, just a brief showcase of our new spells. Any rock and stone enjoyers in chat? 🪨⛏️
#indiedev #GameMaker #gamedev #indierpg #pixelart #indiegame
Either way, just a brief showcase of our new spells. Any rock and stone enjoyers in chat? 🪨⛏️
#indiedev #GameMaker #gamedev #indierpg #pixelart #indiegame
May 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
So as it turns out, video files are much more compact than gifs. Who would've thought!
Either way, just a brief showcase of our new spells. Any rock and stone enjoyers in chat? 🪨⛏️
#indiedev #GameMaker #gamedev #indierpg #pixelart #indiegame
Either way, just a brief showcase of our new spells. Any rock and stone enjoyers in chat? 🪨⛏️
#indiedev #GameMaker #gamedev #indierpg #pixelart #indiegame
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ICYMI. And we are seeing loads of people registering for access now. About 150 a day. Huge for us. Do keep sharing.
60 AMAZING EXPERTS ADDED!
With your backing, we are cooking up our Ludocene game-finder app. Your support has also helped us find these amazing experts to suggest games.
Backers can try today: www.ludocene.com/list-experts
Pledge to join the early access: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...
With your backing, we are cooking up our Ludocene game-finder app. Your support has also helped us find these amazing experts to suggest games.
Backers can try today: www.ludocene.com/list-experts
Pledge to join the early access: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...
April 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
ICYMI. And we are seeing loads of people registering for access now. About 150 a day. Huge for us. Do keep sharing.
Do I need to buy Tunic or Cocoon? Both are $15 on Switch today. 😍
April 14, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Do I need to buy Tunic or Cocoon? Both are $15 on Switch today. 😍
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Looking for game devs who have under 500 followers.. I am trying to find hidden gems which I can showcase on my YouTube channel. I provide no commentary playthroughs of games. If you are interested, please reach out or complete the game request form in my bio #indiegames #gamedev
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April 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Looking for game devs who have under 500 followers.. I am trying to find hidden gems which I can showcase on my YouTube channel. I provide no commentary playthroughs of games. If you are interested, please reach out or complete the game request form in my bio #indiegames #gamedev
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BIG POST DAY! I've been holding off talking about this. I have a fiction book out next month! "What Was Hidden"
It's about Journalism, YouTube, Ultra Running and how (often against the odds) technology can connect us.
Please share! Also, DM to join my inner circle of early readers & reviewers.
It's about Journalism, YouTube, Ultra Running and how (often against the odds) technology can connect us.
Please share! Also, DM to join my inner circle of early readers & reviewers.
April 8, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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As much as I love retro and the nostalgia of N64 games, the camera controls on these games are absolutely horrendous and drive me bonkers. It’s very hard to go back to them after playing modern 3D games.
April 7, 2025 at 2:21 AM
As much as I love retro and the nostalgia of N64 games, the camera controls on these games are absolutely horrendous and drive me bonkers. It’s very hard to go back to them after playing modern 3D games.
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I'm having a hard time getting people to notice my game, and my posts in English don’t get much traction. Any help sharing or wishlisting would mean a lot! ❤️🍕🏝️
🔗 ➡️ s.team/a/2908830/
🔗 ➡️ s.team/a/2908830/
February 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
I'm having a hard time getting people to notice my game, and my posts in English don’t get much traction. Any help sharing or wishlisting would mean a lot! ❤️🍕🏝️
🔗 ➡️ s.team/a/2908830/
🔗 ➡️ s.team/a/2908830/
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Steam Demo updated!🐙
General bug fixes and now the graced enemy bullets turn into hearts.❤️
Play the Steam DEMO and WISHLIST today before the world explodes! 👉 rb.gy/8g1gcl
#retrogaming #gamedev #pixelart #stg #shmup #8bit #lovecraft #steam #retro #arcade #videogames #cthulhu #steamdemo #indiedev
General bug fixes and now the graced enemy bullets turn into hearts.❤️
Play the Steam DEMO and WISHLIST today before the world explodes! 👉 rb.gy/8g1gcl
#retrogaming #gamedev #pixelart #stg #shmup #8bit #lovecraft #steam #retro #arcade #videogames #cthulhu #steamdemo #indiedev
Cranky Chibi Cthulhu on Steam
An 8-bit style vertical SHMUP (very loosely) based on the writings of H.P. Lovecraft.
rb.gy
April 6, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Steam Demo updated!🐙
General bug fixes and now the graced enemy bullets turn into hearts.❤️
Play the Steam DEMO and WISHLIST today before the world explodes! 👉 rb.gy/8g1gcl
#retrogaming #gamedev #pixelart #stg #shmup #8bit #lovecraft #steam #retro #arcade #videogames #cthulhu #steamdemo #indiedev
General bug fixes and now the graced enemy bullets turn into hearts.❤️
Play the Steam DEMO and WISHLIST today before the world explodes! 👉 rb.gy/8g1gcl
#retrogaming #gamedev #pixelart #stg #shmup #8bit #lovecraft #steam #retro #arcade #videogames #cthulhu #steamdemo #indiedev
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Babushka's Glitch Dungeon has just been released!!!! by me!!! I released it!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
store.steampowered.com/app/1876850/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1876850/...
April 5, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Babushka's Glitch Dungeon has just been released!!!! by me!!! I released it!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
store.steampowered.com/app/1876850/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1876850/...
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Hrm... I use "Earth" as my world palette, and mechanically "Air" opposes it. So I can lock earth to one strong hue, and the rule is that Air goes on the opposing hue. Then "Ice" and "Fire" are opposed on the luminence axis instead. Better? (Example is for Protanopia) #accessibility #pixelart
March 27, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Hrm... I use "Earth" as my world palette, and mechanically "Air" opposes it. So I can lock earth to one strong hue, and the rule is that Air goes on the opposing hue. Then "Ice" and "Fire" are opposed on the luminence axis instead. Better? (Example is for Protanopia) #accessibility #pixelart
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Monsterpatch is a cozy monster-collecting RPG with farming and town building elements 💚
Coming to KICKSTARTER on March 25th!!
Follow here to be notified on launch day:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sea...
Coming to KICKSTARTER on March 25th!!
Follow here to be notified on launch day:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sea...
Coming soon: Monsterpatch: A Cozy Monster-Collecting RPG
A love letter to retro monster collecting games that blends unique farming and town building mechanics!
www.kickstarter.com
March 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Monsterpatch is a cozy monster-collecting RPG with farming and town building elements 💚
Coming to KICKSTARTER on March 25th!!
Follow here to be notified on launch day:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sea...
Coming to KICKSTARTER on March 25th!!
Follow here to be notified on launch day:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/sea...
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CRUNCH TIME. So often we share when it's going well but today the Kickstarter hill seems insurmountable. Wanted to keep it honest and share the lows as well as the highs.
Help us summit this Kickstarter and change game discovery for ever. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...
Help us summit this Kickstarter and change game discovery for ever. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...
March 2, 2025 at 1:45 PM
CRUNCH TIME. So often we share when it's going well but today the Kickstarter hill seems insurmountable. Wanted to keep it honest and share the lows as well as the highs.
Help us summit this Kickstarter and change game discovery for ever. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...
Help us summit this Kickstarter and change game discovery for ever. www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...
Only the best retro nostalgia from @olofn.bsky.social
March 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Only the best retro nostalgia from @olofn.bsky.social
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🌟Today, we reached the 2,000 mark. I know it's not much compared to the games out there, but I'm very proud, and I want to thank each of you who added us to your Steam wishlists!
It would be great to hit 3,000 before launching in April, so (pls) wishlist it if you haven't yet!
➡️ s.team/a/2908830/
It would be great to hit 3,000 before launching in April, so (pls) wishlist it if you haven't yet!
➡️ s.team/a/2908830/
February 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🌟Today, we reached the 2,000 mark. I know it's not much compared to the games out there, but I'm very proud, and I want to thank each of you who added us to your Steam wishlists!
It would be great to hit 3,000 before launching in April, so (pls) wishlist it if you haven't yet!
➡️ s.team/a/2908830/
It would be great to hit 3,000 before launching in April, so (pls) wishlist it if you haven't yet!
➡️ s.team/a/2908830/
C’mon #RetroGaming community, let’s show this one more love and spread the word! ❤️
My 8-bit game boy game coming to Steam in April (!) — there’s even a free demo 🍕
I don’t have much time to market it as i’m a solo dev but anything would help, sadly our wishlist numbers have been 0 for a while now… :(
#gbstudio #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #retrogaming #pixelart #8bit
I don’t have much time to market it as i’m a solo dev but anything would help, sadly our wishlist numbers have been 0 for a while now… :(
#gbstudio #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #retrogaming #pixelart #8bit
February 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
C’mon #RetroGaming community, let’s show this one more love and spread the word! ❤️
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Join us on our (long) journey to show how people, rather than AI, are the best way to find games.
💘Discover expert's heart-picks.
🗺️Stray from the beaten track.
🥪Refine your gaming diet.
Best way to help? Share this. Back this: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...
💘Discover expert's heart-picks.
🗺️Stray from the beaten track.
🥪Refine your gaming diet.
Best way to help? Share this. Back this: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...
February 24, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Join us on our (long) journey to show how people, rather than AI, are the best way to find games.
💘Discover expert's heart-picks.
🗺️Stray from the beaten track.
🥪Refine your gaming diet.
Best way to help? Share this. Back this: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...
💘Discover expert's heart-picks.
🗺️Stray from the beaten track.
🥪Refine your gaming diet.
Best way to help? Share this. Back this: www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...