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Portponky
@portponky.bsky.social
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Hatched from a Syxragian cocoon on primordial Earth during the seeding cycle, I raised my fist to the sky and yelled at the eye of God, etc..
www.shamblessoftware.co.uk
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increpare.bsky.social
just learned an elite @godotengine.org hack
November 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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johnleeerg.bsky.social
I'm givin a lil talk at "ThinkyCon 2025" tommorow at 5 PM EST!

about Trail Mix and Life in Captivity, and how there's no undo/rewind in either of them and how that effects the design and response to each game. Tune in! Doing it live so who knows what could happen! Very Nervous!
little thinkycon advert with my face and a nice scarf and the title of the talk "Is a Puzzle Game Without an Undo Still a Puzzle Game?" Screenshot of Trail Mix, the level "Richard" to be precise. a colorful village full of our iconic pilsbury dough boy guys. A screenshot of Life in Captivity. Green squares and brown walls and spongebob fish in the bg for some reason
November 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
portponky.bsky.social
Hooray, Wolftown is released! store.steampowered.com/app/3948350/... best social deduction game released in the last 5 mins imo
Wolftown on Steam
The classic social deduction game of murder and intrigue, now built for local multiplayer. Invite your friends round, have a party, and then look them in the eyes whilst you betray them. For 4-16 play...
store.steampowered.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
portponky.bsky.social
Wolftown comes out today. There's going to be a release party in my discord server at 4:30 UTC. I assure you, it's all very exciting.
October 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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hempuli.bsky.social
This has been floating in my brain for a bit
Moominpappa looking ponderous and saying "Just according to suunnitelma", with the text "Translator's note: suunnitelma means plan" in parenthesis at the top, in reference to a classic meme about a Death Note anime translation
October 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
portponky.bsky.social
Oh cool, 20% off Only Sliding. It's cheap anyhow so slide it into your shopping cart or don't store.steampowered.com/app/3575260/...
Save 20% on Only Sliding on Steam
A puzzle game with one mechanic (sliding).
store.steampowered.com
September 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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toboggan.work
wahooo All my games are on sale now for the Steam Autumn sale, Sept 29th to Oct 6th 🍂 :)
store.steampowered.com/search/?deve...
Birdigo - 20% Off Bonfire Peaks - 65% Off Pipe Push Paradise - 75% Off Hiding Spot - 75% Off
September 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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ianmaclarty.com
After over 2 years cooking in Steam Early Access, Mars First Logistics 1.0 is finally here!

Engineer your little rover and deliver lots of silly stuff!
September 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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ianmaclarty.com
Mars First Logistics, our open world physics game about building rovers and delivering stuff is coming out of Steam Early Access in 2 days with a big update!

Tag your favourite influencial person who you think might enjoy it!
September 24, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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torshock.bsky.social
Hi Bluesky!

The diagram for puzzle lovers. Save it so you can find these games on Steam later 🎮💥

#puzzle #games #Steam #indiegames #puzzles #game #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #streamers #youtubers #streamer #YouTuber #stream #twitch #youtube
September 17, 2025 at 9:49 PM
portponky.bsky.social
Announcing my new game, Wolftown, a 4-16 player local multiplayer game. It's delightful, especially if you have a surplus of friends.
store.steampowered.com/app/3948350/...
Wolftown on Steam
The classic social deduction game of murder and intrigue, now built for local multiplayer. Invite your friends round, have a party, and then look them in the eyes whilst you betray them. For 4-16 play...
store.steampowered.com
September 2, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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flebpuzzles.bsky.social
Okay, Strange Jigsaws is released.

Have fun!

store.steampowered.com/app/2702170/...
Save 10% on Strange Jigsaws on Steam
A game of strange jigsaws.
store.steampowered.com
August 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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amicableanimal.bsky.social
We'll also have Only Sliding by PortPonky (@portponky.bsky.social) – a logic puzzle game with only one mechanic (sliding).

Solve puzzles in discrete areas to unlock pieces that can slide about the world you're moving through. Very clever, definitely tricky, and liable to give your brain a workout!
A screenshot from Only Sliding. The left half of the screen shows a discrete puzzle with large 'l' style tetris pieces (and one single green block), only the long legs are 5-tiles long instead of 3. There are four of them and it looks like you are supposed to move them onto yellow and black hazard-striped spaces! On the right is a monochrome area where the blue player is sitting that looks little like a complicated maze. Another screenshot from Only Sliding - this time it is quite reminisent of the sandy levels of Lemmings. There are beige pillars and six different plus pieces, three of which are free to move and three of which aren't. There are three exits from the screen (plus one that you can't get to), one near the player in the top right, one to the top left the player can get to, and one bottom right which seems to require the plus pieces to access.
August 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
portponky.bsky.social
I've been making a jackbox-style werewolf game and it's coming along pretty well. I'm running playtests on saturday evenings in my discord server (top secret, accessed from my website) so come along if this is your sort of thing.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoiF...
Wolftown alpha trailer thing
YouTube video by Portponky
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July 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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letibus.bsky.social
I've been keeping track of all the puzzle books that came in the recent puzzle book indie wave. I love what's happening in the scene. I'll probably post the following list every few months or so with updated titles, but this is what we've got so far (alphabetically) (links in replies):
July 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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walfie.bsky.social
Hello!! I spent the past few months learning game development and just released my first game on itch․io (it's free)!

Vacuous Sugar Quest, a platformer featuring climbing and gliding mechanics! #GodotEngine #Vacu0usly
June 23, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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torcado.com
I made Scritch, a simple, fully customizable media player designed for music artists 🎵
Originally made in response to Epic's acquisition of Bandcamp, I realized @itch.io would be a perfect place for musicians to distribute their albums. The only thing missing was a media player...
So I built one!
October 22, 2024 at 6:19 PM
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amicableanimal.bsky.social
Guess what!? Upfall will launch in just 2 weeks time on the 19th of May!

🫧 Bounce off bubbles
🚨 Avoid glowing hazards
🎨 Unlock loads of customisations
🌊 Return to the sea
💲 Totally free

Please share and wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/3570280/...

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #freegame
May 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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diregoldfish.bsky.social
🎉 LAB RAT is out now!! 🎉

- A comedic puzzler that satirizes your favorite games
- Over 100 puzzles
- At least 10 good belly laughs

👇 Check it out Here 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/1304610/...
Lab Rat - Official Launch Trailer [4k]
YouTube video by Klei Entertainment
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April 15, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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thinkygames.com
Only Sliding is out now! 🎉 If you like sliding puzzles or enjoyed Recursed and want to see what else @portponky.bsky.social is up to, go check it out!
thinkygames.com/game...
Only Sliding · Thinky Games
Explore a network of caves featuring difficult sliding puzzles.
thinkygames.com
April 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
portponky.bsky.social
btw my game 'Only Sliding' comes out in 24 hours if I remember to press a button ok bye store.steampowered.com/app/3575260/...
Only Sliding on Steam
A puzzle game with one mechanic (sliding).
store.steampowered.com
April 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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thinkygames.com
Explore caves and solve difficult sliding puzzles in Only Sliding, which is today's #WishlistWednesday! Only 3 days left until it's out!
thinkygames.com/game...
Only Sliding · Thinky Games
Explore a network of caves featuring difficult sliding puzzles.
thinkygames.com
April 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
portponky.bsky.social
I made a puzzle game which I will release soon. It's called Only Sliding, and it's about sliding and not much else. store.steampowered.com/app/3575260/...
Only Sliding on Steam
A puzzle game with one mechanic (sliding).
store.steampowered.com
March 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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amicableanimal.bsky.social
I'm so excited to announce a side project! Shares/wishlists appreciated 🧡

Upfall is a game about bouncing, dodging, and dying. Burst bubbles to progress upwards, but be careful to dodge the hazards in the depths 🔊

A totally free game coming very soon: store.steampowered.com/app/3570280/...
March 10, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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hempuli.bsky.social
New paper puzzle type: T-junction! Rules & 4 puzzles here:
www.hempuli.com/blog/index.p...
T-junction
A post on Hempuliʼs blog
www.hempuli.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:24 PM