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Sanjuny
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i accidentally made a game about 5th graders beating each other up in a card game during recess: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3087810/Recesses/
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Working on my horror game, and thinking of having something like this for the splash screen. What do you think?😈

#indiedev #indiegame #horrorgames
Screenshot of a splash screen for a horror game, it says: "This game has permanent, irreversible consequences to some decisions. A guide will not help you. You will not like what happens if you cheat. Breathe deep. Trust the game. Trust yourself."
November 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Static-Orb was one of the first cards put in the game!

I wanted cards that could only be done digitally right off the bat, and this one uses different ability pools depending if you use it on your own card (good abilities) or the opponent's (good and bad abilities).

#indiedev #indiegame #cardgame
Cnyr7w Static-Orb from the Recesses card game. It lets you pick any card to change its ability at random.
November 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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I've always found the psychological difference interesting that new players have between Hellfang and Spikyball.

They both basically do the same thing (take down *one* card, since Spikyball has the max of 9 power), but new players love Hellfang and hate Spikyball 😆

#indiedev #indiegame #cardgame
The card Ignix Hellfang from the game Recesses. It has 1 power and the ability "When dies, kill the enemy Battalien." The card Oowoo Spikyball from the game Recesses. It has 9 power (the max) and the ability "When wins, this Battalien dies."
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Screenshot from the game Recesses, where Emily is saying to the main character: "Because we're obsessed with this weird, outdated belief that everyone needs to 'earn' a living. Even though our world has more than enough resources for everyone to live happily and modestly."
November 7, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Talking about Recesses cards because way too much thought went into their design😆

Peptalker is everybody's favorite card at first. It emphasizes learning/predicting type-matchups and then, in the mid-game, you realize it's not really worth a slot anymore and drop it. A great training wheels card!
Puuts Peptalker card from the game Recesses. It boosts the strengths of all your cards to a random type.
November 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Screenshot from the game Recesses, the main character is saying: "A.I.? You mean the computers that steal artwork and fill out your homework wrong?"
October 11, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Screenshot from the game Recesses where the main character is saying: "A.I.? You mean the computers that steal artwork and fill out your homework wrong?"
October 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Screenshot from the game Recesses where 5th grader Eugene is telling the 5th grade main character: "We have no precedent to defeat such an issue, and thousands upon thousands of precedents to show that we will only continue to double down until it is far too late."
October 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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Sometimes it feels like a waste of time putting a ton of effort into a part of your game that you know not many players will even get to.

But when somebody actually gets to it and it hits the exact way you wanted it to, it's so worth it 🥰

#indiedev #indiegame #gamedev
A Steam forum post where the title is "true final boss is absolute cinema" and the text is "you absolutely cooked with every single part of it."
September 22, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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A screenshot from the game Recesses. Clair is saying to the main character: "Here we are, potentially the only intelligent life in the universe. And what have we done with such an incredible gift?" Clair continuing: "Wasted it by being nothing but a bunch of self-centered, power-hungry hairless monkeys screaming at each other over imaginary problems."
September 21, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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#indiedev #indiegame #gamedev
A photo of a firefighter spraying water on smoking rubble. The top text over the rubble says: "The smoldering ashes of the world/society." The bottom text under the firefighter says: "Me making dumb little indie games."
September 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Screenshot from the game Recesses where the 5th grader Emily is saying to the player at recess: "We're a society of alcoholics trying to feel better by putting people in power who promise more, cheaper drinks."
September 9, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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Wait. I felt so cool reading these back in elementary school, but... were they just the Kidz Bop versions of classic novels??
Photo of Great Illustrated Classics books.
August 21, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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You know what? I think I kinda like this set #MTGxFINALFANTASY
Screenshot of Magic Arena, 7-0 win in Arena Direct to win a Final Fantasy collector booster box.
June 20, 2025 at 11:08 PM
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I've had a surprising amount of people tell me that they actually like my "5th grader tried real hard" art style, so you never know!
Screenshot from Recesses, the main character is telling his friend: "Ugh, come on Clair. Not that 'butt aliens' game you play with all the weirdos during recess."
June 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
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Thanks for the great video! It seems to be a popular topic around kids on the playground these days 😆
Screenshot from the game Recesses. The character Emily is saying to the main character: "Just like how our actions still have consequences and meaning even when god doesn't exist..." Screenshot from the game Recesses. The character Emily is saying to the main character: "...our actions still have consequences and meaning even when free will doesn't exist."
June 5, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Got feedback today where someone didn't like the main character being flippant during the tutorial when learning how to play the Battaliens card game.

But... is this *not* a universal experience? Am I the only one who gets sass whenever I share a game with someone??😆

#indiedev #indiegame #gamedev
Screenshot from the game Recesses. The main character is saying to his friend Clair: "Ugh, come on Clair. Not that butt aliens game you play with all the weirdos during recess."
June 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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Screenshot from the game Recesses. The teacher Ms. Raven is telling her 5th grade student: "I understand. The illusion of free will is string."
June 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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The only board game better than Grape Escape XD
Grape Escape board game, where you smash play-doh characters with crazy contraptions.
May 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
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Listen, I'm not saying my game has the *best* anti-cheating mechanism, but I am saying it has the *funniest* one 😎

*moby ♥♥♥♥ is "moby dick"

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Steam review text that says: "I pressed suggest ship and then after I won it forced me to sit through the first chapter of moby dick."
May 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Four cards to get to know me.

I, uh, may have a type 😆
Jace the Mindsculptor from Magic: the Gathering Blastoise from the Pokemon TCG Base Set Articuno from the Pokemon TCG Gameboy Color game Tel-maq Hypercube from Recesses
April 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Yeah.

...yeah.
Screenshot from the game Recesses, Clair saying to the main character: "I'm just so... tired."
March 1, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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Wait... if eggs are expensive now, and diamonds are also expensive, does that mean this line makes sense??
Screenshot from the game Recesses, the main character is saying: "Don't worry, I'm as strong as an egg under pressure!"
February 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Yeah... it hurts. In fact, it was the inspiration for a game I made last year.

Sometimes the only way to deaden the pain is by hyper-focusing on it and turning it into a stay-up-to-3am-every-day project 🥲
Screenshot from the game Recesses, the teacher Ms. Raven is saying to the main character: "How can we sit at our desks and smile and pretend like the entire world isn't on fire?!"
February 5, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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The two most beautiful words a little game dev can hope to read 🥹

THANK YOU to everyone who took a chance on playing my game and left a review to get there!!
Screenshot of Steam page for Recesses, it now has 50 reviews and a "Very Positive" rating.
February 3, 2025 at 4:23 PM