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Shoni Island (Play Demo & Wishlist) 🌴☀️⛵
@shoniisland.bsky.social
Settle, build, and survive on the mysterious Shoni Island!

🌴 Explore a living, breathing ecosystem.
🤬 Manage annoying NPCs.
⛈️ Appease morally questionable gods.

Steam Demo - https://tinyurl.com/mruv5fw9
David of Occupational Hazard shares his experience transitioning from the Air Force to a career in game design and the challenges that come with it.

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October 1, 2025 at 3:05 PM
We are proud to announce that we're so close to releasing an update to the existing demo for Shoni Island!

#godgame #indiegames #basebuildinggame #citybuilders #cozy

We've been hard at work doing this and that to make the game everything a god game lover needs and more!

Check out the teaser:
October 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Sean puts James on the spot in this clip of Devs Indie House, asking about the things he's learned during his time developing games.

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September 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Sean and David from Occupational Hazard take a moment to discuss the state of interviews within the gaming industry and the various layoffs happening simultaneously.

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September 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Take a peek at a new feature we're implementing in Shoni Island: Villager Cam!

#cozygames #citybuilder #colonysim #indiegames

We didn't create Villager Cam to catch predation, but the police have been informed... 🚨👮🚨
September 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Sean asks the tough question: is a Game Design Document important? Fortunately, James from Reboot Interactive is here to answer!

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September 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
We are cooking up a huge surprise that we plan on revealing soon 🤫

#indiegames #steamdemo #cozy #citybuilder #colonysim #godgame

In the meantime, check out these animations we've been working on for Shoni Island behind the scenes!

Anything we should make our bigheaded villagers do?
September 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Sean asks the tough questions during our interview with Hayley Durham from Sparket GameDev! She shares a few experiences concerning QA testing in a declining industry.

You won't want to miss this one!

#indiegamemarketing #gamemarketing #indiegames #steamdemo
September 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Sean and David discuss the challenges of securing an entry-level position in the gaming industry, mentioning that it was difficult even before the added post-Covid complications. Check out this Devs Indie House clip!

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August 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Sean and James talk a little about how incredibly painful it is to create one of the most important parts of a game: the UX/UI.

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August 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
August 14, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Which one of the four elemental faeries on Shoni Island do you plan on worshipping until you have no more money or belongings?

We have SImbi, Faeris, Gaia, and Zephyr!

#colonysim #citybuilding #steamgame #steamdemo

We have a MASSIVE update coming up featuring these four!
August 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
What's a city builder without buildings? It's almost as though we're becoming a proper game!

#basebuildinggame #colonysim #resourcemanagement #farmsim

So, maybe wishlist our game and check out the demo on Steam!
August 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
In this Devs Indie House clip, David of Occupational Hazard discusses funding his game and ensuring that artists, programmers, and others who want to work on it are compensated.

#indiegames #gamedev #gameprogramming
August 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
We're working on a 'spirit vision' that will give players a peek at villager relationships and more!

So, for no reason at all... do you prefer 1 or 2?

#citybuilding #basebuilding #colonysim #godgame
August 4, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Sean shares some knowledge concerning his experience gathering volunteers to help develop Shoni Island on a volunteer basis. (we LOVE it!)

Sometimes, you just need to hear it from someone else.

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July 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
One of the most important things that Hayley Durham from Sparket GameDev shared was how the data she collects from marketing translates into genuine game design.

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July 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM