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Sol's Atelier
@solsatelier.bsky.social
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Lived in Tokyo. Back home in Montréal!
Indie game dev currently working on Elfie! 🐘
I also like art, photography, GK figures and more!

Wishlist Elfie on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2955180/Elfie

Other projects: https://sols-atelier.itch.io
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Gatekeeping all the Elfie swimsuits until release is so hard 😔

#Gamedev #IndieGame #ScreenshotSaturday
December 6, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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Tiktok comments have also been amazing.
Tiktok comments where the first commenter post a closeup of Elfie from the gameplay clip with the comment "He knows ball" with someone replying to them with "Bro is ball 🙏"
November 26, 2025 at 12:45 AM
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"PEAK IS PLAYING PEAK???

AND I AINT TALKING NO MOUNTAIN CLIMBING GAME"
-An anonymous friend of Elfie
Hornet sitting down to play the Elfie: A Sand Plan demo at the Toronto Game Expo
November 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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I think it's worth adding that the comments section was (relatively) easier to read through and reply to than I expected.

Plus there have also been some gems in it. Like this one here.

As well as one commenter getting completely dunked on for saying it looked AI generated.
Instagram comment screenshot that says: My chud son watching me as I build a fortress on the beach
November 21, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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Yes. 😂
LINE chat screenshot
November 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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I may have slightly underestimated how well Elfie would do on Instagram 😅

I've had the account for a while. But with a mix of disliking [Big Euphemism] Meta in general and social media burnout, I've hardly ever posted on it 😅
Cropped screenshot of the Instagram reel for a gameplay clip for Elfie: A Sand Plan doing numbers.
November 19, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Elfie: A Sand Plan will be at the Toronto Game Expo next weekend!!

I'll also be selling some Elfie beach-themed stickers! 👀
Come say hi! 🏖️🐘

#TGE2025 #IndieGame #GameDev
Layout map of Toronto Game Expo. Elfie A Sand Plan will be at Table 25 in the indie dev showcase section! Elfie beach-themed stickers that will be for sale at Toronto Game Expo.
November 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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Oh? What's this? 👀
Elfie stickers!! On where she's upside down in a sand castle her head peeking out of the front. One where she's chillin in a watermelon themed donut floaty. One where's she walking happily carrying a red sand shovel that's as tall as her.
November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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They happy about the snow
Corgi enjoying the snow
November 12, 2025 at 2:50 AM
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The #SteamAnimalFest starts tomorrow!
🐘🦍🐈🐕🐀🐁🐒🐅🐐🐎🦡🦆🦎🐜🦩🐟🐝🐄

But if you'd like to address the elephant on the beach, you can try out the demo for Elfie: A Sand Plan today! 🏖️

store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/...

#IndieGame #GameDev #CozyGame
The Steam Animal Fest key art with a background filled with animals. Featuring the key art for Elfie: A Sand Plan
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
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It's #PitchYaGame!
Elfie: A Sand Plan is game where you help a small elephant build sand castles! 🐘

🏖️ Relax at the beach!
🧩 Solve open-ended 3D geometric puzzles!
🏰 Build your own castles in sandbox mode!

You can play the demo on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/...

#IndieGame #CozyGame
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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I posted an update regarding the release of Elfie: A Sand plan.

In short, I'm delaying the game to Q1 of 2026. Sorry!

You can read it the full thing here if you're interested!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/378...
Elfie in her swimsuit doing a little bow. Sorry is written under her.
November 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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I would probably go watch it again if it wasn't in theaters for only one week in Canada. 🥲

Also no Pochita popcorn buckets or anything else but these fold & tear cards. 😅
Chainsaw Man Reze Arc movie free fold & tear cards from the showing.
October 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Pretty good progress on the color coding and pattern settings UI today!

Originally, I had specified the name instead of giving a number to the patterns but ran into space issues.

Also, I do wonder if it could work with just the swatches.

#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #IndieGame
Screenshot of the UI to setup the coloring coding and the patterns for the spaces in Elfie: A Sand Plan
October 25, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what PEAK performance looks like.
Picture of the ideal male body. Actual alt text: Screenshot of an old version of the PEAK scout.
October 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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Still very happy with my "This IS fine" re-imagined drawing I included in Elephant Grass! 🌨️☃️🌨️
A pixel art-y redrawing of the "This is fine" dog comic panel but with the situation completely reversed. Instead of a dog, there's a snowman surrounded by piles of snow and it's snowing inside.
October 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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Testing out having patterns to the placement hints!
I'm thinking having multiple choice for the patterns. I already made a few.

Adding this, and the option to choose what represents the correct and incorrect colors, thanks to the feedback about accessibility I received! 🙌🐘

#GameDev
Screenshot of Elfie: A Sand Plan. The plan over Elfie's head has the usual look except for where there are correct and incorrect placement where there are two different patterns. One is concentric circles and the other is one big X with smaller x in each of the bigger X's quadrants.
October 22, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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Mesmalie

I did not know what to expect when I went in this one but I loved it. I feel like it's purposefully exploring what can be done in the realm of point & clicks. Very cool.

Also the scene transition was so satisfying, I had to show it.

store.steampowered.com/app/3917710/...
October 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Don't Wake Up My Dream

You know those convoluted puzzles from point and click adventure games? This game has them BUT they're fun to solve! It's a quirky unique experience and the watercolor style is also very endearing to me.

store.steampowered.com/app/3736300/...
Screenshot of the second level of Don't Wake Up My Dream. The dog is in a living room with a TV. The art style looks like water color.
October 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Drill Bird

A very cute puzzle platformer with smooth controls! I loved the visuals and the weight mechanic. I do wonder what narrative might lie under as I didn't get to see too much of it from what I played. (I was going through demos a bit quicker today.)

store.steampowered.com/app/3837840/...
Screenshot of Drill Bird with Drill Bird's egg and the purple sky background.
October 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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Played some more #SteamNextFest demos!

Familiar Findings

I said I had friends who would love this game... but actually, me too. 👀
I hadn't tried any other idler games of this genre yet! And I really enjoy the fantastical nature of this one!

store.steampowered.com/app/3914780/...
Part of Godot's UI in the background with some of the pixel art fantastical creatures roaming around near Avia the mythozoologist. (I went to walk the dogs while the game was on so I did collected more resource than I expected haha!)
October 19, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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This was Elfie when I told her that her game was sandwiched between a bunch of GenAI slop at the beginning of the event 😭

"Elfie knows what would cheer her up.."👉👈🥺🐘
*She says showing you this link:*
store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/...

#SteamNextFest #Gamedev #IndieGame #ScreenshotSaturday
October 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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"Looking for a relaxing puzzle game demo to play in Steam Next Fest?"🗨️🐘

store.steampowered.com/app/3784760/...

#SteamNextFest #Gamedev #IndieGame #PuzzleGame #CozyGames
October 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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Tama In-Between

A cute slime cat puzzle platformer! Fun mechanics overall!

Despite not being much of a pixel purist, I do wish that Tama's bigger sprite kept the same pixel ratio. Even just for the reason of having some higher res cute slime cat.

store.steampowered.com/app/3769030/...
Screenshot of a Tama In-Between. Tama is at the top of the screen and below her there is clearly what is meant to be the puzzle to open the gate to the right.
October 17, 2025 at 4:26 AM
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The Kindling

A puzzle game with an exploratory feeling to its rules and goals and some succinct writing to go along with it!

I am intrigued by the narrative that might be lurking under the surface.

store.steampowered.com/app/3960940/...
Screenshot of a puzzle in The Kindling. There's a small stream in the middle of the room and some twigs to the left of it and some plants sprouting to the right. A candle slowly burning in the top left of the room.
October 17, 2025 at 4:26 AM