Tobias Graff
@tobiasgrf.bsky.social
making and publishing games at Mooneye • programmer • writer • publishing director • #ColorsOfIndie • 🏳️🌈 • he/him
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Tobias Graff
@tobiasgrf.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Alright, now that this thing is actually taking off, it's probably time to spend some more time here! I'll start with a short intro: I'm Tobias, founded @mooneyestudios.bsky.social 10 years ago and am mainly responsible for programming, story, some tech art, and general game direction 👋 #GameDev
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Lost Ember: Legendary Souls DLC releases Nov 27! ✨
Explore a vast new open world as different animals, traverse all biomes, uncover memories and go on Soul Quests to help more lost embers!
ALSO
Lost Ember: Rekindled will release as a FREE update with enhanced graphics for the main game!
Explore a vast new open world as different animals, traverse all biomes, uncover memories and go on Soul Quests to help more lost embers!
ALSO
Lost Ember: Rekindled will release as a FREE update with enhanced graphics for the main game!
November 10, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Lost Ember: Legendary Souls DLC releases Nov 27! ✨
Explore a vast new open world as different animals, traverse all biomes, uncover memories and go on Soul Quests to help more lost embers!
ALSO
Lost Ember: Rekindled will release as a FREE update with enhanced graphics for the main game!
Explore a vast new open world as different animals, traverse all biomes, uncover memories and go on Soul Quests to help more lost embers!
ALSO
Lost Ember: Rekindled will release as a FREE update with enhanced graphics for the main game!
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This is perhaps the most under viewed Unreal Engine video. If you use UMG in Unreal you should really give it a view, Adrienne killed it with this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NHI...
20 Things You Should Be Using in Unreal Motion Graphics (UMG) | Unreal Fest Gold Coast 2024
YouTube video by Unreal Engine
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:56 AM
This is perhaps the most under viewed Unreal Engine video. If you use UMG in Unreal you should really give it a view, Adrienne killed it with this! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NHI...
"Making theft illegal would prevent me from getting rich by taking other's stuff" ... well then
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"Making theft illegal would prevent me from getting rich by taking other's stuff" ... well then
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Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
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Last Day at Gamescom before we have to say goodbye again 🙈
So many cool games and booths to explore, so little time 😭
So many cool games and booths to explore, so little time 😭
August 24, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Last Day at Gamescom before we have to say goodbye again 🙈
So many cool games and booths to explore, so little time 😭
So many cool games and booths to explore, so little time 😭
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Look, we got a trailer!
We're so happy to reveal Greta Sees Ghosts! with our friends @i-knew-it-games.bsky.social!
Greta Sees Ghosts! is a heartfelt, witty puzzle adventure about a lighthouse keeper who must help the dearly-but-not-entirely-departed move on. 👻
Play the demo on Steam, and please share! s.team/a/3728490
Greta Sees Ghosts! is a heartfelt, witty puzzle adventure about a lighthouse keeper who must help the dearly-but-not-entirely-departed move on. 👻
Play the demo on Steam, and please share! s.team/a/3728490
August 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Look, we got a trailer!
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We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
August 8, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans.
Deadline: September 28th
More info 👇
grants.draknek.org
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NEW: In a newly unsealed lawsuit, the former leadership of Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds say Krafton sought to sabotage the game after realizing it'd be successful enough to trigger most or all of a $250 million earnout.
A wild story gets even wilder: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A wild story gets even wilder: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
‘Subnautica 2’ Leaders Say Krafton Sabotaged Game Over Payout
In a newly unsealed complaint, the ousted leadership group accused the South Korean video-game publisher of firing them without cause to seize control of the company
www.bloomberg.com
July 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
NEW: In a newly unsealed lawsuit, the former leadership of Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds say Krafton sought to sabotage the game after realizing it'd be successful enough to trigger most or all of a $250 million earnout.
A wild story gets even wilder: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
A wild story gets even wilder: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Happy Pride Month, everybody! 🏳️🌈✨❤️
June 2, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Happy Pride Month, everybody! 🏳️🌈✨❤️
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The ingredients to our game:
- A generous scoop of snow, mystery and storytelling
- Dash of co-op companionship (chef's recommendation 👨🍳)
- Creeping dread simmered slowly under an icy surface
- Lightly dusted with pawprints and wholesome doggo energy
Best served cold ❄️
#indiegame #indiedev #IKUMA
- A generous scoop of snow, mystery and storytelling
- Dash of co-op companionship (chef's recommendation 👨🍳)
- Creeping dread simmered slowly under an icy surface
- Lightly dusted with pawprints and wholesome doggo energy
Best served cold ❄️
#indiegame #indiedev #IKUMA
May 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The ingredients to our game:
- A generous scoop of snow, mystery and storytelling
- Dash of co-op companionship (chef's recommendation 👨🍳)
- Creeping dread simmered slowly under an icy surface
- Lightly dusted with pawprints and wholesome doggo energy
Best served cold ❄️
#indiegame #indiedev #IKUMA
- A generous scoop of snow, mystery and storytelling
- Dash of co-op companionship (chef's recommendation 👨🍳)
- Creeping dread simmered slowly under an icy surface
- Lightly dusted with pawprints and wholesome doggo energy
Best served cold ❄️
#indiegame #indiedev #IKUMA
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In "IKUMA: The Frozen Compass" you join Sam and his loyal husky Ellie on an Arctic adventure!
Stranded on an uncharted island they must brave the harsh cold and uncover a dark secret buried beneath the ice...
🎮 Coming to PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X/S
❤️ Wishlist IKUMA now
#gamedev #indiegames
Stranded on an uncharted island they must brave the harsh cold and uncover a dark secret buried beneath the ice...
🎮 Coming to PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X/S
❤️ Wishlist IKUMA now
#gamedev #indiegames
April 30, 2025 at 3:20 PM
In "IKUMA: The Frozen Compass" you join Sam and his loyal husky Ellie on an Arctic adventure!
Stranded on an uncharted island they must brave the harsh cold and uncover a dark secret buried beneath the ice...
🎮 Coming to PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X/S
❤️ Wishlist IKUMA now
#gamedev #indiegames
Stranded on an uncharted island they must brave the harsh cold and uncover a dark secret buried beneath the ice...
🎮 Coming to PC, PS5 & Xbox Series X/S
❤️ Wishlist IKUMA now
#gamedev #indiegames
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40,000 wishlists in ONE week! 🎉
(It' so wild and sounds absolutely surreal when saying out loud 🙈)
Thank you so much for this amazing support, it really means a lot to us ❤️
(It' so wild and sounds absolutely surreal when saying out loud 🙈)
Thank you so much for this amazing support, it really means a lot to us ❤️
April 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
40,000 wishlists in ONE week! 🎉
(It' so wild and sounds absolutely surreal when saying out loud 🙈)
Thank you so much for this amazing support, it really means a lot to us ❤️
(It' so wild and sounds absolutely surreal when saying out loud 🙈)
Thank you so much for this amazing support, it really means a lot to us ❤️
5 years in the making (and still a way to go 🙈)
❄️ A new journey begins! ❄️
We’ve been keeping this one under wraps for *checks calendar* 5 YEARS! But it’s finally time to reveal
IKUMA: The Frozen Compass
Join Sam & his sled dog Ellie as they brave the Arctic’s cold... and uncover something far more sinister.
❤️ Wishlist: bit.ly/_IKUMA
We’ve been keeping this one under wraps for *checks calendar* 5 YEARS! But it’s finally time to reveal
IKUMA: The Frozen Compass
Join Sam & his sled dog Ellie as they brave the Arctic’s cold... and uncover something far more sinister.
❤️ Wishlist: bit.ly/_IKUMA
April 10, 2025 at 5:55 PM
5 years in the making (and still a way to go 🙈)
Super nervous! 🙈😅 This has been a long time in the making, so don't miss it! 😊
We're part of the Triple-i Showcase and got something VERY special lined up that we can’t wait to share with you all! 👀
45 min packed with 30+ games, exciting world premieres, gameplay reveals, and more!
📆 April 10th
🕖 6PM CEST / 9 AM PDT
📺 On Twitch & YouTube
iii-initiative.com #iiishowcase
45 min packed with 30+ games, exciting world premieres, gameplay reveals, and more!
📆 April 10th
🕖 6PM CEST / 9 AM PDT
📺 On Twitch & YouTube
iii-initiative.com #iiishowcase
March 26, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Super nervous! 🙈😅 This has been a long time in the making, so don't miss it! 😊
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Ooh, the Triple-i Showcase is coming up!
Who else is planning to watch?
(I mean you never know what surprises might be waiting 👀)
iii-initiative.com
@iii-initiative.bsky.social #indiegames #iiiShowcase
Who else is planning to watch?
(I mean you never know what surprises might be waiting 👀)
iii-initiative.com
@iii-initiative.bsky.social #indiegames #iiiShowcase
March 11, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Ooh, the Triple-i Showcase is coming up!
Who else is planning to watch?
(I mean you never know what surprises might be waiting 👀)
iii-initiative.com
@iii-initiative.bsky.social #indiegames #iiiShowcase
Who else is planning to watch?
(I mean you never know what surprises might be waiting 👀)
iii-initiative.com
@iii-initiative.bsky.social #indiegames #iiiShowcase
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PS5 players, your adventure as a border collie in the Scottish Highlands awaits! 👏❤️🐾
📢 Farewell North is OUT NOW on PlayStation 5!
Play as a border collie and restore colour to your human's world as you:
🐏 Herd sheep, solve puzzles and free wildlife
🛶 Explore a chain of Scottish islands
✨ Unravel a touching story about saying farewell to the place where you grew up
Play as a border collie and restore colour to your human's world as you:
🐏 Herd sheep, solve puzzles and free wildlife
🛶 Explore a chain of Scottish islands
✨ Unravel a touching story about saying farewell to the place where you grew up
December 12, 2024 at 2:46 PM
PS5 players, your adventure as a border collie in the Scottish Highlands awaits! 👏❤️🐾
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Smushi, siblings and friends!
This was made for our Discord Advent Calendar Event and was the surprise for the 3rd day~
Check out the mooneye Discord to see what's behind the other doors and if you like you can even contribute something and share some holiday spirit with the community ❤️
This was made for our Discord Advent Calendar Event and was the surprise for the 3rd day~
Check out the mooneye Discord to see what's behind the other doors and if you like you can even contribute something and share some holiday spirit with the community ❤️
December 3, 2024 at 10:55 AM
Smushi, siblings and friends!
This was made for our Discord Advent Calendar Event and was the surprise for the 3rd day~
Check out the mooneye Discord to see what's behind the other doors and if you like you can even contribute something and share some holiday spirit with the community ❤️
This was made for our Discord Advent Calendar Event and was the surprise for the 3rd day~
Check out the mooneye Discord to see what's behind the other doors and if you like you can even contribute something and share some holiday spirit with the community ❤️
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OH BOI when I saw we were at 4900 I wanted to get ready for that 5000 followers post but when I checked this morning we were already at 5200+??
Well
THANK YOU EVERYBODY AND
HELLO ALL NEW FOLLOWERS 👋🏼❤️
Well
THANK YOU EVERYBODY AND
HELLO ALL NEW FOLLOWERS 👋🏼❤️
December 2, 2024 at 10:41 AM
OH BOI when I saw we were at 4900 I wanted to get ready for that 5000 followers post but when I checked this morning we were already at 5200+??
Well
THANK YOU EVERYBODY AND
HELLO ALL NEW FOLLOWERS 👋🏼❤️
Well
THANK YOU EVERYBODY AND
HELLO ALL NEW FOLLOWERS 👋🏼❤️
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📢 PSA to indie devs.
Keep shouting about your game. They'll still be plenty of folks who've not crossed paths with it just yet.
Keep shouting about your game. They'll still be plenty of folks who've not crossed paths with it just yet.
I can’t believe I’ve only just seen the trailer for Mythwrecked! It looks great!
Röki was genuinely brilliant and stuck with me so much that I even double dipped for the physical edition on Switch when it was available! Can’t wait to play what you’ve made next Alex!
Röki was genuinely brilliant and stuck with me so much that I even double dipped for the physical edition on Switch when it was available! Can’t wait to play what you’ve made next Alex!
November 27, 2024 at 2:28 PM
📢 PSA to indie devs.
Keep shouting about your game. They'll still be plenty of folks who've not crossed paths with it just yet.
Keep shouting about your game. They'll still be plenty of folks who've not crossed paths with it just yet.
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Hey, did you know that Lost Ember: Remastered is part of this year's Season of Pride Steam Sale? 🌈✨
Hop over and explore a wide palette of queer games by amazing developers at bit.ly/seasonofpride2024! 💖
@midboss.bsky.social @igda.org @gaymingmag.bsky.social ❤️
Hop over and explore a wide palette of queer games by amazing developers at bit.ly/seasonofpride2024! 💖
@midboss.bsky.social @igda.org @gaymingmag.bsky.social ❤️
November 24, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Hey, did you know that Lost Ember: Remastered is part of this year's Season of Pride Steam Sale? 🌈✨
Hop over and explore a wide palette of queer games by amazing developers at bit.ly/seasonofpride2024! 💖
@midboss.bsky.social @igda.org @gaymingmag.bsky.social ❤️
Hop over and explore a wide palette of queer games by amazing developers at bit.ly/seasonofpride2024! 💖
@midboss.bsky.social @igda.org @gaymingmag.bsky.social ❤️
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🎉 Our debut game Lost Ember turns 5 today! 🐺✨
I wanted to share a few pages from the official art book - featuring early designs of our beloved wolf protagonist! Take a look at how the journey began. ❤️
#indiegames
I wanted to share a few pages from the official art book - featuring early designs of our beloved wolf protagonist! Take a look at how the journey began. ❤️
#indiegames
November 22, 2024 at 3:50 PM
🎉 Our debut game Lost Ember turns 5 today! 🐺✨
I wanted to share a few pages from the official art book - featuring early designs of our beloved wolf protagonist! Take a look at how the journey began. ❤️
#indiegames
I wanted to share a few pages from the official art book - featuring early designs of our beloved wolf protagonist! Take a look at how the journey began. ❤️
#indiegames
Absolutely deserved! Definitely check out this hidden gem!
November 18, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Absolutely deserved! Definitely check out this hidden gem!
Honored to be part of the jury for the very first #PressStart game startup funding of the German government! Over 1000 applications... it's gonna be a busy few weeks 😅 Now let's get some games funded! 💪
Über 1000 Bewerbungen haben die Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur für das Press Start: Gründungsstipendium Games erreicht. Vielen Dank für eure Einreichungen! Eine 24-köpfige Fachjury unter Vorsitz von @ldacruz.bsky.social wird die Bewerbungen in einem mehrstufigen Prozess sichten und bewerten.
November 18, 2024 at 1:02 PM
Honored to be part of the jury for the very first #PressStart game startup funding of the German government! Over 1000 applications... it's gonna be a busy few weeks 😅 Now let's get some games funded! 💪
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A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.
November 15, 2024 at 5:22 PM
A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.
Ohh really looking forward to this! 😊
📢 IT'S HAPPENING!!!
My next indie game MYTHWRECKED launches on Dec 5th 2024 for Steam, Xbox and Nintendo Switch...
🏝️ Explore a secret island
⚡️ Meet the gods of legend
🔎 Uncover the truth, behind the myth
My next indie game MYTHWRECKED launches on Dec 5th 2024 for Steam, Xbox and Nintendo Switch...
🏝️ Explore a secret island
⚡️ Meet the gods of legend
🔎 Uncover the truth, behind the myth
November 14, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Ohh really looking forward to this! 😊