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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Why I added objective markers to my game's map, and why I'm making sure they're not *too* helpful. #indiegames #metroidvania #gamedev youtube.com/shorts/NcDHg...

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Why I added objective markers to my game's map

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Renee O'flynn @scree.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

If you are an Indie that is attending Pax AUS Rising this year, can you shout out your game here so I can add it to my list? I'm not doing videos this year, but I'm still doing a list

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

How I faked the appearance of an open world to create the view from this tower. Games are all lies and trickery! #indiegames #metroidvania #gameart

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

With the new Ocarina of Time remake on my mind, I thought I'd talk a bit about how Zelda games influenced the design of Memory's Reach #indiegames #zelda #ocarinaoftime

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I added map markers to help players track down 100% of hidden pickups... but I didn't want to give everything away. #metroidvania #indiegames

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

How do you fit a massive game world into limited space? By breaking up my game's map in to little chunks I'm able to stream it in a piece at a time as you explore. #indiegames #metroidvania #puzzlegames

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I think Metroid Prime's scanner is a great mechanic, but I have two big issues with it. So I made some important changes for scanning in my game. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #metroidprime

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I was forced to find an alternative way of rendering my 3D map over the game view. The solution is simple but effective! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

How adding DLSS broke a bunch of core game systems, forcing me to redesign their implementation. The lesson: Unity's Camera stack is not worth the trouble it causes for several reasons, and you can add this one to the list! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #DLSS #FSR

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

A tiny tweak to my game's camera that makes a big difference to game feel. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Here's how the sound team at @supertonic.au created a cool isolating soundscape for the Phase Visualizer ability using Unity's Mixer Snapshots. #gamedev #indiedev #indegames #sounddesign

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Ten years ago today I released my first indie game - The Eyes of Ara! So today I wanted to give a quick shout out to everyone that has played it over the years and allowed me remain full time indie for the past decade ❤️ #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Answering a common question about my game's auto aim system: How do you prioritize targets? It's actually super simple! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

This week I talk about why I decided to remove the tutorial section from my demo. Turns out it was a bad introduction to an otherwise good game, and it was turning people away before they got to the good stuff! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

This week I've been working on replacing the old temporary intro cut scene for Memory's Reach with something that better introduces the story. Here's how I made a warp speed effect for one of the new shots! #indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #gameart

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

How many raycasts are too many? By far the most common comment I received on my last video was about the performance of my multi-raycast auto aim system. Well, here are the numbers! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

This week I've been working on my game's auto aim functionality so that players can focus less on precision mouse movement and more on solving puzzles 😃 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

This week I've been working a lot with SPLINES, which have been super useful for dressing the overgrown jungle facility area of my game with lots of gnarly vines! 🌱 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

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How Spines Help to Make Level Art Faster and Easier

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Working on a secret hidden room today... went a bit overboard with the moss and vines but you know what, it looks cool! #gamedev #indiedev

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This week, I go slightly insane trying to track down a stubbornly elusive bug that only occurs in release builds. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Spending a day doing nothing but level art after a busy couple of weeks doing all sorts of non-development things. A fun Friday spent doing something I enjoy. #gamedev #indiedev

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

New limited-time demo update out now! Explore the City of Lys until June 30. Featuring new puzzles, lore, and secrets to find! And a huge thanks to @thinkygames.com and @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social for including Memory's Reach in the Thinky Direct 2026 and the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase 😃

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Limited Time Demo Update - Explore the City of Lys

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Taking a break from design focused videos this week for a quick dev diary. With Memory's Reach being included in the Thinky Direct on Thursday (May 28 at 10am PDT, check it out!) I wanted to spend some time on a long-overdue refresh of my Steam page.

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Dev Diary: Steam Page Spring Cleaning!

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Super stoked that Memory's Reach is in the Thinky Direct! I'm showing a brand new area and a new holo-puzzle type (which you can catch a glimpse of in the trailer below). Check out the direct in a couple of weeks!

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

How curves make controller input feel MUCH nicer. This is one of many techniques that goes into making game controls feel *just right* ❤️ #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames youtube.com/shorts/S0XXh...

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Why Game Controls Feel Better with CURVES

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

When I posted a video about my game's offset reticle the other day... people had opinions! The response was huge, so here's a quick followup to address two of the most common comments. #puzzlegames #metroidvania #gamedev #indiedev #indiesgames youtube.com/shorts/6fCUB...

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I offset my game's reticle… and people had OPINIONS!

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I've been working on improving the in-game map to make it easier to navigate and focus on important rooms. #metroidvania #puzzlegame #indiegame #gamedev www.youtube.com/shorts/ts82C...

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Building a Better 3D Map

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Does this give you motion sickness? I implemented an accessibility option to help deal with the extreme motion and screen-warping effects of the translocator ability. #indiegame #gamedev #metroidvania www.youtube.com/shorts/6SPLq...

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Does this give you Motion Sickness?

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

A new accessibility feature I added recently Memory's Reach. For any action in the game that requires a button to be held, you can turn on this option to multi-tap the button instead. #puzzlegame #metroidvania #accessibility

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Adding a new accessibility feature to Memory's Reach

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

This year at TGX I wanted to demo a few areas of the game that haven't received much playtesting yet, and use it as an opportunity to gather data and make improvements. So the demo is split into three areas, each focusing on a different feature with a different style of gameplay.

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Gathered a lot of useful feedback from players at TGX yesterday, so of course I was up until 11pm last night making changes to the build to improve some problem areas 😄 Keen to see how it goes today (and if I broke anything in the process 🙈) #thegameexpo #tgx #puzzlegame #metroidvania

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Memory's Reach will be at The Game Expo this weekend in Melbourne. I've got a new demo with some never-before-seen content including some new puzzles and abilities. Check it out in the indie game section! #puzzlegame #metroidvania #thegameexpo #videogames

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John Walker - Industry Analcyst @botherer.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Hooray! The first of the Thanksgaming 2025 posts is up on Kotaku, with an epic TWENTY unknown indies to check out! I'm going to put up another 20 tomorrow. Spread it far and wide! kotaku.com/indie-games-...

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20 Incredible Innovative Indie Games To Wishlist This Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgaming 2025 everybody! Celebrate with a huge pile of unknown indies to put on your radar

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

If you got a chance to play the game at #PAXAus this year, this is the same demo I had at the show. Only now you can play it in the comfort of your own house and without a 15 minute time limit 😄

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Big new demo update! Check out a preview of Sector 03, featuring new puzzles and mechanics - but only for a limited time! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8c9F... #metroidvania #indiegames #puzzlegame #scifi

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New puzzles and mechanics added in new demo update!

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Building a game with a single, large, interconnected map means occasionally moving an entire zone 36 meters to the right.

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Bargain Bin Gaymers @bargainbingaymer.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Our full coverage of PAX Australia 2025 is now on YouTube and the podcast :) youtu.be/6OZ0mhvZvTI Featuring @100stones.bsky.social @stormcloak.games @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social and Headplug Games!

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PAX Australia 2025 Recap

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

I had fun showing HookedGamers the new Memory's Reach demo at #PAXAus2025 So many other cool indies in this article too, maybe at next year's PAX I'll actually get some time to play some myself 😄 #paxaus

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PAX Rising - The Indie Games of PAX AUS 2025 - Feature | Hooked Gamers

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

That's the fourth (and likely final) PAX for Memory's Reach. It's been a wild ride and a lot of fun! #paxaus #paxaus2025

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Bargain Bin Gaymers @bargainbingaymer.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

We loved playing Memory's Reach by @100stones.bsky.social at @paxaus.bsky.social ! Check out our full interview with developer Ben here: youtu.be/Q2JmN7Qjkfk?...

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

Spaceman has come properly equipped to explore planet Virishal! #paxaus #paxaus2025

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Unexpected outdoor time 😆 I welcome the short break and chance for a bit of sunlight, maybe we should do this every year 😜 #paxaus #paxaus2025

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Made some subtle (and not so subtle) changes to the PAX demo this morning to improve the flow of the first few rooms. Should make getting through the tutorial section much quicker and easier, leaving more time for the more difficult puzzles in the second half. #paxaus #paxaus2025

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Memory's Reach @100stones.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

New demo is going great! If you like puzzle games come find me in the Indie Showcase section to give it a go 😄 #paxaus #paxaus2025

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