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Hillthorn - Play our demo now ⛰️🔍 @hillthorngame.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Antoine from @foolmoongames.bsky.social talks about the Music of Hillthorn in our latest dev log. Read about how the atmosphere of the game was created and the inspirations here: bit.ly/4hm60jo

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Fellow Traveller @fellowtraveller.games · 28/09/2026

🌟 Presenting the LudoNarraCon 2026 Official Selection 🌟 🎮 51 narrative indie games 🗓️ October 8–15 PT on Steam 💙 Supported by @jacobgeller.com, @lookingfor.game, @remapradio.bsky.social & @thisweekinvideogames.com 🌐 More info at bit.ly/FTLNC2026 📬 Sign up for our newsletter to stay updated!

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Nice! Did you end up reaching to anyone? I submitted pretty late this time 😅

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Got one as well. I think that's their attempt at promotion. 🫠

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Notre studio est au Québec et quelques règles sont différentes. Par exemple, démo est masculin et le point d'exclamation ne prends pas d'espace avant. Mais on va corriger les fautes d'accord.✨ Si ça t'intéresse d'en savoir plus : vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/22039/la-typ...

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Bien sûr, je comprends. Merci pour ces examples, je vais valider que c'est réglé dans la version complète qui a eu une passe de révision!

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Salut! As-tu des exemples de problèmes avec la version française pour nous aider à comprendre? On a fait la version française nous-même mais peut-être que des erreurs se sont infiltrées dans la démo.

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Brett Codes @brettcodes.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I wrote an essay about why I'm done using AI for coding, even if it costs me my job and career: brettcodes.com/im-done-usin... The basic gist is: AI made me a worse, apathetic programmer. I think it's bad for humanity, the planet, and the craft of software engineering. And I'm done using it.

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I'm done using AI

Why I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels.

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

This is my surprise in the last year. I learned most programmers didn't really see it as a craft. Many still seem opposed to using AI in other contexts.

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Raw Fury | RIVAGE OUT NOW @rawfury.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We just announced during the Future Games Show with that Hillthorn in coming to Steam, Nintendo Switch, iOS and Android in November! There's not much longer to wait to explore Mount Hillthorn and find what's truly going on. Play the demo now: store.steampowered.com/app/3504050/…

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

It's always special to see something you've worked on in a physical space! 🥺

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Our Art Director Tara is answering some questions about the #Art of #Hillthorn! Check it out! ✨

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 17/08/2026

Please share: I'm writing an article and I want to talk to developers who have successfully transitioned out of the games industry to jobs elsewhere. What do you do now? How did you sell yourself? What skills were transferable? All disciplines welcome, my DMs are open.

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Is this an expanded Playdate version?👀 This was my highlight of season 2!

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Which is a better thumbnail? We participated in #GMTK Jam this weekend and we can't choose! #Gamejam #gamedev #GMTKjam itch.io/jam/gmtk-jam...

Hour guy falling through space with multiple versions of themselves.

Hour guy walking in top down while seeing themselves.

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Finally went to see THE greek epic where this guy does a long, wandering journey back home. People were right the soundtrack is amazing.

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Fool Moon - Hillthorn Demo Available Now @foolmoongames.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Aaaaand it's a wrap! Hour Guy is alive! foolmoongames.itch.io/hour-guy Please go play and leave us comments and reviews! Who knows...maybe more awaits our little Hour Guy 👀 #gamejam #puzzlegame #indiedev #gmtk2026 @gamemakerstoolkit.com

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Hour Guy by FoolMoonGames, Sprawl, Mindmill, pinataMAN, frufiange, seaohso, panachemidi

Can Hour Guy hide from his past?

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Finished it yesterday and thoroughly enjoyed going through the art gallery. It's all very inspiring, thank you!

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Mermaid Mask is a standalone sequel to Tangle Tower which is currently 80% off. It's a very good one! Galley House is by the devs of Roottrees are dead whic was very similar to Golden Idol!

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

What an amazing week for Detective games : - The Mermaid Mask - The Incident at Galley House - Desktop Explorer - Database Detective : Minor Crimes Division - A demo for Imprinted So much variety as well! I know what I'm doing this rainy weekend 👀

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

🙌 Hillthorn is completely human made, no AI at all. We plan to keep it that way for future Fool Moon projects as well. Don't fall for this attempt at normalization 😤

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Hillthorn - Play our demo now ⛰️🔍 @hillthorngame.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Thank you @engadget.com for including Hillthorn in your article "Palworld 1.0, Tiny Bookshop on mobile and other new indie games worth checking out" Read the article here: www.engadget.com/2212703/palw...

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Palworld 1.0, Tiny Bookshop on mobile and other new indie games worth checking out - Engadget

Our weekly roundup of the best new indie games is here.

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Hillthorn - Play our demo now ⛰️🔍 @hillthorngame.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

#ICYMI last week we revealed our new trailer & partnership with Raw Fury. Hillthorn is a detective mystery game where you are hired to solve a disappearance but you soon learn there is more to this case than meets the eye. Play the demo & wishlist now: bit.ly/4vpUoRb

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Raw Fury | RIVAGE OUT NOW @rawfury.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A dark investigation game with a story told entirely with cards? Sounds mysterious, sounds unique, sounds like our vibe! Introducing @hillthorngame.bsky.social a missing person, a village full of secrets and you're running out of time... Wishlist & play the demo Now: bit.ly/4vpUoRb

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A disappearance in a secluded community. A mountain hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game that invites you to uncover the mystery without...

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Mael Duin 🧩 @maelduinplays.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Hiya all! Yes, you too, new follower. 'End of the month' here means that I make a selection of the 10 best new puzzle demos that I played that month (out of ~30). This time the top 2 are detective games, and despite involving overlapping cards, they play completely different! 🤯 Starting with... 🔎🗺️🏞️

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Oh I recently went back to it after because there was still 20ish games I hadn't played. Will check the dark cherry mod now 👀

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Alex Strook 🐭⚡️SQUEAKROSS @alexstrook.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

when you open a service you've been using for a decade only to find it out it caught the virus

Fake website servic welcome page. text reads:

"Your favorite tool is now ruined by AI"
"you might not like it but shareholders love it"

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Wander @wanderbot.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

I'm so sick of seeing AI disclaimers like this. The solution to not having the budget for voice acting isn't to use AI, it's to not have voice acting at all! Games don't need VO to be good! By jamming in slopvoices, you're not making your game better, you're making it worse and reprehensible!

A Steam AI Generated Content Disclosure

The developers describe how their game uses AI Generated Content like this:

AI-generated voiceovers for ingame characters. This is a indie no-budget production. Sorry :-'(

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Thanks for the breakdown! It's always interesting to see the specific tooling created by small teams to allow the vision to work.

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Thanks for the shoutout and feedback! It's easy to skip demo content by going to the classroom early. I will update the demo in the future 🙏

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

In Hillthorn, clues act as conversation subjects. They can also be combined together! There is no dialogue : You have to interpret the meaning behind the clues you receive. #screenshotsaturday #demo #steam #indie #indiegame

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Love how it looks and always in the mood for a Mystery! Will give it a try and add it to my list of monochrome games 👀

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

I noticed that they standardized the Steam awards. It's probably for the better, but I will miss using the Jester in a passive aggressive way 🤡

Screenshot of the Community Awards of Steam.

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Are you taking games that barely missed the deadline but still released a demo this week? If not no worries, we'll probably make it for the next one 😅 Thanks for doing this! Already noticed some nice one in the comments. store.steampowered.com/app/3615330/...

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A disappearance in a secluded mountain. A village hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Hillthorn's investigation system encourages you to use logic and imagination. Combine actions, cl...

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Nice discovery! I love the aesthetics, I'm adding it to my monochrome curator 🤍🖤

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Have you played Hillthorn's #demo yet? If you did, please leave a review, it helps a lot! #NextFest #SteamNextFest #indiegames store.steampowered.com/app/3615330/...

The capsule art of Hillthorn : A woman facing looking at the viewer with the white outline of the moon behind.

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Welcome to Bluesky! I like how it looks! The painted style reminds me of Child of Light a little!

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Alexis Lessard | Hillthorn Demo Available NOW! @alexislessard.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Thanks for giving it a try! I was worried about making them cards because of this, but it just works 😅 Balancing the amount of clues visible at the same time was one of the big challenges! If you handled the demo you'll be fine for the whole thing :)

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