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IllegallySighted @illegallysighted.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Today's video is my watch along and thoughts on yesterday's Summer Game Fest event: youtu.be/tOzhU5Wgi4Y?si=Nh5pa22a3Cd…

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Upheaval is a text-based open world roguelike adventure. Manage your time and learn from your mistakes over many short runs through a changing fantasy wilderness. Confront or avoid a world-hopping Magician... Demo is out! store.steampowered.com/app/2253300/... #PitchYaGame #indiegames

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Thanks for including Upheaval in this list! :D

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

The amazing Storyteller's Festival is live again on Steam this year, hosted by @twoandahalfstudios.com, and Upheaval is part of it! You can check out a bunch of great story-focused on the Steam event page. #TheStorytellersFestival #Steam store.steampowered.com/developer/Tw...

#TheStorytellersFestival A woman in a flowing purple dress reclines, eyes closed, on a cloud while a human-sized fairy in the top right blows flower petals onto her from the side. Upheaval's key art (a mysterious adventurer overlooking a valley from a mountainside) is featured in a vertical box on the left. Text reads: The Storyteller's Festival, Hosted by Two and a Half Studios

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Proud to announce that Upheaval is part of the #TurnBasedThursdayFest this year by @turnbasedthursday.bsky.social! It's always a fantastic event. You can check out a bunch of games by a bunch of great developers on the Steam event page. store.steampowered.com/curator/4307...

#TurnBasedThursdayFest Featured Game frame; a glowing hex grid fades out on a dark blue background, with Upheaval's key art (a mysterious adventurer overlooking a valley from a mountainside) featured in the foreground. Other text reads: March 9-16, 2026. TurnBasedFest.com.

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Ichigoichie Games says wishlist Tactichord! @ichigoichiegames.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

7/ Thanks to everyone who participated in the #TurnBasedThursday roundup last week. And there's much more! Starting today is the @turnbasedlovers.bsky.social #TurnBasedThursdayFest on Steam! If you see something you like—retweet! Spreading the word is the way to get more. 🎮 👍 turnbasedfest.com

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#TurnBasedThursdayFest 2026 - March 9th-16th!

A seven-day online festival celebrating everyone who makes, plays, and loves turn-based video games. Featuring a massive Steam sale, a new trailer showcase, and more.

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Thank you so much to @studioephua.bsky.social for featuring Upheaval in the #ChooseWiselyFestival, on #Steam now! Check out all the cool narrative branching games available on Steam now. 😊 store.steampowered.com/publisher/st...

Text reads: Choose Wisely Festival, celebrating branching narrative games. December 8-15. Hosted by Studio Ephua. Upheaval featured.

Graphics are: The key art for the Choose Wisely Festival, a black woman with no pupils, billowy, fluffy white hair, and big blue gem earrings looks at the key art for Upheaval, to the right. The key art for Upheaval: a traveller surveys a landscape and a blue sky obscured by clouds. In the foreground, a mysterious traveller in a cloak stands on a mountain path, facing away from us, down the mountain. They have an enchanted sword on their back, a book on their belt, and they're holding a gold ring on a chain in their hand. In the background, at the bottom of the mountain, is a flat plain with a small village on the right and a road leading away from it to the left. Behind the plain is a dense, impenetrable forest. Far in the distance are mountains hidden in fog.

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Game devs with turn-based games should apply! These are great people, highly recommend. :)

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Upheaval is a part of the #TurnBasedCarnival by Acram Digital, starting today on #Steam! Check out all the great turn-based games here: store.steampowered.com/publisher/Ac...

Text reads: Turn-Based Carnival, Nov 27 - Dec 4, Upheaval.

Graphics are: The key art for the Turn-Based Carnival, clouds and leaves and snowflakes and acorns with hex grid spaces, with the key art for Upheaval overlaid on top. The key art for Upheaval: a traveller surveys a landscape and a blue sky obscured by clouds. In the foreground, a mysterious traveller in a cloak stands on a mountain path, facing away from us, down the mountain. They have an enchanted sword on their back, a book on their belt, and they're holding a gold ring on a chain in their hand. In the background, at the bottom of the mountain, is a flat plain with a small village on the right and a road leading away from it to the left. Behind the plain is a dense, impenetrable forest. Far in the distance are mountains hidden in fog.

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Upheaval is a text-based open world roguelike adventure. ⌛ Manage your time and learn from mistakes. ⛰️ Explore a changing fantasy wilderness. 🔁 Short runs in parallel worlds. 🧙 Confront or avoid a world-hopping Magician. Demo is out! store.steampowered.com/app/2253300/... #PitchYaGame #indiegames

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Folk Emerging 🦣 stone age 4X (OUT NOW) @curiousdynamics.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Hey #PitchYaGame! I'm making a "pre-Civ" stone age 4X with nomadic tribes, complex foodwebs, and in-depth characters! 🦣 Wishlist FOLK EMERGING: store.steampowered.com/app/2275300/...

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GOG.COM @gog.com · 23/10/2025

We couldn’t be happier to say that… it’s our turn now! We’re officially hosting this week’s #TurnBasedThursday 🎲 If you’re a developer – show us your turn-based games in the comments and tag other devs! If you’re a fan of the genre – share your love for them in this thread! Now… your move.

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Upheaval is joining the Games Against Living Miserably Steam festival this week, hosted by Curve Games and the suicide prevention charity Campaign Against Living Miserably (CALM). #steam #GALM2025 store.steampowered.com/news/app/225...

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Upheaval - Games Against Living Miserably - Steam News

Support suicide prevention during the Games Against Living Miserably festival!

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Upheaval's enchanted sword is the strongest item in the game! ⚔️ Check out Upheaval in the Sword Celebration on #Steam right now! Lots of other #indiegames with big and powerful swords to try. store.steampowered.com/app/2253300/...

Sword Celebration key art (a giant sword stuck into the middle of a field with mountains and a setting sun in the background), with the Upheaval key art layered on top of it. Text reads: September 1st - 8th 10AM Pacific, Sword Celebration, Upheaval.

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Folk Emerging 🦣 stone age 4X (OUT NOW) @curiousdynamics.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

📣 PUBLIC BETA ANNOUNCEMENT ‼️ Super excited to announce the FIRST EVER beta test for Folk Emerging, happening August 7-18! SIGN UP & get more info here 👇 subscribepage.io/vAwvvR I can't wait to have you play it and hear your feedback! Please share this post far and wide 🍻 #gamedev #indiegame 🎮

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Into The Grid || Early Access Out Now! @flatlinestudios.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Calling all turn-based hackers! 🦾 We are honored to be this week's official #TurnBasedThursday hosts! 🧉 💬 Are you a #gamedev working on a turn-based marvel? Drop us a line below! 🕹️ Are you a turn-based lover? Support by checking the games and wishlisting your favorites!

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

It always amazes me that there are people out there who will tip 2x my game's price!! Thank you so much!!! 😍

Screenshot from itch.io's notifications. Today: You sold Upheaval for $9.99, 50% OFF, $5.00 TIP.

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The Mines Demo update (v0.0.24) for Upheaval is out now! store.steampowered.com/news/app/225... #indiegame #majorupdate

Screenshot of Upheaval, in the mines. It’s pitch black, and the walls are criss-crossed in a thin fungi. Options are: Go south, out of the mines, Go east, Go west, Examine the fungi on the walls, Ride the minecart (highlighted), and Make camp

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

New Upheaval demo+alpha update dropping tomorrow!! 🎉🧙 #indiegames

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Sam Redfern @psychicsoftware.com · 24/07/2025

Happy to be the official host of this week's #TurnBasedThursday! 🥳 #gamedevs / #IndieGameDev, drop your epic #turnbased game below, and use the hashtag! Community, you can all help by 🔁 and ❤ your favourites!

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Mines update coming out next week for the Upheaval alpha + demo! Explore a new underground region haunted by a nameless terror, join the goblins, and lots of other stuff. #indiegamedev #indiegame Get notified here: upheavalgame.com/mailing-list/

Screenshot of Upheaval, in the mines, just inside the entrance. It’s pitch black, and the walls are criss-crossed in a thin fungi. Options are: Go south out of the mines, Go north, Go southeast (highlighted), Go west, Examine the fungi on the walls, and Make Camp

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Ice Code Games @icecodegames.com · 10/07/2025

Hosting this week's Official #TurnBasedThursday! 🥳 🕹 𝐃𝐄𝐕𝐒 ➔ got a cool turn-based game? Drop it below, we wanna see it! 💬 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐑𝐒 ➔ hype up your faves with likes, comments & RTs! Let's make this Thursday a tactical one... 👉 Don't forget the hashtag & tags! 🧊💙

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

🕯️We peer from the shadows this #TurnBasedThursday ...the ritual begins...we are your official hosts. #Gamedev & #IndieDev practitioners: summon your #turnbased creations in the replies - RPGs, strategy, roguelikes, all are welcome. Adventurers: gaze into the thread. Invite others to the circle 🔁

Forbidden Solitaire key art with eyeless wizard and dungeon keep.

"Show us your games"

#TurnBasedThursday

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

The last two weeks, #TurnBasedThursdayFest by @turnbasedthursday.bsky.social and the Access-Ability Summer Showcase by @laurakbuzz.bsky.social pushed Upheaval up over 7,000 wishlists!! 🥳 I'm super excited!!! Thanks so much to the event organizers and everyone who wishlisted for your support!! 🙏🥹

Screenshot of wishlist totals on Steam's backend. Text reads:
Lifetime Overview
Wishlist Additions: 8,035
Wishlist Deletions: (722)
Wishlist Purchases & Activations: (2)
Wishlist Gifts: 0
Current Outstanding Wishes: 7,311

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Mr #PitchYaGame @liamtwose.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Breaking: #PitchYaGame IS LIVE! 🚀 Time to pitch the world your #IndieGames! 🥳

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Upheaval is a text-based open world roguelike adventure based on tabletop RPGs. ⛰️ Master a changing fantasy wilderness. 🔁 Iterate with short runs in parallel worlds. 🧙 Match wits with a world-hopping magician. Upheaval is coming! store.steampowered.com/app/2253300/... #PitchYaGame #IndieGames

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

#TurnBasedThursdayFest is live this year, hosted by the excellent group at @turnbasedthursday.bsky.social! I'm thrilled that Upheaval has been included in this event again! :) Go check out all the great turn-based games here: store.steampowered.com/sale/turnbas... #TurnBasedThursday #indiegamedev

Key art for #TurnBasedThursdayFest (a steampunk owl) with Upheaval's key art embedded in it. Text reads: Featured Game. June 2nd-9th, 2025. turnbasedfest.com

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Raw Fury | RIVAGE OUT NOW @rawfury.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

We're happy to share that we're this week's official #TurnBasedThursday host!☺️ We welcome all #IndieDev and #GameDev creators to share their #TurnBased games in the replies (don’t forget to use #TurnBasedThursday!)🙏 Turn-based players… feast your eyes on the games below!👇

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Mila 'Yuuki' @yuukimuha.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

It’s my turn to host this week’s official #TurnBasedThursday! 🎲 Calling all #IndieDev and #GameDev heroes — show off your turn-based wonders below! 👇 Drop your games in the thread & tag your posts for that sweet visibility boost!👇 ♥️ + 🔁 to help keep the turn-based magic alive!

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Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · 08/05/2025

Hi all, I'm excited to host this week's official #TurnBasedThursday! 🤩 🖱️Developers: Post your games below and use the TBT hashtag! 🎮 Players: 💖Like, 💬Comment & 🔄️Repost to support developers! Let's surface some awesome turn-based games together! #IndieDev | #TurnBased | #IndieGames

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Upheaval was accepted into the Indie Assemble event on Steam this week! Thank you so much to Giorgio Catania for all his work putting this great event together. Check it out here: store.steampowered.com/curator/4471... #indieassemble #indiegamedev

Indie Assemble key graphic on the bottom, Upheaval key graphic on the top. Text reads "Upheaval, 5-11 May Indie Assemble."

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Happy #TurnBasedThursday! :D #indiegamedev I'm adding a nameless terror to the mines in Upheaval, my text-based open world roguelike adventure. What will YOU do when it ambushes you, your lantern out of oil, all alone in the dark? You can wishlist Upheaval on Steam or get the alpha on itch. :)

Screenshot of Upheaval, in the Iron Mountain Mines. Description reads:

You sense a nameless terror in the tunnels coming toward you, from the west. The light of your lantern is almost completely swallowed up by its presence. It fills the space around you, threatening to overwhelm you. You can feel its fear.
What do you do?

Options are: Go toward it, Go away from it, or Give in and give up (highlighted)

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Mantis Games - Deck of Haunts 🎃 @mantisgames.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

We're officially hosting this weeks #TurnBasedThursday! 🕹️ #indiedev: Reply with your game & don't forget the hashtag 🎮 #players: ❤️Like, 🗨️Comment & 🔄️Repost If you don't, we have a spot reserved for you in our haunted domain 👀!

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

You can now ride the minecart in the mines! #indiegamedev #retro #rpg

Screenshot of Upheaval. The description reads:

You are in the Iron Mountain mines. An empty minecart sits here. A switch locks it to the track.
Your lantern is full of oil. It lights up the rough stone walls encapsulating you. Every passage looks the same.

Options are: Explore the mines (1 time), Ride the minecart (no time, highlighted), and Make camp (2 time)

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Temple of the Roguelike @roguetemple.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Temple of the Roguelike is honored to officially host #TurnBasedThursday today! Developers, share your #turnbased game as a reply to this post (all genres are welcome!). Everybody, if you enjoy turn-based games, repost this message to get more people playing these great games!

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Rogue Duck Interactive @rogueduck.net · 10/04/2025

We are quacking out of joy to be this week's official #TurnBasedThursday host 🦆 Making a turn-based game? #IndieDev Reply to this post and show off your game! Turn-based lovers, check out the amazing games in the replies and show some love! ❤️🔁💬

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GG Studio, Indie Dev🎲 Chill Wizard Playtest is on Steam @ggstudio.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Wow! We are hosting the official #TurnBasedThursday this week! 🎉 Turn-based #GameDev / #IndieDev - show your Power💪 and share your awesome projects in this thread! And to all #TurnBased lovers, help us spread the word with your ❤️'s and 🔁's, and your favorite creators in the replies!

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Hi Bluesky, would you play this game? 🧙✨

Screenshot of Upheaval, on the south road

Screenshot of Upheaval, the overworld map

Screenshot of Upheaval, the character and inventory screen

Screenshot of Upheaval, map of the goblin caves

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Not my home, but I know my way around

Screenshot of East Clock Town in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for N64

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Upheaval was selected to be in the Days of Ramadan festival by @seagamethetic.bsky.social, starting now! Check it out: store.steampowered.com/curator/4502... #indiegamedev

Frame around Upheaval key art. Text reads: The Days of Ramadan, Feb 28-Mar 31.

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Working on adding a new mines region to explore in my text-based open world roguelike, Upheaval. Here's a new item I added: a Rusty Lantern that helps you navigate the mines better! It lasts for a limited time, though, so be careful! #TurnBasedThursday #indiegamedev

Screenshot of you finding the Rusty Lantern at the entrance to the Silver Mountain Mines in Upheaval.

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moi rai games | Aethermancer | Monster Sanctuary @moiraigames.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

We're excited to be the official host of #TurnBasedThursday this week! Turn based lovers: Check out the games in this thread! Turn based #GameDev / #IndieDev - share your awesome projects in this thread!

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

#TheStorytellersFestival by @twoandahalfstudios.com just pushed Upheaval over 5000 total wishlists! Thanks so much to everyone for supporting my game! You're all the best! :D #indiegamedev

Screenshot of the Steam backend, showing Wishlist Additions: 5589, Wishlist Deletions: 561, Wishlist Purchases & Activations: 2, and Current Outstanding Wishes: 5026

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Alex Leone @alexleone.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

A lover unable to reach her true love 💔 #indiegamedev

Screenshot of Upheaval in Brackenville, morning with 23 days left. The description reads:
You see a young woman stumbling about in the town square, sobbing. A woman wearing expensive clothes is chasing after her.
The young woman cries, "Lorenzo, I must get to Lorenzo..." her body wracked with grief. The older woman finally catches and escorts her away, in the direction of Whitwell Manor.

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#TurnBasedThursday - Turn-Based Game Showcases @turnbasedthursday.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Join us for the 3rd #TurnBasedThursdayFest on June 5-9! An event packed with excellent games 🎮 a content creator showcase 😎 and a massive Steam sale 🥳 Devs and creators sign up here 👇 forms.gle/eNx1UNYL96nd... Help us share and spread the word ❤️🔃 Now it's your turn!

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