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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027)

@andotale.bsky.social
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Cozy Metroidvania. We have the pixels, the platforms, optional peaceful mode, and more! Light storyline. andotale.com No genai.

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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We are bringing sega saturn model 2 controller support in to our game - ABC, XYZ buttons the whole works (dinput of course). What started as science exploration in emulation may have had a small hand in this effort.
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We missed screenshot saturday, but have a small video of behind the scenes working on sprite and pixel animation! Human made of course. The process yo. The process.
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
We figure something akin to jewelry. Sure people consume the mass produced stuff, but there's always a [small] market for the hand crafted, artisanal stuff, who does pay more for "the good stuff".
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Do love us some WinMerge
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Window decor as we move on from the placeholder dev windows. Support for mouse, keyboard, and gamepad input. We also started private play testing, very exciting! Follow along the journey. #screenshotsaturday #andotale #indiegames #indiedev #pixelart #cozygames #steam #pc #promosky
Platforming cozy game showing wood frame window decor as part of the user interface.
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We don't have merch, but we could use some more play testers and/or streamers to help launch the product next year if that is of interest to you?
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Bringing software rendering back! What's old is new again. Love it. With you on this all the way!
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
We are proudly *not* using AI for our [cozy] game... the problem is, we aren't released for a while yet!
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Cutting content to fit a timeline is an artform!
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
We've been working a lot on the fishing mini-game. We changed this part up to a top down view. Cast your line, wait for a bite, reel `em in... if you can! More to come soon. #andotale #indiegames #indiedev #pixelart #cozygames #steam #pc #screenshotsaturday
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The humble Splash screen! A great time to load/preload assets, compile shaders, and do other set up all while displaying licensed things or other obligations. We transition from here to the title seamlessly. #screenshotsaturday #andotale #indiegames #indiedev #pixelart #cozygames #steam #pc
Ando Tale's work in progress splash screen, showing the FMOD logo for sound, the keyo tech logo and a loading indicator
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Noted
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We find this play much more organic as well.
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"we'll optimize later [if at all]" does seems to be a risky strategy these days.
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Games are meant to be fun! Realism need not apply!
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
There are studios out there that don't want to use AI tools, especially for art and animation! (we are one of them btw!) If we somehow make enough money with our first game, I'd love to have staff doing things "the old way". Our current artists are working without AI and I couldn't be happier.
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Yes please. Also agreed.
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Felt that in the soul. So RAMaggeddon just kept blasting.
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
100%
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Right there with you on that. It is not for most people, and round and round it goes.
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Being limited certainly gave rise to being creative with what they had at the time! Agreed.
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Using a pre-made engine gets stuff on the screen fast, but "making it work better" seems usually an afterthought and one that could impact the fundamental architecture of the game after it was already put together (or shipped), causing large maintenance cycles, which costs time and money.
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
You are not alone in this!
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
An interesting take, and one we agree with! Something about the one or two things in the classic 7/10 that pulls us back over and over.
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Agreed!
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Hope everyone is doing well, we're just testing stuff over here. #screenshotsaturday #indiegames #indiedev
Ando Tale in development, shows a stage map with a developer console that devs use to test things
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
We brought forward custom engine work from decades prior. Modernized that a bit. Learned some new tricks along the way. Some techniques used from a long time ago aged just fine! Posts are small on bsky, so, a summary would be memory packing and careful allocations, being one trick!
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
@cozybritt.itch.io is our talented artist helping bring this to life! Overall the game is pulling from the old SNES-era retro-y look and feel. As an extra to the "feel" of the game, we're aiming to consume very little RAM, run at a consistent 120+ FPS, and so forth! Every byte matters!
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Thanks! We are focusing a lot on the look and feel!
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Ando Tale (Coming to Steam 2027) @andotale.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A very early look at what we've been working on. Long way to go, but everyday is one day closer! #indiegames #indiedev www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVJi...
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YouTube video by KeyotechYoutube
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