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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

🔥⚔️Denari is at NZGDC this year!!!🔥⚔️ If you're in Auckland Saturday October 3rd swing by and come play Denari!!! We're at Kiwi Game Zone in the NZICC🤩 #NZGDC2026 #indiegames #indiegaming #gamedev #NZICC #auckland #newzealand

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The secret to creating a horrifying bird monstrosity is tons and tons of pasta #indiedev #gamedev #pastaday

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

🎊 Denari is participating in the Anime Game Festival 2026 on Steam NOW! 🎊 To celebrate, we've updated our Steam demo so you can go toe-to-toe with our new gothic-bird-boss Grevven! 🐦‍⬛⚔️ Head over to steam to check it out and Wishlist Denari while you're there! 🙏 #ANIMEGAMEFESTIVAL #indiegame

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Watermelo @watermelobr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Astronaut Diaries Limited has announced that its debut title, Denari, will launch on March 24, 2027, for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam, in partnership with publisher Ninja Kiwi. Check out more on our portal by visiting watermelo.com.br/blog/denari-... 📸 Reproduction @astrodiaries.bsky.social

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Denari the adventure with a narrative inspired by the experiences of children who grew up in New Zealand gets a release date

Astronaut Diaries Limited has announced that its debut title, Denari, will launch on March 24, 2027, for Nintendo Switch

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Slashie looking spectacular in her new Denari drip!! 🔥 🔥 Drop her a follow and go watch her stream! 📺

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TOROA: SKYCALL OUT NOW 🌊☁️ @atawhaigames.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

WHAAAAT TOROA: SKYCALL WON BEST PRODUCTION AT THIS YEAR’S SIR JULIUS VOGEL AWARDS!!! 🥳🤯😭

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

The Denari Demo is LIVE ON STEAM!!😤 We recently updated the demo using your feedback 📝 So GO PLAY IT NOW! 🎮⚔️🔥 #indiegames #indiedev

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EAT PANT | Shared Custody @eatpantgames.com · 24/07/2026

WE NEED MORE EYES ON OUR GAME 👀 We released Teeto a week ago! It’s been so wonderful to see the response & how much people enjoy it. Still need a couple more reviews on Steam to knock it over the threshold so we need your help to get the word out 🩵 Still on discount btw! #indiegame #gamedev

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EAT PANT | Shared Custody @eatpantgames.com · 15/07/2026

🚨Teeto is out now!!🚨 Grab it now on Steam, PS5 & Switch 1/2! It’s been such a crazy journey over the past 2.5 years and we can’t thank you all enough for all the love + support. Help us out by sharing this round so we can let everyone know our 3D platformer is available! #indiegame #gamedev

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Colin McInerney @colin.how · 15/07/2026

the game is shaping up so well. please keep wishlisting so we can break the I Am Your Beast wishlist record!!

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EAT PANT | Shared Custody @eatpantgames.com · 05/07/2026

My nephews also wanted to be in our upcoming indie game so I let them come up with their own characters and record whatever they like. Introducing the “Sensible Worms”… I have no words… #indiegame #gamedev

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Heyo Art Appreciators! 🧑‍🎨 We're designing more VFX! This one's for our explosive mentor character/boss, Bakshi 💥 She uses fireworks in battle, so here are a few concepts of her basic attack created with that theme in mind! 🧨 Which of these do you feel packs more of a punch? #indiegame #indiedev

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David Mason @davidmasoncomposer.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Hi! I'm the music composer and sound designer for DREDGE and I am officially looking for new work !! If you've got a cool game that needs audio of any kind. Please reach out. My DM's are open. Here's a few of the cool games I've done the music and sound design for! 🔊🎵 #gamedev #indiegamedev

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Fnife Games @fnifegames.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

did u kno? SHELFLIFE: ART SCHOOL DETECTIVE is a finalist for The Indie Premier 2026 🎉 the winners will be announced July 7th @ 7PM ET/EDT (July 8th @ 11AM NZST) we're so excited and thankful to be included with all these other extremely cool games 🥂 #indiegames #indiegame #indiedev

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Ayyy that's us! Thanks for including Denari on Playtester! 🎮🎮

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Yo where are all these new followers coming from?? 😱 We see you and appreciate you <3 Check out our latest trailer for a quick peek at our work! ⚔️🔥

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Demo update coming with improvements you've suggested! 🎮📈 Highest priority: the Parry Indicator! ⚔️ Here's a couple variations our animator came up with, which one do yall like most? 🤔 #indiegame #gamedev

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antiguess/allie/althea @antiguess.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

My 20 favorite games from this month's Steam Nextfest (Jun. 2026) listed in no particular order. Too many good games I gotta keep up with. /pos (Names for each game listed in the alt text) #steamnextfest #indiegames

Games listed: 1. Truck-kun is Supporting Me from Another World?!
2. Chunky JUMP!
3. TOEM 2
4. Otterly Lost
5. Hypnagogia: Broken Dreams
6. WOIM
7. Dicetris
8. Hoa 2
9. Endacopia
10. Joy Malignant
11. Denari
12. Bunderkin: The Ocular Eclipse
13. SNAP JAW
14. Ambroise Niflette & the Gleaned Bell
15. Duskfade
16. Meaningless Random Numbers
17. beaterCore
18. Virtue and a Sledgehammer
19. Draco and the Seven Scales
20. OFFBEAT

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Ninja Kiwi Games @ninjakiwigames.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

The Denari demo is out now! Developed by Astronaut Diaries and published by Ninja Kiwi, this narrative action game is about a boy with telekinetic powers who must fight to save his people from the invasion of an empire! 💫 🔗 ninja.kiwi/denari_nextfest?source=s…

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Thanks to everyone for the kind reception to our demo so far <3 For those who desire to exact revenge on a certain bird-guy, worry not! We promise an epic bird showdown in the full release! 🦃⚔️🔥 The rest of you, go play our demo on Steam now! #indiegames #steamnextfest

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David Mason @davidmasoncomposer.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Stoked that Truck-kun and Penguin Colony made this list by @noclipvideo.bsky.social 🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Reception to our demo has been awesome so far 😍⚔️🔥. People are digging the story and artwork, as well as the music by David Mason (Dredge composer) 🎵 Story-driven telekinetic action game sound like your thing? Play our demo on Steam now! #indiegame #steamnextfest

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

We're so psyched 🤩 Blackeye_toast played through our demo on her stream! Through the heart-warming and the horribly tragic, she battled her way from beginning to end. Here's a collection of highlights 😤 ⚔️ Now it's your turn, go play the demo on Steam! #indiegame #steamnextfest

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The Byte @thebyteau.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

8 Australian & New Zealand Demos To Play During Steam Next Fest Here are our picks of demos to play during Steam's Next Fest

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8 Australian & New Zealand Demos To Play During Steam Next Fest

Here are our picks of demos to play during Steam's Next Fest

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Chanisha @chanisha.com · 19/06/2026

HOLY HELL THIS GAME IS SO GOOD!! The folks at @astrodiaries.bsky.social have been working so hard on this for so long and the demo really delivered! Thanks for hanging with me, congrats on this milestone!! And everyone else? CHECK IT OUT store.steampowered.com/app/1589820/...

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Denari on Steam

Denari is a narrative action game about a boy with telekinetic powers who must fight to save his people from the invasion of an empire. Master fast-paced hack and slash combat, take down epic bosses a...

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Super excited for this!! 😱 Our dear friend, TheeSlushee, an incredible voice actor who's worked on titles like Old Skies and Ventreville (and was even in the prototype for Expedition 33) is streaming our DEMO right now! Come hang out on Twitch! 😁 #indiegame #steamnextfest

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Shape Sender Deluxe ⭐️ by Dead Teapot @deadteapot.games · 19/06/2026

100% POSITIVE STEAM REVIEWS! Come play what reviews are raving about (and sharing their custom level codes in?)

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Is this boss for our indie game too hard?! 😭 Not if you use our new multi-dash, charged dash or perfect-block abilities!! ⚔️ You can be everything from a total coward to an unhinged glass cannon and still win 😤 Play our demo on Steam now! #indiegame #steamnextfest

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David Mason @davidmasoncomposer.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

For @ninjakiwigames.bsky.social and @astrodiaries.bsky.social 's Steam Next Fest Demo, I got to help design, and write the music for, a rhythm minigame! And fulfill the dream of writing my own Rhythm Heaven Fever level 😌 Go check out the demo on Steam and give it a go! #steamnextfest #indiedev

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

What a legend!! Blackeye played the whole demo twice - with controller, then keyboard and mouse! She's streaming a Denari art piece now - go check it out 👩‍🎨

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Our long time friend, the incredible artist BlackeEyeToast is playing our demo right now! 🔥🔥 Go watch her play on Twitch, or even on our Steam page! 👀 She miiiight be cooking up some Denari artwork right after... so stay tuned... 👩‍🎨 #steamnextfest #indiegame

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Try not to irritate this dude... But if you do... You can use Sekiro-like perfect-timed blocking to return damage to him, then catch his big swing with a chunky slow-mo parry! ⚔️😤 Try it out on our Steam demo right now! #steamnextfest #gamedemos #indiegames

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Stitchedink @stchdink.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

New trailer and an even better demo. We got Denari ready for Steam Next Fest!!! If you like what you see in the video do us a solid, head over there and Wishlist it. Helps other people see us as well and we KNOW they'll love it too. Demo is ready to take on as well! I reckon you could beat it 😜

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Funk Games @funkgames.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

📢 We're pleased to announce Sludgineers is taking part in Steam Next Fest! 🚂 Starting June 15th PT! 🫧🧹 But why wait to check out the demo? Wishlist and Play now: funk.games/sludgedm ✅ #sludgineers #indiegame #gaming #incremental #clicker #simulation #cozy

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Chanisha @chanisha.com · 16/06/2026

It's #SteamNextFest and I'll be checking out the newly available demo of Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow by @spicybreadprods.bsky.social I did some voice work for this so excited to check it out! Plus I love mystery games like this 😁😁 Come check it out on stream with me tonight if ya like!

Text reads: CH. 1 A TALE OF TALL MEN
VENTREVILLE
A CURE FOR SORROW

Background is white with a sketch of an interior building with a cluster of characters on the right side.

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

It's Steam Next Fest time!! 😤⚔️ Check out DENARI, our epic action adventure game where you use telekinetic abilities to fight back against the invasion of an empire🔥 Play our demo on Steam now! #indiegame #steamnextfest #indiedev

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Stitchedink @stchdink.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Our public demo is finally live!!! If you've ever asked me about Denari. Now is the easiest time to see what it's all about on your own! Go pick it up and let us know what you think 🔥❤️‍🔥🔥

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Attention GAMERS!!! 📣 The Denari Steam DEMO is live now! Prove you have what it takes to defeat the Denari Empire!🔥⚔️ Wishlist and Play NOW!! 🙏 #indiegame

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Veselekov @veselekov.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

If you wanted to know a bit more about making Penguin Colony as a mostly Indigenous team:

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Denari is coming to Steam Next Fest!! 😤 Super amped to release our demo publicly soon!! 🎮⚔️ Make sure to wishlist the game on Steam at the link below and keep an eye out for that Demo 👀 #indiegame

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

HUGE congrats to our buddies Whistling Wizard on the release of the incredible Rose and Locket today!! We've looked up to them from a distance for years and have more recently been proud to call them friends ❤️ Head over to Steam and pick up your copy!! 🎮 #gaming #indiegame

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

What's happening all?! Check out our new skill tree in development! 🌳 The result is super cool, especially with this soothing @davidmasoncomposer.bsky.social chillhop tune playing in the background... but building it has been truly painful... UI is the Dark Souls of #gamedev ☠️ 😭

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Welcome to everyone who followed thanks to that last post 😅 Here's what we get up to beside all the bug hunting. Working on getting our "perfect block" and "parry" mechanics tight! ⚔️ Our game has plenty of long-ranged telekinetic mechanics, but straight up melee has to go hard too 🤘 #indiedev

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Andrew 🌲 Alpine Lake @mossygrovegames.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

If you’re wondering who had the best gifts at BitSummit it was the New Zealand booth by a landslide.

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Denari @astrodiaries.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Yooo I totally forgot there's a Game UI Database!! Thank you! 🙏 We had a browse this morning and tried out different UI style ideas that could work. Here's a quick experimentation with a scene in development:

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Ten Thousand Coins: The Golden Merchant @thousandtonic.com · 08/05/2026

Our game has been featured in The ANZ Indie Showcase & ANZ Indiefest 2026, hosted by @theindiebrew.com.au Check out all the amazing ANZ indie games here: buff.ly/mJI5Piz 🎮 Wishlist, Follow and play our demo on Steam: buff.ly/3lrBMxz #anzindiefest #indiegame #indiedev

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Noble Steed Games @noblesteedau.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

2 years of Games Exchanges... in a blip! 😍 We've traded Aussie indie games with so many cool devs, including devs from Aotearoa this Friday! Drop by to playtest and hang out! 📍Redfern Community Centre ⏰8th May, 5:30PM - 8:00PM RSVP: events.humanitix.com/australia-x-...

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