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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Big Les still getting his million quid a year salary though :)

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Announcing my second solo-indie game - Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 - Tidy up the medieval marketplace stalls, - Regain and use your magical powers after a... mishap. - Restore the market to life! store.steampowered.com/app/5190030/... Wishlists and shares hugely appreciated! 💖

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Tidy Up the Town on Steam

What have you done to the market?! Practising your amateur sorcery in the town square might not have been the best idea… You should really tidy up the market stalls before everyone arrives for a hard ...

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Damn, you've got to imagine Rockstar never envisioned a speech like this one happening when they fired those 34 workers, huh?

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Tidy Up the Town on Steam

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My wee indie game just passed 2,000 reviews on Steam, and at 94% positive no less. I put three years of my heart and soul into this game, so to see it resonate is absolutely humbling and I'm incredibly grateful.

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

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Rob "Xemu" Fermier @xemu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Giving an indie game a "thumbs down" negative review is LITERALLY a punishment. In many cases due to how the Steam algorithm works, it is a capital one. If a game just wasn't for you, or you have some feedback, please just post on the forums! Save the "thumbs down" for AI slop and other offenses.

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Was this... always just a black box? Have you all been retweeting and liking the black box?! 😭 That is supposed to be THIS!

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Experience a 30-hour-long, fully voice-acted storyline where your crafting, exploration and building always have an actual story-driven purpose! You can grab AETHUS right now for just $14.99 - find out why the game has 94% positive reviews! 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/2541530/... #IndieDev

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

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Raphael van Lierop 🇨🇦 @raphlife.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

New dev diary is now live! 👀👏🏻🥳

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Daniel J. Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 16/08/2026

Hey! Are you an indie dev who doesn't use gen AI and have a game you're currently promoting? I'm looking to make a starter pack and you could be in it! Reply below with a link to your game 👇 go.bsky.app/78u8M6Y

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Joel Burgess @joelburgess.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Ambrosia Sky is now complete. I hope you find it as compelling and complex to play as it was for us to build. Act Two is a FREE update, and the base game is 20% off this week. The full-game price goes up soon, so now is the best time to grab or gift a copy! store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...

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Save 20% on Ambrosia Sky on Steam

You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by an unknown contamination. Survive and harvest strains of hostile alien fungi, explore trea...

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Chris Bratt @chrisbratt.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Game workers protested outside the Build A Rocket Boy offices on Saturday, as the studio hosted a playtesting event for fans. BARB has laid off 250-300 employees over the last 13 months & has been accused of installing surveillance software on workers' PCs to root out "saboteurs" within the company

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Prototyping THREE new games at the same time right now. It’s incredibly fun. They might not turn into anything but it’s so wonderful to have the studio runway to be able to spend time in this phase, while being able to be a dad whenever I need to be during the workday. Really thankful.

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

I did this too for my recent launch and one of the pirates actually interviewed me for a Russian online games website afterwards (he had since bought the game) and it was 100% the right way to go. Always better to lean into it.

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Super thankful to @orbitalpotato.bsky.social for putting AETHUS in the #1 spot in his new video of all the awesome recent survival-strategy games! 💖 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GQ2...

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Strategy Survival Games 2026 - The Best Releases So Far

YouTube video by Orbital Potato

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Proud to announce the next game Vampirium: 1997 Dracula is king of the United British Empire. Kill his enemies and find your own path through a minimalist immersive sim sandbox. Wishlists and retweets massively appreciated (and, you know, massively helpful) store.steampowered.com/app/4035190/...

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Vampirium: 1997 on Steam

1997. Dracula is King of England. At his command, master your dark gifts to assassinate his enemies and secure his vampiric empire. Infiltrate locked-down locations, adapt and survive in living enviro...

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Super thankful to @orbitalpotato.bsky.social for putting AETHUS in the #1 spot in his new video of all the awesome recent survival-strategy games! 💖 www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GQ2...

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Strategy Survival Games 2026 - The Best Releases So Far

YouTube video by Orbital Potato

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John Walker - Industry Analcyst @botherer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

First batch is up! Ten fantastic-looking new or upcoming indie games you'll very probably want to stick on your Wishlist asap: kotaku.com/indie-penanc... Please repost this to get these games as much attention as possible. Especially *you*, person with a squillion followers.

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It's Indie-Penance Day! Have 10 Incredible Indie Games To Wishlist

Video games are amazing! Here's a lot of proof

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John Walker - Industry Analcyst @botherer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Last call! Starting to put this together now.

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

AETHUS received a 'phenomenal' review from @debugmag.com in their latest issue! 👩‍🚀⛏️ So chuffed. Thank you for the lovely words, my physical copy will be going up on the wall!

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

AETHUS received a 'phenomenal' review from @debugmag.com in their latest issue! 👩‍🚀⛏️ So chuffed. Thank you for the lovely words, my physical copy will be going up on the wall!

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Tony Gowland @tonygowland.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We're still a bit too close to launch for me to have an objective view of causes etc, but safe to say Into the Slimy Mines has 28 100% positive Steam reviews, but hasn't done nearly what we hoped sales-wise. So any shares are massively appreciated store.steampowered.com/app/3639440/...

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Save 10% on Into the Slimy Mines on Steam

A roguelike tower defense with a card-driven twist. Build your deck, carve out tunnels, and deploy defences directly into the path of the swarm. Rank up your chosen Guild and rescue your Dwarven crew ...

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Finished Subnautica 2's first EA version after 14 hours - thoroughly enjoyed it! Really excited to continue the story and progression, it's been very compelling! Please though, give me glass habitat roof pieces?! 🙏

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The AETHUS Gamepad Update is live now, featuring full support and an entirely bespoke quick interaction scheme! 🎮 The game will also be on sale for 20% off tomorrow, so if you've not picked it up yet there's never been a better time! 👩‍🚀⛏️ shorturl.at/LKyND

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AETHUS - Gamepad Support now available with Patch 1.035! - Steam News

Official support for gamepads/controllers is now available!

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

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AETHUS - Gamepad Support now available with Patch 1.035! - Steam News

Official support for gamepads/controllers is now available!

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Michael Kamm @michaelkamm.games · 26/05/2026

Last year, miHoYo copied my puzzle game Ouros in Zenless Zone Zero. Because they are a recognized, billion-dollar studio and my game isn't well known, some people are now assuming that their version is the original, and mine is the clone. I hope this video clears that up.

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Mitch Dyer @mitchyd.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

“Please have 2+ years of experience with an engine we announced on Friday” really sums up the state of the games industry.

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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Hi if you are writing a modern day drama in tv or film or even perhaps a videogame, can I ask that you please not immediately make the drug addict or dealer Scottish. I know that Trainspotting was set in the Midlothian region but we also invented a swathe of modern tech that would embarrass Edison

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Kat Welsford @popelady.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

New fund for UK game developers launched today and I'm super proud to say I worked on it! Please go and apply if you have a suitable game as its been a labour of love! New fund of up to 50k per game for localisation, marketing, PR, Influencers, etc www.bfi.org.uk/get-funding-...

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UK Global Screen Fund (UKGSF) International Distribution Video Game Release funding

Growing exports and global demand for UK independent narrative video games, enabling them to secure wider and higher profile releases.

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jasmine james 🔜 Barcelona Game Fest @jasmo.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Happy May! Here's another thread of freelance writing, full-time and mock review job opportunities for games, tech, and entertainment 💛 Please share it with your pals 👍🏾

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Tony Gowland @tonygowland.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

New trailer (and a release date)! Please share this around and get ready for dwarf-y tower defence-y goodness at the end of the month

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

AETHUS has passed 1,500 reviews on Steam! 🥳 I never imagined I might achieve this goal within two months, and for the game to still be Overwhelmingly Positive is just a dream come true. I'm incrediby happy that this little story has resonated so much with everyone. Thank you so much!

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

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Underdog @weareunderdog.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

We're happy to unveil the crew's first project, we're developing a sequel to the smash indie hit ZERO Sievert. We'll talk a lot more about our indie studio and we plan to do dev diaries in the near future, give us a follow? :-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xry4...

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ZERO Sievert 2 | Co-op Sequel Announcement Trailer

YouTube video by ZERO Sievert

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Work With Indies @workwithindies.com · 27/04/2026

Exothermic is hiring a Sci-fi Game Knowledge Specialist to grow a small but dedicated community across forums, wikis, Discord & more! 🛰️ Remote, Part-time 🎮 $20USD/hr, 5hrs/week 🩵 for sci-fi games a must ⤵️

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Exothermic is hiring a Sci-fi Game Knowledge Specialist

We’re looking for someone passionate and not a jerk about sci-fi games to help support and grow a small but dedicated community across forums, wikis, Discord, and other social channels.

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

mama, I finally made it 🥰

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Nicholas Camm @nicholascamm.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Wearing my "I'm in a woke trash game" badge with pride today 🤩

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

People purposefully leaving negative reviews to try and knock your game out of Overwhelmingly Positive because they think 'it's not deserved' but rating the game an 8/10 is wild!

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

AETHUS is now on its first post-launch discount at 20% off! If you haven't picked up the game yet, now's the perfect time as I've pushed over TWENTY patches since launch containing countless fixes, new features and QOL improvements! Grab it here!👇 store.steampowered.com/app/2541530/...

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Save 20% on AETHUS on Steam

Explore a vast underground world to mine and craft hundreds of items while building up your modular Outpost on the surface, to prospect for gems, refine resources and farm hydroponic crops in this top...

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Going live on Twitch with the first AETHUS dev-stream! Come check out how I create new placeable constructions for the game as I add the BIODOME! www.twitch.tv/beacondev/ #GameDev

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BeaconDev - Twitch

First AETHUS devstream! Adding the BIODOME and new decorative plants.

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

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Alex Kane | Wishlist Tidy Up the Town! 🧙‍♂️🧹 @beacondev.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

No stream today! I'm finishing up a new patch for the game with much-requested, big improvements to building!

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