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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Am I making a huge mistake...? HOPE 01 Early Access Releasing on September 15th! store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #indiegames #games #gamedev

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Thank you! :D There's still a lot to do and hopefully 1.0 release will be the best game it can be after the Early Access!

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Ahh! Well It's too late now hahahah! Here's HOPING for the best :3

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The Demo will be up until the launch day so give it a try :3

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Less than 12 days until Early Access Release of HOPE 01! #Steam + #GoG Metroidvania x Extraction Shooter x Survival Horror 🔫Loot over 250+ items 😈Fight 60+ Enemies and Variety of Bosses! 🧙‍♂️Complete Quests for NPCs 🔚5+ Different Endings with even more epilogues! #indiegames #games #gamedev #indiedev

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Someone said I make too many ballistic gel shorts so... here's devlog of my character enjoying a plain glizzy. #games #indiedev #gamedev

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

When you're about to get a compliment on your indie game but it wasn't having any of it... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames Footage from Yippee Ki Yay Mr Falcon! store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/...

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I quit my cushy AAA job for this... store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Woooo! HOPE 01 reached 10,000 Wishlists! store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames #SteamNextFest

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I HIDE the weapon stats from my players.. store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

HOPE 01 is participating in Steam Next Fest! A survival horror extraction RPG with over 200 items and a huge map to explore! Check the stream & demo out! store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #SteamNextFest #indiedev #gamedev

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

When you need a lil pump in your semi.. store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Still using real weapons to beat the game? 🙄 store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

You VS the Shotgun she told you not to worry about. store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Where are your drones? No Drones...? Droneless? 🥴 store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Wait for the BRRRRT to drop~ store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

BIG IRON~ BIG IRON~ store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

True Gamers will use only this weapon in my game... store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/HOPE_01/ #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I HIDE the weapon stats in my game... Why..? Do I hate my players?! store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

PURGING some Heretical Gel in the name of the Empanadas. HOPE 01 Demo out now! store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Who's that Firearm?! Many guns you can loot in HOPE 01 are based on real life firearms. Can you guess which one? Demo out now! Try it out! store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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Wishlist Wicked Boy @gutterspawn.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Making a Game Boy title screen is brutal. 160x144 pixels to sell your whole game. This is Wicked Boy. Pass or play? #indiedev #pixelart #gamedev #steam

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Tearing up some ballistic gel in my Indie Game with a weird sounding gun. HOPE 01 Demo out now! store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I might need to take you up on that later XD Only way I've been testing it was through the steam deck!

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

Oh yeah, the steamdeck/linux build will be out once I get it working hahaha. BUT there is an itchio html5 version you can play, if you don't mind playing on a browser! bendingboygames.itch.io/hope01demo

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I Added Ballistic Gel to my game, and people seem to like it! Here's a short trailer! HOPE 01 Demo is out now! If you like heart-pumping action, risk vs reward, and looting, check the game out! store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

I'm too easy to convince... a single comment asked me to add this and 30 minutes later... HOPE 01 Demo out now! store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Awww theeenks! You can still ask any questions if you want though :D

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

*This is a joke, there are no cases or microtransactions in my game, and there never will be. But this gun can spawn as different skins each time you find it, including a SUPER RARE one, as a reference to a game I'm very bad at but love.

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

I added the ICONIC AWP to my game so you can get RICH IRL by looting and selling RARE skins on the Steam Marketplace!* SEE REPLIES FOR MORE DETAIL /s HOPE 01 Demo out now! store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Any feedback you've got, positive or negative, pop em over! I want the game to be best it can be and what I can manage as a solo developer! Yeah that's fair! I'll see what I can do!

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Just sharing a video someone made covering my game! Video packs a lot in 6 minutes! It makes me happy to see anyone enjoying what you've put out! youtu.be/Th8i2MbNN04?...

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Should you play HOPE 01? - Honest Review in 5 Minutes

YouTube video by Deadly

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Wooo! Thanks for playing, Hope you enjoyed it! If I keep pullin' all nighters like this, probably this year 😂

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Awww thanks! The Gel Block is unfortunately not currently in the Demo but will be in the main game :3

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Cool! Thanks for the info! Makes me wish I could do different ammo loads but unfortunately it was out of scope/my capabilities for my game hahah. I'd love to distinguish different ammo types to support different characteristics like penetration, hollowpoint, and subsonic, and etc :3

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Hahah I don't mind! While I can't guarantee realism I definitely try to be authentic at least and knowing more would help :3 I just know to get movie quiet guns, you need the bullet velocity not to break the sound barrier and normally bigger bullets mean slower speed. But Dmg is ft/lbs energy?

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Hahah I only have a surface-level understanding myself, but I did have MOST suppressed weapons have slower projectile speed than usual and if it was still fast, I made it "louder", although it wasn't a rule due to game-balance :3

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I Put Ballistic Gel in My Indie Game So You Can FEEL the guns! HOPE 01 Demo out now! store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Ballistic Gel tests with guns you can loot in HOPE 01! Demo out now! Try it out! store.steampowered.com/app/4562940/... #indiedev #gamedev #games #indiegames

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The Bending Boy @bendingboygames.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

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