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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev

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Solo game dev behind Once Glorious Artahk, a lore-rich, dark fantasy adventure game. Available now on Steam!: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310/… Website: oncegloriousartahk.com Discord: discord.gg/FCtxUAebHm

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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Once Glorious Artahk is 25% off for the #SteamAutumnSale! It's a fitting season for a dark and gloomy adventure beneath a starless sky... Store Page: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310?... Prologue Story: oncegloriousartahk.com/news/article... #indiegame #gaming #puzzlegame
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
That future is now! The Once Glorious Artahk website now has a lore archive section where you can read through extra stories from the universe, including the prologue, a cut lore entry from the game, and the ongoing Vengeance Mine side story! Check it out here: oncegloriousartahk.com/news
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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 02/09/2026
He Who Watches is out today! Walk on walls and fire magical arrows in this puzzling dungeon crawler!
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He Who Watches · Thinky Games
Walk on walls and fire magical arrows in this puzzling dungeon crawler.
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AvengingCondor @avengingcondor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Some old pics I have from brainstorming, an ancient concept for the starting zone from the first year of development and plotting out one of the Plaza puzzles. My handwriting is unfortunately abysmal lol
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The first chapter of a new story expanding on the world of Artahk is now available over on Discord! "In a cruel world shaped beneath a starless sky, a woman makes a pact with the Spirit of Vengeance to hunt down those that have wronged her." The game is also 20% off now to celebrate!
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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2026 🎉 The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans. Deadline: September 27th More info 👇
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Once Glorious Artahk is now 30% off for the #SteamSummerSale! There's no summer without a sun, the world of Artahk needs the light restored now more than ever! Store Page: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310?... Prologue Story: store.steampowered.com/news/app/339...
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Save 30% on Once Glorious Artahk on Steam
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only yo...
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Once Glorious Artahk is now 30% off for the #SteamSummerSale! There's no summer without a sun, the world of Artahk needs the light restored now more than ever! Store Page: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310?... Prologue Story: store.steampowered.com/news/app/339...
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Save 30% on Once Glorious Artahk on Steam
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only yo...
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
I made a separate personal account on here! Official updates, news, and teasers will always be posted on this account, but WIP posts of unannounced projects (as well as anything not directly related to Bismuth Tales games) will live over there for any that may be interested
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Once Glorious Artahk is on sale now, 20% off!✨ If you've yet to delve into those twisted ruins, now's your chance to test your mettle... Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310?... Itch: bismuth-tales.itch.io/once-gloriou...
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
✨Once Glorious Artahk Update 1.3 is now available!✨ It introduces a lot of new QoL features, including an extensive new map system and a new progress hinting mode! A native Linux build is also now available Get it now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3390310/... #indiegame #puzzlegame #gaming
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Putting the finishing touches on the last new features of the upcoming update: options to show captions for sound effects for accessibility, and a "hinting" mode that puts a special highlight on things that are key for progression! #ScreenshotSaturday #gamemaker #gamedev #indiegame
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
A new way to get around in style is coming soon to an ancient city near you! Don't worry about the side effects 😎 #ScreenshotSaturday #indiegame #gaming #gamemaker
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Players were having trouble with getting lost and keeping track of where they've been in some of the game's zones, so I put together a map system complete with custom markers you can place wherever you want as you explore! Update coming soon 👀 #ScreenshotSaturday #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Put out a little update on progress and what all is planned for the next update over on Steam! The game also now has an official Steam Input controller layout and works great on the Steam Deck! store.steampowered.com/news/app/339...
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Once Glorious Artahk - Progress Update + Steam Deck Compatibility - Steam News
Maps And More On The Way!
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Work is well underway on a large update for the game, aiming to have it out by the end of the month! The big new addition on the way is an in game map, but a lot of QoL additions are coming too, like an option to change the font used for lore entries if the pixelated one is hard on your eyes
A screenshot of a lore entry being read in game, featuring a normal smooth font instead of the stylized pixel font used in the game currently.
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Once Glorious Artahk is discounted for the Steam winter sale! 20+ hours of content for 20% off, be sure to check it out while the deal is on! ✨🎁
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jitspoe @jitspoe.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
So many awesome indie games in this showcase! #15seconds www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOUw...
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2025 Indie Game 15 Second Showcase
YouTube video by jitspoe
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jitspoe @jitspoe.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
The Lone Wulf Studio 2025 Indie 15 Second Showcase is this Saturday! Thanks for the hundreds of submissions. This is going to be a banger! Set your calendars for Dec. 13, 10PM UTC (5PM EST). There's a countdown and more info here: lonewulfstudio.com/indieshowcas...
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Lone Wulf Studio 2025 Indie 15 Second Showcase
Hundreds of indie games worked on in 2025 at 15 seconds a pop!
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Hotfix 1.2.1 is now live, make sure your game is up to date! Small update that fixes a few typos, prevents a rare crash, and adds a small QoL feature to preview what lore entries are in a serial while scrolling through the list steamcommunity.com/games/339031...
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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 02/12/2025
The reward for solving this puzzle is...a croissant? @bismuthtales.bsky.social
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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 02/12/2025
It's easy to get lost in this metroidbrainia with its winding world and deep, intriguing lore!
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A new metroidbrainia about exploring a lost city (Once Glorious Artahk)
Exploration? Check. Metroidbrainia? Check. Lots of lore? Check. Sounds like Once Glorious Artahk might be a very interesting game! I certainly got very lost in the short time I've played it, but it seems like that's kinda the point. Like Outer Wilds, it's all about exploring and understanding the wo
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
A new update is live on Steam, make sure you game is up to date! Highlights✨: -New accessibility option to reduce intensity of the dark overlay on unlit areas -A few potential softlocks that were discovered have been fixed store.steampowered.com/news/app/339...
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Once Glorious Artahk - Update 1.2.0 - Steam News
Patch Notes: Added a new option in the settings menu to control the intensity of the dark overlay applied to unlit areas This setting will allow you to go as far as fully disabling it if need be, but ...
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Just put out a short update on some future plans for the game! There's also now an official Discord server for anyone that wants to discuss the game or get some help with puzzles! Invite link is right at the top of the article store.steampowered.com/news/app/339...
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Once Glorious Artahk - Future Plans And Official Discord - Steam News
It's been just over a week since the game released, and things are still going strong! New players are braving the ruins of Artahk every day, and more and more of those that came before them have reac...
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
The game's been out for almost a week, and it's still super exciting to see people making progress and discussing the puzzles! If you've been enjoying the game, don't forget to leave a review on the Steam page! It really helps out!
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
The first player has officially beaten the game! 🎉🎉
The achievement "Let There Be Light" from the game Once Glorious Artahk, rewarded for reaching the ending of the game. The author forgot to grab a screenshot of the version where the unlock percentage is shown so you'll just have to trust him
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
A new update is live on Steam to address player feedback, make sure your game is up to date! Highlights✨: -The Beast can now be disabled -All known softlock edge cases, and any potential unknown ones from a certain ability, should be fixed 🌸 store.steampowered.com/news/app/339...
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Once Glorious Artahk - Update 1.1.0 - Steam News
New update makes a sweeping pass on potential softlocks with a certain ability, and allows players to disable the beast
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
This ability caused by far the most headaches during development trying to catch every edge case where the player can strand themself without a way back, but it's very cool! 🌸 Final #ScreenshotSaturday post for this project, because it's available now!: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310?...
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Hotfix 1.0.2 is now live, make sure your game is up to date! Small but critical, with a single fix to prevent a crash at a key late game moment 🦊 store.steampowered.com/news/app/339...
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Once Glorious Artahk - Hotfix 1.0.2 - Steam News
Fixed a critical bug that caused a crash and blocked further progress after the encounter you get following your trip into the ziggurat
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Hotfix 1.0.1 is now live on steam, fixing a few issues that have cropped up since launch! Make sure your game is up to date! Highlights✨: -Text scaling at extreme resolutions fixed -The vine won't kill you anymore -QoL update to stop The Beast from spawncamping steamcommunity.com/games/339031...
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Steam :: Once Glorious Artahk :: Hotfix 1.0.1
Fixing a few minor bugs that have been reported since launch
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
I FOUND THE VINE THAT'S BEEN KILLING PLAYERS!
Image depicts a terrified looking cat being grabbed by a hand with the caption "YOU"
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
If you're playing the game, just know that I'm secretly cheering you on every step of the way! Genuinely out here looking like this every time I check in and see that the unlock % on a progress milestone achievement has gone up
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Have YOU seen this achievement? You shouldn't have! It seemed like a fun idea at the time to add one that can be a consolation prize for dying to a bug, but now I'm haunted by the fact a bug killed at least 2 players that I have no knowledge of! Please tell me what happened to you! 🙏 #indiegame
A steam achievement for the game Once Glorious Artahk labeled "A Terrible Fate" with the description "Die in an unanticipated way. But if there's an achievement for it, isn't it anticipated? Something to think about."
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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 18/11/2025
The Apothecary of Trubiz and Once Glorious Artahk are two new games with old-world settings and and forgotten languages!
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Cryptic languages, symbols & lore abound in these two recent puzzle game releases · Thinky Games
The Apothecary of Trubiz and Once Glorious Artahk both released in the last few weeks, and both feature strange symbols and alphabets you must decipher while centering around very different kinds of puzzle gameplay.
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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 18/11/2025
Once Glorious Artahk is out now! Solve murals and mysteries to unlock paths among the ruins of a bygone city. @bismuthtales.bsky.social
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Once Glorious Artahk · Thinky Games
Solve murals and mysteries among the ruins of a bygone city.
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
After 5 years of work, Once Glorious Artahk is available now on Steam!! 🧭Explore the ruins of an ancient city 🧩Solve mind-bending puzzles 📖Uncover ancient lore (90+ short stories!) ✨Restore light to a starless sky store.steampowered.com/app/3390310/... #indiegame #gaming #puzzlegame #solodev
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Once Glorious Artahk on Steam
Explore the ruins of an ancient city. Solve puzzles to unlock new paths, abilities, and forgotten lore. Read the lost stories you uncover to gain insight into a tangled web of mysteries. Using only yo...
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Once Glorious Artahk releases tomorrow!! Can't wait for you to get your hands on it 😁 In case you missed it, I've been putting out a prologue story for the game over on the steam page, the last chapter will go up right alongside the launch! (You can read it while it downloads!) #indiegame #solodev
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
"Gloam lilies only bloom in absolute darkness...A perfect symbol that not all hope is lost, that even in dismal shadow beauty thrives and new things yet can grow..." Just one more day till release! Another chapter of the prologue story is live store.steampowered.com/news/app/339... #Fantasy #lore
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Once Glorious Artahk - Prologue Story: Flowers Beneath A Starless Sky V - Steam News
["Flowers Beneath A Starless Sky" is a prologue story for the game, written in the same style as the lore you'll be discovering in-game. The previous chapter can be found here.] V. A Corpse Can Heal I...
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
"There is no end to this place, no map would ever contain its sprawl, and one wrong move would send you wandering forever..." Just 2 days until launch!! Another chapter of the game's prologue story is now available to prepare you ✨🌷 store.steampowered.com/news/app/339... #Fantasy #indiegame #lore
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Once Glorious Artahk - Prologue Story: Flowers Beneath A Starless Sky IV - Steam News
You flex your power with hopeful focus. From the dirt, a purple hyacinth grows at cautious pace. You grasp the bloom and look within...
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
For the last #ScreenshotSaturday before the game releases, here's the last asset I made for it! 🌳 Pro tip for devs: When art is your weakest area, don't put a tree regrowing all of its leaves fully on screen in your game! It's really hard to do! #pixelart #indiegame #solodev
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
"The world is dead and rotting, Serenna, and the wolves are closing in..." With 3 days left till launch, the 3rd chapter of the game's prologue is up! ✨🌷 Find it here, and remember to wishlist the game while you're there! store.steampowered.com/news/app/339... #Fantasy #DarkFantasy #Writing
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Once Glorious Artahk - Prologue Story: Flowers Beneath A Starless Sky III - Steam News
“Serenna.” The voice is gruff and filled with familiar disdain. Waiting at the village gate is a figure backed by the glow of a crackling brazier...
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Just 4 more days until release! I'm counting down the days with a special prologue story written in the same style as the lore you'll find in the game--"Flowers Beneath A Starless Sky"! Chapter 2 is now available: store.steampowered.com/news/app/339... #Fantasy #Writing #DarkFantasy
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Once Glorious Artahk - Prologue Story: Flowers Beneath A Starless Sky II - Steam News
You flex your power with eager focus. From the dirt, a blood red thistle grows and rises defiant. You grasp the bloom and look within...
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
"The world is dark and long forgotten. Shadows linger at the edge of all horizons, and stories tell of past glory and wondrous things that once were but are no longer, and none seem to care at all for their absence..." Read part one the game's prologue now! : store.steampowered.com/news/app/339...
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Once Glorious Artahk - Prologue Story: Flowers Beneath A Starless Sky I - Steam News
The release date is quickly approaching, and I've got something special planned to get you ready! "Flowers Beneath A Starless Sky" is a prologue story written in the same style as the game's lore, and...
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Guess who learned about #wishlistwednesday at the last possible opportunity? Once Glorious Artahk releases on November 18! 📖Uncover ancient lore 🧩Solve a twisted maze of puzzles ✨Restore light to a starless sky Wishlist now!: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310?... #puzzlegame #indiegame #solodev
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Put up another feature preview on Steam! This one goes into a little more detail on some of the abilities you'll unlock to help you on your quest: store.steampowered.com/news/app/339...
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Once Glorious Artahk - Feature Preview: Abilities - Steam News
Learn about a few of the tools in your arsenal to aid in your exploration of the city
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jitspoe @jitspoe.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Attention Indie Devs! I just need 15 seconds ... of your game footage! A lot of people jumped on the 15s video trend, so I thought it would be cool to make a compilation to help indies get some visibility. The anti-spam key is "kook". lonewulfstudio.com/indieshowcas...
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Lone Wulf Studio 2025 Indie Showcase Submission
Submit 15 seconds of game footage from games you worked on in 2025!
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Just wrapped up giving a final coat of polish to all the menus in the game! Here's a quick look at the title screen you'll be greeted with when you boot up the game in just over a week #pixelart #indiegame #indiegaming
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
I'm doing a few feature previews over on the game's Steam page in the lead up to release! A new one just went up about The Beast, featuring some concept art from early in development! store.steampowered.com/news/app/339...
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Once Glorious Artahk - Feature Preview: Beware The Beast - Steam News
Did you know? You won't be alone in the ruins of Artahk! But don't take that as a reassurance... Stories say that a great and fearsome beast lurks among the overgrowth, patrolling the outer ring of th...
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
Light is your most important tool in Once Glorious Artahk! ✨ For #ScreenshotSaturday, here's a look at one of the ways you can use it outside of just your torch! (No, I don't know why I took such a weird route to push the second block) #indiegame #gamemaker #gamedev #puzzlegame
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Bismuth Tales || Once Glorious Artahk Dev @bismuthtales.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Hey #PitchYaGame ! Once Glorious Artahk is a puzzle-heavy adventure game in a world trapped in endless night. With only your torch to guide you, uncover the history of the ancient city of Artahk and use what you learn to return light to a starless sky Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310?...
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