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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 8h

Just a normal shopping trip. Bring your own basket. Slumber Realm is out November 4 on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/3325390/... #SlumberRealm #indiegame

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Which defeat anim is better, A or B? Slumber Realm is out November 4 on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/3325390/... #SlumberRealm #indiegame #gamedev

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

I prob won’t but I have a lot of units tests and a smoke test system which gives me confidence to release updates as quickly as I want.

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

If you like Balatro, Slay the Spire, Dicey Dungeons, Slice & Dice or Luck be a Landlord, save this for later. Slumber Realm is a dice roguelike deckbuilder. One roll of the dice can set off your whole build. Wishlist it on Steam! #indiegame #roguelike #deckbuilder #balatro #slaythespire

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Why is a brain dressed as a sheriff? Because you're dreaming. Slumber Realm is out November 4 on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/3325390/... #SlumberRealm #indiegame

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Balatro taught me this. Swap two Cards and the same roll does triple the damage. Slumber Realm is out November 4 on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/3325390/... Balatro footage: Haru Zulux #SlumberRealm #indiegame

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Who hasn't wanted to fight their alarm clock? Now you can. Slumber Realm is out November 4 on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/3325390/... #SlumberRealm #indiegame

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Fight pop-up ads in my dice game! Download FREE motor vehicle! Not a trick! Slumber Realm is out November 4 on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/3325390/... #SlumberRealm #indiegame

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I’ve been wanting to do character animations for about 4 years so I figured, with less than a month until release, now is the perfect time

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Feather’s Edge by Clockwork Acorn @clockworkacorn.com · 02/10/2026

The demo for Feather’s Edge has officially left the nest! We’re excited to announce that it is available to play on Steam - happy dashing and slashing! Play the demo today: store.steampowered.com/app/5094710/Feathers_Edge_Demo/ #indiegames Please share and enjoy our demo!

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Feather's Edge Demo on Steam

Dash and slash through an innovative kinetic metroidvania. The Tower of Time awaits – a rich, handcrafted world fractured by the collapse of time. Slice through foes in tough-as-talons bite-sized batt...

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

It’s important to clean up after yourself.

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I just added this new animation this week. Pretty cool I think!

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

HOLY MOLY folks, it's another Slumber Realm update on Steam! The playtester build and demo have been updated. Full patch notes and more details here steamcommunity.com/games/332539...

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Awesome! Thanks for playing the game :)

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I was asked to participate in a discussion around how to effectively playtest and how to be a good playtester. Check it out 😃 youtu.be/7gUTEwfPMH0?...

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How To Be a Good Playtester

YouTube video by PlayerVsDevPerspective

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

DLC ANNOUNCEMENT! Just when you thought the card-flipping horrors were over... new secrets are unearthed. Introducing a brand new story-driven DLC, Forbidden Solitaire: The Discarded! Please wishlist and share: store.steampowered.com/app/5238350/... New levels, enemies, jokers, sigils + more!

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

It was unreasonable to expect that any of the king’s horses could help Humpty with his predicament. Horses are ill-equipped to assist with egg shell repair.

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Hit a magic number with my unit tests

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Ok, a playtester did 33,554,433 damage in a single hit with a card that, by default, only does 2 damage. The enemy had 300 health. I didn't think this was possible and I don't know what to do with this information. I'm going to suggest therapy. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #roguelite

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

2026 is good actually bc I can 1. Work on my indie video game 2. While walking on my desk treadmill 3. While listening to a retrospective on the forgotten James Pond series of video games 4. And then tell all of you about it here

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Ido Yehieli - Stellar Cartography Interactive @tametick.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Looking for brave play tester willing to test Prophet Margin in the following languages: English, French, Germany, Spanish, Polish, Russian, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese & Korean! store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/...

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Thanks I didn’t need to see that small horror today

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Finally, this random Mario toy answers the question: what does Mario have under his hat? A giant hat shaped tumor

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Woah! This was nice to see. I’m going to read it tonight :) I’m happy it was useful to people!

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danielleri @danielleri.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Did a writeup on @briangcronin.bsky.social's awesome talk on synchronous 1:1 playtesting — very useful stuff for tiny teams (and some use cases for bigger ones too!) www.gamedeveloper.com/design/how-y...

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How you (yes, you) can benefit from 1 on 1 synchronous playtesting

In his 2026 GDC Festival of Gaming talk, designer Brian Cronin makes the case for 1 on 1 playtesting.

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Surprisingly high chance! My intuition would be very very small in this case

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Actually interested in the real math if we have an Einstein level mathematician on this website

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Josh posted plenty of nice words about my game :D Thanks for trying it out!

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Players in my Discord have been challenging themselves to try to win with as few cards as possible. It started with only 6 cards but then they did 5 and now they are down to 3. This is super impressive if you know the game! 😃

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

TwentySevenXL reacts to my BS

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

The first big balance update for my dice roguelike is live now! Check out the demo or DM me for playtester access. #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Streamer reacts to me joining chat. I was surprised by this reaction. Couldn’t find TwentySevenXL here but go watch his Twitch! #indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #streamer #screenshotsaturday

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The Slumber Realm release date trailer is here! Roll dice, build wild combos, and battle a ’90s teen’s strangest nightmares, including the Werecoach, a weirdly buff broccoli bully, and a literal spelling bee. Launching November 4!

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Thanks for the message! I’m glad they were helpful.

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Devs need to stop making all these completed decisions. The perfect decision making computer already exists and costs about $1: dice

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Exactly. Stop making complicated decisions. Dice are already the most perfect decision making computer on earth.

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🎲 Picking my release date in the most chaotic way possible Watch this video to learn what the dice have chosen! #indiegames #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev

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Slumber Realm🎲Wishlist on Steam! @chuggagames.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Thank you @jeffcannata.bsky.social for speaking so highly of our game on the latest episode of DLC! Check out the podcast folks :D

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Yes! Weird things can happen in the Slumber Realm 😉

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

As I’m reading a news story about nuclear weapons, my daughter walks up out the blue with a piece of bread “want me to teach you how to eat like a hamster?” Yes, yes I do

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Thanks to @davidcorrect.bsky.social for playtesting my game tonight! Devs: playtest each other's games! It is good :D

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Brian Cronin @briangcronin.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I think I’ll just let the mystery be

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