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Jonny @darthmalks.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

This week on Indie Game Garden, I interview Pete of @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social, the makers of Asbury Pines. It’s a super insightful chat about video game writing. You won’t want to miss it! YouTube: youtu.be/aDmq9fZVlvQ?... Audio: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm/13

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17 - Pete of Chaystar Unlimited, the makers of Asbury Pines

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

🌲Asbury Pines🌲 is now on 20% discount! - 95% positive recent reviews (92% all time) - Meaningful, art-filled narrative - Idler automation at your own play speed - A patch of grass will make you cry store.steampowered.com/app/2212790/... #indiegame #pcgame @steamsales.bsky.social #narrativegame

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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 25/12/2025

I wrote a review of the amazing Asbury Pines, along with a brief interview with dev @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social. This might be the best incremental game I've played. I couldn't put it down until I unlocked everything and read the whole story. #indiegame 🎮 Read it on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social -

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Asbury Pines Early Access Review and Developer Interview — The Geekly Grind

You’ve never played an incremental game like this one.

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Only 3 days after Early Access Release, 🌲Asbury Pines🌲 has: - 55 Reviews - 90% Very positive - 800 concurrent players (and growing) - My jaw on the floor from community support Thank you to all who made launch so special thus far! #indiegame #storyrich #screenshotsaturday #steamdeck #gaming

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Artifacts are revealed incrementally when you assign people (or bugs, in this case) to 🔍examine them! A fully researched artifact gives you resource boon in our story-driven incremental/idler game 🌲Asbury Pines🌲 #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gaming #indiedev #cozygame

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Feature in narrative incremental/idler game Asbury Pines: when characters get older⌛, their stats change with age 🧒->🧓 Characters grow along their life timelines, offering evolving capabilities in resource production. #indiegame #indiedev #gaming #unity3d #worldbuilding

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Researching ⛪Religions (and Governments/Sciences) yield various kinds of production boosts to your automation loops... All to strengthen your story-unlocking engine in the narrative incremental/idler game 🌲Asbury Pines🌲 #screenshotsaturday @sixoneindie.com #indiegame #gamedev #steamdeck #pcgaming

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Bless you #PitchYaGame! 🌲Asbury Pines🌲is the first-of-its-kind narrative incremental/idler game where the story scales with the automation puzzles! 🏘️Build a town across time 🕵️Unlock people/plants/animals + their stories 🏭Link production between eras 📖Unveil a sprawling mystery in the timeline

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Meet the Pinies Part 2: more inhabitants of 🌲Asbury Pines🌲 (across time) in our unique story-driven incremental game People, plants, and animals sharing stories as letters, thoughts, journals, and more... #indiegame #gamedev #cozygame #gaming #murdermystery #gamergirl

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Part 1: Meet the Pinies (the inhabitants of 🌲Asbury Pines🌲 across time) in our unique story-driven incremental game People, plants, and animals sharing stories, appearing as they would in past/future eras of town history... #indiegame #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #cozygame #gaming #murdermystery

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

story-driven incremental game 🌲Asbury Pines🌲 has 50+ unique characters with distinct voices, stories, and ways in telling them: love notes, prayers, news, thoughts, phone calls, journals... All combining to solve a grand mystery 🔍 #indiegame #indiedev #cozygame #gaming #steamdeck #gamedev

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

In 🌲Asbury Pines🌲, you build a resource production factory... across time! You create/manage the work of townsfolk in each era, then modify how it links to other eras so your resources flow strategically from past to future. 🏭 #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #steamdeck #unity3d #cozygame

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Our early access release trailer for 🌲Asbury Pines🌲 is featured on the @ign.com Game Trailers channel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik2Y... A little dream come true for our tiny duo dev shop 😭 #indiedev #indiegame #gaming #murdermystery

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Asbury Pines - Official Early Access Trailer

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

🌲AHHH IT'S COMING! 🌲 Our unique narrative idler game Asbury Pines is now set to release on November 19 on Steam Deck/Steam! Build production loops that unlock an epic mystery. Release trailer: store.steampowered.com/app/2212790/... #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #storygame #cozygame #gamedev

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Assign town characters to build and then produce resources in work locations around town. Strategize which resources you need to unlock the stories that unveil the deep mystery in the town's history! #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #unity #cozygame #gamedev #idler

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

The White Raccoon is a master scavenger in the Town Sewers! One of the animals that produces you resources in our story-driven idler Asbury Pines. #indiegame #cozygame #gamedev

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Uggh, weekend's here and you're stuck working in the underhive! And you’re the one putting these buggers to work in this idler/incremental! You control the work of bugs, animals, and people, who build up resources for you to spend on unlocking a narrative/mystery. #cozygame #indiegame #gaming

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 07/02/2025

Our Idler: make number go BIG, make story go WIDE! Build a production engine using a quiet town's residents, then use their resources to unlock stories about their lives! The stories unveil a grand mystery in the town's history... #indiegame #cozygame #gamedev

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

We got our character aging features working smoothly! Exciting to see how the townsfolk evolve as their lives are explored across time 🧒🧓 #indiedev #gamedev #storygame #gameart #unity3d

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

What ties together a 🐞 ladybug's adventure, a priest's prayer, a high schooler's love note, a mayor's newspaper report, and other glimpses into the many lives that make up the quiet town of Asbury Pines? A gritty 🔎mystery🔍 unveiled across lifetimes... #storygame #indiegame #cozygame

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

May your Thanksgiving family gatherings be full of great tastes and free of bloody axe murder mysteries! Happy turkey day to devs and gamers! #indiedev #gaming #happythanksgiving

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ChaystarUnlimited @chaystarunlimited.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

🌲Asbury Pines🌲 is a narrative twist in the incremental/idler genre! Orchestrate the work of townsfolk to unveil a murder mystery across the small town’s history. Resource management + immersive narrative + factory strategy + idle progression Demo in bio! #indiedev #indiegame #cozygame #gamedev

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