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Aaron Cherof

@cherof.com
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Music-making electroacoustic entity. Composer on Rocket Rat Games (Cobalt Core, Sunshine Heavy Industries), Minecraft, Fulcrum Defender, Margin of the Strange www.cherof.com #gameaudio

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kuraine @lena.fyi · 29/09/2026
literally surviving primarily because of the relationships i've made with developers who thankfully want to keep me around for their next releases. no big sprawling rpg with a giant music budget in my future, likely, but a girl can still dream of an industry that wants to take risks again :-)
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 04/09/2026
It’s Bandcamp Friday! If you’re looking for some newer Cheroftunes, why not check out this stacked Chicory remix album w/ dozens of grade-A jumbo bangers 👉🎵
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 01/09/2026
lolllll www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyga...
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DT - Cobalt Core
YouTube video by SiIvaGunner
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 25/08/2026
Those things go stale if you leave the bag open for 15 minutes so I can only imagine how bad they must have gotten
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 25/08/2026
i had a dream that i was cleaning out my studio, and when i started inspecting my piano more closely, just between and below the keys i could see trader joe's peanut butter pretzel nuggets trapped in there
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Knytt has been faitfully recreated by @bitkidgames.com to run on current operating systems and was just released on Steam and GOG, completely free Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2656050/...
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Knytt Classic on Steam
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the indie freeware classic, rebuilt for modern machines! Explore a maze-like planet as the Knytt, a peaceful being abducted by aliens, find your missing ship parts, a...
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 07/08/2026
Oops!...I Did It Again ™ 25% off anything (or all of) my discography today with the code "bigwalk" because I really love it. cherof.bandcamp.com
Album cover that says "Now that's what I call forgetting it was Bandcamp Friday" courtesy of @pixelframe.bsky.social  https://bsky.app/profile/pixelframe.bsky.social/post/3msgtdqcvnt2s
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 04/08/2026
The voice acting for the original version of this game lives forever in my head. Especially anytime I see a bunny
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Vancouver Game Garden @vangamegarden.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
It’s the last day of Vancouver Game Garden 2026!! Come check out local indie games, art, dev talks, and get (or win!) some exclusive merch! In case you haven’t heard, the event is totally free and open to all ages, so be sure to stop by the Roundhouse today before 5pm, gamers! 👾🌱
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 06/06/2026
Thanks for checking it out! Looking forward to hearing your impressions on it.
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Brace Yourself Games @braceyourselfgames.com · 29/05/2026
Switch players! We're excited to be part of the Nintendo of America Indie Sale with some of our biggest discounts ever! Enjoy for limited time: 💀 80% OFF Crypt of the NecroDancer 🎸 60% OFF Rift of the NecroDancer 🚀 50% OFF Cobalt Core
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 30/05/2026
New Boards of Canada is crazy good. Their best album in at least ten years
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 20/04/2026
Thinking about waves today www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_7y...
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This Is the Coast
YouTube video by Aaron Cherof
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 15/04/2026
5 of my favorite games ever. I think I might have a type
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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 16/03/2026
I was asked to give my thoughts on generative AI usage in games - here they are!
From the article: 
"I think that until the bubble bursts, AI will be used by quite a few game companies, and perhaps even beyond the bubble," says Brandon Sheffield of Necrosoft Games, which released the RPG Demonschool last year. "Look, I am not a fool – I understand that AI has some uses. Primary among those being the devaluing of work, the cheapening of labour, the laying off of creatives, and the generation of busywork for humans to fix whatever AI generates."

"It's also useful for burning through water, raising the prices of RAM and chipsets globally, and poisoning anyone near the data centres that run them. So there are a lot of use cases for AI. From spurring on the death of the creative endeavour to dissolving our economy, AI is absolutely gangbusters at what it does. We don't use it in our studio though."
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 12/03/2026
A jail cell is kind of the original square space if you think about it
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 11/03/2026
Would it help or hinder your workflow if I added a whispering audio track to it
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 11/03/2026
So everyone I guess needs to toss on the Cobalt Core visualizer again because YouTube Studio informed me today that the view count just got surpassed by someone doing ASMR shorts on top of my tracks (which shows up in my analytics for some motivating reason I'm sure)
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Cobalt Core (Original Soundtrack) by Aaron Cherof — Official Visualizer
YouTube video by Aaron Cherof
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 11/03/2026
A thought I had cherof.bandcamp.com/album/the-sh...
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The Shape of It, by Aaron Cherof
1 track album
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 08/03/2026
dante your track was extraordinary!! it was such a good closer. awesome job on it, glad to have been a part of it with y'all
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 08/03/2026
goated remix project fr do not sleep on it
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kuraine @lena.fyi · 08/03/2026
CHICORY: A MUSICAL TALE IS NOW AVAILABLE ON BANDCAMP!!! resonantunion.bandcamp.com/album/chicor... it is a ridiculously good album that (checks runtime) actually rivals the original OST's somehow... i wonder how that happened ANYWAY CHECK IT OUT NOW, WOW!
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Chicory: A Musical Tale, by Resonant Union
33 track album
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kuraine @lena.fyi · 06/03/2026
today's the (bandcamp fri) day! resonantunion.bandcamp.com/album/chicor... if you pre-order today, all proceeds go to the wonderfully talented folks who contributed to this album! and then it releases ...tomorrow!!
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Chicory: A Musical Tale, by Resonant Union
33 track album
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 06/03/2026
Happy #BandcampFriday! Pre-orders count today too, so pick up Chicory: A Musical Tale today ahead of the album's full release tomorrow for 2½ hours of juicy remixes from me and dozens of other artists! And catch you tomorrow for the album drop 👋 resonantunion.bandcamp.com/album/chicor...
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Chicory: A Musical Tale, by Resonant Union
33 track album
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Video Game History Foundation @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
BREAKING: We've freed Cookie. Following an investigation by VGHF, Ukie and Web Capio have suspended DMCA takedowns for Cookie's Bustle on behalf of Graceware, SL. More info:
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We've freed Cookie's Bustle from copyright hell. Here's how. | Video Game History Foundation
We've stopped a persistent copyright troll who was trying to impede our work. Here's everything we learned—and how we beat them.
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kuraine @lena.fyi · 28/02/2026
in just one week, we'll be releasing the arrange album Chicory: A Musical Tale! you can preorder it now & get the four teaser tracks!! or wait until the premiere if you want to experience it all fresh... resonantunion.bandcamp.com/album/chicor...
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Chicory: A Musical Tale, by Resonant Union
33 track album
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kuraine @lena.fyi · 08/02/2026
here's our next set of arrangers!! two of which have worked with a funny little franchise you might be familiar with maybe who knows - @cherof.com - @driftingaway.net - @monochromemedia.bsky.social
Chicory: A Musical Tale

Aaron Cherof - Arranger
- Cobalt Core
- Minecraft

driftingaway - Arranger
Minecraft x Tetris
Minecraft: Bluey's House

Monochrome - Arranger
Chrono Gear: Warden of Time
REGRETEVATOR Competitive
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kuraine @lena.fyi · 07/02/2026
Announcing Chicory: A Musical Tale! Releasing March 7th~ I'm delighted to collaborate with @resonantunion.bsky.social, Wishes Unlimited, and a host of talented collaborators on a 32-track arrange album releasing across four discs. It's a real dream project & I can't wait to reveal more!!
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Skeletonized Fat Wizard @thefatwizard.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
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Tom Francis @pentadact.com · 08/01/2026
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice: www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1... I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
A timeline visually representing the advice from my post, emphasising how dramatically and reliably having more time, with a testable build, converts to your game being better and your studio being safer.
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 23/12/2025
check it out
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laryssa 🎶 @laryssaokada.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
⤷ ゛it’s bandcamp friday! ˎˊ˗ that means all fees are waived and 100% of profit goes directly to the artist. it’s a great way to support the music you enjoy! last week i dropped my new album stutter, here’s a little sampler ~ laryssaokada.bandcamp.com/album/stutter
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kuraine @lena.fyi · 03/10/2025
just a reminder that bandcamp friday is tomorrow & streaming services are interrupting music streams with ai generated shit, flooding the database with artists that don't exist in any way other than profiting the platform owners so instead of paying a monthly fee, buy an album or two each month ok
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Brandenfascher @brandenfascher.bsky.social · 28/09/2025
Completely forgot that I should post this... Crossover fanart from last year of these two glowing green arm characters
color artwork of Hades 2 Melinoë and Cobalt Core Isaac, posing with each other as if facing some danger surrounding them
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 23/09/2025
Sonic canonically burned me onto a CD-R mixtape and leaves it on loop in his car for all eternity youtu.be/h7ea7CjXZ54?...
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Minecraft World: Overworld [Final Lap] - Sonic Racing CrossWorlds OST
YouTube video by av_dx
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 12/09/2025
The Cobalt Core vinyls are in the mail! Thanks y'all for the show of support ✌️✨
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 06/09/2025
WOW SOLD OUT! These went super fast!! Thanks so much for the huge response on these 🙏✨ they’ll start going out next week!
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 05/09/2025
Sorry, international trade is worse than it's ever been and I don't exactly have a lot of control over it
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 05/09/2025
Last call on the Cobalt Core vinyl begins NOW! cherof.bandcamp.com/album/cobalt...
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 04/09/2025
See ya tomorrow at 9AM 🚀👀 cherof.bandcamp.com/album/cobalt...
The Cobalt Core soundtrack showing off the transparent grape vinyl color
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 04/09/2025
Mine thinks I might prefer to use mailed paper checks on myself
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 22/08/2025
A limited run of Cobalt Core OST vinyls will be going on sale September 5th at 9AM PDT at cherof.bandcamp.com/album/cobalt-core-original-soundtrack These are extra units from the crowdfunded Bandcamp vinyl campaign, pressed to 2 LPs on 180g heavyweight translucent grape vinyl. Last chance on these!
Photo of the Cobalt Core OST LP packaging, displayed next to a turntable playing Side A of the translucent grape vinyl record.
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 22/08/2025
A limited run of Cobalt Core OST vinyls will be going on sale September 5th at 9AM PDT at cherof.bandcamp.com/album/cobalt-core-original-soundtrack These are extra units from the crowdfunded Bandcamp vinyl campaign, pressed to 2 LPs on 180g heavyweight translucent grape vinyl. Last chance on these!
Photo of the Cobalt Core OST LP packaging, displayed next to a turntable playing Side A of the translucent grape vinyl record.
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ben driscoll @daisyowl.com · 18/08/2025
cobalt core has mac support now btw store.steampowered.com/app/2179850/...
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Cobalt Core on Steam
A sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder with a deep new single-axis spin on tactics games! Dodge missiles, line up your cannons, and blast 'em out of the sky... Then get to the bottom of these time loops, befo...
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kuraine @lena.fyi · 18/08/2025
OUTERLANDS, the film i scored starring Asia Kate Dillon is having its BC premiere at the Vancouver Queer Film Festival! if you're in/around/near vancouver, you can see it in a theater on september 13th!! (i'll be there!) outonscreen.com/vqff-event/o...
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Outerlands - Vancouver Queer Film Festival
Cass faces their inner child–after being left with the actual child of a casual hook-up. Directed by Elena Oxman. Drama | Family. Official Selection for VQFF 2025
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 08/08/2025
Glad you picked it up! It was solidly 2024’s GOTY for me. We can compare notes
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 01/08/2025
happy bandcamp friday, and as always, fuck spotify here are a few albums i've had on repeat since the last one that i enjoy, check em out vegatrails.bandcamp.com/album/sierra... soundvision.bandcamp.com/album/determ... ichikoaoba.bandcamp.com/album/lumine... deerxing.bandcamp.com/album/suture...
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AuraPuffs ☁️ @aurapuffs.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
It's got enough room for me & the whole squad ⚔️
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Aaron Cherof @cherof.com · 17/06/2025
"I don't need my human rights." -Fozzie Bear
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kuraine @lena.fyi · 12/06/2025
i had the pleasure of chatting with lewis for bandcamp about my EARTHBLADE album that released earlier this year
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