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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 25m

We're top of Popular New Releases! Don't know how long we'll hold it (probably not very long) but nice to flash there for a minute!

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Suzanne | Indiebard Trailers @indiebard.co · 3h

I had a blast making short form content for Songs of Glimmerwick, during this past month leading up to the game's launch. I've been following @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social's work since Eastshade, and Songs of Glimmerwick is made entirely of charm (pun intended) 💖 Check out the game on Steam!!

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 4h

Retweets very much appreciated on that last post :). Eight years in the making! ❤️

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 4h

🎻🎵 📢 Songs of Glimmerwick, the witch academy RPG where music is magic is AVAILABLE NOW! 📢 🎵 🎻 store.steampowered.com/app/1706510/...

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AndresPlays @andresplays.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Songs of Glimmerwick releases this Wednesday, and there's nothing I look foward to more.

A screenshot from Songs of Glimmerwick. A woman is walking down an rocky lane in a quaint old village.

A screenshot from Songs of Glimmerwick. Witches and warlocks are walking down a lively town at night.

A screenshot from Songs of Glimmerwick. Students are in a classroom with a dinosaur skeleton.

A screenshot from Songs of Glimmerwick. Witches are swimming and relaxing next to a waterfall.

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

less than 24 hours until launch 😱

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just 13 days until Songs of Glimmerwick releases! We just passed 200k wishlists!

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Does anyone know any trailer or social media folks who specialize in vertical format (tiktok and YT shorts) content creation for games?

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE. 🎉 ✨ Songs of Glimmerwick launches September 30✨ It’s been a long journey and we can't wait for you to finally explore Glimmerwick. Mark your calendars 🗓️ See you at the Etchery! 🎶🔮 store.steampowered.com/app/1706510/...

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Hannah Hebblethwaite | Voice Actor 🎙️ @scottishhannah.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

It's One Voice 2026 Photo Day📸 It was a fun weekend catching up with old friends, and making new ones including my fellow Songs of Glimmerwick voice actors🎙️ Went to so many great talks, my first Acting for PCAP workshop, and of course got to gaze upon Troy Baker😂 #voiceactor #voiceacting #ovc

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Steam Next Fest is under way and we're in it! If you love big non-violent RPGs with lots of colorful characters and dense hand-crafted worlds, this is a great time to try out our 2 hour demo 😊 store.steampowered.com/app/1706510/...

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I can't believe how many job applications for our recent posting are coming in 100% AI by the detectors. Some emails that I really thought were genuine. I didn't realize I had to put "no AI cover letters/emails". People seriously need LLM to write an email? We're that brain dead already?

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Our friends at @bloomandgloom.bsky.social just announced their insanely amazing looking new fantastical delivery adventure game! Go check it out! This thing is gonna POP

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Glimmerwick just passed 150k wishlists 😮. Eastshade launched with 28k.

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

#gamedev streaming now! Working on input sprites, localization, and interior arting www.twitch.tv/eastshadestu...

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EastshadeStudios - Twitch

GAMEDEV LIVE! Making a witch academy RPG!

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Join me in the dev stream while I get started on making a flyable broom! www.twitch.tv/eastshadestu...

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EastshadeStudios - Twitch

GAMEDEV LIVE! Making a witch academy RPG!

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Fifteen thousand people have downloaded the Songs of Glimmerwick demo in the four days since its release 😱. We have a public feedback form and the median score is 9 out of 10 😭.

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Lauren Morton @comradecupcake.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Songs of Glimmerwick feels like the anti-HP of wizard school games. An entire setting that confronts a society newly escaping 40 years of regressive faux-populist politics. Serious as that sounds, Glimmerwick is SO funny and lighthearted. Excited to see the story continue in the full game.

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The ethically-sourced wizard school life sim I've been waiting for finally has a playable demo and launches this year

Seven years in the making, the developers of Eastshade are finally ready for us to play a tiny first taste of their cozy witch school life sim Songs of Glimmerwick.

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

In case you've been curious to play Eastshade but haven't pulled the trigger, our open-world adventure game where you play as a traveling artist is on it's deepest discount ever at -75%! store.steampowered.com/app/715560/E...

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Save 75% on Eastshade on Steam

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those i...

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I made a spiritual followup to the Eastshade postmortem video (which went a bit viral) in celebration of our big demo day! youtu.be/0D9HnCZdq2k

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My Wife and I Spent All Our Money Making an Indie Game

YouTube video by Eastshade Studios

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

We're in New and Trending for demos yaaaaay! No idea what the threshold is for getting in but happy we passed it lol

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

🎻🪈 🔮Songs of Glimmerwick demo comes out tomorrow at 7am PST! 🎶🧙

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Oh man thank you so much for playing the demo! Such a lovely and thoughtful preview! We've got the hugest smile and it made our day!

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

What is wrong with YouTube right now?! Our new trailer hit 30k views/100 comments and not a SINGLE NEGATIVE COMMENT. 100% positivity. Not even a mildly grumpy one. For YT that is unimaginable!

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I'm sure everyone has heard by now but I'm gonna scream it one more time! We have a new gameplay trailer and our public demo comes out April 7! It's just the beginning of the game and your save will continue in the full-game! www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_SL...

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Songs of Glimmerwick - Official Gameplay Trailer

YouTube video by Eastshade Studios

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IGN @ign.com · 02/04/2026

We played Songs of Glimmerwick and discovered a stylish, Stardew Valley-ish RPG set in a Harry Potter-esque world. Our hands-on impressions: bit.ly/48cgNZB

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

OUR NEW GAMEPLAY TRAILER! Check out Songs of Glimmerwick, our witch academy RPG where the magic of the world is music! Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/1706510/...

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

We have a new devlog all about Npc life AI/scheduling. It also has a BIG EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT in it about the game! youtu.be/xW4SKgYQeyk?...

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Npc Life AI and Special Announcement!

YouTube video by Eastshade Studios

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

We have a new devlog all about Npc life AI/scheduling. It also has a BIG EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT in it about the game! youtu.be/xW4SKgYQeyk?...

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Npc Life AI and Special Announcement!

YouTube video by Eastshade Studios

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

This is a HUGE month for Songs of Glimmerwick ☺️. Exciting things on the very near horizon!

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

To anybody who happens to play games in French or Spanish (or other heavily gendered languages): How does an NPC typically address gender of player avatar? Like in an RPG where you pick gender, do NPCs use gendered adjectives, or do they sort of weasel around it? And is it strange for players?

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Art is human expression and makes us feel stuff. Yet, while AI threatens to destroy the arts, the overwhelming feeling any given piece of AI art makes us feel... is catfished.

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

🎙️Mike & Rami Are Still Here🎙️ The new podcast from me & @ramiismail.com Listen to two old men from the video game industry ask the real questions, like "why am I so tired all of the time", and "who the heck are Ant and Dec?" Listen on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, or wherever you want mikeandrami.com

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

I wish people wouldn't use moralized language in games criticism. People like to use words like "lazy" or "stupid", not just to crit the work but to sate some desire to crit the character of its author(s). Not sure why something in us wants this. But it seems to be human nature.

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

I had a great time speaking with one of my favorite gamedev YouTubers Jonas Tyroller in this nearly 3 hour interview! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K9u...

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Their 0 Combat Game Made Them Millions

YouTube video by Jonas Tyroller

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

One of the biggest myths in gamedev is the idea that a single big content creator can open the floodgates on an undiscovered title. Streamers are subject to the same forces of interest as players. And when they do cover something, it doesn't move the needle as much as the layman thinks it does.

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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

I did a follow-up video to my much-discussed video "Marketing is NOT Why Most Indie Games Fail" youtu.be/zNGhfPFresw?...

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Marketing is NOT Why Most Indie Games Fail Part 2

YouTube video by Eastshade Studios

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