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Shahriar Shahrabi | شهریار شهرابی @ircss.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I am starting a new series where I play small games that are not well known for educational purposes with an eye on the design, product, and business of games and do a small write up. Here is the first volume, Indie Case Study Volume I: shahriyarshahrabi.medium.com/indie-case-s...

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Indie Case Studies Volume I — 8.26

Indie Case Studies is a series where I play a bunch of games as part of my own stay fit routine as a game designer, with a critical eye on…

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Puzzling Places 🧩 Out Now on Steam! 🧩 @puzzlingplaces.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

All Puzzles of 2025 are now available on Steam! 🎉 Explore a whole year of puzzles, or grab the Puzzles of 2025 Bundle with 35% off! And that’s just the beginning - more puzzle packs are coming soon! 👀 #Steam #VRGaming

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Good Virtual Reality @goodvirtualreality.com · 27/07/2026

Paid subscribers received a talk w/ @dasp.bsky.social covering the accidental development of one of VR’s most calming games, @puzzlingplaces.bsky.social. (Good VR Podcast intro & outro now uses Rec Room music w/permission to drag your subconscious to VR) www.goodvirtualreality.com/p/puzzling-p...

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Puzzling Places Developer Daniel Sproll On Cognitive Load, 3D Scanning & Steam Frame Comfort

One of VR’s unique and delightfully meditative experiences started as an error on the PC when a 3D scan got shuffled into pieces.

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Puzzling Places 🧩 Out Now on Steam! 🧩 @puzzlingplaces.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The Games Composed in Germany event is happening now on Steam! 🎮✨ Looking for your next relaxing puzzle adventure? Puzzling Places is 10% off during the event!🧩 #Steam #SteamSale #VRGaming

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Puzzling Places 🧩 Out Now on Steam! 🧩 @puzzlingplaces.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Did you catch @craggadoon.bsky.social playing Puzzling Places? 🧩 Watch them take on our Pedley Street Arch puzzle! www.youtube.com/watch?v=urG_... #MetaQuest #PSVR2 #VRGaming

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Build a relaxing 3d puzzle in VR with me | Pedley Street London

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LadiesGamers.com @ladiesgamers.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Puzzling Places - 3D Jigsaw Sim is a relaxing 3D jigsaw puzzle game focused on building detailed miniature dioramas of places from around the world. wp.me/p70tPw-s15 @puzzlingplaces.bsky.social #indiedev #indiegames #Steam

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Puzzling Places 🧩 Out Now on Steam! 🧩 @puzzlingplaces.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

A new Puzzling Places update is out now on Steam! 🧩 The new 2D Grouping Tool, multi-select, and more quality of life improvements are now live across SteamVR & flatscreen ✨ Enjoying the game? Leaving us a review really helps support the team 💛 #Steam #Indiegame

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Puzzling Places 🧩 Out Now on Steam! 🧩 @puzzlingplaces.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Happy Earth Day! 🌍 Celebrate our planet with 'Our Planet Earth', an all-new premium puzzle that brings Earth to life as sunlight slowly gives way to glowing city lights! Available NOW on #metaquest and #psvr2 ! ✨ #vrgaming #earthday

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Puzzling Places 🧩 Out Now on Steam! 🧩 @puzzlingplaces.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Earth Day is almost here 🌍 Get ready to experience our world in a whole new way… Our Planet Earth arrives TOMORROW to Puzzling Places! ✨ #MetaQuest #PSVR2 #VRGaming

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Puzzling Places 🧩 Out Now on Steam! 🧩 @puzzlingplaces.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

✨ Great news, puzzlers! ✨ Puzzling Places is now officially Steam Deck Verified! ✅ That means smooth gameplay, optimized controls, and cozy puzzling wherever you go 🎮 #Steamdeck #Steamdeckverified #puzzlingplaces #indiegames

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Puzzling Places 🧩 Out Now on Steam! 🧩 @puzzlingplaces.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Ready to travel somewhere new? 🌏 This is Wat Arun; a breathtaking landmark, now yours to experience and puzzle together! Play Puzzling Places now on #Steam! #indiegame #puzzlegames

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pierre-marie blind @pierremarieblind.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Finally Puzzling Places is out on Steam and for the first time playable for anyone without a VR headset. Give it a try, leave your review, PP is here to stay, it’s a beautiful pearl, a peaceful corner bustling with sound, music, voices and echoes.

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Shahriar Shahrabi | شهریار شهرابی @ircss.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Puzzling Places is on popular upcoming on Steam 🕺💃I am slightly anxious for the launch as usual! 😅Wish us luck and leave us a review ♥️

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Shahriar Shahrabi | شهریار شهرابی @ircss.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Our game Puzzling Places is coming to Steam on April 9th. It will give you hours of flow and relaxtion. If that's your kind of thing share and give it a review on launch day, because it will help with the algorithmn. store.steampowered.com/app/3530820/...

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Daniel Sproll @dasp.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

give us a wishlist maybe if you like puzzles thanks? #indiedev

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Puzzling Places 🧩 Out Now on Steam! 🧩 @puzzlingplaces.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

It’s time for #wishlistwednesday! Build 3D jigsaw puzzle dioramas of real-world locations brought to life with little stories and animations in Puzzling Places, coming to Steam April 9th! 💛 #Steam #gaming #indiegames #vrgaming

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VR Games Showcase @vrgamesshowcase.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🚨 VR GAMES SHOWCASE RETURNS MARCH 24! 🚨 😲 Updates on 20+ titles 😍 New info on The Boys, Wrath, Exoshock & more 😏 Games for Quest, PS VR2 & PC VR 😱 A surprise reveal we've been dying to show you 🧐 9am PT on YouTube, Pre-Show 8:40am PT. Watch The Trailer & Subscribe: buff.ly/a1J8Oye

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pierre-marie blind @pierremarieblind.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

In preparation for the upcoming release of Puzzling Place as a desktop game, here’s a 40 min dev chat about the sound of the game. Its echoing voices, street musicians, and the fantastic consequences of being de facto quiet and focused in your listening experience.

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VR Forever 🔜 2026 @vr-forever.com · 05/03/2026

Contrary to what you heard, VR is actually NOT dead. VR Forever is coming back after a successful first edition and submissions are open now: forms.gle/fvU8BhqVPYfo... Submission Deadline: March 31st #VRForever is hosted by @creaturedotpage.bsky.social and @futurefriendsgames.com #VR #gamdev

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VR Forever | 2026 Submission Form

// Hosted by Creature + Future Friends // Contrary to what you heard, VR is actually NOT dead. VR Forever is coming back after a successful first edition last year and this time we are open for submi...

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Shahriar Shahrabi | شهریار شهرابی @ircss.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Working on a little shader for @puzzlingplaces.bsky.social to allow peeking through walls to puzzle interiors. The shader part is a cone in view space, the tough part is mirroring everythign in CPU so that raycasts go through colliders where ever pixels are hidden

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pierre-marie blind @pierremarieblind.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

We have a release date ! The largest and most thorough field recording compilation in any games ever made is coming out on the 9th of April.

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Daniel Sproll @dasp.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Get those #PCVR headsets ready - or your #Steamdeck - or controller - or even just your mouse and keyboard! From April 9th you'll be able to puzzle in pretty much anyway your want because @puzzlingplaces.bsky.social is coming to @steampowered.com for both VR and flatscreen🥳🎉🧩 ❤️ Wishlist Now!❤️

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Puzzling Places 🧩 Out Now on Steam! 🧩 @puzzlingplaces.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🎉 Puzzling Places is joining the very first #VRForever Steam event, kicking off Sept 18th! ✨ Celebrate the best of VR gaming and dive into relaxing, satisfying puzzles that bring real-world places to life. Don’t miss it! 🧩 #vrgaming #puzzlingplaces #Steam

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KrisWB 🌱 @kriswbennett.co.uk · 27/03/2025

Hey VR/MR devs 👋 We need your 📈 DATA 📉 for our Reboot Blue talk; 'The game has changed: VR games marketing in 2025' - All data you provide is completely anonymous - We'll post a summary of the findings after Reboot - Should only take you 5 mins - We'd be very appreciative - Form below 👇

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Shahriar Shahrabi | شهریار شهرابی @ircss.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

I have been thinking through how unprepared I am for what could be the future of the game industry, brought about by AI and other dynamics. In this post I go over what current economics of games and toilet paper have in common, and how to maybe adopt: shahriyarshahrabi.medium.com/i-am-not-rea...

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I am not Ready for The Future of the Game Industry

How prepared am I for the ways AI might reshape the game industry in the next few years? As a game developer and programmer, I’ve been…

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Daniel Sproll @dasp.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Hi, Bsky, intro time! 👋 I'm Daniel, CEO of Realities.io, working on Puzzling Places, relaxing 3D jigsaw puzzling of real places in #VR! I've been in VR for over a decade, first as cognitive scientist, then UX designer and eventually as founder - here the TEDx talk as summary 😄

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Accessing Reality Through VR | Daniel Sproll | TEDxBonn

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