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Danny Weinbaum @dannyweinbaum.bsky.social · 21h

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

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“Fun” & Games Podcast @funandgamespod.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Matt & Gen are joined by @sarahmoonen.bsky.social to discuss their time at @officialpax.bsky.social West. Amongst the titles on display were new surprises & old favorites with new demos. There were exciting updates from bigger studios & tons of great indies. funandgames.libsyn.com/special-pax-...

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So Many Games @somanygames.co.uk · 16/09/2026

PAX West 2026 felt like a true celebration of indie gaming. With hundreds of games vying for attention, it showed there is no shortage of innovative and engaging titles on the way. We were on the show floor, & in this article we highlight 15 games that we played that need to be on your wish list!

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PAX West 2026 - The Best Games from the Show Floor | So Many Games

Find out what our favourite games from PAX West were from the hundreds exhibiting in our comprehensive report.

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Excited to announce Desolus will release on October 15th! Explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in Desolus, a first person puzzle game. Solve Escher-like puzzles through the use of black holes. Travel through time to make structures whole and save the city from ruin.

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The MIX @themix.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Shoutout to all the hard working indie devs that showcased their games in our Seattle event! 💪 and thank you to everyone who took the time to visit. We loved watching everyone play the incredible demos available!! ♥️ Next up is our Fall Online showcase - October 16th! 🤯

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I'm in Seattle for Pax West to show off Desolus. This picture is definitely not photoshopped and totally real.

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The MIX @themix.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

More of the awesome games you can catch at our Seattle in-person showcase, Sept 4th! 👀 🔸 The Mailroom - @TheMailroomGame 🔸 Voidwood - @VoidwoodGame 🔸 DESOLUS - @DesolusDev 🔸 N PLUS INFINITY TIMES TWO - @metanetsoftware ➡️ bit.ly/MIXFALL2026

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James Cunningham @jamesac68.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I can't do everything individually so here's a whole list of demos I've been playing from Steam Next Fest- Over the Hill, FluxWerks, Hyper Detonator, Desolus, Spanky Bat-A-Swing, Blood Dungeon, Lazy Kickers, Moonbrella. Plus a pile of others mentioned in passing. hardcoregamer.com/a-small-sele...

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A Small Selection Of Great Steam Next Fest Demos

The secret is to play what you can, enjoy what you've got time for, and not worry about the rest.

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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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The MIX @themix.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in DESOLUS, a 1st person puzzle game. Solve puzzles through the use of black holes, traveling back and forth through time to make architecture whole. Wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/1003460/... #indiedev @desolus.bsky.social

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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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Kay @kay-rpg.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

We checked out some people playing Desolus at the recommendation of @valkariye.bsky.social and it was so cool. Single player puzzle with amazing gothic aesthetic. #PAXEast @desolus.bsky.social

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Desolus is being shown at #PAXEast you should definitely go check it out! We're at booth 20098!

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Best Indie Games @clemmygames.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

DESOLUS is a stunning first person puzzle exploration game where you explore a city of Gothic architecture between the past and the future. #BIGSpringShowcase

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Matt Hackett @richtaur.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

It sucks to see a fellow dev get ripped off like this, but at least the revenge story is very satisfying. Got 'em! Oh and their game DESOLUS has a demo and you can wishlist it to help them out: store.steampowered.com/app/1003460/... #screenshotsaturday

DESOLUS title shot: a beautiful landscape of bright yellows and oranges.

A DESOLUS screenshot: dark blues and purples with what appear to be upside-down buildings. Aren't you intrigued? Go wishlist it.

An awards screen for DESOLUS with a bunch of awards like SAAM and MIX and FIG and stuff.

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Ty Taylor @imakeindiegames.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I've been running gdcparties.com for a few years now. Some shitty company BlueberryAI decided they'd just take all the source code for the work I've done and reskin it, advertising it as their own. Jokes on them...it was still linked to my events spreadsheet, and now their website looks like this 😉

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRWv... Time to tighten up the graphics on level 3

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Game testers

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Science: Weather forecasting is a large-scale state-estimation and numerical-simulation problem in which the atmosphere is treated as a high-dimensional, nonlinear, chaotic dynamical system governed by discretized PDEs; heterogeneous, noisy observations... Faith: Groundhog I say the odds are even.

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a man is holding a microphone in front of a crowd and says " well it 's groundhog day ... again "

ALT: a man is holding a microphone in front of a crowd and says " well it 's groundhog day ... again "

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festive vector @festivevector.com · 16/01/2026

Excited to share the Battle for Croaker Command update to Sail Forth! 🐸 Help the Croakers in their hour of need ⛵ Sail the brand new Croaker Flagship 🦿 Do battle with giant Tekk Walkers Out now on Steam, Epic, and the consoles! store.steampowered.com/app/1031460/...

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Hmmm- definitely a good sound for a monitor to make

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

It's no longer #Blocktober, but wanted to chip in. Blockout version vs. Final version. #gamedev

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh yea this is 100% how trees work in real life. (I think it's a shader error). #gamedev

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

I was fortunate enough to catch golden hour on the way back to NYC. Took this picture from the train.

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

This website is fantastic for any type of geometrical calculation you would ever need. I've been using it for years. rechneronline.de/pi/triangle.... #gamedev

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Some artistic reference pictures I took for a new area I'm creating in Desolus. It's a historic fort in New Jersey, this place is pretty neat.

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Playtester ↗ @playtester.io · 30/08/2025

Explore Desolus, a first-person puzzle demo where you navigate a Gothic city caught between past and future, solving Escher-like puzzles with black holes to mend time-fractured architecture. Play the demo: playtester.io/desolus #IndieGaming #GameDev #Gaming #IndieDev #IndieGame

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Seattle Indies @seattleindies.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Here it is, the supercut of all 40 games from the Seattle Indies community that will be featured at Seattle Indies Expo (SIX) 2025! Go to six.seattleindies.org for more information on the games. Mark your calendars for Sunday August 31st for a chance to play the games at SIX. youtu.be/8pirxbbWRvE

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Seattle Indies Expo 2025 Supercut Trailer

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Seattle Indies @seattleindies.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

An Inside Look at Indie Game Dev with Ty Taylor of Quantum Astrophysicist Guild The world of indie game development is a unique mix of… seattleslice.org/2025/08/20/an-insi…

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The MIX @themix.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Dropping a few of the awesome games you can catch during our Fall Showcase, Aug 29th! 💪 🔸 SacriFire 🔸 As I Began to Dream 🔸 Desolus 🔸 One Way Home ➡️ bit.ly/MIXFALL25

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Gamers & Games @gamersegames.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

DESOLUS: Jogo de puzzle em primeira pessoa com portais é destaque no Smithsonian #GamerseGames Resolva puzzles temporais em uma cidade gótica com DESOLUS. Demo grátis na Steam (29/05 a 05/06). Criado por ex-dev de Outer Wilds www.gamersegames.com.br/2025/06/02/d...

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DESOLUS: Jogo de puzzle em primeira pessoa com portais é destaque no Smithsonian

Resolva puzzles temporais em uma cidade gótica com DESOLUS. Demo grátis na Steam (29/05 a 05/06). Criado por ex-dev de Outer Wilds,

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4GamerNews @4gamer.net · 20/05/2025

4Gamer 🔗https://www.4gamer.net/games/911/G091129/20250520010/ 過去と未来に介在しながらゴシック式建築都市の風景を元に戻す。空間パズルゲーム「DESOLUS」を正式アナウンス “だまし絵”で知られる画家マウリッツ・エッシャー氏の作品のようなパズルを解き明かしていく。ゲームプレイは一人称視点で展開する

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過去と未来に介在しながらゴシック式建築都市の風景を元に戻す。空間パズルゲーム「DESOLUS」を正式アナウンス

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Rose Whitcomb @gamingmistress.com · 30/05/2025

I legit love these types of games that not only incorporate gorgeous scenes but also PUZZLES. The demo is a great, teaching the mechanics along the way while introducing new ones and giving you time to learn. I did try to jump off an edge immediately and was thwarted, so no fear of falling off!

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CIPHER ZERO @cipherzerogame.com · 30/05/2025

It's Day Two of #CerebralPuzzleShowcase! Looking for a demo suggestion? Check out Desolus (@desolus.bsky.social) and explore a massive city with rich Gothic architecture, torn between time, and find a way save it from its destruction. store.steampowered.com/app/1003460 #indiegames #indiedev

A scene of a large, Gothic city, parts of it broken, misaligned. A broken set of stairs lead up to a glowing archway, as several glass-like pieces float in the foreground, indicating a break in the reality. In the back, a massive crack spreads across the sky, the sun's lights blazing everything in harsh backlight.

A long curved walk way leads around an open cliff, large clear crystals along the safe edge between tall trees. A large glowing gate with two glowing tree sigils is at the end of the walkway, the sun behind it all casting harsh light.

A dim hallway with roots running along the ground. An archway with three glowing circular sunburst/snowflake rounds with a crescent mood and a flower in the center of each.

A massive cathedral stands in the background, massive orange cracks racing along the sky in front of it. Glass-like shards of reality float in front of it as well.

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Desolus is now playable on Steam for the very first time as part of the #CerebralPuzzleShowcase! Go download the demo!!

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

After nearly a decade of development, I am very excited to finally announce Desolus! Explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in Desolus, a first person puzzle game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxfV...

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DESOLUS Announcement Trailer

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Desolus will be playable at #DreamHack #DHDallas May 23-25, as part of the Indie Playground! Explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in Desolus, a first person puzzle game.

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Incredibly thorough article on 2D camera design- highly recommended read #gamedev #indiedev

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Haha technically this could be a tensor and not a matrix because you can combine multiple mechanics together not just two

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Created a puzzle matrix for Desolus to figure out what combinations of mechanics I'm missing in the game. 10x10 has a lot of potential puzzle combinations! #gamedev #indiedev

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Accidentally created an Old Testament Angel by using an FBX exporter which didn't work properly. BE NOT AFRAID #gamedev #indiedev

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Mark Mayers @desolus.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Really neat video devlog on art design and camera perspective tricks in 2D games! You should check it out. #gamedev #indiedev

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