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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 25/06/2026

Pick up Little Nemo for 20% off in the Steam Summer Sale!

DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 11/05/2026

I made an in-game music player for Little Nemo that allows you to also take in each domain's hand-drawn, endlessly repeating, parallax background art as you listen to Pete Berkman's (of @anamanaguchi.bsky.social) amazing soundtrack.

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 27/04/2026

Little Nemo now has Achievements on Steam!🎉 Thank you for the community members that helped name achievements and even find some ideas for achievements I hadn't thought of! steamcommunity.com/app/2074630

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 18/04/2026

Another 9/10 score for Little Nemo 🎉 This time from GamesReviews: www.gamesreviews.com/news/04/litt...

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 11/04/2026

I had a blast watching @sl0nk0b0mb.bsky.social streaming through the game so far. Lots of very fun moments! If you're into metroidvanias and/or retro platformers it'll be up your alley. Try the demo! 🎮 #screenshotsaturday

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 08/04/2026

Watching players delight in the details that were painstakingly crafted makes it all worth it. Thank you to @pumpkinpotion.bsky.social for playing Little Nemo on stream. Please try the demo, give it a wishlist, or go ahead and support a tiny #indiedev with a purchase! #wishlistwednesday

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 31/03/2026

I just released my first ever game on Steam! If a hand-animated love-letter to your favorite NES platformers all packaged up into a modern metroidvania sounds like your thing, it's only $17.99 rn with the launch discount!

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 30/03/2026

Launching my first ever game tomorrow @ 11am EDT 🎮 After years of hard work, it's finally here 😅 If you love metroidvanias or games that capture that classic NES platformer magic, this one's for you. Please RT to help spread the word! 🙌🩷

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 25/03/2026

It's the last #wishlistwednesday before Little Nemo releases! It's a hand-animated love-letter to the NES platformers you know and love. If you've been curious about metroidvanias, this is the one to try!

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 08/03/2026

Promo Art vs In-Game Art

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 28/02/2026

If you don't get a chance to play the Little Nemo demo before #SteamNextFest ends, I hope you'll at least watch @johnnyboombotz.bsky.social's playthrough. It's so rewarding after years of hard work, to watch someone really enjoying everything about it 😊 #ScreenshotSaturday

Excited reaction to all of the fun details found in Nemo's bedroom

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 25/02/2026

It's #wishlistwednesday so I'd love for you to try out my #SteamNextFest demo and add Little Nemo to your wishlist if you enjoy it! It's launching next month so your support means everything right now 🙌

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 25/02/2026

"Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland" is a cute, colorful, and wholesome metroidvania that takes retro NES/SNES-era platformer gameplay and brings it to a large, seamless world for you to explore as you collect Toys, PJs, and Little Buddies. store.steampowered.com/app/2074630/...

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 24/02/2026

Did you know you can try out Little Nemo RIGHT NOW on Steam?! Please give the demo a shot and lemme know what you think! #SteamNextFest #metroidvania

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 17/02/2026

I'm releasing a wholesome metroidvania next month and it's self-published, so there's no one to tell me I need to make the promo art edgier for a western audience. But here's my best guess at what otherwise could have happened to the art: #kirby #iykyk

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 17/02/2026

Little Nemo has an official launch date for PC! 🎉 And you'll be able to play the latest demo in the upcoming Steam Next Fest (February 23rd to March 2nd). store.steampowered.com/app/2074630/... #indiegame #metroidvania

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! 🎃 I showed off a bit about Slumberland's Halloween-themed domain: Haunted Hollow. Check it out here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/207... #indiegame #gamedev #metroidvania

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 22/10/2025

Some boring #gamedev stuff, but I'm trying to increase visitor-to-wishlist conversion (hey #wishlistwednesday) so I'm trying a 60s edit of the MIX trailer from this summer. What do you think?

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 01/10/2025

Little Nemo doing some excavation in Crystal Caverns. Wishlist the game ahead of our release early next year! #wishlistwednesday #indiegame #metroidvania

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 26/09/2025

Some exciting updates for everyone (with links in the replies 🔗⬇️) 🎮 We're doing more playtesting very soon and YOU can sign up for it! 📖 You can read about the process of how I make a pair of PJs for Nemo in our latest devlog 📝 We've got new monthly updates up!

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 22/09/2025

This could be you, chilling with your Little Buddy Polter-Pal. Just join us for some playtesting we'll be doing soon! 🕰️Estimated play time: 3-5 hours 🔢Age: 18 [yrs old] or older 🖊️NDA: Must be willing to sign an NDA 🐛Report bugs and feedback on our Discord Server 🎮 PC/Steam only 🔗⬇️

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 20/09/2025

It's #screenshotsaturday so please help share this peek at our Little Nemo #metroidvania #indiegame that takes you on an adventure through the varied dream domains of Slumberland. Collect Toys, PJs, and Little Buddies to progress as you explore this vibrant hand-drawn world.

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 17/09/2025

Here's a look at Nemo's fast travel system. When you're in your bedroom, you can use the map to select a different bed to appear at when you fall back asleep. But you'll need to have collected at least 10 blue moons in a domain to fast travel to beds in that domain. #wishlistwednesday #indiegame

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 16/09/2025

For KS backers and anyone considering a Late Pledge for Little Nemo: I'll be closing up late pledges and locking in pledge info (meaning the platform you want to receive the game on and your "Credited as…" name will be locked in). Details: www.kickstarter.com/projects/die...

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 12/09/2025

I'm making a #metroidvania game where you wake up safely in your bed instead of dying. Please consider a ❤️ or🔁 to help get the word out, or maybe even share this with someone you think will appreciate it 🙌 #indiegame #gamedev #littlenemo Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2074630/...

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 10/09/2025

The familiars in SotN were a big inspiration for my Little Buddies in Nemo. But I wanted them to be more interesting than just a little extra damage, so they each have a unique ability. It's #wishlistwednesday so please check us out on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/2074630/... #indiedev #gamedev

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 06/09/2025

I have such fond memories of the Nintendo Hotline despite never even calling it. It was just a fun idea. But it would be even better if it were in the game itself, and if you could pay for tips with the currency you've collected in-game. #screenshotsaturday store.steampowered.com/app/2074630?...

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 06/09/2025

And you might be thinking, "what do you mean animating? That enemy doesn't have animation." Here are the sprite sheets for it. Not too bad compared to some enemies, but even this requires a decent bit of drawing.

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 06/09/2025

I feel like I should be proud at both animating and scripting this enemy in a single day (a small turret that tries to match your height and stay at screen edge), but there's so much that goes into making a game that it can instead feel like "man, that's all I did today?" #indiedev #gamedev

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 29/08/2025

Being primarily a solo developer can be exhausting, but it also makes it easy for me to show off the production process from start to finish. Follow along with the creation of a new enemy in my latest devlog update here. store.steampowered.com/news/app/207... #indiedev #gamedev #2danimation

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 24/08/2025

All of the other Little Buddies use pathfinding to follow Nemo around so they can run and jump through the world, but Polter-Pal just follows along behind Nemo. Here's what the pathfinding normally looks like. You can read more about it here: diesoft.games/2024/08/18/d...

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 24/08/2025

Nemo's Little Buddies can be extremely helpful. Polter-Pal can scare a single enemy at a time, making them completely harmless. It's also just nice to have a friend along with you while you explore Slumberland. 🧸 #indiedev #metroidvania #slumberland

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 20/08/2025

As Little Nemo gets very close to completion, I'm thinking about an ending sequence. What do you think of this very SMB3 inspired setup where we'd show a little diorama for each domain? (I just have the one for Dreamswept Plains for now) #indiegame #gamedev

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 17/08/2025

It's cutting it close, but I wanted to get in a pic of the world map I've been working on for #screenshotsaturday Here you can see *most* of Slumberland as seen from the World Map (just zoom out while viewing the map)

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 09/08/2025

When Slumberland gets a little scary, it's nice to know you'll wake up safe and sound in your bedroom. Wishlist Little Nemo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2074630/... #screenshotsaturday #metroidvania #indiegame

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 06/08/2025

This is Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland 🗺️ explore a hand-crafted dream world 🛏️ if you lose all your health, wake up safely in bed 🦺 plenty of difficulty options to take things at your own pace 🧸 find little buddies and other helpful toys #metroidvania #indiegame #wholesomegame

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 30/07/2025

Little Nemo is a #metroidvania that brings the classic gameplay of #platformer #retrogames like DuckTales and Mario 2 into a large, open world. It's #wishlistwednesday so check us out on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2074630?...

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 25/07/2025

For those of you that are into behind-the-scenes #gamedev stuff, I did a quick look at how I designed the enemies of the Haunted Hollow domain for our #littlenemo game. You can give it a read here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/207...

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 22/07/2025

You can set down a haunted item to get the Boo-Hoo to lay off, but they'll be right back to it when you pick it up again. What bits of Little Nemo, our #indiegame #metroidvania, would you most like to see more of? More PJs, more buddies, more enemies, more toys? Lemme know!

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 17/07/2025

In Little Nemo, PJs all have different abilities. The Ghoulish PJs here have the "Unawake" buff: you can't get hurt by any enemies 🤩, but all hazards will wake you up in a single hit 😱 Lemme know if you wanna see more of the PJ buffs in our #littlenemo #metroidvania #indiegame

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 16/07/2025

Little Nemo exploring and excavating in Crystal Caverns for #wislistwednesday. Please consider wishlisting our #indiegame #metroidvania, link down below.

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 02/07/2025

No real reason for this clip. I just felt like showing something from my game. So… here’s something.

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 01/07/2025

I trimmed down our latest trailer for #trailertuesday. If Mario 2 meets Super Metroid sounds like your kind of #metroidvania, you should probably go ahead and watch the full trailer and consider wishlisting on Steam! (Links down below) #indiegame #gamedev

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 25/06/2025

Oh hey it's #wishlistwednesday! Here's a snippet of gameplay from our Little Nemo #indiegame #metroidvania. Nemo needs to navigate the labyrinthine Palace of Slumberland while dodging Boo-Hoos and other enemies.

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 18/06/2025

Little Nemo is trying to bring this game cartridge somewhere, but it's haunted by a Boo-Hoo 👻 #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev #metroidvania

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 09/06/2025

The custom lighting and fog system I have for Little Nemo lets me do some fun stuff. Usually the fog is just for the background elements, but I pull it forward into the midground elements in some areas such as this room with cotton candy fog. #indiedev #gamedev

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 05/06/2025

Here's a small snippet from our latest trailer, showing off the variety of dream domains you'll find in the world of Slumberland. If you've ever wanted to play a Little Nemo #metroidvania #indiegame, we'll be launching in Q1 2026. Wishlist on Steam!

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 04/06/2025

Some feedback on Steam for the demo which you can download and play right now (link in bio)! 😊

This Demo IS AMAZING. This demo feels like a dream, from the way the dialogue is handled to the vibrant colors. Even the carefree movements of Nemo who is impeccably animated, everything about this game feels like the perfect dream adventure.

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DIE SOFT @diesoft.games · 02/06/2025

How it started (1905) vs. How it's going (2025) #gamedev #indiedev

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