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Ella Disenchanted

@elladisenchanted.northsky.social
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She/Her Game developer, cat mum, juggler of too many projects (which you can play at elladisenchanted.itch.io)

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iheartfunnyboys @iheartfunnyboys.bsky.social · 10h
So excited to say that I published a new Steam page today! store.steampowered.com/app/5386820/... #gamedev #indiegame #cozy #incremental #cooking
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Gumdrop Lost in Thyme on Steam
In this cozy incremental, harvest wild plants, cook meals, befriend sheep, and buy upgrade potions to explore the magical forest labyrinth and hopefully escape.
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CheeseOnCheese @cheeseoncheese.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Check out our juicy new splash screen for WyrmWorm. How'd we do? ✅interactive ✅responsive ✅accessible The playtest is LIVE on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/4806590/... #godot #indiedev #wyrmworm #gamedev
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 16/09/2026
Crunching in my first game dev role led me to burn out and new chronic issues that I'll most likely have to deal with for life. It didn't get me bonuses or extras, it just got me made redundant as management floated away on their golden parachutes. So excuse me as I decry crunch on social media.
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 13/09/2026
Flying Spaghetti Monster, accept my offering
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just posted a new itch demo version of In Boxes over at elladisenchanted.itch.io/in-boxes. Just in time for #FeedBackQuest! #gamedev #indiedev
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In Boxes by EllaDisenchanted
A puzzle game about putting cats in boxes.
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 04/09/2026
She just sat there, with her tongue out staring at me like this for 5 minutes
A close up of Neeps the tabby cat's face while she is blepping. There are no thoughts going on in that head of hers.
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CheeseOnCheese @cheeseoncheese.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The public playtest for our first steam game is now live! We're trying to gather feedback on whether this is good enough for a demo. If you enjoy challenging and colorful puzzle games, give WyrmWorm a try! #godot #indiedev #puzzle store.steampowered.com/app/4806590/...
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 31/08/2026
To the tune of those Maybelline ads: Maybe she's full of it, maybe its RSD
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 22/08/2026
Urgh who decided that game-pad implementation had to be such a chore
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 20/08/2026
Every dollar billionaire JK Rowling makes is a dollar she will spend on destroying the lives of trans people - a scapegoating driven by Epstein-class billionaires to distract us from the ultra-rich draining our wealth, killing our planet, sabotaging social cohesion, and destroying dissent.
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Jil 💚 making OrbOrbMagi @jil-hue.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Pins and Pegs Festival Thread 🪩🎉🔮 Please check out these amazing games! 👇 Repost, whishlist, do what you can for fellow indie devs 😘 If you want me to add a game, please let me know! #indieGameDev #pinball #pachinko
Steams Pins and Pegs Festival Banner showing my Games Capsule: Orb Orb Magi.
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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 15/08/2026
I'm not being very productive, which could be due to sleep or thyroid. But what I can do is dick around on social media. So let's share again the starter packs I made of game devs who refuse to use gen AI in any capacity. Here you go: go.bsky.app/6DRdowf go.bsky.app/AS5R4p7 go.bsky.app/7K7JDCJ
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 13/08/2026
Grand Theft Auto. Just never clicked with the entire vibe, especially the deliberately vulgar "humor". Couple that with my aversion to media where deliberate car crashing is encouraged (unresolved trauma) and nope not for me.
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 01/08/2026
1000x Resist asking the hard questions. (I know I'm late, but my backlog is lorge)
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 31/07/2026
With In Boxes chapters only being 9 puzzles I wanted a way to add some of the extra harder puzzles that pop up when designing them and a way to tie in the cats on the level select with the game a bit more. So I've added an optional 10th level to each that ticks both those boxes! #gamedev #indiedev
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 18/07/2026
Sometimes I look back at previous decisions I made while deving and think why? Why would I do that? Sure its cute to have pat pat pat to spawn around the cats when you are patting them, but now I have to localize my particles...
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 17/07/2026
I guess I fall in "neurodivergent professional" not sure on the professional part though Using these tools has been terrible they constantly hallucinate, perform actions that you have said no to and output code that is so bloated its not funny And that's not even touching on the environment impact
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Joe Baxter-Webb @indiegameclinic.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
if you wishlist my game I promise never to tell anyone what you did with that yoghurt store.steampowered.com/app/4209800/...
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Golem Gourmet on Steam
A gastronomical adventure sizzling with culinary chaos! Build a bizarre bistro from an ever-shifting array of rooms, amass heaps of treasure, and earn enough critical acclaim to became the ultimate Go...
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 05/07/2026
Ah the eternal struggle of ooo thats a cool sounding game jam vs just finish your damn game
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 29/06/2026
ME: Sets up git repo to make sure all line endings are LF. Git: Cool done! Random Docker entrypoint shell script: but I like CRLF and will sneakily change back when you least expect it!
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 21/06/2026
Not my kitchen but one I worked in. Bumped from behind while carrying a lye solution (pretzel making), luckily it splashed away from me after falling... Did take out a 6 burner stove for a couple of days trying to clean it so it would stop emitting caustic fumes.
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 20/06/2026
My 1st playthrough in the #Stellaris nomads expansion. Picked the origin that lets you work to become the great khan mid-game crisis. Somehow became the Khan 1.5 years into the game after unknown empire destroyed unknown empire.
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 13/06/2026
Have been stared at like this for the past 15 minutes because my partner won't give up her chair. Yes there are other chairs in the office specifically set up to be warm and comfy.
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 11/06/2026
Programming is such a dumb profession. Make a change to permissions in a CDK template, redeploy, everything fails of course in a totally different part of the stack. Add some print statements to get some more info, redeploy, everything fine Well I guess they are now load bearing print statements
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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 08/06/2026
With Sega (my former beloved) now jumping on the AI slop train, I'm seeing people say well everyone usea AI now at least for code! No, they don't. And here are 3 starter packs of game devs who don't use ANY AI The slop is not inevitable go.bsky.app/6DRdowf go.bsky.app/AS5R4p7 go.bsky.app/7K7JDCJ
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 07/06/2026
Oh hey its this fun cycle again, too mentally drained from *gestures vaguely at the world* to create so end up frustrated trying, but have the sads from not creating.
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 04/06/2026
Umm real helpful suggestion there pycharm...
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werdnalt @werdnalt.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Ball Wizard's Steam page is live! Give it a wishlist and stay tuned for a Steam demo later in June! store.steampowered.com/app/4632320/... #gamedev #indiedev #incremental #steam
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Ball Wizard on Steam
A short incremental pachinko-like where you battle waves of enemies with your Balls! Gather resources to train new magical powers in a unique upgrade tree.
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 28/05/2026
Vegemite is vile, Australia is wrong.
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 27/05/2026
Hi new followers from the no AI starter pack! Just a quick intro post since I haven't posted a lot of game related stuff of late. I'm Ella a Melbourne game dev working on In Boxes, a puzzle game about putting cats in boxes.
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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 26/05/2026
For people who think that AI is inevitable or worry it is, I made starter packs of game devs refusing to use AI, and in less than 24 hours had more than 200 devs ask to be included. Creatives don't want this and won't use it. You just need to support those who won't use it.
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 25/05/2026
Levi sure doesn't like cameras
Levi, a grey tabby cat giving a poisonous look to the taker of the photo
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 24/05/2026
Well I did have plans to be productive today. Then I made the mistake of remembering Factorio exists...
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 30/04/2026
A spell to summon a booty demon? In Diablo 4? More likely than you think!
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 26/04/2026
Puzzle design is an interesting space to get the balance right so I keep running up against the scenario: Me: Here's all these fun new shiny pieces to play with! Players: But... but my cognative load. And well I mean they are right.
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 31/03/2026
It's Trans Day of Visibility today. If you're trans and are raising money for something (I don't care what it is), reply to this thread and I will boost you. If you are a cis person, take a look and find someone to support if you can. Everyone give this a share after.
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Jil 💚 making OrbOrbMagi @jil-hue.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
#OrbOrbMagi can now be wishlisted on steam! 🪩 Play #pinball as a #MagicalGirl (or #Goblin) and slay hordes of enemies with lots of fancy weapons 🪄 #indiegame made with #godot and #rapier physics engine and the wonderful tilesets by @mrmotarius.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/4268820/...
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Orb Orb Magi on Steam
Orb Orb Magi is an arcade Pinball Bulletheaven inspired by action roguelites and early Pinball videogames. Play Pinball like a Magical Girl with lots of different weapons and upgrades.
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 28/03/2026
Its such a harrowing feeling having coworkers just gone over multiple layoff rounds knowing your time will be soon. All because the people who are in charge only care about cashflow to their own pockets. I got lucky I found a new job pretty quickly. My heart breaks for those that are still looking.
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Jason Schreier @jasonschreier.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I don't think people understand how hard it is to work in the video-game industry right now. If you've been laid off, it can take months if not years to find new work. If you haven't been laid off, you're anxious that you will be laid off. This week's column: www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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It Sucks to Work in the Video-Game Industry Right Now
Even developers who successfully release big hits, like Fortnite and Battlefield, are losing their jobs
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 22/03/2026
Once again, the point of placeholder is to be replaced and thus easy to identify. If you're using machineslop to get "as close as possible" - that's not "placeholder", that's either being incredibly ignorant or being a liar hoping to get away with it. There's really no third option.
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Jil 💚 making OrbOrbMagi @jil-hue.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
And here's the #OrbOrbMagi Trailer 🔮🪄🎉 #indiegamedev #pinball #bulletheaven youtu.be/KRGi1v2wFNY?...
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Orb Orb Magi - Pinball x Bulletheaven
YouTube video by Jil
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 12/03/2026
Oh GCD already where does the time go? Hi #whatagamedevlookslike I'm Ella a game dev from Melbourne who has somehow found her way from kids educational games into back-end on live services?
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 07/03/2026
One of the big bits of feedback from the last playtest was that the cats should be more expressive. So have some more expressive cats! #screenshotsaturday (Does a gif count?) #gamdev #indiedev
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 23/02/2026
It really is a primal scream into the void kinda day, huh?
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 21/02/2026
Today in weird code things gamedev makes you write; the Eye Provider.
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NCrafters @gobutiko.com · 19/02/2026
Routine reminder: Hand over all goblin #gamedev so I can complete my collection! If you're making/made a goblin themed #indiegame, I humbly request you get in the bag so I can admire you in a neat little starter pack!
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 14/02/2026
Has cinema etiquette changed over the past couple of years? Last few times I've been has been full of people loudly talking and on their phones for the entire runtime...
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 10/02/2026
Figured since the cats were no longer cards the pointer to place them felt out of place. So why not just drag and drop? #gamedev #indiedev
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 06/02/2026
loot that drops after defeating me - - a randomly picked selection of caffinated drinks (all sugar free) - a surprising number of bobby pins - a handbag you probably don't want to open - enough cat hair to crochet a tiny hat
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Ella Disenchanted @elladisenchanted.northsky.social · 03/02/2026
Bluesky's feed is a funny guy
A screen shot of my bluesky feed at the top is a link to an article with the title Sony patents AI-generated podcasts voiced by characters from its games, followed by a post by possum every hour with an absolutely horrified looking possum
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