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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

New Anomaly/Observing 2D pixel art game called Angel's Dreams. I've never played any of these types of games before. Come watch me get jump scared! youtu.be/dmpj9DviE_0

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"New Anomaly/Observation 2D Pixel Art Game!" | Angel's Dreams - Ep 1 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

halfmoon Part 2 (final) is out! Learn why we were chosen to help with the Afterlife Information Center! Also, what's up with all these cats??? youtu.be/fVk_CeB0zq8

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This game is beautiful and intriguing! Best part? I've finished the game so I won't be leaving you with an unfinished playthrough like I sometimes do! (oops!) youtu.be/CjvagQblsnM Second part (ending) later this week!

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"Is THIS What the Afterlife Is???" | halfmoon - Episode 1 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Who knew Sasquatch was a breakfast enjoyer??? Creature Kitchen - Part 3: youtu.be/5iSEVCvZ-qc

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

@eurothug4000.bsky.social How many of these do you think were 100 CATS variations? lol

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Chopped up my first Episode of Creature Kitchen into a digestible short that gives a good grasp of what the game is if you wanted to check it out without watching a full 50 minute video! youtube.com/shorts/09VZy...

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Creature Kitchen - Shorts 1 - Empty Bottle Plays #creaturekitchen #spooky #cozy #indiegame

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Is SPOOKY COZY COOKING SIM a genre? Apparently, it is! Learning to cook, solving some puzzles, uncovering mysteries, and...making friends??? youtu.be/_Mh0UJrao6A

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"Learning to Cook and I'M SCARED!" | Creature Kitchen - Part 1 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

@daryltalksgames.bsky.social Not sure how often you use bsky, but I watched your YOU/evil video and the stuff about finding humanity and forgiveness and redeemability...it made me think that Barry (HBO) would be a really enjoyable adventure. It's only 4 seasons. somewhat hollywood meta dark comedy

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

The eerie atmosphere created by the unsettling music and visuals really helped me enjoy this story. This video only gets to one of the multiple endings. I will definitely be exploring more of the branching paths in the follow-up video! youtu.be/yVOkgRws1x0

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"Amazing Atmosphere & Multiple Endings???" | Mobile Murder Mystery - Episode 1 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

How do you all feel about me posting shorts here and there for a peek into what I'm releasing full vids of on YouTube? youtube.com/shorts/HBq9M...

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"Florist Shop Cozy Sim!" | Flowers and Favours - Empty Bottle Shorts

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Come on a date with me! We try not to fail a first date while also trying to beat a hand-held GameBoy game! This one is pretty funny and a cool concept overall. youtu.be/KlbpKtj-jv0

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"Trying to Beat a GameBoy Game AND Have a Successful Date???" | DateBoy - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Physics based mining in space! Can we survive in this cut-throat world where the mega Corporations own everything while we try to scrape together enough cash to survive? youtu.be/PScEPkvmmiY

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"How Will We Survive This Dystopia!" | Deep Space Exploitation - Part 1 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

This might be the most relaxing game I've ever played. Float down a stream with me and maybe catch some fish and skip some rocks along the way. youtu.be/4pW6cc70ZW4

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"Is this the most relaxing game EVER?" | Bottle Can Float - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I am convinced that my moments of high motivation are directly correlated to the impossibility of being able to perform the task. Currently super motivated to record the next set of videos but I'm meeting a friend for lunch in too short a time window to get started.

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

After some computer issues we're finally back! Sorry for the delay!!! Here is Part 4 and the FINALE is already recorded and will be edited and posted later this week! youtu.be/dhU-FET4xRA

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"Are we making a HUGE MISTAKE?" | Night Reverie - Part 4 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

We explore more of this dreamlike version of our childhood home as we meet and help out more interesting friends while we search for our lost sister. Will we finally find her??? youtu.be/jOaqi5g-5zE

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"Can we find our little sister???" | Night Reverie - Part 2 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Night Reverie is a cute pixel art puzzle/adventure game with some serious themes beneath its cute exterior. Come check out Part 1 now! youtu.be/11RDxUPQyao @somberpixel.bsky.social

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"What's up with this GIANT CAT???" | Night Reverie - Part 1 - Empty Bottle Plays

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C L Hawkins - "Dice With Death" Early Access on Steam! @clhawkins.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

My indie game Dice With Death has broken over 300 reviews on Steam with 91% Positive! To celebrate, we're giving away 3 copies of the game. To enter just make sure you're following and repost this post. We'll DM a code to 3 people on Wednesday. #gamedev #indiegame #IndieGameDevs

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

"Just the right amount of spooky horror!" - Me This one was a lot of fun and did a fantastic job at setting the atmosphere. Great job @pepperboxstudios.bsky.social I hope you get the sales you deserve! youtu.be/lq7fw3iM-M4

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"WHAT IS HIDING IN THESE WOODS???" | Vartio - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Come visit our childhood home in this atmospheric horror visual novel. It's fantastic and it's free on Steam! Let's explore this house together. What secrets lie in the basement??? youtu.be/T-taBOnaI5g @beepsalt.itch.io

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"WHATS IN THE BASEMENT???" | In The Foundations - Pt 1 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

This "small game" really got me. Super cute, solid humor, and surprisingly good takes on anxiety. Come drink some tea w/ our robot friend and contemplate life as we prepare the first yield of Peaches grown on our spaceship-converted-to-a-farm. www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZ7q... @alisongrace.music

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Cute VN-like game about a girl dealing with Anxiety! | Peaches Interplanetary - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

@clhawkins.bsky.social Super excited for you to see your team's game on Northernlion today and VERY proud of you for all the well deserved sales you pick up along the way. Good stuff for good people!

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Soooo...What mailbox do we place this letter into? Come with me to sort mail for a small island and learn about the inhabitants! Can we uncover the truth about what's going on and save the island??? youtu.be/j9KVXeNCmMI Thanks to River and Oak @and0ri.bsky.social for making a cool little project!

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Will we have a relaxing time sorting mail for a 5-person island? Will we possibly uncover some shady stuff going on and solve a mystery? Using clues from unopened pieces of mail as we sort, let's learn about the inhabitants of Lern Island! youtu.be/j9KVXeNCmMI

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"Sorting Mail and Solving Problems!" | Lern Island Letters - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Here is another relaxing episode! Come relax and fish with me as we explore more lakes and upgrade our equipment! Oh, and HELP ME NAME OUR DOG!!! (I will pick from the youtube comments) #castnchill @wombatbrawler.com #indiegame #relax #secondmonitorcontent youtu.be/0auzT_ZBCvc

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"This New Location Is Jaw Dropping!" | Cast n Chill - Episode 3 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Obviously early stages in puzzle games are just to teach mechanics, but this game is going to ramp up pretty quickly, I can feel it! I've already felt super rewarded when solving some of these. Cute game with great polish. Check it out! youtu.be/RbYmOCW-ywk #indiegame #railbound @afterburn.games‬

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"Really Fun Train-tracks Puzzle Game!" | Railbound - Empty Bottle...Tries?

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

This game is just DRIPPING with charm. A fairy gave us a brain and now we're just a frog exploring the world and befriending the helping the townsfolk. Together, let's uncover the mysteries and figure out what's going on with this place! (two episodes up currently) youtu.be/KgAKFdzhsB8

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"Hand drawn and actually pretty funny!" | Frog's Adventure - Episode 1 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Learning to fish in any new fishing game is always so much fun! Come watch my dog bark at wildlife while we earn our way to bigger and better rods, reels, and even boats! youtu.be/sMhGRBhfJgw @wombatbrawler.com #castnchill #indiegame #cozygame

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"Taking the Idle out of Idle Fishing Game!" | Cast n Chill - Episode 1 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Our Cloud friend makes a sad but necessary sacrifice, while our Pollution friend taunts us... Back for more Naiad with Part 12 youtu.be/hYmiXsRDSCM

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"Pollution friend is so negative!" | Naiad - Part 12 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Void Sails Ep. 3! We finally start to get a peek behind the curtain as meet a bunch of interesting characters in the City, then explore mysterious new regions of space as we continue to search for our missing father! (space pirate battles and decision-based text adventures) youtu.be/KTRhWoZq088

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"Will we find our father?" | Void Sails - Episode 3 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

How many times did it take you to start up Blue Prince before you realized it was not DOUG BOMB but rather DOGU BOMB? Six for me #blueprince #indiegame #derp

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

This game is SO cool! Space pirate ship combat and exploration combined with text based decisions with a D&D-adjacent "definitely not a dice-roll" system where your choices affect how the rest of the game plays out. I'm having a blast! VOID SAILS youtu.be/LgekFUU7BSw

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"Mixing ship combat and text based decision making" | Void Sails - Episode 1 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Found a neat little game that ended up being surprisingly engaging, although in a pretty dark way. My Life as a Robot Vacuum - Empty Bottle Plays youtu.be/P_nDIwraoag

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This one got dark! | My Life as a Robot Vacuum - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

SPOOKY WARNING! Sterling Shroud! This is a little out of my comfort zone but the way this game builds atmosphere and suspense is absolutely fantastic. I add warnings to minor jumpscares before they happen in the video so you don't have to be afraid (I was afraid FOR you!) youtu.be/CIHi-tqi4_4

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Surprisingly Spooky Atmosphere! | Sterling Shroud - Part 1 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

More NAIAD! We find a new 'mechanic' today. Still excited to see what everything actually is and about when we can start backtracking to solve many of the things we've been unable to do so far! www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyqj...

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Naiad - Part 6 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Mucks! Games @mucksgames.com · 06/03/2025

What's the slowest way to make a video game? Next to stop motion probably frame-by-frame animation. We did it anyway. Here is an animation sketch and then how it looks in game! #indiegames #gamedev #cozygames

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Mucks! Games @mucksgames.com · 29/04/2025

Thank you so much! Seeing people enjoy the game makes all the work worth it ❤️

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

What? You haven't checked out The Bear? BIG recommend! Hand-drawn/animated game gives relaxing "Bedtime Storybook" vibes. Thank you @mucksgames.bsky.social for all the love that was poured into this project. It shows. Edited down short for a quick peek inside: www.youtube.com/shorts/Fp2K-...

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Beautiful relaxing story game | The Bear - Chapter 1 (Short) #peaceful #indiegame #bedtimestories

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Secret Mode - Chained Together 2v2 Race OUT NOW! @wearesecretmode.com · 29/04/2025

We're making waves... Wholesome Waves! 🌊 We've launched a brand new Steam bundle with our friends at @hiwarp.bsky.social & @lente.me featuring their games NAIAD and Spilled!, as well as our own #Loddlenaut from Moon Lagoon. Take to the waves and find out more: store.steampowered.com/news/...

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

New Naiad just dropped! Every time I record more of this game, I want to just keep going until I know how everything works. Come hang out for another relaxing video as we explore more of the river. youtu.be/JYSc6xsoejM

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Naiad - Part 5 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

I may or may not cry at the end. You'll have to watch the video to find out! I think it's always interesting for people to tell these little stories through the medium of games. It can be a visual novel or in this case, puzzle elements to proceed the story. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ry-S...

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Behind the Frame - Part 2 (Ending!) - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Today we start a new adventure! "Behind the Frame" begins with a young artist trying to get herself prepared for an upcoming Art Exhibit. Also there are cats! Come hang out as I explore this beautifully drawn and animated slice of life. youtu.be/DlF_ioF_rbE

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Behind the Frame - Part 1 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

New NAIAD episode! We clear the Forest, venture into a polluted cave, and meet a Giant Bear! Let me know if you want me to do more of these. I really like this game and it's so relaxing! youtu.be/lmIigsubohs

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Naiad - Part 4 - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Pilo and the Holobook is an adorable sticker collection game with charming art and beautiful music. Come relax with me as we check out the early beginnings and discover what adventures await! youtu.be/Xuy3fG7qo7Y

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Pilo and the Holobook - Empty Bottle Plays

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Empty Bottle @emptybottleyt.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

@reddeergames.bsky.social Hi! I was wondering what the official pronunciation of "Pilo" is. Is it like Pillow or like Silo ? I hate when I'm watching a video and someone mis-pronounces a game I like. I don't want to take the 50/50 shot! Thanks!

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