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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

1/5 Nothing beats a good-old traumatic, game jam to ease the pressures of life. So join us in a 2-week nightmare of brain-melting game jamming in Bad Plan Studios’ first ever Horror Jam! Itch page: itch.io/jam/bad-plan... Discord: discord.gg/AmdMRVNgd #indiegamedev #gamedev #gamejam #horrorgames

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We had the weird testing idea of combining our current work in weapons with that on enemies, so we loaded the alien into the weapon to see how it would work. This was actually a great optimisation test because the enemy has a whole bunch of stuff that would break it #IndieGameDev #programming

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

A couple weeks back we got to do a round robin play at @avcon.org.au during its Afterdark section. We were worried that no one would want to play it but we had continuous people playing for the whole section and they loved it and it got a lot of laughs from the audience.

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Congrats to the local Adelaide team, Wayward Skies Studios on the release of their demo for Mimicry! Go give them some love over on Steam and have a go at this multiplayer hide-and-seek game. store.steampowered.com/app/4137450/...

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

After what feels forever stuck below it, our game finally hit 4K wishlists! Admittedly we have slowed down on talking about it but hoo boy it’s good to be over that milestone #indiegames #gamedev

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

#indiedev like us need to make the most of affordable technology as it becomes available, amirite? #ai #gamedev #art

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Dan's making enemies! Here is Split Head in both concept and final, a different version of the Exorcist Bed enemy. He's all turret, no filler, 100% body horror. What do you think? #indiegames #bodyhorror

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

OK so Dan lost a file - er, *iterated on this enemy and made him better! When attacked he deploys his human shield and can't be hurt from the front. And now his brain is exposed at the back so you have a reason to roll behind him to attack. Cool new gameplay options! #indiegamedev #indiegames

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

New room! This is the Forest of Nightmares, inspired by a classic video game which was a leader in gore. Can you guess which game?! #indiegames #retrogames

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

No idea how this happened (probably an AI hallucination built into web content), but our studio has been misattributed to this game. Anyone who knows Ember would know this isn’t our game though, haha. So weird

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Oof, has it been a fortnight already?! SAGE 2026 was epic: thanks so much to the SAFC for putting on another great show. As always we love showing folks the game, and it was great to be a part of this amazing gamedev community in South Australia. Until next time! @safc #indiegames #indiegamedev

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Huge news! End of Ember has been optioned for development into an animated TV series, in partnership with Cosmic Scream. (Pssst... Netflix!) See our press release for more details. #indiegames #tv #adaptation #netflix

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Those 2016 throwbacks are so last week! Here is an original 'devil' concept Dan drew in Grade 5 (circa 1998), and a boss concept he did just recently. Satan, now known as Gary, is in an office politics nightmare after a hostile takeover from Heaven. Performance Review ahoy! #indiegames #indiegamedev

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

We are SO excited to exhibit at SAGE next week. If you're in Adelaide, come along to check out our booth, and all the other amazing games being made in SA right now. It's a very exciting time to be an indie in this industry right now: come celebrate! Thanks @safc #indiegames # indiegamedev #sagames

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

In an OUTRAGEOUS and SHOCKING act of pure PLAGIARISM, this rad comic totally STOLE OUR IDEA of having a possessed girl strapped to a bed. BOYCOTT! #indiegames #indiedev #comics #art #theexorcist

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Art update! Here is Timbsbly, a new enemy type. He will replace the boring old floating heads in the game, which was the first enemy Dan ever made. It is a modular enemy type, so he can take various forms with different looks (shown, along with the gore layers), behaviours and attacks. Cute/weird!

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

New year, new enemy! Meet the Spider Birther: it spawns little spiders every time you damage it. This animation test shows the procedural animation that Dan is using for spider enemies. Creepy! #indiegames #indiegamedev #horrorgames

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

New build, free on Steam Playtest! New feature? SWAPPABLE WEAPONS, baby! Instead of having just items, Ember can now carry up to two weapons with unique projectile types, that then synergises with items and upgrades to make the crazy kinds of build the game is getting known for. #indiegames

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

UI elements for our Mutator, which will be used to upgrade weapons. Guess what this upgrade effect will be? #indiegames #indiegamedev

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Our programming update for #screenshotsaturday, Eli has been working on enemy behaviours, building out the behaviour trees for a whole variety of different kinds of attack. One more step on our Road to Demo! #gamedev #indiegames #indiegamedev

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Because reasons, we needed to give Abe a bit more personality, so he didn’t seem like such an inert chainsaw type dude. Dan delivered with aplomb, as always. #indiegames #indiegamedevs #horrorgames #indiehorror

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Ember is excited to be showcasing at Music With Motion! We’ll be part of the Convention Showcase, showing off our game alongside other incredible local developers. 🎟️ The showcase kicks off at 6pm and is included with your concert ticket. Get yours at woodvillecb.com.au/tix #musicwithmotion

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

How cool is this?! A true friend of Ember modelled and 3D-printed it. It couldn’t have been a small job because until now Ember has only existed in two dimensions. We love it so much - thank you, wonderful creator! #indieart #3dmodelling #indiegamedev

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

New enemy! Meet Heather from the Personal Hells, and see the layers of fire that Ember will chop away at. When Heather shoots her limbs will break and snapping back in the wrong directions. Fiesty! #indiegames #horrorgames

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Our recent PAX build was totally… not bug free, haha. Oh well, that’s #indiegamedev

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Big news! Despite the release of #silksong, we remain committed to our unannounced release date of late 2026! @teamcherry.bsky.social #hollowknight #indiegames

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

It’s been a hot minute but we are now working hard towards our full demo! Part of this involves another boss, new rooms and of course new enemies. Here is a bunch of concepts Dan has planned out - we can’t wait to share the final versions with you in game! #indiegames #indiegamedevs

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

New room for the Human Processing level! There is a special Easter Egg in this one too - can you name the film footage on the screen near the end of the video? #WIPWednesday #indiegames

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

VERY EXCITED to have @cptsumi streaming End of Ember this Saturday, check details in the invite: calendar.app.google/3nyDTFn7rdNR...

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

We are now recruiting for playtesters for End of Ember! If you want to join this community please had to our Discord and react to the announcement post for this: discord.com/channels/114... Thanks in advance for helping us make this the most rad game we possibly can! #playtesting #indiegames

A poster of Ember pointing at the viewer with the phrase 'We want YOU for Game Testing'

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Dan was messing around testing in engine and accidentally left all the items tick-boxed, so it spawned an example of every item. Just dev things, haha #indiegames #horrorcomedy

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Eli is building the AI systems for enemy behaviours so Dan built a test scene with all the enemies and random objects around. It's messy! This is what @gamedev looks like in process... @indiegames

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Dan was messing around and decided to make some #haunted ammunition! This stuff spawns random furniture, which then attacks the enemy and inflicts damage. What do you think? #indiegames #horrorgames

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

This physical release is just for play. It’s actually an in-game item from The Night Shift, a #horrorgame which created box art from our assets and included it in the game world - check it out on Steam! Oh, and the classification is fake (for now) #indiegames store.steampowered.com/app/2468610/...

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Origin story: this was the very first scene we published of the party at Ember’s house from the tutorial scene. When she awakens on her birthday, Ember discovers her parents drunk and partying with their friends… you won’t believe what happens next! #throwbackthursday #indiegames #horrorcomedy

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Another classic horror movie provides the backdrop for a room in the game - can you pick it? Answer in the comments! #indiegames #classichorror

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

She might be tiny, but she sure can destroy the joint! When Ember wakes up in her birthday, her parents are having a big party, so she goes to town with bricks and her fists. #indiegames #horrorcomedy

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

This #FollowFriday, a general studio update! Wishlist numbers, social media activity, events coming up and development on our new build... for a read check out store.steampowered.com/news/app/321... TL;DR: it's all going great! #indiegames #indiegamedevs

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

Happy #Doom day everyone! Since it’s a major influence on our game we love this whole franchise. Who’s heading back to Hell to rip and tear again? #DoomTheDarkAges

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

This is what happens if you believe everything you see on the Internet #WIPWednesday #indiegames #horrorcomedy

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

What’s the greatest line in cinema? ‘I kick arse for the Lord!’

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Nothing like the feeling of dropping a bomb perfectly in the centre of a bunch of mobs! #indiegames #horrorcomedy

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

What's better than shotgun? MEGA SHOTGUN! This Mutator upgrade gives you a super short-range 360-degree explosion... watch what is does to our first boss. #indiegames #horrorcomedy

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT: We will be showing a brand new #trailer at the Frosty Games Fest on June 8. Amazing showcase, please support this event any way you can as it's super helpful for Aus/NZ gamedevs to increase our visibility. See you there! Check them out at bsky.app/profile/fros... #indiegames

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

This #throwbackthursday, time to go back to where it all began... who are these three Australian weirdos making this ridiculous game? Click through to our first devlog to find out! @indiegamedevs @indiegames youtu.be/jrmgTeQxoF4

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Dan’s cooking! This #WIPWednesday, he is drawing up a title card for The Personal Hells, the second level of our planned demo. Surely you can guess which personal Hell this is! #indiegames #horrorcomedy

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Today's weird item is the #Hellraiser cube, AKA the Lament Configuration. It periodically sends out hooks and chains that electrify enemies and tears their soul apart. Fun! #indiegames #horrorgames

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End of Ember @endofember.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

This #screenshotsaturday, oops - quiet! Don't tell anyone, let's hope they don't notice @indiegames @indiegamedev

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