iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

p sure i make flawless games and my publisher hacks bugs into them after i send review builds tbh

folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

since i make games, ppl i meet irl think i work in tech (not unfair i guess, but not how i feel either), and so the way they try and connect w me is to talk about AI. which, i hate. so lately i just started responding by talking about AI advancement in smart toilets

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

friendly reminder that it’s nopopo, not NoPopo or NoPopoFun. just nopopo all lowercase

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

i’ll be honest as a game designer i’ve always found it REALLY difficult watching ppl play my games. i mostly avoided youtube LPs and twitch streams. but the way ppl get into Castle V Castle has me hooked 😅

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

fuck me i blanked on a word so googled it, the AI generated response: - got the name wrong - got the goal of the game wrong - claims that both “27” and “37” are 27 what’s the point of this at all man i’m so tired

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

castle v castle trivia: the game was called castle VS castle for the longest time, then i started designing the logo and hated how the S broke up the flow

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

i just want everyone to know that Level Devil is out on Steam and like. it’s really good. games made in Stencyl don’t get a great rep but we’re out here doing cool shit so, support this pls store.steampowered.com/app/3242750/...

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Save 15% on Level Devil on Steam

“Troll” is such a strong word for this 2D platformer with nearly 200 uniquely inventive levels. Don’t let screaming YouTubers convince you that this game is unfair. It’s fair. Sure, there are buzzsaws...

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

omg not @thejenna.bsky.social wishlisting castle v castle and me finding out through a tiktok that’s so wild to me how did i get here

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 24/03/2025

It's been a while since I've done this, and the world is bleak - so we can all use a little art & creativity. What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

added a “v hard mode” to Castle V Castle just bc anyone who knows me knows i haven’t written the word “very” out in full in years. bonus shot: multiplayer scoreboard!

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

the way indie games are a spectrum is so wild. i’ll scroll through here and see a post that’s like “we got 500 wishlists! huge! validation for the decades of work we put in! ❤️” and the next post is like “98K wishlists on my first game, can we get to 100k chat or are we cooked 😭”

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Leigh is *the* voice of authority on this and i implore you to read it (also leigh apologies in advance i will probs rant about Below Deck at you again soon)

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

love this write up. spot on

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pantaloon | ROLLA OUT SEP 30 🚨 @pantaloon.io · 06/03/2025

Hark, some news 📢 Pantaloon is broadening its mission of platforming bold & bizarre games by moving into the world of original publishing, as we seek to become a home for misfits. Gonna thread some COOL BITS & PIECES Shares hugely appreciated 🙏 #indiedev | #indiegames | #gamedev

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

idk there’s something fascinating about the idea of pitching indie games to harmony korine but i can’t get over the name EDGLRD

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nopopo @nopopofun.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

little known fact about my game: the title "Castle v Castle" actually comes from the gameplay of the game that sees a castle fighting another castle

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

found an article that mentioned Castle V Castle as one of the best steamdeck games in next fest and i was like… it runs on steamdeck?? been too busy to check 😅 nice way to find out tho

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

actually a big fan of ppl referring to Castle as “Jenga but with cards” ngl

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nopopo @nopopofun.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

pointless fun thing I've added to Castle V Castle: a signpost that strolls up when your castle is near destruction with a "the end is nigh" sign. if your castles loses while the signpost is there, it turns around and reads “told u so”

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Leyreley @leyreley.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Super happy to have worked on the key art of the wonderful Castle V Castle (from @nopopofun.bsky.social ) You can play the demo & wishlist on steam! ☀️

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Catt Small @catt.design · 25/02/2025

Might feel like everything is going to 💩 but there's still lots of good in the world. Here's a little joy for ya — grab a ticket or apply to speak this year!

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Outersloth @outersloth.com · 24/02/2025

Castle v Castle | @nopopofun.bsky.social 🏰 A single player card battler where you tear down the enemy castle brick by brick 🃏 Curate your deck and see how far you get 🏆 Test your skills in the daily challenge, where every player gets the same one globally store.steampowered.com/app/3398880/...

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

ngl i’ve been working on this thing quietly and alone for so long that it blows my mind seeing responses like this ❤️

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Studio Any Percent @anypercent.studio · 24/02/2025

If you've been curious to play our cozy community builder Mossfield Origins - why not try it during Steam Next Fest! Try the Mossfield Origins demo: store.steampowered.com/app/1836400/... Don't miss the rest of the games of Steam Next Fest - store.steampowered.com/sale/nextfest #steamnextfest

Steam Next Fest: Feb 24 - Mar 3, Mossfield Origins by Studio Any Percent

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Tom Betts @tomnullpointer.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Obligatory NextFest post! Go check out the demo, spread the word and wishlist please! There's going to be a silly number of games this time around so any help on visibility and promo really helps!

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

castle v castle is part of steam next fest! my first game on PC, absolutely a dang _moment_ for me. i’ve been trying to make this game for years and it’s finally happening (still will be on mobile too ofc, i’ll never ever turn my back on that) store.steampowered.com/app/3398880/...

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Castle V Castle on Steam

A stylish single player 1v1 card game funded and supported by Slay the Spire's Casey Yano and inspired by browser classic Castle Wars. Build up your castle and knock down your opponent's brick by bric...

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nopopo @nopopofun.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

try my game’s demo in Steam Next Fest!!! - turn-based strategy game - funded by Slay the Spire dev - published by Among Us devs (Outhersloth) - made by me!!!! - build up your castle and reduce your opponent brick by brick

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PCGamesN @pcgamesn.com · 23/02/2025

Castle V Castle is a new turn-based strategy game funded by Slay the Spire's Casey Yano and inspired by browser classic Castle Wars, and you can try the demo now #strategygame www.pcgamesn.com/castle-v-cas...

Castle V Castle - A warrior atop a tower.

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

came across this game, seems kinda cool. maybe try the demo? wishlist it?

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

absolutely surreal moment for me rn. my game backed by Outersloth, a dang card battler funded by a Slay the Spire dev, and Future Friends on it too? truly wild

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

things are about to happen i’m scared lmao

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

office manager says “no work” :(

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

sometimes i really love making games. today i was working on a book that flips open but i was like “im not fuckin animating that in this weird isometric perspective i cornered myself into” and i just replaced it w a filing cabinet so now filing cabinets are a part of this world of fighting castles

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

i feel like there should be a name for when you add a thing to your game as a joke that ends up being an actually good design choice

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

was going through pics from Japan trip and my phone helpfully translated lmao

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

great summary of how tired i am rn: i just spent 5 minutes trying to figure out how to take a picture of the back of my phone (bc i cracked it and it looks kinda cool) using… my phone

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

further pitching adventures: dear publishers, don’t make your whole email be the answers to the form i filled out and then have the rejection below. like, you get this right? making me scroll to get a no is extra shitty

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

having now made games -on my own, no funding/pub -running a team, w funding/pub -on my own, w funding/pub i still have no idea what’s the way to go. they all rule in their own ways and suck in their own ways (the only thing i’m sure of is running a team w no funding is bad)

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

working on my video game to p much not have to deal w whatever is going on in the world rn

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

one of my favorite things about art. you see something and go “wow, these color choices! a subtle yet clear nod to the contrast between nature and capitalism’s relentless march” and then the artist is like “yea i was fuckin hungover as shit that day and ordered the wrong paint”

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

more than anything i feel like my goal as a game designer is to make shit that doesn’t make sense but works. i want “i don’t get it. but i get it”

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

bro i have to work go ponder somewhere else

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

making games is weird like how am i supposed to know what anyone is gonna think of a reveal of something i’ve been dealing w intimately for 8 months how do you even navigate that

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

we underestimate ppl who make game trailers i just realized that the test footage i just got back features a walkcycle THAT I DID NOT GIVE MY CHARACTERS WHATSOEVER

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folmer @folmer.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

before things kick off this is just your reminder that nopopo means no police

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