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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 07/09/2026

A little shoutout this time for Lie of Caelum: Spirit, a PSX-style sci-fi mecha JRPG that's currently live on Kickstarter! Please consider checking it out and helping spread the word if it looks like your kind of game! 💙 www.kickstarter.com/projects/lie...

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Lie of Caelum: Spirit

A PSX-style sci-fi mecha JRPG about identity, philosophy, political conflict, and a world built on lies.

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Lie of Caelum: Spirit - Kickstarter Live! @lieofcaelum.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Our Kickstarter is now LIVE! 🎉🎉🎉 Lie of Caelum: Spirit is a traditional turn-based Sci-fi Mecha JRPG inspired by Xenogears and Phantasy Star Make sure to follow us and repost this post to work towards the community goals too! Campaign details below. Let's fly towards the goal!! ⬇️

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 12/08/2026

Nyla is genuinely one of the kindest and most talented people I know. If you or anyone in your network is looking for a skilled environment artist, please consider reaching out to her. She absolutely deserves an amazing next opportunity! 💙 bsky.app/profile/falt...

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 06/08/2026

Another shoutout, this time for @rapturousgames.bsky.social and Robot Rhapsody, a turn-based cyberpunk RPG about techno-cults, rebels, and robotic bards! Its Kickstarter is still live, and every bit of support helps bring the console ports stretch goal closer! 💙 www.kickstarter.com/projects/rap...

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Robot Rhapsody

A Cyberpunk RPG about techno-cults, rebels, & robotic bards.

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 02/08/2026

A little shoutout for @alchemicbeasts.bsky.social a monster-taming RPG focused on exploration and bonds with your creatures. Its Kickstarter is in its final 64 hours, so if this sounds up your alley, please consider taking a look and spreading the word! 💙 www.kickstarter.com/projects/whi...

A top down base building scene in a bright tropical area. The player is placing a wooden fence near a small house.

A top down view of a character exploring a dark, misty swamp with a little orange creature.

A creature fusion screen showing a small brown dragon-like creature emerging from a purple magical portal between two glass containers.

A colorful turn-based battle in a tropical jungle.

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Mana Relic Games (Padr81) @manarelicgames.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

📃We're into day 10 and almost 40% funded. 💖You all are so kind. Check out our #jrpg Llewl and the Lyre of Two Worlds on #Kickstarter. #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart www.kickstarter.com/projects/oat...

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Llewl and the Lyre of Two Worlds - Heartfelt, Strategic JRPG

A heartfelt story-driven RPG with a classic late 90's vibe where strategy shapes every battle

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ClaudiaTheDev @claudiathedev.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Yeah, everyone warned me not to make a huge-ass farming game combined with literally Pokémon… but look now at my glorious creation✨ And... SURPRISE 😆 Ova Magica 1.0 is officially OUT TODAY on Steam 💚 🎮 Consoles launch July 21 (Everyone also warned me not to shadow drop😂)

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 28/05/2026

A little shoutout for Llewl and the Lyre of Two Worlds, a heartfelt story-driven JRPG with a classic late '90s vibe where strategy shapes every battle. If this sounds like your kind of game, please consider taking a look and spreading the word. Every bit helps. 💙 bsky.app/profile/mana...

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ClaudiaTheDev @claudiathedev.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Tomorrow is the biggest announcement we’ve ever made for Ova Magica 😆 And let’s just say… the announcement itself might not be the only surprise💚 See you tomorrow at the Cozy & Family Friendly Games Celebration👀

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 09/05/2026

Another concept art I'm currently turning into 3D. This time it's for General Caelia, one of the newer enemies in my little project, who recently received a visual overhaul to better reflect her faction's blend of organic and mechanical design. #indiedev #gamedev

Colorful, stylized character concept art of a character in green, military-inspired clothing, featuring four armored, mechanical, stilt-like legs and a horse-like mechanical lower body with green smoke rising from it.

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 30/04/2026

I'm trying to work up the courage to post here more often again. 😅So here's a piece of concept art that I'm currently turning into 3D for one of the drivable/hijackable mechs in my little game. 🤖

Shows concept art of a giant, heavy mech robot wearing a cape, with green smoke pouring from its body.

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 06/02/2026

Concept art for Victor an ex-general who lost most of his original body while in enemy captivity and was reconstructed as an almost fully mechanical automaton. He’ll be one of the hireable mercenaries and if everything goes well one of the romanceable characters in my little game #indiedev #gamedev

Shows a slender male character in a heavily stylized anime art style on a grayish background, wearing a long brown coat with golden ornaments and long fur around his neck. He has a skeletal, robotic-looking neck, red glowing eyes, and a doll like wind-up key in his back. A folded blade extends from one of his mechanical arms, and in his other mechanical hand he holds a scythe-like weapon with saw-like teeth and bandages wrapped around it.

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 17/01/2026

My little game comes with two visual styles. It has honestly meant double the work for me as a small dev but also double the fun, even if it’s a bit more time-consuming. 😅 As always I hope you’re doing well and thanks again to everyone for your warm and kind comments! 💖😭 #3d #art

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 16/01/2026

A closer look at Zain’s beast form model (chibi form). I’m not sure I’m fully pulling it off yet 😭 but my goal has always been to create a story driven RPG with cozy life and dating-sim elements, plus darker undertones for a bit of contrast which in my opinion can be a funny contrast. #3d #art

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 16/01/2026

In my little game, an infectious curse spreads through the land, slowly turning people into beasts. After countless failed attempts to cure it, he found a temporary way to control it, at a cost. Still, he chose to embrace it for the greater good. 😊💖

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 14/01/2026

Hey everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful start to the new year! Honestly, it’s been a while since I posted anything on social media 😓 but I’m glad to be back. 😊 Hope you’re having a lovely day! 💖 #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #indiegames #videogames

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Cloudy🌸｜Cozy Gamer🎮 Otome Fangirl💗 Simmer @cloudy-skies.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

I’m back with some new farm life sims & RPGs with social sim elements! If you like building up your own little virtual life with farming, cooking, decorating and romancing💕 you might enjoy these! youtu.be/Y4g1G6apbqs

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Delphinium 💙 @cinnadev.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Grow new connections in the middle of nowhere with this bittersweet cozy story. Delphinium is now LIVE on Kickstarter 💙🌿

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 15/07/2025

I’ve recently decided to start a small devlog series on itch.io to share my progress, both old and new, the ups and downs, and that will eventually lead up to my first demo release. I’ve already started on the second entry, but got interrupted by my birthday. 😅 forlorn-alex.itch.io/forlorn-memo...

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 17/06/2025

I took again a bit longer, but as I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve now created a new Discord server for my projects. It’s still pretty empty 😅, but I’m currently working on restoring everything the old server had. 😊 💙 Discord link: discord.com/invite/H9BA9...

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❖ Runa ❖ Wishlist Now on Steam! @runarpg.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Concept art for Laizehl, a party member and social link. Laizehl is a wind adept and one of the remaining members of the Kerta clan. Reliable but a handful, Laizehl sets out on a journey in pursuit of revenge. #gamedev | #indiegame | #indiedev

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STUDIO ATMA | GRAVASTAR @studioatma.com · 17/05/2025

It's time for another #screenshotsaturday! Here's Baird's Arc Wave EX-Tech! Still have some UI bugs to fix, but it's ready to hook up to player input and enemy damage! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #videogames #jrpg #rpg #gameart #animation #gravastar #turnbased #battle

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 17/05/2025

Regarding Forlorn Memories I have decided after a long time that I’ll be opening a new Discord server soon and launching a devlog series on itch.io to better explain what the game is about share my development journey including its ups and downs and lead up to the demo release I promised so long ago

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 17/05/2025

After years of ups & downs, my previous passion project Liquidation, a multiplayer RTS now under new leadership is finally seeing the light of day! I’m so glad the time and effort I poured into this little love letter to the RTS genre wasn’t in vain. 😭💙 #indiedev #indiegames #realtimestrategy

Top-down view of a dark alien battlefield in Liquidation: gold-trimmed units and turrets firing violet energy orbs amid glowing purple flora.

Top-down shot of a rain-soaked autumn map: blue-and-gold base structures and infantry patrol near rocky cliffs and a lake.

Top-down RTS skirmish: gold-blue and red infantry units clash under heavy rain, exchanging bright energy blasts among dense forest foliage.

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Mila 'Yuuki' @yuukimuha.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

It’s my turn to host this week’s official #TurnBasedThursday! 🎲 Calling all #IndieDev and #GameDev heroes — show off your turn-based wonders below! 👇 Drop your games in the thread & tag your posts for that sweet visibility boost!👇 ♥️ + 🔁 to help keep the turn-based magic alive!

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STUDIO ATMA | GRAVASTAR @studioatma.com · 10/05/2025

It’s another #screenshotsaturday! Here’s Silex’s Rising Earth EX-Tech! Build enough Adrenaline Meter combo-ing with Normals, and you can perform S-Techs and EX-Techs in Battle. Now to get inputs hooked up and trigger enemy damage! #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev #videogames #jrpg #rpg #gravastar

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❖ Runa ❖ Wishlist Now on Steam! @runarpg.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

❖ Nexus City of Enyth ❖ This city operates as the main party's hub. Once a bustling border town for travelers, now a remote spot in the mountains rarely visited by adventurers. #gamedev | #indiegame | #indiedev

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❖ Runa ❖ Wishlist Now on Steam! @runarpg.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Updated dialogue system, including dialogue choices. #gamedev | #indiegame | #indiedev

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❖ Runa ❖ Wishlist Now on Steam! @runarpg.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Runa through the years: 2021 vs 2024. #gamedev | #indiegame | #indiedev

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STUDIO ATMA | GRAVASTAR @studioatma.com · 08/02/2025

It's #screenshotsaturday! Here's another area of Peregrine Wood, where the party comes across a spooky ancient ritual site on their way out of the forest towards the treacherous Aeramount Peak! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #indiegames #videogames #jrpg #gravastar #art

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Julien @julienaubert.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

🚀 Big Announcement! 🎮 Excited to reveal Astroblocks, a puzzle fighting game - 2025! 🧩 Stack, clear & chain combos—rings, lines & chains—for powerful attacks! 📽️ youtu.be/yMcuHOPdphc 💙 Wishlist: 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/2747930 I'm a #SoloDev, every wishlist & share helps! 🙏✨ #GameDev #GameNews

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Astroblocks - Announce trailer

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Drattzy Games @drattzy.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The Alterium Shift Kickstarter is live now! Hurry over and grab your early bird rewards now! Help support our retro-inspired turn-based JRPG today: bit.ly/AlteriumShiftBacker #gamedev #indiegame #jrpg #kickstarter

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 31/01/2025

I would love to see this collab happen! bsky.app/profile/morg...

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Darkest Dungeon @darkestdungeon.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

"Go with grace into the great beyond..." We at Red Hook are heartbroken to confirm the passing of our beloved voice actor, Wayne June.

An image of the faces of The Ancestor from Darkest Dungeon, and The Academic from Darkest Dungeon II. A torch glows between their two faces. The images reads: "Ancestor, Academic, Artist & friend. Wayne June. Twelve years ago, Tyler and I reached out to Wayne, humbly asking him to narrate our indie game’s trailer. Since those magical moments when we first paired his reading with the footage, it has been an incredible and fulfilling collaboration. Wayne’s singular baritone and masterful cadence elevated everything he read. He was a consummate professional, and his love of his craft was an inspiration. His inimitable work is woven into the very fabric of our industry in a way that cannot be forgotten.

It is one of my life’s greatest honors to have written for him this past decade. Though I never got to shake his hand, I knew him to be a friend.

Thank you, Wayne.

-Chris Bourassa, for Tyler Sigman and the Red Hook team"

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 28/01/2025

I think my last horse-related clip was from back when my little game still had tank controls. I'm still not completely satisfied with it (still a lot to improve 😭), but at least I no longer regret adding sprinting, climbing, gliding, flying, and jumping to the game. 😅 #lowpoly #indiegamedev #rpg

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 28/01/2025

Since I haven't posted it on BlueSky yet, you can also optionally have children with your love interest in my little game, with the children's personality and appearance taking the parents' genes into account. And yes, you can of course also adopt children. 👶🍼 #lowpoly #indiegamedev #rpg

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Yukim - Garden Trills out on Steam! @gardentrills.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Ready to explore the world as a little gardening bird?🐥🌱 #cozygame #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

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ClaudiaTheDev @claudiathedev.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

After much hard work, I proudly present you the next big content update for my game Ova Magica💪 store.steampowered.com/app/1299170/... Please share and help spread the news💚🙏

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 21/01/2025

I'm glad to see after all this time that my previous project is still alive under new leadership. It’s gone pretty far from what I originally envisioned, but it’s nice to see it still going in some form. Feels good to know my time wasn’t completely wasted. 😭 www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dnp...

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Liquidation - Publishing Announcement

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Drattzy Games @drattzy.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Sooo close to 500 followers! Thank you all so much!!! We're getting that much closer to our goal of 1k followers for the Kickstarter! Not following yet? Help us get there: drtz.io/KickstartAlt... #kickstarter #indiegames #gamedev

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 16/01/2025

I’ve been secretly working on an optional co-op mode for my little game for a while now. Hopefully, all the effort and the tears I shed making it happen will be worth it, and someone will actually use it. 😅😭

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 16/01/2025

I have restored the optional interaction object highlighting that I had in my super old build from back then. #lowpoly #indiegamedev #rpg

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Duarte 🍃 @salgueiroazul.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Having a bit of fun with #Godot preview builds. (: #lowpoly #indiegamedev

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 15/01/2025

Since I didn’t need to stay in a hospital since New Year, I decided to be productive and make the automata violinist Ida playable for my upcoming little demo. It is still super rough around the edges 😓, but unlike others, she has the ability to manipulate the time of day. ✨ #gamedev #indiegame #rpg

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Crabby Sam @goawayimcrabby.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Greetings, #PortfolioDay! It is I, Crabby Sam - the one that does #pixelart and works endlessly on her #gamedev project, #Moonshell_Island. The demo's nearly ready to pitch for funding, but I lost my job and would love your support: patreon.com/cheekynauts ko-fi.com/goawayimcrabby Thank you! 🦀💜

Moonshell Island screenshot: cat bros Bigglesworth and Wedginald block player from a forest.
Bigglesworth: Heh. If ya know what's good fer ya, yer gonna stay outta the Lampwoods.

Sam the blueberry witch flies a broomstick with Crabby clinging to the end of it for dear life

Moonshell Island interiors for Dot's Digs (dog pack HQ) and the Community Hall (NPCs dance to Campbell's performance)

Sidescrolling game mock-up for Aseprite trailer: A bunny approaches a giant carrot in the ground in a vibrant Yoshi's Island-inspired world

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 15/01/2025

Still work in progress and very rough around the edges, but I recently decided to give the carrier mech the ability to crouch, jump and rail grind. 🤣 #gamedev #indiegame #rpg

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