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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 01/10/2026

I greatly enjoyed my time with this game and have been looking forward to this soundtrack release! If a peaceful, knowledge-gated metroidvania about exploring a vibrant world, scanning wildlife for dex entries, and solving cryptic mysteries sounds interesting to you, check out EMUUROM.

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 12/09/2026

Is it everything you canta-hoped for?

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Mael Duin 🧩 @maelduinplays.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Did you hear the news? The Steam event version of the FORWARD THINKING SHOWCASE has been approved 🎉 and will run parallel to the showcase, in early January. To apply for the Steam Event (only): - Tell me about your puzzle game released from 2026 onwards through DM.

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 24/08/2026

Someone described their Star Trek: Deep Space Nine pun to me, and I was compelled to throw together this silly edit at 4:30am: Gull Dukat.

An image edited to superimpose the head of a seagull onto the humanoid torso of a Cardassian holding a baseball.

This is meant to convey "Gull Dukat": a play on "gull", as in the bird, and "Gul Dukat", the character from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 14/08/2026

I finished Mysteries of Old Tokyo last night and loved it. I'm reading its 1990s-style manual so that I can stay immersed in its charming world for just a bit longer. If you enjoy falling down rabbit holes on wikis and amassing all sorts of knowledge just because IT'S NEAT(!), check it out.

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Mysteries of Old Tokyo on Steam

Save the Imperial Capital from supernatural invasion in a 90s-style adventure that uses real deduction and research skills. Explore Tokyo, snap photos and analyse evidence for 40+ landmarks, from preh...

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 14/08/2026

Sometimes I wake up with "Luna Ascension" from the soundtrack playing in my head. It's hard for me to describe the emotional impact of the moment when it plays in the game. I haven't played Tower of Heaven in over a decade.

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 12/08/2026

Vessel rocked by storms Adjust your lens and behold YOU ARE THE OCEAN

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 12/08/2026

Shattered, mending; flux Through trials and growth persisting Always you, anew

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 10/08/2026

Grounded and steady Your light scatters the shadows May your path be clear

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 09/08/2026

Steady kindnesses A warm flock coalesces Unerring, homebound

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Mael Duin 🧩 @maelduinplays.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

✨⭐ Announcement time! ⭐✨ I'm super excited to announce FORWARD THINKING SHOWCASE, a puzzle videogames event happening in January 2027, and applications are open! If you are a developer/publisher working on a puzzle or 'think-ahead' game, consider submitting it here: forms.gle/arXVRoxtYK6y...

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gurt @gurtdx.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Alundresque: a custom font for Decker based on Alundra gurtdx.itch.io/alundresque Free to use for any and all projects!

Alundresque
[a sample of the full alphabet in upper and lower case, and numbers]

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 13/07/2026

This bassline wasn't leaving me alone, so I exorcised it. Now, I fling "Tangent Shuffle" into the void and walk away (back to sleep). www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zq9... #chiptune

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Tangent Shuffle [NES-style track]

YouTube video by FydaTECH

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 15/06/2026

I hope you're ready to hear every available manual and guidebook on the subject of hand-holding read aloud. Whether any actual hand-holding occurs is left as an exercise for the reader.

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Appa @appalach.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

this pc-98 cover i did didn't get nearly enough eyes on it. link to full thing below 💚

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 13/06/2026

Partway through making this, I also decided to make the track "symmetrical" in terms of the time signatures it transitions through and the duration of each section. I doubt this actually makes it better, but I wanted to do it anyway.

A screenshot of FL Studio 2025 showing all of the patterns that make up the track. The patterns are organised into four channels corresponding to two square wave channels, a triangle wave channel, and a noise channel.

The time signatures go from 5/4 to 6/4 to 4/4, then back to 6/4 and 5/4, with the durations being symmetrical across the middle of the track.

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 13/06/2026

That idea from 2 weeks ago morphed into this track, which I finally finished tonight. "Splintered Fortress" could be described as a rapid journey through the stages of an NES game that never existed. What kind of game would this be? www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZ9f... #chiptune

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Splintered Fortress [NES-style track]

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Markichin @markichin.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Summerchin 2026 will start on June 26. ☀️💜

Lineup for Summerchin 2026: Mega Man X on June 26; Super Monkey Ball 2 on July 3; PaRappa the Rapper on July 10; Ecco the Dolphin on July 17; MediEvil on July 24; Super Bomberman 2 on July 31; Hamtaro: Ham-Ham Heartbreak on August 7; and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night on August 14.

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Zaytri @zaytri.com · 31/05/2026

Slime2 is here! It's real! Welcome to Slime2, a desktop app for managing and customizing local overlays and bots for your streams, available on Linux, Windows, and macOS! And it's free! You can get it here: slime2.stream

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 30/05/2026

Of course, the moment I need to go outside for a few hours is the moment my brain starts composing a chiptune in 6/4 time with metal riffs. Will I even remember it when I get back? Walking past a cacophony of street-level stores with music blasting from them makes this a little challenging. 😅

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Jagriff @jagriff.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

My puzzle game had a major update announced in the Thinky Direct! And now it is 30% off for Cerebral Puzzle Showcase! Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyIu... Patch notes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/283... Game: store.steampowered.com/app/2830480/... #majorupdate #indiegamedev

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Gentoo Rescue - 1.2 Update trailer | Thinky Direct 2026

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Markichin @markichin.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

This may be a long shot, but with Summerchin starting in about a month, I wonder how much closer to 2K followers on Twitch we can get before the event. If there is such a thing as "long-form streams" that try to be thorough and hopefully also cozy...I suppose this is what I'm aiming for at least.

Markichin's current follower goal on Twitch at 1,945 out of 2,301.

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Jagriff @jagriff.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Gentoo Rescue is now 1 year old! 🎉 I hate to do the announcement of an announcement thing, but *hint* Thinky Direct *nudge* is coming up 🐧 There's also a Steam announcement: store.steampowered.com/news/app/283... #puzzlegame #announcement #anniversary #indiegamedev

Gentoo Rescue key art with a poorly drawn birthday cake housing a single candle

Gentoo Rescue is an official participant of the upcoming Thinky Direct

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spectrumbranch @spectrumbranch.com · 10/05/2026

Ugh, this is actually sickening. I found out that a website used my voice to create an AI voice soundboard thing where people can generate words using the likeness of my voice. They linked it to my twitch. I found that other people are on here too. I submit a takedown request, but this is so gross

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 07/05/2026

🎉 Yes, it's true! Thinky Direct is returning for 2026, with a whole new line-up of exclusive trailers and reveals for the most amazing thinky games. Keep an eye out for more info very soon! Puzzle sicko content creators and journalists, reach out! More info below 👇

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Yarozii @yarozii.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

When the translation is wrong, but still 100% on point.

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Prpl Moth @prplmoth.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Shout out to @fyda.tech for not only being the first person I've seen to beat the final level of ZENOMATRIX in the intended way, but for also solving the puzzle in a much "cleaner" way than than even me. www.twitch.tv/videos/27564...

FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 29/04/2026

For those who missed it, here's a screenshot of Blender showing all the bones that make up the armature for this model. I had to manually make half of the hair bones. (Thankfully, they could be symmetrised across the midline.) They are necessary for the jiggle bones that animate the hair!

A cropped screenshot from Blender 5.0 (the 3D modelling program used to create the mesh for the Eyemother model). It's a top-down view of the model in a T-pose, with the armature (skeleton, made up of bones) highlighted in orange. Every bone has a text label showing its name.

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 29/04/2026

Thank you to everyone who stopped by yesterday for the Eyemother's first appearance. I appreciate all the kind words and enthusiasm for this... weird thing that I poured a lot of work into! Despite some scuff, I still had a lovely evening. <3

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 27/04/2026

The eyebeast can return every now and then, depending on the game and the mood. A bit of a "gremlin mode", if you will...

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 27/04/2026

Finally, after three weeks of work on a new avatar and one week of work on a new background, everything is now in place. A new form is arriving this week.

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 19/03/2026

Can't set the duration of notes? Just arpeggiate to fill in the gaps. (This may or may not be real advice.) Herb coded a cool toy to let chatters play musical notes via his stream bot, and I had fun putting together a little bit of Europe's "The Final Countdown" to test it out.

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 24/02/2026

This is delightful. 🩶 Thank you, Nico.

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tsuchinico @tsuchinico.northsky.social · 24/02/2026

#NicoDrawsEveryMon A chipper metal eyeball Magnemite for a chiptune eyeball artist, @fyda.tech! Thank you so much for the Ko-fi!

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 11/02/2026

And then I deleted the app.

From the Duolingo mobile app: "I'm on a 2000 day learning streak!"

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 10/02/2026

Suddenly, the sound of sibilants sprung into salience. Still speaking, he listened and noticed every hiss; so insistent was this new awareness that it stirred him to distraction. Such suffering in simple sounds...

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Jagriff @jagriff.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Gentoo Rescue won Best Challenging Game! 🎉Thank you so much for the support from the community and @thinkygames.com 🐧 A new patch just went live, and it's 20% off on Steam to celebrate: store.steampowered.com/app/2830480/...

Think Awards "Best Challenging Game" graphic with "Gentoo Rescue" key art.

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 25/12/2025

This is the kind of intrusive thought I get when playing video games (in this case, Hollow Knight: Silksong). Here I am, hours later, following through:

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Jagriff @jagriff.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

I just got a DM from someone that pirated my game. They said (paraphrasing) that with hindsight the game was absolutely worth the price, and were asking my preferred avenue for them to buy it (Steam vs Itch). I've gotten a lot of great DMs from players, but this one is probably my favorite.

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Jagriff @jagriff.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Thinky Awards 2025 nominations have been announced, and Gentoo Rescue has been nominated for: 🐧 Game of the Year 🐧 Best Challenging Game 🐧 Best Puzzle Design Please go vote here: thinkygames.com/events/award...

Thinky Awards Game of the Year Nominations:
- 0PLAYER
- Blue Prince
- Gentoo Rescue
- Lingo 2
- LOK Digital
- Ooo
- Spooky Express
- Strange Jigsaws
- The Roottrees are Dead

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 16/12/2025

For reference, this is how Mario Is Missing! depicts the Louvre.

A screenshot from Mario Is Missing!, released in 1993 for MS-DOS. An area enclosed by yellow walls with blue windows, green trim, and magenta roofs contains a giant red pyramid bearing the face of the Mona Lisa on its front. Below this illustration, a caption reads: "The Louvre".

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 16/12/2025

I'm glad I decided to revisit Mario is Missing! for DOS. It has been delightfully cursed. This time around, I discovered that Luigi can take a photo at each of the historical sites. I was so tickled by the game's rendition of the Louvre that I had to make this...

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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

The original games at the core of Order of the Sinking Star are: * The Heroes of Sokoban series: by @ostroffj.bsky.social * The Promesst series: by @nothings.bsky.social * Mirror Isles: by me * Skipping Stones to Lonely Homes: by me

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Solidware @solidware.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

I designed this as a new wallpaper. I took inspiration from Star Trek the Motion Picture and the recent Nodevember prompts. What happens to the cubes when we delete them? #b3d #blender

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 08/12/2025

Marki is an incredibly sweet and thoughtful streamer who is thorough in his exploration of games new and old. He tackles the sorts of completionist challenges many people would shy away from, and does this in such a patient, calming, and pleasant manner that the time simply flies.

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 05/12/2025

I also think first of vector art. Then, the Vectrex console.

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 02/12/2025

I'm back home just in time for the Twitch 2025 recaps. Phew! This was my 3rd year of streaming. Thank you for all of the support. This has been an exhausting year, and I am grateful for all the company, encouragement, and distraction while I tried to play some video games.

fydaTECH's Twitch Recap as a streamer in 2025.
New followers: 295
Total hours watched: 14.2K
New subscribers: 258
Top categories: Outer Wilds; Lies of P; Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice; Gentoo Rescue; UFO 50
Total streams: 235
Chats received: 90.2K
Clips: 93
Top channel emote: fydateDance (a pixel art dancing eyebeast)

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FydaTECH @fyda.tech · 14/11/2025

I made an NES-style cover of "Voyage, voyage" by Desireless. www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8G2... #chiptune #nes

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Desireless - Voyage, voyage [NES-style cover]

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.dev · 13/11/2025

azhdarchid.com/against-metr... I really do hate the term 'metroidbrania'. I think so do many of you. Let's nip it in the bud before it becomes something people are financially invested in.

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Against 'Metroidbrania': a Landscape of Knowledge Games

What are knowledge games? How do we relate them to each other? What sub-genres exist – and which ones might be implied?

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