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marina grlica 🌱 @dovesplants.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Important work! (he said while prepping to tutor students on how to sell their games)

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 08/06/2026

Today is the last day of Dreams on a Pillow's main campaign. Despite Israel massacring people in several countries including Palestine - here's a courageous Palestinian-made game about where it all started -about the 1948 Nakba- and on how things were before it. www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...

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“Dreams on a Pillow” is in development - Help Us Tell The Full Story | LaunchGood | LaunchGood

Development of the stealth adventure game about the Nakba is underway. New game trailer headlines a final crowdfunding push for remaining budget until release.

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I'm at @amazefest.bsky.social this week. Let's talk if you around. And on Friday I'm part of the hyper talks along a trove of wonderful people.

A screenshot of the page where the link in the post leads, showing the details of the hyper talks.

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lex luddy needs a nap @lexluddy.xyz · 17/04/2026

BAFTA pulling a trailer for an autobiographical game about surviving sexual assault only hours before it was said to be a part of a showcase is an exceptionally bad look.

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Bryant Francis @bryantfrancis.me · 13/03/2026

Early slide from @alexaray.bsky.social and @adamdolin.bsky.social’s talk on telling stories in a “media illiterate world” is good—making a point about understanding priorities and values (without sacrificing your own).

A slide about different priorities between different audiences, executives, and creatives

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

If you feel like playing cozy games with a strong narrative and a female protagonist, you might want to check the bundle we created with @glowfroggames.bsky.social @katekillick.bsky.social 💖 Both games were released last week and are on sale atm! store.steampowered.com/bundle/69406...

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Save 20% on Pieced Together x The Abbess Garden on Steam

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Almost forgot! At the museum there was also the death mask of one of the core characters: Mère Angélique Arnauld. When will I ever witness the death mask of a character I have written!

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

My historical gardening game is out on Steam! If you're feeling for spy plots, queer romance, discovering plants and caring for real plants, you can now join the Abbey and embody Agnès! 🌿 store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... Launch trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Ev... #cozygame #indiedev

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The Abbess Garden | Launch Trailer | indie.io

YouTube video by join-indie-io

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Today we release a game. This is the real chestnut tree where the main characters fall in love. And this is the real Abbey where the whole thing takes place. The last picture is the king that dies in it. Wishlists are ok, buying better, reviews even better. store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/...

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meghna jayanth @meghna.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

we’re funded at nearly €25k but we need YOUR help to get to our dream stretch goal: at *100k* we unlock a *mobile version* which brings our revenge fantasy against billionaires to a new audience. Share + back to help us break thru corporate controlled algorithms 🔥 www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...

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All Will Rise: a narrative courtroom deck-builder

A game about taking a billionaire to court for the murder of a river.

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Will be in Tokyo from next week. Suggestions? Considerations? People that happen to be there and want to hang?

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Marigold's out of the bag: release in March. Now I better go finish these dialogues.

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Giovanni Colantonio @marioprime.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Horses' only sin is that its broad themes don't entirely pay off its loaded imagery. Otherwise, it's an effectively uncomfortable games that turns life's mundane humiliations into surreal horror. If anything, its bans fill in its thematic gaps for it. My review. www.polygon.com/horses-banne...

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Horses review - the banned Steam game doesn't deserve its ban

Horses tackles life's daily humiliations with surreal horror that will make you squirm

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Friend made this. Tried early build, kept me up all night. If you like Lynch and expressionist cinema, play this. Santaragione are also good eggs and for this to have happened is pretty shit. Can pre-order here: www.gog.com/en/game/horses

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HORSES

Fourteen days, a horse farm, and a few rules to follow... Take a break from you

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Vincent Meriel @vincentmeriel.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

C'est toujours un plaisir de participer à l'écriture de ce jeu et de lire les supers dialogues de mon collègue @gioborrows.bsky.social ❤️ En plus avec les nouveaux chapitres c'est la saison des fleurs et des premiers amours

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

I shall be coming to Adventure X btw... If I'm allowed back in the country. We got that ticket

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Very happy to announce that The Abbess Garden will be part of Indie Assemble (store.steampowered.com/curator/4471...): a large Steam festival with a lot of hidden gems you probably never saw before (I know about max 5% ^^) My game: store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... #indieassemble #indiegames

Indie Assemble promotion background with The Abbess Garden capsule image on top, featuring the abbey, the garden, the forest, and Agnes, the main character :)

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

New devlog on Steam for The Abbess Garden :) store.steampowered.com/news/app/341... Talking a bit about what we are up to recently! :) #indiedev #cozygame

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The Abbess Garden - The Abbess Garden's Dev log 01 - Steam News

SFX, examine panel, alpha test and spring!

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Hey :) I am working on my content creators list for The Abbess Garden's demo (in June 😳). If you are an interested streamer, please LMK! If you are a #cozy gamer, ideas are welcome too :) #indiedev if you could recommend someone you liked working with, it would be fab :) Sharing is appreciated 💖

Key art of The Abbess Garden (cozy and historical gardening game). There is a green landscape with flowers and abbey at the center. On the right, a young woman dressed as a 17th century peasant. She is Agnès, the main character.

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Looks like Gmail bundled their normal event extraction that had been working well for years, with useless Gemini AI services. Can only get one if agreeing to the other. Aggravating.

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Remote Game Jobs @remotegamejobs.com · 25/03/2025

Join award-winning game creators in developing a unique pseudo-3D stealth-adventure game set during the Palestinian Nakba of 1948 💻 Programming Lead (Unity, C#) 🎨 Art Lead 📆 Contract (8-16 months) 🌍 REMOTE 👇

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

In less than 2 weeks, we got more than 1000 wishlists for The Abbess Garden 🎉 We are extremely grateful! We did it notably thanks to @dames4games.org's showcase and @wingsfund.me's Women's day sale 💖 Next step: closed beta! store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... #gamedev #indiedev #cozygame

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The Abbess Garden on Steam

The Abbess Garden is a cozy and historical gardening game set in 17th-century France. Play as Agnes, a young peasant tasked to grow plants, find and identify new ones, and decorate the garden. Help th...

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Has anybody made a spreadsheet of spiritual successors of Disco Elysium yet?

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Ah! My dialogues. Here's hoping I didn't miss no typo

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Haley MacLean @haleyfax.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Indie game devs! Worried you don't have a good publishing deal? May I present my firm's 2025 Publishing Agreement Data Report! Taken from 100+ actual Publishing Agreements ranging from 2017-2025, providing averages for rev share splits, advances, IP ownership and more! indiegamepublishing.com

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Today is the day! The @dames4games.org Showcase is coming 🎉 It will air at noon PDT (12 PM) and 9 PM CET :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5Yw... (also on IGN channels, Gamespot...) The Abbess Garden will have a Developer Spotlight there 💖 store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... #WishlistWednesday

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The Abbess Garden on Steam

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

The Abbess Garden will be in the Dames4Games Showcase this Wednesday!!! It is presented by cool streamers, will have a special guest, and includes developers' spotlights 😱 It will be on IGN Youtube and Switch channel at 12 PM (noon) PDT/8 PM GMT :) Thanks D4G 💖 #gamedev #indiegame #womengamedev

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Happy #ScreenshotSaturday to all! I released the Steam page of The Abbess Garden yesterday, if you think it looks cool, please check it out! 💖 store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... #gamedev #cozygame #indiegame

An old book is open on the Iris page. Behind the book, there is a blooming garden in Spring (screenshot of The Abbess Garden )

A young woman in a 17th century peasant clothing walks in a garden in spring (screenshot of The Abbess Garden )

A map of the Port-Royal-des-Champs abbey with characters portraits. You can click on them to begin a dialog :) (screenshot of The Abbess Garden )

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

I am super proud to present the Steam Page of The Abbess Garden, a cozy & historical gardening game! 🌿 store.steampowered.com/app/3411970/... It includes real plants, spies, court drama and queer romance 💖 Please check it out and add it to your wishlist ✨ #cozygame #indiegame #followfriday

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Here we are! Wishlist and repost greatly appreciated. Wonderful project by Edwige that I'm fortunate enough to be writing. It's got real historical characters and plants. All sprinkled with spy drama, queer romance, and monologues equating blooming calendulas with class struggle.

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Announcing a game today. Be prepared for loads of posting, reposting and all that.

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Yay! The showcase date has been announced and The Abbess Garden will be part of it! I'm so happy and excited!🌿 We will have a "developer spotlight": present the team annd share gameplay videos of the game! Thanks #dames4games 💖 #indiegame #cozygame

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I'm testing the winter vibe in The Abbess Garden! I didn't want to cover everything in snow as it would make gardening very difficult ^^ What do you think? #cozygame #indiegame

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Worse part of moving is having to admit I probably won't need all these boxes

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

To start the year peacefully, I went back to The Abbess Garden by drawing plants for the in-game botany book this morning ✨ (and some programming ;)) The book fills itself when the player discovers a new plant's stage over their exploration and months🌿 #gamedev #indiedev #gardeninggame #abbessgarden

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

I don't care it's the 2nd of Jan and we supposed to be "back at work". Stop writing me emails and messages and demanding my attention!

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

On one hand I'm sorry life bullshit and slowing down on socials got me to lose touch with mutuals not in my area. On the other I'm quite happy not to know what all the fuss is about yellow, beyond being used in games obnoxiously, sometimes.

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

So what I'm gathering is that this Mangione trial is a gender-flipped version of Chicago.

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I don't suppose anybody remembers how to speed-run nook points in Animal Crossing NH? The 5yo niece is enjoying it, but I'm not gonna force her through dealing with the exploitative racoon just so they can live in something nicer than a tent.

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Violence is never ok, even toward billionaires that are destroying society, we must rely on our democratically elected leaders to address the underlying issues that caused such figures to reach politically influential positions. Say no to violence. 1/2

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Edwige Lelievre @edwigelel.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Working on the gardening gameplay, adding some watering animation. Very WIP, but it's progress! The plants on screen are calendula (marigold) and senecio (groundsel) 🌿#indiegamedev #gamedev #abbessgarden

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Rasheed Abueideh - Now crowdfunding Dreams on a Pillow 🍉 @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

After years away from game dev, I couldn’t stay silent about my people’s dehumanization. I made Dreams on a Pillow 🍉a game inspired by a famous Palestinian folktale about the 1948 Nakba. I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share! 🔗 launchgood.com/1948

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Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba, based on a true story | LaunchGood

A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land

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Gio(vanni) Rubino ➡️ A MAZE @gioborrows.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Lyla and the Shadows of War was one of the games that convinced me to get in the industry in the first place. Happy Rasheed is back at it. If only it was under better circumstances. www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...

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Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba, based on a true story | LaunchGood

A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land

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