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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 19h
I was going to change Rose's official title font to Alita Brush, used in the current demo. I thought it looked more wild, like Rose herself. But The Rumor, still used in the stores, kept calling to me. And as often happens, it won me back. Rose is loud, bold, but not as feral or savage as Alita.
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 29/09/2026
Spot all the new slowdown and screen flash fx! Very handy for letting you take a breath and keep track of a huge brawl like this #beatemup #gamedev
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 27/09/2026
Is she a #beatemup? Is she a #hackandslash? I'm not sure anymore!!! 🤪 #screenshotsaturday
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 26/09/2026
Rose's Steam tags mysteriously changed themselves overnight and there's no diff record? (Original order in ALT text) If these are actually better (are they???) and someone at @steampowered.com noticed me angsting over the tags and felt sorry for me, well, an email would've be nice but thanks?
Original tags:
Beat 'em up
Female Protagonist
Pixel Graphics
Anime
2D
Side Scroller
Cute
Retro
Action
Singleplayer
Indie
Arcade
Colorful
Hack and Slash
Funny
Fighting
2D Fighter
Top-Down
Martial Arts
Adventure

Mysterious new tags:
Female Protagonist
Cute
Retro
Indie
Arcade
Colorful
Hack and Slash
Funny
Fighting
2D Fighter
Top-Down
Adventure
Cartoony
Medieval
Linear
Action
Martial Arts
Beat 'em up
Anime
Singleplayer
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 24/09/2026
Indie dev stuck for new indie games to play? Just start looking at your game's More Like This. You'll probably find a game that excites you, because some things in it excited you enough to put them in your own game.
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 23/09/2026
Rose of Dragontail demo updated with Full Controller Support! With correct buttons for Switch, PS1-5, Xbox, even keyboard if you're into that (why) ...Yeah not much to look at, but took nearly every hour of the last week devving, polishing and fixing non-stop
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 19/09/2026
Control remapping 90% done...only 90% more to go 😭 #gamedev
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 18/09/2026
I remember why I put off doing control settings now (and it is entirely my fault) 🫠 #gamedev
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 17/09/2026
Rose's evolution from my concept art to @ tedbob84.bsky.social 's key art #ThrowbackThursday
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 16/09/2026
#WishlistWednesday...um...I better start making the rest of the game y'all are WISHING for? ... 🫠
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 15/09/2026
Rose of Dragontail demo update 2026.2.6 Improved pile driver: Damage to held enemy 15->30 Damage to nearby enemies 10->25 Better slam effect sprite Nearby enemies get knocked away from you instead of all in the same direction Fixed held enemy going into a bugged state if you got grabbed out
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 12/09/2026
Multi language support because I want to sell halfway decent *This is not the final pt-BR translation #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #indiegame
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 09/09/2026
890 wishlists as of this #WishlistWednesday. I'm sure there's at least 110 more looking for blazing-fast top-down #pixelart #beatemup action Steam: steampowered.com/app/5007030 itch: ioribranford.itch.io/rose-of-drag...
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 08/09/2026
A refreshed Rose of Dragontail gameplay trailer for #TrailerTuesday! #beatemup #indiegame Try the demo Steam: steampowered.com/app/5007030 itch: ioribranford.itch.io/rose-of-drag...
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 07/09/2026
Show More test after re-tagging...I guess 2 is fine #MotivationMonday #gamedev
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Neoane Games @neoanegames.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Finally, the first trailer for my game! Wishlist on PlayStation 5: store.playstation.com/concept/1002... Wishlist on Xbox Series X|S: xbox.com/games/store/... Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2401280/...
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Forastero - Trailer de Anúncio
YouTube video by Neoane Games
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 04/09/2026
The Rose of Dragontail demo's music is temp no more! 🌊 Blue Wave Theory has agreed to license a full soundtrack for the game! bandcamp.com/ioribranford...
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Rose of Dragontail Soundtrack - Playlist by ioribranford
Bandcamp Friday starts in 9h 36m 7s.
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 26/08/2026
No demo update this week, I mostly had producer and PR hats on. Nonetheless something exciting is developing...
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 18/08/2026
New in Rose of Dragontail 2026.2.3 - Hit sparks!!! ioribranford.itch.io/rose-of-drag... #beatemup #indiegame
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Paintixir (VGen) @paintixir.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 15/08/2026
#ScreenshotSaturday trying new hit sparks from unTied Games Super Pixel Effects Giga Pack 💥✨️ untiedgames.itch.io/super-pixel-...
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 12/08/2026
Rose of Dragontail Steam page is live! Demo is in review but should follow soon store.steampowered.com/app/5007030/... #beatemup #indiegame #WishlistWednesday
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Rose of Dragontail on Steam
Kick tail with tail! Join Rose, the scrappy fishing village girl turned half-dragon hero for some high-impact fantasy beat-em-up action. Kick, slam, tackle, spit fire, parry, swing your tail, and…
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 11/08/2026
Rose of Dragontail 2026.2.2 See if you're a 1 health wonder in the new challenge mode! #beatemup #indiegames ioribranford.itch.io/rose-of-drag...
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 04/08/2026
New training stage WIP in Rose of Dragontail 2026.2.1a ioribranford.itch.io/rose-of-drag...
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 28/07/2026
Rose of Dragontail 2026.2.1 - new moves and polishing up combat #beatemup #indiegame #gamedev ioribranford.itch.io/rose-of-drag...
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2026.2.1
Tap the Left Stick forward to reversal an enemy melee attack! This may or may not be cut for game balance, so enjoy while it lasts If you have a throwing weapon while grabbed, press Attack to escape…
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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
🌊 The first round of #RisingTide4 voting starts now! 375 games across 6 genre competitions. Vote once per genre, then follow the Live Top 10 as the round plays out. Every vote helps decide who advances to the next round! Vote at buff.ly/r1ftBVm #gamedev #indiedev
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 25/07/2026
Thanks to @itch.io players for making Rose of Dragontail this week's top action and fighting game! Development has slowed a bit to catch its breath. Review, comment, stream, donate, and tell all your friends so Rose can fight on 🥊🐲️
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 25/07/2026
Thanks to @itch.io players for making Rose of Dragontail this week's top action and fighting game! Development has slowed a bit to catch its breath. Review, comment, stream, donate, and tell all your friends so Rose can fight on 🥊🐲️
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 23/07/2026
Top Action Games, even!
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 23/07/2026
Rising Tide trailer contests trained me good, thanks @blueoceangames.bsky.social !
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 23/07/2026
Rose of Dragontail is in Top Fighting Games on itch.io! #beatemup #indiegames Check it out at ioribranford.com/dragontail
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 22/07/2026
Actual New trailer for Rose of Dragontail demo 2026.2! #beatemup #indiegames www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_gh...
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Rose of Dragontail demo 2026.2
YouTube video by IoriBranford
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 21/07/2026
Went a bit nuts the last couple weeks and finished Rose of Dragontail 2026.2 #beatemup #gamedev #indiegame ioribranford.itch.io/rose-of-drag...
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2026.2 - the big one
The biggest update yet, enjoy a near completely remade level with… New look! More sandy and coastal outside, more furnished and dingy inside New action! Tighter and more frantic than ever before as...
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 20/07/2026
Next demo update is a big boy #gamedev #beatemup #monstergirl
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 16/07/2026
Wish I'd kicked this corporate-ass habit of long local variable names sooner
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 11/07/2026
Personal crisis over, here's a new Rose of Dragontail demo build with all new music by @bluewavetheory #beatemup #indiegames #gamedev youtu.be/QfSs24-aBGU?...
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2026.1.2 - more music, more options
Added more music from Blue Wave Theory Block Island Sound (menu) Skyhawk Beach is now gameplay music Jazz Hole (boss) Frisbeat (victory) Added more graphics options Pixel scale resolution 1x-4x…
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 11/07/2026
Personal crisis over, here's a new Rose of Dragontail demo build with all new music by @bluewavetheory #beatemup #indiegames #gamedev youtu.be/QfSs24-aBGU?...
ioribranford.itch.io
2026.1.2 - more music, more options
Added more music from Blue Wave Theory Block Island Sound (menu) Skyhawk Beach is now gameplay music Jazz Hole (boss) Frisbeat (victory) Added more graphics options Pixel scale resolution 1x-4x…
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 08/07/2026
So the new stage I tried to rush out A) by remaking the old one with new patterns, not enough exciting new ideas to keep motiv B) in the middle of a minor personal drama is back to When It's Done, and I'm sorry 🫠 Lately the mechs have been really stretching their limits 😏
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Data Sparrow @data-sparrow.itch.io · 01/07/2026
If you're an indie dev or any other kind of artist who's distrusftful of digital-only distribution, we invite you to read @princerosalium.bsky.social's zine on the matter. The potential loss of game discs as a concept is grave, but maybe not all is lost in terms of physical media.
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HOLDING THE BABY: how to make and distribute physical games in the age of digital download dominance by Priro.pro
A guide to making and distributing physical copies of your games!
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 30/06/2026
OK THIS week should be it Thanks personal life 🙄
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 30/06/2026
Rose of Dragontail's Rising Tide 4 entry for #TrailerTuesday Thanks @blueoceangames.bsky.social for the opportunity and @tedbob84.bsky.social for the new key art! #beatemup
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 13/06/2026
Stage 5 of Demonizer G will be taking some extra days to be the best I can make it with the time I have #shmups #gamedev
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ShutinStudio @shutinstudio.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
I'm looking to commission an artist to create new steam capsule art for my game. Please reach out to me if you are looking for work! Also please share this if you aren't but know somebody is. #artist #digitalart #gameart #commission
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 08/06/2026
Demonizer G development got an unexpected shot in the arm with this week's Steam Bullet Fest! #shmup #gamedev Stage 5 to come out on the beta branch this week. For access, buy OG Demonizer 60% OFF (ends June 15). Then opt in to the "development" beta. Links in the reply 👇️
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Nightdive Studios @nightdivestudios.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
The Keepers call to you now… will you answer them? No longer a secret, Thief: The Dark Project Remastered returns! youtu.be/Jah4nxfB2gg
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 05/06/2026
Join Rose, the scrappy fishing village girl turned half-dragon hero for high-impact fantasy slapstick #beatemup action! Kick, slam, tackle, spit fire, parry, swing your tail, and throw whatever/whoever you get your hands on to a groovy surf rock soundtrack. #PitchYaGame
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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Gravity Circuit is free to own on Steam (offer ends June 14th) buff.ly/a5Azfhz Deck verified
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Spiderweb Software @spiderwebsoftware.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Fun news! Avernum 4: Greed and Glory is now in a bundle with the excellent Lovecraftian turn-based RPG SKALD: Against the Black Priory! Two fun, cheap indie games, now fun and even cheaper together. store.steampowered.com/app/3882020/...
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Avernum 4: Greed and Glory on Steam
The cult-classic saga is back! Battle for fame, power, and wealth in the subterranean nation of Avernum. Conquer an enormous underworld in this epic turn-based fantasy RPG. Features huge, clever dunge...
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 20/04/2026
New in Rose of Dragontail demo 2026.1: tail parrying ⚔️ #gamedev #indiegames #beatemup Download and release notes: ioribranford.itch.io/rose-of-drag...
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Iori Branford @ioribranford.com · 10/04/2026
Rose of Dragontail is participating in Rising Tide Challenge 3 hosted by @blueoceangames.bsky.social! Watch upcoming #indiegame trailers and vote for your favorites! blueoceangames.com?ref=ioribran...
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