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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment

@junethefool.bsky.social
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Neurospicy & Queer witch doing game stuff. AuDHD, Enby (she/they), AroAce, Lesbian Brews: #HallsOfTorment, #GoodCompany Around in Vienna (AT) and Stuttgart (DE)

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Chasing Carrots 🏳️‍🌈🥕 @chasingcarrots.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
First look at what's coming next for #HallsOfTorment — free update + new DLC "The Archives". 👀 store.steampowered.com/news/app/221...
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Halls of Torment - Hot Preview - Free Update & The Archives I - Steam News
Hello Adventurers! As promised in our last update, we're back with a closer look at what we've been working on. We have both a free update and a new paid DLC in the works — here's where things stand. ...
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Oh, so use multiple boards per project? I've always ever seen teams setting one board per project and keep cluttering it with so many different things that I keep loosing track what is even relevant :D'
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
We're just a small team and we were are mostly doing the minimum we need. A short daily standup and every two weeks a group meeting of 1-2 hours to review and plan again. For us planning to strict and in too much detail did not work out well. I can't see my team continuously using Miro.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
May I ask if it's mainly you using it and others taking a look at it or do other people also contribute to it? I fail a bit to understand on how to best use it and mostly it starts of with many adding to it and then it only is one person keeping up using it.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Ok, now you got me curious, how do you compose music on it? Are you using Miro more for yourself or does the team also look at it/contribute to it? Every time I tried working with it there is mainly one person active and the rest gets mostly directed to on what to look at :)
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Do people actually use Miro boards and any similar tools actively in production for games that get shipped or is this one of the tools that university students get taught and everyone likes the idea of but dies down during a project just like scrum?
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
We are getting outreaches of people that would like to meet us at the GDC and no one from our team will be there </3 Aside of that I wouldn't feel exactly save traveling to the USA right now...
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
That's what I was wondering about, but Civilization has a history to leave out massive QoL features from previous versions and patch them later. From what I get the given information is just pretty barebones.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
On the first day of the #HallsOfTorment OST release we sold it exactly 666 times 🫶
Stats about the sold units of the HoT Soundtrack with the keypoint that yesterday's sells were 666.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
I played Civilization quite a bit in the past and was looking forward to 7. One point is that there is a lot critic about the UI. But like neither on the official store nor in a 25 minutes "Gameplay Trailer" you see the UI once. I hate it when companies do this.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Consuming news makes me realize that I'd should start transitioning away from products of US/Big companies and try to use more EU/Open Source alternatives. Even if it comes with inconveniences.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Just finished to enter #HallsOfTorment for a German small game award and it was the most painful award entry I ever had to make, almost like they don't want games to enter x_x
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Maybe :3 TBA
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
I accidently times the Experimental Update of the next HoT update with the Jotunnslayer release, people should take a look - meet them at Gamescom last year and the game was fun, wanna play it myself the next day. We have a bundle with them! store.steampowered.com/bundle/49588...
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Save 12% on The Eternal Survivor on Steam
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Chasing Carrots 🏳️‍🌈🥕 @chasingcarrots.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
We hope you started well into the new year! The next update is ready on the Experimental branch and we are awaiting your feedback 🙂 Announcement: store.steampowered.com/news/app/221... Change Log: steamcommunity.com/app/2218750/...
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Halls of Torment - HoT Experimental Update | 2025-01-21 - Steam News
The Store pages for both will be coming online within the next few days, but the accompanying free update will be available today on the “Experimental” branch.
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Maddy Thorson @maddymakesgames.com · 20/12/2024
we did it! 🥳
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Chasing Carrots 🏳️‍🌈🥕 @chasingcarrots.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
STEAM DECK STARS! We've put up a new Steam Bundle for all the Handheld Heroes! store.steampowered.com/bundle/48219... All of the games are Steam Deck Verified for your enjoyment during a quick break, while traveling, between events, or when you’re in need of some quality alone time. STAY FRESH! 🥕
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Save 40% on Steam Deck Stars on Steam
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
I really just had the realization that the same people that can't live with playing a small pixel character with no visible boobs hate on people are uncomfortable with their AGAB...
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
The same people not feeling comfortable playing women in games say that trans people should not change their gender and accept the way they are born with.
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Mikael Hermansson @mikael.hermansson.io · 11/12/2024
I'm very happy to report that Godot just merged the integration of Jolt Physics, as an experimental alternative to Godot's own 3D physics engine. github.com/godotengine/... #GodotEngine
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Add Jolt Physics as an alternative 3D physics engine by mihe · Pull Request #99895 · godotengine/godot
Closes godotengine/godot-proposals#7308. This pull request adds a new engine module (found under modules/jolt_physics) which integrates Jolt Physics, a 3D physics engine developed by Jorrit Rouwe (...
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Godot Engine @godotengine.org · 09/12/2024
Did you know StayAtHomeDev organizes the Godot Game Awards? Learn about his journey, how to vote, and his dedication to the Godot community: #godot #godotengine godotengine.org/article/godo...
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Meet the creator behind the Godot Game Awards
StayAtHomeDev has been sharing his passion on YouTube for over two years and now he's running the awards.
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Chasing Carrots 🏳️‍🌈🥕 @chasingcarrots.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
While prototyping and seeing what carrot is next to be eaten, we continue adding to #HallsOfTorment. Here a small preview for early next year: store.steampowered.com/news/app/221...
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Halls of Torment - HoT Preview | Update 01 &amp; Supporter Pack - Steam News
Hello Fellow Tormented Souls! We hope you all are doing well so far. As for us, we’re happily working on things to come and making plans further down the road. As previously announced after the last u...
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Isaac Hunter Bugram @bugram-art.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
A linoprint of hextech jesus I've been working on! Had a lot of fun with it! #arcane #viktor
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Hey, I'd like to be added please :3
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
btw. Narnia is also an Isekai
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
The new Minecraft movie is basically an Isekai, just as the Super Mario Bros movie was. The Age of Hollywood Isekais is coming!
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
On the opposite is Nintendo. So we basically have a Dad waiting machine while the kiddos are busy playing mario party :3
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Chasing Carrots 🏳️‍🌈🥕 @chasingcarrots.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Hey Folks, this weekend we are at the Vienna Comic Con, if you're around come and say hi! Play the latest version and discover also some other interesting games :) Look out for @aayph.bsky.social 🤘
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Close up <3
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
My friend @naeno.bsky.social preparing Hextec Jesus prints for the VIECC. Visit him on the VIECC! Also give him a follow so I can force him being mroe active on Bluesky! 😂 You could also visit his Instagram www.instagram.com/naeno_art/
Liolcut prints of Viktor from Arcane spread on the ground drying after printing.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I'll be on the Vienna Comic Con this weekend, Halls of Torment will be there as well. It's my first Comic Con, I don't know what to expect :'D Lets see if I can connect with some game devs there :3
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
It's hilariously easy and quick to add the rating, Valve sent mails weeks and months ago. I boggles my mind that so many devs / publishers are not caring. Germany is 7.2% of our revenue and it literally takes 5-10 minutes per game. There is even a quick link on the dash board.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Four games I've worked on:
Halls of Torment (Video Game) Cover Art
Champions standing in the center surrounded by skeletons. Title of the Game is in the big in the middle.Good Company (Video Game) Cover Art
A Person and a small hovering robot on a balcony watching towards the observer while in the background a whole company manufacturing goods can be seen.Vindictus (Video Game) Cover Art
Knight swings a huge door open, revealing a giant dragon ready to munch on that little puny fighter.Atlantica Online (Video Game) Cover Art
Four panels with each one character looking towards the observer, one piratess with an eye patch, a biker like blonde lady, a muskular big dude with smoking a cigar looking grimly dark, and a lady knight side eying the observer.
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Codecks @codecks.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴... Hi everyone! We're 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗸𝘀, the project management tool created for and by game developers. 🎮 Why we're different: 🃏 Design & UI inspired by trading card games 🏃 Intuitive and proven workflow model ✉️ Real-time no-loose-ends collab 🤖 Built-in DISCORD community Nice to meet you!
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
What also work are games that are gamey enough and don't try to simulate life. If you try to present real interactions but don't give full freedom of decisions but limited options it's something that stumbles new players a lot. I'd never recommend someone Assassins Creed or other games like that.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I'd depend it on the person, but generally what I'd look out for: - A simple game without complex goals - Easy controls that are properly explained (no, 'intuitive' controls don't count) - Games that don't need 'game logic' to be understood/work. (things like XP, attributes etc.)
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Steven ter Heide @steventerheide.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Whether you just arrived here, or are looking for #gamedev to follow, here is a good pack of French folks. go.bsky.app/9PFHfaG
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Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 15/11/2024
New Starter Pack brewing, exclusively for #gamedev that support #Linux directly. I've added a good few to start, but boosts and suggestions appreciated. If you're a dev replying, be sure to link your game(s). go.bsky.app/FEMywoR
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
I'd love to have basic income so we don't need to worry about making money with games. We'd just do whatever we wish to see and the game space would become enriched instead of copy & paste games that are quick to make 😔
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
whoops, not looking into social media for a few days and suddenly 500 new followers - Hallo! 😂 Glad to see Bluesky establishes as our new platform <3 - But now I feel I should post more dev content, and I should probably do an introduction post when I find time.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 10/11/2024
It might be just my impression, but I also feel like Bluesky is a bit slower paced. People see your comments and posts over a longer time. My Twitter posts if no one has seen them in 1 or 2 hours, I know they are dead. On Bluesky people see it fresh without reposts days later.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
On something positive and related to my work and #HallsOfTorment - Paul is sharing some UI Skins with me and I'm really in love with the wooden one.
UI Skin for Halls of Torment with a big empty section in the middle, the side elements are what is replacing the active game UI while fighting in a dungeon. The UI has a very decorative wooden style with metal plated details. The wood is chestnut brown while the metal has a steel touch to it. A knight glove is holding the health orb while the generally aesthetic is that of a wooden cabinet.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
I thought this week would be great, being in Stuttgart again, getting my paperwork done for Name/Gender change officially done. But doing so an hour after the disastrous results for people I can relate well to was bringing my mood a bit down. Hug to everyone who needs it. Stay safe <3
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🌙NoxuArts - Commission status: OPEN! @notyournyx.bsky.social · 06/11/2024
Always 💖 Don't make me tap the sign
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Chasing Carrots 🏳️‍🌈🥕 @chasingcarrots.bsky.social · 28/10/2024
Just updated #GoodCompany on Epic to 1.1! 🥳 Multiplayer between Steam, GOG and Epic should work again and the version on Epic does now also offer mod support.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
We could finally adjust the price to the post-release price we intended :')
A screenshot from the Steam store showing the "Add to Cart" button with the price tag of 6.66 €.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 25/10/2024
I reached 1000 games on my wishlist today. I'll never catch up with all the games I want to play. It also visualizes there must be tons of players who'd like to play my/our games but don't because of their time. We live in a world where we have less and less time for every creative work we consume.
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 23/10/2024
@gameengines.bsky.social It would be nice to get the Godot label for myself and the company account @chasingcarrots.bsky.social Thank you! :)
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AzulCrescent @azulcrescent.bsky.social · 21/10/2024
Games that DLCs are a fantastic addition: Oxygen not included, Battle Brothers, Rimworld and the Last spell imo. As for games that feel incomplete without DLC, im sure everyone has smth in mind lol. Also special shoutout to Stardew and Celeste for making free DLCs lol
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Mara 🏳️‍⚧️ | Halls of Torment @junethefool.bsky.social · 20/10/2024
Thanks for setting it up, please add me 🫶 Being producer at @chasingcarrots.bsky.social :3
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