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indiedev @ finite reflection studios making Mouseward (store.steampowered.com/app/1188410/…) previously: Cartoon Network Games

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AnEasierAffair @aneasieraffair.bsky.social · 8h
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Grumpyface Studios @grumpyface.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
And, bonus entry, Pearl by our own @jboothart.bsky.social !:
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Grumpyface Studios @grumpyface.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
We periodically host art contests on our Discord server, and just finished up the 2nd annual " #Pyrope's Springtime Adventure! " The contest involved #StevenUniverse and #SaveTheLight / #UnleashTheLight characters w/a Spring Time Theme! 🌼 Check out the lovely entries below:
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 11/10/2026
Unity literally announced the "AI makes a game for you" thing as an April fool's joke in 2012 - dunking on the creative bankruptcy of the whole concept - before announcing it with a straight face just the other day.
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Macho Zero @zakguy.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Can confirm now that Echo Weaver from @moonlightkids.bsky.social is a very excellent game. I love Metroidvanias and this is a fun twist on that with such good moments even this early into it.
Screenshot from the game Echo Weaver with large red text that reads CYCLE 5 over a scene of yellow, organic looking sacs containing humanoid skeletons suspended over a shallow pool of similarly colored yellow fluid in a sci-fi industrial space
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Gianmarco Soresi @gianmarcosoresi.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Man who won’t give his employees piss breaks claims many piss breaks on the horizon
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mickey sanchez @mickeysanchez.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Echo Weaver by @moonlightkids.bsky.social is out today! It's freakin' cool! I was lucky enough to do some level design and various finishing tasks for the game : ) Check it out!
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Time is your greatest resource and secrets are your only upgrades. Master an unraveling time loop in this knowledge-based Metroidvania. As the last Weaver, exploit time-altering anomalies and use what...
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Edu Benavente Art @edubenart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
I've been playing Echo Weaver since it released yesterday and it's the most innovative spin to the metroidvania genre so far, it's full of very mind-blowing moments hahaha Basically it's Outer Wilds as a 2D action platformer, aka awesome
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Polygon @polygon.com · 08/10/2026
Echo Weaver gets to skip the backlog
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Castlevania Meets Groundhog Day In a Must-Play New Game Pass Hit
Echo Weaver gets to skip the backlog
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Game Informer @gameinformer.com · 08/10/2026
Combining Metroid and Outer Wilds leads to powerful reward of discovery in Echo Weaver, but it can also create frustrating barriers to progress. Our review: gameinformer.com/review/echo-...
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Nick Suttner @nsuttner.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Btw if you want to buy an awesome puzzle game that came out today, buy Echo Weaver: store.steampowered.com/app/2184080/...
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Moonlight Kids @moonlightkids.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Our new game ECHO WEAVER is out now! Get it meow! Available for PC/Mac, Switch2, Xbox, and Playstation. store.steampowered.com/app/2184080/...
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Time is your greatest resource and secrets are your only upgrades. Master an unraveling time loop in this knowledge-based Metroidvania. As the last Weaver, exploit time-altering anomalies and use…
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GameRant @gamerant.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Mouseward feels like an N64 Zelda game reimagined as a soulslike, and its simple combat and rewarding exploration are already more than enough for me.
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New Steam Action RPG Is Like an N64 Zelda Soulslike, and That's Enough
Mouseward feels like an N64 Zelda game reimagined as a soulslike, and its simple combat and rewarding exploration are already more than enough for me.
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GameRant @gamerant.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Mouseward plays like Ocarina of Time reimagined as a soulslike, and the Steam demo is dangerously hard to put down. Simple combat, tons of secrets, and a mouse swinging a hammer twice its size. bit.ly/4hmcCzx
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Akupara Games @akuparagames.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
3 days till Echo Weaver. Better run to that Wishlist. @moonlightkids.bsky.social
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ceej @ceej.online · 04/10/2026
“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap
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Josh Boykin @wallstormer.blacksky.app · 25/09/2026
Game Devs of Color Expo Direct is LIVE COME WATCH: gdoc.events/Direct2026 I'm so, so grateful for the chance to lead curation for this amazing set of games. Y'all. TONS of POC making AMAZING games out here
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Game Devs of Color Expo Direct 2026
Over 60 games from all over the world to get you excited and ready to play.
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Coyote vs. LinkedIn @knabewolf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
September, but I lost my 45 adapter
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Kartik!? @kiniperson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
this is the hypocrisy at the heart of so many "masculine" content creators: if according to these people masculinity means strength and confidence, why are they so afraid? Why do they fear (their definition of) femininity, queerness, and vulnerability? Not very (their definition of) masculine to me.
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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
when ai leaves u behind
7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2: 
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4: 
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6: 
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy. 
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”
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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This is the most masculine video on the internet right now
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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 16/09/2026
I’ve always loved the phrase, “living well is the best revenge.” Despite how it sounds, it isn't about spite; it’s about breaking free from a toxic cycle. It means taking all the energy you would have spent fighting back, and using it to build a life of peace and joy instead.
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mickey sanchez @mickeysanchez.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
The Order Automatica Soundtrack is now available on Bandcamp! icynotes.bandcamp.com/album/order-... I think these tracks are such bangers. I've listened to them for soooo many hours and I'm still not tired of them. So much love to Brendan for making something great 💖
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Order Automatica OST, by Icynotes
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Spex130 @spex130.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Okay, #Swordtember2026 Me and some friends are getting together and taking the swordtember models we made over the last few years and making a game: "Blades of Swordtember" Gonna hopefully be posting every day about it this month (feat. a spectacular logo by @inazumasosa.bsky.social) #gamedev
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 01/09/2026
Most of Star Wars Zero Company's developers were furloughed weeks ago: aftermath.site/star-wars-zero...
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Kartik!? @kiniperson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Things don’t have to be this way! We can have a healthier game industry, it is possible!!
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Kartik!? @kiniperson.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
addendum: even if the games perform poorly. If executives get to stay, everyone gets to stay.
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Kartik!? @kiniperson.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Idk if anyone even sees my posts but I’m going to be at PAX West if any devs / creatives I know want to meet up!
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ShouXin手訫 @shouxin.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
It’s the weekend! Let’s stretch a little with these cats. Cats seem to know better than we do how to truly relax. Stretch your legs, loosen up, and let go of the week’s tiredness. I hope these little cats bring a bit of ease and a good mood to your weekend😊 #shouxinsketch #cat #sketch #sketchdaily
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Bare Metal // Bryan @baremetal.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This month, I had fun exploring some N64-inspired indie games like @desecrators.bsky.social, Mouseward by @finitereflect.bsky.social, Vital Shell, and a couple others. I also made the Pong paddles grunt as part of a multilayered thought experiment #gamingsky #gaming #phenomenology
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The Low Poly New Wave, Vol. 2
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Blonde Pizza (Mashina OUT NOW!!) @blondepizza.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Just beat the demo for Mouseward and I'm feeling *so* accomplished. Fantastic time! Highly recommend checking it out!
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AndresPlays @andresplays.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I highly recommend the Mouseward demo. An original soulslike with Nintendo 64-style graphics, its cute rodents, intuitive level design, and adept combat systems had me thrilled the whole time.
A screenshot from Mouseward. The mouse protagonist is looking at a gorgeous sky filled with trees in a bluish hue.A screenshot from Mouseward. It's the final boss fight of the demo against General Sozen. An owl, naturally.A screenshot from Mouseward. The protagonist is walking into a fully stocked kitched.A screenshot from Mouseward. My stats after finishing the demo.
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Johnny Rebeck @johnnyrebeck.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Just played the Mouseward demo. I don't really play souls-likes, but the look of this drew me in, and I am so glad it did! I played on 'Adventurer' and had a nice challenge without getting destroyed at every turn. Great exploration, endearing characters, overall great vibes, immediate wishlist.
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Play the opening of Mouseward and get introduced to the world of Terrene. Take up your sword and uncover the secrets of a cursed kingdom in this soulslike collectathon. Awaken as a Royal Mouse Guard, ...
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Xeldar @xeldar.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I played the demo of Mouseward: Nice demo of a souls-like where you play as a little mouse! Like in Void Sols (previous game of the devs), the level design is excellent with a lot of shortcuts to make your progression less painful.
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Danielle Ryan (Lestat Era) @danirat.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I think another lesson to take from the loss of both Dolly and Tim Curry is that neither of them took themselves seriously but they took the work dead serious that's the most important thing pour all of yourself into the craft but have fun and don't get an ego.
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
For those who might have forgotten, Dolly was always punk as fuck
"I made jokes about it, but it's the truth that I kind of patterned my look after the town tramp. I didn't know who she was, just this woman who was blonde and piled her hair up, wore high heels and tight skirts, and, boy, she was the prettiest thing I've ever seen. Mama used to say, 'Aw, she's just trash,' and I thought, That's what I want to be when I grow up. Trash."
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Jan Willem Nijman @jwaaaap.com · 25/08/2026
the thing about indie games is that if someone designs one single game I love, I’ll get whatever they make for the rest of their lives and pretty much always have a good time. people are so attached to ip but imo you really gotta know the creators.
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Kartik!? @kiniperson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
“you crushed up houses and switched the keys, i didn't know winters have worse sides” — #fridgle 11 fridgle.net/p/XT
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daily fridge poetry toy
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 23/08/2026
btw I’m finally watching Andor and fuck me running this is television. I love how it’s not really about The Rebellion but about rebellion in general. Switch out some places and doohickeys and it could be about any occupied resistance. Gilroy the GOAT
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Kartik!? @kiniperson.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Finally getting around to playing GRUNN. It’s good
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Stellbound: Stellraiser II @antlervel.vet · 15/08/2026
Hey everyone. 

Last night, to my great surprise, I received a long email from Saber Interactive CEO Matt Karch. He apologized unreservedly for the awful way he spoke about me in the press. The email’s full text will stay between us; I’m not that kind of girl. But I have confirmed it was from him. 

Matt said he regretted escalating, and how people online were speaking about me. I’m not worried about being called slurs by random commenters—I’m a trans woman, that’s every day for me—but it stunk to have my skill and reputation built of 20 years in games publicly maligned by someone with institutional power. One thing I saw people saying about me, and that Matt fueled the flames of too, was that this is not my first time calling a former employer out, so I must love drama or be hard to work with. The truth is, bad treatment is everywhere in games; I’m just more willing than others to call it out. And I call it out so maybe others will be willing, too, when it happens to them.

 I’ve been firm from the beginning that I was telling the truth; I think we can all now agree that’s been borne out. Matt expressed a desire to make it right with me; at this time I don’t really know what that looks like for me, and I’ll have to take some time to sit with it, but I do at least accept his apology. None of this changes my stance on AI. Matt and I obviously differ on this, and as a CEO the consequences of its use fall on him, and unfortunately also on his employees.

Apologies are simply in too short a supply these days to spurn one when it’s offered. 

God willing, this is the last statement I’ll need to make about this.

xo
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 13/08/2026
Saber Interactive's CEO Matt Karch can get in the bin: aftermath.site/saber-interact...
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.chantal//RYAN @thoughtrise.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
my experience of trying to participate in social media
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Gerardwaist

"people b saying things so definitively. like man i think it depends"
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Chris Wade @luckshotgames.com · 09/08/2026
BIG HOPS TOGETHER is out now! - Play the 15 hour adventure with 8 players - Pick up, carry, and throw your friends - Tongue swing from other frogs - Steal items from each other's backpacks - Story progression and collectibles are shared - 40% off for the next week Link below ->
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.chantal//RYAN @thoughtrise.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
it's hilarious how often i've heard this sentiment in conjunction with "well we've never published a game like this and wouldn't know how to market it or what to do with it" that's the whole point. if you want a fresh breakout hit, you gotta be confident in your choice AND your ability to innovate
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.chantal//RYAN @thoughtrise.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
this is the message i and most other devs have been getting. "we only want to bet on a sure thing, but we'll only know it's a sure thing if it's basically finished, so can you just do all the work and make it really good and pay for it, then when it's pretty much done we'll take half? thanks!"
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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
I have, with my own eyes, watched my tax dollars in the form of missiles as they hit buildings inhabited by civilians. I'd much prefer subsidizing a grocery story I don't use.
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Jason Scott @textfiles.com · 29/07/2026
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Chuck Wendig @chuckwendig.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I enjoyed Nolan's ODYSSEY quite a bit, and found it more moving than expected. I also read Wilson's critique and found that both enjoyable and insightful. It's not even really a bad review -- it's an incisive dissection from the POV of someone whose knives have long been sharpened on the material.
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