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Lucinda Shale 🔜 Develop Brighton @lucindagames.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Long time no see Bluesky!👋Here's some things I've been up to recently... Graduated from @abertayuni.bsky.social with a first-class degree Won @gamebridge.bsky.social Best Team Project 2026 with @riverboatgames.bsky.social Won an @intogames.bsky.social IG50 2026 Award for production!

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UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

We had the pleasure of attending Dare Academy's Awards, coordinated by @abertayuni.bsky.social, last week ❤️ Huge congratulations to all the nominees and overall winners @riverboatgames.bsky.social - WHAT A NIGHT! 🎉

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Abertay University @abertayuni.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

That moment you find out you've won DARE Academy... Congratulations to our DARE Academy 2025 winners - Riverboat Games! 🏆 Their game Galactic Postal Servitude wowed the judges 💫👽 Read more 👇 abertay.ac.uk/N2Yx #DAREAcademy #DAREAcademy2025 @riverboatgames.bsky.social

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

We're happy to announce that the #DARE2025 release of Galactic Postal Servitude is now available for free on itch! riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-postal-servitude Take a look at our new release trailer for a sneak-peak on what we’ve worked on at #DareAcademy 👀👽 #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Care for a cracker? ✨️ We always make sure our employees are provided with an adequate amount of nutrition. Keep up the good work and you might get some water too! #IndieDev #GameDev #DAREAcademy #DARE2025

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

SOUND ON! 🔊 Sometimes game development is implementing a dialogue system, and sometimes it's creating a 0.1 second audio clip and looping it hundreds of times to test the dialogue sounds. Boss Gleeble is a fun example of work spanning disciplines! #DARE2025 #DAREacademy #IndieDev #SoundDesign

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Take a first look at one of our new WIP mechanics, Fragile Tape! We trust our employees to appropriately mark parcels that contain delicate items as fragile before sending. ... or mark their office as fragile too #IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025 #DAREAcademy

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

He even lovingly welcomes you to the galaxy's most successful postal company*! What's not to love? ❤️ #IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025 #DAREAcademy * - May not be factually true

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

New #DAREAcademy sneak peek... 👀 Your new boss cares a lot about your performance while on the clock, so expect timely and encouraging feedback to boost employee morale. You'll be constantly monitored while working, so make sure to keep up the good work! 📦👍 #IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

We had the pleasure of welcoming Scottish Minister for Business Richard Lochhead this week! He took time to play our game, learn about DARE, our work at Abertay, and discuss the future of Scotland’s games industry. Thanks to Abertay for the incredible opportunity 🙏 #DAREAcademy #GameDev #Abertay

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Is that a Gleeble...? On a TV screen? Wearing a suit??? ...🛸📺 Introducing your new manager - Boss Gleeble! What could he possibly get up to around the Post Office 👀📦✨ #DAREAcademy #DARE2025 #IndieDev #GameDev #AbertayUniversity #Gleeble #GalacticPostalServitude

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

We've been hard at work updating all the menus for #DAREAcademy, here's a little before & after to show the glow-up ✨ #DARE2025 #GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev #gamedev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

We just hit 200 followers on Bluesky! 🥳Just in time for our audio/narrative designer Josie’s 21st birthday! 🎉 🍰

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Lucinda Shale 🔜 Develop Brighton @lucindagames.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Time for an update! ✨ Game Design and Production student at Abertay University (class of 2026) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👩‍🏫 Women in Games Ambassador 👥 Class Representative 📚 Module Assistant Current project: 🚀 Producer & QA for Galactic Postal Servitude by @riverboatgames.bsky.social - DARE Academy 2025 Finalists!

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Watch out! A Gleeble found his way into the studio and messed around with our music! 😅 It seems like he wants to brighten up the post office for the next human who comes by though, so maybe we can let him sing a little longer… 🎶 #DAREacademy #DARE2025 #GalacticPostalServitude

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Lots of features are being prototyped as part of our #DAREAcademy work, can you spot them all? 👀 (Bonus points if you can find the bug as well! 👾) #GalacticPostalServitude #IndieDev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Our business cards have arrived!! 😎 #DAREAcademy #AbertayUniversity #gamedev #businesscards

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Lucinda Shale 🔜 Develop Brighton @lucindagames.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Our art team have been knocking it out of the park with their creativity recently 👏👑

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

At #DAREAcademy we're working on giving our mechanics more interaction and visual feedback to add to the analogue feel of the post office. Here's a first look at a concept for our new and improved parcel scanning! 📦👀 #GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Here's a sneak peek of a brand new feature that's being put together! Maybe you'll be able to lend them a hand (or two)......? 📦✨ #GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

We can finally announce that Riverboat Games is a DARE Academy 2025 Finalist! 🎉 A huge thanks to everyone who’s supported us so far. We’re so grateful—and just getting started. Keep an eye out for new features, characters & more coming soon! 👀 www.linkedin.com/posts/lucind...

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🎉 I'm thrilled to share that the Riverboat Games team and I are DARE Academy 2025 Finalists! | Lucinda Shale

🎉 I'm thrilled to share that the Riverboat Games team and I are DARE Academy 2025 Finalists! We've been selected as one of six teams to develop our game prototype further over the summer with...

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Martin Lynagh @martinlynagh.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Galactic Postal Servitude by @riverboatgames.bsky.social‬. Scan and send packages, detect illegal items, and do your part to make your planet proud in this point-and-click game of deduction!‬ riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...

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Galactic Postal Servitude by Riverboat Games, Alexander Thomson, Wookbee, LucindaGames, Fraser Neilson, Ciaran Turnbull, Breaaadbin, ajlochrin

Do your part and make your planet proud, human!

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Gordon Turnbull @gordonflute.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

A new game for Windows from Abertay students. I love the dry humour in this environment. #videogames #development #Scotland #Abertay

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

🎉 200 Downloads and Counting! 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who’s played the game, shared feedback, and cheered us on so far! 🙌✨ Haven’t tried the game yet? Grab it for free on our Itch page and let us know what you think: 👉 riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...

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Galactic Postal Servitude by Riverboat Games, Alexander Thomson, Wookbee, LucindaGames, Fraser Neilson, Ciaran Turnbull, Breaaadbin, ajlochrin

‘Papers Please’ in an Alien Post Office

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goonlighting @goonlighting.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I don't know about you but I am treating myself to a not-healthy snack after all that.

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Retro Blast 💫 @retroblastpod.com · 28/04/2025

the moment I saw this commercial as a kid my mind was blown. I had no idea a Mario game could look THIS GOOD. All I knew is I that had to have a SNES. Period.

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IGN @ign.com · 29/04/2025

Ninja cheerleaders. From space. Battling rogue AI. That's the setup for Ra Ra Boom, a 2D, fast-paced, four-player co-op arcade-style action game. Check out the new release window + console announcement trailer:

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Ra Ra Boom - Official Release Window and Console Announcement Trailer

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

The trailer for Galactic Postal Servitude is out now!!!! 📦👽📽️ Check out the release here: riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos... #GalacticPostalServitude

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Which would you listen to first? 🎶👽

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

The Beta is now out and available for download! You can find our final devlog and download at the link below, please enjoy! :) 📦📦📦 📦📦📦 📦📦📦 📦 📦___📦 📦 📦___📦 📦📦📦 📦📦📦 📦___📦 📦 📦 📦📦📦 📦 📦📦📦 riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...

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1.0.0 - Beta!

Hello! It's finally time for the Beta launch of Galactic Postal Servitude! Building GPS over the last few months has been a hectic experience full of ups, downs, and of course many, many parcels. The....

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Martin Lynagh @martinlynagh.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Thanks to @restbread.bsky.social of @veryevildemons.com for giving a fascinating talk on worker owned co-ops to our professional projects students today. Two weeks till Gold Master for the teams - here is some of their whiteboard art from around campus. Can’t wait to share their games late in May.

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Sneak peek of the upcoming stamp mechanic currently in development 👀📦

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Some snaps from development so far 📸

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Lucinda Shale 🔜 Develop Brighton @lucindagames.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Game Design and Production student at Abertay University 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 👩‍🏫 Women in Games Ambassador 💛 Abertay Women in Games Society Secretary 👥 Class Rep 💼 Abertay Careers Ambassador 📚 Module Assistant Currently working on: 🚀 A puzzle game set in an alien post office 🎲 Solo developing a serious board game

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Lucinda Shale 🔜 Develop Brighton @lucindagames.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

We’re now approaching the half way point of developing Galactic Postal Servitude 🚀(for now at least 😉). You can play the current build and provide feedback by clicking on the link below ✨Keep an eye out for an exciting new feature coming in the next few weeks 👀 riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...

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Galactic Postal Servitude: Prototypes by Riverboat Games, Essith, Wookbee, LucindaGames

Prototype builds of Galactic Postal Servitude!

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Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Our latest build is now available on our Itch page! Version 0.2.0 contains our first playable build which features a cleaned up environment, bug fixes, a new scoring system, and more! ✨ riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...

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Galactic Postal Servitude: Prototypes by Riverboat Games, Essith, Wookbee, LucindaGames

Prototype builds of Galactic Postal Servitude!

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Corin M Howell @corinmhowell.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Fuck this, fuck the news, fuck everything, I’m gonna draw sexy art and eat chicken nuggies.

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Kerron | 🎮🖥️ @kerron.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

There is a special place in video game hell for games that have waterfalls with no treasure behind them

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Let's fucking gooooooo youtu.be/itpcsQQvgAQ?...

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Nintendo Switch 2 – First-look trailer

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 16/01/2025

one thing i’m stuck on is this idea that “masculine” energy means license to act like a chud in public, as opposed to more traditional notions of public masculinity, such as those that put a premium on the performance of integrity, honesty, honor and generosity.

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Lily @lilywrites.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

i will never let men off the hook for making misogynist art because david lynch, an old cornpone white guy from montana, was able to make one of the only television shows that took violence against women seriously and, in fact, framed child sexual abuse as a legitimately apocalpytic evil

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✨ Fabiana Inu ✨ @fabianainu.bsky.social · 12/01/2025

Guys, it's time to bring Guitar Hero and Rock Band back. It's been painfully long enough

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GamesIndustry.biz @gibiz.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

Latest Games Jobs Live report shows there are only 1,324 jobs available in the UK this month - 45% down year-on-year, and a three-year low

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UK games jobs vacancies reaches three-year low

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