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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 18/06/2026

This is so ridiculous I’m having a really hard time believing grownups are running this company.

Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 19/05/2026

Happy to be part of 🌊#OceanFest on Steam running now until 25 May. A good chance to dust off the old gamescom demo and give it a whirl again. store.steampowered.com/app/2541750/...

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 13/04/2026

I’m so excited to be heading back to lovely #Lowestoft, England tomorrow for the 2nd time, where I will FINALLY (after one devastatingly failed attempt last year) set foot on the #Mincarlo sidewinder trawler. One of the last of its kind and the main inspiration for the ship in my game!

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 13/02/2025

I'm stoked to finally be able to publicly announce that my upcoming first person adventure game 'Journey Beyond the Edge of the World' has received prototype funding by nordmedia! Join the Discord discord.com/invite/y4WKm... to stay updated on the progress! #gamedev #indiedev

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 07/02/2025

What a nice surprise I received in the mail today 😊 Gorgeous! @jumpovertheage.com

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 06/01/2025

Tags are also super useful for finding places in the GDDs that aren't set in stone. I use a # TBD tag whenever something is not decided yet, which really helps in quickly finding things that need refinement / shouldn't be considered gospel #codecks @codecks.bsky.social #indiedev

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 06/01/2025

I've been using the wonderful Codecks @codecks.bsky.social for task tracking for a while now and have recently started using it for all my GDDs as well. I really like this workflow especially when using tags, allowing to quickly get an overview over systems and how they interact! #gamedev #indiedev

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 24/12/2024

Santa has been good to me this year. Really looking forward to dive into these!

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 19/12/2024

(25/x) ... all of that contributes to the Texture cluster and grows the texture ambience. Here are two sample scenes from my prototype showing the process alongside some WIP sounds, the second one goes into it in more detail:

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 19/12/2024

(19/x) So I'm not playing back the originally recorded soundscape at all (which itself might have been blended with granular synth modules or other heavy effects), instead randomly generated depictions of it. The below chart shows the flow of this system and how all sounds in the scene get combined:

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 19/12/2024

(14/x) Part of the sound creation process for that is depicted in the video at the beginning of this thread, where I'm testing some recent additions to a new noise box I'm building, reimagining stretching / clanking sounds:

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 19/12/2024

(1/x)🧵 Nerdy audio thread time! Let’s dive into the sound concept of "Journey Beyond the Edge of the World," built on 3 pillars: 1️⃣ Precomposed interactive music 2️⃣ Field-recorded SFX & spatial audio 3️⃣ Soundscapes inspired by real sounds How it all ties together: #gamedev #sounddesign #unity3d

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 30/11/2024

Happy #ScreenshotSaturday everyone! Try not to get your feet wet:

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 23/11/2024

Yeah, that’s what I‘m talking about 🥳

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 22/11/2024

It‘s finally here! 160 amazing indie games exactly where they should be – on the Steam front page! @indiearenabooth.bsky.social

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 18/11/2024

Just recently did some tidying up, so #DevDesk challenge comes at the perfect time! My dev and sound design/music setups for #DevDesk challenge:

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 16/11/2024

So many new followers, starter packs are the best! Hello all, I’m Markus – cinematographer turned game dev, working on ‘Journey Beyond the Edge of the World’. A first person adventure set on a ship lost at sea.

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 07/11/2024

Don’t know if #ThrowbackThursday is still hip, but just stumbled on this by accident. From my game “Relevating”, released back in 2022. It’s an experimental confrontation with my own mental health. Plus you get to play as a rock! Free/pwyw @itch.io ghostronaut.itch.io/relevating #gamedev #indiedev

A stylised animation of rocks falling, from the video game Relevating

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 06/11/2024

Here’s a little bit of sunshine on this bleak day #gamedev #indiedev #games

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Markus Koepke @markuskoepke.com · 04/11/2024

My upcoming seafaring adventure ‘Journey Beyond the Edge of the World’ got featured in the most recent edition of @debugmagazine.bsky.social ! Grab a digital or print copy at www.teamdebug.com/issue/7

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