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NEON AURELIUS

@neonaurelius.bsky.social
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An experimental game studio by @martinpi.bsky.social & @alphachar.bsky.social 🌴 Links: linktr.ee/sparrowwarfare ✨ Wishlist Sparrow Warfare: store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/…

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Char @alphachar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Hey! Did you know we have an upcoming Steam event called BIRDS OF PLAY celebrating 140 bird games? October 10th to 16th on good old Steam! No link until it's live, but in the meantime you can find details and assets here: drive.google.com/drive/folder...
Promo image for Birds of Play event containing title, dates October 10th to 16th, and a range of cute birds!
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Char @alphachar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Hello! Yes! I'm half of @neonaurelius.bsky.social & we're getting SPARROW WARFARE ready to launch soooooon. Demo is out with 100% positive reviews, and it's got: 🦜 birds 🃏 deckbuilding 🀄 mahjong 🐦🐦‍⬛🦅🦉🦆🦢🦜🦚🕊️🐧🦩🪿🐦‍🔥🦤🦃🐔🐓🐣🐤🐥 ... did I mention birds??? store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...
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Sparrow Warfare on Steam
Play ever-crazier combinations of 3 tiles to free the birds in our synergy-rich deckbuilder. Let your mind take flight as you scheme and strategise. This… is Sparrow Warfare!
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martin pichlmair @martinpi.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I'm giving a little talk on how a lot of the ideas we work with when making Roguelikes (or any other form of systems-driven/procedurally generated game) can be traced back to much more ancient games and art forms. Join us! ti.to/roguelike-ce...
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Roguelike Celebration: Preview Event 2026
Roguelike games have been part of gaming culture for over 30 years and they have a deep and special place in our hearts. We'd love to get to spend some time with you all learning about roguelikes and ...
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Beans @sirbeans.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
My morning ritual @neonaurelius.bsky.social
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Char @alphachar.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
@martinpi.bsky.social & I had the absolute best time at ChinaJoy - just got home last night and we miss China already!
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Studio Daimon @studiodaimon.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Heyy, we're pretty fired up to host this week's official #TurnBasedThursday!🔥 Indie devs!! Are you making a turn-based game? Drop it in the replies and use the hashtag! Players, if you love turn-based games, 🔁/❤️ your favorites! You'll find your next obsession in the replies! #indiedev #indiegame
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Char @alphachar.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Hello @studiodaimon.bsky.social & thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday! I'm half of @neonaurelius.bsky.social along with @martinpi.bsky.social & we're making SPARROW WARFARE! We're HYPE this week as we're heading to Shanghai to talk strategy at #ChinaJoy 🙌 store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...
Char and Martin with their new business cardsPoster for Char and Martin's session at ChinaJoyA screenshot from Sparrow Warfare, the hot new mahjong-inspired deckbuilder that will rock your world
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eastmad @eastmad.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Thank you @studiodaimon.bsky.social for hosting #TurnBasedThursday! Caravanserai is about exploration and survival in a post collapse world, and maybe working out what happened. And you can actually wishlist it now! Even the dog approved. store.steampowered.com/app/4882580/...
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Char @alphachar.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
@martinpi.bsky.social & I are TOO EXCITED about travelling to Shanghai next week for #ChinaJoy, where we're giving a talk on the roots of strategy games & offering ideas for making fresh new strategy mechanics!! Got any great #Shanghai tips?! Let us know! 🙌
Two smiling people beyond hype to travel to China next week - the people are Charlene Putney and Martin Pichlmair, here holding their new business cardsPoster for the China Game Developers Conference, showing the talk from Charlene and Martin about strategy games
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martin pichlmair @martinpi.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Now would be a good moment to liberate the birds from the evil storyteller and his minions. (Not that there ever is a moment where that's not the right thing to do).
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
New demo update alert! This time mostly stability and bug fixing but also the game runs much better on Steam Deck now, fonts are more readable, and loading times have been greatly improved. store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
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Sparrow Warfare - Patch Notes, v0.4.68 - Steam News
Faster loading times, new tutorial flow, and better Steam Deck support
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aoiti - Imperial Ambitions @aoiti.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Happy to be the official host of #TurnBasedThursday this week! Are you a game dev? It's time to get on board, show us your screens and pitch your game! Remember to: Add the #TurnBasedThursday hashtag, Tag other Devs, Like ❤️ Retweet 🔃 and Wishlist ✅
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Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The conclusion of my chat with @neonaurelius.bsky.social is up, as we wrapped up our discussion about Sparrow Warfare and deckbuilding design youtu.be/uR4eQKMxDyU #indiegamedev
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Wrapping Up Our Chat On Sparrow Warfare | Perceptive Podcast #indiegamedev #gamedesign
YouTube video by Game Wisdom
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Char @alphachar.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Hello @preludethegame.bsky.social & thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday! Prelude Dark Pain looks super fun & I LOVE your art style ❤️ Me & @martinpi.bsky.social are making Sparrow Warfare, a wild deckbuilder mentioned in Kotaku last week (we're still hype about it!): kotaku.com/indie-penanc...
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It's Indie-Penance Day! Have 10 Incredible Indie Games To Wishlist
Video games are amazing! Here's a lot of proof
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Prelude Dark Pain @preludethegame.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A true honor and pleasure to be this week's #TurnBasedThursday official host! Time to repost, comment and like all the turn-based games that catch your attention and/or you are working on 🫵 Use the hashtag and let's celebrate the turn-based genre together!
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John Walker - Industry Analcyst @botherer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
First batch is up! Ten fantastic-looking new or upcoming indie games you'll very probably want to stick on your Wishlist asap: kotaku.com/indie-penanc... Please repost this to get these games as much attention as possible. Especially *you*, person with a squillion followers.
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It's Indie-Penance Day! Have 10 Incredible Indie Games To Wishlist
Video games are amazing! Here's a lot of proof
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Char @alphachar.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Absolutely the best end to a Friday of work that I can think of!! HOW DELIGHTFUL! Thank you so much to @botherer.bsky.social for showcasing Sparrow Warfare today 🙌
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Ishtar Games @ishtar.games · 02/07/2026
We're SOOO happy to be hosting this week's official #Turnbasedthurday We want all #indiedev to show us their turn-based games! Are you a turn-based fan? Check out, like and comment the AMAZING games under this post!! Don't forget to add the hashtag & tag other devs!
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Now would be an excellent moment to give the demo of Sparrow Warfare a try. Look at all the new stuff we've just added: store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
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Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
we have the first of a two part #indiegamedev interview up today youtu.be/c5UIAIaMcvk as I spoke with @neonaurelius.bsky.social discussing making Sparrow Warfare, and if you are interested in talking about your game on a podcast, please get in touch.
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Antagonistic Game Design With Neon Aurelius and Sparrow Warfare | Perceptive Podcast #gamewisdom
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martin pichlmair @martinpi.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Turns out it's actually nicer for players if the game slowly ups its complexity. So we now keep 48 tiles up our sleeve (we look like Michelin Man) and only hand them out to players who can demonstrate they're ready. Check out the new progression mode in our new demo!
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
We're finally putting the "rogulite" into our "roguelite deckbuilder" with patch 0.4.55 for our demo: store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
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Sparrow Warfare - Patch Notes, v0.4.55 - Steam News
We have a progression system now: you start out with a deck of 95 different wild tiles (and 4 suits). Can you unlock the 48 remaining tiles by meeting 16 gameplay goals?
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Getting hype for #ChinaJoy next month! Martin is prepping our talk - here’s a sneak peek about the history of mahjong! #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Char @alphachar.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Hello @ludokultur.bsky.social & thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday! I'm ½ of @neonaurelius.bsky.social (with @martinpi.bsky.social) making Sparrow Warfare! New demo build today: 📈 progression mode 4️⃣ level 4 up for beta testers 💎 more deets in Discord! store.steampowered.com/app/4396770/...
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Sparrow Warfare Demo on Steam
Play ever-crazier combinations of 3 tiles to free the birds in our synergy-rich deckbuilder. Let your mind take flight as you scheme and strategise. In this demo version: experience the core loop, two...
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Fabian Fischer @ludokultur.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
This week I have the pleasure of officially hosting #TurnBasedThursday on Bsky! ♟️ Calling all #gameDev and #indieDev to share your games below! 👇 Let's see those turn-based gems and don't forget to ❤️ and 🔃 some!
Official thread for this week's #TurnBasedThursday. Share your turn-based games using the hashtag in a reply below!
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Hey hey hey - our demo has been up on Steam for a while now (with 100% positive reviews!) so we figured it's time to bring the fun to itch.io also! Presenting - the Sparrow Warfare teaser demo on itch: neon-aurelius.itch.io/sparrow-warf... #itchio #indiedev #indiegame #deckbuilder #strategygame
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Sparrow Warfare Teaser by NEON AURELIUS, alphachar, martinpi
Play ever-crazier combinations of 3 tiles to free the birds in our synergy-rich deckbuilder.
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Playdigious @playdigious.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Once again, it's #TurnBasedThursday, and we're officially hosting it this week! #GameDev and #IndieDev, please show us your projects! And if you're a turn-based gamer, have a look, you're sure to find something you'll like in this thread! (don't forget to share to show support!)
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
It's time for our bi-weekly update of the demo and this time you get 4 new modifiers and a lot of new animations that make the gameplay clearer and more rewarding. Enjoy! store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
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Sparrow Warfare - Patch Notes, v0.4.52 - Steam News
4 new modifiers and a ton of animations. Bigger and more readable tiles!
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Monday morning indie game developer feelings… no ragretttttttssssss!! Featuring our birds: Macawbre, Chickis Khan, and Fluff Justice 🐣 #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev #deckbuilder #sparrowwarfare
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martin pichlmair @martinpi.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Thank you so much for hosting #TurnbasedThursday. @alphachar.bsky.social and I are making Sparrow Warfare, a deckbuilding rogue-lite boss rush rummy-based card battler .. but one could also say "Mahjong-like game with bosses and birds". Demo on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...
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Sparrow Warfare on Steam
Play ever-crazier combinations of 3 tiles to free the birds in our synergy-rich deckbuilder. Let your mind take flight as you scheme and strategise. This… is Sparrow Warfare!
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martin pichlmair @martinpi.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I like to drop by at #TurnbasedThursday in order to spread the word about our own game but also because it feels a bit like a community, with all the games taking part regularly posting what's new with them.
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
How we make our little gameplay videos (thank you Supercut!) #indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevblog
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
We're updating Sparrow Warfare about every 2 weeks (this time delayed a bit because there were hard to reproduce bugs) and do our best to fix bugs, add content, as well as make the game better. This time around there are 6 new tiles for you! store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
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Sparrow Warfare - Patch Notes, v0.4.46 - Steam News
This update brings six new tiles, initial controller support, a few new animations and several bug fixes.
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Char @alphachar.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Exciting day for our game today - it's being played out in the world at TWO big events this weekend! Check it out if you're at: 🏰 Leftfield Collection, MCM LONDON 🏯 Bitsummit KYOTO & if you're at home? Sure, you can play the (100% positive reviews!) demo too! store.steampowered.com/app/4396770/...
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Byte Arcane making Sigil of Kings @byte-arcane.itch.io · 21/05/2026
Honored to host #TurnBasedThursday! 🛠 #GameDev folks, show your #turnbased games below, and use the hashtag above 🎮 #Gamer folks have a look, as there are a lot of TBS gems in here, out or in the making Spam our favorite buttons 🔁/❤️ to show your support, and comments are very much appreciated!
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
We're getting Sparrow Warfare optimised for the Steam Deck! In: 🎮 Controller support is mapped and working 🐧 The game is running natively on Linux (thanks, @godotengine.org!) WIP: 🔧 Buttons and tiles are a bit too small to read comfortably on Steam Deck, & we’ll be improving this before launch
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
We're getting Sparrow Warfare optimised for the Steam Deck! In: 🎮 Controller support is mapped and working 🐧 The game is running natively on Linux (thanks, @godotengine.org!) WIP: 🔧 Buttons and tiles are a bit too small to read comfortably on Steam Deck, & we’ll be improving this before launch
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
NEON AURELIUS ON TOUR!! 🙌
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
NEON AURELIUS ON TOUR!! 🙌
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Char @alphachar.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday, @mantisgames.bsky.social! We made a tiny video to show you the most haunted things we could find in our game 👻 @martinpi.bsky.social & I are making SPARROW WARFARE, weird bird deckbuilder! 100% positive demo out now! 🐣 store.steampowered.com/app/4396770/...
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Mantis Games - Deck of Haunts 🎃 @mantisgames.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
We're officially hosting this weeks #TurnBasedThursday! 🕹️#indiedev: Reply with your game & don't forget the hashtag 🎮#players: ❤️Like, 💬Comment & 🔄Repost If you don't, we have a spot reserved for you in our haunted domain👀🎃!
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
It has been really exciting to receive new tracks every week or so along Emil's journey making our soundtrack. It's so beautiful! The full soundtrack will be out with the game later this year, but for now you can listen to Emil's gorgeous music in the demo 💖 store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
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Sparrow Warfare - Music: Soundtrack composed by Emil Smith! - Steam News
Full soundtrack to accompany the sparrow through the different biomes
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NEON AURELIUS @neonaurelius.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
It has been really exciting to receive new tracks every week or so along Emil's journey making our soundtrack. It's so beautiful! The full soundtrack will be out with the game later this year, but for now you can listen to Emil's gorgeous music in the demo 💖 store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
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Sparrow Warfare - Music: Soundtrack composed by Emil Smith! - Steam News
Full soundtrack to accompany the sparrow through the different biomes
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martin pichlmair @martinpi.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
We've updated our demo and you can play Sparrow Warfare with a controller now. This one will need some iteration but we regard the demo as a free Early Access build until the full game launches. store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
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Sparrow Warfare - Patch Notes, v0.4.38 - Steam News
Apart from countless bug fixes and some tiny clarifications of the gameplay, we've added controller support.
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One Man Left | Mage Food Truck @onemanleft.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Hungry for #turnbased games? Here’s a thread full! Pumped to be hosting this week’s official #TurnBasedThursday! #GameDev & #Indiedev, toss your ethically-sourced projects in the pot below & don’t forget the hashtag! ♥️/🔁/WISHLIST your next adventure!
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martin pichlmair @martinpi.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
We've updated our demo for Deckbuilder Fest so now's an even better time to give Sparrow Warfare a spin than a few days ago. store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...
Sparrow Warfare in Steam Deckbuilder Fest official key art. It's such a good game.
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Jonny @darthmalks.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
The best folks!! Have a listen :)
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Jonny @darthmalks.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
New interview this morning! I chat with @alphachar.bsky.social over at NEON AURELIUS, the two-person team behind your new favorite deckbuilder, Sparrow Warfare. check it out as a part of the Steam Deckbuilders fest that starts TODAY! audio: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm yt: youtu.be/2bJlJdr78lM?...
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indie game garden
breaking down internet apathy by rooting joy in games – interviews with devs and more ❤︎⁠ available on your podcatcher of choice and here: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm
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Char @alphachar.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
This was such a lovely chat with Jonny! I really enjoyed talking about the creative life with him ❤️✨
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