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Game developer and adaptive music specialist nifflas.itch.io

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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 4h
New rule! Indie games should have physical trading cards. The cards should have stats, a color, and a symbol (the game devs decided those for their card), but no official game rules. So, people have to make up their own games that utilizes the cards and (optionally) incorporate those card aspects.
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 4h
I'm doing level design for my game's twitch campaign now. I need to figure out a way to work more green into the color palettes of the levels. Green is generally a color I'm not good with incorporating into dark environments. Why is green such a tricky color?
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Queen's Domain⚔️ - DEMO OUT NOW @queensdomain.bsky.social · 9h
Queen’s Domain is launching OCT 30TH!! ⚔️ Excited to announce our retro-fantasy action RPG with brutal combat and traversal-focused exploration will be available soon for PC and Consoles. Coming to Steam, Switch 2, Xbox Series and PS5!
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The first TOEM was such a good experience! I haven't played the second one yet, but I have no doubt it's fantastic too!
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm starting to stream modular synth music in one hour at twitch.tv/nifflasgames Join in \o/
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NifflasGames - Twitch
he/him, making a game called Rhythm Doggo, it's about my dog, Hotdog. She's a good dog. — NifflasGames streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I find the best way to not let myself get too down by the influx of AI is, find things that do not use AI. Celebrate it and share it! There's still so much of it, everywhere.
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Last day of the season for one of my favorite cafes (that's not me in the picture, that's my dog, Hotdog)
My dog, at a cafe, sitting by the windows. She looks calm
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
This is tonight! I'm gonna participate in a Golden Shrimp Guild raid train! It'll be fun!
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I'm going to play modular synth music tomorrow on twitch. It'll start at Monday 01:00 UTC (this will still be during Sunday for most who follow me) 03:00, Swedish time www.twitch.tv/nifflasgames
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NifflasGames - Twitch
he/him, making a game called Rhythm Doggo, it's about my dog, Hotdog. She's a good dog. — NifflasGames streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
anyone know regex well? trying to match the number 300 - so in blah300blah it should match 300 but nothing in 3000 should be matched, nor anything in 3300. Closest I can get is [^0-9]300[^0-9] but that matches the parts I'm only trying to use to exclude numbers on the sides
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Control had some of my favorite out of bounds glitching in any game (check this video out for example) Now I'm buying Control Resonant and making sure to turn off game updates, so I can find my way out of the map before it's patched (what a way to get me to buy an AAA game full price)
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Glitching out of bounds into the starting area of Control
YouTube video by Nifflas
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
One of the big conflicts of game design is when, say, I want to add achievements without an in-game way to convey how to get it except its name acting as the slightest hint As a game designer, I want people to communicate online and give hints to each other. But...
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Alistair Aitcheson & Mademoiselle Cafetière @agaitcheson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Oh Toto we're a long way from Kansas now! Come and help us on our adventure in Oz! twitch.tv/agAitcheson 7pm - 9pm BST
I am dressed as Dorothy from Wizard of Oz holding a picture of Toto on a stick
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
These streams are amazingly fun! Join in!
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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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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Random reminder, Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime is probably my favorite game of this year so far. It's really good
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Save 30% on Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime on Steam
Bonnie Bear Saves Frogtime is a frog-obsessed comedy adventure featuring tactical frog battles, bizarre quests, and the mother of all frogs: the motherfrogger.
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Alistair Aitcheson & Mademoiselle Cafetière @agaitcheson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The Improv Lab is back at the Bristol Improv Theatre! SATURDAY 12 noon - 3pm improvtheatre.co.uk/events/the-i... A testbed for new improv shows and a great way to discover something new! I'm testing a brand new Mademoiselle Cafetière/Pierce Brosnan show as we take our romance to the next level 😊
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Bristol Improv Theatre | Improv courses and live showsThe Improv Lab - 26 Sep | Bristol Improv Theatre
Book tickets for The Improv Lab at Bristol Improv Theatre. Performance on Saturday, 26 September 2026 12:00.
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I want to make a little post about how I managed to make the crusher actually crush whatever gets in the way (don't worry, the dog is fine - she's teleported back to the checkpoint before she gets hurt) because WOW this was weirdly difficult
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm looking for names of colors that are not just associated with a combination of wave lengths. For example, "gold" indicates a color, but it also indicates it's metallic and shiny, possibly sparkly. What are other color names with similar aspects? They must also reference an actual color too.
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I got nebula.tv so I can see Jet Lag: The Game ahead of time It's basically "what if youtube, but without the AI slop, and almost all videos are actually really interesting?" I really needed this. (btw @nebula.tv please add a "cute animals" category, the internet deserves non-AI cute animals 🐶)
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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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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I hate that software is getting "smarter" I lost a bunch of work now because I had two files open in Notepad. The files were removed on the hard drive when I jumped to a different changeset on the repo So Notepad just gave me a "file has been removed" and closed the tabs Use the RAM data ok?
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No More Robots @nomorerobots.io · 20/09/2026
REALLY ILLEGAL GOLF Our new game Play the multiplayer demo now store.steampowered.com/app/4184150/...
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I've reached the place where I have all the implementations and tools to design the game's "twitch campaign" where audience helps (or the opposite of helps) the player complete it. Now I need to take a notebook, sit down at a cafe and think through the overall structure of this campaign.
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Some day I think I'd like to do a talk about how to find the personal drive to make an entire videogame. It's something that's different and highly specific to every person, and learning how to do it is about getting to know oneself. But, I think there are some general principles that can help.
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Completely random sound tip: Sounds having a nice stereo width is 75% of what makes audio sound good. (With only a few exceptions) make sure everything you use is recorded in stereo.
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Election aftermath happening in Sweden. Left block won. Now, racist right wing party leader accused the left of "mobilizing Islamist voters" Reality is, Muslim voters coming together to vote for the parties that aren't doing Islamophobic scare tactics (like the above quote is an example of)
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
By the end of today, my game should have features for plenty of new twitch interactions. Next week, level design! Also dev streams is just around the corner now. It'd be soooo helpful if chatters want to help me test. Follow now to be notified when I stream twitch.tv/nifflasgames
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NifflasGames - Twitch
he/him, making a game called Rhythm Doggo, it's about my dog, Hotdog. She's a good dog. — NifflasGames streams live on Twitch! Check out their videos, sign up to chat, and join their community.
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Neila @1neila1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Mystical Forest - a commission I recently finished ✨ #noai #environmentalart #foliatehead #digitalart
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
It's starting now! Alistair's streams and performances are fantastic!
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Mathilde Hoffmann @mathildesound.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Today is the release of Woodo!! 🦊🐸 Had a lot of fun designing the sounds for it 🪆💥🥁 A big thanks to the fantastic team; Natalia, who helped me out with the sounds, Don who composed the wonderful soundtrack, and ofc @juliaprokhorova.bsky.social and Timur who made every single audio wish come true! 💖
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I'm working full time on twitch integration in my game now Current design challenge: Chatters can give powerups to the player. But how will they be delivered? Instantly activated? Teleporting into the room? Dropped by parachute? Do you have ideas?
A screenshot of Rhythm Doggo, 2D platform game. A place made out of metal, but overgrown with plants. Rope lights hang all over the room, it's dark but also cozy. Dogs are hanging out.
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Harry Damm (D Fast) @harrydamm.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Five free puzzle games I keep returning to: N Step Steve (parts 1 and 2) by Ethan Clark / EPICPIKAGUY epicpikaguy.itch.io/n-step-steve...
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N Step Steve: part 2 by Ethan Clark (EPICPIKAGUY)
Play in your browser
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Another reason VCV Rack is amazing: I can change room brightness, so the UI will be like trying to operate a modular synth in a dark room (video compression will probably destroy this tho) The music is the patch I'm making for my next music performance stream.
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If you've ever wanted to watch cable TV from another planet, this is the game to get
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I've read many articles about what's going on in Sweden, with various degrees of accuracy. This is the one that best lines up with what I'm seeing in daily life. As we say in Swedish, it hits the nail on the head.
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Me: Why aren't my twitch commands recognized by my game? I'm starting them with ! as my code requires My code: if (text.StartsWith('!')) return;
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What are some widely used game dev concepts you don't at all consider in your thought/design process? Mine are "game loop" and "activity", which do not line up with how I think about game design at all A term that DOES line up with how I think is "possibility space" though, I use that one tons
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What's a good html, css & javascript text editor with code completion & hints, and no AI?
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Thunderstorm approaching Me: I better unplug all my electronics fast Windows: Shut down and install updates? [6 minutes] Me: Just shut down, please? Windows: No, only shut down and install updates! [6 minutes]
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Working on twitch integration I can add an option to the game to revoke the authentication token, or I could ignore it and let people de-authenticate the game if needed via the twitch website. The first option gives more flexibility, but users may be confused over why/when they'd want to do this?
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Very close to election in Sweden. I go to the cafe every day with my dog and overhear lots There seem to be this aimless nihilistic discontent toward all politicians and the entire system, and confusion who to vote for which is so weird to me, because it's less complicated than people think...
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
A fascinating aspect of VCV Rack is, there's a significant CPU overhead to just adding lots of modules My programmer brain wants to break my processes down into very simple logic steps (i.e. one module for each operation) but that eats way too much CPU Instead...
A screenshot of VCV Rack, lots of audio modules, mixers and knobs are connected together via virtual cables
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Sean Dick @seandick.net · 06/09/2026
needs an obvious handle, maybe some kind of flower or something
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I'm starting a music stream at www.twitch.tv/nifflasgames Please join in and hear me play music
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NifflasGames - Live on Twitch
VCV Rack + hardware modular synth performance (cw i'm a spider) | Streaming music.
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
no wait ignore my last post, I begin in one hour and 20 minutes
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This is today!
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A sneak peek of the VCV Rack patch I've been making for tomorrow's music performance on twitch 20:00 (8pm) CET at www.twitch.tv/nifflasgames
Screenshot of VCV Rack, lotsa virtual synth modules connected in various ways with virtual cables
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Me desperately debugging why the value 0.4 doesn't register as being above a particular threshold My code: [SerializeField] float threshold = 333f;
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Nifflas @nifflas.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Does anyone know if there are an archive of really old adverts for products discontinued loooong ago that nobody would worry if I use in streams? The weirder the adverts are the better.
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