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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 25/09/2026

You know what I love about bluesky is that you can just do this and take over my whole feed

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weeder @weeder.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

God, grant me the courage to change the things I can and incredible new powers to change the things I can't.

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Tanat (making Building Relationships) Boozayaangool @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com · 22/09/2026

it’s my birthday today and i’m finally adding yaoi to our indie game :)

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KO_OP: 🪐 Wishlist Young Suns on Steam! @ko-op.com · 21/09/2026

We’re so excited to share our BRAND NEW trailer for Young Suns and announce that we’re launching on Steam on November 3rd! 🚀 ✨ Wishlist now! hi.youngsuns.com/Steam

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 21/09/2026

In Australia Did It we have a command called “trailermode” which toggles this kind of stuff. We also have a component you can attach to anything which basically just disables that thing if trailermode is on. It works pretty well!

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noé @celechii.itch.io · 15/09/2026

if you're ever given the opportunity to work with jenna you'd be out of your mind to pass them up. young suns is an enormous game narrative content-wise and their staggering range of consistently A-tier writing is a sight to behold when you've gotten the privilege of making tools for them

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Jenna "the" Yow @jannouna.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

So with the news of the layoffs at KO_OP, I'm officially looking for work later this fall. I'm an experienced narrative designer that's worked on both sprawling open world stories and intimate cinematic narratives, even netting some award wins and noms. More details on my experience below!

key art for Goodbye Volcano High by KO_OP

key art for Spirit Swap by Soft Not Weak

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Jenna "the" Yow @jannouna.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Extremely heartbroken to say that I'm one of the affected members. Working at KO_OP for four and a half years has been one of the best things to ever happen to me and I really hope that my teammates can land a pitch that can bring us all back together again.

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it's daniel @dkmode.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

i have unfortunately been affected by this, and will be leaving the studio at the end of this month. i will miss it dearly and am really hoping to make it back. ko_op is/was likely my last ride in games, but i am open to the right opportunity. deets on my experience in thread.

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ellen 🌻 alsop @spaceellien.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Sadly I’m one of the affected members. I love KO_OP and it’s hard to imagine working anywhere else. Manifesting that they get a pitch funded soon so that the studio can keep going strong. Please play Young Suns when it hits steam! If anyone has a concept/2d artist gig after Dec, please let me know!

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 10/09/2026

I've had the chance to work with Noé lately and I can confirm everything that's being said in the other quotes. They are very thoughtful, kind, and a joy to work with!

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 20/08/2026

My latest work binkie has been @caughtinjoy.bsky.social's massive collection of looong live performances. Really excellent stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEPx...

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4 Hours of Musical Escape – Focus, Flow, Ambient Grooves

YouTube video by Caught In Joy

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 19/08/2026

Our gardens could use the same but we have just been getting sprinkles 😢

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 12/08/2026

We decided to stay in Düsseldorf for gamescom. Whoops! 🙃

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 02/08/2026

That’s exactly the problem though. Basically one is investing to help manage developer risk. Devs just have to absorb all the risk themselves and hope for revenue on the other side.

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 29/07/2026

Folks! I’m gonna be speaking with @aesthetic.games at gamescom dev next month! Anyone want to meet up while I’m there? I’d love to catch back up with friends and make new ones!

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 29/07/2026

Folks! I’m gonna be speaking with @aesthetic.games at gamescom dev next month! Anyone want to meet up while I’m there? I’d love to catch back up with friends and make new ones!

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 29/07/2026

This server is really excellent. I’ve been hanging out here for the past few years as I move more and more away from feed based social media.

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 12/05/2026

I’ve been under a rock for weeks but just came up to see this. Congrats!!! So happy for you! I don’t think you can call yourself a no-hit wonder anymore. 😎

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 06/04/2026

Climbing very good for giving the mind something to do instead of thinking of the horrors

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 30/03/2026

Astounded and honestly outraged that code worked first time

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 09/03/2026

While all you slackers are at GDC I'll be making a video game

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 24/02/2026

Important!! You can PLAY the weird little game I spent a good while making! Like, right now!

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 24/02/2026

Early player reviews of the Australia Did It Demo seem to really click with it. So much of this review were explicit design goals and we made something so weird I wasn't sure it'd click. If you wrote this, thank you - you made my night. Give it a go, too? store.steampowered.com/app/3859010/...

Commander Farsight writes a Steam review for Australia Did It:

"I've been waiting for this game ever since I saw the first trailer and it did not disappoint! An absolutely fascinating mix of tower defense, bullet hell, and turn based combat that takes incredible queues from games like Into The Breach and Colossatron while forging its own path. I love the aesthetic, and the units are a mix of odd, eccentric designs while still having clear archetypes.

The merging is a fun take on a tired mechanic, turning it into a way to slingshot units across the map or desperately summon the correct answer to a particular enemy. As each round presents a unique and interesting puzzle to solve, you're forced to pick between where to best allocate resources without ever being able to fully control how the pieces fall, making those few times when you wipe the whole board clean truly memorable. Once the turn based combat ends, the game is flipped on its head!

The on-the-rails, bullet-hell train sequences are frantic and chaotic, yet reward thought out plans by making it so a variety of units in each train car provide a greater toolbox to tackle the swarms of insects and robots that want nothing more than to tear your train apart. New merges can even prove to be a detriment if it means losing a critical source of a specific type of bullet pattern or damage type, so sometimes keeping weaker units actually makes for a better train defense.

Overall, the game has its quirks and a bit of a steep learning curve at first, but god does it feel amazing when it really clicks. I seriously cannot wait for full release!"

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 22/01/2026

It's crazy that the best game OST ever made was made for a HL2 mod

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 22/01/2026

smashing that mf watch for later button

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 18/01/2026

New pfp by my lovely and talented friend @smallestpamcake.bsky.social ✨

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Jason Singingpigs of Pipeline @singingpigs.online · 15/01/2026

calling any video I watch in the background while I work my "work binkie" from now on

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 15/01/2026

Just look at him go down there

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 15/01/2026

I need my work binkie (little DJ man playing ambient techno in the corner of my monitor)

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

You don't have to save everybody, nobody can. Save yourself first, then protect as many as you can. If everyone sheltered just a couple people with all their effort, we'd make it easily.

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Noah Magnolia @noah.aesthetic.games · 16/12/2025

My highlight of the year is, without a doubt, meeting up with the Australia Did It team and their SO's in Iceland. Through adventures and late night chats I turned teammates I liked into friends I love 💖 @jackgutmann.bsky.social @smaxophone.bsky.social @ramiismail.com @castpixel.bsky.social