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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 25/01/2026

A second opinion? Well, you're also as ugly as a sandfish... #pixelart #gamedev

Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 07/11/2025

Play as a dastardly doofus married to a tentacle on a bogus journey to save a doomed city! Spread sinister rumors, make questionable choices, and keep your stress and health in check in the world's first octopus city simulation shareware. Check out the demo today! #PitchYaGame #GameDev

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 30/08/2025

In addition to being a faithful Sonic the Hedgehog fan game, Octopus City Blues also owes much to the best JRPG of all time #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gamedev

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. Three characters, including a slimy creatures, are standing in a room filled with tentacle. A message box reads:
"Slimeling
No wonder you're dirt-poor. You need a rich person's name, something like “Schtolteheim Moneybags III”."

$A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. In a dark junkyard, the main character interacts with a little girl and her stuffed toy. The item menu is opened with the time and date at the top (08:07 AM - Cod Moon 7), and an items screen at the bottom with the following text: Items \ Gossip PoŦch Federal currency. Can b- Use Item [Highlighted] Return$ A screenshot of a dark back alley in Octopus City Blues. A character is lying on the ground and the protagonist interacts with a police officer and a detective. A choice is given in a text box:
"- We need more leads.
- Off with his head! [Highlighted]"

A screenshot of a dark back alley in Octopus City Blues. A character is lying on the ground and the protagonist interacts with a police officer and a detective. A choice is given in a text box:
"- We need more leads.
- Off with his head! [Highlighted]"

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. In a western-themed saloon, Several characters are playing cards, one of them is lying on the floor. The main character, dressed as a horse, interacts with one of the players and the following text is displayed:
"Damanaka
Do you... want my carrots?"

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 31/07/2025

I think we skipped the "make it exist" part... #gamedev

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 22/07/2025

What they say about our demo: - Gross, surreal, thoughtful, funny, sweet, and scary - Every second I spend with Kaf makes me want him to suffer more - A huge demo with lots of insane moments - Абсолют гейм 12/10 Would you try it and leave a review? #gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/2589280/...

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 05/07/2025

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A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. A horse in a western-themed saloon talks to a cowboy, "Gomaya", who responds in text "It's almost as if we live in an Octopus City… Blues?"

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. On a red-colored beach littered with green bugs, the main character examines a beetle soldier, "Fidge", who offers the following options:
"Octopus City Blues?
- Octopus City Blues.
- Octopus City Blues. [selected]"

A screenshot from an arcade cabinet in Octopus City Blues. A character addresses the player "You really oughta play the Octopus City Blues demo!"

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 28/06/2025

We heard that you like video games so we put video games in your non-video game educational tentacle simulation software which might resemble video games but isn't really video games because video games are for babies and what we create is art™ #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gamedev

A screenshot of the arcade from Octopus City Blues. A couple of characters are standing in a video game arcade. There are various arcade cabinets, posters and figures. A text box is displayed above one character: "Ha ha, Take that, suckers!"

A screenshot of an arcade cabinet from Octopus City Blues. You can see the buttons and a control stick. The screen displays portraits of 4 characters, and a central character with a text box saying "Are you ready for this, Toad Face?"

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues showing the main character interacting with an arcade cabinet.

A screenshot of an arcade cabinet from Octopus City Blues. You can see the buttons and a control stick. The screen displays some of kind of platform. The cabinet is adorned with pictures of a green-haired clownish character with ridiculously large scissors.

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 21/06/2025

Your stress level, influenced by your lifestyle and past choices, determines your options in tense situations. Be careful, though—chronic stress increases heart attack risk! Learn to manage stress, ace job interviews and raise babies in our lengthy demo! 👇 #ScreenshotSaturday

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 06/06/2025

Dear sir/madam/beetle at #PitchYaGame, Regarding our upcoming shareware, we offer: 🐛Beautifully grotesque graphics 😰Rumor and stress management 🧞Unique NPCs with schedules and secrets 🤠Cowboys, spiders and slime babies A demo is available on Steam for your consideration⬇️ #gamedev #pixelart

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 25/05/2025

Octopus City Blues concept art by MarinaNT @mnt86.bsky.social Try the demo on Steam! (or GOG/itchio) #gamedev #art

A painting of a weird looking character sitting on a pink tentacle and holding a flower pot with a small tentacle inside it.

A painting of a bipedal "beetle" in soldier uniform and a gas mask holding a gun and leaning against a wall. There's a sign pointing to a "FACTORY" and another one in the opposite direction with the text "LOW".

A painting of the main character sitting at a bar and facing a cyborg butler who is preparing a drink. There's an insect on the bar and another in one of the bottles behind the butler. One of the bottles has a ghost image on its label.

A ballpoint pen drawing of a back alley area. Tentacles and a rat can be seen in the foreground. The main character is shown struggling to pull an unconscious man. There are tentacles and a building in the background, with graffiti of a cyborg and several broken windows.

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 17/05/2025

The ingredients to our indie octo-sim: 🐙Freshly cut pixelated tentacles 🐞Seasoned cerebral ganglia 🐛 A pinch of grotesque absurdity 🐡 Stressful lies and rumors, to taste Try the demo today, or die in obscurity! #pixelart #gamedev

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 11/04/2025

How people describe our g̸a̸m̸e̸ octopus city simulation shareware: - Who ever heard of a clownfish that does drugs? - Sinister colors and toxic atmosphere - If Disco Elysium and Monkey Island had a baby with Naked Lunch - Truly unique and unlike anything I’ve played before #gamedev

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 15/03/2025

Marry tentacles. Scale tentacles. Combine tentacles. Lose tentacles. Harvest tentacles. Appease tentacles. Exploit tentacles. Defund tentacles. Tell tentacles that everything's gonna be okay #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gamedev

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. The main character is examining a tentacle. The text "Daisy, my wife" is shown.

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. A large pink tentacle is shown, it has a singular eye staring at a falling child.

A screenshot of the inventory screen in Octopus City Blues. The "Tentacle" item is selected. The description says "A slimy but noble appendage" and there are options to combine or drop the item.

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. The main character is examining a poster. The following text is displayed: "Missing tentacle: Melody, age 2, purple. If found, contact Kaf Kafkaryan."

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 08/02/2025

Talk to everyone to learn rumors and lies. People will remember what you share with them, and they might even tell their friends. Words have consequences, and manipulating the truth is the key to success! #pixelart #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. The main character is interacting with an NPC. The menu is open with the "Gossip" tab selected (the "Items" tab is grayed out), and a list of names are shown under "Gossip":
"Cruncher
Conman
Stinkdad
Hotmog Fan"
At the top of the screen the current date ("Cod Moon 6") and Time ("07:18 AM") are also displayed.

A screenshot from the gossip menu in Octopus City Blues. The menu resembles an open book. The page on the right has a picture of a beetle in uniform with the following text under it:
"A poisoned soldier.
Garrulity: 0"

The left page is titled "KAPPA", and has the following text:
"Overview [Selected]
Evidence
Condition
Inheritance
Suspects"

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. The main character is interacting with a clownish-looking NPC. The following text choices are displayed:
"- About the chef...
- The chef visits the sewers at night. [Selected]
- Never mind."

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. The main character is interacting with a bartender. The following text is displayed:
"Chef
So, you're spreading some nasty rumors about me. Trust me, you'll regret this."

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 01/02/2025

With proper discipline, stress can be managed and exploited. Keeping a level head leads to more rational solutions. Conversely, your creativity under pressure might surprise you. Watch out though—frequent stress episodes are bad for someone your age! #pixelart #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 18/01/2025

In the city built on lies lives a depraved man. This creature, the so-called Professor, must die Enter the mansion. Eat a beetle. Fix a robot. Study dung balls. Feed a hungry man. Uncover dark secrets Try Octopus City Blues on Steam & add it to your wishlist! #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gamedev

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. The main character is outside a building with a large door, examining a green tentacle that extends into a window. The text "What a beautiful, healthy baby. I'm so proud" is shown, with two choices: "<Climb the tentacle.>", and "<Do no such thing.>" (highlighted)

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. It shows the main character standing inside a hall in a mansion, looking at a giant portrait of a scary-looking person. The same person is behind the main character, preparing to attack

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. The main character is receiving an electric shock in a dark cell

A screenshot from Octopus City. Two people are facing each other in what appears to be a laboratory

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 04/01/2025

Concept art by Marina NT and Audio_Mew ⬇️

Concept art for the character "Joker" by Audio_Mew.

Concept art for the character "King" by Marina NT

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. The protagonist, Kaf, tries to attack Joker with a knife, while the latter dances out of the way. Three heads representing Kaf's health appear in the top right corner.

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 26/12/2024

Is it just me or is there something off about these accounts? They all have similar follower/following counts and they started following me in the last few days.

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 21/12/2024

Poor old Kaf is an unlucky tentacle connoisseur living on an octopus. Poor old Kaf dreams of beetle wars and dueling cowboys. Poor old Kaf makes stupid choices and the city pays the price. #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gamedev

A screenshot of Kaf's room from Octopus City Blues. The main character sinks into a pool of slime. The room is filled with tentacles and weird machines.

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. The main character meets a faceless person wearing a black dress and a blue crown. The text "In the city built on lies lives a depraved man." is displayed.

A screenshot of a 50's style diner in Octopus City Blues. Several beetle soldiers are seated and having drinks.

A screenshot of a dark room in Octopus City Blues. The main character faces a grotesque green creature with purple tentacles and a smiling face. The text "???: Eyes sealed shut. The gift they reject!" is shown.

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 12/12/2024

Octopus City Blues is the first octopus city simulation to feature pre-rendered SGI Full-Motion Videos (FMVs), allowing keen-eyed players to appreciate individual skin pores and sandwich worms in ultra-high definition. Try the demo and add it to your wishlist! #pixelart #gamedev

The main character preparing to squash an innocent beetle.

A moldy sandwich with worms and unknown green ingredients.

A close-up of the protagonist's sweaty face, with starry eyes and a focused expression.

The main character's shirt is lifted and the belly button (surrounded by a rectangular skin flap) is pressed.

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 07/12/2024

Take me down to the Graveyard City, where the air is green and the pixels are gritty 🎵 #pixelart #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. A junkyard with a neon "CHEAP CHEAP" sign next to a man's face on a big screen. The same man is standing at the door under the screen, along with a couple of other characters.

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. A brightly lit bar in a dark room full of electronics and mechanical parts. A smiling woman stands behind the bar opposite to two customers. One of them is sleeping.

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. The "centipede station". A dark location with red lights on the floor pointing to some kind of computer terminal. Behind it there's a giant centipede hanging upside down on a line, with windows and a door/ladder on its back. The main character is facing the terminal.

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. A clearing in the middle of shacks and buildings with a mechanical theme. A giggling woman is standing next to an open door, with a big JUNK FOOD neon sign on top. A feline-looking cyborg stands next to another door at the top. The main character stands in the middle, facing the door under the neon sign.

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 04/12/2024

Did you read our latest update? Join renowned movie critics Eggbert and Grinkel as they report on leaks from Octopus City Blues, before squabbling over the meaning of art and whether Silence of Clams was a good movie: store.steampowered.com/news/app/119... #gamedev

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 30/11/2024

Two movie critics argue about pretentious art, killer sofas, and corporate agendas. Read all about it in our latest newsletter update: store.steampowered.com/news/app/119... #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gamedev

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 23/11/2024

We updated the demo with brand new music, character animations, comic books, and countless bugs to discover! Check it out and consider leaving a review or telling your favorite streamer about it! s.team/a/2589280 #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gamedev

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. The Conman offers Kaf a sandwich while a text box reads: "You look really unhealthy. A little bite won't hurt."

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. A giant wrestler strikes a pose.

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues showing the inventory screen with 3 comic book items. The selected one is "Lady Libra", described as "Rainbow Nightmare #22" with options to "Combine" or "Drop" the item.

A screenshot from Octopus City Blues. The Professor and Kaf enjoy a meal. There's a giant beetle on the table. The following dialogue choices are shown: "I like beetles!", "Beetles are gross!" (highlighted), "Why do you like beetles?", "Let's talk about something else."

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 16/11/2024

We've shown a lot of Octopus City Blues content over the years, but there's still a ridiculous amount of beautiful #pixelart by MarinaNT that only a handful of people have ever seen. Here's a little sneak peek of what awaits you in the full version! #screenshotsaturday

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 09/11/2024

In a bizarre world where rumors are currency, octopus blood is a drug, Mom is darkness personified, and survival comes down to stress management, an aging tentacle trimmer uncovers the city's darkest secrets. Try the demo and add OCB to your wishlist!⬇️ #screenshotsaturday #pixelart

Octopus City Blues screenshot: faceless blue weirdo in a crumbling hall

Octopus City Blues screenshot: "Cigar Boss" asks "So, why should we hire you, Kafkaryan?", there are three options: "- Tentacles. I cut them.", "We have a mutual friend.", "<Smile and adjust tie.>" (highlighted)

Octopus City Blues screenshot: Kaf confronts a gang at the centipede station. There are four choices: "Stop hurting him! <Stay.>", "We're not friends.", "Take it up with the free market." (highlighted), "You should've said NO to octoblood."

Octopus City Blues screenshot: Kaf and a bunch of creeps in the old playground.

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 01/11/2024

Acquire illicit substances, uncover dark secrets, spread dubious rumors, kill every beetle, spare every tentacle, and learn to love yourself in our upcoming simulation of life, death and dung balls Add Octopus City Blues to your wishlist and spread the word!⬇️ #PitchYaGame #gamedev

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 11/10/2024

Do you like minigames? We've got minigames! Try the Octopus City Demo on Steam/itchio/GOG! #gamedev #pixelart

Protagonist Kaf fighting an angry beetle queen with a baseball bat

Kaf in horse-costume jumping over an obstacle next to train tracks

Two extended arms attempting to perform a handshaking ritual

Protagonist Kaf trying to stab a dancing opponent with a knife

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 01/10/2024

Fun fact: the first Octopus City Blues prototype was made using RPG Maker 2003. All subsequent versions use a custom engine. Check out the RPG Maker Horror Festival on Steam: store.steampowered.com/curator/3925... #gamedev #rpgmaker

An animated screenshot of an early version of Kaf's apartment from Octopus City Blues, showing a wooden floor and various tentacles and pipes.

A screenshot from an early version of Octopus City Blues. A smiling crowned figure sits at the end of a table in a fancy dining hall, surrounded by two fish guards.

A screenshot of an early version of the Robot Graveyard from Octopus City Blues. The main character is standing among piles of junk and robot parts.

An simple animation of Kaf breathing heavily.

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 29/09/2024

Octopus City Blues is a "cozy game". Hear me out! - Spend quality time with your infernal child 👶 - Nurture your eldritch tentacle pets 🐙 - Hang out with your jingoistic beetle mates 🪲 - Build long-lasting corporate bonds 🤝 Check out the lengthy demo on Steam/itchio/GOG!

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 22/09/2024

Did you catch our trailer during the Six One Indie showcase? I had to trim it down to 60 seconds to upload it here, but I'll link the full version in a reply. Props to bitmapkid on YouTube for putting it together,

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 10/09/2024

Sure, $700 is a lot of money for the PS5 Pro, but consider all the graphics modes we'll be able to support:

An old screenshot of the "centipede station" in Octopus City Blues with very crude graphics and the label "Performance Mode"

A regular screenshot of the "centipede station" in Octopus City Blues labeled as "Fidelity Mode"

A heavily processed screenshot of the "centipede station" in Octopus City Blues emulating bloom, lens flare, and other graphical filters. It's labeled as "Ray Tracing Mode"

A collage of real images representing the "centipede station", including a real photo of a centipede and the actor Steve Buscemi altered to look like the main character in Octopus City Blues. It's labeled as "AI Super Resolution Mode"

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 30/08/2024

What kind of corporate child will you raise in Octopus City Blues? Check out the demo on Steam, GOG or itchio!

Post by halekulan-i on Tumblr (August 18): My Slimeling kid in Octopus City Blues grew up and became a conservative-ish asshole at me, reprimanded me about my drug use (I did not use drugs!! While I was raising them, I mean...), told me to use my full name to be respectable, and then said something about how we were like a clownfish and an anemone and who ever heard of a clownfish that does drugs? #octopus city blues #playyyy ittttt

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Octopus City Blues @octopuscityblues.com · 10/08/2024

You didn't read the latest Octopus City Blues update? My, my, my! #screenshotsaturday #pixelart

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