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It's Ponpai!

@ponpai.bsky.social
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I'm a solo dev making a funny little game about befriending weird creatures! Check out my prototype: ponpai.itch.io/ponpai-prototype She/Her

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Blue Ocean Games @blueoceangames.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Rising Tide 4 final rankings are in! 🥇 Elderfeast 🥈 You Have Been Deleted 🥉 Waters of Sal Naména Places 4 to 12 and the Judges' Picks are in the gallery. Thanks to everyone who voted! Full rankings and Steam links: buff.ly/WOvjAVC #RisingTide4 #indiegames
Rising Tide 4 Final Rankings, top three shown on a podium. First place, on the tallest step in the centre: Elderfeast, whose capsule art shows a figure in a diving helmet with a glowing visor, surrounded by tentacles in a murky green scene. Second place, on the left: You Have Been Deleted, with a dark room, an old computer monitor, a red recycle symbol and a pale hand reaching out of the screen. Third place, on the right: Waters of Sal Naména, with a smiling traveller in a white headwrap and goggles against a bright desert. Blue Ocean Games logo at top, blueoceangames.com/challenge/winners/rising-tide-4 at bottom.Rising Tide 4 Final Rankings, places 4 to 12. 4: Toypunk. 5: AlcheMice. 6: Froggy Brews. 7: Olga - Episode 1. 8: The Outer Frame. 9: Trawler's Wake. 10: Envido. 11: STONEFEATHER. 12: Locomochi. Blue Ocean Games logo at top, blueoceangames.com/challenge/winners/rising-tide-4 at bottom.Rising Tide 4 Judges' Picks, in no particular order: Cobra Strike, Meat Without Master, Times of Survival, Ithaca, DETOUR, Still Breathing, The Few. Blue Ocean Games logo at top, blueoceangames.com/challenge/winners/rising-tide-4 at bottom.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Turns out I missed Bisexual Visibility Day (it's the 24th over here) oops. Shout out to bisexual people 💗💜💙 I'm plain ol lesbian myself but uhhh here's Jasmine being Canonically Bi #bisexual
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
✨ IT'S PONPAI HAS UPDATED! ✨ See what's new: 💃Help a group of fans track down their favourite supermodel! 🔪Complete the Serial Killer Escape Room! 🐛Befriend a bunch of new ponpai! Try it here: ponpai.itch.io/ponpai-proto... #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
A picture of a glamorous green woman with snake hair and sunglasses walking down a runway. People in the darkness are taking pictures.
Tarappa says "You've definitely seen her around in like, ads and stuff! She's HUGE!"The player and four other ponpai are standing in a cartoonishly grimy and bloody room. Cheerbi says "Alright, so a crazed serial killer has kidnapped the four of you and trapped you in his basement! Oh no!"A bright red worm with big eyes. Halfway down their body is a green lock, tied to a blue chain. The description reads: "They live inside the flesh of larger creatures. Despite that creepy fact, they can move in and out of flesh without harming the host, and they take so few nutrients that many hosts never know they're infested."Jasmine looking at a row of paintings. She reads the description under one of them: "A painting of the guy who painted this very painting, in the process of painting said painting."
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It's Pansqueez! "Pansqueez will fill themselves up with condiments, then shoot it at enemies or predators. Many people try to befriend them just for the free food, leading to a lot of distrust amongst the Pansqueez." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
A pink round thing with green leafy bits on the bottom. They have dot eyes and a wonky circle for a mouth. Their top is volcano-esque, currently spitting drops of mustard.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I like It's Ponpai :) Here's a bit from the hospital #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
Innovirst: Didn't this place used to have a radiology department?Lampress: It did, but it got replaced by the videology department.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Happy birthday! I like this cake creature of yours 💜
A stout dinosaur-head-looking thing with frosting on the top. The frosting has rainbow sprinkles and a pink candle. This creature's arms and legs are coming out of the head.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
NEW YOKAI WATCH???? 🎉🥳💃
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
One of my favourite bits in the game I'm making is that your ponpai will sometimes comment on the items you make them hold 💜 #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
Giving a Lavender Bath Bomb to an IGO, a ufo-looking creature. IGO says "It looks like a planet! Wouldn't it be cool to go there?"Giving Tomato Juice to Nyoko-Chan, a trans-coloured sparkly catgirl. Nyoko-Chan says "Trans Rights!!! <3"Giving a Soft Serve ice cream to Crashhaz, a leopardy creature with a seatbelt for a tail. Crashhaz says "All my swerves are HARD!"Giving a Lump Of Coal to Holideer, a Christmas tree creature with deer antlers and a red nose. Holideer says "What do you mean? I've been nice! *sniff* *sob*"
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
WORM DAY!!!
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Had a horrific nightmare where my game sold less than a million copies 😱 Thankfully this will not happen in real life 😊 #indiedev #indiegame
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
It's Lampress! "The organs on their backs emit an 'anti-light', letting them lurk in the shadows wherever they go. They use this to confuse predators, prey, and enemies alike." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
A dark green humanoid fish monster. Their face is a simple toothy maw, and they have a fin on their head. They have an anglerfish light on their back (coloured black), and pale orange fins on their elbows and butt.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Now that the run of Cartoon Cartoons pilots is officially over, I'd like to share this piece to celebrate. Thanks to everyone who worked on these pilots 💜🎉 There was so much love and creativity in each of them! #cartoonnetwork #cartooncartoons #art
An eclectic assortment of characters from the Cartoon Cartoons pilots, circling a giant 2010's Cartoon Network logo.
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The Curious Pantry @thecuriouspantry.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Tomorrow, my friend @apiratehat.bsky.social is finally releasing Portrait Painter! 🎨 I’ve seen how much work and care he’s put into this game, so I’m really happy that it’s finally getting to see the light of day. Please give it some love if you get the chance! store.steampowered.com/app/3917260/...
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Portrait Painter on Steam
Paint portraits to help a struggling art museum in this relaxing painting game.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
It's Gummy Swarm! "Each Gummy Swarm is a hive of living gummy worms that have nested in discarded packaging. No candy companies have taken responsibility for their existence yet." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
An upside down bag of gummy worms. Five differently coloured worms are stretching down the bottom to act as legs.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
i'm sad that "cookie cutter" means generic or bland in terms of art, cause i think my art looks cookie cutter but in the way that it looks like a bunch of cookies
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I go to sleep like im a morning person and wake up like im a night owl 🛌
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I've drawn a silly amount of food for this one upcoming area 🐠🍟 #indiedev #indiegame
From top to bottom: A burrito, a maki roll, spaghetti bolognese, and an iskender kebab.A strange blue stuffed pepper, a salad, a pink soft serve, and a pack of fish & chips.A battered crab stick, a deep fried fish (in the shape of a cartoon fish), a potato fritter, and a deep fried chocolate bar still in its wrapper.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I am finally playing Froggonit. Look how cute this game is! 🐸 #indiegame
Screenshot from the game Froggonit. A pixelated frog looks surprised at the camera. They are surrounded by trees and a statue of a large bearded frog.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
It's Pandomany! "Despite how many of them there are, they all share the same mind and memory. He can be rather aggressive at first, but if you manage to befriend him, he can use his powers to practically teleport you around." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
A tree creature with orange leaves and white bark with black stripes. The leaves part to resemble an evil-looking face. Two large branches come from either side of this face, resembling arms with pom-pom-like hands made of more leaves. Sorry if that was confusing.
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🍏 Garance 🍎 @garanceroy.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
You can find the game here ➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/3496970/...
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GLOOPALAXY sur Steam
Collectionne et étudie d’étranges créatures aquatiques dans Gloopalaxy ! Découvre de nouvelles formes de vie, crée l’écosystème idéal pour leur bien-être et complète toutes sortes d’objectifs pour…
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Imagine waking up and doing things. Couldn't be me
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Making my way downtown 🎵 #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I really love this character but the fact that she wears two different outfits and they're both asymmetrical means I have to draw so many overworld sprites for her 😭 She's not an important character she's just in one sidequest #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
Line art for 24 sprites of a Medusa-type character, in two different outfits, each one facing four directions. The colouring process is very early on.
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Davis Bickford @davis.social · 17/07/2026
A rough doodle of a tuckered out bee sleeping on some plants
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
It's Punchin' Beat! "They just can't catch a break... Despite their love for fighting, they usually end up KO'd. You have to admire their spirit, though!" #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
A grey punching bag with a face and wiry limbs. They're wearing bright red boxing gloves and green shoes. They sport a black eye, and their nose is made out of stuffing.
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The Curious Pantry @thecuriouspantry.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
From pyramid builders' bread and beer to today's ful medames and eish baladi, Egyptian cuisine tells a story spanning more than 5,000 years. Some recipes change, but some ingredients never leave the table. 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/what-do-eg... #Food #Egypt #Bread #Beer #Dates #Foodsky
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What do Egyptians eat? From the pharaohs to the present day
When we think of ancient Egypt, we often picture pyramids, hieroglyphs, and golden masks. But beyond the monuments was everyday life, and every day began and ended with food.
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Zein ➜ Soulblaze Out Now @zein.games · 14/07/2026
totally FREE way to support my game: 🔹Share this post 🔹Wishlist on Steam low cost way: 🔹Buy the game at 25% off! high cost way: 🔹send me €30k and I can finish the 1.0 version without existential dread 🥲 store.steampowered.com/app/3505230/... #gamedev #indiedev #Godot #indiegames #Steam
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Save 25% on Soulblaze on Steam
Catch Animons and roll some dice in this cute creature-collecting roguelite! Build your team, train them well, and fight your way through several regions. Can you defeat all bosses?
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
It's Waycorn! "Walking acorns that litter the Pyondi Forest floor. They're more than willing to help strangers navigate their way out, if only to keep people from discovering the secrets within." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
A sideways acorn with eyes and green boots. The "bottom" of the acorn looks like a pointy nose.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
My juice is back! Ponpai time
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Happy birthday Yokai Watch! #yokaiwatch
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Ive had low motivation for ponpai since the latest update and idk if im burned out or just being lazy. Either is equally likely but the solutions are polar opposites 😥😓
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Drew some cuties for background decoration 💜 #indiedev #indiegame
Plushie birds on display platforms. On the left are two kakapo, and on the right are three kiwis. They're all wearing blue shirts.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Rhythm Heaven Rhythm Heaven Rhythm Heaven Rhythm Heaven Rhythm Heaven Or Rhythm Paradise over here
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
It's Ponpai update 21! 📰Explore the expanded Mumutawa area to track down the last copy of a comic book! 🎅Help a little Snowder get on the nice list this year! 🤗Help a strange but sweet human woman make friends! 🎊Find even more ponpai! There's 200 of them now! #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
Icelug, a flat sheet of snow with icicles coming from their back. They're saying: "I used to be in the business of drug smuggling. That all went south when people started whining about "It's too expensive!" and "This isn't illegal you can find this at any pharmacy!" Narcs."Arthog, a warthog covered in paint. Their tusks combine into a single spike in front of their face. In the background is a mural, which fades from an ocean environment to a beach to the dirt in a forest.
Arthog is saying: "Fantastic! Wonderful! If it didn't smell like piss in here, I'd call this one of the greatest murals I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing!"Pinataconda, a giant yellow snake with coloured patches on their back. They have a metal bat on the end of their tail, which looks like a rattle. There's a bunch of colourful smaller snakes sitting or being launched from their mouth.
Description reads: "They store their children in their mouths. When startled or threatened, they can burst their mouth open and launch their kids at the attacker. This might sound like a horrible idea, but the children are quite capable in battle!"Zoye, a human woman with greying hair and a round head. She's wearing a pale red vest and black pants. Her pupils are abnormally large. She's saying: "I enjoy card games, such as sevens or spit, painting figurines of train conductors, and also the movie House Party (1990)."
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
It's Presepod! "Deep sea creatures who tried travelling to land, only for atmospheric pressures to blow out their bodies. Their eyes, teeth, and brains are preserved in these delightful machines." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
Their body resembles a cartoony submarine with a clear water-filled dome on the front. Inside the water is an eyeball (attached to something further inside) and some loose teeth. The submarine has a large duck bill hanging on the bottom, and two long legs coming out of a compartment in the butt.
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Zein ➜ Soulblaze Out Now @zein.games · 25/06/2026
I'm trying to raise 100 $ during the Itch Summer Sale so I can donate half of it! We're at 0%... I can't divide that! We can do better? Get your hands on a hand-drawn creature-collecting roguelite and do some good! swordandquill.itch.io/soulblaze #gamedev #indiedev #Godot #Charity #ItchSummerSale
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Every character that can canonically be happy (so far) #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
Godot's file search. I've searched the word "happy", and a handful of sprites labelled "[name]_happy_talk.png" are listed.The eight "happy" sprites. The top four are various humans, and the bottom four are a mushroom creature, a round penguin in a blue hat, a long and short brown thing with antenna and colourful rocks growing from their back, and a worm made of bread with a toaster head.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Another day, another word I need to mute on bluesky. Sigh.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Did one of these "games I want to spread" going around, only using games I consider relatively obscure in the indie space. Also, it turns out Hero Hours Contract has a sequel? And it's free?? 😍 #indiegame #games
A 3x3 grid of indie game capsule arts. From top to bottom, left to right: BlobCat, Catgirl, Kabuto Park, Howl, Jamhouse, Hero Hours Contract, The Elephant Collection, #BLUD, and Socrates Jones Pro Philosopher.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
God I love fish & chips 🥰
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Hello! 💜 I'm a solo dev working on a creature collecting RPG! If you enjoy: 🐧 Funky little creatures 🧠 Strategic grid-based battles 😍 Games with personality Then check out It's Ponpai! ponpai.itch.io/ponpai-proto... Or wishlist on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4099650/...
The game logo, "It's Ponpai!" is in the center of the image, white text on a multicoloured cloud. A bunch of colourful cartoon creatures are scattered around the background. The bottom of the image reads "[Gameplay Prototype]".
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Accidentally adding the backrooms to It's Ponpai. It was a coincidence I swear 😅 #indiedev #indiegame
An in-editor screenshot of a boring beige room filled with a simple maze of filing cabinets and loose papers. There's an elevator in the middle. In the corner is a massive spider web with some paper caught in it.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
New Cassette Beasts!!!!!💜
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
It's Fleebo! "These little ponpai avoid every form of conflict that they can. From brawls on the streets to aggressively-worded emails, they've truly mastered the art of running away!" #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
A beige creature that resembles a slipper. They have a blue shoelace (tied up, but still dragging on the floor behind them), a single yellow eye, and a fluffy lip.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
gay
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
My goal in life is to be a Plumpy's Big Clumpy. (also what do you mean Celeste is Plumpy? that's totally a Misty Cube.) #indiedev #indiegame
The same image as the quoted post, showing an Indie Game Vibe Check triangle with the three points labelled [Enpoisoned], 'Misty Cube', and "Plumpy's Big Clumpy". I've added It's Ponpai! very heavily to the Plumpy point, right above Untitled Goose Game.
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Zein ➜ Soulblaze Out Now @zein.games · 29/05/2026
My game Soulblaze, a creature-collecting and dice-rolling roguelite, is out in Early Access! I pressed the button! ✨ Please shareeeeeee I love you aaaall ✨ 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/3505230/... 👉 swordandquill.itch.io/soulblaze #gamedev #indiedev #Godot #MadeWithGodot #Steam #Roguelike
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
It's Ogreech! "These ponpai communicate with each other through vocal frequencies that humans can't hear. Then they scream at very audible frequencies just for the fun of it." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector
A purple blocky creature wearing a blue sleeveless jacket. They have red fly-like eyes, and off-white horns and teeth. Their mouth is always open, and they have a sharp, jagged tongue.
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Zein ➜ Soulblaze Out Now @zein.games · 25/05/2026
Can we make it to 3000 Wishlists before the early access release on Thursday? 👀 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/3505230/... #gamedev #indiedev #Soulblaze #roguelike #Godot #CreatureCollecting
Steam Wishlists: 2896Soulblaze key art banner, showing several creatures from the game and the logo in the center. They are placed on each side of the image jumping towards each other like two teams about to clash in a duel.
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It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Just finished Little Problems. Stellar game! Between this and Golden Idol, I need this type of puzzle game to become the next big genre! Pleeeeaaaaaassssseeeee #indiegame store.steampowered.com/app/2653470/...
A screenshot of Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game. The player is in the middle of figuring out what's happening by filling in empty spaces with words.
To the top, it reads: "Amber [blank] room [blank] for 2 hour(s). [blank] [blank] and Chris Hoffmann came to another group who reserved after 6 hour(s). They should [blank] his room [blank] instead. Sophie's phone was charged so [blank] shared it with his power bank." Some of these words are filled in by the player.
To the right, we see different faces, each face with two blank slots to their side. The player has filled in a few names, such as Samuel Diaz and Chris Hoffmann.
To the bottom, there's a selection of four video stills the player must sort through, titled "We finally finished the group project!!! Here are the chosen interview clips" Videos 1 and 4 are picked out, while videos 2 and 3 are still blank.
To the left is a list of words the player has collected.
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