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Prime8 @prime8.games · 09/07/2026

I feel like I've been building this level forever.

Wavy Gravy, with much fewer holes and issues.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 09/07/2026

Doing annoying stuff.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 14/05/2026

(For context - this is what the exterior actually looks like.)

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 14/05/2026

For Educational Purposes, here's a question. You're building a multistory building, and as you start copying around spaces - you notice that one section is *off* for it's alignment. Noticeably and visibly to the player. How would YOU fix this?

A screenshot from unreal. There's a two story looooong building with columns. The columns on the second floor are NOT aligned with the columns on the first floor.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 10/05/2026

"They must be cloning the phone when they use it. And it just drops to the ground." "No it doesn't. It floats! Right where they used it!" "Hahah well." "That's live. In the game. Right now." "Yes it is." "We're PROFESSIONALS!"

A shot of newhamburger with a couple dozen cell phones floating in the air.

Me, showing Ryan this post: that's about how that went right?

Him laughing: thumbs up.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 09/05/2026

Our Booth! Prickles is right behind us! (I am really excited about their game!)

A table with a wide screen monitor and ghost decorations.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 08/04/2026

So. Much. Glitter. XD Also, check out that zit you can't even see in the first 3 pictures! XD

Kim, at a slight angle, showing off the gold glitter.

Freshly washed face, with a visible pimple right between her lips and nose, and scattered glitter still everywhere.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 08/04/2026

Kim is streaming some Wavy Gravy work! I said if people donated bits I would put glitter on my face and well. We've got glitter. XD

A very excited kim, with glitter all over her forehead.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 07/04/2026

We're fighting weird lighting bugs over here! But the bottom floor of Wavy Gravy is almost shippable and our April Update is going to have SO much more "old tuberculosis hospital" in it!

A screenshot from inside Unreal Editor, of a long hallway with lots of doors.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 27/03/2026

No. But we have crossed 100 sales! *ahhhh* We really treasure your support! We're hard at work on the next update, which will include a huge update to Wavy Gravy!

A Screenshot from Ghost Hunter Simulator that has a treasure chest, two fake palms, an old lantern, and a stuff fish on the wall.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 25/03/2026

One of the big things Kim likes to talk about on Stream is how you can't just "translate" real buildings into levels and have them "just work". You have to make adjustments for gameplay. Like adding 30% more space which means instead of 6 windows across you need 9.

A screenshot of Unreal editor, with a huge section of the facade of a building missing.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 23/03/2026

This is our "Accept the Contract" screen: Why yes, THAT IS A mask in my hand, because that picture was taken DURING A GHOST TOUR. And Ryan's is his Lazlo costume from Halloween.

It asks "Are Ghosts Real?" Yes/No, with pictures of the two developers in there.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 23/03/2026

Here's how we made a placeholder for a box of fireworks:

A screenshot from Unreal that is just a text render saying "Fireworks Closet".

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 26/02/2026

Finally checking this task off the list. It was in our reminders THREE TIMES.

A screenshot from discord that shows someone named Kim at 5:57pm wrote "[Design] WWDITS House Level" and it's struck through. With a green check emoji.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 18/01/2026

UGGGGHHHHH Dear Asset Pack Makers - if you aren't going to seal the model, it's not usable. No love, Joy

A close up screenshot of a window frame in unreal, you can see the smallest green line in the frame, where there is no backside polygon, and the gap means it's rendering stuff from outside the frame. This will cause many errors, especially with lighting.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 17/01/2026

What it looks like when you realize the alignment is off and you have to fix it. But it's a big level so you just end up doing it in small chunks, slowly moving the wall over. Oh just me? Okay. XD

A screenshot from inside unreal, there's a large gap in the floor where the level designer has been moving the walls out.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 17/12/2025

I love when people find all the references. XD

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 17/12/2025

"Is this a Control DLC?" I don't think we can afford @annamegill.com XD (It's Gravity Falls.)

Screenshot of Twitch chat - someone asking if the Mystery Hack is Control DLC.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 10/12/2025

Happy Holidays from the Ghost Hunter Simulator development team! Version 0.1.5 is live on Steam and includes a cozy fireplace ambiance mode. No ads, no internet required, no genAI slop - just a simple fireplace scene to help set the holiday mood. #HappyHolidays #Fireplace #YuleLog #Cozy

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 25/11/2025

Actually, directly copied from our FAQ:

Does Prime8 use AI?

NOPE. We're creatives. We write, draw, paint, and design in many different ways. We understand that making art is a human endeavor. We also do not agree with the wholesale theft of art to make GenAI work.

This is a game made by humans, for humans. We believe that art is part of what makes us human and art is important. Especially art that reflects the real world and it's many horror stories. If we didn't make it (we made a lot of it) it was from Epic or the asset packs on the FAB store (formerly the Marketplace). If you see AI, please contact us immediately.

We strongly believe if it's not worth the time for a human to make it, it's not worth wasting your time to engage with it.

Ryan wants me to ask you to ask all of you if any of you can help him get the AI off his phone? It's an Android Samsung Fold. Help. The AI is invading! Our email is on the website.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 16/11/2025

Ghost Hunter Simulator update v0.1.3 is now live on Steam! Lots of improvements in this one including a whole new way to hunt ghosts - detecting temperature! Take a look at the full patch notes on Steam: store.steampowered.com/news/app/325... #indiegames #indiedev #gameupdate

Screenshot of the Steam page for the Ghost Hunter Simulator 0.1.3 patch release

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 20/10/2025

File under, things Unreal just does sometimes. Moves half the level far away and underground!

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 15/10/2025

The beauty of not having combat or weird teleport powers is that our collision can be DEAD simple. Get it? Dead? Like Ghosts?

A screenshot of perforce with the checkin comment of "THE GREAT SIMPLIFICATION OF COLLISION"

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 13/10/2025

The Ghost Hunter Simulator DEMO is live on Steam! Go forth and Ghost Hunt! Happy #NextFest everyone! store.steampowered.com/app/4079080/... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Screenshot of Ghost Hunter Simulator Demo Steam store page

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 12/10/2025

Screenshot Saturday*! *we know it's Sunday. Close enough right?

A screenshot of an unlit Unreal level - it's a wooden house with the words Mystery Hack across the front and a UFO play structure. It looks rough and unpolished.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 12/10/2025

IT'S OVER 1000! I love Perforce.

Screenshot of perforce - with the most recent change being 1000.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 12/10/2025

Milestone COMING UP! (We will definitely blow way past this tomorrow.)

A screenshot of Perforce, where the most recent revision is 998.

We've almost hit 1k check ins!

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 11/10/2025

Having some fun in the Mystery Hack tonight.

A screenshot taken from a video game editor, there's a kiddy pool with two plastic flamingos, a couple of palm plants, two chairs, and an embarrassingly huge stuffed fish on the wall.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 15/09/2025

We're getting our super cool blueprint maps for our upcoming demo! @mattfossen.com is really killing it! (Making more ghosts to hunt!)

Blueprint map of the first floor of the demo level for Ghost Hunter Simulator.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 31/08/2025

"I had to delete that, it had demon numbers." "Demon numbers?" "Uh huh. Demon Numbers."

A screenshot of Unreal - a rotation set - and all the numbers are weird and have 5 places after the decimal.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 30/08/2025

Kim is live on Twitch working on Ghost Hunter Simulator! Learn about building a level that has rooms that change from one episode to another: www.twitch.tv/emberdione #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #streaming #twitch

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 25/08/2025

6 levels are blockout complete! *throws confetti*

a screenshot of a perforce check in comment - saying "Theater Blockout Complete".

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 24/08/2025

What the level designer sees:

The same spot, but from the other side of the wall. there are white boxes covering the windows and the hall is just a set of boxes jutting out.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 24/08/2025

What the Player Sees:

An unlit screenshot from Unreal - of a brick building with windows and doors.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 14/06/2025

Our UI/UX designer/implementer looks so thrilled to be at the Capital Showcase today. XD

A very cranky looking Matt sitting behind a table covered with information about Ghost Hunter Simulator!

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 07/06/2025

I'm using my car to work on organic wishlists. XD

A blue car with two papers tapped to it - one for wishlisting on steam another for Patreon.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 07/06/2025

This is what happens when game devs have yard sales:

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 02/05/2025

We launched our Steam page today. For that, we made a new trailer. It might feel a little bit familiar - we were inspired by The Ghostbusters movie and the short TV ad that they make to inform New York of the services they offer. In fact, we shot a parody of that ad. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 01/05/2025

Think I caught something out of the corner of my eye. Was it a specter? A ghoulie?? A poltergeist??? It's GHOST HUNTER SIMULATOR's Steam Store page! Wishlist Ghost Hunter Simulator now to be notified when it releases! store.steampowered.com/app/3256780/...

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 26/04/2025

When going afk one must prepare for the trip.

A Prius packed with bags filled with gear, lights, snacks, and what looks like a pile of white sheets.

An impish kid is peeking over the back seat.

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Prime8 @prime8.games · 29/03/2025

What a great day for cursed placeholder art. Ryan just whipped together a skeleton for our character customization in Ghost Hunter Simulator and it sure is... something!

Very early prototype of character customization in Ghost Hunter Simulator

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