iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Today somebody ran into a bug with our game, asked AI what the fix for it would be, then copied and pasted AI's suggestion for how to fix it to us, telling us how it could be done. They even went so far as to generate a fake image of what the fixed version would look like. Idk how to feel about this

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I learned this week that German folk call this 'toast'. Like - untoasted sliced bread. Toast. Even if it isn't toasted. I still can't believe it.

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Noble Steed Games @noblesteedau.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Cat's out of the bag! Or should we say... bird? We're working on a new game about birdwatching, which you can now wishlist on Steam, take a look! 🐦

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The Birdwatcher's Journal Game @birdwatchergame.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

INTRODUCING: The Birdwatcher's Journal🐦 Photograph and identify birds on a mysterious island. Each bird you discover brings you one step closer to uncovering what happened to the researcher before you, and the secrets of the island. 🏝️Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4897410/...

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The Birdwatcher's Journal Game @birdwatchergame.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Something's coming... 👀🐦🏝️📸

A crop of an illustration. In this image are several photographs in a pile. The most prominent one features a tropical island with palm trees, beach, sea and mountains. In the foreground is an arch. The other photos feature obscured forests, skies and fax machine.

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Allan “Ransomware Sommelier” Liska @ransomwaresommelier.com · 06/07/2026

What kind of sociopath has EVER looked at a PDF document and said to themselves, "This could be a podcast?"

A screenshot from Adobe Acrobat showing the toolbar which includes the following options:
Edit a PDF
Generated Podcast [New]
Create PDF Space
Export a PDF
Create a PDF

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Oh sure get into game Dev it'll be fun! But nobody tells you just how many hours you'll spend trying to figure out how to make one website domain just redirect to another one. Why is this more complicated than a single line! Why doesn't CNAME allow root redirects! Ahh!

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Boomerang Fu @boomerangfu.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I'm regularly emailed by kids that love my game. It is devastating that kids in the Middle East are having joy taken from their childhoods by violent, oppressive governments and wars that they have nothing to do with. That is why today we are donating $150,000 to MSF, Red Cross and UNHCR. ♥️ 🍉

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Mouse PI for hire is such a cool looking game... But I played it for about 20 minutes and got so motion sick I had to lie down for a few hours. Truly tragic first world problem

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Sasha Mutch @sashamutch.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

We are so stoked that Wyrmspace has received the Draknek new voices grant and we get to stand among other awesome puzzley games! Thanks so much Alan and the Draknek crew for supporting us!

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Matthewせいじ @matthewseiji.com · 24/06/2025

Fortunato (coughing): You’re certain the Criterion Closet is down here Montresor (picking up a trowel): Definitely. Have you thought about your picks yet

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Happy new year everybody! A mixed year all up for me, but I am very excited to be working on a lot of cool projects (both with clients and internally), which will hopefully come out soon! Love to you all!

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(๑･̑◡･̑๑) @chocolett.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I’ll see yall next year ✨

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Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 22/04/2024

Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

It's so sad that the first thing you do when you unpack a new bin is put its own wrapping in it. Like it is eating its friend.

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Lettercoins was nominated for the Thinky Awards, in the category of Best Pen & Paper Puzzle. Surreal! I don't think we'll win (we're up against some really tough competition) but it is nice to make something that people enjoy enough to nominate for an award like this! thinkygames.com/events/awards/

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The 3rd annual Thinky Awards · Thinky Games

We're celebrating the very best thinky games of 2025 in the latest Thinky Awards.

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

@tempolab.games Lockstep my beloved welcome back.

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Taylor Swift at her favourite sandwich shop: Pledge allegiance to your ham, your cheese, your rye.

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

This trailer rules what the heck! So full of personality. An immediate wishlist!

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Does anybody else ever leave themselves little affirmations on their to do list? No? Just me?

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Finally played the last Golden Idol dlc. What a fantastic series of DLC. I really loved the short dlcs - played through each one in a night with friends, which was such a fantastic way to experience them!

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Waypoint Constellations tonight was such a fantastic event! What a wonderful kickoff to SXSW!

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

No better way to learn that you don't know how to spell "Radish" than by releasing a word puzzle game where one of the answers is "Raddish". Whoops! But that has been fixed, and people are raving about Word Worm, so that's lovely! linktr.ee/wordworm

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

This game started out as a puzzle mechanic in another thing I was tinkering with, but loved the idea of it I ended up making a bunch of levels for it as a standalone. Hope folks enjoy it! It's a cute lil worm!

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Valve is absolutely nailing the production design of Deadlock. The new characters feel so visually unique, while also feeling like they all fit together seamlessly. Not to mention this new main menu theme song is a certified banger. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkGD...

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Deadlock - New Main Menu Theme Music | Soundtrack

YouTube video by Dead Air

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 17/04/2025

holy shit this is a trailer

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Haley MacLean @haleyfax.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Indie game devs! Worried you don't have a good publishing deal? May I present my firm's 2025 Publishing Agreement Data Report! Taken from 100+ actual Publishing Agreements ranging from 2017-2025, providing averages for rev share splits, advances, IP ownership and more! indiegamepublishing.com

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-Mh... What an excellent solve! So satisfying seeing Icely come to these realisations all using the little hints and breadcrumbs I dotted around the game.

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Can You Beat Letter Coins With _epression And _u_____?

YouTube video by Icely Puzzles

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

How come manga titles got so long nowadays? They sound like Chuck Tingle book titles.

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

A cute one from the contact form this weekend - looks like a kid who played one of our games was poking around our website :P.

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

I made a small print&play puzzle over the holidays which is now available! Hope folks enjoy it. Estimated duration is about 2-3 hours. I do think it ended up a little tougher than I initially anticipated... so hopefully it's not too difficult! noblesteedgames.itch.io/letter-coins

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Letter Coins by noblesteedgames

A print & play puzzle

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 11/11/2024

A fun little #gamdev detail I noticed in the new Pokemon TCG. You can turn your packs around before you open them. If you do, the cards inside are reversed, and you have to flip them back over to see them. Just a weird little detail - not sure why they added it, but fun to find!

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 29/10/2024

Don't you just love it when somebody tries to attack your website with an SQL Injection attack 😂. Doesn't look like they were able to do anything (we're sanitising our inputs and all), but still getting 300 emails like this in 5-10 minutes is a bit scary.

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

The more I play UFO50, the more I think this might be one of the best games of all time. It is rapidly approaching Outer Wilds as the peak of indie gaming for me.

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 23/10/2024

So excited for this one!! Please all back it so I can get my copy ASAP 😂

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 21/10/2024

I ended up being sick all last week and wasn't able to be on any of the panels I was scheduled for. The balls to pretend you saw me on a panel, and then say you want to steal my (non-existent) jokes... LinkedIn is an absolutely wild place.

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aimsey @aimsey.blog · 19/10/2024

everyone Joining bluesky feels like we have all Just logged onto a new minecraft Server but nobody has tools and its Night time and there are mobs everywhere but the Power of friendship will keep us Alive and oh shit oh no a creeper guys help pleas oh my go

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 11/10/2023

Thread of tips for those coming to Sydney for SXSW from other states/overseas! Sydney devs, post your tips in this thread! If you have any specific questions, reply or DM me :)

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Reuben M @reubenm.bsky.social · 04/10/2023

Have had a great time at gcap this year! Always such a treat to see the Aussie industry come together again!

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Pale Reflections @palereflectcast.bsky.social · 30/07/2023

Bluesky? More like Blueheron, now that we're here! (I promise our content on here will improve)

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