Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Thank you so much and thank you for coming!!! :) 010
Reposted by Riverboat Games ✨UNESCO City of Design Dundee @designdundee.bsky.social · 06/10/2025We had the pleasure of attending Dare Academy's Awards, coordinated by @abertayuni.bsky.social, last week ❤️ Huge congratulations to all the nominees and overall winners @riverboatgames.bsky.social - WHAT A NIGHT! 🎉 153
Reposted by Riverboat Games ✨Abertay University @abertayuni.bsky.social · 03/10/2025That moment you find out you've won DARE Academy... Congratulations to our DARE Academy 2025 winners - Riverboat Games! 🏆 Their game Galactic Postal Servitude wowed the judges 💫👽 Read more 👇 abertay.ac.uk/N2Yx #DAREAcademy #DAREAcademy2025 @riverboatgames.bsky.social 0208
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 25/09/2025We are now live! Tune in to the charity livestream here: www.twitch.tv/abertaysagam...twitch.tvAbertaySAGaming - TwitchCharity Stream of Galactic Postal Servitude | Streaming for SpecialEffects | !Feedback !Donate 041
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Reminder we will be hosting a charity livestream tonight at 18:00 BST in support of SpecialEffect! www.justgiving.com/page/stream-... Everyone is welcome to join us for a playthrough of Galactic Postal Servitude, while we invite feedback on accessibility and raise money for a great cause. 💜justgiving.comFundraiser for SpecialEffectHelp Riverboat Games raise money to support SpecialEffect 053
Reposted by Riverboat Games ✨Lucinda Shale 🔜 Develop Brighton @lucindagames.bsky.social · 23/09/2025My team @riverboatgames.bsky.social is hosting a charity livestream for @specialeffect.org.uk on Thu 25 Sept at 18:00! We would love your feedback + support 🎮✨ 👉 lnkd.in/ecr8kJB8 @abertayuni.bsky.social | #SpecialEffect #CharityStream #Accessibility #GameDevelopment #DAREAcademy2025 #AbertayUnilnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 043
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 05/09/2025We're happy to announce that the #DARE2025 release of Galactic Postal Servitude is now available for free on itch! riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-postal-servitude Take a look at our new release trailer for a sneak-peak on what we’ve worked on at #DareAcademy 👀👽 #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev 0209
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 30/08/2025www.dca.org.uk/events/ZtU-d...dca.org.ukDrop in and Play x DARE Academy - Dundee Contemporary ArtsDrop in and Play is back for August 2025!Try out a range of new games and meet the creatives behind them at this free, drop-in event in partnership with Abertay University and Ninja Kiwi.Taking place ... 010
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Dundee! We’ll be at Dundee Contemporary Arts today from 12-4pm for the Drop in and Play event, where we’ll be showcasing our Dare Academy game Galactic Postal Servitude! The event is free and no ticket is needed, all ages welcome! We hope to see you there, more info on the event in the replies! 153
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 25/07/2025Care for a cracker? ✨️ We always make sure our employees are provided with an adequate amount of nutrition. Keep up the good work and you might get some water too! #IndieDev #GameDev #DAREAcademy #DARE2025 0244
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 24/07/2025SOUND ON! 🔊 Sometimes game development is implementing a dialogue system, and sometimes it's creating a 0.1 second audio clip and looping it hundreds of times to test the dialogue sounds. Boss Gleeble is a fun example of work spanning disciplines! #DARE2025 #DAREacademy #IndieDev #SoundDesign 0113
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Take a first look at one of our new WIP mechanics, Fragile Tape! We trust our employees to appropriately mark parcels that contain delicate items as fragile before sending. ... or mark their office as fragile too #IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025 #DAREAcademy 0165
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 22/07/2025He even lovingly welcomes you to the galaxy's most successful postal company*! What's not to love? ❤️ #IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025 #DAREAcademy * - May not be factually true 0175
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 21/07/2025New #DAREAcademy sneak peek... 👀 Your new boss cares a lot about your performance while on the clock, so expect timely and encouraging feedback to boost employee morale. You'll be constantly monitored while working, so make sure to keep up the good work! 📦👍 #IndieDev #GameDev #DARE2025 1265
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 18/07/2025We had the pleasure of welcoming Scottish Minister for Business Richard Lochhead this week! He took time to play our game, learn about DARE, our work at Abertay, and discuss the future of Scotland’s games industry. Thanks to Abertay for the incredible opportunity 🙏 #DAREAcademy #GameDev #Abertay 095
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Is that a Gleeble...? On a TV screen? Wearing a suit??? ...🛸📺 Introducing your new manager - Boss Gleeble! What could he possibly get up to around the Post Office 👀📦✨ #DAREAcademy #DARE2025 #IndieDev #GameDev #AbertayUniversity #Gleeble #GalacticPostalServitude 0299
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 16/07/2025We've been hard at work updating all the menus for #DAREAcademy, here's a little before & after to show the glow-up ✨ #DARE2025 #GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev #gamedev 0146
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 15/07/2025We just hit 200 followers on Bluesky! 🥳Just in time for our audio/narrative designer Josie’s 21st birthday! 🎉 🍰 0125
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 14/07/2025It's time you finally got rewarded for all your hard work! One of the new features being worked on at #DAREAcademy is unique ending sequences based on how well you perform. 📦 Can you guess which ending this is from...? 👽✨️ #GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev 1205
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 11/07/2025Watch out! A Gleeble found his way into the studio and messed around with our music! 😅 It seems like he wants to brighten up the post office for the next human who comes by though, so maybe we can let him sing a little longer… 🎶 #DAREacademy #DARE2025 #GalacticPostalServitude 092
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Lots of features are being prototyped as part of our #DAREAcademy work, can you spot them all? 👀 (Bonus points if you can find the bug as well! 👾) #GalacticPostalServitude #IndieDev 0113
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Our business cards have arrived!! 😎 #DAREAcademy #AbertayUniversity #gamedev #businesscards 1237
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 10/07/2025Check out the other 2025 DARE Academy teams from Abertay University this year! 🫶 We can’t wait to see what everyone has been working on ✨ #DAREAcademy #AbertayUniversity #GameDev 0154
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 09/07/2025What do you think of our new office decorations? #gamedev #DAREAcademy #office #teamgoals #gameproducer #dundee #scotland 0193
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 09/07/2025At #DAREAcademy we're working on giving our mechanics more interaction and visual feedback to add to the analogue feel of the post office. Here's a first look at a concept for our new and improved parcel scanning! 📦👀 #GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev 2266
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 08/07/2025Here's a sneak peek of a brand new feature that's being put together! Maybe you'll be able to lend them a hand (or two)......? 📦✨ #GalacticPostalServitude #indiedev 0184
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Thank you so much! We can’t wait to see what you guys are “cooking” up👀 🥘 010
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 07/07/2025We can finally announce that Riverboat Games is a DARE Academy 2025 Finalist! 🎉 A huge thanks to everyone who’s supported us so far. We’re so grateful—and just getting started. Keep an eye out for new features, characters & more coming soon! 👀 www.linkedin.com/posts/lucind...linkedin.com🎉 I'm thrilled to share that the Riverboat Games team and I are DARE Academy 2025 Finalists! | Lucinda Shale🎉 I'm thrilled to share that the Riverboat Games team and I are DARE Academy 2025 Finalists! We've been selected as one of six teams to develop our game prototype further over the summer with... 1207
Reposted by Riverboat Games ✨Martin Lynagh @martinlynagh.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Galactic Postal Servitude by @riverboatgames.bsky.social. Scan and send packages, detect illegal items, and do your part to make your planet proud in this point-and-click game of deduction! riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...riverboatgames.itch.ioGalactic Postal Servitude by Riverboat Games, Alexander Thomson, Wookbee, LucindaGames, Fraser Neilson, Ciaran Turnbull, Breaaadbin, ajlochrinDo your part and make your planet proud, human! 11811
Reposted by Riverboat Games ✨Martin Lynagh @martinlynagh.bsky.social · 27/06/2025A thread to celebrate the 3rd Year Professional Project games our students at @AbertayUni delivered this year. I'm linking to a dozen in the thread but all 31 can be found on our showcase page here: itch.io/jam/professi... Please, get in touch if you want to mentor next year. 14732
Reposted by Riverboat Games ✨Lucinda Shale 🔜 Develop Brighton @lucindagames.bsky.social · 04/05/2025Galactic Postal Servitude by @riverboatgames.bsky.social is now available and free to play on our Itch page! 🚀 We would love to hear any feedback either via the feedback form (on Itch) or through a DM 🙏 riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos... #gamedev #studentteam #pc #sillyaliens #abertayuniversityriverboatgames.itch.ioGalactic Postal Servitude by Riverboat Games, Alexander Thomson, Wookbee, LucindaGames, Fraser Neilson, Ciaran Turnbull, Breaaadbin, ajlochrin‘Papers Please’ in an Alien Post Office 2162
Reposted by Riverboat Games ✨typo12ohno.bsky.social @typo12ohno.bsky.social · 28/04/2025I tried the game on itch.io and I found it to be really fun. There is a lot of cool gimmicks such as being able to stamp the parcels more than once. Also, in my opinion, the art is very good, the aliens are really well made. Very fun game and would overall recommend. Cant wait for future updatesitch.ioDownload the latest indie gamesitch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you co... 061
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 30/04/2025🎉 200 Downloads and Counting! 🎉 Huge thanks to everyone who’s played the game, shared feedback, and cheered us on so far! 🙌✨ Haven’t tried the game yet? Grab it for free on our Itch page and let us know what you think: 👉 riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...riverboatgames.itch.ioGalactic Postal Servitude by Riverboat Games, Alexander Thomson, Wookbee, LucindaGames, Fraser Neilson, Ciaran Turnbull, Breaaadbin, ajlochrin‘Papers Please’ in an Alien Post Office 0138
Reposted by Riverboat Games ✨Gordon Turnbull @gordonflute.bsky.social · 30/04/2025A new game for Windows from Abertay students. I love the dry humour in this environment. #videogames #development #Scotland #Abertay 072
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 29/04/2025The trailer for Galactic Postal Servitude is out now!!!! 📦👽📽️ Check out the release here: riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos... #GalacticPostalServitude 02310
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 24/04/2025The Beta is now out and available for download! You can find our final devlog and download at the link below, please enjoy! :) 📦📦📦 📦📦📦 📦📦📦 📦 📦___📦 📦 📦___📦 📦📦📦 📦📦📦 📦___📦 📦 📦 📦📦📦 📦 📦📦📦 riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...riverboatgames.itch.io1.0.0 - Beta!Hello! It's finally time for the Beta launch of Galactic Postal Servitude! Building GPS over the last few months has been a hectic experience full of ups, downs, and of course many, many parcels. The.... 1167
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 16/04/20250.6.3 is now out! Our first major build after the Easter break, you can find out all about it in the devlog linked!! riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...riverboatgames.itch.io0.6.2 & 0.6.3 - Polish, Animation, and BugsHello! Easter break is already over and so we're back updating GPS! Entering into the final sprint the game is mostly complete, so we're now working on adding the finishing touches and squashing any r... 085
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 01/04/20250.6.0 and 0.6.1 are now out! Please enjoy a feature complete version of the game as we head into the easter break! #gamedev #indiedev #games #gamesdevelopment riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...riverboatgames.itch.io0.6.x - Feautre complete!Hey all! Welcome to 0.6.x, in these versions we've significantly cleaned up the game, focusing largely on tutorialisation and polish of existing features. We've improved the office space, the intro cu... 0238
Reposted by Riverboat Games ✨Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 20/03/2025There were a couple of major bugs in 0.5.0, they've been patch now with 0.5.1! riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...riverboatgames.itch.io0.5.1 - FixesHello again! Two builds in a day, how's that for same day delivery! There was a couple of major bugs in 0.5.0 but they've been patched out now so, for real this time, please enjoy! All the best, The R... 0174
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 20/03/2025There were a couple of major bugs in 0.5.0, they've been patch now with 0.5.1! riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...riverboatgames.itch.io0.5.1 - FixesHello again! Two builds in a day, how's that for same day delivery! There was a couple of major bugs in 0.5.0 but they've been patched out now so, for real this time, please enjoy! All the best, The R... 0174
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Welcome to 0.5.0! Big updates to the room and new audio included! Shipping now! (Free postage included!) riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...riverboatgames.itch.io0.5.0 - New menus and audio!Hello! Another week, another update! No major gameplay changes this time around but with art and audio updates the environment is really coming together. Speaking of audio, this is the first patch tha... 0156
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Calling all employees! Today, our highest performer will be awarded a bonus. Come see us at the play party and do your part for the confederation! ✨️🌟 1152
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 12/03/20250.4.0 is now out! Check out the devlog! riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...riverboatgames.itch.io0.4.0 - The second play party build!Hello! Yes we skipped 0.3! We messed up in the naming conventions and as a result had to skip it, very annoying but we shouldn't do that again. This is the version of the game being submitted for the.... 0176
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Sneak peek of the upcoming stamp mechanic currently in development 👀📦 0157
Reposted by Riverboat Games ✨Pirate Penguin Games @piratepenguingames.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Footage of the cooking segment of our game so far! Music from musmus.main.jp [ #gamedev #indiedev #cooking #kebab #paul ] 0226
Reposted by Riverboat Games ✨Splitscreen @splitscreendev.bsky.social · 04/03/2025What's up Splitties! New build of our **SUPER DUPER ULTRA DELUXE GAME** “Shore Leave” is now up and ready to play!!! splitscreen2025.itch.io/shore-leave #gamedev #indiedev #oscarssplitscreen2025.itch.ioShore Leave by SplitscreenAdventure, exploration puzzle game 0237
Riverboat Games ✨ @riverboatgames.bsky.social · 06/03/20250.2.1 is now out! And it's out biggest update yet 👀 Check out all the info below! ⬇️⬇️⬇️ riverboatgames.itch.io/galactic-pos...riverboatgames.itch.io0.2.1 - The biggest update yet!Hey! It's been a while since the last update, but not without reason, 0.2.1 is by far the largest update GPS has received since start of dev! From the journal being revamped to an entirely new deconta... 0157