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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

state of the clam 2025 (progress is good but slow, more news later this year)

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

the amount of art assets in clam2 called Untitled_Artwork (3) is embarrassingly high

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

In order to keep up with modern video game visuals, we here at ClammoCo have really been kicking up the 4d3d3d3 on the graphics lately

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Sharing no more shots from this scene because of spoilers but enjoy this clammy ambience with sound on

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Bittersweet feelings today as I'm setting up the last playable scene in Clam2 (I say this but knowing me, I'll 100% add three other bonus scenes at some point)

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

I have a cool new scene all set up and it looks great but you cant see it because spoilers anyway have a great friday

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Sorry for the lack of updates lately - just gone through a massive move and just now starting to settle in! Clam dev is going well though, except I'm not drawing and animating a backlog of 12 characters during a murderous heat wave More news presumably later on at some point!

A large board being carried by five characters, with a conspicuously empty spot on the top left

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

Had a great time recording this - go follow @the41stprecinct.bsky.social for more talks about RPGs and Disco!

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Happy Friday! It's nearly the weekend! 🎉 The Crimson Diamond currently has 492 Steam reviews, soooo close to 500! If you've enjoyed the game and can spare a minute or too, please leave a review. It super helps us solo/small team indies get more visibility! store.steampowered.com/app/1098770/... 😊

Screenshot of part of The Crimson Diamond's Steam store page, with "Very Positive (492)" circled in yellow by me, with "492!!" handwritten by me. I've also handwritten some words coming out of Nancy's mouth that say "oooh, so close to 500 reviews!!!"

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

very unexpected development today while working on one of the late-game areas of the game

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Had a great time chatting with @The41stPrecinct today, always a pleasure to talk RPG mechanics with someone who knows their stuff. Go follow for updates on when the episode is out!

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

POTENTIAL SPOILER WARNING Being a hand-drawn 2D game, most of Clam 2 has static lighting, but for some areas I've done my best to fake dynamic shadows and lights as much as possible. This scene got a polish pass today, and I think it's a million times better.

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

perfect timing to close Unity and play more Doom: The Dark Ages

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

I think this is really funny but I'm not sure if it fits the general tone of the game then again, maybe that's why I think it's funny

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Pixel Crushers @pixelcrushers.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

I'm keeping an eye on Headliner. Really looking forward to playing it when it's out! (For anyone else who's reading this, play Open Mic and wishlist Headliner. If there was ever a need for some good, lighthearted comedy, it's now!) store.steampowered.com/app/1278360/...

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Clam Man 2: Open Mic on Steam

OPEN MIC is the free prologue to the upcoming Clam Man 2: Headliner - a narrative adventure RPG where you escape your boring desk job to become a comedian!

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Pixel Crushers @pixelcrushers.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

The Dialogue System for Unity is 50% off right now in the #UnityAssetStore, so it's a perfect time to share some of the great games that use the Dialogue System: assetstore.unity.com/packages/pac... www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1gi... #gamedev #indiedev

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Dialogue System for Unity - Games Showcase 2025

YouTube video by Pixel Crushers

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

my days lately: - clam man 2 all day until 9pm - blue prince my exhaustion is getting tangible but my trophy room is slowly filling up, so it balances out

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Just finished implementing what I think is a really funny sequence in Clam 2 and I desperately want to share it, but at this point we're reaching late game spoilers so I kind of have to hold off. Making good progress but it's been a *lot* of work lately, hopefully I can keep it up!

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I'm sorry to announce that despite my best efforts to fight their legal action, the goblin lobby have forced me to put a goblin in Clam2 I can't legally comment more on the matter but please look forward to the goblin appearance once Clam2 is done. I will not be sharing a picture of the goblin here

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

This scene turned out great by the way, excited for people to eventually play it

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

name the podcast, wrong answers only

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Nikita @danshinwastaken.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Ok lets break it down. Shark-boss decided to look very fit, and selected his clothing that way so it specifically highlights his power-towering physique. What have we learned from the suits man? Super tight is does not equal super cool.

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Clam 2 features such profound writing as "I'd probably hate me too, if I was making a massive profit on me being dead without making any money myself."

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

I have some very surprising and wild news (all positive) to share at some point, but for now, I'll say this; I'm working as hard as I can to finish Clam Man 2: Headliner in the next six months. It's going to be difficult, and I might have to cut things from the initial release, but I'll do my best.

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

very avant garde

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Sometimes I really don't want to write another stand-up bit, and instead write ten times the amount of words just to circumvent it with something else. I won't say where this is, what this is, or where you can find it, but it's my favorite hidden scene yet.

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Pleased and somewhat confused to announce that there is now not only a review of one of the in-game shows (obviously different depending on how it went), but also a chance to instead get a 1000-word essay written by an in-game critic about the relationship of art and critique

A dialogue option that reads "Cool. (Skip to the end of the article and pray for a synopsis)"

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

I want you to know that when "YOURSELF" in Clam2 says "I've suffered severe enough damage to all my sensibilities to just mindlessly yay-or-nay-say whatever wacky outcome the little icosahedron determines." that's me saying it, and meaning it, and calling out for help

a lonely little craftspenguin slowly crumbling under the weight of their own impractical hubris

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 15/01/2025

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

During a section later in the game, you'll be able to go on tour with the Triad and have a great time

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy new years from everyone (me) at Sideby Interactive! (also me) Been taking a bit of time off from development over the holidays and and almost complete break from social media, which has been amazing. Don't worry though, work on Clam2 is moving forward really well! Will be sharing more soon!

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Hello to all the new followers! I promise Ill get back to posting more stuff on here soon - Im on bit of a social media break and its so nice not looking through feeds all the time and focusing on working on the game instead. Sharing new stuff soon, though!

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GLASSHOUSE - Lockdown CRPG @glasshousecrpg.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Indie RPG lovers, are you looking for a Starter Pack? We got you covered. #indiegames #gaming #gamedev go.bsky.app/BdLZmA9

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

This scene is mostly done by now, but since it's a bar, I figured it needed a jukebox. To get the *real* jukebox feel, though, it'd need a selection of various tracks and genres, so if there's any composers out there interested in donating a 2-minute track or so to this section, let me know!

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Hilltop Studios @playhilltop.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Lil' Guardsman is on sale! If you like thinky, puzzley, funny, fantasy games get on it!!! If you're a fan already, re-share to help boost the signal. My fingers are crossed that ours is one of those magical indies that pops off randomly way after release :P store.steampowered.com/app/1924360/...

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Save 35% on Lil' Guardsman on Steam

Imagine you're a 12 year old, suddenly in charge of the guard shed at the castle gate, where you decide if elves, goblins and 100+ other characters should be admitted. It's a wonderful combination of ...

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

I genuinely dont remember writing half of this, and this is a quarter of this particular dialogue

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Clam Man 2: Headliner @sidebyinteractive.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

this has nothing to do with clam 2 but damn, chappell roan kinda slaps huh

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