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@skylessblind.bsky.social
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Artist and sound designer working on Margin of the Strange, and creator of Skyless Blind, a cosmic horror exploration game tinyurl.com/SkylessBlindKickstart

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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
The most recent addition to Skyless Blind: The flowers that make you gay
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Secrets, secrets, secrets. www.kickstarter.com/projects/sky...
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Trying to advertise my game to gen alpha with deltarune and petscop references
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Skyless 1.6 is here, available to everyone! Including a ton of bug fixes, a new secret world, new pages to the Garden Grimorika, new items, and a black hole. skylessblind.itch.io/skylessblind
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
The first batch of digital goodies are out! KS backers can check their KS dms for HD wallpapers and art. More coming soon <3
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
🐠 in a void reef
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Ever been to a void reef before?
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
I'm sorry, what?
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
Going through some art I made when I was laying groundwork for the universe that would become Skyless back when I was a teenager. I don't usually make concept art because I'd rather just make the thing I'm conceptualizing, so this is the closest thing Skyless has to it 🧵
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
We made the archeology stretch goal and then went even further just before the end of the campaign!! Thank you all so much, this has been insane. I don't really have the words to express what this means to me. This is just the beginning! Now I get to finish the game ❤️
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
Botany/gardening is funded!! You guys are insane, thank you so much ❤️ Next up is archeology/paleontology! excavate fossils of ancient extinct creatures and the remains of long-forgotten civilizations from eons past. The campaign has FOUR HOURS to go! GO GO GO!!
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 20/07/2025
We've funded our third stretch goal! ✨ You guys are seriously incredible, this game is going to be massive. Next is botany 🌱 You'll be able to grow strange alien plants in your home for their mysterious properties! I want to add this so bad... www.kickstarter.com/projects/sky...
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
Every universe has a Genesis, every universe has a Revelation. We're on the final day of creation now. Skyless Blind is a cosmic horror exploration game, and there's ONE DAY left to back the campaign! We're fully funded and we're so close to our next stretch goal! Link below⬇️
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
The next stretch goal has been funded!🥳The Sunless Garden magic system is getting an expansion, and a new hidden world is coming ✨ Next up is multiple new hidden worlds, and a bunch of new pets! We're less than a thousand away! Come on, do it for the animals... They yearn for existence ;-;
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
New tier on the Kickstarter. This is for a joke in the discord server but if anyone is insane enough to single handedly fund essentially all of the stretch goals I will do this.
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
Next up is an expanded sunless garden magic system, and a new hidden world! For those who don't know, a location called the Sunless Garden has a ritual circle magic system that allows you to craft certain items, summon entities, and more. But it has a lot of room for expansion...
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
We've successfully funded the fishing mechanic stretch goal!
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Skyless Blind is now fully funded on KS, so we're introducing some stretch goals! If you want to see this game grow even bigger, we would love to have your support <3 (I really, really want to add some of these)
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Skyless Blind is fully funded on KickStarter 💜 Thank you all so, so much, this means everything to me. The amount of enthusiasm this community has shown has literally brought me to tears. We'll be rolling out stretch goals soon, we still have a few days to go even further 🚀
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Every universe has a Genesis, every universe has a Revelation. Skyless Blind is a stylized Lovecraftian exploration game with intricate lore. We're on the final THREE DAYS of our funding campaign, and we're 92% funded! Help bring this universe to life below ⤵️💜
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Just sent out the OneShot update to all backers with the "Beta Update Access" reward tier via Kickstarter message! We'll have a more streamlined way of distributing updates in the future, but this is what we're able to do at the moment. Hope you all enjoy
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Due to demand we've increased the available quantity of the geneticist and fashion designer tiers! There's now five more of each tier if anyone wants to grab them. You'll get to help design your own pet or your own cloak to be added to the game ✨
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Just FOUR DAYS to go on the Skyless Blind campaign and we're 86% funded, we're so close! Be a part of this universe's Genesis and help bring it to life below ⬇️💜
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
The boundary between universes is falling, one dying world spills into another... Introducing the Skyless Blind X OneShot crossover update! Collect OneShot themed items, evade corrupted robots, eat pancakes, ride a roomba, and more! Available tomorrow to Skyless Blind Kickstarter backers.
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
And don't miss out on the OneShot crossover update, available soon to Kickstarter backers 💛
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Every universe has a Genesis, every universe has a Revelation. Skyless Blind is a Lovecraftian exploration game, and we're on the final six days of our funding campaign. Play the beta for free, and support the creation of the full game below ⬇️ Sharing is greatly appreciated 💚
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
We've raised 3K for the Skyless Kickstarter in under 24 hours! Thank you all so much, I have so much faith in this game and your support means everything. Don't miss out on the OneShot crossover update! (You can ride a roomba) One week left, let's GOOO www.kickstarter.com/projects/sky...
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Somewhere deep within the Blind, glitches in reality are appearing across the ruins of a circumstellar particle accelerator... The boundary between universes is falling, and one dying world spills into another. Introducing the Skyless Blind X Oneshot crossover update! More info coming soon... 💡🐈🥞
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
We have nine days left on the campaign, we're in the midnight hour now. The amount of enthusiasm our little community has shown has been incredible, and we have something really exciting just around the corner <3 Let's make this universe a reality, GO GO GO!
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Hi 👋 My name's Near, I'm a new developer making a cosmic horror game. It's a bit weird so I wanted to try and explain it and the experience of tragedy that motivated its creation. There's a free beta, and I'm working to secure funding for the full game. Sharing is greatly appreciated❤️
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Twelve days to go on the Skyless Kickstarter!! We have some incredibly exciting things planned for the next few days, keep your eyes open! I'm a new dev and Sklyess is a completely original and independent IP, so your help is absolutely crucial to make this dream a reality!
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
I love to collect things in videogames, so naturally that's a big part of Skyless Blind. Hunt down ancient masks to unlock new abilities, find hidden chests full of loot, collect a wardrobe of fashionable cloaks, befriend alien pets, decorate your home with trophies from your travels, and more ✨
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Something I consistently hear from people who play the Skyless beta is that they're shocked at how much content it has for a demo, and so I want to make something clear: It's not a demo, it's a beta! It's an early access build of the game, a lot more than a small slice ❤️
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Yume Nikki has inspired a lot of games, but often that inspiration is pretty abstracted from the specific experience Yume Nikki offers. Skyless Blind aims to be an evolution to the exploratory experience of Yume Nikki, directly adapting and expanding upon its gameplay structure
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
If you've ever wanted to discover secrets in a game before they're ruined by the internet, now's the time to jump into Skyless Blind. There's more secrets than I can even remember, the biggest secrets in the game are still undiscovered, and the wiki is just now being created.
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
The universe of Skyless Blind may be one of cosmic horror, but it's also pretty cozy ✨ Customize your own home for you and your pets, buy furniture, display your collection of artifacts and cloaks, and maybe discover a few secrets within its walls (your house can get haunted)
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
If you like exploration games with strange worlds and characters, surreal RPGMaker games, scifi, cosmic horror, vibrant pixel art and intricate lore, Skyless Blind was made for you. We're close to hitting the half way mark of our funding goal, help bring this universe to life! Link ⤵️
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Skyless Blind is home to many strange characters. Meet a psychovian witch who leads you into a four-dimensional fissure, the surreal plant-like stellacyte who grows within the ruins of a circumstellar particle accelerator, debate ethical philosophy with the last Hyphysicalist god, and more.
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Skyless Blind is about finding beauty in a broken universe. It comes from my experience with loss, and I hope that anyone with their own experience of tragedy can find a little peace among the starlit ruins. If this game connects with you, please consider supporting the Kickstarter. Links below 💜
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Happy 21st birthday to Yume Nikki, the game that inspired Skyless Blind more than anything else 🎉
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Five days in and Skyless Blind is at a third of its goal on Kickstarter! As a new developer putting my first project out into the public I can't express how much this means to me. We still have a long ways to go, if you want to support human artists help make this dream a reality.
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Skyless has been received very well by its target audience so far ❤️ being put next to 2kki like this is incredibly high praise. If you like yume nikki or atmospheric exploration games in general, Skyless Blind was made for you.
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Time is invaluable for Kickstarters. If you like the look of Skyless, help bring it to life. There's an incredibly expansive beta for everyone to play for free, and that's only a small part of the full vision. Skyless is a living, breathing universe and this is its genesis. Links ⤵️
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
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Near @skylessblind.bsky.social · 23/06/2025
Skyless Blind is a dark universe, but that doesn't mean it's not colorful 🌈
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