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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Red Rain launches Wednesday, October 21 on #Steam and itch.io for PC. Wishlist today🩸🌳 store.steampowered.com/app/4087210/... #indiegame #interactive #pixelart #rpg

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

[PART 4] Here's the final section of our composer chat! 🎶 We hope you've enjoyed this behind the scenes insight into Red Rain's development. Why not play the free demo or wishlist to hear when our game goes live on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4087210/... ❤️

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Forgive the delay but it's time for [PART 3] of our video with Red Rain's original score composer Skyler @citscomposer.bsky.social talking about his process making the upcoming indie game's soundtrack!

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Skyler Newsome is a composer from Fort Wayne, Indiana and started making game soundtracks in early 2021. We are so lucky to have him on our project. ❤️ Hear the story pieces he's written for Red Rain in our demo (available on Steam now). The full game will be coming later this year! [PART 2]

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Development for Red Rain is still on-going, but we wanted to show you a peak behind the trees! 🌳 Check out this video from our composer Skyler @citscomposer.bsky.social on his process for making our indie game's soundtrack! [PART 1]

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Our team has been working hard on Red Rain, the story of a mother raising her daughter in a decimated yet beautiful post-apocalyptic landscape. To celebrate moms everywhere, we're excited to announce that our demo will be out Mother's Day weekend! ❤️

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Red Rain is an interactive story of how far one's mother will go for survival. The pixel-art post-apocalypse RPG will be out later this year on Steam ❗️ Read our latest devlog for a progress update and wishlist the game at store.steampowered.com/news/app/408...

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Our latest project Red Rain is steadily heading towards release, but first we need your help! 👉👈 We are looking for volunteer folks to playtest and QA our demo for an hour or two this week. Check out the latest teaser, and sign up to help here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Dylan @dylanchambore.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I had the pleasure of working on this game with the team!! Fun fact: I was involved in making the cover art for the game!!

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Sam Smyth #OriolesMagic @solidsmyth.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I did some design and coding on this! It’s very cool and you should put it on your wishlist!

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Sabrina Stubbs @sabrinathestump.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I'm doing the marketing for this lovely little game! ❤️🌋 If you aren't aware, Small Loan Studio helps juniors and career changers grow their skills, experience and game dev credits. Our team is full of talented artists, programmers, musicians, writers and more. Support them for #WishlistWednesday!

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Ransom Linder @ransomlinder.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Hey! I'm leading programing/technical narrative teams on this. Might start showing the process in the coming weeks as we work on polish, since it's been a bit unusual. 👀 We used the @solarus-games.org engine. Also everyone working on the game is crazy cool, and you should follow them!

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Haley Bulen @haleybulen.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I’ve had the privilege of being the Creative/Narrative Director on SLS’s latest game Red Rain! It’s been one of the most challenging yet meaningful experiences I’ve ever had, and I’m endlessly grateful to the incredible team who are bringing it to life. It’d mean the world if you gave it a wishlist❤️

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Leon Barillaro is UNIONIZING @barilleon.com · 19/11/2025

Small Loan is doing great stuff in the games space. I’m doing some QA/bug squashing for Red Rain, and the story is gripping and emotional. Definitely add it to your wishlist.

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Christi Kerr @christikerr.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I wrote some words for this game!! It's really special and I'm so excited for folks to play it ❤️

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Survive a decimated yet beautiful post-apocalyptic landscape while raising your young daughter in RED RAIN, the latest #PixelArt RPG from Small Loan Studios! Wishlist on Steam today! store.steampowered.com/app/4087210/... 🩸 Available on Mac and PC in early 2026. #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

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Red Rain on Steam

Survive a decimated yet beautiful post-apocalyptic landscape as Allie, a competent survivalist and mother raising her daughter against the backdrop of a broken world.

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

For anyone looking for a little creative inspiration, we are kicking off our 28-Day Tiny Creativity Jam!! Each week contains a few phrases that pay homage to our previous (and upcoming 👀) titles. A big thank you to @najmahsalam.bsky.social for setting up the jam!

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Meet The Faceless. Armed with n’owt but his own wit and a mask carved from wolfsbone, he scours the land in a bid to extinguish the darkest of terrors. Where others would hide from the darkness, this vagabond marches willingly into its inky black heart.

This is a promotional poster for the upcoming game, The Tūn-Gāst of Oakshaw. The poster mimics an 18th Century newspaper article while featuring the protagonist, Faceless, in a charcoal drawing.
Image text: The Daily Courant. Tuesday, July 23. 1732. Faceless Vagrant Banishes the Banshee of Birchgrove.
On Wednesday last, resi-dents of Horsted Keynes, West Sussex, rejoiced after a vagrant who would reveal neither his name nor his face put the terror known as the Banshee of Birchgrove to rest.

The Banshee had caused great distress since it first emerged in February of last year, visiting several families at night and forecasting their untimely deaths.

The vagrant, who locals refer to as “The Faceless,” did not reveal his methods. Many, however, report that he sought a golden blade for an encounter with the appa-rition.

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

By the grace of His Majesty’s parliament, our SINFUL reliance on gin is CURTAILED. In this sprit, we have listed ALL taverns, coffee shops, grocer’s, homes and prisons you MUST avoid — lest you succumb to Mother’s Ruin.

A worn 18th century poster covers the reaction to the Gin Act of 1743 while also serving as a promotional poster for the game "The Tūn-Gāst of Oakshaw"

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

🎶 Are you looking for some tunes to enchant your summer nights? 🚂 Did you enjoy your time aboard The Ouroboros Express? If so, immerse yourself in the ethereal melodies of the game’s full OST on Soundcloud: on.soundcloud.com/bG2x7ofiXt1K...

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The Ouroboros Express Original Soundtrack

A majestic train rolls in from the impossible, roiling fog. A charismatic train conductor steps out and welcomes you on. Enjoy both the haunting and the ethereal tracks featured on The Ouroboros Expre

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🧛‍♀️ Najferatu Salam 🩸 @najmahsalam.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

My Develop:Brighton 2025 recap! Did I forget to take more photos and videos? Yes, and that’s entirely the fault of the incredible people I hung out with all week for being so delightful OKAY.

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Hear ye! Hear ye! The hunt is afoot. Darkness runs rife in Oakshaw, a cursed English settlement plagued with terrors. Step into this otherworldly tale, a pixel art psychological horror game with puzzles that ensnare your mind and a world rich with stories from beyond the veil.

A worn 18th century poster depicts a demon enchanting a young maiden. This is a promotion for the upcoming indie game "The Tūn-Gāst of Oakshaw"

Image text: "Beware all good souls of this Hamlet. Drive out with prayer and Faith the evil witches enchanting maidens, bewitching boys, snatching infants. Causing myriad grievous calumnies & unnatural sightings as of late here in Oakshaw. You must find, and done and burn all of these servants so darkness.'

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Do monsters lurk in the darkness, or do they lurk within us? Find out in our next title — The Tūn-Gāst of Oakshaw — a top-down pixelated folk horror game. Armed with only your wits, can you uncover the secrets buried deep within Oakshaw?

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

You can also check out a bunch of other amazing titles from May 19th-26th here: store.steampowered.com/sale/OtomeGa...

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Otome Games Celebration

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

This week, love is in the air as The Ouroboros Express is being featured during the Otome Games Celebration! If you fancy uncovering a few devastating secrets while riding a luxury train then hop aboard here: store.steampowered.com/app/3234430/...

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Big shout out to a fellow volunteer studio @digiscorp.bsky.social for their recent game, “Tales of Valoris: Swallow’s Defenders!” This tower defense title features high-energy levels across multiple maps and a competitive Endless Mode! ⚔️ Check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/3059570/...

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

You were absolutely incredible and it was a pleasure having you aboard 🚂

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Allyson Frazier @creativeaf.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Voice acting on The Ouroboros Express for @smallloanstudio.bsky.social was such a special experience. @najmahsalam.bsky.social's storytelling through these characters really resonated with me. #indiegame #gamewriting #voiceacting #gamedev

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

We loved having you! Thank you so much for sharing 👏

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

After recovering from GDC, we sat down with @kelsey-phelan.bsky.social and @jisaacgadient.bsky.social to hear about their favorite talks, a few GDC hacks and networking tips! Check it out here: youtu.be/2xmd17GAk60?... Prod. by @najmahsalam.bsky.social hosted by @monihymn.bsky.social

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

We're so sorry To be fair, everybody wanted to date the conductor and we had the balance that game somehow

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Discover the answer and uncover other mysteries on The Ouroboros Express! Check it out for free on Steam and please consider leaving a review: store.steampowered.com/app/3234430/...

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Hol' up ✋ this is a riddle checkpoint 🚋 What did bro mean by this?

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🧛‍♀️ Najferatu Salam 🩸 @najmahsalam.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

At @smallloanstudio.bsky.social, we pitch internally and vote on projects we want to work on. I’ve been facilitating and designing our current pitching process - is anyone interested in learning more about it? #gamedev #indiegamedev

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

This one is for the unicorns 🦄 (most of us at SLS) (🧵6/?) bsky.app/profile/jisa...

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

And speaking of Narrative, @annacwebs.bsky.social this was SO good! (🧵5/?) bsky.app/profile/anna...

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

We're all Narrative Nerds so we're living for ANY info we can get from Civ VII's Narrative System talk @jisaacgadient.bsky.social said that the panel was beyond brilliant. Tysm Dr. Cat Manning, Nell Raban, Andrew Johnson, and Finn Taylor! (And Florence ty!) (🧵 4/?) bsky.app/profile/flor...

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Enjoying #GDCatHome, @monihymn.bsky.social loved the @blackingaming.bsky.social Award Ceremony. The speeches from the winners were incredibly inspiring! www.youtube.com/live/pK3MvPF... (🧵 3/?)

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BIG Awards

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

@kelsey-phelan.bsky.social was on the GDC floor and enjoyed Adobe's Developer Summit for Silent Hill 2 They admired the level of detail the SH team put into Pyramid Head’s gloves via 3D scans, simulating moisture and opacity between fingers and more! (🧵 2/?)

Photo of 3D scans being used for Pyramid Head's fused fingers.

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

We are more than halfway through GDC and we've spotted a few Small Loaners having a blast at the conference or enjoying #GDCatHome Here's how a few Small Loaners have been enjoying GDC: (🧵 1/?)

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🧛‍♀️ Najferatu Salam 🩸 @najmahsalam.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Excited to announce that I'm going to be speaking at Develop:Brighton! I'll be doing a postmortem of Ouroboros Express, directing a global, remote team of 40+ people to create a voice acted visual novel game. I aim to gather the most practical and useful findings for other indies! #indiegame

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Cave Bear Games @cavebeargames.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Our #indiegame demo is now LIVE for #SteamNextFest!! Plantasia is a solarpunk cozy-idler set in space. Research, craft, and grow to restore plant-life to a barren world! Our game sits at the bottom 1/3 of your screen and allows you to work while you create.💚🌸 store.steampowered.com/app/3236330/...

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Small Loan Studio @smallloanstudio.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

We're so proud of all of you and your teams!!! Keep making making games! (🧵4/4)

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