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The Funtastic

@thefuntastic.bsky.social
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Maker of games and things, namely Cadence www.thefuntastic.com

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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Should also mention that I'll be at Brighton Develop today!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Been finding it impossible to make mental space for Cadence since the big push to get it over the line ...but it is App of the Day in Japan today and that's really neat!!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Cadence is your App of the Day across all of Europe! 🎉 🎉🎉 A surreal moment: I've been working towards this for 13 years!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
Woke up to the news that Cadence is App of the Day in Australia and New Zealand! 🥲 apps.apple.com/us/story/id1...
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Cadence - App Store
Half mind-bending puzzle game, half minimalist electronic music box, Cadence will test and tickle your brain… Learn more tips and how-tos on the App Store.
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Sam Kahn 📽️ / Explodist Media @explodist.media · 08/04/2026
Cadence from @thefuntastic.bsky.social is a rewarding puzzler with a music element. It also has a fun sandbox mode that lets you make music! I love the art direction. #Indiegames #puzzle #steam #steamdeck 🎮 Read my review on @thegeeklygrind.bsky.social:
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Cadence Review — The Geekly Grind
Logic meets rhythm in Cadence, a puzzle game where the reward is hearing your solution come together. A short, clever puzzler with satisfying trial-and-error design and a creative musical twist.
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
Adorable!!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Cadence is 15% off in the Steam spring sale! store.steampowered.com/app/362800/C... Perfect time to grab it if you missed the launch discount! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1tj...
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Cadence - Review | Solve Musical Circuit Puzzles... then Create Music!
Cadence is a fun and approachable sandbox musical toy with a whole puzzle mode to conquer. The real longevity is in the creative side of the game, which is surprisingly deep and enjoyable. It'd make…
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Say you've been working on a game for 13 years without saying you've been working on a game for 13 years...
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 07/03/2026
It's been a bit bizarre and frustrating securing coverage for Cadence, but then you discover that small creator has made an absolute gem of a review and it puts a smile on your face! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1tj...
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Cadence - Review | Solve Musical Circuit Puzzles... then Create Music!
Cadence is a fun and approachable sandbox musical toy with a whole puzzle mode to conquer. The real longevity is in the creative side of the game, which is surprisingly deep and enjoyable. It'd make…
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
What's that, just a casual FRONT PAGE OF THE FREAKING APP STORE!!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
It came up in a recent interview: I distinctly remember baby me asking you for advice on music games and your response was "Run" and me totally ignoring it. Should've listened 😅. But hey at least the world has one more ode to musical games!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Thank you so much! That was lovely!!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Cadence was born in the same game jam as Mini Metro. To see it on the same best of list, despite coming out more than a decade apart it's breaking my brain in the best way possible! 🤯
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Craig Grannell @craiggrannell.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
This is wonderful. A chill puzzler that at times feels like wiring up old synths, but in a manner that’s entirely approachable. Perfect fodder for fans of puzzles and/or people who like making chill audio loops. There’s also a built-in construction kit so you can fashion your own levels and melodies
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
@eddybox.bsky.social I don't think we've ever met at any events, but just wanted to say osmos is probably one of my favourite games from the early days of the app store... Was very influential on me as a baby game dev! Also didn't realise you worked on Gibbon. A++ Execution!!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
That's some great environmental storytelling! Hope you survive, emotionally and physically ;)
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
If my therapy bills are anything go by you made a wise choice to not chase the dragon! 😅 Glad you're enjoying the look of it!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
You're not the only one! Ironically I'm actually an android user myself - but with my limited resources I want to make sure the game has an audience before I take on supporting the Android zoo of devices :)
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Patrick Kennedy @dysio.de · 12/02/2026
This is like those EDM songs with Alan Watts talks layered in I reached the end with just a few bonus levels left, mostly through trial and error and intuition. It's not a long game in that sense, and I don't have the mind for the sandbox, but it's serene, uplifting, and beautiful Do check it out
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Amazing! Thank you for still being around! Sending an email to kickstarter backers is a good idea that's on my list! But my battery is running empty so might be a few days!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Probably not any universe any time soon... but I'm excited to see what the audio community does with it!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Oh damn, that's amazing! Thanks for being one of the OG followers!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Cadence is available on: - Steam: l.madewithmonsterlove.com/wishlist - iOS: l.madewithmonsterlove.com/ios_preorder Make sure this gem doesn't pass people by. Please share or leave a review if you can - it really does help with visibility!
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Cadence on Steam
Solve Problems. Make Music. Feel Nourished. Cadence is a minimalist puzzle game about solving circuits to create music. This is not a rhythm game, but a zen music sandbox that rewards curiosity and…
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Cadence is out now! Make music by solving circuits. It took 13 years to figure how to do this well! Beyond the puzzles: 🐈‍⬛ Pet Ren, the cat! 📜 Enjoy Ren's life philosophy (all text is skippable) 🎹 Use the sandbox to make music 🧮 Or explore turing complete contraptions
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Also had take away with a friend so feeling much more chill now. We go again tomorrow!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
<3 Think it's the universe trying to teach about the illusion of control... or something :'D
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
So after managing to get hold of Valve turns out I found a recently introduced bug in their backend. It's fixed now but today as launch day has completely sailed... Feels like the universe is trying to teach me a lesson here...
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Though my changes yesterday were to the store page - and the store checklist is all green. While workshop stuff is a steampipe setting. Have tried everything I can think of. Reuploading the image. Changing the image. Turning it on and off again... No dice :/
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Yeepppp..... I think it's because updated a capsule image yesterday and clicked an option to clear a cache. However, the "missing" asset is a workshop banner. And here we can see said workshop banner, working perfectly fine on Steam...
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Me: Spends 13 years making game. Also me: Wakes up on release day to find the big RELEASE YOUR GAME button on Steam is no longer there... AFAICT, I'm "missing" an image that I've had for six years?!? Waiting for a response to my support ticket and feeling very defeated right now...
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Life long windows user (game dev). M series was the thing that made me switch...
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Btw this is also the exclusive premiere of the new trailer! I don't know if people still care about trailers anymore, but I gots one! Irony: the game is the best its ever been! But interest has waned to it's lowest point. Signal boosts hugely appreciated! :)
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
CADENCE HAS A RELEASE DATE!! ✅ Good shit puzzles! ✅ Makin' sick beats! ✅ Emotions & stuff! ✅ Pet the cat! ✅ 13 friggin' years in development! 🙀 Put it in your earholes 11 Feb 2026! youtu.be/YIN-nrFr7EQ Steam: l.madewithmonsterlove.com/wishlist iOS: l.madewithmonsterlove.com/ios_preorder
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Cadence: Release Trailer
Solve Problems. Make Music. Feel Nourished. Cadence is a minimalist puzzle game about solving circuits to create music. This is not a rhythm game, but a zen music sandbox that rewards curiosity and…
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
I mean, AI commenters too right? Dead internet here we come...
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
Localising Cadence made me understand I was influenced by the East more than I consciously realised... But also we're getting real close to shipped now!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Using Unity after several years absence: I've been pleasantly surprised to find state of most things is better than I remember it. Unity's IAP Purchasing is not one of those. Message from my future self: Just use RevenueCat...
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Google maps is so not the one for cycling!!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
It only took 12 years, but I have just implemented THE most important feature in Cadence... #PetTheCat
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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉 The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans. Deadline: September 28th More info 👇 grants.draknek.org
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Would really love to get folks to beta test the later levels! Shoot me a DM or join the discord: discord.gg/kp9W9Qr
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Join the Cadence Discord Server!
The official Cadence discord. A game about solving puzzles to make music. Discuss development and follow progress. | 112 members
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
There are now almost 60 levels! Translation: We have a video game folks! 🎉 I'm hard on myself, but wouldn't be possible without features I started mucking with years ago. It's edifying to see my instincts come good - they just needed generous brain-in-the-cave immersion time to crystallise!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
I wrestled the blank canvas so many times over the last months But one happy accident at a time, I teased out new patterns and crafted a journey that ties together so much of what only existed as ambient potential before. My favourite levels weren't designed, so much as discovered.
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
More levels had always been a "later" problem. Of course, this was naive. Level design is an intricate art, later arrived and I had to confront that my programmer brain was avoiding the problem. I knew how I wanted the arc to feel, but I wasn't really sure how to execute it...
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Crucially, Cadence just didn't have enough levels. Game length isn't a good metric for quality (Monument Valley only had 10 levels). Puzzle games especially see high drop off rates as levels get harder. But people still want to experience an arc, and end somewhere different from where they began
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Simple example: for ages Cadence couldn't competently tell you how many levels you'd completed 😅 The new overworld menu now does that job well - but it's table stakes. It doesn't move the needle or make people care, but they do care if it's missing...
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
As I explained to a novelist friend: "You wouldn't release a book without an editor" As a reader you don't want to see spelling mistakes. As a gamer you might tolerate some bugs, but a game still needs to meet many expectations...
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Them: Just release your game, it's done right? Me:
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Mario von Rickenbach @mariov.ch · 31/07/2025
If you like flies, this is for you. If you don’t, even more so. Either way, you should get it RIGHT NOW!
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
The second one! Basically all the late game levels rely on "play the sections in a specific sequence"
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The Funtastic @thefuntastic.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
This is the most conceptually challenging tile in Cadence. Have been musing for years if I should even build it, and how on earth to telegraph it to users. Fitting the last piece of content is my best work to date - really happy with the polish here.
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