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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 29/09/2026

Shplief, my primary current project, a casual budget weird puzzle game, this week hit 160 puzzles (out of 200) completed. 80%! Makin' progress. 💪💪💪 More info to come...

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 23/09/2026

hey let's do something a little silly let's connect on LinkedIn c'mon gamedevs let's connect on LinkedIn it's me, Tiny Bookshelf, now on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/tiny-book...

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 07/05/2026

if the plan holds, my next four games: * casual puzzles * retro shooter (but a little weird) * horror (sorta) * cozy rpg lite

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 30/04/2026

hello publisher. yes, thank you for your time. okay, here is my pitch: Terrible Indie Game. it's a card-collector roguelike with inconceivably massive skill trees. it's a few years behind on the zeitgeist for every possible design trend. every joke is dated to february of 2009. i need $200,000. thx.

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 22/04/2026

Hey indie devs. Any tips on how to maintain creative momentum even when you're not "feelin' it"? I know steady, consistent progress is the key to *everything* but I find it difficult in those times when "real life" is wearisome and mentally draining. 😔

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 14/04/2026

a little tip for all you indie developers out there -- just increase the Sales variable on your next game👍

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 07/04/2026

have been BUSY lately, whew time to return to regular game development rhythm this is your reminder to get hype for Shplief

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 17/03/2026

Wow! I can't believe the difference the NVIDIA DLSS 5 made for Octobug, it's never looked better! Digital Foundry calls this a "revolutionary innovation"!

A screenshot of the indie game Octobug, depicting Webster the spider holding a shotgun on a platform while a fly is nearby. Kill count is at zero.

A mock-up of the same Octobug screenshot, except Webster is now a purple tarantula and the fly enemy is a slightly edited photo of a real housefly. The pixel art has been replaced with weird textures.

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 14/03/2026

starting to really hit me that i'm about halfway done with my next commercial release 😊 #Shplief

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 13/03/2026

love when an evening of game development is spent mostly on troubleshooting a finicky issue yeah love those nights oh my grit teeth? it's a smile, totally, i promise love troubleshooting

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 12/03/2026

*squint* be honest with me ... when i make this guy real little , can you still tell it's a dinosaur ? 👀

64x64 icon of a dinosaur lookin' real small against a blank gray background.

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 12/03/2026

One not-insignificant motivation for me, as a free-time indiedev -- I really want my kids to see their dad succeed at creative endeavors.

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 12/03/2026

so uhhh the creator of Wordle released a new game called Parseword and, spoiler alert, if you enjoy that sort of 'cryptic crossword' thinking -- you'll be ready for my upcoming game Shplief (in fact Shplief will be way easier lol)

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 12/03/2026

made my first ambient track 😊

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 11/03/2026

if YOU can identify at least two of these icons then congrats: YOU will be ready for Shplief! #SHPLIEF #SHPLIEF #SHPLIEF #SHPLIEF

An image of twelve 64x64 icons, each intended to represent a word. The objects are: Shark, Diamond, Sponge, Frame, Slingshot, Chainsaw, Camera, Dart, Puzzle, Whisk, Trident, Hike (Hiker? hm maybe that last one's not real intuitive)

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 11/03/2026

forcing myself to finish my current couple projects (i'm actually making good consistent progress, i promise!! lol) by getting *really* excited about the one *after* those brainhack gang rise up or something

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 11/03/2026

I think I wanna follow more indiedevs. Y'all are inspirational and great. I should get on that.

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Eric Bailey @ericvbailey.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

An example of whimsy in games that I am always delighted to remember: The celebratory ostrich in Championship Bowling (NES). How strange! How random! How wonderful!

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 11/03/2026

FL Studio, where Ctrl + B is the keyboard shortcut to... copy, or duplicate... hm, how to remember this... BOOMplicate? Boom, there it is again! Bazooka now there's twoka! Uhh... bi-patterned! Er... BAMBAM thank you ma'am (x2)... buh, buh...

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 10/03/2026

In the game Shplief, you will solve puzzles, and each puzzle will be numbered and have a title. Similar to a crossword, some answers you may derive merely from the clue given. Others, you will likely figure out from the options provided. And some will just feel unfair! 😁

A menu screenshot from the in-development game Shplief, a casual puzzle title. Listed in the image are a series of numbered puzzle titles, such as "84. Crying Drop" and "90. An Uncommon Insult" and "100. Usually Two Or Four". Each corresponded to a puzzle in the game.

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 10/03/2026

might write some music tonight 🤔

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 27/02/2026

*sigh* just found a whole bunch of bugs in one of the puzzles smh #Shplief

An in-development screenshot (cropped) from budget puzzle game Shplief, depicting several letter-icons on the left side of the image (C, Q, N, T, V, other partials) while the right side of the image has clusters of small creatures like some beetles, some spiders, some bees, a moth, some ants, etc.

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 26/02/2026

One fun thing about game development: Every once in a while you have an idea (not a game concept, more of a mechanical thing), and you realize you're not sure if you can do it -- and there's only one way to find out. Put it in and try! And it's fun. 🙂

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 26/02/2026

staring myself down in a mirror and screaming I WON'T START ANY NEW PROJECTS THIS YEAR I WON'T START ANY NEW PROJECTS THIS YEAR I WON'T START ANY NEW PROJECTS THIS YEAR I WON'T START ANY NEW PROJECTS THIS YEAR I WON'T START ANY NEW PROJECTS THIS YEAR I WON'T--

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Megan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Our next game is Verminsteel! You're a bird with a broadsword, kicking thousands of fascists so hard they fly into the sun PLEASE go wishlist it, it'll make me really happy and help me stop low-key panicking and stuff: store.steampowered.com/app/4352280/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 26/02/2026

definitely made forward progress tonight but also very much a "wow where did the time go?! 😭" sort of night (not nearly enough progress!!) does anyone have some spare Infinite Time i could borrow? thanks

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 26/02/2026

🎶 Now here you go again You say you want your freedom Well, who am I to keep you down? It's only right that you should Play the way you feel it But listen carefully To the sound of your loneliness 🎵

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Rob Turpin 🇺🇦🇵🇸🏳️‍⚧️ @thisnorthernboy.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Currently looking for work and projects. Give me a shout or a DM if you have a project - ttrpg, card game, etc that's in need of illustration/art/concepts.

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 25/02/2026

Hm. Pretty happy with where the power-ups are at. Next: Couple new enemy designs, the power-up icons... then I think we can really start building some levels in! 👍 #TyrantSlayer

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 25/02/2026

So I'm working on a weird little game called Shplief. Started in October. Casual budget puzzler, touch/mouse controls. Pretty simple, modest scope. My goal was to put 200 puzzles in there for people to solve. I am at 71... a release by the end of the year feels realistic! 😊

An in-development screenshot of weird little budget puzzle game called Shplief, depicting a field of word-unit icons (monkey, moose, nose, kazoo, pear, cookie, ball, male, gear, alien, Earth, basket, green, egg, motorcycle, etc.) along with the clue for this puzzle number 45: "Dunk Sport"

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Nick Pasta @nickpasta.bitsnpixels.org · 23/02/2026

To the gentle gamers of Bluesky. I need your help with a very unique and specific question. What are you favorite videogame transitions/doors ex: the elevator in cyberpunk, the metro the checkpoint before dogtown The vault door in fallout etc.

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 23/02/2026

*that* game (where you play an "agent" assigned to investigate what remains in office buildings abandoned by corporations) is still a few projects away 😊

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 23/02/2026

my next couple games will have demos you can try :)

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 20/02/2026

VIVIFY VISUAL VOCABULARY!! (i don't think all of these are going to make the cut, but if *you* feel like you can identify most of these icons as the single word they're supposed to represent -- then YOU are ready for Shplief!) #Shplief

An array of icons, each 64x64 pixels in size, each intended to convey a single word. Common, easy-to-recognize objects (such as a hot dog, arrow, wine, crayon, spoon, glue, giraffe, penguin, baseball, pill, etc.) are represented, along with a handful of others that might not immediately be grasped (kick, wolf, birdhouse, rock, lighter, etc.).

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 19/02/2026

24 hours ago: "i really need to learn how to draw pixel explosions, i'm kinda nervous about this, art has never been my strength" now: "i think i might do nothing but draw explosions tonight"

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Tiny Bookshelf @tinybookshelf.itch.io · 19/02/2026