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Tiny Game Chronicles

@tinygamechronicles.bsky.social
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A Short Video Game Podcast. Every other week we discuss games that are quick plays but epic journeys. Hosted by Marcus O’Neill and Michael Kriess. Discord: discord.gg/5u8dX3ay2j

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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Our next Tiny Game Chronicles play-along is ready for spooky season: Gloomy Eyes! A cosy horror adventure full of dark fairy tale charm. Find it on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S and Switch. Share your standouts below by 4 Oct! store.steampowered.com/app/2667950/... #GloomyEyes #IndieGames #CozyHorror
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Gloomy Eyes on Steam
A cozy horror, “self-coop”, adventure about two unlikely souls who forge a forbidden bond and journey together to find the sun. Explore eerie yet charming Tim Burton-esque levels, switch between two u...
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Tangle Tower understands something important: it does not need to waste your time to feel curious. Explore rooms, inspect the oddest little details, meet suspects, solve puzzles.🕵️ Apple: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... YouTube: youtu.be/uWOFIc715KU?... #IndieGames #DetectiveGames #TangleTower
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A murder. A bloodied knife. One impossible suspect: a painting. Our new episode on Tangle Tower is live now. Come for the mystery; stay for the wonderfully strange mansion. 🕵️ Apple: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... YouTube: youtu.be/uWOFIc715KU?... #IndieGames #TangleTower @sfbdim.bsky.social
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Not every adventure needs a massive map. Sometimes a few clever rooms, a secret route, and a good reason to return are enough. ✨ That is the joy of Raider Kid. @cacarecogames.bsky.social 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... 📺 youtu.be/uNDZ24ddPiQ?... #Metroidvania #PixelArt #IndieGames
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
New Tiny Game Chronicles episode! 💎 If you miss finding one more secret before bedtime, this one is for you. Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest is a tiny adventure with a huge heart. @cacarecogames.bsky.social 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... 📺 youtu.be/uNDZ24ddPiQ?... #IndieGames #Metroidvania
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
In ElecHead, touching a surface can power a platform, activate a mechanism or open a route. Marcus looks at how the game gets so much from one central idea. 🎧: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... 🛒: store.steampowered.com/app/1456880/... #ElecHead #IndieGame #GameDesign @namataka.bsky.social
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ElecHead on Steam
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
“What do you have to return to?” Two Falls asks that question with more weight than many games manage in 50 hours. It is a quiet game about belonging, loss, second chances, and community. 💭 Ep 50: 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... 📺: youtu.be/lbCdY0JOX8o?... #IndieGames @twofalls.bsky.social
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A tiny robot. A factory gone dark. An extraordinary idea. Marcus O’Neill’s surprise bonus episode on ElecHead is out now: A game that says so much with no words. 🎧Apple: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... 🛒Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1456880/... #ElecHead #IndieGame @namataka.bsky.social
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ElecHead on Steam
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Our next Tiny Game Chronicles play-along is Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest! Explore ancient ruins, uncover secrets, and tell us your non-spoiler standouts by Sept 1st for a chance to be featured on the show. 🎮 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1085040/... #TGC #IndieGames @cacarecogames.bsky.social
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Raider Kid and the Ruby Chest on Steam
Sneak away from your boring family vacation and delve into ANCIENT RUINS! Borrow equipment from dead explorers and uncover the secrets of a lost civilization as you leave your parents worried sick. WA...
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
No combat. No loot grind. Just footsteps, choices, a dog named Capitaine, and a forest that means something completely different depending on who is walking through it. 🐕 🎄. Our Two Falls episode is live. 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... 📺: youtu.be/lbCdY0JOX8o?... #IndieGames #TwoFalls #Dev
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Two people. One forest. Two radically different truths. 🌲 Our episode 50 explores Two Falls: a thoughtful historical journey through faith, colonization, belonging and reconciliation. @twofalls.bsky.social 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... ▶️ youtu.be/lbCdY0JOX8o?... #IndieGames #NarrativeGame
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Play Slots & Daggers folks! And then listen to our episode on it! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/t... YT: youtu.be/tdMbpAMqkDY?...
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
You don't steer your sushi, but you raise it. Train it, then just cheer and hope. 🏁🍣. How many racing games have you played like that? Hear our thoughts: 🍣 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... ▶️ youtu.be/O4CZxpzadgc?... #IndieGames #WabisabiSushiDerby #GameDev #Racing #SushiGame #TGS2024 #TGS2025
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Aliens fell for sushi so hard it rules the galaxy. Now it races. Ep. 49 is LIVE. 🍣🥢. We discuss what makes this tiny gem work, as well as some of the things we didn't expect. Listen here: 🍣 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... ▶️ youtu.be/O4CZxpzadgc?... #IndieGames #WabisabiSushiDerby #tinygames
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No Small Games @nosmallgames.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Get your headphones and your walkman ready cuz we're discussing Mixtape in our 69th episode! (Everyone say it with us... NICE 😎) Big thanks to @bb.wavelengths.online and @ajfillari.bsky.social for joining us for this music and nostalgia-filled episode! Listen below or wherever you get your pods!
Graphic announcing that the No Small Games episode covering Mixtape is now live! It features screenshots from the game, including various shots of three teens having meaningful moments together in their woodland town.
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
A tiny shmup is taking the world by storm. Perfect for a tiny gaming experience. Available on all major consoles: store.steampowered.com/app/3323490/...
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Truxton Extreme on Steam
Take down hordes of alien invaders with your Power Shot, Truxton Beam, Thunder Laser, Homing Shot, Star‑mine Shot, and more! Don't forget to breathe as you face off against gigantic bosses in the ulti...
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Automaton: Greek, "moves on its own," built for wonder. Robot: Czech, forced labor. Hypogea knows exactly which word it means, and why. 🤖 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... ▶️ youtu.be/Okeatg1S-o0?... store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/... #Hypogea @ccharnul.bsky.social
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Hypogea on Steam
Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
🍣 Hey, let's play Wabisabi SushiDerby together! 🏁 Before we record our next full episode, we want you in on it too. Grab Wabisabi SushiDerby on Steam, and show us how it went. Post a non-spoiler standout or a screenshot in the thread by August 9th. 🎮 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4113050/...
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Wabisabi SushiDerby on Steam
Adorable sushi race at full speed in a training × racing game! Become a sushi chef, craft unique toppings, and enter your trained sushi into races. Don't forget to cheer on your sushi during the race....
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Minimal music. Cold, desolate caverns. A place that feels forgotten on purpose. It kept reminding us of Journey where silence is doing the storytelling instead of getting in its way. Is silence a narrative device? 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... ▶️ youtu.be/Okeatg1S-o0?... #Hypogea #IndieGames
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New episode DROP: No dialogue. No text. Just a hooked staff, a buried world, and you climbing back toward the light. This one plays like a memory you're not sure is yours. 🕯️Live now! 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... ▶️ youtu.be/Okeatg1S-o0?... #Hypogea @ccharnul.bsky.social #IndieGames #GameDev
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Tomorrow is D-Day in case you have not played yet. There is still time if you want to experience this tiny adventure! 🦾🤖🦿🙌🚀🚀🚀 and post your thoughts! 🗯️💬💭🤔
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Just a reminder that tomorrow is D-Day. If you haven’t, then today is the day to install and play it! 🎉🙌🚀🚀🚀🤖🦾🦿
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
and read our review here: somanygames.co.uk/articles/tgc...
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TGC Monthly: 1997 Reloaded – A Murder Mystery in the Alt-Rock Timeline We Lost | So Many Games
For this month's Tiny Game Chronicle article, Michael takes us through the striking visual novel, 1997 Reloaded, which is set in an alternate 1990s.
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Have weekend gaming plans? Why not add Hypogea to the list? We're recording our next episode Monday, July 27, and we want your non-spoiler standouts before we hit record. @ccharnul.bsky.social Drop your thoughts here or in Discord 👇 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2980260 #Hypogea #IndieGames
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Hypogea on Steam
Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Tacoma's station AI, Odin, was imagined back in 2017, years before AI became today's biggest talking point. A brief reflection on how AI has changed since then. New short 👇 📺: youtube.com/shorts/qELka... Full episode: 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... #Tacoma #IndieGames #GameDesign
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Tacoma's depiction of AI #gamer #podcast #indiegame #gaming #videogames
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Before Tacoma, Fullbright made Gone Home. Both ask: what can you learn about people from the space they left behind? Listen to our thoughts on Tacoma here: 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... 📺 youtu.be/jF77B--ryNg?... #Tacoma #IndieGames #TinyGameChronicles #GameDev #NarrativeGames
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Supergiant Games @supergiantgames.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
On this day 15 years ago, we launched our first game, Bastion. To everyone who helped the Kid survive the Calamity, thank you!!🙏 You're the reason we've been able to carry on as an independent studio ever since.
Proper story's supposed to start at the beginning. Ain't so simple with this one.
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Murder mystery. Alt-rock timeline. A '90s that never happened. Our new TGC Monthly piece on @somanygames.co.uk explores 1997 Reloaded and the genre it almost created. Many thanks to @gaigostudio.bsky.social for the awesome collab. somanygames.co.uk/articles/tgc... #TinyGameChronicles #IndieGames
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TGC Monthly: 1997 Reloaded – A Murder Mystery in the Alt-Rock Timeline We Lost | So Many Games
For this month's Tiny Game Chronicle article, Michael takes us through the striking visual novel, 1997 Reloaded, which is set in an alternate 1990s.
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
New episode drop: Tacoma doesn't tell you a story. It lets you eavesdrop on one, replayed in AR fragments you can rewind and re-watch from every angle. We break it down: 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... 📺 youtu.be/jF77B--ryNg?... #Tacoma #NarrativeDesign @ninamarie.bsky.social #IndieGames
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Little sprinkle of Easter eggs 🎸 1997 RELOADED reimagines an alt rock scene from a 90s that never quite happened. ⚡️ FLASH SALE: 50% OFF on Steam until July 14! 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... ▶️ youtu.be/gYOaR7L1Pp0?... @gaigostudio.bsky.social #1997RELOADED #IndieGames #AndyQuinn
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Gaigo Studio @gaigostudio.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Would you skip your meal out today to grab 1997 RELOADED instead? 🍟🥤 ⚡️ FLASH SALE: 50% OFF on Steam until July 14 (7 PM CEST)! For just $6.49 USD, a story that lasts. 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/1997_RELOADED/ #VisualNovel #IndieGame #StoryRich #90sNostalgia #IndieDev #GameDev
Polaroid from 1997 RELOADED depicting Shirley and Marco at a NYC diner.
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Little sprinkle of Easter eggs 🎨 Some of 1997 RELOADED's backgrounds started as 3D builds, got photographed, then hand inked. ▶️ youtube.com/shorts/iyJR_... Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/... Made by @gaigostudio.bsky.social Drop your fav detail 👇 #1997RELOADED #IndieGames #AndyQuinn
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1997 Reloaded's Distinct Artstyle
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Highly recommended and Tiny Game Chronicles approved 😉🙌!
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Some of 1997 RELOADED's backgrounds started as 3D builds, got photographed, then hand inked. Others are fully hand drawn to mimic blurred photography: 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... ▶️ youtu.be/gYOaR7L1Pp0?... @gaigostudio.bsky.social Drop your favorite detail 👇 #1997RELOADED #IndieGames
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SavoyPrime @savoyprime.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Starting off the morning with @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
New episode alert🚨! Three teens find a tape with a strange message, evidence of a murder. We unpack 1997 RELOADED's alt rock mystery world 🎸🕵️: 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... ▶️ youtu.be/gYOaR7L1Pp0?... Made by @gaigostudio.bsky.social Drop your theories 👇 #1997RELOADED #IndieGames #AndyQuinn
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Two weeks of talking about Forbidden Solitaire and we stand by every word. 🃏🖤 It is one of those games that earns its strangeness. This is your nudge to play and listen🎙️: 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... 📺 youtu.be/T386mY4SX7Y?... #ForbiddenSolitaire @nightsignalentertainment.com #IndieGames
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
@marcusoneill79.bsky.social and I truly enjoyed the pacing of Secret Solitaire. Something we could not get enough of. How was your experience? Leave a like/comment. 📺: youtube.com/shorts/dnVk_... 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... #SecretSolitaire #IndieGames @nightsignalentertainment.com
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Forbidden Solitaire's Addicting Gameplay
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Here is something we noticed in Forbidden Solitaire: The rules of classic Solitaire are still there, but the game uses them against you. This is pure design genius. 🎙️ 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... 📺 youtu.be/T386mY4SX7Y?... #ForbiddenSolitaire #IndieGames @nightsignalentertainment.com
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Remember dragging cards across a Windows 95 desktop with absolutely nothing at stake? 🖥️🃏 Forbidden Solitaire takes that memory and puts dread in it. We talk about the stakes in our latest episode🎙️: 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... 📺 youtu.be/T386mY4SX7Y?... #ForbiddenSolitaire #IndieGames
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
🎸 Play along with us this weekend. 1997 Reloaded. An alternate 90s. A dead rock star. A truth nobody connected till now. 5 to 6 hours. We record Mon June 22. Drop your standout moments here or on our Discord. 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/4389350/1997_RELOADED/ #IndieGames @gaigostudio.bsky.social
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1997 RELOADED on Steam
Three teenagers find a mysterious audio tape recording which turns out to be evidence of a murder. It’s the end of the world as they know it. Immerse yourself in a kinetic novel that encapsulates the ...
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Solitaire. But make it cursed. 🃏🖤 We played Forbidden Solitaire and it is not what you expect. Dark mechanics and design choices that make every card feel like a consequence. Our thoughts🎙️: 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... 📺: youtu.be/T386mY4SX7Y?... #IndieGames @nightsignalentertainment.com
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So Many Games @somanygames.co.uk · 16/06/2026
@tinygamechronicles.bsky.social monthly returns, this time concentrating on Duck Detective: The Secret Salami! Join Marcus as he shares his high-level thoughts, top standouts and who he'd recommend this game to in Junes TGC Monthly article: somanygames.co.uk/articles/tgc...
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TGC Monthly - Duck Detective: The Secret Salami | So Many Games
Tiny Game Chronicles Monthly returns for June. This month Marcus takes us through his thoughts on Duck Detective: The Secret Salami.
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Some thoughts on the mini-games of #Mixtape! Check out the full episode on Mixtape: youtu.be/il3BaUARt9k?...
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Mixtape's Mini-Games!
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Mixtape isn't really about the adventure. It's about "the moment" before everything changes. We unpack why that lands so hard with @mattsilversoul.bsky.social🎙️. 🍎 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... ▶️ youtu.be/il3BaUARt9k?... #Mixtape #IndieGames #narrativegames @annapurna.com
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Tiny Game Chronicles @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
We brought in a special guest for this one 👀 @mattsilversoul.bsky.social joined us to talk Mixtape and the conversation went places we didn't expect. It is one of our best episodes yet. 🍎: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t... ▶️: youtu.be/il3BaUARt9k?... #Mixtape #GameDev #IndieGames @annapurna.com
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Jesse @broximar.ca · 05/06/2026
Thanks so much for reading my comment on the show, @tinygamechronicles.bsky.social. Great to hear @mattsilversoul.bsky.social as well.
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SavoyPrime @savoyprime.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Just finished this great episode. I'm looking forward to playing it.
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Matt Sowinski @mattsilversoul.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Had a blast on TGC talking Mixtape. Check it out!!
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