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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Story time. When I was 13, I'd made some really corny rescue-mission-type music on Garageband for a planned Minecraft project with some school friends. Said project never took off, and the music I'd made never saw the light of day, but for whatever reason…

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Veeery late post, but I'll be hanging around for the first day of Play By Play 2026 – not speaking this time round, but just there to vibe, catch up with old friends, and meet some new folks too. Come say hi if you spot me! :)

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Stormcloak Games @stormcloak.games · 03/04/2026

#Adaptory Materials Update is live! We’re really excited by the new content and complexities this update brings to the game. Dig into Update 1 NOW, leave us a review with your thoughts, and if anyone manages to beat hardcore mode, please let us know #indiegame #earlyaccess #basebuilding

An illustration of Adaptory explorers hard at work. One with blonde hair and an orange cardigan is digging in the dirt, while the other with dark afro hair and a blue and grey outfit has their build tool ready to go! Behind them are a number of storage tanks for gas and liquid, new to the game!

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Tried to capture the warmth of a gentle, reassuring hug. How did I do? #NewMusicFriday

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Stormcloak Games @stormcloak.games · 07/03/2026

Here's a little sample of Adaptory's wonderful soundtrack, composed by the brilliant @vius.bsky.social If you pick up the Deluxe Bundle, you'll get all 16 tracks AND a fantastic #basebuilding game in one great deal! store.steampowered.com/bundle/67024... #indiegame #earlyaccess #WomensDaySale

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 07/02/2026

A tune so vibey, I caught a livestreamer absent-mindedly humming along when it kicked in during his Adaptory run a few weeks ago 🎶 Catch the full soundtrack here, on your favourite music platform! 70 mins of pure zen sci-fi vibes, just for you <3 tunelink.to/adaptory #BandcampFriday #Indiegames

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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 06/02/2026

It is Bandcamp Friday.

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Come and watch the Adaptory audio team lose repeatedly at the game they made sounds/music for – it'll be a vibe 🤙

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

In the process of smashing out some last-minute tunes for @vectrix.bsky.social's team's entry into the Hytale mod jam, I appear to have slipped back into my "generic battle music" phase by mistake. Whoops ⚔️ #gameaudio @hytale.bsky.social

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Some vibey zen sci-fi music for you to relax / dodge meteors to ☄️🎶 Over two years in the making, the soundtrack to @stormcloak.games's Adaptory is now on Bandcamp and streaming services! Find it on your favourite platform, right here: tunelink.to/adaptory #gamemusic #indiegames

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Stormcloak Games @stormcloak.games · 28/01/2026

It’s hard work on an unexplored planetoid, but at least we’ve got great tunes! Players are raving about the #Adaptory soundtrack, made by the incredible @vius.bsky.social, and now it’s available on a variety of platforms for your listening enjoyment! tunelink.to/adaptory #indiegame #earlyaccess

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Adaptory (Original Soundtrack)

Check out Adaptory's original soundtrack here, across Bandcamp and all major streaming platforms!

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NZ Game Developers Association @nzgda.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Woot! NZGDA Member, Jevon Wright and her team at Stormcloak Games have released their first title Adaptory after loads of work and heaps of determination. Congrats 🙌🥳 Let's play! store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/…

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GamesNight 🔜 PAX AUS @gamesnight.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Adaptory from @stormcloak.games is launching into Steam Early Access tommorow! 👀🛰️☄️ After three years in alpha, the 2D base-building simulation is now ready for more players to join in its Early Access journey. Full Details 👇

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Adaptory Early Access Release is Very Soon!

Adaptory from NZ-based Stormcloak Games is hitting Steam Early Access on January 26th at 11AM PST/January 27th 8AM NZST. After being in alpha testing for three years, this 2D base-building simulation…

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Ruby K @thisisrubyok.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Look at our little game go!! 🥹💜✨️

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

WE'RE ON THE HOMEPAGE BABYYYYY

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Stormcloak Games @stormcloak.games · 25/01/2026

In our final #Adaptory Early Access preview post, Jevon talks about world generation: Mysterious relics and ruins, underground springs, and did someone pick up our distress signal!? store.steampowered.com/news/app/220... #gamedev #indiedev

Screenshot of Adaptory showing a crashed ship landing and an explorer running from the left to investigate it

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Tuned into an Adaptory stream with @stormcloak.games this morning, and caught the streamer humming along with my music – it might seem like such a little thing, but the buzz I felt was indescribable. I was grinning SO hard 😆 Early access release very soon!! store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/...

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Adaptory on Steam

Deep in uncharted space, your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed. Master complex simulations to keep your outspoken explorers alive, face unpredictable challenges, and figu...

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EAT PANT | Shared Custody @eatpantgames.com · 17/12/2025

heres 20 seconds of my kid pitching my game #indiegame #gamedev

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE 🥳

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

I've had my orchestral music performed live quite a few times by this point, but for the first time ever, I FINALLY have some professionally-produced video evidence! A huge thank you to SOUNZ, RNZ Concert, and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for making this happen <3 #NewMusicFriday

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SAI NATARAJAN: A Beacon in the Cosmic Blizzard

YouTube video by SOUNZ Centre for NZ Music

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

How do you convey the complexities of creating orchestral game music to a room of (mostly) non-musical game developers? Simple: You break it down like it's a video game 🎮 Watch me do just that during my talk at NZGDC 2025: youtu.be/LZR9RK3JQBY #GameAudio #IndieGameDev

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Giving Your Players Goosebumps: The Game Dev's Guide to the Orchestra | Sai Natarajan | NZGDC 2025

YouTube video by NZGDA

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Jon Cartwright (GameConsulting.com.au) @gameconsulting.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

If you're going to #PAXAUS as part of #MIGW then you MUST check out the NZ CODE stand. I've seen every single game on show and if you can't find something you like then I'm afraid you are clinically dead.

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Stormcloak Games @stormcloak.games · 09/10/2025

#PAXAus is tomorrow! Our booth is all set up, bugs all squished, cards all printed, and we're not allowed to share any photos :P Really looking forward to catching up with so many old and new friends over the next three days. Please come to #1840 and say hi to Jevon, Sai & Cass!! <3

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Hamish Oliver @hamisholiver.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Nice to be back at #NZGDC. Great solid specific #gameaudio presentations from @vius.bsky.social and #NZSO ‘s Claire Wackrow this morning, and so nice to have those conversations with dev teams and audio friends.

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Haven't gotten to write soaring string melodies like this in a LONG while. Excited to share my latest piece, written as a one-off menu theme for an unannounced video game currently in development! Huge thanks to the European Recording Orchestra for their stunning performance 🎶 #gameaudio #gamedev

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Per Ardua Ad Astra (Menu Theme) — Feat. The European Recording Orchestra

YouTube video by VIUS Studios

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Hans seems to really dig the final edit. Totoro… might need another minute to think about it. Absolutely stoked with the end result from my recording session with the European Recording Orchestra – full video dropping tomorrow! #gameaudio

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Pretty crazy seeing some of my music make its debut on the official @ign.com YouTube channel this week!! Check out the latest trailer for #Adaptory here, and go show @stormcloak.games some post-Gamescom love <3 youtu.be/SLBF4bQTdB0 #indiegames #indiegamedev

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Adaptory - Official Trailer | gamescom 2025

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Stormcloak Games @stormcloak.games · 25/08/2025

Over five days, we had over 400 people play #Adaptory at #Gamescom 2025! And almost a quarter of the crews were saved <3 #indiedev #statistics

Adaptory at Gamescom 2025, statistics:
404 games started
14849 tiles dug
6590 buildings built
287 artefacts found
233 meteors
835 diary entries
143 dead explorers
93 distress calls transmitted

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

Getting to work with the European Recording Orchestra last night was a lot of fun. My very first remote session!

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Doing a bit of last-minute proofreading, in preparation for a little recording session 👀

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Okay sooo, CRAZY turn of events: Back in March, I stumbled across a global composer competition hosted by the European Recording Orchestra, and submitted one of my pieces on a complete whim. No expectations. That piece was just announced as the Oceania region winner. WHAT.

A screenshot of the European Recording Orchestra's Instagram story, reading "Oceania Continental Winner: Sai Natarajan (New Zealand)."

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

The @shyftrs.com team just dropped a brand new teaser trailer, with some updated music from yours truly! Go show them some love 🔥 #indiegames #gamedev

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Stormcloak Games @stormcloak.games · 07/07/2025

Very excited to share that Adaptory will be at #Gamescom 2025 with #IndieArenaBooth this year!!! Thank you once again, @nz-code.nz <3 Please pop by and say hi if you're there! (300k+ visitors over a single week: it's gonna be an experience 😅) stormcloak.games/2025/07/06/g... #gamedev #indiedev

Promo image for Adaptory, as part of Indie Arena Booth 2025: Play me at Gamescom hall 10.2.

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Stormcloak Games @stormcloak.games · 04/07/2025

Sai is an incredibly talented musician and we are very very lucky to get to work with him 💖 can't wait to release this track!! #gamedev

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Ben Taels @bentaels.taels.net · 01/07/2025

@betkataels.bsky.social and I recently moved home to New Zealand and we are looking for work! If you have, or know of, a role in NZ or that can be worked remotely from NZ please get in touch.

Blue NZ sky with clouds above the blue Pacific ocean. A wooden path leads down through green trees and bush. Someone is walking down the path.

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

I've always loved trying to find those catchy, expressive melodies that make players' spirits soar at key moments. Here's a little sneak peek at how I've been putting together one such tune for the game Adaptory! #indiegamedev @stormcloak.games

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Here's the main pitfall of working on a game like Adaptory: You sometimes sit down to write some music for it, and then you just get sucked into playing the damn game for the whole morning instead. The Steam demo just got updated, go check it out!! 👇 #PitchYaGame #Indiegames

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Stormcloak Games @stormcloak.games · 05/06/2025

#Adaptory Alpha 12 is now live and free to play on #Steam! With new world generation, research tree, arm64 builds and more. stormcloak.games/2025/06/04/a... #gamedev #indiedev

Partial screenshot of Adaptory's new research tree, and the explorer Arlha working away at the research desk

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

First ever conference talk done and dusted. Shout out to the folks at #PBP25 for being the most wholesome, most welcoming audience ever – incredibly stoked by the hugely positive response to my passionate 30-min orchestral game music rant 🧡

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

NZ peeps! Come watch me rant about the state of orchestral music in games at #PlayByPlay2025, where I'll be giving my FIRST EVER conference talk! But more importantly, let's talk about how an *authentic* orchestral soundtrack can give your players goosebumps… and how to land one on an indie budget 😎

A promo image for the Play By Play conference featuring the title of my talk: "Giving Your Players Goosebumps: The Game Dev's Guide to the Orchestra."

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Some friends of mine randomly started up a group sci-fi / post-apocalyptic worldbuilding project a few months ago. They didn't need a theme tune, but I wrote them one anyway ✍️ youtu.be/Pkq3ec-TK84

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Post-apocalyptic sci-fi opening theme type beat

YouTube video by VIUS Studios

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Posting this a bit late, but super excited to announce that I'll be going yet another round with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra this year! They'll be recording my latest piece, which was written as a symphonic love letter to my hometown's artistic community ✍️

A picture of the score for the first page of my latest piece "In This Corner of the World."

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Went on a hike with some friends over the weekend, and we lit a campfire in the evening. What follows is a succinct summary of events:

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Sai @vius.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

If you want a specific art style for your game, then you look for an artist who specializes in that art style. Sounds like a no-brainer, right? The same logic should apply to hiring a composer… yet, this very often isn't the case. Why? A thread 👇 [1/12] #gamedev #indiegames

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