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Blumgi Studio

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Blumgi studio makes nice simple games that come together like an archipelago 🏝️🏝️🏝️ blumgi.com A blog / newsletter about my indie dev journey and how I make a living designing small games: blumgi.games

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Blumgi Studio @blumgi.com · Sep 16

A new post about the creative process I’ve built over the years to make games fast and detect the fun potential early.

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From idea to millions of players

Over the years I’ve built a creative process I love that helps me detect a game’s potential early. It’s still changing and adapting based on what I learn from every new game. Let’s dive into my notebo...

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Pascal Mamassian @mamassian.bsky.social · 22d

A nice shift in perceived colour between central and peripheral vision. The fixated disc looks purple while the others look blue.

The effect presumably comes from the absence of S-cones in the fovea.

From Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt:
arxiv.org/pdf/2509.115...

An array of 9 purple discs on a blue background. Figure from Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt.

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Bastinus Rex @bastinusrex.bsky.social · 10d

CARIMARA is OUT !!
With a brand new trailer 😱

Can't wait to see people discover all the little surprises I prepared...

It's ONLY $4.5 now and it's perfect for HALLOWEEN 🎃
Let's buy it and spread the word, please!!

Critical Reflex @cr-games.bsky.social · 10d

CARIMARA: BENEATH THE FORLORN LIMBS IS OUT NOW ON STEAM

a short horror story about ghosts, goblins and polite anxiety of asking too much.

untangle the mysteries of a "ghost problem" haunting this unwelcoming, desolate house. even if it means digging up uncomfortable truths.

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Blumgi Studio @blumgi.com · 25d

Thanks Fred I have to work on the tutorial because it’s can look a bit complex with all the info as if it’s not.

Big work in onboarding planned next week

Blumgi Studio @blumgi.com · 26d

The game works better in portrait!
First playtests are promising, I have to work on tutorial now 😖

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Blumgi Studio @blumgi.com · 26d

The new Blumgi game looks promising! I have a lot of fun on this one
Patchinko X Kaijus!

Blumgi Studio @blumgi.com · Sep 16

A new post about the creative process I’ve built over the years to make games fast and detect the fun potential early.

blumgi.games/from-idea-to...

From idea to millions of players

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Blumgi Studio @blumgi.com · Sep 7

New post on blumgi.games !
The story of my most successful Blumgi game on Poki

🏝️🏝️🏝️

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How my 15-year-old son gave me a Game Making lesson

Today I want to tell you the story behind Blumgi Merge. It’s a longer article, but I have a lot of learnings to share that could help you make successful games for a casual audience. Let’s go! The ...

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Rémy🍬 @curseofremy.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our new game Frontline comes out next week!!!

PUNKCAKE Délicieux 🥞 @punkcake.club · Sep 5

Next Wednesday we're releasing Frontline: War of Echoes! 🚩

Capture-the-flag, but everytime you capture the flag you switch team and play against and with your past selves!

Coming on Itch and our Patreon subscription! (and Steam, later!)
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

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Construct @construct.net · Sep 4

We've compiled a few of our favourite Construct made games into our new 2025 showreel. Enjoy the video!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CA0...

Construct 3 Showreel

YouTube video by ScirraVideos

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Blumgi Studio @blumgi.com · Sep 3

wow 🤩

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Florian Verdier @floriannechekuv.bsky.social · Sep 1

Qui dit rentrée dit MAJ du calendrier des jeux français ! Comme à l'accoutumée, si vous avez un jeu à intégrer ou une date à déplacer, n'hésitez pas à me le notifier !

Et à le partager également; on est aux alentours des 300 titres intégrés ! 😱

trello.com/b/JqsGRlVA/f...

Le calendrier des jeux français, MAJ au 1er septembre.

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Blumgi Studio @blumgi.com · Aug 28

I’ve a blog/newsletter where I talk about my journey as indie dev making a living from small games.

today’s post is about failure 😣 and why I killed my last game 💀🎮

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I’ve killed my first Blumgi Game…

Hello :) After eleven successful games, let's talk about failure... I’ve decided to kill a long-time project I was working on with my friend Joachim Leclercq: Blumgi Chase. We started this more than...

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Blumgi Studio @blumgi.com · Aug 24

I love it ❤️

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Kitty Haven | Mabouya @mabouyastudio.bsky.social · Aug 22

The Steam page of Kitty Haven is LIVE ! ✨
Wishlist it today and get ready for the cutest, coziest game ever 😸🌸

Huge thanks to everyone who supported us so far. Seeing this become real is just incredible! 💕

Check it out below ⬇️

#indiegame #cozygame #puzzlegame

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Construct @construct.net · Aug 6

Developer Diaries makes a return! This time we caught up with Kesha Games, creator of the upcoming cosy music game Beat Brush!

www.construct.net/en/blogs/con...

Developer Diaries: Kesha Games ★★★★★

Hi! I'm Kesha, and I'm a solo game developer. My journey to this point however, has been quite unusual. I've founded two companies: The first created trailers f...

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Doot 🪲☀️ Kabuto Park OUT NOW 🪷🐝 @dodoot.bsky.social · Aug 8

Doot Tiny Grant 💌 Selection
I'm giving 2000€ to 5 people to help them make small games. We received 172 submissions, and it took some time but we have now selected the 5 beneficiaries 🥳

Meet them in the comments ⬇️

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Andy Robertson 🔜 London ComicCon @geekdadgamer.bsky.social · Aug 6

🎉LUDOCENE LAUNCHED 🎉

So excited (and nervous) to send our game-finder into the world.

Ludocene.com

If you want a better way to find amazing games that rewards experts and is in the hands of players, this is our shot.

Thank you to the 1000's backers and supporters.This is just the beginning.

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Pixelteriyaki @pixelteriyaki.bsky.social · Aug 6

A bit more of the first stage in progress! Most of the game is going to just be adding in new interactions and trying to fix the whole "good picture bad picture" thing!

#gamedev #pixelart

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Stuffed Wombat @stuffedwomb.at · Aug 6

FALLSTRUKTUR - Out Now (free)

Descend through a world of dream-like geometry
20-60 minutes of playtime

>>> store.steampowered.com/app/3674270/...

by @rlnbrl.com, @fakefrogsonly.bsky.social and me!

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Tetra - They/Them @tetraminose.bsky.social · Aug 3

Our entry for #GMTKJAM is out! Zap the enemies inside your motherboard in this arcade-roguelike game.

PIXEL ART: me and @datagoblin.bsky.social
PROGRAMMING: @cruiseelroy.bsky.social
TRAILER, MUSIC & SFX: @sunnexo.moe
CONCEPT ART & BANNER: @stellazium.bsky.social

tetraminose.itch.io/bootloop

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Indieformer @indieformer.com · Aug 2

Your royal gaze is the only resource that matters—look at farms, mines, or barracks to make them work, juggling expansion and defence in a roguelite city-builder where blinking is a luxury.

The King is Watching → store.steampowered.com/app/2753900/...

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NamaTakahashi(生高橋) @namataka.bsky.social · Aug 1

The release date for the exploration puzzle platformer game "Öoo" is set for August 8th!
Please consider sharing and adding it to your Steam wishlist!

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...

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Rémy🍬 @curseofremy.bsky.social · Jul 25

Been making a whole bunch of invisible progress on this! Shop is fully fonctionnal and the game now supports destroying cards! ✂️

I hope you're all getting ready to delve into the Flippin' Dungeon! 🃏⚔️

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bilge @bilgetbd.itch.io · Jul 24

ANNOUNCEMENT! 📟

PAGER will release on August 6th!
it's a 1-bit Severance-like horror game

here's the new trailer
(watch it without compression on Steam🤍)

store.steampowered.com/app/2810550/...

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VuVuu Inc. @vuvuuinc.bsky.social · Jul 18

I added a hedge decoration to my farming game! 🌿
#indiedev #pixelart #videogames #gamedev

store page: store.steampowered.com/app/3136330?...

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