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Gamer Social Club @gamersocialclub.ca · 28d

An Interview With SkyPyre Studios

Ottawa-based indie studio SkyPyre Studios talks origins, passion projects, and the evolving Canadian indie scene.

An Interview With SkyPyre Studios

Ottawa-based indie studio SkyPyre Studios talks origins, passion projects, and the evolving Canadian indie scene.

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · Sep 10

Friday morning vs Sunday evening for #OttawaComicCon

Was a blast, but I was pretty tired by the end of it.

Glad to have exhibited and that people liked out game though!

Photos by @dunx.bsky.social

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · Sep 5

SKYPYRE AT OTTAWA COMICCON!

Come say hi at the #EhGameShowcase booth!

Hanging out with @nickburns.bsky.social & @dunx.bsky.social

#indiegame #gamedev #mushroam #ottawacomiccon #indie #indiedev #ff #followfriday

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · Sep 2

HEY! #Mushroam is coming to #OttawaComicCon this weekend!!

You can wishlist it on Steam & come say hi at our booth!
store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/...

#comiccon #ottawa #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #wishlist

Mushroam on Steam

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you use your powers to place bubbles that launch you through the air to avoid hazards and reach new depths. You play a mushroom bubblemancer, on a journey through dangerou...

store.steampowered.com

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Ron Chan @rondanchan.bsky.social · Aug 12

It's plastic straws all over again. "Regular people should be shamed into giving up useful daily things" NO!! Corporations creating mass-scale problems should be regulated!!

The Journal @thejournal.ie · Aug 12

The UK government has urged people to delete old pictures and emails as 'data centres require vast amounts of water to cool their systems'.
http://jrnl.ie/6788643

UK government advises people to delete old photos and emails as England faces water shortfall

The UK government has urged people to delete old pictures and emails as ‘data centres require cast amounts of water to cool their systems’.

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Sharpie Stuff @sharpiestuff.bsky.social · Aug 3

It was only a matter of time, but Canada has joined the censorship bandwagon with Bill S-209.

Sign the petition, call your MPs, raise hell.

www.change.org/p/stop-bill-...

Sign the Petition

Stop Bill S-209’s De-Anonymization of Every Canadian Adult

www.change.org

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Rock Paper Shotgun @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social · Jul 29

Itch.io are seeking out new payment processors who are more comfortable with adult material

After delisting thousands of games with adult or NSFW sexual material, indie store Itch are looking to move away from Paypal and Stripe.

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Zach Hazard Vaupen @emo-sludge.com · Jul 24

I think it’s important to remember itch is a platform where they give the option to devs to give itch as low as a 0% cut of revenue. This isn’t greed. This is payment processors trying to decimate the livelihoods of artists. There’s no alternative to itch if it goes under.

itch.io @itch.io · Jul 24

itch.io/updates/upda...

Update on NSFW content

We have “deindexed” all adult NSFW content from our browse and search pages. We understand this action is sudden and disruptive, and we are truly sorry for the frustration and confusion caused by...

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ebi @ebihimes.bsky.social · Jul 24

so itchio has shadowbanned any games tagged with 'nsfw', 'adult', or 'erotic' so they don't show up in searches, and several devs have reported that their r18 games have been removed from the site with no warning

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David Dunkelman @dunx.bsky.social · Jun 10

The Mushroam demo is out! store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/...

Check it out, give it a wishlist, and let us know what you think!

#indiegamedev #pixelart #voxelart #2dplatformer

Mushroam on Steam

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you use your powers to place bubbles that launch you through the air to avoid hazards and reach new depths. You play a mushroom bubblemancer, on a journey through dangerou...

store.steampowered.com

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · Jun 9

THIS JUST IN!
You can get the Mushroam demo NOW on Steam for NextFest!

store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/...

Check it out & let us know what you think so we can make the game even better for release! Like it? Don't forget to wishlist it!

#mushroam #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #wishlist

Mushroam on Steam

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you use your powers to place bubbles that launch you through the air to avoid hazards and reach new depths. You play a mushroom bubblemancer, on a journey through dangerou...

store.steampowered.com

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · Jun 9

NEW GAME DEMO

#Mushroam has a #demo for #SteamNextFest!

Make sure to #Wishlist on #Steam too!

Play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/...

#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #UE5 #unrealengine #voxelart #pixelart #platformer #2D

Mushroam on Steam

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you use your powers to place bubbles that launch you through the air to avoid hazards and reach new depths. You play a mushroom bubblemancer, on a journey through dangerou...

store.steampowered.com

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David Dunkelman @dunx.bsky.social · Jun 3

Teaser for our upcoming game is out! Demo soon! Enter the underground with my sweet boy Mush and friends. An unbubbleievable adventure awaits!

#indiegamedev #2dplatformer #puzzlegame #pixelart

youtu.be/lSiPUb_ojWU?...

Mushroam - Teaser Trailer

YouTube video by SkyPyre Studios

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Benji @benjigamedev.bsky.social · May 30

For all my bluesky peeps, the Azaran demo is now live on Steam!!!🥳

Let me know what you think if you've played it, and feel free to leave a review! Thanks so much!!!

store.steampowered.com/app/3769110/...

Azaran: Islands of the Jinn Demo on Steam

A retro adventure inspired by 90's adventure games and Arabian Nights. Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and collect awesome treasures

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · May 29

Our latest game, #Mushroam, is coming to #SteamNextFest!
You'll be able to play the #demo soon!

Make sure to #Wishlist on #Steam & follow on #Itch

You can learn more on our website: www.skypyre.com/mushroam

#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #UE5 #unrealengine #voxelart #pixelart #platformer #2D

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · May 4

Calling all artists, game devs, graphic designers, etc. - Our All Fonts Pack, which contains all 1200+ of our fonts for commercial use - is on sale again at only $19 for the next 2 weeks! Use them in as many weird & wonderful projects as you want! ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack #artists #art #gamedev

Screenshots of the fonts in the All Fonts Pack

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · May 7

Last weekend the #skypyre team did a little game jam to come up with new levels (which was a great success) but we also added a new mechanic - LASERS!

FX by @dunx.bsky.social

#mushroam #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #wishlistwednesday #lasers

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David Dunkelman @dunx.bsky.social · May 5

If you see this, post a sword!! ⚔️

A knight stands in a red desert as the sun sets. Blood from a scar on her had floats up and becomes a shadowy flame on her sword.

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rvbto.ca @rvbto.ca · Apr 29

Have you heard? RvBTO is back again! Come to Toronto the weekend of July 25-27 and let's hang out!

There's no planned schedule or merch this time around, just friends hanging out with friends to celebrate 20 FREAKING YEARS OF RVBTO. Join us, won't you?

FB Event: www.facebook.com/events/90261...

RvBTO: From Ashes. 20th Anniversary of the ORIGINAL fan event!!

Event in Toronto by Erik S Swenson on Friday, July 25 2025

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tim rogers @108.bsky.social · Apr 20

youtu.be/Fi2d7mN-EzU

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Maren Day @paarsec.com · Apr 13

Meeting artists who admit to fucking despising the capitalistic (learned) instinct to think of the reaction to their art has been life-saving.

"I wonder if I’d be able to do the same. If I could make something and not tell anyone about it."

Please do read:

Lolo @loloverruled.bsky.social · Apr 13

Happy Sunday. Please consider supporting my free weekly Substack (just sign up via email). loloverruled.substack.com/p/how-to-get...

How to Get Banned from a Mall for Life

a reflection on creating

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · Apr 12

I couldn't handle the indecisive Canadian spring for #screenshotsaturday I made myself my own pool day!

In my rework of AF's player controller, I finally got around to adding swimming... and all the audio/visual hell that came along with water 🙃

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #altfire #fps #ue5

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David Dunkelman @dunx.bsky.social · Apr 9

Testing different surface types! Placeholder textures and sounds!

#indiegamedev #unrealengine #lowpoly

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David Dunkelman @dunx.bsky.social · Mar 29

The vibes: immaculate

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