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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Sep 15

What's a party without friends!?

Join our new buddies, Party Animal's Nemo & Otta in Steampunk Party, the first crossover level to hit Human Fall Flat! 🚂💨

Catch a steam train, traverse perilous platforms and climb the clock tower now, in the latest free update!

#HumanFallFlat #PartyAnimals

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Sep 12

In case you missed the #NintendoDirect, it's true! Human Fall Flat is coming to the #NintendoSwitch2!

Grab your friends and fall into new levels like Candyland, plus all the classic favourites!

Coming Spring 2026

#IndieGame #Indiedev #Switch2 #HumanFallFlat

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Viria the Bunnicula @viria.bsky.social · Sep 10

The struggle and the realization. I love this game. @lowpunnie.bsky.social @humanfallflat.com

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Sep 10

Did you manage to guess right?

Our buddies, Nemo & Otta from Party Animals will be the latest new skins added to #HumanFallFlat in an upcoming free update!

#Indiedev #Indiegames #Gamedev #Skins

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Sep 9

There's two new kids on the block!

Can you guess who is arriving to #HumanFallFlat?

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Aug 27

How it feels when you ask someone to play a game and they say no

#Gaming #Indiegames #Indiedev

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Aug 19

Achievements have now been added to Test Chamber, the latest #HumanFallFlat Level 🏆

Make your parents proud. Go forth and achieve, humans 👊

Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Jul 31

Welcome, Human Employee #3352! You've been assigned to our newest facility, Test Chamber 🧪

Here, you will help test some experimental products.

Remember, a good employee does their work. A GREAT employee doesn't ask questions.

Clock into the #HumanFallFlat Test Chamber, now!

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Aug 13

A word from our sponsor on the development of #HumanFallFlat2!

#Gamedev #Indiedev #cats

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Aug 6

#HumanFallFlat live orchestra at GameOn Track 02 - Labour

Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Aug 6

Human Fall Flat live orchestra just hits different 🎶🎷

Track 01 - Clear Sky

#GameOn #Orchestra #HumanFallFlat #IndieDev #OST

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Aug 1

Winners of the No Brakes Racing Cup from our Summer Party 🏁🍾

#IndieGameStudio #Indiedev #SummerParty

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Jul 31

Welcome, Human Employee #3352! You've been assigned to our newest facility, Test Chamber 🧪

Here, you will help test some experimental products.

Remember, a good employee does their work. A GREAT employee doesn't ask questions.

Clock into the #HumanFallFlat Test Chamber, now!

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Jul 31

All gas, no brakes 🚗💨

Living up to our studio name, we took the team on a summer getaway & tested their racing skills and team work on the road.

Don’t worry, no banana peels 🍌 were found on the track!

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Jul 22

Today we celebrate 9 years of #HumanFallFlat! 🎂

To commemorate the occasion, our Concept Artist Chantal, has put together some Birthday art! 🎉

Thank you, humans, for supporting us through 9 years of falls & chaos 💗 We're not done yet, here's to many more!

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Jul 3

Freedom in #HumanFallFlat includes many things. One of them, was giving the player multiple ways to solve a puzzle.

In these handy annotations, our Level Designer, Manuel, helps break down his design choices for 'Red Rock' 🔴🪨

#LevelDesign #GameDesign #Gamedev #Indiedev

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Player Journey:
1. Upon spawning, players are instantly presented with their first problem - a water tower with a broken pipe. The water beside it hints at what needs to be done.
2. During exploration, players may get intrigued and go to the road/machinery. When they get close, they will see the missing pipe piece and a glimpse of the next area.
3. The final act is finding the way up to deliver and fix the pipe with the missing piece, using some light traversal. Players can now progress to the next area.

Text reads:

Player Journey:
1. In the Junkyard, we wanted to give the players more than one way to proceed. The first option, is finding the cog needed to open the gate.
2. Alternatively, players can lift the concealed drain cover. Both ways can be completed by environmental objects or with the help of another player!

1. For the finale, we wanted to mix things up from the usual 'one big puzzle'. Instead, we focussed on three mini puzzles that players can solve in any order of their preference in order to unlock the exit.

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Jun 27

In our levels, we always present the problem/goal first and encourage players to think about possible solutions.

Usually, the solution is not visible in the first frame when players first arrive to the area.

Here's another puzzle annotation from later on in the Ice level 🧊

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Jun 27

"To create games that delight our players, we need to place ourselves in the player's shoes"

Our Senior Creative Developer, Pablo, breaks down his process of considering a player's POV when designing the puzzles in #HumanFallFlat's Ice level 🧊

#LevelDesign #GameDev #Indiedev

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Jun 16

This is your chance to grab the bundle whilst prices are flatter than our humans 👇

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Save 73% on Overcooked! 2 x Human Fall Flat on Steam

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Jun 16

Test your friendships for just £4.49!

Grab your friends, cook food (& a couple of braincells) in this recipe for disaster bundle, which includes Overcooked! 2 & Human Fall Flat, now 75% OFF!!

2 games. 1 price. *Friends not included.

Grab the bundle now! 👇

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Jun 4

Check out more of Ali's awesome sound work here!

www.goodaudio.co.uk/game-audio

Game Audio — Good Audio - Dynamic Environmental Sound Design

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · Jun 4

More behind the scenes of #HumanFallFlat Audio Design!

This time, our Audio Lead, Ali shows how we created this sound effect 🔊☸️

#AudioDesign #SoundEffects #indiedev #gamedevelopment #IndieGameDev

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · May 29

Liked the video? Check out @jonkelliher.bsky.social for more brilliant sound work!

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · May 29

A day in life of an Audio Designer, part 2!

This time we're going with Jon on a field expedition to record some sound effects for #HumanFallFlat 2 🔊

#SoundDesign #Foley #Gamedev #Indiedev

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · May 22

Many thanks to @jonkelliher.bsky.social for giving us a glimpse into his creative process. Follow him for more awesome sound work!

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Human Fall Flat @humanfallflat.com · May 22

A day in life of a Sound Designer, creating sound effects for Human Fall Flat 2 🔊

#HumanFallFlat2 #SoundDesign #gamedev #indiedev

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