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Lucernal @lucernal.bsky.social · 1d

Cellar Door | Little Ruin

#indiegames #indiedev #isometric

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Lucernal @lucernal.bsky.social · 12d

The daily grind.

A man grinding spices with a mortar and pestle at a karantika stand in a plaza.

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Stephanie Harkin @saharkin.bsky.social · 13d

My book is out! 💗
Girlhood Games: Gender, Identity and Coming of Age in Videogames is a 6-year-long labour of love for young adult stories, teen heroines in videogames and unnoticed girly game histories.
Thank you @livvy.itch.io for the beautiful cover!

www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Book cover for "Girlhood Game: Gender, Identity, and Coming of Age in Video Games." A youthful feminine bedroom is depicted, centring on a computer desk setup with game accessories.

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Summerfall Studios 🕯️Malys OUT October 24!🕯️ @summerfallstudios.com · 14d

It's time... the candles are lit... 🕯️

Our exorcism roguelite Malys is coming OUT of Early Access into 1.0 on the 24th of October!

There's so much more to discover, including the FULL story as penned by David Gaider, more demons, more cards, and more content.

The title for Malys in an inky red on a black background, below are the words: V1.0 releasing this October.

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Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com · 16d

🚨 Just one day left to submit for Frosty's Dec event! 🚨

Last chance to submit your upcoming or recently released game made in Australia & Aotearoa for consideration. Dev submissions close TOMORROW, Sep 30! ⤵️

forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...

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Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com · 23d

In case you missed it... Frosty is coming back this December 🍦🥳

We’ll be featuring exclusive reveals, announcements, and updates from upcoming and recently released games made in Australia & Aotearoa. Dev submissions open NOW and close in 1 week, on Sep 30! ⤵️

forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...

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☁️ Little Pink Clouds ☁️ @lil-pink-clouds.bsky.social · 29d

Letters to Arralla is OUT NOW on Steam with a limited time 20% launch discount!! 🏝️💌

After 5 long years of development and lots of fruit & veggies eaten to power our developers, this cheeky game is finally ready to be delivered directly into your hands!! ☺️ Play now on Steam!

youtu.be/7GbGTEpsoIM

Letters to Arralla OUT NOW!

YouTube video by Little Pink Clouds

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Frosty Games 🍦 @frostygamesfest.com · 29d

Frosty is back to celebrate the coolest upcoming and recently released games made in Australia & Aotearoa, this December 🍦🥳

We’ll be featuring exclusive reveals, announcements, and updates. Developers can submit their games now until Sep 30! ⤵️

forms.gle/tt8y9N1dPweS...

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Amy Potter-Jarman 🌺 @hellomisspotter.com · Sep 12

I realise posting this on a Saturday is not ideal, but, hear me out.

We are trying very hard to keep Frosty alive, and even grow it into something more helpful for ANZ based devs, long term 🍦

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Jack Kirby Crosby🌹👨‍🎨 @jkcrosbyfun.bsky.social · Aug 20

A drawing/ painting demo I did in class for students

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Fiona Johnson @fionajohnson.bsky.social · Aug 19

"In the eastern Melbourne suburb of Croydon, the digital architecture design company Lucernal is moonlighting as a game development studio and has been slowly working on its debut game Little Ruin. This is no hobby though..."

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WellPlayed @wellplayed.bsky.social · Aug 18

MADE IN AUSTRALIA // Lucernal

We speak with the Melbourne-based @lucernal.bsky.social about its journey from architecture visualisation to game development

Made In Australia: Lucernal

Meet the architects of Little Ruin

www.well-played.com.au

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League of Geeks (LoG!) @leagueofgeeks.com · Aug 6

Hey friends! The hiring continues! This time with a couple of roles that folks are always asking us about. Get amongst it for our next PC/Console title!

🗺️ Game Designer
📝 Writer

Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers!

RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏

*zigzags into the tall grass*

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The Milk Lake @themilklake.bsky.social · Aug 5

if you look in the river, the river looks back

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Shaun Aitcheson @shaunaitcheson.bsky.social · Jul 25

How gorgeous is this Hob's Barrow artwork by Jessica Seamans!!! 😍

It comes packed in with the EDITIONS physical version of Hob's Barrow: www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-s-j...

It is also available as a limited edition film-poster-style premium print:
www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/h-print

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Rufus Kubica @rufusblackwood.bsky.social · Jul 21

It's the last day of Steam’s #Tacticon 2025!

If you haven’t yet, take a look at #DeathHowl - a tactical deck-builder with grid-based combat and just the right touch of soulslike flavour.

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Dave Lloyd 💾 Powerhoof @dave.powerhoof.com · Jul 17

🔥 The Drifter is OUT NOW! 🔥

Solve your own murder in our fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ride. 15% off for launch!
Steam 🤜 store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/...
GoG 🤜 www.gog.com/en/game/the_...

It's been a long road working on this one- so exciting to finally get it in people's hands!

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Lucernal @lucernal.bsky.social · Jul 12

Thanks @wellplayed.bsky.social for chatting to us about our studio, architecture and our debut game, Little Ruin.

WellPlayed @wellplayed.bsky.social · Jul 11

PODCAST // Made In Australia

The latest podcast episode of Made In Australia featuring Melbourne-based developer @lucernal.bsky.social is out now on podcast services

Spotify: bit.ly/3U3xWx0
Apple: bit.ly/3IgYM2p

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meredith 🙂‍↕️ 🔜MIGW & SXSW @merryh.bsky.social · Jun 26

BIG WEEK
NEW GAME
GO PLAY

(All I’ve done this week is marketing and biz dev tasks don’t make me write copy here too)

Summerfall Studios 🕯️Malys OUT October 24!🕯️ @summerfallstudios.com · Jun 25

Surprise - our demonic deckbuilder Malys is available in Early Access - right now! 🙌

Hell hath no fury like a long wait. We're eager for your thoughts and feedback, so we decided to anoint you a little early!

It's time to UNLEASH HELL! 🔥

🔗 https://bit.ly/playmalys

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

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Summerfall Studios 🕯️Malys OUT October 24!🕯️ @summerfallstudios.com · Jun 25

Surprise - our demonic deckbuilder Malys is available in Early Access - right now! 🙌

Hell hath no fury like a long wait. We're eager for your thoughts and feedback, so we decided to anoint you a little early!

It's time to UNLEASH HELL! 🔥

🔗 https://bit.ly/playmalys

Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

youtu.be

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · Jun 24

Following another cancellation, I am looking for (remote) contract/freelance work. I am a game urbanist & designer (15 years experience), and can help with:

🏙️ game cities & urban environments
🪐 worldbuilding
🎲 game design & documentation

Contact me @ www.game-cities.com/about

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Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · Jun 20

A reminder (for anyone interested in game urbanism and the design of video game cities) ⤵️

Konstantinos Dimopoulos @konstantinosd.bsky.social · Jun 19

Made all my medium posts open to non-subscribers (so, I think, everyone), and am also considering posting them on other platforms too.

Will be linking to all the newly opened articles in this thread, but you can also find everything here: medium.com/me/stories/p...

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Nick Carver @nickcarver.bsky.social · Jun 13

Experimenting with using procedural ivy for set dressing = fun!
#madewithunity #gamedev #indiedev #空想家

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Lucernal @lucernal.bsky.social · Jun 14

Congrats! Reviews are looking good :)

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Rufus Kubica @rufusblackwood.bsky.social · Jun 13

#TheAlters - our newest, mind-bending survival sci-fi game - is out!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGFj...

The Alters | Accolades Trailer

YouTube video by 11 bit studios

www.youtube.com

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