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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...

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 22h

#JollyRoll is a delightful match-3 game with a great aesthetic: store.steampowered.com/app/3914160/...

JollyRoll on Steam

Step into the toy-box world of JollyRoll, a cheerful marble-matching game. Line up shots, trigger satisfying combos, and clear handcrafted tracks filled with nostalgic charm.

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 22h

#DarkAgeDinos is a tactical roguelike 65 million years in the making: store.steampowered.com/app/2064310/...

Dark Age Dinos on Steam

A tactical roguelike for 1-4 players set in a medieval world of sword wielding dinosaurs. Strategize your way through short adventures where teamwork is the key to success!

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 22h

#SunsetSuckerpunch grabs you with a synthwave landscape & keeps you with fast-paced combat: store.steampowered.com/app/3651550/...

Sunset Suckerpunch on Steam

Meet K8E: a talking, transforming motorcycle-sword-gauntlet. Drive her to meet your enemies, and wield her to crater them into the asphalt. Turn the bodies of your enemies into supersonic projectiles ...

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 22h

#Astronomics combines space exploration with resource collection automation: store.steampowered.com/app/1975520/...

Astronomics on Steam

Top-down action and space exploration meet asteroid mining automation! Navigate to randomly generated asteroids passing by and start mining. Impress your employer, upgrade your equipment, fight off pi...

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 22h

#PolyFighter is an interesting fighter & roguelike combo: store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/...

Poly Fighter on Steam

Poly Fighter is a single-player roguelike fighting game. Learn new moves from every opponent you defeat to build your fighter’s unique style. Battle through tense retro-arcade duels with beginner-frie...

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 22h

#Unless is a cool 2D platformer: store.steampowered.com/app/2944340/...

Unless on Steam

Take a trip back to the nostalgic era of pure platforming games built without gimmicks and minimal story. Race through bite-sized levels solo, or with a co-op helper in pursuit of achieving elusive S-...

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 22h

#Mushroam is my studio's latest game: store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/...

Mushroam on Steam

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 22h

Check out the latest #SqueakingDragon post! This time, I'm talking about a few indie games that recently caught my eye!

Read it here: www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/wishlis...

#VGLX #OttawaComicCon #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #blog #EhGameShowcase #wishlistWednesday

Recent Indie Game Convention Finds. Indie Games to wishlist

As a game developer, exhibiting at conventions is a fun, and somewhat necessary activity to partake in as it gives me the chance to promote my latest project along with meeting other people in the ind...

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · 3d

A sneak peek behind the scenes of a #skypyre convention setup!

@tjmoyes.bsky.social and I collaborated to build this beauty - THE BOOTH!

A pair of screens on the front, in two laptops running it from behind. With ample storage!

#indiedev #gamedev #vglx

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 3d

Check out #Mushroam live on Twitch.tv/TwitchToronto

#vglx #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #event #SkyPyreStudios #EhGameShowcase

Twitch

Twitch is the world

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 4d

Thank youuuuu!!!

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · 5d

Hey Toronto! If you're around come check out #mushroam at #VGLX !

#toronto #indiegame #gamedev

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

Here we are!
#VGLX begins & #Mushroam is here to play!

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 6d

PLAY MUSHROAM AT VGLX, OCT 25-26!

Come visit SkyPyre Studios at our booth this weekend!

Tickets at vglx.ca

#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios #Mushroam

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 7d

The new site has launched! Enjoy this short DIY post!

www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/small-c...

#SqueakingDragon #diy #blog #homereno #homeDIY

Small Changes To Big Results. Our Kitchen Reno, So Far. How small changes can make big differences.

My wife and I bought our first house in early 2024, and were very excited about getting to make the space into what we wanted. Up until then, we had spent our adult lives renting, which meant that apa...

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Julian Sanchez @juliansanchez.bsky.social · 21d

LOOKING FOR BASS

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 11d

Hey @alphabetagamer.bsky.social, waaay back in 2017, you covered SkyPyre's first game: Halen Ballad of the Blade Thief (www.alphabetagamer.com/halen-ballad...)

If you're interested, our latest game #Mushroam has a demo on Steam & is coming to #VGLX next week!

Learn more: www.skypyre.com/mushroam

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 13d

Hey Dreamworks! Where are the movie soundtrack versions of "The Road To El Dorado" songs on Spotify?!

There are alternate versions on there, also performed by Elton John, but, we need to have the movie versions too!

#TheRoadToElDorado #Dreamworks #music #OST

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 15d

Animation looks good! Also like the creature's design & colours

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 16d

PLAY MUSHROAM AT VGLX, OCT 25-26!

Join us at at this awesome gaming event & save 10% on #VGLX25 tickets with code SKYPYRE10 at vglx.ca

#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios #Mushroam

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 22d

Check out my buddy, Redshft's new EP on Spotify!
open.spotify.com/artist/4fL7B...

#EP #Music #Spotify #Redshft #Ottawa

Redshft

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 26d

It was nice meeting you at Comic Con, and thanks for chatting with us!

#gamedev #indiegame #ottawa #SkyPyre

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 · 28d

Rewatching Shrek for the millionth time & I just realized the whole quest happens because Magic Mirror made the mistake of saying Farquaad wasn't a king & had to come up with a way out of being destroyed

Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · 28d

WE'RE GOING TO VGLX, OCT 25-26!

Join us at at this awesome gaming event & save 10% on #VGLX25 tickets with code SKYPYRE10 at vglx.ca

#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios

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Ross Foubister @87th.bsky.social · Sep 28

Happy Michael Festival

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