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Otto Ojala

@ottoojala.com

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I made Soccer Physics and several other somewhat successful games in the 2010s. Today, I'm a hobbyist game dev focusing on making freeware local multiplayer games using #Godot. https://ottoojala.com https://ottoojala.itch.io https://ko-fi.com/ottoojala

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Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · Jun 27

Autopeli, my retro-inspired split-screen racing game, is now done and published on Itchio! :--) The game is freeware, so grab a friend and try it out!

ottoojala.itch.io/autopeli

#IndieGame #GodotEngine #SoloDev

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Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 13h

(I can't stop thinking how perfect Bach's "Air On The G String" is for the game).

Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 14h

Aand of course there could be random modifiers too, for each generated office, like the ones I already have implemented (rocket fart, zero G, slippery floor...)

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Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 14h

My current plan for the game is to just make it very random, and to encourage the player to randomize the office for as many times as they want to get the one they want to try completing. Perhaps they could also be able share the random seed of the generated office and compete on highscores, hmm.

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Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 14h

The professional game developer I am, I had totally forgotten about this treadmill I made quite early on in the project. It too can now randomly spawn in the office, if there's enough room.

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Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 21h

It certainly does, thanks for pointing out :--) I'll try to avoid making it look any more like him.

Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 1d

Absolutely, farting is a gift.

Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 1d

Long time no GIF! Some small updates to the "limp wienernoid farting in an office" game:
-slim, harder to squeeze through level exit hole
-TVs and camcorders can now randomly spawn
-the previous level finish photos might show up framed on the walls (thanks @tzschk.bsky.social for the idea).

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Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.social · 2d

Remaster GTA 1, you cowards!

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Kimmo Lahtinen @gimblll.com · 3d

Nice to see such a positive take on Sektori from @pcgamer.com. Seems that at least a site or two saw the release date announcement!

www.pcgamer.com/games/action...

Prepare to have your brain fried by this electric shoot 'em up from an ex-Housemarque designer when it launches next month

Sektori's demo blew me away when I played it last year.

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Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 3d

Oh boi, switching to using WordPress wasn't quite as easy as I remembered, or at least, tweaking the site to look like I wanted it to required a lot more custom CSS and plugins than I had hoped for. But it works now, and looks simplified enough! www.ottoojala.com

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MrEliptik ⚡Hyperslice demo is out! @mreliptik.bsky.social · 3d

Hey, if you like word games you might be interested in helping me playtest something 👀

I'm running a somewhat private playtest on Discord, so join us!
🔗 discord.gg/bAvbKzCS

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Mobile Last @mobilelast.bsky.social · 4d

A cozy main menu background for #ScreenshotSaturday. There’s still plenty to refine, but the slide projector already takes it straight back to the ’70s. I’m planning to fill the photo tray with snapshots from older versions of the game, so a touch of history in there too.
#IndieGame #GameDev

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Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 4d

Stuff I didn't know I was sharing on my personal website:
Skiing 100m (button smashing game): www.ottoojala.com/hiihto100/
Celebrity name generator (Finnish only): ottoojala.com/julkkisnimi/

Hiihdon 100m

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joon @joonturbo.bsky.social · 5d

today's episode of "damn that's so clever I wish I had thought of that"

Jupiter @jupiterhadley.com · 5d

‪Played some of Tiny Lands 2 which is a hidden object puzzle game with beautiful graphics at #BCNGameFest ‬

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Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 5d

Finally got to making an Android version of Wrestle Jump 2 and adding it to itchio. It's been interesting looking at these older Godot projects of mine as it's now clearer to me I've actually become a tiny bit better at this :--) Still, WJ2 is a nice two-player game: ottoojala.itch.io/wrestle-jump-2

Wrestle Jump 2 by Otto Ojala

One-button physics-based wrestling!

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Morgan Treeman @treemengames.bsky.social · 5d

We just released new update including new area called "Airport Island" and few other things. Check the trailer and comment what you think? Feedback is always appreciated!
(AND THERE IS FINNISH GAME WEEK ON STEAM SO -20% SALE ON PAKO4 UNTIL SUNDAY)
#indiegame #indiedev #indiegames #fgw25 #steamsale

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Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 5d

Yess, this is a very fun device to target :--) If you're into using Discord, the PortMaster people have an active server to get you started: portmaster.games

PortMaster

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Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 6d

Thanks, that's a tempting offer, you have a fine voice, too! :--) I'm not planning on updating this game, other than this new port, but who knows, maybe some future project could use a line or two!

Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 6d

This was one of the first (if not the first) Godot games I made, 2 years ago, I believe. There are a few design choices I'm not a fan of today (for example that TTS voice), but it's still a solid, good 2-player game, and a nice fit for the device.

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Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 6d

Found the time to do a more proper version of Otto's Tennis game for PortMaster. I'll hopefully get the PortMaster people to include this in the catalogue at some point so you'll get to play this too if you have one of these cool little Linux handhelds.

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Antti Tiihonen @anttitiihonen.bsky.social · 6d

Spider bots using the improved pathfinding. Look at 'em go! 🥰

store.steampowered.com/app/3989530/...

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Kimmo Lahtinen @gimblll.com · 7d

Finally, a release day! Sektori is coming out on November 18th on PC/Steam, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S. #indiegame

mailchi.mp/planofattack...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWr9...

Sektori - Release Date Trailer

YouTube video by Kimmo Lahtinen

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René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 7d

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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void @voidsrc.bsky.social · 8d

Drunkink is OUT on itch!

Play online in your browser:
voidsrc.itch.io/drunkink

Big congrats to @irensa.bsky.social for creating the amazing graphics for her first video game!

#ld58 #ldjam #indiedev #gamedev

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Otto Ojala @ottoojala.com · 8d

Haha, thanks! <3 It'll still get done, but I wonder if it'd be a good idea to work on some mini projects before that, to recalibrate my thoughts on this matter.