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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Sep 11

🧠 Vector Sigma has left a few breadcrumbs...
If you’ve been digging around the Umbra Dynamics website, you might’ve spotted hints about what we’re working on.

🕹️ But the good stuff?
That’s firewalled. Obscured. Lightly encrypted.

🧑‍💻 Think you can hack your way in?
Drop us what you’ve found.
(No spoi

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Sep 10

Next week we are at DICE Europe #gamesdev #retro

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Sep 8

Oh no I don't think so , you will be fine, it was just that it sparked a distant memory of ours... not many are as old as us though.

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Sep 6

There was a game called Re-Bounder

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Sep 4

✨ Remasters are more than resolution bumps.

We build bridges:

Between old hardware and new players

Between nostalgia and innovation

Between cult classics and their comeback

#indiedev #retro #gamedev

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Sep 1

🧠 Not lost. Just waiting.

Deep under Umbra HQ, Vector Sigma is restoring titles that haven’t seen light since the '90s.

Every byte matters. Every file gets archived.

#retro #gamesdev

Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Aug 27

⚡ More than 40 meetings. A hundred ideas. One clear mission.
Gamescom 2025 was stacked — from early mornings to late nights, we were deep in conversations about IP revival, partnerships, and the future of classic games.

👾 Huge thanks to everyone we met with — we’re already firing out follow-ups, ND

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Aug 19

📼 "We’re looking for partners who love the past as much as we do."
Umbra Dynamics is here at Gamescom to meet publishers and rights holders who want to see their classic IPs (or ours) live again — with care, creativity, and cult-level respect.

🤝 Come find us. We’re about all week with the robot and

Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Aug 18

"Polygonal, janky, and perfect."
The PS1/N64 era defined how a generation felt about games. We’re not just bringing those games back — we’re bringing back that feeling.

🎮 If you’re at Gamescom and grew up on chunky textures, wild soundtracks, and save icons that lived on memory cards — we should ta

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Aug 12

Umbra Dynamics is heading to Gamescom!
We’ll be on the floor all week, meeting partners, publishers, and fellow retro game fans.

If you’re at the show and want to talk about reviving classic IP, come find us — or drop us a message and we’ll set something up.#gamefan #gaming #indiegames #gamedev

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Aug 8

Just because I like the art

Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Jul 24

Pocket-sized. Era-defining.

The Game Boy didn’t need power—it had presence. (especially in those sexy clear cases)

It lit up car rides, school bags, and summer holidays like nothing else.

Sometimes, greatness fits in your palm. ;)

#GameBoy #RetroGaming #UmbraDynamics #PixelPioneers #gamedev

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Aug 2

80% of classic games are unplayable today. We’re changing that.
At Umbra Dynamics, we believe the past deserves a future. Our mission: remastering early 3D icons and preserving them for the next generation.#classicgames #game #gamedev #remaster

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Jul 24

Pocket-sized. Era-defining.

The Game Boy didn’t need power—it had presence. (especially in those sexy clear cases)

It lit up car rides, school bags, and summer holidays like nothing else.

Sometimes, greatness fits in your palm. ;)

#GameBoy #RetroGaming #UmbraDynamics #PixelPioneers #gamedev

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Jul 20

Before the pixels danced, they ponged.

Atari didn’t just start the game—it invented the rules.

From arcades to cartridges, Atari lit the fuse for the medium we love.

At Umbra, we’re building on those foundations. Because preservation isn’t nostalgia—it’s progress.

🕹 #Atari #GameHistory #RetroGam

Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Jul 18

KONG IS BACK. AND HE’S LOUDER.

Banana barrels, pixel chaos, and big vibrations on #Switch2.

DK found his swing. Now show us yours.

#DonkeyKongBananza #UmbraDynamics #RetroFuture #gamedev #indiedev #gamedev

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Jul 16

CHOMPING THROUGH HISTORY
He wasn’t just a character. He was a revolution.

The maze. The ghosts. The waka-waka soundtrack.

Pac-Man didn’t need guns, lore dumps or 4K.
He just needed an idea that stuck, it also helped he looked like Pizza.

Vector Sigma approves.

#PacMan #Namco #RetroGaming #GameHi

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Jul 6

We insist you must all collect physical media if you can. 😊

Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Jul 6

THE PAST HAS NEVER BEEN MORE FUTURE-PROOF.”

We love seeing the industry rediscover its roots.

It’s why we’re here.

#RetroGames #GamePreservation #Remake #UmbraDynamics #indiegame #gamedev

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Jul 2

THE FIRST STEPS ARE THE HARDEST.

But they’re also the most exciting.

Umbra Dynamics is live.
Let’s make games that matter.

#IndieDev #NewStudio #LetsMakeStuff #UmbraDynamics #gamedev

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Jun 28

“You. Three mates. One sofa.”
Which console did local multiplayer best?

N64 GoldenEye showdowns?
PS2 TimeSplitters mayhem?
Dreamcast 4-player Power Stone chaos?
GameCube, Xbox, Saturn — they all had bangers.

Drop your favourite system (and game) 👇
Let’s settle this once and for all.

#LocalMultipl

Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Jun 24

Hugely underrated

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Jun 24

THE OTHER RACER 🚗💥

ROLLCAGE wasn’t WipeOut. It was louder, faster, and had wheels on both sides.
Wall-riding. Exploding. Spinning into techno chaos.

If WipeOut was sleek, Rollcage was pure adrenaline.

#Rollcage #UnderratedPS1 #RetroRacer #UmbraDynamics #PowerUpOrShutUp #videogames

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Jun 21

WELCOME TO RACCOON CITY 🧟‍♂️

Low-res zombies. High-pitched tension.
Fixed cameras. Tank controls.
Somehow still scarier than most modern horror.

This isn’t nostalgia.
This is survival.

#ResidentEvil #RetroHorror #PolygonalPanic #UmbraDynamics #VideoGames

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Jun 19

👋🏼

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Umbra Dynamics @umbradynamics.bsky.social · Jun 17

LOADING… RIDGE CITY 🏎️

The drift. The beat. The vibes.
Ridge Racer didn’t ask for realism.
It gave you style at 200kph.

Respect the polygon.

#RidgeRacer #PolygonPower #RetroRacing #VectorSigmaApproved #VideoGames

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