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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · 1d

Please Keep Watching is now playable in browser! #ScreamJam #indiegame #horror

sprawl.itch.io/please-keep-...

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · 2d

Hi Derek, if I wanted permission to reference some of your games in an Update of one of mine, where should I reach out?

Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · 3d

GG! I'll try it out this weekend.

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · 4d

I've spent the last week making a game for #ScreamJam

It's a self person shooter where you play a streamer exploring an abandoned facility.

sprawl.itch.io/please-keep-...

#gamedev #gamejam #indiedev

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · Sep 5

Billy's World of Imagination is spreading into Abomi Nation!

There's so many other cool crossover with indies, check out their Kickstarter!

Abomi Nation (WISHLIST MONSTER RIFTS!) @orangepylongames.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌀CROSSOVER #25/30: Rainbow Billy by ManaVoid Entertainment!

Some of Billy's friends have appeared in Abomi Nation, ready to lend their unique skills!

More crossovers every day on Kickstarter!
Full post: www.kickstarter.com/projects/470...

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Chasing Rats Games | Working on WORSHIP @chasingratsgames.bsky.social · Jul 16

Worship is OUT NOW on Steam! To celebrate, the game is 15% OFF for the first week! Gather your pact-mates, grow your cult and paint the world’s fate in blood. Do you have what it takes to Worship the Eldritch? #indiegames #indiegame #gaming #pikmin #cotl #cosmichorror #lovecraft

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · Jul 4

This is equally confusing and worrying that they are putting so much effort into this. It's sad.

This is the kind of stuff that will make me push hard to change the software we use internally.

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · May 9

Thanks to everyone who played this early #Hillthorn demo! It's time for me to work on all that feedback!

#indiegames #game #detective #horror

The demo will still be playable here : sprawl.itch.io/hillthorn

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · May 5

Looking good, I'll add it to my curator of monochrome games. Good luck with the release! 🤞

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · May 4

Investigate the strange mountain of Hillthorn by combining action and concepts!

#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #hillthorn #detective

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · May 3

The wobbling makes the first person perspective so satisfying!

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · May 3

I'm releasing a demo! 🔎🌚

Discover Hillthorn, a detective game using cards, concepts and your imagination instead of dialogue:
sprawl.itch.io/hillthorn

There will be a more later, but for now, please leave a comment if you play, especially on pacing and ux! Thanks!

#gamedev #indiegame #demo

Hillthorn - Demo by Sprawl

Explore a mysterious mountains to find a missing person in this card-based investigation game. Meets its inh

sprawl.itch.io

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · Apr 17

We've released Inhuman Resources 🎉! If you're down for some corporate horror, please give this a try!

👉 There's also a demo on both Steam and mobile 👈

SMYRNACORP @smyrnacorp.com · Apr 16

📢 Service Interruption | Smyrnacorp

We're pleased to announce that our doors are now open to the public for education, curiosity and collection purposes.

Try to enjoy and remember the saying: "If someone comes running at you screaming, seize them!"

More info: smyrnacorp.com

Save 15% on Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination on Steam

A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.

smyrnacorp.com

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · Mar 23

5. Dota Underlords - 330h
4. Counter Strike 2 - 388h
3. Rocket League - 450h
2. Final Fantasy 14 - 817h
1. Dota 2 - 2600h

My top 10 to 20 is actually a lot more representative of my recent playing profile.

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · Mar 23

Fun video! I tried to guess before checking and while I distinctly remember my singleplayer experiences more, most of my top 10 is mutliplayer :

10. Elden Ring - 172h
9. Stardew Valley (coop) - 175h
8. Baldur's Gate 3 (coop) - 245h
7. Destiny 2 - 316h
6. Team Fortress 2 - 323h

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SMYRNACORP @smyrnacorp.com · Feb 28

📢 Service Interruption Notice | Smyrnacorp

It appears that 𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 have deemed our presence disruptive to their ecosystem. Our account on Twitter/X has been temporarily removed.

🔻

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · Feb 27

Take a break, try our demo. 🫂

A screenshot of the interactive fiction game "inhuman Resources" where the player has just acquired a new item : "Clinically Depressed".

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · Feb 25

Gonna try it this weekend, congrats! I'll also add this to my monochrome aesthetics list. It looks so good, love the animations!

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · Feb 25

Been seeing gifs for years I'm excited to finally try it. Looking good as always!

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · Feb 25

#NextFest is here and I've got to share the latest game I had the opportunity to work on!

Please take a look, we've worked hard on this interactive fiction and you can try the demo right now!

store.steampowered.com/app/3379360/...

Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination on Steam

A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.

store.steampowered.com

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · Dec 12

I playtested this and can confirm it brings the same chaos energy from Chick Horse! Excited to play more!

Clever Endeavour Games @clevendeavgames.bsky.social · Dec 11

Announcing Ultimate Sheep Raccoon - our new game! 🐑🦝

🚲 Race on bikes against friends
🔨 Build the course together
🎉 Chaotic party fun

🏁 Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/2923350/Ultimate_Sheep_Raccoon/

Trailer: youtube.com/watch?v=J4hC8GudgBU

Ultimate Sheep Raccoon Reveal Trailer

YouTube video by Clever Endeavour Games

www.youtube.com

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · Dec 2

Same experience here, hopefully this will get fixed soon before people get frustrated with it.

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · Dec 1

@indieasylum.bsky.social is mostly providing support to studios in Canada, but have started to expand into publishing recently!

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · Nov 28

웃,⌛,p,♪,♥=abs,0,cos,rnd,circfill cls()
::🍳::
x=64+p(⌛) *6+p(⌛/5)*8
y=64+p(⌛/2)*9+p(⌛/3)*3
for i=0,400 do
🔥=♪(128)
🥚=♪(128)
m=min(1,pget(🔥,🥚))
k=flr((웃(🔥-x)+웃(🥚-y))/55)
♥(🔥+♪(2)-1,🥚+♪(2)-1,3-k*m,7*m)
end
★=p(⌛/2)♥(x,y,27+6*★,5)
♥(x,y,13+1.5*★,12)
♥(x,y,12+1.5*★,7)
⌛+=.01
flip() goto 🍳

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Alexis Lessard @alexislessard.bsky.social · Nov 28

Good Morning ~

Theme : Chef
Source in comments
#codeart #tweetcart #pico8

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