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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer

@bchezza.bsky.social

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#GameDev with @greyalien.bsky.social at Grey Alien Games. Forbidden Solitaire, Ancient Enemy, Shadowhand, Regency Solitaire. Writer: Going Medieval & more…https://greyaliengames.com/blog/writing-editing/

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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · Feb 3

GAME ANNOUNCEMENT: FORBIDDEN SOLITAIRE

👁️1995: A game releases, but is rapidly withdrawn.
👁️2019: Found in a thrift store. Something about it feels… wrong.
👁️ You couldn't wait to install it. Now? You wish you hadn’t.

WISHLIST: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

#Gamedev #Steamgame #horror

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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 5h

It's VERY good.

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 1d

Spooky eyeball? Check! We've got that covered for you in Forbidden Solitaire.

Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 1d

I can confirm that starting a sale on the sale day as Next Fest was a bad idea.

Anyway, our games are on sale including this fab bundle:
store.steampowered.com/bundle/47778...

Save 56% on Heroines of Solitaire on Steam

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Night Signal Entertainment @nightsignalentertainment.com · 1d

We were recently sent this amazing fan-made Forbidden Solitaire magazine ad from 'Fog Hat'! It's perfectly 90s, we love it! 😍💀

🩸Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 5d

New boss music just dropped. Also the boss now curses the cards!

This is Forbidden Solitaire:

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 2d

I think I'll load up this old CD-ROM that I found in a thrift store yesterday. It's a banned game from 1995 called Forbidden Solitaire!

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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 5d

literally made these for our family Xmas tree last year. Floor chicken forever!

pixellated chicken on a christmas ornament

Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 5d

Almost as scary as the real world…lots of us running about doing stuff here, too 👻

Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 5d

Oh dear sounds like the love child of two of my most addictive games / there goes my spare time. 👽

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Night Signal Entertainment @nightsignalentertainment.com · 5d

When the creator of BALATRO says your game is "oozing vibes" - you know you're doing something right! 😍

💜 Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 5d

I'm scared now...

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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 5d

LOOK AT THE DATE ...
WTF 👁️

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 6d

Finally! A guitar riff I created in the 1990s (on my JCM 2000 Marshall amp) has a moment to shine in our nostalgia/horror game. #longgame

Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 6d

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 259:
Failure is nothing to be ashamed of. It means you tried something. No-one succeeds without failures: it’s a necessary part of the process.

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Mantis Games - Deck of Haunts 🎃 @mantisgames.bsky.social · 6d

We're officially hosting this weeks #TurnBasedThursday!

🕹️ #indiedev: Reply with your game & don't forget the hashtag
🎮 #players: ❤️Like 💬Comment & 🔄Repost

If you don't, we have a spot reserved for you in our haunted domain 👀🎃!

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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 6d

- NHS data (mostly complete, can it be leveraged further? 🤔)
- Haggis, Cornish pasties and scones
- Quirky TV shows featuring red buses and phone boxes

Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 6d

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Ashley Gwinnell @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social · 9d

Our Steam Next Fest marketing workshop with Chris Zukowski starts in ONE HOUR (6pm BST)!

The lovely @heydanthomas.bsky.social will be hosting!

Join us over in the IMPRESS Discord here: 👇

discord.gg/63tZmEep38?e...

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 9d

New Patreon Post: Turning Eyeballs into Wishlists: 600,000+ YouTube Views in 5 Days

www.patreon.com/posts/140569...

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 9d

If you are waiting for Forbidden Solitaire, how about trying out one of our other solitaire games.

- Regency Solitaire 1 & 2 have a nice story.
- Shadowhand and Ancient Enemy have a story and also solitaire combat and RPG-style stats.

store.steampowered.com/developer/Gr...

Steam Developer: Grey Alien Games

All games that Grey Alien Games has created or published.

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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 10d

when I grow up I want a staircase like that in my house.

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Nick Lives 🤡 @slicknicklives.bsky.social · 11d

Not to toot my own horn but this might be one of my new favorite shots I've composed for Forbidden Solitaire. 🩸💔

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Helen Carmichael - Game Developer @bchezza.bsky.social · 11d

Earlier this week I went out with @greyalien.bsky.social land we touched some grass. And moss. And dead leaves. And falling crab apples…

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 13d

This happened yesterday!
bsky.app/profile/grey...

Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 13d

Wooooo! We hit 30,000 wishlists for Forbidden Solitaire.

This is like nothing that's ever happened to us in 20 years of making indie games. Huge thanks everyone!

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Wadjet Eye of Sauron @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social · 13d

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow by Clock and Dagger is HALF PRICE during the Steam Autumn Sale!

Explore the moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow.

What lies beneath the soil?

Find out here: store.steampowered.com/app/1182310/...

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