Jay Ma
@jarmustard.bsky.social
・Reposts of game dev and art・
・Cofounder of Subset Games・
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・Cofounder of Subset Games・
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Jay Ma
@jarmustard.bsky.social
· Aug 12
Matt found the original "brainstorming document" for FTL -
Written on a big roll of paper in his apartment in Shanghai over beers.
You can see a lot of the foundational ideas there, but this was before we even pictured having ship-to-ship combat.
Written on a big roll of paper in his apartment in Shanghai over beers.
You can see a lot of the foundational ideas there, but this was before we even pictured having ship-to-ship combat.
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YES, I am actually making this game together with Daisuke Amaya and Masashi( #room6 ) !!! Please look forward to #AvemaryRocket !!!
store.steampowered.com/app/4145380/
store.steampowered.com/app/4145380/
Avemary Rocket -Captain Patchwork- on Steam
Join our brave captain on this action adventure in space! You'll be riding The Patchwork, a less than ideal spaceship, but enough to get away from pursuers. However, you'll be facing malfunctions, fir...
store.steampowered.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM
YES, I am actually making this game together with Daisuke Amaya and Masashi( #room6 ) !!! Please look forward to #AvemaryRocket !!!
store.steampowered.com/app/4145380/
store.steampowered.com/app/4145380/
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ISEKAT IS LAUUUUNNCCHHHEEDDD!!! COME PLAYYYYY!!! 🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉
We also have a bundle with Glyphica if you wanna get another cool typing game at a discount!!!
ITS RELEASEDDDDD WE DID ITTTTTTTTT
#indiegames #typinggame #catgame #isekaigame
We also have a bundle with Glyphica if you wanna get another cool typing game at a discount!!!
ITS RELEASEDDDDD WE DID ITTTTTTTTT
#indiegames #typinggame #catgame #isekaigame
November 28, 2025 at 5:29 PM
ISEKAT IS LAUUUUNNCCHHHEEDDD!!! COME PLAYYYYY!!! 🎊🎊🎉🎉🎉
We also have a bundle with Glyphica if you wanna get another cool typing game at a discount!!!
ITS RELEASEDDDDD WE DID ITTTTTTTTT
#indiegames #typinggame #catgame #isekaigame
We also have a bundle with Glyphica if you wanna get another cool typing game at a discount!!!
ITS RELEASEDDDDD WE DID ITTTTTTTTT
#indiegames #typinggame #catgame #isekaigame
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Noobs Are Coming 1.0 JUST RELEASED ON STEAM ❤
- Brotato X Isaac but you are the Final Boss
- Play solo or in co-op
- Banger OST
- Equip boss patterns, summon minions etc
- Grab it at 4.7 bucks (-40% for launch)
#steam #solodev #roguelike #indiegame
- Brotato X Isaac but you are the Final Boss
- Play solo or in co-op
- Banger OST
- Equip boss patterns, summon minions etc
- Grab it at 4.7 bucks (-40% for launch)
#steam #solodev #roguelike #indiegame
November 27, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Noobs Are Coming 1.0 JUST RELEASED ON STEAM ❤
- Brotato X Isaac but you are the Final Boss
- Play solo or in co-op
- Banger OST
- Equip boss patterns, summon minions etc
- Grab it at 4.7 bucks (-40% for launch)
#steam #solodev #roguelike #indiegame
- Brotato X Isaac but you are the Final Boss
- Play solo or in co-op
- Banger OST
- Equip boss patterns, summon minions etc
- Grab it at 4.7 bucks (-40% for launch)
#steam #solodev #roguelike #indiegame
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Saw that Death In Abyss just released as well. Forgot I'd wishlisted it at some point (hell, it might've been from a recommendation from you tbh). Looks rad af, like Starfox meets Devil Daggers in an alien ocean
store.steampowered.com/app/2076520/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2076520/...
Save 10% on Death In Abyss on Steam
Death In Abyss is an intense flight shooter that challenges you to utilize your maneuverability and explosive firepower to survive against the deep-sea hostilities. In your descent, the nightmares can...
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November 28, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Saw that Death In Abyss just released as well. Forgot I'd wishlisted it at some point (hell, it might've been from a recommendation from you tbh). Looks rad af, like Starfox meets Devil Daggers in an alien ocean
store.steampowered.com/app/2076520/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2076520/...
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I Write Games Not Tragedies is OUT NOW!
🤘Witty, self-deprecating coming of age story
🤘Scream for the high score in our rhythm game
🤘 Art that's sketchy and messy, just like our souls
store.steampowered.com/app/3396670/...
🤘Witty, self-deprecating coming of age story
🤘Scream for the high score in our rhythm game
🤘 Art that's sketchy and messy, just like our souls
store.steampowered.com/app/3396670/...
November 14, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I Write Games Not Tragedies is OUT NOW!
🤘Witty, self-deprecating coming of age story
🤘Scream for the high score in our rhythm game
🤘 Art that's sketchy and messy, just like our souls
store.steampowered.com/app/3396670/...
🤘Witty, self-deprecating coming of age story
🤘Scream for the high score in our rhythm game
🤘 Art that's sketchy and messy, just like our souls
store.steampowered.com/app/3396670/...
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Kill It with Fire 2 is officially OUT of Early Access! Grab a friend, squash a spider, and enjoy a bit of interdimensional travel! youtu.be/YLPc_Vnzaps?...
KILL IT WITH FIRE! 2 - Launch Trailer | Steam, PS5, Xbox Game Pass
YouTube video by tinyBuildGAMES
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Kill It with Fire 2 is officially OUT of Early Access! Grab a friend, squash a spider, and enjoy a bit of interdimensional travel! youtu.be/YLPc_Vnzaps?...
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It's a fortunate position to be in to make levels for a game series you really love. Even more fortunate for the studio @ustwogames.co.uk letting you make a video showing how these levels can be designed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL-F...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL-F...
How to Make Monument Valley Levels
YouTube video by LudicRyan
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
It's a fortunate position to be in to make levels for a game series you really love. Even more fortunate for the studio @ustwogames.co.uk letting you make a video showing how these levels can be designed.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL-F...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL-F...
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Even more good news - the Sanabi DLC is out, and it's free! And the game is on sale and EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD.
A grappling hook precision platformer with a heavy story focus. It feels like a genuinely cool cyberpunk thriller with some good twists and turns. Big recommendation from me.
A grappling hook precision platformer with a heavy story focus. It feels like a genuinely cool cyberpunk thriller with some good twists and turns. Big recommendation from me.
Save 35% on SANABI on Steam
SANABI is an exhilarating stylish dystopian action-platformer. Play as a legendary retired veteran and use your signature prosthetic arm to jump over cliffs and skyscrapers, zip through bullets and tr...
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November 27, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Even more good news - the Sanabi DLC is out, and it's free! And the game is on sale and EXCEPTIONALLY GOOD.
A grappling hook precision platformer with a heavy story focus. It feels like a genuinely cool cyberpunk thriller with some good twists and turns. Big recommendation from me.
A grappling hook precision platformer with a heavy story focus. It feels like a genuinely cool cyberpunk thriller with some good twists and turns. Big recommendation from me.
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Do you like weird puzzles? You don't mind playing the first experimental iterations of a game? Like this post and DM me your mail, I'll have a surprise in your inbox everyday of December 🎁✨
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Do you like weird puzzles? You don't mind playing the first experimental iterations of a game? Like this post and DM me your mail, I'll have a surprise in your inbox everyday of December 🎁✨
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EVERYTHING SPIRALS TO A FINAL POINT OF UNIFICATION
THE SACRED ΩMEGA POINT
cathroon.itch.io/omega-point
A MIXTAPE AT THE END OF THE WORLD
[FLASHING IMAGE WARNING]
THE SACRED ΩMEGA POINT
cathroon.itch.io/omega-point
A MIXTAPE AT THE END OF THE WORLD
[FLASHING IMAGE WARNING]
September 7, 2025 at 2:47 AM
EVERYTHING SPIRALS TO A FINAL POINT OF UNIFICATION
THE SACRED ΩMEGA POINT
cathroon.itch.io/omega-point
A MIXTAPE AT THE END OF THE WORLD
[FLASHING IMAGE WARNING]
THE SACRED ΩMEGA POINT
cathroon.itch.io/omega-point
A MIXTAPE AT THE END OF THE WORLD
[FLASHING IMAGE WARNING]
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Sektori is one of the best games I’ve played all year. Design perfection, a fantastic soundtrack, it’s almost impossible for me to put down. I need every sicko reading this to play it. For @aftermath.site aftermath.site/sektori-shoo...
Sektori Is The Technically Perfect Heir To Geometry Wars
I need every sicko reading this to play Sektori right now.
aftermath.site
November 26, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Sektori is one of the best games I’ve played all year. Design perfection, a fantastic soundtrack, it’s almost impossible for me to put down. I need every sicko reading this to play it. For @aftermath.site aftermath.site/sektori-shoo...
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It's live! 🚨 Cleared Hot has launched into Steam early access !! 🚁💥
We are thrilled with the response so far. Thanks to everyone who has been playing, sharing, and giving us feedback. 🙏
Play it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
We are thrilled with the response so far. Thanks to everyone who has been playing, sharing, and giving us feedback. 🙏
Play it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
November 26, 2025 at 11:22 PM
It's live! 🚨 Cleared Hot has launched into Steam early access !! 🚁💥
We are thrilled with the response so far. Thanks to everyone who has been playing, sharing, and giving us feedback. 🙏
Play it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
We are thrilled with the response so far. Thanks to everyone who has been playing, sharing, and giving us feedback. 🙏
Play it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1710820/...
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Also, my current game project: Vikings on Trampolines. Its a co-op/versus brawler where you're vikings, you fight on trampolines, and balloons are sentient and evil.
February 5, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Also, my current game project: Vikings on Trampolines. Its a co-op/versus brawler where you're vikings, you fight on trampolines, and balloons are sentient and evil.
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Kings of Hell Early Access is Out now!
Grab it on Steam using the Link Below!
store.steampowered.com/app/3120020/...
Grab it on Steam using the Link Below!
store.steampowered.com/app/3120020/...
Kings of Hell on Steam
Enter the World of Kings of Hell; set during 2112, 100 years after the rapture, the world as we know it is now literally Hell on Earth as Demons now rule the planet. Follow the adventures of Lutin, En...
store.steampowered.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Kings of Hell Early Access is Out now!
Grab it on Steam using the Link Below!
store.steampowered.com/app/3120020/...
Grab it on Steam using the Link Below!
store.steampowered.com/app/3120020/...
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a peek at how the school 👩🏻🏫 and dorm 🏫 freetime scenes from consume me look in blender!
November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
a peek at how the school 👩🏻🏫 and dorm 🏫 freetime scenes from consume me look in blender!
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We're excited to announce YOUNG SUNS: a new narrative-rich co-op life sim set on Jupiter. Experience life in an optimistic future full of colorful characters. Play solo or with up to 3 friends. Visit planetoids, ruins, and stations. Craft and decorate. Help society heal.
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
KO_OP Game Reveal & Presentation
YouTube video by KO_OP
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We're excited to announce YOUNG SUNS: a new narrative-rich co-op life sim set on Jupiter. Experience life in an optimistic future full of colorful characters. Play solo or with up to 3 friends. Visit planetoids, ruins, and stations. Craft and decorate. Help society heal.
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...
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Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
Unsettling Horror Game Horses Banned From Steam, Leaving Studio With 'High Risk' of Closure - IGN
Indie horror game Horses is preparing to launch on December 2, on the Epic Games Store, GOG, Itch.io, and the Humble Store. But one place it won't be is on Steam, because Steam has banned the game for...
www.ign.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Really wild situation here: a celebrated and well-regarded indie dev and publisher is facing shutdown because Valve banned their game from Steam and won't talk to them about it, at all.
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
www.ign.com/articles/uns...
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Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
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BIG NEWS:
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
The Secret Lives of Games: All Systems Brough - Introduction
We're joined by Frank Lantz (Q-UP) and Mare Sheppard + Raigan Burns of Metanet (N++) for the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long exploration of the work of Michael Brough. We share our th...
secretlives.games
November 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
BIG NEWS:
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
We are no longer Eggplant. We are, simply:
The Secret Lives of Games
AND ALSO:
We've launched the first episode of All Systems Brough, a year-long, one-a-month series exploring the work of @smestorp.bsky.social. Join us and play along!
secretlives.games/all-systems-...
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Cross Blitz 1.0 is finally out!
We've been working on this for over 6 years. An absolutely exhaustive undertaking. I learned a lot during its development, and I'm a much stronger artist and writer because of it.
I hope its characters and world resonate with people, if even just a little.
We've been working on this for over 6 years. An absolutely exhaustive undertaking. I learned a lot during its development, and I'm a much stronger artist and writer because of it.
I hope its characters and world resonate with people, if even just a little.
November 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Cross Blitz 1.0 is finally out!
We've been working on this for over 6 years. An absolutely exhaustive undertaking. I learned a lot during its development, and I'm a much stronger artist and writer because of it.
I hope its characters and world resonate with people, if even just a little.
We've been working on this for over 6 years. An absolutely exhaustive undertaking. I learned a lot during its development, and I'm a much stronger artist and writer because of it.
I hope its characters and world resonate with people, if even just a little.
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🎲DIE FOR THE LICH EARLY ACCESS IS OUT! 🎲
Grab your purses, tell your neighbours, ROLL THE DICE
#indiegames #Steam #roguelike
Grab your purses, tell your neighbours, ROLL THE DICE
#indiegames #Steam #roguelike
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🎲DIE FOR THE LICH EARLY ACCESS IS OUT! 🎲
Grab your purses, tell your neighbours, ROLL THE DICE
#indiegames #Steam #roguelike
Grab your purses, tell your neighbours, ROLL THE DICE
#indiegames #Steam #roguelike
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Cool free stuff alert: They're giving away the base version of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 this weekend.
Really good co-op first-person brawler about the world's most dysfunctional friend group fighting through the ratpocalypse.
There's some decent DLC but they've added a LOT for free over the years.
Really good co-op first-person brawler about the world's most dysfunctional friend group fighting through the ratpocalypse.
There's some decent DLC but they've added a LOT for free over the years.
Save 100% on Warhammer: Vermintide 2 on Steam
The critically acclaimed Vermintide 2 is a visually stunning and groundbreaking melee action game pushing the boundaries of the first person co-op genre. Join the fight now!
store.steampowered.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Cool free stuff alert: They're giving away the base version of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 this weekend.
Really good co-op first-person brawler about the world's most dysfunctional friend group fighting through the ratpocalypse.
There's some decent DLC but they've added a LOT for free over the years.
Really good co-op first-person brawler about the world's most dysfunctional friend group fighting through the ratpocalypse.
There's some decent DLC but they've added a LOT for free over the years.
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BUNDLE DE JOGOS BRASILEIROS!
BLOODLESS X DANDARA X UNSIGHTED!
Três clássicos games brasileiros juntos com ótimo preço! :) Feliz de ver o UNSIGHTED ao lado dessas pedradas!
_
BRAZILIAN GAMES BUNDLE!
Get three classic Brazilian indie titles on this Bundle! Happy to see UNSIGHTED featured!
Link 👇
BLOODLESS X DANDARA X UNSIGHTED!
Três clássicos games brasileiros juntos com ótimo preço! :) Feliz de ver o UNSIGHTED ao lado dessas pedradas!
_
BRAZILIAN GAMES BUNDLE!
Get three classic Brazilian indie titles on this Bundle! Happy to see UNSIGHTED featured!
Link 👇
November 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
BUNDLE DE JOGOS BRASILEIROS!
BLOODLESS X DANDARA X UNSIGHTED!
Três clássicos games brasileiros juntos com ótimo preço! :) Feliz de ver o UNSIGHTED ao lado dessas pedradas!
_
BRAZILIAN GAMES BUNDLE!
Get three classic Brazilian indie titles on this Bundle! Happy to see UNSIGHTED featured!
Link 👇
BLOODLESS X DANDARA X UNSIGHTED!
Três clássicos games brasileiros juntos com ótimo preço! :) Feliz de ver o UNSIGHTED ao lado dessas pedradas!
_
BRAZILIAN GAMES BUNDLE!
Get three classic Brazilian indie titles on this Bundle! Happy to see UNSIGHTED featured!
Link 👇
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Berserk B.I.T.S is out! ⭐️
Grab your Virtual Desktop Buddy and Save the Internet!
The game launches at 6.99$ with 10% off at launch!
(tell your friends! tell everyone!)
oh and please Review it!
I hope you enjoy! ✨
Grab your Virtual Desktop Buddy and Save the Internet!
The game launches at 6.99$ with 10% off at launch!
(tell your friends! tell everyone!)
oh and please Review it!
I hope you enjoy! ✨
November 21, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Berserk B.I.T.S is out! ⭐️
Grab your Virtual Desktop Buddy and Save the Internet!
The game launches at 6.99$ with 10% off at launch!
(tell your friends! tell everyone!)
oh and please Review it!
I hope you enjoy! ✨
Grab your Virtual Desktop Buddy and Save the Internet!
The game launches at 6.99$ with 10% off at launch!
(tell your friends! tell everyone!)
oh and please Review it!
I hope you enjoy! ✨