Justin Hogie
@justinhogie.bsky.social
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Game Developer, Dad of 3, Husband of 1, Fur-Dad of 1. Creating the bite-sized metroidvania Microvania, releasing on October 23 2025. Wishlist -> https://tinyurl.com/pac9j3su Demo -> https://tinyurl.com/2j5fy2jc
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Microvania is a small metroidvania, where you get lost, find upgrades and hidden areas, while trying to avoid aggressive (and passive!) enemies. Demo is on Steam. Full game out early 2025.
Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3114890/...
#wishlistwednesday #indiegamedev #metroidvania #pixelart
Microvania on Steam
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
store.steampowered.com
🥳🎉 Microvania is coming to Steam, Oct 23rd! 🎉🥳

It's a bite-sized #metroidvania. 🤏
Doesn't waste your time. ⏩
Fully handcrafted in every aspect! 💪 #noai

Please Wishlist and support #indiegamedev! 🙇
👉 tinyurl.com/pac9j3su

#screenshotsaturday #pixelart #retro #solodev #gamedev #unity
Yeah, you can even just say 2D microvania, no need for quotes or hyphen 👍
At any rate, I won’t argue with anyone wanting to use the term as a sub-genre either. And I apologise in advance if it makes discussions a little more complicated 🙇
Yeah, I was throwing around a few names, but none really felt right. And not having any defined story/characters meant I didn’t have that source to draw from either.

And then, I found microvania.com was available. Asked a few dev friends, and they all said “buy it & make it yours then!” 😅
Microvania – the bite sized metroidvania – DREAMPUNK
Microvania.com
Thanks! Dev time was ~15 mths
Yeah, I am a seasoned Unity developer, so I went with the engine I know how to use.
I’d love to try pico-8 one day, it looks like lots of fun to work with!
Realtime: Since Jan 2024 😅.
But actual dev time would be closer to 15 mths or so.
🎉 My game is releasing on Oct 23rd! 🥳

Microvania is a bite-sized 🤏 #metroidvania where you get lost, find upgrades, hidden secrets, and fight bosses!

Available on PC/Mac, and (🤞) also #steamdeck!

WL 👉 tinyurl.com/pac9j3su

#wishlistwednesday #indiegamedev #pixelart #retro #solodev #gamedev #unity
Hi #screenshotsaturday! Here's the Lexicon.
It's in the Pause screen, and can show up on the title screen after a short time. I borrowed this idea from Zelda 1, where the title screen eventually shows all the items, hinting at their uses.

tinyurl.com/pac9j3su

#metroidvania #indiegamedev #pixelart
A special #wishlistwednesday, my bite-sized 🤏 #metroidvania is releasing on Oct 24th! (or 23rd if you're +GMT 😉).

It's also the final week of #MIGW25, so don't forget to check out all the great Aussie-made games there!
👉 tinyurl.com/yjec6mnd

WL Microvania
👉 tinyurl.com/pac9j3su

#indiegamedev
Melbourne International Games Week 2025
The MIGW Steam Festival 2025 showcases Australian developers and their games for 10 days, offering demos and discounts!
tinyurl.com
It's #screenshotsaturday! I'm quite pleased I could still fit in some accessibility features in my bite-sized 🤏 #metroidvania.

And of course, MIGW is happening and Microvania part of the Steam Event as well: tinyurl.com/yjec6mnd

WL: tinyurl.com/pac9j3su

#MIGW25 #indiegamedev #pixelart
I’m proud to announce my bite-sized #metroidvania will be participating in the Melbourne International Games Week! #MIGW25

It’s an honour to be a part of such wonderful games this year! 🙇

#wishlistwednesday 👉 tinyurl.com/pac9j3su

#indiegamedev #pixelart
Not a #screenshotsaturday but I am very honoured to be in the Game Devs of Color Expo 2025! 🙇

Please check out all the amazing games by amazing people!

Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/gdocexp...
Watch Parties: www.gamedevsofcolor.org/watch-parties
GDoC: bsky.app/profile/gdoc...

#indiegamedev
✨ My byte-sized 🤏 metroidvania just hit 2000 wishlists!

Thank you so so much! I hope to make a game worthy of your wishes 🙇

Sorry I've super quiet lately, been working hard on it. I'll post an update soon, including beta test access 💪

tinyurl.com/pac9j3su

#indiegamedev #metroidvania #pixelart
Reposted by Justin Hogie
The tiniest modern metroidvania you’ve ever seen is coming to Nintendo Switch! Microvania will arrive on the console in late 2025!

Just premiered in Frosty Games Fest, watch the trailer:
Microvania | Frosty Games Fest 2025
Featured in Frosty Games Fest 2025! Watch the full showcase here: https://youtu.be/3ff3YxX7CgwThe tiniest modern metroidvania you’ve ever seen is coming to N...
youtu.be
Reposted by Justin Hogie
Frosty Games Fest is THIS WEEKEND! 🍦 To help with the pain of timezones, we've got a handy guide:

🇳🇿 NZST 11AM June 8
🇦🇺 AEST 9AM June 8
🇯🇵 JST 8AM June 8
🇦🇺 AWST 7AM June 8
🇺🇸 PDT 4PM June 7

We've got a massive show featuring some incredible games made in Australia and NZ. Don't miss it! 💙
Reposted by Justin Hogie
Delighted to announce that Frosty is joining the official Summer Game Fest showcase lineup! ☀️🍦

Mark your calendars for a jam packed weekend of games 🗓️
While not a #screenshotsaturday, I'm excited to announce Microvania is in @frostygamesfest.com!🍦

🙇 I am humbled to be included with such amazing AU & NZ talent 🦘🥝

⏰ 👉 tinyurl.com/2seurzax

Wishlist tinyurl.com/pac9j3su
Demo tinyurl.com/2j5fy2jc

#indiegamedev #metroidvania #pixelart
Hi #wishlistwednesday!

Inching ever so close to releasing my tiny 🤏 #metroidvania! Nothing I can show today - but I did just update the Demo to include some recent QoL additions and fixes 🥳.

▶️ Play the Demo: tinyurl.com/2j5fy2jc

🙏 And Wishlist here: tinyurl.com/pac9j3su

#indiegamedev #pixelart
Microvania on Steam
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
tinyurl.com
Reposted by Justin Hogie
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But does it have one or two boilers?
Hi #screenshotsaturday!

Quick intro to a Microvania enemy:

🦋 The Butterfly 👐

- Always in pairs 👫
- Pairs have alternating colour palettes
- Each pair behaves differently

🙏 Wishlist: tinyurl.com/pac9j3su

Bonus Q: Can you figure out how I chose the colours?

#indiegamedev #metroidvania #pixelart
Hi Bsky!

Normally, I’d have something to show for #screenshotsaturday, but unfortunately everything I’ve been working on this week is something I can’t really show off here 😩.

So instead, here’s a pic of my puppy 🐶

Wishlists appreciated 😅 tinyurl.com/pac9j3su

#indiegamedev