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How Was Your Day?

@madcarnivalgames.bsky.social

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Woman & POC-led studio creating beautiful, family friendly games. Working on How Was Your Day? A supernatural coming-of-age mystery thriller set in 80s NZ about light vs dark, facing fears and finding your true self.✨Wishlist: https://shorturl.at/W2gFi

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · Oct 22

Hello Bluesky!
We're working on a point and click supernatural adventure game set in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Think Groundhog Day meets Stranger Things and you have "How was your day?". Set in the late 80s, 13-year-old Diya loses her dog, Beans, and finds herself stuck in a time loop. No big deal.

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 2d

🐶Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth, played the demo, and shared their experiences with us. Seeing you connect with Diya's world made every moment worth it. 🙌✨

#HowWasYourDay #IndieGames #GameDev #PAX2025 #PAXAus

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 3d

Oh bless 💔

How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 5d

So cute! Hi Ivy - hope you’ll join our search for Beans!

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 9d

Follow the footprints to find us at PAX! 🐾 Come say hi and try the demo at our booth today ✨
#HowWasYourDay #IndieGames #IndieDev #PAXAus

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 12d

@hhfearfest.bsky.social

How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 12d

A glimpse of what's lurking in our upcoming trailer. More to be revealed soon.
Do you see it? 👀

@hhfearfest

#SpookyGames #IndieGames #HauntedHouse #FearFest #IndieDev

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 12d

Alfie not a big fan of this pose either...

See you at PAX Friday! Sans dog... 'cause Beans is missing and Alfie is not at all interested.

#PAXAus #DogsofBluesky #FindBeans #IndieDev #NarrativeAdventure

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GamesNight🔜PAXAus @gamesnight.bsky.social · 13d

18 NZ indie game teams are making their way to PAX AUS 2025 thanks to @nz-code.nz.

Featuring swashbuckling roguelikes, eldritch-inspired adventures and pinball RPGS. Let's take at this years teams! 🥝👀🥳

gamesnight.nz/18-nz-teams-...

18 NZ Teams heading to PAX AUS 2025

New Zealand Centre of Digital Excellence (CODE) will support our NZ developers, with some teams showcasing their games for the very first time at PAX AUS 2024!

gamesnight.nz

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 14d

Packing for #PAXAUS

Join the search for Beans here: www.findbeans.com

#IndieDev #PAXAUS #MadeinNZ #IndieGames #DogsinGames #screenshotsaturday

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 15d

Check out these sweeeeeet as Kuwi games coming to PAX AUS!

#IndieDev #PAXAUS #MadeinNZ

NZ CODE @nz-code.nz · 16d

We're back and bringing sweet Kiwi games to the expo show floor at PAX AUS! 🕹️🎮🥝

www.nz-code.nz/post/18-nz-m...

18 of NZ's Best New Indie Games Coming to PAX AUS

For the fourth year running, CODE brings together some of Aotearoa New Zealand's latest indie games to showcase at PAX Australia 2025.

www.nz-code.nz

How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 16d

We're coming to PAX Aus!

We'll be at the CODE stand (#1840) with 80s giveaways incl collector cards, slap bands, friendship bracelets, and Kuwi accents so you can get fully immersed in 80s NZ and join the search for Beans.

#IndieGames #GameDev #PAXAus #NZGameDev #PAXAus2025 #FindBeans #IndieDev

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 17d

Beans was inspired by our doggo Alfie, who doesn't look too impressed with my attempts to make him a poster boy. 😂

Check out How Was Your Day? at PAX Aus next week!

And, wishlist to help find Beans! shorturl.at/nvFfY

#WishlistWednesday #DogsofBluesky #IndieGames #IndieDev

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 22d

How Was Your Day? is proudly Kiwi-made — step into the mystery, uncover the secrets, and don’t forget to wishlist on Steam.

🕹️ store.steampowered.com/app/3235570/...

#GamesMadeInNZ #KiwiGames #HWYD #IndieGames #GameDev #PointAndClickFriday

How Was Your Day? on Steam

After her beloved dog Beans vanishes and 13-year-old Diya finds herself trapped in a nightmarish time loop, each day reveals darker secrets in the sleepy town of Lakeview. Nothing, and no one, is…

store.steampowered.com

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 22d

🥝 It all started here — in Lakeview, a seemingly peaceful small town in Aotearoa, New Zealand. But not everything is as it seems.

This week we've been celebrating all the incredible games made right here in Aotearoa.

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · 26d

Big news day over here in Aotearoa, New Zealand! 🇳🇿

Come celebrate the Made in NZ showcase with us over on Steam!

And, don't forget to wishlist How Was Your Day?
store.steampowered.com/app/3235570/...

#MadeinNZ #IndieGames #NZGames #IndieDev

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · Sep 11

🕹️ Think you can beat it? Try the How Was Your Day? demo and see if you can outplay the mini-games.🎥 Gameplay by @catssidy"

#GameDev #IndieGames #HWYD #MiniGames #RetroGaming #Streaming

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · Sep 10

♻️ Forget trading cards — Lakeview kids collect Dumpster Darlings.
Does anyone else remember a similar set of collectables from the 80s?

🕹️ Wishlist How Was Your Day? for a nostalgic throwback.

🔗 link in bio
#ThrowbackThursday #gamedev #indiegames #hwyd

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · Sep 10

Diya when literally everything goes wrong in one day 😭

🎮 Wishlist How Was Your Day? to see if it gets better for her.
#gamedev #hwyd #IndieGames #WishlistWednesday

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · Sep 5

Something's not quite right in Lakeview. What secrets are the residents hiding?

Exclusive intro reveal as part of the ANZ Indie Showcase 2025 @theindiebrew.com.au

#IndieGame #IndieDev #IndieGames #ThrowbackThursday #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #PointandClick

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · Aug 28

Who doesn't love a game within a game? It's the 80s so we remade an icon of that era. Here's Intergalactic Intruders, our version of #SpaceInvaders. 🕹️

Will Diya ever beat the high score held by the elusive GME?

#IndieGame #IndieDev #IndieGames #ThrowbackThursday #RetroGames #GameDev #PointandClick

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · Aug 22

We’ll be at PAX - NZ stand, so will come say hi if I can!

How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · Aug 20

🇳🇿 🇦🇺 What better way to announce we're part of the ANZ Indie Showcase 2025 than by introducing Barry, or Bazza as those across the ditch may call him.

He's got that classic down south swanndri and gumboots get up down pat. ✨

Thanks @theindiebrew.com.au!

#WishlistWednesday #IndieDev #IndieGames

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · Aug 20

Izzie should meet Diya 🤣 - they can have no friends together
(Can't believe I just discovered your game today and it looks gorgeous, similar vibes to ours, in the bestest way 😍. So many similarities and I'm Sam as well 🤯)

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · Aug 8

The How Was Your Day? demo playthrough is being streamed now on Steam as part of Tiny Teams and the Debut festivals: store.steampowered.com/app/3235570/...

#demoplaythrough #IndieDev #GameDev #PointandClickFriday #narrativeadventure

How Was Your Day? on Steam

When her dog Beans vanishes and she's trapped in a time loop, 13-year-old Diya discovers that uncovering the town's secrets is key to solving the sinister mystery. Groundhog Day meets Stranger Things ...

store.steampowered.com

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How Was Your Day? @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social · Aug 8

Tiny teams, big dreams, endless loops. So excited to share a glimpse of 'How Was Your Day?' as part of the 2025 Tiny Teams Steam Festival! 🎮

New and improved demo out now!

#NarrativeAdventure #IndieGames #GameDev #IndieDev #FindBeans #PointandClickFriday

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