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Marty PixelRod

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Solo 🧑‍💻 indie game 👾 developer 💻 🎮 | I’m making ‘Prototype Juan’: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629490/Prototype_Juan_A_Tale_of_Two_Mundos/

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 10d

Quite proud of my official release 🎥 trailer for my #solodev #indiegame 🎮 (I'm fond of the rewind trope 😅) After 18 months of #gamedev it feels wild that my game will release this month! 🥲 What do you guys think??

🔗: store.steampowered.com/app/3629490/...

Wishlist and stuff! 🙏 ok thx bye! 👋 😘

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 5h

Has any other #gamedev tried taking their #indiegame to The Club?? 💃 🪩 🕺

#SteamDeck #handheld #GameMaker #RetroGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #IndieGameDev #1bit #16bit #PrototypeJuan #platformer #metroidvania

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 9h

Feels surreal seeing my solo 🧑‍💻 indie game 👾 run perfectly on Steam Deck. Even the music 🎵 switching back and forth from "dread" to "cute" sounds great 🔊 on this thing! 😅

#SteamDeck #handheld #GameMaker #RetroGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #1bit #16bit #PrototypeJuan

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 1d

Ugh... this game is so good, man. Nothing in it feels like a waste. All deliberate. One of my GOTYs this year, easily.

Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 1d

dude hell yeah

Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 1d

FRIENDLY REMINDER: Solo game dev Game marketing is shitty.

#GameMaker #RetroGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #1bit #16bit #PrototypeJuan #Steam #SteamDeck #fart

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you! 🙏 I'm excited for everyone to finally play it later this week!! 🤞

Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 1d

Juan has tight controls 🎮 which makes for fast-paced 💨 platforming. He's a fluid little guy!

#GameMaker #RetroGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #1bit #16bit #PrototypeJuan

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 1d

Cool! I think you missed one though... 👀

Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 1d

He's inspired me to include a rage-inducing bonus level at the end of my game haha 😅 It's purely optional though.

Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 1d

🤣😅

Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 1d

Blaze it! a great movie past time lol

Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 1d

Sent you an e-mail 😄 Hope to hear back soon!

Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 2d

This is me every few days. Makes me smile every time I remember 🥹 damn, I cannot wait.

Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 2d

Teleport back ⏪ to each Level's Main Hub after finding a hidden key 🔑 Then, continue your search! 🔍

#GameMaker #RetroGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #1bit #16bit #PrototypeJuan

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 2d

Hi! 👋

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 2d

Ever since I started "marketing" my #indiegame, I've gone from 208 Wishlists to 249 Wishlists in a couple days! 😮

Marketing being making shitposts on Reddit, TikTok, IG Reels, YT Shorts, etc. Oh, and on this site 😅

The struggles of a solo #gamedev and his journey trying to get his first game out.

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 3d

As a solo #gamedev trying his hand at marketing— I tried something batshit. Have any other devs tried showing your trailer to randoms on the street? 🤷‍♂️

#indiegame #solodev #steam #gamemaker #metroidvania #platformer

🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/3629490/...

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 4d

The music level design was one of my favorite parts! Hearing the tracks flip back and forth in quick succession cracks me up 🤣

No, the tracks were all royalty free tracks I spent hours scouring for. Found some gold for sure lol

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 4d

I got my first streamer playing a pre-release copy of my game!! 😁 Check out Flexin85 on YouTube:

(Also, if you’re a fellow #streamer who wants a pre-release key 🔑 just hit me up!)

#gamestreamer #letsplay #contentcreators #indiegame #gamedev

www.youtube.com/live/C5D3PIR...

Prototype Juan A Tale of Two Mundos! Lets Check out this cool Indie Game!

YouTube video by Flexin85

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks, dude!! 🙏 The music track changes in real time depending on which part Juan is standing on. Cute bubbly music for 16-bit, and a more serious track for the 1-bit sections

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 4d

“Better to be a kingmaker, than a king”

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 5d

Feels surreal, but I'm proud to announce: My weird, little mini-metroidvania releases next week on October 16, 2025! 😄

🔗: store.steampowered.com/app/3629490/...

Let's see if 18 months of solo #gamedev pays off. Guess I should start marketing this thing...
#GameMaker #indiedev #indiegame #indie

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Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 5d

That’s great! You should read some excerpts of it during the video review :)

Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 8d

This is one of the greatest things I’ve ever seen 🤯 🥹👏👏👏

Marty PixelRod @martypixelrod.bsky.social · 10d

Tetris DS. I even started to see the pieces in my dreams 😴 ☁️ 💭