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Rames VR @ramesvr.bsky.social · 9d

Cité Alexandrie est un jeu narratif et de gestion développé par le studio français @sirenerougegames.bsky.social
Les livres, les disques, les BD etc sont devenus interdits et nous incarnons un trafiquant d’objets culturels.
C'est prévu sur Quest sans date de sortie
#VR #realitevirtuelle

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Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Aug 30

In Cité Alexandrie, you'll face rival gangs, each with their own unique strategies to destabilize you.
Dive into the heart of the black market for banned cultural goods in a dystopian 1980s France.
Books, tapes, comics 📚📼🎨… in this world, culture is illegal. ➡️ Follow us: linktr.ee/sirenerougeg...

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Laurent Checola @misologue.bsky.social · Aug 28

Cité Alexandrie IRL

Cité Alexandrie on Meta Quest

Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Aug 16

Plan. Recruit. Resist. 🗺️ Cité Alexandrie puts you in charge of a cultural black market network. Will you lead them to freedom or to ruin? Follow our project for more! #CitéAlexandrie #vr #managementgame #storydriven

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Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Aug 9

Where's Charlie? In Cité Alexandrie, customers looking for cultural products often refer to artists from the 1980s. Can you find them? 🕵️‍♂️
➡️ Follow us : linktr.ee/sirenerougeg...
#VRGame #80sNostalgia #CitéAlexandrie

Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Jul 30

Our game page is available on the Meta Store and we need you! 🎮 If you have a VR headset and enjoy indie games, we're counting on you 👉 vr.meta.me/s/1W8vGm52lJ... 🙏
Cité Alexandrie is set in a dystopian 1980s France where all cultural objects are forbidden. 📖 youtu.be/w-Gr6WN1TRw ❤️🧜‍♀️ #vr #indiegame

In a dystopian 1980s France, manage an underground network from your housing block. Spin your VR diorama, recruit allies, trade banned books, and outsmart the cultural police. Cité Alexandrie blends m...

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Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Jul 29

👀 Spoiler alert : between 20 and 40 minutes
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Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Jul 29

What's the best time session for an app on Quest ? ⏱️🎮

#MetaQuest #VR #Engagement #CommunityManagement #Optimisation

Building Content to Optimize User Time: 20-40 Minute “Goldilocks” Session Length on Meta Quest

Discover the 20-40 minute session length “Goldilocks” zone and how to optimize games and apps for maximum engagement and enjoyment in VR.

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Meet VR natives, the new key demographic for virtual reality

Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Jul 25

Meet VR Natives www.gamesindustry.biz/meet-vr-nati...

The head of nDreams' newly formed Compass Studio, Callum Godfrey, explains who they are and how to develop for them

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Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Jul 22

Gameplay Sneak Peek 🎧📚
Dive into the black market for banned cultural goods youtube.com/shorts/SILhV...
You’re not just playing — you’re resisting.
Books, tapes, comics… in this world, culture is illegal. But you? You’re keeping it alive.
🔥 Follow us ! linktr.ee/sirenerougeg... #vr #game #gamedev

Making customers happy 🫶 #vr #gaming #1980sgame #gamedev #citealexandrie

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TactiCon @tacticon.bsky.social · Jul 22

Did you miss the #TactiCon Panels & Talks this year? ⭐️

Find all the amazing discussions about specific topics around strategy games!

Watch them on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@tacticon_ga...

TactiCon 2025 - The Burden of command: Moral dilemmas in strategy games

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TactiCon @tacticon.bsky.social · Jul 18

#TactiCon Panel 2025 - The Burden of command: Moral dilemmas in strategy games

⭐️ Chris McElligott Park from @arcengames.bsky.social
⭐️ @felixbelthoise.bsky.social from Sirène Rouge Games
⭐️ @peterpunk.bsky.social from Open Lab

Watch live now: store.steampowered.com/sale/Tactico...

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Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Jul 19

🎮 The replay is now LIVE! 🚀 Dive into the exciting discussions on moral dilemmas in strategy games from TactiCon 2025! A huge thank you to ‪@tacticon.bsky.social‬‬ for the invitation ! Watch the video here ! 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7LE...
#TactiCon #StrategyGames #Gaming #MoralDilemmas 🧠

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Cité Alexandrie – Narrative VR Gameplay & Management in a 1980s French Suburb - Trailer

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Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Jul 18

📢 Heads up, gamers! 📢
Join us TONIGHT at 9:00 PM CEST on Steam! 🎮
Our very own Felix will be on a Tacticon panel, discussing the moral dilemmas in Cité Alexandrie. 🤔
Set a reminder and jump in here: store.steampowered.com/sale/Tactico... 🚀
#Tacticon #IndieGame #VRGame #GameDev #SteamEvent

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TactiCon @tacticon.bsky.social · Jul 16

The #TactiCon 2025 Showcase will air in 24h! ⭐

This year’s TactiCon kicks off with a showcase hosted by @reneesky.bsky.social with cool trailers, reveals, and announcements!

Watch here: youtu.be/Dc_fJ3urwAU
RT & Shares appreciated!

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Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Jul 12

Yesterday, our game Cité Alexandrie was featured in the official VR Upload Showcase! 🤩
Missed it? Catch the trailer here ! 🎬👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9Qk...
#CitéAlexandrie #VRGame #Gaming #VRUploadShowcase #IndieGame #VirtualReality #VRGaming #NewVR #GamingCommunity

🤫 Culture is Illegal. You're the Resistance. 🎮

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TactiCon @tacticon.bsky.social · Jul 9

The TactiCon 2025 Program is here ⭐️

🎮 TactiCon 2025 Showcase: a ton of strategy game exclusives, on the official YouTube channel

🎙️ Panels & Talks: topics around strategy games by passionate developers, on the TactiCon Steam page

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Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Jul 7

In Cité Alexandrie, you'll manage the trafficking of prohibited cultural objects📚. In this first gameplay video, we introduce you to the main features and the enemies you'll need to avoid...👀 youtu.be/0PTsRk_j_5Y?... #CITEALEXANDRIE #VR #Videogame #DystopianGame #Gaming #Resistance #MetaStore

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A Developer Built A Real-World Ad Blocker For Snap Spectacles

Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Jun 26

Very useful ! www.uploadvr.com/real-world-a...

A developer built a real-world ad blocker for Snap Spectacles, though the limited opacity and field of view make it squarely a proof of concept.

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Cité Alexandrie – Narrative VR Gameplay & Management in a 1980s French Suburb

Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Jun 19

Oh cool, we have some playtests here! 🤩🎮

Adrian Gomar @adriangomar.bsky.social · Jun 19

testing a very cool prototype with Faouzi Boughida at #gamecamp

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Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Jun 19

Check out Cité Alexandrie! 🌆 A narrative and management VR game, diving into a 1980s French suburb where cultural objects are forbidden 👉 youtu.be/w-Gr6WN1TRw
#CiteAlexandrie#VRGame #IndieGame #VirtualReality #GameManagement #NarrativeGame #GamingCommunity #80sVibes

Jeux Made in France 2024 - Jeu indé & politique : l'exemple de Cité Alexandrie

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Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Jun 18

🎮 Video Games & Politics! Join our Game & Narrative Designer Faouzi Boughida discussing how games tackle complex themes. Dive into Cité Alexandrie, a VR dystopia where you traffic forbidden culture in '80s France! www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlE6... #Gaming #VR #jeuxmadeinFrance #gamecamp

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Sirène Rouge @sirenerougegames.bsky.social · Jun 17

Hello everyone! We're Sirène Rouge 🎮, working on first game, Cité Alexandrie 📚, set in a dystopian 1980s France 🇫🇷 where all cultural objects 📖💥📼 are forbidden.
Tiktok: @sirene.rouge.games 🎵
Instagram: @sirenerougegames 📸
Youtube: @sirenerougegames ▶️
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/sir%... 💼

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