Simon A
@eponymoose.bsky.social
🎮 Indie Gamedev 🎮
🚀 Making Sol Mates, a co-op space game for you and your friends!🚀
🪐Learn more at https://www.solmatesgame.com/ 🪐
🚀 Making Sol Mates, a co-op space game for you and your friends!🚀
🪐Learn more at https://www.solmatesgame.com/ 🪐
This was a lot of fun to watch. Thanks @yogscast.com for checking out our game!
A huge thank you to the team at @yogscast.com for featuring the Sol Mates game demo as part of their indie spotlight stream today!
It’s always a treat when we get to see people playing our silly, chaotic game for their community 😊
It’s always a treat when we get to see people playing our silly, chaotic game for their community 😊
November 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This was a lot of fun to watch. Thanks @yogscast.com for checking out our game!
We're trying out some paid promotional stuff. If this is something you're interested in, please check is us out.
🚨 Calling all content creators! 🚨
Want to play Sol Mates, our co-op roguelike space adventure? Our demo is out now! 🚀
We’re offering paid short form content opportunities to creators of ALL sizes‼️
⭐ Please apply at the link:
Want to play Sol Mates, our co-op roguelike space adventure? Our demo is out now! 🚀
We’re offering paid short form content opportunities to creators of ALL sizes‼️
⭐ Please apply at the link:
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November 10, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We're trying out some paid promotional stuff. If this is something you're interested in, please check is us out.
Our #indiegame has fanart! Great to see the mustache make an appearance.
Fun fact: The mustache is the only asset in the game that I, the programmer, 3D modeled by hand. Please don't tell the artists. It'll be our secret.
#indiedev #sneakyProgrammerArt #PlaySolMates
Fun fact: The mustache is the only asset in the game that I, the programmer, 3D modeled by hand. Please don't tell the artists. It'll be our secret.
#indiedev #sneakyProgrammerArt #PlaySolMates
October 30, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Our #indiegame has fanart! Great to see the mustache make an appearance.
Fun fact: The mustache is the only asset in the game that I, the programmer, 3D modeled by hand. Please don't tell the artists. It'll be our secret.
#indiedev #sneakyProgrammerArt #PlaySolMates
Fun fact: The mustache is the only asset in the game that I, the programmer, 3D modeled by hand. Please don't tell the artists. It'll be our secret.
#indiedev #sneakyProgrammerArt #PlaySolMates
Getting close to the next big milestone! Please come support our #indiegame !!
Our game Sol Mates is so close to hitting 10k wishlists!
October 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Getting close to the next big milestone! Please come support our #indiegame !!
Fun fact: The ~!~ indicate that we never put this into our localization system.
#FlashbackFriday to the very first (and VERY controversial) event written for our game
October 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Fun fact: The ~!~ indicate that we never put this into our localization system.
Each time you load in it randomizes the selection of difficulty options when you TURN UP THE JUICE. You'll have a different experience each time.
Also, not all juice is of equal difficulty either. The theoretical max juice level in the demo is 16. Things get crazy!
#indiegame #TurnUpTheJuice
Also, not all juice is of equal difficulty either. The theoretical max juice level in the demo is 16. Things get crazy!
#indiegame #TurnUpTheJuice
feeling brave? crank the juice ALL THE WAY UP before your next mission attempt and cross your fingers that the RNG gods will be on your side 😈
October 15, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Each time you load in it randomizes the selection of difficulty options when you TURN UP THE JUICE. You'll have a different experience each time.
Also, not all juice is of equal difficulty either. The theoretical max juice level in the demo is 16. Things get crazy!
#indiegame #TurnUpTheJuice
Also, not all juice is of equal difficulty either. The theoretical max juice level in the demo is 16. Things get crazy!
#indiegame #TurnUpTheJuice
Asset bundles aren't building
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Asset bundles aren't building
You can pet the cat! We're a real #indiegame now!
you can do this in our game
#indiegames 🐱🚀
#indiegames 🐱🚀
October 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
You can pet the cat! We're a real #indiegame now!
Took a wrong turn and found myself on a street blocked by a gaggle of Canadian Geese. They would not move. I had to turn around and go back. What else could I do? You can't honk at a goose. Honking only makes the goose stronger.
October 6, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Took a wrong turn and found myself on a street blocked by a gaggle of Canadian Geese. They would not move. I had to turn around and go back. What else could I do? You can't honk at a goose. Honking only makes the goose stronger.
October 3, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Reposted by Simon A
Four ways to avoid taking damage in FF6
October 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Four ways to avoid taking damage in FF6
Simon: This is a co-op game. It is about working together, and not about yelling at your friends.
Also Simon: But what if you could retract the ramp whenever you wanted?
Also Simon: But what if you could retract the ramp whenever you wanted?
you know what else recently dropped?
our game demo.
our game demo.
October 2, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Simon: This is a co-op game. It is about working together, and not about yelling at your friends.
Also Simon: But what if you could retract the ramp whenever you wanted?
Also Simon: But what if you could retract the ramp whenever you wanted?
If you see this, quote with your first anime.
October 1, 2025 at 4:03 PM
If you see this, quote with your first anime.
Reposted by Simon A
Some #indiedev advice: Add a watermark and track your build versions! It doesn't take a lot of work, and can save a ton of headache, tracking down and repro-ing issues. You'll see it in any screenshots or stream clips you get sent. I've found it super helpful!
Here is how ours works... 🧵
#gamedev
Here is how ours works... 🧵
#gamedev
September 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Some #indiedev advice: Add a watermark and track your build versions! It doesn't take a lot of work, and can save a ton of headache, tracking down and repro-ing issues. You'll see it in any screenshots or stream clips you get sent. I've found it super helpful!
Here is how ours works... 🧵
#gamedev
Here is how ours works... 🧵
#gamedev
September 30, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Also potentially true for multiplayer games that are strictly cooperative!
Dear fellow indie game devs,
If your game is single player and someone discovers some broken strat that is against the way you intended the game to be played, you don't need to patch it.
You can just leave it. It's okay if people want to use the broken strat to make it easy.
If your game is single player and someone discovers some broken strat that is against the way you intended the game to be played, you don't need to patch it.
You can just leave it. It's okay if people want to use the broken strat to make it easy.
September 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Also potentially true for multiplayer games that are strictly cooperative!
Reposted by Simon A
it costs $0.00 to support an indie dev team (and to play their demo!) 🥹
#indiegame #gamedev #solmates
#indiegame #gamedev #solmates
September 25, 2025 at 2:23 PM
it costs $0.00 to support an indie dev team (and to play their demo!) 🥹
#indiegame #gamedev #solmates
#indiegame #gamedev #solmates
Was I the astronaut with the fire extinguisher? Nope, I was face down in the fire!
behind-the-scenes footage of the Sol Mates dev team in action prepping for our public demo launch last week 🔥🧯
September 23, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Was I the astronaut with the fire extinguisher? Nope, I was face down in the fire!
Reposted by Simon A
Our doggo wants you to play our game 🐾🎮
This is how you market an #indiegame right?
Come for the corg, stay for chaotic 4-player co-op fun on a spaceship!
#indiedev #PlaySolMates
Come for the corg, stay for chaotic 4-player co-op fun on a spaceship!
#indiedev #PlaySolMates
September 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Our doggo wants you to play our game 🐾🎮
#indiedev advice: Do a dry run of your entire release process!
Our demo is out (Yay!) but this very nearly was a disaster.
Small #gamedev story time.
This is probably a bit long for a thread, but I feel like sharing some behind the scenes.🧵...
Our demo is out (Yay!) but this very nearly was a disaster.
Small #gamedev story time.
This is probably a bit long for a thread, but I feel like sharing some behind the scenes.🧵...
You can play Sol Mates RIGHT NOW! Our demo is live!
We started on this over 2 and half years ago, we a dream of bringing co-op chaos to our friends. It's come a super long way since then and I'm super proud of all the work we've done on it.
I'd love for you to check it out!
#indiedev #gamedev
We started on this over 2 and half years ago, we a dream of bringing co-op chaos to our friends. It's come a super long way since then and I'm super proud of all the work we've done on it.
I'd love for you to check it out!
#indiedev #gamedev
🎉Did you hear the news?! Our demo is OUT NOW!
Sol Mates is a roguelike, chaotic co-op game where you can:
🎮 Team up locally or online with up to 4 players
👽 Fight off aliens during action-packed missions
🚀 Manage & upgrade your ship
🔥 Vote on decisions big and small
Sol Mates is a roguelike, chaotic co-op game where you can:
🎮 Team up locally or online with up to 4 players
👽 Fight off aliens during action-packed missions
🚀 Manage & upgrade your ship
🔥 Vote on decisions big and small
September 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Reposted by Simon A
I am so proud of this team!!
The devs and entire team have been working so hard on this game and the demo is officially out for people to get their hands on!! If you’ve been itching for a fun co-op adventure then you’ll def wanna check out Sol Mates!
The devs and entire team have been working so hard on this game and the demo is officially out for people to get their hands on!! If you’ve been itching for a fun co-op adventure then you’ll def wanna check out Sol Mates!
🎉Did you hear the news?! Our demo is OUT NOW!
Sol Mates is a roguelike, chaotic co-op game where you can:
🎮 Team up locally or online with up to 4 players
👽 Fight off aliens during action-packed missions
🚀 Manage & upgrade your ship
🔥 Vote on decisions big and small
Sol Mates is a roguelike, chaotic co-op game where you can:
🎮 Team up locally or online with up to 4 players
👽 Fight off aliens during action-packed missions
🚀 Manage & upgrade your ship
🔥 Vote on decisions big and small
September 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
I am so proud of this team!!
The devs and entire team have been working so hard on this game and the demo is officially out for people to get their hands on!! If you’ve been itching for a fun co-op adventure then you’ll def wanna check out Sol Mates!
The devs and entire team have been working so hard on this game and the demo is officially out for people to get their hands on!! If you’ve been itching for a fun co-op adventure then you’ll def wanna check out Sol Mates!
You can play Sol Mates RIGHT NOW! Our demo is live!
We started on this over 2 and half years ago, we a dream of bringing co-op chaos to our friends. It's come a super long way since then and I'm super proud of all the work we've done on it.
I'd love for you to check it out!
#indiedev #gamedev
We started on this over 2 and half years ago, we a dream of bringing co-op chaos to our friends. It's come a super long way since then and I'm super proud of all the work we've done on it.
I'd love for you to check it out!
#indiedev #gamedev
🎉Did you hear the news?! Our demo is OUT NOW!
Sol Mates is a roguelike, chaotic co-op game where you can:
🎮 Team up locally or online with up to 4 players
👽 Fight off aliens during action-packed missions
🚀 Manage & upgrade your ship
🔥 Vote on decisions big and small
Sol Mates is a roguelike, chaotic co-op game where you can:
🎮 Team up locally or online with up to 4 players
👽 Fight off aliens during action-packed missions
🚀 Manage & upgrade your ship
🔥 Vote on decisions big and small
September 16, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Holy cow! Over the weekend Sol Mates crossed the 7k wishlist threshold on Steam! This is a major early milestones for an indie game.
I'm amazed and honored that so many people are interested in what we are cooking up. Still much more to do, but the excitement is building!
#indiedev #gamedev
I'm amazed and honored that so many people are interested in what we are cooking up. Still much more to do, but the excitement is building!
#indiedev #gamedev
September 15, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The incredible work of my coworkers and collaborators is going to be featured in this tomorrow! Including some VERY exciting news about out game. Tune in!
don’t forget to tune into the 2025 #GDoCExpo direct on youtube at 4:00pm ET TOMORROW to catch an exciting Sol Mates announcement!
oh and make sure your friends are free tomorrow.. for no particular reason.. 🤐🎮
oh and make sure your friends are free tomorrow.. for no particular reason.. 🤐🎮
September 15, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The incredible work of my coworkers and collaborators is going to be featured in this tomorrow! Including some VERY exciting news about out game. Tune in!