Leandros Ntolas
@leandrosntolas.bsky.social
Founder & Creative Director of @afternature.bsky.social | Interdisciplinary artist | Game Developer | Creative Consultant
Creator of BENIGN LAND 🌀
OUT NOW on STEAM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3345970/Benign_Land/
Creator of BENIGN LAND 🌀
OUT NOW on STEAM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3345970/Benign_Land/
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Benign Land - Official Launch Trailer
YouTube video by GameTrailers
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🎉 Benign Land is officially out now on STEAM! 🎮
Enter BENIGN LAND and experience an unconventional, atmospheric journey through Ireland’s past—from pagan traditions to the Troubles.
📽️Launch Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS2z...
#BenignLand #GameTrailers #IGN #STEAM #SteamLaunch #viral #art
Enter BENIGN LAND and experience an unconventional, atmospheric journey through Ireland’s past—from pagan traditions to the Troubles.
📽️Launch Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS2z...
#BenignLand #GameTrailers #IGN #STEAM #SteamLaunch #viral #art
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From my experience sending press releases as a translator, I want to tell all indie game developers to consider the day you implement languages as a "second launch day"
For non-English speaking gamers, the addition of their native language can feel just a new game release. #indiegame #indiegamedev
For non-English speaking gamers, the addition of their native language can feel just a new game release. #indiegame #indiegamedev
a kitten is sitting on a table with a remote control in the background .
ALT: a kitten is sitting on a table with a remote control in the background .
media.tenor.com
July 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
From my experience sending press releases as a translator, I want to tell all indie game developers to consider the day you implement languages as a "second launch day"
For non-English speaking gamers, the addition of their native language can feel just a new game release. #indiegame #indiegamedev
For non-English speaking gamers, the addition of their native language can feel just a new game release. #indiegame #indiegamedev
Received an email informing me of the AI-generated podcast about the master's thesis I wrote 7 years ago. Of course created without my consent, and of course kinda cringe; but still weirdly entertaining to listen to.
The 'speaker' was mind-blown; at last some enthusiasm for my theoretical work!👍🤖
The 'speaker' was mind-blown; at last some enthusiasm for my theoretical work!👍🤖
July 10, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Received an email informing me of the AI-generated podcast about the master's thesis I wrote 7 years ago. Of course created without my consent, and of course kinda cringe; but still weirdly entertaining to listen to.
The 'speaker' was mind-blown; at last some enthusiasm for my theoretical work!👍🤖
The 'speaker' was mind-blown; at last some enthusiasm for my theoretical work!👍🤖
Proud to have my game featured in the Games From Ireland Steam Curator List! ✨
June 20, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Proud to have my game featured in the Games From Ireland Steam Curator List! ✨
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Thank you so much @vinicius-marino.bsky.social for this excellent and in-depth analysis of Benign Land! 🙏👌
#BenignLand #gamesasart #indiegame #portoguese #Samhain #mythology #Ireland
#BenignLand #gamesasart #indiegame #portoguese #Samhain #mythology #Ireland
Aproveitando a #MythGames2025, escrevi um texto novo explorando 'Benign Land', o jogo surpreendente da @afternature.bsky.social de que terei o prazer de falar mais durante o congresso.
“Benign Land”: o que a história pode aprender com a mitologia - finisgeekis
A frase não é minha, mas de Dom Ford, que acaba de lançar um livro genial sobre mitologia em videogames contemporâneos. Ford não fala em “acabar” no sentido de uma narrativa que chega ao fim (como as ...
finisgeekis.com.br
May 31, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Thank you so much @vinicius-marino.bsky.social for this excellent and in-depth analysis of Benign Land! 🙏👌
#BenignLand #gamesasart #indiegame #portoguese #Samhain #mythology #Ireland
#BenignLand #gamesasart #indiegame #portoguese #Samhain #mythology #Ireland
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May 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
So Trump just slapped a 100% tariff on films 'made in foreign lands', seeing them as a 'National Security threat'? 🎬
Wonder how long until he starts throwing tariffs on 'foreign pixels'. 🎮💼
#filmindustry #Hollywood #gamesindustry #films #games #tarrifs #Trump
Wonder how long until he starts throwing tariffs on 'foreign pixels'. 🎮💼
#filmindustry #Hollywood #gamesindustry #films #games #tarrifs #Trump
May 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
So Trump just slapped a 100% tariff on films 'made in foreign lands', seeing them as a 'National Security threat'? 🎬
Wonder how long until he starts throwing tariffs on 'foreign pixels'. 🎮💼
#filmindustry #Hollywood #gamesindustry #films #games #tarrifs #Trump
Wonder how long until he starts throwing tariffs on 'foreign pixels'. 🎮💼
#filmindustry #Hollywood #gamesindustry #films #games #tarrifs #Trump
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What if you could walk through history as a ghost? 👻
🕯 Benign Land is part of #LudoNarraCon 2025, via @fellowtraveller.games
Celebrate narrative games and explore the past of Ireland!
🔗 Benign Land: tinyurl.com/55hahvwy
🔗 LudoNarracon: tinyurl.com/4yf767xr
🕯 Benign Land is part of #LudoNarraCon 2025, via @fellowtraveller.games
Celebrate narrative games and explore the past of Ireland!
🔗 Benign Land: tinyurl.com/55hahvwy
🔗 LudoNarracon: tinyurl.com/4yf767xr
May 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What if you could walk through history as a ghost? 👻
🕯 Benign Land is part of #LudoNarraCon 2025, via @fellowtraveller.games
Celebrate narrative games and explore the past of Ireland!
🔗 Benign Land: tinyurl.com/55hahvwy
🔗 LudoNarracon: tinyurl.com/4yf767xr
🕯 Benign Land is part of #LudoNarraCon 2025, via @fellowtraveller.games
Celebrate narrative games and explore the past of Ireland!
🔗 Benign Land: tinyurl.com/55hahvwy
🔗 LudoNarracon: tinyurl.com/4yf767xr
Join us in the Epic for Indies Discord server in a few hours! 📢✨
I'm thrilled to present AFTERNATURE and the creative vision behind our projects, followed by a discussion with Joshua Baldwin, Project Creative Director of
@thechineseroom.co.uk
t.co/rRFmp35Sf3
I'm thrilled to present AFTERNATURE and the creative vision behind our projects, followed by a discussion with Joshua Baldwin, Project Creative Director of
@thechineseroom.co.uk
t.co/rRFmp35Sf3
April 23, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Join us in the Epic for Indies Discord server in a few hours! 📢✨
I'm thrilled to present AFTERNATURE and the creative vision behind our projects, followed by a discussion with Joshua Baldwin, Project Creative Director of
@thechineseroom.co.uk
t.co/rRFmp35Sf3
I'm thrilled to present AFTERNATURE and the creative vision behind our projects, followed by a discussion with Joshua Baldwin, Project Creative Director of
@thechineseroom.co.uk
t.co/rRFmp35Sf3
Check this project out, the kickstarter just launched! 💯✨🌃
Ex Novo 2nd Edition is live on Kickstarter!
Back now and help us make our city-drawing, dice-rolling, worldbuilding tabletop game (or is it a tool?) the best it ever was.
🎲👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...
Back now and help us make our city-drawing, dice-rolling, worldbuilding tabletop game (or is it a tool?) the best it ever was.
🎲👉 www.kickstarter.com/projects/sha...
April 22, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Check this project out, the kickstarter just launched! 💯✨🌃
@konstantinosd.bsky.social has been one of the first people to support me in my journey into game development. He has been a worldbuilding consultant for our upcoming game, and his contribution has been truly invaluable 💯🙏
If you want to learn from one of the best, this is your chance! ✨👌
If you want to learn from one of the best, this is your chance! ✨👌
Designing Cities for Video Games, my game urbanism and city building course, is returning May 9. Updated and expanded with one extra lesson!
Enroll now to get an early bird 10% off & use promocode SOCIALCITY for a further 10% off.
Join the class▶️ www.d6learning.com/course/desig...
Enroll now to get an early bird 10% off & use promocode SOCIALCITY for a further 10% off.
Join the class▶️ www.d6learning.com/course/desig...
March 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
@konstantinosd.bsky.social has been one of the first people to support me in my journey into game development. He has been a worldbuilding consultant for our upcoming game, and his contribution has been truly invaluable 💯🙏
If you want to learn from one of the best, this is your chance! ✨👌
If you want to learn from one of the best, this is your chance! ✨👌
Excited to share that AFTERNATURE productions has been selected for EVA 25, the European Video Game Accelerator by Spielfabrique! Honored to join 21 amazing studios and take our studio and upcoming project to the next level!
Looking forward to meeting everyone! ✨
#EVA25 #GameDev #GamesAccelerator
Looking forward to meeting everyone! ✨
#EVA25 #GameDev #GamesAccelerator
🎉 #𝐄𝐕𝐀𝟐𝟓 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 – 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟐𝟏 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐨𝐬! 🎉
What an incredible lineup! We’re so excited to welcome these talented teams from all over Europe!
A huge thanks to everyone who applied, our amazing jury, and our fantastic partners for making this happen! 🙌
What an incredible lineup! We’re so excited to welcome these talented teams from all over Europe!
A huge thanks to everyone who applied, our amazing jury, and our fantastic partners for making this happen! 🙌
March 17, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Excited to share that AFTERNATURE productions has been selected for EVA 25, the European Video Game Accelerator by Spielfabrique! Honored to join 21 amazing studios and take our studio and upcoming project to the next level!
Looking forward to meeting everyone! ✨
#EVA25 #GameDev #GamesAccelerator
Looking forward to meeting everyone! ✨
#EVA25 #GameDev #GamesAccelerator
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🌿 Steam Spring Sale is here! 🌿
From now until March 20th, you can experience Benign Land at a discounted price!
🛒 Grab it now: tinyurl.com/55hahvwy
#BenignLand #SteamSpringSale #IndieGame #WalkingSimulator #NarrativeGame #GameArt #SteamDeals #IndieDev #STEAM
From now until March 20th, you can experience Benign Land at a discounted price!
🛒 Grab it now: tinyurl.com/55hahvwy
#BenignLand #SteamSpringSale #IndieGame #WalkingSimulator #NarrativeGame #GameArt #SteamDeals #IndieDev #STEAM
March 13, 2025 at 5:57 PM
🌿 Steam Spring Sale is here! 🌿
From now until March 20th, you can experience Benign Land at a discounted price!
🛒 Grab it now: tinyurl.com/55hahvwy
#BenignLand #SteamSpringSale #IndieGame #WalkingSimulator #NarrativeGame #GameArt #SteamDeals #IndieDev #STEAM
From now until March 20th, you can experience Benign Land at a discounted price!
🛒 Grab it now: tinyurl.com/55hahvwy
#BenignLand #SteamSpringSale #IndieGame #WalkingSimulator #NarrativeGame #GameArt #SteamDeals #IndieDev #STEAM
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An atmospheric, ethereal piece with minimal interaction with the environment. Reminded me of interactive experiences one might find in a museum, in terms of it demanding your attention, requiring you to follow its pace and with a confidence and ability to hypnotise & pull you deep into it.
March 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
An atmospheric, ethereal piece with minimal interaction with the environment. Reminded me of interactive experiences one might find in a museum, in terms of it demanding your attention, requiring you to follow its pace and with a confidence and ability to hypnotise & pull you deep into it.
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The environments you are walking through are breathtaking, and stumbling and gliding among them was a super interesting experience.
March 11, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The environments you are walking through are breathtaking, and stumbling and gliding among them was a super interesting experience.
Thanks @balthuk.bsky.social for the kind words! 🙏✨
Just played through Bening Land, developed by @leandrosntolas.bsky.social and it was a refreshingly different experience.
Benign Land on Steam
A short, dreamlike experience where you drift through haunting scenes set in Ireland, from pagan times to recent historical events, revolving around the Troubles of Northern Ireland.
store.steampowered.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Thanks @balthuk.bsky.social for the kind words! 🙏✨
Me after submitting 2 funding applications for 2 different game projects within the span of 2 days.
#nopain #silenthill2 #gamedevlife #screenshotsaturday
#nopain #silenthill2 #gamedevlife #screenshotsaturday
February 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Me after submitting 2 funding applications for 2 different game projects within the span of 2 days.
#nopain #silenthill2 #gamedevlife #screenshotsaturday
#nopain #silenthill2 #gamedevlife #screenshotsaturday
📰☘️🗞️
📰 Happy to see Benign Land being covered in local newspapers such as the @belfasttelegraph.co.uk , because it is an experience that can mostly resonate with local audiences due to its site-specific context!
#BenignLand #BelfastTelegraph #localnews #irishnews #ireland #indiegames #contemporaryart
#BenignLand #BelfastTelegraph #localnews #irishnews #ireland #indiegames #contemporaryart
January 30, 2025 at 1:23 PM
📰☘️🗞️
Thank you @controlmagazine.bsky.social for covering Benign Land! 🙏✨🌀
Benign Land is een door @leandrosntolas.bsky.social ontwikkelde walking simulator waarin spelers dwalen door Ierse mythes, geschiedenis en het collectieve geheugen.
#gamedev #indiedev
#gamedev #indiedev
In Benign Land dwaal je door een paar eeuwen Ierland
Benign Land is een door Leandros Ntolas ontwikkelde walking simulator waarin spelers dwalen door Ierse mythes, geschiedenis en het collectieve geheugen.
www.control-online.nl
January 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Thank you @controlmagazine.bsky.social for covering Benign Land! 🙏✨🌀
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Hey, want to know what marketing really is?
Making it as easy as possible for people to know what your thing is and that it exists. Bonus points for if you can help them understand why they might want it.
Marketing people reduce the friction that keeps this from happening.
Making it as easy as possible for people to know what your thing is and that it exists. Bonus points for if you can help them understand why they might want it.
Marketing people reduce the friction that keeps this from happening.
January 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Hey, want to know what marketing really is?
Making it as easy as possible for people to know what your thing is and that it exists. Bonus points for if you can help them understand why they might want it.
Marketing people reduce the friction that keeps this from happening.
Making it as easy as possible for people to know what your thing is and that it exists. Bonus points for if you can help them understand why they might want it.
Marketing people reduce the friction that keeps this from happening.
Benign Land made it to the New Releases section of STEAM! Not 100% how the algorithm works, but I'm very happy about it! I already can see it's getting quite some visibility 👀 ✨
#Steam #SteamAlgorithm #SteamAlgorithmMysteries #BenignLand
#Steam #SteamAlgorithm #SteamAlgorithmMysteries #BenignLand
January 25, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Benign Land made it to the New Releases section of STEAM! Not 100% how the algorithm works, but I'm very happy about it! I already can see it's getting quite some visibility 👀 ✨
#Steam #SteamAlgorithm #SteamAlgorithmMysteries #BenignLand
#Steam #SteamAlgorithm #SteamAlgorithmMysteries #BenignLand
🎉 Benign Land is officially out now on STEAM! 🎮
Enter BENIGN LAND and experience an unconventional, atmospheric journey through Ireland’s past—from pagan traditions to the Troubles.
📽️Launch Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS2z...
#BenignLand #GameTrailers #IGN #STEAM #SteamLaunch #viral #art
Enter BENIGN LAND and experience an unconventional, atmospheric journey through Ireland’s past—from pagan traditions to the Troubles.
📽️Launch Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS2z...
#BenignLand #GameTrailers #IGN #STEAM #SteamLaunch #viral #art
Benign Land - Official Launch Trailer
YouTube video by GameTrailers
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2025 at 6:10 PM
🎉 Benign Land is officially out now on STEAM! 🎮
Enter BENIGN LAND and experience an unconventional, atmospheric journey through Ireland’s past—from pagan traditions to the Troubles.
📽️Launch Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS2z...
#BenignLand #GameTrailers #IGN #STEAM #SteamLaunch #viral #art
Enter BENIGN LAND and experience an unconventional, atmospheric journey through Ireland’s past—from pagan traditions to the Troubles.
📽️Launch Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS2z...
#BenignLand #GameTrailers #IGN #STEAM #SteamLaunch #viral #art
📢 BENIGN LAND RELEASES IN A FEW HOURS! 🚀
👉 At 19.00 CET, I will be pressing this innocent-looking green button, thus launching Benign Land to the world
🎙️ Right after, I will host a SPECIAL LAUNCH LIVESTREAM with a full playthrough, dev insight and AMA session on the STEAM store page
#benignland
👉 At 19.00 CET, I will be pressing this innocent-looking green button, thus launching Benign Land to the world
🎙️ Right after, I will host a SPECIAL LAUNCH LIVESTREAM with a full playthrough, dev insight and AMA session on the STEAM store page
#benignland
January 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
📢 BENIGN LAND RELEASES IN A FEW HOURS! 🚀
👉 At 19.00 CET, I will be pressing this innocent-looking green button, thus launching Benign Land to the world
🎙️ Right after, I will host a SPECIAL LAUNCH LIVESTREAM with a full playthrough, dev insight and AMA session on the STEAM store page
#benignland
👉 At 19.00 CET, I will be pressing this innocent-looking green button, thus launching Benign Land to the world
🎙️ Right after, I will host a SPECIAL LAUNCH LIVESTREAM with a full playthrough, dev insight and AMA session on the STEAM store page
#benignland
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How to spend today
January 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
How to spend today
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✨Calling Benign Land "The MOST BEAUTIFUL Game You'll Ever Play!" might be an exaggeration, but you can find out exactly how beautiful it is for yourselves this Friday!
It's a great feeling to get such positive reactions so far! ✨
#MotivationalMonday #BenignLand #indiegame #gamedev
It's a great feeling to get such positive reactions so far! ✨
#MotivationalMonday #BenignLand #indiegame #gamedev
January 20, 2025 at 5:48 PM
✨Calling Benign Land "The MOST BEAUTIFUL Game You'll Ever Play!" might be an exaggeration, but you can find out exactly how beautiful it is for yourselves this Friday!
It's a great feeling to get such positive reactions so far! ✨
#MotivationalMonday #BenignLand #indiegame #gamedev
It's a great feeling to get such positive reactions so far! ✨
#MotivationalMonday #BenignLand #indiegame #gamedev
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