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Linus Bohman
@linusbohman.bsky.social
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I use code, LEGO, words, pictures, wood, and empathy to create stuff. Build things and be happy. Currently learning how to make indiegames.

Me: https://linusbohman.se
You're a dad: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3160540/Youre_a_dad/
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I love how @sprainedtootsie.dev did the bathroom in You're a dad. Never thought I'd swoon for a bathroom, but here we are! We're likely entering the updated demo in Steam Next Fest in October. Exciting!

store.steampowered.com/app/3160540/...

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #textadventure
The bathroom in You're a dad. The sink is on the left, slightly covering a toilet. The shower on the right complete the picture.
August 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
linusbohman.bsky.social
The work on You're a dad continues! You can access the art by @sprainedtootsie.dev on itch or by opting in to the art-v2 demo branch on Steam:

- linusbohman.itch.io/youre-a-dad
- store.steampowered.com/app/3160540/...

#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #visualnovel #textadventure
May 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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At the end of each day in You're a dad your family pops by for a visit. Serve them dinner! Unless you forget, or get caught in antics. (So happy with the way @sprainedtootsie.dev's art breathes life into the game!) #indiegame #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

store.steampowered.com/app/3160540/...
A screenshot from the game You're a dad. The background shows your extended family coming, for whom you're supposed to have made dinner. Depending on your choices you might have everything prepared, or you might not.
April 5, 2025 at 6:42 PM
linusbohman.bsky.social
Woohoo! You're a dad, my first game, is in #steamvisualnovel fest! There's a demo out too! I'm proud of the game as-is, and it's getting even better with the art @sprainedtootsie.dev is making.

store.steampowered.com/app/3160540/...

#indiegame #gamedev #visualnovel #textadventure
March 6, 2025 at 10:25 PM
linusbohman.bsky.social
The art @sprainedtootsie.dev is creating for You're a dad make the game come alive! You can find all sorts of (mostly) useful things in the closet. You can also hide in there. Not recommended, but you can. #screenshotsaturday
A still image from the game You're a dad. The image is of an open closet door. The space beyond contains several hanging garments. A single light illuminates the otherwise dark chamber.
March 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
linusbohman.bsky.social
Something has been locked up in your fridge in You're a dad. It's a big eye. Why is it there? Will it eat your family? Do big eyes have teeth? Does it fit in a ball? Good questions. #screenshotsaturday

Illustration by @sprainedtootsie.bsky.social, who is giving the game a fantastic art overhaul.
January 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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When you experience things that feel off in my text adventure the UI starts to crack and fall apart. When you've experienced enough of this dissonance you can unlock one of the more detailed endings that explain why things are the way they are. #screenshotsaturday #textadventure #visualnovel
A screenshot from the game "You're a dad". The screen looks cracked, as if someone has punched through the screen. The current location is the Living room. A screenshot from the game "You're a dad". The screen looks cracked, as if someone has punched through the screen. The current location is the bathroom, where the player is about to do laundry. A screenshot from the game "You're a dad". You can see the screen where the player can collect endings. In the current iteration there are 23 endings, of which the player has collected two.
November 23, 2024 at 5:03 PM
linusbohman.bsky.social
Billy Basso said somewhere that he built the puzzles in Animal Well in layers. Some are for the casual players, some for the more advanced. I took some inspiration and decided to integrate a more advanced(-ish) #puzzle. This keypad should be fairly hard to open. #textadventure #indiegame
A picture of a keypad in the game You're a dad. The current description reads: The buttons on the keypad are enticing. It seems to request a four character combination. What's the first key you press?
November 19, 2024 at 2:59 PM
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Experimenting with player rewards and narratives in my text adventure. The player goes through endings, and I want each ending to feel valuable. It should unravel a bit about a story arc or just provide reactivity for the next playthrough. Is the reactivity clear with the text highlight here?
A screenshot from the game You're a dad. The current text reads: "Your philosophically adept child chimes in. It's as if he can hear your thoughts. "Nietzsche, father. The quote is generally considered open for interpretation, but is about identifying with - or sometimes becoming - the adversity we're facing." A screenshot from the game You're a dad. It shows an ending screen, saying: "Forgetting the child leaves it to fend on its own. That leads to bad decisions - and a doctorate in philosophy. Brrr."
November 17, 2024 at 6:36 PM