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Minnie Moog

@minniemoog.me

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She/Her • Game Designer • Writer • Pixel Artist • Composer & Producer • Drummer • Sandopolis Zone Apologist • Long Song Enthusiast Indie game studio, Status92: https://bsky.app/profile/status92.studio Bandcamp: https://nataliebutzer.bandcamp.com/

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Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Oct 27

Hi Bsky, my name is Natalie Bützer (aka Minnie Moog)! 💖
I'm an 🕹️indie game dev & 🎵composer!

✨I'm designing a game about a naive little girl who is framed for murder on her 12th birthday🎂🔪

I love:
👻 Cute-horror
🔍 Whodunnits
⛵ Ocean aesthetics

I also (do):
🥁 Play drums
🎶 Original music
🎹 VGM covers

An old piece of art I did featuring my game's main character: Minnie (left, redhead), and an older design for her best friend: Solstice (right, blonde).

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Halfcourt Yeet @halfcourtyeet.bsky.social · 12d

Vampires 🧛‍♀️, my #twine engine-based short story with #lgbt undertones 🏳️‍⚧️, comes out TOMORROW on October 31st!! 🎃👻

Here's another excerpt, part of a letter to the main character from his vampy upscale friend:

#gamedev #gamewriting #twine #indiedev #writing

Dear Mez,
It's a nice moon out tonight. I hope to Volad you get to see it.
Yelena and I are on high black wings, to use such a Tepesian phrase. We went to the monthly mooncult again the other night, and you should have seen the crowds. We didn't really come to bite anyone besides each other, you see, since Yel I have decided on being blood-exclusive. Besides that, who knows who some of these batties are drinking from, and neither of us want to catch virema.

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Star Victoria Power | Slide20XX @slide20xx.com · 18d

The debut album from @risingstarpatronage.com, Beginnings - Rising Star Vol. 1 - is out!!!

You can stream and download it (for free!!) on Bandcamp!
slide20xx.bandcamp.com/album/beginn...

Beginnings - Rising Star Vol. 1, by Slide20XX

6 track album

slide20xx.bandcamp.com

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Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Oct 10

Much love to you, friend— I am so sorry for your loss. From what you've shared over the years, it's very clear Yuki was incredibly, deeply loved, and I imagine she lived a fantastic life, no doubt in big part thanks to you and your family's care. Wishing you well right now.

Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Sep 22

I finally figured out how to screen record so I can post my progress again lol

I finished the main cast's directional sprites a while ago! (Some minor tweaks pending)... Gonna post some animations soon!

Featured here:
Minnie, Solstice
Laetitia, Farris

#indiegame #devlog #pixelart #codetta

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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · Aug 21

Brent Hinds, the co-founder of Grammy-winning heavy metal group Mastodon who played with the group for 25 years before his departure earlier this year, has died at age 51.

Brent Hinds, Mastodon Co-Founder and Former Lead Guitarist, Dead at 51

Brent Hinds, the co-founder of acclaimed heavy metal group Mastodon who played with the group for 25 years, has died at age 51.

rollingstone.com

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Sean Bialo @seanbialo.com · Aug 19

Announcement: I’m the lead composer for He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction!

You can hear a preview of the soundtrack I've been writing in the reveal trailer. Thanks @bitmapbureau.com / @limitedrungames.com for having me on such an awesome game!

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The Royal Writ @theroyalwrit.bsky.social · Aug 7

🎺 CUE FANFARE 🎺

Beloved subjects, this most awaited day has arrived!

The Royal Writ is OUT NOW for the kingdom to experience. Command your creature warriors, witness their noble sacrifices, and bring glory to our realm!

Play The Royal Writ now: store.steampowered.com/app/3333700?...

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Tommy @catsonmars.bsky.social · Jul 31

The Early Access version is now out!!

This team has poured so much love and care into this game and there is only more good stuff to come in the months ahead. So proud to be a part of this lovingly-crafted project! 💖

(Also, check out @narekpapoyan.com and @midee.bsky.social on this trailer!!)

Gold Gold Adventure Gold - OUT NOW on Steam @cancancanaman.bsky.social · Jul 31

👑 GOLD GOLD ADVENTURE GOLD is OUT NOW! ⚔️

⚔️Recruit adventurers to quest and explore in the name of gold!

🏙️Build a city around a monster-filled dungeon to evolve your economy!

🐉Raise pets into God-Beasts to overcome trails!

GO FOR GOLD & PLAY NOW! ✅ t.co/FbGbmdCf3C

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Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Jul 20

Heck yeaaa, likewise

Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Jul 20

Thank you to everyone who hung out with us during our premier! You can grab the song off bandcamp now as well! Happy listening. 💖

DOWNLOAD: hippyfishy.bandcamp.com/track/bubble...

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Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Jul 15

Come and listen with us this Saturday night!

Very excited for my friend Hippy Fishy's debut! Their vocal work and creative direction are incredible!

I acted as the arranger/producer on this one, so you'll get to hear me flex my music muscles. 💖In classic me fashion, it's a loooong soooong. 😊

𓍊𓋼Hippy Fishy𓋼𓍊 @hippyfishy.bsky.social · Jul 15

Premier set!
Tune in to listen to my very first original song, Bubble Burst!
Please look forward to it!

Date 7/19 - 9pm EST!!
youtu.be/rHjbma3dJio

𓆠Lyrics & Vocals→ HippyFishy
𓆠Arrangement/Mixing→ @minniemoog.me
𓆠Mastering→ ‪‪@luvgiantrobots.bsky.social‬

Thank you sooo much for your support!

BUBBLE BURST - HippyFishy【original song】

YouTube video by HippyFishy

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syynth @syynth.dev · Jun 12

experimenting with bevy_hanabi and using particles to emit lights into the GI system. way over the top but i kind of love it

#codetta #bevyengine #gamedev

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syynth @syynth.dev · Jun 9

got emissive sprites wired up and working! tried out making the player emissive and i think it's pretty neat (but too flickery). this has been so satisfying to build

#codetta #gamedev #bevyengine

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Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Jun 3

Our game's lighting stuff is going to be so cool... my dev @syynth.dev is amazing

syynth @syynth.dev · Jun 3

i've been slowly learning to write shaders in #bevy and i'm working my way towards a 2D GI solution with radiance cascades. finally got my SDF calculation composited with the rest of the scene and it feels so goood!

#gamedev #bevy

Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · May 16

Thank you!

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𓍊𓋼Hippy Fishy𓋼𓍊 @hippyfishy.bsky.social · Jan 30

`True enlightenment
With you right here beside me!🎶`

Please look forward to it!

www.youtube.com/@HippyFishy
Premier to be announced!
#Originalsong #bubbleburst

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Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · May 15

New song coming out soon!

Another collab with my usual lovely music friend @hippyfishy.bsky.social

Details to follow!

Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Apr 10

Color glow up! 🎨✨
Been testing colors on these grayscale mockups. How's this looking?

#devlog #indiegame #pixelart #codetta

Color rendition of a mockup for my game, Codetta

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Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Mar 27

Yeah! It's been great practice too!

Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Mar 26

Thank you!

Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Mar 25

Another grayscale mockup! This time it's a spooky interior, representing a small portion of a level.

I didn't have a particular location in mind, but I think this looks like a church perhaps?

Gonna work out a color palette next!

#devlog #indiegame #pixelart #horror #codetta

Minnie standing inside an unspecified spooky location, representing a level in our game— Codetta.

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Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Mar 21

Another mockup in my grayscale series! This time, it's an interior test environment.

#devlog #indiegame #pixelart #horror #codetta

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Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Mar 18

Thank you! Yes, for sure... the final pair here is my eighth iteration I believe haha. It's quite a long process!

Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Mar 18

Thank you! Also, your characters look super cute!

Minnie Moog @minniemoog.me · Mar 18

Grayscale screenshot of my game's main hub:
✨ Capella Town! ⭐

I'm doing a variety of grayscale mockups before finalizing the color palette, so I'll be posting more of these soon. 😊

#devlog #indiegame #pixelart #codetta

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