Velan Studios
@velanstudios.bsky.social
Video Game Developer in Upstate, NY!
Makers of Midnight Murder Club, Bounce Arcade, Hot Wheels: Rift Rally, Knockout City, and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
https://www.velanstudios.com/
Makers of Midnight Murder Club, Bounce Arcade, Hot Wheels: Rift Rally, Knockout City, and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
https://www.velanstudios.com/
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Velan Studios
@velanstudios.bsky.social
· Mar 13
Creep through the halls of Wormwood Manor, lurk in the dark, and surprise your friends! 🔦
Midnight Murder Club is now available on Steam and PS5! 🥳
PlayStation 5: www.playstation.com/en-us/games/...
Steam PC: store.steampowered.com/app/2698870/...
Midnight Murder Club is now available on Steam and PS5! 🥳
PlayStation 5: www.playstation.com/en-us/games/...
Steam PC: store.steampowered.com/app/2698870/...
25+ hours.
$3,500+ raised.
100% (okay, 118%) heart. 💖
Our Extra Life 2025 stream was an incredible ride! Thank you to everyone who donated, watched, and helped us go beyond our $3K goal for the kids at Albany Med!
See you next year @ExtraLife4Kids 🙌
$3,500+ raised.
100% (okay, 118%) heart. 💖
Our Extra Life 2025 stream was an incredible ride! Thank you to everyone who donated, watched, and helped us go beyond our $3K goal for the kids at Albany Med!
See you next year @ExtraLife4Kids 🙌
November 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
25+ hours.
$3,500+ raised.
100% (okay, 118%) heart. 💖
Our Extra Life 2025 stream was an incredible ride! Thank you to everyone who donated, watched, and helped us go beyond our $3K goal for the kids at Albany Med!
See you next year @ExtraLife4Kids 🙌
$3,500+ raised.
100% (okay, 118%) heart. 💖
Our Extra Life 2025 stream was an incredible ride! Thank you to everyone who donated, watched, and helped us go beyond our $3K goal for the kids at Albany Med!
See you next year @ExtraLife4Kids 🙌
This is Jack.
Jack... did something during yesterday's Day 1 fundraising stream.
But you know what? Anything for @extralife4kids.bsky.social!
Jack... did something during yesterday's Day 1 fundraising stream.
But you know what? Anything for @extralife4kids.bsky.social!
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This is Jack.
Jack... did something during yesterday's Day 1 fundraising stream.
But you know what? Anything for @extralife4kids.bsky.social!
Jack... did something during yesterday's Day 1 fundraising stream.
But you know what? Anything for @extralife4kids.bsky.social!
Earlier in the day, Adrian unlocked an achievement in his Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting arcade run...
...what do you think it was?🤔
Watch more of our 9th Annual Extra Life Game Day stream for @extralife4kids.bsky.social
...what do you think it was?🤔
Watch more of our 9th Annual Extra Life Game Day stream for @extralife4kids.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Earlier in the day, Adrian unlocked an achievement in his Street Fighter II Hyper Fighting arcade run...
...what do you think it was?🤔
Watch more of our 9th Annual Extra Life Game Day stream for @extralife4kids.bsky.social
...what do you think it was?🤔
Watch more of our 9th Annual Extra Life Game Day stream for @extralife4kids.bsky.social
You know it's a good MTG play when it gets equal parts "OOOO" and "heh heh heh".
We're live today and tomorrow for @extralife4kids.bsky.social Game Day 2025, fundraising for Bernard and Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med!
We're live today and tomorrow for @extralife4kids.bsky.social Game Day 2025, fundraising for Bernard and Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med!
November 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM
You know it's a good MTG play when it gets equal parts "OOOO" and "heh heh heh".
We're live today and tomorrow for @extralife4kids.bsky.social Game Day 2025, fundraising for Bernard and Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med!
We're live today and tomorrow for @extralife4kids.bsky.social Game Day 2025, fundraising for Bernard and Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med!
It's a TRAIN KO kind of day for the 2p ET block of our 9th Annual Extra Life Game Day stream for @extralife4kids.bsky.social!
Come into the stream and donate to our cause, if you can, or join in the chat!
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
Stream: www.twitch.tv/velanstudios
Come into the stream and donate to our cause, if you can, or join in the chat!
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
Stream: www.twitch.tv/velanstudios
November 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It's a TRAIN KO kind of day for the 2p ET block of our 9th Annual Extra Life Game Day stream for @extralife4kids.bsky.social!
Come into the stream and donate to our cause, if you can, or join in the chat!
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
Stream: www.twitch.tv/velanstudios
Come into the stream and donate to our cause, if you can, or join in the chat!
Donate: www.extra-life.org/participants...
Stream: www.twitch.tv/velanstudios
Please join us November 8-9, 2025 for our 9th Annual Extra Life Game Day @extralife4kids.bsky.social
Over the course of this two day event, Velan team members join together to play a variety of games to raise funds for our local Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital at Albany Med
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Over the course of this two day event, Velan team members join together to play a variety of games to raise funds for our local Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital at Albany Med
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November 8, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Please join us November 8-9, 2025 for our 9th Annual Extra Life Game Day @extralife4kids.bsky.social
Over the course of this two day event, Velan team members join together to play a variety of games to raise funds for our local Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital at Albany Med
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Over the course of this two day event, Velan team members join together to play a variety of games to raise funds for our local Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital at Albany Med
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Part 2 of Extra Life lineup!
November 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Part 2 of Extra Life lineup!
Meet the Velan team streaming to raise funds for kids through @ExtraLife4Kids on Twitch.tv/VelanStudios
🕗 Nov 8: 8 AM – 1AM
🕗 Nov 9: 8 AM – 4 PM
(plus, a chance of two unlockable segments Sunday at 4 PM + 5 PM)
Come cheer, donate, or just hang while we game for a cause!
🕗 Nov 8: 8 AM – 1AM
🕗 Nov 9: 8 AM – 4 PM
(plus, a chance of two unlockable segments Sunday at 4 PM + 5 PM)
Come cheer, donate, or just hang while we game for a cause!
November 6, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Meet the Velan team streaming to raise funds for kids through @ExtraLife4Kids on Twitch.tv/VelanStudios
🕗 Nov 8: 8 AM – 1AM
🕗 Nov 9: 8 AM – 4 PM
(plus, a chance of two unlockable segments Sunday at 4 PM + 5 PM)
Come cheer, donate, or just hang while we game for a cause!
🕗 Nov 8: 8 AM – 1AM
🕗 Nov 9: 8 AM – 4 PM
(plus, a chance of two unlockable segments Sunday at 4 PM + 5 PM)
Come cheer, donate, or just hang while we game for a cause!
Join the Velan crew for #ExtraLife Game Day 2025!
All proceeds go to Children’s Miracle Network and Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical
Sat, Nov. 8th: 8AM - 1AM EST
Sun, Nov. 9th: 8AM - 4PM EST
Twitch.tv/VelanStudios
Donate: https://bit.ly/49xwa07
All proceeds go to Children’s Miracle Network and Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical
Sat, Nov. 8th: 8AM - 1AM EST
Sun, Nov. 9th: 8AM - 4PM EST
Twitch.tv/VelanStudios
Donate: https://bit.ly/49xwa07
November 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Join the Velan crew for #ExtraLife Game Day 2025!
All proceeds go to Children’s Miracle Network and Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical
Sat, Nov. 8th: 8AM - 1AM EST
Sun, Nov. 9th: 8AM - 4PM EST
Twitch.tv/VelanStudios
Donate: https://bit.ly/49xwa07
All proceeds go to Children’s Miracle Network and Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Medical
Sat, Nov. 8th: 8AM - 1AM EST
Sun, Nov. 9th: 8AM - 4PM EST
Twitch.tv/VelanStudios
Donate: https://bit.ly/49xwa07
Patch 2.000.006 is live on Steam and PlayStation!
This update comes straight from all the feedback you’ve been sharing in our Discord! Thank you for helping us squash bugs and make the game even better!
Full Patch Notes and Discussion - https://discord.gg/VelanStudios
This update comes straight from all the feedback you’ve been sharing in our Discord! Thank you for helping us squash bugs and make the game even better!
Full Patch Notes and Discussion - https://discord.gg/VelanStudios
October 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Patch 2.000.006 is live on Steam and PlayStation!
This update comes straight from all the feedback you’ve been sharing in our Discord! Thank you for helping us squash bugs and make the game even better!
Full Patch Notes and Discussion - https://discord.gg/VelanStudios
This update comes straight from all the feedback you’ve been sharing in our Discord! Thank you for helping us squash bugs and make the game even better!
Full Patch Notes and Discussion - https://discord.gg/VelanStudios
Got a killer idea for a new enemy in Midnight Murder Club?
We’re calling for your most cursed, creepy, or downright weird creations ... nothing’s off limits!
Drop it below or join our Discord to submit!
BONUS: Doodle your idea and you might get your own post + tag 👀
We’re calling for your most cursed, creepy, or downright weird creations ... nothing’s off limits!
Drop it below or join our Discord to submit!
BONUS: Doodle your idea and you might get your own post + tag 👀
October 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Got a killer idea for a new enemy in Midnight Murder Club?
We’re calling for your most cursed, creepy, or downright weird creations ... nothing’s off limits!
Drop it below or join our Discord to submit!
BONUS: Doodle your idea and you might get your own post + tag 👀
We’re calling for your most cursed, creepy, or downright weird creations ... nothing’s off limits!
Drop it below or join our Discord to submit!
BONUS: Doodle your idea and you might get your own post + tag 👀
"Sometimes people ask if Knockout City is the real name of the city, or does it have a secret name? This city is called KNOCKOUT CITY! The art was created to show how the brawlers make the city their own." - Eric, Narrative Director of KO City on this postcard in the Velan office
October 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Sometimes people ask if Knockout City is the real name of the city, or does it have a secret name? This city is called KNOCKOUT CITY! The art was created to show how the brawlers make the city their own." - Eric, Narrative Director of KO City on this postcard in the Velan office
One month until our annual Extra Life 2025 stream, as part of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals!
This year, we are fundraising for the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med, and hope to see you in stream 🫵
Here’s a clip from last year’s stream 👇
This year, we are fundraising for the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med, and hope to see you in stream 🫵
Here’s a clip from last year’s stream 👇
October 8, 2025 at 8:58 PM
One month until our annual Extra Life 2025 stream, as part of the Children's Miracle Network Hospitals!
This year, we are fundraising for the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med, and hope to see you in stream 🫵
Here’s a clip from last year’s stream 👇
This year, we are fundraising for the Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital at Albany Med, and hope to see you in stream 🫵
Here’s a clip from last year’s stream 👇
Play Midnight Murder Club on PS5 today with a 1-hour game trial FREE for PlayStation Plus Premium players OR grab the full experience for just $9.99 🔥
Can you survive the night? Find out now 👀
#MidnightMurderClub #VelanStudios #PS5 #GameTrial
Can you survive the night? Find out now 👀
#MidnightMurderClub #VelanStudios #PS5 #GameTrial
October 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Play Midnight Murder Club on PS5 today with a 1-hour game trial FREE for PlayStation Plus Premium players OR grab the full experience for just $9.99 🔥
Can you survive the night? Find out now 👀
#MidnightMurderClub #VelanStudios #PS5 #GameTrial
Can you survive the night? Find out now 👀
#MidnightMurderClub #VelanStudios #PS5 #GameTrial
Uneven teams weren’t part of the plan until players made it too fun to remove 💪
A simple bug led to a funny part of Midnight Murder Club, and it all started w/ real-time feedback 🔥
Watch the devs break down how it happened 👇
#MidnightMurderClub #VelanStudios #IndieGameDev
A simple bug led to a funny part of Midnight Murder Club, and it all started w/ real-time feedback 🔥
Watch the devs break down how it happened 👇
#MidnightMurderClub #VelanStudios #IndieGameDev
October 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Uneven teams weren’t part of the plan until players made it too fun to remove 💪
A simple bug led to a funny part of Midnight Murder Club, and it all started w/ real-time feedback 🔥
Watch the devs break down how it happened 👇
#MidnightMurderClub #VelanStudios #IndieGameDev
A simple bug led to a funny part of Midnight Murder Club, and it all started w/ real-time feedback 🔥
Watch the devs break down how it happened 👇
#MidnightMurderClub #VelanStudios #IndieGameDev
October 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The first Wildcard Idea Challenge is complete! Your ideas were unhinged in the best way!
Here are just a few of our favorites 👇
Which one would you pick to play?
#midnightmurderclub #indiegame #challenge
Here are just a few of our favorites 👇
Which one would you pick to play?
#midnightmurderclub #indiegame #challenge
September 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The first Wildcard Idea Challenge is complete! Your ideas were unhinged in the best way!
Here are just a few of our favorites 👇
Which one would you pick to play?
#midnightmurderclub #indiegame #challenge
Here are just a few of our favorites 👇
Which one would you pick to play?
#midnightmurderclub #indiegame #challenge
🎥 LIVE INTERVIEW ALERT 🎥
Our very own Eric and Josh are joining Remulto DEV. LIFE #157 stream RIGHT NOW to chat about Midnight Murder Club and game dev life!
Catch the conversation live here 👉 https://www.twitch.tv/remulto
Don’t miss it!
#DEVLIFE #gamedev #MidnightMurderClub
Our very own Eric and Josh are joining Remulto DEV. LIFE #157 stream RIGHT NOW to chat about Midnight Murder Club and game dev life!
Catch the conversation live here 👉 https://www.twitch.tv/remulto
Don’t miss it!
#DEVLIFE #gamedev #MidnightMurderClub
Remulto - Twitch
DEV. LIFE #157. - MIDNIGHT MURDER CLUB
www.twitch.tv
September 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🎥 LIVE INTERVIEW ALERT 🎥
Our very own Eric and Josh are joining Remulto DEV. LIFE #157 stream RIGHT NOW to chat about Midnight Murder Club and game dev life!
Catch the conversation live here 👉 https://www.twitch.tv/remulto
Don’t miss it!
#DEVLIFE #gamedev #MidnightMurderClub
Our very own Eric and Josh are joining Remulto DEV. LIFE #157 stream RIGHT NOW to chat about Midnight Murder Club and game dev life!
Catch the conversation live here 👉 https://www.twitch.tv/remulto
Don’t miss it!
#DEVLIFE #gamedev #MidnightMurderClub
You know that song in the Party Room in Wildcards that everyone loves? Here it is, by POPULAR. REQUEST.
Title: Midnight Tribute (Party Room)
Written, Performed, Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Richard Mark Nolan Jr.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WduYV6Vz210&list=RDWduYV6Vz210&start_radio=1
Title: Midnight Tribute (Party Room)
Written, Performed, Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Richard Mark Nolan Jr.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WduYV6Vz210&list=RDWduYV6Vz210&start_radio=1
Midnight Murder Club: "Midnight Tribute (Party Room)"
YouTube video by Velan Studios
www.youtube.com
September 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
You know that song in the Party Room in Wildcards that everyone loves? Here it is, by POPULAR. REQUEST.
Title: Midnight Tribute (Party Room)
Written, Performed, Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Richard Mark Nolan Jr.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WduYV6Vz210&list=RDWduYV6Vz210&start_radio=1
Title: Midnight Tribute (Party Room)
Written, Performed, Engineered, Mixed, and Mastered by Richard Mark Nolan Jr.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WduYV6Vz210&list=RDWduYV6Vz210&start_radio=1
Can’t believe it’s already been 2 years since @ktla.com featured Dan Doptis, Game Director of Hot Wheels Rift Rally 🏎️
Still such a fun moment that brought the magic of mixed reality racing to the spotlight ❤️
Watch the full segment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuiPxK8n5gM
Still such a fun moment that brought the magic of mixed reality racing to the spotlight ❤️
Watch the full segment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuiPxK8n5gM
September 18, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Can’t believe it’s already been 2 years since @ktla.com featured Dan Doptis, Game Director of Hot Wheels Rift Rally 🏎️
Still such a fun moment that brought the magic of mixed reality racing to the spotlight ❤️
Watch the full segment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuiPxK8n5gM
Still such a fun moment that brought the magic of mixed reality racing to the spotlight ❤️
Watch the full segment here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuiPxK8n5gM
🔪 The Velan crew took on the 3.04% challenge in Midnight Murder Club… with no retries.
Did we make it out alive? 👀
🎥 Catch the highlights from our Sept 12 Twitch stream!
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2564784633
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mawRpS2N3c
Did we make it out alive? 👀
🎥 Catch the highlights from our Sept 12 Twitch stream!
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2564784633
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mawRpS2N3c
September 17, 2025 at 8:11 PM
🔪 The Velan crew took on the 3.04% challenge in Midnight Murder Club… with no retries.
Did we make it out alive? 👀
🎥 Catch the highlights from our Sept 12 Twitch stream!
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2564784633
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mawRpS2N3c
Did we make it out alive? 👀
🎥 Catch the highlights from our Sept 12 Twitch stream!
Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2564784633
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mawRpS2N3c
Got a vision for a Wildcard that would flip the game on its head? 👀
Share your idea with us, and your concept could be featured in our next community spotlight. ✨
The wilder, the better! (Bonus points if you bring it to life with art and drop it in Velan Studios Discord 🎨)
Share your idea with us, and your concept could be featured in our next community spotlight. ✨
The wilder, the better! (Bonus points if you bring it to life with art and drop it in Velan Studios Discord 🎨)
September 11, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Got a vision for a Wildcard that would flip the game on its head? 👀
Share your idea with us, and your concept could be featured in our next community spotlight. ✨
The wilder, the better! (Bonus points if you bring it to life with art and drop it in Velan Studios Discord 🎨)
Share your idea with us, and your concept could be featured in our next community spotlight. ✨
The wilder, the better! (Bonus points if you bring it to life with art and drop it in Velan Studios Discord 🎨)
🎺🔫 When the bullets start swingin’, the jazz starts singin’.
The "Sound Blast: Jazz Club" wildcard is here to turn every gunfight into a full-on jam session. 🎶
Because who doesn’t want their shootouts to come with a trumpet solo?
The "Sound Blast: Jazz Club" wildcard is here to turn every gunfight into a full-on jam session. 🎶
Because who doesn’t want their shootouts to come with a trumpet solo?
September 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
🎺🔫 When the bullets start swingin’, the jazz starts singin’.
The "Sound Blast: Jazz Club" wildcard is here to turn every gunfight into a full-on jam session. 🎶
Because who doesn’t want their shootouts to come with a trumpet solo?
The "Sound Blast: Jazz Club" wildcard is here to turn every gunfight into a full-on jam session. 🎶
Because who doesn’t want their shootouts to come with a trumpet solo?
🎮 #MidnightMurderClub has been a decade in the making.
Adrian sits down with Eric, MMC Game Director, to talk about:
🗝️ His first reactions since launch
💭 The earliest sparks of MMC’s concept
⏳ Why MMC took 10 years to bring to life
Full convo here 👉 https://youtu.be/sjbWcWpEP_Q
Adrian sits down with Eric, MMC Game Director, to talk about:
🗝️ His first reactions since launch
💭 The earliest sparks of MMC’s concept
⏳ Why MMC took 10 years to bring to life
Full convo here 👉 https://youtu.be/sjbWcWpEP_Q
September 6, 2025 at 12:01 AM
🎮 #MidnightMurderClub has been a decade in the making.
Adrian sits down with Eric, MMC Game Director, to talk about:
🗝️ His first reactions since launch
💭 The earliest sparks of MMC’s concept
⏳ Why MMC took 10 years to bring to life
Full convo here 👉 https://youtu.be/sjbWcWpEP_Q
Adrian sits down with Eric, MMC Game Director, to talk about:
🗝️ His first reactions since launch
💭 The earliest sparks of MMC’s concept
⏳ Why MMC took 10 years to bring to life
Full convo here 👉 https://youtu.be/sjbWcWpEP_Q