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Nikhil Murthy

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Experimental game designer currently working on Hoop Dungeon. Previous games: Syphilisation, The Quiet Sleep

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I know itโ€™s silly but I really do see them as the same genre - games meant to challenge conventions

06.03.2026 21:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks!

06.03.2026 20:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Save 10% on Hoop Dungeon on Steam Hoop Dungeon is a basketball turn-based tactical roguelike game. Use the powers of friendship and rivalry to become a better basketball player and conquer the Hoop Dungeon.

Use the powers of friendship and rivalry to become a better basketball player and conquer the Hoop Dungeon! Out today for $7.99.

#roguelike #turn-based-tactics #indiegames

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06.03.2026 17:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Game Poems Issue 1 is now available on Itch! If you enjoyed the issue, please consider leaving an honest rating or comment to help with traction and discovery on the platform. <3 gamepoems.itch.io/game-poems-i...

06.03.2026 17:32 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Save 10% on Hoop Dungeon on Steam Hoop Dungeon is a basketball turn-based tactical roguelike game. Use the powers of friendship and rivalry to become a better basketball player and conquer the Hoop Dungeon.

Hoop Dungeon is now available for purchase. Try out my basketball turn-based-tactics game that uses the powers of friendship and rivalry!

store.steampowered.com/app/4250030/...

06.03.2026 14:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for reminding me about this game and when itโ€™s on a sale, no less!

05.03.2026 13:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks!

05.03.2026 12:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I would also recommend Said on Kim but I think youโ€™ve read that one?

05.03.2026 12:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe @mckenziewark.bsky.socialโ€™s Atopia on Vice City?

05.03.2026 12:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Befuddled please-help-with-article-research post #231231: I'm looking for examples and discussion of "postcolonial open worlds" (inc discussion of the validity of that term), together with formally unusual writing about open worlds.

05.03.2026 11:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hoop Dungeon on Steam Hoop Dungeon is a basketball turn-based tactical roguelike game. Use the powers of friendship and rivalry to become a better basketball player and conquer the Hoop Dungeon.

Thanks for hosting this week!

Hoop Dungeon is a turn-based-tactics basketball game that launches into Early Access tomorrow!

store.steampowered.com/app/4250030/...

05.03.2026 11:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 16 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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We are honored to be this week's official #TurnBasedThursday host on Bsky!

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธAre you an #IndieDev? Reply with your stellar turn-based game!

๐ŸŽธAre you a turn-based game fan? Then ๐Ÿ’ฌcomment, โค๏ธlike and ๐Ÿ”share all the great games inside this thread!

Don't forget to add the hashtag & tag other devs!

05.03.2026 11:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 75 ๐Ÿ” 49 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

are you a indie game developer of color? will you be in the sf bay area for GDC? do you want to demo your game?

bubblesort and @gdocexpo.com are co-hosting a showcase of games at the bubblesort shop! apply here to show your game!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

02.03.2026 22:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 63 ๐Ÿ” 40 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Future? No Thanks! at Day of the Devs 2026

Future? No Thanks! at Day of the Devs 2026

The rumors are true!

Future? No Thanks! will be playable at Day of the Devs in San Francisco.

I'll be there too!

March 8 - 3PM to 8PM - Free
www.dayofthedevs.org/events/day-o...

02.03.2026 20:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 32 ๐Ÿ” 10 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Friends! โญ

Iโ€™m looking for all kinds if people to test my new game with a focus on women and queer people.

If you would like to participate on this, please DM me! ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’›

03.03.2026 12:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I did not expect Next Fest to be so physically draining. My body is out and I havenโ€™t even dealt with the disappointment of looking at the numbers yet

03.03.2026 12:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Why No AI Games? I have a theory.

open.substack.com/pub/franklan...

02.03.2026 21:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 44 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
Horticularโ€™s Overlapping Habitats Horticularโ€™s overlapping habitats make the game special. Every animal in the game has a habitat requirement. So, for example, a bumblebee needs a 5x5 space in which there are at least 5 flowers. A gol...

Want to understand the design dynamics of Pokopia's overlapping habitats? Read a design breakdown of how they work and what they do for the excellent Horticular

whynotgames.in/2024/09/05/h...

02.03.2026 21:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ANNOUNCEMENT: The Game Narrative Kaleidoscope launches this Wednesday!

Over 100+ essays on the craft of game writing and narrative design; affordable priced.

โ€ฆ AND weโ€™ll also launch with the first two episodes of the podcast series, where we talk to the article writers about their craft.

02.03.2026 15:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 377 ๐Ÿ” 146 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 33
ใƒžใ‚น็›ฎใงๅŒบๅˆ‡ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใƒใƒผใƒ•ใ‚ณใƒผใƒˆไธŠใง 3 on 3 ใฎใƒใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใƒœใƒผใƒซใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ "Pass" ใ‚ณใƒžใƒณใƒ‰ใงใ€ๆ•ตใฎใƒ–ใƒญใƒƒใ‚ฏใฎ้š™้–“ใ‚’็ธซใฃใฆๅ‘ณๆ–นใซใƒ‘ใ‚นใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ๅ ด้ขใ€‚

ใƒžใ‚น็›ฎใงๅŒบๅˆ‡ใ‚‰ใ‚ŒใŸใƒใƒผใƒ•ใ‚ณใƒผใƒˆไธŠใง 3 on 3 ใฎใƒใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใƒœใƒผใƒซใ‚’ใ—ใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใ€‚ "Pass" ใ‚ณใƒžใƒณใƒ‰ใงใ€ๆ•ตใฎใƒ–ใƒญใƒƒใ‚ฏใฎ้š™้–“ใ‚’็ธซใฃใฆๅ‘ณๆ–นใซใƒ‘ใ‚นใ‚’ใ™ใ‚‹ๅ ด้ขใ€‚

#HoopDungeon ใƒ‡ใƒข็‰ˆใ‚’ๅฐ‘ใ—่งฆใฃใŸใ€‚ใ‚ฟใƒผใƒณๅˆถใƒใ‚นใ‚ฑใƒƒใƒˆใƒœใƒผใƒซใจใฎใ“ใจใ€‚ใƒใ‚นใ‚ฑใฎใ‚ทใƒŸใƒฅใƒฌใƒผใ‚ฟใƒผใจ่จ€ใ†ใ‚ˆใ‚Šใฏใ€ใ‹ใชใ‚ŠๆŠฝ่ฑกๅŒ–ใ•ใ‚ŒใŸใƒœใƒผใƒ‰ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ใซ่ฟ‘ใ„ๅฐ่ฑกใ€‚

ใƒใ‚นใ‚ฑใฏ้–€ๅค–ๆผขใ ใ‘ใฉใ€้ธๆ‰‹ใฎๅ‘ใใŒ้‡่ฆใ ใฃใŸใ‚Šใ€ๅ›žใ‚Šใใฉใ„ใ“ใจใฏใ›ใšใซใ‚ดใƒผใƒซใธๅ‘ใ‹ใ†ใปใ†ใŒ่‰ฏใ‹ใฃใŸใ‚Šใจใ„ใฃใŸใจใ“ใ‚ใŒใƒใ‚นใ‚ฑใฃใฝใ„๏ผŸ #SteamNextFest

02.03.2026 14:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™m glad to hear that! Did you get to Chaos Dunk?

02.03.2026 15:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Graphic from the Blades '68 BackerKit crowdfunding campaign, showing stretch goal contributors Avalyn Ramsay writing "Psychic Commie Rats" and Aaron Lim writing "Report on the Inaugural Crowfoot Wargaming Convention of '68".

Graphic from the Blades '68 BackerKit crowdfunding campaign, showing stretch goal contributors Avalyn Ramsay writing "Psychic Commie Rats" and Aaron Lim writing "Report on the Inaugural Crowfoot Wargaming Convention of '68".

They announced my stretch goal for Blades '68! Let's get to $390,000 so I can write about The Inaugural Crowfoot Wargaming Convention of '68 (which split of from the Charterhall Conference On Historical and Strategic Wargames that started two years before). www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e...

01.03.2026 14:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 151 ๐Ÿ” 57 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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[untitled games event] Amsterdam

so excited to have our game, Something To Reach For, be part of the lineup for the 3rd edition: "secret handshake"

buttondown.com/untitledgame...

๐Ÿซถ @roughat.bsky.social
๐Ÿค @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social

02.03.2026 08:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Twinless (2025)

28.02.2026 16:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hoop Dungeon on Steam Hoop Dungeon is a basketball turn-based tactical roguelike game. Use the powers of friendship and rivalry to become a better basketball player and conquer the Hoop Dungeon.

Born to listen to the new Gorillaz album and contemplate impending doom, forced to stream for Next Fest. Come hang out

store.steampowered.com/app/4250030/...

28.02.2026 14:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Cat and the Coup on Steam In The Cat and the Coup, you play the cat of Dr. Mohammed Mossadegh, the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran. During the summer of 1953, the CIA engineered a coup to bring about his do...

The Cat and the Coup is both my favorite historical game and a very relevant understanding of American imperialism.

store.steampowered.com/app/95700/Th...

28.02.2026 11:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When I went to Tehran in 2018 for a game conference I hung out with game nerds, music weirdos, and queer folks with tattoos and colored hair, just like I do here. We got vegetarian food and watched goofy uncles play basketball in the park. I sure hope they can live to see a better day.

28.02.2026 08:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 2660 ๐Ÿ” 550 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

If you have to wake up to a bug report, there's no better one to wake up to than for an issue that you've already solved but you didn't deploy because you didn't think anyone would play your demo enough to trigger it.

27.02.2026 14:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, looks like we will soon release a new experiment in playable philosophy called
>> 'HAMM-3R" <<
(made with @amidos2006.bsky.social and @demigiant.com and others who are not on Bluesky).

We will demo it and give a short talk in Valletta on March the 24th :) Come say hi!

27.02.2026 08:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hoop Dungeon on Steam Hoop Dungeon is a basketball turn-based tactical roguelike game. Use the powers of friendship and rivalry to become a better basketball player and conquer the Hoop Dungeon.

Thanks for hosting. AlcheMice looks amazing!

Hoop Dungeon is a turn-based-tactics basketball game now in Next Fest.

store.steampowered.com/app/4250030/...

26.02.2026 13:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0