Thanks! It exceeded all my expectations ๐คฏ
@ranarh
๐ฉ๐ช ๐ฌ๐ง Make it a Triple is all about making games with a whole lot of heart, a brain, and an open door. ๐ฎItch.io: https://ranarh.itch.io/ ๐ณEverywhere else: https://linktr.ee/ranarh ๐ปOut now: https://ranarh.itch.io/the-spirit-in-the-door
Thanks! It exceeded all my expectations ๐คฏ
Aw, thanks, both of you. I was new to itch.io and you are so active and friendly that it is always a highlight to join your projects. I would never muster the energy and can't thank you enough for letting all of us ride along!
My upcoming #cozy #hiddenobjects #game #AThousandBees has 6 characters. Your vote can decide their names! Join the Make it a Triple #Discord server to join the polls: discord.gg/gQgmYMM9A9
#Wishlist on #Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4281370/...
#miat #indiedev #solodev #announcement
Thanks! Almost 20% came from the Free RPG Bundle you guys made last year alone! WITNESS THE POWER OF THE BUNDLEEEE!!!
#GeniusLoci #lizardfolk are modelled after agamidae more than crocodiles. I like the cute faces it gives them. They are the second colourful #fantasyspecies after #dwarves.
But actualyl the article is about #proverbs! Do you come up with those for your #worldbuilding?
Small #milestones: came online in time to catch 5K downloads on #itch.io. Most were #bundles! Join them if you want people to see your games.
With that, BIG shoutout to Beth and Angel!
@beth-and-angel-make-games.itch.io
@unbirthdayangel.bsky.social
#gamejam #indiedev #littlesuccesses
Genius Loci Sayings
Many proverbs and expressions are derived from local cultures, others are more general. Greetings more often than not are common all around the world and in any language. "Light with you" is the most common greeting for meeting and parting. Light is an important part ofโฆ
To keep things orderly, I made a new studio account on itch.io. It will hold all full releases:
make-it-a-triple.itch.io
My personal works, jam games, zines, trinkets, remain on ranarh.itch.io
#makeitatriple #miat #gamestudio #solodev #itchio #indiedev #textadventure #gamerelease
And of course also on #itch.io: ranarh.itch.io/the-year-lon...
The conditions are the same: One card is added each #week while the price is raised by 1USD per card until 28 cards, after which the game is only available for full price of 52USD. Early buyers save at least 50%!
The Year-long Monday holds an entire deck of special #cards to use with the #OpenSource #dungeon builder #ClosedMondays.
Card 9 was late, so the offer for 9USD is open until Wednesday, Mar 11!
DriveThru: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...
#game #ttrpg #tylm #cardbased #roleplaying #drivethru
A game cover for a solo journaling game about feminism called A Woman's Day. It shows the game title above a modern illustration of two stylized somen flanking the word FIGHT
A Woman's Day for #InternationalWomensDay:
ranarh.itch.io/a-womans-day
With the help of wonderful volunteers, the free set of 2 4-page #TTRPGs is available in:
#Swedish
#SimplifiedChinese
#French
#German
#English
#Polish
#solojournaling #sologames #feminism #equality #march8 #itchio #roleplaying
I am showing off mostly the #pets from #AThousandBees. It's one of the most fun things in making the level #backgrounds. Do you want to see other cutouts instead?
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4281370/...
#cozygames #summer #yellow #animals #sleepingcat #cat #tortie #hammock #courtyard
And almost done too! It's so exciting to get my first full game out there!
The banner for The Power of Pride Bundle 2026. It depicts a black cat taking a nap amongst an assorted pile of objects associated with projects that may be submitted into the bundle, including a pink game controller, a pencil and paper, a musical note, a 6-sided die, a book, and a black power fist. A rainbow sits behind the logo and cat.
Calling all queer creators on itchio! The #PowerOfPride2026 Bundle is now open for submissions!
Digital games, physical games, books, zines, comics, assets & toolsโ we're accepting them all! NSFW OK! We want to work with you to share your projects.
itch.io/jam/power-of...
Tell your friends too!
And a tags post following this #GeniusLoci location. In my #worldbuilding, I try to alternate between nice and terrible places. This is... probably a terrible one, I am not so sure really.
Do you focus on adventure-worthy places, or something else?
#indiettrpg #ttrpgcommunity
The Broken Jawย Rocks
Deep in the yellow forest lie the Broken Jaw Rocks. They are a large, roughly circularly arranged mass of sharply jagged rocks, in a swamp whose permanent mist enhances the mysterious atmosphere, making the entire region unusually inhospitable for the yellow forest. Manyโฆ
I made a new pro account on #itch.io! itch.io/blog/1449583...
To keep my experiments and "serious" work apart. You don't need to see all my... eh... effort? into #gamejams and #zines and #TTRPG tools and #bookmarks if you jsut wanted to get a cool game.
#miat #indiedev #indiegames #storepage
A cutout of a smiling black woman with dreadlocks feeding a cat milk on a saucer. She wears loose honeycore clothes and sits on an ornate chair. Cats are lactose intolerant. Only feed them the tiniest amounts of milk!
You want #cozy #wholesome games, why not try #AThousandBees? It will release on April 8th. Play the #demo now on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/4281370/...
#miat #nextfest #snf #indiedev #solodev #spiele #zocken #gemรผtlich #hygge #freedemo #womeningames
Glad you think so! I am excited about it. Just managed to get the bee count to exactly one thousand!
A cutout of a video game character who kneels in gardening clothes, and shows grass to a cat sitting on an upturned bucket besides her. From A Thousand Bees
Is it really work if you love what you do? We need fewer jobs that people only do because they have to. Like the folks in my #upcoming #cozy #game #AThousandBees!
Whishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4281370/...
#miat #nextfest #snf #demo #wholesome #cottagecore #cat #gardening #summer
I love so much about this game - the adorable neo-80ies witch art style, what I got about the narrative and worldbuilding in the demo, dialogs, all of it. It shows that that you poured a lot of effort into it, I am excited for the full game!
An ingame menu for A Thousand Bees, showing the difficulty levels and cursor modes
I thought I could leave the #hiddenobjects in, but so many comments wanted them gone, that there is at least the option for that now. And use the system cursor.
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4281370/...
#difficultymode #nextfest #snf #accessibilityingames #hardmode #indiedev #miat #menu
It's gonna be a few weeks before its back to RPGs - too busy making my 1st video game! In the meantime help yourself to some bookmarks, or even prints:
A bundle by Ranarh, $10.00 for 7 games
itch.io/s/160500/mia...
#itchio #sale #gamesale #indierpgs #indiedev #ttrpg #bookmarkrpg #systemagnostic
An ingame image of a picknick scene from A Thousand Bees showing two people eating and laughing while a cat sits in the sun near them.
#AThousandBees: The total game has thirteen #levels, but if you look closely you may find some #secrets, too!
Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4281370/...
#wholesomegames #miat #nextfest #snf #demo #picknick #summer #cozy cat
Did I say? #Linux demo available on Steam as well now! #gamingonlinux I mean, I did choose #Defold as my engine because it makes builds with a snap of my fingers to basically any platform.
A Steam Next Fest image for Feb '26, showing a topdown view of a golden retriever and tortie cat on a picknick blanket
It's high time I give a shoutout to my fantastic #composer #CormalvaMusic for the excellent #music work on #AThousandBees (and all #SFX).
His work: soundcloud.com/cormalvamusic
Wishlist our game: store.steampowered.com/app/4281370/...
#miat #demo #nextfest #snf #relaxing #wholesome #cozy #audio
The obvious answer to this is "Just... bear." - "This city is weird."
Thanks! When I introduced animal lords it became clear that all animals are full of personality and all have their own cultures.
Monster, creature, character? Burrmo definitely have a lot of personality.
#GeniusLoci #creaturedesign #fantasycreature #fantasyrpg #ttrpg #indierpg
A cutout of a smiling black woman with dreadlocks feeding a cat milk on a saucer. She wears loose honeycore clothes and sits on an ornate chair. Cats are lactose intolerant. Only feed them the tiniest amounts of milk!
You want #cozy #wholesome games, why not try #AThousandBees? It will release on April 8th. Play the #demo now on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/4281370/...
#miat #nextfest #snf #indiedev #solodev #spiele #zocken #gemรผtlich #hygge #freedemo #womeningames
Burrmo
The burrmo are large predators of the Great Forest in Gdera. They are about three meters long, with a plushy tail, long head, and dirty-looking greenish fur. Burrmo are man-eaters - literally, in a group of people, they'll go for the humans first. Otherwise they hunt appropriately largeโฆ