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Mari M

@marivers

Indie game dev & writer, EN↔CN translator. Co-founded Citreat Studio, making Dance of TheseusπŸ’ƒ. Made The Rewinderβͺ, Death Trick: Double BlindπŸŽͺ, Zero-Sum Heart πŸ«€. She/her πŸ–€πŸ€πŸ’œ Contact: ma.ri.vers.yt@gmail.com

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Zero-Sum Heart 40% off for women's day sale

Zero-Sum Heart 40% off for women's day sale

If you are looking for a short game about love, magic and girlhood, Zero-Sum Heart is 40% off for the first time ever for Women's Day Sale! Check out all the other wonderful games here (including our new project, Dance of Theseus): store.steampowered.com/sale/womensd...

07.03.2026 06:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Slay the Spire 2's concurrent Steam players just hit 179,456, the highest ever for any roguelike.

When StS1 first launched back in 2017, it had 193 concurrent players.

That's a 92,982% increase, meaning StS3 is on track to hit 166,861,777 concurrent players by 2035. πŸ’ͺ

06.03.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 2158 πŸ” 413 πŸ’¬ 33 πŸ“Œ 41
A lot of cakes meme

A lot of cakes meme

Can't decide which game I'm gonna play first this weekend, Esoteric Ebb or Slay the Spire II!

06.03.2026 01:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What If I Name a Game (The Way I Name a Fanfic)

04.03.2026 02:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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.

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 & toolsβ€” 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!

01.03.2026 02:50 πŸ‘ 227 πŸ” 200 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 6
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a person sitting in a circle of candles with a celtic pattern on the floor Alt: scarlet witch sitting in a circle of candles with a celtic pattern on the floor

I've been imbued with a special kind of magic lately because every game, TV show, web series I've been diving into lately have all since announced a reboot/sequel/comeback. So I guess I'm off to replay Ace Attorney lol

28.02.2026 04:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A Steam Next Fest promo image with a tall yellow tower, strange but somehow heavenly. A pixel angel and demon, as well as several shiny resources icons decorate the text. Angel Clicker by oldflowerGames.

A Steam Next Fest promo image with a tall yellow tower, strange but somehow heavenly. A pixel angel and demon, as well as several shiny resources icons decorate the text. Angel Clicker by oldflowerGames.

Angel Clicker πŸ˜‡πŸ’₯😈 is coming to Next Fest! πŸͺ½

It's Heaven vs. Hell in the annual Soul-Catching Contest. An incremental clicker with (optional) rhythm elements. Build, collect, get attacked by aliens... go on a date?!

steampowered.com/app/4247760

#nextfest #steam #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #γƒ‰γƒƒγƒˆη΅΅

23.02.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a chat between me and my mom and it's just her sending me Yuzuru Hanyu gifs

Screenshot of a chat between me and my mom and it's just her sending me Yuzuru Hanyu gifs

My mom speaks exclusively in Yuzuru Hanyu gifs to tell me food is ready

20.02.2026 05:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a pixel art drawing of a man in a suit and tie Alt: Ace Attorney Phoneix Wright points his hand and "objection!" text pops up on the screen

When I found out our landlord illegally entered our place without prior permission when she knew we were away for CNY, I had a whole presenting evidence and objection moment in the group chat and the whole time Ace Attorney BGM was playing in my head like DO-DO-DO-DODODO

16.02.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you so much!!! Can't wait to show everyone :)

14.02.2026 13:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The funny thing about writing as a medium is that it's so hard to plant a detail subtly. Whenever I see a line like "He decides it's probably nothing" that's an immediate tip-off to the fact that IT'S DEFINITELY NOT NOTHING

12.02.2026 11:14 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So excited to be working with Wings on our new game!!! Let's get ready for the ballπŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒπŸ’ƒ

22.01.2026 05:33 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

gaming is only books if the game has a defined ending and then you sit back and think about it

21.01.2026 01:20 πŸ‘ 1809 πŸ” 308 πŸ’¬ 38 πŸ“Œ 13
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read soulsov!!!! i'm good at art and storytelling and i want to share my fun world and its many freaks with you. at least play the free demo! gigidigi.itch.io/soulsov

27.12.2025 15:53 πŸ‘ 433 πŸ” 141 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 4
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game achievements

Death Trick: Double Blind is 50% off for Steam Detective Fest! In our game, you can:
- Watch a puppeteer make a child cry with his avant-garde stage art
- Hear about a man chasing an ostrich on the highway
- Uncover a hidden, tragic sapphic romance
- Develop an allergy to hammers
- Solve a murder

13.01.2026 05:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds awesome! I've been playing a bit of Slots and Daggers recently and it's a ton of fun :) Wishing you all the best luck on the trailer and store page launch

10.01.2026 09:44 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes actually by all means! πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€

10.01.2026 09:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

The people (me) yearn for more roguelike deckbuilders with unique art direction plz

10.01.2026 04:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel personally attacked by this post

09.01.2026 04:41 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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As a translator, sometimes I get mad at whoever wrote the game for coming up with a truly stupid amount of puns, and then I remember it was me, I wrote the game

08.01.2026 02:13 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ’•Aw thank you!

05.01.2026 10:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Games on Steam and consoles don't have to get a license, so we don't have to censor stuff unlike mobile. However, it is true that the official approval process is very opaque and lacks clear guidelines, so game studios sometimes are more overzealous when it comes to self-censoring.

05.01.2026 08:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Dance of Theseus' game launch page. "New game" button is a hand grabbing a golden apple, "continue" is the brain attached to a nervous system, "Settings" is torso with internal organs, and "exit" is a wing extended

Dance of Theseus' game launch page. "New game" button is a hand grabbing a golden apple, "continue" is the brain attached to a nervous system, "Settings" is torso with internal organs, and "exit" is a wing extended

In keeping with the theme, all buttons on Dance of Theseus' title page are symbolized by body parts.

#indiegamedev #art

05.01.2026 06:23 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Tiny Chef christmas video with auto-captioning saying "But I just want to kill you tonight".

Tiny Chef christmas video with auto-captioning saying "But I just want to kill you tonight".

Whoa Tiny Chef are you sure

26.12.2025 05:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A black and white body made of whale-like skeleton, with long veils, evoking the image of a Victorian Widow. Text says: "Grieving is an experience, but mourning is a performance."

A black and white body made of whale-like skeleton, with long veils, evoking the image of a Victorian Widow. Text says: "Grieving is an experience, but mourning is a performance."

Death Becomes Her.

#art #indiegamedev

22.12.2025 15:17 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

OMG she is so cuuuuuuute

19.12.2025 05:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
My steam replay. Top 4 games being Divinity Original Sin 2, Field of Mistria, Tiny Pasture, Sultan's Game, Roots of Pacha

My steam replay. Top 4 games being Divinity Original Sin 2, Field of Mistria, Tiny Pasture, Sultan's Game, Roots of Pacha

Guess who was getting into (read: addicted to) Divinity Original Sin 2 before Larian came out with the new announcement

17.12.2025 03:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The suit "Heartfelt Vow" in Dance of Theseus, featuring a white-and-red bridal ensemble with an open, beating heart, bony hands, a bouquet of eyeballs and an open brain.

The suit "Heartfelt Vow" in Dance of Theseus, featuring a white-and-red bridal ensemble with an open, beating heart, bony hands, a bouquet of eyeballs and an open brain.

The suit "Mate Eater" in dance of theseus, inspired by Praying Mantis design

The suit "Mate Eater" in dance of theseus, inspired by Praying Mantis design

The suit "Heavy Metal" in Dance of Theseus, featuring a lot of piercings and a dress made of spiky metal

The suit "Heavy Metal" in Dance of Theseus, featuring a lot of piercings and a dress made of spiky metal

Upcoming in Dance of Theseus, an indie monster dress-up sim I'm working on:

(I think sometimes we ask ourselves: would someone put this in the Nikki games? No? Then it's our territory lol)

#indiegamedev #art

15.12.2025 10:06 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just started playing Divinity Original Sin 2 last month and honestly the elf thing might be my favorite narrative character trait in any game ever, I've been feeding everything to Sebille

12.12.2025 05:51 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Like... having to have a failsafe, canned response just in case every other potential interaction failed? Having people assume something in the background is meaningful and want to interact with them? Engineering a character's personality to be uncoorporative to cover up the gameplay limitations?

06.12.2025 14:52 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0