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Simon Boxer

@sboxle

Making indie games @twicedifferent.bsky.social Ring of Pain, Winnie’s Hole, The Dungeon Experience

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Sounds like my week except I wanted to do our Beta on Monday 🙃

I thought maybe I'll add 30 new items. We're up to 45...

04.03.2026 07:15 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thanks for sharing the Dungeon Experience!

We will do our best to help fill the surrealist comedy void.

04.03.2026 07:13 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

I kept a box of these just in case!

Thank you!

04.03.2026 07:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The pros and cons of indie gamedev

04.03.2026 01:52 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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I come bearing SENSITIVE INFORMATION including our past #SteamNextFest numbers

Share if you appreciate graphs
#gamedev #indiedev

26.02.2026 08:37 👍 68 🔁 24 💬 8 📌 2

Yes indeed! Was funny seeing that tweet in your docs at Bitsummit 🤣
Pre-existing synergy ⚡️

26.02.2026 12:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

You’re welcome! Thanks for sharing

26.02.2026 10:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

With a good looking icycle from Frosty!

26.02.2026 10:06 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Half my recommendation queue is gamblingslop now.

I now understand how Traditional Roguelike enthusiasts feel.

26.02.2026 09:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

These numbers are from the last Next Fest, but I'm seeing similar results from this. There's a lot of games!

26.02.2026 09:09 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wait are you saying I can make money from this?
Haha but seriously, thanks for the appreciation.

It feels like a worthwhile use of my time when people engage with it. When I post and get zero response I just purge it and return to the dev cave 🤣

26.02.2026 09:08 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

For anyone disheartened by their #SteamNextFest traction, our own marketing for other events surpassed the Next Fest traction in almost every instance.

Also thank you for the extra PR assist Blessing Show, @piratepr.com, Neon Noroshi and so many others, including event organisers who supported us ❤️

26.02.2026 08:37 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 0
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I come bearing SENSITIVE INFORMATION including our past #SteamNextFest numbers

Share if you appreciate graphs
#gamedev #indiedev

26.02.2026 08:37 👍 68 🔁 24 💬 8 📌 2
These Steam Next Fest games might hook you! - October 2025
These Steam Next Fest games might hook you! - October 2025 YouTube video by Pirate PR

It's #SteamNextFest time again, and here are all the Pirate PR demos we'd love for you to check out!

Link to the Press Release below, as well as each individual game :)

I rarely ask for anything here, but a share would be massively appreciated

🔁=❤️

youtu.be/RdD7h05gg6o?...

13.10.2025 08:12 👍 21 🔁 11 💬 4 📌 1
Preview
Melbourne-made The Dungeon Experience releasing with Devolver Digital in 2026 Melbourne-based studio Bone Assembly announced that The Dungeon Experience is being published by Devolver Digital, releasing on PC in 2026.

Name a more iconic duo than The Dungeon Experience and @devolverdigital.com - we'll wait.

@jacobjanerka.bsky.social @sboxle.bsky.social

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22.09.2025 23:18 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

Aw thanks for the shoutout, Karrie! 🙏

Always happy to discuss Winnie’s Hole and just generally meet folks in the industry!

Will be around Melb and games week.

20.09.2025 03:00 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

0:34 👀👀👀

18.09.2025 20:05 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Just learned about the game Bad Rats, which has apparently become a meme Steam gift?

Launched in 2009, started blowing up 4 years later.

I need to know more...

27.06.2025 03:10 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Mmm interesting, sounds like moments of insight help. Subconscious processing… 🤔 Maybe there’s some universal truth in returning to a task after taking space and being surprisingly better at it.

And yes! A good reminder to watch more GDC talks 😄

26.06.2025 13:15 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Enjoy the videos and music that you love, upload original content and share it all with friends, family and the world on YouTube.

Surprise - our demonic deckbuilder Malys is available in Early Access - right now! 🙌

Hell hath no fury like a long wait. We're eager for your thoughts and feedback, so we decided to anoint you a little early!

It's time to UNLEASH HELL! 🔥 

🔗 https://bit.ly/playmalys 

25.06.2025 23:02 👍 200 🔁 91 💬 6 📌 24

All for rejecting formality.

How/where did you find guidance to improve your craft?
Or get unstuck if there was something you couldn't figure out in your writing?

24.06.2025 08:08 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Making a game:

24.06.2025 00:33 👍 9 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The impossible (true) stories behind the making of Clair Obscur Expedition 33
The impossible (true) stories behind the making of Clair Obscur Expedition 33 YouTube video by Skill Up

After 2 months of work, the Clair Obscur Expedition 33 video is here. I interviewed most of the game's senior leadership team asking one simple question: how did you do this? Their answers were inspiring and moving, and it's no surprise that COE33 is as remarkable as it is: youtu.be/mXLOLgC2V2Q?...

21.06.2025 09:30 👍 1215 🔁 194 💬 54 📌 41

Mmmm tough situation.

The pricing issue isn’t something I’d considered before, that’s a very good point… would probably get backlash from funders if devalued.

16.06.2025 13:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Oh what was the downside of Kickstarter for you? I thought the general consensus was it can be good for a marketing beat?

Though seems less reliable for actual fundraising in recent years.

16.06.2025 09:47 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Yea it's ever more important for indies to subsidise marketing with design...

16.06.2025 07:56 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Yojimbo from Final Fantasy X stands proud and stoic with his companion dog Daigoro. We see them from a low angle, and see the blue sky with a moon still visible. Lavendar coloured petals fall from the sky, and mixed in with coins (gil). Yojimbo prepares to draw his famous blade, poised to strike.

Yojimbo from Final Fantasy X stands proud and stoic with his companion dog Daigoro. We see them from a low angle, and see the blue sky with a moon still visible. Lavendar coloured petals fall from the sky, and mixed in with coins (gil). Yojimbo prepares to draw his famous blade, poised to strike.

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It's finally (fantasy) out! 🌵⚔️✨🐤

My work for Summon: Yojimbo is out, found in the Counter Blitz commander deck for #MTGxFINALFANTASY! I had so much fun with this merc-for-hire, and I hope y'all do too! 💰🪙

AD: Vic Ochoa

#mtg #ffx #ff10

15.06.2025 11:41 👍 150 🔁 34 💬 12 📌 1

Stunning! 💪

16.06.2025 06:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yea it's harder for sure 😞

Interesting case study being such a visually polished game. I feel like 5ish years ago pubs were devouring games like this?

I wonder if we're in a Post-'Viral Gif Era' where publishers have also been burnt by many viral gif games releasing with low conversion rate.

16.06.2025 06:57 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Uhhh YES!
These are incredible. Great colour and composition skills 👑

16.06.2025 05:37 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0