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~4 years in the making, we've just put a demo out! mostly made by 2 people, we've put a lot of love into this and I think made something unique so excited for people to try it!

🎺Death of the Reprobate is OUT NOW!!!🎺 It's a Rabelaisian ramble through Rembrandts, or - for the less pretentious among you - Monkey Island meets Monty Python! :P Please help me spread the word about my silly game. Link below. 😇 🙏

@curvegames store.steampowered.com/app/2155130/Th… c :

Indie Devs! You working on a game right now? Drop them in the replies, we wonna see em so we can wishlist!

@Isle_Of_Dann That's lovely to hear - thanks so much for having us!

I'm really pumped to have The Waking Knot in the selection.

@JoeMcRichardson oh sweet! you're a brilliant indie treasure, Joe

@CatastroStan weeee! see you there :o)

We've (finally) been formally recognised as a brilliant indie treasure. That means we'll be playable alongside many other treasures in Brighton (during Develop)🦥

@karl_zylinski Probably depends on goals. With our game we committed to a design space we wanted to explore. Our path to things 'working' was long but interesting and rewarding. I think the key with this approach is to always be asking why it's not working yet (the key game design muscle?)

How do you know when to 'hard commit' to a game and try to finish it? If it is not fun to play yet, maybe it just needs more work? Try showing it to a friend who has taste that matches the genre, let them play, explain what you're going for, get input on what's lacking.

@clemmygames turn-based improvisation, chaotic bubbles twitter.com/TheWakingKnot/…

Pitch me your indie game in 5 words or less BUT you cannot use genres as a shortcut, i.e no "cat metroidvania" or "rogue-lite billiards dungeon crawler"

What's "The Waking Knot?" Who knows. What I do know is that you should try it out. Demo Dive: The Waking Knot is out now! open.substack.com/pub/loadlastsa… #thewakingknot #indiegames #preview

had a blast celebrating the launch of our demo at @Ga_Ma_Yo at @TileyardNorth on Thursday! thanks for having us! big up the north!

is it a puzzle game? sort of! is it a turn-based tactics game? maybe! should we have been allowed in @PuzzleShowcase? find out in the demo on Steam!

💥 🧠 💥 Excited to say, our new demo is part of @PuzzleShowcase, which starts very soon! A great Steam event for thinky game enjoyers.

@Raindrinker_dev well put + thanks for the shout-out c:

Go try this! It has a wacky psychodelic artstyle, but it's basically a very elegent strategy game kinda like Into the Breach with drugs instead of mechs :D

@PatattieMurray thanks Murray! couldn't (wouldn't?) be here without all your support - big up!

@Ludipe thanks so much! means a lot 🌞

@itsJenSim haha thanks so much! 🌞 you'll be pleased to know Gregor features even more prominently now - pretty much the first thing on screen

This is a game about improvising in chaos. This is a beautiful mess. Demo is out on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2155130/Th…

@TheWakingKnot @SamueloSkoog very important to label your takes - this is how they teach you to make trailers in game developer school

making a new trailer for @TheWakingKnot with @SamueloSkoog

new interview about @TheWakingKnot, our strange turn-based game about improvising in chaos: gamayo.co.uk/?p=1482 thanks @Ga_Ma_Yo for the coverage! we'll be playable at their event in Wakefield this Thursday (23rd)!