Counting the days now...
Posts by Bracken Hall
Why limit yourself to only one?
Sure the contraption that got us to the moon was cool but have you seen
Maybe it did kill them?
Unused Idea : Singing Frog
Is this a dream?? Fossil Quest passed 10k wishlists!
So stoked that so many people also want to play a fossil digging dinosaur museum making game. It doesn't feel real tbh π₯Ή Thank you so much for the support!
We posted a devlog about it:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/410...
#indiegame #gamedev
10 years ago today:
Me: "Do you know what I do? I make games. How cool is that?"
6yo: "Not that cool."
Me: "What? Why not?"
6yo: *gestures to indicate wearing hat* "Because you have to wear funny clothes."
The only thing I understand 10 years later is that making games is "not that cool".
Cape Town is legit the most beautiful city I have ever visited, and Playtopia was sooo fun and nourishing. If you can ever attend, highly recommended!
Really appreciated talking to Ben+Anja about it here:
bsky.app/profile/secr...
When you had to cancel your GDC talk but it reads like you cancelled every indie funding opportunity instead. Lollll fuck
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I keep trying to get friends to read things critically before reposting/sharing.
It's way easier when the vagueries are obscuring truths that are important to you, but way harder when the vagueries seem to say what you want them to.
This happens right across the spectrum.
But anyway fuck Israel
I love it when clickbait pays off
"I wish we could all just touch grass, but that wonβt be enough when our offline reality is culturally downstream of the algorithm."
open.substack.com/pub/etymolog...
Finally their traffic problems will be solved!
Meet the Block Slam π¦β¬
A sweet looking creature with the crushing power of a brick. Dodge its pummelling attacks, and you might find an opening to strike its weakness. Test your reflexes at clockworkacorn.itch.io/upupa
CADENCE HAS A RELEASE DATE!!
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Good shit puzzles!
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Makin' sick beats!
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Emotions & stuff!
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Pet the cat!
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13 friggin' years in development! π
Put it in your earholes 11 Feb 2026!
youtu.be/YIN-nrFr7EQ
Steam: l.madewithmonsterlove.com/wishlist
iOS: l.madewithmonsterlove.com/ios_preorder
Welcome to Mothership. β¨ mothership.blog
π’Major Update announcement!
Weβve been making huge changes to Upupa Bird Ninja. Weβre honoured to have tied for 3rd in the Audience Choice Award at @playtopia.bsky.social last year, and weβre super excited to share that version of the game with all of you! Play it now at clockworkacorn.itch.io/upupa
I actually feel emotional looking at these??
It's these sort of feelings that inspired my Hypertalk at @playtopia.bsky.social this year. I'm excited for us to start doing better, and making games that are worth players' time
Why We're Boycotting Xbox:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybj1...
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This week was a busy one! From Africa Games Week into the colourful chaos of @playtopia.bsky.social, we've been chatting up a bird ninja storm π¦
It was great hanging out, watching people play our game & seeing local talent shine, but now we rest π₯±
<3 Team Clockwork π°
A few months ago I made some new friends and we made a new game
Trade along the great snail trail to find your baby gastropods. πβοΈ clockworkacorn.itch.io/escargo #ludumdare58 #LDJam
Are we sure we haven't just included that kingdom under Animalia accidentally? Surely cephalopods are mobile fungi
American friends, German friends. Thank you for burning down our cities.
You don't even need to know what your evil governments are doing to us
Markiplier played our game!!! πWe were so lucky we put up the steam page earlier this week π
youtu.be/pfkl2iQooGE?...
Probably only because I'm not a CT gamedev π but I look forward to hearing your jingle submission in the near future
Introducing SHROOM AND GLOOM from Team Lazerbeam!
Shroom and Gloom is a first-person, roguelike DOUBLE-DECKBUILDER that brings you mobs of monstrous mushrooms and mountains of mega-combos! πβπ«
Play the demo now and wishlist on Steam!