Buddy Sola
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Head of Publishing at @AkuparaGames and Podcast Host Opinions = mine. / Baern on Discord and in WoW He/Him | Rain World, Airframe Ultra, Cryptmaster
🔥Three feet above the blacktop or six feet below🔥 Airframe Ultra brings the destruction on November 5. @airframeultra.bsky.social @videocultmedia.bsky.social
Join us in celebrating @akuparagames.bsky.social's 10th Anniversary with a special sale event! Save 30% off select items from our official Akupara collection, including items from Rain World, Cryptmaster, and Beyond the Frame for a limited time! theyetee.com/akuparagames
How to Make an Excellent Steam Page Every month, Akupara tries to share some knowledge with the #indiedev community and August was my turn! This is ~2.5k words on how I go about making Steam pages. Hope this helps! www.akuparagames.com/2026/08/26/h...
Wrote about a flashy, crunchy new deck builder that hybridizes about four different genres to make something that’s worth a shot for fans of the genre. Check it out here!
JetsonPlaysGames@jetsonplaysgames.com · last mo.Mankibo has threaded the needle to make Montabi competent in its worst moments and very nearly great in its best. Read the full review here: www.jetsonplaysgames.com/post/montabi...
📜HEAR YE, HEAR YE 📜 The Immortal John Triptych is Releasing on PC + Consoles on Aug 27, 2026 This Renaissance three-way is a melting pot of: 🌿Life ❤️Love 🖤Sin ☀️Redemption 😈…more sin You're not ready, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't wishlist it. @joerichardson.bsky.social
🐟️Nostalgia Bait - Episode 3!🪝 He may not know his own title, but he knows the hell outta some strategy games! Listen to your buddy and mine, our Head of Publishing @buddysola.bsky.social, talk about his nostalgic gaming memory! - Brought to you by Cornhole Hero from @pixeljamgames.bsky.social!
Sometimes you just need to pause to be grateful. Rain World was featured as a deep discount in the Steam Summer sale. The base game sold 1.1 MILLION copies as well as 200K more units between the two DLCs. The players showed up in a big way and we're beyond grateful. @videocultmedia.bsky.social
🤔 What in the WORLD is going on Akupara??😮 Short answer? A LOT. Updates on Echo Weaver, Montabi, The MIX, and more...all in less than 90 seconds, so you don't even need much of an attention span! NOICE! @playmontabi.bsky.social @mankibo.bsky.social @moonlightkids.bsky.social
Montabi Celebrates Its August 6 Release With A Fun Catchy Beat
Montabi Celebrates Its August 6 Release With A Fun Catchy Beat
During the Summer Game Fest SEA Games Showcase, Mankibo, alongside publisher Akupara Games, revealed the release date trailer for Montabi. The post Montabi Celebrates Its August 6 Release With A Fun Catchy Beat appeared first on But Why Tho?.
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🤔 You know how they say how you learn more from failure than success? Today, Montabi Master Buddy teaches us what may be his most valuable lesson yet... @playmontabi.bsky.social @mankibo.bsky.social @buddysola.bsky.social
🌞Summer might be upon us, but it's time to go to school...✏️ MONTABI school, that is! Get ready for a bunch of fun, informative Montabi skill-building sessions with your buddy and mine, @BuddySola.bsky.social ! Today's lesson: Starter Montabi @playmontabi.bsky.social @mankibo.bsky.social
🚨TOMORROW🚨 Your good friend and mine, our own Buddy Sola, is going to rock some Montabi expertise for all who are lucky enough to join! Tune in to get one step closer to Montabi mastery! We REALLY should talk him into teaching Montabi...🤔 🐢🐢🐢
🎉 Yes, it's true! Thinky Direct is returning for 2026, with a whole new line-up of exclusive trailers and reveals for the most amazing thinky games. Keep an eye out for more info very soon! Puzzle sicko content creators and journalists, reach out! More info below 👇
We had a nice interview with Hilton from @thegamerweb.bsky.social last week at the Galway Games Summit. Love the cover image 🤣 www.thegamer.com/interview-pa...
Interview: Paul Conway, Treasa McCabe, And Dave McCabe On The Importance Of Cultural Authenticity In The Séance Of Blake Manor
The leads at Spooky Doorway talk about what went into making the memorable characters of The Séance Of Blake Manor
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Spooky Doorway snagged some awards for The Séance of Blake Manor at the 2026 Imirt Game Awards at the Fís Games Summit. Game of the Year & Best Game Design. We also received the runner up trophies for Best Audio and Best Narrative. Many thanks to @imirt.bsky.social and @ardan-ie.bsky.social
Friday on the Akupara Twitch, the master himself, our own Buddy Sola, takes us all to school as he rocks some Montabi action to kick off your weekend! 🐢🐢🐢 @playmontabi.bsky.social @mankibo.bsky.social @buddysola.bsky.social
📢 ATTENTION ABSOLUTE CLASS OF '89 📢 Episode 1 of Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter arrives on PC April 23rd! Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in this episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime 🔪
We should all be playing Airframe Ultra. When we're not playing Airframe Ultra we should be asking when we can next play Airframe Ultra
🚨 LIVESTREAM ALERT 🚨 Join us this Friday at 2PM EST as Louise plays #Mewgenics! 🐈⬛ Come for the cool cats and chaotic genetics, stay for the "so-called free thinkers" (and maybe a real cat cameo). 🐾 Watch here: buff.ly/AtdQVJu #IndieDev #AkuparaGames #Gaming
Dead Pets from Triple Topping is out today. Have I played it yet? No. Did I play their last game, Welcome to Elk, and thought their blurring of documentary and game was fantastic? Yes. Did you play it? Probably not, but you should. store.steampowered.com/app/1851720/...
Save 10% on Dead Pets: A Punk Rock Slice of Life Sim on Steam
Gordy and her punk band, Dead Pets, haven't hit it big but they will any day now! Go to band practice, crush a diner shift, chat with friends and manage Gordy’s mess of a life. Unleash your inner demo...
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Sweet Nova is back, the cutest lil girl in all of Provenance. (Just don't say it to her face...) --- Demo and wishlist Echo Weaver: store.steampowered.com/app/2184080/...
🎸 Dead Pets: A Punk Rock Slice of Life Sim is releasing February 6th! 🎸 Dead Pets will FINALLY be on top of the world! 🤘 Well, after we make a bit of money first... and I get Vel, Jay, and Brian to ACTUALLY show up for practice… 😅 Wanna help?
Going to be talking to the amazing people over at @getwigi.com on January 14th!! 💕
Women in Games International (WIGI)@getwigi.com · 9mo agoJoin us next week as we kick off our 2026 programming with Open World Dialogue - we're joined by Harri Staub of Akupara Games, where we'll be talking about life as a producer and their upcoming game, Dead Pets Unleashed! 📅 January 14 @ 3pm PT / 6pm ET 🔗 https://loom.ly/QoMiKpM
hi! i'm co-founding a new gaming website with my former polygon colleague @zoehhannah.com. it's called mothership.blog. i made it for someone like me... the kind of website i always wished we had in our space. watch the video to learn more :D
Mothership@mothership.blog · 9mo agoIt's time to board the Mothership. www.youtube.com/shorts/iEw90...
A lil peek behind the animation curtain, Nova getting an adorable skip cycle ❤️ --- Demo and wishlist Echo Weaver: store.steampowered.com/app/2184080/...
Happy Holidays from Erika Hakurei, the Absolute Plastic Surgeon! 🌨️ 🥰 Her birthday is TODAY! So celebrate for her if nothing else! 🍰🎅
Kumitantei 🎴 EPISODE 2🔜@kumitantei.com · 9mo ago"Oh! Merry Christmas, darling~🤍" Happy holidays and happy (early) birthday to #kumitantei's Absolute Plastic Surgeon, Erika Hakurei! 🎂🩹 Tis the season, wishlist on Steam: bit.ly/Kumitantei #indiegame #wishlistwednesday #visualnovel
If we talk the talk, we have to walk the walk. Thank you to everyone who has provided valuable feedback and for your love and support. Like I mentioned elsewhere yesterday, we’re not perfect and never will be but our ambition and love for the indie scene will never diminish. Love y’all 💙
Love yourself, love each other, love the scene. See y'all in 2026 <3