Story time. When I was 13, I'd made some really corny rescue-mission-type music on Garageband for a planned Minecraft project with some school friends. Said project never took off, and the music I'd made never saw the light of day, but for whatever reason…
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On a quest to give you goosebumps ✍️🎶 🖥️ https://www.viusstudios.com Aotearoa/NZ 🇳🇿
Veeery late post, but I'll be hanging around for the first day of Play By Play 2026 – not speaking this time round, but just there to vibe, catch up with old friends, and meet some new folks too. Come say hi if you spot me! :)
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#Adaptory Materials Update is live! We’re really excited by the new content and complexities this update brings to the game. Dig into Update 1 NOW, leave us a review with your thoughts, and if anyone manages to beat hardcore mode, please let us know #indiegame #earlyaccess #basebuilding
Tried to capture the warmth of a gentle, reassuring hug. How did I do? #NewMusicFriday
Here's a little sample of Adaptory's wonderful soundtrack, composed by the brilliant @vius.bsky.social If you pick up the Deluxe Bundle, you'll get all 16 tracks AND a fantastic #basebuilding game in one great deal! store.steampowered.com/bundle/67024... #indiegame #earlyaccess #WomensDaySale
🎉Happy Women’s Day Sale!🎉 Adaptory’s Deluxe Bundle is in this incredible collection of games, so grab yourself some fantastic new titles, and a huge thanks to @wingsfund.me for including us. Look at these great games! store.steampowered.com/sale/womensd... #indiegame #basebuilding #WomensDaySale
A tune so vibey, I caught a livestreamer absent-mindedly humming along when it kicked in during his Adaptory run a few weeks ago 🎶 Catch the full soundtrack here, on your favourite music platform! 70 mins of pure zen sci-fi vibes, just for you <3 tunelink.to/adaptory #BandcampFriday #Indiegames
Come and watch the Adaptory audio team lose repeatedly at the game they made sounds/music for – it'll be a vibe 🤙
What a treat! Our composer Sai Natarajan and sound designer Evan Burman are teaming up for a casual #Adaptory stream this afternoon at 2PM Join them on www.twitch.tv/viusmusic for some audio team chit chat and friendly base building shenanigans. #indiegame #earlyaccess #basebuilding
In the process of smashing out some last-minute tunes for @vectrix.bsky.social's team's entry into the Hytale mod jam, I appear to have slipped back into my "generic battle music" phase by mistake. Whoops ⚔️ #gameaudio @hytale.bsky.social
Some vibey zen sci-fi music for you to relax / dodge meteors to ☄️🎶 Over two years in the making, the soundtrack to @stormcloak.games's Adaptory is now on Bandcamp and streaming services! Find it on your favourite platform, right here: tunelink.to/adaptory #gamemusic #indiegames
It’s hard work on an unexplored planetoid, but at least we’ve got great tunes! Players are raving about the #Adaptory soundtrack, made by the incredible @vius.bsky.social, and now it’s available on a variety of platforms for your listening enjoyment! tunelink.to/adaptory #indiegame #earlyaccess
Adaptory (Original Soundtrack)
Check out Adaptory's original soundtrack here, across Bandcamp and all major streaming platforms!
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Woot! NZGDA Member, Jevon Wright and her team at Stormcloak Games have released their first title Adaptory after loads of work and heaps of determination. Congrats 🙌🥳 Let's play! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/Adaptory/
We're all having SUCH a fun time watching @mollyberry.bsky.social's Adaptory stream this morning ❤️ www.twitch.tv/mollyberry
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WE'RE LIVE!!
AND WE'RE LIVE 🎉🎉🎉 Get your copy right now: store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/... Please also consider leaving an honest review of Adaptory on Steam. Each review makes a massive difference to the game’s visibility – especially reviews over the next two hours. Thank you! <3 #indiegame #basebuilding
Adaptory from @stormcloak.games is launching into Steam Early Access tommorow! 👀🛰️☄️ After three years in alpha, the 2D base-building simulation is now ready for more players to join in its Early Access journey. Full Details 👇
Adaptory Early Access Release is Very Soon!
Adaptory from NZ-based Stormcloak Games is hitting Steam Early Access on January 26th at 11AM PST/January 27th 8AM NZST. After being in alpha testing for three years, this 2D base-building simulation…
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Look at our little game go!! 🥹💜✨️
We're not the only one's excited for tomorrow - #Adaptory is currently #5 on the Popular Upcoming tab on Steam! 🎉 Do you think we can make it to number one? Throw a wishlist our way to help us get there! #indiegame #basebuilding #simulationgame #wishlist
WE'RE ON THE HOMEPAGE BABYYYYY
We're not the only one's excited for tomorrow - #Adaptory is currently #5 on the Popular Upcoming tab on Steam! 🎉 Do you think we can make it to number one? Throw a wishlist our way to help us get there! #indiegame #basebuilding #simulationgame #wishlist
In our final #Adaptory Early Access preview post, Jevon talks about world generation: Mysterious relics and ruins, underground springs, and did someone pick up our distress signal!? store.steampowered.com/news/app/220... #gamedev #indiedev
Tuned into an Adaptory stream with @stormcloak.games this morning, and caught the streamer humming along with my music – it might seem like such a little thing, but the buzz I felt was indescribable. I was grinning SO hard 😆 Early access release very soon!! store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/...
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Deep in uncharted space, your expedition took a challenging turn when your ship crash-landed. Master complex simulations to keep your outspoken explorers alive, face unpredictable challenges, and figu...
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heres 20 seconds of my kid pitching my game #indiegame #gamedev
WE HAVE A RELEASE DATE 🥳
Mark your calendars, Explorers! As shared exclusively on Frosty Mini 2025, we are delighted to announce that Adaptory is coming to Steam Early Access on January 26th, 2026! Get ready to embark on a cozy cosmic journey with a bunch of new features to discover. youtu.be/zT6vEd5J7NQ
I'm on a quest to give your players goosebumps. You in? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zsmk... #indiegamedev #gameaudio
Let's give your audience goosebumps. (Sai Natarajan – 2025 Showreel)
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I've had my orchestral music performed live quite a few times by this point, but for the first time ever, I FINALLY have some professionally-produced video evidence! A huge thank you to SOUNZ, RNZ Concert, and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for making this happen <3 #NewMusicFriday
SAI NATARAJAN: A Beacon in the Cosmic Blizzard
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How do you convey the complexities of creating orchestral game music to a room of (mostly) non-musical game developers? Simple: You break it down like it's a video game 🎮 Watch me do just that during my talk at NZGDC 2025: youtu.be/LZR9RK3JQBY #GameAudio #IndieGameDev
Giving Your Players Goosebumps: The Game Dev's Guide to the Orchestra | Sai Natarajan | NZGDC 2025
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If you're going to #PAXAUS as part of #MIGW then you MUST check out the NZ CODE stand. I've seen every single game on show and if you can't find something you like then I'm afraid you are clinically dead.
We're back and bringing sweet Kiwi games to the expo show floor at PAX AUS! 🕹️🎮🥝 www.nz-code.nz/post/18-nz-m...
#PAXAus is tomorrow! Our booth is all set up, bugs all squished, cards all printed, and we're not allowed to share any photos :P Really looking forward to catching up with so many old and new friends over the next three days. Please come to #1840 and say hi to Jevon, Sai & Cass!! <3
Adaptory is coming once more to PAX Aus... next week!!! Come check out our 2D base-building/simulation game with the exclusive demo at Booth 1840, thanks to @nz-code.nz <3 #paxaus
Nice to be back at #NZGDC. Great solid specific #gameaudio presentations from @vius.bsky.social and #NZSO ‘s Claire Wackrow this morning, and so nice to have those conversations with dev teams and audio friends.
Haven't gotten to write soaring string melodies like this in a LONG while. Excited to share my latest piece, written as a one-off menu theme for an unannounced video game currently in development! Huge thanks to the European Recording Orchestra for their stunning performance 🎶 #gameaudio #gamedev
Per Ardua Ad Astra (Menu Theme) — Feat. The European Recording Orchestra
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Hans seems to really dig the final edit. Totoro… might need another minute to think about it. Absolutely stoked with the end result from my recording session with the European Recording Orchestra – full video dropping tomorrow! #gameaudio