PlinkIdle is in its final stretch of development. As I playtested recently, I found myself utterly hating looking at the same boring, static modals and screens over and over. So I added 💫 motion 💫 I'm enjoying making the interface come alive. #indiegame #ui

Messy Hearts' first DLC is out now! Volume 2 just dropped on Itch and Steam. Time to unpack that dark situationship as we go deeper in this retro cozy interactive fiction indie game. 🍿

PlinkIdle is in Next Fest with a new demo! #indiegame #cozygame #SteamNextFest Lots of new features to share for this guy. New UI, new upgrades, new balance, new prestige system.

Can you ever really have enough cozy, laid back indie games? PlinkIdle is full of satisfying little biomes where balls bonk, bump, drip, and ricochet at you all day long. #PlinkIdle #cozygame #indiegame

First game launched yesterday on Steam! 🥰 First and only review was from an account whose profile said "I write bad reviews of indie games for money." 💀💀💀 Gotta love the gaming community. Any advice for developing thick skin in this indie dev world? I'm having trouble with the vibes today. 🙃

Messy Hearts has launched and is free on Steam! @blackheartgames.bsky.social If you've been on the hunt for grown queer storytelling w/ a strangely comforting crushing humbling despair, get a copy! I'm still profoundly destroyed by what I saw in the demo. store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/...

Messy Hearts on Steam

Messy Hearts is a pixel-art visual novel about a complicated coworker friendship. Through journal-style narration, Florence unpacks romance, trauma, and some messy boundaries in a deeply personal stor...

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Every time I think Messy Hearts is launch-ready, I find more stupid little tiny bugs. SO MANY STUPID LITTLE TINY BUGS.

Messy Hearts was SO READY for release, like...so ready. But then I decided I wanted a few more quality of life features, so...now it's a buggy mess again. But the good news: It'll have controller support done right! And some better UI.

It's always such a huge relief to get a game through Steamworks and get it approved for relief after many failed attempts! But now I have this problem. #indiegamedev

Boston Game Dev is excited to be partnering with PAX East to bring some Massachusetts indie games to the PAX show floor!! We're looking for FOUR great teams to join us in our booth and represent the local scene; more info on the form below Apply here by midnight on 2/14 ➡️ forms.gle/qJNjrD1MKX3u...

go.bsky.app/EAq6rA3 Sharing this awesome starter pack of amazing devs who make games about love and heartbreak <3 The Love, Romance, and Heartbreak Debutante Ball on Steam starts today. So excited for Messy Hearts to be a part of it!

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AND WE'RE LIVE. Phew, what a sprint. 😮‍💨 Messy Hearts Volume 1, our #indiegame #visualnovel, is now live, and can be played for free: - Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/... - Itch: black-heart-games-studio.itch.io/messy-hearts Send wishlists, likes, and follows if you'd like to see more! 🖤

Messy Hearts on Steam

Messy Hearts is a pixel-art visual novel about a complicated coworker friendship. Through journal-style narration, Florence unpacks romance, trauma, and some messy boundaries in a deeply personal stor...

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Messy Hearts demo is launching soon! I'll post an announcement when we go live. <3 Messy Hearts is a cozy-sad visual novel about a situationship gone awry. #indiegame #visualnovel #pixelart

If an early crusty demo on itch.io underperforms, is it better to create a brand new game page for it when things are much farther along, or post a major update? I would LOVE to re-roll with a new launch, but not sure if it's a faux pas. #itch.io #indiegamedev

Check out the before & after art style for Messy Hearts, our ultra-cozy (and ultra-messy, kinda sad) pixel art visual novel. The updated art is coming soon to Itch + our Steam demo. To wishlist 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/... #pixelart #indiegame #visualnovel

I made a lil' slice-of-work-life video about making UI for hotkeys (Figma and Unity) in PlinkIdle. Sloppy indie game dev in action if anyone is into that sort of thing. 😅 youtu.be/O1jb1JMwICs

Game UI: Watch me design hotkey schematics for PlinkIdle in Figma and Unity

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PlinkIdle's first playtest is live on Steam!! We're super excited to get everyone's feedback. It's not too late to enroll if you'd like to check it out. :D #indiegame #playtest www.brokenworm.com/playtest-pli...

PlinkIdle is having an Early Access sale on Itch! Get it for super cheap for a limited time, and you can see our build progress as we develop the game. black-heart-games-studio.itch.io/plinkidle

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Drop the ball. Upgrade your world. Watch the chaos unfold.

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ThePiPiper will be playing PlinkIdle and Messy Hearts today at 11-12EST / 5-6 CET! We haven't done a lot of streamer outreach yet, so we're really excited to see what they think. I hope they like the games! www.twitch.tv/thepipiper

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Any #VisualNovel fans out there in the indie game world? Our VN, Messy Hearts, is participating in Steam Next Fest! Check out our free demo, full of pixel art and retro vibes and big moods. store.steampowered.com/app/4044260/...

Messy Hearts Demo on Steam

The Messy Hearts demo is the first volume of a pixel-art visual novel about a complicated coworker friendship. Through journal-style narration, Florence unpacks romance, trauma, and messy boundaries i...

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Thank you to Games Ardor for featuring Messy Hearts! <3 I love seeing people boosting the visibility of the buried indie games that people are likely to miss. This seems like a great site to follow. gamesardor.net/top-steam-ga...

Top Steam Games to Look Out for in October 2025 | Game List | Games Ardor

Discover the Top Steam Games to Look Out for in October 2025 with fresh releases and exciting updates. Find your next favorite game this month.

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Idle Cub checked out PlinkIdle again!! This was so fun to watch. 😍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsU1...

A Game Where You Just Play Plinko But It's Very Satisfying!

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www.youtube.com/live/n4IN34s... Aaaah thank you @tsunekomeow.bsky.social for streaming our game!!! You were the first person to ever stream PlinkIdle way back when it was just a tiny concept on Itch. I love your sound effects 🥰

【PlinkIdle Demo】とってもきれいな放置ゲームプレイするにゃ！

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Happy #WishlistWednesday ! Here's a gold ball in the sea level in PlinkIdle. Starting to crank up the buffs around this stage. ✨🌞✨ To wishlist: 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3684530/...

Today we're featured on NextUp Games! Check it out and hit like if you're up for it! NextUp seems to be really awesome at boosting indies. They're definitely worth a follow. <3 nextupgames.com/games/plinki...

We've added a music track to PlinkIdle, and captured a nice moment in the Sea level with lots of rare and disco bubbles. A little progress at a time while we debate the direction of the game.

Happy #FollowFriday! A few super satisfying moments back to back in PlinkIdle... So many Disco Balls, purple tier stones, and a buffed Multiball. 🪩 Wishlist PlinkIdle: store.steampowered.com/app/3684530/...

Check out our new dev log on Itch! New demo out today. Stage Buffs for PlinkIdle - PlinkIdle black-heart-games-studio.itch.io/plinkidle/de...

Stage Buffs for PlinkIdle

PlinkIdle has undergone some huge balance changes, more visual polish, and the addition of a new system that adds a little variety to each playthrough. Enter a luck-based wheel spin that appears at th...

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Happy #ScreenshotSaturday! A super rare Gold Ball lights up the scene like the sun. This is some of our WIP in PlinkIdle. A floating number to show balls collected vs coins, moved the ball-o-meter, and improved the UI. And a preview of the new stacking buffs! store.steampowered.com/app/3684530/...

New Devlog today for PlinkIdle! black-heart-games-studio.itch.io/plinkidle/de... #cozygames #idlegames #devlog

Between-Stage Buffs, Prestige, New Stages, Balance

Hey friends! We’re still alive and still building this humble dopamine machine. While visible progress is limited right now (lots of behind-the-scenes wires are being crossed and uncrossed), here’...

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