"...known to mimic sounds." Note to self - definitely no swearing around these birds! 🐦️ One of 18 Birds of Aotearoa to discover and 'collect' in game. #BirdsOfAotearoa #indiegame #nzmade #birdsingames #WishlistWednesday
How Was Your Day?
@madcarnivalgames.bsky.social
Woman & POC-led studio creating beautiful, family friendly games. Working on How Was Your Day? A supernatural coming-of-age mystery thriller set in 80s NZ about light vs dark, facing fears and finding your true self.✨Wishlist: https://shorturl.at/W2gFi
The most important rock in New Zealand gaming history. Don't take it for granite. 🫠 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #pointandclick #rockingit #mumjokes
"I want a refund!" Nothing signals regret like a kid's heartbroken face. #IndieDev #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieDev #Relatable #PointAndClick
Some pages are better left half read. Lakeview library sure has some strange books. #IndieDev #IndieGame #MysteryGame #Witchcraft #PointandClickFriday
A lovely write up about the demo 😍
"Jak ci minął dzień?" 💜🐶 Proste pytanie stało się fundamentem gry od @madcarnivalgames.bsky.social. Opowiada ona o 13-letniej Diyi, przed którą nie lada wyzwanie. Dziewczynka musi nauczyć się szczerej komunikacji z rodzicami, zamiast codziennie odburkiwać: "dobrze", choć wcale dobrze nie było.
Bigfoot in New Zealand? Nah... 🤔 #IndieDev #IndieGame #WishlistWednesday #MysteryGame #Cryptid
Best lemonade in town...?? Diya's face says it all. Will she let Jesse down easy? #GameDev #IndieGame #NarrativeGame #PointAndClick #IndieDev
Jesse, Beans, Diya, and... Karen?! What's a 'normal' name anyway? #GameDev #IndieGame #ScreenshotSaturday #PointAndClick #80s
According to Myles, his day was perfect. Diya's… not so much. #IndieDev #IndieGame #NarrativeGame #SiblingGoals #NZMade
Unity noob gets dev access. 🫣 Starting out with a simple task: Add new rock asset to Diya's bedroom. Nailed it. 🪨 Like and subscribe for more totally professional game dev moments. #GameDev #IndieDev #Unity #IndieGame
What's a point and click adventure without a library? This one holds the key to the mysteries of Lakeview – if you know where to look... and who to ask. #IndieDev #WishlistWednesday #MysteryGame #GameDev
Dumpster Darlings - 80s style, in-game collectables. Some of them just feel a little ahead of their time... #6 of the Dumpster Darlings - Privileged Pete started from 'nothing'. #GameCollectables #80s #retro #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameArt
Tui - our noisiest local. Beautifully vocal, at times reminiscent of a dial-up modem. 😆 🐦️ One of 18 Birds of Aotearoa to discover and 'collect' in game. #BirdsOfAotearoa #indiegame #nzmade #birdsingames
You done? Diya's had enough of Justin's smack talk. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiegame #indiedev #narrativegame #80s
When the ball, the day, and everything else is against you. Diya's having one of those days. #IndieGame #football #narrativegame #PointAndClickFriday #worldcup
Gotta love that NZ accent getting captioned in YouTube. Bains the dog... named after baked bains. 💀 #NZGames #IndieDev #CaptionFail #KiwiAccent #GameDev
Our friends over at @eatpantgames.com have just launched their first title! Teeto is here! So much fun for anyone that loves a good 3D platformer.
🚨Teeto is out now!!🚨 Grab it now on Steam, PS5 & Switch 1/2! It’s been such a crazy journey over the past 2.5 years and we can’t thank you all enough for all the love + support. Help us out by sharing this round so we can let everyone know our 3D platformer is available! #indiegame #gamedev
What's a girl gotta do to get her dog back? 🐾 ⚡ #WishlistWednesday #indiegame #pointandclick #indiedev #narrativegame
🎨 Introducing our new "Art Imitating Life" series... 🎨 Lakeview's inspo taken from our own backyard. New Zealand's skies hitting all the right notes 😍. #ArtImitatingLife #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameArt
In Lakeview, the day before Diwali just… won't end. 🌀 Same alarm. Same song. Same missing dog. Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/3235570/... #IndieGame #timeloop #StrangerThings #wishlist #GameDev
What would you do if your best friend just… vanished? For Diya, everything changed the day Beans disappeared. #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGame #HowWasYourDay #doglovers #wishlist #Dark #IndieDev
Sucked watching our neighbours lose but that kangaroo deserved better...
in tears at the guy throwing down the kangaroo after that PK
Should be posting game screens but this isn't too far off the subject. It was a gorgeous night in Tāmaki Makaurau (Auckland) in Aotearoa (New Zealand). 😍 Our beautiful skies have been the biggest inspo for the game's setting and aurora themed nights.
To... everyone. 😱😱😱
Teeto launches on PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, this July 15th! Check out the brand-new trailer shown in the @futuregamesshow.bsky.social ! Tell all your friends. Tell your friends' dads. Tell anyone you've EVER MET and let them know that Teeto is dropping NEXT MONTH. #indiegame #gamedev
Just a normal afternoon stroll. Nothing to see here. 🌫️👀 Wishlist How Was Your Day? on Steam 🔗 #HowWasYourDay #IndieDev #IndieGame #PointAndClickFriday
We blinked and missed 5k. You lot are unreal. 🏔️✨ 5.5k wishlists and counting on Steam! 👀 #HowWasYourDay #IndieDev #IndieGame #wishlistwednesday
Lake Māhaki - Māhaki means placid, calm, quiet... Sure it does. #IndieDev #LakeMystery #GameDev #PointandClickFriday
Oops - forgot to post we're now at BitSummit. So... uh, we're at BitSummit, come see if you can find Beans!! #BitSummit2026 #BitSummit #IndieDev