Beans
@sirbeans.bsky.social
Technical Director at ORGANIC MATTERS Maker of games Writer of code Enjoyer of beans https://organicmatters.games/ https://gamesbybeans.itch.io/
if you'd like to give some wee Irish devs a boost on a Friday night, we'd LOVE it if ya headed over here to interact with our ORGANIC MATTERS announcement vid (or at least light us a candle!) www.tiktok.com/@unaminh/vid... #gamedev #ireland #irish
The craic is ninety! We can’t wait to tell you more 😊 #ireland #irish #indiegames #gamedev #irishtiktok
TikTok video by Úna-Minh 🇮🇪 | Indie Game Dev
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Played this demo this morning and absolutely loved it!
Skeletal Games 💀🎮@skeletalgames.bsky.social · 21h ago🚨 Your choices can sow suspicion and brew discontent in a fantasy cozy café! ☕💥 In our reverse detective #indiegame, you'll need to stir up your scapegoats' doubts to get away scot-free - just try not to end up in hot water yourself! Try our new demo! ➡️ bit.ly/spill-the-be... 🎮 #indiedev #gamedev
Yesterday was very exciting. Now that we have announced our studio @organicmatters.bsky.social, we just have the easy task of... making an entire game!!! Thankfully, we love that part.
Overwhelmed by the responses here, across socials and on our vid. We can't wait to show off more of PROJECT TOGRA. Very much still in prototyping phase but this week is juice week and boy did we add juice*! *not actual juice, that'd ruin our hardware.
Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨@unaminh.bsky.social · 3d agoMY HEART! We were waiting for the paperwork to finalise & it’s now OFFICIAL. Today @sirbeans.bsky.social & I are announcing our indie Irish #gamedev studio: ORGANIC MATTERS. We’re a lean, craft-led studio focused on human-made projects. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1bX...
ORGANIC MATTERS is a new indie Irish game studio by @unaminh.bsky.social and @sirbeans.bsky.social Its current flagship project is PROJECT TOGRA, a narrative-led deckbuilder based on a future vision of Ireland, shaped by community dynamics and wild food foraging. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1bX...
Announcing "Organic Matters": Our Irish Indie Game Studio
YouTube video by Organic Matters
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Two of my absolute favourite people in games are setting up shop!! You NEED to get your eyeballs on this cute as hell video and follow what @unaminh.bsky.social & @sirbeans.bsky.social are up to! ❤️
Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨@unaminh.bsky.social · 3d agoMY HEART! We were waiting for the paperwork to finalise & it’s now OFFICIAL. Today @sirbeans.bsky.social & I are announcing our indie Irish #gamedev studio: ORGANIC MATTERS. We’re a lean, craft-led studio focused on human-made projects. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1bX...
IT'S OFFICIAL!! I can't express how excited I am to finally announce this! If you'd like to follow our journey, you can sign up for our newsletter here: organicmatters.games#signup
Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨@unaminh.bsky.social · 3d agoMY HEART! We were waiting for the paperwork to finalise & it’s now OFFICIAL. Today @sirbeans.bsky.social & I are announcing our indie Irish #gamedev studio: ORGANIC MATTERS. We’re a lean, craft-led studio focused on human-made projects. www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1bX...
We're having some fun this week by pausing work on new feature development and focusing on how we can juice up what we already have. It's really nice to dedicate some time to just having fun with the project! (Which is already a lot of fun to work on btw)
Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨@unaminh.bsky.social · 4d agoWe've been hard at work on PROJECT TOGRA, the prototype for our big game. Set in a future vision of Ireland, this narrative deckbuilder is fuelled by community and wild food foraging. Here's another sneak peek from @sirbeans.bsky.social and me! #gamedev #ireland #irish
Hey folks - I'm the writer on this game with the Not Here, Not There team! We're working on Good Folk Cafe, a game set in Ireland with delightful foraging mechanics and lots of folklore. Wishlist us today 🌱 store.steampowered.com/app/4369850/... #ireland #gamedev #irish
Good Folk Cafe on Steam
Forage for wild plants, craft bespoke dishes, and delight your otherworldly clientele in this cosy, atmospheric management game. Hone your craft as you collect special equipment and useful folklore by...
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This!
Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨@unaminh.bsky.social · last wk.Not a lick of GenAI has touched PROJECT TOGRA that @sirbeans.bsky.social and I are working hard on. Everything is placeholder. We don't NEED to use GenAI to make any placeholders. We use our brains to make and track them because they're damn obvious. Here's the latest sneak peek! #gamedev
Got my tickets. I'm really looking forward to this!!
AdventureX@adventurex.bsky.social · 2w agoTickets are now available for #AdvX26, the UK narrative & adventure games conference taking place in London on 7 & 8 November! Come play our curated game exhibits, chat with devs and listen to experts! Buy at buytickets.at/adventurexco... Info, speakers, games, schedule at adventurexpo.org!
I've just clicked release on my latest game and my first attempt at an interactive fiction game! It's called Project Rebirth and was made over 3 weeks as part of the Writing For Video Games course with @alphachar.bsky.social ealga-labs.itch.io/project-rebi...
Project Rebirth by Ealga Labs
Will you save the human race?
ealga-labs.itch.io
Do you like weird, stupid little games? Do you have a butt? Then you're the perfect demographic for my game No Butts! gamesbybeans.itch.io/no-butts
No Butts by Beans
No Butts - You play as a butt separated from it's body in a tragic flushing accident. Fight for survival in the sewers.
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I can highly recommend this course. I learned so much!
Char@alphachar.bsky.social · last mo.Back in the @irishwriterscentre.bsky.social next month for another round of my "Writing for Games" course! It's a workshop held over 4 Thursday evenings during which we really pack A LOT in. Know someone who might be interested? Send them here! irishwriterscentre.ie/courses/writ...
What can I tell you so far? It’s time to deck build your life. If you love strong narratives + card games + Ireland, my friend, this combo is FOR YOU.
Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨@unaminh.bsky.social · last mo.Thrilled to invite @sirbeans.bsky.social onto PROJECT TOGRA, a game set in Ireland that I've been working on since April. I needed a programmer who loved my creative vision & he's the perfect collaborator. This is our biggest project. We're knee deep in prototyping, but for now a teaser! #gamedev
So excited to be working on this with @unaminh.bsky.social!!! I can't wait to share more!
Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨@unaminh.bsky.social · last mo.Thrilled to invite @sirbeans.bsky.social onto PROJECT TOGRA, a game set in Ireland that I've been working on since April. I needed a programmer who loved my creative vision & he's the perfect collaborator. This is our biggest project. We're knee deep in prototyping, but for now a teaser! #gamedev
Programming is weird. You can go from "Well, this is literally impossible and there is no way I can do this" to "Oh, that was actually really easy" in a matter of seconds.
Have started building my new office in a dark, unloved corner of the garden. Why I chose the hottest weekend of the year to start this I really don't know!! Anyway, here’s some progress pictures.
I've just clicked release on my latest game and my first attempt at an interactive fiction game! It's called Project Rebirth and was made over 3 weeks as part of the Writing For Video Games course with @alphachar.bsky.social ealga-labs.itch.io/project-rebi...
Project Rebirth by Ealga Labs
Will you save the human race?
ealga-labs.itch.io
This was so much fun to work on and getting in the top 6% of ratings from over 3500 entries feels pretty good! If you haven't played it, you really should try it. @unaminh.bsky.social did such a great job with the art and the voice acting is 👌 JOIN THE PPA!
Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨@unaminh.bsky.social · 2mo agoSo immensely proud of the work @sirbeans.bsky.social and I did for the Juniper #GameJam - we ended up in the top 6% of entries (over 3500!) in a game that we could only work on for 5 days. Small scope, with playful characters and lore. JOIN THE PPA! unaminh.itch.io/popcorn-braw...
Both of these courgettes were harvested from the same plant at the same time 😅
Our game is currently #47 most popular out of over 3600 entries in the juniper game jam!! We’ve been getting really lovely comments and delighted that people have been finding it funny 🤭 unaminh.itch.io/popcorn-braw... #gamedev #gamejam #indiedev
POPCORN BRAWL IV: Part One by Úna-Minh Kavanagh, Ealga Labs
This time, it's serious.
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Out of over 3500 game jam entries, our game is currently sitting in the top 50 most popular 🤯 unaminh.itch.io/popcorn-braw...
POPCORN BRAWL IV: Part One by Úna-Minh Kavanagh, Ealga Labs
This time, it's serious.
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Play as KID KERNEL, the latest budding recruit for the Perfect Popcorn Alliance. Do they have what it takes to be THE next big thing?! Made very seriously by myself & @sirbeans.bsky.social, this is our first time jamming and collabing together on a game! 🍿 unaminh.itch.io/popcorn-braw... #gamedev
POPCORN BRAWL IV: Part One by Úna-Minh Kavanagh, Ealga Labs
This time, it's serious.
unaminh.itch.io
And here it is!! What an enjoyable game this was to make! And what a pleasure it was to work with someone as talented as @unaminh.bsky.social THIS WAS A BEANS A CHEESE PRODUCTION.
Úna-Minh's ✨ Open to Work ✨@unaminh.bsky.social · 2mo agoARGHHHHHHH! IT'S HERE! Made in about 5 days this is our entry into the @juniperdev.bsky.social #gamejam! IT'S A VERY SERIOUS GAME. Really proud of what @sirbeans.bsky.social and I created. Our first time collaborating - We work super well as a duo! unaminh.itch.io/popcorn-braw... itch.io #gamedev
We are now at that point where I'm absolutely terrified of making code changes because who knows what catastrophic, game breaking bugs I'll introduce!!
Beans@sirbeans.bsky.social · 2mo agoHaving so much fun working on this game with @unaminh.bsky.social for the @juniperdev.bsky.social VERY SERIOUS Game Jam! We've crammed so much work into it so far. Looking forward to sharing the game when its finished at the end of the week.
Having so much fun working on this game with @unaminh.bsky.social for the @juniperdev.bsky.social VERY SERIOUS Game Jam! We've crammed so much work into it so far. Looking forward to sharing the game when its finished at the end of the week.
