A friend and I made a short game about Gustav Klimt, the Vienna Secession art movement and the rise of AI art for a game jam organized by @belvederemuseum.bsky.social. All the textures for this painted world were created from actual Klimt paintings: boiethomsen.itch.io/secession
BOIE | CHILDREN OF SATURN
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Developing CHILDREN OF SATURN together with @shoray.bsky.social: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3105190/CHILDREN_OF_SATURN/ Making games to fill the void
This Saturday, Indiepocalypse Radio returns at 2PM ET with guests @shoray.bsky.social, @strawboie.bsky.social, @landonxart.bsky.social, and Sam Brown(vofgofm.itch.io)! Tune in it at www.indiepocalypse.com/radio Send questions to www.indiepocalypse.com/questions
Had a lovely chat with Florent from @thepixelhunt.bsky.social about political art and climate change
New encounter on the road to Ithaca, this time with 1/2 of the ream behind @strawboie.bsky.social, i.e Boie Thomsen. We got to discuss engagement in art, pressing issues and what it means to create with empathy in mind. Wishlist Children of Saturn here: store.steampowered.com/app/3105190/...
CHILDREN OF SATURN was part of this year's German Indie Showcase hosted by @thegameawards.com. Here's our new trailer announcing that the game will be released Q1 2027! Thanks for the sick original soundtrack by Swelle ( www.instagram.com/swelleswelle...)! youtu.be/7UWAB9RlXsA
CHILDREN OF SATURN - RELEASE DATE TRAILER
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Hot tip: Check out the German Indie Showcase hosted by @thegameawards.com: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkWt...
SUMMER GAME FEST: Deutsche Indie Showcase
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Rat 1 already packed their bag and is on the way to the @amazefest.bsky.social! We hope to see many familiar and also new faces. Visit me and @strawboie.bsky.social at our "Open Sceens" booth on Saturday from 12PM to 2PM to play our exclusive new demo build! Only at A.Maze ;) See you on-site ~
During Earth Appreciation Festival we will be streaming footage of actual forest fires on our Steam page as a reminder that climate change hasn't gone anywhere and we should be more angry at the corporations and people in power who keep causing all that damage. store.steampowered.com/app/3105190/...
CHILDREN OF SATURN on Steam
A found footage coming-of-age story about a group of teenagers growing up under an orange sky.
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Hey all you Children of Saturn, from today until April 24th the Steam Earth Appreciation Festival is happening on Steam. We are super thankful and excited af to be part of the showcase with some exclusive gameplay! Tune in at 6PM CEST to find out more: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcFk...
There are many ways to approach this one and way too many notable picks, but here are my 9 games, sorted from childhood to being a young adult. Each entry had a big impact on me in various stages of my life. Spooky with a spoonful of whimsy~
Here are the 9 games that most inspired my own game development and my art in general:
We'll be broadcasting some stuff during the IndieCade Festival (@indiecade.bsky.social), starting with some gameplay, some developer commentary and a sneak peak at our new skateboarding mechanics: steamcommunity.com/broadcast/wa...
Steam Community :: boiedev :: Broadcast
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Excited af to be nominated alongside all these amazing games! Thanks @indiecade.bsky.social!
Congratulations to the nominees for our Impact Award! 🌿 @asocialGiraffe.bsky.social @strawboie.bsky.social @shoray.bsky.social @meredithgran.com @arteinteractive.bsky.social @wednesdays-game.bsky.social @thepixelhunt.bsky.social #IndieCade #Awards Ceremony Saturday #Steam and #YouTube 11:00a PT
Happy Saturnalia all you Children of Saturn! Little #wipwednesday for you. Many of our ideas for the game are based on our own experiences. Including this:
We're nominated for this year's IndieCade Awards alongside a bunch of extremely rad games. Excited af! Thanks @indiecade.bsky.social for the nomination!
Announcing the IndieCade Festival 2025 Nominees!
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Announcing the IndieCade Festival 2025 Nominated Games! Discover them all: www.indiecade.com/festival-202... Join us January 16th-30th for our Awards, Steam Event, and more! www.indiecade.com/festival-2025/ #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #indiecade #Awards #games
I'm participating in an itch charity bundle providing free legal aid to people in Virginia facing injustices under the current US government. Please consider supporting!
Drumroll please... HELLO//GOODBYE is a charity bundle containing 203 games for only $12. Every dollar goes directly to Virginia charities providing free legal aid to people facing injustice. Available now until November 5th. itch.io/b/3276/hello...
The sweet folks at @sixoneindie.com also published an interview with us for this year's showcase: www.sixoneindie.com/read/intervi...
Interview with the Team Behind CHILDREN OF SATURN — Six One Indie
CHILDREN OF SATURN is an upcoming coming-of-age interactive fiction story and we sent some questions over to team about the game which they graciously answered!
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The extremely rad Italian outlet Final Round featured us in a piece about the best games at Gamescom: www.finalround.it/monografie/5...
Gli indie di Gamescom 2025
Una carrellata dei giochi indipendenti provati nel corso della fiera di Colonia
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Tune in to the @sixoneindie.com showcase tomorrow to see our new trailer!
47 indies. 72 minutes. The Six One Indie Showcase returns September 18th via IGN, GameSpot, and Six One Indie's channels! • World premiere from ORIGAME DIGITAL • Lil Gator Game: In the Dark gameplay • Super Rare Originals, Blumhouse Games, and so much more! Save The Date: youtu.be/QncfsZr_fxQ?...
Finally starting to repost my older works here on Bluesky! Ringu - リング
We're featured in the @alphabetagamer.bsky.social "Games To Get Excited About 2025" showcase!
A HUGE thank you to all who watched, shared & contributed to Games To Get Excited About Fest 2025! The positivity around it has been overwhelming and it's an honor to share so many incredible indie games♥️ Full Video Here www.youtube.com/watch?v=_e06... #gamedev #gaming #indiegames #indiedev
Shoutout to my sibling of Saturn and other half of the team, @shoray.bsky.social! Scene king, blender wizard, low poly fashion designer and creator of our rad af protagonists.
A MAZE. 2025 Part 1: @amazefest.bsky.social was sick as hell! @shoray.bsky.social and I met @108.bsky.social and hung out with the sweetest devs ever at @herdek.bsky.social.
CHILDREN OF SATURN is featured on this year's @sixoneindie.com Steam event! Head over to there and check it some new games: store.steampowered.com/curator/4511...
(don't tell anyone but @strawboie.bsky.social with their coming-of-age story about a group of teenagers growing up under an orange sky pressed all the buttons in my heart and made me cry from just a demo) go wishlist!! store.steampowered.com/app/3105190/...
CHILDREN OF SATURN on Steam
A found footage coming-of-age story about a group of teenagers growing up under an orange sky.
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I told myself if I ever got a staff job, I would use that power to put a focus on under-the-radar games. I feel like I did that. Faceminer, The Posthumous Investigation, Children of Saturn, Captain Blood — games that wouldn’t be on Polygon had I not written about them. Trust me, I know that.
Rat 1 is already setting up our booth for @amazefest.bsky.social. Can't wait to see you all in Berlin this week!
🏆Digital Moment 🦩 CHILDREN OF SATURN @strawboie.bsky.social 🦩 Growth Spurt: A Meandering Intermission Into the Afterhours of a Miscalculation 🦩 In Their Shoes 🦩 PRŠÍ 🦩 Some Goodbyes We Made @goodbyegames.bsky.social
New episode of Wishlist is here!!! We play 4 different demos and talk if we will wishlist them or not! This episode features: 🪐Children of Saturn @strawboie.bsky.social @shoray.bsky.social 🧹Goblin Cleanup @goblincleanup.bsky.social 🌙Night is Coming 🎲Finely Diced youtu.be/oDsssZzirW0
We tried craziest demos so you don't have to - Wishlist
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