Lmfao I'm so glad someone pointed this post out to me because when that came up in the game it fucking BROKE me 😂 #EyesOfHellfire #IndieGame #VSky #Horror

Making games is a LOT easier than getting eyeballs on them, lemme tell ya! Speaking of... our weird bird deckbuilder has a great new free playtest build out: 🦜 Daily flights! 🦩 Tutorial! 🦚 2 playstyles! 🦆 So… many… birds!!! Join us! Or tell a friend! store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...

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Hi! I'm Úna-Minh Kavanagh, an Irish, award-winning, writer & #gamedev 💚 Author: Anseo, DIY #Gaeilge 1&2, Lonely Planet ☘️ Managed Irish translations: Among Us, VVVVVV, Axyz, Crowded. Followed & More 🎮 Prev. Lead Producer: EyesofHellfire 🔗 Portfolio: unaminhkavanagh.com 👾 Solo games: unaminh.itch.io

Also realised one of my deep sky targets is far enough away from the moon that it was worth getting some time on it. Never get tired of seeing telescope tracking in timelapse youtu.be/HMv5Vu5Mphs

Decided to try reshooting the moon last night, this time in LRGB. Muuuch better. #astrophotography

The other project I've been working on, apart from the telescope auto flat panel cover, has been an all-sky camera. Got it correctly working last night. Not many stars to see due to the full moon. youtu.be/bipvInlUQ1c

Me: Finally! After weeks of cloud, a clear night to do some deep sky imag.... Full Moon: NOOOOPE! So I guess I'll trying capturing the moon for the first time instead.

in an investigative mood

well here she is! my very first solo game and all about Ireland's best deli choice: the Chicken Fillet Roll. free to play in browser. LMK what roll you decide to make & if you get the feels or a laugh, even better. this is a roll-driven game. made lovingly in Twine unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill...

pls bless my 2026.

here's a compilation of some of the best bits from our in-house playtesting over the past year or so with #EyesofHellfire - lots of fond memories and laughs 😊 youtu.be/NyMzT0cPipg?... #gamedev #indiegames #ireland

In my chicken fillet roll game, you can choose to add an unreasonable amount of ingredients to your roll and considering I haven't set up the variables for that pricing, I think it's actually quite reasonable 😅

It's alive! Now to get the flat panel to work, as the original creator of this driver/board, Dark Sky Geek, didn't make it as a dimmable light but just an on/off spectral calibrator.

My desk is just a mess of various incomplete electronics projects. I'll eventually finish one... someday

We pushed an update yesterday to #EyesOfHellfire that added player held candelabras to the game. These were slightly annoying to deal with, involving a little render magic and some brute force dumbness... mini 🧵 store.steampowered.com/news/app/172...

Our team is small but mighty. Cannot express how proud I am. Our new major update for #EyesofHellfire is live. Terror for Two includes a focus on two-player mode as well as a slew of quality-of-life changes. Come discover Dublin's Hellfire Club. store.steampowered.com/news/app/172... #indiegames

when Steam thinks the editor is the game

I also captured some of the Horsehead and Flame nebulae on friday, but the data is pretty trash. I don't have the best view of it, it's pretty close to rooftops not to mention wires and a tree. Maybe 3 hrs on it after throwing out the worst frames, so just did a speed run (over)processing

The Elephant Trunk Nebula IC 1396 I captured just Ha and SII on first night, due to moon being a bit too bright for OIII. Had to wait ten days to capture some OIII (blue) on Friday, the single night it'd been clear since. telescopius.com/pictures/vie... #astrophotography

The Darkside Detective is currently free on Epic! Tell your friends and enemies! store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/the-...

noticed a stray lowercase P in our game just as i was about to get teleported. i take LQA very seriously 😂

The Cygnus Wall of the North American Nebula NGC 7000 in SHO, captured last night #astrophotograhpy

Lovely to see Eyes of Hellfire nominated for Best Art Direction in the Horror Game Awards. Next step is a public vote so please give us a helping hand: www.thehorrorgameawards.com/news/public-...

It's coming right for us!! Haven't had much luck in processing LRGB images yet, but I shall keep trying.

@doomcube.bsky.social Blake Manor talked about on this weeks Nextlander podcast (former Giant Bomb dudes)

For the past year I've been building up an astrophotography rig. Clear nights are few and far between here, but I managed to get a full session in last night for the first time and had a first go a processing the images. This is the Pacman Nebula (NGC 281), in the Hubble palette.

I'm off for 2 weeks, so time to replace one spooky Irish house with another

Ahhh! Wanna support indie #Irish games, made in #Ireland, set in Ireland with an Irish voice cast and made by a small team? Please consider voting for our game #EyesofHellfire in Polygon's best of here!! www.polygon.com/best-horror-... #gamedev

Dare to try some scares? 💀 Blumhouse Games titles are on sale for #SteamScreamFest! 🔥 Eyes of Hellfire - 50% off + BRAND NEW UPDATE https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/Eyes_of_Hellfire/ 🔮 Fear the Spotlight - 60% off https://store.steampowered.com/app/1959390/Fear_the_Spotlight/

🎃 *Deep Breath* 🎃 Our first mega #Halloween drop, the Shifting Lodge Update for #EyesofHellfire is LIVE. So proud of the work we’ve put into this. Rediscover the Hellfire Club! Thanks for supporting us in this Early Access journey! In-depth patch notes here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/172...

The Seance of Blake Manor is now live on Steam. Check out our launch trailer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=QF8s... #indiegames

I need to mention something that happened yesterday. I had a negative review of my game & an irate player in my Discord, talking about bugs they claimed were longstanding, mentioned all over Steam and Reddit, and never fixed. After some probing they admitted they had been asking ChatGPT for hints.

The Séance of Blake Manor is part of the Steam Next Fest. Check out the demo if you haven't already. The game is launching on the 27th of Oct! Play now: bit.ly/47Pm8XA #indiegames

A new blog post, in which I ramble about the process of directing a 400,000-word narrative game (along with 7 other writers) over a 5-year development period... www.psychicsoftware.com/2025/designi...

What a fantastic, in-depth article from RTE exploring the inspirations and intricacies that led to Eyes of Hellfire: www.rte.ie/culture/2025...

welp, time to try and remember weird build requirements for projects I haven't touched in years...

You've heard of nepo babies but have you heard of a nepo daddy? 😆 Article in Variety just went out about our game! variety.com/2025/gaming/...

Very nice to see Eyes of Hellfire hit 'Very Positive' on Steam today with our 50th review. Thanks for playing everyone!

Today's the day, Mars Attracts hits Steam in a few short hours!

I have no idea what you’re talking about @blumhousegames.com I’ve never taken a shady deal in my life 👀 But also Eyes of Hellfire is SO fun!!

We have a Steam page for our game! It's a mahjong-inspired deckbuilder with A LOT OF BIRDS! If you have a Steam account and hit the wishlist button - you will have my eternal gratitude 🙏 store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...

Thank you to @oghamsmith.bsky.social for getting us across the line! #irishgamedev #speirghorm #irishcreatives #gamedev

Steamworks site not loading. Is it Silksong O'Clock again?

AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!

No Man's Sky might be running out of names. Planet Frank.

A nice preview of @blakemanorgame.bsky.social on The Guardian website today. www.theguardian.com/games/2025/a...

We released a game! You can play the game!! Your friends can play the game with you for free!!!

*Deep breath* #EyesofHellfire is officially in EARLY ACCESS. You can play it RIGHT NOW. Can't begin to express the immense pride I have in our indie team. To create something and release it is such an achievement. Support Indie Games. Play Eyes of Hellfire! store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/...

Today is the day our game, Eyes of Hellfire, launches in early access. 🎉 To mark the occasion I thought I might share a bit of a thread 🧵 plotting some of the milestones of development of the game from a narrative design perspective.