My masters thesis was on pedestrian deaths in car crashes, focusing on sound since at the time there was strong debate that electric cars needed to be audible for blind people like myself. There was absolutely no statistical significance in pedestrian safety- it was 100% on the car driver.

Often when our list of Adobe alternatives is shared people comment that it's okay to pirate Adobe software. It's not, because that still supports Adobe through usage and staying in their ecosystem. Instead, do look into alternatives! github.com/KenneyNL/Ado...

So what do you think about level editors in puzzle games? Is that something you want or would use? Is there a game that you enjoyed more because of the level editor or community levels? #indieGameDev #puzzleGames #levelEditor

Yeah, we are very much in the Kei range with our games 😅 Interesting to see in the article: even though the number of kei games increases rapidly, their total market share stays at about 25% of games sold. No wonder it's getting more and more difficult to sell small games... #indieGameDev

Toujours chaud ici mais je reprends #TRAILS - de 18h30-18h45 (heure française) à 20h environ ! Still quite hot here, but I'll get back to #TRAILS - streaming it from about 6:30pm - 6:45pm to 8pm (French time). And a little poke to the people of @purplesloth.studio who are... well... a-maze-ing !

We will be at Gamescom as part of the A MAZE Playground. Come and say hi! Are you part of the press and want to talk to us about our latest game, puzzle games in general, cooperatives, queerness in games, the indie scene or anything else? Let us know so we don't miss eachother! #indieDev #gamescom

We have just released the free #demo for our latest puzzle game TRAILS. You can now check out 20 levels (18 on the main path and 2 optionals) for free! Let us know what you think of them 😊 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3605120/... itch\.io: purplesloth.itch.io/trails #indieGameDev #freeDemo

Same here 😅 Especially if you already have a vision in mind for some part of the game it is so tempting to start there to see the vision come to life... But in prototyping you have to focus on the parts that you are _the_least_ certain about to see whether you can make them work!

Just make it exist first - you can make it good later! When developing our game TRAILS, a lot of time was spent on improvements and polish, but the crucial first step was a prototype that was created in less than a week! #indieGameDev #prototyping

Help itch.io continue to do good - go tell the relevant payment processors that we don't want payment processors imposing some puritanism on games. This has to be a line we hold as a medium - sex, sexuality, and sexual identity always get attacked first: everything else will come next.

It's supposedly about porn and abuse at the moment, but "adult content" will include any form of queerness soon enough! We need to create alternatives - but in the meantime we also need to stand together and fight what is happening! #sexWorkIsWork

🎤🎧 Thanks @trueavatars.bsky.social for having @betalars.bsky.social on their Queer Video Game Podcast. If you are interested what developing games as a neurodivergent person is like go check it out. #indiegame #gamedev #podcast #indiedev #lgbtq+ #gay #queer

Please sign this petition to oppose censorship from payment processors and extremists! It's made and supported by female and gender-marginalised people working in games. Collective Shout does not speak for us. They can't silence us. We will continue to stand up for freedom of expression in games.

Choose your own colors! 💜🦥 With update 1.3 of TRAILS you are able to customize the ships' colors to make them stand out best for your individual needs. Even though we are only a small studio, as neurodivergent devs we care about making our games as accessible as possible. #gamedev #accessibility

Accidentally setting up a collision course in Trails by ‪@purplesloth.studio‬!

Another new Sloth game! 🦥 After working on the localisation of TRAILS to toki pona our own @fuchsi.purplesloth.studio has participated in the pali musi game jam and released musi Nana, a game entirely and exclusively in toki pona. Check it out: purplesloth.itch.io/musi-nana #gamejam #TokiPona

We checked out Trails, a cozy game about guiding your sand ships through the desert! www.youtube.com/watc...

Did you know? 3 out of 4 devs of this game are non-binary. #PrideMonth is important for us not just to show visibility but also as a month honoring the fight of those that came before us and paved the way for the rights we have & which are currently under attack. Pride means continuing the fight

musi Talise la mi ante toki tawa toki pona a! tenpo ni la musi li jo e sona len wan. sina sona e toki pona la ni li sona pi len ala li sona taso. sina lukin ala lukin e ni? kin la musi li jo e nasin lukin kepeken kule pimeja, e ijo ante mute. o lukin e musi! #TokiPona #indieGameDev #secret

A secret hidden amidst dunes! A new language! More accessibility! ⛵🏜️ For TRAILS v1.1 we included a dark mode, improved performance, translation of the full game to toki pona and a hidden twist. now on store.steampowered.com/app/3605120/Trails/ purplesloth.itch.io/trails #indiegames #indiedev

Tomorrow Joe will be playing Drop Duchy, Trails, and Shrink Rooms on stream (10am BST, 11am CEST, 6pm JST)! Watch on Twitch: twitch.tv/thinkygames

Starting in a moment!

@zharwyn.bsky.social is currently playing our demo on their stream. Come check it out: www.twitch.tv/zharwyn #livestreaming #LGBTQI+ #Twitch #stream #pride

sina sona ala sona e toki pona? We are translating our game TRAILS to Toki Pona, adding some more accessibility options that weren't done in time for version 1.0 and adding a special achievement. Stay tuned for version 1.1 coming soon! #screenshotSaturday #gamedev #TokiPona

#pitchyagame 🖼️ Frame of Mind - A game of thoughts is a #narrative #indiegame. Explore a character through thoughts and momentos. The game raises some difficult themes that a normative society places on #neurodivergent humans. Demo is playable on #steam! #Indiedev #gaming #godotengine #gamedev

Hey @pitchyagame.bsky.social folks TRAILS ⛵ is a cozy yet challeniging puzzle game in which you plot routes for floating sand ships. ✨super cozy 🕹️easy to get into 🧩extra tricky endgame TRAILS released last week on steam and itch! store.steampowered.com/app/3605120/Trails/ #PitchYaGame #IndieGame

With the 🧩 @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social winding down in a few hours this is your last chance to grab some of the featured games at a discount. Need some reccomendations? Our own @entencomics.bsky.social and @radow.bsky.social have compiled a list of their favorite hidden gems 💎 #indiegames #puzzle

If you played our game TRAILS or any of the other great games currently part of the @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social please consider leaving a review. ✍️ Reviews are extremely important for small indie studios like ours to be able to reach more people. Thanks! 💜🦥 #indiegames

Hey Berlin game crowd! 🐻🎮 We are going to be at @womenize.bsky.social at the Institut Français Berlin tomorrow showcasing our game TRAILS. Come by and say hi! We're looking forward to meeting some more feminist game devs and game associated people! 💜🦥

Support a bunch of queer indie devs 🏳️‍🌈✊

The cozy puzzle game TRAILS has been released for PC. Find out more here: entertainment-factor.blogspot.com/2025/06/trai... #games #videogames #gaming #pcgames #pcgaming #indiegame #indiegames #puzzle #puzzlegame #cozy #trails #trailsgame @purplesloth.studio

A lot of people have asked us about the music in TRAILS. ⛵ All songs in TRAILS are CC0 tracks by @rrrrroseazerty.loyaltyfreakmusic.com, who has a huge portfolio of great music and a based analysis of the fucked up capitalist hellscape we live in. 🎶 Check out her work at loyaltyfreakmusic.com

Let's talk about some game mechanics in TRAILS! 1. CHART YOUR COURSE 📍 Plan your route by drawing paths across the desert grid. All sand ships must follow their trails without visiting the same space twice - and without crashing into one another. #indiegames #gamedev #gamedesign

We're super excited about yesterdays release of TRAILS, but we also have another game taking part in the @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social 🧩Meet Chronescher, our space-, time- and mind-bending puzzle adventure set in an escherpunk world. store.steampowered.com/app/1911170/... #puzzle #escher #indiegame

During the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase we're showing prerecorded streams by @jinxperegrine.bsky.social, @fletchmakesstuff.com and @achiegamedev.bsky.social. Please check them out they are all three wonderful people and really chill and fun streamers! 💜 #indiegames #puzzlegames #indiedev

New game review! It's TRAILS, the latest game from @purplesloth.studio. It's clever and cozy and I liked it a lot. Give it a look if you like #puzzle #videogames! https://david.reviews/articles/trails-review/

"While Trails starts easy, they don’t stay that way. I was impressed by the game’s gentle yet firm difficulty curve. Though it introduces mechanics one at a time, it starts combining them in devilishly tricky ways." Thank you David for that great review and the kind words! ✨

If you want a cool puzzle game and would like to support another cool worker owned studio, check it out!

🎉⛵ TRAILS is out now! ⛵🎉 Hoist the sails - the desert awaits! Get the game here: store.steampowered.com/app/3605120/... purplesloth.itch.io/trails #indiegames #release #indiedev #trails #steam #itch #gamedev #puzzle

🍰 For our release celebration we had TRAILS themed vegan cake, muffins and a TRAILS dance competition 🥳

Chart your sandship's course, avoid collisions, and deliver cargo in Trails by @purplesloth.studio, which comes out tomorrow! thinkygames.com/game...

Tonight is the last opportunity to catch a glimpse of TRAILS gameplay before the launch! ⛵ Outfrost will stream the game at 10 pm CEST. They are a seasoned indie dev who does very chill streams both making and playing games. Join them braving the desert at www.twitch.tv/Outfrost #indiegames

I had so much fun playing Trails this morning!! Go wishlist and keep your eyes peeled on May 29th for this cozy puzzler! store.steampowered.com/app/3605120/...

Have a look at our reworked overworld map 🗺️ The map now features symbols corresponding to newly introduced mechanics, making it easier to navigate, when you are looking for a specific level but cant quite remember its name. #screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #puzzlegame

Yet another opportunity to catch a preview of TRAILS⛵! Achie is both an indie dev and a content creator and will set sail in the wasteland at 3pm CET. #indiegamedev #puzzlegame

🧩Can you beat the level and lead both ships to their destination without crashing or falling into the chasm? TRAILS will release May 29th on Steam and itch.io. 🕹️ store.steampowered.com/app/3605120/... 🎮 purplesloth.itch.io/trails #indiegame #puzzlegame #cozy #gridbased

🏜️The desert is colorful! 🌈 TRAILS features several biomes, with new mechanics, complexity and a fresh coat of paint. 🌞Day Biomes: Discover these three zones while progressing along the main path. 🌙Night Biome: Venture into the these optional levels for additional challenges. #indiegamedev

Our upcoming title ⛵TRAILS will be part of the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, a Steam event celebrating all things puzzle. 📅 The showcase takes place May 29th - June 5. For more info on the event checkout @puzzleshowcase.bsky.social . #puzzlegames #indiegames

By the generosity of the developers, we will be streaming Trails pre-release! Saturday, 15:00 CET the arcade will open with this puzzle game! ⛵ www.twitch.tv/achie7240 #indiegame #puzzlegame #PngTuber #SmallStreamer #Twitch

Another sneak peek opportunity tomorrow: @jinxperegrine.bsky.social will stream TRAILS at 3pm CET ⛵ Jinx is a cozy streamer playing a variety of game genres. Fae has a very sweet and caring community and is an advocate for neurodivergence, disability and queer rights. 🌈 www.twitch.tv/jinxperegrine