This new mechanic in Mayfly has transformed the game so much. It was always there beneath the surface but now it's front and centre. Reality is constantly shifting as you progress through the game, people loved that from the first demo. 🙏 Wishlist Mayfly now on Steam: buff.ly/Q1MB2lg

NEW Mayfly Demo coming soon! I listened to your feedback and built a much better game. 🙏 🧩 Less passivity in the puzzles ... and more of them ⌛️ Demo length increased 📖 Story pacing massively improved I genuinely cannot wait to show you all, this is a huge step up from the first demo #gamedev

The *best* salt and vinegar crisps are the ones which are physically painful to eat, ideally dissolving the roof of your mouth. Best examples: 1) McCoys 2) Chipsticks Go hard or go home when it comes to salt and vinegar 🧂😱

Video codecs are a nightmare for game developers, but there's no solution in sight

There was a demo here, it’s gone now… But there’ll be a vastly improved Mayfly demo very soon: - Longer - More puzzles - Less passive player role - Story pacing improved - New cinematics - Fully inspectable items - Improved /more emotive text interactions Thanks for all your feedback 🫶 #gamedev

Broke the camera today building a new cinematic and accidentally unlocked mouse mode! I might keep it in as a side quest 🐁 #gamedev

This is extremely concerning, and just downright sad. I think it’s time to learn #godot for my next game.

I spent the weekend doing a thing. My website thecrslife.com has changed! It’s now DonnieTown and has a completely new look. Be a pawsome person, grab a chair and check it out 👇 donnietown.com

LIVE NOW 🎨 Finishing Angel & Stitch… but ✨make it fancy✨ No boring background today! Will it be cute or chaos? Yes. Bring blankets & snacks 😌 It’s Donnie Time! 🎮 twitch.tv/mustlovedon ▶️ youtube.com/justconnectt... #DigitalArt #LiveNow

Currently cooped up in bed unable to move my head because…I managed to trap a nerve in my neck whilst SLEEPING. It’s actual agony. The joys of being nearly 40. 🫣 Still - good excuse to re-play some of my favourite indie games, Rewind or Die, Chasing Static, Iron Lung & Edith Finch 😇 #gamedev

L’épisode 76 des Jambes en Coton est disponible ! youtu.be/hY0GiZpQlFY Merci encore aux viewereuses pour leur présence avec nous ce soir <3 Le reblousque est toujours apprécié !

🔄 Collectables in Mayfly are now fully inspectable! 😍 At last, we can see that dog-eared post-it note in all its glory ✅The first of many new features added based on demo feedback Wishlist Mayfly on #steam #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #storybased #quiethorror #walkingsim

I've been helping @backyardzoo.bsky.social with some marketing bits for his first game, Mayfly. It’s a quiet horror with a wicked retro art style. If you want to feel unsettled on a barge, this is right up your canal. Demo out now. Give it a look: store.steampowered.com/app/4554960/...

With the #demo of Mayfly finally live on #steam: buff.ly/R9Nh6FL I am free to focus on ACTUALLY FINISHING THE GAME!! 🥳 The boat gets a little darker in the second scene, so you’ll need one of these 🔦 #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #horror #ukcanals #indiegame #quiethorror #unity3d

Damnit, with my laptop having keeled over and gone to the great recycling depot in the sky, I can't even check this out properly yet 😭 Let alone buy and play this game, that I am rabidly hankering after, once it's released 😭 As soon as I can replace it, THIS is the game I'm buying! #UKCanals

Can't wait. Although you should see the state of the canals in Birmingham, now that's real horror. Will really enjoy having a look at this one later!

As it turns out: 15 April is the date the Titanic sank. Maybe not the best omen, so.... I released the Mayfly #steam #demo today! store.steampowered.com/app/4554960/... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #horror #storybased You've all been amazing so far so please leave a review if you can. ❤️🙏 #anxiety

youtu.be/gm7gU0xgzi8 That @ianhigton.bsky.social of Platform32 played the (short) demo of a Narrowboat horror game by solo developer @backyardzoo.bsky.social Might be of interest to escape room horror fans with an interest in narrowboats, or even those who don’t

😁Finally! The Mayfly #demo will be live on #steam from 15 April. A #storyrich #quiethorror game set aboard a #narrowboat in Northern England starring the wonderful @tammykingofficial.bsky.social #indiedev #gamedev #horrorgame #unity3d #indiegame store.steampowered.com/app/4554960/...

🛠️ New combined inventory ⚙️ Tabbed settings menu 🎮 Controller support added With the demo days away of course I decided to make some huge changes because I like to live on the edge! Wishlist Mayfly: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #storybased #horror

✨ 1 DAY TO GO! ✨ Looking forward to being a guest speaker on the Career Talks stage at GDLX26! Come and check out this amazing indie games festival with 60 games, 30 speakers and 3 stages 😍🎙️🎮 @gamedevlocal.bsky.social #gdlx26 #indiegamesfestival #networking #voiceactor #guestspeaker

Back when I was starting out with #unity3d and #blender I used to embellish my textures with little motivational messages to myself... 🫢 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #storybased

Here’s the HUGE hand painted watercolour map for my game Bibdu! Made to the same scale as it will be on screen~ It took 3 days to sketch and paint and still missing some detail but happy to have it done to this level for now! #bibdu #ireland #indiedev #gamedev #handdrawn

✨ ROLE ANNOUNCEMENT! ✨ I will be voicing The Goddess Of Passion in the fantasy romance visual novel called Tethered To You by @stellanoctisgames.bsky.social 🔥 The first chapter is out now so please go and follow! 🙌🏼 #voiceactor #roleannouncement #visualnovel #fantasyromance #charactervoice

We've published a new progress update on Steam: 🎨 we're transitioning to a new art style 🎮 sign up now to join our playtests 🎱 learn more: store.steampowered.com/news/app/287... 👈 ⚓ next update coming soon! #indiegame #gamedev

Solace Creek is a Horror game with a focus on suspense, exploration, stealth & puzzle solving. Free Demo on Steam now! #horrorgame #indiegame #indiehorrorgame

This was a really fun low-poly prop to make. The procedural pipe system gets to really shine here, because every penguin home has its own unique heater placement and pipe placement that matches with the chimney outside. #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

Little by little. #indiedev #solodev #rainrainrain

📢 There will be a Mayfly demo on Steam in the next few weeks ⏰ Demo should be around 10 mins ⏱️ Full game will be roughly 60-90 mins 🤔 *Technically* set entirely on the boat, but also sort of…not 🙏Wishlist here… store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #gamedev #steamdemo #indiegame #storybased

Here is the kitchen grey-boxed in Blender in January 2024 versus today. Hopefully the lighting and mood is slightly better now 😅 Wishlist Mayfly here: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #solodev #blender #unity3d #storybased

After a month of no actual dev work I finally started modelling the bathroom. I even put in a cassette toilet (boaty ppl pls let me know if it's wrong) Wishlist Mayfly here: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #solodev #quiethorror #ukcanals #unity3d #storybased

For years I thought I was just bad at paying attention. Turns out, a piece of my story was missing. In my new blog, I share the long journey to discovering my Deafblind identity. Read here: thecrslife.com/2026/03/10/t... #Deafblind #CRS #DisabilityJourney #LifeStory #Advocacy #DisabilityAwareness

Observatory #pixelart #ドット絵 #art

🔮So begins the long journey of self promo.✨ The initial (still very WIP) Steam page for Marblous Worlds is live. If rolling around vibrant worlds and making your own marble design sounds fun to you I'd appreciate a wishlist 💖 store.steampowered.com/app/3469260/... #IndieGame #Godot4 #GameDev #Games

Finally settled on a name for my next game: SHUNNED LAND. Coming March 2026 - stay tuned! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #horrorgame #indiegame #wip #digitalart #lowpoly

Another gem from my old dev progress videos, this one makes me chuckle - though I do like the old font 🙃 September 2023 versus today. It's surprising just how much of the environment was actually in place back then 🌳 #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #horrorgame #quiethorror #ukcanals #storybased

Mayfly is a story-rich quiet horror set aboard a narrowboat in Northern England Coming Q3 2026 🤞 Wishlist now if you haven’t already: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #unity3d #horrorgame #quiethorror #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gametrailer #storybased

I will be jumping straight on getting this as soon as it's released. Go add it to your wishlist, it's shaping up to be a brilliantly creepy little game 😁 #UKCanals

Mayfly is a story-rich quiet horror set aboard a narrowboat in Northern England Coming Q3 2026 🤞 Wishlist now if you haven’t already: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #unity3d #horrorgame #quiethorror #wishlistwednesday #gametrailer #promosky #storybased

I stumbled across some early build progress videos for Mayfly. When you feel like you're making no progress at all it's good to remind yourself how far you've come! September 2023 v today. Hopefully you can tell which is which 😆 #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #quiethorror #horrorgame #storybased

Genius to make a horror game on a narrow boat

✨ TESTIMONIAL TUESDAY! ✨ I'm still overwhelmed by the support for the recent cast announcement for Hearthfall. Thank you for reaching out and supporting my creative journey 😊 The director has kindly left me a lovely testimonial which reminds me why I love what I do 🧡 #voiceactor #testimonialtuesday

The entire narrowboat world fascinates me and I just imagine each one is its own horror… and now finally a game.

*Steam/marketing advice needed please* My Steam page stats: • CTR: 85% (very high) • Wishlists: 3.5% (low) Feels like I’m losing people after the click. Is the trailer too slow in the first 10s? Or something else I’m missing? Brutal honesty welcome #steam #gamedev #indiedev #gamemarketing

Mayfly is a short story-led quiet horror set entirely on a narrowboat in Northern England. Coming Q3 2026 🤞 Wishlist now if you haven’t already: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #horrorgame #quiethorror #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gametrailer #promosky

✨ NEW WORK - GAME TRAILER! ✨ I'm honoured to be voicing the protagonist Caroline Miller in this game trailer for Mayfly, as well as the full game which will be released in Q3! Please go and wishlist via the link in my bio and show support to Chris at @backyardzoo.bsky.social #voiceactor #indiegame

I'm honoured to be playing the voice of Caroline 😁 Cant wait for everybody to see and hear the full game!

Added some more customisable settings to Mayfly: V-Sync, windowed mode and a new #a11y feature to increase the crosshair size (suggested by @mustlovedon.bsky.social) The UI throughout Mayfly also has full keyboard navigation support ⌨️ #gamedev #accessibility #indiedev #horror #quiethorror #unity

I love living on a boat, but the potential creepiness of the life has been long neglected by the entertainment industry. When this game releases I'm going to be straight on to getting it. My curiosity and the itch to play are eating me alive 😁 #UKCanals

Here's the new Mayfly cinematic trailer! 🎦 This one really captures the descent into darkness which is at the heart of the game. ⬇️🔦 If you haven't wishlisted yet, you can here: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #unity3d #horrorgame #quiethorror #indiedev #steam