That was a busy first day! Lots of great feedback. Here's to the beginning of day two of the largest playtest in company history. Thank you to everyone who has shared and talked this playtest up. It's very much appreciated. 🙏

First Moon of Mercury is a hopeful puzzle thriller set in a near future of political upheaval. Solve puzzle boxes, assemble a space station, and protect the mission from saboteurs. Join the mission and wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/4006340/... #VideoGame #IndieDev 🔭

First Moon of Mercury is a hopeful puzzle thriller set in a near future of political upheaval. Solve puzzle boxes, assemble a space station, and protect the mission from saboteurs. Join the mission and wishlist today: store.steampowered.com/app/4006340/... #VideoGame #IndieDev 🔭

Want to be a part of First Moon of Mercury? We’re running our biggest playtest yet from July 16 through July 19. Help us shape the direction of the game! Join the mission: first-moon-of-mercury.firstlook.gg

“It really came down to speed of production, visual readability for players, and repeatable interaction language with satisfying payoffs.” - Lennard, 3D Generalist See why and how we changed the look of First Moon of Mercury: store.steampowered.com/news/app/400... #GameDev #Art #Indie #VideoGame

We're doing this next week! Join over 250 people in our playtest: first-moon-of-mercury.firstlook.gg

We've been learning a lot about Mercury while making First Moon of Mercury, let me tell you.

"Working on the oxygen garden helped us build and refine systems that will be used for the rest of the game – it was a good way to learn what we need going forward." - Kirsten Sattler, Programmer Learn more about designing an oxygen garden for First Moon: store.steampowered.com/news/app/400...

Hope that grill gets a lot of use. Happy Canada Day, folks!

"Puzzles are one of the most difficult things to design for games. They require a specific way of design thinking, and a ton of testing and iteration and tweaking, more so than other game genres." - Thomas Detko, Game Designer, First Moon of Mercury Read more: store.steampowered.com/news/app/400...

We're looking for playtesters to help us ensure the puzzles in our game are fun! This is an early build with placeholder voice acting (thank you devs and family members), and zero narrative elements. Join the mission: first-moon-of-mercury.firstlook.gg/ #GameDev #IndieDev #VideoGame #VideoGames

"Making a cool space station module is one thing. Making a cool space station module that ALSO doubles as a puzzle box is another entirely! Learn more about designing an oxygen garden that's also a puzzle: store.steampowered.com/news/app/400... #ConceptArt #GameDev #Art #Design #Space 🔭

Evan had a wonderful time talking about the making of Canadian Game Awards winner Elsewhere Electric at VRTO this week! Thank you to the diehards who attended during the Canada-Switzerland game on Wednesday. 😅

If you're at #VRTO2026 today over at OCAD University, say hi to Evan! He's around all day and would love to chat about immersive technologies and what we're up to.

Apparently this Miro board makes complete sense to the people who attended the meeting. The rest of us are, uh, not quite following. #VideoGames #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #Miro

Are you in #GameDev and in the Toronto area? Come on down to The G.R.I.D. tonight at George Brown Polytechnic and playtest our upcoming game First Moon of Mercury! We have some swag to give away, too! 👀 Info: portal.checkyourpulse.gg/login

We're looking for playtesters to help us ensure the puzzles in our game are fun! This is an early build with placeholder voice acting (thank you devs and family members), and zero narrative elements. Join the mission: first-moon-of-mercury.firstlook.gg/ #GameDev #IndieDev #VideoGame #VideoGames

Apparently this Miro board makes complete sense to the people who attended the meeting. The rest of us are, uh, not quite following. #VideoGames #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #Miro

Elsewhere Electric was influenced by Backrooms and other liminal internet lore. The trailer we produced for the game (top) came out over a year before the first Backrooms trailer (bottom). The key inspo for this particular shot in our case was the opening of Speed: youtube.com/live/JsFTvIs...

HEY! YOU! YEAH, YOU! [looks around, opens trenchcoat] Wanna playtest a video game? Join the mission: first-moon-of-mercury.firstlook.gg/ #VideoGame #GameDev #Playtest #Puzzles

We're looking for playtesters to help us ensure the puzzles in our game are fun! This is an early build with placeholder voice acting (thank you devs and family members), and zero narrative elements. Join the mission: first-moon-of-mercury.firstlook.gg/ #GameDev #IndieDev #VideoGame #VideoGames

That's really hot. 🥵 #MercuryFacts 🔭

just doin' some stargazing 🔭 Join the mission: store.steampowered.com/app/4006340/...

Thinking about that time when we went to the Allan I. Carswell Observatory at York University... #Space 🔭 #VideoGame #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame

You're going to be seeing posts like this a lot. 😅 Come and join us for some playtesting: first-moon-of-mercury.firstlook.gg #GameDev #IndieDev #VideoGame #Space #Puzzles #Playtest

WE NEED YOUR HELP! First Moon of Mercury is a hopeful puzzle thriller set in a near future of political upheaval. Solve puzzle boxes, assemble a space station, and protect the mission from saboteurs. Join the mission: first-moon-of-mercury.firstlook.gg/ #VideoGame #GameDev #Playtest #Puzzles

WE NEED YOUR HELP! First Moon of Mercury is a hopeful puzzle thriller set in a near future of political upheaval. Solve puzzle boxes, assemble a space station, and protect the mission from saboteurs. Join the mission: first-moon-of-mercury.firstlook.gg/ #VideoGame #GameDev #Playtest #Puzzles

Now that we're back in office and have been able to let this win sink in, we want to thank everyone who played this game. It's a difficult game that challenges not only your systematic and logical puzzle solving skills, but your communication and patience. We could not be more happy. Thank you. 🙏

Come and watch the Canadian Game Awards, live in ONE HOUR! We're up for TWO awards with the asynchronous co-op game Elsewhere Electric. See you there: twitch.tv/cgameawards

Solve puzzle boxes in space and uncover the traitor in First Moon of Mercury. Join the mission: store.steampowered.com/app/4006340/... #VideoGame #IndieGame #GameDev #Space #Astronomy #Mercury

"Mercury is the first planet from the sun and the Earth is the third planet so notes one and three in the musical scale feels symbolic." - @janalmusic.bsky.social, Composer Read more about Janal's approach and workflow when composing for a video game: bit.ly/42soFmF #DevDiary #GameDev #Composer

VERY excited to share this big project. Many games are made in Canada, but few are *set* here.
 So, I spoke to 20+ devs who have been making all kinds of games that take place in Canada.
 From showcasing stunning landscapes to telling diverse stories, these games paint a vivid portrait of Canada. 🍁

While it has been unused for nearly three decades, it's still sad to see the McLaughlin Planetarium go. 🔭 www.blogto.com/real-estate-...

"The main [challenge] with this particular project is that I'm designing sound for an environment that doesn't have sound! I ended up drawing on the behavior of sound underwater, to influence how it might sound in space." - Eliza Daly, Sound Designer 📖: bit.ly/42soFmF #DevDiary #GameDev #Space 🔭

Congratulations to everyone at @silverstringmedia.bsky.social for today's launch of Greenhearth Necromancer! If you haven't checked it out yet, head on over to Steam and play! Get Gardening 🌱 💀 🐝: store.steampowered.com/app/2127570/... #VideoGame #IndieGame #Indie #IndieDev #Gardening #Goth

Greenhearth Necromancer is now available on Steam! 🎉 Our team is so proud of the game, and we can't wait for folks to take their first steps as a fledgling necromancer. ✨🌱 Please share your gardens with us; we'd love to see what you grow. 💚 store.steampowered.com/app/2127570/...

Join me at 12pm Central for a #Sponsored launch day stream of Greenhearth Necromancer by @silverstringmedia.bsky.social twitch.tv/cypheroftyr

Each spell in Rival Books of Aster is a page from a living story book that translates itself and reveals secrets as you play this deck builder. Get the game for FREE on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/639230/R... #indieGame #Steam #DeckBuilder #FreeGame #DeckbuilderFest

Nominated for two Canadian Game Awards, Elsewhere Electric is an VR puzzler for two players: one in headset, and one on a mobile phone. Can you communicate with each other effectively? Face the challenge: www.meta.com/experiences/... #VR #Canadian #IndieGameDev

Solve puzzle boxes in space in First Moon of Mercury. Join the mission: store.steampowered.com/app/4006340/... #VideoGame #IndieGame #GameDev #Space #Astronomy #Mercury

Peek inside our newest eye on the sky 🌌 Join AAL Senior Program Manager Dr Stuart Ryder for a tour inside @vrubinobs.bsky.social!

Each spell in Rival Books of Aster is a page from a living story book that translates itself and reveals secrets as you play this deck builder. Get the game for FREE on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/639230/R... #indieGame #Steam #DeckBuilder #FreeGame

Astronomers have measured the power of a jet streaming from a black hole. The jet from Cygnus X-1 -- a black hole orbiting a massive blue star -- is 10,000 times as powerful as the whole Sun! (That's 10^37 ergs/sec.) And it's moving at 50% the speed of light. 🔭🧪 news.wisc.edu/scientists-m...

Did you enjoy the challenge of Elsewhere Electric? Give us a vote! bsky.app/profile/inte...

If you agree that email is really just turn-based combat, come help us turn that into a game! WE'RE HIRING! Generalist Unreal Developer Junior Production Coordinator UI Designer & Animator (Rive) Remote within Ontario ONLY @WorkWithIndies www.workwithindies.com/work-with/pe...

A research team in Texas have been able to use lasers to move and steer small devices without physical contact. This technology has also been used for solar sails! 😍 Read more 🔭: gizmodo.com/light-propel...

Did you enjoy the challenge of Elsewhere Electric? Give us a vote! bsky.app/profile/inte...

The success swell in this clip was composed by @janalmusic.bsky.social! You know you've completed a puzzle in First Moon of Mercury when this sting comes in. #GameDev #IndieDev #GameMusic #vgm

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