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Today is Day 36 of the Republican shutdown. Your regular reminders: 1. Republicans control the White House, Senate and House. 2. GOP making deep cuts to Medicaid, Medicare and ACA. 3. Democrats are fighting to lower costs, cancel the cuts and save healthcare for Americans.

Looking forward to seeing your thoughts on Prototype Juan 😅 💨 💩

DON'T FORGET!

Taking my 2-year-old trick or treating with the fam was truly a blissful experience. Finally got to see my little dude hyped as fuck for Halloween 🥹

I wish I could play Elden Ring for the first time again 😔

10 games to get to know me

Friendly reminder that 🧑‍💻 my indie 👾 game’s introductory offer of 20% off 💵ends tomorrow! Buy it now! (Or wait for the price to revert to $5 🤷‍♂️) #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #gamemaker #steam #steamdeck #steamsales #pixelart #2D #1bit

The things we do for love

🎮 350 Copies Sold in its first 10 days. ⭐ 100% Positive Reviews (from 15 reviews) Turns out Juan’s prototype world isn’t such a bad place to be 😅 Thanks for all the love and support — you’re making this solo dev’s dream real. ❤️ #GameMaker #RetroGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #GameDev #IndieGame

Too many games to play 😔 not enough time 🙏 Playing Hades 2 as my handheld game. Playing Ghost of Yotei and my console game. And now I picked up Dune Awakening. 😩 I love all of them. Plus I still wanna play FF Tactics, and then Kirby Air Riders next month 🥴 oh and eventually get back to Silksong

I owe so much of Prototype Juan’s success to Kinda Funny and its incredible community. As a longtime fan, it’s hard to put into words how much this means to me. My wife and I are still blown away by the love and support — we’ll never forget this ❤️ @kindafunnyvids.bsky.social #gamedev #indiegame

I'm beyond excited that my game has reached 10 Positive Steam Reviews! Now it officially says "Positive" at the top of the page!!😭 🥳 Feels good to know people actually like my game 🥹 ❤️ If you're one of the positive reviews, thank you so much! 🙏 #steam #indiegame #gamedev #reviews #gamemaker

Day 13 of marketing my #indiegame — I’m losing my mind 🧠 #gamedev #solodev #steam #prototypejuan #steamdeck #pixelart #1bit #platformer #metroidvania #16bit #greenville #southcarolina #GVL #videogames #skit

Celebrating the launch of my indie game, Prototype Juan, with my wife, @ricebunny94.bsky.social !! This has been an incredible launch experience and I’ll never forget it. It has invigorated me for the rest of my life 🙏 🔥 #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #launchday #gratitude

Now that Prototype Juan is complete and released 🙏 I can finally dedicate more time to Ghost of Yotei. I’m really enjoying this game a lot. Feels like the best parts of RDR2 and Zelda BOTW combined into an amazing experience. Nothing feels wasted here. #ps5 #GhostOfYotei #GOTY

My little action-platformer, mini-metroidvania, "Prototype Juan", is *totally* like 'Ghost of Tsushima' and 'Spider-Man 2' haha 😅 Thanks, @steampowered.com 👾🎮🔗: store.steampowered.com/app/3629490/... #gamedev #indiegame #steam #spiderman #sony #metroidvania #platformer #indiedev

"We can get those [sales] numbers up" haha 😅 thanks 🙏@blessingjr.bsky.social & @gameovergreggy.bsky.social! I love the energy & appreciate the love and support from @kindafunnyvids.bsky.social. I'm getting emotional over here. 🥹 Kinda Funny has the best community! #gamedev #steam #indiegame #16bit

This Steam review of Prototype Juan legit made me laugh out loud haha 😂 Based off the other reviews, seems people are enjoying the game! If you play it, I'd love to hear your thoughts! I got 6 positive reviews so far! 💪 I'm curious how the weekend sales will go. #gamedev #indiegame #Steam

Yesterday was a pretty great launch day for me. It went better than I could have imagined! I love reading the Steam reviews, and seeing people upload their Speedrun to YouTube. I hope everyone is enjoying the game!

Thanks for the shoutout, @gameovergreggy.bsky.social! Been with Kinda Funny since day zero. BEYOND! This memory of us at the Wing Eating Competition a few years ago cemented my fandom. Love you, bro ❤️

I'm kinda shaking... It was an honor to have my *favorite* gaming podcast, KINDA FUNNY, shout-out and show footage of Prototype Juan! 😭 Thank you so much, @kindafunnyvids.bsky.social and also @timgettys.bsky.social + @gameovergreggy.bsky.social + @blessingjr.bsky.social + @snowbikemike.bsky.social

Ok, this is actually surreal, and I almost don't believe it!! 😅 My little game made Steam's "Popular New Releases" section. "Prototype Juan" looks so cute down there 🥹 Kinda giving Mike Wazowski vibes haha 😅

Any other Steam devs forget to press the “RELEASE” button?? 😮‍💨 😅 PROTOTYPE JUAN is out NOW on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3629490/... #GameMaker #RetroGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #1bit #16bit #PrototypeJuan #skit

Has any other #gamedev tried taking their #indiegame to The Club?? 💃 🪩 🕺 #SteamDeck #handheld #GameMaker #RetroGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #IndieGameDev #1bit #16bit #PrototypeJuan #platformer #metroidvania

Feels surreal seeing my solo 🧑‍💻 indie game 👾 run perfectly on Steam Deck. Even the music 🎵 switching back and forth from "dread" to "cute" sounds great 🔊 on this thing! 😅 #SteamDeck #handheld #GameMaker #RetroGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #1bit #16bit #PrototypeJuan

FRIENDLY REMINDER: Solo game dev Game marketing is shitty. #GameMaker #RetroGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #1bit #16bit #PrototypeJuan #Steam #SteamDeck #fart

Juan has tight controls 🎮 which makes for fast-paced 💨 platforming. He's a fluid little guy! #GameMaker #RetroGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #1bit #16bit #PrototypeJuan

Teleport back ⏪ to each Level's Main Hub after finding a hidden key 🔑 Then, continue your search! 🔍 #GameMaker #RetroGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #1bit #16bit #PrototypeJuan

Ever since I started "marketing" my #indiegame, I've gone from 208 Wishlists to 249 Wishlists in a couple days! 😮 Marketing being making shitposts on Reddit, TikTok, IG Reels, YT Shorts, etc. Oh, and on this site 😅 The struggles of a solo #gamedev and his journey trying to get his first game out.

As a solo #gamedev trying his hand at marketing— I tried something batshit. Have any other devs tried showing your trailer to randoms on the street? 🤷‍♂️ #indiegame #solodev #steam #gamemaker #metroidvania #platformer 🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/3629490/...

I got my first streamer playing a pre-release copy of my game!! 😁 Check out Flexin85 on YouTube: (Also, if you’re a fellow #streamer who wants a pre-release key 🔑 just hit me up!) #gamestreamer #letsplay #contentcreators #indiegame #gamedev www.youtube.com/live/C5D3PIR...

Feels surreal, but I'm proud to announce: My weird, little mini-metroidvania releases next week on October 16, 2025! 😄 🔗: store.steampowered.com/app/3629490/... Let's see if 18 months of solo #gamedev pays off. Guess I should start marketing this thing... #GameMaker #indiedev #indiegame #indie

Quite proud of my official release 🎥 trailer for my #solodev #indiegame 🎮 (I'm fond of the rewind trope 😅) After 18 months of #gamedev it feels wild that my game will release this month! 🥲 What do you guys think?? 🔗: store.steampowered.com/app/3629490/... Wishlist and stuff! 🙏 ok thx bye! 👋 😘

Felt like a bad ass #gamedev today. Feels so good to pop your own Steam Achievement 🏆 As a #solodev who’s been trying this shit and seeing it finally work just feels so damn cool, you know? My first game feels that much more real 🥹 Btw, this means Prototype Juan is very close to release! 🥳

The Aquabats

Kirby Air Riders ⭐️ looks like everything I would’ve wanted from a sequel 🥹 🙏 Genuinely amazed by this new version of 🏙️ City Trial mode. As a huge fan of the original, I can’t wait to explore it.

Last night I finished up programming my game. Wrote the last lines of dialogue and did a playtest of beating my game. I got weirdly emotional. It’s been a good journey of #solodev #gamedev — All that’s left is polishing and adding Steam Achievements 🏆 The end is near! 🙏 😮‍💨

Making a (hopefully good and fun and memorable) game by yourself is a lot of work 😵‍💫 There's so much necessary bullshit to consider and make. But, damn, it'll be worth it (I hope)

Been really, really enjoying Donkey Kong Bananza so far. This may be my GOTY, right behind SplitFiction and Expedition 33. I love the music in this game so much! Shame that it’s taking away so much of my #gamedev time 😭 (But I have a notebook while playing to take game design notes 😎)

Legend 🙌

Rewriting my character controller for my game 10 months into development. But I’m glad I did. The game feels a bit more polished now 🥹 (Now to QA test myself and see what I broke 🤪🥴🫠) #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

Update: This actually worked! I’m glad I wrote my solution down 😅 (silly me forgot to cap the player’s xspeed after they leave the fan 🪭 area lol)

My solo #gamedev journey: #SteamNextFest saw an additional 120 Wishlists get added to my #indiegame, "Prototype Juan". As a no-name, first time indie who does this in his spare time... I'm pretty satisfied 😅 Check out 'Prototype Juan' on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3629490/...

It works though.. #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #aussiegamedev

Felt cool to see my #indiegame literally double the number of Wishlists for the start of #SteamNextFest Do you wanna help me continue to pump those numbers up?😜 Check it: store.steampowered.com/app/3629490/... #gamedev #solodev

Really enjoying Mario Kart World. Especially Knockout Tour online. Repping Burger 🍔 Toad 🍄 on the ROB 🤖 Bike 🏍️

Help 🤝 Juan get back to his 16-Bit self 👾 in this mini-metroidvania. 🕹️ Play my Demo, live now for Steam Next Fest! 🥳 store.steampowered.com/app/3629490/... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #indie #Steam #Demo #SteamNextFest

That time again *head smashes the sign*

Mario Kart World’s 24-player online knockout mode is intense af and I am loving it.