Ezra Szanton
@ezra-szanton.itch.io
π€ 1040
π₯ 1467
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Game dev, currently making Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game
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Severance meets Inscryption in Mr. Magpie's Harmless Card Game! ποΈποΈποΈPlay it nowποΈποΈποΈ
giantlight.itch.io/mr-magpies-h...
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Mr. Magpie's Harmless Card Game by Giant Light Studios
Greed is Good.
https://giantlight.itch.io/mr-magpies-harmless-card-game
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Schu (Omelet You Cook)
about 23 hours ago
Omelet You Cook just hit OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE with 500 reviews, still at 100% positive! Thank you, chefs!
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Snoozy Kazoo π€
1 day ago
π Announcing... RIZZ DUNGEON: SKELETON KEY TO MY HEART! ποΈβοΈ Fighting is hard, right? Let your party do it for you! Romance Monster Girls and traverse the Dungeon! Hopefully they'll all get along... right?
#gamedev
#indiedev
#godot
Wishlist TODAY on Steam! β¨:
store.steampowered.com/app/4029090?...
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Ido Yehieli - Stellar Cartography Interactive
1 day ago
Announcing my pagan trading game Prophet Margin Wishlist now on Steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/...
Sharing appreciated!
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Prophet Margin on Steam
The Gods hunger for tribute! Build settlements and weave trade routes, feed temples and earn divine boons in this Eurogame-inspired strategy game.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/Prophet_Margin/
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I fear I have unleashed a great evil
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phantom friends
4 days ago
weβre phantom friends, a new indie fund. our focus is on low light worlds. we're drawn to the umbral and moody, the glow of a city at night, a darkness that feels alive. games that live in the shadows, both visually and narratively.
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Sonderlust Studios
10 days ago
Itβs time for this starship to take flight - Generation Exile has launched in Steam Early Access and is available right now!
store.steampowered.com/app/2963240/...
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The Horror At Highrook - Out Now!
16 days ago
I am such a terrible marketer for my own games...sigh.. However I MUST TRY HARDER!! if you were holding off on leaping into The Horror At Highrook for some reason... Its currently 30% off as part of the Steam Scream Spooky Festival!!!
store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/...
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I'm judging the pitch competition at the conference 4 PM - 5 PM on Saturday, November 15 - If you're around Baltimore / DC you should come out! It's exciting to see Baltimore's game dev scene expanding.
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13 days ago
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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends
14 days ago
Happy Halloween! All aboard the Spooky Express! π All the passengers are just dying to ride...
spooky.express
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Damn. This is such a good idea + execution!
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16 days ago
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jenny
19 days ago
day 31
#gaming
#indiegames
#gamedev
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Leaves
20 days ago
ENTER THE PRISON My survival horror game, panoptique, now has a Steam page! Watch the teaser and wishlist it here:
store.steampowered.com/app/4100350/...
#screenshotsaturday
#indiedev
#horror
#horrorgame
#gamedev
#solodev
#godot
#godotengine
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Adriaan
23 days ago
disappointing game launch grief. very real among game devs, rarely public. iβm seeing one unfold publicly now, but donβt wanna draw attention to it. itβs sad. i want to say itβll be ok, but in truth it wonβt.
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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends
23 days ago
Reminder: Spooky Express is OUT NOW! ππ§π§ Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania. Steam:
s.team/a/3352310
itch:
draknek.itch.io/spooky-express
iOS:
apps.apple.com/app/id673842...
Android:
play.google.com/store/apps/d...
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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends
24 days ago
Spooky Express is OUT NOW on PC and Mobile! ππ All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Donβt let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat β er, we mean meet!
spooky.express
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Slumber Realmπ²Wishlist on Steam!
24 days ago
π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π² Enter the π€Slumber Realmπ€ TODAY The demo is now LIVE on Steam!!!!!!!!!! π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π²π² It will be included in the Roguelike Celebration event later today as well
#indiegame
#indiegames
#gamedev
#indiedev
#roguelike
#90s
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sincerely, rob dubbin
about 2 months ago
our new game, in brief! friend 1 gets a card with say β β on it, friend 2 pulls a β β β β card. then you draw a topic, maybe βanimal,β and pick one (1) animal you think friend 1 would rate β β and friend 2 would rate β β β β . guess right and win their card(s)! on KS soon:
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bra...
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Coming soon: Starfriends: The 5-Star Game About What Everyone Else Thinks
A play-anywhere fusion of Wavelength, Letterboxd, and Apples to Apples, for friends and strangers alike.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brainfruitstudio/starfriends-card-game?ref=b70gva
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This is so cool!
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about 2 months ago
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michael lutz
9 months ago
I know what you're thinking: "But the magic of my enemies is weak, and their gods are hollow idols!" But what if I told you... that your enemies are thinking the same thing... about YOUR magic, and YOUR gods? And here's what's gonna make the difference: your enemies aren't in this seminar right now.
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Dan Johnson (hire me)
about 2 months ago
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
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Night Signal Entertainment
about 2 months ago
Be careful what games you play. ποΈ Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire:
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
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berserk du soleil
about 2 months ago
THIS IS DERANGED (COMPLIMENTARY)
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Chris Perry
2 months ago
Diligently working on my Mancala Rogue like when life is not completely collapsing around us lol
#TurnbasedThursday
#gamedev
bsky.app/profile/perr...
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Giant Light Studios
about 2 months ago
@ezra-szanton.itch.io
and
@shanedenhardt.bsky.social
get up to some good looking shenanigans sometimes.
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Brian Cronin
about 2 months ago
Help!π
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GothicLordUK
about 2 months ago
If you enjoy logical deduction, big numbers, and spooky puppets, you must check out Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game!
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I've been really enjoying
@gothiclorduk.bsky.social
's series on Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game! He's quickly becoming very good at the game
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Mr. Magpie's Harmless Cardgame - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbLi57bUSCkRqSgE352rGOgy2mGiRchGa
about 2 months ago
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Thanks Harry! I want to write an article on "the mountain and the playground" soon.
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2 months ago
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Mr Magpie once again on the front page of itch!
2 months ago
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Harry Dean Hudson
2 months ago
@ezra-szanton.itch.io
on input and output randomness:
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Jon Perry
2 months ago
Last Sunday, I chatted about design in UFO 50 at a preview event for
@roguelike.club
& here's the video:
tinyurl.com/3j7afb2c
Also, be sure to keep watching after for two *excellent* talks by
@ezra-szanton.itch.io
and
@apepers.bsky.social
on synergy in deckbuilding & systems suspense respectively
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YouTube
Share your videos with friends, family, and the world
https://tinyurl.com/3j7afb2c
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DavidCodeAndArt
2 months ago
Blood moon event in-game vs. Blood moon IRL (UFO-tier image)
#gamedev
#indiegame
#bloodmoon
#pixelart
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Harry Dean Hudson
2 months ago
The second episode will go live next Tuesday. It's the first episode of a two-part banger with
@pengonauts.com
and
@boxdragon.bsky.social
(Star Vaders and As We Descend). Info on the rest of the season/sign up for email (transcripts, other articles, etc) here:
my.playful.work/new-podcast-...
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New Podcast: Probably Designed
Conversations with designers and other interesting people about randomness and chance
https://my.playful.work/new-podcast-probably-designed/
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Talking to Harry was an absolute delight!
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Team Lazerbeam
2 months ago
It's been 1 year since we released the Shroom and Gloom prototype!π Created over 3 months, the prototype was created to asses the viability of turning Shroom and Gloom into a full game. Here's how it turned out, alongside the OG jam game made in 10 days:
#gamedev
#indiedev
#gamedevelopment
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In case you missed it!
youtu.be/Cirv4UzNTx8?...
(timestamp to the excellent fireside chat with
@perryjon.bsky.social
, which my talk is after)
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Soon!!!
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I'm speaking about Synergy Networks in Roguelike Deckbuilders at
@roguelike.club
later today! 7pm EST. Tickets are free:
ti.to/roguelike-ce...
See you there! (In the very cool conference MUD they've got set up)
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Roguelike Celebration: Preview Event 2025
Roguelike games have been part of gaming culture for over 30 years and they have a deep and special place in our hearts. We'd love to get to spend some time with you all learning about roguelikes and ...
https://ti.to/roguelike-celebration/preview-event-2025
2 months ago
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michael lutz
2 months ago
I spent 45 minutes with silksong and these are my first impressions: is this real? Events appear to transpire beyond some sort of barrier or screen I cannot influence aside from pressing buttons on my "side" of the dividing medium, but if these bugs are really doing all that it should be on the news
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Young Horses
2 months ago
A message from the Young Horses team
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Game where you're the evil wizard whispering poison into the king's ear
2 months ago
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Roguelike Celebration
2 months ago
The Roguelike Celebration Preview Event is this Sunday at 3PM PST, with special guests: UFO50's
@perryjon.bsky.social
talking game design
@ezra-szanton.itch.io
talking synergy in deckbuilders
@apepers.bsky.social
talking design for suspense And come explore our MUD's dazzling, delightful circus!
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I'm so hyped for this! The interview I did with Harry was super fun, and the lineup of other guests is STACKED! Devs who made: Luck be a Landlord Starvaders As We Descend Ballionaire And more! TBH I'm kinda annoyed my interview is going up first because now I have to wait to hear the others
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I'm so hyped for this! The interview I did with Harry was super fun, and the lineup of other guests is STACKED! Devs who made: Luck be a Landlord Starvaders As We Descend Ballionaire And more! TBH I'm kinda annoyed my interview is going up first because now I have to wait to hear the others
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Tim Beaudet
3 months ago
Learn to leverage tools, hire help and make decisions for maximum efficiency as Tim starts a 100 day game challenge. Join the kickoff party on
twitch.tv/timbeaudet
on October 1st (6am ET / 10:00 UTC)
#gamedev
#indiedev
#100daygame
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Daniel Cook
3 months ago
For the longest time I didn't understand why people were so hung up on output randomness. You just adapt your strategy to the game's sampled output distribution. Surely that's something everyone does. It didn't seem like an 'afront'. Then I read this study:
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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Study sheds light on why some people keep self-sabotaging
βSome people just donβt learn from experience; they fail to realize their own behavior is causing the problem.ββ¦
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/07/study-sheds-light-on-why-some-people-keep-self-sabotaging/
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The demo was excellent and I'm so excited for the full release!
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I'm a huge fan of Jon Perry's work (my current game, Mr Magpie, is inspired by Party House which he designed) so I'm extra excited to both be presenting at the Roguelike Celebration preview event!
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Roguelike Celebration
3 months ago
We have a preview event on September 7, 2025 at 3 PM Pacific! Tickets are free here:
ti.to/roguelike-ce...
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Roguelike Celebration: Preview Event 2025
Roguelike games have been part of gaming culture for over 30 years and they have a deep and special place in our hearts. We'd love to get to spend some time with you all learning about roguelikes and ...
https://ti.to/roguelike-celebration/preview-event-2025
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Gothicat
3 months ago
While I am working today I am playing the highly addictive Mr Magpie's Harmless Cardgame
giantlight.itch.io/mr-magpies-h...
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has me totally hooked
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Mr. Magpie's Harmless Card Game by Giant Light Studios, Ezra Szanton
Greed is Good.
https://giantlight.itch.io/mr-magpies-harmless-card-game
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