There’s a list of games that influence us: Firewatch, Oxenfree, Monkey Island. But the main ideas came from a long-form article about snow leopards. And shows like Gravity Falls and Twin Peaks. Indies shouldn’t just find inspo in other games! All of it helps shape Lone Pine. 🌲 #wishlistwednesday

New newsletter post! A quick update after PAX, and an opportunity for some playtesting. 👀 #indiegames #indiedev open.substack.com/pub/bangbang...

Today’s narrative discourse about excessive nags/barks is especially interesting for us right now: How do you find the right balance when making an adventure game where the protagonist spends most of her time alone in the woods? 🤔

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If you follow us because you're into games about cryptids, Blue Ridge Hunting might also be right up your alley!

Thanks to WellPlayed for the Lone Pine shoutout. If you haven’t already, check ‘em out!

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Just realised we’ve been spelling Lone Pine as “Line Pine” on our Instagram bio for months. 🤦

Thrilled to be mentioned alongside some absolute bangers here!

Lone Pine | PAX AUS 2025 Preview

Back home from MIGW and my first time exhibiting at PAX, feeling super proud of the team and all we’ve achieved! Loved watching players laugh at our stupid jokes and scratch their head on some of the puzzles in the game. Thanks to all the amazing peeps and devs who came around to the PAX booth 🙇‍♂️

And that’s a wrap! Huge week for the team at MIGW 🥳🎉 I’m equal parts ready to sleep for a week and do a big LP push 😅 Showcases are a lot of work, but seeing the excitement from your playtesters firsthand is worth all the effort 🥹 Huge thanks to everyone that stopped by! #migw #paxaus #gamedev

A standout on the PAX Aus showroom floor was Brisbane-developed Lone Pine! Find out why you should be investigating cryptids and read our thoughts on this mysterious adventure game! @lonepinegame.bsky.social checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

Had an awesome time at #paxaus on Friday, especially at the #indiegames showcase. Loved meeting the developers of local games, speaking with the devs of Key Fairy and Lone Pine was a highlight! Check out their games here: Key Fairy @soyoudontneedto.bsky.social Lone Pine @lonepinegame.bsky.social

"Examine" > "Jump" truthers, rise up! ✊ This Lone Pine game gets it. Cryptids + 2D adventure? Yes, please! https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adventure/find-and-photograph-cryptids-in-2d-adventure-lone-pine/ #IndieGames #LonePine #Cryptids

Every single game on this page should be marked either In Library or On Wishlist GO GO GO GO GO store.steampowered.com/sale/Melbour...

Maybe someday Lone Pine will have its own Fat Bear Week. (Don't forget to vote!) explore.org/fat-bear-week #fatbearweek

Huge thank you to Untitled Gaming for this awesome Lone Pine short! Check out their channel for other #paxaus coverage. 👀 #indiegame #madewithgodot www.youtube.com/shorts/774Qh...

Izzie's up to some mischief 👀 The team are working hard on the next area of the game, High Ridge Lookout! If you're heading to PAX, come say hi and find out what crazy antics Izzie's up to now 😁 #indiegamedev #gameanimation #spine2d

🎉 Major announcement! (ICYMI) 🎉 Lone Pine will be at PAX Melbourne with a short demo of a brand new area! Come and explore this supernatural mystery where you walk, climb, solve puzzles, uncover mysteries, and take photographs of elusive ‘cryptids’. See you there! #PAXAus #indiegames #gamedev

Lone Pine is heading to PAX! 🎮 Come play a short demo featuring a brand new area. If you’re at the event, swing by and say hi! #PAXAUS #PAX #MIGW

Implementing our new backpack/UI system! #madewithgodot #indiegamedev #indiedev

Here's a quick little snippet from our new scene in progress, High Ridge Lookout! There's still lots to do, but can't wait to get Izzie exploring the scene and solving those puzzles 😎 #gamemusic #gameaudio #procreate #indiedev

In Lone Pine, you get to name the cryptids you discover! I'm still a fan of our internal name for this guy. #indiegames #madeingodot

@lonepinegame.bsky.social Lone Pine better have a Pokemon snap style DLC in the works =P

Confirmation that Izzie has no friends 😅 Sorry Izzie, but it was very hilarious giving you that thousand-yard stare 😆 #indiegamedev #gameanimation #spine2d

This is also something we found in early play tests of Lone Pine. Just big old chunks of text on the screen. We now have a rough limit of 5-15 words per “line” (and a lot of dialogue choices to break things up, and ways to end the conversation early).

This is really great advice. A good rule of thumb I had when I was working on my own games was “no more than four dialogue boxes, then the player has to do something” (whether it be a dialogue choice, gameplay, whatever) Last thing you want is players to glaze over and skip your dialogue!

ICYDK: Godot, the open-source game creation software used to make Dome Keeper, Cassette Beasts, and Brotato, has a VERY beginner-friendly series of online tutorials here. gdquest.github.io/learn-gdscri... It says it requires absolutely zero prior experience with coding, and it means it.

Adding some environment animations into Shady Rest using some path animations. These little guys will start flying off if you get too close to them #madewithgodot

If you’re in games media and yearn for Lone Pine, we now have a press kit on our website! www.bangbangbang.io/lone-pine/pr...

Huge thank you to Well Played for this article! Check it out. 👀

"Can Izzie kick the cable car?" Yes... yes she can 😎 Creating silly moments like this one is why I love making games 😂 #indiegamedev #madewithgodot #gameanimation #spine2d #godot

Experimenting with 2D lighting in Godot! Using a normal map (which i've never heard of before) on a Spine2D skeleton to get some subtle and dynamic highlights #madewithgodot #spine2d

Check it out! We had a nice write-up on @aghotspot.bsky.social 😱 adventuregamehotspot.com/announcement...

Izzie can hold items now, the possibilities are endless! #madewithgodot #spine2d

Can’t believe we made it to 500 wishlists already! To celebrate, here’s a little Lone Pine easter egg. Indie games can’t always compete with AAA games on production values, but you can fill out the world with little details and reactivity. #wishlistwednesday #indiegames

Update: we actually won too! thanks so much to everyone that voted for us. 🙏

This Queensland Games Festival wrap-up took 6 hours to write, so I hope it helps each game get at least 6 wishlists. If you couldn't make it to the event yesterday, please have a read! Any reposts are greatly appreciated to increase local #indiegame visibility. 🙏 www.qualbert.com/queensland-g...

We had an amazing time showing Lone Pine at the #queenslandgamesfestival yesterday. Huge thank you to everyone who came along and supported us. We even came in 3rd place for the People’s Choice Award.🥉 🫨 It was inspiring to play so many amazing local games and meet the developers!

Brisbane friends, come along to the Queensland Games Festival tomorrow at the Powerhouse to see some amazing locally made stuff. Come say hi at our table! 😁 #queenslandgamesfestival

We got a really nice surprise today watching @stayathomedev.bsky.social 's new video. 👀 I've been a subscriber for a while now - would definitely recommend checking out the channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjG3... #madewithgodot #indiegames

It’s #PitchYaGame time again, but this time we have a Steam page! If a story-rich game where you: 📸 Find evidence of cryptids 🌲 Uncover the mystery of Lone Pine 🧗‍♀️ Survive the Journey Home sounds like something that YOU 🫵 might like, find us on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3575850/...

Super stoked to have the opportunity to showcase Lone Pine at the Zed Games + Netherworld Indie Dev Showcase! It was such a fun night and we got to meet and chat with so many talented folks ✨ I love this community! ❤️ @lonepinegame.bsky.social @flippingbits.bsky.social #indiedev

Another brilliant Brisbane Indie Dev Night - always a pleasure to see familiar faces! 😊 Made pizzas with @louis-van-dyke.bsky.social, grappled with the physics platforming of @jettwilliams.name's Moonbrella, explored @lonepinegame.bsky.social, and saw the fanciest version of @tempopogame.com.

🚨 Hello Brisbane friends! 🚨 We’ll be showcasing Lone Pine this Thursday night at Netherworld. Come say hi and check out what we’ve been cooking up. 👋

NOT THE BEES!! 🐝 Dan has been playing around with particle effects in GoDot and sent us this 😂 Sound on for max Nic Cage 😫🐝 #indiegamedev #madewithgodot

Huge thank you to everyone who has supported us so far - we’ve made it to over 100 wishlists! 🥹

Nothing feels better than launching your Steam page! We're huge fans of games like Oxenfree and Firewatch, so we wanted to blend them together to create our own unique vibe. You can support us by wishlisting Lone Pine on Steam. 🌟 #indiegamedev #madewithgodot store.steampowered.com/app/3575850/...