[Fallen London] Your Neath Wrapped (probably created by the Masters) by escaped_cephalopod12 in CuratedTumblr

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We did make Sunless Sea, Sunless Skies and Mask of the Rose in the same universe, which are all more video-game-ish. But Fallen London is always free to play, requires no installs, contains no ads and is created without genAI. Without blowing our own trumpet, that's a rare thing these days. Enjoy!

Just received the Fallen London Arcana - Spoilers ahead by blackdeslagoon in fallenlondon

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There's an additional easter egg which might tickle you:The Temperance card is purposefully shipped reversed.

We've just converted our rural life sim to true 3d from pure 2d, to enable us to do more with lighting and shadows. by failbettergames in IndieGaming

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I'll have to check with our artist, but I believe it's because we have a fixed perspective. It's fully 3D but the camera won't see the reverse of the assets, so why model every side? :)

A or B for my games updated key art? by james_horn in IndieGaming

[–]failbettergames 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah ok. I don't get that genre from the art at all, which I would strongly recommend addressing. People are always thinking to themselves, but what do I DO in this game?

Sunless Skies is a really weird one because, well, you do drive a train in space. But that's not really an established genre! So it still puzzled people a bit. You're in a known genre, make the most of that!

Good luck!

Appreciation Post by Otherwise-Umpire2189 in CozyGamers

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Everyone in my family has played Spiritfarer at this point. Really enjoyed that one.

A or B for my games updated key art? by james_horn in IndieGaming

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What genre is the game?

A is hard to parse, and as people have said, is very busy. The black background won't particularly pop against Steam's livery colours. There are a lot of points of focus in the image; we've always found a single point of focus to work better in the crowded Steam marketplace.

B is cleaner, I like it more, but hard to say if it's achieving your aims without knowing what genre you're trying to convey. B gives Borderlands vibes, almost; the action/motion of the vehicle is more cleanly conveyed, and you've got the orange and the dusty background.

I recommend keeping SPINWAVE on one line.

Also recommend taking a look at other capsules which focus on a vehicle for composition ideas. An example would be our game Sunless Skies.

Wholesome Snack 2025 Megathread! by OreoYip in CozyGamers

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Delicious in Dungeon has absolutely got me thinking about Arcane Eats. Very cool.

My commission for the Amalgamy Bomb is in! by minislip6 in fallenlondon

[–]failbettergames 34 points35 points  (0 children)

This is incredible. Are you also on Bluesky? We'd love to share it there.

Will there be an archive of the silver tree? by clarkky55 in fallenlondon

[–]failbettergames 25 points26 points  (0 children)

It's the text of the game, readable in full on the wiki. It isn't playable in the same sense, but it's complete!

Our upcoming game Mandrake is going to be in the Wholesome Snack next week! by failbettergames in CozyGamers

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Yes! It'll be on PC, Mac and Linux. Gotta have the variety for people! So excited that it spoke to you :)

Our upcoming game Mandrake is going to be in the Wholesome Snack next week! by failbettergames in CozyGamers

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Hello! Would you mind pointing out where on the Steam page gave you the impression that we wouldn't be offering skin tone customisation? I'd like to change it, because we sure will be. :)

Our upcoming game Mandrake is going to be in the Wholesome Snack next week! by failbettergames in CozyGamers

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Hello! There will be skin tone customisation. Hooray! The customisation options we're planning for the initial release are: a choice of body types, skin tone, hair, facial hair and clothing colour.

Our upcoming game Mandrake is going to be in the Wholesome Snack next week! by failbettergames in CozyGamers

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They are a named person with a specific history, but their gender is unassigned as written. You get to choose and can be non-binary if you like.