Dr Sharkie (PhD) - 5yearsnow.com

Content Creators and Journalists now have a direct path (outside of regular email) to 5 Years Now! 5yearsnow.com/creators #indiegames #steamgames #indiedev

Follow 5 Years Now on Steam for the latest news and updates outside of Bluesky store.steampowered.com/curator/4565... #indiegames #indiedev #Steam

I will reiterate despite having taken down the game demos content creators and journalists can directly reach out still for a game key at 5yearsnow.com/creators #indiegames #steamgames #indiedev

Here are some of my thoughts, some less practical than others and some likely entirely futile. #indiegame #indiedev #ai

Effective immediately all 5 Years Now game demos have been delisted while we see how all of this game cloning plays out. Does anyone know of any Discord communities or similar working through mitigation ideas etc? I'd be happy to create a working group if there is interest. #indiegame #indiedev

It's a sad state of affairs that indie game devs are having their hard work games and demos (and even trailer footage) cloned (in various ways) and re-released as their own work. There are plenty articles on this e.g., steamdeckhq.com/news/ai-dete... #indiegame #indiedev #ai

2 new features on 5yearsnow.com 1. Studio Timeline: shows all updates and blogs across the games 5yearsnow.com/studio-timel... 2. Find Your Next Game: select what you're in the mood for and 5YN games will be suggested 5yearsnow.com/find-your-ne... #indiegame #indiestudio #website #5yearsnow

Adventure Reznara demo patch v0.4.4 is now live! Adding Steam Deck bug fixes, improvements, and controller support. You can play the demo in the final stretch of Steam Next Fest! store.steampowered.com/app/5049520/... Patch notes: 5yearsnow.com/games/Advent... #indiegame #SteamNextFest #gamedev

PHP2Shell certainly took the fun out of the latter half of the week. #php #cybersecurity #cve #php2shell

Earth needs a 500 MB defense patch. You have dial-up. Mom needs the phone. ☎️🌍 Upgrade your modem, fight malware, and turn dropped connections into Patience. Wishlist 56k to Save the World: store.steampowered.com/app/5431850/... #IndieGame #Incremental #RetroGaming #Nostalgia #90s #SteamGame

Adventure Reznara Fight, flee… or steal their soul? ⚔️ Choose your class and brave a pixel-art RPG roguelike in Adventure Reznara. Steam Next Fest: Oct 19–26. Try the free demo & wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/5049520/... #SteamNextFest #RPG #IndieGame #IndieDev #Steam

5YN-OS Your next rabbit hole is a whole operating system. 💻 Code apps, explore a fictional darknet and unravel a desktop mystery in 5YN-OS. Steam Next Fest: Oct 19–26. Try the free demo & wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/4695620/... #SteamNextFest #IndieGame #Programming #IndieDev #Steam

Do you place the toilet roll Over or Under? store.steampowered.com/app/5384300/... #indiegame #steamgame

Press Kits are now available for each 5 Years Now game! 5yearsnow.com/press-kits/o... #indiegames #indiegame #gamedevs #steamgames

Unlucky demo is now available on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/4350720/... #Unlucky #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #bulletheaven #vampiresurvivors #steam #wishlist #gaming

Adventure Reznara (and Demo) now supports several languages other than English, in the lead up to Steam Next Fest later this month. store.steampowered.com/app/5049520/... Please let me know if you come across any poor translations at support@5yearsnow.com #roguelike #RPG #Steam #indiegame

5YN-OS v0.1.2 demo patch is now live, patch notes can be read here: 5yearsnow.com/games/5YN-OS... store.steampowered.com/app/4695620/... A few bug fixes but more notably there is now full controller support (tested on Steam Deck and with a Logitech Controller, it works very well!) #indiegame #sim

2 Forts now has a working web browser/mobile demo: sharkie21.itch.io/2-forts Feedback is not only welcome, but encouraged on the Discord server: discord.gg/URsQvAdYRN or via email sharkie@5yearsnow.com #pcgame #browsergame #mobilegame #indiegame #indiedev #rts #strategy

Unlucky Web Demo update is out massively improving performance, try it out!: sharkie21.itch.io/unlucky Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4350720/... #Unlucky #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #bulletheaven #vampiresurvivors #steam #wishlist #gaming

Try the Unlucky Web Demo now! sharkie21.itch.io/unlucky A PC/Linux demo is coming to Steam soon. But in the meantime, enjoy an optimised web demo version of the game. The map is 75% smaller to ensure reasonably smooth performance in the web browser. #Unlucky #indiegame #roguelike #bulletheaven

"New high score, who dis?" How Unlucky are you? #HowUnluckyAreYou store.steampowered.com/app/4350720/... #Unlucky #indiegame #roguelike #bulletheaven #vampiresurvivors #gambling #steam #wishlist #gaming

How Unlucky are you? #HowUnluckyAreYou store.steampowered.com/app/4350720/... #Unlucky #indiegame #roguelike #bulletheaven #vampiresurvivors #gambling #steam #wishlist #gaming

Try your luck with rolling the die. Each side has a different outcome. store.steampowered.com/app/4350720/... #Unlucky #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #bulletheaven #vampiresurvivors #steam #wishlist #gaming

When the house closes in... go all in! store.steampowered.com/app/4350720/... #Unlucky #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #bulletheaven #vampiresurvivors #steam #wishlist #gaming

The Unlucky "very unlucky" game trailer store.steampowered.com/app/4350720/... bullet-heaven wave-based survival gambler roguelike with inspiration from Vampire Survivors (and it's genre). How unlucky are you? #Unlucky #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike #bulletheaven #vampiresurvivors #steam

Announcing Unlucky store.steampowered.com/app/4350720/... bullet-heaven wave-based survival gambler roguelike with inspiration from Vampire Survivors (and it's genre). #Unlucky #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #bulletheaven #vampiresurvivors #steam #wishlist #gaming

Are Tuesday announcements a thing? 🤷 store.steampowered.com/app/4350720/... bullet-heaven wave-based survival gambler roguelike with inspiration from Vampire Survivors (and it's genre). #Unlucky #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #bulletheaven #vampiresurvivors #steam #wishlist #gaming

store.steampowered.com/app/5298280/... 2forts.net www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ep1... #steam #pcgame #steamOS #SteamDeck #indiegame #indiedev #rts #strategy

Announcing 2 Forts! A fast-paced RTS with singleplayer and multiplayer competitive PvP. Matches are typically just a few minutes. Wishlist it here: store.steampowered.com/app/5298280/... And check out it's website, wiki, or stats site here: 2forts.net #indiegame #RTS #SteamGame #Steam #wishlist

New major update for my very first Steam game The Last of the 9 Lives! Including 2 new game modes (one inspired by the spherical special Sonic levels, and the other being pinball) Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3250930/... Patch Notes: 5yearsnow.com/games/The-La... #indiegame #indiedev #steam

"psst wake up babe, a new Adventure Reznara teaser trailer just dropped" The demo is available to try on Windows and Linux/SteamOS store.steampowered.com/app/5049520/... #Steam #SteamGame #Roguelike #RPG #TextAdventure #TurnBasedCombat #AdventureReznara #IndieGame #IndieDev #Demo #Loot

Ascending Realms Demo v0.7.6 is now live! Patch notes can be read here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/350... #AscendingRealms #IndieGame #RTS #Autobattler #Roguelike #GameDev #indieDev #indieGames #gaming #Steam #SteamGame #Demo #RealTimeStrategy #MegaLoManiaInspired

5YN-OS Demo day 1 patch is now live: 5yearsnow.com/games/5YN-OS... Includes a few bug fixes, improvements, and unlocks 2 more of the apps not previously included at launch. #simulation #sandbox #programming #code #indiegame #pcgame #steamgame #indiedev #demo

5YN-OS Steam Demo is now available! (supports Windows and Linux/SteamOS) store.steampowered.com/app/4695620/... #simulation #sandbox #programming #coding #indiegame #pcgame #steamgame #indiedev #demo #SteamDemo #SourceCode #code #softwaredev #softwaredevelopment

Adventure Reznara Steam demo is now available! (for Windows and Linux/SteamOS) store.steampowered.com/app/5049520/... #Steam #SteamGame #Roguelike #RPG #TextAdventure #TurnBasedCombat #AdventureReznara #IndieGame #IndieDev #Demo #Loot #LootCollector #Classes #Unlock

I feel for everyone that had their equipment stolen at #GamesCom , this is why we can't have nice things...

The last dev blog for this series, I hope you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it: 5yn-os.com/blog/blog-po... Wishlist 5YN-OS on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4695620/... #simulation #sandbox #programming #coding #indiegame #indiedev #videogames #games #widget

the 5YN-OS Steam demo is coming soon. One of the apps available in the demo will be Fantasy Flow. Which combines creating a process diagram with Fantasylang code to build apps. #indiegame #indie #steamgame #steamdemo #comingsoon #programming #coding #fantasylang #educational #diagram #process

Latest 5YN-OS dev blog is out: 5yn-os.com/blog/blog-po... #simulation #sandbox #programming #coding #indiegame #indiedev #videogames #minigames #games #gamesinsideagame #source #sourcecode

new 5YN-OS dev blog 5yn-os.com/blog/blog-po... #simulation #sandbox #programming #coding #indiegame #indiedev #startmenu #UIdesign #interface #customisation #widgets #personalisation