Tad Cordle

Tad Cordle

@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

Gameplay code @mediamolecule; puzzle game designer (A Little Perspective, Sensorium); washed LBP speedrunner http://twitch.tv/rbdjellyfish #indiegames #gamedev

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Cerebral Puzzle Showcase (May 28 - June 4 2026)
@puzzleshowcase.bsky.social

The Cerebral Puzzle Showcase takes place THIS MONTH. Set your calendar reminder for May 28th - June 4th! Featuring discounts on a selection of excellent puzzle games, streams from our favorite streamers, demos for upcoming games & plenty more! Links below 👇 www.cerebralpuzzleshowcase.com

cerebralpuzzleshowcase.comCerebral Puzzle ShowcaseCerebral Puzzle Showcase is a celebration of the most wonderful puzzle games available on Steam, organized by Draknek & Friends.
Tad Cordle
@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

"I wanted to make an optimally bad game as a joke" turning into one of the greatest puzzle games of all time is such a hilarious plot twist

Draknek & Friends@draknek.bsky.social

The latest episode of the Draknek & Friends Official Podcast is out! We chat to Steven Lavelle (@increpare.bsky.social) about how Stephen's Sausage Roll started as an attempt to make a bad game, and making a level editor for Oeuf. Check it out wherever you get podcasts draknek.org/podcast

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Tad Cordle
@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

tl;dr this launch has just been confusing rather than positive or negative for me lmao. I think I just need to keep reminding myself that the goal was to explore some new design space, not reach mass appeal. I think the higher wishlist count than expected just got my hopes up a bit.

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Tad Cordle
@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

On the other hand - I'd set out to design a somewhat niche game that unapologetically leaned into the unique and interesting aspects of its systems, whether this led to "fun" or not. As a result, I expected more players to get frustrated or confused and leave negative reviews.

Tad Cordle
@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

But it's sitting at 100% positive reviews so far, people are seeing past the friction at the surface layer and appreciating the level design underneath, and the players who don't stick with it seem to appreciate it with a "not for me" attitude instead of hating on the game.

Tad Cordle
@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

I followed the common indie advice of doing steam events, getting wishlists, getting onto "popular upcoming", etc. I ended up hitting >8x my original wishlist goal by launch time. But when it came down to it, the conversion rate just ended up being low.

Tad Cordle
@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

Hard to say why this is. Maybe $15 is too high for how the game looks. Maybe people watched gameplay and are too intimidated to try it. Maybe the opposite, and people just think it's another Monument Valley. Maybe the median play time is too low and made the Steam algo lose confidence in the game.

Tad Cordle
@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

I hope you're all enjoying the game so far - if you have been, remember to leave a steam review! Really helps out with the steam algorithm if you do 🙂

Tad Cordle@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

✨ A Little Perspective is out now! ✨ I put my all into this strange, experimental game, and I'm so excited to finally let you all experience it for yourselves. Head over to the Steam store to buy it now (10% off for the first week). store.steampowered.com/app/3485300/... #indiegame #puzzle

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tendog
@tendog.bsky.social

this game is absolute digital witchcraft. this is a must-play for puzzle fans, it's an all-timer thinky game

Tad Cordle@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

✨ A Little Perspective is out now! ✨ I put my all into this strange, experimental game, and I'm so excited to finally let you all experience it for yourselves. Head over to the Steam store to buy it now (10% off for the first week). store.steampowered.com/app/3485300/... #indiegame #puzzle

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Electron Dance
@electrondance.com

I love Tad's work, but I was initially wary of this, worried I'd spend time trial-and-erroring, rotate/rotate/rotate until I see a path Two hours in, my brain has changed. Sure, still hunt-rotating, but I know what I'm looking for And then I found 9-3 by accident: WTF content confirmed

Tad Cordle@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

✨ A Little Perspective is out now! ✨ I put my all into this strange, experimental game, and I'm so excited to finally let you all experience it for yourselves. Head over to the Steam store to buy it now (10% off for the first week). store.steampowered.com/app/3485300/... #indiegame #puzzle

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Patrick Traynor
@cwpat.me

I had the pleasure of playtesting the entirety of A Little Perspective, and it's a mind-bending game that explores soooo many deep consequences of its system! I had a blast playing it! Its a very well-crafted game! It's out now!! Pick it up!! :)

Tad Cordle@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

✨ A Little Perspective is out now! ✨ I put my all into this strange, experimental game, and I'm so excited to finally let you all experience it for yourselves. Head over to the Steam store to buy it now (10% off for the first week). store.steampowered.com/app/3485300/... #indiegame #puzzle

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Cerebral Puzzle Showcase (May 28 - June 4 2026)
@puzzleshowcase.bsky.social

There's less than one week left to submit your game to the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase 2026! ⏰ Submit your puzzle game for consideration directly here: forms.gle/mbjFPFxXhSmh...

forms.gleCerebral Puzzle Showcase 2026 - game submissionsThe Cerebral Puzzle Showcase is coming to Steam May 28 - June 4, 2026. Use this form to submit your games for inclusion in the showcase. Please note that the showcase is highly curated, so submitting…

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IGDA NYC
@igdanyc.bsky.social

Level Up Tuesday is TONIGHT (March 17) Learn the ins and outs of STEAM and play two games from the #NYC #gamedev community! RSVP to get in for FREE: www.coexistgaming.com/event-detail...

coexistgaming.comLevel Up Tuesdays with IGDA! | Coexist GamingLet's get social with the International Game Developers Association and Coexist!
IGDA NYC@igdanyc.bsky.social

Steam page for A Little Perspective (launching APRIL 3) "a grid-based puzzle game with unique twists revolving around line-of-sight, object permanence, and spatial awareness. The game deeply explores unorthodox laws of perspective thru 200+ increasingly complex puzzles." @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

store.steampowered.comA Little Perspective on SteamA Little Perspective is an abstract, perspective-based puzzle game where perception and reality are one and the same.

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IGDA NYC
@igdanyc.bsky.social

#NYMakesGames LAUNCH!!! April 3

Tad Cordle@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

✨A Little Perspective, a puzzle game that merges perception and reality, will release on April 3! ✨ Cannot wait to finally share what I've been working on with you all 🙂 Try the demo, and give it a wishlist if it's your thing: store.steampowered.com/app/3485300/... #indiegame #puzzle #majorupdate

Tad Cordle
@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

"That time will come again" Let's say, about a week from now?

Tad Cordle@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

With the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase done and Next Fest coming to a close, I'm looking forward to returning to heads-down dev mode on A Little Perspective instead of worrying so much about demos and wishlist numbers :) That time will come again, but for now I can just focus on making a cool game.

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increpare
@increpare.bsky.social

It seems that not everyone has seen, heard, touched, tasted, or smelled the sublime witnesslike Sensorium. store.steampowered.com/app/1307870/... (by the @rbdjellyfish.bsky.social )

store.steampowered.comSensorium on SteamSensorium is a small open-world puzzle game about the 5 senses: touch, taste, sight, smell, and hearing.
Pogo@pogofury.bsky.social

oh the teal one is Manifold Garden. Not sure how I've missed out on Sensorium but I'm adding that to the list!

Tad Cordle
@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

Add "simplified chinese localization" to the list, why not (I'll do anything to further procrastinate on marketing).

Tad Cordle@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

(still some stuff to do before release ready - e.g. work on new trailer, go focus mode on marketing, do some QA testing and probably bump up the issue count again, decide I actually hate the game and redesign all the levels etc etc etc 🙂)

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Mael Duin 🧩
@maelduinplays.bsky.social

If you're making a puzzle game (or adjacent genre) or enjoy playing them, we have a Discord community for you. It's called NoClue💡 and it's all about giving support to devs, content creators, helping players find their new obsession and much more. Have a look! 👇

discord.ggJoin the No Clue 💡 Discord Server!Welcome to No Clue! A place to connect with puzzle players, streamers, content creators and game developers. Discover games, connect with video creators and show your enthusiasm for puzzle videogames....

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firethieff
@fire.tf

this is funny to me cos i started talking to my now husband cos he had the world record in a game i liked :)

shredberg@shredberg.bsky.social

Speedrunners: if you don't have a Valentine yet again this year, it is because your PB's aren't good enough. Grind harder.

Tad Cordle
@rbdjellyfish.bsky.social

(still some stuff to do before release ready - e.g. work on new trailer, go focus mode on marketing, do some QA testing and probably bump up the issue count again, decide I actually hate the game and redesign all the levels etc etc etc 🙂)