José Castanheira

portuguese excellence right here by @zarcattack.bsky.social

Hi #pitchyagame! Excited to announce my new game - Sweep Strike! 💣🪏🗡️ A cartoony roguelike RPG where battles are fought on Minesweeper grids - Uncover moves, avoid mines and build your inventory with a strategy! 💥Wishlist on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/3804170/... #gamedev #indiegame

Finally, I can show what I have been cooking for @zarcattack.bsky.social next game. Here's the Steam Capsule art! 🎨 And also, go wishlist the game (link in the comments⬇️) #indiegames | #sweepstrike

🔥 @zarcattack.bsky.social's #Exophobia is an absolute banger. 🎮 Retro FPS vibes, brutal alien combat, and slick upgrades that make you feel unstoppable. Every corridor is a death trap. Every weapon feels like vengeance. Play it now. Do it.

It's Wednesday, which means tonight's stream is going to be my #Indiegamedev showcase night, and I have my latest video showing off some amazing games youtu.be/nZD7bwxiOw8 that I want to shoutout 🧵

Hey @zarcattack.bsky.social look what just arrived!

The first Exophobia theme cover! Thank you @robinaite.com , I love it 😁

I participated in VVGO Halloween Mixtape and made an acoustics cover of the main theme of Exophobia! If you enjoy a good Retro inspired FPS go check it out! @zarcattack.bsky.social did an amazing job on the game! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eiem... Original music made by @pjcosta.bsky.social

Dreaming of Exophobia becoming a friend of Jimbo 🥺 #Balatro

Thank you to @johnelliottmusic.com, @zarcattack.bsky.social and @exilecast.bsky.social for joining me on a special Christmas dinner this week! 🎄 Since it's starting to get cold around here, we had hot and spicy ramen, wore cheap promotional Santa Hats, and had churros to celebrate the holidays! 🍜

I know you all like the funny number, but please review Exophobia! 🙏 Every review helps 😁 Btw, 20% off on Steam during the winter sale! Go grab it (and leave a review)! store.steampowered.com/app/1189220/...

Played more UFO50 this year than my own game :v

Exophobia by @zarcattack.bsky.social is a really fun FPS with a distinct art style, in one large building with multiple floors you need to explore. Get some upgrades for your gun and find your way out while dangerous aliens are trying to put you down! store.steampowered.com/app/1189220/...

In Issue #7 of @debugmag.com you can read a bunch of pages of my thoughts on #indiegames! This is the most pages I’ve ever had in print before!

Would buy, but it is US only 😭

New in our gift shop: an exclusive fine art print celebrating UFO 50, one of our favorite games of 2024! This is an original piece by @mossmouth.bsky.social, and because we're us, it's on heavy paper with archival ink. Pictured here next to human and citrus. Buy yours today! gamehistory.org/donate

Someone told me Exophobia was appearing in @operagxofficial.bsky.social browser and I had to check it. Feels surreal that something I created is grouped with classic and modern masterpieces of indie games that influenced my path so much 🥹 Thanks @gamemaker.io and happy 25th anniversary! 🎉

Exophobia: Retro-Shooter erscheint nach mehreren Jahren Verschiebung endlich im Juli für die Nintendo Switch #Exophobia #NintendoSwitch

"Exophobia is an extremely unique indie first-person Metroidvania shooter. Not many games can hold that title" lv1gaming.com/exophobia-re...

🚨URGENTE🚨 COMEÇANDO A PROMOÇÃO DE BLACK FRIDAY! TODAS AS COISAS DA MINHA LOJA COM DESCONTO! APROVEITE! umapenca.com/tubazef/

Exophobia is kinda like what if Metroid Prime was made in 1993

Giving the demo for Extraneum a quick try, and it's rather neat. Reminds me more than a little of Exophobia from earlier this year, except that had a metroidvania slant where this is more oldschool Doomy kinda feeling. Here, give it a go yourselves: store.steampowered.com/app/1999140/...

Is Exophobia your GOTY for this year? 🤩 Then vote for it in the Steam Awards 2024 👀 It's also 20% off in the Autumn Sale!! store.steampowered.com/app/1189220/...

Post four indie games you think more people should have played.

I'm absolutely devastated 💔 Luna, the female dog from my gf family and one of the dogs you can pet in Exophobia, just passed away. She was a lovely dog, playful and caring, who believed she was the size of a puppy, despite being a big girl. Gone too young, already miss her 😢

You want games? 🎮 Are the rats coming to munch your Switch because you have no games to play? 💜Games on sale for Black Friday! We have SO many games! Ahhhhhh

I have been very inactive since I launched Exophobia, so sorry for the lack of posts! Right now I have just been a bit away from social media while I give more attention to parts of my life I neglected during the game development. It's great that I have been getting followers even like that tho 👀

I lack words to express the gratitude I've felt the last few days. On Thursday, @whalesandgames.com was awarded Studio of the Year by Game Dev Lisbon. 💡 The next day, Townseek was awarded Best Game from Portugal at the DevGAMM Awards. 🏆 I'm very honoured to celebrate these alongside my team-mates.

Please vote for Exophobia (Exhofobia?) for the public award for videogame in catalan🙌 saga.cat/votacio/

One of the greatest accomplishments in my career. Thanks, @zarcattack.bsky.social! 🐙

Para começar a dar ritmo à indústria portuguesa por estes lados, fiz este Starter Pack com os developers e estúdios portugueses que sei que estão na plataforma até agora! 🇵🇹 Vou continuar a adicionar à lista enquanto a malta se junta. Se me tiver esquecido de vocês, avisem! 🚋 go.bsky.app/JhcMTM8

Still amazed by the music @pjcosta.bsky.social created for Exophobia! This DJ mix is a must listen!

Throwback to the #Exophobia DJ mix I did about a year ago for the Save and Sound event. I still wanna try and do a live act just with Exos tracks in the future 🤞 youtu.be/IZ6PERUIzEU?...

We DO have a new episode that dropped today! This week we discuss the #XboxPartnerPreview including #TheLakeHouse, #Cronos, #EdensZero and so much more! We also give Exophobia a review (thanks to @zarcattack.bsky.social)! Listen now on all podcast services or at: linktr.ee/onlinewarriorspodcast

"Exophobia is an extremely unique indie first-person Metroidvania shooter...Also, everything is RED, very RED, the entire art style is based on this look, which it pulls off very well!" lv1gaming.com/exophobia-re... #Metroidvania #Gaming @pmstudiosusa.bsky.social @lv1gaming.bsky.social

"Exophobia is an extremely unique indie first-person Metroidvania shooter. Not many games can hold that title..." Thanks for the great review! 👾👽 @zarcattack.bsky.social

I released my first video game, it only took me til I was 30! Echo: The Oracle's Scroll is a metroidvania for the Playdate! Catalog: play.date/games/echo-t... Itch: bumbleborn.itch.io/echo-the-ora...

[Disclosure: Game provided by developer] Hey folks, just added Exophobia to my curator page, it's an extremely neat retro FPS that is also a Metroidvania, and it is deceptively challenging, been having a great time with it, and giving it a big thumbs up!👍 store.steampowered.com/app/1189220/...

Otro de los juegos que he disfrutado últimamente es Exophobia, una mezcla entre retro FPS y Metroidvania que da como resultado un juego tremendo. Está disponible para consolas actuales y PC.

Noticias de la mañana 🗞️ La feria del videojuego indie #IndieDevDay ha organizado un evento en Steam, para adquirir o whislistear los juegos que estarán en el evento. store.steampowered.com/sale/IndieDe...

After almost 10 years of composing for games I finally got a physical version of a game I worked in! And what a treat! Thanks @zarcattack.bsky.social and @pmstudiosusa.bsky.social !

Agradecimento muito especial aos indies portugueses que estiveram no Street Gaming em Ourém, pelo carinho com que receberam os visitantes do evento. Foi um espaço pequeno, o possível, mas teve muita alma! Estou muito grato por terem aparecido! 🤗

Photos from this Friday's monthly #gamedev meetup here in Lisbon! 🚋 It was really busy, with lots of students around, and a presentation about the upcoming DevGAMM event. 🙌 Also celebrated @zarcattack.bsky.social's belated birthday by having a sushi lunch with him and @johnelliottmusic.com! 🍣

The travel to San Francisco and #GDC2024 begins! I'm still having a hard time processing that I'm doing this trip with how intense work has been, and I might still have to get some work done in the plane. ✈️ Cheers to travel companion, @zarcattack.bsky.social! See you in San Francisco and at GDC! ✨