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Making Balance: Umbilical Wake, a game about a recurring nightmare, a fisherman, and his child. | Wishlist on Steam ↓

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I’ve been working on my game for a while, and I finally feel ready to show it.

Balance: Umbilical Wake is a surreal physics-based game about a fisherman trapped in a recurring nightmare: living on a levitating platform that tilts with every move.

Wishlist on Steam:
https://t.co/SwW7FQU0gZ

Announcement trailer below.

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It’s just a video game. You know what to do.

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Between breaths.

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THE WELL IS NOT EMPTY

OUT NOW!!!!

DIG YOUR WAY OUT OF THE NIGHTMARE

WITH ONLY A RUSTY SPOON

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@Kikinikotan Thank you!

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Testing the physics of the roots hanging from the platform. It’s kinda satisfying.

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After watching a lot of people play the demo, I realized there’s a whole spectrum of ways people perceive and interact with things. At least with my game, these differences didn’t seem connected to any particular player demographic.

It’s so interesting, but it also makes designing new mechanics and interactions even more challenging.

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My first Gamescom and my game’s first demo showcase!

I met amazing people, watched them play and react, and talked with them about the game. Now I can say all the effort before and during Gamescom was worth it.

A big thank you to everyone who came by, and a huge one to my great friends who helped make it happen!

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I’ve been working on Gamescom stuff for a while now, and everything is finally almost done. I’m already completely exhausted from all the different things I’ve had to take care of, and it hasn’t even started yet.

If you’re there, come by my booth and play the demo. I’d love to meet you and see you play.

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Wishlist Balance: Umbilical Wake on Steam:
https://t.co/Rw9Oth1jSP

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The box demands an umbilical connection.

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Wishlist here: https://t.co/OaJC9K5cor

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I’ve spent an unreasonable amount of time on these tiny procedural rod movements just to make fishing feel a little better

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@gameralphabeta Wow, thank you so much! Hearing your voice over it gave me goosebumps btw.

[Alpha Beta Gamer @gameralphabeta]

The weirdest indie fishing game ever made? Find balance while catching fish and injecting them into your navel!

Coming to Steam https://t.co/Vzhxpv33UA

by indie dev @ItsTheEm

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I wrote my first Steam announcement post for my game.

A personal note and a bit about what comes next:
https://t.co/YwQOJFPybt

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Part 2: Salad Fingers

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Funny things you see after announcing your game

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Funny things you see after announcing your game

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I’m excited to announce that my game, Balance: Umbilical Wake, will be part of @IndieArenaBooth at #Gamescom2026 this August!

I’ll be there with a demo, so come by, say hi, and give it a try.

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Dark physics-based puzzle game 'Balance: Umbilical Wake' has been announced.

Coming to PC in 2027

Steam page: https://t.co/bubYMYzg2I

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何を食べたらこんなゲーム思いつくの…？へその緒で箱をひっぱり、魚をへそ注射するアドベンチャー『Balance: Umbilical Wake』

これは漁師が人生の節目に見る悪夢。雲間に浮かぶ不安定なプラットフォーム上で、ルールを紐解け。赤ちゃんの誕生など新たな重圧が、悪夢からの目覚めを困難にしていく。