RuralBandit

Solo Game Developer | Malayali🌴🥥
Working on 'Spirit of the Backwaters', a rural life-sim

[RuralBandit @RuralBandit_]

📣Store page is out!

Spirit of the Backwaters is a rural life sim ✨ where you climb Coconut Trees and brew Toddy🥛 (Palm Wine) and turn the local Toddy Shop into the Backwater's best.

Please do🔁Retweet and help get the word out! 😊
Link to Wishlist below!

#indiegame #gamedev

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Sound Bite #4 🔊 'Idakka'! 🪘 Got to sample this quirky traditional instrument from Kerala for the soundtrack.

#gamedev #indiedev #vgm #screenshotsaturday

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Sorry for going MIA! I’m alive and well, just been busy! 😊 Sharing a little feature tease meanwhile.
#gamedev

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@StreetRaitha6 lol, that would be funny 😁 that reminds me I should turn that gibberish to an instrument in my DAW

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🔊Recently added feature which was very fun to work on. Radio! 📻

Here's an example, where it plays randomly timed jingles and gibberish emulating convincing 'Soap Operas' 😅. Occasionally they are comically timed.
#gamedev #gameaudio

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Having villagers interact with them was easy to implement.

They occasionally show up during evenings and leave when the broadcast ends at 11pm 📻

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They also plays music! 💿 Many early pieces never made it to the main soundtrack. These will be featured here.

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WHAT??? The Palace on the Hill is out!!!
🎉 Congratulations on the release, very proud of the team! ✨

[The Palace on the Hill (Out Now on Steam, Xbox) @palaceonhill]

We are thrilled to announce that The Palace on the Hill is released and available right now on Steam!
Go check it out and let us know what you think!

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@palaceonhill @_wholesomegames I'm getting a good feeling about this... 👀

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@StreetRaitha6 @rajithegame @venbaGame @imissmy_friends those are some big names 😅 thanks for the mention 🙏

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50 minutes of puzzle design (and beyond) absolutely worth listening to. Excellent talk @chapliboy 👏

[Samarth Hattangady @chapliboy]

I was given the opportunity to share some of the things that I learnt while making a game.

https://t.co/28Mcdzt9S9

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@venbaGame Congratulations!! 🥳

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@imissmy_friends @PlayStation Congratulations!! 🥳 This is amazing!

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@iyerrony Thank you 🙂, yes! especially for a solo dev, it is good to have that space to take things slow and not get burned out.

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"... The pace may be slow, but so is the life at the Backwaters. " ✨

Quoted from Jayanthi Madhukar's article on Spirit of the Backwaters featured in Moneycontrol last year.

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@supanthapaul absolutely, thank you! 😊

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@imissmy_friends Thank you so much for being there all the way ❤️ You guys are the best 💐

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@Only_Redacted Thank you! ❤️

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@nonagondice 🎈woohoo! Thank you Indrani ❤️I completely agree, putting together a game do need miracles, as I'm slowly finding that out myself.

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@senmalasen Thank you so much for the kind words! 🙏 Yes, fortunately there is just enough room to make time 😊

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@venbaGame Woah!! Congratulations, you guys! ✨