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Velan Studios

@velanstudios

Video Game Developer in Upstate, NY! Makers of Midnight Murder Club, Bounce Arcade, Hot Wheels: Rift Rally, Knockout City, and Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit https://www.velanstudios.com/

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a woman wearing a hat with the words stay tooned on the top ALT: a woman wearing a hat with the words stay tooned on the top

Thank you! We're so happy to be here!

05.03.2026 23:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, happy to be here!

*whispering 'so far'?* 😰

05.03.2026 21:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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tldr:

05.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

New city, same curiosity. We're overjoyed to create alongside the diverse minds in Toronto with the same enthusiasm we've shown in Troy, and continue doing what we love most:

✨craft breakthrough games that feel like magic.✨

05.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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a cartoon hand is holding a pencil and drawing on a piece of paper ALT: a cartoon hand is holding a pencil and drawing on a piece of paper

You heard him, Ray. Please don't make us use the whiteboard and markers.

27.02.2026 15:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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so, it snowed here and...
#indiegamedev #indiegamestudio

21.02.2026 22:56 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An adequate amount of drills

18.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

just had one more step to go, too πŸ˜”

18.02.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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employee benefits at Velan Studios | #indiedev #indiegamedev

18.02.2026 00:04 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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you won't believe how Justin performs under pressure. might actually be HIM. #indiegames #indiegamedev

10.02.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We thought we'd see who from Velan can pinpoint where they are on the Midnight Murder Club map. We're calling it WormwoodGuessr.

Let's see how Carlo does? #indiedev #indiegames

04.02.2026 18:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The meme of the guy who is digging beneath the crust for diamonds and the top guy doesn't give up, but the bottom guy does while being significantly closer to striking the diamonds (but the diamonds are the midnight murder club steam achievement: "Free For All Ferocity," . except this time, it's a guy imagining that scenario, while being further away than both, just dirt ahead (but the dirt is "A Coward Dies A Thousand Deaths, A Gamer Dies But One... Hundred" achievement) , and lastly all of that being imagined by a guy who is so close to an entire cave of the most diamonds (which are the achievements: "Close But No Cigar," and "Murder Maestro").

The meme of the guy who is digging beneath the crust for diamonds and the top guy doesn't give up, but the bottom guy does while being significantly closer to striking the diamonds (but the diamonds are the midnight murder club steam achievement: "Free For All Ferocity," . except this time, it's a guy imagining that scenario, while being further away than both, just dirt ahead (but the dirt is "A Coward Dies A Thousand Deaths, A Gamer Dies But One... Hundred" achievement) , and lastly all of that being imagined by a guy who is so close to an entire cave of the most diamonds (which are the achievements: "Close But No Cigar," and "Murder Maestro").

hey y'all don't give up you're so close
#indiedev #indiegames

26.01.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Pictured are five open mouths horizontally displayed, with tongues extended. On each tongue is an archaic diagram of a shaded area to represent the tongue's flavor profile (sweet, salty, etc.)

Below each tongue is a card from Velan Studios's Midnight Murder Club Wildcards mode, with each card meant to correspond to the displayed flavor profile. The cards from left-to-right: "Bodily Malfunction - Must Have Been Something You Ate!", "Party Room - Murder on the Dance Floor", "Bear Trap Trouble - The Mansion is Filled With Bear Traps!", "Night Vision Vendor - Add Night Vision to Vendor", and "Pinged to Death - Kills Expose Players".

Pictured are five open mouths horizontally displayed, with tongues extended. On each tongue is an archaic diagram of a shaded area to represent the tongue's flavor profile (sweet, salty, etc.) Below each tongue is a card from Velan Studios's Midnight Murder Club Wildcards mode, with each card meant to correspond to the displayed flavor profile. The cards from left-to-right: "Bodily Malfunction - Must Have Been Something You Ate!", "Party Room - Murder on the Dance Floor", "Bear Trap Trouble - The Mansion is Filled With Bear Traps!", "Night Vision Vendor - Add Night Vision to Vendor", and "Pinged to Death - Kills Expose Players".

Did we get this right?

#indiedev #indiegaming

16.01.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Top 5 Indie Games You Missed in 2025 There were a ton of amazing games in 2025. Here are the top 5 indie games you may have missed - and yes, they're all a great time.

"Midnight Murder Club will have you on the edge of your seat the whole time. Bring your friends and laugh through the chaos. It’s a thrilling time."

Thank you, COGconnected! πŸ”¦

cogconnected.com/feature/top-...

14.01.2026 16:23 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hidden Gems 2025: The Best New Games You Might Never Have Heard Of With more games than ever being released, it's easy for terrific games to slip past many people. Here are a bunch of our favorites from 2025.

"MMC is keeping my hide-and-seek dreams alive."

"[...] exemplify how creative Velan is, and at this point, they've become a team I'll follow closely just to always see what novel ideas they think of next." πŸ₯Ή

You're a real one, @gamespot.comβ€”thanks for the kind words.

09.01.2026 21:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ok we're done, party over, welcome to 2026

https://bsky.app/profile/velanstudios.bsky.social/post/3mbx7gz5ad62l

09.01.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy belated New Year. Sorry for the delay, but we've literally been doing this for seven days straight.

09.01.2026 00:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Image showing a congratulatory message in red text: "Congratulations Sandfall Interactive on GOTY -Velan Studios", depicted in their video game Midnight Murder Club. It's in the Art Gallery room from the game, facing a painting with old attire on a mannequin. It's FPS style, with a flashlight in the left hand and a golden gun in the right, with the words "Wheee!" and "Whooo." beneath them.

Image showing a congratulatory message in red text: "Congratulations Sandfall Interactive on GOTY -Velan Studios", depicted in their video game Midnight Murder Club. It's in the Art Gallery room from the game, facing a painting with old attire on a mannequin. It's FPS style, with a flashlight in the left hand and a golden gun in the right, with the words "Wheee!" and "Whooo." beneath them.

Congratulations to the team at Sandfall Interactive on winning Game of the Year for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33! @expedition33.bsky.social

(We hope FranΓ§ois sees this.)

#TheGameAwards

12.12.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Paging @pentadact.com

04.12.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

First the tubeβ€”then, the W O R L D

04.12.2025 16:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to Cait from Albany Med for stopping by our Velan HQ to offer words of encouragement, support, and a supply basket for our @extralife4kids.bsky.social Game Day last weekend.

Totals are still being tallied, but we're at more than $3500 raised for Bernard & Millie Duker Children's Hospital!

20.11.2025 15:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Never knew how much I needed this loop until now; thank you.

19.11.2025 19:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Of course; good luck out there 🫑

19.11.2025 15:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wwise Up On Air | Prioritizing What’s Important in Midnight Murder Club Wednesday, November 5th at 1pm ET The horror party game Midnight Murder Club is built around sound - from loud footsteps in a pitch-black mansion to the crucial proximity chat. But what happens when ...

Join us today on #WwiseUpOnAir as we dive deep into the horror party game, Midnight Murder Club, with Matt Pirog!

πŸ‘‰ See you on YouTube at 1pm ET: hubs.ly/Q03QRmnR0

#GameAudio #Wwise @velanstudios.bsky.social

05.11.2025 15:52 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

*places piton and waits*

18.11.2025 16:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats on the nom and the noms!

18.11.2025 16:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats on the release! *throws typewriter out of the window*

18.11.2025 16:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Sounds like someone did amazing work; congrats!

This is not an intentional pun.

18.11.2025 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Private Server Edition

We love Knockout City and would love to come back to it some day. In the meanwhile, you can still play on the Private Server Edition on PC: knockoutcity.com/private-serv...

18.11.2025 16:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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