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Canadian (Toronto β€”> Montreal) πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ. Solo Indie Dev. (She/her). Poot Patrol, Borough & ShoNiMals in the works. Www.slblackstudios.com

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Starting to prepare for the move to the Belle Province. Going to be a little quiet here for the next little bit.

09.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Still working on porting Poot Patrol to Android… Google Play Services has to be one of the most difficult platforms to set up leaderboards on.

Hopefully I’ll figure it out soon πŸ˜­πŸ˜…

#indiegame #android #google #gamedev

02.03.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alright! Trying something new. I’m going to do my best to document the development of my next project Borough.

It will be slow at first, but I think it will be a good experiment. You can read the first post about the concept of the project here:

slblackstudios.com/develop

#indiegames

24.02.2026 19:05 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alright I did it! I’m hip and have a discord now!

You can join here! Link is also on my website.

Just going to post dev stuff there. Great place to reach me if you want to send feedback.

discord.gg/NMwQk8qQ

#discord #indiegamedev #gamedev

24.02.2026 16:25 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wut!! My first game is charting!! 😱

That’s crazy!! Thank you to everyone who is playing Poot Patrol!! It means a lot.

#indiegame #casualgame #ios

20.02.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Poot Patrol App - App Store Download Poot Patrol by SL Black Studios Inc. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more apps like Poot Patrol.

If you want to check it out you can find it here:

apps.apple.com/ca/app/poot-...

20.02.2026 14:24 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wut!! My first game is charting!! 😱

That’s crazy!! Thank you to everyone who is playing Poot Patrol!! It means a lot.

#indiegame #casualgame #ios

20.02.2026 14:18 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey fellow devs!

Is Discord still a thing? Is it worth it to create a Discord?

#indiegamedev #gamedev #discord

19.02.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey fellow devs!

Is Discord still a thing? Is it worth it to create a Discord?

#indiegamedev #gamedev #discord

19.02.2026 23:39 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We've done it. We've just hit the release button on our biggest game yet...

DEMON TIDES IS OUT NOW ON STEAM! AHHHHH!

An open world platforming adventure full of mysteries, challenges and a ton of customization! Express yourself through the movement and explore the oceans!

19.02.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 3365 πŸ” 1172 πŸ’¬ 97 πŸ“Œ 67
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Poot Patrol App - App Store Download Poot Patrol by SL Black Studios Inc. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more apps like Poot Patrol.

And I’ve released my first update for Poot Patrol on IOS.

I’ve made some changes to Puff’s level and updated spawn rates to make the game more balanced.

Still working on the Android release. Just pulling my hair out a bit with that one.

#ios #gamedev #mobile

apps.apple.com/ca/app/poot-...

18.02.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Poot Patrol App - App Store Download Poot Patrol by SL Black Studios Inc. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more apps like Poot Patrol.

And I’ve released my first update for Poot Patrol on IOS.

I’ve made some changes to Puff’s level and updated spawn rates to make the game more balanced.

Still working on the Android release. Just pulling my hair out a bit with that one.

#ios #gamedev #mobile

apps.apple.com/ca/app/poot-...

18.02.2026 17:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AHhhh I did it! I released my first game!!!

I’m a real dev now.

Poot Patrol is now live on the App Store!

Working on the Android release.

#ios #mobilegaming #indiegame #gamedev #indiegaming

apps.apple.com/ca/app/poot-...

12.02.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AHhhh I did it! I released my first game!!!

I’m a real dev now.

Poot Patrol is now live on the App Store!

Working on the Android release.

#ios #mobilegaming #indiegame #gamedev #indiegaming

apps.apple.com/ca/app/poot-...

12.02.2026 00:30 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Poot Patrol was approved for the App Store!! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ™ŒπŸŽŠ

Just sent it for distribution!!

Still working on the google play store release, but hopefully that will be worked out soon!

#indiegame #gamedev #iosgame #mobilegame #appstore

11.02.2026 20:51 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Google is done too!!

🀞🀞🀞

Hopefully I won’t need too many changes.

05.02.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Poot Patrol has officially been submitted for review at the App Store!

Working on Google next!!

Wish me luck.

#iosgaming #gamedev #sologamedev #indiegamedev

05.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Posting this here so no one else has to spend three days like I did trying to figure out what I was doing wrong.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PATH SET TO YOUR ENTITLEMENTS FILE IN YOUR UNREAL XCODE PROJECT SETTINGS.

It took me way too long to find that info. πŸ˜­πŸ˜°πŸ˜…

#ios #unrealengine

04.02.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Question for my #mobiledevs .

How important is it to integrate IOS Game Center into your game.?

For some reason I can’t get the Game Center entitlement and Unreal Engine to cooperate.

#ios #unrealengine #gamedev

04.02.2026 16:27 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Has anyone successfully gotten apple Game Center to work with Unreal engine?

I think everything is set up correctly, but I’m not getting Game Center overlays when I try to test in Test Flight.

#gamedev #mobiledev #ios #indiegamedev

02.02.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Has anyone successfully gotten apple Game Center to work with Unreal engine?

I think everything is set up correctly, but I’m not getting Game Center overlays when I try to test in Test Flight.

#gamedev #mobiledev #ios #indiegamedev

02.02.2026 18:45 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Not really a screenshot for #screenshotsaturday but a second pass of a trailer!

Always looking to improve my editing skills so let me know your thoughts!

31.01.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Okay here’s my Final Cut Pro screenshot for #screenshotsaturday 🎬

31.01.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not really a screenshot for #screenshotsaturday but a second pass of a trailer!

Always looking to improve my editing skills so let me know your thoughts!

31.01.2026 17:40 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Alright got four social media videos done today. I think that’s a good start!

I think for my next project I might start making them as I’m making the game though.

It’s a little daunting saving it for the end of the project.

#indiegamedev #marketing #gamedev

30.01.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!πŸ™πŸ’–

30.01.2026 15:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Quick Marketing Question!

What hardware/software or voice over tools do you all use for your social media marketing videos?

#indiegamedev #sologamedev #gamedev #marketing

30.01.2026 15:41 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Trying Apple’s Creative Studio Pro today. Trying to move away from Adobe.

Final Cut Pro’s beat detection is already a game changer for editing.

#editing #software #indiegamedev

29.01.2026 16:09 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes! Then thinking your done only to discover your mistakes an hour later 😭

28.01.2026 21:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Alright pass 1 of the Poot Patrol trailer is ready.

Still working on my video editing skills.

Would love to hear any feedback if you have it.

#ios #mobilegame #gamedev #indiegamedev

28.01.2026 20:32 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0