Watch an indie puzzle game get built, tile by tile, in this fascinating Twitter thread

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“idk what this is yet but I had an idea.”

That’s how game developer @davemakes started a Twitter thread last January, sharing a GIF of colorful tiles floating through a diagonal game space. Follow Dave’s thread, though, and you’ll see how they develop this single idea over the months into a fully fledged rhythm and puzzle game called Mixolumia, available to buy on Itch.io as of last weekend.

idk what this is yet but I had an idea pic.twitter.com/w9JbNxZ0Zt

— davemakes mixolumia ✨ (@davemakes) January 29, 2019

The game itself looks extremely fun, pairing a simple and bold art style with immersive music and sound effects, and gameplay that looks to be a cross between Tetris and Puyo-Puyo. What’s really fascinating about the thread,...

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