Backyard Zoo | Wishlist Mayfly on Steam
@backyardzoo
Solo indie game dev Currently working on my first game ‘Mayfly’, a story-rich psychological horror set aboard a narrowboat in Northern England. Wishlist now on Steam: Lancashire, UK
Here we gooooo!! The new massively improved and extended Mayfly #steamdemo is finally live. Yay! ⌛ 3x longer 🧩 More puzzles 🎵 Music added ❗ Constantly shifting realities 🔍 Fully inspectable items oh, and... 🔦 You'll need a torch store.steampowered.com/app/4554960/... #gamedev #indiegame
Mayfly demo v2 should be available on 9th June on #steam It’s 3x as long as v1 and there’s a Nokia 3310 (sorry you can’t play Snake on it) #gamedev #indiegame #horrorgame I need a new Steam trailer cos the current one is so outdated but pls #wishlistonsteam store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/...
Mayfly is a story-rich psychological horror set aboard an ever-changing narrowboat. Experience Caroline Miller's descent into an increasingly twisted reality as she searches for her missing husband 🙏 Wishlist now on Steam: buff.ly/Q1MB2lg #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #psychologicalhorror
This new mechanic in Mayfly has transformed the game so much. It was always there beneath the surface but now it's front and centre. Reality is constantly shifting as you progress through the game, people loved that from the first demo. 🙏 Wishlist Mayfly now on Steam: buff.ly/Q1MB2lg
American I assume? ‘Vinegar and salt’ - vinegar before salt is breaking my brain 🤯 - I’ll keep a look out next time I pass a US snack shop
This is a whole new world to me. The first article I found was ‘What happened to Poore Brothers potato chips?’ I love the two 🇬🇧 flags below a dancing cactus, such a clash of cultures! I wonder what they were like…
Even looking at the packaging makes my tongue hurt
Broke the camera today building a new cinematic and accidentally unlocked mouse mode! I might keep it in as a side quest 🐁 #gamedev
🔄 Collectables in Mayfly are now fully inspectable! 😍 At last, we can see that dog-eared post-it note in all its glory ✅The first of many new features added based on demo feedback Wishlist Mayfly on #steam #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #storybased #quiethorror #walkingsim
With the #demo of Mayfly finally live on #steam: buff.ly/R9Nh6FL I am free to focus on ACTUALLY FINISHING THE GAME!! 🥳 The boat gets a little darker in the second scene, so you’ll need one of these 🔦 #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #horror #ukcanals #indiegame #quiethorror #unity3d
As it turns out: 15 April is the date the Titanic sank. Maybe not the best omen, so.... I released the Mayfly #steam #demo today! store.steampowered.com/app/4554960/... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #horror #storybased You've all been amazing so far so please leave a review if you can. ❤️🙏 #anxiety
😁Finally! The Mayfly #demo will be live on #steam from 15 April. A #storyrich #quiethorror game set aboard a #narrowboat in Northern England starring the wonderful @tammykingofficial.bsky.social #indiedev #gamedev #horrorgame #unity3d #indiegame store.steampowered.com/app/4554960/...
Thank you! One extra one just for you as well Added sorting and filtering on the Log menu 😇
🛠️ New combined inventory ⚙️ Tabbed settings menu 🎮 Controller support added With the demo days away of course I decided to make some huge changes because I like to live on the edge! Wishlist Mayfly: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #storybased #horror
Back when I was starting out with #unity3d and #blender I used to embellish my textures with little motivational messages to myself... 🫢 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #storybased
Here is the kitchen grey-boxed in Blender in January 2024 versus today. Hopefully the lighting and mood is slightly better now 😅 Wishlist Mayfly here: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #solodev #blender #unity3d #storybased
After a month of no actual dev work I finally started modelling the bathroom. I even put in a cassette toilet (boaty ppl pls let me know if it's wrong) Wishlist Mayfly here: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #solodev #quiethorror #ukcanals #unity3d #storybased
Another gem from my old dev progress videos, this one makes me chuckle - though I do like the old font 🙃 September 2023 versus today. It's surprising just how much of the environment was actually in place back then 🌳 #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #horrorgame #quiethorror #ukcanals #storybased
Wow! So regal 😻. She has a British twin (Colin) Though I wear headphones because he is honestly the loudest cat in the universe.
Mayfly is a story-rich quiet horror set aboard a narrowboat in Northern England Coming Q3 2026 🤞 Wishlist now if you haven’t already: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #unity3d #horrorgame #quiethorror #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #gametrailer #storybased
I stumbled across some early build progress videos for Mayfly. When you feel like you're making no progress at all it's good to remind yourself how far you've come! September 2023 v today. Hopefully you can tell which is which 😆 #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #quiethorror #horrorgame #storybased
Hi 👋 I may be a little late to the party on this post. I’m a first-time solo dev and my game Mayfly, a quiet horror set entirely on a narrowboat, will hopefully be released Q3 2026: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/...
Added some more customisable settings to Mayfly: V-Sync, windowed mode and a new #a11y feature to increase the crosshair size (suggested by @mustlovedon.bsky.social) The UI throughout Mayfly also has full keyboard navigation support ⌨️ #gamedev #accessibility #indiedev #horror #quiethorror #unity
Here's the new Mayfly cinematic trailer! 🎦 This one really captures the descent into darkness which is at the heart of the game. ⬇️🔦 If you haven't wishlisted yet, you can here: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #unity3d #horrorgame #quiethorror #indiedev #steam
Another environment fly-through from Mayfly. The all too familiar bedroom. Before the darkness descends #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #madewithunity #horrorgame #quiethorror #narrowboat #canal #ukcanals Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/...
I made some fly-throughs of the rest of the narrowboat for a new Mayfly trailer to replace the existing one which is a bit 🗑️ Here's what lies outside of the bedroom Like what you see? Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #gamedev #indiegame #madewithunity #horrorgame #quiethorror
Mayfly is a short story-led quiet horror set entirely on a narrowboat in Northern England. Wishlist now on Steam 🙏: store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #madewithunity #horrorgame
I recently completed Stray - 3 years after buying it. That’s quite a quick turnaround for me these days but… Wow - what a gorgeous game…the deep, grimy urban jungle was so much fun to explore as a cat. 😽🤖 #playstation #ps5 #gamedev #stray
Feel physically sick with nerves but...my first game Mayfly is now available to wishlist on Steam! #gamedev #indiegame #gametrailer #horrorgame #solodev store.steampowered.com/app/4057470/... If the game is anywhere near as terrifying as me 'pressing the button' on Steam then it'll be f-ing scary