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Solo dev. Making Give Him a Break!: you hold the laser pointer, the cat does the damage.

Free demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/5313430
Website: corbygamesstudio.com

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@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:39 PM

He has nine lives and he's spending all of them on that dot.

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:02 PM

Very much a thing here - Saturdays get busy. The carved mural behind the fight is a lovely touch; the room feels older than anyone standing in it.

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:01 PM

The food does the characterisation - a bowl of ful pushed across the counter and a one-word "Kul." says more about her than a paragraph of description would.

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 12:01 PM

Laid out like that, a column full of red "Unable" is a design brief by itself. Are you aiming for every type to have at least one "Effective" answer somewhere in the roster?

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:57 AM

The contrast: a calm, serious moose standing still under a huge quiet sky, and the only loud thing is a pair of spiral glasses. Straight face, silly accessory - the joke lands because he doesn't seem to know it's there.

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:39 AM

A Tin Cat that's "Cornered at 55" is great enemy text - you know exactly when it's going to turn nasty. Lid Crab handing its block to the others sounds like a nice target-priority puzzle too.

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:39 AM

The player in yellow is already leaning in toward the screen - best sign there is at a booth. Enjoy the rest of Saga!

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:38 AM

A red-eyed drawing mannequin strolling under a softbox is exactly what a furniture store should never have in stock. HØLM is a perfect name.

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:19 AM

The cabinet is on fire, the cat is on fire, and he is still chasing the dot.

Free demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/5313430
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Give Him a Break!: a tuxedo cat leaps off a broken cabinet that is burning, flames around his paws, while a red laser dot glows on the wall beside him; a coffee table with a laptop and game controllers in the foreground.
@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:18 AM

The tow truck stopped mid-job and the car left at the pump tell the story before anything happens - everyone clearly left in a hurry.

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:18 AM

Emoji are the classic trap there - every platform ships its own emoji font, so the same crest changes style from machine to machine. Images on one shared shield is the right fix.

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 11:18 AM

One dark window over the bed and a floor that fades to black at the edges - that room already feels like the minute before something goes wrong.

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:51 AM

A moose in hypno glasses under the northern lights is a very specific mood, and it works. The fluffy antlers sell it.

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:50 AM

Good luck in Graz - the first afternoon of strangers playing a prototype teaches more than a month of solo testing. The QR code on the table is a nice touch.

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:50 AM

Red ground under grey fog makes the air itself feel unsafe. Does the fog thicken as the noise meter climbs?

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:39 AM

That pause already reads as the guard hesitating. Stretch it to a second or two with a slow look around and it's a searching state almost for free.

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:39 AM

Separate textures are fine until there are dozens of them. If it ever starts to hurt, one atlas with a UV offset per expression swaps faces for free.

@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:33 AM

44 wishlists on Steam for Give Him a Break! - 43 still there. Last night two streamers played the free demo: one for almost 50 minutes, one who ended by recommending it to everyone watching. Thank you to everyone who added it.

store.steampowered.com/app/5313430
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Steamworks wishlist overview for Give him a break!: 44 wishlist additions, 1 deletion, 0 purchases, 43 current outstanding wishes, first wishlisted 2026-09-25.
@acorbinelli.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 10:29 AM

Thank you for taking Give Him a Break! for a spin in last night's Demo Diving, Kayt! Almost half an hour with the cat and a recommendation at the end - that made our day.

@sxkyu.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 2:22 AMReposted by @acorbinelli.bsky.social

devs happened to reach out and i had a free friday so let's check out various game demos!

i will quote post as we change games but we'll be starting with the demo of Give Him a Break by @acorbinelli.bsky.social ! let's unleash some chaos >:3

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