ratzikdev @ratzikdev

Indie dev making co-op puzzle games. Once Before Us - a 2-player co-op puzzle adventure where you have to talk your way through. Out now on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/3849930/On… Joined September 2026

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

50 minutes ago

@chriswade__ congrats on the launch!!

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

51 minutes ago

@HoleDiggingGame 4 people in one hole lol sounds like chaos

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

18 hours ago

Every co-op puzzle has moments where staying silent is the whole point. My hint system used to interrupt that silence to “help.” Took a while to redesign it to recognize when NOT to help. store.steampowered.com/app/3849930/On… #CoOpGame #IndieGame

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

a day ago

@7egames cool... testing on a real CRT ... nice. did you end up tuning anything for it?

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

a day ago

@IndieGameJoe good luck @AbstractTales

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

2 days ago

Something is watching you both 👀 Two players, one mystery - and you'll only get through it by talking. store.steampowered.com/app/3849930/On… #CoOpGame #IndieGame

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

2 days ago

GameSpot's roundup of the best co-op puzzle games for "the smartest friend groups" is a good rabbit hole if you're into games built around two people actually talking to solve something together. gamespot.com/gallery/best-c… #CoOpGame #IndieGame

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

2 days ago

@BeyondSolarGame @TheGamerHotspot Bullet-hell in Early Access is a bold combo - the genre lives and dies by pattern-reading, exactly the kind of thing that improves fastest with real player feedback. Is Early Access mainly about tuning patterns and difficulty, or is more content/stages still coming too?

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

2 days ago

@bufuakgames Two years on livestream with a $0 budget is its own kind of discipline - building in public means every rough edge is visible the whole way. PS2-era Istanbul GTA with döner kebab deliveries is such a specific, fun hook. Does the driving physics lean arcade-y or full sim?

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

3 days ago

@TopHatStudiosEN Congrats on the launch! Releasing across that many platforms at once is its own kind of chaos - hope the burn-the-queen premise gets the attention it deserves today.

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

3 days ago

@wildcraft_games A world that visibly remembers what you did in it is such an underrated selling point - most "living world" claims are surface level. Curious how deep the faction memory goes: does it affect dialogue too, or mostly the physical space?

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

3 days ago

Genuine question for anyone who's played co-op puzzle games with a partner: what's the closest you've come to an actual argument over who was “right” about a clue? 😅 store.steampowered.com/app/3849930/On… #CoOpGame #IndieGame

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

4 days ago

Directive 8020 – sci-fi horror built to play with friends “by committee” – just showed up on DualShockers’ list of 2026 co-op games worth watching. Good company to be in. dualshockers.com/co-op-games-co… #CoOpGame #IndieGame

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

4 days ago

@IndieGameJoe @MoyloGame Every frame hand-drawn in that rubber hose style is a real commitment - most devs would find a shortcut somewhere. Pairing that look with actual boss patterns to learn sounds like a great combo, following the progress.

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

4 days ago

@IndieGameJoe @sludgebit Letting the player build the trap gauntlet and then just watching the heroes try to survive it is a fun reversal of the usual platformer loop - reactive level design instead of one you control every second of. Congrats on the feature, curious how deep the trap combos can get.

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

4 days ago

Solo dev here. For years I dreamed of sharing a game I made, and now it's out. Still feels unreal. Once Before Us needs two players - got someone to play with? I'd love for you to take a look 💛 store.steampowered.com/app/3849930/On… #ScreenshotSaturday #CoOpGame #IndieGame

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

5 days ago

Full review here 👇 steamcommunity.com/groups/IndieSi…

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

5 days ago

A Steam curator just called Once Before Us "a true friendship test" and I can't stop smiling 💛 "Co-op where shouting 'Look left!' solves everything." - IndieSight store.steampowered.com/app/3849930/On… #CoOpGame #IndieGame

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ratzikdev @ratzikdev

5 days ago

@HulaHuntGames Congrats on the page going live and on the Joe feature! "Weaponized frozen turkeys" is a sentence I didn't know I needed. Fellow co-op indie dev here - good luck with it!