Downstream Games

@downstreamgames.com

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We're an indie video game studio developing Masque: A Trickster Tale, a story-rich adventure game about the realm of tricksters. Follow for more! 💛 🌐 https://www.downstreamgames.com/

An overview of a Miro board for the Design Bible. An Index is placed prominently on the left-hand side. A large portion is blurred out in the center.
A zoomed out picture of the Art Bible Miro Board. It shows an Index on the left, and various text, image, and note assets at a very zoomed out scale.
A poster for Masque: A Trickster Tale. The poster announces the second developer log, or devlog, for the game. The title is "Core Values, Pillars, and Workflows" The body says "This week, we're taking a deep dive into the processes we use to make Masque: A Trickster Tale!" Kid, a Victorian-era child, stands to the left of the text wearing a red cloak, held together with a clasp, wearing Masque. Both characters are smiling.
A pixel art GIF of Kid, Masque, and a yet-unrevealed canidae character near a flickering campfire in the forest. The scene is warm and inviting. Masque flies off of Kid's head and blows a raspberry, causing Kid to laugh and smile in response.
A character spotlight for the alux, properly pronounced ah-loosh, from Masque: A Trickster Tale. Its design is a portly wooden sprite with long brown hair with leaves in it. It has gold jewelry, including a headband, earrings, and wide pectoral collar. It has baggy red sleeves and a loin cloth with yellow trims. The body text reads, "The alux (pronounced ah-loosh) is a forest protection spirit and trickster from Mayan folklore! Aluxo’ob protect their allies by using Bark Up, which grants them extra Guard!" The post advertises the DownstreamGames account on Bluesky, Tumblr, YouTube, and TikTok.
A very early screenshot of the overworld for Masque: A Trickster Tale. It's mostly a bunch of dark green, saturated green, and mango tiles in a vague configuration that implies a forest. A pixelated character that we don't own the rights to is on the left.
ALT Text: A screenshot of the Interaction Gym. It shows Kid standing next to a blue blob with purple smoke. Kid is looking at it with a look of surprise.
A poster for Masque: A Trickster Tale. The poster announces the first developer log, or devlog, for the game. The title is "What is Masque: A Trickster Tale?" The body says "In our first devlog, we dive into what a trickster is and what the game’s all about!" Kid, a Victorian-era child, stands to the left of the text wearing a red cloak, held together with a clasp, wearing Masque. Both characters are smiling.
A character spotlight for Kid and Masque from Masque: A Trickster Tale. The body text reads, "One's a Victorian-era foundling, the other's a wise-cracking mask. Together they're lying, cheating, and stealing their way outta the Trickster Realm!" The post advertises the DownstreamGames account on Bluesky, Tumblr, YouTube, and TikTok.
An early wireframe of the inventory menu for Masque: A Trickster Tale. It features photobashed elements, such as items from Stardew Valley, a realistic book, disparate bookmark tabs, and early, sketched concept art drawn by @pixeldragon.bsky.social
A poster announcing Masque: A Trickster Tale, in development from Downstream Games. It features the protagonists, in a colorful, cartoony style looking nervous and sweating.
Yellow, handwritten text reads, "FOLLOW FOR MORE INFO!!". Below that is the Bluesky logo and the handle @downstreamgames.com. The characters are a yellow mask and a young child. The mask looks away to the left with an embarrassed expression. The child is making a pose where their hands are flat on the front, top corners of their head. Their eyebrows are raised up in the center, eyes are closed, and their tongue is hanging out of the side of their mouth.