Whirligig Studios

@whirligigstudios.bsky.social

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An indie game developer who makes games about exploring mysterious worlds. Our latest game project, Filtration, is available now on Steam. Also find us at whirligig231.com or join our Discord: https://discord.gg/2SVcZS4Nyp

Top: an MS Paint sketch of a gear train, with several parts labeled ("one of the second-floor rooms: swinging on beams that retract with the 'sudden retract' mechanism," "120° bevels for upper rooms," "bevels," "reduction," "big rotating walkway," "swing platforms") Bottom: this level in the finished game, showing that there is indeed a big rotating walkway with bevel gears etc. connected to it
On the twelfth day of Christmas, Filtration gave to me: mind-bending puzzles, planetary gear trains, shrinking machines, rearranging spacetime, orbiting planets, big floating platforms, mountainous caverns, tense minigames ... [INHALE] ... fun powerups, bridges of light, creative bosses, and electromagnets three.
On the eleventh day of Christmas, Filtration gave to me: planetary gear trains, shrinking machines, rearranging spacetime, orbiting planets, big floating platforms, mountainous caverns, tense minigames, fun powerups, bridges of light, creative bosses, and electromagnets three.
On the tenth day of Christmas, Filtration gave to me: shrinking machines, rearranging spacetime, orbiting planets, big floating platforms, mountainous caverns, tense minigames, fun powerups, bridges of light, creative bosses, and electromagnets three.
Steam Replay info. Filtration: You picked up this game for the first time and were immediately hooked. 33% of total playtime, 169 sessions played, 31 day streak, started this year
On the ninth day of Christmas, Filtration gave to me: rearranging spacetime, orbiting planets, big floating platforms, mountainous caverns, tense minigames, fun powerups, bridges of light, creative bosses, and electromagnets three.
On the eighth day of Christmas, Filtration gave to me: orbiting planets, big floating platforms, mountainous caverns, tense minigames, fun powerups, bridges of light, creative bosses, and electromagnets three.
On the seventh day of Christmas, Filtration gave to me: big floating platforms, mountainous caverns, tense minigames, fun powerups, bridges of light, creative bosses, and electromagnets three.
On the sixth day of Christmas, Filtration gave to me: mountainous caverns, tense minigames, fun powerups, bridges of light, creative bosses, and electromagnets three.
On the fifth day of Christmas, Filtration gave to me: tense minigames, fun powerups, bridges of light, creative bosses, and electromagnets three.
On the fourth day of Christmas, Filtration gave to me: fun powerups, bridges of light, creative bosses, and electromagnets three.
On the third day of Christmas, Filtration gave to me: bridges of light, creative bosses, and electromagnets three.
On the second day of Christmas, Filtration gave to me: creative bosses, and electromagnets three.
On the first day of Christmas, Filtration gave to me: electromagnets three.
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