Posting the current absurd Sektori Switch 2 Metacritic number for posterity before it changes. 😄
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Kimmo Lahtinen
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mastodon 4.7.3An indie game developer since 2014 (Sektori / Day Repeat Day / Barbearian / Trigonarium / Drift'n'Drive / etc.), before that I spent 13 years at Housemarque (Resogun / Outland / Dead Nation / etc.)
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Sektori, on Switch 2, out today, at some-o-clock, FINALLY! 🥳
Sektori will be arriving on Switch 2 on May 14th! 🙂
https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/products/sektori-switch-2/
Customer is raging on the forums. I try to kindly ask if they could send a screenshot of the part they're having problems with so I could help. Customer replies.
"I can't because I don't own the game."
Now I've seen it all! 😂
Sektori on 13th place on Eurogamer's best games of 2025 list. I think that's a decent way to end this year. Happy new year!
Heh, ending up on Metacritic best of PS5 2025 list (position #11) with Sektori was certainly not on my bingo card when releasing the game. 🙂
https://www.metacritic.com/pictures/best-playstation-games-of-2025/
I feel fortunate to have grown up before smart phones so I have a baseline of addiction free normality. I try to keep my phone clean, but when Sektori released I installed bsky etc. again to keep track. And now of course I check it constantly for no reason. So it's time to clean the phone again.
If I ever had life changing success, the first thing I would do is close all my "social media" accounts. But for now I, like all creatives, need to sell myself online.
Would anyone be interested in this version of Sektori? (iPhone, no Android) Did a quick feasibility test. Might be doable, but touch screen controls are touch screen controls...
Sektori v1.0.2 is now live on all platforms. Mostly bug fixes, but with a little cool bonus for console players. PS5 & Xbox builds now support 120hz for your super smooth framerate needs!
Random maybe interesting #indiedev fact. Sektori costs 14,79€/$14.99/£12.79 on Steam. Due to Gabe's 30%, VATs, misc regional pricing and weak dollar, what got to me on average (no sales) per unit was in November 8.52€ and in December 8.38€.
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@harri@mastodon.gamedev.place True! I suppose I'll give it a go. Though kids maybe don't like games this hard either. Oh well. :)
Sektori soundtrack is now also on Bandcamp.
https://tommybaynen.bandcamp.com/album/sektori-official-soundtrack
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@markuslatvala@mastodon.gamedev.place My boring guess is that they refunded and decided to go rage bomb in the forums anyway... such children you have to deal with in this profession! :)
@mika@mastodon.paahtimo.games @matt_jarvin@eliitin-some.fi @igdalahti@mementomori.social Irlannin mallihan olisi ihan unelmaa, mutta Suomessa taidetaan tykätä enemmän rankaisusta kuin kannustamisesta.
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@mve Mahtavaa, kiva että tykkäsit!
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@fractilegames@mastodon.gamedev.place Cool! My older twinstick, Trigonarium is on iOS too but I'm a bit hesitant because this is so much more difficult. Maybe I should just do it...
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@markuslatvala@mastodon.gamedev.place That looks great! Congrats!
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@circyn@mastodon.gamedev.place I jumped into the void when I quit and I'm still not sure this is sustainable. 😅 But yes, I would still do games, just not promote them etc.
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@runevision@mastodon.gamedev.place Thank you, some weird zeitgeisty impact I guess!
I've been itching to show this. Sektori is getting a physical release with a lot of really cool extras! PS5 & Switch 2 through Lost in Cult. Pre-orderable now, estimated shipping in Q1 2027. Couldn't be happier with the package we've put together!
https://www.lostincult.co.uk/shop/p/sektori
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@markuslatvala@mastodon.gamedev.place Nice, thank you. I hope you have fun. :)
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@tstehle@mastodon.online That looks (and sounds) great! 🙂
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@klschn@mastodon.social Thank you, you too!
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@scoopr@mastodon.social I haven't calculated/tracked those and the prices vary a bit platform to platform so can't tell. (But probably similar.)
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@fancysandwiches@neuromatch.social Yeah, Chris Plante seems to like it a lot. I was on Secret Lives of Games podcast with him too.