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@cptmunta

Game Director and company Swiss Army Knife at Curvature Games My opinions are my own unless mind control was involved.

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This is equal parts lovely and exciting! Many parts indeed ♥️

05.03.2026 18:55 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

You can even preorder for a cool rad person discount. ♥️

04.03.2026 13:00 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Our Luna Park opens its gates once more for you 🎡
The Amusement launches on Meta and SteamVR on 16.04.2026.

Thank you to our publisher @arteinteractive.bsky.social and all our supporters. This ride has been amazing! 🥰

youtu.be/zMsUPLfUoU0

#indiegame #vrgame #gamedev

03.03.2026 10:00 👍 17 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 1
The Amusement Release Date teaser
The Amusement Release Date teaser Quand Samantha retourne dans le parc d’attractions abandonné de son père, elle est loin de se douter de ce qui l’attend.Incarnez Samantha dans cette aventure...

Climb high cliffs,
Swing through scaffolding,
And manipulate objects in your family's abandoned park 🎡
To uncover mysteries buried under the rumbles... 🧩

Available on April 16th, on Steam VR and Meta Quest 3

03.03.2026 10:03 👍 13 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0
Looking for Fael key art, wishlist on Steam

Looking for Fael key art, wishlist on Steam

Looking for Fael, cinema room

Looking for Fael, cinema room

The Amusement (VR), wishlist on Steam and Meta

The Amusement (VR), wishlist on Steam and Meta

The Amusement (VR), the Fall of Atlantis attraction

The Amusement (VR), the Fall of Atlantis attraction

Thank you for your support and wishlists over this #SteamNextFest!

02.03.2026 15:03 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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The theatre plays an important role in the story of The Amusement. Like all places, it has many secrets to uncover, but most importantly, it is where Samantha’s parents fell in love ❤️

Sadly, it's in a rough shape and only traces of its former elegance remain today 🎭✨

#vrgame #puzzle #steamnext

28.02.2026 11:02 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Hey VR lovely folk.
Got a room scale set up and wanna get your steps in?
You can play our demo, walk around a hedge maze with our fancy redirection tech, climb a giant. And accidentally yo-yo a picture of your deceased father.
Don't worry, haunting is not his style. 🚶🔁🎡

25.02.2026 16:13 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Reminder: The Amusement demo is available!

How are your first steps into the park going so far?

For those who haven’t jumped in yet, an abandoned and mysterious Luna Park awaits you 👀

@theamusement.bsky.social @curvaturegames.bsky.social 💜

25.02.2026 16:02 👍 8 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 1

Rad people doing cool things with other rad people ♥️

23.02.2026 19:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Key art for "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared" on Dropout shows its title along with its three principal puppet characters in picture frames.

Key art for "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared" on Dropout shows its title along with its three principal puppet characters in picture frames.

one of my all-time favorite weird and wonderful shows - DON'T HUG ME I'M SCARED - is now on dropout!

full web series now; TV series (which less people have seen) over the course of the next few months. big thanks to blink industries, becky, and joe for their faith in us.

23.02.2026 18:32 👍 3847 🔁 784 💬 136 📌 161
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We’re thrilled to announce that we’ll be taking part in #SteamNextFest with a demo of our upcoming #VRgame, The Amusement! 🥳

Head over to Steam to start your adventure through an abandoned Luna Park. Will you uncover the first of the park's many secrets? 🕵️‍♂️🎡

store.steampowered.com/app/3867610/...

23.02.2026 18:05 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Looking for Fael will be part of February 2026 Steam Next Fest with a free demo

Looking for Fael will be part of February 2026 Steam Next Fest with a free demo

30 minutes before the Steam Next Fest; are you ready? 👀

From February 23rd to March 2nd, give a try to the new Looking for Fael's demo and lose yourself in a twisted, surreal dimensional maze. 🌿

23.02.2026 17:31 👍 18 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0

If you download and play our next fest demo.
All you wildest dreams will come true*
*If you only ever have 1 wild dream about playing a very nice, room scale, immersive vr mystery game demo for Steam Next Fest.

23.02.2026 17:57 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Your family's abandoned amusement park hides a complex family story...

To get to the bottom of this mystery, you'll have to visit the heights of the park's many rides 🎡
#VR #IndieGame

23.02.2026 11:02 👍 12 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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We’re thrilled to announce: Our demo got a BIG update! 🥳
We added new content, some new features, and several QoL improvements.

Head over to Steam and try it yourself. We're looking forward to hearing your feedback! 🤗

s.team/a/2702260/

#cozygame #cartography #indiegame

20.02.2026 19:11 👍 35 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 2
The Amusement | Uncovering Mysteries In An Abandoned Amusement Park
The Amusement | Uncovering Mysteries In An Abandoned Amusement Park YouTube video by A Wolf in VR

youtu.be/gG7rGdd-hqo?...

Fine folks are playing our demo ♥️
Thanks so much A Wolf in VR! #vr

20.02.2026 05:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Future Friends Games logo across a collage of five different games.

Future Friends Games logo across a collage of five different games.

Hello! I'm updating Future Friends Games' contacts lists for press/content creators who cover VR gaming. If you'd like to make sure you're on our lists, please DM me or email henry@futurefriendsgames.com to let me know! Knowing what platforms you cover (PS VR2, Quest, SteamVR etc) helps a lot, too.

28.01.2026 13:50 👍 54 🔁 26 💬 3 📌 2
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We're finally old enough to use the grappling gun ourselves!

Wishlist 'The Amusement' on Meta and Steam 🤗
https://www.meta.com/de-de/experiences/the-amusement/23905152445793097/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3867610/The_Amusement/

#vr #quest #steamframe #indiegame

17.02.2026 10:02 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

So great to see you back with another season!
Looking forward to another deep dive!

13.02.2026 14:35 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Origin of Video Games | Video Game Documentary
The Origin of Video Games | Video Game Documentary YouTube video by Play History

Play History is an expertly researched history in video games. The amount of care and detail behind each landmark moment is fascinating. So cool to see it come back for another season!

youtube.com/watch?v=IJ66...

13.02.2026 14:34 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

We're excited to be part of the next "Pixel & Popcorn" event at the Savoy Cinema! 🥳✨

13.02.2026 10:52 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Announcing RAT GAME! 🐀

1 Chef vs 2 to 8 rats - who would win??

A comedy horror co-op game where a team of rats secretly tries to ruin a restaurant while another player tries to stop them…

12.02.2026 15:00 👍 451 🔁 151 💬 10 📌 16
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Make it exist first, you can make it good later ✨

The evolution of our grappling gun🪝

Wishlist The Amusement on Meta and Steam 🤗
https://www.meta.com/de-de/experiences/the-amusement/23905152445793097/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3867610/The_Amusement/

#vrgame #wip #indiegame

12.02.2026 09:04 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Game Dev Story is free on mobile
iOS apple.co/4tKyRTY
Android buff.ly/9ZKHSu3

11.02.2026 14:11 👍 406 🔁 157 💬 13 📌 54
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The event Pixel & Popcorn returns on February 24 at the Savoy Cinema, featuring Hamburg-based studios and games on the big screen: Menace by Overhype Studios, The Amusement (VR) by Curvature Games, and ODDADA! Get your Tickets here: savoy.premiumkino.de/film/pixel-u...

11.02.2026 11:32 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 2
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Ten years ago today we shipped Firewatch. I say this every anniversary but it feels both like a lifetime ago and like it was yesterday. Thank you everyone who played it back then or played it today for the first time. Thank you to everyone on the team, I’m still so proud of what we made.

09.02.2026 12:17 👍 3016 🔁 341 💬 127 📌 89
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Discovery Channel wishes!

05.02.2026 19:00 👍 310 🔁 73 💬 3 📌 12
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Steam :: The Amusement :: The Amusement Redirected-Walking - Dev blog #3 If you read The Amusement Steam Page, which you surely did, right?  Then you heard us mention redirected-walking. But what exactly is redirected-walking? Redirected-walking is a locomotion technique used in VR to translate the player's real steps into the virtual world. Usually in VR games, you don’t need to move a lot, apart from your arms, or you move by pointing the joy stick in the direction you’re headed. This technique allows players to roam and immerse themselves in a large world.

In The Amusement, the steps you take irl are translated in the game 👣
But how does that work exactly? 

Learn more about how to cross great virtual distances with only a 2x2m play space! 👀

05.02.2026 16:03 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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A door without a knob is still a door that wants to be opened, right? There has to be something important behind it!

Any idea how you could open it? 🤔

#screenshotsaturday #indiedevs #gamedevs #arteinteractive

31.01.2026 09:01 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Which trick shots should we try next? 🪀

In our upcoming VR game, The Amusement, the yo-yo isn’t just a toy. It’s your tool to overcome blocked paths and explore the entire Luna Park 🎡

Wishlist The Amusement on Meta and Steam ✨
published by @arteinteractive.bsky.social 

#indiedevs #gamedevs #vr

27.01.2026 09:02 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0