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The author discusses the financial success of their indie game, Maze Mice, which has recouped its development costs. They provide a detailed breakdown of the game's budget, totaling $23,000, and share insights on marketing strateg...
Maze Mice has officially released version 1.0, introducing 154 unlockable achievements, a dynamic maze, and a new boss fight mechanic. The game's Early Access period was shorter than expected due to the rapid progress made by the ...
The game Maze Mice has been patched to add a new maze, upgrades, upgrade balancing, community items, and more. The patch notes detail the new content added, game balance changes, and the reasoning behind the changes.
Maze Mice will exit Early Access with The Dream Update on July 11th at 1PM EST. The Garden Update will be released on June 20th at 1PM EST. The game will include 2 mazes, 3 upgrades, around 150 achievements, a music track for the ...
Maze Mice has received its first Content Patch, which adds a new maze, upgrades, and difficulty modifiers. The patch also includes bug fixes and reduced lag when the player has 100 or more Lilies or Stinky Clouds.
0Maze Mice Is Out Now
2025-05-02 •
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Maze Mice is releasing into Early Access with a change in plans, launching with 30 playable characters and 63 upgrades instead of the initially advertised 8 characters and 30 upgrades. The content that was planned for future patch...
TrampolineTales made a $10,000 donation to The Pipsqueakery, a local small animal rescue that helps critters of all shapes and sizes. The Pipsqueakery is a 501(c)3 nonprofit wildlife and small animal rescue & sanctuary in Blooming...
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0Maze Mice's Steam Next Fest Demo is Available Now
2025-02-25 •
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0Luck be a Landlord Is Out Now on Consoles
2025-02-06 •
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0New Game Announcement: Maze Mice
2025-01-08 •
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0Luck be a Landlord Might Be Banned from Google Play
2025-01-01 •
The author received an email from Google Play Support stating that their game 'Luck be a Landlord' is not compliant with Google Play Policies due to containing gambling. The author has previously dealt with the game being banned i...
0My Top 10 Games of 2024
2024-12-09 •
The author lists their top 10 games of 2024, providing a brief review of each game and explaining why it made the list.
0Dan's DevLog - October 2024
2024-10-16 •
Dan DiIorio shares updates on his upcoming game Codename: Blood, including a playable prototype and the involvement of a pixel artist and composer. He also highlights fan creations for his game Luck be a Landlord, and discusses ac...
Luck be a Landlord was banned in South Korea, then unbanned after receiving a '12+' rating from GRAC, but was later re-rated to '19+'. After complying with Apple and GRAC, the game is once again available on the App Store in South...
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0Maze Mice is Out Now on iOS & Android
2025-10-10 •
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0I'll be at MAGFest!
2025-11-07 •
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0New Game Announcement: What's the Password?
2025-12-01 •
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The text provides tips on how to get YouTubers to play your game, including finding the right YouTubers, obtaining their email addresses, constructing the email, and sending it out. It also gives tips on how to personalize the ema...