Let me be clear.. EVERYBODY who has admin or mod privileges in ANY discord server that is even remotely adjacent to gamedev needs to @ everyone about what's going on, and they need to do it YESTERDAY. More ppl got caught up in this, coulda been avoided. Dont click links from ANYONE w/o interrogation

@dcellgames.com This is going to sound passive aggressive or whatever but I promise this is a genuine compliment: The overworld movement system in Unbeatable is *just* janky enough to be extremely funny. Truly the punk rock of movement systems.

The thing about how "pixel art was designed for CRTs" always kind of annoys me because: Pokemon wasn't. Pokemon was released on the Game Boy, which used a liquid crystal display. Nobody ever seems to think to bring this up. Drives me mad!!!

📢 NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT What's the Password? is a minimalistic puzzle game where you decode 4-digit passwords. Featuring over 100 puzzles! Coming 2026. 🔎 Wishlist on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4095490

New blog post. I talk about how and why I added item (card) removal to my roguelike. nuvobloggo.medium.com/monthly-blog...

I've barely posted on this kind of social media anywhere but I have a reason to now. I made a game!! It's called nuworm and you can play it for free in the browser. I worked on it over three years, it might take you three hours to experience. cubestudio.itch.io/nuworm

Developer of Bee Magic and N Step Steve, Ethan Clark, gave a multipurpose talk about making multipurpose puzzles! @ethanclark.bsky.social

A plea for help. 🙏 One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor. His story, contact and donor information can all be found on iggyland.org Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙

The demo for Parallel Dungeons is out! Even if you have roguelike fatigue (I know I do,) I promise this game brings something unique to the table. So please give it a try. bsky.app/profile/nuvo...

How it feels when you're doing last minute work on your demo and you discover that using bool(value) to cast to a bool basically crashes the game but ONLY on web builds and ONLY in Chromium.

Realizing that I never put out a monthly blog post, so let's just do a quick mini-thread on what I've been busy with.

I playtested this game and can confirm: it is at least twice as good as Cosmic Express. Perhaps thrice as good, even.

In an effort to stay relevant with the kids, I have made a brand new N Step Steve level based on current trends. Level code in alt text if you want to play it.

Part 5 in my "How to make a game engine for WebAssembly" blog post is out. We *finally* get write gameplay code! nuvobloggo.medium.com/how-to-make-...

In which I showcase the new character art that @lumsel.bsky.social made for Parallel Dungeons: nuvobloggo.medium.com/monthly-blog...

Just released Snekcross, a dense open-world puzzle about a very long snek crossing a very wide chasm #puzzle #freegame #webgame

New blog post! I show you the prototypes for Sea Magic. nuvobloggo.medium.com/monthly-blog...

I think my copy of the new Homestuck trailer is broken.

It's absurd and dystopian that payment processors get to decide what we can and can't see on the internet. That companies like Visa and Mastercard can use their enormous size to bully companies into taking stuff offline - based on the reactionary politics of a small group.

New blog post! I talk about the design process for Bee Magic. nuvobloggo.medium.com/monthly-blog...

Corru Observer is still one of the coolest (free!) things you can experience in your web browser. A wildly creative genre-hopping xenofiction mystery adventure about hacking into an alien biocomputer to discover why a visiting species cut off contact with humanity. Huge recommendation from me.

Part 4 in my "How to make a game engine for WebAssembly" blog post is out! nuvobloggo.medium.com/how-to-make-...

Out TODAY!! Leaving Home, my point-and-click adventure filled with quirky puzzles and moody tunes 💛 Free on mobile iOS: apps.apple.com/app/leaving-... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d... Premium experience on pc Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3726770/... Itch: bartbonte.itch.io/leaving-home

"The game only exists in the player's mind" is a decent design philosophy. Lots of very good results come from that mode of thinking, which is why it's adopted by approximately 99% of the industry. But I don't think it should be treated like a universal truth.

New blog post in which I detail an exciting new milestone for The Words in your Mouth: nuvobloggo.medium.com/monthly-blog...

If Five Step Steve had an "edgy" 90's commercial:

In which I discuss the only movie I have (allegedly) ever seen, and maybe stealthily reveal a new game I've made as well? nuvobloggo.medium.com/monthly-blog...

📣 MAZE MICE IS OUT NOW! It's a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move. I’m so thrilled to bring my next game to you. 🐭❤️ Get it here: MazeMice.com

Keep an eye out for this one. I don't play many games in "this genre", but I keep coming back to this; It's fun! (Also, I helped Lum a little bit with the board generation algorithm.)

If you DON'T want to know what I've been up to this past month, then DON'T spend 4 minutes reading my new blog post: nuvobloggo.medium.com/monthly-blog...

Happy #screenshotsaturday! You could use some light-hearted fun, right? RIGHT!?!? Lab Rat launches in 10 days. Check it out :) 📢Wishlist HERE📢 store.steampowered.com/app/1304610/...

It's been a while since I've done this, and the world is bleak - so we can all use a little art & creativity. What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.

I remember being mad when my first few (popular) web games were pirated! But these days I don't even bother to check. (It helps that, in my experience, search engines down-rank pirate sites more than they used to.)

Do you want polls in @bsky.app ? Yes: repost No: like

For the understatement of the century: times are tough right now. With what’s happening in the games industry, in politics, in many of our lives, it can feel overwhelmingly difficult to orient ourselves. I’ve been through a lot of tough times, myself, and here’s what helps me.

The big moment has arrived: 🏆 We'll be revealing the winners of the Thinky Awards this Thursday, 27 Feb! 🎉 Click "notify me" on the video below so you don't miss it. www.youtube.com/watc...

Sea Magic, a puzzle game about moving to cast spells, is out now! epicpikaguy.itch.io/sea-magic

New Blog Post! TL;DR: Sea Magic releases on February 22nd. nuvobloggo.medium.com/monthly-blog...

Excited to announce that our new game, The Electrifying Incident, launches in April! In this monster mini-expedition, you'll explore the facility, avoid live electricity & repair a malfunctioning reactor. Check out the demo & wishlist on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352300

It’s been 11 years since the Xbox One, and Microsoft still hasn’t released the Xbox Two. What’s taking them so long?

Lots of good games on this list (disclaimer: my friends have games on here, and so do I.) here's a thread with some of my favorites...

We are delighted to announce the nominees for our latest Thinky Awards, celebrating the best games you loved to solve throughout 2024! 🎉 There are also three Community Choice categories open to the public - so get your votes in! thinkygames.com/awards/

In spite of all the awful news happening around us, it’s important to take time to celebrate good news, even if it’s miniscule. Tonight: I’m celebrating the quality of life improvements that are coming to Deltarune (and the fact that it’s still making smooth progress!)

New blog post! A lot of game announcements in this one: nuvobloggo.medium.com/monthly-blog...

After years away from game dev, I couldn’t stay silent about my people’s dehumanization. I made Dreams on a Pillow 🍉a game inspired by a famous Palestinian folktale about the 1948 Nakba. I’m crowdfunding it now—please back & share! 🔗 launchgood.com/1948

Hey! I've announced my next game and I am asking for money already so I can finish making it. :) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

I figured out that my WiFi adapter is broken and was causing my laptop to freeze on startup, but only *after* restoring a backup from 4 months ago.

Distracting myself from the election by playing Metaphor, a game about… *checks notes* an election.