I can't believe how many job applications for our recent posting are coming in 100% AI by the detectors. Some emails that I really thought were genuine. I didn't realize I had to put "no AI cover letters/emails". People seriously need LLM to write an email? We're that brain dead already?

Our friends at @bloomandgloom.bsky.social just announced their insanely amazing looking new fantastical delivery adventure game! Go check it out! This thing is gonna POP

We're looking for a dedicated remote QA tester for a 3-5 month contract. More details here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Glimmerwick just passed 150k wishlists 😮. Eastshade launched with 28k.

#gamedev streaming now! Today we're working on arting an interior! www.twitch.tv/eastshadestu...

#gamedev streaming now! Working on input sprites, localization, and interior arting www.twitch.tv/eastshadestu...

Join me in the dev stream while I get started on making a flyable broom! www.twitch.tv/eastshadestu...

Fifteen thousand people have downloaded the Songs of Glimmerwick demo in the four days since its release 😱. We have a public feedback form and the median score is 9 out of 10 😭.

Songs of Glimmerwick feels like the anti-HP of wizard school games. An entire setting that confronts a society newly escaping 40 years of regressive faux-populist politics. Serious as that sounds, Glimmerwick is SO funny and lighthearted. Excited to see the story continue in the full game.

In case you've been curious to play Eastshade but haven't pulled the trigger, our open-world adventure game where you play as a traveling artist is on it's deepest discount ever at -75%! store.steampowered.com/app/715560/E...

I made a spiritual followup to the Eastshade postmortem video (which went a bit viral) in celebration of our big demo day! youtu.be/0D9HnCZdq2k

We're in New and Trending for demos yaaaaay! No idea what the threshold is for getting in but happy we passed it lol

OUR DEMO IS LIVE! Go play the first few hours of our witch academy RPG where the magic of the world is music! Your save will continue in the full game 😊 store.steampowered.com/app/1706510/...

🎻🪈 🔮Songs of Glimmerwick demo comes out tomorrow at 7am PST! 🎶🧙

Oh man thank you so much for playing the demo! Such a lovely and thoughtful preview! We've got the hugest smile and it made our day!

What is wrong with YouTube right now?! Our new trailer hit 30k views/100 comments and not a SINGLE NEGATIVE COMMENT. 100% positivity. Not even a mildly grumpy one. For YT that is unimaginable!

I'm sure everyone has heard by now but I'm gonna scream it one more time! We have a new gameplay trailer and our public demo comes out April 7! It's just the beginning of the game and your save will continue in the full-game! www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_SL...

We played Songs of Glimmerwick and discovered a stylish, Stardew Valley-ish RPG set in a Harry Potter-esque world. Our hands-on impressions: https://bit.ly/48cgNZB

OUR NEW GAMEPLAY TRAILER! Check out Songs of Glimmerwick, our witch academy RPG where the magic of the world is music! Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/1706510/...

📢 If you're a content creator and are interested in a preview code for Songs of Glimmerwick apply here forms.gle/bVovVirCkkwL... 🎵😄

We have a new devlog all about Npc life AI/scheduling. It also has a BIG EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT in it about the game! youtu.be/xW4SKgYQeyk?...

We have a new devlog all about Npc life AI/scheduling. It also has a BIG EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT in it about the game! youtu.be/xW4SKgYQeyk?...

#gamedev #indiedev Linden's farm

This is a HUGE month for Songs of Glimmerwick ☺️. Exciting things on the very near horizon!

We are looking for more beta testers! forms.gle/K6zH6qnLs6uj...

Songs of Glimmerwick blends Stardew Valley’s heart with Hogwarts Legacy’s magic, and it might be the cozy RPG I’ve been waiting for.

To anybody who happens to play games in French or Spanish (or other heavily gendered languages): How does an NPC typically address gender of player avatar? Like in an RPG where you pick gender, do NPCs use gendered adjectives, or do they sort of weasel around it? And is it strange for players?

🎙️ Any audio folks around? 🎧🔊 We're looking for a VO audio editor/engineer. It should be about a month of work for 4k USD docs.google.com/document/d/1...

📣 Calling all voice actors!🎙️We're looking for a TON of characters for our highly anticipated witch academy RPG! Find out more here docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Art is human expression and makes us feel stuff. Yet, while AI threatens to destroy the arts, the overwhelming feeling any given piece of AI art makes us feel... is catfished.

🎙️Mike & Rami Are Still Here🎙️ The new podcast from me & @ramiismail.com Listen to two old men from the video game industry ask the real questions, like "why am I so tired all of the time", and "who the heck are Ant and Dec?" Listen on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, or wherever you want mikeandrami.com

I wish people wouldn't use moralized language in games criticism. People like to use words like "lazy" or "stupid", not just to crit the work but to sate some desire to crit the character of its author(s). Not sure why something in us wants this. But it seems to be human nature.

I had a great time speaking with one of my favorite gamedev YouTubers Jonas Tyroller in this nearly 3 hour interview! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K9u...

One of the biggest myths in gamedev is the idea that a single big content creator can open the floodgates on an undiscovered title. Streamers are subject to the same forces of interest as players. And when they do cover something, it doesn't move the needle as much as the layman thinks it does.

I did a follow-up video to my much-discussed video "Marketing is NOT Why Most Indie Games Fail" youtu.be/zNGhfPFresw?...

Streaming gamedev now! www.twitch.tv/eastshadestu...

#gamedev streaming now! www.twitch.tv/eastshadestu...

📣 Calling all voice actors!🎙️We've got an open audition for some trailer lines! Find out more here docs.google.com/document/d/1...

📣 Calling all voice actors!🎙️We've got an open audition for some trailer lines! Find out more here docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Gamedev streaming now! www.twitch.tv/eastshadestu...

Streaming gamedev now! www.twitch.tv/eastshadestu...

We could use a few more!

streaming development now! www.twitch.tv/eastshadestu...

We're looking for beta testers for Songs of Glimmerwick! Apply here: forms.gle/DxGnhiWf2fCD...

Devstreaming for the first time in forever! www.twitch.tv/eastshadestu...

🎙️Voice acting casting call 📢! We're looking an intro narrator for Songs of Glimmerwick. Find out more here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

After nearly a decade of development, I am very excited to finally announce Desolus! Explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in Desolus, a first person puzzle game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxfV...

First devlog in a while! This ones about art tricks we've learned making a top-down fixed camera game! youtu.be/JPQ2NVwm1Xk

Dev streaming now! Today we'll be making a cloud you can walk on! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkwC...

Does anyone know a word to describe an open-world game which is only open up to the areas you've unlocked? Like a lot of JRPGs? Like you can go anywhere you've been. But getting to new areas is gated behind story progress?