re: tutorials and early game friction, here's a blog post I wrote in 2021 on why I like the social practice of game wiki'ing, and the "ludic mystery" that motivates it mixedinitiatives.net/blog/apologi...

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@amabel.bsky.social makes the most thought provoking and innovative games. Few publishers have a catalogue as rich and stacked with gems. I've lost count of how many Hollandspiele games I've played that have floored me with their inventiveness.

Sunday.

Phoenix Springs

I love a lot of things Angeline Era does, but IMO its smartest decision is understanding that Mystery and Full Knowledge Of A Game's Scope are enemies that cannot coexist and its refusal to even _imply_ what completionism looks enhances its sense of atmosphere a thousandfold

Excellent question! Quoting so everyone can see the answer, because this is vital for anyone playing games in a professional capacity: ALWAYS KEEP SOME GAMES FOR YOURSELF! Have separate games that you play just for you, that aren't for streaming, aren't tied to your career, that are for you time.

i'm working on a horror game where the levels are alive it comes out next year, wishlist panoptique here: store.steampowered.com/app/4100350?... #PitchYaGame #Solodev #indiegame #horrorgame #godotengine

Hello #PitchYaGame - ever wanted to investigate (and judge) a personal path through a coming revolution and counterrevolution? You can do just that in 2026 in "a permanent echo" store.steampowered.com/app/3727200/...

The Steam page for The Many Sins of House Ocampo is now LIVE! ➡️https://store.steampowered.com/app/4102890/The_Many_Sins_of_House_Ocampo/⬅️ Wishlist, repost, tell your friends, tell the press! 📢

This is the most ruthless act of union busting in the history of the UK games industry. Yesterday, @rockstargames.com unfairly fired over 30 employees for union activity. We won't back down, and we're not scared - we will fight for every member to be reinstated.

Folks! I’m looking for an illustrator to do some in-game artwork for an unannounced project on a contract basis in November. Feel free to shoot me a DM with your portfolio if you’re interested! Must be based in the UK, and absolutely no AI 🌟

Going to toot my own horn for a moment: when I was at the SAFC I worked very hard to establish a games grant program to get funding to local developers, and now it’s finally announced and applications are open www.safilm.com.au/latest-news/...

please watch movies and read books and play games and look at art, please view it with your own eyes through a lens you made yourself and not just through video essayists and ending explained videos please im begging you

The New York Videogame Critics Circle (@nyvgcc.bsky.social) is going big for the 2026 New York Game Awards with a 2 day festival hosted at the SVA Theatre in Manhattan on Saturday, Jan. 17 and Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026! Come celebrate & argue with me. Get tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/15th-ny-ga...

Just finished Easy Delivery Co. Loved the lonely, dreamlike atmosphere. Nice sense of mystery and really quite eerie at times. Driving around doing delivery jobs weirdly hypnotic. Great soundtrack. One of my GOTYs for sure.

This is awesome. Wish more game devs chronicled their early adventures into the craft. Great stuff @jaytholen.net jaytholen.net/teengamedev/

Phoenix Springs turned one year old this month. An immense thanks to everyone who played, wrote about, rage against or loved getting lost into this little experimental world of ours ❤ Can't wait to share what's next for the team.

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found old concept art / prototype

hey it's on sale 35% off thank you so much bye

The art for this piece, 'Thank You For Your Interest', is a composite of 60 template rejection letters all received by the artist Claire Peckham. You can buy prints of the art, and her other work, here: www.clairepeckham.com/project...

just a reminder that bandcamp friday is tomorrow & streaming services are interrupting music streams with ai generated shit, flooding the database with artists that don't exist in any way other than profiting the platform owners so instead of paying a monthly fee, buy an album or two each month ok

My curator page is very nearly up to 700 games, almost all recommendations, and a great way to find stuff in the sales!. As always, I recommend switching to the Discounts filter and scrolling down. It's ranked by revenue, so the deeper you go, the more indie/obscure. Deep cuts await there.

the steam autumn sale is here, so here are all the games we've recommended in the FBG newsletter over the past two years in case you need inspiration

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Steam sale time! Pillars of Eternity I & II are the finest CRPGs of this generation. Together, they are 20 bucks and they will allow you to a. learn how to live with an insufferable piece of shit, b. vibe with the piece of shit-ness of history writ large.

Thanks, Andrei. Great autumn sale recs too 🙏

The overwhelming number of great games being released and fewer people being around to cover them has meant that some real gems have slipped under the radar. Case in point, Starstruck: Hands of Time, which is like Bill & Ted in a world made of arts & crafts supplies. Cheap, weird, unique.

NEW VIDEO: Phoenix Springs is a game that offers no answers, only further questions. The result is an absolutely mesmerizing descent into the heart of darkness

everyone should checkout Messenger by Abeto. it's a free browser game where ur just a little delivery kid on a little planet! messenger.abeto.co

If you think there’s too many games wait until you hear about how many books exist

H E L L O this is a query for mufos! have you played PHOENIX SPRINGS? and would you be willing to chat with me about it? I'm chewing on a pitch idea and would like to talk things through with someone else that's played the game that's all, love you, bye!!

Waypoint is live 🚀 Nearly a year in the making — a custom-curated calendar for indie games, updated every few days with new gems. Every game since June 2024 (and more) is already in there. We’re building in public, and your feedback will shape it. 👉 waypoint.indieformer.com

I _know_ it's been a stacked summer but I just played No, I Am Not a Human and god I hope people don't sleep on it. For sure one of 2025's genuine must plays. Papers Please meets PT.

So glad that Baby Steps is a polarizing one because it should be! We spend a lot of time talking about friction in games, but only really considering how it relates to a "hard" boss fight that's built to be beaten. Baby Steps pushes you to defend that idea outside of gratifying action.

Blippo+ is out now in Full Colour!!

Indie Game Roundup (September 19, 2025) virtualmoose.org/2025/09/19/i...

ok back to work everybody

What a great compilation to be a part of ❤️

I can’t vouch for everyone on this list but the people on it who I’ve worked with are top notch. The state of the industry is disheartening but there’s a lot of incredible talent here for anyone who’s able to snap them up.

Easy Delivery Co. is out now on Steam!!!!! wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo store.steampowered.com/app/3293010/...

New Indieventure episode! ✨️🧹🔮

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I'm looking for a Senior/Lead Animator (freelance, fulltime, remote - start in Oct/Nov) to create and integrate 3D animations for creatures & environments in Unreal 4. If you are (or know) someone that fits that profile, please share a portfolio. Recommendations are appreciated 💛 #gamejobs #gamedev

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if I knew this was how Phoenix Springs was going to greet me, I would've started playing WAY sooner

writing a new york times article for the upcoming indie game "consume me," and i'm looking for academics who can speak to the gender politics and history of games! I know the school season has just started again, but I'm really hoping to hear back this week before I must fly out. my DMs are open.