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I'm starting work on a new game. I haven't formally announced it since it's super early (I just shipped another game last month and added multiplayer to it, NBD lol) If you want to follow the development of it, join my Discord! The link is on the Steam page for The Axis Unseen🤘

Feels kinda weird to do a #pitchyagame, but if you like our work on THE LONG DARK, you might also want to keep an eye on BLACKFROST, the sequel, launching on Early Access next year (and yes, TLD Ep 5 ships this year...) More info and to wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/1586260/...

Our next game, Dosa Divas. Battle an evil fast food empire in this spicy narrative turn-based RPG. Two sisters and their upgradable spirit-mech cook delicious meals, fight corpos, build up your reputation with local communities, and reconcile with loved ones. youtu.be/jzOKSPSVYwY?...

Keys for "Deedlee Doo! Carkour!" are going to start going out tomorrow🚗 If you are a streamer/press, hit me up!💥 If you ever wanted to do parkour with a car, this is for you! This is an easy game to pick up, but hard to master. Every time you mess up, my kids laugh at you.🤣

The gravity of wealth, this an interesting design problem: youtube.com/shorts/o2J7S...

Announcing my next game!🤘 "Deedlee Doo! Carkour!"🔥 -A game where you do parkour with a car using explosions 🚗💥 -Everything in the game is made out of clay in real life🎨 -The sound effects and music are all mouth sounds👄 Wishlist it now on Steam, out on May 12th, 2025!🎸

Oh, hey, will you look at this. youtu.be/fnvke44Rps4

Shooter game design ref: youtube.com/shorts/1URr5...

IYKYK: youtube.com/shorts/hFYak...

Oh boy, Dragonsweeper has me in it's clutches! Fantastic game: danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper

Warner Bros' closure of Monolith Productions is dreadfuly sad. This is an under-appreciated studio that has made banger after banger, and pushed the industry forward. Here's a quick video on Why Monolith Mattered youtu.be/qywq_1GVIGI

Come join the #leveldesign community with almost 700 designers reading the weekly mails (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) do not miss out, as we offer Q&A Fridays, so please bring your questions as well: bit.ly/4eNPm8X #gamedev #gamedesign

“When Your Game Doesn’t Sell” by Timothy Cain #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev

I'd play this game:

Had an idea in the shower last night, hacked together a few scripts, and although it's crude, I am happy to say that in-game editor access is quite achievable with Godot! #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

Kendrick Lamar Awarded Nobel Beef Prize theonion.com/kendric...

Also often true in game design. If you just explain a game mechanic, the player will struggle to recall, but if they figure it out through experimentation and clear feedback, it'll stick. I call this "sparky design": given 2 rocks to bang together, they get sparks, then they set the world on fire.

Welcome to our corner of the sky. We invite you to partake in the PsychOdyssey of Double Fine Productions. It's not 10 years long but we came pretty close. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

This series from @doublefine.com and @2playerproductions.bsky.social is a pretty amazing peek inside the realities of game development. I can't lie, the first episode triggered a little PTSD for me, for all the times I've been on teams that cared deeply about the work and the world did not.

New Royksopp is like a warm bath in space: youtu.be/iq7ZWEtZ96o?...

Me: “Do we have to do [insert tedious house task] today?” Wife: “I feel like there’s a Daniel Tiger song about this.”

What's good, bsky?