My baby programmer advice: 1) do not make your code too generic before you have to. ThingDoer the Everything Script is evil and should be destroyed. 2) If you realise you're implementing a feature similar to an existing one, do not be precious about other peoples code, rip it out, make it generic-er

😱 #nanoreno2026 game jam COMPLETE! Made a demo for Check Mates, a #chess based visual novel. Poured so much energy in and really pleased. Feeling like it could maybe be a full game. Sprites, cutscenes, code, writing, narrative, game design by me! unaminh.itch.io/check-mates #gamedev #indiegames

You can play a bunch of video games in Irish aftermath.site/games-from-ire...

My copy finally arrived! So excited to dig in.

Next big visual novel project is starting to come together~ @squirrelcurls.bsky.social 's beautiful art is not done any justice by my low quality gifs 🥺 #otome #amare #yuri

We’re delighted to reveal the Irish Games art-piece we commissioned from acclaimed Irish artist and game developer @denmanrooke.com, showcasing some of the incredible games and characters from across Irish games, alongside touchpoints of Irish culture. www.imirt.ie/news/2026/3/...

My #MVNA project is released! It comes with many art assets by wonderful artists to make immersive particle effects right away. I spent far too much time adding all sorts of movement options and customization to it, so it would mean a lot if you checked it out! feniksdev.itch.io/immersive-pa...

Demoing Spill the Beans at Rendr tonight! Anyone attending feel free to swing by, say hi and give the game a try~ (Why yes, I did incorrectly enter my own name for the lanyard xD)

Finally got time to finish up my MVNA entry for 2 Renpy minigames... still got the minigame itch though, hopefully I can add a few more simple ones over the next few months. For now, Picross and Memory Match are in there! naoimh-murchan.itch.io/renpy-miniga...

Any Renpy devs who see this, what minigames do you wish there was free code for? Contemplating what to do for MVNA this year 🤔

At @adventurex.bsky.social I gave a talk on creating stories from scratch: from idea to full outline, in 25 minutes, with jokes. Enjoy!

It's the end of the year so 2025 achievements! 🎮Took part in 7 game jam~ 💼Worked on 6 commercial game projects 🤓Made so many dev tools (puzzle validators, spline based track editors...) 🏃‍♀️Lost 3 stone 🏋️‍♀️Started strength training 🐈Pet the stray village cat 1 million times ✍️Wrote 90k~ words of fiction

I don't think Larian's CEO understands how art is made: aftermath.site/larian-ceo-ai-...

The Choose Wisely Festival is only a week away, so I’d say it’s time we started getting appropriately hyped up! 🎉 📅 Coming to Steam on Dec 8 - 15. How many choice-driven narative games do you know? Tell me about your favourites.👇🏿 #ChooseWiselyFestival #IndieGames #Gaming

Our #AdvX25 Steam Sale Event is now live and will be featured on the Steam homepage in the UK for 72 hours, starting at the top of the hour! store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu... Not all discounts are live and visible on the event yet, more will show up at the top of the hour.

Cowardly programmers calling it a 'Garbage collector' rather than an Orphan Destroyer

My toxic trait is that every few months I open Inky and start thinking about writing my own Unity line id generator with localisation and VO support with a custom editor just for fun. Its truly cyclical, and every time I look at other premade options they're never JUST right.

Anyone else doing (unofficial, rip) NaNoWriMo this year? I like the competitive aspect and I'm looking for good alternatives to see how other people are doing at their word count for that good old spite motivator. My current solution is just a spreadsheet for myself and my mum XD

The Séance of Blake Manor is OUT NOW! Begin your investigations into the disappearance of Evelyn Deane. The fate of everyone at Blake Manor might just depend on you. store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/...

The Séance of Blake Manor is part of the Steam Next Fest. Check out the demo if you haven't already. The game is launching on the 27th of Oct! Play now: bit.ly/47Pm8XA #indiegames

First draft of my next VN project finally done in at 29k words o(-< SWAK jam had me absolutely fooled that I could write this thing in a month, its been 5 😂

#DragonAgeAnnual 2026 Pre-Orders Are Open - Click Here to get yours NOW! Physical pre-orders run until Sep 30 & digital pre-orders until Jan 31. All proceeds go to support MSF Sweden💜 #DragonAge #zine #fanfic #fanart Repost this to unlock a bonus sticker for all physical packs!

He's the BEST boy, and so is his pup! Good Boy! is a short and sweet romance VN, available now, and on sale for launch 💙 Gender Neutral, Nameable MC 💜 Cute Boy and Cute Dog 😍 Silly Petting Minigame 🐶 Fully Voice Acted 🎙️ Play now! lunamakaio.itch.io/good-boy

A video on the hate campaign against Ms. Rachel for being pro-Palestinian children, but really a video about right-wing attacks on children's early education, but really a video about the importance of emotional literacy. Fantastic watch

Share 4 years of your #art 💕 2022 - 2023 - 2024 - 2025

Ending things with a bang! 💥 It's your last chance to pledge your support for our SPILL THE BEANS KICKSTARTER! 💜🎉 JUST OVER 24 HOURS REMAIN: don't miss out - back now! 👉 bit.ly/stb-kickstar... #kickstarter #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #vn

Time's catching up with us! Take a look if you can ❤️

Calling all #visualnovel and #cozygame fans! 📢 SPILL THE BEANS is a modern fantasy #indiegame with a criminal twist - you have to find a culprit for your own crime! Try our demo - out now on #Steam! ➡️ bit.ly/spill-the-be... #gamedev #indiedev

Have worked on (for day job): 3D adventure game, farming sim, VR game(s), racing game, mobile puzzle game, multiplayer competitive social game. (not all got to production ;-;) Would like to work on: Dating Sim, RPG

Drăculești is LIVE on Kickstarter Play as Renfield, survive the terror of Castle Dracula, and find love in the darkest night in this seductive romantic horror narrative game. Starring Ray Chase as Dracula. Voice/Casting direction by @jennyyokobori.bsky.social 🖤 www.kickstarter.com/projects/171...

My first ever attack(/revenge?) for #artfight!! This is Lena, created by @stormstrom.bsky.social~ Was a ton of fun to draw her! 💚 #pixelart

My favourite thing about Develop is side eyeing other people around Brighton before everyone gets their passes, trying to suss out if they have that game dev energy. What's the game dev equivalent of telling someone you like their shoelaces (gotten from the president)?

game developers have a reputation for being left wing socialists but every programmer i know supports the use of class inheritance

Oh gosh, its real, its live, its out there! Please take a look at our campaign if you like character driven, dialogue packed games!

Decided to join Artfight again this year! Here's Wendell created by @/Koolkid566 on artfight, and Hettie created by my lovely friend @pixelclipstudios.bsky.social ! I'm hoping to get 6 pieces done by the end of the month to beat my 2019 record! #artfight

This is supremely well written, excellently voice acted, and most importantly, features a messy, proud, pessimistic woman. So really it ticks all the boxes. You should play it.

I once had a producer swear at me for implementing a quest pickup with a placeholder bright pink cube because it looked like a placeholder. No artist time had been assigned by him to look at anything quest related yet :) GameDev 101 should include "How to love and evaluate whitebox" for everyone 😭

Ohoho, what's this? Why, its the project I've been working on in my spare time for the past few years! Pre-launch saves would be much appreciated 🥺🙏 We've worked so so hard to make this game something special ❤️

GAME ANNOUNCEMENT! Pick your immune system faction and journey towards the heart of the land. March to the Heart is a Risk-like deckbuilder set in a dying body. store.steampowered.com/app/3444090 #turnbased #gamedev #indiegames #steam #gaming

Whoa wait a sec is that a Michael Smith post on my timeline what the heck is going -- JOIN JAM JAM. LOOK YOURSELF IN THE EYE AND FINISH YOUR OLD JAM GAMES. MAKE THEM SUCK LESS AND ROCK MORE. LOVE YOURSELF. JAM JAM. June 23 - July 7. Give yourself some closure for God's sake. itch.io/jam/thejamjam

I may have napped too hard immediately after this finished and forgot to share but check out this awesome project me and some lovely people worked on! In 36 hours!

AIGHT TIME FOR ANOTHER WIP 🎉🎉🎉 #whatthehellvn #otome #indieotome #indiedev

This is the title screen for our indie game in which you build cities for cats! ₍^. .^₎⟆ What do you think?

Something a lil different, but I've always wanted to try and mix my pixel art with real life footage - Here's a calming walk in the woods 💛 #pixelart #pixelanimation

Programming project I decided to start this weekend: Creating a mirror of the Dragon Age Keep as an interface to wrap around the DAI Save Editor modding tool for easier offline use. Because creating world states is fun and being at the whims of the Keep can be annoying xD

In case you didn't catch it at the GDCAs: HIRE A GAME WRITER 💖 Thank you so much @alexaray.bsky.social for reaching out to me to write/lead this silly little skit about a very personal topic (and get to bust out my Sarah McLachlan impression). youtu.be/ThEdG0UN9QM

Disney released the entire first three episodes of Andor to watch on YouTube for FREE!!! If you still haven't watched it, now's the time!

the best joke in videogames development is replying "ship it" to every broken ass prototype no I will not be taking questions

Your outie uses version control, even on solo projects.

Are you interested in reading something romantic this valentines that includes: ⚔️Enemies to Lovers 💃Dancing at a masked ball 🎨Stunning illustrations of heartfelt moments ... that's also FREE and playable in browser? 🔗Link to play Fool Me Once down below⏬