Tomorrow! 🏳️‍⚧️ Finji will be at the TransFuse Night Market in Grand Rapids, MI! If you're local, you should come say hi & play the Usual June demo! ⭐

Wish Poptart (the pug) good luck today. He has stage 3 airway disease (tracheal folds, etc) and has to go in for a pretty major surgery today. He is having a TECA-BO done on his right ear, which is the full removal of his ear canal (his ear flap gets to stay). I am so anxious.

Adam and I have teens. Our jobs are weird and our oldest definitely has a bit of "don't perceive me because of my parents work" embarrassment with his peers- he DOES NOT talk about our work with anyone. I told him many of his classmates would find NITW this year. Got a text today from him today-

important game dev advice #gaming #indiegamedev #gamedev #indiegame #gamedeveloper #indiegamedeveloper

It's that time of year again when I need to call out professors and teachers who keep asking their students to cold email developers to interview them for a class assignment. Stop assigning this to students. No really. STOP. Please stop. I have other suggestions for you- stay with me...

The first I remember was the 286 in the early 80s... We also had a 386 at some point. And then I remember having a computer with color that ran like windows 3.0 and then 3.1. This was my fave game growing up: Styx by Windmill Software en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx_(W...

new game !! out now ! this one is called ✨ WIZARD'S FOLLY ✨ adamatomic.itch.io/wizards-folly 🏰 Rebuild lost ruins !! 🍄 Create NEW fungus PROBLEMS 📈 HI scores ??? - Refine your builds and your MIND 🧱 Inspired by Falling Block Jam, which didn't start yet !! oops

Finji is hiring! 🔎 We're looking for a Community Assistant to work with our fun & friendly Discord community! Learn more & apply: bit.ly/finjicommunity

This is great (and the replies). Our oldest once hollered the F word over and over again, started quiet, ending at a yell- in the cafeteria in like 1st or 2nd grade. Had to keep a straight face when talking to the school. He did it as a dare and "to see what it felt like" Ms Megan was not amused.

video games right now: half the people I know are out of work and the other half are in DMs with me telling me things like "yeah so Lobster Guy (guy at my studio who does no work and puts a live lobster into other people's cars as a prank) was moved to another project so HR can avoid firing him"

Me: Resetting the house before school starts. Me: Finds the 14yo's school bag in his closet. Still full from June. Me: Move it slightly... *leaves a trail of... I don't even know, NOT liquid (thank god)... across his bedroom floor* Me: ... New year, same shit. #parenthood

Every time I complete a season in Wilmot Works it Out, I unlock a new room to hang the completed puzzles in, and every time I scream inside, "NO! Wilmot! Do not become encumbered by material posessions!!"

GDC talk submissions are open and just wanted to point out to people that if you were planning to apply to talk at a summit (like indie summit, narrative summit, tools summit, etc.) that there's only one call for submissions now and it's only open for a month: gdconf.com/gdc-call-for...

@elirainsberry.com's stunning soundtrack for Flock has been longlisted for the World Soundtrack Awards' Game Music Award: www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/news/vote-fo... There are some amazing soundtracks on the longlist this year so really honoured to be included.

I worked a FT job with health insurance (for years) after Adam quit his normal software development job and went indie. We didn't have kids yet. We had 2 pugs, real hobbies and a lot of spare time.

@bombsfall.bsky.social NITW reference spotted over the Mass Turnpike!

i know it's been a while but i'm happy to report it's that time again... v pleased to present: DINO SORT adamatomic.itch.io/dino-sort 🦕 it has dinosaurs in it 😭 but they're s a d :( oh dear 🔀 SCOOT. THEM. AROUND. until HAPPY. ♾ 26 authored puzzles + infinite mode :o 📆 also daily challenge ?? y

Not all treasures are lost… some are just waiting to be reclaimed. Announcing Relooted: An Africanfuturist heist game where you reclaim real African artifacts from Western museums. Please share, & wishlist! youtu.be/KgPxPfXb734 (Wishlist links in next tweet!) @dayofthedevs.org #SummerGameFest

Wilmot, absolutely twisted, signing up for puzzle club. Wilmot, waking up the next morning and overcome with joy at how nice these look on the bedroom wall.

Ready for my flight B)

Today? Why it's Wilmot Works It Out Switch release day, Wilmot!

You there boy! What day is this?

What's that, Wilmot? 🤔 📦 Oh! Wilmot Works it Out is coming to Nintendo Switch on May 22nd! #indiegame #indiedev #cozygame #puzzlegame

Announced: Hot Streak is a racing game in which you don't control any of the racers — only your bets on these odd mascot! Well, and one card that you slip inside the racing deck. Details on this new release from Jon Perry and CMYK: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

n e w g a m e a l e r t DUST BUNNY !! adamatomic.itch.io/dust-bunny 🧹 Sweep up the D U S T 🐰 bnuy (regular style rabbit) (nothing weird going on) 🥵 30 levels !! 🔇 no sounds i just was too sleepy to do it 📲 pretty nice on the ol pocketphone

Thanks to my fraternity, Gamma Iota Mu, I had the chance to meet Rebekah and Adam Saltsman, CEO and Director of @finjico.bsky.social —my favorite indie publisher/game studio! I learned so much during their presentation, and nearly cried due to excitement. Truly a dream come true that made my week!

Congratulations people who "wanted politics out of games", you made gaming the most political it has ever been, well done

new game alert!! MOLE MOLE - out now ! 💣 Blow stuff up 🛌 Take a NA P 🌊 Turn around don't drown!! 🥵 25 (ish) levels of undergroun ADVENTURES 📲 Works decent ish on your phone even ! adamatomic.itch.io/mole-mole

you know things are going well when they break out the turnip photos

Introducing STARSEEKER, a brand new game from the developers of ASTRONEER. STARSEEKER is all about the joy of discovery and the camaraderie that emerges from an evolving, cooperative experience. We hope you'll enjoy playing it as much as we enjoyed making it... sometime in 2026.

wrote a short thing about the A MAZE news blog.vbuckenham.com/hard-news-fr...

When Marketing asks everyone who went to GDC for photos and the only ones we took are the weirdest things we saw at GDC. I took 2 selfies to show where I was standing in the park. 1 photo with Adam's bestie And 1 photo of a lot of dorito bags inside a coffee table that looks like a snack bowl.

Holy hell- so I am always so tired for a week+ after GDC (reminder- GDC is a trip I go to because my job requires it- it's meetings all week for me). I just counted up my work outside of a normal 40- and I did an extra 42 hours of Finji time. I was like- what would my comp time look like...😂💀

If you used 23andme- you really need to drop what you are doing right now and delete your data. There is a way to purge it. *They filed for bankruptcy first thing this morning* This post is from this weekend: writing.exchange/@ernie/11420...

Old House from TUNIC isometric animation. #pixelart #TUNIC @finjico.bsky.social #aseprite #dotpict #ドット絵

good news y'all! You know that prince of persia / wolfenstein mashup you've been craving? PRINCE OF PRUSSIA is out now! adamatomic.itch.io/prince 🔪 Fix your nazi problem. the old-fashion way 🏃 Leap over the things 💀 Probably fall off some things nobodys perfect 📈 15 levels !! Ⓜ️ RATED M FOR MATURE

I've been trying to figure out how to post about GDC- how I am exhausted and how I went in with 27 appointments but ended up with more like 32+ and how my days started at 5:30am and ended often past midnight because those late moments were when I could sit with dev friends who have grown up with me.

new (absurd) game for you !! BANDIT ACCOUNTANCY adamatomic.itch.io/bandit-accou... 💎 Sort gems (FAST. QUICKLY. AT FULL TILT) 🔮 That's it, that's literlaly all that happen, im srry 🚅 Extraneous bullet

goood morning y'all! DID YOU KNOW i've been making a bunch of browser games in #PICO8 and a bunch of them are nice to do on your phone!! adamatomic.itch.io

Final Balatro rage post: But Bekah, you publish just a few games at Finji, you don't stand in fields with lots of games, you fund almost nothing. Yes now ask why - why does a tiny studio of 9-15 people who make games and publish games- why can't we do this... why are we always scrappy af?

This makes me so angry - because this translates to "I too would like to make a lot of money" But let's be real. You would not have published Balatro. You want a lightning strike- fund 20 games. Fund 30 games. Fund so many damn games that maybe you find the right field to be struck by lightning.

Keep calling this asshole. I prefer an earth that I can live on, water that isn't poisoned, friends who can live their own lives and this mfer is a real shithead who just doesn't.

It’s that time of year where we should take a few moments pause to remember the greatest GDC badge job title that will ever be.

new web game! CAVE OF CARDS ♠️ Dig around and find out 👀👀👀 ♣️ Fight monsters like: Mold, Demigorgon Flower, or Eyes ♦️ Spend gems on UPGRADE (s) ♥️ Don't die !! From fighting, or punching rocks - 🚪 Escape the cave and get AHIGH SCORE made in #PICO8 ( again) adamatomic.itch.io/caveofcards

This is so sad- we are here a lot for school projects, halloween costumes, etc. Where the heck are you supposed to go if Michaels doesn't carry it (if you say Hobby Lobby... well. you haven't been paying attention for 15+ years and haven't blacklisted them yet for some reason. Maybe get on that.)

i wanted to make an interactive valentine for Finji this year and then ran out of time... until today, that is! It's WEASEL! You know, like snake, except. adamatomic.itch.io/weasel 💖 Collect hearts !! Rational, safe 🍫 Ram chocolates to eat them (just like real life) 💔 Don't get your heart BROKEN

alright y'all let's let's just do this SKELETON GELATIN, out now on adamatomic.itch.io/skeleton-gel... !! 🍮 World's FIRST "blobtroidvania" (maybe) (I haven't checked) 📉 No upgrades 💀 No HP 🏃 No jumping 🏆 No items I do not recommend attempting an all-skulls run until you have finished a regular!

Usual June, the game we're making, is really freaking pretty ya'll. 😍 Follow along at @usualjune.bsky.social & wishlist on Steam! #usualjune #indiegame #indiedev

Them: Who was your first love? Me: My 2nd oldest brother's best friend whose name might have been Jason (he moved at some point and I haven't thought of him in decades). The teen was totally Lou Diamond Phillips' doppelganger but from when he played Ritchie Valens in La Bamba.

I've read the article and the website... I still don't know what this is. First read maybe DICE. But with booths? Everyone I've talked to is just as confused as I am... maybe someone on here knows what this actually is? www.gamedeveloper.com/business/for...