🌊 If you are a solo dev or a small team looking to punch above your weight in 2026, #RisingTide3 is for you. Win a shot at up to $300k in funding! All you need to enter: ✅ An unreleased game ✅ Less than $50k in prior external funding ✅ A 1-minute, 16:9 teaser trailer to enter: buff.ly/FCclVyU

When you almost make it in Summit Drive. ⛰️🚂 Streamer: www.twitch.tv/viking_blonde 20% off on Summit Drive until Dec 31. Happy New Year! #gamedev #indiegame #funnygame #streamer #steamgame

Dec 19th Summit Drive Releases. Summit Drive will be 20% off on release. I am so nervous but in the meantime WISHLIST!! I am approaching the 2000 wishlists mark. I got some updates planned going into 2026, otherwise I cannot wait to share my next project. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

The #RisingTideChallenge is back! Submit a 1 minute trailer for your unreleased project by January 26th to take part. For more information, visit blueoceangames.com #RisingTide3 #gamedev #trailerjam

Mateo's presentation on the BOG Discord begins in under an hour. Join us: discord.gg/pygaVrWWvt See you there!

Next week, join us on Discord for a free talk from Mateo Covic, the creator of Paddle Paddle Paddle! Hear how Mateo went from an idea in the shower to selling over 140k units of his viral co-op game, and learn how he steered his project from prototype, to demo, to full release in just 4 months.

Working hard on a demo for Alterspective 😰 #GameDev #GameArt #ScreenshotSaturday store.steampowered.com/app/3868200/

Look mom we're on TV! at @indieformer.com is an honorary gunslinger of the flatlands for covering Cardboard Cowboy. We tip out hat to you🌵 www.indieformer.com/p/cardboard-...

Double Whammy - chaotic guitar-action! ⚔️ 🎸 🎨 Wishlist on Steam 🤘 #DoubleWhammyGame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #madewithunreal #guitar #guitargame #trailerThursday #teaserThursday

Ok now things can break apart, my therapist was right, this has not made me feel whole.🌵 #indiedev #destruction www.youtube.com/shorts/tFCCP...

2026 Is The BEST Year To Make Indie Games (Chris Zukowski) | Ep. #057 #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev

Congratulations, Luke! Wishlist Summit Drive today: store.steampowered.com/app/3871250/...

If you are a dev trying to crack the Steam Discovery code, join us tomorrow on Discord for a presentation by Ichiro Lambe! Join the Blue Ocean Games Discord: discord.gg/pygaVrWWvt

Are you a developer who needs the blueprint for wishlists & traction on Steam? Join us on the BOG Discord on November 19th! Ichiro Lambe (Dejobaan Games founder, ex-Valve) is doing a free live talk and Q&A for the BOG community on Mastering Steam Discovery. See you there! discord.gg/pygaVrWWvt

It's #WishlistWednesday, so let's show some love to some of the #RisingTide2 winners! In no particular order:

How do you build a winning trailer in 2025? 🧐 Check out the Top 10 #RisingTide2 winners in the Steam-verified vote category! buff.ly/dcWoMVQ

📢 TODAY'S THE DAY! Congrats to all the #RisingTide2 winners and a huge THANK YOU to everyone who took part! The skill & creativity from all participants truly raised the bar, and putting work out into the world is a massive win for any dev. Stay tuned for the next wave from Blue Ocean Games!

🌊 #RisingTide2 voting has closed! Thank you to everyone who participated. Stay tuned - the voting results and judges' picks will be announced on October 29th!

🤔Still not sure which #RisingTide2 trailers make your Top 10? We had three Blue Ocean Games-funded devs - @doublewhammy.bsky.social, @murrdoggames.bsky.social and @sotodev.bsky.social - give their unfiltered takes on some of the Top 100 trailers to help you finalize your list! buff.ly/1d5vUS0

⌛️Just TWO MORE DAYS to cast your #RisingTide2 votes! Vote at blueoceangames.com and help decide which of the top 100 games get a shot at funding!

⏰ 72 HOURS LEFT! That means only 3 MORE DAYS to rank the top 10 trailers. Don't let your favorites miss out! The final round of #RisingTide2 voting is closing, and YOU decide who gets a chance at funding. Your votes could turn a passion project into a full-time studio! Vote at blueoceangames.com

Big respect to the digital artists and 3D sculptors putting their work out there for #PortfolioDay this week. Seriously inspiring stuff!

T-MINUS 10 DAYS ⏰ Your #RisingTide2 votes have the power to fund the #indiedev dream - the top 10 games unlock a shot at up to $300,000 in funding from Blue Ocean Games! Round 2 voting ends October 24th at 12 PST - vote now at blueoceangames.com

Summit Drive is live on Next Fest! Wishlist and of course speedrun the demo. I want to see your best times below in the comments. #SteamNextFest #indiegame #indiedev #gamedevs #indiegamedev #SummitDriveGame

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for the people who voted for #CarnageMansion on @blueoceangames.bsky.social whole heartedly thank you! I will improve the push further, gave me a fresh perspective and I was able to wrap up most of the the story and the levels story flow. #indiegame

The Three Moons moves on to Round 2 of the Rising Tide #2 challenge — ranked among the Top 100 out of 401 games that participated! Thanks to @blueoceangames.bsky.social for organizing this incredible initiative. store.steampowered.com/app/3663790/... #RisingTideChallenge #RisingTide2 #IndieGames

Wooohooo we made it!! <3 #GigCrawler is officially qualified for the final round of #RisingTide2! Huge thanks for all the support!!!! here and everywhere else!!!! #indiegame #roguelite #multiplayer

Our game, Grimoire Limbo, made it to the next round of voting in the Rising Tide Challenge! @blueoceangames.bsky.social Check out the trailer here: youtu.be/wr6fh3xkmEg The next round of voting opens tomorrow at: blueoceangames.com?ref=grimoire...

I'm thrilled to announce that Paradox Patrol has made it into the finals of the Rising Tide Challenge! Over 400 trailers were submitted and now it's down to the top 100. Final voting round has begun, so please go to blueoceangames.com/challenge/vo... and cast your vote! @blueoceangames.bsky.social

We poured our hearts, souls, and trauma into this game. We already competed in two Rising Tide challenges with it, and it’s been an incredible journey. We’re excited to share an invite-only demo and a public demo soon. Thanks to the @blueoceangames.bsky.social community for your support! #DevLog

The second round of #RisingTide2 voting is now LIVE! The first round of voting narrowed the field to 100 incredible games, and the time has come to choose the 10 winners! Your vote decides which 10 games win cash prizes and potential funding from Blue Ocean Games! Vote at blueoceangames.com

🎸 Sit down with Guitar Hero and solo dev SGI in his interview with Global Game Jam! SGI's game Double Whammy was one of the winning submissions from Rising Tide #1, which led to him securing funding from Blue Ocean Games! doublewhammy.bsky.social buff.ly/wlsR5Br #gamedev #RisingTideChallenge

The cityslickers at Global Game Jam Interviewed one of the winners from Rising Tide #1 who has been funded by Blue Ocean Games! Get 'em @sotodev.bsky.social! 🤠

We’re down to the final hours of the Round 1 public vote for #RisingTide2! 🏁 Over 400 submissions will be whittled down to the top 100 games when voting ends at 12 Noon PST/3 p.m. EST 🏁 Have you backed your favorite unreleased game yet? Don't let your pick get left behind!

ISO A semi-linear single player exploration horror. Descend into the depths of a hand-crafted alien abyss, using your camera to catalogue the entities you encounter. What lies at the bottom of the abyss? @blueoceangames.bsky.social #RisingTide2 #IndieGames #RisingTideChallenge

ISO #IndieGames #thalassophobia #RisingTide2

#RisingTide2 voting has started. If you are a #GameDev, and want to get early #funding for your #IndieGame, even if it's just a concept, consider participating in the next @blueoceangames.bsky.social challenge. Your game is not to raw! all stages and levels of polish compete!

🏄Join the Blue Ocean Games community on Discord → discord.gg/pygaVrWWvt Come for the giveaways, events and game dev resources, but stay for the positive vibes and support from the indie game developer community! Check out some Discord feedback from Rising Tide #1:

✨Rising Tide #2 voting is officially underway and there is no time like the present to get more eyes on your game! ► SHARE: Post your trailers everywhere! ► TAG: Tag us in every post so we can give you a boost! ► HASHTAG: Use hashtags like #RisingTide2 to maximize discoverability

🤩It's DAY 3 of #RisingTide2 public voting!🤩 Once again we are blown away by the creativity in these submissions. Which games will make it into your Top 10 picks? Sign up to vote and join the wave at blueoceangames.com!

It's the second day of #RisingTide2 voting! Hundreds of incredible indie games are counting on YOU to rise to the top. Use our unique ranked voting system to choose the 10 best submissions and help define the next wave of #indiegames!

🌊#RisingTide2 Round 1 voting is LIVE! Head over to blueoceangames.com, sign into your profile, link a Steam account and start voting! Round 1 voting ends Monday October 6th at noon PST

🌊 As we gear up for the #RisingTide2 public voting phase we'd love to give participating devs a chance to get some early love. Voting begins September 29th! If you're competing, drop your game's trailer in the comments! 👇 #RisingTide2 #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #gamejam

🎸We are thrilled to announce our second investment following Rising Tide 1: SGI, the genius and real-life guitarist behind Double Whammy! Double Whammy (doublewhammy.bsky.social) is a wild, ambitious mix of rhythm action & narrative adventure. Congrats SGI! #gamedev #indiedev #doublewhammy

🌊✨ The next @blueoceangames.bsky.social community vote is coming! Last time the games were SUPER COOL. Help decide what gets made next! Sign up here: blueoceangames.com?ref=cncj8xig #DevLog #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev #GamingCommunity #PlayerChoice #VoteIndie

Submissions are officially closed! Thank you and good luck to all #RisingTide2 participants!

New video up on my youtube channel! In this one I discuss the myths surrounding solo game dev. Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i2V...

⏳THREE DAYS LEFT to submit your project to Rising Tide 2! Don't miss your chance! Get your game seen by thousands of Steam-verified voters and win up to $300,000 in funding for your team. To enter, visit blueoceangames.com #RisingTide2 #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev