Congrats to @amdamegas.bsky.social for winning League 37! This is their second league win! Runner up: @nathanmpaul.bsky.social League 38, "RAIN OF SALT," starts in less than 2 weeks! Sign up here: challonge.com/tournaments/...

Today (January 4) we wish M.M. Lewis a happy birthday! #megaknockdown

I be there with a Mega Knockdown setup (and a special test build including Character #9...)

Happy new year! Here is our Year In Review for 2025 and our plans so far for 2026. store.steampowered.com/news/app/149...

I have booked travel to Combo Breaker #CB2026. I don't plan to run a booth or table this time, but I have applied for an All In Together side tournament for Mega Knockdown and may bring a setup to the Bring Your Own Console area. I'll bring some stickers and stuff too.

We've been working hard on the next new character for Mega Knockdown. They won't be out for a few months, but our Patreon supporters can try them out... right now! www.patreon.com/posts/patron...

About 5 years ago we started looking for testers for the very early iterations of the turn based fighting game Mega Knockdown, and this project has come a long way since then--and we've still got a few surprises up our sleeve for next year. As a small thanks for following us, grab a Steam key.

Match of the Day: @nathanmpaul.bsky.social (Maria) vs @stealph.bsky.social (Paul) Mega Knockdown on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1492750/... #fgc #indiegames #fgcsky 💪🕹️

Match of the Day: @mrjoe94.bsky.social (Paul) vs @dhamster.bsky.social (Noel) Mega Knockdown on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1492750/... #fgc #indiegames #fgcsky 💪🕹️

A new League is underway, which means Match of the Day is back! Today's Match of the Day is from a league set between TacBac (Nick) and Dr Hugbox (Billy). Mega Knockdown on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1492750/... #fgc #indiegames #fgcsky 💪🕹️

If you missed our announcement at the hard drive awards, you can check the VOD here! (timestamp: 1:04:43) www.youtube.com/watch?v=T7U6...

pleased to see @megaknockdown.com around! they'll be in attendance at feats of strength. nyc heads: be there! interested in seeing more of joltt: it's got no footsies its got no ground. jumps and fireballs only and of course, play @scrambleheart.city! our next playtest starts january 16! be there!

Tune in to the Hard Drive Awards and maybe you'll see a special reveal from us!

Not only will we have World Exclusives and Fabulous Guests, we're also raising money Palestinian Children's Relief Fund. Please donate before Gal Gadot has us deplatformed. tilt.fyi/qKf4ZQh2b0

The Hard Drive Game Awards are airing tonight on twitch.tv/harddrivemag at 7PM EST! We're fundraising for the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund: tilt.fyi/0jq1GoIcuQ World premieres, fabulous guests, and copious amounts of billionaire hate! Aftershow Fuser set by @sam.robotsfightingdinosaurs.com

Here's a long thread of many indie fighting game recommendations I posted earlier this year: bsky.app/profile/mega... Play more indie games.

Our next online league starts tonight! Registration remains open until 8pm eastern USA time. All regions welcome. Play the matches at your own pace, it's free to enter with a small cash prize. Sign up here: challonge.com/tournaments/...

Today (December 12) we wish Dr. Noel Flaskin a happy birthday! #megaknockdown

Despite an already Herculean effort by our editor @nickcoffman.com, we need a little more time to get the show ready for you. The Hard Drive Game Awards will now premier 12/18 at 7PM EST on twitch.tv/harddrivemag

Indie FG of the Year - Pokemon Close Combat. A small team project with Hand-drawn spritework, a simple control layout with a surprising amount of depth in the systems, and just released Hawlucha. H.M. - @megaknockdown.com , an indie turn-based fighter that y'all should check out!

Tune into the Hard Drive Game Awards this Friday at 7PM EST on twitch.tv/harddrivemag! Fabulous guests, including: @hbomberguy.bsky.social @mikedrucker.bsky.social @charalanahzard.bsky.social @airbagged.bsky.social @emmakidwell.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @alyssamerc.bsky.social

LRT: Tune in next week to the Hard Drive Awards! Not only are they raising funds for the Palestine Children's Relief Fund, but you might also see a special announcement from us! (Provided the money bag with a dollar sign on it reaches the editors on time..) 12/12 7PM ET, www.twitch.tv/harddrivemag

Video game award shows aren't really about video games. They're about saying, "I may have no actual talent and am devoid of charisma, but I sure do have some famous friends." Here are some of the presenters you'll see next week at the Hard Drive Game Awards. (12/2 7PM ET) www.twitch.tv/harddrivemag

The 4th annual #TurnBasedThursdayFest will be March 9-16! Hundreds of excellent games & discounts on Steam, Let's Plays & giveaways, & our first ever Featured Reveals trailer showcase! Help us spread the word? ❤️🔃 Developer & content creator signups are open, 🔗 in replies 👇

The second playtest for HYPERFIGHT 2 will begin on November 28, at 9pm PST! It'll run for a whole week this time!! There's been a ridiculous amount of improvements since last playtest, so please look forward to it! #gamedev #indiedev #fgc

Discovery on Steam, especially for fighting games, is kind of in shambles. I'm gonna do my part and use the tools we do have to break through some of the noise. Give my Curator page a follow if you want to get notified about niche and indie fighters on Steam store.steampowered.com/curator/4224...

#WIP #animation for @megaknockdown.com Lord, secondary animations are something else. #gamedev #fightinggames #Indiegamedev #FGC #indiefightinggames

We've been making rapid progress in the implementation of character #9. They probably won't be announced or released publicly for awhile, but I plan for Patrons (all paid tiers) to get a playable preview next month. Why not support us? www.patreon.com/posts/charac...

Match of the Day: @dhamster.bsky.social (Marv) vs RoyalNoobKing (Nils). Mega Knockdown on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1492750/... #fgc #indiegames #fgcsky 💪🕹️

NYC area followers: I am planning to bring a Mega Knockdown setup to Red Parry's "Feats of Strength" in Brooklyn NY on January 10-11.

We've just added two new tracks to our soundtrack playlist on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tWO... www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMCw...

marv's animations are coming along beautifully too.

Today's update adds new moves for Nick Beardguy, new animations and Chinese localization (thanks @thewarlocs.bsky.social) Mega Knockdown is 25% off this week on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1492750/... Patch notes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/149... #fgc #indiegames #fgcsky 💪🕹️

Today's update adds new moves for Nick Beardguy, new animations and Chinese localization (thanks @thewarlocs.bsky.social) Mega Knockdown is 25% off this week on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1492750/... Patch notes: store.steampowered.com/news/app/149... #fgc #indiegames #fgcsky 💪🕹️

NYC area followers: I am planning to bring a Mega Knockdown setup to Red Parry's "Feats of Strength" in Brooklyn NY on January 10-11.

Originally Mega Knockdown was meant to be played on a split keyboard, and the current keyboard layout is an artifact of that--the default player 1 controls are all on the left hand. I'm thinking of making an adjustment to the default keyboard layout. Which option works best?

Match of the Day: MegaS (Noel) vs @dhamster.bsky.social (Nils) Mega Knockdown on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1492750/... #fgc #indiegames #fgcsky 💪🕹️

Some news related to our next new character: www.patreon.com/posts/update...

Nuts. Can't post any of the work I've been doing on @megaknockdown.com recently. Its a secret. Shhhhhhh. #gamedev

These were technically placeholder assets, although before the 2022 Niche Fighter Fete fundraiser I didn't expect I'd be able to actually find an artist for bespoke character sprites. They're.. somewhat "load-bearing" as most of the "real" animations share the same animation events with the jermas

Keep an eye out for this old fart. He’s a key figure in the lore of @megaknockdown.com. Yes, we have lore. #indiegame #gamedev #fightinggames #indiegamedev.

Todays @megaknockdown.com #animation and dear god was this one a giant pain for some reason. #gamedev #indiegamedev #fightinggames #FGC #art

Working on @megaknockdown.com endings (in addition to other things. A lot of other things. I think my muse is on crank, honestly.) #gamedev #indiegamedev #art

Hi #PitchYaGame, Mega Knockdown is a hand drawn 2D fighter where the action only moves when you do. Jump into the real challenge at the heart of fighting games: outsmarting your friends and predicting their next move! Check it out here: store.steampowered.com/app/1492750/... #fgc #indiegames 💪🕹️

Todays video is LIVE & its time for a big love-in. Complain about balance/characters/the usual, not this time. Fighting games are just in a good place right now & will remain so for a good time to come. Lets talk about it. youtu.be/Je-GoJ40PTY

Match of the Day: @dhamster.bsky.social (Marv) vs voodoo_child (Nick) Mega Knockdown on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1492750/... #fgc #indiegames #fgcsky 💪🕹️

Working on @megaknockdown.com win poses now. TA DAAAAAAAAA! #gamedev ##indiegamedev #animation.

Match of the Day: @dhamster.bsky.social (Nick) vs Dr Hugbox (Paul) Mega Knockdown on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1492750/... #fgc #indiegames #fgcsky 💪🕹️

@megaknockdown.com Last shot. In the one place still untouched by capitalism...

New indie fighter "The Skeletons are Fighting" just dropped yesterday: store.steampowered.com/app/3412330/...