Just wondering: Are diagrams more interesting to look at if they've got blood splattered all over?

First newsletter since the Beta of my horror game Dark Lessons ended will go out tomorrow. This one will bore you to *DEATH* with an in-depth analysis of how the Beta went. Sounds spooky? Sign up below! subscribepage.io/darklessons #indiehorror #indiegamedev

How I started making indie games: - Wanted to become a game dev as a teen - Always overscoped - Had an existential crisis and studied humanities - Two career changes later, came full circle and work as a programmer - Game dev has been my most persistent hobby since #indiegamedev

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I've still a long way to go ... Many thanks and kudos to @steinmakesgames.bsky.social , who created 60 % of the stickers on this here computer.

I see #GodotFest wasn't the only great thing happening in Munich on Tuesday.

@flomalodev.bsky.social 's Battlewrights was one of the many amazing games I got to play at #GodotFest. It's a super-fun couch-party game with a smooth, polished feel to it, set to release soon. This type of game has a tough time on Steam, so go check it out. store.steampowered.com/app/3112470/...

ITS ALIVE! We just announced INSECTA VINDICTA at @gamesground.bsky.social and here is the trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o4O...

It's November 13 - happy birthday to us! 🎂 Songs of Silence is releasing for free on the Epic Games Store in a few hours, but we also want to share some gifts with our existing community today. For starters, our Original Soundtrack is now available in full on YouTube! Link in thread 🎶

If you weren't able to attend, @ccc.de has got you covered with recordings of all the talks given at #GodotFest: media.ccc.de/c/godotfest2...

The only thing I don't like about #GodotFest is that it's already over. Met so many great, inspirational people there! Thanks to everyone who worked on making it happen!

Just a week ago, I gave a shoutout to Phantom Camera, a #Godot plugin that makes dealing with cameras so much easier and more fun — and what a pleasant surprise yesterday to meet its creator @marcusskov.com at #GodotFest here in Munich! phantom-camera.dev

Continuing my project of buying assets and then modifying them: For a new puzzle, I need a typewriter in my game that the player can actually type on, so I've taken a model of a typewriter I got in a Synty pack and modified it to look like what you see on the right, with movable keys and carriage.

Something tells me this took you longer than 6 minutes, @smitner.studio . 🧐 No, seriously, why does everything you do with Godot make me feel like I'm just playing with wooden blocks? 😅

Due to overwhelming popular demand I taught myself how to make and edit video! Here is how I made my procedural pixel art tentacle, keen to hear feedback as this is all very new for me. Cheers :) youtu.be/-h2dkiKy_4I #GameDev #Godot #PixelArt

A plea for help. 🙏 One of the lead playtesters of Blue Prince, Iggy, has polycystic kidney disease and has only a few months to find a living kidney donor. His story, contact and donor information can all be found on iggyland.org Please help us in sharing his story and getting the word out.💙

HIGHWAY NOIR releases Q1 2026 Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3317730/... You are an underground driver for hire, fired from the Major Crimes Agency Outpace the law. Take down the conspirators. Make the road your battleground #HighwayNoir #IndieGame

Streamer Tansurink played my Beta! Really enjoyed the commentary. youtu.be/OD-szGlblxo?... #indiehorror

This may sound stupid and look unspectacular to anyone but me, but as a developer, this might the most satisfying thing I've added to my game as of yet. #indiegamedev

Big shoutout to Phantom Camera, an amazing plugin for #GodotEngine that makes tweening between cameras a breeze. I just discovered that the plugin now supports multiple camera hosts, so I can tween between cameras in subviewports and cameras in the actual game world alike. phantom-camera.dev

🤦 Just realized after a year of #Godot I've been building mipmaps to get smoother texture downscaling but never actually turned on the texture filtering to use them. Here's how! (Along with a shameless plug to check out Celestial Golf store.steampowered.com/app/3965730/) #gamedev #indie #space

When I began work on my game, I knew nothing about 3D. An asset bundle was on sale, and I ran with it. Now, most of my models are still Synty models, but as I'm learning more, even small changes go a long way in making the game feel unique. Here's a bought padlock turning into a combination lock.

Hey look it's my game Adios, which made people cry!! If you like it, please leave a review so other people can check it out and because I read all the reviews and they make me very happy

Happy Halloween! If you're looking for some spooky games to play tonight, here's not one, not two, but three Starter Packs with all the indie horror devs I've been able to find on Bluesky: Pack 1) go.bsky.app/2JwFHXW Pack 2) go.bsky.app/2oGrwSD Pack 3) go.bsky.app/6yPz3NB

The Seance of Blake Manor is now live on Steam. Check out our launch trailer! 💀 store.steampowered.com/app/1395520/... #indiegames

qualia is in the @dames4games.org halloween showcase!! checkout all the other fun spooky games on steam ✌️🎃💕 store.steampowered.com/curator/4566...

The last 24 hours have been a nightmare. I feel like garbage even attempting to ask for help but if you're able to, I need $670 by Sunday. I'm scrounging what I can and selling a few things to get this paid. If you could share, that would be a huge help! Thank you! ko-fi.com/midge007

YouTuber LoonaCobweb has played Dark Lessons's Beta and shared her "No Commentary" playthrough on YouTube. 👀 youtu.be/lgilRjvjVQI?... (Developer's note: The graphics settings she chose make the game *a lot* brighter than what your regular experience would be.) #indiegamedev #indiehorror

I'll remind you of the cleaning robot that will be in my sci-fi game, but that's not its main mechanic. I've already written about how to do this (it was in the summer), and it's really easy in Unreal Engine. Drawing Opacity for decals #UnrealEngine #UE5 #gamedev #indiedev #scifi #games

Adding more options for people who have technical issues playing Dark Lessons. At this point, I feel like Dark Lessons is mostly a tech demo for Godot Engine graphics options. Next game will be for GameBoy. #GodotEngine

Bher's demo is now playable on steam! Fight your way through 2 of 5 dungeons, meet and recruit the 6 companions, and begin to discover the mysteries of this oblique 1-bit town store.steampowered.com/app/3906190

Just went live on #Twitch : www.twitch.tv/angelus_05 Checking out the demo to #FleshMadeFear by @taintedpactgames.bsky.social

Currently optimizing one of the bigger scenes from my horror indie game for Unity. Building this city district from scratch as authentically as possible took a ton of research - and I’m really happy with how it’s all coming together. #indiedev #gamedev

Tonight begins our October fundraiser. I’m raising money for a new pc build. Donate and see me eat truffles that Mrs.Keyrock made with who-knows-what! See you tonight at 8pm (CST) Donate here: streamelements.com/Misterkeyroc...

When the only thing standing between me and a MacOS build of my game is Apple's buggy payment form ... 🙃

⌛ Only 24 HOURS left till the Beta playtest for my horror adventure Dark Lessons starts. Last chance to sign up if you want to be among the first to play the game and help me improve it 👇 subscribepage.io/darklessons #indiegamedev #indiehorror

🚨 NOW LIVE 🚨 The @HorrorGameAward HALLOWEEN SHOWCASE. - 100+ GAMES. - WORLD PREMIERE TRAILERS. - BRAND NEW GAMEPLAY REVEALS. - EXCLUSIVE NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENTS PRE-SHOW BEGINS - 10:23AM PDT/1:23PM EDT/6:23PM BST/7:23PM CEST 📽️ Presented by Conner Rush of @FyreGamesReal

Just a few more hours till the @horrorgameawards.bsky.social Halloween Showcase! Tune in today at 11am PDT | 2pm EDT | 7pm BST | 8pm CEST 🩸 youtu.be/bP2eLhnSNCc?... #TheHorrorGameAwards #HalloweenShowcase

The @horrorgameawards.bsky.social Halloween Showcase is TODAY at 2pm ET / 7pm BT, and I'm so stoked Dark Lessons will be part of it! Don't miss gaming's best opportunity to get ready for the scary season! #TheHorrorGameAwards #HalloweenShowcase #indiegames

Well, Jam is over (Things could have been better, but but) We have a game☝️, where many of my little monsters that I designed appear, and you can try: #indiegame #horrorgame #horrorgaming (based on the Russian zzz experiment!) farelas.itch.io/the-red-expe...

CONTRA SPEM SPERO — OUT NOW! My first game is finally out after 2.5 years of development. To everyone who wishlisted, shared, or rooted for it — thank you! I hope you enjoy the journey! Store page ✦ bit.ly/4hQDyFb #indiegames #indiehorror #horrorgame #interactivefiction #visualnovel #games

hi new followers 🫶 u should play my free existential horror game qualia and talk to your therapist about it. remember that intellica loves you. store.steampowered.com/app/3351080/...

🗓️ 4 DAYS TO GO UNTIL THE @horrorgameawards.bsky.social HALLOWEEN SHOWCASE PRE-SHOW - 10:23AM PDT/1:23PM EDT/6:23PM BST/7:23 CEST 📽️ Presented by Conner Rush of @fyregames.bsky.social

🟥🔪 Can you survive your teacher? Only 1 week left till the free Beta playtest for my horror game Dark Lessons starts! If you'd like to be among the first to play the first part of my game or if you want to help me improve it, sign up now: subscribepage.io/darklessons #indiegamedev #indiehorror

We made a new GDScript Formatter for Godot 4, written in Rust: www.gdquest.com/library/gdsc... It runs fast enough to use on every save on a laptop. Please give it a try, and let us know if you encounter any issue!

Using Godot 4.5's new stencil support to easily add outlines to highlighted objects. #GodotEngine #indiegamedev

Excited to announce Turning Manor, our first person spot the difference puzzle horror game! The job is simple: - Count the differences - Choose an exit ⬅️➡️ Should be easy, right...? Wishlist now!🏚️ store.steampowered.com/app/3855530?...

Whenever I haven't played any horror games in a while, I start thinking: "I'm a rational person. This time I'll play one without shitting my pants." Then I play a horror game. 😨

We have a launch date, folks. Blake Manor opens its doors on October 27th! #indiegames