There's a common misconception that worker-owned businesses are less productive and fail more often than traditional companies. In reality, the opposite is true. Decades of empirical research show us that worker-owned businesses tend to be more productive and resilient. Studies linked below.

You telling me STREET UNI X, the game with almost entirely positive reviews?? Where you do stunts on a unicycle?? Made by a beautiful transgender and their friends?? is on sale for less than 20 dollars?? On Steam?? Right now?? store.steampowered.com/app/2204900/...

Super proud of this character model I've been working on for 3 months now!

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We've got a new patron-only discord server! If you want access to early builds, exclusive behind-the-scenes footage and more, Check out our Patreon! #Patreon #gamedev #indiegame www.patreon.com/cw/rocketadr...

The first game I made with my wife is now out on Steam! I made this cute celebratory graphic for the newsletter but it sounds like the newsletter went to everyone's Spam folder so no one saw it 😭 store.steampowered.com/app/3825300/...

Just a wee reminder that applications for our ✨NEW Cooperative Foundations✨ program + $5k grant are open through this Friday, March 6! Canadian indie game studios looking to learn about building a sustainable business - we'd love to hear from you. babyghosts.fund/coop-foundat...

Playtest FATEMENDER from Cohort 5's @wtchcrft.com! …a Tarot-themed roguelike deckbuilder of strategy and pathfinding. Cast spells to traverse and transform the Labyrinth. Collect powerful Artifacts to defy the Fates and be the first to escape Purgatory… store.steampowered.com/app/4177420/...

There’s just under a week of Canadian studios to apply for Cooperative Foundations from @babyghosts.fund and supported by the @gammaspace.bsky.social community!

Your jam team wants to become a real studio but you don't know how to split the money, make decisions, or set it up so nobody gets screwed in two years. We teach that! Applications close March 6. Free. babyghosts.fund/coop-foundat...

Applications are open now for our spring 2026 cohort of Cooperative Foundations! Comes with a $5k bursary. And if you’re Ontario-based, we have $1,000 travel stipends available to join us in Toronto for in-person cohort events thanks to Ontario Creates. babyghosts.fund/coop-foundat...

We built you a garden! Spores.garden is a personal site where you can curate your thoughts and explore other people’s gardens by following a trail of digital flowers. We’re still building and adding to it, so let us know what you like and what features you’d want to see!

Filling out the space #low-poly #Godot4 #Blender #gamedev

TOMORROW! Join eileen + jennie for an info session and q&a about our new Cooperative Foundations program. Learn about what the intensive covers, the structure and supports it offers, and how to apply. babyghosts.fund/info-session

Game dev? Laid off? Considering going indie? Also consider applying for our new… ☞ COOPERATIVE FOUNDATIONS ☜ 8-week cohort-based course, starting April 8! babyghosts.fund/coop-foundat...

Indie devs! if you’re looking for a more sustainable way to make games, consider a worker co-op.

Baby Ghosts is now recruiting for the next round of our newly revised Cooperative Foundations program - if you're part of a co-op-curious Canadian studio, this is an amazing opportunity to join a hugely supportive community and maybe transform the way you work together 👻

"Despite the games industry being extremely profitable (~$197 billion revenue in 2025), it is unjustifiably inequitable and unsustainable."

Co-op curious? Apply for our NEW Cooperative Foundations program now! You and your collaborators will get 8 weeks of pre-formation education alongside alumni and other indie studios in a cozy cohort. Open to new and established studios and comes with a $5k grant. babyghosts.fund/coop-foundat...

Applications for our NEW 8-week Cooperative Foundations program open Monday, Feb 9! Comes with a $5,000 grant. Join our info session to learn more: babyghosts.fund/info-session

We're celebrating our studios as we prepare for Cohort 6! ★ Polyvale Studios won big at Global Game Jam: Citizens Assembly, with coverage in Global News (globalnews.ca/news/11530997/kingston-area-studio-wins-global-award-for-democracy-themed-video-game/) and The Whig!

@gm4coopfutures.bsky.social Helloooo!!

As we rebuild post Hurricane Melissa - Jamaica could really use your help. If you're able, please, PLEASE donate to the GoJ's support fund: supportjamaica.gov.jm

🎲 👆🏻 🔪 💰 @rocketadrift.bsky.social's darkly humorous rogue-like dice builder, DEAD FINGER DICE: THE BILLIONAIRE KILLING GAME, is out now on Steam! - 1bit asthetic! - Synth-sational soundtrack! - Custom enchanted poker dice! - Billionaire-killing commepance! store.steampowered.com/app/3512300/...

🚀 Applications are OPEN for Baby Ghosts Alberta – Cohort 1! Alberta indie studios: get a $25,000 stipend, 6 months of peer support, & tools to build sustainable, cooperative studios. Apply by Oct 10, 2025. Program runs Nov 3–Apr 24. For full details & to learn more: babyghosts.org/peer-acceler...

Next month, our co-ED Jennie Robinson Faber will be speaking at the lovely @qgcon.bsky.social! The talk, on queering game studio economics, will be a practical look at game cooperatives. And it'll be livestreamed on Discord! Check out the stacked lineup: www.qgcon.org/schedule

We're launching a member program this fall! Pre-register for Ghost Guild: babyghosts.org/ghost-guild Open to anyone, anywhere, building or interested in worker-led and cooperative studios. 🤝

Proud of @daff.space for cancelling their STREET UNI X Xbox port in solidarity with Palestinians, even though it could've been crucial for their livelihood as an indie dev. 🇵🇸 www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-culture-of...

Co-ED eileen mary holowka is part of this panel today discussing cooperative models for the game industry (ya know… what we're all about!). JOIN US!

If you have an interest in making an ambitious rhythm game with me, with a DIY attitude, radical liberation worn on it's sleeve, queer focused subject matter, and colorful characters, I am seeking to build a team ahead of grant applications this coming March. Interested in contributing?

In Dead Finger Dice, make important decisions like... which pallet to use 🎨 #deadfingerdice #indiegame #godot

Check out this game by Cohort 5 studio @wtchcrft.com … LOVE IN THE TIME OF SPELLPHAGE, a one-hour spellpunk narrative adventure about pandemic, wizards, and first love, is part of the Steam DEBUT FESTIVAL! store.steampowered.com/app/3825300/...

Check out the Dead Finger Dice demo for the China Joy Game Show Steam event! #gamedev #chinajoy #deadfingerdice store.steampowered.com/app/3512300/...

Today is the first day of our week long #fundraiser and the matching donors' pledge has increased! Please help us reach our goal by sharing this post! . #boardgames #videogames #lgbtq #gaymer #gamestudies #mutualaid #queerstudies #genderstudies #gaming #indiedev #montreal #gamingcon #ttrpg

Love in the Time of Spellphage is in here! 🌈🔮

New card back for #fateweaver 🤔 But now to see how it looks in engine. #gameart

Proud to announce that Sunken Stones - my puzzle strategy grid-based game about deploying (and ditching) crew mates to stave off a salty demies - is ⭐OUT NOW⭐! Features: 🏴‍☠️6 Pirate Captains ☠️48 Crewmates 🌊Risk vs. Reward Mechanics Grab the Game Now (and leave a review)! ⚓ s.team/a/2601810

If you like Flocking Hell, I strongly recommend Sunken Stone from my friend @spritewrench.com: store.steampowered.com/app/2601810/... #Strategy #IndieGame where you place your pirate crew on a 5x5 grid in order to defeat monsters and collect treasure. Hits the same deep + whimsical vibes as FH ^.^

What fate will you draw? #indiedev #gamedev #gameart #fateweaver

🎮🔥 Call for Games! 🔥🎮 I'm curating a show on GAMES AS PROTEST/ACTIVISM and looking for titles that explore resistance, civil disobedience, or political action. Made one? Know one? DM or comment! Lets make some interactive uproar ✊️ More to come soon!

It's me! I'll be at #GDX2025 presenting on "Avoiding Complicity". I'll be mapping out the relationship between our industry and the destruction of Gaza; sharing tools devs can use right now to resist. 🍉 I'll also be on panels relating to worker-first studios, narrative and community safety. Say hi!

👀 Have you seen the schedule for #GDX2025? It’s 🔥 2 days of talks, panels & community you don’t want to miss. 🎟️ zeffy.com/ticketing/gdx--2025 #IndieGames #YEGEvents

Interested in some #indiedev marketing stories? Kylie wrote about our early efforts to promote our first 2 games and the differences between Itch.io and Steam we've noticed so far.

Mass layoffs affecting thousands of workers. Cancelled development cycles sweeping years of hard work under the rug. We have seen time and again how little the worker matters to corporate leadership. 🪶 Sign & share the first step for change: actionnetwork.org/forms/were-d...

In the first quarter of 2025, the average fundraiser was getting 37% less than last year. It's even worse for queer orgs because supporting 2SLGBTIA+ causes is seen as risky given the current political climate in North America. But, we take care of us, right? Please support the fundraiser and share!

🛠️Updated the flesh die design for Dead Finger Dice. #godot #1-bit #dice-builder Wishlist - store.steampowered.com/app/3512300/...

#PitchYaGame day! Love in the Time of Spellphage 🔮 A 1 hour spellpunk narrative adventure about pandemic, wizards, and first love. 🔳 Enjoy vintage computer aesthetic ⚗️ Learn some wizard science 💋 Maybe smooch a wizard! 🌈 Take magic schools back from TERFs! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddGN...

These witchy ghosties give us such *gigil*!

You can pallet swap in Dead Finger Dice: The Billionaire Killing Game! #screenshotaturday #gamedev #indiegame

📣We're taking part in #steamnextfest with Dead Finger Dice: The Billionaire Killing Game! Play our timed-exclusive demo➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/3512300/... #gamedev #1-bit #indiegame #roguelike