We did another prototype last week! A creative toy (think Summerhouse or Tiny Glade, but uh... rough!! not as pretty as we'd like it yet) where you make your own plants by combining genes. Very experimental, might change direction heavily: indoorsunglasses.itch.io/seedcraft We'd love input! #gamedev

Man, sometimes you just get the lovelies reviews on Steam. This one was in Russian originally, Google translated. Sure does warm the heart some.

After we got over TEN THOUSAND players in a very short time for our small incremental game, we decided to make a bigger update AND a brand new Steam page! Try the game here: indoorsunglasses.itch.io/feed-the-for... Wishlist on Steam here: store.steampowered.com/app/4362170/... #indiegames #gaming

Epic made provably incorrect statements about the game’s content, refused to provide details supporting their claims, and has not shared their claimed AO IARC certificate, which normally includes a link for the developer to appeal. They do not ‘love that studio’, they have effectively ghosted us

Mind Diver is nominated for a Thinky Award alongside a wonderful lineup. Watch along today!!

As you may know, we are running a conference on games, play, and climate futures in May at the ITU Copenhagen: playingfutures.today Some news: the deadline for abstracts has been extended to February 20th. Now you have no excuses left not to submit!

Our jam game has had 7000 players in 7 days: indoorsunglasses.itch.io/the-snail-an... so we miiight be doing more with it 👀

New game! Released a small incremental game about spreading life to a desert. Free, plays in the browser: indoorsunglasses.itch.io/the-snail-an...

snail game is going places

what a list!! games are really cool

progress from half a day of jamming so far: we got snails. the snails are jumping. also been sketching out some value diagrams/resource flows to get the design details in place. tomorrow: heatmap growth and first enemies, probably! it feels so wonderful to be jamming again! been years.

we're participating in a jam! itch.io/jam/alchemy-... making a game where you're a snail helping a forest spread. will feature growth heatmaps and snail upgrades! Andrés (artist) had already made a snail concept art weeks ago, and Edd (programmer) has found gifs for his video setup. #gamedev

Hey, did you know that I wrote some reflections on the development of Mind Diver right before launch? Here are all the posts in one accessible place: 0: Intro: bsky.app/profile/breu... 1: Art v Commerce bsky.app/profile/breu... 2: Inspirations bsky.app/profile/breu... #gamedev #minddiver #indiedev

For centuries, game designers thought games could only be about Combat. But one day, great explorers discovered the art of Resource Management. And no more innovation was needed, and peace ruled the lands 😌

Mind Diver is a 3D detective game about repairing memories, built out from a Danish student project. I was completely taken by the native Danish actors, writing, art, and novel concept. A very fresh take on the Obra Dinn model - and deserves more eyes! store.steampowered.com/app/2259330/...

Very comprehensive and great collection of detective games from 2025. Check it out if they're your jam!

I agree! So we spent 4 years on one that now has 97% positive reviews. Maybe check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/2259330/...

someone should make a videogame

Fav games of 2025, led by @blippo.plus and ft. @pepijnwillekens.bsky.social @wednesdays-game.bsky.social @minddivergame.bsky.social @deconstructeam.bsky.social @ccharnul.bsky.social @thestaticman.bsky.social @namataka.bsky.social @uvula.jp @calligramstudio.com - these games mean so much to me ❤️

Takumi Nakazawa (Too Kyo Games - Director & Co-Scenario Writer of Shuten Order) 1) Return of the Obra Dinn 2) The Case of the Golden Idol 3) Mind Diver 4) Mouthwashing 5) Project:;COLD case.mirage

Kazutaka Kodaka (Too Kyo Games - Co-Director & Co-Writer of The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy) 1) Metaphor: ReFantazio 2) Ghost of Yotei 3) Kirby Air Riders 4) Mind Diver 5) Return of the Obra Dinn

This article starts out well but I disagree with the conclusion, pointing at better *leadership* as the solution. The real solution is stronger unions & more worker ownership. Which tools to use & how to use them should be decided by the workers. The broader perspective: youtu.be/2Qec5Iv7nvw?...

PRODUCER 2021 (2022) is 50% off for the steam sale! store.steampowered.com/app/1667320/...

Happy Steam Winter Sale! Mind Diver is 20% off. It's got 97% positive. It's award-winning! It looks pretty cool. It's got a nice story. You get to feel smart. It makes for a nice present. It's a game for a refined palate! You can get it here: store.steampowered.com/app/2259330/...

Mind Diver is nominated for Best Art Direction! Thanks so much to the Thinky people for nominating it :) Please check out the rest of the nominees. Thinky Games are doing a wonderful job of curating an interesting style and collection of games. Games for people who solve a crossword every Saturday.

anyway, I nominate "slop" to be the @merriam-webster.com word of the year

Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.

Check out our new bundle together with Raw Fury! There are some interesting overlaps between Mind Diver and The Signifier, both in style and substance. If investigation and near-scifi is your vibe, this is probably one of the best deals you can get your hands on right now.

Disappointed in their ball-handling skills, Keke decides to send the ball into a stable orbit #babaisyou

Almost didn't make it through security because of a very special piece of luggage 😄 I'm on my way home from Bilbao with the "Most Innovative Game" award from BIG Conference. It's so heavy that the security guards had a longer discussion about it, but eventually decided to wave me through!

Depresso headline, but the interview with Keita is still delightful. Especially make note of his comments on the throughline of his games, and his excellent music recommendations 😄

THEY'VE PUT ME ON THE POCKETSTATION COOP. I'M BEING RENDERED IN A 32 BY 32 GRID OF MONOCHROME PIXELS. THE BOYS BACK AT QUANTICO SAID THEY'RE GOING TO RELOCATE ME TO A "DOKO DEMO ISSYO" UNTIL THEY CAN GET THIS STRAIGHTENED OUT.

I intend to use my profits from the game to fund and uplift creators less privileged than he is. I’ve already begun that effort with the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant: grants.draknek.org

Annoying vagueposting, but I MUST share my excitement: we're starting up an extremely cool project, but more importantly, we are doing it in a way that feels inordinately meaningful. we'll be more democratic & cooperative this time around. so many fresh, inspiring ideas in our conversations.

In this hypothetical (full auto science) what's lost is the direct participation of human beings in the growth and direction of knowledge that would affect our own futures. So a loss of autonomy and agency -- which might make someone sad, of course. But also... losing autonomy and agency is huge!

Big ups to Julian, our next-door neighbor at NYU's Game Innovation Lab, a long-time AI researcher protesting full-human-replacement as evil?! I recommend the accompanying blog-post; really articulates some high stakes at play in this discourse, and gives me many thoughts.

cheat-code for academic/journalistic 2010's twitter discourse that apparently still works: locate the Naomi Clark reply to get the sophisticated, succinct conclusion to most of the discussion. Then go back to posting about Desert Golfing.

Loving stuff is smart as heck

Backloggd GOTY event

And it’s a story that felt very grounded and mature, in how messy and beautiful adult relationships can be To all the exes indeed

Stayed up way too late to finish Mind Diver, clocking in at 4.6 hrs -fantastic game. All the clues are there if you take the time to really look around, listen/read closely, and pay attention. Reminded me a lot of The Roottrees Are Dead, just being curious about things helps

my personal top games: Nightreign, Mind Diver, Clair Obscur and Hell is Us

Just finished this game last night (got it at launch but I've had a busy few weeks since then) and I really enjoyed it! Near-future science fiction story set in Copenhagen, deductive investigation gameplay in first person. I want to write a bit more about it later - it's really cool.

Ok "Metroidbrania" folks, apparently I'm hearing that Mind Diver is a good 'un if you like stuff like Obra Dinn, Golden Idol, and so on.

Today at 2pm GMT! 🔜 #AdventureX Showcase Saturday! I've selected 8 demos from last weekend's @adventurex.bsky.social to play and share with you on stream - I'm very excited! Twitch.tv/villainyvs ✨💜✨💜✨ @torreznoenter.bsky.social @kinigames.bsky.social @mucksgames.com @viceundercover.bsky.social

Did you know you can actually just buy games from itch.io? It's really cool, most often DRM-free, and they take a smaller cut than Steam! Support Santa Ragione next week, and throw some dollars after someone else than Valve for a change!

Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...

Want to jam for a week in a castle in Latvia? Sauna every evening? We're going this year, IF the jam happens - 11 more tickets need to get reserved within the next 5 days! So check out the info here now, and consider reserving a ticket so you can join me for the castle siege: www.castlegamejam.com

"there are no third spaces anymore" wrong. blast furnace