The two newest bunguins are finished! They're all hand made, and have name beads under the wing for their owner. I can't wait to add the newest name on the little one, due in a few weeks ❤️ #plushie #sewing

You may have heard of the Turing test, but have you heard of the pirate test for AI? There are bots that trawl Steam updates, scrape Discord links, and message server owners for lead generation (I presume). We like to waste their AI credits outing the bots by asking for pirate speech #aislop #spam

Todays #followfriday (hello from NZ time zone!) We have @endofember.bsky.social , @stormcloak.games , @cassbaygames.bsky.social , @ktwyfgame.bsky.social and @wildboystudios.bsky.social - studios and games we loved at #paxaustralia 2025! A real mix of great titles and teams

This Sunday the 15th of February is WORLD WHALE DAY! 🐳🌊🐋 We are celebrating the lead up all week long with 15% off Toroa: Skycall on Steam! 😱

I never do #screenshotsaturday and frankly I already post too much, but what the heck here's another video from the library

Cat squares step 1: sketch ✏️ [ #cuteart #illustration ]

Version 0.4.254 was just released to our alpha testers in the community discord. Updated UI, the first pass of the interactive map table, and the wreck now has a name plate! Why not drop in to the Discord and check the project out discord.gg/qZPcA6cfBu #alpha #playtests #scifi #horrorgame

What is a Bunguin? Well, it's a hand-sewn plushie abomination that @gareth.develops.games makes to give to kids and friends. Number 37, 38, and 39 are in progress... check back soon ❤️🐰🐧 #plushie #sewing #rainbow

Look, it's a tiny thing but we are loving the new menu screens for Cold Salvage. Our new 3D artist is getting some serious mileage out of kitbashing - which is so critical in a small team on a shoestring budget #indiedev #gameart #scifi

Quick little #WIP of the reactor core particle effects and unfinished deck layout. The reactor is not dangerous by itself, but for some as-yet unknown reason, the things that cross over, they love to nest here. Move quickly, move quietly. #gamedev #scifi #horrorgame

Snowboarding life 🏂🏻 - Final Fantasy 7 (PS1)

Working on time trial versions of some of the levels! It’s so fun to just zip through and I can’t wait to see all of the little tricks and shortcuts people find. #indiegame #speedrun #gamedev

Dismemberment you say? 🤔 Game 👉 Killing Things With Your Friends #indiegames @paxaus @ktwyfgame

Finally, mixed trope: Hard sci-fi that takes a sharp left turn Sunshine (2007) has great acting, logical decisions, an intriguing story. The first 75% is so very good. The ending (while it makes sense psychologically) veers off sci-fi in to supernatural #scifi #sun www.imdb.com/title/tt0448...

Less-loved sci-fi trope: Critical missions with incompetent people in key positions We love Prometheus, the lore, visuals, and acting is superb. But they sent some real bell-ends out there. The map guy got lost. The biologist didn't recognise aggression #sci-fi #alien www.imdb.com/title/tt1446...

Loved sci-fi trope: competent, rounded characters making intelligent decisions. We love Event Horizon (1997) because the salvage crew do everything right, but they are faced with something beyond comprehension. It's not dumb choices that drive the movie #horror #scifi www.imdb.com/title/tt0119...

If you like roguelites and cricket, there's still a demo available for Card Cricket Quest: store.steampowered.com/app/4155160/... Two of the devs that made Headlice also worked on this. I am told the "cricket ball to the nadgers" animation is 100% custom 😂 #cricket #freedemo

One of our favourite indie studios @stormcloak.games has just released Adaptory in EA! Base building, character-driven exploration and physics gameplay while you keep your crew of 4 stranded explorers alive. We played it at PAX Australia and loved it ❤️ store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/...

Our first teaser trailer is out for Cold Salvage - a multiplayer co-op survival game. From the studio behind Headlice - play as a team of salvage engineers returning derelict warships to the front line Wishlist on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2368320/... #indiedev #horrorgame #multiplayer

The Pavs Game Awards are back for 2026 & submissions are now OPEN (closes 14th of Feb ❤️) If you are from NZ or Oceania & have a physical or digital game already released in the last year or due for release this year, find out how to enter here: https://forms.gle/EvrREDpMJixUmfLf6

In our final #Adaptory Early Access preview post, Jevon talks about world generation: Mysterious relics and ruins, underground springs, and did someone pick up our distress signal!? store.steampowered.com/news/app/220... #gamedev #indiedev

Happy Friday! Today's dev diary is this incredibly moody CIC (command deck) work in progress by our new 3D artist. We're so excited to see what they can build with the existing assets #indiedev #wip #environmentalart

Kaz at @deviousdevs.bsky.social made this masterpiece for #coldsalvage . No notes, ship it.

TIL I discovered something I never knew I always needed. Where has this been all my life - G

This is an awesome festival with hand-curated Australasian titles. NZ and Oz game friends - show off our antipodean spirit and make an expression of interest!

Cold Salvage - A co-op survival game. Claim your salvage tug from the scrapyards, gear up with your engineer buddies, and try to survive dangerous salvage missions. But be careful, the things that killed these ships may still be on board... #indiedev #gamedev #horrorgame #spotlight

#gamedev early WIP of our life atmospheric systems and wrist monitor in Cold Salvage. Parts of the wreck may have low O2, dangerous CO2 levels, or even be exposed to vacuum. A good engineer knows when to put their helmet on. #indiedev #survivalhorror #scifi

We want you to be a playtester 🦸☠️ Cold Salvage is a 1-4 player co-op horror survival game and we need you! Sign up as a playtester and receive a full copy of the game when it launches - plus a #discord role and other perks. #indiedev #horrorgame #playtest discord.gg/qZPcA6cfBu

We're sad to hear that the 2025 #SXSWSydney we attended was the last one! Big shout out to @luellamoore.bsky.social and @peakr.bsky.social for their great work on the showcase. It was a singular experience for the BG team, and we were honoured to be there.

Dev placeholder art is so crunchy and perfect. Exhibit A: the aniseed-flavoured smoke grenade for our horror survival title. Why aniseed? it makes perfect sense in-game, we promise 💥🍬 #gamedev #art

Every airlock could be your last... Once you step foot on the wreck, there's no going back. Your survival isn't about firepower - it's about making smart choices. discord.gg/qZPcA6cfBu ☠️ Join our Discord for alpha access and early playtests Explore. Repair. Survive #IndieGame #SciFi #GameDev

Our friends over at @deviousdevs.bsky.social have just released their debut title, You're Here Again - a weirdcore student project for their 3rd year at Auckland Media Design School. It's fast, it's weird, it's #indiedev Congratulations on the launch! store.steampowered.com/app/3386150/...

New build, free on Steam Playtest! New feature? SWAPPABLE WEAPONS, baby! Instead of having just items, Ember can now carry up to two weapons with unique projectile types, that then synergises with items and upgrades to make the crazy kinds of build the game is getting known for. #indiegames

and the game award goes to... ...TOROA: SKYCALL!!! 😱🥳🥰

Hey Bluesky! We’re starting a dev diary for our multiplayer horror game, #ColdSalvage. Follow along for early screenshots, environment builds, and updates as we ramp up production! #gamedev #horror

A few weeks into production of #ColdSalvage, and the world is finally starting to take shape. Here’s a peek at some early WIP environments from our multiplayer horror game in progress. Cold Salvage - Explore, Repair, Survive #gamedev #horror

We've started the environmental design for #ColdSalvage, and it's always satisfying how much mood you can get out of low light and fog with #scifi #wip. The real challenge will be getting colour in to these shots, we don't want a dark depressing game. Challenges like this is why we love #indiedev 🏴‍☠️

Many thanks to these wonderful devs for taking the time to speak with me and share their games: @stormcloak.games @lesserkeystudios.bsky.social @kittywampusgames.bsky.social @disc2games.bsky.social @wildboystudios.bsky.social @cassbaygames.bsky.social @tinykiwigames.com @bunguin.games

Happy #FollowFriday! This one is special to us, our good friends over at @jumppunchkick.bsky.social have recently released the steam page (and playtest signup) for their new title Card Cricket Quest. Roguelite sports game with a pinch of comedy, we love it! store.steampowered.com/app/4155160/...

One of the boss monsters in this DnD session looks quite familiar. DM @gareth.develops.games figured it was a nice stand in for giant spider 😆

We loved chatting to Bec from Indie Brew at PAX - and here she is with an excellent "how to be interviewed" guide for indies! How to deliver short bites that are really easy to edit into something that can get your point (and project) across with both clarity and impact. TYSM @theindiebrew.com.au ❤️

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXXX... Great little interview from @topazsanvich.bsky.social, where our MD talks a little about Headlice - and how such a weird concept came about. Bonus mention of Pete Abram's Sluggy Freelance webseries (started in 1997!!!) #sluggyfreelance #PaxAustralia

We finally got to meet the team at @stormcloak.games , and play the demo of Adaptory at #PAXAustralia . A cute base-building sim where you have to survive a crash-landed ship. The devs were just the most wonderful people, and their game was so well made! store.steampowered.com/app/2201620/...

One of our absolute faves from #NZGDC was Crawler - a VR co-op mecha-tank game from Studio Breakin. Great team, fun project - 10/10 have wishlisted store.steampowered.com/app/3859880/...

If your type of relaxing gaming is killing things with your friends, you will probably love Killing Things With Your Friends, a new title that had it's debut at #PaxAustralia . A really chaotic, fun new title from our friends at Flightless. store.steampowered.com/app/3675340/...

A cat always lands on it's feet, and buttered toast lands butter side down. What if you combined a sentient toast with an adorable cat? Physics-breaking puzzle gameplay. We loved CATO: Buttered Cat at #SXSWSydney - play the free demo at store.steampowered.com/app/1999520/...

Showcasing at both #PAXAustralia and #SXSWSydney, we were charmed by @endofember.bsky.social . store.steampowered.com/app/3217880/... The "tips" that show up on loading screens had us rolling. This game has serious aura, and it was a really fun playthrough to boot. A chaotic twin-stick shooter ❤️

Another game that was very hard to get near at #PaxAustralia was @tinykiwigames.com and Design and Conjure. store.steampowered.com/app/2390130/... Not only was it a hit at the stands, it received glowing coverage in the press! If cosy creative games are your thing, it's well worth your time

Conference season 2025 is over for us, and we are hyped the AMAZING projects we saw at #NZGDC, #PAXAustralia and #SXSWSydney. The first game we want to mention was @teetogame.bsky.social by @eatpantgames.com . Co-op cutesy 3D platforming - give it a wishlist at store.steampowered.com/app/2783370/...