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!!! 😱🥳🥰

DEMO ANNOUNCE! We are very excited to announce our demo release date: late May 2026! Check out the rad new trailer and read up on other updates on our Steam Community update! If you like what you see, spread the word! #indiegames #indiegamedev #videogames #gore #horror #horrorgames

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/...

Look, we know it's silly. You know it's silly. But all the same, are you going to miss out on seeing a giant crab-louse wearing a pirate hat? Ask CrabbyBot in our discord server for /freestuff: discord.gg/jNCNRmyMjy

Thrilled to announce @headlicegame.com is at www.sxswsydney.com this year! Also, our MD Gareth Fox will be presenting a session titled "The Parasite and the Half Baked Cake". How does a game like Headlice come to be? Come find out in beautiful Sydney. See you in October #gamedev #sxsw #sxswsydney

Headlice will be returning to the New Zealand Games showcase at the NZGDA conference 25 - 27 September 2025. Tickets on sale soon at www.nzgdc.com - connect with the NZ games industry and come see what studios and students have been cooking! Give @nzgda.bsky.social a follow for more information

We love this feature video from @finnpaul.bsky.social about composing a soundtrack for an idle game. Awesome insight to creating an audio pallette and working on ambient minecraftesque music www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmIX... #indiegames

It's Tech Spike Friday! What's better than one crab? Online multiplayer MULTICRAB (we are working on a small tech demo to see if this is possible. What do you think of the idea?)

We've resumed preproduction on Cold Salvage, in which you play as a blue-collar engineer on deadly repair missions. How is our crew patch looking? #indiedev #gamelogo #horrorgames #indiehorror

Our Kickstarter has less than 48 hours left, and we know it won't succeed. But! We have decided to give free rewards to say thank you to all those who pledged. Read more about it below, and thank you to everyone. The team is SO grateful for all the support ❤️ www.kickstarter.com/projects/bun...

We are getting a lot more LLM-driven DMs lately across our various channels, though we're not quite sure what their purpose is yet, other than to waste our time. Some are.... easier to spot than others. #llm #spam #alig #lyricalgenius

Today was the final session of the Practical Pitching workshop with @gameconsulting.bsky.social (which was sponsored by @nz-code.nz) We can recommend it if only for the chance for an early peek at some amazing upcoming titles from NZ studios! Trust us, you will want to keep an eye on the scene ❤️

The first developer diary for Sugardew Island is out! covering the most important thing of course, farming! Check it out here; store.steampowered.com/app/2711030/...

You're an indie dev. We're indie devs. Show us what you're working on! We want to bathe in creativity for a beat ❤️ Any genre, any stage of development! #indiedev #indoegamedev #indiegames #gamedev #solodev

oh and here's our game trailer too www.youtube.com/watch?v=oO6u...

Poor Dwayne. Every thirty seconds he gets thwacked kickstarter.com/projects/bunguingames/2039082423

What's THE game that made you decide to become a dev? For me (Gareth CEO) it was Space Invaders - not playing it, but helping my dad program it in to a Commodore 64 when I was six years old. Seeing the code go from incomprehensible lines in the book, to something you could play was world-changing.

If you're seeing this, you probably know that we've decided to take the plunge and turn our back on what used to be our biggest platform (Twitter), but we're excited to spread the indie love on all our other channels ✨🕹️ Let's keep it going! #LeavingX

The Alterium Shift Kickstarter is live now! Hurry over and grab your early bird rewards now! Help support our retro-inspired turn-based JRPG today: https://bit.ly/AlteriumShiftBacker #gamedev #indiegame #jrpg #kickstarter

Our Headlice Kickstarter is now LIVE!! Back us for cool rewards www.kickstarter.com/projects/bun...

We are very excited to announce that our Kickstarter goes live within the next 24 hours! You can follow the campaign at www.kickstarter.com/projects/bun...

Merry #Devmas and for the final day... "Dev Team Snap" Picture of the team! this was taken at the spark arena event representing games made in NZ. Thanks for joining us for devmas! to support Headlice, play the demo, Wishlist and add the our Kickstarter to your watchlist. #Gamedev #indie #Headlice

Great news! 🥳 We are nominated for the @nevermoreniche.bsky.social Awards for BEST DEMO and MOST ANTICIPATED ♥️🫂🦊 The best thing about it? You can vote for us now to win them here: forms.gle/ejFGvr1jsLcK... Thank you so much for the nomination ♥️🦊

The arts and crafts division at @headlicegame.com HQ is hard at work making Kickstarter merch!

Merry #Devmas and for day 11... "Looking forward" We are super excited for next year, and are currently constructing our Kickstarter page, keep your eyes peeled next month! #Gamedev #indie #Headlice

✨🎄 12 Days of #DEVMAS 🎁✨ Day 8: "Happy Accidents" THEY SQUISHED OUR BOY!!🗜️😩 Low frame ratez used to love smooshing Josh in particular. Maybe he deserves it??? 🧐

😤 12 Days of #DEVMAS 😤 Day 9: "Elf on the Shelf" 🎄 You can find all sorts of trash strewn about the ocean in Toroa: Skycall and Christmas decorations are certainly not spared from this fate! #indiedev

It’s a Christmas miracle! We’ve reached 1k wishlists since announcing our game earlier this year. 📈 🌟 Patty reckons we can do even better! Wishlist link: https://buff.ly/4f99H8L 🍔🎄12 Days of #Devmas Day 10: “2024 Recap”

Merry #Devmas and for day 9... "Elf on a shelf" This little guy is scarier than crabby :/ #Gamedev #indie #Headlice

Follow our Kickstarter page to be notified when the campaign launches in January! We will be offering a bunch of awesome rewards - including a very limited run of handmade Bunguin rainbow fur plushies. www.kickstarter.com/projects/bun...

Merry #Devmas and for day 8... "Happy accidents" Exploring dismemberment techniques resulted in some interesting effects.. #Gamedev #indie #Headlice

Merry #Devmas and for day 7... "Endless loop" Once you know you can swing on the fans, its pretty hard to stop 🕸️ #Gamedev #indie #Headlice #WishlistWednesday

Merry #Devmas and for day 6... "Most deranged chat" Lots of odd conversations around Headlice... #Gamedev #indie #Headlice

Merry #Devmas and for day 5... "Trust the process" From concept to execution, Crabbys come along way! #Gamedev #indie #Headlice