Imagine a huge THIRTY THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT arena full of indie games You won’t need to imagine anymore come 25-26 April 2026… Join us for #DGF26

We will be announcing the 2026 Indie Game Awards later this month. So this is a pre-announcement, we guess? Quite a few people have asked in recent days! And thanks to our generous sponsors, it’ll be free to attend ❤️ Go here for updates: @debugawards.com

We’re already down to our last 40 copies of Debug #12 It’s our most popular issue to date!

“Early Access games are available for sale and thus eligible for review.” Agree? Or disagree? Our answer… “it depends.” But what do you think?

It's really cool to see a contribution from me about my favorite indie game Say No! More in @debugmag.com!

Did you publish a game on Xbox Live Arcade between 2005–2010? We’d love to hear from you! Reposts welcome… #journorequest #indiedev

Magazines exist in 2025 🤯

Fun fact… Back in the day, publishers used to send in artificially resolution boosted screenshots so they looked better in print. Many of us in print media called them bullshots, and it was particularly common in the Xbox and PS2 days!

Pitching your game to print media? Here’s a thread full of tips! Always send screenshots in PNG format. JPEG compression blurs sharp edges and creates ugly artefacts that look even worse once printed at 300 DPI. Where possible, submit your screenshots at 4K resolution. Or native res for pixel art.

Come and play Sleepytime Village by @lightfootbrosgames.bsky.social at #DGF26 One weekend. Hundreds of games! 25-26 April 2026 Norfolk Showground Arena, Norwich #indiegames #gamdev #gamingevents Tickets: gamesfestival.co.uk

Thrilled to announce you'll be able to play a demo of our point-and-click parody of Les Miserables at the amazing Debug Festival next year! Tickets: gamesfestival.co.uk @debugorg #pointandclick #debugmagazine #adventuregame #indiegame #gameexpo

Come and play Dear Edmund by Mind The Grease at #DGF2026 In this dystopian sim RPG, a cold and strict party has placed you in charge of making decisions over a street and its residents One weekend. Hundreds of games! 25-26 April 2026 Norfolk Showground Arena, Norwich Tickets: gamesfestival.co.uk

The theme of this event is collaboration. If you’ve got something to share, let’s chat! As always, the Indie Showcase is free to exhibit and we’ve got equipment you can borrow.

We’re thrilled to finally reveal Debug Games Festival 2026! It’s happening 25–26 April in Norwich. Two full days celebrating retro, indie, experimental, and everything in between. We’re working closely with @spriters-resource.com and @didyouknowgaming.com plus various other friends of ours 👀

If I show up, too, will you join me? Loved my time in Norwich a couple years ago and have been wanting to return.

Our first official involvement in a games convention, hosted in the UK! Book your tickets now, meet Petie and Dazz, and the community preserving the games you love. 100s of indie games, talks, and a party in the evening. Check the quote for details!

We’re thrilled to finally reveal Debug Games Festival 2026! It’s happening 25–26 April in Norwich. Two full days celebrating retro, indie, experimental, and everything in between. We’re working closely with @spriters-resource.com and @didyouknowgaming.com plus various other friends of ours 👀

The Last Caretaker is Channel37’s haunting yet hopeful look at humanity’s final sanctuary. A story of memory, connection, and what it means to endure. Our exclusive feature appears in Debug #12, available in print and digital editions from November 1st... Pre-order now: debu.gg/12

Student? Subscribe to @debugmag.com with 20% off. The latest issue of Plus Plus has a big feature on Galaxies!

Students get 20% off Debug! All students in full-time education across the UK and USA now get 20% off Debug magazine. ✅ Automatic verification for .ac.uk and .edu email addresses 💬 No academic email? Just message us to verify your status! Because every student deserves Debug

We’re pretty excited to see the @debugawards.com logo on a physical game, not gonna lie! Thanks @badgerpunch.com // @evercade.co.uk

Read about how Galaxies began, our plans for the show and how your indie game might get into the next event in the new issue of @debugmag.com, it’s free! teamdebug.com/plus

Hey @gamehistoryorg.bsky.social, we found this and humbly request an update 😊 gamehistory.org/every-englis...

Did you know I’ve got a starter pack of awesome people who make awesome video game books and magazines?

In Case You Missed It… We took a retrospective look at indie darling A Hat in Time, and we rather liked it! Developer: @gearsforbreakfast.com Publisher: Humble Games Available in Debug #11 - debu.gg/11

We’re at Blackpool’s premiere seafront hotel attending PLAY Expo this weekend If you’re around, come and see Marc and/or Dan at The Gaming Newsagents, just down from John Romero

Nobody: Absolutely Nobody: Indie Game UI Buttons:

Debug and Debug++ subscribers can now access all their digital magazines in one place... Not a subscriber? No problem. You can see all the digital issues you own here, too!

The folks at @galaxiesshow.com spill the beans on their upcoming showcase, Silver Script Games discuss recording at Abbey Road, and MCV/Develop editor @limeyotoko.bsky.social tells us about his foray into gamedev. Yes, all of that and more in Debug++ 25.10 - Out now! Subscribe for free: debug.plus

The folks at @galaxiesshow.com spill the beans on their upcoming showcase, Silver Script Games discuss recording at Abbey Road, and MCV/Develop editor @limeyotoko.bsky.social tells us about his foray into gamedev. Yes, all of that and more in Debug++ 25.10 - Out now! Subscribe for free: debug.plus

Get yourself a nice collection of physical magazines for the end of the world

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Stop Killing Games

Physical magazines to make a comeback for the worst reason possible?

👀 #GalaxiesShow #BTS

A huge thank you to @debugmag.com for featuring Grifford Academy in issue #11! We’re so grateful to see the magical world of Caldria getting love in our favourite indie magazine.  #griffordacademy #indiegame #turnbased

The Debug #11 Bluesky list is live! bsky.app/profile/did:...

Send @mostlyalright.com your games

🏘️ A cozy town? 🐈 Mysterious crazy cats?‍ 🧩 Puzzles? 🗝️ Hidden secrets? You can find this all in my new game :D 🌷🌷 STUFFSCAPE 🌷🌷 #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #Indiegame #gamedev #cozygame #pixelart #stuffscape #UnrealEngine

Did we mention that Danny has joined our ranks as a regular columnist?

When using hashtags like #PitchYaGame and #ScreenshotSaturday please make sure you have DMs* turned on! ~20% of games we want to cover, we have to skip because we can’t contact the developer *or a link to contact details

I also draw pixel art when I have the time! I always spend more time than I expect to on the details oops #art #pixelart #gamedev

Great review of our Game Boy Color game D*Fuzed in issue 11 of @debugmag.com 4.5 out of 5 stars. Published by @incube8games.bsky.social #dfuzedgbc #gameboycolor #gameboy #gbc #dmg #homebrew

In this issue of @debugmag.com I'm talking about signposting, visual noise and frequency of detail 🙌🏻

It would be awesome if Bluesky had support for polls. Please @bsky.app 🥺

What cool thing should we do next year?

We've just made it easier for subscribers to access DRM-free downloads of every issue of Debug! Get instant access via My Account.

Get yourself in print! Tell us in 300 characters why you love your favourite indie game, and we will print it in an upcoming issue of Debug! Full credit given.

Developers… Can we just get HD versions of this aesthetic please?

My simple free tool, which automatically generates lightweight landing pages for your game, has been updated… Previously generated landing pages now load as quickly as 20ms! Example: moreinfo.gg/5rey