need to think of an icon for 868-Back

one of my personal favourites we're showing at GIGF this year 🔥 (you know its good cause its got a fully ungoogleable name)

at last a flatgame engine for making simple walkable zine-type games! muhahah

the only video worth rescuing from my deleted twtter

Ill be showing stealth crossword at A MAZE @amazefest.bsky.social this week, boop me if you wanna wax lyrical about the medium

the only funding scheme that actually WANTS you to make something niche and outlandish

glad to report the laurie anderson video game is the most 'what if laurie anderson made a video game'

achieved my lifelong dream and made a trailer for my favourite game designer!

the indie space is so rich right now but people are only exposed to the wildly lucrative edge cases. this year we're looking to showcase more games that expand peoples idea of what an ‘indie game’ can be

at last a flatgame engine for making simple walkable zine-type games! muhahah

ringing the ’certified hidden gem’ alarm (only 1 review on steam) go in blind if you can, 80 minutes of swaggering genre-less narrative with easily the best character designs of the year

The Pizza Jam has started with 287 people joined! (The themes for this one are all Yu-gi-Oh card names)

this can still be on your GOTY list if you loosen your concept of calendar

unbelievable jam idea

Looks like Stealth Crossword is being shown at A MAZE Berlin this year! Come say hallo if youre there 🦩

everyone posting their 'top 9 games' when they should be posting about '10 BEAUTIFUL POSTCARDS'

we're looking for talks and workshops for GIGF26 if you know anyone who might be a good fit 🌸

if you’re looking for a reminder to *just make games for yourself* these comments are on the same game

banger thread that makes me grateful for the medium

Roundup of the best short games i played this week 🧵 TROPIC OF DINOSAUR 🎨 by @bulboka.bsky.social a tactile physics collage, drag yourself through amazing textures, feels very Jan Svankmajer adjacent gamepoems.com/issue01

this was good last year! i recommend it this year! seems like it's growing in a really healthy way.

*touches earpiece* im hearing ape controlled by snakes

if you’re passionate about the medium of games, we’re building something special!!

looking for an interesting list for a Pizza Jam theme, brought to my knees by the divine chaos of yu-gi-oh card names

Hey guys!! I'm so excited to announce my new game: kevin's PLAYING in berlin will be released on 2nd March!!

This game jam is one that started it all for me! The themes were so funny and the jam so low pressure, it was perfect for a first time with #Godot

making the first good game

Best jam out there. Get involved.

Check out this long running game jam for lots of cool little ideas!! Take part too!

If you're looking for an excuse to make a game (and win a delicious pizza) the next PIZZA JAM 🍕 starts March 13th itch.io/jam/pizza-ja... So far Ive had pizzas delivered to Brazil, Canada, Sweden, Norway, USA, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Argentina

HARMONY SUMMER HARDPACK a TheCatamites (Stephen Gillmurphy) collection of short music games 🎶 consistantly inspiring, I have no idea how he can express so much with so little thecatamites.itch.io/harmony-summer-hardpack-tape-11-in-1

my 3 minute devil wears prada teen-magazine typing-game BLIZZ! is finally available in browser again ⋆˙⟡ computerjames.itch.io/blizz

uk premiere of nirvana the band the show movie is in Glasgow! get wrecked other places

Game dev highlight of last year was the security asking to take a selfie with me cause i 'look like justin trudeau'

yeow! @kevindu.itch.io has been nominated for the Nuovo Award 3 years in a row for 3 separate games? the most nuovo man in history <3

okay game idea 'Golf crossword'

this time of year it’s important to reach out to friends to show them this lumpy Doshin the giant from the original guide

Dogman95 in @wf-games.itch.io Weird Fucking Games of the year list!

🏆 James' Indie James Awards, there are still people making wonderful Idiosyncratic art, heres my annual roundup of the best i played this year🧵

my Character of The Year 🏆 is the fancy top-hatted snake on the poster for The Lady Eve (1941)

I spent too long not knowing there's a stealth crossword game aftermath.site/stealth-crossword

this can still be on your GOTY list if you loosen your concept of calendar

the xfiles fmv game caters to my specific desire to have walter skinner talk sternly and exhale loudly at me

Just played this now and it's wonderful. Give it a go!

like games? come on down to Riyadh for the racist poison festival hosted by jk rowling and the Sackler family featuring the oily goo monster from fern gully voiced by tim curry (now on the blockchain™)

reminder that MAP COLLECTION remains one of the best experiences on itch, and somehow only has 9 ratings!

Kotaku! I was wondering why a heap of people played stealth crossword this morning

the algorithm has me pegged

*comically scrambles to get new game finished before podcasters seal their goty lists

insanely generous write up in edge, my childhood self turning over in his grave to give a thumbs up