did a big community vote in socks and we've finally arrived at the definitive final fantasy tier list

Presenting Pull Chain, a puzzle game about pulling a light source steven-miller.itch.io/pull-chain

for the 3 other nepheshel heads out there who read japanese, de fanastasis is pretty good so far! open ended exploration rpg with fromsoft souls atmosphere

updated my list of Easy game making programs. every day it gets easier to *make little guy walk around* docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Making a Celeste level has made me realize how different it feels from Jumper wow

Why do the Japanese like their buns askew (2026)

I walked 85 km from Kyoto to Arima Onsen over two days!

v1.0.2 of the Sylvie Collection has been posted sylvie.website/SylvieCollec... It adds the new web port of Cat Planet I just made, and a more accurate account of the Cat Planet version differences. Should you redownload the collection? Probably not. Changelog: sylvie.website/SylvieCollec...

I've spent a lot of time watching kids play and the reason they have so much fun is mainly because their standards are low. They get excited about Haribo and McDonalds for the same reason.

Really happy to finally return to "So I'm a Spider, So What"... I think a lot of long serial fantasy authors don't have a real plan for where they want their series to go, and fall into a lot of aimless wheel-spinning. Spider's always felt deliberate to me, every book builds the fiction nicely.

Pedro Friedeberg, Who Ate The Dice, 1972

Tokyo

re-sharing this old piece i wrote about fma whenever discourse flares up

Been a couple of days since a cool Newtype JPN cover, so here's a hella cool one with Dot Hack's BlackRose. 💜 Welcome to The World... ⚡

After listening to 3,000+ Vocaloid songs over 3 years, slowly putting together a list of the best. Please see below for a recent release that has been in my head for 2 weeks ahahah, the visuals are INSANE too! www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgxO...

Yo también he hecho una de estas. Quiero mi ración de pertenencia y casito 😅. Dos cosas: Max Caulfield es mi personaje de videojuego favorito, pero no quería repetir ningún título. Y en infravalorado quería poner Iji, pero no está en la base de datos y no tengo el cuerpo pa'más photchopeos tudei.

INCREDIBLE, "IMPOSSIBLE" #Spelunky2 RUN by Nokduro. The level of resourcefulness (and number of close calls) demonstrated here is off the charts. In Low% every bomb, rope, and hit is a monumental event. Nokduro, you are a legend among legends! ✨ Thank you XanaGear for expertly breaking this down!

hey, just so you know, if i ever stop talking mid sentence and seem to zone out before coming back seeming confused, it's because my soul was temporarily dr mario. yeah it's a common problem for a lot of autistic people

I did the video game thing: A lot of these are actually pretty flexible but these are today's vibes

everyone's favourite sokoban level

proudly presenting PRINT GALLERY OF AN ARTIST, a short platformer exploring recursive spaces, inspired by a video on M. C. Escher's Print Gallery managore.itch.io/print-galler... (web)

I'm probably done with Mario Maker 2 now, but if you want to check out maps and mini-guides for all my levels, you can find them here: www.remargames.se/smm2.php

and again trying to build out the city and test #OeufGame's multiplayer-enabled map editor - check out the #map-editor channel in the discord discord.gg/XucwP98nYN if you want to join in on the map-editing :)

suddenly it came to my mind that I had never imagined I would start making my own games until playing Nathalie's "individualism in the dead-internet age". this whole experience opened my eyes and encouraged me to think "hey, you can make things too." literally a life changer

A giant centipede chases you while you while you climb down a massive hole in indie climbing horror game, Idols of Ash! Out now and FREE for a limited time, on Itch: leafygames.itch.io/idols-of-ash Full Gameplay Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRJt... by indie dev @leafygames.bsky.social #gaming

LootSlime is now available! #pico8 On Itch: treacl.itch.io/lootslime On BBs: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=156...

Wishlist mimic meadows on steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4136640

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I seriously cannot recommend this game enough. Along with Baby Steps, it has completely restored my faith in videogames: it turns out that they don't have to suck! They can be incredibly fun, incredibly interesting, and incredibly different, all simultaneously! Demand more from your entertainment.

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Derelict Star is OUT NOW! Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3641010/... Itch: gate.itch.io/derelict-star

GATE GAME ALERT control the body is an all time game, put gate in a “anything they make I will get” category for me. Can’t wait to dig in

Another batch of reviews. Video games are so cool Games mentioned: Mewgenics, Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times, Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo, Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom

New paradigm alert! 🎮 AgenticPCG We combine classic PCG (Procedural Content Generation) algorithms with large language models for generating game levels. LLMs on their own are not good at level generation, but when given the right tools from our PCG toolbox they're killing it!

Please play IguaRPG 2 Demo! I think it has a lot of cuteness, mysteries, and bizarre things you've never seen before in a game. It is extremely chaotic. I hope you enjoy this unique experience. hubol.itch.io/igua-rpg2

Oeuf is a punishing platformer in a cozy shell

I did a game jam adapting I Wanna Be The Guy fangame precision platformer mechanics into a sokoban puzzle game! I had a fun time adapting the mechanics and cranking out 22 puzzles exploring them. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out! :) patrickgh3.itch.io/sokoguy

sylvie.itch.io/sylvie-rpg can you find the secret requirements to unlock the yuri room?!

Cosmic Express was too frustrating? @draknek.bsky.social took note, the train™ returns in Spooky Express with original mechanics to bring a more accessible and logical approach. Less tries, more thinking! Now all aboard the Spooky Express! Read my full review here: anokturnus.review/index.php/20...

Pleased to announced that I am adding DLSS 5 to 5 Step Steve!

Update on the Completed Games #journal with some great additions since our last. @silentchicken.bsky.social a really great movement and box pusher puzzle, with such beautiful drawn artwork. @ysbryd.net a short horror with *precision* platforming challenges, really tough! #indiegame #gamersky

Might switch away from MSpaint, cause I'm starting to see the benefit of being able to fix spelling mistakes without needing to manually crop text. Games Mentioned: Slay the Princess, Heavenly Bodies, Here Comes Niko!, Opus Magnum

two weeks! store.steampowered.com/app/3641010/...

New game theory:

Indie game dev is when you, through sheer force of will and massive commitment of time and energy, create an incredible never before seen interactive experience from nothing..... so you can have like five people play it and be like "yeah that was pretty good" You're damn right it was