Happy New Year! 🎉 vicek83 asked me and a bunch of other adventure game developers what our plans are for 2026. Find out here! youtu.be/Vddms-O9Ptk?...

My kid Tom loves drawing cities, so we made a game where you can draw them like he does! Go play Tom City here -> tomanddad.itch.io/TomCity

My kid Tom loves drawing cities, so we made a game where you can draw them like he does! Go play Tom City here -> tomanddad.itch.io/TomCity

Been busy scanning all the buildings my kid has been drawing for our holiday game project. Going to try and get it out tomorrow!

Honorable mention usually means just that, a quick mention. But I refuse. The "Honorable Mentions" are so good these days that they still deserve to be highlighted. Thus, here are my favorite games this year that did not make my top 10. bignerdgaming.com/2025/12/29/b...

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get #DryftCityKyngs 50% off at store.steampowered.com/app/2136770/... and whipe the smyrk off this punk's smug face!!!! #SteamWinterSale

Awesome to be in such good company here!

Hear why The Drifter was one of @neilbolt.bsky.social & @notfunnyj.bsky.social favorite point and click horror games of 2025! Games of the Year 2025: Part 2: 🍎 apple.co/4jbbApk 🟢 bit.ly/494Qd4l @bloody-disgusting.com @bloodyfm.bsky.social @barney.powerhoof.com @dave.powerhoof.com

Hey folks, Jack here. On behalf of Adventure Game Hotspot, I wish everyone a Merry Christmas/Happy Holiday-of-choice! Enjoy our (revived) annual video filled with personal season's greetings from many top current and/or legendary game developers. adventuregamehotspot.com/feature/5749...

Early chrissy present from Screenhub- They named The Drifter their GOTY! ❤️❤️ www.screenhub.com.au/news/games/t...

2025 has been really hard! to end out the year, i chatted with six local game developers about their experiences this year, and their biggest hopes for 2026.

Hey, you, here are my Top 10 Games of 2025! Featuring @jabbage.bsky.social, @housefiregames.com, @dave.powerhoof.com, @wadjeteyegames.bsky.social, and @badvikinggames.bsky.social, among others. kotaku.com/john-walkers...

#SteamWinterSale kotaku.com/steam-sale-2...

Our Top 10 Indies of 2025 List is now live! We got big games! We got little games! We got games from small teams! We got games from solo devs! We got games that make you laugh, we got games that make you think, we got games that make you cry. We got indies, y'know?

You can read our review by @faultrunner.bsky.social here: next-play.com.au/the-drifter-... “Powerhoof continues to be one of the most exciting developers out of Australia, achieving a tight point-and-click that anyone can get into with The Drifter.”

Wieew!

@sporktank.bsky.social Found this in my kids workbook he just brought home from school :D

I chatted to @theretrohour.com last week about point 'n clicks new and old and a bunch of other stuff! Check it out here- youtu.be/URS8SAh5wV4?...

I'm listening to @theretrohour.com (#Retro #Gaming Podcast) | 510: “We Hid Gabe Newell in Our Game!” – Powerhoof - Making Retro Point & Click Adventures – The #RetroHour Podcast EP510 www.podbean.com/ea/dir-8dk7m...

Our Discorders answered the question, 'what if the games of 2025 were Simpsons stills?' Judge the results for yourself.

The Drifter, by @barney.powerhoof.com, claims victory as the Best Art Direction category winner for the #SmashJumpAwards with its striking visual style that perfectly blends retro aesthetics with modern cinematic flare.

Here's the 🧵 of winners at this year's #SmashJumpAwards! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzwS...

On the FOURTH day of #Pointandclickmas Santa Villainy gave to meee... 3 x copies of @dave.powerhoof.com The Drifter on Steam! 🎄 Visit the competition link to enter: buff.ly/SKs1NSx 🎁 Winners drawn on 25th December! ❄️ #Giveaway #Indiegames

Are we crazy for doing this for a little South African indie game festival? Showed our game at Playtopia last weekend. Might have gone a little overboard with our booth. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #gamedevelopment #shroomandgloom

Sneak peak at a Tom and Dad Games project- Tom's City! He loves drawing buildings and maps we're so trying to turn it into a semi-incremental game so you can draw one like he does!

🪱🪱🪱Wirm is out right now!!!🪱🪱🪱 Please enjoy this new trailer voiced by my 2-year-old son, then go buy the game on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/1934870/...

Surprise dropped our new videogame @dayofthedevs.org pinch me but first go play it! store.steampowered.com/app/3839300/...

Dogpile is out RIGHT NOW across the WORLD!!! 🐩 13 x lovable dogs to merge 🦴 179 x game changing tags 💥 14 x unique decks to master 🏆 3 x difficulties to wrap your noggin around 🐶 INFINITE WAYS TO PLAY store.steampowered.com/app/3839300/...

so nbd but………. DOGPILE IS RELEASING IN 2025!!!!!!! 🔥 youtu.be/3nypRrTHPCE?...

I'm basically coming to Bluesky to reconnect with @dosnostalgic.bsky.social

Games journalism once made or broke a game. Today, it’s kept around mostly for scores and pull quotes. My third piece in a series on the changing nature of videogame reviews. infinitelives.substack.com/p/how-the-ga... Cheers to @dave.powerhoof.com, Alex Harding and Simon Slee for their thoughts.

AdventureX 2024 - Dev Interview: The Drifter #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev

Took a break from Drifter stuff to do some art for the next Telwynium game. Been nearly 2 years since I did one of these, glad it's still so fun!

Took a break from Drifter stuff to do some art for the next Telwynium game. Been nearly 2 years since I did one of these, glad it's still so fun!

The project I have been working on now has a name and a Steam page. :)

Thanks for coming to our podcast @dave.powerhoof.com It was super fun ;) Everyone, go check out #TheDrifter #IndieGame #GamePodcast #QuestUnplayed #Minimap youtu.be/tWWZMi1S_eg?...

Introducing Barrow! A Gardening FPS where your Grandma has opened a portal to a decaying underworld in her cottage town. We were unable to secure funding but I'm excited to share what the team built. bit.ly/43xLiXG 🎮 Pitch Demo 📄 Project History 🖼️ Gallery 🎶 Soundtrack 🫂Team Credits

We are excited to announce a new range of official Hob's Barrow merch, available exclusively from the Adventure Game Merch store! Featuring beautiful new artwork by the legendary @slipperyjack.bsky.social, we have a little something for everyone! Do check it out ⬇️ adventuregamemerch.com

The Drifter's nominated in two categories for the Indie Game Awards!

If video games aren't art, then explain this...

working on cave CA

Hey #PitchYaGame, I'm making Crabmeat, a first-person point & click survival horror game where you're a prisoner tasked with crabbing for priceless Southern King Crabs to pay off your debt to the Feudostate. #survivalhorror #horrorgame

We’ve teamed up with our friends at Powerhoof, Clifftop Games & Raw Fury to bring you: *The Point-and-Click Mystery Bundle 🔎* ➡️ tinyurl.com/PCMysteryBun... Three amazing adventures in one pack - For *10% off!* @dave.powerhoof.com @clifftopgames.bsky.social @rawfury.bsky.social

we made a game about merging cute dogs into bigger dogs!! 🐶🐶 🦴 PLAY THE DEMO NOW!!! (if you find any bugs that's 100% your fault & not our fault sorry)

My Space Quest site, Roger Wilco's Virtual Broomcloset, launched 30 years ago this month. That makes it one of the oldest video game fan sites on the web. To celebrate the milestone, I've updated the site for the first time in ages with tons of new content. Check it out! wiw.org/~jess/roger.html

On Halloween 32 years ago (1993) Halloween Harry was released and featured on the local news! And a new Harry game is coming to Steam. Make it your #Halloween Wishlist :-) store.steampowered.com/app/3040430/...

I had a blast putting together a point-and-click horror starter guide for @dreadcentral.bsky.social . www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/5... @beyondbooleans.bsky.social @octavinavarro.bsky.social @cloakanddaggerg.bsky.social @shaunaitcheson.bsky.social @dave.powerhoof.com @barney.powerhoof.com

Bennethon made these super cute games using his kids for the voices, they started from PowerQuest jams and they're really fun, easily worth a few bucks!

It’s true, here’s our exciting news! Dead Static Drive is coming out on NOVEMBER 5TH! This year! Next week, even. Yee—and we cannot stress this enough—haw 🤠 www.deadstaticdrive.com/releases