Currently working on customization modes to make the game harder, quicker, and one mode will make it easier. Should be dropping on Steam by early next week.

This is one big worry around AI: capitalism never uses technology advances to let us work *less*, it just packs *more* work into the same time / onto the same people An AI "perfectly" automating the low-stakes, easier tasks just turns my job into an unbroken stream of high-stakes, demanding tasks 😱

three HUNDRED megabytes of storage capacity that's right

🧟Beatdown City Survivors🧟 Eradicate hordes of monsters in this 🗽Immersive 👥survivors roguelite 🌃set in a destructible city OUT NOW! 🛠️fun weapon crafting 🐱large cast of characters 🏗️dynamic environments 🔊pumping soundtrack Play the demo/check it out today! beatdown.city/bdcsrstm

I’m really excited to be attending DiGRA next week, for the first time ever! Heather Kelley and I are running a level design workshop on Wednesday morning… If you happen to be in Dublin tonight, reach out and let’s get together!

My friend and former student Nickey Olson just released his game ‘Richard’ on Steam! It’s a brilliant interactive narrative setting Shakespeare’s Richard III against a background of high school drama, with excellent design and astonishing art. Check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/3635830/...

Steven is an extremely thoughtful and interesting interviewer, and I’m honored to be among the wonderful group of people he’s gathered here. Check out the trailer for The Examined Game, below!

I juat released a trailer for The Examined Game youtu.be/a-b40R6Nk98 featuring @vankelsing.bsky.social @alexbeachum.bsky.social @juliaminamata.bsky.social @rich-lem.bsky.social @jon.inkle.co & Joeseph Humphry amongst many other video game super stars #outerwilds #uncharted #80days #lifeisstrange

I think maybe my job now is just repeatedly saying this? And eg: you can also borrow a load of audiobooks on your phone from local libraries. Not just classics! Brand new buzzy novels and non fiction! I have Yesteryear and Calculation of Volume and Things In Nature Merely Grow right now.

B-boys, punks, and buskers, Bristol, 1984 🖤 youtu.be/mTlIhtpbqnI?...

It's here! The Power of Pride Bundle 2026 is now live on Itchio! All in support of 284 queer creators and their 396 creations. View the bundle on Itchio here (until July 6): $60 Bundle: itch.io/b/3682/the-p... $10 Pay-What-You-Can: itch.io/b/3684/the-p... #PowerofPride2026

Dropping the next trailer for Beatdown City Survivors during this showcase ✌🏼 So close to release!

Here are some of the more recent pages to the Never Yield Manga that we are making over on Patreon. You can follow and see the whole book for free, or toss us a dollar for all the hard work and get a copy of the next game we're working on for when it launches. www.patreon.com/c/AerialKnight

John saw the Apollo effort in the T.V. room so he is happy.

The real message of Frogger is the dangers of commuting in a city that doesn't have reliable public transit.

Whoa this 1980 version of A Forest by The Cure played live in a forest is incredible. Never seen it before! Thx @rich-lem.bsky.social ! youtu.be/GdIBPAwM0Ug?...

Want to do something meaningful this AAPI Heritage Month? Buy a game. The first-ever AAPI Games Steam Sale (May 1–10) features games made by Asian-American and Pacific Islander developers. 🎮 Shop the sale: tinyurl.com/AAPISteamSale #AAPIHeritageMonth #IndieGames #AAPI #Gaming

Really good interview IMO. I nodded vigorously in agreement with Thomson here in particular, on the virtues of letting games go before we exhaust them of content completely: “I think that one of the things that games are great at is living large in our imaginations.”

The early previews for the next DropShot Update have been really great. launching next week, but send this link to your favorite content creator. If you would like to win a copy of Dropshot on the platform of your choice, share this post and follow Im giving away 5 codes forms.gle/5RWUUHHFNtSg...

"Easily one of the most vibrant-looking indie RPGs to release in April, Dosa Divas is a creative adventure centred around food, where two sisters and their giant mech aim to bring a bit of culture back to the world’s eating habits." www.mirror.co.uk/gaming/april...

I just started Titanium Court and I already blimmin’ love it 🏰

The 868-BACK launch date trailer is here! The game releases 28 May 🥳 Congratulations, @smestorp.bsky.social ! youtu.be/IUr6WiT3KX8

The video game "Titanium Court" has been released! You can buy it. I think this is a game you should play if you want to feel pleasantly confused.

NOW STREAMING: spicy turn based rpg DOSA DIVAS twitch.tv/the_jenna youtube.com/watch?v=61fgbne6K-0

Dosa Divas good. It's like a JRPG mixed with a warm hug. And a lot of puns. Which is really all I want. store.steampowered.com/app/2950710/...

With regards to that last repost, reviews can mean a lot to smaller developers, so I'm gonna put out a little call to action. Everyone following me? DO THIS NOW! I'm asking for replies so more folks pick this up, and continue it. Please take this graphic and ask your followers to do the same!

magazine screenshot (1994) archive.org/details/mico...

Two+ years of work by a wonderful dev team and lot of support to get to launch!

@vijaykrish.bsky.social does concept art and sets the visual style of of our games from Thirsty Suitors and Dosa Divas and a whole bunch of other work in progress prototypes and ideas. Here are some initial art he did for us to figure out the look while we were figuring out the world and story.

We're going live in 15 minutes to chat Dosa Divas and game dev with the team. Going to show off early stuff, dev tools, lots of art www.youtube.com/live/PuE8qZ1...

Every time I look away for even a second, Strange Scaffold makes a game that elevates the entire medium and also sounds like the raving fever dream of a mad god

For the first time in history, I managed to record my Gay Gaming Professionals GDC Party DJ set! 🎶 And here it is, on Mixcloud. Thanks so much to everyone who made this wonderful evening possible, my ace fellow DJs, and all of the FABULOUS people on the dancefloor 💖 www.mixcloud.com/rich_lem/ric...

Oh to be a little Tardigrade walking around a microscopic volvox algae colony. 🫧🐻🧪

🌲 It’s going to be sunny on Saturday, so join us for a walk along the beach and through the woods with #GDCFeet ! We’ll be hanging out with @art.imitates.life and @lenagrrarrow.com for a radically inclusive experiment in game design and community! All welcome! 💖 No liability assumed or implied by us

🌲 It’s going to be sunny on Saturday, so join us for a walk along the beach and through the woods with #GDCFeet ! We’ll be hanging out with @art.imitates.life and @lenagrrarrow.com for a radically inclusive experiment in game design and community! All welcome! 💖 No liability assumed or implied by us

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Our adventure will (optionally) include feeling the sand under our #GDCFeet, a labyrinth, and everyone’s favorite: a mysterious and ancient sea cave. Bring water, snacks, and sunscreen! There’s also an easy out midway at the Cliff House if you’d like to leave early or join late!

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I’ve been to GDC 9 times (but last in 2019) and my secret trick for stomaching overstimulation is: party as hard as you want but be in bed at 9pm with a good book or a good game.

If you want to see how I (NOT an artist) make the art for our game (without AI) by remixing public domain bird illustrations - check out this short documentary about the making of our game! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

I saw this in Shanghai last summer—it’s brilliant; a very creative, funny, and humanistic reimagining of Journey to the West. Seek it out!

Why @naughtydog.com deliberately slowed you down in Uncharted 2 featuring co-lead game designer Richard Lemarchand @rich-lem.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_hr... #naughtydog #uncharted #videogames #documentary #gamedesign #thelastofus #uncharted2amongtheives #videogamepodcast

I hate it when somebody in a movie has a problem. Can’t they just have a nice time

Game Poems Issue 1 is now available on Itch! If you enjoyed the issue, please consider leaving an honest rating or comment to help with traction and discovery on the platform. <3 gamepoems.itch.io/game-poems-i...

brb doing this

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I recently spoke with the excellent Steven Lake for his new documentary and interview series, @theexaminedgame.bsky.social —the 7 minute documentary is now live, and you can hear me talk about Uncharted 2's "peaceful village" sequence right here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_hr...

If you listen to the Baby Steps episode of @secretlivesofgames.bsky.social , Gabe’s “Fifth Trailer” for Despelote is just one of many cool things you can learn about (mostly about Gabe, Bennett, and Maxi’s amazing game!). youtu.be/_MXKlgMZ3Jc?...

One of our most popular tees of the year is back and here to stay, available now in the Yeteemart; TRANS RIGHTS!!! This tee features an energetic design by @kduffles.bsky.social with $6 from each tee sold donated to Transgender Law Center theyetee.com/transrights