🎉 The Swordsmanship Museum and Academy is coming back to JAFAX! That means real swords with real history. From cultural lessons to training classes, there's something for everyone to enjoy! Interested? Check us out >> Jafax.org #jafax #japan #anime #Michigan

🧤⚡Patreon Update: We've released a new build showcasing Rad's new shmovement updates 🧤⚡ You'll be able to play around with his updated movement and new gameplay mechanics in the Test Room!! Patreon Post: www.patreon.com/posts/rad-ve... #RadVenture #indiegame #gamedev #3dplatformer

🔥 A NEW GUEST HAS APPEARED! 🔥 Jason Douglas is coming to JAFAX this year and so should you! However you may know him, from Borderland's Krieg to Frieren's Heiter, you're sure to enjoy his Q&A he'll be hosting with us in June <3 More info as always >> Jafax.org #jafax #anime #videogames #Japan

🎤 Vocaloid Jeopardy is coming to JAFAX! Just one of our *many* amazing panels that'll be hosted this year, everything from anime and game design to history and crafts. All of which are free to attend for our amazing attendees <3 Pick up a badge today! >> Jafax.org #Jafax #Vocaloid #Japan #Michigan

🔥 A NEW GUEST HAS APPEARED! 🔥 Jeremy Inman has been in everything from OP and DBZ to Dr. Stone and Overlord. The first of 3 amazing guests we'll be announcing this week! Grab a pic this year at JAFAX, and maybe a badge while you're at it 😘 More info in the comments below <3 #Jafax #anime #japan

The next game announcement for the #JAFAX2026 Indie Game Space is something very different! It's Moorage from Daedalus Studios, a first person fishing roguelite where you must explore the ocean to escape a mysterious island! Catching fish and making friends! What more could you ask for?

WaveCrash!!, the reigning champion for the title of hypest puzzle fighting game you've probably never heard of, is on sale for the #SteamSpringSale at its deepest discount ever! Only $2.49 will get you an unlimited supply of blocks with which you can smash your friends' faces!

The Hotel Block is officially live! Grab a spot before they fill up, JAFAX is just around the corner <3 Link in the comments below ⬇⬇⬇ #JAFAX #Anime #Convention

Big news for the #JAFAX2026 Indie Game Space! We will be offering a limited quantity of free booths for student dev teams currently enrolled in high school or college! If you want to get this incredible deal, you can sign up here: forms.gle/3a12cwsLeNVM...

Up next for the #JAFAX2026 Indie Game Space is Veil: Alter Unknown by Peter Lantz! It's a sci-fi parkour platformer that equips you with a glider, grappling hook, and telekinetic abilities that you can seamlessly link together as you soar through expansive environments.

🎉Indie games are coming to #JAFAX! Working on a video game and want to get it in front of an audience? Then sign up for a booth at the JAFAX 2026 Indie Game Space! Submit your game! Link in the Comments below <3 #GameDev #IndieDev #Michigan

Dug into this absolutely wild thing happening to Finji. The deeper I read into their increasingly baffling conversations with TikTok "support" the more I felt like I was on something. www.ign.com/articles/tun...

Oh dang, we have the first game for the #JAFAX2026 Indie Game Space: Rad Venture (@radventure.bsky.social) from Knick-Knack Games! Venture into a magical world as Rad, the town’s local asshole, as he begrudgingly completes his community service in this high speed collectathon 3D platformer!

Hey, I wrote a short story inspired by that dystopian Super Bowl ad about how Ring doorbells can use their suburban surveillance network to find your pets (and do nothing else nefarious with that level of access). Wanna read some stuff I wrote? wanna-read-some-stuff-i-wrote.ghost.io/freelance-pe...

Aerial_Knight's DropShot! - Game Made by a Black-Owned Studio & Creator - Launching in 4 days - Without using Ai - Skydiving, Dragon Hunting, Racing FPS

Thinking about using this deep freeze lockdown as an excuse to sink into a 4X strategy game this weekend. Haven't played any that have come out in like the last 5 years so anybody got any recommendations?

Don't watch a lot of movies, but this was a fun run.

My action skydiving racing FPS Aerial_Knight’s DropShot drops Feb 17 on PS5, Xbox, and PC. You play as a guy bitten by a radioactive dragon, taking down mercs, dragons, tanks, and cows… all while trying not to mess up your fro. Give it a Wishlist it means a lot 🙂 youtu.be/Hl0ylC9SYuw?...

#PortfolioDay Hi! I make video games. I'm a generalist with experience in 2D&3D art and programming. Currently working on two games I plan to release as a 2-in-1, Ginger Snap and Y.M.I.R. Occasionally tinkering away at a prototype for my next game, Orphans of Providence. portfolio: meepalasheep.com

Finally, confirmation that I am in fact more powerful than Tim Sweeney.

Are you making an indie game and in need of a place to show it off? Are you able and willing to get to Grand Rapids, Michigan? If you answered yes to both of those questions, you should sign up for the JAFAX 2026 Indie Game Space! forms.gle/dyX8gcvtVGrH...

Hope y'all are enjoying your 2026 so far! For the next 3 days, Locally Sourced Anthology II: The Timeline is on sale for only $5.99! Should have posted it sooner but I've been spending some time offline. But now I'm back and strongly urging you to buy our game!

The Black Zine Fair needs funds to happen. We pay workshop facilitators, it costs us thousands to rent tables and chairs, we feed exhibitors & volunteers & more. Please help us to raise the funds needed: gogetfunding.com/black-zine-f...

as a fan of @crypticsea.bsky.social's "Skate or Don't!", I had the burning question: "but what if skateboarding was an obstacle course?" (I recommend playing in Chrome, not FF) zanzlanz.com/game/SkaterW... #gamedev #indiegame #haxe

"It's important to assume that every restaurant you go to drops your food on the floor before putting it back on the plate."

New #gamedev skill unlocked: I made a physics engine from scratch!! I attempted it piece by piece 🧵

You are all amazing! We're just over 4 hours in and you've already donated $1,400 on my page and forced me to eat the hottest BWW wings. We have plenty of time left and tons of games to play #extralife Donate @ jer.wtf/eldonate Watch @ twitch.jerlance.com

We're live, with REPO, to raise money for Food Gatherers, a local MI community effort to fight food scarcity. Come hang out with @katbamkapow.bsky.social, @danika.bsky.social @badbucket.bsky.social and me and donate if you're able at ko-fi.com/katbamkapow

I've begun my traditional replay of Monster Rancher Battle Card II for the PS1 that I feel compelled to do every few years. It's a deeply flawed game (I always forget how clumsy the cards' translations are) but still a comfort game for me. Anyone else have an obscure game they like to return to?

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Locally Sourced Anthology II: The Timeline is now live! 5 experimental games that take you on a journey through trillions of years of time for less than $8! You'd have to invent some new branch of mathematics to work out that deal!

I dusted off something else I've written that no one's ever read and put it up on my blog. It's about a guy called Deacon and a ghost called Them and maybe they go on adventures or something. Wanna read some stuff I wrote?

I’m genuinely kinda cooked right now. Just got back from a con that was a massive money pit resulting in a huge loss. AND I’ve got a car issue that’s needs fixing immediately. Annoyingly, I need my car for work 🙃 Let me draw you really cool things for you. DM if interested

Hey so, my most recent contract work ended a few months back and I'm still lookin for some work If there are any indie devs looking for a stylized 3D artist, let me know. I can do characters and props Portfolio: www.foriio.com/brandt3d Email: [email protected] #3Dartist #Characterartist

The We Are All DC march to protest against Trump admin’s takeover of DC is currently heading toward the White House: Via @benjalvarez1.bsky.social

Wanna read some stuff I wrote? Awesome, then you can check out my new blog wanna-read-some-stuff-i-wrote.ghost.io I'll probably get a custom domain that's a little snappier at some point but I'll never, ever improve the site stylistically. That's a promise!

Locally Sourced Anthology II: The Timeline has an official release date now! September 16th! Check out the trailer! Edited by @elisawicki.co featuring music from @zanzlanz.com

the palestine 2025 charity bundle is live!! it's a huge bundle of very cool games (Coffee Talk, Extreme Meatpunks, Spirit Swap, Roto Force, Moon Hunters...) and the proceeds go towards providing direct aid in Palestine my game BOSSGAME is included too!! check it out!! itch.io/b/2979/play-...

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Oh dang! Locally Sourced has a new anthology of experimental games coming out! This one is called The Timeline and it's 5 games taking you on a journey through time, from ancient Mesoamerica to the end of time itself! Wishlist it if you wanna!

I'm currently in a very rough spot. Initially I was just a few hundred dollars short on rent and when trying to negotiate some leeway with my landlord, they were very not chill about the situation and escalated things to a point where I now have to find a whole new place to live. gofund.me/d5764b38

This reminds me of when indies will deliberate over when the right time to release their game is. I've heard people with zero budget voice concerns about dropping at the same time as a triple A title but they aren't your competition.

This Sunday, August 10th @ 8:00PM EDT is InputSelect.net's next Virtua Figthter 5 REVO (PC) tournament We're be doing a 5 round swiss bracket into top 4 single elimination, so plenty of game time for all players. Bring a friend or foe! challonge.com/inputselect_vf3 #fgc #vf5 #virtuafighter

We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉 The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans. Deadline: September 28th More info 👇 grants.draknek.org

Sometimes I consider starting up some kind of games related podcast or streaming talk show but then I run into the obstacle that I really play only like 10 games in any given year and it's never the biggest hottest release.

I've asked this question within my own circle before but now I'm opening it up to everyone! Is there any game mechanic that you like for purely aesthetic reasons? For me, it's projectiles that bounce between multiple targets.

I got WaveCrash!! in a bundle many years ago and it absolutely slaps — if you have any interest in competitive puzzling (Tetris Attack, Puzzle Fighter, everything in between) give this one a spin.

Oh dang! It's time for the #SteamSummerSale and WaveCrash!! is on its deepest discount ever! 60% off! That means that the hypest puzzle fighting game around is only $3.99 USD! Is this because of the shame I feel from forgetting to input the discounts before the sale when live? Yes.

Chat, go play Ginger Snap, it's a banger

Now that I'm back at a convention after a long slumber, I have revived my tradition of posing too seriously with an adorable stuffed toy. #JAFAX2025