My first one was in 2023. Not long after I started doing the public daily counter. @liamtwose.bsky.social did me a huge favor by putting my not even a game yet ugly baby in this section on the pyg site. There was a LOT missing, but just showing up daily in the community wss enough to be noticed.

Braking News: all #Gamedev across the UK halted amid record heatwave.

Newsflash, I'm making a game that surface level, is not unique; majority of games aren't. I'm fully aware of similar games. 🤫 I'm making it my own; immersive, packed with depth, detail & I'm testing the hell out of it! Most importantly I'm making it because it's fun. 😌

Arcade(s) always need fitting side hustles. One of ours. We #Gacha! 👀 #ScreenshotSaturday #RNG

Game Dev's: You're gonna hit technical hurdles; You're going to hit brick walls. There'll be time's you'll feel like you're just not cut out to scale these mountains. What's really important in those moments is that you don't act on impulse. Pause. Take a moment. Regroup. 😤

When your #GameDev solution to a problem with screens constantly fighting with each other, is to clear "all objects" on the screen, and you're gassed it works.. Then you realise you just reinvented CLS from the 80's/90s. 😅 That.

I'm making a game where you run your own arcade. 🕹️ Make money, or automate it and just play games. Important factors; Quality, Detail, Built with love, Lot's of games planned + Nods to others.. [Insert Coins] if you would play it?! 😌✋💰 #ScreenshotSaturday #RetroGaming

Yeet game was strong on this one. 🔥 God I love #GameDev! 😅

🎉 #PitchYaGame Sheet is complete! bit.ly/ThePYGSheet 👀 Surprise, decided to sacrifice sleep to finish the Bsky portion as fast as possible. 😅 💗 Over 1600 pitches (1k X, 600 Bsky)! 🤗 PLZ Share, wishlist, & aid the #indiegames 🔀 #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

PSA: Please take into consideration that we run #PitchYaGame entirely voluntarily. Alongside full-time jobs, life, family et al. We don't get paid. Thus, putting together resources like the sheet requires "insane" levels of work. We're human. So to see / receive flack over said sheet hurts. 😓

Please Note: The video game shown, in this video game, is not an accurate representation of the final product, and may change in future updates. Teaser #4 - The Arcade Cabinet. 🕹️ #GachiconArcade

Just sent possibly the biggest DM of my life. 😰

I've been a #GameDev for over 3.5 decades. 😭

Ever wondered why #VideoGames take such a long time to make? Well, this is just the last 7 months of my side arcade sim project. 😤 On the left, we have my never ending to-do-list.😶 On the right, results so far. Might not feel it, but I promise, it's 1,000,000% worth it! 🔥

You're down to your last coin.. what we playing? 👀🕹️

Teaser #3 - The Claw (machine) is our master! 🕹️👀 Unless you switch it to always win mode.. 🤫 #Arcade #CoinOp #RetroGaming

Teaser #3 - The Claw (machine) is our master! 🕹️👀 Unless you switch it to always win mode.. 🤫 #Arcade #CoinOp #RetroGaming

You are a dog, lost in an infinite pipe world. Find your pack, meet strange creatures, and navigate a bizarre world as an outsider searching for a home. It's pipedog, the dog MMO! #PitchYaGame @liamtwose.bsky.social @pitchyagame.bsky.social

Teaser #2 for my arcade game dropped… but, oh god, what if you no-clipped into the #Backrooms?! 🫣 Cozy arcade by day, liminal retro nightmare?! after closing. 😱 #ScreenshotSaturday

Great games at #PitchYaGame feed today! A small tip for fellow devs: Don't use fade in transition at the start of your videos. Or anything else that completely blacks out the first frame. The viewer might see only the blackness and then skip while scrolling. #gamedev

#PitchYaGame Teaser #2 of my "little" arcade project. 👀

"Hello World", #PitchYaGame is LIVE! Wherever you are across the Globe / Universe.. It's Time. Once Again.. to show the world your video games! 😀📣 I repeat. PYG is LIVE! Happy pitching.

12.5(ish hours) till PYG... bring on the indie games.. 😌👌

Calling ALL developers, gamers, creators, industry peeps, publishers, media, et al. In 24 hours, we will be back, ready to celebrate and recognize independent video games from across the world.. It's ALMOST time for #PitchYaGame. 👀

The real question is.. will I be able to manage to get something ready for PYG or not?!! 😅😶

One of the hardest things about running #PitchYaGame.. PYG still isn't up there in terms of industry adoption & recognition. Still get missed off lists, media et al. We move regardless, because there's so many incredible independents with video games who deserve to be noticed.

I'll take it. It ain't quite a YouTube plaque, but damn! 😤 "World Domination: Received views from 150+ different countries. The United Nations has nothing on you." To add to PYG seeing pitches from 130+ countries. Plus 100K lifetime views for the #PitchYaGame website.

Important Update re #PitchYaGame: 👀 Please share. As we look towards 2027, taking account what works and what doesn't work from over 6 years of PYG (what a journey!) From 2027+ we will be streamlining PYG down to just 1 day; in June, per year. One round to rule them all. 1/X

Yo #GameDev. Feel like you're fighting an endless battle? feel like you're not really progressing? Stop. Take a minute or ten. Review how far you've come, and how much actual progress on your project you have made. Trust me it's highly likely way more than you realised. 😤

I really would love to get some more press coverage for PYG if possible this year. Any video game news / outlets fancy running something? OR making developers years' by covering some of the games from the hashtag. Would love to hit 100+ press / media coverage in 2026 😌

15 days till #PitchYaGame 👌

My mission is to get more people across the world taking part in #PitchYaGame on June 5th; than ever before. 🫡 Find out when PYG starts (& ends) in your Time Zone: timeanddate.com/worldclock/f... 🌐 Countdown: timeanddate.com/countdown/ge... ⏰ Add To Calendar: timeanddate.com/scripts/ics.... 🗓️

My mission is to get more people across the world taking part in #PitchYaGame on June 5th; than ever before. 🫡 Find out when PYG starts (& ends) in your Time Zone: timeanddate.com/worldclock/f... 🌐 Countdown: timeanddate.com/countdown/ge... ⏰ Add To Calendar: timeanddate.com/scripts/ics.... 🗓️

New $100MM fund for indies. 👀 You can #SubmitYaGame to them at indie @ griffingp . com Fund looks to be managed by Tim, CEO of Hooded Horse Inc. Website is at griffingp.com for more info / details.

Hear me out. The aim of your demo is NOT to get wishlists. The aim of your demo is to offer an experience so good it makes people WANT to wishlist your game, zero hesitation. Bug-free; quality; enough to whet appetite. Goldilocks style: Not too hot, not too cold, just right. 🥣

Time flies when you're having fun.. There are now less than 30 days until #PitchYaGame is back to cleanse our timelines. 😌👌 Where in the world will you be pitching from? 🧐

#GameDev Tip: adding a debug menu is really useful!.. - Skip intro, add money, etc. etc. allows you to set-piece. BUT... don't add it too early, otherwise you'll miss out on the refinement process, that comes from being forced to play/test something over, and over again. 😤

33 days, 18 hours and 43 minutes until the next #PitchYaGame 😌 Let's make June the biggest day of recognition for independent video games, ever. To encourage more games from across the world to take part, here are timings across ALL major time-zones. timeanddate.com/worldclock/f...

33 days, 18 hours and 43 minutes until the next #PitchYaGame 😌 Let's make June the biggest day of recognition for independent video games, ever. To encourage more games from across the world to take part, here are timings across ALL major time-zones. timeanddate.com/worldclock/f...

Considering Video Games take so long to make, the video games space doesn't half move fast!! 😤😅

If one of your goals in life is to be a successful #GameDev; to make money from doing what you love, you NEED TO HAVE a plan. It's not as simple as just make video games, release them and boom. I've spent a lifetime with video games in every capacity and this shit is HARD! 😤

#GameDev is easy 😤😅

You never truly know how much work's involved in making video games until you're in the thick of it. Sure you can have an idea, but even the smallest ideas end up way more complex than we realise. Trick is, keep chipping away. Foundation. Core. Close loops. Compare progress. 😤

Always believe in yourself, never undersell yourself! I once applied for an admin job and ended up creating an ecommerce position for much more pay all because I sold my skills during the interview. Granted it won't always happen this way. Also negotiated no phone on desk. 😅😌

Tip for #GameDev / anyone with giant to-do lists. Grade the difficulty. 🔴= difficult 🟠= medium 🟢= easy Especially useful for days where you WANT to be productive, but aren't firing on all cylinders. Grants you quick glance picks. Plus easy ticks can be a great foothold. 😤

Still 3 PYG dates in 2026. 😤 Jun 5th - #PitchYaGame Sep 4th - #TeaseYaGame Nov 6th - #PitchYaGame

There's no greater motivation in #GameDev than.. Then vs Now 😤

In 6 years of running #PitchYaGame the respect for our movement has been superb. That said, odd things do cross my feed, that make me 🧐 So please, respectfully, save any PYG adjacent forays for June or November, on actual #PitchYaGame days after PYG has gone live. 🥰 TIA. 👌

Hey #TeaseYaGame! ✨ This is our game! 🎮 A chaotic multiplayer horror where goblins hunt you in the dark and your friends might betray you. Welcome to Pit of Goblin 👹 store.steampowered.com/app/3253530/...