would you still love me if i were gergerger

the cool/awful thing about making a video game is that you can take a break from Making Video Games to instead Make Video Games On The Fun Bits

“Trust us! Marginalising these communities more will absolutely bring down the cost of a KG of Mince and get your job back!”

emoji search is doing this weird double up thing (I'm guessing not supporting newer emojis which are combos of previous ones?) but it makes "outside - :) inside - >:(" vibes

i never thought i'd be a "just call me" kinda guy, but i think my dread for emails has beat my avoidance of phonecalls

the renders are so embarrassing. I hate how they have to have these super far away shots because they know if you were at ground (i.e. human) level, it would be depressing to look at

sorry in advance for what might end up on @deadteapot.games account

Possibly one of my favourite talks I've ever done is now up on YouTube alongside honestly some just top tier speakers! It's about 'Creativity in Puzzle Games' & Shape Sender Deluxe, and I had so much fun with this and the crowd was simply amazing 🥰⭐🟨🟡

soon may the wellerman come your brain gets smart but your head gets dumb so much to do, so much to see to bring us sugar and rum and tea we'll take our leave and go you'll never shine if you don't glow

Possibly one of my favourite talks I've ever done is now up on YouTube alongside honestly some just top tier speakers! It's about 'Creativity in Puzzle Games' & Shape Sender Deluxe, and I had so much fun with this and the crowd was simply amazing 🥰⭐🟨🟡

I think about Heat Signature often - an underrated gem! And I'm very much enjoying Tactical Breach Wizards a lot right now (currently in Act 4) 🪄 🔫

Shape Sender Deluxe, Sendy (your new best friend) teaches you how to bounce, float, and teleport shapes from A to B! ⭐️ Physics-puzzle goodness 🟧 Talk, banter (and find out what's up??) with Sendy 🟡 Creative, open ended solutions Wishlist now and play the demo! s.team/a/2976470 #PitchYaGame

was sad thinking about the elephants that get blocked off their ancestral paths because of human roads yesterday

having a level editor is great because I can quickly leave messages to myself

The Govt quietly announced a loosening of climate rules at 8pm last night: - Decoupling the ETS from Paris - Shifting ETS resets to every 2 years - Delaying the public sector target by 25 years - Removing CCC advice from *before* emission reductions plans: www.thepost.co.nz/politics/360...

I knew I was going to love @breachwizards.bsky.social (because I love @pentadact.com games) but WOW I haven't vibed this instantly with a new game all year

Happy Halloween 🦜 🏴‍☠️ (The bird's name is porridge)

Begraved - Official Steam Page Reveal Trailer - wish list here and watch the trailer #indiegame #spooky #halloween store.steampowered.com/app/4113160/... www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYho...

Announcing the line-up for ThinkyCon 2025! 🎉 Tune in for 3 days of amazing talks from the makers of your favorite puzzly games! thinkygames.com/even...

in order to better represent the narrative elements of Shape Sender Deluxe and the storytelling importance of Sendy, we're changing up the dialogue boxes to be more in line with genre norms

WE STAN SHAPE SENDER DELUXE!!!!!

watch people say nice things about your game for 7 minutes challenge: level *impossible*

Grow new connections in the middle of nowhere with this bittersweet cozy story. Delphinium is now LIVE on Kickstarter 💙🌿

its probably a good thing that I get distracted for 20 minutes messing around in my own game right? behold my new creation: the shape hyper-accelerator

🔥 Malys is OUT NOW in 1.0! 🔥 For a game about demons, you've all been absolute angels - thank you for your support along the way & we're so happy to share Malys' full release with you 🖤 Check out the launch trailer and then get exorcising below!

A few lessons from doing a ridiculous amount of interviews 😅🥳 #indiegames #indiedev #gaming #interviewtips #gamemarketing

I made this joke at the time but I haven't stopped thinking about him saying "ambition is play" - I like it a lot

Reminder: Spooky Express is OUT NOW! 🚂🧟🧛 Take charge of the only rail service willing to carry the undead passengers of deepest, darkest Trainsylvania. Steam: s.team/a/3352310 itch: draknek.itch.io/spooky-express iOS: apps.apple.com/app/id673842... Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...

My last talk with Dinosaur Polo Club was at GCAP last year and I've just realised I'll never be able to do my favourite presentation gag again 😭

My last talk with Dinosaur Polo Club was at GCAP last year and I've just realised I'll never be able to do my favourite presentation gag again 😭

So I actually ran an experiment on this level where I save the previous player's solution and display it to the next player, but make it invalid so they HAVE to run a different solution and it was SOOO interesting watching that play out! 🔬

im horribly sick after SXSW but just simply desperate to work on Shape Sender Deluxe with all this fresh inspiration but I'm forcing myself to rest as if I was an employer that cared about their employee (which I guess I am now)

So I actually ran an experiment on this level where I save the previous player's solution and display it to the next player, but make it invalid so they HAVE to run a different solution and it was SOOO interesting watching that play out! 🔬

And if you loved the game, please vote for it in the SXSW people's choice!!

SYDNEY!! The #SXSW Games showcase is FREE ENTRY today - come play some awesome games including Night Plane! We’ve got a jump scare tally going 👀 #sxswsydney

Duolingo Ad: “where’d you go?” 🥺 You laid off some of the few remaining native speakers of my ancestors’ critically endangered language in favor of genAI you uaine gòrach comhachag

if anyone is wanting to start building their MP3 library as they ditch Spoopify, now's the time 👀

We're showcasing Compress(space) today and tomorrow at #sxswsydney with a new demo with exclusive content. Check out our booth(no. 24) if you can! Also, shout out to @tanamakes.games who's also showcasing Shape Sender Deluxe with a cool new demo! #indiedev #gamedev

Sincere-on-main-time: This has been my favourite MIGW ever 🥰 CODE grant announcement Monday, connecting with homies all week at GCAP and events, amazingly supportive Parallels crowd for my talk, visiting all my friends' amazing PAX booths, and this celebratory breakfast for a secret final thing!

This brutalist Timezone arcade in Christchurch New Zealand gives off a weird feeling. r/brutalism

Didn't expect to see @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social have voting snags explained to him today but here we are!

Ahhh!!! The loveliest write-up for the minigame I broke down & unveiled at Parallels last week! www.screenhub.com.au/news/feature...

Played some fun games at the SxSW Games Student Showcase today. As most of them are student projects they are "coming to Steam" at some stage - but Bento Blocks has a demo out right now and is very slick. store.steampowered.com/app/3311670/...

In case you couldn't make it to Parallels, here's a cool summary of the talks 👀 Thanks for the lovely words! ⭐🟥🟠

"Is it on Android?"

With MIGW wrapping up this weekend, a reminder that we're boothing at SXSW Sydney next week! Find us on Wednesday and Saturday and play our special expo build with unique mechanics that won't be available online 👀⭐🟥🟠

hungry for more shape sender. loved seeing it at freeplay parallels. looks and (especially) sounds great - lots of fun to find "satisfying syncopated solutions". store.steampowered.com/app/2976470/...

Sincere-on-main-time: This has been my favourite MIGW ever 🥰 CODE grant announcement Monday, connecting with homies all week at GCAP and events, amazingly supportive Parallels crowd for my talk, visiting all my friends' amazing PAX booths, and this celebratory breakfast for a secret final thing!

In case you missed it - Shape Sender Deluxe has a demo on Steam you can play now! ⭐🟥🟠 If you play it and wishlist it I'll give you a crisp high-five next time I see you, I promise 🤞🏽 store.steampowered.com/app/2976470/...

Y'all thirst for physics puzzle games. Quoted is one I saw at Parallels the other night, which doesn't require you to shoot a cat, goldfish, or monkey to solve the puzzle. Check it out! Pictured below: proof of your thirst.