Thinking of signing an indie publishing deal? Stop and watch/read this first. 👿 Uncovering the good, the bad, and the predatory of #gamedev publishing and funding! gamefromscratch.com/indie-game-p...

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

Peaceful pink sunrise. I want to drink it in, but it passes by too quickly.

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed

What a f**ked up, needless, worse-case scenario timeline we're in because of that pedophile & the villains who protect him. What's next? - China invading Taiwan while US is distracted (goodbye chips!) - Another pandemic (goodbye 7m+ people) - Kessler Syndrome (goodbye satellites / space travel)

Rustler (Grand Theft Horse) was such a blast to play after watching Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. Twas free on Epic Game Store a few weeks ago, now on sale on Steam. You work your way from horse rustler/thug to the jousting circuit in a hilarious plotline. store.steampowered.com/app/844260/R...

Ouch! I have so many projects and assets based on Unity's old built-in pipeline. I hope they make something like Unity's old surface shader scripting for URP, and document URP shader coding stuff better. Shader graphs get way too tangled to revisit after some time away.

Here's 20 seconds of relaxation w/ some very chill cats and gentle waves near sunset. Feb 5. Kakaako Waterfront Park. Honolulu, Hawaii.

Here's the #VR experience I made for #GlobalGameJam! Trigger warning: political/intense + my way of processing the 😠stuff that has been happening recently. "With Our Own Eyes": andyman404.itch.io/with-our-own... Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHLV... #gamedev #ggj #ggj26 #globalgamejam #xr

WIP so far on my #GlobalGameJam. It's a #VR experience where masked govt thug pigs have come to your neighborhood, harassing your neighbors. All you have is a smartphone w/ 2% battery left. Capture whatever you can to challenge the "official" narrative (lies). #gamedev #ggj #ggj26

I finally starting jamming on my game for Global Game Jam after many hours of doomscrolling and trying to keep up with all that is happening. Drew up some quick characters in OpenBrush. Masked pig thugs, and your neighbors. #gamedev #ggj #ggj26 #GlobalGameJam

Americans should review the D&D Alignment Chart—it helps to understand what we're up against. LAWFUL EVIL: Mike Johnson NEUTRAL EVIL: Lindsay Graham CHAOTIC EVIL: Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, Pete Hegseth, Kristi Noem, and the orc army that attacked Gondor Now tell me how elections will fix this.

I woke up this morning, and then remembered the times we live in, wondered "what horrors has his regime brought today?" and checked the news with dread. I know I'm not alone. How are you dealing with it? What are you doing about it?

Quick read: How to Create a Presskit for Your Indie Game https://f.mtr.cool/mmoitmnmat #GameDev #IndieGames #RGS

Here's the little #XR app I made for 12 Days of Sketchmas game jam that lets you finger-paint using sound: Full Color Finger Mics [Free, Meta Quest 3/3S]: andyman404.itch.io/full-color-f... #GameDev #ArtGame

Ultra chonky dog belonging to one of my neighbors. It was already this chonky when she adopted him. The chonk level blows my mind. I feel like my brain just explodes when I see this. 🤯 How is it even possible for a dog to get that chonky?!

Turn the sound on! WIP: an #XR experience that translates sounds/music into colors that come out from your fingertips. It works with the microphone too, but I'll spare you from my singing in this video. For 12 Days of Sketchmas game jam Themes used: colors+beat #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Indie dev friends, here's my 2025 Financial Report for Dev's Games! A breakdown of my profits, expenses, costs, sales, wishlists, etc. for my indie game dev business in 2025! I also talk a bit on my approaches to sustainability/transparency too. Check it out: devonwiersma.github.io/Devs-Games-2...

On Christmas evening, I watched the 1979 movie, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. I had not seen it before, only watched the TV show as a very small kid. Fond blurry memories of it. Watching it as an adult now, I can see it was really racist/sexist, as were many shows during that time. So... 1/

12 Days of Sketchmas, Day 1. Theme: "stocking". I used OpenBrush to turn my computer/monitor into a Christmas fireplace with stockings and a black cat. itch.io/jam/12-days-... #Sketchmas #Day #MetaQuest3 #OpenBrush #XR #AR #MR

12 Days of Sketchmas jams is coming up, starting on Christmas day. Always one of my favs. It's a relaxed no-pressure game/art jam where you get 12 themes and can mix them however you want or just do little experiments. Game jam: itch.io/jam/12-days-... Art jam: itch.io/jam/12-days-...

12 Days of Sketchmas jams is coming up, starting on Christmas day. Always one of my favs. It's a relaxed no-pressure game/art jam where you get 12 themes and can mix them however you want or just do little experiments. Game jam: itch.io/jam/12-days-... Art jam: itch.io/jam/12-days-...

You won't believe what happened on my coffee table. #FiveMinuteKingdoms #MixedReality #XR #MetaQuest3

Watch to the end to see BOSS MODE! I've finally recovered from the jam, and fixed the random crashes in Five Minute Kingdoms, and now the slingshot properly gives the powerup to launched units, making them extra fierce. 😠💢 #gamedev #XR #MixedReality #FiveMinuteKingdoms

Slept for 14 hours! Recovering from a month of focused ultra-intensive game jamming. It's hard to shut off after going so intensely, but I'm resisting the urge to work more on the game for now.

Here was the 3-minute entry video for the #XR #mixed-reality game I made for the Meta Horizon Developer Start Competition. I made the video at the end of an all nighter, so be warned. I was so exhausted that I had microsleeps with eyes open while editing! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FYM... #gamedev

Timelapse of building a massive fortress on my kitchen table, w/ a death-defying bridge to the kitchen counter. I'll share more about the game after recovering from the death-defying ~1-month jam that ended today. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiP2... #gamedev #xr #mixed-reality #vr

Timelapse of building a defense for the Bonefolk Then testing it against a single Gourmound invader. (1/2) WIP for the game I'm making for the Meta Horizon Start Developer competition. Recorded on #MetaQuest3. #gamedev #XR #indiegamedev #ScreenshotSaturday

Secret Santa Jam 2025🎄 Write a letter to Santa🎅 Receive a random letter 📬 Make a game for someone! 🎁 December 5th - December 21st itch.io/jam/secret-s...

Building an outpost for the bone folk on top of my computer. WIP for the game I'm making for the Meta Horizon Start Developer competition. Recorded on #MetaQuest3. #gamedev #XR #indiegamedev

Building a fortress for the bone folk on my desk. WIP for the game I'm making for the Meta Horizon Start Developer competition. Recorded on #MetaQuest3 #gamedev #XR #indiegamedev

WIP: Open palm to show the palette of pieces. Grab a unit/defense and place it. This is what it looks like w/ about 300 units placed. Thankful for Unity's ECS/DOTS & Meta's spacewarp feature for making this performance possible. Recorded on Meta Quest 3. #XR #GameDev #HandTracking

WIP: I'm old & achy, but now I can grab things from across the room simply by wiggling my fingers at them! #XR #GameDev #HandTracking

WIP: More finger slingshot action w/ hand-tracking in #XR. Smoother and the rubber band conforms to the object being launched. Also there's fun sounds! #GameDev #HandTracking

Something really unexpected & spooky happened when I was recording a little demo video for some hand-tracked #XR interactions for finger flicking & sling-shot gestures on the #MetaQuest3. Watch til the end...

I was cleaning/dusting my computer case, and from those droppings on my graphics card, I think a lizard might have been using my graphics card as its toilet! I hope it's been eating the bugs at least.

What's your number one personal game design principle? And even better - does it have a cool name?

Some of my fav signs & costumes at the #NoKings rally in Honolulu today. 🚫👑

"Terrible things are happening outside. At any time of night and day, poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart; men, women and children are separated. Children come home from school to find their parents have disappeared." - Anne Frank January 13, 1943

Results for the 4th Godot XR Community Game Jam are in! Congratulations to @andyman404.bsky.social for taking the top spot. itch.io/jam/godot-xr...

I made this protest sign back in April. Now it's September, and late night hosts are being silenced for being critical of the regime. In America, we've now arrived at the point where the government decides what you can laugh at.

Here's Wiener Wobble Dog Park! It's the XR hand-tracking game w/ stretchy wobbly daschunds I made for the #GodotXRGameJam September 2025. [Free, Meta Quest 3 or Desktop VR with hand-tracking]: andyman404.itch.io/wiener-wobbl... #GameDev #IndieGameDev #Godot

WIP: stretchy soft-belly physics for the finger controlled wiener dog in #XR for the Sep 2025 #GodotXRGameJam. #GameDev #IndieGameDev #Godot

WIP: using finger tracking to control a wobbly stretchy wiener dog in #XR for the Sep 2025 #GodotXRGameJam. #GameDev #IndieGameDev #Godot

I'm on day 22 of COVID-19. I've finally started getting better and recovered a lot the past 3 days. Still have minor coughing and sinus discomfort, a lot of tiredness, and headaches. And now, a lot of difficulty sleeping. Stay safe out there, everyone! 😷💉

I'm on day 15 of COVID-19: I thought I was getting a little better, but last night I had the worst coughing attack I've ever experienced. Chest aches. Sinus headache and nose waterfall. Waiting for call back from doctor. Stay safe everyone! 😷🦠

I'm on day 9 of COVID-19 today. I've lost 5 lbs of body weight so far and have done so much deep abdominal coughing that I think I'm starting to see some 6-pack abs on me. Stay safe out there everyone.

Day 7 of #COVID gave me an even more suitable voice for a sad tired raccoon who’s just barely holding it together. Here's "Home Is Where The Trash Is", the VR hand-puppet game I made for the Sizzling Shrimp VR Summer Jam 2025: andyman404.itch.io/home-is-wher... #GameDev #IndieDev #VR #XR

My wife and I finally caught COVID-19 for the first time after all these years. Fever and sore throat.

WIP 1 - "Home Is Where The Trash Is". This is a VR hand puppet game I'm making for Sizzling Shrimp VR Summer Jam. Turn on sound to hear me introduce the game through the raccoon! #VR #XR #HandTracking #gamedev #IndieGameDev #Raccoon