This paragraph resonates with me so so much and speaks to everything I’ve learned (often the hard way) over the last 15 years. bsky.app/profile/ckun...

I try not to do ranty threads anymore, but man, this Valve GDC graph has just rubbed me up unbelievably badly This was presented as a good thing - "more games are finding success!" -- when actually the data has just been presented in a tricksy way to make it look like everything is fine

No GDC for me! But will be in LA for this event right after!

Cadence is out now! Make music by solving circuits. It took 13 years to figure how to do this well! Beyond the puzzles: 🐈‍⬛ Pet Ren, the cat! 📜 Enjoy Ren's life philosophy (all text is skippable) 🎹 Use the sandbox to make music 🧮 Or explore turing complete contraptions

Relooted is finally out!! Go grab it!

Tomorrow, Relooted hits Steam! Before (or after) you play, listen to this interview with developers @benjamming.bsky.social and @blckporcelain.bsky.social. Learning the differences between Afrofuturism and Africanfuturism helped me better understand the game's ambitions!

Many "important" games are boring. Few fun games are "important." Relooted is both -- and so much more.

This joke is just for me 😅 The number of times I see similar WORLDWIDE release times graphics just have Africa dark and unmarked in the centre is wild I get that most of the revenue doesn’t come from the continent but still a wild thing to see continuously 🥲

Feels only appropriate to do a Relooted event in the modern home of heists 🪜🏗️

My fave 🥺🥺🥺

I did in fact post this on LinkedIn but Bluesky deserves it too @benjamming.bsky.social

Some of the songs in Relooted I’ve been hearing for 3-5 years and they never get old There is some truly emotive and beautiful music in the game As well as just some straight up bangers like this one

You’ve heard of friendslop but have you heard of:

It’s almost time 🥺 bsky.app/profile/nyam...

I’m developing a game where you have to go back to assassinate Adam. It’s a first person shooter.

ANNOUNCEMENT: introducing our latest game! The Marvelous Raincaster of Yell Holler, a time-looping puzzle ballad. 🪕 💧 Unravel a story-based time puzzle 💧 Employ a traveling c̶o̶n̶m̶a̶n̶ salesman 💧 Orchestrate a shindig and other such matters Wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/3800300/

Best International Game nominee at @sxswsydney.com 2025! 👾 Our heist game, Relooted, got shortlisted for this category and we couldn’t be more stoked! We’re among some awesome games and thanks to the SXSW team for this recognition! #indiegame

We were so worried about if ‘games were art’ that we kinda forgot to support art games and build a cottage industry/support system that allows art games to be made sustainably (and written about sustainably)

Seems to me that the fact that interested people can’t find games they find interesting and maybe don’t even know they exist is (a) obvs true so dunking on it is dumb and (b) a massive fucking problem for the artform that the corporate sector of the industry has no interest *at all* in solving

Announcing Minos! A strategic roguelike where you play as the legendary minotaur, protecting your home from wave after wave of would-be heroes. Wishlist now and download the demo on Steam!

Relooted has a demo! That you can play! Right now! Happy heisting!

Looking for something new to play? Try out our demo on September 16th! Relooted is a heist game where you reclaim African artifacts from museums and private collections around the world! #indiegame #demo

Everyone our Steam Page is live! store.steampowered.com/app/3868010/... Please WISHLIST it so I can make more bluesky posts. Check out our brand new trailer here as well! #MediaCircusGame #indiedev #indiegame #madewithgodot #godot #handdrawn #journalism #gamedev

THE PIT IS FINALLY OPEN! 🤘😤🤘Metavoidal is now available on Steam & Epic! 🔥 Tell your friends, tell your favourite band's drummer, tell your mom It's time to take on The Band 🎸 store.steampowered.com/app/2221780/Metavoidal/

Edwin has been waiting to punish me for this jab, and he did it so elegantly 😂

Nyamakop has now had multiple museums reach out now to ask if we need more artifacts for Relooted, and if we'd like to 3D scan parts of their African collection. It was very much not on my bingo card that real life museums would be asking us to fictionally steal their artifacts lol

I played Relooted at Summer Games Fest and it might be my game of the show?? www.ign.com/articles/rel...

“I came away from Relooted feeling like it is one of the freshest, most interesting games at Summer Games Fest and I cannot wait to play the full title.” @imrankhan.bsky.social on @ign.com www.ign.com/articles/rel...

We're at the PEAK! 🏔️ Our new co-op climbing game we made together with Aggro Crab is out on Steam! 🫂1-4 players 🎙️Proximity voice chat 🧗Climbing 👓Character customisation 🥫Weird foods 👻Ghosts 🤑An amazing launch discount so you can get it for a buddy as well!

“I think it’s still probably the most diverse collection of authentic African accents that’s ever been in a video game.” store.epicgames.com/en-US/news/r...

Updated my Bluesky bio for brand recognition

"Relooted Is The Only Heist Game That's Ever Made Me Feel Like A Real Master Thief" "I feel like I just discovered a new kind of game, and I can’t wait to play more." - @epicswitzer.bsky.social‬‬, The Gamer www.thegamer.com/relooted-is-...

“Relooted might be the best game I played across any of this weekend's showcases: a polished, thoughtful and outright fun heist caper that dares to ask challenging questions about art and ownership.” ❤️ @npr.org

Had an intrusive thought 🤔

PEAK IS COMING!!!

I’ve seen some unwarranted comments regarding the game and it’s dawned on me that many people aren’t familiar with repatriation or restitution which I can assume is the premise of the game. (Yes this is an actual comment but I’ve pixeled it out)

I have been waiting for someone to actually make good on this premise for years!! Yes

After a very long and tumultuous development, our baby is almost all grown up 🥺🥺🥺

We couldn’t be more excited/giddy with joy/shit scared/having hot flashes for this weekend! @dayofthedevs.org #summergamesfest #indiegamedev #indiegame

Happy Africa Day! Did you know that Nyamakop works with people from all over the continent? We've worked with people from over 12 different African countries. Africa Day is celebrated all over the world and we want to acknowledge the contributions of every hand that has worked in our studio 🫰

Hint hint… nudge nudge 👀

Introducing SHROOM AND GLOOM from Team Lazerbeam! Shroom and Gloom is a first-person, roguelike DOUBLE-DECKBUILDER that brings you mobs of monstrous mushrooms and mountains of mega-combos! 🍄‍🟫 Play the demo now and wishlist on Steam!

Check out my little WIP puzzle game 🎲 draughtvader.itch.io/dielemma #gamedev #indiegames #itchio

Heyo! We're Nyamakop and we made Semblance, the first true plat- "former" We're finally back on the social media grind and will be keeping you in the loop with kwl things we've done and kwl things we're doing!

HASTE: Broken Worlds is out now on Steam! 🏃🏻‍♀️💨 Run fast, soar through the air, and master your landings as you outrun the end of the universe! Available for PC, Mac and Linux! ✨

Starting to feel like the 2010’s were a real golden age for making and breaking into indie games, and everything will be a lot harder from here on out. Hard to realize when you’re in it, but as someone who broke into indie games in that period, it feels a lot different now. Even when established

Decided to animate some of the stylized artwork I made. Sort of a fanart of Semblance, a game by Nyamakop. All done in AE

Hey! Happy #PortfolioDay everyone! I'm Jean a concept artist, game artist, illustrator and matte painter. Currently looking for work!

Game devs at the club (ft. @thebirdmountain.bsky.social)