Indie fund Outersloth has rejected every generative AI pitch it has received

#whatagamedevlookslike Hey! I'm a 2D/3D character artist, animator, and 1/3 of Rocket Adrift. I'm also a WOC. I'm not at GDC as I've never been able to afford it. Despite barriers like this, I've been developing games since 2019 and I'm gonna continue to as long as I can!

Thanks! I'm Lindsay, Co-founder of @rocketadrift.bsky.social and character artist/animator. I've worked on Raptor Boyfriend, Psychroma, Dead Finger Dice, and am currently working on an unannounced survival horror game. Ttagging my partner, @slowntimeevent.bsky.social !

Happy International Women's Day! Rocket Adrift Games is 2/3rds founded, run and operated by women! @linrocketadrift.bsky.social and @slowntimeevent.bsky.social have been working on games that center women and gender-queer characters since 2021 and we're still going strong! #gamedev

🛠️Working on camera stuff for our unannounced survival horror game. If you wanna learn more about what we're doing, check out our Patreon --> www.patreon.com/cw/rocketadr... #WIP #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

We’re delighted to reveal the Irish Games art-piece we commissioned from acclaimed Irish artist and game developer @denmanrooke.com, showcasing some of the incredible games and characters from across Irish games, alongside touchpoints of Irish culture. www.imirt.ie/news/2026/3/...

📣Did you know that we had a Patreon? If you want to support real human game devs making games for other real humans, consider joining and supporting us there! (plus, get an early look at what we're cooking...!) #NoAI #gamedev #indiedev #Patreon www.patreon.com/posts/patreo...

Folks with prior success are struggling to realize that the game industry has changed completely. It's never going back to how it was. Funding, development, and audiences have all fragmented and that is the "new normal." Only folks who have been scrapping their whole career will weather this change.

Got some emissive materials working #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #gamedev

Did you know? 💭 83% of Black teens play games, but only 2% of creators are Black. We aim to address disparities like this. Learn more about how we approach bridging these gaps in our 2025 Game Devs of Color Impact Report: www.gamedevsofcolor.org/impact-report

I lived through publishers telling me constantly that NFTs and Crypto games were the future and I needed to get on the train and design them or I'd be left behind. I said NO. I'll outlast "AI generated games" too. That's an oath. #gamedev #games

Just modeling monstrosities for a horror game. How has your day been? #low-poly #3dmodeling #gamedev #Blender

Filling out the space #low-poly #Godot4 #Blender #gamedev

Hey game designer chums, don’t care how big the check is. If I see your name on a table top or board game related to this we’re not cool any more.

No one is playing Relooted despite the fanfare in the press and during the SGF block. This follows a larger trend of games journalists and readers celebrating games that center marginalized voices but not actually playing the games or engaging with them or supporting the developers financially

It's TTRPGs for Trans Rights Season! The game jam is now open for submissions to TTRPGs for Trans Rights—Idaho! Games, art, zines, and more welcome through March 8th! Proceeds from this bundle will benefit @transaffirminc.bsky.social and @tccidaho.bsky.social! itch.io/jam/ttrpgs-f...

Low-poly bed by @slowntimeevent.bsky.social #blender #low-poly #gamedev #3Dmodeling

If you wanna support a small independent team making games WITH NO AI, check out @rocketadrift.bsky.social :) store.steampowered.com/bundle/66733...

Low-poly, retro computer modeled in #Blender by @slowntimeevent.bsky.social #lowpoly #3Dmodeling #gamedev

We build to 4K resolutions, but it's always worth a reminder that the majority of players on Steam still use 1080p.

Hey, everyone! I'm a black queer woman and co-founder of Rocket Adrift Games, a small indie game developer studio. I make character designs and animations as well as lead in marketing for Raptor Boyfriend, Psychroma, and Dead Finger Dice! #indiegames #gamedev #blackhistorymonth

@linrocketadrift.bsky.social !

I get tired of saying it, but I’ll say it again: the nature of oppression in America is that they workshop it first on Black, Latino, Asian & Native people. But it is always, in the end, coming for everyone.

#Godot 4.6 is out, and all about your flow! This release puts you and your workflow first with a new theme, flexible docks, and dozens of UX improvements. And Jolt Physics by default, revamped IK, better reflections, and more. Less wrestling with UI. More making games. godotengine.org/releases/4.6

Got some animations going in engine. Positions are a bit wonky, so it's still a WIP. Super excited though! #godot4 #blender #indiegame #lowpoly #gamedev

Reading this was infuriating, and the award seizure is only partly why. Worth reading though. A bitter example of how badly the game industry fails those who do the actual work.

Look at the difference a few flat textures (and some lighting) makes! You can grab the textures for free, a gift from me to you; kenney.nl/assets/retro... #gamedev

Doing some style tests while also learning more 3D modeling in #Blender. Modeled Kei from Akira in this low-poly style. #indiegame #gamedev #lowpoly

IndieCade awards festival kicks off today! Please show some love to these award nominees store.steampowered.com/sale/IndieCa... #IndieCadeFestival #indiegame #gamedev

Announcement: STEAM DEMO OUT NOW! The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them. How badly do you wish to live forever? 👁️🩸 👇👇👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/... Please wishlist and share - thank you! #indiedev

Are you or someone you know in #gamedev an experienced game designer who also enjoys Job? Well, we have Job! Look at, share, consider applying for Job! Have a good time with Job™ apply.workable.com/jackbox-game...

Missing the schadenfreude heydays when Luigi fanfare was all over your feeds? Maybe try this

Excuse me, we're supposed to be discussing ludonarrative dissonance, get on the page!

Congratulations to our Narrative Award Nominees! 📚 @meredithgran.com @arteinteractive.bsky.social @wednesdays-game.bsky.social @thepixelhunt.bsky.social @ho-games-studio.bsky.social @jeremyxho.bsky.social @rocketadrift.bsky.social 🏆#IndieCade Awards Ceremony on Steam & YouTube Sat 1/17 11AM PT!

Join us on Steam on January 17th for the IndieCade Awards with our hosts Sarah Elmaleh, Isla Hinck, and Elyse Willems! Ceremony will air at 11 am PST / 2 pm EST. Learn about the nominated games here: www.indiecade.com/festival-202... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #indiecade #Awards #games

Gamedevs in 2026 trying to develop games for $6000 potato PCs with 256MB of RAM

Starting the new year in Blender #gamedev #indiedev #3dart

Dead Finger Dice by @rocketadrift.bsky.social - Who hasn't wanted to play a sinister game of poker dice against blood-thirsty demon billionaires who’ve trapped you on their mega yacht? I love the visuals on this one. I recently picked it up & you can too! store.steampowered.com/app/3512300/...

Thanks for another year of Rocket Adrift Games! New Year's resolution - to keep putting out fun and interesting games. #newyears #gamedev #resolutions

put up a generic icon set in the shop, fleshed out from a set i made ages ago for a now defunct internal UI kit set is pay-what-you-want and available both as PNGs and SVGs. want to make more resources like this, so hope this helps: store.corviday.net/products/ico... #gamedev #indiedev #ui

61 workers at Ubisoft Halifax have formed the first North American union at Ubisoft. www.gamedeveloper.com/business/ubi...

‘everyone in gamedev is using AI’ the business dumdums are using it to generate decks and write bad copy. They think it’s good because they think their basic lore ideas make a good game. that’s it that’s who is using AI

Here's my indie game in #15seconds store.steampowered.com/app/3512300/...

Steam Winter Sale discounts are available for all of our games. If you have been waiting for sales, now's the time to grab a copy! store.steampowered.com/curator/4509... #indiedev #gamedev #steamsale

As a gamedev of nearly 30 years, I can absolutely definitively say you do not need AI as a placeholder. You know what we used as place holders? Fucking cubes. Grow the fuck up.

Any game studio or publisher that pledges to never replace an artist, an engineer, a musician, a designer, a producer, or even a tester with AI, and/or to never allow AI to be integrated into their workflows will have my unending support - and more importantly my money. Long live the real makers. ✊

We're so proud and excited to share that Psychroma is a nominee for the @indiecade.bsky.social Anywhere & Everywhere Narrative Award! Learn more about the festival here: www.indiecade.com/festival-202... #indiedev #gameawards #gamedev

relatable 😞

1) AI placeholder stuff can easily end up as the final content. 2) Don't reduce your creatives to chasing AI slop when it would have been easier to just have a human make it. 3) Some of the best moments I've had in gamedev were the organic creation process with concept artists. Don't snuff that.

while industry figures, dressed to the nines, filtered into LA's peacock theater last week, protesters chanted "the industry is dead" outside of it. despite how often geoff keighley says the game awards exist to "celebrate" games and the people who make them, many feel ignored