📢 Game demos are accessibility! 📢 Nothing makes me more discourage than buying a game I'm looking forward to, just to having to return it due to a massive barrier in the core mechanics of the game. Let me test your accessibility before buying the game!

A little late to the New Year, but we wanted to say thanks. We’re really proud of what the team pulled off last year and excited for what’s coming next. Happy 2026! Demo planned for the first half of the year. #indiedev #gamedev

So, I've been meaning to make a thread about my current obsession: Narrative deduction games! ✨🔎📖 That's the term I'm using for games like Obra Dinn, Golden Idol, and Roottrees, where using story information is how you progress. Aka the best genre!

The penultimate episode of Season 12 has landed! I can’t say anything else without spoilers. So if you haven’t been listening so far, now is a good time to catch up! Https://amIoldyet.com/s12e1

Networking was not something that came intuitively to me until my late 20s / early 30s. It felt too transactional. What I figured out eventually was, if you focus on what *you* can do for others, rather than what *they* can do for you, you network. And then, success! And, hopefully, fun too!

No darkness lasts forever. And even there, there are stars.

This year I joined the Confounding Calendar again. It's a puzzly advent calendar, each day you get a new game from a different developer. This is A Confusing Map. Somebody described it as "grandma directions simulator", which is accurate. Is playable on mobile🗺️ ludipe.itch.io/a-confusing-...

I'm once again hunting artists 🔍 BAME and BIMPOC only please this time, for paid work! @hatchlingdm.itch.io and I are looking for those interested in drawing dragons, high-fantasy mechs, and nature vs. technology for our Daggerheart compatible sourcebook based on 'Dragon Dowser', the solo game!

🎙️ CALLING ALL VOICE ACTORS! We’re opening a public casting for A.L.F.-RED - Agent THUNDER’s AI companion. While everyone debates AI in games, we chose a different path: our AI will be voiced by a real human. If you’ve ever wanted to be an AI without being replaced by one - this is your moment. 🤖

Pretty disappointed in both @humblebundle.com and especially in @girlswhocode.bsky.social. Please teach girls how to code, don't push them into generative AI. That won't build their skills. Prioritize foundational programming skills and awaken their interest. "Tired of long days writing code"???

Continuing my tiny puzzle game spree with the lovely Deductopia by @gwenckatz.bsky.social (part of the confoundingcalendar.itch.io). I really enjoyed the relaxed setting and just-enough-info clues - enjoy! : gwenckatz.itch.io/deductopia-s...

Apropos of absolutely nothing: a collection of recent concepts from our human artists!

Over the last couple of days I have binged my way through the archive of The Daily Spell by @celia-14.bsky.social - I'm really enjoying the magical combination of puzzles and narrative: jamwitch.itch.io/the-daily-sp... I recommend!

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And you can hear me in a little role playing a bystander named Charmian at the start of today's episode of "Am I Old Yet?": www.amioldyet.com/where-am-i/ Many thanks again to @flloydwith2ells.bsky.social for having me!

This cross-pollination IS how new ideas happen. EVERY field needs humanistic thinking, that's why they call PhDs "Doctors of Philosophy"

Am I Old Yet? Season 12 is out now! Listen here or in your fave app: www.amioldyet.com/whats-up-hel... @flloydwith2ells.bsky.social has done a wonderful job - and Season 12 is the perfect standalone point to dive into this warm, relatable, comedy #audiodrama if you haven't already done so. Enjoy! ✨

Am I Old Yet? Season 12 is out now! Listen here or in your fave app: www.amioldyet.com/whats-up-hel... @flloydwith2ells.bsky.social has done a wonderful job - and Season 12 is the perfect standalone point to dive into this warm, relatable, comedy #audiodrama if you haven't already done so. Enjoy! ✨

We’re open for submissions! Closing date 31st January. Visit our website to read our submission rules, register your entry, and check out our amazing judges: bssp.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/rules/

Hey #gamedev #indiedev, pretty cool to see all these accessibility awards flying around eh? Would be handy if someone made a list of what and when they all are and when to submit, right? 🫡 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Want some Behind the Beats sneaky peekies? You do!? @ginaloughlin.com has been hard at work on the sound of Wax Heads, with lead vocal support from none other than @patattiemurray.bsky.social's father-in-law William on this particular track by Teddy Tom called "A Fox with the wolves".

SEEKING FEMALE SOUTH ASIAN VOICE ACTORS FOR INDIE ANIMATED SERIES! DEMO DROP - PAID OPPORTUNITY Hi y'all! I'm helping out with an animator friend of mine with his search for a voice actor for his animated show. We're looking for Female/Femme Presenting South Asian VA's for this role.

One of the best things to recognise in yourself as a creative person is when you are Sauceless. Not art blocked. Not struggling with a difficult creative problem. Being Sauceless is when you've done good work but have been staring at it for too long, and risk making it worse through noodling.

okay, seriously: if we were to corral this, would anyone be interested in contributing? Here is the google form: forms.gle/m2V4j4cDvwNu...

It's hard to create foliage or organic models using SketchUp (which I use for all my assets and games). So I've made a little @unity.com tool that allows me to adjust some sliders to generate plants and such! You'll soon see the first results in MakeRoom, and my game assets 🌿

🗣️ Calling all background artists! GB Patch Games is looking for a new team member – a background artist who is able to match the pre-existing style of Our Life: Now & Forever. Interested? Check out the details here ⬇️ bit.ly/4nJZS5E #videogamejobs #gamingjobs

All Voice Actors on Blue! We’re officially casting the voice of Agent THUNDER (yes, this gentledog below)! Show us your stealth voice, your heroic bark or “I just stole a toy and feel fabulous” charm 😉 Audition lines + details👇 docs.google.com/document/d/1... #VoiceActing #VoiceActor #Casting

Norges Beste Gamer is showing that gamers come in all shape, sized and accessibility needs 🦾 And playing with a different controller doesn't make you any less of a gamer, but if you want to be the BEST, you got to master them all! Thank you so much for agreeing to this!

Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back! Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary. Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest! #MundaneHalloween

Took some time these past couple weeks to take a course in Unreal Engine cinematics from Bad Decisions Studio. Turns out it was a good decision! Course assets are provided, you learn the rest. Recommend. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3fy7... #unrealengine #cinematics #3Danimation

Auditions are open until Nov 24th for S1 of our new cyberpunk audio drama, WITCHPUNK. All roles unpaid. CCC: cstng.cc/projects/wit... Google forms: forms.gle/zW5KsU49jREE... #audiodrama #castingcall #thefulllid #castingcall #indieAf #audiodramacasting #cyberpunk #voiceactor #voiceacting

Check out the brand new trailer for our game: The Bureau of Fantastical and Arcane Affairs🐉

Random, but it's always so cool to see our logo in these lists :) Showcase tomorrow!! @galaxiesshow.com

Something I learned from a playwriting class: write the review before you start working on it. Create the great review you want your project to get (imagine it’s by someone who Gets It) once it’s launched, and you’ll quickly tease out what the themes are, what’s important to you, and what isn’t.

NAP COMIX are just ✨wonderful✨ - so heartwarming they are positively medicinal. Thank you Rachael, for giving up precious nap time to make a fab comic ❤️ If (like me) you can't wait for the book, check out the Kickstarter!

No cat scratches, just friendship 🎃🐾 For now... #jackolantern #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 #art @pixeldailies.bsky.social

🎮 Apply now for Official Selection 2026!🎮 Key details: 🟨 Games must have a playable demo ready by Feb 26 🟨 Games must be unreleased and launching on or after April 26 🟨 Only one submission per studio 🟨 Open to developers of all sizes 👉 festival.games.london/official-sel... #LGF26

Last day for this #castingcall ! Come join us! ✨

hey folks, don't forget to get your auditions in! best of all, it's FREE! #castingcall #voiceactor

Hey all #voiceactor s out there! We’re having a 1000 member celebration on the Voice Support Community on discord. We’re doing a #castingcall where you can submit auditions and get critiqued by a casting director FOR FREE! Check it out & on discord: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

More #voiceover #casting is going on over @hipflask.games ! We're adding several roles to our game, which is over 30k Wishlists on Steam and growing strong! This is an #opencastingcall so feel free to share it around! Deadline is October 10. drive.google.com/file/d/1nkK4...

#voiceactor logic: I’m so exhausted I’m ready to cry and it’s late and I wanna go to bed… but I’m gonna do this audition first, because if a dozen things I can’t control align perfectly with all the effort and practice and money I’ve put in, I might get to be the voice of this talking avocado! 🥑

🚨✨ ART COMMISSIONS OPEN ✨🚨 Reduced rates as of now because life decided to speed-run my bank account suddenly lol 🫠 #ArtCommissions #CommissionsOpen #TTRPG #TTRPGCommissions #ArtistsOfBluesky #SupportArtists #DigitalArt #CommissionArt #BrokeCreative #Hustling (Several examples of work attached!)

We’re also hiring for 3D Artist Generalists! 💠 80k CAD salary 💠 Hybrid/remote work (relocation support available) 💠 Health benefits plan 💠 4-day work week 💠 4 weeks annual paid vacation, unlimited sick/personal days Job listing ⬇️ docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Join our free workshop "Introduction to Voice Acting". www.theatregym.co.uk/free-voice-a...

Reminder: applications for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant close tomorrow evening! (23:59 Pacific Daylight Time) grants.draknek.org Good luck to everyone applying :)

🚨 A rare freelance position at iGame.Audio opened up!! 🚨 Pls apply especially if you're from an underrepresented background in games!! Applications only open for a day or two - go go goooooo 👇👇👇👇 igame.audio/jobs/ #gameaudio #gamedevjobs

The Royal Society for Blind Children (RSBC) urgent appealing to children’s authors, writers and publishers to donate stories to its new bedtime stories app. The charity relies on stories in the public domain but are running out of books. Anyone willing to donate should contact [email protected].

Annnnnnd as a result of both The Hartmann Conference and Cold Reads/Hot Takes, I now have an IMDB page! 🙌 Huge thanks again to @ajdelongva.bsky.social, @jrtheotterbear.bsky.social and the VSC team! Can't wait to see what gets added next...! 👀 m.imdb.com/name/nm17699...