the animation industry and the video game industry is cooked. i just made this in FatsploinkAI 3.0. [video of mario and sonic beating each other violently to death at the Olympics games and Mario's hands keep turning into his feet and sonic gives birth at hyperspace at the end]

1 Week till Key Fairy releases! Less than 1 Month. More than 1 Day. You have 1 Week to get your affairs in order. 1 Week to mop your floors. 1 Week to make your bed. 1 Week to tell your family how much you love them.... Key Fairy comes out in 1 Week. #indiedev? #indieGames? #indiedevgames??

extremely funny post to me, as someone who wasn't allowed to play LoZ Spirit Tracks because it had the word "spirit" in the title, and who initially wasn't allowed to play pokémon because it had shinto influences specifically.

Looking to follow people in the Australian games industry? I've got a starter pack for that! go.bsky.app/6sRRJ2s

It is finally time to drop the forbidden Kotaku AU headlines chat screenshots. Thank you to @rubyinnes.bsky.social for kickstarting an afternoon that will live in infamy. Thread below.

You will like my indie game if you played: - Shin Megami Tensei (1992) - Arx Fatalis (2002) - Off (2008) - Middens (2012) - The Lesser Key Of Solomon (18XX?)

Why is Australia?

💚💛As is tradition, we're cataloguing every game released by Australian and New Zealand developers in 2026 (and beyond)🖤🤍 If you're an Aussie or New Zealand studio working on a game, we'd love to hear about it and add it to the list 😍 Read: www.well-played.com.au/every-austra...

This is crazy, right after SXSW too, and in Vic which has the reputation of being more stable for games than other states. Ditto Jeremy, I really hope it can continue. I'll never forget speaking at Parallels 24.

Brand new, custom domain Bluesky handle, and new professional email address to match ([email protected]). Plus other neat stuff coming soon hopefully!

Cleared Toroa by @atawhaigames.bsky.social Not what I expected but am very exited to play again with Gyro Controls on a PS5 controller. Congrats team store.steampowered.com/app/2003490/...

No new pictures. Where are you at mentally?

tshirt that says I Am Photographing Birds I Do Not Care About Humans so i dont accidentally scare the hoes when im at the park

It really sucks to see SXSW Sydney go. I attended 2023 as a student volunteer, and it was my first time meeting devs from beyond Sydney. I learned a lot from guerilla-showcasing Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic that year, it was my first brush with the good and bad in the professional world of games.

I can't even begin to describe the immensity of my feelings about the end of SXSW Sydney. Detractors of the festival have valid critiques, but we didn't go to the same event. So much of what made it great gets lost in the noise of what the festival was on paper. SXSW Sydney was about community.

greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail

Time to play best game of 2025 @atawhaigames.bsky.social

citizen red

Slightly diminish a game Citizen Red @queebly.bsky.social @skullschemes.bsky.social

thank you everyone for your suggestions!! here's all the big aussie and nz-made games you should watch this year!!

Hi AU-based marketing and biz dev friends! I'm still looking for $5k AUD to help make @frostygamesfest.com events happen again this year. We have some sponsorship locked, but need to make up a shortfall 🍦💰 If you'd like to chat pls email or DM me! amy at hellomisspotter dot com

Ascend the chain, defeat the seven vassals of the clown god The grimacing fool The Thief The statesman The Dawn Bird The Hound The lord of the waning moon The Joyous one In 1998's most daring RPG for the Sega Saturn McBaroque

my game is gonna be so good. its gonna suck ass

One last gift from our team to you! To all our friends new and old, we hope you’ve had a great year and we hope you’re ready for a hectic 2026, we certainly are!

We are live on twitch.tv/harddrivemag! The Hard Drive Game Awards Presented by Call of Duty Black Ops 7 are starting soon! Fundraising for the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund! Donate!: tilt.fyi/0jq1GoIcuQ

and the game award goes to... ...TOROA: SKYCALL!!! 😱🥳🥰

Solo indie dev

Despite an already Herculean effort by our editor @nickcoffman.com, we need a little more time to get the show ready for you. The Hard Drive Game Awards will now premier 12/18 at 7PM EST on twitch.tv/harddrivemag

In the time that I'm not spending on game development, I'm something of a birder. If you're interested in birds or avian ecology at all, you owe it to yourself to pick up @atawhaigames.bsky.social's Toroa Skycall. It's probably the best Bird Game I've ever played, in terms of Bird Gameplay.

you guys should tune in tomorrow

Tune into the Hard Drive Game Awards this Friday at 7PM EST on twitch.tv/harddrivemag! Fabulous guests, including: @hbomberguy.bsky.social @mikedrucker.bsky.social @charalanahzard.bsky.social @airbagged.bsky.social @emmakidwell.bsky.social @benstarr.bsky.social @alyssamerc.bsky.social

Something Frosty has come through the comms! Tune into @frostygamesfest.com's Mini Showcase to catch some exclusive footage of 💫Wyrmspace Tactics💫 ! December 10th at 8am AEDT / 10am NZDT (December 9, 1pm PT)!

In Insignia by @adamcyounis.bsky.social, accompany Armin, a young apprentice in the adventure of a lifetime to discover the fate of his lost father. Learn the magical arts of blacksmithing and rise to meet a destructive force threatening the kingdom! On Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1127370/...

Anticitizen Red by @queebly.bsky.social is set in an American occupied cyberpunk Australia; use bullet time, a whole bunch of weapons and movement mechanics to outwit biker gangs and face off the corporate police. Steam Link: store.steampowered.com/app/2097950/...

Introducing... even more upcoming games that will be showcasing at WIP Night! We'll have microtalks, 10 Sydney-made games for playtesting, and free food and drinks! 🗓️12th Dec, Friday. 5:30-8:30PM 📌ACE Parramatta RSVP here: events.humanitix.com/wip-night-7-...

Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic by @iwbrcb.bsky.social is a first-person, turn-based journey into the occult. Set in the 19th century, follow ritualist Aleister as he becomes embroiled in a quest to summon the daemon Ashmodai. Steam Link: store.steampowered.com/app/2621030/...

A screenshot from my exclusive interview with Dorito Martin Luther, author of The Dorito Ninety-Five Theses and vocal critic the Dorito Pope himself, Geoff Keighley. Our discussion will premiere during the @hard-drive.net Game Awards. 12/12 at 7PM EST on twitch.tv/harddrivemag.

I finished HORSES. It’s a sad state of affairs when young and old are warmly invited to play hyper realistic mass murder sims featuring weapons they can buy at Walmart, but god forbid they should have access to a grotesque art house game in which a farmer puts animal masks on censored naked folks.

Hey everyone. I’d never normally do this, and by god I better not have to ever do it again. But I’m actually worried about making rent this week and next and wanted to post my old Ko-fi here in case anyone has a spare buck they can chuck my way. No pressure though ❤️ ko-fi.com/faultrunner

Writing this made me start wondering if I should just make a blog where I (infrequently) dump this kind of thing rather than yakking up a multi-post thread onto Bluesky every couple of months like a hairball. Any interest in something like that?

Crucially, the game is minimalist in very specific ways that, to be frank, let me cut corners. I suck at picking colours, so there's a hard limit of 4 colours per environment texture. For some, a palette this restrictive would make picking colours harder, but I find this much easier. 5/11

People tend to ask me a lot about Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic's art style, and how I came up with it, which always surprised me. So here's a quick thread about it, riffing on these three points, because it pretty much comes down to this. 1/11

People tend to ask me a lot about Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic's art style, and how I came up with it, which always surprised me. So here's a quick thread about it, riffing on these three points, because it pretty much comes down to this. 1/11

GAME ALMOST READYYYYY 🐥🪶🌊😤

✅ Tamagotchi but make it Nine Network's Karl Stefanovic☀️ ✅ Getting Over It but make it dog🐕 Play these games and more at GAW Party this Saturday!!! 🗣️📢 @iwbrcb.bsky.social, @skullschemes.bsky.social, @waynetron.bsky.social, @aemyn.bsky.social, @smallocelot.bsky.social, Jamie, Sandra, Sean & Xav

Art train time! ✨ Next stops: @beachboogeyman.itch.io @sabakudoesart.bsky.social @voidkeeper.ukr.monster @umbohr.bsky.social

👁️An occult-themed first-person RPG... 👁️Tense, turn-based combat involving alchemy and sacrifice... 👁️Explore the strange and psychedelic world of demons... A demo of Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic has seeped into Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/2621030/... #PitchYaGame #GameDev #indierpg #indiegame

Hi #PitchYaGame Heroes of the Seven Islands is a hand-drawn fantasy rpg with anthropomorphic characters 🧙 Tribute to classic 90s RPGs, such as Might and Magic ⚔️ Turn-based yet fast combat system with spells & synergies 🎨 Hundreds of illustrations and sprites à la MS Paint

👁️An occult-themed first-person RPG... 👁️Tense, turn-based combat involving alchemy and sacrifice... 👁️Explore the strange and psychedelic world of demons... A demo of Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic has seeped into Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/2621030/... #PitchYaGame #GameDev #indierpg #indiegame