Well, what I thought would be a quick upgrade turned into a whole task. But I'm happy to announce that the Fishmonger Hut is done and you can download the update now! If you use it in a project let me know. I would love to the places it goes. #indiedev #gameasset #crocotile3D #blender

the dodge

I wanna personally congratulate Hunter Biden for not only being nowhere near the Epstein files but for having rock-solid reviews from sex workers for respectfulness and tipping

Today, we're stepping back in the past! We're looking at the new definitive console edition of Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass! indiehellzone.com/2026/02/04/j...

“Why aren’t Dems responding to some random shit Steve Bannon said on a podcast” I don’t know it might be because they are employed

Oh hey. It's me. I'm back. I wanted to talk to all the devs who took the war chest from their popular games (and YouTube careers!) and turned it into a publishing studio to find out what they're doing differently and if its working out for them. Turns out...yeah seems like its going good!

Ever play detective in your dreams? Well you can in this upcoming indie game, Everybody's Stranger. #videogames #indiegames

Does every game need a game design document? Probably not. Can they be useful? Absolutely. What should they look like? It depends! pmjg.blogspot.com/2024/02/game... #GameWriting #IndieDev #GameDevelopment

DoorDash Discourse is entirely wrong. Since the pandemic, percent spending on groceries are up, food away from home is down, and this is especially true for young people. Trends point to food affordability being a real problem. Dig into the CEX with me! newsletter.mikekonczal.com/p/stop-blami...

Hi Bluesky! Previously, due to social media algorithms, you may have missed news about our first-person #puzzle #indiegame TOTAL RELOAD 🎮 But now you can sign up to our email newsletter 💥 There you'll learn about discounts, updates, and new projects. Link in the comments ⤵️

Stay small, make a prototype, and don't skimp on testing: @pentadact.com shares advice for indie developers www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1... #IndieStudio #GameDevelopment #IndieGame

What if there was a website that regularly covered indie computer games outside of Steam, including experimental works and interactive fiction virtualmoose.org/2026/02/01/i...

This is why I disagree when people say police unions aren’t real unions: they are often extraordinarily effective at securing gains for the workers who are members of them and advancing their interests. Those interests are just often not our interests! We sit on the management side of the table.

Greetings, colonizer! Your willingness to volunteer for this mission is greatly appreciated. And if you fail, it’s easy enough to thaw out another volunteer. bitterlyindifferent.itch.io/project-arcmor #InteractiveFiction #IndieGame #Twine

I’ve seen people complain about FinSky before, but those people aren’t using the acronym for “month over month” in ways that make me laugh, so…

Asking chat gpt what the Sunk Cost Fallacy is.

americans hate it when they're shown on tv doing something cool

It’s true: you get flagged for writing Epstein in a DM on TikTok

Wendy’s made an RPG showing how #gamification can offer engaging stories, challenging puzzles, and connections with engaged player communities. That can be a double-edged sword. #GamesIndustry #ContentMarketing analoggamestudies.org/2021/03/we-d...

A game's opening has to do some heavy lifting: Grabbing the audience, setting the stage, and suggesting what lies ahead. @jon.inkle.co explains how he meets that challenge by drawing inspiration from radio dramas. medium.com/@inklestudio... #GameDev #NarrativeDesign #GameWriting

ANNOUNCING: ✨ Completely free online events to help #indiedev s get ready for #SteamNextFest! ✨ The festival of the season is just over a month away, and here's what I've got planned for you... 👇

NO ONE: … ABSOLUTELY NO ONE: … TRUCK QUEST: What about a mashup of the Theranos fraud and the student loan crisis? #IndieGame #Twine #InteractiveFiction bitterlyindifferent.itch.io/truckquest

WE RELEASED A GAME TODAY

tis the season for my favorite southern meme (this is NOT a forecast from this decade)

i heard we needed more whimsy so i’m here to get the job done

Join me this May in a short, fun, and very workshop-y game urbanism course, and discover how to create interactive cities using @inkleStudios' ink narrative scripting language. ✒️ Find out more here: www.d6learning.com/course/creat...

Mate. MATE. M A T E.

He says there are no wind farms in China, but I’m old enough to remember when we were accusing China of stealing our wind turbine technology. www.justice.gov/archives/opa...

DOOM is now playable on a pressure cooker. (Read more at Retrododo)

We've made a family of fonts we call Backgroundese for creating nonsense text in your games and other projects! 100% Free for commercial use. #GameDev

A Switch 2 price hike? More games adding UGC tools? Women accounting for over 40% of gamers in Asia & MENA? We've published our 2026 Predictions including major trends to watch. Read more here: nikopartners.com/niko-partner...

There's a difference between designing game worlds & experiencing them. @thenarrativedept.bsky.social explains how identifying an environment's values can create worlds from the top down that are consistent from the bottom up. #GameDev #NarrativeDesign www.thenarrativedept.com/blog/worldbu...

It's not just a heist. It's a rescue mission. On 10 February 2026, Relooted arrives at a museum (and store page, we guess) near you. #indiegame

"Some of the rooms had walls/ceilings/floors made entirely of hair or skin." @duckvalentine.bsky.social looks at the QA processes that are necessary to let players pet the dog. #GameDev #Programming #GameDevelopment www.ign.com/articles/ban...

work on The Gubble Zone has begun the-gubble-zone.neocities.org

No employees were harmed while creating this game. We swear, they were like that when we got here. bitterlyindifferent.itch.io/pushing-loya... #InteractiveFiction #Storytelling #IndieGame

buddy in minneapolis sent this to the group chat

It’s kind of bullshit that HSA money can’t be used on veterinary expenses.

I understand why they had to stop him but I don’t agree with imprisoning him in the phantom zone

A narrative designer's job can vary from studio to studio. @wildwinter.bsky.social explains that most narrative roles combine a fluid set of job functions, making it useful to maintain a clear understanding of what is expected. #GameDev #GameWriting wildwinter.medium.com/role-functio...

In a bit of a dev slump at the mo so have started porting my #pico8 #gridrunner to #picotron. See if I can build on it. Got the basics over in a single session. Uses cellular automata. No idea if the original did but seems likely since it was so fast! #gamedev

was a struggle to figure it out but i got this re-scaled back down to 160x144. makes room for smaller enemy sprites (important for scope) plus it just feels right

I haven't been posting much gamedev lately, I should remedy that. Here: have some (not very smooth) 2d zoom. On a rotating... bean. That's it. For now. #gamedev

"How long do you think someone would pay a monthly fee to be a target?" A look at the appeal of early online games and the many, many reasons to be unhappy about them. www.brokentoys.org/the-unbearab... #GameHistory #UserExperience #MMORPG

Match-3 murder in the desert: Dolan's Cadillac is a PICO-8 game of murder, vengeance, and poorly marked road hazards. #IndieGame #Pico8 #Match3

forgot that R2 got divorced and became a manosphere influencer

Every week I post about new indie games that I think are really cool, often experimental and not on Steam. Maybe you'll discover a new game that you'll love. virtualmoose.org/2026/01/09/i...

I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice: www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1... I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.

so the "blue check" started as a way to signal that you could trust content and then a bunch of self-conscious pick-me journalists decided to destroy that, and now it's a pervert badge. nice job guys