From Playcrafting @playcrafting.bsky.social and @chanelmatsunami.bsky.social of Gidra Studios, feast your eyes on these terrific photos of our Game-a-Palooza event! See anyone you know? Any NYC indie games you've played? Comments welcome. #NYMakesGames

From Playcrafting @playcrafting.bsky.social and @chanelmatsunami.bsky.social of Gidra Studios, feast your eyes on these terrific photos of our Game-a-Palooza event! See anyone you know? Any NYC indie games you've played? Comments welcome. #NYMakesGames

Dev Update -Busy week for the whole team!! We're launching a content update next week, everyone is crushing it 💪 -Luna coded the character creator and is coding Capy's Quest - our 1st questline! 🖥 -I made UI 🎨 -Bokhum made apparel rewards, they are so cute 😻 #indiegames #cozygames #wholesomegames

Our Dev Fireside Chat begins in 45 minutes! Hop in, hear our thoughts on development, and get your questions answered!

The biggest day in esports has arrived. Q-UP is out. store.steampowered.com/app/3730790/...

Y'all, it's time! At 5:30PM we're gonna start the first night of the OCTOPAD OPEN hosted by @nyugamecenter.bsky.social! The HEXIDECIPAD is in Room 233 at 370 Jay St. and if you want to join us check out gamecenter.nyu.edu/events/playt... Excited to see how the team vs team action plays out!

🚨INDIE DEV NIGHT IS SO BACK🚨 Join us at os-nyc.com on December 4th, 6-10 pm, for a night of coziness and indie games. Exhibiting Devs and attendees register on Eventbrite🌟 tinyurl.com/mr4xva65

Excited to be working w/ @tigershungry.co.uk & the NYU crew to make an intramural, bsports tournament for NO QUARTER 2025! To recruit teams @chouxsalad.bsky.social & I will show the HEXADECIPAD, a 16-player NES controller, at @nyugamecenter.bsky.social 11/6 @boshis.place 11/7 @wonderville.nyc 11/8

NYC Game JOB!

TONIGHT!

NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents: Alumni Developers Panel Next Thurs. Nov. 13th 7pm - 8:30pm In-person & live at twitch.tv/nyugamecenter Join us for a panel discussion with the developers behind Consume Me, despelote, and Baby Steps! RSVP Here: alumnideveloperspanel.eventbrite.com

The 2026 State of the Game Industry survey is now open, and we want you to take part! Make your voice heard—and don’t forget to share the survey with your colleagues, peers, and community. bit.ly/4ozYOT5

Nov 22: GameMaker at Wonderville Meetup! For anyone who has a GameMaker game to show off or just wants to come and hang out. Pizza and drinks! (21+) #NYMakesGames @wonderville.nyc Sign up: www.meetup.com/gamemaker-me...

NYC game friends, FT job in academia, practitioners and artists welcome! #gamejobs #gamejob #nyc

Elaine GOMEZ!!! Here's the free-to-watch recording of this industry pro and DYNAMO, on Latinx and Indigenous Gaming. Elaine will also get you up to speed (she talks fast, LOL) on navigating today's game biz and more. HOW TO: "Leveling the Playing Field" #NYMakesGames youtu.be/6bBvbsR_Lyk?...

CUNY Hostos in the Bronx is hiring a Lecturer of Animation & Motion The Media Design Unit offers four majors: Digital Design, Animation, Digital Music, Game Design. FT, in person, apply by Nov 15. #gamejobs #gamejob cuny.jobs/bronx-ny/lec...

CUNY Hostos in the Bronx is hiring a Lecturer of Animation & Motion The Media Design Unit offers four majors: Digital Design, Animation, Digital Music, Game Design. FT, in person, apply by Nov 15. #gamejobs #gamejob cuny.jobs/bronx-ny/lec...

NYC game friends, FT job in academia, practitioners and artists welcome! #gamejobs #gamejob #nyc

Nov 19: Pitch + Plate event @gumbonyc.bsky.social hosted by Women in Games NYC. Grab a bite, then pitch your game (2-8 min) to a welcoming, supportive group of #NYC #gamedevs. Games can be early, mid, or late stage. Limited spots. #NYMakesGames

Game Design Days is also returning November 14-22! This event series highlights the underground independent game design communities of NYC, creating additional opportunities for anyone curious about game design to connect with local studios, collectives, and spaces. game-design-days.com

We got to play Call from Under the House recently at @igdanyc.bsky.social Game-a-Palooza. Loved it so much we bought it immediately! Now we can share it with you on stream! Live now: twitch.tv/javaconleche Come see this great pixelated Lovecraftian classic detective story! #indiegames #gamesky

Nov 2: GUMBO's Sunday Sprint Open Coworking meetup 10am - croissants + coffee (free!), meet people 10:30am - huddle - set a goal for the day 11am-6pm - work sprint 6pm - huddle2 - show the day's work! Nov 3 is Playtest Monday at GUMBO, if you seek a player check. www.meetup.com/gumbo-collec...

@srganuch.bsky.social & I made a small CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT game! Step into the shoes of protagonist Mina Murray and wield her mechanical camera as she observes her subjects to capture the perfect shot. Available to play now! victoriasetian.itch.io/children-of-... #NYMakesGames #VisualNovel #Twine

3 FT Lecturers of Game Design jobs at UAlbany Open to game designers, developers, technical artists, narrative designers with a Master's. Metro North is starting limited train service from Grand Central albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdeta... #gamejob #gamejobs HT/ @jcorace.bsky.social

RSVP for the NOV 5 NYC Indie Game Dev Social (first Wednesdays of the month) here: luma.com/tdiwdbdk Hosted by @jesshaskins.bsky.social for more than a decade, it's a casual gathering in Midtown, open to all, for the NYC indie game community. #NYMakesGames

One of the four games to be featured at the Nov 22 No Quarter game exhibition at NYU Game Center. "despelote, is a slice-of-life adventure about childhood and the magical grip soccer held over the people of Quito in 2001." #NYMakesGames

The line up for No Quarter 2025 is finally live alongside tickets & a shiny new visual identify. This year's event will debut new playful commissions from the superlative... Jana Romanova 🟡 @nicole.pizza + @okremiok.bsky.social 🟡 @alt254.bsky.social + @chouxsalad.bsky.social 🟡 Julián Cordero

No Quarter (Nov 22) at NYU Game Center, free tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/no-quarter... "Nicole He directed The Crush House in 2024. Rémi Forcadell created Giraffes Volleyball Championship 2016 in 2016 and co-created Pikuniku later. They both enjoy looking at ducks in ponds." #NYMakesGames

NYC high schoolers keen on learning game design for FREE: Apply by Nov 10!

No Quarter is back! On Saturday November 22nd No Quarter will be returning for its 2025 edition! No Quarter is an annual playable exhibition where four newly commissioned works from outstanding artists working across games are debuted. Tickets here noquarter2025.eventbrite.com

heck yes, one of my fav events of the Fall is back and w/ some absolute amazing artists and designers!

Elaine GOMEZ!!! Here's the free-to-watch recording of this industry pro and DYNAMO, on Latinx and Indigenous Gaming. Elaine will also get you up to speed (she talks fast, LOL) on navigating today's game biz and more. HOW TO: "Leveling the Playing Field" #NYMakesGames youtu.be/6bBvbsR_Lyk?...

Game-A-Palooza was an amazing event made to highlight the hard work of independent developers within New York City. Our Mentor Ronald interviewed many developers and individuals on scene. Here's part 1 of 2!

Read Part 2 of Ronald's Game-A-Palooza Interviews! From Platforming to Horror to Point-and-click, here's only a handful of the plethora indie games made in NYC!

Don't miss out on part 2 of @rrg-3.bsky.social's stunning Game-A-Palooza interviews. Thank you to @withpondlife.bsky.social, @sach-indie.bsky.social, Party Crasher Studios, and Brightcast for sharing their voices!

HERE THEY ALL ARE, a spreadsheet of the #indiegame #gamedevs who exhibited at Game-A-Palooza, with links: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #NYMakesGames THANK YOU to exhibitors, reviewers, attendees, volunteers, organizers, partners, and supporters for celebrating NYC indie game makers!

The event page for the next NYC Indie Games social is now live! The venue will be changing in December, so subscribe to the newsletter for updates so you don't miss out: buttondown.com/nycindiegame...

Our official recap of Game-A-Palooza🚀 🎮 Devs from the event- reply below so we can follow you! @igdanyc.bsky.social did an incredible job! Playcrafting was pumped to sponsor 💜 Big thank you to @madein-ny.bsky.social !

Here are some pics and videos from our Netherkin showcase at Coexist We had such a great time! Thank you to everyone who checked out @teambananabread.bsky.social’s game! #NYMakesGames

Don't miss out on the first of two articles jam packed with interviews conducted by @rrg-3.bsky.social! Part 1 of 2 features @igdanyc.bsky.social's board members, and #GhostEater from @alexepton.bsky.social!

NYC area game friends! Mark the date, Nov 5, so you don't miss the monthly Indie Games Social (first Wednesdays). RSVP and details here: luma.com/tdiwdbdk #NYMakesGames #nyc #events #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevs

Finally getting around to sharing the video of the talk @grundislav.games and I gave at this year's @narrascope.org—all about how we prototyped and "telotyped" parts of Rosewater with tabletop RPG scenarios and a fully playable Twine model. (It includes a link to try the model for yourself!)

NOW thru Nov 7: Toonamaste's Harmony Jam 2025 "The top games will be played on Nov 15 at Toonamaste Live, our showcase event in Philly for streamers, cosplayers, and special guests. Gaming as a force for healing, creativity, and positive impact." #gamejam #gamejams Jam: itch.io/jam/harmony-...

Nov 12: Women in Games NYC monthly meetup! Come: Play board games, make art, eat yummy baked goods.

GDA NYC Level Up Tuesday! Anyone have pics or thoughts or insights to share from this month's speaker, game showcase, gaming and networking social? Please do. Supporting #NYC #indiegame #indiegamedev third Tuesdays of the month. #NYMakesGames

Thank you, @madein-ny.bsky.social Mayor's Office of Media & Entertainment, for your Game-A-Palooza support! What a day! #NYMakesGames #MadeinNY

Perfect Liar - a modern juke-em-up / a speedrunner's purgatory / a bite-sized dose of cortisol OUT NOW ON STEAM. Support this tiny indie dev. Let's get this game to 10 reviews in its first 24 hours!!!! 💪 💪 💪 store.steampowered.com/app/3894020/...

The GameMaker Game Jam at Gumbo is happening this weekend, and slots are still available! There will be food, snacks, and a grand prize for the winner: a 12 month enterprise GameMaker license! www.meetup.com/gamemaker-me...

TONIGHT!