If you care about pixel art as a medium and want to learn more about how to detect if it is genuine or AI-generated, please refer to this writeup that I created with the help of the community. Read, download, share and support real creators.

Been following this game for a while and it's finally launched a kickstarter. Super sick fighting game that mixes plat fighters with traditional fighters and comes with a lot of casual content out of the box, go check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=beN_...

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for * Google AI Summaries * YouTube Ask button & chat summaries * GitHub Copilot * Facebook AI chat * X's Grok buttons * Deviantart DreamUp * Booru AI images * And more github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

Absolutely atrocious treatment of an incredible service. Neocities is an excellent way to host a personal site and should not have to deal with this sort of thing.

I love seeing the Dark Lord's army advance more and more by the day while half the peasantry denies its malice despite open acts of evil! What a whimsical world we live in!

Every few days @rd.7thbe.at logs on to their Bluesky account and it gives me a little rush of happiness because they always repost awesome fanart for me to enjoy

#portfolioday Hey! I'm Daniel, a game design student focused on systems and gameplay. I love making (and talking about!) games of all kinds, and I'm always up for a friendly chat. I just finished making my portfolio site using @neocities.org, so feel free to check it out! drothlis.neocities.org

Want to make YOUR OWN CHARACTERS in Rivals II? Workshop Beta is officially here! Play as our new example character Armando or get started on your own today youtu.be/qxVUEdCARG4

Discord wants to know how you feel about AI. Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Got some great stuff coming up! · January 6th: Kenney Game Assets All-in-1 update · January 15th: Retro Textures 1 game assets (free) · January: MakeRoom update · February 15th: Modular Sci-fi Kit game assets (free) · March 15th: Flags Pack game assets (free)

My kinda festive!

-FAST TRAVEL HAS BEEN ADDED TO GIGASWORD- Also, the game is now 20% off during the Winter Sale! This is probably the cheapest the game will be for a while, so don't miss out! Thank you so much to everyone who's played so far. You're helping to make my dream a reality.

we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫

TWO NEW TOMB RAIDER GAMES! ! ! ! ! This is BEYOND peak, I can't WAIT to explore the locations from Tomb Raider '96 and Anniversary in a whole new light- not to mention CATALYST??? Set in INDIA??? Very very excited for the next couple of years now, good work from Crystal Dynamics.

This is like paying the guys that robbed your house to also burn it down.

The one upside of generative AI is that it made me value human-made art more. Art that didn't really impress me before feels way more meaningful now. Thanks slop, you made me appreciate human creativity more than ever.

There's a lovely template for your email included in the replies here, and in addition to all that here's a transcribed version of this image in the alt text with which you can copy/paste text into an email as well.

Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...

We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games! Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI. You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:- www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal

Just rolled credits on GIGASWORD by @studiohybrid.bsky.social. It's easily one of the best metroidvanias I've played in a long time, and reminds me of the games I used to play as a kid while still providing a good challenge and a fresh, ambitious experience. I can't wait to see what comes next!

Looks like LLMs are *very* vulnerable to attack via poetic allusion: "curated poetic prompts yielded high attack-success rates (ASR), with some providers exceeding 90% ..." https://arxiv.org/html/2511.15304v1

Who up Alloying they Collective rn

Bestowed upon thee: the 🗡️GIGASWORD! This epic adventure is OUT NOW on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation + Xbox. 🎮 ⚖️Wield the GIGASWORD to slash foes, solve puzzles, and retrieve the 🔮God Crystal, all to save humanity. Will you rise to your destiny?✨ @studiohybrid.bsky.social

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T FORGET to write REVIEWS for 🗡️GIGASWORD 😭 😭 😭 Leaving reviews makes a WORLD of difference for indie video games!!! so PLEASE consider leaving lovely feedback for us 💘💘💘

GUYS GO PLAY THIS GAME IT'S INSANELY GOOD THAT IS ALL

A well-paid and looked after dev-team.

Due to the unique way Super Mario Bros. stores its maps, its level designers were at the mercy of the decorative hills and bushes when placing bottomless pits. While the pits can be placed freely, the decorations are non-negotiable and dictate the level design.

I am quite fond of this album already, really hits all the right notes

UNDER A WEEK TO GO YIPPEEEEEEEE I can't wait to play this masterpiece

If you're an indie game designer who is prone to jumping into things and has a lot of unfinished projects, watch this. Can't overstate the value of prototypes enough.

After playing the demo for last month's GSC Demo Disc, I am really looking forward to @studiohybrid.bsky.social's GIGASWORD! Watch out, Cloud Strife! There's a new guy with a sword bigger than him coming to town!

Happy Halloween! 🎃 A bunch of our faculty got together for a group costume again this year. Our theme this time: Delicious in Dungeon / Dungeon Meshi, so of course I had to pick Chilchuck. Shorty squad solidarity! 😁

Just rolled credits on Legends ZA. I now have a new favourite Pokémon game.

We raiding the GTS with this one 🔥🔥🔥

Things I wish were in Legends ZA: 1. The "Hero's Path" thing from Breath of the Wild so I could see myself getting catastrophically sidetracked whenever I entered a new district in real time 2. Mega Flygon :(

Team is lookin' pretty good so far, lots of gen 5 representation!

GO PLAY GIGASWORD ON XBOX!

Finished my last midterms today, just in time to veg out and play Legends: Z-A for way too many hours

Almost finished my last few assignments for midterms! It's been a grind but it's very satisfying to tick items off the list.

Spent the day greyboxing a map for Risk of Rain 2. It's tough to get the scale and metrics right!

Forgot to journal yesterday but I'm spending the weekend with my family! Hoping to get lots of work done while still spending lots of quality time together.

Kept working on that essay today. Midterms are upon us so it's going to be a busy weekend!

Started work on an essay today. Midterms are in full swing!

Recently had the opportunity to build 3 demos to demonstrate the power of game feel!

Finished up that LDD from yesterday. Feeling wiped and really looking forward to an early night. Journalling is going well- I've hit a whole two days in a row! Very impressive commitment.

📢 PRESS + CREATORS! 🤩 🗡️GIGASWORD by @studiohybrid.bsky.social launchs Nov 13 and we want to give YOU a game key! Battle between brain and brawn in this action-puzzle metroidvania. 🏰 ❗️We're gearing up to send out review keys very soon, so please fill out the form BELOW ⬇️💘

Had the "bright" idea to try to post here daily about things I get done during the day. Something like a journal? Hopefully it'll help me track progress, since I tend to be very achievement-motivated. Today, I wrote a test! I also did some diagram work for an LDD.

Remember kids: - Discord is not a place for storing game dev/project materials - You (probably) don't need Jira - Your internal deadlines should be BEFORE their final due date - Don't put up with stuff; speak up - If someone can't speak up, speak up for them - Stay a little silly but take no shit