Ever wanted to listen to some of your favorite talks on the go? We’ve got something on the horizon worth keeping an ear out for… 👀 Watch this space for an announcement coming soon!

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Geneva Heyward: How Games Influence Kids to Create Games are a gateway to writing, visual art, and music for young learners. Geneva shares what they've learned teaching grade school students through a games lens. 🎮 #GDoCExpo

SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT📢 Tanya Kan: We All Listen, Read, and Build: On Compassionate Project Management With 13 years in game dev and 8 as a lead, Tanya shares how compassion, trust, and shared responsibility can transform how teams build and ship games. #GDoCExpo

Tune into this talk from labor organizers about their experiences making this industry do better by them and their fellow workers. They explore what led them to organize, the victories, the defeats, the comebacks, and more. youtu.be/FUkLQw8DCqs #gamedev

🔦 Psst... come closer. We're opening the cabin door and inviting you into the woods because Cozy After Dark submissions are officially OPEN. Dust off those trailers, light a lantern, and send us your game. The darkness has never felt so welcoming. cozyafterdark.io ⬅️ go to our website to apply!

#GDoCExpo26 SPEAKER👤 Anchit Sharma: The Anatomy of a Good Jumpscare (in Indie Horror) What makes a jumpscare work? #Gamedev of the Fears to Fathom horror series breaks down the craft behind dread: tension cycles, atmospheric buildup, & why indie horror's lo-fi quirks might be a feature, not a bug.

I'm on the #radio again! NEW EXCLUSIVE #interview will debut today in Australia on the show, "Game Jams" hosted by Matt Schenkel about the #gamemusic for Duppy Detective Tashia 🔴 6/10 @ ~10AM PST - US TIME Tune in til' the tune end! 👇 tinyurl.com/ynsph4cu #videogamecomposer #gameaudio #gamedev

Don't start from scratch! Co-Founder & Co-chair of AAPI in gaming, Shavonne Yu, gives a practical roadmap & tips on how to kickstart your community! Watch the talk by @aapiingaming.bsky.social here: youtu.be/b8euUh8psBw?... #gamedev

I had 5 days to solve a murder in this mystery detective game based on Caribbean folklore called "Duppy Detective Tashia"! Link below!

With insights from their journey as a game designer, Tibetan Buddhist teacher, and death doula, this talk explores how play can become a powerful tool for transformation. Check out this talk on how games can support spiritual healing! 👉🏾 youtu.be/gqbvaEFU5L0?... #gamedev

Congratulations to the Duppy Detective Tashia team on their release! 🙌🏾 Get it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1958800/...

💚 Get a deeper understanding of the games media to #gamedev pipeline, the successes, and the deterioration 💙What new writers and narrative designers should do now to kickstart their career now that the pipeline no longer exists Watch this talk by @emmakidwell.bsky.social now: youtu.be/chj7r-1J2ZA

Next week, Tangleworm (founder of Magnesium Ninja) is joining us to talk about the development of their beautiful tactics roguelike game, NOMIA. Come be a part of the live Q&A :) 🕰 Monday, Feb. 16th at 2pm Pacific Time 🔗 twitch.tv/marinahascoffee

#SpotlightSunday ⭐ NOMIA is a story-rich tactics roguelike where two heroes coordinate to execute brilliant skill combos. Guide a warrior and a wizard through a mystifying tale. Harness grid-based strategy and deep deckbuilding mechanics to battle gorgeously illustrated foes. #gamedev

Check out this fantastic talk but the completely fantastic @scardeykat.bsky.social

Women of colour are by far the most educated in #gamedev, yet hold the lowest % of permanent or managerial roles. So how does someone with no power make an impact? Check out @scardeykat.bsky.social's talk, "Ain't I a Game Dev?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2zs... #gamedev

⏰ Just a few hours left to apply for GDoCExpo Direct & Steam Sale 2026! If you've been meaning to submit your game, NOW'S THE TIME! We're excited to once again see the creativity and skill from devs of color. Apps close tonight at 11:59 PM ET. It's the final countdown to join this year's expo!

📢 Reminder: Applications for GDoCExpo Direct & Steam Sale 2026 close tonight, June 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM ET! Showcase your game as part of Game Devs of Color Expo's online event taking place September 22–25, 2026. Don't miss the deadline: www.gamedevsofcolor.org/apply

"I sold more copies in a day than launch week (2 years earlier). A lot of the buyers hadn't wishlisted the game before, they discovered the game through the sale and immediately bought. It was the best sale we've done since launch." - 2025 #gamedev Apply by tomorrow: www.gamedevsofcolor.org/apply

👀 Got a cool game? We wanna see it. Reminder to apply now to be part of the Game Devs of Color Expo 2026 Direct or Steam Sale! 🎥 Showcase your game 🛒 Boost wishlists + sales 💵 Get considered for up to $25K in grants 👉🏾 www.gamedevsofcolor.org/apply #gamedev #indiedev #GDoCExpo

#DevInterview - Red Thread Dive into "Red Thread," a singleplayer strategy card game where you navigate life's complexities through relationships. Build connections, manage challenges, and achieve your goals. Each choice shapes your destiny. Can you weave your path to success? youtu.be/LJTc4Hyzuq8

Achievement Unlocked: Diversity Success! In this #GDoCExpo talk Deb discusses how to build and foster a racially diverse team and highlight economic benefits that make for better games and greater global market reach.

This #GDoCExpo talk about Defensora Shihua showcases how a video game can transform entertainment into concrete environmental action. Learn about its narrative focused on protecting the Amazon rainforest to its real-world impact.

very interesting and eye opening! even as someone who doesn't often play 'cozy' games, you can so easily see the trends mentioned across those games. and it's a good jumping off point to interrogate what you see in games besides just cozy ones

✔️ Moaning about start up culture in games ✔️ Comparing making creating a game to building a house ✔️ Outrageously long click bait title about making your dream game I had a lot of fun with this talk!

So glad to see a talk on this subject! I really think we need to interrogate the core idea of cozy games and how they whitewash capitalism, colonialism, and private property ownership by erasing any trace of conflict or sense of collective responsibility.

In this #GDoCExpo talk, Sam shares lessons from his experiences making & releasing his first game! He makes a case for you to start on your dream game! youtu.be/Jkfgw-fZIzI

🌴 MAJOR ANNOUCEMENT! 🌴 Ourlands, my cozy island builder, will arrive on June 2, 2026 on both Steam and the Epic Games Store! I'd greatly appreciate it if you could go and wishlist it and share it with EVERYONE YOU KNOW! Spread the vibes. Links below 👇🏽

What’s so cozy about doing chores when you’re at the center of the universe? The speaker will delve into cozy games and how they uphold values of colonialism in their mechanics and narrative. Watch this #GDoCExpo talk by Tristan J. Tarwater! youtu.be/Bb9Y3ywz0ak #gamedev #cozygames

🚀 Join gamescom dev 2026 🎤 First speakers announced! 🎓 scholarship program partner (Deadline: May 28) ▶️ dev.gamescom.global #gamedev

Fishing minigames? 🎣 Character customization? 👑 This week's #AskAGameDev asks: What's something you wish games had more of OR or less of and why? Quote this post or reply with your answers, #gamedev!

SURPRISE! 💜📣👀 We're so happy to announce that, thanks to our pals at @sixoneindie.com, we've shadow-dropped Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 To on Nintendo Switch! AHHHH!!

Hey this one is mine! 🥰 It's short, but hopefully a good starting point for folks trying to make more out of their use of social media for marketing (ie connecting with others).

Each social media platform is a microcosm of society with its own culture and social norms. Understanding these norms, can help you make marketing more effective, more fun and more human! Master social media norms with this talk by @woeandgrow.bsky.social 🌱 youtu.be/UtqebpOwa78 #gamedev

shouts out to the @iftechfoundation.org and @gdocexpo.com for giving space to the experimental, educational, and everything in-between

Spotlighting our partners at @gamescomdev.bsky.social & their 2026 Scholarship Program! 🎮 Support diverse and underrepresented #gamedev by becoming a scholarship partner. Help bring new talent to gamescom dev & gamescom. Partners should apply by 5/28: dev.gamescom.global/conference/s...

GDoC Expo continues to do some of the most genuinely impactful and life-changing work in the games industry. if you can support them, please do.

Every GDoCExpo talk and panel is powered by devs sharing hard-earned knowledge with our community. We believe speakers should be compensated for that labor. Help us fund speaker honorariums for this year’s expo! 🩵💚 www.gamedevsofcolor.org/donate #gamedev

🎉Join the first-ever AAPI Heritage Game Jam, a game jam that honors AAPI devs, heritage and culture, May 22-24! This is a casual, low-stress jam, taking place from May 22 5:00PM Pacific - May 24 11:59PM Pacific (3 days). Sign up and read more here: itch.io/jam/aapiheri...

The Illusion of Gaia on SNES. I loved it on par with Link to the Past. I still think about it often, and I can never find it anywhere.

Need something chill to #gamedev to? 🎧 We put together a compilation of music by @schematist.bsky.social ft. tracks originally created for GDoCExpo. 🎮 Perfect for coding, drawing, writing, or late-night dev sessions 💚 youtu.be/XtbnzKwXrYU What are you working on? 👀

Way too many, but I was the kid of a dev so I played way more PC games most other kids didn't know or played One that I think deserves the spotlight tho is Write! Camera! Action! It was a strategic movie making game so to speak, you choose how the movie goes in hopes to do well in the box office

In this #DevInterview, the team behind the visual novel High Elo Girls shares how they built a story where you play as the latest recruit for a new all-girls team. Don't miss this interview with @split-fate.bsky.social & @sharpiepls.com! youtu.be/soZQMmuDdtU #gamedev

MEXICAN ENTERTAINMENT HUMBLE BUNDLE: ¡Sin precedencia en la industria mexicana!: -Más de 2000 bundles vendidos -Más de 5000 dólares donados a Médicos Sin Fronteras -Más de 24000 llaves que llegaron a los consumidores Todo gracias a ustedes y todavía quedan 2 semanas para apoyar este esfuerzo:

Let's reflect on the media that shaped our gaming habits or inspired us in our youth. 💖 Share a game from childhood that you think is underrated/has flown under the radar! #AskAGameDev

Un canal muy interesante de YouTube el de @gdocexpo.com. Una afirmación válida en sí misma que hoy verbalizo por un motivo más concreto: la publicación del postmortem de Keylocker de la mano de @moonana.bsky.social. youtu.be/BgG4bcHRUR8?...

Atmosphere is what lingers after the game is turned off 💭 In this #GDoCExpoTalk, @farfama.bsky.social explores how games create awe, beauty, and mystery through atmosphere. From sound and UI, to environment, narrative, VFX, and emergent systems, tune in to learn more! youtu.be/YoEaNkY8yJ8 #gamedev

You've got to be your own biggest fan It's part of an Ozzy Osbourne quote, but it's helped me get through the tough parts of creating I can't rely on other's to speak up as permission to create. I need to love what I'm making first and foremost At least that's how I interpret it

rare open reply post bc i'm actually really interested in what gaming future game devs see and are holding out for if you're a game dev who follows me, let me know: WHAT ARE YOUR CURRENT SHORT TERM AND/OR LONG TERM GOALS IN GAME DEV?

short term (6 months): get my prototype build to where the publisher i'm aiming for will sign my game (already under way) long term (5-6 years): get 2-3 games published and/or released