Sad to hear about Ludum Dare beginning to wind down, but I think it's maybe good for people to be reminded how many of the things they consider indispensable institutions are really a single-digit number of people (often a single person) working very long & hard for little to no money

dropping a subtle hint that i'll be showing a demo of DAWN CHORUS interstate for the first time at ALT:GAMES in parramatta this weekend! made a sick looking start screen just for this. come look at it.

Probably a bit early to tell, keen to get more data, but I reckon public transport in Victoria should stay free.

If ya'll could boost my game I'd very much appreciate it! Trying to get to 50 reviews for the Steam algorithm. I already have glowing reviews from the likes of Raigan Burns (N++) and Daniel Linssen (Leap Year) and just need a handful more. Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3641010/...

proudly presenting PRINT GALLERY OF AN ARTIST, a short platformer exploring recursive spaces, inspired by a video on M. C. Escher's Print Gallery managore.itch.io/print-galler... (web)

Announcing FORM 👀 👉 fannaan.events/events/2090 Kick off the weekend with us on Friday April 17th with an exhibit of experimental games and artist talks, exploring the rich undercurrent of alternative process and experimentation developing outside the commerical sphere of games✨ Supported by ACE

Introducing Amiga Mode ➡️ itch.io

As promised, here's a writeup of how this system works :) torcado.com/blog/simple-platformer There's a playable demo and download for the p8 cart on that page. It's CC0, do whatever you want with it ❤️

Tomodachi Life has no filter in it btw

Created this tiny game w/ @chadtoprak.bsky.social over the weekend: 🏁 DIGIT RACERS 🏁 Race players across the city searching for 'digits' in their natural habitats - streets, galleries, libraries, public transit stops, supermarkets - score the most points to win! 🏃🏻‍♀️🎲🏆 heyitshelen.itch.io/digit-racers

this elevator would have taken you all the way to the end of the level if only they added a door at the top

dudes are literally making a point out of confirming what this tweet says

player engagement monetisation lounge

did you know you can see the playground from the apartment chase sequence

from the river to the sea

this is your mission. our pedophile president needs you to bomb this elementary school full of kids because he thinks it makes him look cool. also his scheming viziers will be betting money on it for fun. good luck soldier

thought this was serious for a second. amazing satire on the types of people who "offer" unpaid internships. never let anyone do you like this

Do not do unpaid work for someone who will profit off of your labour, and do not trust anyone who is trying to frame that dynamic as acceptable or woke.

Labor is simultaneously talking about letting CSG, a Zionist security org with close links to the IDF, carry heavy firearms at events in Australia, and also Australians can't protest anymore... What does that feel like?? Seriously?? Anyone that isn't batshit psycho ok with this?

“Öoo” is currently 20% off on Steam! Players say it makes you feel like a genius when everything clicks. Perfect to play during the year-end and New Year holidays store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...

today's lunch

people don't want an agentic os they want to do this

crashing out because linux reckons i'm not allowed to put things on the usb i just plugged in

As much as I love buff badass lesbian Samus, I also really love the version of her from that one Super Metroid gag manga where she's this weirdo obsessed with round objects and hiding in small spaces

jon blow could have just made a romhack

So, “Order of the Sinking Star” by Thekla was just announced, which takes several small free games (two of which are mine) and gives them a major graphical upgrade and mashes up their rulesets. I haven’t been very involved but it’s a great concept and looks cool.

I get this question multiple times a day so; I will not develop for Apple devices, there'll be no Mac version of anything. If you want my software/games to run on your Apple device you might be able to use a simulator or emulator - that's all fine by me. But no official releases

it's 33C on a friday? I am on the beers

megaman, or megan for short

The award for "Most Workers Laid Off" goes to... EMBRACER GROUP For laying off roughly 7800 workers between July 2023 and July 2025

it would seem natural for a "bumpslash" game (bump npcs to interact, bump enemies to attack) to have the final boss to be nice merchant you were friendly-bumping the entire game. true 2010s indie game fashion.

you may think it's cool or even cute when samus morphs into a ball. but actually, samus only does that when she is really stressed!

Super Mario Bros. Deluxe includes a calendar that goes all the way to the year 3000. Ironically, this reaches much further than typical modern computer and smartphone calendars. As such, even now Super Mario Bros. Deluxe remains a good option to keep track of far future dates.

has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane

hit credits on Metroid Prime 4 probably my favourite thing is that the species-corrupting power source in this entry is called GREEN ENERGY

Okay, the Metroid Prime 4 desert is definitely the weakest part of the game. It takes so long to traverse I just got prompted on where to go (twice!) even though I was already heading in the right direction. Forget it if you actually do want to just explore.

trying to scan bugs in MP4 but the game is giving me havana syndrome with the sound mix. i love the challenge...

orchids to dusk is turning 10 today ⚘ polclarissou.itch.io/orchids-to-d...

happy metroid prime release day to all those who celebrate

happy metroid prime release day to all those who celebrate

going to make a game where you are forced to choose one of three things

subway art test

when games difficulty discourse hits the feed

"I will just make a few custom 32x32 icons for my Godot project" oops, made a whole sheet. this is honestly one of my favourite things to do.

Metroid Prime Hunters still looks pretty good imo, considering this is running on a DS back in 2006 (almost 20 years ago!). High res, obviously.

i love doing this!!!

"I will just make a few custom 32x32 icons for my Godot project" oops, made a whole sheet. this is honestly one of my favourite things to do.

gamedevs will never ever figure out how to animate "typewriter" text properly

Tom Bombadil keeps fucking texting me about his blonde wife's hippie bush. Enjoy it yourself. What do you want me to say about it

Early on a new gamedev project where I'm laying out some systems stuff and I'm obsessing about names. What are some *really good* names people use for their components/classes/objects? Gotta feel good! Common: Actor, Component, Decoration, GameObject, Prop Uncommon: Creature, Doodad, Gadget, Zone