We are in dire need of a games formalism movement.

Digital games can be distilled to only having five verbs, they are: Move, Jump, Shoot, Select, and Observe. Innovative mechanics in games are simply combinations and sequences of those verbs in patterns you've never considered.

Gonna play a bunch of falling block jam games tonight. Send ‘em my way! #fallingblockjam

Tomorrow Penguin Colony will drop. Some of you are gonna be pretty excited when you see who we are working with

Falling Block Jam... I can't even explain what this is yet. There are sheeps and zzzs and I don't even know where else this is going.

I have become a victim of the ThriftBooks industrial complex. Send help.

"a CHAR"? are they manufacturing them now or something?

I got off github a while ago now and can endorse Codeberg as a great alternative; and it's a non-profit to boot. docs.codeberg.org/getting-star...

New IDLES, what a nice surprise. idlesband.bandcamp.com/album/rabbit...

After a long jam hiatus, I am back and have submitted what is perhaps my most primitive game for this year's GMTK jam: sproqet jonah-srg.itch.io/sproqet I am simultaneously self-conscious and quite proud about this little thing, and I'll tell you why in a thread here. #gamejam #gmtk #gmtkjam

Hey y'all, I recently wrapped up my UX Writing contract with Alaska Airlines and I'm looking for my next role! Would love to connect about any leads for positions in UX Writing, Narrative Design, Content Writing, and Editorial. www.philrussell.me

Hey, would you look at that, A Solitaire Mystery is out on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3743220/... #gamedev

Any pygame folks around here? Wondering if there are any good tutorials on getting a nice workflow going.

Software has been maintained by humans who code for decades, so tell me what you really mean by “unsustainable”? How about you admit, all of a sudden, those senior engineers propping up your business are worth less to you? The other cool execs you’re trying to mimic aren’t beating around the bush.

I have uploaded a new video :] I use an app for the play date called Fineliner! I hope y’all can bear with my clumsy way of talking hehe. youtu.be/FwV8RnJ9rP4?...

This is a heartening read as someone who is feeling burnt out creatively, due in no small part to feeling walled-in by tools. It’s inspiring and I would love to read more about how others are using lighter weight frameworks or hand-rolled solutions. Even more so for fantasy console devs.

Mouse controls for Kentucky Route Zero on Switch 2 is a concept just wild enough to fix me as a person.

Managed to pick up a Switch 2 and all I need a Mario Paint game stat.

hey folks! so i'm co-organizing a DIY game showcase stream called The Unearthed Treasure Room with @hantani.bsky.social this Thursday 7pm ET. we reached out to a bunch of people to talk about their favorite recent underappreciated games. we'll be co-streaming it on both of own youtube channels

Picross heads, your time has come.

Someone made a website where we all collectively solve every possible 5x5 Nonogram (aka Picross) 😅 11,263 down, 24,965,248 to go! Let's do it, folks! pixelogic.app/every-...

✨Dig! Dig! Dino! is out now!!!✨ Grab your shovel and dig up 💎treasure & 🦖dinosaur bones! Spend 💰money on ⛏️tools & upgrades! Put together the 💀skeletons of strange new dinosaurs and collect weird 🧩artifacts! Get it as part of @play.date Season 2 with 11 other games!! play.date/games/season...

Repost for those who may have missed it, I made a cute little Playdate game! A daily art app with fun limitations. Most importantly, you get exciting (or ordinary) prompts every day! For 5/28, a great one: Draw a CAMERA. A nice little freebie in advance of _Season 2_. #playdate #gamedev

Today's prompt in Fineliner is RECORD PLAYER. I now realize that the trouble with making and demonstrating an art app means I have to be good at art! Unfortunately I am not, perhaps my slipshod attempt can be outdone. If nothing else, you can enjoy the chill synth loop in the background. #playdate

I made a little drawing app for the Playdate! It's called Fineliner. jonah-srg.itch.io/fineliner A line art drawing tool with daily art prompts. Drawing continuously on the grid is a fun limitation, and the crank-to-erase action is so satisfying. #playdate #indiedev

Going to release a cute little thing tomorrow!

we can do whatever we want.

When I get a random download on some old and unlisted jam game, the only reasonable assumption I can make now is that it's coming from a crawler to feed into an LLM. Not "somebody thought this looked like fun!" anymore, at least.

friends, we are entering the *final week* of the Crips for eSims for Gaza Itch Bundle! we are 2/3 of the way through the sale AND 2/3 of the way to our $100K goal... that means WE CAN HIT IT! endless thanks for the absolutely incredible support so far; let's DO THIS! itch.io/b/2965/crips... ❤️🇵🇸✊

The End of Gameplay is out RIGHT NOW! My masterpiece. A pixel art adventure through my mind, broken by kill gameplay 🔪 love, droqen store.steampowered.com/app/3120040/...

another #droqever. www.droqever.com/-/the-end-of...

ANNOUNCING: the 2nd annual unofficial 5/5 @itch.io rating day! today on 5/5, take 5 minutes to login & give 5 ⭐ to your fav indie TTRPGs & other games on itch.io! star ratings give a HUGE algorithm boost! you can skip entering text, only creators see it! support your fav creators! #itchioRatingDay

GOOD MORNING The Crips for eSims for Gaza Itch Bundle is live! itch.io/b/2965/crips... 200+ video games, TTRPGs, zines, comics, & more $16+ to support Palestinians surviving occupation! On sale April 28-May 20 🇵🇸✊❤️ SPREAD THE WORD!

UNDER THE CLOUD, PRESSURE IS CRUSHING. GO WISHLIST s.team/a/2860280 <3

I can’t even share photos because my internet is down, but the weather in Michigan south of the bridge is, like, cataclysmically bad. I’ve never heard anything quite like the ice and branches cracking as the wind sweeps through a frozen forest.

Oh shoot, I didn't know we were getting another episode of Severance today. Blackout commencing until the work day is over...

It's Bandcamp Friday once again folks. Now listening: glassbeach.bandcamp.com/album/plasti...

The California Fire Relief Bundle is live!! Benefitting survivors of the SoCal wildfires through the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE). Featuring 400+ games: Tunic! Tangle Tower! Catlateral Damage! Hidden Folks! Cook, Serve, Delicious! And more! $10 minimum!! itch.io/b/2863/calif...

Folks enjoy stroking their own ego whenever they think they understand how clever the artist is. If the artist shows the “answer”, they don’t get the dopamine hit of teasing something out of the piece. They’ve chosen to wall themselves into puzzle boxes instead of engaging with the form.

You ever read Stack Overflow posts from 13 years ago just to feel something?

I haven’t kept up with games much lately, but I am thrilled that my current most anticipated game Despelote has such a lovely demo in the Next Fest. It’s a joy. store.steampowered.com/app/2367820/...

Great writing here.

5 devs came together in Milwaukee, WI to create 5 interconnected video games. Those devs were @antontesh.bsky.social, @dan0mighte.bsky.social, @ian-sundstrom.bsky.social, @lunarsignals.bsky.social, and myself. Those 5 video games are now playable at: tipsheda.itch.io/stretchy-buo...

The funny thing about this is that creatives viscerally feel the dissonance of not being capable of realizing, or simply not wanting to realize, an artistic vision. I think the folks in this camp of not wanting to learn, not wanting to create also do not feel deeply compelled to break their stasis.

Switched to Codeberg, now I am happy to vouch for it. So far, a great alternative to Github. Codeberg pages works great, and commits light up little calendar boxes. All I could ever need. Going to host my new blog here and use it for programming projects and any open source games.

On Sunday, the best QB of the modern era and the greatest lyricist of all time will be staged on national television. I sincerely hope both of them have had enough of this shit.

Made a new jam game, it's called: BREAKER BOX. A feel-good shmup about what happens when the power goes out. Give it a try, lemme know what you think. My primary goal was to simply make a joyful game, I hope that comes through at a time when folks need it. jonah-srg.itch.io/breaker-box #gamedev