Theres a lovely article on Highrook and its production in the latest edition of Debug++ 25/10 @debugmag.com www.teamdebug.com/plus Debug++ is free to subscribe to and you get a nice downloadable pdf each time a new issue comes out!

Theres a lovely article on Highrook and its production in the latest edition of Debug++ 25/10 @debugmag.com www.teamdebug.com/plus Debug++ is free to subscribe to and you get a nice downloadable pdf each time a new issue comes out!

When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.

The more I read about how to survive in indie dev by making snappy, quick turnaround streamer friendly roguelike stuff, the more I want to make a incredibly deep RPG with ridiculous levels of simulation.

I'm delighted to say that I will be running an online Ursula Le Guin themed creative writing workshop for @octocon.bsky.social on 11th October, 4 pm. Get ready for some philosophical fiction! You must be a member to join. Not a member yet? You can still sign-up here: 2025.octocon.com/join-us/

Hey investigators! Just a reminder that "The Horror At Highrook" is currently 30% off during Steams Autumn Sale (The biggest discount so far!) Why not pop over and treat yourself! 👻🌛🐈‍⬛ store.steampowered.com/app/2836860/...

The art for this piece, 'Thank You For Your Interest', is a composite of 60 template rejection letters all received by the artist Claire Peckham. You can buy prints of the art, and her other work, here: www.clairepeckham.com/project...

I'm still open for commissions and gigs!✨

While my next projects slowly coalesce here's a nice spooky season bundle I set up with the cool folk at @mantisgames.bsky.social !

After over 2 years cooking in Steam Early Access, Mars First Logistics 1.0 is finally here! Engineer your little rover and deliver lots of silly stuff!

Very happy about this collab, Deck of Haunts is a super stylish roguelike basebuilder with some fun and sinister twists.

While my next projects slowly coalesce here's a nice spooky season bundle I set up with the cool folk at @mantisgames.bsky.social !

@ayeforscotland.bsky.social Might be of interest?

Yep, this show was so wild, especially for its time, it was like an anime fever dream with a soundtrack that was some crazy mish mash of midi jazz, jrpg soundtracks and prog rock.

Bouie is a national treasure

The old gods are speaking 🐙

I'm looking to commission a freelancer with knowledge of the Russian games industry and preferably some ability to read/speak Russian. If that's you, my email is in my bio: www.rockpapershotgun.com/authors/edwi...

John Atkinson Grimshaw was born in Leeds OTD, 6 September in 1836. The Victorian painter is celebrated for his luminous nocturnal scenes of city streets and docks. Self-taught and once employed by the railway, he turned to painting full-time in the 1870s. Influenced by the Pre-Raphaelites and

Good!

On the same day in the Telegraph:

Hi! I was laid off from Firaxis this morning. I wrote leaders and civs for Civilization VII (NDA for now) and Deadpool and Storm for Marvel's Midnight Suns. I also wrote the award-nominated Hindsight. I'm available for full time, remote work starting ASAP. DMs are open: emmkid.info

My book, Super Nintendo: How One Japanese Company Helped the World Have Fun, is out next February! It is a lively cultural history of the world's most beloved video game company, drawing from 20 years' worth of reporting and interviews. Pre-order here: linktr.ee/super_nintendo

I've been seeing bits and snips of this for a year or so now and it looks great!

Every CEO in the video game industry for the last 18 months: vm.tiktok.com/ZNdVW7Jqa/

I'm always happy to listen to Tommy's takes on this situation, and pleased to hear the sheen might be fading!

Hi I spoke to @oneofmoo.bsky.social about Mythmatch, an intriguing puzzle game combining RPG and match-three elements with a slyly anti-techbro narrative www.theguardian.com/games/2025/s...

It's the 12th anniversary of Draknek & Friends! 🎉 To celebrate we're running a Publisher Sale on Steam for the next 2 weeks. It features some of our deepest discounts yet. store.steampowered.com/publisher/dr... We'll also have more news to share tomorrow!

ANNOUNCEMENT: Welcome to the Lodge!! Eyes of Hellfire, our co-op gothic horror experience is now available on Steam Early Access! If you buy a copy, up to 4 of your friends can play free via the friends pass! 🖥️https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/Eyes_of_Hellfire/

Paging @florencesn.bsky.social

I love it on a discord server when someone accidentally joins a voice channel on their own (or forgets to leave) and they are just there for hours in a solo echo chamber... I sort of want to join just to see if they are still there at their desk cursing under their breath about some office politics.

Rock Looked Way Cooler Wet

hello if you're in or near rochester come see my thing at VSW in november!!! www.vsw.org/vsw-salon/sa... yrkkeys paradise will be present and we can talk about computers

Even the smallest trailer slot for Gamescom is unattainable for indies. It'd basically bankrupt us! So if you wanna help a tiny indie get some visibility, then I'd love if you could check out our awesome game - there's giant capybaras in it!

While I'm extremely pro-UBI, there is another way. I think the money for this kind of development already exists in the games ecosystem. It's just that it's mostly going to shareholders and CEOs.

We need everyone back in the office because we want the serendipitous magic that only happens when you let humans get creative together and also we're replacing all of you with an AI machine that can only do things that it's seen done before

29 years ago today, Jamiroquai released the music video for 'Virtual Insanity'

If you’re a fan of Wordle, you should try out Dordle! The goal is to solve two Wordle puzzles at once, your guesses applying to both words! zaratustra.itch.io/d... 5/7

Scifi and Fantasy pencil & pen work - If you have any lo-fi projects that would suit work like this, I'm now available for commissions! Get in touch here, or through website!

Disney.. this franchise its cool... but what if it was more like the goonies...

Seeking available top-tier pixel artist for major global title. Strong character poses emphasis (static higher res and/or low-res animation role). Can’t share current project art, but anim ref here from Jack Move. Please recommend or share portfolio. #pixelart #gamedev

Interested in supporting a new, premium #gamedev conference on a beach in #Cornwall #UK with up to 500 attendees? Think Develop Reboot with surfing & summer half term/bank holiday for your family. In the design stages & would love for sponsors and partners to come on board early to get their input.

But tell me again how I should delete old emails to save water. BBC News - Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ahem, that steam 30% going into the UI design then I see :)

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

Plagiarism always existed, especially in mobile industry where I come from. BUT AI & Engines such as Roblox enable plagiarism at scale, and it hits particularly hard given indie market in 2025. Why ?

Posted this a few months ago when itch went offline (following the bogus phishing report from Funko), still very relevant today for different reasons

If I were itch right now I'd be like "You know what, fuck this community, you want to know what delisting looks like? Boom." They're demonstrating remarkable patience imo.

"PhD-level experts in your back pocket" is a completely nonsensical description of AI but a pretty good description of social media if you follow the right people

Hey all! Draknek has supported some of the best puzzle games of recent years. If you are at all into creating puzzle ideas definitely check it out!

Blue Prince DLC just dropped