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Actually, I'm still mad about this. There is no Kojima without the concept art of Yoji Shinkawa. There is no Wes Anderson without the cinematography of Robert Yeoman. The machine isn't the source of the problem. The problem started when we decided that Warren Spector created Deus Ex.

What?

AI for concept art is not just a cost saving issue. The men who direct these companies don't want to share creative influence. They could write down their ideas, do a rough sketch, and send it to an artist, but then that artist would have some freedom to interpret and shape the world.

"A website that catalogues the fonts used in video games. Fuck, it's genius... why didn't I think of that...!" www.gamefontlibrary.com

Oke, here's 50 indie games. There is no order, there is no god, there are just 50 indie games that I thought were good and/or interesting.

Sbug's Bugs Bundle is all discounted right now! That's 3 cute bug games for the price of 1 slightly more expensive bug game! store.steampowered.com/bundle/60905...

🪱Wirm is just 2 reviews away from the threshold where Steam will start calling it "Very Positive", so please leave a review if you haven't already!! (We'll still get the rating even if the next 2 reviews are negative, but don't be mean 😠) store.steampowered.com/app/1934870/...

2025 The definitive list of Australian made video games. 🎮 We've recorded games all year for our seventh annual collection of local titles, across PC, Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and more! FEATURE by @gdig.bsky.social + @juiceboxcat.bsky.social www.sifter.com.au/post/2025-th... #videogames

No better time to re-share this article. If you're a highly-respected game developer, there's no faster way to ruin your reputation than through the use of genAI.

Some notes I wrote myself in testing a new boss engagement in Key Fairy: "light on falling stars" "never leave darkness" "occasional breaths?"

The machine has consumed my work. Were did it go, oh machine? but there is no response.

Guy who believes he's living inside a powerwash simulation.

Oh hey my wiggly game PogoPogo is gonna go on sale in the Steam Winter Fest next week! ...So if you wanna get it for full price... get in quick! If you wait (Specifically till the 18th) it'll be all cheaper (and probably worse!) so you better get it now while its full-price and full-of-flavour

The size limit for what you consider to be an "Indie Studio" is always just a little bit bigger than your studio.

forgive me father for I have blogged simulacrum.pika.page/posts/but-th...

DESTROYING SINCERITY with FACTS and LOGIC!!

Dogpile is out RIGHT NOW across the WORLD!!! 🐩 13 x lovable dogs to merge 🦴 179 x game changing tags 💥 14 x unique decks to master 🏆 3 x difficulties to wrap your noggin around 🐶 INFINITE WAYS TO PLAY store.steampowered.com/app/3839300/...

Albatross game out now?!?

Bravest Coconut is in the @frostygamesfest.com Steam Showcase and, to celebrate the occasion, I've updated the demo with a new puzzle that changes the ending... Play the demo: s.team/a/2913190 #IndieGames #CozyGames #ThinkyGames #Godot #PixelArt

Hold up, new type o' freaky lil' guy just dropped!?!

Anticipated hand-drawn bullet hell adventure Key Fairy is at long last a short wait away. @soyoudontneedto.bsky.social checkpointgaming.net/news/2025/12...

Key Fairy is a hand-drawn, folkloric, pacifist bullet-hell, and it's releasing on February 19. Check out the release date trailer from @soyoudontneedto.bsky.social:

Making dialogue interesting by having the game type one letter at a time, instead of... writing interesting dialogue...

Don't miss the other incredible showcases also happening this week! ⬇️ @wholesomegames.com @dayofthedevs.org @womenledgames.com @lagshowcase.bsky.social And mark your calendar for @indiegameawards.gg next week on Dec 19 AEDT / Dec 18 PT 💫

Something... frosty this way comes...🦇 Night Shift: 1999 is clocking into Frosty Mini Steam Event - there you can even finally sink your fangs into our demo! So avoid the sun and feed on the coolest ANZ indie games around from December 10! @frostygamesfest.com #visualnovel #vampire #pixelart

The Frosty Mini showcase of games made in Australia and Aotearoa NZ is happening NEXT WEEK! ☀️🍦 Here's some handy timezone info to help you tune in: 🇦🇺 8am AEDT and 5am AWST (10 Dec) 🇳🇿 10am NZDT (10 Dec) 🇯🇵 6am JST (10 Dec) 🇺🇸 1pm PT and 4pm ET (9 Dec) 🇬🇧 9pm GMT (9 Dec)

The games industry is only maintained through the wild overconfidence of the least confident people on earth.

have you ever thought, "man, i want to make a game, but i don't know what to make?" 🤔 well, i made a 🔁RANDOM GENRE MASHER🔁 to help you! it takes 426 genre tags from steam & randomly mashes two together. make the [your genre here] game of your dreams NOW!! 🎮 npckc.itch.io/random-genre...

The letter "M"

"I know exactly how to solve this problem" - 10 hour problem "I have no idea what I'm doing" - 20 minute problem

My cool friend Anya made some anti-spotify-wrapped templates!

🐊 𝗡𝗢 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗦 🐊

turned out after quoting @caseyexplosion.bsky.social, the words finally came to me.

Is it satire to make a game about slot machines, using all the theming of a slot machine, and all the "Mechanics" of a slot machine, and all the "Game Feel" of a slot machine? Is it satire to, just, make a slot machine?

Did a whole games degree, still can't beat Silksong.

All of my Godot Dialogue Manager example projects are 40% off for the next few days for the Black Friday sale on Itch (or get the whole bundle for 65% off!) 👉 itch.io/s/168534/bla... #Godot #IndieDev #GameDev

I'm working on some pretty cool stuff in Key Fairy... But.. bu.. but. it's all pretty late game... and I don't want to spoil it... You just have to trust me.. I promis.. i I promise you it's cool. .this .. stuff.. that I'm working on... It's really cool.. but you can't see it.. You aren't allo

Oke, I just played two amazing minimalist puzzle platformers back-to-back, and now you should too: Öoo - a simple mechanic that essentially produces a whole new universe of platformer interactions! MotionRec - A mechanic that feels both incredibly clever while still feeling effortless to use!

Great thread and investigation. Exactly what we all assumed: the ‘confidential information’ was wages and work conditions discussed in a worker-only Discord, not leaking anything about the game. Pure union busting.

No game survives first contact with the audience

For reasons I can't bear to mention, this dam goat has the most complex dialogue tree in the game.

Such a lovely preview review from Adam Ryan at Well Played! @wellplayed.bsky.social always has such amazing writing, truly one of the greats!

The proportion of female to male dialogue in Final Fantasy. #advx25

It's strange - one question can so easily remind me that I don't belong quite belong anymore 🪞 🩸 Welcome to Night Shift: 1999. #pixelart #gamedev #narrative #vampire

For real though, we do have a Big Announcement coming... But to witness it you'll have to tune into the @frostygamesfest.com Mini Showcase! ❄️ Time may be illusory, but, while calendars reign, it shall be on 10 December 2025, at 8am AEDT 🕙 Be there, or be... not there... 👀

Big Announcement...

every so often the team and i write cute little letters. you can receive them in your electronic mailbox if you so desire! this one is from @oscarno.bsky.social

You had a good run. An anonymous fear submitted to deepdarkfears.com/submit - thanks! Want to pick up some original artwork or a signed book? I'll be at Comic Arts Los Angeles this December 13-14th #cala2025 #comics #deepdarkfears