Movies and video games are ridiculous accomplishments. A team of people wanted you to feel something so badly they built an entire world for you to inhabit; adjusting every detail of how that world is presented to help you feel the same way. It's one of the most human things we do. I love it

Fishbowl is 💜 OUT NOW 💜 on PS5 & Steam (PC, Mac, Steam Deck) 🫧 Play at your own pace 🪞 No bad endings only different paths 🗓️ Do as much or as little as you are able to 🛏️ Remember, no matter what, you got through the day The two of us are in tears. Our game is out today! 🥹🥹

I really want to get into Notion because it looks so useful, BUT I know I have a tendency to spend way too much time planning and not enough time doing if the tools allow it... Much to think about.

hello! if you are a games journalist and confident you'll have access to the upcoming Saros, and can email me (address in bio) with your rates, I would like to hear from you! subsequently if anyone knows anyone from PS Global or even Housemarque and can connect me for global reasons lmk

Long weekend of gaming, coming right up 😌 I have several little Pokopia builds planned, will be starting We Are OFK for @pixelexplorersclub.bsky.social, and Fishbowl from @imissmyfriends.bsky.social is out tomorrow too! Video games rule, y'all

Humbled that the Bonan O’Cryin can’t stop thinking about Frosty Games Fest

After 10 years of offering first-class, complete (we thought) dialogue solutions, we learned we had been missing the most important narrative design tool of all time: Tarot. We're sorry. We're listening, we're learning. And today, we've taken the first step: adding Tarot to Yarn Spinner 💚

Travel Grant Round 8 is now open for Expressions of Interest. This round is targeting Gamescom, with other events allowed. Given the current situation with flights, we have risen the cap for Gamescom cohort travel for $14,000 for two people. Details here. www.nz-code.nz/funding

Key Fairy is on sale! Buy it now, or I'll have to get a real job!!! store.steampowered.com/app/2878580/...

my money plant died. doesn’t feel like a good omen.

reviewing the applications for @frostygamesfest.com and seeing all the cool as fuck games you're all working on in this part of the world gives me so much energy I could punch the sun!!!!!!!!

me in game job interviews: "and yes, don't worry, I have experience with being laid off, so you can count on me to ensure the layoff experience is streamlined"

I recently saw someone try to make the "if a game is good, it'll find an audience" argument the other day and I've been mad about it since. Success is never guaranteed. You can do everything you can to improve your chances, but I wish more people recognized that quality work ≠ guaranteed audience.

Last call!

Every game company is either run by a tech guy who doesn't understand business, or a business guy who doesn't understand video games

a lot of stuff is so, so shitty right now, but knowing that at some point recently, leadership at OpenAI had to listen to someone tell them that no one actually wants Sora, has me like

Mood

We’ve reached the stage of Pokopia’s early life where I feel like I’ve played a hundred hours and have a garbage dump to show for it while my social feeds are full of people building sprawling, immaculate cities

I am here Noble Steeders! Say Hi 😊

All set up @noblesteedau.bsky.social WIP night and so excited for some talks and playtesting tonight! Come say hi to @barmearme.bsky.social and grab a Buru sticker 🥳

All of our games are on sale! Do you wanna be a spider? An Isopod? A Wirm? All three??? Then get the Sbug's Bugs Bundle today for only $22.38US! store.steampowered.com/bundle/60905...

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Friendly reminder for game developers based in Australia or Aotearoa New Zealand – Frosty Games Fest 2026 applications are OPEN and will close in 1 week on Mar 27! 🍦 If you have an exciting announcement to share with the world in early June, be sure to fill in our application form 🫶

Not every video game is made for you and that's ok, actually

state of play is currently seeking input from local nsw-based game developers for their new report. if that's you, head on over.

We're back with what you need - 45 minutes of back-to-back game announcements with zero fluff. World premieres. Gameplay reveals. Release dates. No hosts. No ads. Just games. Be there April 9th - 9am PDT / noon EDT / 6pm CEST.

Pleased to share your first look at Frosty with DLSS 5 on 💙

Being a social media manager is taking a sick day, thus not reading the internet for ONE DAY, getting 100 messages about DLSS jokes, and having to google ‘wtf is DLSS’ in a medication haze

My husband, watching me play Pokopia: I thought it was ‘gotta catch em all’ not ‘gotta convince them all to move in with me and be my friend’ 😂

Missed some of the coolest ANZ-made games released over Summer? Frosty's got you. 😎 Check out our latest blog to see what new games dropped from across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand: frostygamesfest.com/blog/anz-sum...

We have pitches open with space for a story (or two) in our first issue. We're keen to highlight voices who have only a few bylines, but we also want your absolute best ideas. Read some great pitches already, thanks for sending them in! Our pitches form is here: forms.gle/JBRL6qQawMQM...

steam's relaxing event has new demos for very cool, very wholesome upcoming games & i rec a bunch

I know we've had it less than a week but I'm almost ready to call Pokopia my second favourite game of all time (First will always be The Sims)

The PS5 version of Öoo is out now! My first release on PlayStation! 🎮

HELL YEAH *swipes card*

My lovely Games Media people! I'm on a mission to improve indie game representation in the press. If you have ten minutes spare, please consider filling out our survey to better understand the barriers to achieve this: forms.gle/8MYv3GABUkoj... Thank you! <333

Phone wallpaper if you want it

Thing about so called cozy games is that almost all of them are management sims so just up the difficulty a bit and they easily become the most stressful games ever created.

“Are you at GDC??” No, I’m at a different conference with all my friends making meaningful community contributions and sharing knowledge

Check out the line up for ALT GAMES April 18-19 in Sydney!! We have Shuhei Yoshida, Alanah Pearce and Billy Basso as our keynote speakers!!! Come 👍 powerhouse.com.au/program/alt-...

💰THE OUTERSLOTH CONTRACT 💰 We just released the FULL contract and terms that all our games sign! We hope this challenges the status quo of what you see out there. In a nutshell: 💸 Pre-recoup 50/50 💸 Post-recoup 15/85 💸 Terms after 7 years www.innersloth.com/the-outerslo...

devs if you're showing demos at stuff you gotta either have a built in time limit or a built in end point

I am either playing Pokopia or thinking about Pokopia. Sorry to all my other responsibilities.

my wallet pretends to not have seen this

This song feels incredibly relevant today.

Hi #TeaseYaGame we’re making a short adventure narrative game! Explore a vibrant, native Australian world and yarn with quirky townsfolk, as you uncover a story about the connection between the characters and the land. We’re still cooking, but wanted to share some of our inspirations for the game:

HEY 👇 so secretly we've been working with a cabal of indie devs making the type of strange & distinctive games that we love to play on noclip_2. tomorrow we're announcing a SHOWCASE on noclip_2 as part of an upcoming Steam Festival about these games. it's gonna be fun. we hope you tune in.

FISHBOWL 💜 APRIL 2! 💜 Steam and PS5 It feels surreal to know that five years ago, in April 2021, the two of us started making Fishbowl. Even more surreal that five years later, it is going to be in your hands. Mark your calendars for April 2nd and wishlist Fishbowl 🫶🏽🫶🏽

I am OBSESSED with Pokopia. Feral. Close enough, welcome back 2020.