game dev often involves searching for synonyms to words like "ruthless" and "curse"

new game release: Radiator Forever, a new ongoing re-remastered collection of all my experimental gay games, all in one package!... still free ($0), now on Steam + Steam Deck verified Info + links on my blog (SFW): www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/07/radi...

Value of craft over capital appalls Moloch who only values capital and individual power, a threat to his reign.

Everything in games is actually much smaller than in real life. Things look normal sized but it's a clever illusion. Like if you see a normal looking horse in a game, inside the computer it's actually a very tiny horse, but because everything else around it is also very tiny, the illusion works

: )

Hey friends! If you’re in a position to help, please consider donating to my friend Kate’s Lyme recovery fund. Their treatment is helping so much, but they’re still a ways off from being able to work enough to fund the rest of their recovery. Reposts are also greatly appreciated! Thank you 🩵

✨ Hi I'm Josie - I make music for games! I'm looking for work this spring and I'd love 2 combine forces with a team that wants to make something weird, wild, and full of heart. Is that you? Let's talk!! 🙋🏻‍♀️ [email protected] 💻 josiebrechner.com

optimizing today. watching those draw calls go down is so satisfying.

It’s a pretty big deal

Secret: we’re doing an open beta for the last BIG HOPS update and you can get access in our Discord: discord.gg/5vpYQYf5tf

Got my Big Hops plush today 💚

advanced 500 FINGER FILLET work as we figure out how to make the hand stabbing as homoerotic as possible

I’m happy to announce the release of a new open source 3D physics engine called Box3D. I’ve been working on this project for a few years now, but it represents over 20 years of experience writing physics engines for games. Read more here: box2d.org/posts/2026/0...

cruelty squad

chatting on discord fits my mind pretty well because you can be having 3 conversations with the same person about 3 different topics simultaneously

One of the biggest design changes since we pushed the 500 FINGER FILLET trailer is we've completely redone the bear woman character from a greyish humanoid to just A Big Fucking Arm. Now she's capable of doing Persona 5 shit at you while you make various stabbing-yourself decisions. It's cute!!

addicted to Death Howl this weekend

This is the one that really got me hehe

i don't use ai

father's day means playing craps by my father's side at the casino and using my psychic powers to assist us as best i can ❤️

GAME DESIGN

hehe love this title: "smells like balatro and inscyption but tastes unique"

Check out the new Echo Weaver Demo for Steam Next Fest! tinyurl.com/edw7bpzt

manifesto jam causing quite a stir in the halls of power (a discord chat with me and my friends)

an opportunity to stab your fingers* and tell us what you think! *virtual fingers

couldn't help myself to do manifesto jam : )

i look up to lucas pope and his unhinged super detailed posts about implementing some random awesome technical thing and i think the best idea i have for contributing in that way would be writing something like: "using localization libraries to simplify formatting stat based description text"

about to get my first tattoo, wish me luck!

the real video game news today is that there's a new Dune Imperium digital DLC!

♟️ Chess with demons is coming to Xbox. Order Automatica is part of the @idatxbox.bsky.social Indie Selects Demo Fest! Build your ritual. Position your followers. Watch your strategy unfold. Demo available now. 🎮 www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfpX... #IDXbox #Xbox #IndieGame

the nice thing about being a creature that eats grass is that you've got food everywhere, the downside is that you're probably cold pretty often

📣 We're excited to introduce Slap Out Of It! A slap-and-solve adventure game that stretches your wits and noodly arms to their max! Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3564410/... 📺 Trailer: youtu.be/DRShkD6cIOk 🗣️ Trailer narrated by @benstarr.bsky.social 🎵 Music by Sean Beeson

Order Automatica is in the ID@XBOX Indie Selects demo fest that starts today : )

saw the backrooms with 3 friends and we gave it three 7 out of 10s and one 8 out of ten - the 8 out of ten was me hehe

I stand in the water looking at the shore. Puzzle World is out now. visager.bandcamp.com

Added some automated testing to Order Automatica inspired by listening to some interviews with Mewgenics devs. Adding a bunch of random units, giving them random items/cell effects/indulgences and let 'em go at it. Mostly looking for run-stopping bugs that fully stop the flow of the game.

📢 ANNOUNCEMENT INCOMING Please join us for a first look at what's next from Turbo Button in the @dayofthedevs.org showcase at Summer Game Fest this Friday! Streaming live at 7 PM EST / 4 PM PST on June 5: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdNm...

Got interviewed for my birthday today.

I'm at pigcon : ) forgot to post about it ❤️ @pigsquad.com

🎉NEW TRAILER ALERT🎉We're announcing a shiny new demo coming to Steam Next Fest very soon! Watch, absorb, let the mystery wash over you 🙏 youtu.be/lK8bGNU-cVc #echoweaver #thinky #thinkydirect #indie #indiegames #indiedev

I re-watched Sorry To Bother you last night (probably my favorite movie) and I was worried I might not like it as much as before but damn its so good. Can't believe it was made in 2018, if feels even more relevant today! Looking forward to seeing I Love Boosters : )

The demo for #Mouseward is 100% positive! It's a souls-like-collectathon-zelda-like where you play as a mouse with a sword. Its filled with secrets, whimsy, and nostalgic n64 vibes! Give it a shot here: store.steampowered.com/app/1188410/... #indiedev #indiegame #darksouls #zelda

Got this gorgeous final piece of art for Order Automatica : ) Artist is Mr. Pekinczyk (not on bsky)

just got back from seeing my 3rd dance performance this month... it just occurs to me that this is probably something about me that few other people do hehe

there was a rat chasing a baby rabbit around my backyard lol

There's a possibility that we're making the most realistic hand stabbing simulation ever created? We've made some strides since this trailer was captured hehe

I'm excited to finally announce!!!! . . . . . . PUZZLE WORLD OUT 6/2 New single: SURFACING MEMORIES Pre-order now: visager.bandcamp.com

Monday night means pizza and 3 days worth of sumo to catch up on : )

Appreciation post for www.deviantart.com/pekinczyk who is making all the art for Order Automatica. Look at these beautiful backgrounds : ) He likes cats.

I am going to start a doc titled "the boring answers" for all the game dev questions I hear over and over again and answer every single one of them with "it depends"