As we all know the game industry is going through very turbulent times, unfortunately this has also affected several members of our collective. The silver lining is that one of the largest rooms in our coworking space in Berlin will be available from September 1st. More info in thread...

GAME, the German game industry trade association, released this *damn* good statement on the unjust NSFW game takedowns www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

Great analysis from Chris Zukowski on why you don't need a big following to market your indie game (or for it to sell well).

I wrote a big post-mortem of Kabuto Park on Reddit, telling the whole story along with thoughts and learnings 📜✍️ Read it here! ⬇️ #gamedev #indiedev www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/co...

EU citizens, please take 30 seconds to sign the European Citizens' Initiative to ban conversion therapy (torture against LGBTQ+ people). Only 1 day left to meet the criteria of 1 million signatures. eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public

I do see and practice an alternative routes to survival for #indidevs 1. Micro-scale. 2. Foster a returning audience. 3. Through building a franchise that can exploit bundled sales, brand recognition etc. 4. Stick to your franchise,re-use, recycle and expand so you can: 5. Punch above your weight.

📺 Wholesome Direct will premiere Sat, June 7 ⏰ 9am PT / 12pm ET / 6pm CET ✨ A vibrant lineup of artistic, uplifting, and emotionally resonant games from developers of all sizes from around the world!

❄️ A new journey begins! ❄️ We’ve been keeping this one under wraps for *checks calendar* 5 YEARS! But it’s finally time to reveal IKUMA: The Frozen Compass Join Sam & his sled dog Ellie as they brave the Arctic’s cold... and uncover something far more sinister. ❤️ Wishlist: bit.ly/_IKUMA

Hi #PortfolioDay , pixelated ruins here

"to democratize art is not every person having a cute drawing made in seconds, to democratize art is every person having time and health to learn and make art if they chose to, and mainly to have the means to think and relate introspectively with art."

I’ve been pretty quiet on here lately but I'm happy to say that my game is coming along quite nicely! I made good progress on some of the groundwork the past months - will be sharing WIPs real soon ✨ including some Houdini tooling as well... 😊🧡 (spoiler: APEX!)

Do you make weird, artsy, short-form videogames? Or know someone who does? Check out this new zine project I've been working on (intended to kind of bridge poetry/academia/art world/indie games) - and consider submitting a game for the first issue! www.gamepoems.org

PSA for Cozy game devs 💖✨🥰 The deadline for submissions to @wholesomegames.com Direct 2025 in June is 🚨TODAY🚨 Form & info here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Spirit Crossing, the game I've been AD'ing at Spry Fox since 2019 just got announced! A prosocial MMO where you connect with others to build and maintain a community while helping wayward Spirits in need; I've been very lucky to work with this team on this game youtu.be/RNGs3tLPaF0?...

I have shared this story, this thread, before - but I think given the state of the world, it's worth telling once again. Maybe it can help, especially if like me, you make art, and you wonder what the use of all of it is right now.

I'm half-Egyptian, a country with an infamous history of randomly disappearing political dissidents, artists, and influencers into infamous black sites and prisons, and I am telling you right now that what is happening in the US feels horrifyingly familiar. You should not go if you can avoid it.

Wanderstop is out now on Steam, PlayStation 5, and Xbox! 🍵✨ When I joined @ivyroadgames.bsky.social, I knew immediately they were making something truly special! I'm so proud of everyone on the team, count myself lucky to be working with them, and can't believe the day is finally here!

📢 App Version 1.99 is rolling out now (1/5) With every update, we’re aiming to make the Internet less toxic, more fun, and more in your control. • 3 minute videos! • A separate request inbox for DMs from unknown users • Mute accounts more quickly

One thing I'd highly recommend as a micro-indie dev is to foster a support group around you.

Had a great conversation about making games and staying sane with @thomasbrush.bsky.social! Have a look: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E15q...

Wholesome Direct will return this June! A full-length showcase packed with exclusive footage and announcements from uplifting, emotionally resonant indie games ❤️ Both games and guest hosts can submit using the same form until March 20 ⬇️

I'm not sure which of you need to hear this, but: If you push yourself to your limits and burn out for a company, you are trading years of your future productivity for minor gains in the present. Burning out will _fuck you up_, it's like brain fog or depression, and it takes years to recover

Mark your calendars and get your popcorn ready! 📅🍿 Our friends at @dames4games.org and @womenledgames.com are also hosting showcases in celebration of amazing women and gender marginalized developers who make AMAZING games! 💜

1 like = 1 thing I learned spending 5 years on a game about a frog.

Players have been asking for the ability to filter out games made with Gen AI. We've added an automatic tag on SteamDB based on the AI gen content disclosures on the store pages.

Coming across this article reminded me that the biggest thing I want people to understand about procedural generation is that it doesn't replace designer intent. Procgen allows you to package designer intent. www.creativebloq.com/3d/video-gam...

We're making a cozy cleaning game where you play as a small fish-mouse using a powerwasher to clean up nature 🌿💚 #ScreenshotSaturday

Everything Procedural Conference is back! Join us from 22-25 April 2025 for a variety of lectures, talks, demonstrations and masterclasses in procedural content generation for games. Get your tickets here: everythingprocedural.com #EPC2025 #everythingproc #ProcGen #Houdini #UnrealEngine5 #GameDev

Mardini 2025 prompts have been announced! Get 2 free months of #Houdini Indie to use for this daily challenge....we are so excited to see what you create! www.sidefx.com/community-mai...#Houdini #mardini2025

I've learned (and I am still learning) how to run a game studio for the last seven years doing both creative and biz. Here's a list of guidelines that work for us and might be useful for others that were lessons I've incorporated with our experience and guidance from others. 🧵

#godot experimenting a bit with the aesthetic, paper craft/origami is a fun way to liven up a relatively #lowpoly model #gamedev #indiedev

⭐ Big news everyone! ⭐ 👉 store.steampowered.com/app/3430280/... Seaward has a Steam page! 🎉 Be sure to wishlist ☑️ 🗺️ cozy exploration, no timers ⛵ ship building 🤸 fun characters 🌱 renewable energies

Looking once again into switching to Godot for my current project, for no reason whatsoever...

Spirit Swap: Lofi Beats to Match-3 to is OUT NOW! GO GO GO! ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/1592170/... ✨

Super excited to announce my new game! The Greenening - A short incremental game about rediscovering and growing life in a forlorn world. 🌱 🔍🗺️ Explore your hidden surroundings ⏫💧 Upgrade your versatile watering abilities 🚀🌺 Tend to your cozy space garden #indiegames

Omg they did it!!! take my money!! 💸💸

🚨It’s official🚨 We're LIVE on Kickstarter! 🚀 with a NEW Narrative Trailer! ✨Explore a magical world as a witch 🧹Fly on a skatebroom 🐱 Find your lost kitty 🥹 Your support means the world to us. Be a part of this project and help us make it a reality🙏 #kickstarter #cozygame #savecoco #meow

actual tip for people new to bsky: far more than the other site Alt Text here is very widely used and encouraged on picture and gifs. it's a strong enough norm that many people literally won't quote/like/reply to an image post without it. there's an option you can set that will remind you to add it♥️

The Video Game History Foundation opens its digital archives to the public next week

... is what I thought until I bought it and was slapped with a "requires 135GB of free space" popup 😭

Creativity is like a houseplant, not an endless well. You need to seek out sunlight, water, and nutrients in art, shows, music, experiences, and more to tend to it. And just like plants it has its dormant and active periods and you may not seem improvement for some time.

When I first made my starter pack for Wholesome/Cosy Games, there were just 40 profiles in it. By the year's end, the pack was full, but more people kept asking to be added! 🫣 I've now made two new and bigger packs! 🎮 Studios, Games & Dev: go.bsky.app/5uGVYK2 ✨ Creators & Media: go.bsky.app/9w3qJiF

If you’re still using the other website as your main outlet for promoting your work, you might want to look for a way out ASAP, as more and more places will frown upon it as a source of information, if not ban it overall.

#Houdini has so many nodes and little tricks / techniques you need to know in order to do your work in it, that every time I open it again after a long break (months) away from it it's like trying to remember basic words of a language that I used to be able to speak 🥲 Is it just me? 😅

Being a person with deadly, incurable cancer who is nonetheless still alive for an indefinite timeframe gives me an interesting metaphor that helps me deal with things like large-scale corruption in government or commerce. Bear with me for a second while I try to explain.

Flow was made entirely with Blender and rendered in real time with EEVEE. We didn't use a renderfarm. The final render was done on my PC. There was no compositing, all the colors were tweaked and adjusted using shaders.

This year my profile picture is officially 10 years old ... maybe it's time for an update 🤔

📣 Lightbearers, mark your calendars! 🗓️ On January 20th, our cozy roguelike game Into the Emberlands steps out of Early Access for its full release! 🎉🥰 ✨ With new endgame content, a final quest line, and a cinematic ending, this will be the best time to start your adventure in the Emberlands!💡🎒

Also fun fact: There's a new Technically Art issue out today! ✨ There's so much cool, insightful, and juicy shader-y, tech-artsy, and VFX-y stuff in there, you definitely don't want to miss it! 👀 Check it out here: halisavakis.com/technically-... #gamedev #indiedev #vfx

In case you didn't know, we have a lovely little tech-art focused server on Discord called "Technically Speaking" While it started focused on tech-art, it's of course handy and fun around all gamedev disciplines ✨