Making a game

If you're some kinda music dork and want to know how we're handling the audio backend in OFFBEAT, here's a blog post! www.whetstone.games/blog-1/pure-... It barely scratches the surface :)

I don't like the new change in Google apps UI. I don't even know what I am looking at.

ICYMI: Wonderful things are happening here.

It's always wonderful reading reviews on our game Sips and Sonnets, even 7 months after release! It warms our hearts! Thank you for your kindness! If you played and loved the game, your review will help us a lot 🤗 store.steampowered.com/app/3176190/...

We'll be launching a new site that lets gamers browse Steam releases in a visually delightful newspaper style. As always we want to promote indies doing cool stuff. If you're interested, stick your game here → weloveeverygame.fillout.com/t/j3xw5Vn7WQus #steamgames #indiedev #indiegames

please play our demo!! I drew so many pictures to make it real!!

Shh listen, listen! You hear that!? It's the sound of people making glorious music in the FIRST public Demo for OFFBEAT, which is NOW LIVE exclusively on @itch.io Create music! Make money! Share your creativity with the world 🎵 pantaloon-io.itch.io/offbeat

thread of resources for VN dev, mostly ren'py links & creative commons databases ^_^ yay ^_^ 🧵

One of my biggest struggles as a freelance game producer is when I have to build a schedule (which I love) but the creative/game director has no idea about what they need to achieve or why.

I have a bold opinion as a game producer: making games should be as fun as playing them.

Olive Press - do you know how it works ? Support Dreams on a Pillow www.launchgood.com/1948

💎 Sponsor Announcement! 💎 @gamemaker.io the engine has sponsored BITs again this year! If you are looking for an easy to use engine to create your games in, GameMaker is a fantastic option. #indiedev #gameengine

We are fighting for our dream, but we can't cross the finish line without YOU! 🐾🚀 If you love classic arcade action, cute-’em-ups, and indie passion, this is your sign to join the crew! Let's bring this retro dream home together 🤝🐈‍⬛ 🔗 Link in BIO #retrogaming  #retrogames

~Posting a version without the campaign link as its being shadow banned, please help share this. 🙏 Imagine the fear that makes a mother reach for a pillow instead of her child... This is the foundation of Dreams on a Pillow a game that tells a story of survival through a pure humanitarian lens.

I've been working on a #KingdomHearts inspired game for over 4 years now. It's been a ton of fun making my first solo game based off my favorite game franchise! ❤️ #IndieDev | #GameDev | #LuminousNights

We need your support Launchgood.com/1948

Oh damn Vampire Crawlers is FANTASTIC.

Khadra Support us to tell the full story of Khadra www.launchgood.com/1948

Over a year ago, I spoke with @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social about Dreams on a Pillow for a piece that was killed before it could be published. I am honored that he was willing to take the time to speak with me again in spite of that and tell me about his beautiful homeland: kotaku.com/upcoming-ste...

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We are collaborating with Launchgood on Nakba Day. Help us raise an additional $20k before 12pm EST and they will give us an additional $5k to our campaign. 6.1K Achieved 13.9K to go. www.launchgood.com/1948

Ello

Rasheed is literally risking his life for this game. Israelis could decide to capture, torture, or murder him at any point for daring to share the truth of the Nakba or Palestinian culture. He truly believes in games and their power to tell these stories. Please help his courage not be in vain.

If you found yourself reading about the oppressed people of Palestine and went "But... what am i gonna do!" Well, you can support this game and help lift the dehumanization campaign been put on these people (and Arabs generally) by helping the game production. Change starts from within. Thanks.

We wanted to open up with excitement about sharing the gameplay trailer with you, but in reality this is not the case and Rasheed felt very strongly about sharing how he really felt. We hope you enjoy the trailer, but also realise that there is a lot of risk for Rasheed and some of the team. #DoaP

I’m NOT excited and I’m NOT thrilled. I’m honestly scared to share this, but I’m not a coward. I have to show you what you helped us create. None of this would have been possible without your help, and we can’t finish it without your support www.launchgood.com/1948 youtu.be/D4qh1FAPEUo

It's heartbreaking that games as a medium remain out of reach for people telling the stories worth telling most. www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...

Pantaloon Primo Subscribers! 📣 A little email has just hit your inboxes with a key to the OFFBEAT playtest. Play! Compose! Share the fruits of your labour with us so we can dance and be merry to your work (export tracks to .wav and share in a private Discord channel with us and @whetstone.games!)

Less than 24 hours left to grab Mythmatch at 20% off! And we've finally past 100 reviews!! store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...

Against All Odds We are cooking something for you Stay stunned...

Remember we are still crowdfunding for Dreams on a Pillow. Let's make sure that Palestinian stories get to be told!

whoa! we are in this article!! "I'm amped for just about all of the other games in this week's roundup, but Offbeat looks particularly interesting. It's a music tycoon game in which you'll be able to create your own songs using an array of everyday objects." thank you @engadget.com !!!

Game producer work is underrated and misunderstood, even by producers. I’ve worked with amazing producers that allowed me to double my effectiveness, and others that drained my energy with process and meetings.

That's right. Don't make me tap @unormal.bsky.social's sign!

Is there a producer discourse 😭

if your small game dev team with no producer is motivated to progress the game & pushing through setbacks… … someone on your team has the producer role anyway and they are probably doing double duty putting lot of effort into facilitating everyone’s work.

I'm available and happy to help 👀

Please.

OFFBEAT is on Rock Paper Shotgun! Whoa!! Thank you @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/make-actual-...

Announcing OFFBEAT! This is our debut title, a music-tycoon game where you build a recording studio and record real, actual music using a variety of unlikely objects. WISHLIST IT HERE: store.steampowered.com/app/4468030/... #indiegame #indiedev #microstudio #musicproduction #diy

AAAAAAA!!! this is what I have been up to this year!! been an absolute joy making this with @whetstone.games!!! all art (minus the logo) by me!!!!! please wishlist! please tell your friends! please tell your family! please tell your cat! store.steampowered.com/app/4468030/... #indiegame #indiedev

Don't miss this 🔥🔥🔥

In supporting music created in game, we've formed Pantaloon Records. Our first artist, OFFBEAT Radio, will collate & publish the best work from the game, acting as the community's record label Listen to the debut single from Whetstone frontman @edsibley.bsky.social here: slinky.to/NotYourUncle...

NEWS! You hear that!? That's the sound of OFFBEAT; a music-tycoon game from the fantastic @whetstone.games OFFBEAT allows you to hook up kids toys, garden ornaments and kitchen utensils to a sequencer to create glorious electronic music (and export to .wav!) store.steampowered.com/app/4468030/...

Rolled credits in Forbidden Solitaire. What an ending. What a game. End of an era (or maybe the start of a new one?). Congratulations on the fantastic achievement @greyalien.bsky.social @bchezza.bsky.social @nightsignalentertainment.com @slicknicklives.bsky.social

Looking at this beautifully ugly hand in Forbidden Solitaire and feeling sad because it means the game is ending soon 😔

🚨🚨🚨ANNOUNCEMENT!!!🚨🚨🚨 WAX HEADS IS OUT!!! Our cosy-punk, puzzle narrative record store game is finally out on PC / Switch / PS5 / Xbox This game is our love letter to music, to the way it connects us and a celebration of human made art. We hope you enjoy it ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuAm...

Forbidden Solitaire is my indie game of the year.

Looking for work. Worked on Minecraft. Available immediately for contract or full-time, illustration / art direction / visual development. castpixel.artstation.com DMs open. Boosts appreciated.