If you are a #gamedev, #solodev and / or #indiegamedev, check out our show. We have more than 42 interviews with wonderful people sharing your dream of creating games that make us happy. Some of our guests: @wiwyums.bsky.social, @allsees.online, @bippinbits.bsky.social, @sonderingemily.bsky.social

Here is the full video of me and @hanney.bsky.social playing the physical hardware edition of PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant, at Gamescom 2025 It is an enormously fun time, and the hardware is insanely cool! All the buttons feel so nice and clicky! youtu.be/GoJSchufjHo?...

We hope you enjoyed your training, @ign.com 🫡

Welcome back, Commanders. The Cooperative State of Antos would like to inform you that PVKK will be launching Summer 2026. Please enjoy your health giving tea, and await further communications. #Gamescom | #OpeningNightLive youtu.be/HYoehpASQMA?...

I love my current gig with @bippinbits.bsky.social! If you go to Gamescom you might see some of it in a booth somewhere! :3 (I get to draw silly stuff for a fantastic game, in my silly style, it's fantastic)

Right before Gamescom @landervr.bsky.social blesses us with the sixth PVKK devlog! He explains how the graphical scene is constructed and what's the reasoning behind this, as well as showing very recent improvements he has done to the lighting. Enjoy :D store.steampowered.com/news/app/295...

We got somethign pretty insane for Gamescom this year: a 2.5m wide, specially built controller for PVKK. It's essentially a real life replica of what you use on the game. It's all physical, high quality, making the joy of pressing buttons very real. We'll be at @indiearenabooth.de :)

We want upgrades in PVKK to feel meaningful and immersive. That's why once you order a new part via the Teleradio, you'll need to install it to the console yourself. Don't forget the screws and program card though, or you could be in trouble during the next attack! youtu.be/uV60NDdW8Tw

in-depth thread: optimizing GDScript performance from ~83ms to ~9ms in a scene our tower defense game Rift Riff, made in Godot, with 1000 enemies. 🧵👇🏼 #gamedev #godotengine

In the fifth PVKK devlog, Olivia is sharing many insights into the narrative and world building we do, what role the story has and how it can elevate the gameplay :) Read it here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/295...

Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant (2025)

Knowledge Share announcement time! 🙌 @bippinbits.bsky.social from Bippinbits! René joins us in June to talk post-success, adaptability, and how work and life has changed since the studio's hit release, Dome Keeper! “You made it, what now”? — June 11th @ 4pm BST! 👇 discord.com/events/88345...

A proper highlight of the fourth PVKK devlog is a video from our sound designer @torbsaudio.com, showcasing some sounds and how he created them. Even as an "insider" on the project it's very interesting and impressive to me :) A pro! www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcfH...

I'm really happy to share that Kepler Interactive will publish PVKK: Planetenverteidigungskanonenkommandant!💪🥳 Working with Kepler is awesome and enables us to make a better game, focussing on what we are good at. You'll find us in their Steam Sale :) store.steampowered.com/sale/Kepler2...

Our Creator Series continues with the incredible @bippinbits.bsky.social and Kepler’s own @handrahan.bsky.social. They explore René’s early inspirations + the design philosophy behind Dome Keeper, and the studio’s new project, PVKK 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=46wv...

Rift Riff just released and one of its rifts has remnants of a Dome Keeper dome! The keeper is long gone, but the orchard tree is still very much alive. If you (like me) look for a fantastic afterwork game that is both chill and engaging, check this :) store.steampowered.com/app/2800900/...

While June 27 approaches fast, Portside Game Assembly reached an important milestone: The conference program schedule and speaker line-up are final and we would like to share all details with you! Find the full program plan and all speakers here: portsideassembly.com/program/

• René Habermann from @bippinbits.bsky.social : “Don’t Ship the Wrong Game: A Framework for Choosing What to Finish" • Jennifer Estaris @aeiea.bsky.social from @ustwogames.co.uk : “The Economics of Purpose in Games"

Looking for playtesters! Rift Riff is a strategically tight tower defense game set to release beginning of May. If you're up for playing & recording your screen + voice so we can see and hear how you experience the game, please sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #game #godot #gamedev

We made a new game in 3 days for #LD57. You start to count sheep, trying to fall asleep - and then things escalate. bippinbits.itch.io/shleep

✨SPACE SPROUTS IS OUT NOW!!!!✨ Launch into cozy cosmic chaos: solve puzzles, bend physics and throw everything around! 🚀🌱 💜You can buy it now with a -10% launch discount! Please if you can, leave a review, as it really helps us a lot get some extra visibility from Steam!💜 tinyurl.com/SpaceSprouts

Indie game devs! Worried you don't have a good publishing deal? May I present my firm's 2025 Publishing Agreement Data Report! Taken from 100+ actual Publishing Agreements ranging from 2017-2025, providing averages for rev share splits, advances, IP ownership and more! indiegamepublishing.com

First PVKK Devlog is out! We'll do that monthly from now on😄 First one is a bit more introductory, and the future ones should dive a bit deeper on the developer perspective and the "behind the scenes" aspect. steamcommunity.com/games/295604...

OUT NOW (3x) 🎥 - Rift Riff's new trailer! youtu.be/M79VZIUvhHA 🕹️ - Rift Riff's new demo! store.steampowered.com/app/2800900/... 👀 - Rift Riff's influencer version! (⅔ of the final game) Get access through: [email protected] Jump a rift, pick your towers, and fight off monsters!

Ok, i know "Bippinbits" wasn't the best name choice for us, as a lot of people have trouble spelling it or even understanding it (stupid fake words!). But this is a new height 😂

I just wrote a small "2024 in retrospect"-thing for Bippinbits. It's so easy to miss how much changed in a year, going from week to week. My favorite single bit is the before/after of the PVKK interior from May. We focussed on gameplay first, but wanted to make it look nice for the trailer.

🎉We are excited to announce the Xylem Studios Charity Dev-Stavaganza! 🎉🎄🎄🎄 For 24 hours on Dec 19th, we will be livestreaming games to raise money for Extra Life, with guests from @megacrit.com, @mobiusdigitalgames.bsky.social, @bippinbits.bsky.social, and more! Art by @undeadmel.bsky.social

I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain

ROCKFISH Shout out for PVKK from @bippinbits.bsky.social! Get ready to take command of a planetary defense cannon in this strange sim. We've got a few people from the team looking forward to playing this mouthful of a game. #indiegames

NEW PODCAST EPISODE! We talked with René from @bippinbits.bsky.social and discussed @domekeeper.bsky.social and BVKK. Watch here: youtu.be/_D8NRrH-5Wk Listen here: rss.com/podcasts/int...

Since people have been asking, I've created a "Background Radiation" Games Industry Starter Pack! The goal is a pack that gives you a good horizontal overview of the games industry and its surrounding fields - and the conversations happening there. go.bsky.app/RxQCsKS

If you’re an indie game dev and you’re not making your games multi-platform, you’re shooting yourself in the foot! A thread 🧵: #gamedev #indiedev #godot