Hey yall. As you've seen here - unfortunately a large portion of the ivy road team was laid off today, myself included. We're all looking for work! Gonna do a quick thread about those who were laid off today and why you should hire them:

I don't mention this enough. Every enemy in my game is also a weapon except for the bosses. #godot #gamedev #indiedev

come work with us! an extremely rare well-paid qa position. i used to be the qa lead at the studio so i'm open to answer any questions about this role!

💰Short a baby 📱Hire strange consultants 📍Six replayable campaigns of absurd stock trading action 💸 More campaigns + modes coming every week, starting NEXT WEEK Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator is out RIGHT NOW. Buy a copy--and tell a friend!!! store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...

Calling all devs, PR teams, and publishers! The Future Games Show will return in March, June and August 2026 🥳 If you have (or know of!) any awesome games you'd love to submit for consideration, here's the form you need: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Want to be very clear to anyone even remotely thinking about coming to events like GDC: Don't. It's not safe to be in the US, nobody's hiring or financing anyway, and it's not worth your life.

The BViG Black History Month Showcase is coming soon! We're putting out a call for game trailers, tag a game developer or studio you think would be a great fit for the show!! Submit your trailers before January 29th! tr.ee/UH3LmU #gamedeveloper #gametrailer #BViG

Happy Pride Month! I'm going to take this opportunity to compile a list of games with LGBTQ+ themes or characters. I'm going to try to stick with the lesser-known ones to give them visibility. 1/5🧵

FINALLY! The game I’ve spent the last several years working on has been announced. KILN is a pottery party brawler! The pot making system in this game will knock your socks off! youtu.be/6C11Zmc93-I?...

RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials & an unsettling, experimental narrative. Find a way out on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation & Xbox, February 19th 2026. store.steampowered.com/app/3010610/...

Hi Casey! Currently getting ready to ship 🤜🧟Beatdown City Survivors🧟 🤛 A bullet (fist?) heaven survivors like set in a city trying to kill you. 🏗️fully dynamic destructible environments🗽 🛠️lots of weapon crafting 🗡️ 👥fun unlockable characters 🐱 Wishlist here beatdown.city/bdcsrstm #showcasey

Not only is Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator coming out on Steam January 29th... I can announce today it'll also be coming to Xbox soon as part of a *seven game deal*. Exciting days ahead--and a whole lot of cool games! store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...

Our game studio @wonderfulelephant.com will be shutting down on Fri, Jan 23 in alignment with Minnesota and their General Strike While we're tiny and far away (Davis, CA), we stand with MN. No community should bear this pain alone We also have plans:

Eyepatch Wolves is looking for artists ✨ If you’re an artist and want to work with us on a tee/ merch design, reply with four examples of your work that best show what you can do

Announcement: STEAM DEMO OUT NOW! The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them. How badly do you wish to live forever? 👁️🩸 👇👇👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/... Please wishlist and share - thank you! #indiedev

When you can't reach, just add another forklift.

Friday at the Beatdowm City Survivors Booth.

COCOBOY Demo Disc, the 2D puzzle platformer within a 3D retro gaming simulation, is launching on Steam and @itch.io on January 30th, 2026! Spread the word! 🥥 store.steampowered.com/app/3589190/... #indiegame #gamedev #unity3d #platformer #ps1 #psx #lowpoly #pixelart #cozygame #gaming @unity.com

In case you missed it, BIG HOPS is coming out January 12th on Steam, Switch, and PS5! #indiegames #nintendoswitch #ps5

Which one is better to set as my star, so folks can borrow for the upcoming Sagittarius Cup? #Umamusume

hi everybody! I'm urgently looking for full-time game writing/narrative design work. I'm a 6-year industry pro working with both AAA and indie studios on titles like Borderlands 4, Endoparasitic, and [REDACTED]. I also edit and consult! Updated portfolio is live on my new site: www.nessacannon.com

Old Skies is 20% off during the Steam Winter Sale! Journey through seven time periods of New York history in our critically acclaimed time-travel adventure game, which the AV Club called "One of the best time travel games we ever played." store.steampowered.com/app/1346360/...

learnt how to make addons for #construct3 and made 2 addons - Simple Health (www.construct.net/en/make-game...) - Simple Spring (www.construct.net/en/make-game...)

I know it's Christmas but if you could spare anything to help me cover my rental and rent I'd appreciate it more than I can express. CA:$ItSKITZ

"This doesn't affect you because you animate, so you are fine." No. This sucks and this is really dangerous. In solidarity with all artists, Please be cautious. I know many will remain on Twitter because they have mostly everything here but be aware this time it's worse than the other times.

I guess this a game about rum running now... Taking some time to setup systems appropriately can have some significant benefits; these NPC drivers are just steering by offset to player! They're bunching up rn, but that's nothing that boids can't solve 🤔 #gamedev #indiegame #solodev #unity3d

Look at this banger of a race-focused career that I did for fun. #Umamusume

It's the ❄️Steam Winter Sale! ☃️ All of our #indiegames are on hefty discount; they're lovingly hand-crafted by real humans. 👉 go.bancy.co/SteamGames #gaming

And the “Puzzle Pals Bundle”, a great-value collection of unique and cute puzzle games, is now available! Wrap yourself in cuteness and enjoy some puzzles this holiday season store.steampowered.com/bundle/64639...

Announcing the steam "Cozy Puzzles Bundle"! A Little to the Left 🐈 Dorfromantik 🌲 Is This Seat Taken? 🪑 RailBound 🚂 Squeakross: Home Squeak Home 🐭 Sticky Business 🐸 Tiny Garden 🥕 Get it here => store.steampowered.com/bundle/64529... 🧩 Price reduced if you already any of them!

“Öoo” is currently 20% off on Steam! Players say it makes you feel like a genius when everything clicks. Perfect to play during the year-end and New Year holidays store.steampowered.com/app/2721890/...

I think a lot of the discussion around AI isn't specific enough or informed enough, and that's why this piece from @edmondtran.bsky.social is so useful and important. These are actual concept artists spelling out in clear, unambiguous terms why Gen-AI is not only unhelpful, it's a nuisance.

This is an amazing deal! Highly recommend grabbing these!

It's time! Join in for the premiere at twitch.tv/jitspoe

The Indie Game Awards air on Dec. 18th, streaming on IGN, GameSpot, and Six One Indie. It’s not a night for new trailers, but a night to celebrate global devs who swung for the fences with unrestricted creative freedom. 🕐 IGAs Countdown: 6:30 PM ET 🏆 Ceremony: 6:50 PM ET 🔗 www.indiegameawards.gg

So I guess there's an open world ish Sokoban game from that one guy announced at that one show, Anywho did you know that Isle of Sea and Sky is a fantastic open world Sokoban game blending together a shocking number of mechanics? store.steampowered.com/app/1233070/... Also the dev is a good person

The Lone Wulf Studio 2025 Indie 15 Second Showcase is this Saturday! Thanks for the hundreds of submissions. This is going to be a banger! Set your calendars for Dec. 13, 10PM UTC (5PM EST). There's a countdown and more info here: lonewulfstudio.com/indieshowcas...

Forget The Game Awards. This is my GOTY: store.steampowered.com/app/3373660/...

I been invited to a friend's place and one kid was doing AI on their tablet. Told them that it's bad and the father asked me why. Explained and also said real art have more soul. He wanted to make a dinosaur playing basket-ball, I drew this for him. They loved it so much, the dad paid me in the end

Lets try this agin with our release date video: BIG HOPS is releasing January 12th, 2026 on PC, Switch, and PS5. It's about 15 hours long, will cost $20 USD, and yes it runs GREAT on the Switch 2! Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...

SHORT THAT BABY! 📈 Just announced at the @pcgamer.com Show - Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator. Play the demo on Steam RIGHT NOW! store.steampowered.com/app/3642000/...

"...as I understand it, shorting means you're essentially betting against the baby and assuming its value will go down. Please remember, this is not financial advice." - @pcgamer.com SHORT THAT BABY! They're right you know, the demo is on Steam RIGHT NOW! 📈 www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

You might recognise our charming, talented @somengomen.bsky.social on the most recent episode of @junaebenne.bsky.social’s Gaming For The Culture podcast! They’re talking all things Narrative Development & Games Production, and it’s well worth a listen! youtu.be/M641x0WiscA?...

It's Indiepocalypse #71! If you don't what this is what are you doing? (check it out! (and welcome if you are just first checking it out!!)) -10 curated games for $15! -Zine! -Newly commissioned game by @tayl1r.itch.io -Cover by @haaarpb.bsky.social pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-71

Anti-ICE poster spotted in Portland, Oregon

Environment by @jptom.bsky.social, who is doing an amazing job on the game! Don't forget to whishlist the game on steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2357380/...

Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf

LEGO Party! is on sale for 25% off, until December 15th, on Steam! A little something to play w/ family and friends over the upcoming holiday break/season! store.steampowered.com/app/1969370/...

My apartment complex got bought by Greystar and switched over the system for rent payment. They're charging transaction fees of ~$47 for using debit and ~$49 for credit... Mind you, it was $4.95 under the old management and system. That's a whole bill, week of groceries, etc. Just greedy as hell.