The #gamedevmap team is actively working on the February data drop. Help us keep gamedevmap.com current by submitting your additions, corrections, and deletions through our Submission Form: tinyurl.com/gamedevmap-s... 👋 We see you, @biscuitfactorygames.com! 🇮🇪

This #ValentinesDay, we’re sending a little love and appreciation to our #gamedev community around the world, especially those navigating layoffs and studio closures. Here’s to brighter days ahead. 🤍

gamedevmap's #nonprofit mission is to advance understanding of #gamedev at a global scale. This work is especially critical now, as many of us are navigating layoffs, studio closures, and uncertainty about the future. We can’t do this work without your support: www.gamedevmap.com/donation_for...

Don’t mind me… having a little fun with gamedevmap socials over here!

The January data drop landed on the 31st: 150+ new entries, 9378 entries total! We added a Microstudio category for teams of 1 - 3 people. We'll update the dataset over time to reclassify entries that fit this categorization. Also, a big Netherlands update! Hoi hoi, @dutchgamesassociation.nl 🇳🇱

We have deactivated our X account. Thank you to the nearly 3000 followers we had on X. xAI's policies do not align with the kind of inclusive game development community we work diligently to support. #GoodByeX

Oro ger små saker en stor skugga. - Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow. - Swedish Proverb Best wishes to the devs pitching at @umeagameconference.bsky.social! 👏 🇸🇪 Look for an update to our Swedish entries in February: tinyurl.com/gamedevmap-s... Hej, @dataspelsbranschen.bsky.social! 👋

gamedevmap.com is #moving. We're hitting the road toward bluer skies—OutRun style. 💙 We’ll stop posting on X and close our account at the end of the month.

gamedevmap.com loves discovering #gamedev in unexpected places! We're #nowplaying the cozy mail delivery game Mafate, created by the team at @BlueRamenStd in tropical La Réunion: blueramen.fr 🌴 Play the Steam demo at s.team/a/3133220

#gamedevmap is pleased to recognize @xzibitatlaw.bsky.social as our Outside General Counsel. We're grateful to @odinlaw.com for transforming a passion project into a nonprofit. We look forward to gamedevmap.com becoming a sustainable infrastructure resource for the global game industry.

Backed by the @unep.org, Playing for the Planet's environmental advocacy is reaching gamers and developers: playing4theplanet.org 🌍 Sustainability-themed gameplay can be fun! We're #nowplaying French studio Magic Pockets' Clean Up Earth, vacuuming trash and greening the planet: s.team/a/3402720

gamedevmap.com's Michigan entries are current thanks to Austin Yarger and Michael Klamerus: michigangamestudios.com Regional listings that include location and URLs are so helpful. We review every entry submitted to #gamedevmap. 👋 Detroit IGDA and IGDA Ann Arbor!

The November gamedevmap.com data drop went live last week. We added 160+ new entries, including the #IGDC2025 nominees and award winners from indiagdc.com in early November! We hope to be in-person at IGDC one day! 👋 GDAI India

Happy #Thanksgaming from Ghosty and all of us at #gamedevmap!

I could never have imagined an event like @vangameconnect.ca during my early 1990s high school years growing up in a Vancouver suburb! While I live in the United States now, a piece of my heart still remains in Vancouver. 🇨🇦

Are you a #gamedeveloper with a staff of 5+ releasing a Steam Demo, going Early Access, or launching your game in Q1 or Q2 2026? gamedevmap.com is looking for studios and projects to feature on #gamedevmap socials. Reach out and include us in your marketing plans!

gamedevmap.com is #nowplaying Below the Crown, the new game from @misfitsattic.bsky.social that entered #EarlyAccess last week: s.team/a/1883920 We're having a great time with this innovative title that brings new moves and stories to the chess game you thought you knew!♟️

gamedevmap.com is #nowplaying Generation Exile. Congratulations to @sonderlust.bsky.social for bringing their gorgeous game to #EarlyAccess: s.team/a/2963240 Character-scale interactions in a turn-based city-builder means everyone has a story in this solarpunk game set aboard a generation ship.

The October gamedevmap.com data drop is live! With 202 new entries, we've crossed 9000 entries in the full dataset. If you or someone you know has been impacted by game industry layoffs, we hope this #gamedevmap update can help. Please follow and share. Thank you. 💙

#gamedevmap is #nowplaying Sagas of Lumin from @elosgamesarts.bsky.social As seen in the #GalaxiesShow ride Dragons, cast spells, and wield steel and firearms in one seamless combat experience!

I'm grateful to Bret Staudt Willet for his work leading the @igda.org Devs with Kids Special Interest Group: igda.org/sigs/devs-wi... As Fae Raitt and I take on Co-Chair roles, my goal is to grow our Discord server for #gamedev parents and caregivers. Come for the support, stay for the dad jokes!

Today is International #Stuttering Awareness Day. My speech impediment is a part of who I am. I'm grateful to those who value what I have to say and approach me with kindness and patience in my moments of disfluency. If you're in #gamedev and could use support, reach out. You're not alone. 💚

gamedevmap.com is #nowplaying the "Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER" #Steam demo from Berkeley, California based @midboss.com in honor of the 10th anniversary of the original "2064: Read Only Memories": store.steampowered.com/app/1293910/... Loving the pixel art cyberpunk visual novel aesthetic!

gamedevmap.com is #nowplaying the Dancing with Ghosts demo from Lahaina, Hawaii based @humanaturestudios.bsky.social ! By the designer of #Starflight and #ToeJamAndEarl. store.steampowered.com/app/1352700/... Enjoyed the demo? Please support the Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/hum...

gamedevmap.com is launching a weekly #nowplaying feature to support early stage indie projects. Each week we’ll highlight a Steam Demo from a studio already on gamedevmap, or from one soon to be added in our upcoming data drop. Join in and play along with us! 🎮🌍 Photo: @spacedoddyssey.bsky.social

With the collapse or enshittification of practically every website in 2025, my heart skipped a beat when it occurred to me that zombo.com might no longer be around. But thankfully, zombo.com is still zombo com:

Happy 10th anniversary, Read Only Memories. I haven't made an anniversary illustration yet to celebrate, but it's crazy that it's already been 10 years since the original release. I have a lot of complex feelings, but I'm still proud of it. #ReadOnlyMemories #2064ROM

The September gamedevmap.com data drop is now live and includes 8816 entries in total, with 156 new entries! After some time off in July, the team added 350 new entries with the August data drop, prioritizing trade organizations and industry associations around the world. Please repost to share!

Waypoint is live 🚀 Nearly a year in the making — a custom-curated calendar for indie games, updated every few days with new gems. Every game since June 2024 (and more) is already in there. We’re building in public, and your feedback will shape it. 👉 waypoint.indieformer.com

Game dev is hard but I wanna give a special shout out to devs that are also full time parents because I know you need the ❤️ and I know you just sleepy af and a burnt at both ends candle.

LAST CALL FOR FREE PROMOTION! I'm finalising games for Family Gaming Zone at PAX West and ComicCon London. If you are an indie and have a game on console (old or new) we'd love to get it on our stand for free! Or maybe devs follow you, so do share!

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The Print Shop Club is bringing me so much nostalgic #80s joy! I just printed out a birthday card for my dad via PDF! 💚 I can't believe I can do this forty years later thanks to @atari130xe.bsky.social and @undefinedopco.de: theprintshop.club So grateful to original creators Pixellite Software!

I would greatly appreciate your help with spreading the word that @gamedevmap.com is now on Bluesky!

I love images like this. It doesn't matter who you are as a #gamedev, everyone starts in a corner of a bedroom with nothing but passion, a dream and lots of hours at the computer.

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Go go go gogogofog

Happy Twentieth Birthday, #Psychonauts! Birthday bumps from one of your many parents… I’m glad you’ve become such a special game to so many people! Almost old enough to take you to the Li Po Cocktail Lounge downtown for a drink! Love and thanks to the Double Fine team that shipped Psychonauts! 💖

Cute and fun little game by @johnpassfield.bsky.social — my late night high score was 15. Will try again in the morning! Thank you, John!

Are you attending the Game Developers Conference? Would you like feedback on your #gameart and portfolio? 🎮 🎨 Find me and my fellow Portfolio Review Panelists here on Friday at 2:00pm: schedule.gdconf.com/session/game... @officialgdc.bsky.social #GDC2025

Amid deteriorating relations between the US and Canada, many Canadian video game developers are opting not to travel to San Francisco for next week's Game Developers Conference. www.wired.com/story/canadi...

If you're up for sharing with me, I'd love to learn about some of your gamedevmap stories! They're a big part of what keeps me going through the endless data entry work! 🧡 You'll be able to find me at GDC to share in person, as well!

I had a lovely introduction ready to announce gamedevmap on Bluesky and celebrate 20 years, but sometimes things don't go according to plan! Instead, my first post here was about gamedevmap being [temporarily] broken. A lot has been done in the last two weeks to make maintenance more user-friendly.

🚧 gamedevmap Update 🚧 Some URLs in our search results are temporarily broken. Fixing this requires coding work and updating thousands of URLs. We’re on it! 💪 Thanks to everyone who has reached out. We expect things to be back to normal soon. Your patience is appreciated! 🙌

How to succeed in the game industry 1) Play games 2) Note things you dislike 3) Make a better game 4) *Really* make a better game. Go to 3 until true 5) Finish game 6) Ship game to a community you started building in 3 7) Roll a D20. Over 17 = success 8) Repeat until rich/dead #gamedev #indiedev

I'm working on a final data drop for 2024 and wondering if gamedevmap should make the move with me from Twitter/X to Bluesky sometime in 2025? Do I really have to maintain one more social media account?

Some time ago, Charles Boury (charlesboury.fr) shared a noteworthy temple diorama. His art direction on the beautiful #CaravanSandWitch has inspired me once again. These slides on bringing concept art and in-game 3D closer together were a good read with Google Translate. Thanks, @charlesboury.fr!