A sneak peak into the development of indie games:

Honestly my only Mass Effect take these days is that the Asari would have been way hotter if their physiology were actually depicted to be as broadly appealing to as many species as possible, rather than just hot blue girls.

move over hemingway, we found a sadder and shorter story

this is a great writeup about a game that i have really been enjoying; a lot of modern games reocmmendaitons are like "this is the WEIRDEST NEWEST HARDEST game" but instead dungeon gals is just really gay and really smart and really really well made?? it's fuckin great

Can't wait to reach @mtrc.bsky.social's book :D

It’s that time of year again folks! I want a dozen submissions on my desk by Tuesday that make me say “wait you built *what*?” But seriously, if you’re doing something you think is cool and is tangentially related to roguelikes/PCG, please submit, this is the best community of likeminded weirdos.

Bring back the ancient knowledge

Perish Trap actives the same neurons that playing Control in MtG does - I'm here to make fun a zero-sum game, and I'm here to have ALL of that fun.

Hello World, we’d like to introduce ourselves. We the workers of the Magic: The Gathering Arena team have come together to unionize as United Wizards of the Coast - CWA! 🧵 unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/announcing-united-wizards-coast-cwa

I am thrilled to announce that Dreams on a Pillow has wrapped up pre-production and we are about to start full production. We can’t do it without your support. We are starting our second round of crowdfunding, to support us you can find out more here www.launchgood.com/1948

“Become Unmonetizeable” is the new “Become Ungovernable”

YOUNG MAN This site thinks you're a tool! I SAID YOUNG MAN Put that phone in the pool!

fanart for @doricdream.bsky.social's game. please go try it out!! doricdream.itch.io/dungeon-gals #art #

And with that, DUNGEON GALS has been officially released! Play as gaming's cutest throuple as you work together to save a floating island from certain doom! Explore vast areas, solve cryptic puzzles, fight huge bosses, get rich, take hormones, and SMOOCH! store.steampowered.com/app/2864880/...

screaming from the heavens ONCE AGAIN that this comes out *TOMORROW*!!! i'm terrified! but its gonna happen!!!

anytime I've ever heard "oh well (person) is a piece of shit so they don't get called exactly what they want" I side-eye the fuck out of them. Gender identity and pronouns aren't something you 'earn' by being morally correct, those are your inherent rights and basic fucking dignity

Seen several people say "success" in comics requires "connections." And yeah... a bit. But how do you think connections are made? Here is a story of how my connections led to me working on the X-Men for Marvel In 2016, I am tabling at a comic convention in Portland, OR. I meet Peach Momoko (1)

You know, MtG doing a Secret Lair with Dwarf Fortress feels like it should have been less surprising, but it is and it's delightful

On this day in 2006, Neil banged out the tunes

Honestly, I gotta say? Pokemon Champions is super fun - it's so quick to spin up a team and just get to throwing it on the ladder and there's enough currency around that's it's not even an issue. It's peak. I love it.

The only good kind of union busting is what happens after you hook up with cuties at your union meetings

King’s Field II [1995] From Software - PlayStation #ps1

Sometimes you end up disassociating for years because of trauma. This is how I broke free from the shackles of my numbness with Smash Bros, and let myself feel anger. #blog #gaming #anger

Bluesky-exclusive outreach: I'm looking to contract a technical artist with a specific passion for applying math to create mesmerizing visual effects, e.g. shaders, particle effects, or other demoscene-like displays. Please feel free to spread the word and send portfolios/examples via reply or email

saw this in a protest national melody association

Man I knew Karl Jobst sucked, but I wasn't ready for @melodynosurname.bsky.social to jump scare me with the info that he's a former Pick up Artist

Astronaut Victor Glover, pilot of the #ArtemisII, and his family. They must be so friggin proud.. www.nasa.gov/learning-res...

moon moon moon moon moon moon moooooooooooooooon

Happy trans day of visibility! I drew this a few years ago, but I still love it so much and I haven't been able to draw anything new for this year. #art #fanart #CecilHarvey #FF4 #TDoV

the difficulty curve and resource economy were designed with consumables in mind so you should use them instead of hoarding them

wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it

Our first-ever raid train lineup is locked in! Join us starting at 11am ET on April 4 for gaming and crafting streams in support of @pointofpride.org.

it's a shame that capcom refuses to revisit the breath of fire franchise... i'd even go for a spinoff or something. maybe something like Breath of Fire Adventures.... that's right, BOFA- [lena is dragged away from her computer]

I don't know who needs to hear it, but: SGDQ and Power Up With Pride game submissions both close on the 31st. You can absolutely submit the same runs, with the same videos, to both events, even if the videos mention GDQ in them! Two for the price of one!

If you're going to claim a woman in speedrunning did A Vague Bad Thing as a *secondhand claim*, just... Don't??? At best you sound like you're spreading rumors, at worst you're trying to Hot Allostatic Load someone. C'mon. Do better.

Here it is, the big announcement! After nearly 6 years of development, my game DUNGEON GALS releases on April 22nd! Play as three cute characters as you explore mysterious ruins, collect treasure, solve cryptic puzzles and riddles, take hormones, and smooch! store.steampowered.com/app/2864880/...

Sure, why not?

"but I need AI for my concept art and placeholder art"

Also this attitude comes from, frankly, the prosumer (derogatory) game dev notion that because you can now download unreal engine for free you should therefore be able to imitate AAA fidelity and that's a good target to have

Cursed Relic

"We reserve the right to boot your ass on vibes" is literally an essential aspect to establishing a functional community, because "you will only be removed if you break these specific articulated rules" means that some douchebag will go just short of breaking those rules and drive people away.

oh god i have to do marketing huh uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh play my game you get to kiss girls and solve la mulana puzzles and also system shock 2 is there as well

feel like we're seeing a really obvious trend lately with microsoft/sony/nvidia of: big tech companies recognize that guides are one of the few things people use game journalism sites for anymore and are wondering how they can take those eyeballs and lock them away in their walled gardens instead

If the computer is a prosthetic (and it is) then this means we legitimately have to be careful about what software we run, because we are deciding what to make part of our selves, part of our minds

"Doom clones" this. "Metroidvanias" that. Where's my conversation around "Dragon Quest-likes"?

Hey, everyone! We're pleased to announce that Power Up With Pride 2026, which will be running from June 5th-7th, is now taking Game and Volunteer submissions! They will be open until March 31st! Game submissions: oengus.io/marathon/puw... Volunteer submissions: forms.gle/vXr1DAeyH1Zg...

aaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaa @demerine.bsky.social we did it ;-;