In gamedev, if you're using a placeholder asset, best practices involve marking it as placeholder so garishly and offensively clearly PLACEHOLDER that you can't possibly miss it. Also flagging that asset in the dev process so it can be identified quickly before the final build.

This post's really funny but I think if we're being real the awesome part of gamedev is that it didn't kill my fun, it just made everything more extreme. Bad design is like nails on a chalkboard while great smart design is BLISS bsky.app/profile/adam...

Video game developers do cool stuff and I’m grateful to them

Playing games & trying to resist the urge to make clones of them tailored to my tastes instead of working on my own shit

To every PM who had to completely shift project plans this week because of the Unity vulnerability: hey at least it's Friday! #gamedev #indiedev #games

indiedevs are why videogames became big business, wouldn't exist without them and deserve as much support, keeping that spirit alive—

I want to see indie developers explore the concepts of limited movement more, similar to Classic Castlevania; how you had no control over the direction of your jumps mid air, and the slight delay in your attacks. where every movement you make matters. that last point is really what I want to see

Hey gamers, did you know that game developers share updates about their upcoming games on Saturdays using the hashtag #ScreenshotSaturday‽ Check out the Screenshot Saturday feed for the inside scoop on new indie games!

This is HUGE NEWS for games made in Unity! If you're a Unity dev you can now add native screen reader support for mobile and PC/Mac using the native OS screen readers! So Windows Narrator and macOS VoiceOver will be able to be used in PC/Mac games!!!! This will be HUGE for blind players!!!

If you are wanting to learn more about #gamedev & #leveldesign then check out my mailing list: bit.ly/4eNPm8X #games

What a cool mix of styles! The minimal FTL-like interface with the Obra Dinn environment detail

Stumbled upon this study on the evolution of Strategy Game UI over the years by Treeform. Cool to see the reduction in screen real-estate medium.com/@treeform/st...

Much better bullet system, you can now draw in space then fly through the bullets #gamedev #solodev #rocket #satellite #simulation #management #indiedev #artGame

Worker Cooperatives in Game Dev webinar this Wednesday!!! I'll be moderating a panel with our fantastic speakers from KO_OP, Baby Ghosts, Necrosoft Games, CoLab Collective, and Wild Blue Studios. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/co-create-...

Back from #animenyc, had a great time meeting some indie devs and snagged some gorgeous art. I couldn't help but feel like there's not enough to do outside of purchasing. There were less than 6 panels per day and barely any shows. A surprising lack of anime to watch at Anime NYC.

Devlog 18: Warm Up State — Players will skip tutorial, so how do you teach them? #tutorial #indiegames #gamedev #bladeblitz #devlog

In the last decade I've released more than 160 packs of 2D sprites and 50+ packs of 3D models - they're all completely free to use by anyone for anything! Not thinking of stopping anytime soon, it's a lot of fun and the community support is fantastic! ✨ kenney.nl/assets

my word-game roguelike is coming out soon! It's called TOMB OF THE BLOODLETTER, and here you can see its unique map-navigation in action. Build the map yourself out of words! it's words all the way down! #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #indiegamedev

I am now genuinely worried that the however many thousands of important open source projects hosted on GitHub will eventually be destroyed by Microsoft. Blender, Godot, Bambu Studio, among a whole bunch more that I use on a daily basis, including my own game prototypes such as Reaper's Sea.

There's only 90 minutes left to submit your game to GMTK Game Jam 2025! Get your game up right now to avoid the mad rush on itch's servers! Full walkthrough to uploading your game - itch.io/jam/gmtk-2025 Get tech help from me and other jammers on Discord - discord.gg/BTeTcGA2jc

Game devs don't say "I don't want to hang out this weekend" anymore they say "I'm messing around in Unreal"

I present to you, Toad Cop.

On this show we share everything we learned showing Super Cucumber for the first time at PAX East! open.spotify.com/episode/1Agp... #indiegames #gamedev

The blisters on my feet remind me that It's been two whole weeks since #GDC Still feels like yesterday

Playing with some handmade lowpoly assets. Experimenting with the kuwahara node in the compositor. I'm really enjoying this workflow.

gdc hasn’t started and my feet already hurt

I'm seeing a lot of "gdc sucks" takes and I gotta say, as a solo indie dev and proud ✨️ one single time gdc goer ✨️, I have to say that it is an amazing spot to meet new people, especially in an industry that is very remote and lonely!

This looks so cool!

Leftovers KO! is a new Punch-Out-inspired boxing game with beautiful hand-drawn graphics. Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/3169060 New playable demo is now available. #indiegames #steam #indiegame

everyone i know is playing monster hunter

My heart goes out to the Monolith, Player First, and WB San Diego teams. It's very saddening to see studios I admired be shut down. I hope they all join new teams

By popular request, let's do another starter pack: 🦋 Solo Game Developers+ LMK if you want in! Plz be patient, I'm also solo (and should be working on my game lol) bsky.app/starter-pack...

In my game's tech demo anytime someone is about to get to the bounds of the playable part of the map a train will conveniently block their path 🚊🚊

New article for Steam #gamedev folks! 🌍 How Translations Could Double Your Steam Success Covers: 1. Why you should translate your page 2. Why you should translate your game 3. Which languages should you support? 4. How to get translations https://www.valadria.com/how-translations-could-double-…

HELLO 2025 🚀!! Join us for an exciting new Success Story with Jack Wink, Founder of Lunchbox Games, and hear him chat about founding his own studio, securing funding for their game & much more! 📆 January 14th, 10AM PT/1PM ET 📍 discord.gg/workwithindies See you there!

OMG how cute is that? Go take a look at the zine it's incredibly well made 💖

🌟 Good morning, devs! Welcome back to our end-of-year coverage. Today, we'll be celebrating news editor Chris Kerr's top games of the year, from Balatro to Thank Goodness You're Here!

anyone interested in Source 2 / S&box / Garry's mod / gmod 2 / programming / game dev / game jams / shaders etc should check this out. "Tech Jam" with probably few entrants and a vast deep prize pool, check out the steam post store.steampowered.com/news/app/590...

62/100 is passing right?

be extra cautious ok it's friday the 13th 💀

Out of everything tonight, the last thing I thought I'd see would be Pac Man and Turok #TGA

I had to snip out my favourite moment from #TheGameAwards. @laratlarian.bsky.social's words echo the heart of every developer. The industry needs to listen. We just want to make cool stuff for people. #indiedev #gamedev

This is the energy I am trying to bring to 2025.

the first ever TGA Gamechanger awarded to Amir Satvat, for leading effort to aid laid-off developers find new work

Always appreciate sharing the love and recognition for all indie games 🥰 #TGA

Amir Savat is a wonderful, wonderful man who is but a bandaid on the larger problems of our industry #TGA

Kyora looks like a wonderful mix of terraria and noita. Definitely will check that out!

Did NOT see Pac man sequel coming

Another post on #GameDevResources. Moby Games is basically the IMDB of video games. You can find historical data of what has been released. Credits for video games. Information on game developers and their development history. I don't check it daily, but regularly! www.mobygames.com

Thank God PAX East 2025 isn't the same time as GDC next year. That was an incredibly chaotic week to attend both.